a tornado went through the main terminal causing a mess. investigators say they now know what caused a hole in southwest jet. >> 61 in oakland with the threat of showers lingering today. >> good morning. crews are cleaning up this morninga an apparent tornado tore through the terminal at the main airport in st. louis. air travel is still a mess across the midwest. dan ashley has more. >> debris is scattered across runways. powerful wind gusts blew the roof off of one terminal and

shattered windows. winds were so powerful they lifted a shuttle bus on to the second level of a parking garage. this mother was waiting to pick up her husband. >> the skies went totally blast. the wind picked the car up. dropped it and blew out the windows. it happened real fast. piece of plastic came in and hit her. i threw the phone and grabbed her and put her in the front seat. >> four people were taken to the hospital with injuries mostly from flying glass. >> all the windows started blowing out at one time. next we heard it was falling and they told us to go down to a bunker in the airport and pleits were going out. very scary. >> two planes were stranded briefly on the tarmac because of the debris. i spoke to a passenger on one of

those planes. >> we started to pick up and airplane started to flicker and we started moving along the tarmac. then we flew between five and ten feet away from that connector. >> missouri's governor has declared an emergency and stloot st. louis airport has been closed indefinitely. in more air news they have pinpointed a defect that caused a hole in a jet earlier this month. passengers saw the sky when the roof of the 737 started peeling back in midair. lisa amin gulezian has more. >> reporter: abc news has learned that investigators are focusing their attention on rivets those tiny pins that hold pieces of a plane together. sources say on the southbound

737, the rivets failed because they didn't fit perfectly. the rivet may have been sized incorrectly back on the assembly line. >> over time with the flexing and expansion and contraction the pressurize go the airport's fuselage those holes would expand or change. >> reporter: and in this appellant's case the seam created a hole. oxygen masks dropped and the pilot quickly dropped to a lower altitude. >> masks came down. >> as a result boeing ordered inspections of similar 737s worldwide nearly 600 total. a third required inspections and of those five planes were cracked and all five were built around the same time as the plane that came apart. >> the cracks are along this

joint where the two pieces lap. the crack will become worse and worse with every pressurization. >> passengers have mixed reactions about the latest findings. >> we take chances when we fly and there can be problems that can occur but, but i still believe in the system. >> they should be taken out of service until they investigate them. >> reporter: this is investigation is not over. while it's still going on the plane that ripped apart has been patched and is expected to go back into service. at sfo, lisa amin gulezian, "abc 7 news." >> other news the santa clara mother has been arrested for leaving her toddler alone while she gambled. they arrested her for felony child endangerment in san jose on thursday night. a security guard called police after noticing the girl strapped

into her car seat and locked in the vehicle. she was arrested on felony child endangerment charges and the little girl was released to her father. >> in the south bay the parents of a two-year-old boy killed last year when a rotting tree fell on the family's pickup truck has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit. it accuses a neighbor and the city of san jose of negligence. they rejected an earlier claim for damages. the suit asks for unspecified damages. 750s in commuters a day on average use the san francisco transit system but the means of transportation could be in jeopardy. members of the muni operators union authorized a strike if negotiations with the city now in the second month don't go as they hope. >> friday's news that local union 250-a that they authorized a strike struck some as bold.

a camera caught them ordering off a bus. and another was texting while driving. and doors were wide open even as the muni trains rolled on. a supervisor witnessed one of those doors malfunctions but the union has really hurt itself to author authorize a strike. >> to authorize a strike is not productive. >> union members declined to talk to the camera but union treasury told abc news that quote we already have two black eyes and a broken nose. it doesn't make any difference. charred good year a speck person for muni says they are hoping to scale back the budget by $25-50 million. >> we hope the leadership will join us in addressing the economic realities that everyone in san francisco is facing now. >> public sympathy doesn't seem

to be with the unions who's members earn just over $100,000 a year. >> it's hard to stand up as much pay during the boom years. >> every city employee unions have been taking pay cuts, has than creasing pension contributions, has been really chipping in to make sure we can address our budget problems. twu is the only union that hasn't done that. by law muni drivers cannot strike but the union says that is up for legal interpretation. a city attorney says he will take legal action to prevent a work stoppage. >> golden gate ferries will be going up this summer. they approved the increases for fares. cost to ride the sausalito ferry will go up a dollar and bus

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visit remax.com today. more bloodshed in syria. a witness says they opened fire near a funeral killing four people. it follows the bloodiest day yet in the month long uprising. yesterday 75 people were killed after security forces fired bullets at thousands of protestors across the country. opponent calls it an outrageous use of violence. he called on the president there to allow peaceful demonstrations. a senior libyan government official says the army will withdraw from the rebel held

city. they will leave it to tribal militias to decide the city's fate. he is urging the white house to encourage support for the rebels. mccain says a first step would declare them libya's official government but white house says it's up to libyans to decide. >> we're less than a week away from the royal wedding and the official guest list has been just released. david and victoria beckham elton john and sara ferguson will not but her daughters will attend. it's not a state affair so no obamas and lots of kings and queens all two dozen of prince williams air base unit will attend. more on wedding preparations from london. >> flags are flying high. barricades are going up to help control the huge crowd.

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>> abc7 will bring you the royal wedding live during a special edition of "good morning america." that is next friday 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and we'll have a special edition from 9:00 to 12:00 p.m. lisa argen is here with a quick look of forecast. >> i remember diana's wedding. >> will you up to watch it? >> i doubt it. but part of the big deal if you are man's for egg hunted we have a couple sunny days that is next. >> and one of best goals you'll ever seen. larry beil has this morning's sports.

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good morning. welcome back to "abc 7 news." you are looking at a live picture from mount tam showing the marine layer rolling in. mixture of clouds and blue skies out there. >> several mission blue butterflies were released yesterday. it's part of and the on restore the endangered species to the area after a small population was discovered there. park officials carefully placed several butterflies to reintroduce them to the habitat. >> butterfly will stay there until it gets cold. we want to it stay on that plant and lay its eggs before it flies off tomorrow morning. so before the end of the day we will release the netting over the plant.

>> san francisco's park department says the spread of invasive plants reduced the man at that time in san francisco but now apparently they are back. good morning. we are looking at some blue skies. with the low clouds and mid-level cloud. no rain to talk of right now. there is a weak system offshore that could bring sprinkles later on today. again on monday. so we are looking at this point drier tomorrow for easter sunday. right now temperatures are beginning to warm up in response to a little sunshine. 52 in fremont. 53 in oakland. it's 50 on the coast. 46 in san rafael. so maybe a couple of sprinkles here and there but for the most part of the area of low pressure sits offshore. then we'll look at partly cloudy skies and then another system for monday. we are looking at a series of weak weather systems providing

the rain to the north of us the clouds mainly across the bay area but with the next system providing just enough lift that may be some of this rain will head south. here is a look you can see snow in the sierra nevada. also reports of rain and most of the activity well to the north. it's close enough. we'll keep it in the forecast for today. the moist flow continues with one area of low pressure. then a bit of a break tomorrow. that the is why the clouds may thin out. by later on this afternoon mostly cloudy sky the rain remains offshore but a few areas could move on in. then by tomorrow afternoon it looks like we'll see a few sunny breaks. 58 in monterey with 68 and morning sprinkles in los angeles. 82 in palm springs with the rain-and-snow mix to the snorn and sierra. back home look for more clouds

than sun today. santa clara, 64 and 62 in santa clara add n around the city just 59. it's been cool and that trend continues. stinson coming in only at 56 degrees. south winds keeping the clouds coming in. east bay low 60s. 62 in union city and inland valleys running pretty much average. about 70 here for this time of year. just 64 in concord and 62 in pleasanton and the threat of rain continues for the santa cruz mountains down into the monterey bay and the boardwalk with highs only in the low 60s. area of low pressure will visit us later today and little break for easter. sun coming up at 6:23. best chance of rain comes in on

monday. then after that sunny and with your with the return of more seasonal averages. >> couple more days and we'll be back to normal. in sports tonight the sharks will try to close out the l.a. kings in first round playoff series. last night the giants played atlanta at at&t park. the first meeting since the giants defeated the braves in the divisional playoffs last year. good morning. giants got home from a week long road trip. they will spend this weekend at home and fly east on a monster ten game spin. i don't know how that stays on there all day long. >> nice one here. diving to make a catch. unfortunately for him, he can't get out.

chipper jones slams a fastball. cody ross welcome back to at&t park. off the wall. and two runs score. giants go equally in this game as the braves take the series opener 4-1. >> a's in seattle and even loan yes, sir when you call a game like this. jack wilson grounder and score is 1-0. in comes in jerry and watch jack hospitalize with the bases loaded. -- jack hoff. the a's shut out for the second straight game. 4-0. >> to the ice the sharks have taken a commanding lead over the l.a. team. dramatic turnaround when it looked like the sharks may have a an early playoff exit. they were dominant in game four.

they have a chance to end the series in five. >> when you have the opportunity to win that fourth game you have to take advantage of it. i think we're at home. there is no -- we don't want to have to get back on plane and go out there and fight for another 50 plus minutes. you wanted to take care of business when you can. >> this is taking care of business. one of best goals. bobby anaheim. shoots and scores. this is so pretty. are you serious bobby ryan? but it was predators who won the game 4-3. >> lakers dropped the playoff opener to new orleans and that only made kobe bryant angry. he reached 30 points. and carl under side and strong this would be carl with authority!

kobe held to 11 in game two goes off in this one. lakers take it and now lead the series. >> knicks and celtics pause pierce and raining these. pierce went for 38 points allen hit eight 3's. randolph had 20 assists they troun ce the knicks. mike shumann will be all the sports at 5:00 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. i'm larry beil. >> next at 8:30 an overdue honor for one man's ultimate sacrifice. a world war ii veteran has been played laid to rest. >> gas prices continue to soar and gas could reach six dollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

petaluma soldier was buried with full military honors but what makes the story of arm

private mervin simms so unusual is that he died in world war ii. [ gun shots ] [ "taps" playing ] >> reporter: it was the end of a long 68-year mystery. mervin simms came home with full military honors. his final resting place the cemetery where his mother and father are buried. >> he is back home where he belongs, with his family. 1938. there he is. >> she brought her year book from petaluma high school. she and betty rupture him. >> i went to the first grade all the way through high school. >> they both said the same thing, he was a nice young man. like many of young men 23-year-old enlisted in the army air force.

in 1943 his plane crashed over the hump the term they used for the dangerous 500 mile route that crisscrossed the jagged himalayas. a private expedition found the wreckage and simms bones. grayton says by luck his guide found a small piece of aluminum. >> i looked at it, it was the aircraft data plate but this is the most important thing you could find. >> two months ago the army notified the next of kin they had identified him through a dna sample. she never new her uncle. >> you see that picture. >> she got to know him better through her friends like evelyn simms' first girlfriend. he was a wonderful guy. didn't have him around long enough when they took him into

service. >> the community needed and the family got what we needed. '. [ bag pipes playing ] >> a day celebrated with sadness and gratitude. most never knew him but today everyone here was his friend. vic lee, "abc 7 news." finally home. >> gas prices continue to soar at the pump. highest price in california yesterday 4.99 outside yosemite national park. $5 gas signs are appearing in major cities. >> six dollar gas is probably one well placed hurricane and one tiny little bit of supply disruption away. >> they are cutting back on the amount of gas you buy. six months consumption is down. according to a poll 71% say gas

prices are causing them financial hardship. president obama says one answer is to spend money developing renewable energy sources. he says he wants to end the $4 billion in annual taxpayer subsidize to oil companies. >> we need to invest in tomorrow. we need to invest in clean renewable energy. that is the long term answer that we need. that is the key to helping families at the pump and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. >> he says the government is already dealing with high gas prices by boosting u.s. oil production. and lisa argen has the forecast. >> it's pretty good out there. partly cloudy skies but an area of low pressure and weak system off the coast. that could bring in showers around the bay area today. what about the rest of weekend?

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to be that way. >> a website church sucks.net explains the hot button issue. an ad went out in the folsom paper. >> most of the signs were pulled by angry neighbors. some from city officials and others from people who didn't understand. >> i don't know why they would put something like that on the front of their church. >> beverly thought the sign in the church window was an act of vandalism. >> it just doesn't look right. i thought it was done by somebody that doesn't believe. >> we saw the sign are these people against churches? >> a jehovah witness came there to meet him. >> people start questioning whether they are living their life like jesus taught. >> he hopes newcomers will join him and how his friendly greax

is learning to follow jesus. >> it works. >> today was a big day they are wondering what the forecast is going to be. >> at this point. it looks like it's sandwiched between two unsettled days. we have two weak weather systems out there. >> one is having on in today but look at the airport. sunshine looks pretty good. numbers in the low 50s. really no problems at the airport or around the bay area. sutro shows a few clouds. we do have the low clouds and mid and high-level clouds. as a result. the cloud cover overnight temperatures are really kind of mild this morning 53 in oakland and nice start to the day for bike ride or a run. 49 in livermore. we will be looking at still the possibility of some light rain today. an area of low pressure sits offshore and then tomorrow a break. with the sun coming up at 6:23 skies will be partly cloudy in the afternoon for easter.

so really not a bad looking day tomorrow. it will be a better day a sunnier day of the weekend. right now it looks nice. from the satellite you notice the rain shower activity is to the north. we've had rain and some snow in the sierra nevada. closer inspection of the visible picture you'll notice the darker shade. that is the clear sky. that is why we're enjoying a quiet start to your saturday. as we go through the next couple of days. we still have that moist flow to the west of us. that will continue to bring in one system after the next. we will be looking at conditions to continue to sort of be unselt settled as we head towards tomorrow. pull out the map as we head through the dated today numbers will be in the 60s. in the low 50s. we'll have the better chance of showers coming in on monday.

when that happens that looks as though we'll probably see a wet start for the day on monday morning. i can tell you, high temperatures in and around 60 degree range and only the low 50s in san francisco. 59 in the city. with 58 in the sunset district. the richmond district and loy to mid 60s out in the valleys. that is well below the average with more sunshine coming in this morning. this afternoon mostly cloudy skies and chance of rain continues into the evening hours. early part of easter, look at golden gate bridge and few clouds around. quiet out there and any rain that we do see, it's going to be light. here is the south bay, partly cloudy in san jose with temperatures right now in the low 50s. all in all cloudier day will be today. it was a chance of sprinkles today, tonight and tomorrow and getting better throughout the

day and can about the better chance of rain on monday. after that sunny and warmer. seven-day outlook which will include the days after easter it gets back to normal around here. you may have seen it while crossing the carquinez bridge, a classroom for the smallest university of the state. in the assignment 7 report heather ishimaru attends the california maritime academy. >> cadets will run the ship. >> we are on the bridge of ship. this is where our cadets train. >> the captain will stand watch of a crew made up of college students. >> this th is where they learn. they get to experience this. >> the at sea requirement is part of the education at california maritime academy the only one on the west coast and one of six state owned

facilities in the nation. it's part of california state university system. students pay the same tuition and learn about everything from driving a super tanker to designing a port to running the engine below the debt. he will spend a semester to get his sea legs. >> i think for have people it gets you more exposed to that environment. >> it's at a time when super tankers ruled the bay and longshoremen ruled the waterfront. it opened in 1929 and has been training people ever since including captain bolton who spent 30 years at see before coming back to the academy to teach. >> you must take leadership and responsibility. you must learn how to handle this ship or you are not going to graduate. >> unlike other universities they must follow strict rules.

the he has to balance several bosses on this campus. >> we are unique we have three bosses essentially secretary of homeland security and secretary of transportation and the governor of california. >> it looks more like a naval academy than a university. >> you go there as a freshman at u.c. berkeley but at cal maritime we stress on building a relationship. >> some may get leadership jobs in the u.s. navy most will wind up in the private sector. they have a graduation rate of 80%. graduation from the academy nearly guarantees a job. >> the placement rate normally is about 100%. in these hard times we've dropped down to 94% within a month or two of graduation. >> with that diploma ma comes

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$1500 because of promotion that they offer i think that is harsh. >> we spoke with a california energy commission which runs cash for appliances. it said rules or rules and they required mailing the forms no later than last december 6th. >> we recommend a certificate of mailing or mailing by delivery confirmation or certified return receipt. >> james of the postal service recommends using certified mail when you send important documents with mailing deadlines and. >> that was a voice in my head. >> however just when it seemed all hope was lost a twist. after we called cash for appliances was reviewing applications left over in the processing center and there it was. joanne's pact. ironically it slipped through

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with one big flash mob. don sanchez got caught up you in the rhythm zblim you have to dance. they come together with so many styles. ♪ ♪ >> that is appalachian mountain dancing. >> you can do it to anything. classical, you can do it. >> about 700 people converged in union scare to celebrate the beginning of the 13th bay area national dance week. >> it's all about dance. >> it's awesome and everybody should get out and move their body. >> here they celebrate and get ready to dance. >> today they created the flash mob choreograph and here we go.

>> it's great for the community. >> you don't have to be "dancing with the stars" level or a pro. anybody can dance. it's all about the interpretation of the music and the rhythm right? how am i doing? >> you are doing perfect. >> ready for lady gaga maybe not. there has been a dance renaissance and they want to take their message to a new generation. >> there is a lot of dance happening in schools and this is great way for kids to express themselves. >> there will be 600 free events that will keep you moving. >> there are classes workshops performances from old dancing to zumba. it's an amazing event. >> find more on our website at abc7news.com. >> dance dance dance '. lisa argen has the weather forecast. >> mostly cloudy skies. temperatures in the low 50s. 59 in san francisco.

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