morning, may 14th, san jose's budget crisis has gone from bad to worse. mayor chuck reed wants to declare a public safety and fiscal emergency for the first time in the city's history. and the giants fan who was beaten at dodgers stadium is now stable enough to come back to the bay area possibly as soon as monday morning. >> good morning. more clouds around today. cooler and rain arrives this evening. >> good morning. i'm john alston. a bay area mother who admits injecting her 8-year-old daughter with botox is under investigation by child welfare authorities. doctors we've talked to say it's more than just an ethics violation, the medical procedure can only be administered by a licensed physician. here's the latest. >> it hurts and i get used to it. >> this is what 8-year-old britney campbell says she's used to. botox injections to remove wrinkles so she can look pretty for beauty pageants. >> i just don't like wrinkles. >> her mother kerry is an esthetician who doctors say

should not be administering any medical procedure. >> like i said, i do the botox myself. it's safe. >> there is nothing in the esthetician where they've been trained to could this. botox is a medication approved by the f.d.a. and only should be administered by a physician or under the direct supervision of a physician. >> dr. isaac neuhaus is an assistant professor and dermatologist with ucsf. he says botox is anything but safe. using it for wrinkles is dangerous. >> she could have been very sick. she could have had trouble breathing and had trouble with permanent issues with her movement. >> on thursday's "good morning america," kerry admitted to giving britney the botox injections. where she obtained the botox is still unknown. the only legal way to obtain it is from the manufacturer. on realself.com dozens of doctors across the country advised to stay away from on-line botox. it's illegal to buy for anyone except a licensed medical professional. >> if any physician gave her that botox, they ought to lose

their medical license. >> a former miss oakland runs the miss california program. she teaches little girls values and says that's what kerry should be learning instead of going to beauty pageants. >> our motivation is to groom these girls to be productive, functional women in society. >> pageant coach valerie hayes. >> i'm sorry to say she's only doing a disservice to her daughter. >> san francisco human services agency has launched an investigation into the issue and child welfare services has to decide if what kerry campbell did could be considered child abuse. >> san jose's budget crisis has gone from bad to worse. much worse. for the first time in san jose's history, the mayor wants to declare a public safety and fiscal emergency. supporters say it's absolutely necessary to prevent a financial meltdown. as abc 7's lisa amin gulezian reports, they call it a ploy to squeeze them dry. >> i'm not going to let the city

face the disaster headed our way. >> mayor chuck reed is talking about the city's mounting budget deficit. they are proposing sweeping pension reform to get the budget back on track. the mayor says declaring a public safety and fiscal emergency can help. >> in a fiscal emergency, the city has the power to exercise its power as a government to protect the interests of the people of san jose. >> this year, san jose will spend $250 million on retirement packages. in five years, the cost could grow to $400 million. >> we can pay people in this city to retire or we can pay them to work. and the reality is right now, we're facing hundreds of layoffs because overwhelmingly, we're paying them to retire. >> here's what the mayor is proposing, putting a cap on retirement contributions from the city. making employees work longer if they want lifetime health benefits. slowing the rate at which benefits increase, limiting the

cost of living adjustment from its current 3% to 1%. and raising the retirement age to 65 for city workers and 60 for those in public safety. >> a 60-year-old guy is going to take on a 25-year-old young strapping man that's high on drugs. i mean, that's -- that's a recipe for disaster. >> the police and other unions and some city council members oppose the plan especially since many unions have already agreed to cuts. >> really pushing his political agenda and not looking to set itself up. >> this is wisconsin style politics and it has nothing do with collaboration. >> if the pension reform plan gets enough council support, it could go to voters in the support of a ballot measure. lisa amin gulezian. >> california could shut 1/4 of its state parks starting in july because of the state budget deficit.

14 of those 70 parks facing closure are in the bay area. they include china camp, gray well cove, candlestick point and henry w. coe. the state will try to partner with local governments and nonprofits to keep the parks open. the proposed cuts may mean that many bay area residents will lose accessible and affordable places to camp, swim, hike or just explore. >> it's a legacy, you know, that one should close them. it's going to be much harder to reopen them. >> when we close the park, it means that nobody is allowed to come into the park. and so they would be subject to citation if they were -- if they were here in the park. >> governor brown said in a statement he will work hard in the next few weeks to reach agreements that avoid -- might avoid many proposed budget cuts. california's budget crisis could potentially lead to the next school year being shortened by as much as five weeks. our media partner, the san jose mercury news reports even with higher than expected income tax revenue, the state still faces a budget shortfall of $12 billion.

republicans say schools could still be spared drastic cuts if all the extra tax money goes to education. but democrats predict k through 12 education could lose up to $5 billion in funding. some districts have already been allowed to shorten the 180 day school year by five days due to those budget cuts. california teachers have ended a five-day statewide protest against those drastic budget cuts. yesterday in san francisco there was a rally at the civic center. teachers want lawmakers to extend temporary sales in income taxes and vehicle fees to fund education at current levels. g.o.p. leaders are proposing giving $2 billion from a tax revenue windfall to public schools. governor brown will release his revised budget proposal on monday. the 100th foot race takes place tomorrow in san francisco. for this major milestone comes some major changes. no booze, no floats and hopefully no damage to property owners this year. abc 7's don sanchez checks in with neighbors in the panhandle frustrated by the rowdy crowds

last year. >> i was upset definitely. there was a huge amount of damage, you know, we had to completely replant our whole front yard. >> hundreds of people traveled this garden in front of their panhandle home. it got out of hand with drunks last year. her neighbor was having a party. >> i was in the kitchen grabbing some food. i came out and there was 10 people waiting in line to use the rest room. i had no idea who they were. >> they broke the toilet seat. imagine as thousands of people, runners and crowds descend on the neighborhood. incidents like this and complaints from neighbors are the reason this year's race is different. >> this year, alcohol and floats have been banned. they pose a significant safety hazard and negatively impact the neighborhood. >> police presence may be major, aimed at people drinking excessively. the organizers want to return to the original spirit of the event. >> we want people to come to this race dressed, undressed in costumes and as professional runners. we don't want them to bring bottles of liquor with them.

>> there's an on-line group who wants partying to continue and hinted there will be booze stops along the way. there will be a party this year with a band and with changes. >> we have a couple downstairs that are going to handle the stairs and we're building stuff around our planters. >> everyone who attends will get a wrist band. this is about a serious race. the runners get caught up in the crowd. >> you feel more strength all around so you feel so excited. >> she set a course record last year and is going for her third win. he hopes to be the first american to win the race since 1986. >> you get really close to the people and then they scream at you, go u.s.a.! will call your name. you get that energy and you definitely helps. >> he won a silver medal. this is hayes street hill, the place that separates the pros from the rest of us. and here's some advice if you're planning to run on sunday morning. make sure that your strongest drink is water.

in san francisco, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> extra ferries will be running sunday morning. the alameda oakland ferry line begins its summer weekend schedule today. there's a link to the departure times at abc7news.com. santa clara police are looking for any information about the killing of a man known around town as the church man he got his nickname because he went to church every day and always carried a bible. police found him passed out and bleeding from his head early thursday morning. he died within minutes. they are investigating his death as a homicide. there is a $5,000 reward for information in this case. the giants fan who was beaten at dodgers stadium in march is now stable enough to come back to the bay area. according to the l.a. county medical center where he is now, 41-year-old bryan stow could be transferred to san francisco general hospital as soon as monday morning. stow is still in a coma and his condition remains critical but

he has now opened his eyes and he is responding to stimulation. coming up next, officials say it is the one thing they never expected from osama bin laden. where they found a stash of pornography. and snow in the forecast in lake tahoe. ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? sure. ♪ [ beep ] hey. okay. -these'll do. -yeah. [ male announcer ] wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. ♪ the best part of wakin' up so, where do you want to start? i think this is a pretty good place. ♪ is folgers in your cup

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> the pentagon says u.s. intelligence analysts have been interviewing osama bin laden's three widows. they were taken into custody by pakistani services after the american raid on bin laden's compound. cnn is reporting the women were questioned simultaneously and in the presence of pakistani officials and were "hostile" toward their american interrogators. american officials say a large

amount of pornography was found on computer files seized by navy seals at bin laden's compound in pakistan. the stash was right in bin laden's bedroom but officials have not said whether the content was on his personal computers. officials say they've also found pornography during investigations of other islamic militants. we are at a stalemate at peace talks but yesterday, george mitchell resigned as u.s. envoy to the middle east. he is stepping down for personal reasons. mitchell has been on the job for two years. the first leg of cycling's amgen tour in california is in question with snow in the forecast. race officials will meet tonight to discuss options which includes altering the course from south lake tahoe to north star at tahoe resort. it climbs to an elevation of 7,000 feet where the course could be icy. safety, of course, is the top concern for racing officials especially following last week's death of a belgium cyclist who crashed on a downhill stretch in italy.

a final decision won't be likely made until the race time at 10:30 on sunday morning. ironically, the event was moved from february to may starting last year for, yes, better racing weather. or so they thought. >> 10:30 sunday morning right when they'll be in the action there in the sierra nevada. so it will be earlier than that for us. how early? as early as tonight. we'll see the rain heading our way. here's a look outside. a roof camera shows a lot of cloud cover out there. it will be a cooler day today. the timing on the rain for the next couple of days coming up next. >> also next, the a's try to steal a win in oakland. did coco crisp make it? larry beil has highlights coming up. ♪

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snow. there's the love boat. just through the golden gate bridge this morning. underneath it and we're looking at the sun officially up at 6:01. couple of minutes ago but lots of cloud cover out there this morning. and we'll look for more cloud cover this afternoon bringing temperatures down as much as 10 degrees today from yesterday's readings. a little rain coming our way late this afternoon. then more significant rain tonight. 52 in mountainview. good morning, fairfield. 48 for you. our highlights, partly to mostly cloudy skies today. showers arrive this evening, maybe as early as 7:00 tonight and thunderstorms after midnight into tomorrow and then system number two heads our way monday so here's an area of low pressure. it's a strong area of low pressure for this time of year. we've got a strong jet stream that's diving this system to the south. it's going to move over the area and spread significant rain from mid may. we're talking maybe a quarter to

1/2 inch of rain. messing up a lot of plants for the weekend. here's the timing on the rain. 7:00 tonight. it's off the coast. and you'll see already, the rain/snow mix to the north of us as it pushes on through by 9:00 tonight. widespread showers, north bay, peninsula, south bay but by midnight, it begins to push to the east of us but really not out of the woods yet. this is when the cold, unstable air moves our way. mount hamilton, a little rain/snow mix and we'll be looking at showers in the forecast then for the rest of the day. thunderstorms possibly sunday afternoon. and then we'll look for a few sunny breaks but by monday afternoon, we've got more showers in the east bay. also down to the santa cruz mountains. so your forecast for the beta breakers calls for showers, the possibility of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. temperatures cool. only in the upper 40's to low 50's with a southwest wind. so really, an event to remember and in the sierra nevada, this is when the snow gets going pretty good by early sunday

morning. winter storm watch, 10 to 14 inches above 7,000 feet and we'll be looking at 5 to 8 inches at lake level so really, by about 10:00 in the morning, some very active weather in the sierra nevada. doesn't look good for the race there but temperatures by the afternoon, in the mid 50's today. but look at that colder air mass in place, dropping the numbers significantly tomorrow. so mid 60's today. it will be a dry day in the south bay with a little bit of sun in sunnyvale. 63 in redwood city. cool along the coast. cloudy skies. 56 in the sun bay district. sonoma by the afternoon, maybe a stray shower but for the most part, we'll see partly to mostly cloudy skies today in the east bay. 62 union city with 64 in danville and down by the monterey bay, just 60 there with 65 in hollister so the accuweather seven day forecast, cooler for sure today with the rain holding off until the later evening hours and then here it

comes. it's a quick mover but another system monday, tuesday. finally some 70's arrive by the middle of next week. >> it's ski season already. >> don't confuse you, right? >> thanks. joining us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." >> good to see you. officials in louisiana are preparing to open the spillway purposely flooding entire neighborhoods to avoid destruction of larger cities. thousands are now being evacuated as floodgates are set to open this afternoon. our team is live in louisiana with the latest and the latest discovery from inside the bin laden compound. a huge stash of pornography found in the bedroom and new information on the shooting of the terror leader. we have all the new details from pakistan. plus the jury is in. a woman caught on tape crying over her husband's death has been found guilty of trying to have him killed for a reality show? now she could be facing up to 30 years in prison. the verdict, more coming up in

the courtroom. have you ever been caught checking out someone attractive that isn't your partner? listen to this, john, a new study found that sneaking a peek can actually be healthy for your relationship. >> really? wow. i thought it would be harmful. >> that's all i'll say. >> i didn't commission that report. that's all i have to say. >> just don't get caught at the wrong time. >> do what ron claiborne does, just wear sunglasses. >> thanks. >> tomorrow night, the sharks play game one of the western conference finals in vancouver against the canucks. yesterday, the giants opened the 7-game road trip to chicago against the cubs riding a six-game winning streak. here's larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the giants winning streak came to a rather abrupt end in chicago. madison bumgartner's elusive quest for the first win gone in the windy city. trouble for him in the third. two outs, ropes a single up the middle. three hit, three r.b.i. day for barney.

3-1 cubs. in the fifth, giants tried to rally. aubrey huff fights this one down the line. giants down 3-2. they would not get any closer. in the seventh, the cubs blow it open. reid johnson with a bases clearing double that rattles around down there. makes it 8-2. johnson three hits, four r.b.i.s and bumgartner falls to 0-6. get your cotton candy right here, get your omar vizquel right here. goes down the line inside the bag. carlos quinton in on the double. chicago would build a 4-0 lead. a's get on the board in the seventh. finding the hole. make it 4-3. the big gamble in the bottom of the eighth, two outs, tying run at third. coco crisp is stealing home. coco crisp is out! trying to steal home. if not, everybody goes why did you do that? a's lose 4-3.

the sharks open the western conference finals tomorrow in vancouver. that gives the men in teal a little time to rest and for the blood pressure of their fans to come down a bit. i want to talk about nerve-racking game seven, 2 1/2 hours of pure stress. brilliant when it mattered most. being ridiculed and scrutinized patrick marlo, got his first point of the series. turned out to be the game-winner. after a moment of celebration and relief, the sharks set their sights on vancouver. the canucks had the best record in the league this season. >> it's going to be about -- i mean, this team we're going to be playing is the trophy winner and the first place club in the league and they're going to be ready for us. and they're a great team. we need to make sure we're ready for them. >> have good skill, you know, they're fast, they're strong. good defense. it's obvious it's what they've done all year so it's going to be tough. >> we mentioned the marlo situation. a former teammate had questioned his heart and guts earlier.

here's what j.r. had to say after marlo's series winning goal. >> listen, i have no problem telling somebody when they did something bad. but i love it when they come back at me and show something good. the only reason i'm tough on patrick marlo is because i know how good he is and i know what he's capable of doing and he showed me tonight by getting the big goal, making the big plays when it is needed and that's why the san jose sharks won. >> more drama from game 7. the wife of defenseman ian white went into labor during the game. texted the sharks p.r. staff to please let her husband know but not only after the game. good news, graceland sofia white was born yesterday morning, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. congratulations to the white family. thunder looking to close out the griz in game six. westbrook down the lane, roll. he had 27. thunder were up by as many as 13 but the second half was a different story.

zach randolph driving and scoring. tied at 59. then o.j. mayo to the rack, strong. mayo had 16. all randolph be all the time late. he had 30 points. 13 boards, unguardable. memphis evens the series. game seven is sunday back in okc. >> the new device designed to stop vandals in their tracks. how it works. and gunshots and road blocks, a classic chase scene re-enactment that's going to tie up city streets today. my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie, white chocolate strawberries, and mmm key lime pie. yeah, i've already lost some weight. [ female announcer ] yoplait light --

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well, next week there's a vote in congress to end these oil company giveaways once and for all and i hope democrats and republicans come together and get this done. >> the president says he will continue to push for investment in clean energy to reduce america's dependence on foreign oil. the driver of a pickup truck that was struck by a freight train in martinez last night is hospitalized this morning with a leg injury. he had to be cut out of his overturned truck by rescue workers. police are investigating why the truck was on the tracks at the crossing just west of the martinez amtrak station. the crossing gates were down and the signals were working when the westbound freight train came along just after 9:00 last night. witnesses say the train was moving at about 25 miles an hour when the collision occurred. the tracks were closed until after 11:00 for inspection by union pacific crews. the closure delayed at least three amtrak trains last night. investigators are deciding whether to file charges against the concord liquor store workers who sold illegal fireworks to an 11-year-old.

investigators confiscated these smoke bombs from a store on monument boulevard after a woman called concerned that her grandson had been allowed to buy them. the workers say they thought it was ok to sell smoke bombs since they're "safe and sane fireworks" but all fireworks are illegal in contra costa county. a new effective crime fighting tool is in place through brentwood. they hope the threat of being caught on camera will act as a deterrent. it's a story from our media partner, the bay area news group. alan wong shows us how it works. >> the thing in front is the motion sensor. >> when officer russ miller goes home, his voice will still be working overtime. all over brentwood. >> the park is closed. your picture has just been taken and will be forwarded to the brentwood police department. leave the park immediately. >> the flash cam 880 is a motion activated solar powered portable camera that can read a sign or capture a license plate from 250 feet away.

in the dark. >> after it goes to dark, the system automatically activates itself and arms. >> its first mobile assignment is in this neighborhood near creekside park where groups of teenagers have been causing trouble at night. >> we're scared for the kids. there's been some attacks in the walkway next to our house. and there's been some kids that were beat up, belongings thrown over the fence on to our property. it was a concern. >> officer miller can wirelessly download the photos in seconds. >> that really gives me more of a peace of mind definitely for the kids. >> similar cameras are already being used to catch illegal dumpers in unincorporated richmond as $5,400 each, this department thinks it's a wise investment. >> we're spending a tremendous amount of money in the city replacing copper wire and metal boxes that are being stolen. if we can identify one of those persons it will pay for the cameras and i see it taking off and becoming popular.

>> the park is closed. your picture has just been taken and will be forwarded to the brentwood police department. leave the park immediately. >> in brentwood, alan wong, abc 7 news. >> if you hear gunshots in the financial district, there's nothing to worry about. they will be filming a commercial re-creating the san francisco car chase scene from "bullet" and there will be simulated gunfire. the commercial is for a korean movie theater chain. filming was set to start about half-hour ago at 6:00 a.m. and it's set to close and end at about 8:00 p.m. tonight and it will cause some closures on montgomery, bush, suter, pine, washington and clay streets in the financial district. lisa here, it will be warm -- it will be dry for part of today. but then -- >> got everybody's attention when you said that. >> sorry about that. >> no, it's not going to be warm. it's going to be cloudy and cool. rain arrives tonight.

snow in the higher elevations. more rain as you head towards the work week. i'll detail that for you coming up. >> also ahead, this young peruvian boy full of life thanks to a life saving gift from his bay area cousin.

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>> good morning, welcome back to abc 7 news. traffic is a little thin but the clouds are starting to thicken. dry for now, not warm. and it will be wet by evening and snowy in the sierra by tomorrow morning so we have the whole november forecast. >> february, yes. >> coming up a little bit later. well, today, you can help stamp out hunger. just place a bag of nonperishable food by your mailbox before the regular time your mail gets delivered and your letter carrier will deliver your food to the local food bank and they ask that you don't include any glass containers. lisa back with us this morning. we've been watching the clouds roll in and strange. >> yes and yesterday was really

nice. it looks like we're going to have to wait at least five days until we get back into that sort of springlike weather regime so you've heard about it. we've been talking about it for days and it's the rain that's on the way tonight. it's cloudy and here's a nice pan from our camera. pretty gray out there but with that cloud cover, we have managed to keep the temperatures up in some spots this morning. so we'll for a few peeks of sun out there today and then the rain arriving this evening. right now, it is 48 half moon bay. it's 50 in redwood city. good morning, livermore. 50 for you. 51 in san jose with mid 40's around santa rosa. here's the deal. we're looking at partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies today. showers arrive really as soon as 7:00 tonight and we'll see the chance of thunderstorms after midnight. that cold, unstable air stays with us all day long tomorrow. so the possibility of more thunderstorms for sunday and that cool air will be with us into the early next week.

that second system arrives on monday so here's the set-up. this first area of low pressure. it's a strong one and it's being driven south by a very strong jet stream. this is the middle of may so kind of unusual not to see that high anchored over the eastern pacific because it's not there. it's going to drag right into northern california bringing in the cold showers and higher elevations. snow at 3500 feet will be the snow level in the bay area. let's get you set up on the timing of the rain. 7:00 tonight, knocking on the door of marin county here. so by 8:00, 9:00 it tons to advance to the east. pretty much all over the bay area by 10:00, 11:00 and by midnight, we have the wet weather from north to south. you'll notice to the north, a little rain/snow mix as well as mount hamilton. this is tomorrow morning, though. so the front has passed to the east and we'll see showers left over so count on that for the beta breakers but then by the

afternoon, we've got more rain not only in the north bay but some spotty showers and then here's our second system by monday afternoon, more showers in the east bay and more cold air and then by the evening hours, here comes that area of low pressure spreading more rain showers but your beta breaker forecast calls for the showers, cold temperatures, upper 40's to the low 50's. we'll be looking at a little bit of a breeze out there and then it looks like a thunderstorm activity once the sun begins to heat that cooler air. so in the mountains, we're looking at a winter storm watch with snow arriving by tomorrow morning early so that will really cause problems for the bike race there. mid 50's for the highs today and then, boy, temperatures take a big hit tomorrow with the snow. 66 in campbell. look for low 60's by the water in milpedas. mid 50's for pacifica today. partly to mostly cloudy downtown. 58 north bay look for temperatures ranging from the 50's at the coast, low 60's for

vallejo. 60's should do it with a little sunshine. 10 degrees cooler in danville. 64. same thing in watsonville. rain holding off there. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. cooler showers in the forecast late tonight. thunderstorms throughout the day tomorrow. we're hoping sunny breaks but not really enough to warm us up. just destablizing that atmosphere and then still more rain on monday, tuesday. >> to make things interesting. >> why not? >> thank, lisa. a 4-year-old boy and his parents made a 4,000 mile trip from lima, peru to palo alto to undergo surgery that would save their son's life. the little boy was born with a rare and deadly kidney disorder and needed a transplant. the donor turned out to be a pleasant surprise. abc 7's leeann melendez had the story from the children's hospital. >> it's just the stitch that works its way to the surface. >> it's one of the last checkups for julian valdez at stanford.

>> he was born with a rare disorder. >> the kidney serves as a coffee filter and one of the things that the kidney is supposed to hold on it is protein. you need protein to grow and thrive. but his kidney, the filter had holes in it and so he leaked protein. >> when the parents found out he suffered from this rare kidney disorder, they immediately knew what they were up against. eight years ago, they had lost another son to the same disorder. >> they want us to take something, to see if something related to his older brother, wasn't him and so he was losing protein. >> at the same time, his mother's cousin, a pediatrician in northern california was researching the disorder and recommended bringing him to lucille packard children's hospital at stanford but there was more. >> she came with us and then she

surprised us with the news because she told us that she had talked with her husband, her kids and she had decided to be the donor. >> the cousin was a perfect match. the march operation was a success. giving them a second chance to be parents. >> now he can eat whatever he wants. whatever he wants. >> he can have a normal life. >> so my cousin give him a kidney. >> he still has trouble holding his head up. because he was protein deprived, he was malnourished. that has caused a delay in the development of his gross motor skills. he's got a lot of work ahead of him. >> he will need lifetime medication and lifetime follow-up and he will get the majority of that in peru but we will always be following him as well. >> family in peru and friends from around the world had a fundraiser to help pay for the

operation and the trips. giving up was never an option. >> we want him to know what -- what all the people not only in our country but friends from different places in the world have done for him. so he can do that for other people. >> at stanford, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >> don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> permits are now being sold on the black market. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is coming up.

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>> good morning and welcome back to abc 7 news. live look at the shark tank in san jose. a little lonely this morning because the team is playing in vancouver but they'll be back on friday. yosemite national park is one of california's most beautiful destinations but this year, it will be nearly impossible to make the climb because of ticket scalpers. they have snapped up the allotted permits and not only that, the scalpers want some big money for them. here's 7 on your side's michael finney with that story. >> this family and their friends remember fondly their midnight hike at yosemite national park two years ago. >> we got up there at 5:30 in the morning just in time to see the sunrise and when i call it the sunrise, pretty spectacular. >> marty was only 15 at the time. here he is at the summit. his dad grinning behind him.

after they climbed nearly 5,000 feet up the famous monolith. >> it's an experience that everybody should at least do once. >> i would like to do it again. >> indeed, the group will not climb half dome in june as planned because the park service now requires permits to climb the cables to the summit with a limit of 400 per day. in order to reduce dangerous crowding on the cables on the final stretch. this video by the national park service shows hikers climbing those cables to the summit. the permits are only $1.50 a person for the day hike. they're being snatched up within minutes when they go on sale each month. many park visitors complaining they're being shut out. >> we can only buy four at a time. that's why we all synchronized our watches and tried to get our group of 25 to the top. >> the permits go on sale at precisely 7:00 a.m. on the first day of each month. for dates two months later. they're sold by phone and on

line through a park service web site. however, they couldn't get in fast enough. permits for june were sold out in 12 minutes. >> it seems really hard to believe that 400 permits can be gone in the space of five to 10 minutes for one day. let alone for 30 days. >> to be gone so fast, it just seems like how could that happen? >> the park service directed me to call the attorney general's office and better business bureau. i called 7 on your side. >> what we found is the new limit on permits has now created a black market for the popular yosemite hike. >> here buying permits and turning around and selling them on the internet, on craig's list and things like that for exorbitant prices and it really is just unfair. >> yosemite ranger scott geddeman says scalpers are using computer software to scoop up large numbers of permits before consumers can type their information on line and selling them at hugely inflated prices.

7 on your side found half dome permits for sale on craig's list for as much as $40. craig's list is also filled with pleas from hikers wanting the permits. >> for a place that we feel is so magical and such a big part of the fabric of american society for people using our national parks and specifically yosemite to make money, it's infuriating. >> infuriating for this group of would-be climbers, too. >> this would have been my first time climbing. >> pretty excited to go. >> they complained they'd have to pay a tour company hundreds of dollars to take them to the top but it turns out the tour companies can't get permits either. >> ticket scalpers are getting hold of these tickets and dates we've had confirmed from our clients for a year now who confirmed and booked in 2010 and we can't get the permits. so we don't get any special treatment.

>> john of y explorer tours says he's taking half as many groups up the dome this year and fewer hikers in each group. so will the iconic half dome sit tantalizing out of reach? even for those who can manage the strenuous climb? he says the park service is hoping to stop the illicit sales. >> scalping occurs for sporting events and concerts. it's a fact of life but we feel that here in yosemite national park, it just shouldn't happen. >> this is the crown jewel of the national parks. >> it's very upsetting that we can't go. >> scalpers are reselling yosemite campsite reservations and at inflated prices so is all of this legal? well, the park service says permits are not transferrable and officials are investigating whether scalpers can be prosecuted. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, a bay area animal shelter hopes you can help find a good home for more than a dozen chihuahuas.

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generated by the transformer movies and robots that change shape and adapt their functions are not just science fiction. abc 7 on a lab at u.c. davis where they already exist. >> you know that line about boys and the size of their toys? in a u.c. davis laboratory. >> and go! >> oh, man! >> small size translates to big ambitions. that will be a really cool thing if we can put a microphone on it and get it to dance around. >> the items moving on this table may look nondescript but they could become the answers to machines in your future. >> they are mobots, mobile robots. >> little ones that connect with other little ones by using standard parts making bigger, more adaptable ones. when you have one of these moving mobots in your hand, it's almost as if it's alive.

this part moves. this part moves. and it's all configureable. they've put them together and these mobots can do all kinds of tasks. >> we're talking about different ways of sensing the world, different ways of moving. robots are a building block. kind of like legos but a lot more complicated. >> graham riland came to u.c. davis as a student and now he's in business with his former professor harry chang. >> quick animation. >> three years into this project, the team has learned through experience that building a mobot is as involved a mechanical discipline as mankind has ever attempted. >> mobotics is an intricate theater and it combines mechanical, electrical and a software basically computer science together. >> for instance, the day of our visit, these guys spent the better part of one hour convincing this mobot to stand on its own. >> oh! >> all right. >> and now the curtsy, if you will.

having stood up, it spun around. using dangerous or inaccessible areas. >> if you know there's somebody under rubble, you can assemble them together into a small robot. >> give it 10 years, they say. transformers not exactly. a transformational? we shall see and in the meantime, what is the difference between you and a bunch of 10-year-olds? >> not much. >> from u.c. davis, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> more than a dozen chihuahuas in sonoma county needs new homes. you can adopt one of the dogs for $25 instead of the usual $126 fee. it includes spaying, neutering, shots and a microchip. >> we think it's a wonderful breed. we think they're a good dog for typically families with little bit older children. and since the first of july last year which is the beginning of our fiscal year, we've adopted over 200 chihuahuas.

>> the shelter director tells us she expects more chihuahuas to go up for adoption soon. many chihuahuas end up at the shelter because they're a very popular breed. lisa back with one more look at the forecast. going to be a little cold and chilly. >> a little cold playing baseball this afternoon at the coliseum, though, where temperatures will be on the cool side. partly cloudy skies, though. 1:00, upper 50's to about 60 today. if you're heading over to oakland. the rest of the bay area will see the clouds thin out a little bit but we will see more clouds than yesterday. and numbers as much as 10 degrees cooler with highs in the upper 50's, oakland, san francisco, low to mid 60's or east bay valleys, rain moves in by 7:00 and 8:00 tonight and stays with us through the wee hours of the morning. continuing with the chance for rain, too, early next week. >> thank you, lisa. and thank you for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. our next newscast starts at 8:00 a.m. and you can stay connected

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