teachers they promised to play for 30 minutes beginning at noon until april 30th. the public is invited to participate. today one of the english teachers spoke on behalf of the university. >> there is hopes this collective process will help all of us through our grieving. >> last night students were allowed back inside to collect their belongings. it was a hard moment for many men and women who are going through this tragedy. this school remains closed for the time being. a spokesperson says it's a challenging moment for a young, growing institution. and one says the shootings continue to touch all of them. >> student teachers and environment free from violence, hopefully there is no more. yeah. tragedy like this. >> and the school will remain closed next week for spring

break, not sure when they'll reopen. now, i spoke over the phone to the head of the clean up crew. he told me without going into detail told me in spanish overwhelming. >> thank you. police found the gun they think was used in the shootings right where tlair searching all along. in murky waters of an estuary off haggen berger road and the moon played a big role in that discovery. laura? >> let's set the screen a little bit here. the gun found this morning in conditions much like this. and there is another time of day it might be six feet deep a good place to hide something. but when tide goes out, as it is now, much of the bottom is

exposed. >> there, lurking under murky waters in the canal less than than a mile from the university. police found the gun they believe one goh used nound res than a foot of water this morning. it contains same numbers when purchased this year, abc 7 news learned goh bought a gun in castro valley. the canal is shallow. water depth can fluctuate when the moon is full. >> interest is a watching moon. you're going see a big shift in ties. and there is a shallow body of water this is. >> evident. >> police believe the discovery after around the

clock search that included 25 divers and sonar equipment from the coast guard. in the end there was a small team of investigators walking into the water with lights who found the gun. there are numerous witnesses identifying goh as a shooter and made incriminating spex but having this weapon could be an important piece evidence at trial. >> with this crime scene investigation they like to have evidence tying the suspect to the murders you can never be sure what eye witnesses goring to be saying, particularly under the high-stress situations that many of them were under. >> and went on to say it can be important in terms of the undermining of ab attempted mental defense or claim of insanity. the rugs can argue the

defendant knew the difference between right and wrong on the day of the shootings. >> tonight a memorial service will be held for one of the seven people killed at the university. a 23-year-old graduated in 2007, services begin at 7:00 p.m. z coming up new tonight at 6:00 the travel problem preventing a child of one victim from being able to attend her own mother's services overseas. that is as kf. >> a sheriff deputy had to rescue prisoners she was guarding today when the bus caught fire on interstate 580. the bus carrying 22 prisoners back to santa rita jail from court in oakland when the driver smelled smoke and pulled over. the deputy helped evacuate the bus burning four times to make sure everyone was accounted

for before temperatures arrived. no other injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> there is police rounding up dozens of the most-wanted criminals this week. after a surge in murders of the 72 fugitives arrested there are five detained on misdemeanor charges. after three homicides he says this keeps crime down. >> they end up being victims themselves and the suspect in the next act of violence. >> the chief called many suspects career criminals ranging from violent gang members to domestic violence. >> suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi nearly broke down as he talked about his wife, he

was in court to update a judge on the number of domestic violence classes attended. after being accused of the crime. his wife wrote the san francisco chronicle an open letter from venezuela where she and her son are visiting her ill father. in the letter lopez blames the media for the situation and says her heart is next to his. >> i view that, her op-ed, frankly as a love letter. the best i've received in this 13 week autos she is coming back? >> i -- yes. i hope so. i preassume to so. >> lopez describes the incident as an emotional understanding over phone shall custody issues when he grabbed her arm on new year's eve. >> and health insurance rates going up for millions on may 1. for some it's a third increase in two years and forcing some people to make difficult

choices. abc 7's nannette miranda is here with more on what is driving rates higher. >> residents tamara greenberg is frustrated over yet another increase in her health insurance this, time the premium jumps almost 20% bringing payments to $635. a million others and small business owner who's buy their own insurance through healthnet and anthem blue cross are affected. for many this, is the third hike in two year autos it's getting to be a huge percentage of my income just for health insurance alone. >> california association of health plans says with 85% of premium goings to medical care, new drugs and medical technology, increasing rates of chronic disease and under payment from government programs like medical are some of the biggest drivers.

the california insurance commissioner has power to reject rate hikes for car, homeowners insurance but not health plan autos we're seeing each carrier raise rates year after year, generally higher than what the head wall cal costs. the public is fed up. >> the legislature is trying to pass a bill to give the commissioner more power over health insurance rate hikes but this f.that fails consumer watch dog is circulating an ish nif -- initiative to let voters decide, proponents say it's not a good idea to give such power to one politician and fear insurers will just cut benefits to keep profits high. some are thinking of dropping their insurance, tamara questions whether it's worth having coverage. >> i get afraid fi use it too much they'll increase by mi rate more or drop me.

>> in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> the unemployment rate dropped to its slowest level in three years. the labor department says it dipped to 8.2% from february and says employers added just 120,000 jobs last month. down from more than 200,000 in each of the previous three months meaning the rate dip is likely due to a high number who have stopped looking for work. >> the president talked about women and the economy today. he warned that despite concerns women face today, they should not be treated as a uniform political block or interest group. >> women are over half of the country and work force. and that is 80% in my household if i count my

mother-in-law. i always count my mother-in-law. >> he says strong women helped shape his life. national polls show the president with a double digit lead over mitt romney among women. >> when surgery isn't necessary for a apend kitis attack. >> and swift justice in two states where police catch up with drivers who sent them on high-speed chase autos i'm sandhya patel. mild weather for the weekend and it may not be dry. the news continues in just a moment.

a standoff just ended on the uc berkeley campus.

abc 7's nick smith is live with the latest. >> and it ended just moments ago. students have presented the administration with a petition and signatures and two demands. one week after uc berkeley sent out their letter a grass roots coalition to defend affirmative action say they were unhappy with policies. the group staged a sit in and they sat in at the registrar and presented administration with the signatures and two demands one that the university double under represented students and two, administration and alameda county district dropped charges from november 9th of last year. occupier says they were determined to stay and they were saying they would not settle for a verbal agreement from the administration and they were demanding an

agreement in writing. >> and there is three days and that is what we're looking for today. >> we're working with the university administration and officials to cite how they want to proceed. >> and there were no signs of disruptive behavior and police were comfortable with the occupation of the office. back here life what we'll do is speak with demonstrators who called nor today and find out how they came to the decision to leave the building. and there is the building closed but occupiers no longer inside. >> and armered car is teetering in los angeles, take a look. it's happening on southbound i 15.

and there is the accident but the connector is closed causing a massive traffic back up for the evening commute so there is a minor injury is what we're hearing. >> good friday turned into a wild day of police chase as cross the country today. let's start with a man arrested after leading officers on a chase for miles through houston, texas. there is this red suv. and he lost control of the car and a passenger fell out of the moving suv. and there is a when he jumped and started running police tackled and handcuffed him and took him away. in las vegas, police had a hard time trying to pull over the driver of this pickup truck after police reported he was driving recklessly.

and take a look how close this. the chase ended when an officer rammed his car into the pick up. and this driver and a passenger were arrested. >> a former high schoolteacher is under arrest for a sex crime involving another teenager girl police say he's accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl at davis high school in 1998. hooker being investigated for his current relationship with a former student at another high school moving in together after she turned 18. >> a man who posed as a minister and a real estate save yoer sentenced today after scamming 31 different people and will serve 15 years in prison. authorities say he targeted spanish speaking homeowners in the ingleside district, persuading the homeowner to refinance, then take the equity, let the house fall

into foreclosure then buy it back at a lower price. >> to illustrate how vicious this individual was in the way he treated people. and he stole $2 million from his victims. >> surgery isn't always a solution for appendicitis. research finds in cases antibiotics can be a safe alternative. dwrorktz overlook therapy because of tradition but this study shows kit have a high success rate with patients with early infections however, surgery should be the first line of defense. >> and let's turn to weather forecast for the holiday weekend coming up. >> and i know dan wants to wear his bonnet.

>> no rain. >> hoping for no rain. and there is going to be dry in the morning. there is a live picture from oakland, blue skies and there is if you're heading there make sure you have a sweat shirt or a jacket. nice looking evening for a ball game. here is a view from our sutro camera. there is golden gate bridge and marin headlands. and there are temperatures responded and are running warmer than yesterday. beautiful view. here are the numbers. san francisco now 55 degrees. 5 to in half moon bay. 60s inland areas around the bay. 58 in oakland. our highlights clear and chilly and milder days through monday and there is rain

developing next week. this ridge of high pressure, there is a small bridge and there is saturday, sunny, sunday could be rain. going to be a close call here, here is the system producing rain heading into next week. so here is the computer animation. ridge control s weather then starts to weaken and this will send a cold front by sunday and as mentioned sunday morning you should be okay and dry. partly cloudy skies but going to be a close call. the front will get closer heading into late sunday afternoon. so could be seeing some rain and we'll keep a slight chance heading into sunday night. there is another chilly one. 36 degrees in morgan hill. san jose, 39.

throw 30s around nap yachl we'll go with low 40s year the bay and coast. there is sunny day tomorrow, temperatures coming up. 67 in san jose. there is san francisco, 62 degrees, inland areas near 70 degrees. it's going to be beautiful there is temperatures for the bay 68 in santa cruz and 70 degrees inland. accu-weather forecast there is a chilly start and upper 50s to 60s. easter sunday, morning looks fine so a mild one. you notice temperatures heading up a little bit more but there is a slight chance of showers sunday heading into sunday evening and a possibility monday. it's wet, tuesday, cooler, then we'll see periods of rain thursday and friday and as mentioned just an unsettled

pattern so we're not looking at one big storm for the week just looking at a storm sending us waves of energy. >> we're running out of time to get rain. >> we are. so we can use it thank you. >> and tonight in finney's friday free stuff includes something oprah has in her jewelry box. i don't know what it is but i want it. >> at 6:00 pot club customers got soaked by a dealer, following up on a tough new order from a judge at 6:00. and we'll be right back here. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature

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>> easter bunny arrived and looks like michael finney. >> you do have your yellow and blue tie. >> yes. >> and this is -- what do you have for free stuff? >> i'm tying oprah into

finney's friday free stuff. there you go. check out this bracelet on the cover of oo". >> this one? >> not that very one. >> okay. >> and that is sure, check this out. take a look. it's a purple colored gold plated bracelet and there are wood chips from bombay fashions.com the largest online seller of fashion accessories like this. and it's a $20 value you're going get it free. and as long as you're going to be looking that good might as well have something to eat. >> oh, deer! >> and there you go. >> krispy kreme two pack for easter. and look they look like easter egg autos they do. yes. they do. >> you're going to get one of your choice a classic glazed this is celebrating the krispy kreme being in the bay area 12

years now. >> anything inside? >> yes. >> there is one yourself. >> how do we get this? >> what a great question. >> and you can log on while there check out my consumer blog. >> any oprah stuff on there? >> no. >> and baseball's opening day is celebrated on both sides of the bay tonight. >> whether teams playing here or away. stay with us. we'll be back. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal.

is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ we'll return in half an hour at 6:00 and coming up at that time dilemma facing the daughter of one of the oak ln shooting victims that could

prevent her from attending her mother's burial. >> we'll follow up on a woman taking a daily toilet break in a city bus stop. someone trying to help. >> and put your 3 d glasses on. videos about to enter a new dimension. those stories and more for you when they see you again at 6:00. >> play ball! it's my favorite phrase, baseball is back with giants and a's taking the field today. >> this is opening day for giants who take on divisional rival the diamond backs in arizona. >> and that game got under way at 4:00 and playing on the score board now. most seats are free. >> axe's homeowner is tonight and a's and mariners chrisinned the season with two games in japan last week. first pitch at 7:05. >> baseball is back. >> we love it. sandhya ask i are in orange