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Barnard has new details on the case. We just came down and there were cops everywhere. Reporter tourist louise lund spent her first ney in San Francisco watching a crime scene unfold in front of her russian hill hotel. Police say an australian tourist was killed outside early friday. At first she wasnt allowed to leave. How do we get out of this hotel and the police were like why do you want to go out . So because everybodys kind of like a suspect i think. Scary, yes. Reporter the karshut family visiting from france woke sometime after 2 00 a. M. To the sound of police banging on the door of their room at the da vinci villa hotel. Officers said they were looking for suspects. In the room. To check the criminal. Reporter police say 33yearold matthew bay from the Northern Territory of australia was killed after an argument outside the hotel. Altercation turned physical. At some point during that altercation the victim sustained some injuries and was later transported to the hospital. At the hospital the victim was pronounced deceased from his injuries. Reporter after a Search Police debated two suspects for questioning. When we got around the hotel we could see the police was in one of the rooms and they were like standing eight or ten guys in this one room in the hotel. Reporter the australian consulate in San Francisco told us they are providing assistance to the family of the man who was killed. Hotel management had no comment about the crime. In San Francisco cornell barnard, abc 7 news. Meanwhiletime, the family of a man shot and killed by Vallejo Police is demanding to see his autopsy report. Abc 7 news was at the Solano County courthouse this morning as family and friends of angel ramos held up signs demanding the sheriff release the report. They believed the police could have resolved the fight at a house party back in january without killing him. Police say ramos was standing over a teenager holding a knife and thats when they opened fire. My son wasnt a monster. They were saying he has a knife. No, no, no, that wasnt the case. The Sheriffs Office says it cannot release the report until the shooting investigation is over. Ramoss family has filed a wrongful death claim against the city. They may also go to court to try to force the county to release those autopsy results. A Water Company is urging people in one part of south San Francisco to drink and cook with only bottled water following a Security Breach at a storage tank. You can see on this map where people are be told to avoid ingesting tap water in south citys Sunshine Gardens neighborhood. California Water Service found that vandals had broken a lock on a tank that serves about 1,000 customers. Tests show the water is not contaminated but cal water is waiting for the results of more comprehensive tests. Those are expected tomorrow. In the meantime the utility is providing free bottled water at its south San Francisco office. Well have more details ahead on abc 7 news at 11 00 over on channel 7. Now to a Health Warning if you or maybe someone you know has recently eaten ahi tuna at a bay area restaurant. Hawaiibased Hilo Fish Company is recalling frozen yellowfin tuna cubes that tested positive for the hepatitis a virus. The fish came from vietnam and the philippines and was distributed to these five restaurants in the bay area last month. The blue hawaii cafe, bonito poke food truck, and the poke shack, all in San Francisco. Phoenix in san rafael and noalani in san carlos may have also served this contaminated fish. Good news is no illnesses have been reported. Symptoms for hepatitis a include fever, loss of appetite, and stomach pain. If you think you got sick see your doctor of course right away. Napas Uptown Theater has canceled comedian Kathy Griffins appearance on june 17th. Griffin has come under attack after posting after posing with what looked like the severed head of President Trump. And today she fought back saying the president and his family are trying to ruin her life. News reporter carlos grando with more. Ive had everybody turn on me. And i just want to make people laugh. Thats all i want to do. So i screwed up. Reporter the controversy began after Kathy Griffin released a photo of herself Holding President Donald Trumps severed head. Weve chosen not to show that graphic photo. Griffin was in tears today as she predicted her careers over and that trump broke her. A sitting president of the United States and his grown children and the first lady are personally i feel, personally trying to ruin my life forever. Forever. Like many edgy works of artistic expression the fought photo could be interpret different ways and kathy was fine with that. Griffin has issued an apology for posting the photo but since then shes been fired from cnn as cohost of the new years eve show and shes also lost endorsement deals. Griffin blamed some of this on sexism saying a male comedian won have faced this backlash. She and her attorney say griffin has been contacted by the secret service and is being bullied by the president. As a result of the first familys bullying of her and of those she does business with, kathy has been vilified. Shes been receiving a lot of death threats. Shes had her personal website and her social Media Channels shut down, been fired from multiple jobs, and had multiple events canceled. Im not good at being appropriate. I only know how to do comedy one way. Its in your face comedy. I keep it real. Im going to make fun of the president. And you know what . Im going to make fun of him more now. Reporter im carlos grande, abc 7 news. One of the most influential people in the history of surfing has died. Jack oneil transformed the sport 65 years ago when he created the first neoprene wetsuit at his small surf shop at ocean beach in San Francisco. Oneil would eventually move to santa cruz where he built a surfing and apparel empire from his shop on 41st avenue. A few years back he spoke about his life in a video posted on his companys website. I was thinking im going to have a surf shop down at the beach and have a few friends. I never dreamed anything like this would happen. Oneil was known for his down to earth demeanor and trademark eye patch that covered an eye he lost while surfing. Jack oneil was 94 years ode. In oakland today you could say it rained basketball on a very fortunate middle school. It arrived in the form of upgrades to a campus thats almost 100 years old. Westlake middle school isnt far from lake merit. Heres abc 7 News Reporter wayne friedman. Reporter at Westlake Middle School in oakland this was a day for some very large bodies to mingle with some grateful student ones. Have you ever been more excited than no. Meet the nba warriors and brass. This is what happens when the league picks your school to become what they call a legacy. Everydy is on a high. This is the most excited ive seen students ever since ive been here. Reporter randy porter runs the Music Program on this almost 100yearold campus. Those were his kids serenading the dignitaries as they arrived. But a lot led up to this. Work here began more than a month ago. Legacy School Status brought with it new backboards for the gymnasium and simple but major upgrades to the dance center. Mis, blinds, something as simple as blinds. We didnt have blinds. Reporter in the Library Principal Jonathan Farrar showed us a new play and study center and not far away a parents room complete with all the comforts of home. For example, the washing machine or their dryer broke. So theyre more than welcome to come here and they can do the washerdryer here. Reporter how much money did pro basketball spend here . We may metaphor know. It doesnt matter. Thats what legacies are all about. And maybe a few superstar memories to go with them. In Oakland Wayne friedman, abc 7 news. Carlos santana will perform the National Anthem for game 2 of the finals. This is video of him performing at game 2 of the finals last year. The ninetime grammy winner will be a good luck charm we hope for the warriors as they try to take another game from the cavs on sunday. And remember, you can see game 2 this sunday over on abc 7. Espns coverae starts at 4 30. Tipoff is at 5 00. And before that make sure you join abc 7 sports director larry beil and make shumann at 4 00 p. M. For the dubs on 7 pregame show brought to you by jeep. And afrtd game stay tuned for the toyota after the game show. Its been six months since the ghost ship fire. The scars are barely healed. And the investigation still a work in progress. Plus there is blatant racism at this school. Students take the lead on a problem they say is getting bigger all the time. The solution if you see something, say something. Meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the weekend forecast. It is going to feature cooler weather. Ill show you how much those temperatures will drop coming up. And at the Busiest Airport in california theres a plane on the runway every single minute. One photographer managed to capture them today is six months since the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. The Alameda County District Attorney has not yet filed criminal charges. As the investigation continues. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has more. Reporter six months after the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire a tribute remains for the 36 people who lost their lives here. Thats a tragedy that will never leave me. Reporter councilman noel gallo remembers standing outside the ghost ship with young people who realized they lost their friends. It opens up questions for the city from accountability to the need for affordable housing. I say within the next year the city will see tremendous growth in housing. Reporter the mayor says the city will hire more fire inspectors. Fema grant that has been submitted to give our firefighters in the field handheld devices so they can refer the need for furred inspections. Councilman gallo says its not just fire safety, residents have also since approached the city about mold and other unsafe living conditions. At the end of the day it is up to the Property Owner to take care of the property. Reporter the Alameda County d. A. s office has not filed criminal charges against the Property Owner or derek ion, who leased the building. The d. A. s office says it is still investigating. Another tribute to the victims remains along lake merit. Many of the 36 victims families have joined civil lawsuits that name the city, pg e, ing, ion, and others. In oakland Melanie Woodrow, abc 7 news. Youre looking at a former san jose state basketball player whos accused of taking part in a gang robbery. Today san jose state kicked 19yearold Terrell Brown off the Team Following his arrest. The freshman from hayward was one of the teams top players this last season. Union city police say brown and four other people robbed a man of his wallet and cell phone near mariner park early saturday morning. Officers captured the suspects at a Fast Food Restaurant after seeing the victims credit card had been used there. Oakland police are looking for a hit and run suspect who ran down and killed a 68yearold man out walking his dog near lake merit today. Officers shut down harrison street for nearly two hours after the incident. Near 23rd street. This was about 9 00 this morning. Police say the driver of a van hit the man at a crosswalk, got out of his vehicle, looked at the victim lying there, then got back in the van and drove off. The man died this afternoon at the hospital. The dog wasnt injured. Police say the suspect was driving a dark Gray Chrysler van. Two days in a row High School Students in the east bay have found offensive racist graffiti on their campus. It happened at Castro Valley High School Just days before the summer break. Abc 7 News Reporter Laura Anthony has more. Reporter we wont show the entire message but these pictures taken by students show the second incident of racist graffiti at Castro Valley high school in two days. In this case scrawled on a bathroom mirror. I was disgusted. Like it was hard to be walking down the hall and see a hate toward me. Reporter on thursday junior zakina brown was the first to see the same phrase written on a locker and across some poles. It said f [ bleep ]. Reporter classmate will solua was walking with sakina. We were walking down the hall and she noticed that there was lettering on the poles by the snack bar. I feel like since our president has been elected its given people more of an opportunity to say hateful things to people of my kind and other minorities. Reporter superintendent parvin amati says the district has sent a letter home to parents and wont shy away from the issue. It isnt something thats isolated to one school, one student, one classroom. I think its something we need to address all the time. And the n word brings up a whole lot of history that theyre uneducated about. Reporter these students jumpstarted the conversation with a lunchtime public forum and some messaging of their own. This definitely needs to be talked about. It needs to be heard. People need to be educated on what we have to go through as not only as students but africanamerican students. Reporter School Officials have yet to identify those responsible for the graffiti incidents. In Castro Valley Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. Lets move on to the weekend. Youve made it. The question is what will the weather be like . Sandhya patels here with that answer. Sandhya. Its going to be fabulous, dan and ama. Changing compared to what weve been dealing with. Today it warmed up. Upper 80s to low 90s in our warmest spots. Now check out where the temperatures are going for san jose. Average high of 78 degrees. Youre going to be in the mid 70s over the weekend. A little cooler. Temperatures spike early next week. They go back down again by a few degrees. But were not looking at any major changes in our forecat in terms of the temperatures. Heres a look at live doppler 7. At least not for the weekend. Youll notice high clouds have already started to move in. Down below we do have one little patch of fog around half moon bay. That fog will be expanding, though, as we head toward tomorrow morning. From our kgo roof camera notice the trees arent really swaying in the wind. So wind is not a factor tonight. Mid 50s to the low 60s for most of you. Our warmest spot close to 70 degrees still in gilroy. And another live picture from our emeryville camera. Were looking toward San Francisco, the bay bridge, and really nice skyline there. Here are your temperatures. 63 santa rosa still mild in napa, 66, same thing with livermore. And one other live picture from our sutro tower camera youre looking toward San Francisco. The fog has been in the foreground going in and out. So we do have a few patches beginning to form. Fog near the coast overnight tonight. Cooler weather this weekend. It will warm up to start the work week. Heres a look at your temperatures first thing in the morning. Most of you will be in the 50s. There will be a few upper 40s. Not only the fog but well see some high clouds as well. Tomorrow morning you will be insulated by those clouds. Not too cold. Hour by hour forecast. We do have the fog at 11 00 tonight with the high clouds overhead at 7 00 a. M. And then the clouds thin out. Patchy fog will linger but not quite as much. As earlier runs had indicated. Definitely most of you will be enjoying the sunshine for saturday. And lower temperatures. Its still going to be nice. Look at the south bay. 70s, 80s, 78 in san, sunshine on the peninsula. 70 in san mateo, 74 redwood city. Upper 50s right near the coastline. Downtown San Francisco 65. Daly city enough of a breeze to hold your temperature in the upper 50s. In the north bay 79 in santa rosa, 78 vallejo, heading toward the east bay most of you in the 60s. To 70s. 68 oakland inland areas. Still nice and mild and springlike. 81 concord. 82 livermore. Temperature trend for antioch, well show you what the week is going to look like. 84 degrees tomorrow dropping a few degrees. Theres your oneday spike. 90 degrees showing up on monday. You can donald the accuweather app. Keep track of all the temperature swgs. And well have some swings. Weekend will feature a cooldown. Monday its a warmup. And then we go back down again as we head toward the middle of the workweek. Clouds will increase. Temperatures will be close to average. And then cooler weather to end the work week next week. Thanks, sandhya. Well, the old bay bridge is really vanishing quickly before our eyes. Coming up, caltrans plans to imploez three of