county and a batch of moisture into the marin county coastline. i'll give you a look at what we can expect tonight, tomorrow and rest of the seven days ahead. >> thank you. the teen aged boy at the wheel of an suv that killed a father and young daughter offer the weekends will be likely set free this afternoon. we're live in martinez with the story. >> hi, carolyn. as we speak, parents of the young boy are walking into juvenile hall at this hour, we're not naming the 17-year-old boy due to his age. the d.a.has until 4:30 to file charges and we're told that he will not meet that deadline. prosecutors were on a 48 hour time clock to charge the driver or release him, police are still waiting for reports and the boy's cell phone records so the case has not been turned over yet to the

juvenile prosecutor. once that is done, charges will be filed. the driver will be likely charged with vehicular manslaughter, where he's under the influence or texting at the time will determine whether he's charged with a felony or misdemeanor. >> in cases such as this it's important a full and thorough investigation takes place. that would have to be done in order to evaluate this case appropriately. >> do you think he should allowed to go home in the short term? >> no. i don't think so. and i think he heeds to pay for what he's done. >> the family released a statement, quote, we understand this will be a long process, and have been made aware the driver might be released today. we know that this country has a justice system and respect it. that is why our families moved

here over 27 years ago. now, we're back live here as i said, parents of the young man just went in and the prosecutor has until 4:30 to child charges. he told us that is likely not happening. and from here, the boy will likely stay out of custody as process proceed wtz only if and when he's convicted he would be taken back into custody. if he is convicted on two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter he likely will not spend very much time in jail or prison. and there is a memorial fund set up for the family. you can find that information on our web site. in martinez laura anthony abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> the prurter in the edwin ramos triple murder trial

began cross examination today and wasted no time trying to tear part what he calls a bunch of lies. vic lee is live with the latest on this. vic? >> yesterday, ramos told the court he was not the shooter when tony boloni skpa. two sons were killed saying the shooter was a gang member in the car who mistook them for rival gang members. ramos's lawyers wrapped up questioning, now, it was the prosecution's turn. ramos's lawyer continued asking ramos about the days after the sootings. ramos said he lied to police he was home that sunday because he was afraid for his wife and young child's safety if he talked. he said he told them if they get to you you know what we can do to your family, right? zamora asked if he was a member of a faction of ms 13. he replied i was not.

ramos says he and flako had been cruising the streets and said if i had turned on the right street those people won't have died. when the prosecutor's turn to cross examine ramos he waste nod time zeroing in on the web of lies to investigators. what is a lie dorfman asked. ramos replied when he don't tell the truth. then, he listed them one after another. the lie about his being home at that time. the lie about finding no shell casings in his car. the lie about having a car washed the day after. abc 7 legal analyst dean johnson said it was risky putting ramos on the stand. >> when the defendant, especially in a case like this, takes the stand he winds up admitting something that will undermine his defense. >> and ramos appeared evasive and unsure of himself during the grilling.

now, the cross examination continues as we speak. so i'm going back into the courtroom. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you, vic. students and staff at oikos university came together today to mourn their schoolmates. a couple hundred people gathered to pay their respects. deborah johnson smith told us some students were interning in a prison. >> i feel they're a part of us as well. that is why i'm here. i didn't know them very long. you know? just -- i thought, you know it's only appropriate for me to represent, you know our department. >> in all, seven people were

killed and three others were injured. oikos set up a memorial fund in the names of the victims. and funeral services held for one victim. a 24-year-old catleen ping. carrow rin tileler will join fruts church. san jose state university president blamed elected officials for forcing him to limit enrollment. the admission policy ends for the fall semester, meaning local college students living within a community distance may need better grades than required after the governor cut $200 million from california state university system budget. >> this is a situation caused by the failure of our elected officials to fund the issue in general in san jose state in particular. >> and as a local resident i think i should be a priority.

>> san jose state reports it received 45,000 application skpenz rollment stands at record levels. >> there is the field of republican presidential hopefuls shrank today, rick santorum suspended his campaign dropping out of the race now and that leaves just three of course, viable candidates, mitt romney, newt gingrich and ron paul, still in the race. santorum's announcement on the heels of his seriously ill 3-year-old daughter bella who ended up in the hospital over the weekend. he had to reassess. >> weigh made a decision to get into the race at our kitchen table against odds. and we made a decision over the weekend that, well, this presidential race for us is over for me, and we'll suspend our campaign effective today.

we're not done fighting. >> santorum focused on the g.o.p. efforts to unseat president obama. >> this game is long, long way from over. we're going to continue to go out there and fight to make sure we defeat president barack obama and we win the house back and that we take the united states senate and stand for the values that make us americans. >> so most observers now believe this secures mitt romney and his hold on the nomination because santorum had the second highest number of delegates, romney issued a statement praising santorum as an important voice but it's a foregone conclusion now that mitt romney will win the nomination. the dow industrials lost 213 points. and hit fueled by jitters of uncertain earnings reports. here are the numbers we can

show you. dow jones fell 214 points. that is a loss of 1.65% of the value. this indochl lost almost 500 points during the past sessions. this losing streak turned about half of what the dow gained from january to march, so disappointing news. >> we'll have the rest of the market news in just a few minutes when emily chang joins us live. and do you remember the time you had dental x rays? the link between the frequency of the exams and a common brain tumor. >> and nail polishes that are supposed to be free of toxins. taking a look at san francisco skyway. you can see it's slow going for drivers headed eastbound over the bay brichblgt stay with us. the news athe 4:00 continues right after this.

checking healthy living news. yale university researchers believe they've found a possible link between dental x rays and a common type of brain tumor. the study asked what x rays they've had and when they've had them. people without tumors answered same questions. turns out patients were twice as likely to remember having a bite wing x ray. some people get x rays like that every year. >> the american dental association says you should not be getting x rays at a preset interval f you're a child and not having problems one to two years, an adult with no problem twoz to three years.

>> critics point out the research relied on memories of asking x rays rather than records this, study appears in the journal cancer, nail salon workers could be exposed to cancer causing chemicals even if using polish labeled toxic free. finding five of seven polishes labeled free of common chemicals contained one of the chemicals and have been linked to birth defects and cancer, it's legal to use the chemicals in the united states but not labeling could be a violation of state law. >> and millions of americans suffer from migraine headaches and some are now turning to plastic surgery to relieve pain. mary claire buckly often spent the day in bed because of migraines. she tried medications but headaches continued to return. then, buckly opted for an eye brow and forehead lift.

her plastic surgeon marks to show why they feels pain. kit take pressure off of certain nerves called nerve decompression surgery. >> my life changed entirely since doing it. and i'm able to go out and have fun. >> affects are lasting. medical experts warn this is only for the worst cases of migraine autos ceos at two giant tech companies tried to turn things around but it's cost one his job. let's go to emily chang today with the after the bell report. hi, emily. >> major shake up at best buy. today the electronics giant is saying goodbye to brian dunn resigning as ceo after less than three years on the job. the company says it has to do

with an investigation into his personal conduct. saying that that is not related to the company's financials and that dunn chose to leave before the investigation is complete. and the company has outlived plenty of competitors, circuit city, comp u sa. and have filed for bankruptcy but it's having a hard time doing the same thing with online competitors like amazon. and critics saits not happening fast enough. another ceo getting big buzz in the tech world. yahoo ceo scott thompson revealed plans to start turning yahoo around, reorganizing into three groups, kons assumer, regions ask will be accountable for revenue, and technology that is covering data centers and ad platforms.

and after laying off 2000 employees, biggest set of layoffs in company history. there was a big selloff on wall street. s and p is in a longest losing streak since november. investors concerned europe's debt crisis is getting worse. and your bloomberg silicon valley index down close to 1.5%. shares of apple with close to an 8% loss. still, apple hitting the $600 billion mark for the first time. only one other company has done it before, microsoft. back in 1999. and shares giving apple a $586 market cap. and finally twitter may be more valuable than facebook whit comes to ad dollars. a report out shows twitter earned more money per

impression than face boos book. and can reach more than $3.50 z they're integrated into tweet streams, focuses on the side of the new feeds instead. >> and we can see it's gloomy behind emily there. >> there is real rain. looks like we're going to continue for the remainder of the week, today has been a wet day. there is a live view looking over san francisco. there is low clouds drifting by. still wet in spots. there is a wide, long path of rain going through the eastern part of the viewing area into south bay. there is first in the north

bay. the wettest part of the bay area, now just light spotty showers up in parts of marin and napa counties. there is a path of light to moderate rainfall. and looks like heavier activity picking up down south now between gilroy and salinas, temperatures uniformed, temperatures into mid 50 as cross the bay area, these are the highlights. there are periods of rain continuing overnight. scattered showers tomorrow and there is possibly thundershowers. here is what's happening looking at the composite image. there is an approaching cold front that is pushing through the bay area now. so there are scattered showers tomorrow, behind the front. this next system brings us another round of rainfall. let's start at 7:00 this evening, dealing with this

current system. wide spread rainfall at that point continuing into late night hours and break up into areas of rain and showers and this looks like there will be wet spots. during the day, breaks of sun ask areas of rain and showers developing during afternoon and evening tomorrow, let's take this up to 11:00 tomorrow night. we'll be looking at rainfall totals into the north bay. there is maybe up to quarter inch on the peninsula and south bay. there is maybe up to three quarters this is not a drenching storm, winter weather advisory is in effect and we expect travel difficulties that are possible. our low temperatures tonight on the mild side around 50

degrees and highs tomorrow not very high. mainly upper 50s to low 60s. here is a look at accu-weather forecast so showers tomorrow, then there is more rain giving way to showers friday. drying out saturday and warming up nicely with highs into 70s. and we're in for a few more days of wet weather. >> coming up next at 4:00 "dancing with the stars" gives one celebrity whip lash. >> later the deal making your cell phone less tempting to thief autos then debunking a myth girls are bad at math. the real reason behind the misconception.

paramedics rushed to the set of "dancing with the stars" taking a celebrity to the hospital for an injury. >> this is pretty wild. >> in last night's "dancing with the stars" taping actress melissa gilbert injured herself and was taken to the ho. paramedic arrived on the skeechblt her dance partner followed her to the hospital. his brother stayed back and told us what he knew. >> i didn't know she was hurt. and it was a surprise for everybody. and she got nauseous. >> on twitter melissa wrote i'm all right, mild concussion

and whip lash. soon, i will be home, results tonight at 9:00. now, to eva longoria entering the world of politics after the final season of "desperate housewives". president obama's reelection campaign in terms of educating voters on important issues. check out "desperate housewives" sunday on. >> and angelina jolie in a new film in disney's "sleeping beauty". get more movie news at otrc.com. i'm rachel smith on the red carpet in los angeles. >> san francisco leaders move to protect pedestrian after a cyclist hits and kills a man in the castro. and word of surveillance videos that could become key evidence in this case. >> with not romney the man to beat, the president makes a case to voters. stay with us. iririririririririrr

good afternoon, if you saw the sun today you were lucky. >> take a look at a live view looking towards the golden gate bridge. there is alcatras there. clouds have been over the bay area all day long. >> and that is gloomy but we need the rain. >> taking a look at live doppler 7 hd looking gloomy

now, more breaks tomorrow but now we've got light rainfall over most of the eastern and southern parts of the bay area. there is into hayward there is light rain as well as continuing into san jose. remainder of the south bay, and up into the north bay there is some heavier steadier rainfall. there are pockets right now there. is light rain that can slow down the flow of traffic fumpl f.you're going to be out and about, be patient and avoid road rage. >> there is a push to keep streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrian. abc 7 joins us live near octavia and market another

dangerous intervention. wayne? >> that is a lot of them in this city. behind me, the corner of market and octavia look at traffic going through here in different directions. and people report squealing tires three times per day, accidents and if you drive these streets it's like the wild, wild west. today san francisco board made a move to tighten enforcement. >> we just want to let the public know if you're on a bike we're expecting you to pay attention to rule autos more citations? i believe that that will be the case. >> this included counsel members and the mta and police reacting to the vow stronger

enforcement. among measures more tickets from police and an education program and more data to determine the most dangerous intersections and drivers in the city. and all of these plans have been in place but it took last week to refocus attention. but sit enough? >> i'd like to see the district attorney make a statement about charging all serious injuries that occur on streets. you know? when there is someone at fault making clear there is a penalty for dangerous driving. >> and there is now in san francisco, traffic is quiet at the moment there is regarding the fatal accident of market last week, the district attorney's office does have surveillance video of what happened. there is we've asked for a

copy and are hoping to get it. >> there is a memorial service held for another of the oikos university shooting victims. katleen ping's loved ones are not able to have a proper bur yil. we're live where the service took place today. >> i'll explain about the lack of a burial in just a moment. but first, let me tell you about the service today, here in this small newark church where the pings have been faithful members for years, they're deeply religious and this service this afternoon was as well. the family choosing the scriptures and the songs.

♪ [ music ] . >> when things like this happen and they do take us by surprise it's good to know events like this don't take god by surprise, we can take comfort in understanding god has a plan and a purpose. >> i lost my sister. i considered her my best friend. and we didn't lose her. the word lose is not the right term. she's in heaven in, a better place. >> the 24-year-old ping was a secretary at oikos university but was more than that. she was of a wife, a mother, a daughter and a sister. she leaves behind her husband, who is in the philippines. this is the complication over the body. under state law, the coroner can only release the body to legal next of kin unless he signs a release, her husband has not done so yet. at 6:00 we'll tell you why and what is being done to resolve

this issue which has caused the family here a lot of anguish. >> thank you. and to politics now. rick santorum out of the g.o.p. race it's clear mitt romney will challenge barack obama. today in florida the president made a pledge to tax the rich and that is a clear swipe at romney. there is more on the strategy and reaction. >> the president is championing so called buffet rule, increasing taxes on the wealth yes to people like billionaire don't pay a lower tax rate than people who work for him. the president told his audience what is at stake is the future. >> we succeed where a shrinking number of people are doing really, rely well but a growing number struggling to

get by. >> there is a 30% minimum income tax and republicans opposed tax cuts and deep cuts in government spending. their supporters point out raising taxes on the rich won't make a dent in the deficit. >> you're talking about $45 billion a year, when you have a dwrinl dollar deficit the only way you're going get the budget balanced and be in a position to payoff national debt is to cut spending. >> a spokesman for americans for limited government is right he says tax increases won't balance the budget. the president anticipated that republican response. >> their argument might have a shred of credibility to it. if you didn't find out they wanted to spend $4.6 trillion on more tax rates. >> that is the message of president hopes will resonate in november.

and on a rainy day in april there was a small crowd who split out in front of a home of chevron's ceo of union and community groups pushing the rich to support raising taxes on themselves. outside of meg whitman's house, they called on the hewlett-packard ceo to join them. coming up we'll take you live to another protest this, one out of the home of wells fargo ceo. we'll fact check an argument taxing the wealthy hurts job creation. >> still to come a manager of the miami marlins talks about a statement he calls the biggest mistake of his life. >> facebook helped hundreds get a great keel on gasoline long before workers caught on. >> outside on this tuesday for a look at the traffic there is

cars heading into san francisco moving along not too badly. it's sticky heading north. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues.

a small group of protestors showed up to show how unhappy they are with punishment meeted out to the

manager. they don't think the five game suspension for praising fidel castro is harsh enough. he told time magazine he respects castro for staying in power so long. today he apologized and says the reporter misunderstood him. >> the biggest mistake so far in my life i made. when you make a mistake this big, then, you can't sleep. you constantly think bit for four days. if i'm going to learn from this, then, i will call myself. >> miami has a large population of cuban refugee autos his comments sparked a lively conversation on our facebook page. brett says says he has a right to say whatever he wants. sue writes he offended the population the team is trying

to win back after spending an insane amount of money on players and stadium. we invite you to facebook.com/abc 7 news oop owing day coming this friday. so how is the weather looking? >> that is the big question. >> i'm not calling in for a rainout. let's take a look at what's happening now. we can see live doppler 7 hd. it's wet and there is a long, wide path. there is rain for the most part, light to moderate rain reaching down into san jose and santa cruz mountains and beyond. there is some strong down pours now. high temperatures tomorrow on the cool side into the northern half of the state. a bit showery. highs into 50s interest. and takes a look like spotty

showers activity tomorrow, here in the bay area, we'll see scattered showers as well as breaks of sunshine and upper 50s in and around san francisco. scattered showers, breaks of sunshine. north bay highs upper 50s to about 60. there is a highs near monterey bay, milder as well, highs into low 60s. there is a mixed day tomorrow, areas of showers and light rain. there are breaks of sunshine so there is a mixed day. >> thank you, spencer. >> okay. >> next at 4:00 taking a look at how much gas prices are forecast to rise. >> the change that should put a dent in cell phone thefts. >> the app claims to help you control your dream. researchers want your help with this.

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you can see cell phone thieves beware, a new initiative launched today intended to put a lid on

a fast-growing crime. david lieu gee live to explain how this is going to work. >> people have reported their cell phones stolen while riding a bus and standing at the check outline. this is happening so frequently that they're getting their own data base. it doesn't take long to find someone who has been a victim of cell phone theft. audra has been robbed several times. >> did you ever get them back? >> never. i believe they were sold and recrystalized is what they call it. they can then turn it on anywhere. >> the four largest mobile carriers have signed on to create a central data base. this consultant showed us via skip each has a serial number inside. carriers will know not to activate a cell phone reported stolen. >> a majority of people just won't have access to flipping them out because things will

be drifted so as soon as they see it's been stolen it will stop them its likely to impact fencing because buyers can't be sure they can be activated. fcc will help educate consumers how to pass word protect phones and use applications to locate and lock missing, or stolen phones. police said they believe the data base will reduce the thefts. >> this is sending a message if they're looking to sell this device there isn't going to be a demand for it. >> individual carriers will have theirs ready in six months and a master data base created for all carriers. >> thank you. >> a scientist wants thousands of volunteers to help him find

out if it's possible toin under the influence what we dream about by using an iphone app. researchers developed dream on app going into dream mode, playing sounds before 20 minutes before your clock is set to go off. >> theory is that you'll incorporate it into your dream. when you move around that, will sound alarm, wake you up, and prompt you to send in a brief report of your dream. >> if you'd like to take part you'll find a link to the app on our web site. look under see it on tv. >> and a dream come true for some drivers near houston, texas that got gas heen for $1 a gallon and there is a until an employee notice aid deep discount. >> when i got here i ended up

filling up my truck, my wife's car, dad's truck, and his other truck. i ended up filling four cars up with $55. >> and one driver said the station ran out of gas. prices went back to normal once the problem was fixed. drivers usually pay $3.89 per gallon in houston. gas running $4.35 a gallon here in northern california. you can zpokt pay more as summer approaches. economists blame it on rising costs of crude oil. >> still to come a church service with a california connection to this big cat. >> and what is convenience worth to you? michael finney shows us the fast-cooking brown rice brand just as good as old fashioned stuff. >> also, a sight some are getting used to. it's a tuesday, it's brown

bear day in one neighborhood. that is ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> now, a look at what she's working on for world news at 5:30. >> there is gape on in the presidential campaign. governor mitt romney sails towards a nomination. it's a key a key we asked in a new poll ch. candidate do you just like the most? obama? or romney? we have answers tonight. >> also, if you ever thought you saw someone cheating at the check outline, see proof tonight. ways they're doing it. how your family is paying for it after 5:00. ededededededededed

as you look live now at the skyway, traffic around the bay area when it's this time of the day it's always rough. >> this is particularly bad if you're on the left-hand side

of the screen across the bay bridge. slow going out there. >> there is if you're on a look out to get dinner on the table brown rice could be a nice addition to the menu. >> there are several tasty options. >> for joanne and her two children rice is a dinner time tape staple. >> going to have a lot of rice there. >> we buy two, three times per week, they like its smart to choose brown rice over white. it's healthier. it's providing nutrition not found in white rice. >> and consumer reports says you can get those where brown rice, testers evaluated eight, comparing them to a regular rice that takes nearly an hour to cook.

but with some, the greens comes at a price. >> we did the math z shaving 40-50 minutes off prep time using these prices will cost $1 per serving. >> good news is that this best in the test was trader joe's organic. when heated for three minutes as directed and panelists describe it as having moderate grain flavors. if you zront a trader joe's try money ready. -- minute ready. it tooks -- cooks in just one minute. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> michael says consumer reports tried six chicken-flavored mixes that take 20-30 minutes to prepare. and there were several worth trying including ones from

near east and zatarains. >> a judge confiscated a passport of a former modesto high schoolteacher who left his wife and job to move in with an 18-year-old student. james hooker arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor in connection with a different affair 14 years ago, hooker was in court this morning and the judge ordered him to surrender his passport, prosecutors learned he had plans to move to canada with his latest student lover who since left him ai. suspected child molester has been added to the so most wanted list accused of producing child pornography while teaching third grade in a washington, d.c. school. police say it's unclear how many children he may have molested. they're worried he may be working as a tutor on a nan

yeechl he has the distinction of replacing osama bin laden on the fbi's most-wanted list. >> and a southern california woman claims she was dying of cancer and wanted a dream wedding has been charged with fraud for faking illness. the 25-year-old jessica vega revealed she had leukemia and strangers paid for the dress, reception and a vacation. but that happy moment is now gone. she was charged with fraud, and could face up to 24 years in prison if convicted. >> a pastor in texas faces criticism for using a lion and a lamb during easter sunday services. a member of the local hup humane society cap you'red this video. the pastor ed young claims they helped teach paradox of jesus. stacy smith of the humane society accused of handler of taunting it. the big cat came from a ranch

in california. >> thousands of churches are able to convince the same message. >> we'd never do anything to endanger an animal. we love animals. >> pastor young attracted headlines when he and his wife stayed in church 24 hours. >> and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and talk about it on abc 7 news. >> thank you. the 17-year-old driver accused of hitting a father and daughter in concord just walked out of juvenile hall. >> i'm sandhya patel. we're far from done with the rain. i'll let you know how much more is coming and we'll talk about the possible of

thunderstorms. >> bottom line is that it's not fair. >> also here getting into san jose state is about to get tougher for a local sky school and junior college students. >> good evening, showers across the bay area continued into evening as the first of two storms coming our way. >> in berkeley rain started early never seeming to stop. this first round slowed down a morning commute. for many there is a wet ride getting home. >> umbrellas put to good use today, showers were constant. >> taking a look outside now, we continue to see showers across the bay area. this is a view from our camera looking at san francisco skyline. the clouds look ominous, and sandhya patel is tracking the rain and has a look at current conditions out there. >> there is still rain out there and clouds, let me show

you live doppler 7 hd. we still have steady rain across parts of the bay area. there is where we're seeing moderate rain gibbing to develop around sonoma area this, cell here between glenn ellen and son gnomea. you can see boise, hot springs there are light showers and there is east bay, peninsula, there is some steady rain across the region. monterey bay, heavier rain developed and this is in salinas now. rainfall indicated between watsonville heading towards salinas. if you're head add cross this area you're going to run into rain at this point that could be briefly heavy. there is 24 hour totals 8-10ths of an inch.