members of the yacht club told me this afternoon they understand and accept the coast guard's decision to suspend the search. in the meantime they say they're making preparations to pay tribute to those lost in the race. at the racing yacht sits empty and grounded on a rocky shore line, those who knew the four sailors lost say there was no way to predict the 38 foot boat would be swamped by rogue wave autos this is normal conditions and that normal conditions in the ocean are rough. nothing was reported unusual on the race course itself. it happened to be one of the boats in a bad spot at a bad time. >> this is video of the low speed chase in another race posted by a crew member from the san francisco yacht club. saturday, experienced sailors say conditions were typical for that part of the ocean. 12-15 foot swells and 25 naut

winds. the crew members were not tethered to the yacht and not required to be under rules. of the eight on board saturday, three were rescued and one found dead and four remain missing. the coast guard suspended a search for survivors. having covered 5,000 square miles and utilizing boats, planes and helicopters. >> there is no cook book answer. we take into account a variety of factors including weather, water temperatures, and the type of incident. >> transitioning to the possibility we may never recover any of the four tailors lost is difficult to wrap your arms around. >> the area where the yacht is grounded is protected and habitat is part of the refuge.

i'm told a salvage company will be brought in to remove that boat from the rocks. >> mong those missing a woman with close ties to the san francisco giants. alexus bush is the daughterer of a former giants executive seen here greeting barry bonds. and we're live with that part of the coverage. >> when alexis bush disappeared with a boat a little bit of baseball history disappeared. this is the ball, gloves and the bats. at the ageor league level, not just anyone gets to touch that. and the glass ceiling, hardly ever a woman. but alexis bush was different. >> she knew the guys and she can talk to the guys. she knew if you're going

to -- she knew the situation. >> so the baseball story coming out of a sailing disaster. the giants tell us that alexis bush was major league baseball's first bat girl. when bonds hit his 500th home run that is her, her father was an executive with the team but more than that, she loved and played baseball. >> she was a baseball player, always. >> she had a second love for sailing that came with her boy friend who survived yesterday's traj dism he's not speaking to reporters. friends tell us the couple was inseparable and tell us alexis dreamed of breaking baseball's glass ceiling. >> she would have argued with you. why? why do we have to stop playing baseball? she would have argued with you until she won. >> that kind of person?

>> she was fierce. >> she played catcher for teams in california womens' baseball league. the commissioner told us that she would do anything for the game. >> i knew alex is probably -- excuse me be probably going to be the person i would grow old with. you know? we would have probably done whatever we could for women's baseball to grow skpechl pand. -- expand. >> she tells us the members of the teams in this league will wear a commemorative patch. the giants will observe a moment of silence for all sailors on the ship and boat z also, for her showing a picture from back in the day when she was a bat girl. >> remarkable person, thank you very much. and there are three other missing crew members. three have been rescued including brian chong and james bradford, the owner and

captain of the yacht. mick voss was rescued and suffered a broken leg. the missing include a ta-year-old and both considered world-class sailors. cahill's friend was aboard the yacht. morrisy is a visiting energy scientist from ireland. >> he was a outdoorsy type. hoffed kite surfing. he was a very successful, rising star. >> the only confirmed dead member was a member of the san francisco yacht club. >> there is now a facebook page for the sailor who's died. it's called called in memory of the low speed boat. it features a slide show and lionel says pray in sorrow and

pray in thanks for three still with us. kathleen says to those affected and loss, prayers to all sailors, love z this from keith who says may fair winds carry them safely home. you can join the conversation on our page. >> and there is another search to update you on. sever divers returned to a pond along highway 01 in their search for missing teenager sierra lamar. sky 7 is live over the scene it appears searchers just wrapped up for the day putting a boat up on the trailer and here is video of the boat searching the bond. divers returned after getting results on things they found during earlier searches. >> we can't specify which evidence items we've gotten results back well. say the crime lab reports have resulted in leads that require

further follow up by detectives at this time. >> sierra lamar, 15 years old, disappeared a month ago today leaving home for school. detectives believe she was abducted. the family plans to hold a vigil tonight about 20 minutes from now. we're going to bring you a live report for that vigil. >> the teachers at 23 california state university campuses began voting today on whether to authorize a strike. that vote continues two weeks. the union has not been able to reach an agreement with management. abc 7 is in the newsroom with more on what is at stake. >> if the teachers decide to go on strike we're talking about a major disruption to all 23 campuses of the california state university system. a massive strike. at noon, teachers lined up to cast votes on whether to allow

the union to call for a strike. and they're not the only ones. 23 could walk out in sex. >> everybody is going to be affected. and if we don't do something it affects our current and future students. >> teachers asking for a 1% salary increase and say that is not the main stumbling block. they want the university system to support a cap on class sizes. >> how am i going to teach 75-100 studz glents a class? >> most students agree. >> three years ago the class has been full. but more and more i'm getting up in my classes i'm noticing that the classes are getting more p more pack students have a hard time enrolling in most classes.

>> it's harder. there are many people turning and trying to get into the class csu admits it's been an ongoing problem but says in four years, the state has cut $1 billion in funding. forcing all 23 campuses to take dramatic measures. state universities depend on two sources of revenue. what they can get from states and student fees. because the state is contributing less, student tuition increased. in 2007, 2008, tuition was $2772. this year it's up to $5472. >> there is is a csu determined to fund public education on the backs of our students. >> and no one from the california state university administration wanted to talk on camera. a spokesperson gave us a statement you heard.

and if an agreement snot reached the chancellor could impose his last contract offer and the faculty would be free to strike. >> thank you. >> and still coming up tonight it's a surprise discovery forcing caltrans to do extra work on the approach to the golden gate bridge. >> and later ordinary people doing exry ordinary things to save the environment. we'll have the winners of the goldman prize. >> a new series -- service checks your credit card bill for overcharges so you don't have to. coming up on 7 on your side. >> a big warm up coming our way. just how warm it's going to be in just a moment. abc 7 news at 6:00 continues.

an update on a fatal shooting. police say a yet to be identified man was shot in a car just before ak at the intersection of buell street and calaveras avenue. this did force the closure of an off ramp from interstate 580. no word yet on when that will reopen. >> petaluma police say the couple at the jernt of a murder suicide had a history of domestic violence. the 43-year-old was shot over the weekend by kevin conover. both died hours later. the shooting happened sunday afternoon as she left the office of her divorce attorney in downtown petta luma. friends dropped off flowers, she was a second grade teacher at meadow elementary school.

>> we're fortunate to have a little bit of time to contact the kids in the class and families. we have a team of grievance counselors to help the staff and kids cope during this difficult time. >> before yesterday's deadly shooting police investigated a domestic abuse disturbance on easter sunday. kim had four children including 2-year-old twins. >> the route that takes drivers from san francisco to golden gate bridge will begin slowing tonight. one lane will be shut down leading up to the massive weekend closure of the route. abc 7's heather ishimar su. live for us. >> construction schedule as lou some pads for surprises good, thing here fr a removeal of an asbestos-encased pipe. this caltrans animation shows what the new presidio parkway

should look like whit opens in 2015. one of the major milestones between now and then is coming at the end of the month when the old unsafe doyle drive will be torn down. >> it's a huge milestone. because once we accomplish this goal, you know traffic will be off the old structure autos there are lots of preparations, one was studying what is inside here. there is a stretch of sidewalk and a secret just discovered by caltrans. and an original pipe wrapped in asbestos. >> it was an old pipe that was buried within the structure. >> a full closure is planned for the weekend of april 27th to 30th so the existing doyle drive can be demolished.

and that is why starting tonight a 33-year-old -- 3300 foot section will be closed week nights from 8:00 to noon the next day and with that schedule in place. >> there is only one lane in northbound direction. far right will be closed nightly from 8:00 p.m. >> and engineers call the pipe removeal a surgical demolition. and divers will be on a detour and we'll have more on that for you as that date approaches. and people living along cal train track maze have

sleepless nights. cal train will be operating trains from 10:00 at night until 4:00 in the morning you'll notice train activity and more noise, more crossing gates will be down. it's part of a qualification process engineers must go through to familiarize them self was cal train operations and they cannot do it with passengers on board. >> and want to go back to something reported just minutes ago. the ongoing search for 15-year-old sierra lamar. we reported it looked like they were knocking off for the night but by taking this boat out but now it appears they're going to use it again. >> divers returned to the park after getting result s back from the crime lab of things they've found during earlier searches they appeared to wrap up efforts they moved efforts over to another. >> ask they do have more dieday light left. they're taking advantage of it. we'll continue to follow their progress and update you as need be. >> let's turn our attention to

the forecast. >> there is a lovely day. here is the live view of an amazing sqi. check this out. there is at the western sky now. there are clouds and lots of sun breaking through as well, and there is turnt readings it's mild and only 55 here in san francisco. 58 across the bay in oakland. there are mid 60s and there are partly cloudy skies tonight through tomorrow. warming trend resuming wednesday, we'll see temperatures into 80s by the weekend. satellite radar composite shows a weak cold front approaching and bringing high clouds and no suspected by this front. and there is forecast at 7:00 tonight we'll see clouds

passing over. so partly cloudy skies persist throughout tomorrow. and then, skies clear out as high pressure builds in wednesday, then serious warming begins and as i said temperatures reach reaching or exceeding 80 degrees by the end of the week, lows on the mild side. upper 40s to around 50. some clouds around, more clouds at the coast than inland and there is mainly sunny skies, high temperatures into upper 60s around 68 this san jose and cupertino. 70 in los gatos, throw mid-60s sh. there is 65 in palo alto. 56 in pacifica. there is a high of 57 in daily city. north bay there is 66 in napa

and petaluma. near east bay highs low to mid-60s. 61 in berkeley. 65 in fremont. there is 68 in pleasanton. near monterey bay, highs of only 58 in monterey. 66 in santa cruz and up to 70 inland. there are mid 70s by wednesday, low 80s inland by friday. there is about mid-60s on the coast. clouds in the sky and a cool down but this is a pleasant looking forecast for seven days. >> it is. and there is a nice change. >> up next a new effort to sniff out cell phone autos there is a corrections department turning to private enterprise for the answer. stay with us.

a system designed to eliminate the illegal use of cell phones by prison inmates will be soon in place. the company will install technology to block unauthorized sel cellular transmissions in prisons including e mails, texts, phone calls and internet access, cell phones have long been used to commit crimes, organize assaults and terrorize victims. officials say new technology

will allow them to crack down on phone shallly dangerous communication autos a truck driver and his wife walked away unharmed after their truck snagged a wire in fa fayette today aichl power pole and wires came down along risa road. pg&e expects the truck hit a low-hanging telecommunications cable. the driver never experienced anything like this until today. >> this is no power lines. no. no. that is what i thought. i thought... average height for every power line should be 13 six or higher. >> pg&e says it stopped flowing as soon as wires hit the ground but 51 homes and businesses can expect to remain without power into the evening. >> san jose residents getting steamed over a proposed jump in water rates that could

climb 44%. this would take the bill from 6 $5 to $93. it's the result of conservation efforts, people using less water so the company needs to pay for higher operating costs and to repair aging pipes and pumps. >> we've seen a dramatic reduction if use due to conservation efforts but folks have engaged in as well as impacts of the economy and being more conscious of where their water goes. and san jose water company ceo makes $625,000 a year. >> and when we come back tonight there is an investigation into bribery and kickbacks at the government watch dog agency. why the head of the san francisco office is refusing to testify. >> in morgan hill, sierra lamar's family, friends and supporters are gathered to mark the one month anniversary

of her disappearance. >> and a feeding frenzy in san jose. we'll be live as sharks fans put on game faces tonight. news continues right after this. what'll it be?

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good evening, once again, we've been following developments in the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. it's been a month now since she was last seen at her home getting ready to leave for school. and we are live now from a vigil in morgan hill marking the sad anniversary. >> yes. and they're calling it an event for hope, you can see behind me people have gathered with pink balloons her favorite color. and as family, friends and volunteers were preparing for

this evening's vigil the sheriff's office team was just several mile as way making more sonar scan images from area lakes. less than an hour ago, sky 7 found the team in coyote creek park. and then, also today county crime lab did give investigators test results from some of the evidence submitted in this case. now, no information is being released except to say crime lab apoll nal sis did provide leads to follow up. the community is marking a one month since she disappeared from her home, there are hundreds of pink balloons and they'll plan on releasing balloon autos this is a event we're showing we're here and fighting and want people to do anything they can.

donations and we're out here, we're going bring her home. >> despite thousands of tips, the best evidence detectives have so far is her cell phone. and her purse with clothing in it discovered just days after she disappeared on march 16th and found not far from her home. her mom, marlene and her father, steve are planning to be at this event tonight. these folks are gathered and the event is just now getting underway. >> thank you. a spending scandal at an fran office of the general services could be just the tip of the iceberg, there are other phone shall wrong doing including bribe ti and kickbacks and testified officials acted with an iron fist when anyone

questioning their spending habits. >> when someone spoke up they were, quote adorgd a witness squashed like a bug unquote, another witness said when individuals spoke up they were, i think quote put down not in a gentle way. end of quote. >> at the jernt of the investigation is a laughic conference in las vegas and a preconference visit totalling $130,000. these are the pictures of the western region commissioner jeff kneelly, head of the san francisco office and he invoked his right to remain silent. >> an effort is partly a call to action and partly an appeal to patriotism. the effort to tighten cyber security outlined today at san jose state.

the story now from david louie. >> homehand secretary janet napolitano. >> we need young people who understand this technology and who are creative and innovative and thinking ahead. and we need you to say you know what? i can contribute my tall glents a unique way. >> the federal government is beefing up its partnership as hackers keep stealing credit card numbers adam calmer is the lead cyber security advisor from norton. >> there are one million cyber crime victims every day. last year there are twice as many as there were newborn babies. >> the big draw, i think is that it would be at the cutting edge. i mean whit comes to things like security ask technology,

the government does tend to be at the forefront. >> public and private sector cooperation is growing. the magnitude of threats is increasing. junter networks is a infrastructure company with government and corporate customer autos we need a bigger army. i mean, it's clear. you need a broader set of people focused on thwarting cyber security attacks and you need more specialized people. >> with that in mind they are developing a new degree program channeling more engineers into research and development along with protection from a attacks. >> i expect within 20 months that we'll be putting out from 75-100 students in this field. >> in san jose, abc 7 news. >> the secret service falls under homeland security but the secretary did not comment on the scandal in columbia.

but it's widening in addition to 11 members of the advance team, now under investigation for cavorting with prostitutes there may have been 10 members of the military involved as well. >> gallup as a daily tracking poll and the first one shows mitt romney with a slight edge. the survey of registered voters shows romney was 47% including a six-point lead to a news poll. the first likely nominee to have such a negative reading since 19846789 today romney and his wife sat down with diane sawyer, she asked whether he has a problem relating to average americans and he skirted this issue and brought it back to the economy. >> i'm by far the best qualified in this race between myself and president obama. to help the american people get good jobs and rising

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the award often known as green nobel prize being handed out now. the prize goes to six people for efforts to protect our planet. each one gets $150,000.

tonight this year's winners. >> the goldman prize winners live all over the world. more people know about problems the more likely to act. the foundation provided with us video to showcase the work. and there is extreme water and air pollution from factories. >> and there is millions don't have access to save drinking water. >> starting an organization to draw attention to worst offenders then pressure companies to force suppliers to clean up. 500 companies now working the team and he wants to protect the world's largest desert lake. most of the lake is in kenya. but ethiopia wants to dam the

river that feeds it. it would lower water level autos we've got change, it's limited to almost acidic levels. humans cannot consume the water, animals can not use it. >> after years they convinced major banks to withdraw financing. ethiopia is not giving up yet. he was trying to save a russian forest. the government planned to build a highway through it this, mother two of quit her job and helped stage one of the largest environmental protests in russian history. workers started to clear the for yet, she and others laid down in front of the bulldozers. this was so great that major banks and investors are pulling out of the project this, is the side of a

proposed nickel mine near a critical water shed filled with bio diversity. would it destroy tropical forest. the prize winner led the fight against it. >> this is also the people he turned local concerns into a protest. final straw was a hunger strike. in argentina. the crusade began with tragedy. >> her 3 day old daughter died of kidney failure they began documenting unexplained health problems in the neighborhood. they live near soy bean fields that are sprayed with chemicals. they convinced the government to investigate and research linked the pesticide to public health.

this community is trying to keep the waters safe from oil drilling. saying her people depend on the environment and do not want a oil spill. >> caroline attended hundreds of meetings. the court decision stopped all but one proposed lead its not near over. it's a struggle. >> that is shared by all of the winners that are fighting to protect the earth. >> let's check on the forecast now. >> there is skies rather captivating all day. check out this time lapse view. this afternoon looking down towards ocean beach, clouds at high level and mid level into the sky. then low level clouds sort of

rolling on shore. there is more clouds at the coastline, sunny skies in the state. high temperatures up to 79 in los angeles tomorrow and 91 in palm springs, there is partly cloudy skies and mainly sunny skies. clouds near the coast. highs from 58 at half moon bay up to 70 inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. low 80s inland. there is some warm weather coming our way. >> looks good. >> we'll take that one, thank you. >> a critical game for the sharks tonight. >> it is. mike shumann is live for us. hi, shu. >> we've got the playoff hockey coming up. stick around, there is a live preview coming up nex

join me tonight at 9:00, a look at a solar event that has nasa excited. >> then last minute drive to the post office to file your taxes.

it's all but over. one one and only post office is open until midnight coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and let's not think about taxes now. let's think about sharks hockey and the tank. >> let's do it. >> one fan spray painted his hair teal. i wasn't quite that committed. there is a mutual dislike for each other. game three is tonight. we're live and always a great playoff atmosphere in the tank. >> there is a into game two, it got chippy. there is advantage for st. louis and there are concern whether goitsing to carry over to game three you have to. he you have to have a short term memory. we're here to win game three.

and this is where we feel comfortable. >> i think you need that. and the important thing is to win games. and everything is more intense. >> there is a lot of eem emotions. there you don't get to move on for being in the penalty box more, we've got to focus our attention on the task at hand. >> there is just throughout the playoffs here there is more emotion. >> home court doesn't hurt. that is for sure. we're going to build up them and use them as much as we can. >> sharks did what they're

supposed to in st. louis. there is one at home and this is one of the greatest places to play. fans are jacked up. we'll have results for you tonight after the game. back to you. >> interest is a blue sweater. there is madison balmgardener on the scene played a key role in the giants world series championship run. he gives up potential of arbitration. there are two option years in this deal that could keep him in a giants uniform, but devastating news for g-men over the weekend. there is giants hosting

phillies tonight. giants will go to closer by committee you don't want to lose your main closer. it's a big blow to the team. i think it's a situation where we can have guys that can do it. i think that is a comforting point. >> patriots day in boston. there is a walk of evan longoria with bases loaded. to the 9th a third strike to end it. there is running of the boston marathon. interest there is a sweep. and there is the reason in mid-80s in bean town, today

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