good morning. thanks for watching. i'm katie marzullo in for

kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. this morning divers will go back in the water looking for clues in the disappearance of sierra lamar. investigators are now following new leads. terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with more. >> reporter: >> reporter: new leads that's what we are hearing -- how significant those leads are, they are not saying. they are not saying a lot about this new information. look at what they were doing yesterday, taking dives into bodies of water less than a mile from the home where sierra lamar lived the home she left march 16th, on the way to the bus stop. divers searched this area before. this time they are using special scanning equipment they say allows for a more thorough search. >> it provides reflections and shadows. it gives more to look at than a normal picture. shadows can s tell us more

than the reflection. >> reporter: the new diving effort comes on the day the sheriff's office announced new leads, as a result of crime lab reports, investigators found her phone, her handbag, some clothes inside that hand bag. they've also found a box labeled handcuffs with condoms inside. whether the new leads come from any of that or something else entirely, the sheriff's office is not saying. coming up, sierra's family tries to stay positive as the days go by, it has been more than a month now. we will show you the effort yesterday to try to lift the spirits of the family. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. this morning police have a new warning for parents tan students in concord after an attempted kidnapping of a local students. officials out an automated message reporting a man asked a 7th grade girl to get into

his van. she was walking to eldorado middle school yesterday morning. she repeatedly refused and managed to get to a safe location. the man described heavy set in his 30s with a black mustache and goatee. amy hollyfield will have more at 5 a.m.. >> the offshore yacht race ago social says it will wait to see the coast guard's complete report on last weekend's deadly accident before deciding if changes should be may. yacht racing competitor was in another boat and saw the wrecked 38 foot yacht after it hit the rocks off the farallon islands. this is video shot by sky 7 hd. he says the skipper told him he turned the boat to retrieve four crewmembers swept overboard. the skipper told him another wave tossed him and two others overboard. the death of one sailor and four missing others has many asking if the skipper sailed too close to the island. >> you may believe you are far

enough away for your safety, but nature pays no attention. that's how quickly conditions can change. >> life vests were mandatory for the 105-year-old race. safety tethers which would have tied the crew to the vessel were optional. this morning hundreds are sharing thoughts and sending condolences. the page is called in memory of the low speed chase, the name of the boat and here's the page. you will find a link to it on abc7news.com. new this morning, in a matter of hours on capitol hill, lawmakers will be learning more from fired general services administration speculative robert peck. the one who threw the lavish $823,000 conference at a las vegas resort in 2010, now being investigated by congress. inspector general told the committee he is investigating other potential wrong towing by the gsa, including bribery

and kickbacks. meanwhile the commissioner head of the office in san francisco invoked his right to remain silent when questioned during the hearing. he could be facing criminal charges. yesterday we learned in addition to the lavish conference there were eight preconference visits. those cost more than $130,000 in public funds. these are photographs of neeley in a luxury suite during one of those visits. this morning we are learning of one death but no major damage after a 6.7 quake in chile. it hit late last night. look at the shaking during a tv newscast. it was strong enough to shake buildings in the capital city of santiago, 70 miles away. within man died of apparently heart -- of apparent heart attack.

photos show a five story mock hospital that will be used in a test includes icu and elevator. engineers will shake it to see was inside the building at various quake magnitudes. more than 500 sensors and 80 cameras will be used to collect data. work to make the doyle drive approach to the golden gate bridge earthquake safe is taking a big step forward. the far right lane is closed now as crews begin demolishing part of the existing overpass. the work will continue from 8 p.m. until noon everyday until april 27th. on that day all of doyle drive will be closed for three days so the entire overpass can be torn down. >> it is a huge milestone. once we accomplish this gel, traffic will be off the old structure. >> here's a map of the stretch of doyle drive being worked on now through the 27th. the road will be replaced by the new within billion dollar

presidio parkway. the project is expected to be complete in 2015. san francisco muni officials are expected to vote today on proposals to let young people ride city buses and street cars free and begin charging drivers for metered parking sundays that could help muni reverse a 52 million dollar budget shortfall over the next two years. muni is also considering installing 1,000 new meters and increasing citations by $5. muni officials are considering the free ride program for the city's youth and whether to limit it to only low income youngsters. right now the space shuttle discovery is making a big journey to its final home the smithsonian. it left florida 40 minutes ago aboard a modifieded jumbo jet for a low altitude farewell flight. a similar fly-over is planned over the nation's capital and down the mall before landing

at dulles airport in virginia. discovery was first launched in 1984 and has completed 39 space missions. it will be displayed at the smithsonian's hangar at dulles. >> always amazing to see that 737 takeoff with that shuttle strapped on top of it. good luck to discover. time to check the forecast. mike nicco here with a look at what is going on outside. good morning. live doppler quiet, even though we have more cloud cover than yesterday a little drizzle possible along the coast in higher elevations. for the most part it should be dry for your commute this morning and mild compared to yesterday. only 40s and mid to upper 40s, los gatos, napa and santa rosa everybody else low to mid 50s antioch 57°. winds quiet now around 5 to 6 miles per hour until you get to fairfield southwest wind 16

the winds this afternoon will blow-out of the west-northwest around 10 to 20 miles per hour that will in a tell -- that will usher in a cooling trend for today. warmer sunday, warmer yesterday, today we dip down warmer the next couple of days. 40s to near 50 through the 8:00 hour with a mostly cloudy sky towards the lunch hour mid 50s long the coast rest of us upper 50s to near 60 low to mid 60s inland increasing sun by 4:00 temperatures mid to upper 50s along the coast the rest of us low to mid 60s pollen today high amounts of tree pollen and mold. check out the 80s friday, saturday, sunday, inland mid to upper 70s around the bay and mid 60s at the coast. hello everyone happy tuesday. live shot of the san mateo bridge taillights headed westbound. incline section looking good as you see headlights towards

hayward eastbound no problems here just a little bit of moisture on the road from clouds no real problems on the road. live look at the bay bridge toll empty at this hour no problems metering lights off. couple of issues, highway 4 earlier this morning, wires down in the road at discovery bay boulevard those have been picked up and the road is open. construction eastbound 4 at leverage that will be picked up momentarily. doyle drive closure fyi, northbound lane now as katie was mentioning, shutdown for construction until the 27th. then the full closure coming up that last weekend of april. 4:40. heads-up for people living near the caltrain tracks. why you will soon need earplugs if you want a good night's sleep. san francisco's city attorney answers conflict of interest charges in the ross

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ethics . herrera said the filing was without permit he added the city attorney's office uses separate prosecuting attorneys than those advising the commission. the judge will consider the motion tomorrow. mayor lee suspended mirkarimi for official misconduct after he blooded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. 4:44. nearly a week after dropping out of the presidential race santorum is still refusing to endorse mitt romney. last night santorum told supporters he's not backing a candidate that -- and urging his supporters to vote their con -- their conscience. a new nationwide survey of registered voters shows romney leading president obama in a head to head contest now. the gallup poll shows romney with 47%, including a six point lead among independents to president obama's 45%.

4:45. san francisco mayor lee will be back at city hall this morning. the question what was he up to this weekend? the mayor's mystery trip to new york, next. >> it is getting really hot in some parts of the country in others winter is returning. i'm tahman bradley with the wild weather, coming up. why you won't be seeing much of this annual tax day tradition this year. sun stages another spectacular show for scientists. but why aren't they very excited? c3q lysol knows the soft places we love

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good morning. phoenix 91, miami 82. mid to upper 70s eastern seaboard.

coolest around the great lakes and pacific northwest mid to upper 50s. all of our major airports are on time only severe weather threat is around atlanta and charlotte. if you are traveling through there make sure you use our flight tracker at abc7news.com. 4:48. san francisco mayor lee is on his way back to san francisco after making a super secret trip to new york city. the chronicle reports that mayor lee left sunday to attend a big city mayor's gathering hosted by new york city mayor michael bloomberg. the event was kept under wraps until it was over, reportedly for security reasons. the news media was not even told about the gathering. the mayor was there to discuss code for america a non-profit group announced in january to start up tech companies that focuses on government innovation. biggest scandal in the history of the secret service is getting bigger. 11 agented had top level security clearance yanked and more under investigation on

allegations of binge drinking and solicitation of prostitutes in colombia. military officials now suspect 10 or more of their on members may also have been soliciting sex prostitutes. >> the violations are determined to have been the case these individuals will be held accountable. >> we let the boss down nobody is talking about what went on in colombia, other than this incident. >> the alleged scandal came to light as president obama was arriving in colombia to attend the summit of the americas. the secret service personnel have been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation >> april is bringing more than showers to much of the country. tahman bradley sews us late season snow in minnesota, heatwave in the northeast and deadly tornadoes in the nation's mid section. whether it is hot or cold, the weather across the country south control. -- in some races you would never know it was mid april. kids jump for joy at the beach, while adults tan.

>> can belief it is april, fabulous. >> reporter: in philadelphia yesterday the temperature was around 90! boston was so hot, people opted out of the marathon. the warm weather is expected to last in parts of the midwest and northeast through the end of the week. in some places winter returned with a vengeance. in northern minnesota shoveling out after rain and snow wreaked havoc and forced school closures. in chism minnesota nearly a foot. >> i wasn't expecting this much but it is minnesota like predicting a wife. >> reporter: parts of the mid west still cleaning up after tornadoes in kansas, iowa and nebraska effort the weekend. in sweeney, texas rain left motorists driving through flooded streets. the extreme weather follows the hottest march on record. farmers are watching nervously, the weather could turn again. if you haven't filed your tax returns yet, time is running out this year midnight

tonight is the deadline this is what the rush has looked like in previous years as last minute filers lean up. thanks to technology many are e filing only a few post offices will be open late tonight. late drop off and curb side service at the main post offices in oakland and san jose and the evans avenue location in san francisco until 10 p.m.. the sfo post office on westfield road will be open until midnight. curtain closes on another tradition by technology. -- caused by technology. time for a look at weather. warming trend that is going to take a setback today. yesterday mild in the afternoon today winds are going to blow in cold front rolled through last night really quiet and kicked up a few clouds that you are seeing now down the 'emable to the ferry building to the -- down the embarcadero, to the ferry building to the bay bridge.

those winds will take a bite out of yesterday's temperatures and make it cooler this afternoon check out what we are dealing with now mild outside a lot of low to mid 50s antioch 57 on the other end napa, santa rosa and los gatos mid to upper 50s. 50 watsonville everybody else monterey bay inland mid to upper 40s mainly cloudy by the afternoon increasing sun partly cloudy that cooling breeze out of the west-northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour warming trend resumes tomorrow and hangs out through the better bart of the weekend some of us could see our first 80° temperatures friday, saturday and sunday afternoon. today, only antioch holding on to 70, a lot of mid to upper 60s around most of our neighborhoods until you get to the coast san francisco upper 50s low 60s san mateo and richmond clouds stubborn along the peninsula coast during the

afternoon hours 58 monterey today stubborn clouds around monterey bay keeping new the mid 50s into salinas more sunshine and 70 morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. storm track moving farther north. 60 tahoe mid to upper 70s through the central valley same san diego and l.a., 93° in palm springs. back home tonight 50 around$2mu san francisco, san mateo and antioch not as many clouds cooler, mid to upper 40s for the rest of us. cold front moved through quiet didn't have rain kicking¢r÷ up clouds this morning then the breezes will come in during the afternoon that will take away some of the cloud cover and bring us the sunshine. today, temperature drop a little under partly cloudy sky high pressure tomorrow when it does, check out the jump in temperatures two to six degrees warmer tomorrow

another four to 10° of warming saturday in the mid 80s inland mid to upper 70s around the bay and mid 60s at the coast going to feel spring warmth then. have a great day. here's sue with your traffic. good morning. san rafael southbound 101 past the civic center moving well. that is the warning sign that you will see up and down 101 as you head towards i should say south 101 towards san francisco and doyle drive reminder of the closure every two miles the sign is blinking. enough time, april 27th, is the full closure shutdown into san francisco that will be nonaccessible. southbound 101 across the golden gate bridge moving well, fog so thick that you will need windshield wipers, a lot of drizzle on the span this morning on the road you can see a little wetness but no

traffic issues. roadwork still out there eastbound highway 4 at leverage picked up around 5:30. coming from novato to central san rafael highway 4 still looking good 580 off the altamont still not a bad dive. today the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments that could reduce the sentences in hundreds of crack cocaine cases. justices will decide whether a law signed by po2 years ago only applies to cases brought after the measure -- took effect or cases that were already in the pipeline when bill was signed. the new law was meant to address unfair sentences. a defendant holding five grams of crack cocaine could have gotten the same sentence as someone holding 500 grams of powdered cocaine. very good news for worried parents. the state assembly has passed a bill that would punish students who use social

networking sites to bully classmates. the bill would allow schools to suspend or expel students who create online profiles or set up web pages filled with material intended to harm other teens. assemblywoman campos sponsored the bill it passed with a unanimous vote now moves to the senate. this morning nasa scientists studying the latest eruption from the sun from the left side the flare unleashed super heated plasma that arched above the surface before blasting into space. scientists rate the flare's strength as moderate they say it should not cause any issues here on earth. we've seen bigger solar flares that have released plasma that affects satellite transmission, tv, radios, this shouldn't be one of them. >> still impressive to the layman's eye. >> yes. >> and like when it interrupts things then you have an excuse

to not answer e-mails, sorry didn't get that. >> how about that. 4:57 now. search for sierra lamar leads deputies to a reservoir near her home. next, the evidence that may be offering critical new leads in the disappearance of the 15-year-old girl. we are live with the latest. also, the surprising switch that may be coming in the operation of the oakland coliseum. from silicon valley, a call to service from the chief of homeland security. how america may soon be taking fight to the bad guys in cyberspace.