get a bond. >> this is the most unmeaning apology we've seen. >> the attorney seems to disagree with the courtroom apology. >> this should have happened in a private setting. >> the bail hearing on the same day there is a photo taken moments after the shooting what what appears to be zimmerman's bloody head. it may be the first evidence pack backing up zimmerman's account of the night, that the shooting was in self-defense. zimmerman is expected to leave jail within days, his attorney said it could take time to put together the bail money. >> interstate 80 has reopened after a policeman hunt closed a freeway for hours. there is a live picture we can show you now of the area where police are searching. there are car jackings and a shooting led police to close

the area west of sacramento. and this began when police say the gunman opened fire in a trucking business in west sacramento then crashed a stolen car during a chase. the suspect ran into a field and police closed down the freeway after the suspect began shooting at officers. >> the suspect did fire on officers and there are reports one officer may have returned fire. >> authorities reopened 8-80 but showing you just a moment ago they're searching for the suspect in nearby neighborhoods. you're looking at live pictures. this is as authorities continue to conduct a search. and the person who shot today on the freeway. >> a series of crashes here in the bay area ground traffic to a halt today. abc 7's amy hollyfield shows how a stalled car turned into

major pile up autos robert cryinger's 1995 pickup truck caused two accidents and an incredible back up lasting the morning. the truck just quit on him at 6:00 this morning and he was driving westbound on the bridge. he try dried to do everything right. >> i turned on hazards and got close to the curb as i could. i came to a stop. and i got out. put a reflective triangle out. >> officers say others didn't behave as well. the driver of the trl and he saw him coming he was moving too fast and ran into us. >> officers say looking ahead on down the road could have helped prevent this crash. they call it high visual horizon. >> had the truck been upon the lane maybe he could wo have had enough to avoid it. >> it was blocking two lanes

of traffic. the 86,000 vehicles traveling westbound every day were reduced to one lane of traffic. he waited for a tow truck and had time to watch other drivers. >> there is a lot of spectators trying to film us. >> someone on the eastbound side appeared to be looking at the wrecked truck when he slammed it into a truck. the driver suffered minor injuries. >> if they'd be paying attention tolt road, this could have been avoided. >> and he says the driver will likely receive a citation, no one else was hurt. as far as oil bo goes about 10 gallons were spilled and the coast guard said not enough owe to recover. in foster city abc 7 news. >> there is new developments in the escalating secret service scandal.

three more agents resigned and another who was reassigned today. that is a total of 12 agents in this scandal with six leaving the service at this point. the washington post reports that one was david cheney a supervisor who posted remarks about sarah kbrainl saying he was quote checking her out. palin took aim at cheney on fox news. >> well, check this out. bodyguard, you're fired. >> and overnight police raided a strip club in columbia with 20 names of women believed to be involved. 11 military personnel were involved and we've learned six were in the army, two in the marines, two from the navy and one from air force. >> and planes carrying vice president joe biden and secretary of state clinton

suffered bird strikes in separate parts of the world. these are pictures of the crews checking out the vice president's plane. his aircraft was on approach into santa barbara. a bird was sucked in and left on another plane. a bird flew into the engine of secretary clinton's plane between the time they were in the air between france and belguim yesterday, also a flock of birds flew into an engine on a delta airliner. >> emergency crews rushed to a morgan hill high school after four students became sick from eating mayor-laced cookies. police say a student gave the cook dwreez several students. four had to be removed from class. they were checked out and released to their parents. the student who brought cookies to school could face charges. >> and the weekend has arrived and there is sandhya patel

here with the fact. >> there is a a beautiful forecast. upper 50s to mid-70s and back in the moshing mid-50s mid-60s and there is a warm to hot forecast and only place to escape the heat will be near the coastline. temperatures from low 70s to low 90s, well above where you should be at this time of the year. things goring to change sunday, i'll be back to tell you what is going to change from saturday to sunday in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >> ahead a surprising results of a new study. who do you think calls their daughter more often? mom or dad? >> do you ever wonder some of the biggest heavy weights in the valley make? explaining today how much the top folks at google brought in last year. >> and michael finney is taking your consumer questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here, live later, you can

contact with -- connect with michael on twitter and facebook. >> and there is a traffic nightmare. this is a live picture from here in the bay area. there is a skyway on friday afternoon. it's a bill bit sticky. as you'd expect. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown

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we began with a public apology from the man accused of shoogt florida teenager trayvon martin, today one of the giants of the civil rights movement talked about the case, congressman lewis marched with

dr. martin luther king junior and spoke with abc 7 news political reporter mark matthews and what did he have to say about this controversial case? >> well, he came here to talk to students about his growing up. as son of a share cropper in alabama. growing up the son of a share cropper daring to walk into a whites only waiting room. all of the time he's been preaching nonviolent resistance to injustice, his thoughts on trayvon martin were in line with that message, john lewis began with telling students where he came from and how far the country has come. he was not allowed in town library. you could not eat at the town lunch counter. his parents told him that is just the way sit, don't make trouble. he was a key note speaker on the march on washington now the day king delivered his dream speech he is inspired

others to follow king's dream after more than. >> what happened in florida tends to drama ties the fact that racism is deeply embedded in american society. it's not just racism in itself but the scars and the legacy. and we must continue to work together as a people and as a nation and as a family. and one house to remove this poison. remove. racism is like a disease. you just cannot let it continue. have you to try to put an end to it. >> and to put an end to it, he says you need to talk about it. get it out. have the debate. this is an inspifring speech

to the students. >> this is very politically charged issue. and was he reluctant? >> he was not. i asked what he thought about for security. he responded to that as well. i can tell you staff was unhappy bit. we had an interview and that is cancelled when the chief of staff told me we cannot ask questions in this case. i didn't want to sit down in which i could not ask a question, so that interview... was no more. but we did ask him and i thought he handled this well. >> he did. thank you very much. mark matthews reporting live tonight, thank you. >> checking healthy living news, new evidence that a low-fat diet can keep a stroke

at bay. the study found people who ate and drank low fat dairy products reduced their risks by 12%. researchers followed 75,000 adults, all were free of heart disease, stroke and cancer when the study began. >> and cdc says 2011 was the worst year for measles in america. officials say there were 222 reported cases last year up from just 60 the year before. and vaccination requirements overseas are more lax. 56 of the american who's contracted measles last year were not vaccinated. it causes a fever, runny nose, and a rash all over the body. and researchers say they've found a way to give women a

glimpse into their future fertility, a blood test can determine how many eggs a woman has. researchers say eggs may not necessarily age in tandem with her body. experts say the test is an inexpensive way to diagnose and treat infertility before age 35. >> and the war among e-reader gadgets heats up. there is bloomberg west with today's after the bell report. hi, john. >> amazon started shipping the kindel touch 3 g to customers around the world. that is ahead of schedule. about a week. the e reader features wireless connections along with wi-fi and two-month battery live this, is little more than a week after barns and nobel unveiled it's glow in the dark nook e-reader.

and in washington monday the international trade commission is expected to pick winners in patent infringement cases. and apple accused makers of phone that's run on an droid of copying features of the iphone, microsoft says it's entitled to royalties from phones because of work on operating systems. as for stocks, they closed the week off higher breaking a losing streak, today's boost was a response to better than expected earnings from heavy weights. and as you can see the nasdaq couldn't turn it around. your bloomberg silicon valley index down more than 1%, apple being one of the biggest losers on session. and take a look at the shares of san francisco based technology. 28% foremost since the company was public five years ago after maker of computer networking products lowered its forecast for the sales growth citing impact of new introductions. before the drop shares

actually climbed 19%. the company benefited from growth of cloud computing. and this is the latest compensation numbers out for google according to a filing, larry page and co-founder each received a base salary of $1. a in 2011. eric schmidt received compensation more, about $101 million accord together filing. in san francisco, with bloomberg west. >> wow. thank you very much. >> and if mom is on the phone chances are she's not talking to dad but her adult daughter, research examined two and a half billion cell phone calls and text messages and found as women get older focus shifts from husbands to adult daughters. why? the study suggests moms in

their 40s spend more time supporting their daughters as they approach child bearing. men tend to stick with their wives as primary phone buddies. >> there is a a look at the forecast. >> this is going to get warmer tomorrow, can you believe that? >> it's april still. so we're getting summer like warmth in spring. unusually warm for this time of the year. there is a live picture now there is best thing to do is hit the pool. if you don't have a pool make friends with someone who does you can see golden gate bridge. visibility is ter rif yichblgt fog has been near the coastline is really eroding away. take a look at the visible satellite and you'll see what is going on. there is a shallow layer of fog. we're starting to see it burning away. sun is out, temperatures running warm.

there are 87 degrees in san jose and there is up into upper 80s fofr clover dale. there is 77 degrees in san francisco. there is 84 degrees in santa cruz. we're hanging on to warmth. 86 now in redwood city. 86 in concord, fairfield. reasonable weather out there. highlights, mild to warm coast and bay. then cooling begins on sunday. you'll feel it if you live along the coast or into north bay. why in just a moment. high pressure and warm pattern in place it's going to stick around hitting your weekend. outdoor plans and little league games, everything looking great. there is coastal areas will see fog that could be dense as we're expecting a shallow

layer. so, tomorrow morning here is what we're expecting. there are patches of fog and sun is out. temperatures mild along the coast. and we're looking at low 90s for saturday. there are things changing monday. watch. we start to introduce fog. fog crawls back up along the coastline. coastal areas taking a hit and in the north bay the wind flow brings cooler marine air in. tomorrow low 90s south bay, 90 degrees there. 72 half moon way. into upper 80s around santa rosa and napa. and sizzling inland. there is accu-weather forecast inland hot, but cooling beginning on sunday running into monday. chance of showers yes. you're not hear things. tuesday into wednesday and rain becomes likely thursday. so we'll get a reality check.

you'll be seeing spring showers next week with cooling back to average levels. >> and what a hot weekend. >> yes. very. >> thank you. >> and up next a monumental honor. a special contribution by a country music legend. >> and today is the day. but who remembers coney to 12? coming up will the planned protests cover the night? >> then at 5:00 bay area tech company working on an electric car battery it hopes will get go a long hall on a single charge. >> sounds good if you're stuck in traffic. there is a live look at the bridge on friday. you can see moving fine heading into the city but slow heading into marin. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues.

a special honor today for country music legend willie nelson. how great is that? an eight-foot statue and privately funded monument commissioned to honor nelson.

and nelson is a 10-game grammy winner. also a founder of the farm aid movement to help farmers and appeared in 37 films and shows. >> there is a spotlight that has been on hunger games lately but avengers proved to be a major box office threat. >> yes. why in today's entertainment report from on the red carpet. >> two weeks from today avengers opens in theaters and hype won't stop rolling. take a look at the scene in london. stars met with hundreds of fans. there was a red carpet premier not only got the fans excited. >> there is reception unbelievable. can i not believe how many people are here. it's overwhelming z exciting. i think that we'll be able to deliver. >> it's going to be better than amazing. can't wait. >> it hits theaters may 4th. here in florida beasty boy mike d opened his own exhibit

at the museum of contemp rarey art. >> i wanted to make it not just opening night but every day. just more fun. >> and selena gomez is having fun promoting her first gray france. >> anyone, any girl that wants to try it out. >> it's available next month. get more news at otrc.com. >> and still to come it's inauguration day in san jose state. up next the message from the new president. the son of a carpenter from afghanistan takes on a mission. >> and we'll take you live to modesto for the mun ral service of department robert harris killed serving an eviction notice. l@l@l@l@l@l@l@l@

a funeral for a deputy killed in the line of duty last week. laura? >> the reception is still underway here, these services today were attended by the governor and attorney general but they were not the focus. this was about a dedicated family man and deputy known by

those close to him as the silver fox. family, friends and police officers from northern california gathered in a church more than 1500 strong to, remember the 53-year-old sheriff's deputy. >> there will be we as family and friends will mourn but knowing my brother woe not want that today. today i know he would want to us celebrate his life and talk about what he meant to us as a family member and friend. >> parents were both -- pair yirs was shot and killed last thursday trying to evict a man from his apartment. his apartment went up in flames. his body found the next day in burned-out rubble.

he was remembered as a dedicated brother, son and father to two children. a family man and avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. >> he wanted to us remember how he lived. >> above all, described as a deputy. a man kind and calm. even in the most-dangerous circumstances. >> thank you for making a difference. we know you're safe. may god bless you and your family. we'll miss you. and we'll see you again, my friend. >> and the family was given a law enforcement medal of honor awarded for the bravery and sacrifice in the line of duty. services for other man killed

or set for tomorrow. in modesto abc 7 news. >> and thank you very much. search and rescue crews went out in the heat today scouring the parks for a missing teenager. she was last seen saturday. abc 7 has latest on the search. >> there is saturday morning she told her dad was was riding her bike to spring lake. >> found she researched directions how to get from her apartment to west santa rosa to here. >> the lieutenant says it's clear she left of her own free will. 26 volunteers are pitching in. >> we got more information there might be some emotional issue goings on where she was upset. at this point nothing in this case sounds like foul ply locals who walk the paths admit they've been lost before. one woman made a point to come

out early this morning and keep her iz peeled. >> i said fit was you i would want anyone in our area to be out there, looking. >> the search began saturday night. her dad reported her missing around 9:00 p.m. the teenager is five nine, and 150 pounds, brown curlly hair, brown iz. police say she was on a green mountain bike and had a backpack and possibly a lap top computer. >> i'm hoping this turns out for the best and we find her tired and cold and looking forward to go back home. >> and this is the helicopter flying overhead and it flew twice yesterday but did not turn up any clues. >> and remember kony? tonight wrapped up a push to make the war criminal famous. the campaign to raise awareness about the ugandan

rebel went viral. the film by jason russell hit you tube. the group asked supporters to put up thousands of posters overnight in a call for justice. kony has been on the run for being indicted for war crimes in 2005. >> inauguration day in san jose state today but it was distinctive for a number of rb reasons. we're live with the story. hi, david. >> you know san jose state's new president was born in afghanistan, an engineer by training and today, an islamic cleric does the ben diction. and there is hope the new president will bring a new style and leadership to the campus. >> this is an event with all pomp and circumstance of graduation but this marks a

new university president. >> that change is constant and necessary that. is the best way we can bedeck our university's future he was born in afghanistan. the son of a carpenter. the president of afghanistan sent a special greeting through it's ambassador to the u.s.. >> you're a source of our pride. we'll wish you the best of everything and our prayers stay with you and our support will be with you forever. >> student seized this inauguration to protest fee hikes. others see it as a fresh start with leadership change. >> new president can mean new improvements. >> he sits on the board of the central bank of afghanistan.

and there is a noisy reception. >> he can say things other people can't say or can say, but nobody hears them, he can say things to base of knowledge its his country. >> you know when i became an american citizen, i take pride in it. this is a land of opportunity. >> and he does want to see more courses integrating science, technology, engineering and math in all courses. >> that is a brilliant guy. thank you very much. >> coming up, it's 4-20 day. if you don't know what that means this may give a clue what. thousands showed up to celebrate. >> michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here later on. if you have a question you can

contact michael on twitter. and on facebook. >> looking at the views, the coast is clear. and beach weather coming up tomorrow. change is on the way for sunday. i'll tell but them coming up. >> that is more pleasant than this one f you're headed to the bridge that is traffic on the right side. it's slow going again if you're heading out of town not quite as bad. there is an area that starts to slow down.

>> it's april 20th and thousands turned out in golden gate park to mark the unofficial celebrate. people were openly roaming joints and taking puffs from bongs all afternoon. a smoke out started at 4:20. >> this is sear moan yil 4:20 cigarette. >> we have our medical cards. and it's all legal, we're just doing our medication here having a lovely day. >> the origin is up for debate. many say it started in san rafael high school when detention ended. so widely use that had a

california bill was named senate bill 420. the university of colorado boulder raised a stink today over festivities spraying a fish-based fertilizer on a lawn to prevent a repeat of last year's pro-pot celebration and closed the campus of all unauthorized visitors and held a free concert by wyclef jean. >> i don't want to think about what that smells like? the fertilizer? today we'll have a look at the forecast. >> this is a photo that is a fog over ocean beach, you can see there is a nice rain-bow like structure, highs for saturday, warm to hot. there is 103 degrees in palm springs and warm in sacramento. there is 91 there.

80s in yosemite. big sur, 78 degrees so this is temperatures running hot. 89 in santa clara. tomorrow, temperatures coming up as well, 86 palo alto. coastal areas running mild to warm there is downtown san francisco, 77 degrees. 71 into sunset district. if you like it warm you're going to see warm conditions into the north bay. also 86 degrees and 87 in napa. there is warm weather, inland areas well above normal. low 90s for concord. monterey bay 84 degrees in santa cruz. cooling begins by the way on sunday you'll feel it first at the coast and into north bay

and everyone will feel it. there is a shower chance coming in. >> we'll need it. >> yes. really. we'll need to cool off. right? >> showers did help. >> thank you. >> it's one of the biggest and most important important highway construction fro jekts. a behind the scenes look at the work on doyle drive just days before it shuts down. >> and maybe his feet weren't gross enough. a boy gets closer to the action. the news at 4:00 continues right after this. male announcer ] for some reason

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a week from tonight doyle drive will be closed for the weekend tonight a look at the work and what it's like. >> these are the final days in the life of the rinl nal doyle drive with demolition scheduled to begin a week from tonight. noi, when you come off the golden gate bridge you'll go to a new bridge through a tunnel, now photographer is going to give us a sense of the detour, we're pushing into just a little bit of a corner

of road at ground level you can see there. and then that detour passes underneath the existing doyle drive. you can see another part of it over there with the white barrier on either side of the roadway. and the big yellow heavy equipment there. the thing to understand is that will carry directions and the existing drive will be gone there is more heavy equipment arriving every day getting ready to demolish most of doyle drive. the connector dating from 1936 coming down after a weekend closure beginning friday. after that, motorists will come and go on the golden gate bridge. there is a new temporary ground level detour with a new temporary intersection. it will be a lot to digest for

people driving for decades. the tunnel could be very disorienting. >> this is pleasing. looking at it going into the part because we're in the national parks and there is where we've got to make it look pretty. >> and certainly we expect this to back up, people going to come into the tunnel and say wow then they're going to get to a new intersection into palace of fine arts. >> this shows how it will be used when everything is finished. on monday, april 30th will carry traffic into both direction was a moveable carrier. >> cars will not go through them. this is opposed to a head on

collision is what you're trying to prevent over here. >> that will be a huge improvement so again, the closure not beginning tonight. and there is going to remain closed until monday april 30th at 5:00 a.m. and caltrans is urging people to stay away from the presidio if you can help it. they're expecting quite a lot of back up and traffic confusion around that weekend. abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and overly exyub brant baseball fan managed to bring the game to a stop in chicago

last night. listen to announcers. >> what are you doing? the fan managed to escape his parents's watch, slip through and get on the field. he wanted to play with the big boys. the player scooped him up, returning him to his family. the boy and his parents were ejected from the game. and that is standard for any fan who gets onto the field. even a kid. and that seems har oosh baby owls getting a second chance. ask a horse back rider and what is being done to help them. >> can your insurance company force to you switch medications? the abs to your questions and a free stuff coming up. >> also, resignation of nadya lock year.

why she's stepping down. and now, a look at what diane saw jer working on on world news. >> tonight on world news, more on the trayvon martin case, our legal analyst will tell us what happened today to see if he thinks the prosecution has a case. highest-ranking woman to serve in secret service speaking out about the scandal. why she thinks a comment made about sara palin could be the game changer. and person of the week with a great pep talk for weekend after abc 7 news at 5:00. c

michael finney is answering questions. >> and i mean, i'm guilty of this, too. we're doing more and more on phones than computer autos i know. >> and this is where i put the

phone. asking how safe are smart phone apps that want your financial information? i'm not sure what you're asking. if you you're asking if you pay to buy it we've heard no issue was that. doesn't mean it hasn't happened but it is not a big deal. if you're talking about having financial institutions using them there are some things you can do. let me show them to you. create a strong pass word. we hear that all the time. there is what people don't do. log off when you're done. turn off blue tooth and don't use a public wi-fi. use your actual phone service. >> and carla h wants to know can the insurance company force me to switch to a new

education? the sans no. and this is a very fine line. they're allowed to design they will faye for this medication but not this medication. if you believe they're getting into the doctoring business of per scribing you should go online and file a complaint. they'll look into it. if and there is a free dental care clinic tomorrow, a doctor is partnering with the nonprofit from the heart. they'll be offering extractions and there is where you have to be 18 years old. it's on a first come, first served basis. there may be crowds and you want to get there early. we have information on the web

site right here, event runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and there is the dentist is on san ramone valley boulevard. we'll put this on the internet to check that out. back to you. >> thank you. >> rescue crews still looking over wreckage of a jet that crashed with passengers on board. officials expressed little hope of finding survivors. ate approached the airport and no word yet if anyone on the ground was killed. >> on a small island kingdom of bahrain a group of protestors want the cancellation of the formula one race the premier sporting event. the rally organized by the

country's shiite majority. riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades into the ground. last year a crack down by the government forced a cancellation of the race. >> mexican officials telling people living opt sides of an erupting volcano to get ready to evacuate. it's throwing ash and smoke and rock high into the air 40 miles outside mexico city. there is a low-pitched roar, farmers and families on the mountain have been alerted they may have to move. >> a pair of baby owls getting a second chance at live. the woman riding near milpitas and saw these little guys at the base of a tree. and she turned thompl to wildlife center and they're

hoping mom will take them under her wing again. how could you not? and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and can talk about it on facebook.com/abc 7 news. >> the sudden and not surprising resignation of nadya lockyear. why the alameda county supervisor is stepping down. >> warm owe-to-hot tomorrow. changes coming up sunday. there are details coming up. >> and an electric car battery that could go the distance. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> supervisor has resigned after being embroiled in a scandal for months. >> the battle became public in

february. she accused her ex-lover of assaulting her at a newark hotel. news of the affair shocked friends and colleagues and she soon admitted herself into rehab a long the way there are reports of a sex tape, dubious jail visits, and just last week an e mail accusing her husband of supplying drugs. lockyear claimed someone hacked hear kt. in a statement she says she's resigning for her child and in the spirit of mothers day. she adds, quote, i can surely be a great mom and represent district 2, yet not while trudging waters of early recovery from asection and aftermath of interpersonal violence. her husband bill lockyer released a brief statement saying the last year has taken a toll on his wife and he fully supports her decision now to resign. >> today suspended san francisco she