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KOFY ABC7 News 900PM On KOFY July 20, 2014

Volunteers dragged up and bagged and trucked away remains of some of the 298 victims of flight 17. They will be brought to a morning, a stronghold for prorussia rebels. Those rebels control the area where the plane crashed after being shot down on thursday. Abc easterry is on the scene and reports that a few locals formed an unofficial perimeter around some of the wreckage. But there are no professional air crash investigators in charge. Just a few feet off the road, one of the wings came down in this field and frankly, it is outrageous that we can get this close. This is evidence completely unsecured. Reporter the Ukrainian Government today accused rebels of removing bodies from the crash site, a charge one of their leaders besides. We already got the news today of bodies being dragged around, of the site being treated improperly. Ukrainian officials have evidence that the missile that apparently brought down mh 17 came from russia and so do the troops that fire it. The team was russian. There were russian citizens operating and they came from the territory of russia together with the missile launcher. Today secretary of state john kerry told russia, it needs to take immediate action to reduce tensions in ukraine, and that includes telling the prorussia rebels to put down their weapons. Karen traverse, abc news, washington. Well continue to follow this developing story on air and online. Coverage continues on abc7news. Com and bay area. Today loved ones honor add woman who lost her life in a bank heist and gun battle in stockton. Police say misty, a mother of two was used as a human shield after being taken hostage wednesday. Some members of her family were at a vigil tonight. This afternoon, about two dozen people marched from the Holy Cross Methodist Church to the bank of the west branch where she was taken hostage. People we talked to said they are still in a state of shock over the Violent Bank Robbery car chase and shootout that took the life with two captors. Those captors have been identified as a 30yearold and 27yearold alex martinez. 19yearold ramos ser vooifurvi. Two employees of the bank were taken hostage and survived after they were thrown out or jumped out during the chase. Investigators will have to figure out who pulled the trigger. Today that question was not on the minds of the mourners. I think the best thing said about her is she was such a positive person that she was loving and giving. What is important is our response beloving and giving and we not let the anger and frustration boil up and destroy the city even more. Tonight police are looking for the driver of this dark sedan you saw drive by there. It was discovered about four miles away. Surveillance cameras caught it dropping off all three suspects before it robbed the bank. A memorial set up, more than 6,000 has been raised online. You can find information on abc 7 news. Com. San tran mfrancisco macys employees could soon go on strike. They voted to reject the new contract by l 88 . They want to cap commissions for sales people and eliminate them all together. May sees has yet to respond to the offer to resume negotiations. Workers are staying on the job under a contract extension. Some advocates for the ho homeless are mad about an effort to clean an under pass. The cleanup happened yesterday underneath interstate 80 on gill man street. They cleared up trash and found evidence of rodents dead and alive, but an attorney at the east Bay Community law center tells berkeley side those People Living under the bridge should have been told about the cleanup so they could remove their things. The dream foundation has granted the dying wish of an army veteran for martinez. Nothing fancy. Phillip ingram wants to see his mother. Reporter this weekend drive to a local Fast Food Restaurant is a special trip for phillip ingram. A nice cake, flowers and balloons and a big burger were part of a celebration of ingrams six years of service in the u. S. Army, but this is all to a bigger wish. A burger and fries for lunch is part of the wish granted, the big part is a trip to chicago. I wanted to go to chicago to visit my mom, you know, so ill see her one more time. Reporter the trip to chicago was granted by the dream foundation, their work is often bittersweet because they dont just grant wishes, they grant final wishes. Ive been diagnosed with cancer, stage four and the faster, the better. Although we cannot provide a cure for our dream recipient, we can medically impact the quality of their lives. Reporter family and friends joined him for the get together and next week, his sister will travel with him to chicago. Shell keep a close eye on him. Hes maintaining. We all put up a good front in a time of struggle. Reporter its been a few years since he seen his mom in chicago. 84 years old, yeah, mom is 84. Were going to see mom, you know. Reporter hes looking forward to a special visit. Sergio abc news. Raising money for hiv aids research. The walk will take place at golden gate park. Wind didnt keep people from setting up. Organizers hope to raise 2. 5 million and abc is a sproud sponsor. Tomorrows master of ceremonies will be dan ashley. And its not too late to sign up. Register at 415615walk. Download the aids walk app. Still ahead on abc 7 news at 9 00, how unemployment numbers are affected. And the new report breaks down a huge december crib see between enforcements of wildfire prevention. Why it appears authorities in the north have been more lenient against people that dont clear dangerous debris. Moisture is making its way into the bay area right now. Lets take a beautiful shot. This is a gorgeous picture of our sunset. We have a sithickening marine layer that is blanketing with showers detected. Ill tell raising the minimum wage worked out for 13 states that bumped up wages this year. Some argue increasing the wage will result in job cuts. In states which increased their minimum wage jobs grew an average of. 85 compared wi with. 61 . Six months of data isnt enough to draw conclusions about the impact minimum wage increase will have. San francisco is toying with the idea of micro apartments. Students at Savannah College came up with a scad pad. Its a 135 square foot home. They are built on mobile platforms that can slide into parking structures. It has a sleeping area, food prep area and bathroom. The windows are covered in smart glass film that can be dimmed for privacy. Coming up next, the drastic step some californians are taking to keep their lawns green after its dried out from the drought and our pleasant weather continues but any changes ahead . Layla is up next with the forecast. Coming up in sports, a big hit tonight but had to leave the game early. Ill explain why. After last nights win, could the as stage another lategame ra a new report shows that Northern Californians who fail to clear brush in high fire zones are much less likely to receive sayations. There is space between buildings and areas. The Associated Press said how state and local fire officials handed out citations over the last three years. Here is a look at how northern and Southern California compares. Since july of two11, cal fire units inspected seven times more sites but found just two times more violations. They handed out just eight citations in Northern California compared to more than 3,000 down south. Fire officials believe the discrepancy may be because Southern California had a more robust unforcement program. In los angeles, homeowners are keeping lawns green through the drought by dying it. There are lawn painters that will match a color and paint on a coat. Customers said its cheaper than rising water bills and the threat of a fine if you water too much. The dye lasts three months before it needs to be reapplied and i hope its safe for the critters running around. I hope so. An interesting idea, throw. Little green slugs. Yeah, absolutely. A lot of people will be out and about tomorrow, layla, for the aids walk. Indeed. We need the wet weather. We do. Unfortunately, whatever were getting now is going to be very trace amounts, nothing measurable. Lets look right now, live picture from the camera, this is looking towards San Francisco and gorgeous sunset tonight but now were starting to see a thickening marine layer by the evening lights. So definitely, it is starting to develop and in fact, we already hearing of reports of spotty drizzle, very trace amounts of precipitation. As we look at live doppler satellite, you can detect the green, that is indicating where we do have some of that moisture and the cloud cover increasing. Because of this area coming in from the southeast, thats baring down on the bay area as we speak. So it is bringing in some of the moisture already in the southern part of california, now coming in through the scentral valley. We have a ridge of High Pressure over fourcorner states that will make its way to our neighborhood by the middle of next week. In delays at the airport, arrival or departure but you can see the cloud layers there. There is a break in it. You can see some in the sky but thats going to change. The current temperatures in San Francisco, 62 right now and oakland 64 and 66 in san carlos and 67 san jose, as well as gill roy, 61 at half moon bay. Here is another peak of the gorgeous sunset, a blood orange color, really gorgeous from east bay hills looking towards the sunset there. Santa rosa 60, 63 napa, fairfield, concord, livermore, all 68 degrees, as we speak. For tonight, the increase in cloud cover spotty drizzle, showers in areas, were looking at temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s and mild as we head a little farther inland. The chance for a thunderstorm at this moment, very minimal. But we are going to be seeing some wet weather for sure. As we talk about tomorrow, well, ama was saying, the aids walk, it will be a beautiful day. It will be a little muggy, in fact, as we head into the afternoon hours with the little bit of increasing sunshine, still going to be on the humid side. You want to dress in layers, peel them off as yo go along. It will feel warmer than the temperatures there. Our highs for tomorrow, across the state with the unstable weather, especially in the eastern sierra and also we had thunderstorms in lake tahoe but temperatures generally going to be hot for many areas. In sacramento 88. 97 fresno, 103 in palm springs and 79 in los angeles. Here at home, temperatures cooler, consistent with the last couple days, 80 in san jose and 79 santa clara and under mostly cloudy skies, 80 in redwood city, 73 near sfo and 68 downtown San Francisco in the north bay, 75 in santa rosa, east bay, well see 70s, low 70s for most of us. Then we start moving into the inland areas in the valleys, 86 in san ramon and 90 in brent wood. My forecast shows seasonal along the coast for tomorrow and in the early part of next week and then once we start getting into wednesday, thursday, well see those temperatures ramping up to almost triple digits. Thank you layla. Rick quan in with sports. Not quite over yet. Before tonights contest, the as were partying like it was 1989, as they honored the team that swept the giants. This is the 25th anniversary of the series. Jose canseco among those back. Jason hamlin making the first home start. It did not go well in the first two. Batters later, jj hardy connects for a solo shot. Hammel lasted two innings giving up five runs. The as try to battle back. Brandon moss goes deep, 22 for the all star 51. The baltimore tacked on two more in the fifth on this single. He had five rbi. Now in the bottom of the ninth, the os lead the as 84. Tim hudson got the start today against the marlins. Miami scored in the first. Santa cruz mcgee with the games first run. The giants answer in the second, brandon bell, belts the double into the right field corner. Pab pablo scores. Jarrett then throws it into left field. He comes on home and dizziness. Hell be tested for a concussion. Then in the fourth with the bases loaded. Hunter pence slaps one through the right side. Carlos cant make a clean pickup. Two more will score making it 51. Hudson allowed one run over seven and struck out three, 53 San Francisco was the final. The giants now lead the dodgers by a full game in the west because st. Louis beat la matt holiday with the tworun double scoring four in the first. The dodgers got a scar in the third when he is hit in the hand by this pitch. Xrays would prove to be negative. Thats going to leave a mark, though. La was threatening but former athletic pat strikes out to end the inning. The dodgers lose 42. No one is ever blown a sixstroke lead during the final round of the british open and the way rory mcilroy is playing he will not be the first. Storm warnings did not keep the crowds away. Ricky fouler began since strokes back but made a charge and caught mcilroy after 12 holes tied for the lead. Mcilroy got his act together and put on a great display of golf down the stretch. He sinks this long, birdie putt. He would then make eagles on two of the last three holes on 16. He gets the first one nailing this one about 15 feet. Then on 18 after a great approach, makes another putt for his second eagle. Mcilroy with the 6th inning is 16 under for the tournament. Good for a sixstroke lead over fouler. Chris and the earthquakes in new jersey trying to snap a fourgame losing streak. 32nd minute, steve is called for a hand ball in the box, looks iffy. That led to the penalty kick. Phillips buries it for the League Leading 17. In the 85th minute, scoring off the deflection, his first of the season ties the game. Thats the way it would end in a 11 draw. The 14th stage of the Tour De France was a grueling 110 mile journey through the alps. He appears to be losing his jersey captured todays stage. He finished 20 seconds behind who remains the overall leader. Up at lake tahoe, round two of the American Century classic. Charles barkley known for an ugly swing. A nice shot out of the bunker. Charles in charge. The warriors curry is a good goaler on the par three. He sinks the pitching wedge to within four feet. Hes in 19th place with 31 points. Chad fiver rolls in this birdie but in second place. Four points back of former nhl great jeremy. Phifer is doing well. Good for him. All right, thank you. Up next on abc 7 news at 9 00, some of the best beers named at the state fairs named at the state fairs brewing competition come its the yoplait greek tasteoff and were asking this sports town which blueberry greek yogurt is their champion. Its the bottom of the 9th, whos it going to be . Get your greek yogurt here can i ask you a question . Which one tastes the best . A tastes better. A. I love. Lift it up and see what the winner is. Who is it . No way. Its yoplait i knew it do you want to see which one yoplait greek beat . Chobani. Hoorah yoplait greek wins again. Take the tasteoff for yourself. Go boston coming up tonight at 11 00 a candle light vigil is being held killed in stockton. Well have a report. Video as a balloon crashes in massachusetts. What happened once it got past the trees . Firefighters to the rescue but this time it has nothing to do with a fire. How firefighters jumped into action to save a woman in distress. That is continue on abc 7 news at 11 00. You have eight more days to check out the rides and fun food at the california state fair, however, if you are hoping to make it for the beer competition, youre out of luck. Winners announced today. You can get a taste of a few select brews here in the bay area. The grill and brewery won brewery of the year. Thats because it scored two firstplace finishes for scottish or irish ail and strong ail. Here is a look at the other winners. You can see the cities the breweries call home and categories they won in. Two popular breweries, fornorth coast and Russian River did not take part. That will do it for all of us, im ama daetz. Thank you for joining us. Well see you at 11 00 over on channel 7. This is a show with all kinds of people doing all kinds of stuff. Some call it crazy. Some call it adorable. But everyone calls it bloopers. Stop what youre doing, unless what your doing is watching bloopers. Lets go. [applause] hello, everybody. 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