>> in the news this sunday morning, april 1st, we are following breaking news. the coast guard has a rescue boat on the way to help four injured sailors on a yacht racing from china to san francisco. and investigators and volunteers will be back out again this morning searching for sierra lamar, the morgan hill teenager who disappeared 16 days ago. thanks for joining us, i'm carolyn tyler. let's get started with a quick look at the weather. here's our meteorologist, lisa argen. >> hi there, carolyn, hi, everyone. look at the flags from our roof camera. they are still blowing. the winds are out of the northwest behind the frontal band that has a few showers left over here right around santa

cruz east of morgan hill. a rain-snow mix. the next couple of hours, south bay, well south of the san mateo coast around monterey could see an isolated shower until around 8:00. notice the bulk of the activity way to the east and south of us. but one advisory to pass on to you is a high surf warning until 5:00 tomorrow. we are looking for large breaking waves and the winds once again are gusting out and they will continue to be gusty throughout the afternoon. right now gusts of 36 miles an hour, but a spring like forecast for the next couple of days we will talk about it later. carolyn. >> and breaking news right now, the u.s. coast guard is sending a rescue boat to help four injured sailors on a yacht caught in stormy seas on a race from china to san francisco. three british crewmembers and one australian or 400 miles off the coast.

the let of the crew of uninjured. waves swept away the steering and mounting and communication equipment. the rescue boat is fitted with a flight deck for a long range helicopter is on the way from san diego and it's expected to arrive around 8:00 this morning. last night rescuers sent to parashoot to help the injured crew were unable to jump because of poor weather condition but they did manage to drop medical supplies. that boat, the geraldton western australia is one of the ten boats part of the clipper round the world yacht race. four boats have already arrived. back here the rain may be clearing out but the bay area faces high wind and dangerously high rain across the coast. there were power outages yesterday. electricity is expected to be restored to the last few

customers by about 9:30 this morning. abc7 begins in hayward. >> reporter: any winds caused an outage around 7:30 a.m.. approximately 45 people were left without power for about an hour and a half. many stores us and was were forced to close on a normally wet, busy saturday night. david simms said they had to close early and lose business. >> lights off. lights will come back on maybe ten minutes later and we are going to try to stay open as long as we could. >> the sin mark theatre closed but other restaurants and businesses reopened after power went back on. >> it went back. the restaurant was full. we brought out candles and waited for it to come back on. >> did any customers leave? >> oh, yeah. we had a few leave. >> pg&e crews were on scene to restore power. first they had to put out a flaming transformer from the fallen tree.

this wasn't the biggest storm of the season but it left its mark throughout the bay area. panoramic highway between stinson beach was closed in both directions around 12:30. there is a high surf advisory for the entire northern california coast until 5:00 a.m. monday. waves crashed the shore at bakers beach. some waves would reach 25 feet in height n pacifica one wave watcher game all the way from the east bay clad in rain gear just to watch the surf. >> i'm here to check out the high surf waves. they are supposed to be really big. we usually stay up here and let them splash at us. abc7 news. >> there were problems all across the bay. take a look at this, massive tree snapped at its base yesterday and tumbled on to highway 128 in sonoma county. it tore down power lines and knocked out electricity to more than 300 customers in cloverdale. pg&e crews worked rather quickly to restore that service. in oakland hills a tree fell, partially blocking the street on

sheppard canyon road. crews were sent to chop it up. in san francisco gusty winds pushed a light poll against a park 55 hotel near union square. the -- public works said they have never seen wind do that to a light pole. first lady michelle obama has left the bay and the th alameda bay coast guard cutter she chrissen yesterday will ship out later this month on a 9 to day tour of duty. yesterday's pouring rain and driving winds did not stop the first lady from dedicating the new cutter in the name of captain dorothy stratton, the director of many women's reserve during world war ii. she emphasized providing civilian support for service members and their families. >> today we commission this ship as a tribute not just to dorothy, but to all the women who served with her.

[drumroll] >> bring our cutter to life! [applause]. >> after the ceremony the public got to board the cutter stratton for a tour. others said farewell to mrs. obama. the first lady then headed to los angeles to attend nickelodeon's kids choice awards last night. volunteers and investigators say they will be out again today hoping for any new information in the disappearance of sierra lamar. the search for the missing morgan hill girl is now in its third week. the 15-year-old vanished on her way to school. her cell phone, clothes and purse have been recovered, but nothing else. yesterday search focused on a remote area of san jose northwest of morgan hill. organizers say more than 500 new volunteers showed up yesterday, including san francisco 49er's quarterback, alex smith. >> so for us that's a great sign that even on a rainy morning that we were able to get all

these new people out. that puts us in a great position moving forward. >> dozens of teenagers and children too young to take part in that search for sierra still did their part. they held a youth community march and they passed out flyers to local businesses. not too many problems to report from a music event with a deadly past that took center stage in oakland last night. oracle arena was the host to pop 2012, a rave that was on a two-year hiatus. in 2010 two people died after taking the drug ecstasy. 70 people were arrested on drug charges that. event sparked a debate whether to ban raise at publicly owned facilities. organizers say they took extra precautions this year, including a new text message system for people to report any problems. up next, march madness celebrating gets ugly as kentucky students riot. following the wildcats final four victory over in-state rival

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city leaders say there were a few minor injuries reported. christians mark the beginning of holy week today with palm sunday services. this is the scene in jerusalem. the bible says on palm sunday jesus christ made his return to the holy city greeted by cheering crowds carrying palms. today people will retrace the footsteps of jesus. it is believed to be the site of the crucifixion observed as good friday. holy week culminates a week from today when christians celebrate the resurrection of christ. to politics, all three presidential candidates are gearing up for tuesday's primary in wisconsin. yesterday they all campaigned for wisconsin's 42 delegates. mitt romney continues to lead the policy there. he has anywhere from a a 5 to 7-point lead.

rick san has not done well in midwest states but he is hoping for a turn around. >> if santorum were to win in wisconsin it would be huge for his campaign because he hasn't really had a win in a state that doesn't have a lot of evangelicals in it. so if he can win in this state, particularly after all the controversy they had with the republican governor, i think it would be a big thing for santorum. >> newt gingrich also addressed the wisconsin faith and freedom coalition. maryland and the district of columbia also have primaries on tuesday. new battle lines are being drawn over bpa. that's that chemical found in plastic bottles and canned foods. on friday the fda announced it was refuse to go ban fda because there is not enough evidence that it's harmful. people say the chemical acts like estrogen and can be linked to cancer and heart disease are promising to continue theirity fight. here is abc's gym avilla.

>> lori has three boys she's determined to keep away from plastic bottles and canned food containing the chemical bpa. >> as a mom i want to make sure what i'm giving to my children is safe for them. >> since moms began complaining about bpa in baby products, most infant supplies no longer contain the chemical. many household goods advertise they are bpa free. still, bpa is per vasive and not always labeled. >> we are concerned about cancer, i'm concerned about reproductive issues. should we as moms have to do this? why son our government protecting us? >> but the fda, despite consumer concerns and a lawsuit against it, ruled that there is not enough scientific proof that bpa is harmful in humans to ban it. >> the decision was based on the best available science. it's strong, it's compelling and it tells us that products on the market today are savor use. >> the national defense resources council petitioned the government to ban bpa in 2008.

says the fda made the wrong call. >> we did think the fda is out of step with the scientific and medical research. we think they have not shown that bpa is safe. >> the fda in a statement said the pegs did not have the scientific data kneed for it to change current regulations. so it will not change the rules. >> mom powerful. we aren't going to buy products that contain bpa. we are not going to stand for this. it is not fair. we are talking about our children. >> it's still possible moms like lori will win out. the fda said it will continue funding research and this is not its final ruling on bpa. jim avilla, abc news, new york. >> in santa rosa a march are mark the 50th annual celebration honoring civil rights activists united farm workers leader sasha chavez. it begins at noon. it will end at old courthouse

square with a rally. farm workers are still fight fourth equal pay. a new bill by santa rosa democratic assemblyman michael aller will give farmer the overtime pay they were denied when they were excluded from the national fair labor standards act of 1938. meteorologist lisa argen here. kind of mild out there. >> yeah. temperatures are in the 40s. we have a leftover shower here or there, but still some gusty winds out there and things will get brighter and a little warmer today. will that follow suit for the work week as we begin april? i'll let you know coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, a must-win game for the sharks as san jose tries to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. mike shumann has the highlights coming up in sports.

by monday warmer and as well tuesday with increasing clouds and wednesday we could see a few drops. and that drops our temperatures come thursday. and friday. but overall don't you think looking more and more spring like. >> looks nice out there. >> yes. hope it will stay dry for easter. >> yes. i know. yeah. it is looking dry at this point. >> i'm thinking about the kids and the easter egg hundred and that kind of thing. >> l thanks, lisa. well, it appears linn sanity is done for the year. the star point guard and palo alto native son will have surgery this week. he had a small meniscus tear that will keep him sidelined for six weeks effective ending his season unless the knicks make a postseason run. he is the first tie want niece

decent player to play in the nba. and tonight the baylor bears are battling in the ncaa women's tournament. last night the sharks needed a win against dallas as the team makes a final push for the playoffs. mike shumann has the highlights in this morning's sports. good morning. well, the sharks are in a must-win situation for their final four games. they hosted dallas last night and with the shutout, they moved back in the playoff hunt. this could have been the game that decided today's face. they waste no time lighting the lamp. 58 seconds in, joe, 30th goal of the season. 1-0, sharks. still in the first. martin havlat with an incredible pass to jason. power play goal. sharks up 2-06789 we go to the second. marc-edouard blasted the blast, the tip. number 31 makes it 3-0 and in that anti niemmi was stellar. 20 saves for sixth shutout of the season. sharks win a big one, 3-0. move back into the final and

eighth playoff spot in the west. and then there were two. men's final four yesterday from new orleans. we tipoff with the battle of second seeds, ohio state and kansas. buckeyes came out red hot. the misses the shot. buckeyes by 13 in the thirst. second half, can kansas heats up. elijah coast-to-coast for the lay-in. 13 points, 10 boards. tied at 38. worked once, why not again. johnson puts the jayhawks up one with 1:15 left. kansas up three. 15 seconds left. william buford slams home the rebound. one-point game. buckeyes ball. down to three seconds left. craft intentionally misses the free throw. he's called for a lane violation. jayhawks ball and ohio state completely unprepared for the inbounds pass. kansas wins it, 64-62. grabbing the first spot in the finals. meanwhile louisville's rick pitino facing his former team, kentucky. huge for the wildcats. kentucky by 7 at the half. but here comes louisville. payton.

no. and jang, the follow. 7 points, 12 boards. and then stevea from downtown. pitino fired up. game tied at 49. nine minutes left. kentucky controls the game from there. gilchrist, the spin and the flush in. davis again. oh, my, 18 points, 14 boards for the freshman. kentucky wins it, 69-61. they will face kansas monday night for the ncaa title. all right. the women's final four set for today from denver with stanford facing the top-ranked and undefeated baylor bears. their all american center, 68 britney griner who is named associated press player of the year yesterday with 136 of the 40 votes will be a challenge for the ogagunba sisters. he they are hoping to make it tough on brittney. >> you know, they play remarkable together, the sister instinct for each other on the floor, the high-low. we will have to guard them, keep them off the boards.

>> she is not just big, she's athletic and she has skills, which makes that kind of, you know, a triple dagger. at this point i'm just -- i'm really -- i was excited from selection monday baylor was on our side. i'm so happy we get to play them. especially me being a senior. i don't want to say i didn't get to play her before i left so i'm look forward to it. >> and the earthquakes in seattle. 24th minute. the penalty kick. shoots and scores. fourth goal in four games. that was the difference. quakes win it 1-nil, handing seattle their first loss of the seen. san jose 3-1 on the young season. that's the way the ball bounces. we will have the stanford highlights coming up later today. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> still ahead. no, it's not a april fool's joke. the quack down on zombies behind the wheel. and controversy emerging or an industry in san francisco. are they getting an unfair break? ok, guys-- what's next ?

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>> welcome back, everyone. starting today police all across the state will be out on the road looking for zombies as part of a new effort to get distracted drivers off the road. abc7s nannette miranda explains. >> it looks like the set of hollywood's latest zombie movie but if you look closely thedom business are on their cell phone. it's part of the chp and office of traffic safety's "it's not worth it" campaign to get california drivers to put down their cell phones. the second national distracted driving awareness month kicks often april 1st. >> people are in a hurry and with technology, people trying to get multiple things done at one time and it's hard to put the phone down and drive when actually they should. >> do you know why i pulled you over? >> to hit that point home,dom business are being used in

public service announcements because you really are like a zombie when driving and talking or texting on a hand-held. a study by carnegie university found the act of talking on a cell phone can reduce more than 35% of the brain activity needed for driving. >> the message is a third of your brain is not there because you are doing that on the phone while you are driving. you really become a zombie and there's in attention blindness that you don't even know what you are not seeing. >> so law enforcement will be aggressively combing highways and streets for drivers who refuse to go handsfree. last year during a similar month-long campaign they caught 52,000 people across the state. 475,000 for all of 2011. when you add in local and court fees, citations can run into hundreds of dollars. jeff was pulled over not far from where the campaign kicked off for being on his i-phone. after all, the hand heliband has been law in california since

2008 and is in effect all year. >> i had just finished a phone call and was actually hanging up right there. i was not texting. >> but you were driving. >> absolutely. i realize i shouldn't have done that and i realize i had both ear phones in. >> and looking at state crash records two years before and two years after the hand-held ban went into effect, uc davis found overall traffic deaths went down 22% and hand-held driver phone deaths went down 27%. abc7 news. starting today a higher sales tax goes into effect in two north bay cities. voter approved sales tax increases began in vallejo and fairfax. va layer hoe is now 8.375% and fair tax will charge a half percent more. the new sales tax there is 8.5%. not a new tax, but expanding one already on the books is causing

controversy in san francisco where tourism is the number one describe. anything that might stir up controversy in terms of changes there. right now city leaders are debating the definition of a hotel. since last july philly has shared his west portal home with about 60 people from a dozen countries. he charges less than traditionalpo hotel and says his guests enjoy a real san francisco experience. >> they want really to play where i play and eat where i eat. >> he finds his guests through a company called air b and b, short for air mattress bed and breakfast. it started in 2008 in san francisco and now has connections in 192 countries. san francisco's tax collector believes it's time those guests pay the city's 14% hotel occupancy tax. former supervisor, aaron,

grease. >> makes perfect sense. it levels the playing field for existing hotels. >> but most of the people at city hall that use air b and b are adamantly opposed. >> we have not the resources of major, major hotels. >> but others, including union leaders representing hotel workers, believe allowing quasi bed and breakfast spots to skip the tax tax is an unfair loophole. >> it's high time that this loophole get closed and get closed quickly so we are no longer undercutting the jobs, the industry, and the rental market the work being class people in the hospitality people rely on. >> the hotel tax contributes more than $200 million every year to the city budget but a spokesman red a statement from mayor ed lee saying he does not support expanding the tax to what is considered an emerging industry. >> as a birthplace of this new, more sustainable sharing economy, san francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing

its growth. >> so the mayor has convened a task force on what he calls the sharing economy. he's asking the tax collector to hold off on making any decision while that group meets. a warning for credit card holders across the country. there's been a security breach targeting mastercard and visa. as many as 10 million accounts have been hit. so who is at risk and how can you protect your accounts? abc's tonya has answers. >> we rely on credit cards for the smallest purchases. >> i use my credit card for a coffee purchase, groceries. >> so when a blogger broke the news millions of mastercard and visa accounts may have been compromised there was panic and questions from card holders. the security breachly a suspected criminal gang didn't target the card company's themselves, but instead a third party that processes millions of transactions each day. a company called global payment. >> global payments is one of the

major process source in the united states. so if the bad guys got into their system, which they admitted they did, they potentially could have taken 10 million or more cards. >> most people assume when they swipe their credit cards that their information goes straight to the bank but it turns out it makes a few stops along the way. >> from the merchant your credit card info first goes to a payment processing company like global payments, then to your credit card company, and finally to your bank for approval. critics say payment processing companies don't have the same level of security as banks, making them a target for thieves. >> tonya reporting. mastercard and visa say they have notified credit card holders of the problem. federal law enforcement is investigating. a scientist and educator and an artist are among the 11 women who are now in the thal pleada dot hall of fame. they were inducted during a lunch in and award ceremony at

the greek orthodox cathedral in oakland yesterday. this year's honorees received special recognition for their achievements and work in the community like oral lee brown who has raised money to send dozen of oakland students to college. >> i was certainly shocked to know it because i don't look at the work as i do as being about me. i see the work i am doing about students that are involved in my foundation. >> and it's very important for us to be sure our young people see these women that they can also be anything they want to be and dream big. >> the alameda county women's hall of fame is also known for giving back to the community. it's charity work provides needed resources to local women and children. so hats off, bravo to them. and our own lisa argen is here now to talk about dry weather? >> yeah. we do have a couple dry days to enjoy. and really beyond that in most of the bay area. but a few blips here and there. this morning you see the wind is

still blowing the flags out there. we will have to deal with that today. i'll explain next. >> thank you. also ahead. allegations of scientific misconduct by the national park service. did officials manipulate an environmental review to make a local oyster farmer look bad?

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this is a look from our vulmer peek camera. thanks for joining us. we hope your morning is starting out well. it's april fools day. don't be too many with those jokes today. like someone told lisa argen that she was going to have to stay here all day, and she just about freaked out. >> my producer. >> i could tell he was kidding. he can't lie. >> okay. he's got one of those face to more sticker shock. >> yeah. >> he's always trying to -- we

used to pull some on my mom. >> and they were mean. especially from your path speakers sisters. good morning, everyone. we are starting out with some gusty winds and that will stay with us throughout the day. from our sutra camera looking down over the city. we have winds off the coast, 30, 40, even at point ray's i saw wind gusts there at 50 miles an hour. right now oakland gusting to 33 miles an hour. the wind, once again is the story with the temperatures in the too bad out there. northwesterly winds gusting to 22. hayward, 35 at the airport. look at the coast. not to be outdone. san jose up to 25. novato up to 30 miles an hour. we will be look for the winds to support clear conditions. but it will be slightly warmer, not as warm as we should be today. 50 today half moon bay with 45 fremont. good morning, mountain view, 49 for you. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. a few leftover snowflakes in the sierra nevada but the bulk of

the activity continues to sink to the south. we are looking still at a few isolated showers way south by the santa cruz mountains, san benito county. other than that it will be increasing dry and sunny this afternoon with breezy conditions still. those winds out of the northwest in the first couple of days of april. it will start off nice with increasing clouds throughout tuesday and then maybe some cooler weather by the end of the week. rainfall totals up toward mount saint helenena, impressive, and san jose about a quarter inch. upwards about half-inch in san francisco. it came down pretty good at a time yesterday and churned up the seas and we have the sigh surf warning in effect with the west, northwesterly swells. that's right on through tomorrow. be careful, probably a lot of folks getting out today and enjoying the weather, about you some dangerous conditions along the coast.

the satellite and radar come positive shows the dark area here. that's the high pressure building in later on today. but with an isolated shower perhaps well south of the bay to start out the take and then beyond 9:00 it should be pretty nice out there. still kind of breezy. fast forward this time frame to tuesday night. here's the next weather make we're we could see a now light showers. definitely increasing clouds by mid-afternoon on tuesday. tuesday night maybe a shower. but ultimately this ushers in a cooler air mass for then of the work week. 63 in sacramento today. 67 los angeles and back home upper 50s downtown with low to mid-60s out by our inland valleys. so a pretty nice day with more sun throughout the afternoon here. along our central coast. 62 watsonville and 58 cool degrees, kind of windy in monterey. the accuweather seven-day fast, loose the wind by tomorrow. warmer monday and tuesday. a few more clouds into wednesday.

maybe a few sprinkles, but it looks dry not only toward the end of the week, but i checked, even easter is looking pretty good at this point. >> yeah. people want to know. >> yeah. >> thank you, lisa. >> well, there are some new allegationings of scientific misconduct by the national park service at the point ray's national seashore in marin county. did the park serviceman i late data to make a local oyster farmer look bad? dan ashley takes a closer look at that question in this morning's assignment 7 report. >> at kevin lunny's oyster company. they use this drill to break apart oysters. this is what it sounds like. according to a national park service draft environmental review, it sounds like this. it isn't the only discrepancy about noise in the park's report. >> there's been a repeated pattern of misconduct on the part of the national park service. >> biologist dr. corey goodman

has been a frequent critic of the science used bit park service. he's a member of the national academy of science and has published foreign 200 scientific papers. he was asked by a marin county supervisor in 2007 to look into how the park was conducting scientific report and he's been pouring over data on his own time over sense. he found that none of the reported audio levels on the equipment at the farm came from actual measurements. most was lifted from the federal highway administration roadway construction noise model users guide. and measurements of the sound generated by the lenny's motorboat actually come from a study done for the new jersey police department in 1995. >> the data doesn't come from the oyster farm, the data comes from 3,000 miles away. >> in fact, the boat referenced in the report isn't even a boat at all. it was a jet ski. similar to this model we found on youtube.

>> the measurement. the jet ski was off by about 18 fold. in other words, it was 18 times louder than the oyster boat. >> dr. goodman beliefs the park deliberately misled the public to make the farm look bad. that's because the outcome of a final report will determine whether the form stays open or close test end of the year. we asked the national park service to comment, but we were refused. >> the national park service has a predetermined agenda and basically forcing the data, misusing and abusing science to fit their agenda. >> goodman uncovered these discrepancy after comparing the study to a draft version of the environmental impact report released last june. >> all of those references, those citations were deleted out of the legend. >> this isn't the first time the questions were raised about the science used bit park service. january congress asked the park service to ask for an independent review of the draft

environmental impact report but to date no report has been commissioned by the academy. however, the department of interior did pay a florida company to conduct an impartial review on their behalf. among the reviewers was christopher clarke, a renowns bioacutal researcher at the university. he believes the data is having a negative impact on wildlife saying it's quite rebust. he refused to answer our questions after we told him the data wasn't from the site at all. he said he believed the data represented measurement taken from the oyster company activity. dan ashley. abc7 news. >> dr. goodman filed an official scientific misconduct charge with the department of interior last week. officials there say this allegation will be reviewed under the standard procedures contained in the department scientific integrity policy. we will continue to follow this

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>> good morning, everyone. welcome back. it's 5:39. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. not much going on this morning so far. after all, it's very early. thank you for getting up and watching the abc7 sunday morning news. an auto repair shop in oakland has shut down leaving their customers no way to get their cars and the owner is nowhere to be found. a veteran dealing with all this while he's in the hospital for a major operation. he contacted 7 on your side's michael finney for help. >> ronald davison served in the navy during the vietnam war. doctors previously amputated his

big toe because of a bone infection. he was about to lose some of the others. >> so my other toes are suffering because they don't have the support. >> earlier ronald had taken his car in for repairs at i max auto tech in oakland. >> the next day i called and no answer on the phone. the following day i went by there and the shop was closed. >> his car sat teasingly right behind the locked gate. the phone at i max went unanswered. the owner was nowhere to be found. >> it looked like he just dropped off the face and abandoned the business. >> we tracked down the auto shop's owner by phone but he refused to talk to us. we then called the bureau of automotive repair. what we have here is this repair facility was closed down. the owner of the property evicted the tenant who was the operator of the automotive repair facility.

>> the owner agreed to open up the shop so ronald could get his car back. >> i just wanted to claim my property because i needed to rent it. >> ronald arrived a short time later. his hospital bracelet still on his wrist. his tow surgery happened just one week ago. >> i was real happy. i mean, i was overwhelmed that it happened so quickly, you know after, you know, i made the contact with y'all. >> nearly a dozen consideration still sit in the shop. a neighbor who lives two doors down from the shop said many of i max's customers have been knocking on his door. >> people were asking where he is? they wanted their car. i was wondering too. i hadn't seen him in a while. >> car owners western the only ones wondering. so was a former employee, who came by while we were there. >> my toolbox is still there. >> billy estimates he left behind $30,000 worth of tools that belonged to him. they are locked up in the shop. he's going to have to live

without them for a little while longer. >> my toolbox. i have my documents in my toolbox. i have the key and it's all pretty substantive evidence that it's yours. unfortunately at a later date the business owner, mr. winchester, can come back and say, no, my air impact was in your toolbox. >> the owner of i max said thin len, his picture along with his license is on the wall of his office. investigators have been unable to locate him. but this man is happy he's finally getting his car back. >> i really appreciate it. i appreciate all the help you have given me. >> the property owner is consulting an attorney in an effort to work out the details for returning the tools to the shop's former employees. meantime they are trying to locate the owners of the cars still left in the shop. anyone who has a vehicle there should call the bureau of automotive repair. i'm michael finney, 7 on your

side. >> coming up, a brand new version of a classic tale. >> mirror mirror on the wall. >> next don sanchez' on the isle review of mirror

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in n theaters this weekend is an update of the story mirror, mirror. abc7 arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has his review on the isle. >> mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? >> snow white. >> what? >> snow white.

>> the step mom, the queen on a quest for power, and snow white is in her way. fay than lane is supposed to offer, but doesn't so snow is on her own. she hooks up from seven rebels who live in the woods. they are robbers. they clash with the prince and eventually so does snow. but you know this can only go one way. >> you? you! >> julia roberts has he eyes set on another husband, this time the prince. she pours up a magic love potion. oops, the wrong one. >> puppy love. >> what am i supposed 20 do with a puppy? >> it is a loose interpretation of the tale. seven dwarfs are seen here. mildly amusing with a saw --

satiric look at life. and the beauty, you know the rest. >> i can feel you smiling. >> we know hunger games will be number one again. but here's mirror, mirror. kids will like it. it has funny moments but it seems to lack energy. it becomes a fairly tale. and the monster looks like a hamster with lady gaga makeup. i'll have to give it a half a bucket. i'm don sanchez. see you on the isle. >> coming up next at six. we are following breaking news. the latest on the rescue of three sailors caught at sea on a race from china here in san francisco. and march madness hits the streets at kentucky students riot following the wildcats final four victory over land o'lakes spreadable butter with canola oil canola oil and salt.=t ma, just three natural ingredients.

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