At mercers home. Right now, looking for writings left behind to get some clues as to why he went on this rampage. Wayne joins us live in oregon. Reporter the Community College is closed right now. Its behind me. It remains behind me. Its likely to remain closed until next week. But it is ground zero for the pain in this community; pain that has radiated everywhere. Once picturesque, the day has not come easily. It really makes you stop and think, like, what are we doing wrong with this society . Reporter there are reminders everywhere. Residents remain on edge. It was scary when you first heard about the shooting. But its different when you find out he lived next door to you. The sheriff is concerned for families of victims. Also, today, orr oors governor game to town and praised this community. I am proud of how the Roseburg Community pulled together to care for and comfort each other during this horrific crisis. Heres a picture of the shooter identified as chris Harper Mercer. Police officers faced off with mercer before shooting him. Also, today, tales of heroism. He is out of surgery now recovering from seven gunshot wounds. It is also worth noting that president obama ordered flags at half staff across the nation to remain that way until 6 00 p. M. On tuesday in honor of the victims. When we come back in an hour, more on the connections of this community of 22,000 people. It seems everyone knows someone who was affected in one way or another. All right, wayne. Thank you. Well see you at 5 00. We now have pictures of eight of the nine shooting victims. Several of them teenagers if their first few days of college. One was an english professor shot while teaching a writing class. Two of them were First Responders in Douglas County. Two of these victims were actually members of our immediate fire and e. M. S. Family. Obviously, we are family and this hurts. The situation is personal to us chl and we share in the pain that this community is feeling right now. Students and staff who survive the attack are being bussed in today to pick up their cars and other belongings. Class will remain closed through next week. One of the men who thwarted a terror attack back in august lives in roseburg and was enrolled in umpqua Community College. He rushed home after learning about the attack and showed his reaction today on good morning america. Its just absolutely insane to be in a situation like this. Especially in my town, roseburg. This is a really small community. Just something of this magnitude is just very rare and just unheard of. He said he wished he could have been there. Hes a member of oregons National Guard and says hes devastated by the shooting and vows to do whatever he can to help people there heal. The gunman did have distant relatives here in the bay area. One of them last saw him when they were both children. A stepcousin described for us today how shed been shaking by yesterdays tragic shooting. Its nerve racking and awkward that i know someone who murdered so many people. God. God. Its not a good feeling. Evans added that Harper Mercer had issues with anger as a youngster. If youd like to express your condolences to the shooting member and their families, go to our web site and let the people in oregon know that youre with think. A woman is in the hospital after losing control to her car and then crashing it. This is around 7 00 this morning. Crews had to pry her out of a car. Two workers were in the car but they were not hurt. Witnesses say the car shot across six lanes of traffic and hit a light pole. The sheer force, taking out that pole. Shooting it across the intersection. It was kind of an experience that i havent seen. I dont understand drivers that take on poles and go through buildings at 80 miles an hour. And its not a good day for us. And not a good day for our patient. The drivers name and age have not been released. Investigators confirm she was speeding, but they dont know if there were any extenuating circumstances. A multiagency crackdown has led to five arrests today across four cities. Police and sch. W. A. T. Have gott the most dangerous ghost town gang members off the street. Theyve also uncovered illegal weapons like highpowered weapons, multiple rounds of ammunition, drugs and cash. All right. Were just a few hours away from the weekend arriving. Whats the weather going to be . Everybody wondering. Well, its going to be changing, hows that . Hope youre enjoying the beautiful, sunny day out here. Were going to be seeing windy conditions. Lets take a look at live doppler 7 hd. It is absolutely clear old. North bay mountains will be undergoing a wind advisory starting at 8 00 p. M. Elevations above a thousand feet could see some strong winds out of the southeast. And that could take down you will power lines and frees. The coast will also feel the wind, but not under an advisory. Right now, 64 San Francisco, 70 in oakland, san jose, 79. Crystal clear from our s. F. O. Camera. And the temperatures are up everywhere. Fairfield, concord, livermore, napa, 77. Youre going to enjoy this if youre stepping out to grab some dinner or the movies. Tomtbqow, its going to be coolo upper 50s to mid upper 40s to midfa 50s, excuse me, crisp and clear. So the second half of your weekend will be different. It might include a few drops. Ill be back with those details coming up. Thank you. Sad development in a devastating wild fire in lake county. 14 people now say theyve returned home to find that their houses have been broken into while they were evacuated. Eight were in hidden valley, four in middle town, one in Whispering Pines and one in lock whoman. The sheriff says those numbers are going to likely climb. More than 1200 homes destroyed in all. Four people lost their lives. It burned more than 118 square miles and is 97 contained. Aen effort is underway in stanford. This is an unlighted strip of dirt tucked between frat houses qaqqrences. co there have been no reported actings of violence, but they feel its only a matter of timei if there were a problem, that means the Police Department would have to monitor it. So i think that would be very helpful to preventing cases like the brachturner case. Thats the swimmer accused of raping a woman not far from that path. University officials have been receptive, but some environme Environmental Issues have to be issued before the]r p make any changes. The crowds are already gathering. Former Vice President al gore is scheduled on Climate Change very soon. The event is more than a thousand people are expected to attend in all. And since he left office 15 years ago, he wrote the oscarwinning documentary about global warming. In 2007, awarded if nobel peace price f prize for his work on Climate Change. Former congressman don edwards died at the age of 100 last night. He left a liberal legacy joining the freedom writers and opposing south africas apartheid. He also helped the National Wildlife refuge near fremont which was later named after him. At the time, there was not a lot of open space. The space was open for development. And, so, by setting aside these areas, were able to help protect the endangered species that lived here. Edwards was born in san jose, served in the navy and was elected to congress in 1962. Still ahead, some good news for people on the east coast already getting drenched today. An update on hurricane joquin and where its headed now. Plus, shortening your workday. The test and will it make a difference . Bay area high schools are trying to figure out how to work into their current sexed wrriculum. ni the yes means yes policy states Sexual Activity is only considered consensual when both partners clearly state their willingness to participate. I think its great. Us students, we dont know a lot about sex. And we have boyfriends and when they abuse us, we dont know what to do. I think thats why we learn. We know how to prevent it. The law goes into effect january 1st. The state still needs to develop the program and wont be implemented until next fall at the earliest. California drivers can now challenge traffic tickets without having to first pay the fine. A new bill as the result of widespread complaints. Many motorists say it lacks due process and that court fees are just too high. From 2006 to 2013, more than 4 million californians had their drivers licenses suspended. The measure takes effect immediately. Hiring slows sharply in the u. S. Last month and previous job gains were realized lower amid a broad slowdown in the global economy. The Labor Department says employers added 142,000 jobs in september as manufacturers and oil drillers shed some workers. Hiring in july and august was revised lower by 5 t,000. The Unemployment Rate remains 5 5. 4 but only because more americans stopped looking for work. Companies that have tried a 6 hour workday say their workers are fresher, more focused and more productive and they also spend less time doing personal tasks at the office. Bosses report fewer arguments between employees. Target will become the largest and latest retailer to offer the apple watch just ahead of the busy Holiday Shopping season. Apple says the product will debut in some stores this week and will reach all locations before the end of the month. Meanwhile, amazon is pulling the plug on apple tv and Google Chrome cast. Its dropping the streaming media devices from its online web siept ates and will prohibl listings for the products. A big party underway right now at golden gate park. We wish we could be there. It just got underway this morning. Jonathan bloom was there. He joins us live, very lucky at golden gate park. Hey, there, jonathan. Well, its just amazing how many people are not working today. It seems like pretty much all of them are right here in golden gate park. This is not the only Music Festival held in this park. Anybody that comes year after year will tell you, theres Something Special about it and theres just nothing else like it. You could pick up a guitar, a banjo, a fiddle. Wanted to spread when he started if festival. I think he kind of wanted to create this utopia and had the base of it be bluegrass music. Thats such an american tradition. Back then, it was strictly bluegrass. Now, thats hardly the case. I see a band that i really like every year. Fans come back year after year and new ones are coming all of the time. Have you been here before . No, never. But one thing has never changed. No selling anything. Theres no products to be pushed. The only thing to be pushed is a good time in having fun. That was hellmans vision. And he left behind the money to keep it that way. Its been a good thing for me. Everybody in the area loves hearing it. I know people who have moved to San Francisco because of going to the bluegrass festival. The great thing about a free concert is you can just come here any time between 11 00 a. M. And 7 00 p. M. This weekend. Theres a few hours of music left this afternoon and ive got to tell you, it feels like friday out here. Oh, thank you, jonathan. If we dont know where larry is in a couple of hours, hes definitely joining you. We had perfect weather for an out door concert right noi. We do have absolutely stunning weather. Itc. c did look like jonathan wa basking in the sun, working on his tan. Take a look at the forecast for the next couple of days. It is going to be absolutely fabulous tomorrow. Mid 60s if youre heading to golden gate park. It does get a little breezy in the afternoon and then the winds pick up at 7 00. It will drop down to 6 0e degrees. The best thing to do, take a jacket or sweatshirt with you for later on in the day and enjoy. We have one lowly patch of clouds on the coast. A little cooler tomorrow. Gusty wind with isolated showers possible early sunday morning. Youll see the forecas hi[a lc a moment. You dont need to change up your plans. Most of it, if it does come in, will be when youre sleeping. One is moving out, another trough is coming in. As the Second System comes in from western canada, it doesnt have any moisture. Really, a lot of moisture associated with it because its traversing over land. Heres whats happening. It comes down towards us, drops the temperatures and in an isolated shower or two, may develop around sunday at 1 00 a. M. Cant rule it out, still at 3 00 a. M. Notice in the sierra, youre starting to see some snow mixing in with rain there. But the snow is going to be above 8,000 feet. Looking at sunshine. Mild weather for a sunday morning. If youre traveling to a high country, do keep in mind those showers will continue. The wind does pick up 8 00 in the morning. By 6 00 p. M. , looking at 3040 mile an hour wind. Especially in the coast or the north bay hills. Mild offshore pattern on sunday for the wind switching directions and things kwooit down. Tomorrow morning, crisp, cool, upper 40s to mid 50s. Your early plans if your kids have games, they will need to bundle up. And then, for the afternoon, a mild day as far as inland areas are concerned. 70s, 80s along the coast. 81 in livermore. 77 in san jose. 78 degrees in concord. Turning windy tomorrow evening. A chance of some Early Morning drops on sunday. And then the second half of your weekend does look milder. Were going to keep you in this mild pattern next week. Friday, well warm it up near 90 degrees. So, really, october is a beautiful time of year to go to the strictly bluegrass grass festival. Up next, get the scoop on the sharks. 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Airing right here on abc 7 tonight at 8 30. Budding entrepreneurs will make their pitch tonight right here on abc 7. And youll get feedback from this guy, kevin oleary. He offered a sneak peek tonight. Think about wicked good cup cakes. One of my deals. Its the number one in america. Shark tank is put in front of so many people. Tonight, we see a freezer space in large grocers is next to impossible. Here he is to work on a new show called beyond the tank. Its growing to follow some of the businesses that youve seen on shark tank. You can see tonights season premier of shark tank at 9 00 and will also be featured on 2020 at 10. Today, this is from an arizona diamond backs broadcast in a baseball game this week. Its going viral. Now, its time for my selfie. Look at the one on the right. Do you have to make faces . Better angle. Thats the best one of the 300 pictures ive taken of myself today. This is hilarious. It went on and on and on for about two minutes. Actually posted it on my facebook page. You can check it out. The team ended up hosting a selfie of the whole group of their instagram account. I can say this, my two daughters, i lovem. But that scene plays out in my house regularly. Its a snap chat and they cannot stop. Maybe they can help you with your selfie game. Not really going there, but thanks for the offer. Abc 7 news at 4 00 continues. Just ahead, hurricane joquin still barrelling down. And thexd. N v vican disputine meeting between the pope and kim davis. What theyre saying today and who the pope also met with las here are the headlines where you live at 4 30, the Douglas County sheriff confirmed this afternoon, nine people were killed in the Oregon College shooting yesterday. The oldest, a 67yearold College Professor who was shot while he was teaching. Investigators were looking for the writings left behind by the gunman whos originally from torrence in southern california. The president ordered all flags at half staff today. He ordered congress to take action in this sweep. Mr. Obama saying we work to reduce deaths in those areas and guns should be no different. Google trends sent out a tweet this morning noting that more people search for gun control than gun shop after the tragedy. The two other times it happened this year were at the Church Shooting in charleston. As of november 1st, San Francisco will no longer have any gunshots. The last one standing is about to close because of mounting pressure. But does that actually help reduce crime sdm. Well, larry, take a good look. In less than a month, no more gun shops here in San Francisco. It hasnt really helped in other cities in the united states, some of the major cities. But some lawmakers say we have to start somewhere. The latest gun control proposal before the San Francisco board of supervisors demand that every transaction be supported and sent to s. F. P. D. A lot of people are under the impression it was already in effect. Three quarters of the guns are bought through legally purchased stores, licensed stores. The guns recovered from the oregon shooter were purchased legally. Fold,the president seemed to agree with that concept. Half of those polled are skeptical that such laws will reduce gun deaths. Chicago has no gun shops, yet still a high murder rate. I wouldnt have a problem personally with an armed, Trained Personnel at the school, particularly our children. Two years ago, some of the sandy hook elementary valleys came to seek out ideas like using f