of vessels because they don't want them disturfed. >> parker has been contacted by officials but hasn't heard from the insurance company. if he doesn't begin now he'll have to wait until october. looking at aerial shots he says it will take about five days to finish, meaning air lifting the boat from the island. parker says pulling it would be environmentally unsound. >> fit lands and gets jammed in one of the other rocks it's going to break apart. then, you're going to have glass on the floor of the sea. >> tim parker does most of the boat salvaging and thinks there is a good chance that the boat may still be intact. he says the storm season is about over and if there is no

rough waters the boat will be there, ready to be salaged. >> we're seeing new pictures now, friends posting on a page dedicated to the chase. there were eight crew members all enthusiastic sailors on one of the toughest races in bay area sailing. photos show a camaraderie among the crew. and most were experienced. one man is confirmed dead. just three sailors survived. one of those survivors released this statement about the crash. he writes we'll spend years looking back and asking questions that may never have answers and we ask for privacy for families during this difficult time of loss and pro found sadness. our thoughts and prayers were those who were lost and their families. >> authorities in santa clara

county being tight lipped about new leads about the miss steer yens disappearance of sierra lamar. divers were back searching near the home. there is a similar search last week did not turn up clues. police say there is some new evidence after articles that were found including her cell phone, purse and clothes as well as a handcuff box and used condoms found in a field. something turned up but investigators are not revealing what. >> whether it's a dna hit, a fingerprint hit or trace evidence that could be fibers or materials. >> if she was kidnapped police hope new evidence will lead them to a suspect or a person of interest. coming up at 5:00 reporting live from the search site with what neighbors say investigators are doing to find sierra and cameras aren't

catching. >> thod toed is the deadline to file income taxes, one professional says he's never seen anything like that. california franchise tax board made an 11th hour reversal that could safe taxpayers thousands of dollars and cost the state millions. laura? >> well, tax day is always a long, busy day for preparers but this one has been made all the more complicated by a last minute change by the california franchise tax board. last fall, the franchise tax board announced guidelines for taxpayers warning them they could no longer deduct certain items from property taxes such as mosquito abaitment and local school and library fees. and the only item that's could be deducted were taxes based on assessed value of the taxpayer's property. but then, as we've said there

is a last minute change by the state franchise tax board. >> the franchise tax board has reversed their position. >> i would take the deduction f you're still preparing. file with it if you're entitled to it. >> now, it means many californians may want to file amendmented returns and the board is exploring remedies for those people. and a spokesperson tomd me we're looking at option that's mate be available to taxpayer who's tried to comply with laws we're communicating. we found tax payers here today at h and r block just learning about this change z they were scrambling to try to catch up with it. and there could be expense involved in that.

and we'll hear from them at 6:00. >> thank you, laura. just a few bay area post offices are open late tonight. this is what it looked like but post offices aren't as taxed because many people now file electrically. curbside service offered in oakland and san jose and in san francisco until 10:00 p.m. the sfo post office on westfield road will be open until midnight. >> a state wide campaign offering parents programs to keep kids active physically and mentally over the summer, educators trying to help parents combat so called summer range rain. >> if you say that nicely. showing those kids who do nothing over the summer. lose about two months worth of learning. the state summer matters campaign can help parents find

summer learning programs for their kids. >> studies show children that don't participate in enrichment programs fall behind academically. more so in math than reading. >> when they don't reenforce skills, they start next year behind. >> this true for low income children. >> because of the budget cuts it's not there where it used to be. >> and the state and most cities don't have money to fund programs but foundations and corporations do. >> this is a future work force. it's important to us. >> 75 corporations are helping to fight programs like stepping up to al ge bra. for a month in the summer a thousand under served kids will get help with their math skills.

in san francisco, the department of rec and park is expanding it's summer programs for kids age 6-17. this mother two of relied on them as a source for free, or low-cost, summer programs. >> i believe there are many programs that got to stay until the last minute. don't give up. >> don't give up. and we have a link for parents. click on see it on tv. >> great resource. thank you. biologists at marine mammal center are trying to solve a mystery. they want to know why an unusual number of under nourished baby seals are being brought there. >> trudy is having trouble learning how to eat. he has fish-eating class this

afternoon. several loving volunteers will try to take the place of his mother and teach him. >> it's just like when your child goes from nursing or a bottle to their first solid food. they're mostly going out. instead of down. and same process. you can see the same lift bulbs going off. >> trudy is not the problem, it's the number of other elephant seal pups like him that startled workers. they have about twice as many right now than they did during pup season last year z they aren't sure why. >> last year there are many, many severe storms early in the year. or in pushing season. while animals were still weaning. that might have washed many animals out to sea. where the animals probably drowned or died. so there weren't as many animals to report because they're gone. that is one theory. but we don't know. >> there is 70 elephant seal

pups now raising concerns and they'll take a toll on resources. their herring comes in from east coast and costs $1 a pound. it goes through $40,000 pounds per year and they need medicine and volunteers. the elephant seal pups can be demanding. >> my family knows on tuesdays i do not cook dinner. i go home have a glass of wine and take a bath and go to bed. >> there won't be a lot of time forest. just when they get these guys ready for the world sea lion pups will be coming in. that is why they're asking for help this year if you've got money or time you can donate the center says it would appreciate it. >> they're so cute and love to sit and bathe in the sun. >> and here is spencer christian. >> they're going to have a lot of sun in the next 24 hours

looking good as well. this evening we'll have partly cloudy skies. partly cloudy to mainly clear and will be mild into early evening hours, temperatures 54 up to 62 degrees then cooler overnight with mostly sunny skies and there are temperatures from mid 40s to low 50s, into afternoon, thin, high clouds mostly sunny skies. there is a warming trend we've been talking about beginning tomorrow. and it's high temperatures will not soar, but climb into mid-70s inland. 60s on the coast. we'll see 80s before week's end. and i'll tell you in just a moment with the accu-weather forecast. thanks spencer. >> just ahead health affects of happiness. it may convince to you make an attitude adjustment. >> and personal message? and apple shares rebounding today, one expert is not buying it. emily chang will join us tloif break it down.

checking healthy living news a study shows anesthesia short yajz are affecting patient care. they were the chief complaint in a survey of doctors performed by american society of an theeshologists. all of them said they'd been forced to use an alternative drug than the one preferred. some doctors had to cancel surgeries. abc news dr. johnson says you should discuss these potential shortage was your doctor before scheduling surgery. >> another new study indicates mother who's suffer from depression might be doing something that behinders their childrens' development. researchers found depressed

mothers were more likely to wake up babies in the middle of the night and seemed overly concerned about their child's safety. and it makes it more difficult for children to bond with their parents. and a new blood test may help diagnose major depression in teens and adults. a team of scientists developed this test by focusing on 26 blood bio markers showing whether there is activity in genes related to depression. >> and researchers have long known people with type-a personalities have a higher risk of heart attacks now they're finding the opposite true for people who are optimistic and happen yeechl bem a better sense of well being tend to have healthier blood pressure, cholesterol and weight and more likely to exercise, eat healthier, get enough sleep and avoid smoking that help protect people from

heart disease. >> billionaire investor warren buffet announced he has early stage prot yait cancer. the 81-year-old says his condition is not life threatening or debilitating and says he'll undergo treatment in mid july. he says he was diagnosed after a routine prostate cancer screening. >> tech companies posted earnings to intel's best on ultrabooks. hi, emily. >> the world largest kit maker with the bus kbreeest web portal now out with revenue that's were flat. and yahoo sales topped estimates but the new ceo said

he's not satisfied with yahoo's tricky relationship was key partners may have something to do with it. and intel sales came in flat but profits dropped 13%. and saying sales in this second quarter will be $13.6 billion and says higher sales will come from updated chip designs. and net income rising just 7% ibm is making progress with a plan to make software which is more profitable than hardware. and the ceo is looking to expand in brazil, india, and china. elsewhere, solar panel maker first solar says it's cutting 30% of its global work force.

the move as demand for first solar panlz shifts from europe and into asia. that is where most of the 2000 cuts will be and stock is down 32% so far this year and speaking of stocks they jumped today giving major indexes their best gains in months all this after a raise in the global growth forecast. there are apple shares on the rebound gaining just over 5%, it's been a volatile week for the computing giant with shares falling for the five trading days. apple scheduled to release latest earnings but some aren't waiting. nyu finance professor says

he's sold his shares. take a listen to what he had to say earlier. >> i'm uncomfortable with people holding apple shares. new investors scare me. they have shifted the rules of the game. i'm not comfortable with this game. >> some have expressed concern mobile carriers might cut subsidies for the iphone in san francisco, i'm emily chang. >> just a gorgeous day. >> you can see the hot behind emily. >> there is lots of blue skies and a lfly afternoon. mild, there is a live view looking towards san francisco and into the bay. you can see there are low

clouds near the coast. it's part of the character of the bay area, there is a look at the readings, mild in locations right now there is 66 in san jose. 66 in napa and santa rosa. 57 here in san francisco. there are mostly clear and sunny skies tomorrow morning, temperatures above 70 degrees in inland locations by the end of the week. there is a system moving into our direction. containing moisture and that moisture is going to remain to our north. so we're not getting any rain out of this. there are clouds lingering tonight and warming resumes and on thursday, sunny skies and warmer inland. we'll see 80 degrees or higher. overnight tonight there is a

mild to cool night. and there are high temperatures into the north bay, 71 in napa. there is down in the south bay. there is 69 in fremont. to the south milder near monterey bay there is mid-70s in gilroy. here is the accu-weather forecast. there are high temperatures saturday, sunday up to 86 degrees inland on saturday. 80s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. a gradual cool down getting into early next week there are no hints of rain. just mild spring weather. >> looks warm.

>> yes. >> i understated it there you go. >> master of understatement that i am. >> coming up next the space shuttle gets a piggy back ride. >> and a performance governoring on the road. you've got to see this video. >> then at 5:00 where anything goes why some are raising a stink over a truck promoting a strip club. >> at 4:21, checking traffic from downtown san francisco, this is the look at the skyway. it's how the skyway looks of course, jammed in both directions. stay with us, more still to come on the news at 4:00.it

space shuttle made its final voyage, landing today near the museum in virginia where it will go on display. it's flew on the back of a boeing 747 and the united states ended it's program last year, discovery designed as the fleed leader. >> now a rap legend could be headed out on tour 16 years after his death. >> that is in today's entertainment report. and first... gavin degrau

begging for help. >> he with you near-perfection on "dancing with the stars". scores of 29. and singer gavin degrau knows he's in trouble. >> i can't swim. i don't want to have to doggy paddle it. it's tough. >> abc's bachelor pad is holding a casting call. you have until april 29th to submit a video. the bachelor pad returns in july. zac efron is all grown up in his new movie, hitting the red carpet to talk about the romantic drama in which he plays a marine targent. >> if would you have asked me if i'm going to be anything like that, ever, i probably would have laughed. and i'm amazed.

>> creepy or not? that hologram of the late tupac shakur may be going on tour and for all your entertainment news including details, on the casting call head to otrc.com. >> there are new developments in the scandal involving secret service agents and columbian prostitutes. >> and budgets are tight, but want to make them tighter. >> rising gas prices means a rough ride for family autos a plan to lower gas price that's have drivers going broke and corporations make billions he says.

riding a city bus will be free for young people under a measure just passed a few minutes ago. >> officials say it's become too expensive for low income students to ride muni. >> nick smith is live with the story. nick? >> there are people that were excited.

the san francisco unified school district says they'll cut service by 43% over two years, making the vote critical for low income students. san francisco transportation agency board of director chairman called the vote a victory. the board of directors voted to implement a pilot program to provide free houstony to low income youth. those qualifying would need to be between ages zpif 17 years old and meet income guidelines similar to those being used for school lunch program. but not everyone is excited by the program. particularly union group who's say shifting a proposed $3.8 million to cover costs is poor planning. and community members fear it would mean joyriding. they say tougher guidelines

are needed. >> this during school and school commute hours would address the problem of fewer school buses and preserving funds for safety. >> fwheer a deficit. how much is this going to roll over into 2013? >> this is a tradeoff. so while the agency is going to give out free rides to the youth you're taking away service. >> and the board decided to table discussion agreeing that simply shifting funds aloe indicated for other programs would not suffice. the board agreed to review the pilot program in six months. they want to gauge how well it's work skpimg pact on services. just moments ago the board passed a new program starting in january on sunday, you'll

be paying for parking meters from noon to 6:00 p.m. this is not clear if revenue again rate there'd will help pay for free rides on muni. i'll have more at 6:00. >> president obama wants to do something about rising gas prices. he's calling for more help in policing markets and asking for penalties for those found guilty of price manipulation. karen? >> republicans have been hammering the president about high gas prices and they see this as a winning political issue. what the president proposed today may not make a big difference in our wallets. today the president took on a new target in the fight against rising gas prices, oil speculateors. >> we can't afford a situation where some can reap millions and millions of american

families get the short end of the stick. that is not the way the markets should work. >> the president says speculateors manipulate by buying up large amounts of oil then driving up prices in order to flip it for a profit. gas prices have been going up and mr. obama says speculateors are partly to blame. some believe we may have seen their peak. prices have dropped down two cents. the $52 million legislative command would boost oversight of energy markets and implement a ten-fold increase for the penalties from $1 million to $10 million. and the president didn't point ut examples of the illegal activity. >> i haven't seen anything specific. >> republicans dismiss it as gas price theater. >> the president has all toolz available to film if he believes the oil market is

being manipulated. >> this is the late yaeft tempt to show americans he feels their pain at the pump. >> rising gas prices means a rough ride for a lot of family autos today, the president has 200 nights until election day this, could be a very critical issue for reelection chances. >> thank you very much. what about alternative to oil? nasa working to turn algae into fuel. they showed us that progress today. >> and new information about the secret service indicates more women were taken to a columbian hotel for sex with agents. saying 21 women were at the hotel. 11 agents and nine military

personnel are under investigation. two of them are top level agents. and the general services administration spais faces another day on the hot sthee. is day two looking into wasteful spending. there are questions coming up about trips to south pacific and wine country. >> this off silt trip, is that cal? >> i've got to go to the wine region. >> i see why mr. neil gee not with us today. only pictures i can get of him are in his hot tub. >> jeff neilly is the san francisco based gsa manager who plan that's trip. his wife posted this picture in their hot tub suite in vegas. coface criminal charges. >> when the news at 4:00 continue what's this kindergartener did that prompted police to handcuff her like a crime nam. plus...

>> a little tiny boy standing there and said "help me. i'm cold" this lady help a kidnapped toddler find his family after a car jacking. >> looking southeast as far as the eye can see they're getting fairer. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. ♪

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this is a great look at the new span they're working on. gorgeous day outside. spencer will have a look at the forecast in a few moments. a georgia family calling for an investigation after their kindergartener handcuffed by police for throwing a tantrum at school. authorities in millageville say the 6-year-old was in such a rage she apparently threw furniture and tore things off the walls. the principle was injure bid a falling shelf. teachers say they couldn't control her and they called police. >> they may have misbehaved but i don't think to the point they she should have been handcuffed and taken to the police department. >> officer says they took her to the police station because they cannot reach the mother and say anyone taken in a patrol car he must be handcuffs. the girl has been suspended from school until august. >> a 3-year-old boy is credited with showing courage after being abandoned on an isy street in the middle of the

night. it started when the toddler's father stopped at a convenience store. he left his son in the car with the engine running. someone stole the suv with the little boy inside. the car jacker left the boy on a residential street. he was wearing only thin pajamas. he walked in the snow until finding a house. >> i opened the door and a little tiny boy was standing there and he said help me, i'm cold" you were a brave boy. >> royalty was reunited with his parents promising never to leave him in the car alone again. >> and imagine the relief of the parents. >> no kidding. >> this is an awful situation. >> let's take a look at the forecast this hour. lovely weather now there is a time lapse view this afternoon. and high clouds overhead and

lots of low clouds at the coast. there is a mainly sunny day. we'll see areas of rainfall over the southeast and dry, warm with scattered rain into upper mid west. there is palm springs 96. highs into upper 70s tlchl here in the bay area, sunny skies and mild with highs into low 70s low to mid-70s. up above 60 degrees on the coast tomorrow. there is a highs into upper 60s to low 70s. there is low to mid-70s.

pleasant weather, sunny skies. and by we can's end mid to upper 80s. >> wonderful. >> yes. >> thank you. >> okay. >> still ahead nasa experiment that could fuel your car with algae. san francisco playing a role in making this possible. >> there is a church designed to last decades. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues in just a moment.

nasa has been working to reduce our repend yens on fossil fuel. today the space agency showed off efforts to turn algae into fuel. imagine this as a kind of oil well of the future and an oil farm where micro algae reduces our dependence on fossil fuel autos this movement from 20 gallon system to a 450 gallon system. now, next step will be can we put this off shore somewhere? >> the man behind the

project's goal to produce a carbon neutral fuel. bio diesel farmed off shore. after two years, $10 million from nasa, he and his team think they've found a way using waste water as fertilizer. a puc plant loaned them some tanks to experiment. >> there is a gas that is rich in co 2. and salt water in tanks to test our ideas to keep algae afloat. >> there is is no comment it comes from the life support division, figuring out ways to keep them in space for a long time. >> how to recover for long space flight. you can't take a lot of stuff

with you. have you to recycle things. and this next step for another team to take over and figure out if making the off shore algae farms is possible. abc 7 news. >> clean up continues after a 6.7 earthquake rocked chile overnight. he remained calm and an anchor held on to his desk. and struck about 70 miles away and caused minor damage no. major injuries reported. there is a no tsunami alert.

and leaders in new zealand building a new search, much of it made out of card board. and this destroyed a 130-year-old stone cathedral. it should stand for owe years and a new church is being built. >> and what could be the largest batch of fossilized dinosaur eggs in the world nound a mountainous area of check kneea. there are 40 or so of the stone-like eggs. and scientists say yolks and whites are still visible and appear to be plant-eating dinosaur autos key word in that sentence? appear to be. yes. and fossilized. >> yes. >> i know. >> and there is alabama's

trophy, literally. >> consumer reports calls this gadget a last resort for smoke qlorz tried tofrg quite but there are pit falls. i'll have more on what is the deal with the sig krets. next. >> one woman's personal appeal to expand medical insurance for all. >> diane sawyer with a look at what she's working on. >> there is more of the interview with mr. and mrs. rom fee together on this day. polls showing a dead heat. obama versus romney. hear what they have to say about his ratings. also, on this tax deadline day something happening. people stealing tax refunds? it happened to a reporter

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>> more than 45 million americans smoke, some who want to quit are trying those electronic cigarettes. >> michael finney is here with the latest research on whether they work. >> this is what it is you're looking at. a couple million americans tried the cigarettes. consumer reports take a look at pluses and minuses. >> chris was a cigarette smokier 25 years. the two years ago he was finally able to stop smoking. tow taco sig re.s now, he use what's i calls a personal vaporizer. known as an electronic, or e cigarette. >> i've tried everything there was out there. and this is like switching. i didn't have to knock out

habits i had. >> made to look and feel like traditional cigarettes they're battery operated electronic devices that deliver vaporized nicotine without tar, smoke and tobacco. consumer reports took a look and says some suggest they might be a last resort for smoke dwrerer who's tried quitting again and again, and failed. >> a study in a journal found that methods like the patch and gum aren't as effective as we once thought. >> consumer reports says e cigarettes sold largely online have not been approve bid fda so safety is a major concern. >> it varies and it's unclear which chemicals are in these devices. nick keen can cause harm, too. >> chris believes this is a better option and realizes that more research is

necessary. >> they need study autos more studies need to be done z oversight is necessary. and for spokers this may be the lesser two of evil autos consumer reports says there is another concern that is raised by the cigarettes, they can be a gateway leading to the real thing because they are available online to minors and come in flavors lix vanilla. >> thank you. >> the woman behind that erotic bestseller "50 grades of gray" is speaking out about the novel. >> she has a secret to share. she spoke to "good morning america". she says she's just a middle aged housewife inspired to write the book after reading the twilight trilgology.

>> includes lots of graphic sex. she blushes about what she wrote about. >> well, it's a love story. people who fall in love have a little sex, don't they? i seem to remember that. >> and there is a bidding war over film rights. >> what does james plan to do with her riches? she said she wants to remodel her kitchen. >> a good deed turned into a nightmare for a georgia couple who donated a coat. >> there was a $3,000 engagement ring inside. josh miller hid the ring in the pocket of the old coat weight for the day but forgot about it when he dropped it off in the goodwill in atlanta. >> they went looking and it was gone. >> this just happened to be one of the things i put in the pile to go to goodwill. >> we'll move forward.

you snow. >> trying to be positive. >> they plan to fly to ohio so she can ask her father her hand in marriage. >> before the university of alabama tries for another championship trophy, they've got to replace this past year's award. >> this is a trove qee that fell and shattered. >> a player's father tripped on the rug underneath the table. the athletic department says they'll order a replacement. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> you can creep track on hitter and talk about it at facebook.com. >> news at 5:00 continues right now. >> next at 5:00 a efor to hustle up business is not

sitting well in one neighborhood. >> there are temperatures going to be rising above april averages. numbers coming up. >> stepping up the search for teenager sierra lamar, how thorough neighbors say the efforts have become. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings new leads and a search for the missing teen in abc 7 news is there with more. and and this is the second week of intense underwater searching in the sierra lamar case, and the dive team hasn't discovered new evidence the crime lab is producing suggest that detectives can work with. the sheriff's office says the dive missions are not related but there is new information coming from the crime lab. test results are back on

evidence in this case. >> they're not specifying, which they're saying that they're positive in that it led to additional leads. >> we know there is limiting evidence undergoing testing. her cell phone was the first item found near her home. that weekend detectives discovered her purse with clothing and other items inside. later a searcher found a box marked handcuffs and two used condoms, all sent to the crime lab. residents at the rv park say this hears gotten a lot after tension. >> we've seen them looking in places and there is mostly just down there. >> on the water? >> oh. yeah. the water and the woods over there. >> the search team is exploring about 10 ponds and they're using kayaks and shallow areas and