>> in the news this sunday morning, april 22nd, emotions will be running high tomorrow as classes resume at the university in oakland nearly three weeks after the deadly shooting spree here. volunteers will be back out at 8:00 this morning searching for missing morgan hills teenager, sierra lamar, after yesterday's searching that didn'try in any knew leads. this morning, i'm terry mcsweeney in for carolyn tyler. here's lisa. >> the fog has crawled from the bier sr. coast we look at cooler temperatures. visibility less than quarter mile at half moon bay. 38 degrees but mild numbers with

clear skies. 56 in oakland. and 63 in san jose. so 24 hours ago we were cooler in red woods city. we are warmer this morning. retaining the heat here in the east bay valleys. but we've already dropped off in the north bay valleys and here's why. we have some moisture coming up from santa cruz to the peninsula. 11:00, 12:00 it finally begins to pull back. we are looking at a sunny afternoon but the sea breeze is back. ú%e cool down isunder way. as much as ten degrees cooler in the bay. i'll tell you about the rest coming up. terry. >> the first time since the deadly shooting on april 2nd, classes resume tomorrow at oakland oykas university. police say the man admitted to the shooting rampage saying he was angered after they refused

to refund his tuition. several students said they will not return to the campus on edge water drive, they are only willing to complete their degree if classes are held at some other location. this week a salvage are crew will attempt to recover the wreckage from the yacht at the farralon islands. we show you the tribute. >> trying to proceed behind the coast guard vessel. >> over marine area they tried to organize the nearly 100 boats that came from the bay. for those who knew them, was it a fitting tribute. >> think it's amazing. i like how many team turned out. >> emma watched from shore along with many of others. she knew alexis, one of the five lost at sea when a wave washed she and her fellow crew off the

low speed chase. as part of the ceremony, nick, one. survivors, and the boyfriend of alexis, tossed a wreath in the water with others. some brought friends some only knew the crew from around town. >> well, there's five perfect roses, one for each sailor who lost their life doing what they love. >> her roses also made it into the water. her personal tribute in this grand show of respect for those who are now gone. as the ceremony wound to a close, an arc of water shot into the air from the tibreon rescue fire boat and another cascade came from the san francisco fire department boat and finally the horn. [horn] >> each vessel signaled and slowly made it back to port only a boat pulling a ding guy with wreaths and staying in the sunset. >> it was a week ago this weekend a large wave washed four crewmembers overboard during the race around the faralon islands

and a second wave washed the boat to the rocks. that's where the boat remains. it is expected to be retrieved this week. abc7 news. >> on tuesday the almeda supervisors will vote on accepting the resignation of nadia lockyor. for the first time she's speaking on camera why she's smith her res ag face. we show you what she has to say. >> she shrug tolls maintain her composure during this interview. during this four minute interview with the san jose mercury news reporter, she spoke about why she resigned as an alameda supervisor. >> i am resigning today. as a mother and as -- i don't like to say the word victim, but it's somebody that didn't realize how difficult it would

be to heel from what i went through the last year. >> lockyer reignited a relationship with an ex-boyfriend last summer. he has a history of methamphetamine abuse and met him in a rehab program in 23010. renewed relationship cause friction with her husband, 70-year-old state treasure, bill lockyer. then in february she accused him of assaulting her, causing head and neck injuries. then she entered into rehab. >> i did need to resign because i need to really, really focus on my recovery from both the assault that abusive relationships, you know, in my heart and my psyche. >> in her letter of resignation she wrote she also wants to concentrate on raising her child. her fellow supervisors say all

the constant media attention caused too many distractions. they say they support her and her decision to resign. >> i loved being supervisor, and i think i did a hell of a job. i do. i think i accomplished a lot in that short year. >> the board will have 60 days in which to select a replacement to serve out her term. if they can't find one in 60 days, governor jerry brown will appoint a successor. abc news. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi heads into tomorrow's hearing having lost another job to get his job back. on friday a judge rejected hissy to overturn his suspension on misconduct charges. he said it was unconstitutionally vague since it was not related to his duties as sheriff but the judge said hose those issues should be raised before the ethics commission. he was involved in a maryland charge involving his case. the mayor ed lee is expected to

testify tomorrow. in the county volunteers will be out to search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. the 15-year-old girl vanished more than five weeks ago to catch a school bus. the canines participated in the search. the share i was department said they have looked there before but the goal of yesterday's search was to be much more thorough. this morning we have a name and a picture of a carjacking suspect shot to death after a day long stand offer. the sacramento police believe 38-year-old jimmy lee graves is the man who fired at cars and police, and then buried himself in the apartment. then a witness saw him start a fire inside the apartment.

police officers shot graves to death after he rerefused to put down his gun and surrender. he had an extensive criminal record. in santa cruz police are using math to solve crime. using annal annal go rhythm thie where the next crime will occur. >> people tend to burglarize the same area more than once, even during the same time of day or days of the week. if this system works, and it looks promising, i see this the future are of law enforcement. >> santa cruz pd considers it a good tool to fight crime in the face of budget cuts. so far it seems to be working. burglaries are down 27%. this morning crews are work to go fix a water main break that shut down vineyard avenue. there's no word when vineyard might reopen after water was

reported leak after 5:00 last night. drivers are asked to use caution in the area but no traffic delays are expected. coming up, voters in france head to the policy as president nicholas sarkozy's bid for re-election hangs in the balance. and new involvements in the sex scandal involving the secret service. [ male announcer ] ever wonder what's behind two little fleas? the next generation and then countless more. how do you kill them? frontline plus. it uses two ingredients. one to kill adult fleas and ticks.

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and a socialist are likely to make the cut. the united nations is upping the anti to stop the violence in sierra which is supposed to be under a cease-fire. the u.s. approved the number of observers there from 30 to 300. it calls on the president assad to honor the cease-fire. the city of pams has faced shells since it began ten days ago. reporters are surrounding the jail where george zimmerman is expected to be released. it could be a couple days before he's released because his family needs to come up with the $150,000 bail. he's facing second degree murder in the death of an unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. the tex scandal is still turning up this morning. six have been ousted and more could be following them out the door. as david curley reports, they had some explain to do.

>> the secret service director was summoned to the white house for a face-to-face meeting. it was an opportunity for the president to get an update on the investigation rather than an igor valeev wakes of the director. but the president was not happy, as you expected would be the case when the scandal broke. >> if it turns out some of the allegations made in the press of confirmed, then of course i'll be angry. >> the confirmation to the allegations of heavy drinking and an argument with the prostitute overpayment came with the dismiss alf -- of six agents. it cleared one agent of the most serious allegations. >> the rest of the crew, they totally went over the line in terms of secret service conduct. >> and the military is still investigating 11 of its own, as well. this scandal went from bad to worse when one of the dismissed supervisors was identified. and it was discovered electric david chaney peeved picture ever

himself behind then vice president candidate sarah palin and said i was really checking her out, if you know what i mean. should the secret service have known? >> i bothers me it was posted. i don't know if you can expect him to post it on every web page orfacebook page. >> there is a sense. urgency here at the white house for the secret service to complete its investigation without cutting any corners. as of now the president supports the director of the secret service. david curley, abc news, the white house. san francisco congresswoman nancy blowscy -- pelosi weighed in on the scandal at the park. >> i think it's disgusting. i think it's disgusting. the secret service provides a great service for protecting our president and those people are willing to pay any price to

protect the president, the vice president, et cetera and that some of them would tarnish the image is disgusting. i don't understand. but i'm sure there will be a full investigation. >> she was at the park to accept an award for helping make the grove a reality back in 1996. meteorologist lisa argen is here now. yesterday was just -- it was hot as can be. i don't know if i can trust the thermometer in my car but it said it was valley in mill valley. >> it was hot. certainly warmer around the bay but it's over. >> it's over. doesn't matter now. >> the fog has moved back and we are looking at quite a temperature spread this morning. here's a look from the roof camera. it's looking pretty good. the flags aren't blowing that much but the marine air filtering in, bringing a big cool down across the bay, as much as 15 degrees cooler in the north bay. so a few 80s out there in the warmest spots.

i'll detail the rest of the bay coming up. >> still talking about explain we will find out in a minute. also next the sharks disappointing season comes to a frustrating3q

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>> the heat wave was great. it was saturday. >> glad you liked it. you are right. it was really hot out there. the fog was lurking offshore and now it's with us. that's going to usher in a cool down. in fact, filtering in throughout the north bay this morning. sun coming up at 6:24 and we will certainly see that all across the bay. but obscured in some spots due to the marine air. 7:52 the sunset. you can see it right there. see the low cloudiness. well, it will push the breeze a little inland, the breeze anyway, and that will filter in the cool-down all across the bay today but more significantly in

the north bay and san francisco. 48. it's a quarter mile visibility half moon bay. we have clear skies to the east. you see nice and mild syl from fremont, antioch mountain. low 50s san francisco. 59 in san rafael. we are looking at temperatures cooler already in the spots where the fog has made its presence felt. from oakland, san francisco, san rafael, santa rosa and even into concord. elsewhere still running pretty mild this morning. it will continue to take a little bit of time, especially throughout the morning hours and the afternoon to bring in those westerly breezes. so clear inland. the coastal clouds. sunny and carolina today. still looking at a little bit of rain coming our way. midweek a couple of opportunities. not much out there. but a dramatic change from what we had yesterday. you see still the huge ridge over us. but take a look. this area of low pressure, and it's a cut off low, is dropping to the south and that's how the fog is responding coming up north. so the ridge beginning to weaken, sliding to the south and

east. and a little piece of energy from this system sliding in as soon as tomorrow. so some of our higher elevations late tomorrow, east bay hills, north bay hills, could see an isolated thunderstorm, but otherwise we are back to sunny skies, morning fog, and that next system coming in not until the middle of the week. so here's a look. you will notice by 2:00 we do see the sunny conditions, but by sunset, yeah, the fog will be moving back inland and we will be looking at that typical pattern for the next several days before that trough wants to visit us. in terms of high temperatures statewide, still quite warm in the central valley, the san joaquin valleys with 80s and 90s there. but about 70 today in san francisco. still some mid-80s here. so we are down about 5 degrees in the inland valleys. 72 in oakland today. but look at the north bay. this is at least 10 to 12 degrees cooler. san rafael, 75. 64 half moon bay. staying cool here and it will be

rather cloudy throughout most of the day along the coast. 78 in san jose. that's a good 12 to 14 degrees cooler. 69 in watsonville with 68 in santa cruz and upper 70s around gilroy. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows the cooling trend getting underway today, continuing tomorrow. the slight chance of higher elevation thunderstorm tomorrow and then tuesday looks dry but by tonight into wednesday there's a first chance of showers, rain becomes light on wednesday and we try to recover by the end of the work week. you know how it is, it is always a one, two-day event around here. we will get another one, just not this week. >> i'm glad the rain looks ike a one-day event. thanks a lot. in sports tim lincecum will try to return to the old timmy. last night the sharks fizzled to st. louis as another postseason came to a bitter end. we have the highlights in sports. >> good morning. thorough domination. the sharks had no answer for the

blues in the regular season. as it turned out they had no answer for them in the postseason either. they couldn't even win the fights in this series. tommy was no match for chris stuart. game five sharks on their heels the first period. the sharks just three shots on goal in the first. scoreless through 39 minutes of play. joe thornton gives san jose the lead. slides it past brian elliott. 5 minutes to go. the shot, ending the inning. can't corral it. he doesn't miss that time. game tied at one. 45 seconds later. alex petagine shot from the point. blues in front 2-1. sharks forced to empty their net. guys i thought was the difference maker, he ice it is. sharks eliminated four games to one. 3-1, the final in st. louis. >> it was about all year. you know, we had to win our last four games to just get in the postseason. you know, there was nothing smooth sailing about this year. we would like a better fate and

unfortunately we don't. >> frustrating end for the is that correct. the nhl made a definitive statement saturday that hits like this one from raffi torres will not be tolerated. he's been suspended 25 games for taking out marion hossa in game three of the blackhawks series. and phil humber joined an exclusive club. he came the 21st pitcher in major league history to have the perfect game. brendan ryan will complete the shutout. a late bloomer, he has a career record of 11-10. he will forever remember number 11. >> i don't know if i would say i dominated them. obviously the balls were hit at people. and i'm thankful for that. but a well-pitched game and, you know, definitely something i will never forget. >> that's for sure. when you have played first base as long as aubrey huff has, instincts take over. unfortunately those instincts may have cost the giants a win

yesterday in new york. giants fan out in full force at citifield. treated to one of the strangest endings in the history. the two run double, 3-1 mets. it was a 4-2 game in the ninth. we enter bizarre world. down to the last out. brandon the pop-up, center fielder nick overruns it. ball drops. and emanual course, tied at 4. bottom of the nine. because of lineup swatches the first baseman huff moves to second base. a position he hasn't played in 13 seasons. murphy's are law he has a key currenter. huff instinctually jabs toward first. everybody safe. bases loaded. and nick from goat to hero: and scott hairston thrown out at home. the throw to first gets into right field. tejada scores the winning run. and he wanted interference on hairston but that's legal play.

wild finish and that's it, 5-4. that's the 1972 world series trophy. a's honoring members of the game prior to the game. rollie fingers throwing out the pitch. he still has it. that was the highlight for the a's. a rough eighth inning. miss timed the jump right there. two runs score. 4-1, indians. after a wild pitch made it 5-1, jonny gomes turned into the human brute. doesn't make the catch. the same at-bat, deep to left. gomes takes a bite out of the wall, doesn't make the catch. third time it's a charm. carlos santana denied. 5-1, the final. the a's second straight loss. the warriors need to finish in the bottom seven of the league to potentially keep their lottery pick. as of this morning they are seventh after an eighth straight loss. last night in houston they face a rockets team. a game out of the eighth playoff spot in the west. they caught fire from long-range in the second half, the third

ends with a three. hits another one to start the fourth. 80-72, and courtney lee a team high 20. warriors down ten but they hang around. charles jenkins driving, dishing brandon rush lookout. 96-92. klay thompson, how about this corner fade. 24 for clay. lead cut to 2. under ten seconds to play. rockets by 3. no. patrick peterson cleaning up. 99-96 houston. warriors fall to 22-41 on the season. little dude taking in a tough one. earthquakes and real salt lake. he crosses stevenson, the header. 1-0 quakes. game tied. stoppage time, 90th minute. hooking up dawkins this time. all three quake goals came at stoppage time. 3-1, the final. san jose in first place in the west. saber cats were victorious as

well. 49-45 over kansas city. i'm colin rush. have a great day, everyone. >> the birthday idea for a neighborhood. and the heart of jhoulys in downtown oakland. an extraordinary urban garden where you can escape from the urban life. >> california hasn't executed anyone on death row in six years. a new lawsuit is trying to force the state to resume executions.

>> a central valley man has made it his mission to get executions resumed in california. he is taking legal action to take theness steps to proceed with the execution of the man who murder his sister. nannette miranda has the story from sacramento.

>> i get sick to my stomach. i am asking this court to set is right. >> bradley said he's been waiting more than three decades for closer. his sister, terry, was brutally murphyed and raped in 1981 in a vineyard. her killer, michael morales, sits on death row and is one of 14 inmates who have exhausted all their appeals. just as he was about to be executed in 2006, a judge granted a reprieve, allowing his lawsuit to move forward after he claimed the three-drug lethal injection method was cruel and unusual punishment. he filed a law of the his own saying he waited long enough. he wants the state to move to executions by moving to a one drug process currently used in other states. >> i consider 31 years excessive delay, injury to myself and my family. >> the death penalty has been criticized for many years. delays also result in decades passing before an inmate's excuse is carried out.

>> it's a sad state of affairs when those officials with the duty to execute the law care so little about the rights of victims of crime. >> opponents of the death penalty have been trying to get i had rid of it for years, citing a report found it cost taxpayers $184 million a year to operate. they say if he wants to change it, they need to formally ask corrections. >> they need to put it into procedure, submit it for public comment, they need to have a hearing and do exactly what they did when they set up the three drugs. >> corrections can't comment because it hasn't been served with a lawsuit. but the man's attorneys say they have been unsekoses fell in getting them to use the one drug effort. he said it's the only way to let his sister rest in peace. >> it will add closer if we get it back. >> next week opponents of the death penalty are expected to announce they have qualified an initiative to do the same to let

california voters decide on the issue in november. abc7 news. there is a report this morning that pg&e new in 989 about a leak on the same pipeline that caused the deadly san bruno gas explosion. they call the leak caused by a faulty seam weld about 9 miles south of where the disaster occurred. "the chronicle" also reports the document was turned in just last month, well after the conclusion of state and federal investigations. the company denies the 1929 leak occurred along a seam. that would have required an inspection of all 51 miles of that pipeline. a searched neighborhood is getting new trees thanks to the effort of a 13-year-old boy. his learning project collected $4,000 in grants and added some donations. he came up with 20 to 30 citrus trees to be planted today, earth

day. the work will be done by volunteers. hot dogs and cleanup will be provided by on ecology. and a garden is thriving right in the middle of downtown oakland. we go to the gardens at lake mary. >> it's been there all along. >> a lot of people don't even know it's here. >> we always hear that and we've been work for years trying to overcome that. >> a quiet jewell beneath the tall buildings and busy streets that surround it. the gardens at lake meredith homes is one of the rarest clerk necessary north america. it's also one of the most peaceful and beautiful places in the city. >> this is a rose garden. >> victoria manages the garden for the city of oakland. her budget has been cut year after year but thanks to generous donations and thousands of volunteer hours, the guard earn is thriving. >> i think what makes it thrive is that we build a sense of community about this garden.

this garden of lakes and parks belongs to the people. and we express that. ♪. >> here that the collection of 150 rare bonsais one. including this one, it's been growing for 450 years. >> and the largest collection of outdoor cool weather pawns in the entire western united states. >> there are 65 varieties in all. the subtropical climate provides the perfect growing conditions. not far away there's a rare collection of flowers, the largest of its kind in the continental united states. >> i love it! >> the guard innings also have an extensive community guard earn with individual plots managed by various local groups. >> so this is very important to your community, this garden? >> yes. it keep woman busy. and associate with each other.

>> i wish i could sprinkle them on top. >> a few feet atop local school kids plant swiss charred. >> it's nice coming here because it's for the whole school thing. >> i haven't been in this part of the garden but now i know you have your own plot and you have to grow stuff. >> robert is an oakland chef who received a grant to plant an edible garden here. it provides local kids with a place to learn and grow. >> it's a save haven from the violence on the streets. i think that it's a place where folks can find peace. >> after all, the gardens is all about life and living, a place where a little girl can release a butterfly for the first time. and where an older woman can plant a seed and watch it turn into something as beautiful as it is useful. a place anyone can appreciate once they find it. in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> if you are heading over there today, it's going to be a nice day. maybe not as hot as yesterday?

>> no, not as hot as yesterday. we had plenty of 80s, 90s yesterday. it was 80sfo. we are looking at in this morning. it's confined to the coast and parts of the north bay. but the marine air will cool us down a little today and a lot tomorrow. i'll explain next. >> is that still the golden gate bridge? >> i don't know. help me out. >> a little bit further. also ahead, what do you have planned for your children this summer? we will tell you about a campaign to tell you about a student br ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter.

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those fun, but lazy days of summer. abc7 news education reporter leeann tells us all sorts of programs are offered. >> there's a wide variety of summer camps for kid. there is a list of camps he wants his son to attend. >> we try to vary the camp between mentally stimulating and physically stimulating. >> but california superintendent of schools say low income families can't afford many of those quality summer learning programs. >> during the summer the middle income kids keep going with their learning and stim lays in the home environment in their own neighborhood but low income kids lose, they go down that. widens the achievement gap year after year. >> facing another budget deficit, the state and most cities don't have the money to fund programs, but foundations and corporations do. jennifer is with partnership for children and youth. the organization behind the campaign to prevent summer learning loss. >> we are also working with

private foundations to talk to them about what it's important that they invest in summer learning. >> here's an example. 75 corporations in the silicon valley are helping to fund programs like stepping up toal gentlemen bra. for one month in the summer 1,000 underserved kids at 30 schools in the silicon valley and south bay will get help with their math skills. these have the silicon valley ed foundation. >> it's you're future workforce. math is important to us. >> and the department of rec and park is expanding his summer programs for kids ages 8 to 17. this mother has relied on them for a low cost summer programs. >> people register in january. i believe there are many programs arc lot of the park and rec programs have space up to the last minute. don't give up. check it out. >> there are a number of websites that tell parents what to do to avoid the summer

learning loss. just type in "brain drain." now we can also help. we have a number of links online. visit abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. abc7 news. >> lisa is here now talking about it's still a very, very nice forecast. >> yeah, and it's still quite a mild morning out there. we had at least seven or eight cities in the 90s yesterday. low 80s in oakland and today from 2 to 20 degrees cooler. so most areas are going to cool off today five to ten degrees, but even further cooling tomorrow. so right now vulmer peak you san see the fog. we are looking a at the heat wave taking about a whole day to die down and get back to normal. that means the east bay valleys still looking at 80s today. elsewhere the significant cooling in the north bay and san francisco. quarter mile visibility in half moon bay. look at the mild temperatures from fremont, mountain view,

antioch, livermore and concord upper 50s. those areas will see more warmth today but the cooler air being felt to the north. you can see the numbers are cooler in oakland, san francisco, and i imagine by next hour significantly cooler up in the north bay. so a slow trickle of fog moving across the bay. that westerly wind getting going today, tonight, tomorrow, allowing for some changes for the next several days, you shallering in a couple weak weather systems this week. clear. sunny, cooler today. further cooling tomorrow with chances of rain coming in midweek. higher elevations could see the possibility of a thunderstorm later on tomorrow. so i'm talking north bay and east bay hills. now here we were yesterday in the low 90s from napa to livermore. how about six to twelve degrees cooler today. 85 livermore. 57 san francisco yesterday going to 70 today. half moon bay not much of a change. watson sale 69 today.

and santa cruz mid-80s. upper 60s today. you get the idea with the marine air moving up the coast and slowly across the bay. we will experience some temperatures still above normal in some portion but definitely the cooling trend getting going. here's the low. this is going to drop down. it will take several days to do that. as it does, it's not only going to visit northern california, but also central and southern california. so today the ridge begins to weaken and a little piece of this energy is going to move over the bay late tomorrow. that's why we could see some of the cumulus buildups, the slight chance of thunderstorm tomorrow. but as tore today notice the moisture. moving up from the south, tries to move into miran and then backs off. by the early evening hours we are looking at more low clouds and fog pushes across the bay. 90. no cool down there. 95 fresno and back home. 70s and 80s. a nice afternoon here. still 60 aceves at our coast.

overall we are talking, you saw the graphic, anywhere from two to 20 degrees cooler. just depends on where you are. still 80s from concord to livermore up to clear lake low 80s. and around the monterey bay the fog will be with us throughout part of the afternoon. but still plenty of sun, 70 in salinas. the east bay, they are in the mid-80s today, and concord and livermore just about 80 tomorrow. partly cloudy tuesday. maybe showers wednesday. and then same situation on thursday but more cloud cover and then the numbers go back up friday and saturday. >> this year we have been jumping up and down with the weather. hot and then the rain is there and then it's cut back. >> like the whole country. >> yeah. abc7 news regularly goes into the community to tap into the issues that you care about. we held a 7 listen meeting in san jose recently and learned about a special program that creates playhouses for kids with

special needs. here's abc7 news reporter david louie. >> these volunteers from intel are doing something special, at the same time they are developing new skills. >> what is that? >> it's a jigsaw. >> ever use one before? >> no. >> they have divided up into teams focusing on roof, cut out and painting and in five hours they will make a child's playhouse. the workshop is operate bid habitat for humanity, silicon valley. in aors of a year they are making over 120 playhouses for the childrens of veterans, foster kids and children with disabilities. >> nothing beats the excitement of parents coming in with their kids to peck it up. >> this playhouse will go to a child chosen by the silicon valley independent living center. a three-year-old cerebral palsy. >> the width of the doorway and the interior area ever the playhouse has to be sufficient

to allow a child in a wheelhouse to gain access and to be able to move about and enjoy the playhouse. >> five hours later amanda got the surprise of her life. a playhouse that will let her play outside and inside just like any other child. >> she's very excited and happy. she is noticing the color, the dark drawings. very beautiful. very nice. >> she seems to like the fish a lot. >> yes. she noticed the fish a lot. >> it was a magic moment for the intel volunteers, too. you could see the joy in their faces. amanda is already planning a tea party with her cousins in her new playhouse. the silicon valley independent living center has an interesting phrase about the program. they say they are making the world more accessible one playhouse at a time. in milpitas, david louie, abc7 news. >> we always want to hear your ideas for news stories. you can send us suggestions for stories or for hosting a future abc7 listen meeting go to the community button on our website.

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registering your car is usually simple but not for a marin county woman. the dmv wouldn't give her her new tags and for a whole year police kept pulling her over. 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help. >> elizabeth sweeney felt down right fearful every time she got behind the wheel. not for her safety but because of this. the expired registration tag on her car. >> the that wills -- the tag says 2011 and we are in 2012 so the officers will stop me. >> she's been driving around for nearly a year with expired tags, never knowing when she would get pulled over. however, she says, it's not her fault. she paid her car registration but the dmv wouldn't give her

the new tags. >> i said is there a problem? they said, yes, you have a citation and it's not been paid. and i said no, i paid that citation. >> it all began two years ago when elizabeth admits she did let her registration lapse. she was cited and she paid the fine. however, when she tried to register the car last may, the citation still showed up on her dmv record. elizabeth had to go back to the courthouse to prove she was cleared. >> and i did speak to a gentleman there, and he tells me, no, it's paid, liz, it should be fine. just wait a couple of days and it should be in the system. >> but it wasn't. so elizabeth got a copy of her court record and a letter saying she had paid the fine and took it right down to the dmv. >> and they said, no. this doesn't suffice. >> elizabeth went ahead and paid her registration but the dmv said no tags. elizabeth said she had no choice but to drive without them. >> i was very tense.

i was very tense every time i got behind the wheel. i was always, always looking in the rear view, watching. >> and every so often she would hear the siren behind her. >> oh, and i'm late for work and i have to pull over. >> elizabeth kept this envelope in her glove compartment with the court papers and her registration receipt. the cops were sympathetic, but still she was getting stopped. she also received this $279 parking ticket for expired tags. and months later her dmv record still showed that citation. >> so i was very frustrated at that point and called channel 7. >> we contacted the dnv and it looked into the case. within hours elizabeth got a call to come on down with her paperwork and after a test, she was handed the coveted orange sticker. >> i'm so incredibly relieved. >> the dmv said we are unsure why ms. sweeney's issue took so

long to be handled. there may have been an issue with communication between the field office and sacramento headquarters. we apologize to ms. sweeney for any inconvenience this may have caused. now she carefully applies that precious tag. >> i'm done. i'm so done. >> and drives off feeling free. >> and thank you so much for that. being there and helping me. >> so if you get a citation and pay it, make sure you get a receipt from the court saying the matter is cleared up. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, broadway's all-time box office king will soon be back in san francisco for the first time in 8 years. arts and entertainment reporter don

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and nobody got them all. so wednesday night's jackpot estimated at $11 million. broadway's biggest hit "the lion king" is coming back to san francisco. this is broadway's highest grossing show of all-time. donohue an the visited pixar with the creativeness behind the show. they celebrated success. >> a visual spectacle. inspiring story. innovative puppets, masks and staging. >> there isn't one culture in the world that doesn't get this completely. >> she won a tony for best director for the lie on king. it was early fascination with puppet try and design that led to to these mask. >> scar is shady, serpent-like and asymmetric cal. you see one eye is up, one is down. and that becomes the map, the

road map for the actor. >> it opened on broadway in 1997. played san francisco in 2004. it's now become broadway's all-time box office king. >> it's great. but i just -- i love that it's going all over the world. >> there's no question that when you hear news about "the lion king" and the extraordinary sales it's had, of course, you can't ignore the economic question of it. but it comes in the fact that people love this material. >> she grew up on the peninsula and now has four disney productions on broadway. juli has expand her horizons with film, opera, and a well-publicized turn. she was the original director of spiderman, turn off the dark, then left over artistic differences. she still has credit but won't talk about it for legal reasons. >> i don't want to. >> okay. >> well, it's my show. >> i know. ♪. >> but this is her pride, her first love is live theatre.

>> i think the sure art of theatre is so amazing because it's what we start with as children. >> the lion king plays the orpheum theatre from the 1st to the 13th. don sanchez, abc7 news. ♪ next at six. the tearful good-bye to the five people killed in last weekend's yacht racing tragedy. >> and i think i did a hell of a job. i do. i do think i accomplished a lot in that short year. >> for the first time. embattleddal lead da supervisor nadia lockyer talks publicly

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