>> they are weary but were wanting to go back. everybody wants to finish and go back. our term three students from two, two and a half more months. so, they want to finish. >> and she thought she was the intended target and had refused to refund one goh's tuition, she was relieved when police later said she was not the person he was after. she told me, yes, i am relieved for myself and my family, and for friends around me as well. i am not, i was not the intended target, she said and looked up and said "thank god". the nursing students will not finish the year here at the university. next week the university hopes to move them to uni tech college, a health care training school in fremont. i'm live in oakland abc 7

news. >> thank you. and the suspect in the oikos university mass why ker is refusing to eat and has been placed in the infirm mirrory. the sheriff's department says the 43-year-old one goh has not eaten since being booked into jail. goh is charged with seven counts of murder, tonight at 5:00 we'll get an update on his condition and how the jail is dealing with this issue. >> an investigation is underway in san francisco after a mun qee train struck and killed a man in a wheelchair around 11:30 this morning at civic center station. an out bound train hit a man in his 50s. information indicates the man may not have been on the tracks at the time of the accident. >> this information is that a contact was made and i don't have information as to whether or not there was further contact made. >> extra buses were called in

after the accident shut down muni train service. that service resumed just before 2:00 this afternoon. from buildings to occupy the pasture. what started out as an earth day event turned into another standoff. abc 7 is live on the track of land that straddle that's berkeley osh albany border. >> they're calling this occupy the farm. they've been here over 24 hours and in that time have managed to plant half of the field with everything from beans to cherry tomatoes. this is private property and they have used it for research and were letting it lie for a couple more months. they say the mission is to have a sustainable farm in an urban environment where people can see it and learn about

where food comes from. some have offered to help but the university response has been lukewarm at best. >> we've had minimal police interaction and don't know what to expect. we've plan forward a variety of contingencies. we're focusing on planting and no matter what they do we're going to keep planting here. >> are they going to at some point have to be removed?. >> we want to bring tho-to-a safe conclusion. they're violating state law and policies. we'll enforce those laws only when we can do so in a safe manner. >> and this afternoon a uc dean did stop by to chat with the occupiers. we learned water they're using was turned off. the occupiers say they're asking neighbors if they can

borrow and they say missions to continue planting no matter what. >> thank you. a city commission rejected a resignation in a florida town with a unarmed teenager was killed. police chief is on paid leave. a majority decided to wait for an outside investigation into the department handling in this case before accepting the resignation. and george zimmerman is out of jail, his whereabouts being kept secret for his own safety. >> this time, thob was shouting. there weren't protestors. just george zimmerman and a bail bondsman walking out of jail and a few reporters asking questions. the accused murderer left after posting a bond and probation officers will nowhere he is. we likely won't.

for zimmerman's safety he's staying someplace secret. >> there are several possibilities to where we can keep them safe. >> and compared to everything else that happened zimmerman says this is self-defense, his release was remarkably quiet. there were protests across the country, then, friday there is a shocker. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. >> zimmerman spoke directly to martin's parents which seemed to make them angryer. >> it was devastating he got to give a self serving apolling to help him get a bond. they were outraged at that. >> zimmerman cannot contact the family now and he has to stay away from alcohol, firearms and will have a curfew.

>> and a few days ago it felt like summer. not so fast, my friend. >> weekend just -- it's a beautiful weekend. and now, what do you think? >> well, how quickly things change. let's take a look there are clouds around and during evening hours we'll have some clouds, thickening at times and spotty drizzle. then, overnight into morning we'll see clouds hanging around with coastal drizzle early tomorrow morning. it will be mild overnight. by afternoon we'll see more sunshine breaking through and there is partial clearing and fairly mild. temperatures mid-60s on the coast to 70s inland. and weekend details will be

coming up later its not scientific but will work. >> thank you. >> and ahead how aspirin could help prevent a common type of cancer, we'll have a look at new research. >> and what this latest financial filing reveals about facebook. >> michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live, later on. >> you can contact michael on twitter at m finney at facebook.com. >> thank flis fli he's not stuck in that traffic and we'll have a look at the skyway. and the usual slow go left to right for those heading to the lower deck of the bay bridge. better southbound for those heading towards the peninsula. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues.

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checking healthy living news there is a promising treatment for those with multiple sclerosis. new research finds early use of the drug can slow and even stop the pro gregs of ms. experts say slowing inflammation early in the disease preserves nerve cells from damage. it's a disease attacking the brain and spinal cord. >> women who take an aspirin a couple hours a week may reduce a risk of developing lung cancer and and could reduce a risk of some of the cancers.

and cutting cancer risk among smoking and nonsmoking women. >> san francisco making it easier for rez don'ts get rid of unwanted medicines. there are new green bins placed in 12 pharmacies. they get placed in a tray deposited inside of the bib. the canisters are recycled. the goal to keep them from being flushed down the toilet. >> a lot of these antibiotics when flushed down the drain or disposed of inland fills are still active. they accumulate in many organisms. it could be bacteria and could end up in humans. >> so the danger is the more they accumulate the more effective they become. >> on to business news, why are investors worried? let's go to emily chang.

hi, emily. >> hello, larry. two big stories this afternoon. facebook file aid revised f 1, revealing new information about how fast the social network is growing. it brought in $1 billion in the first quarter up 45% from a year before. but down 6% from the 4th quarter due to a surge in marketing and research. and active users continue to march upwards, hitting 901 million. facebook has chosen to list on the nasdaq. and we're getting new details about its $1 billion purchase of the photo sharing appinstagram. this is still being reviewed. the patent acquisition spree

is continuing and the company will buy a group of patents just purchased by microsoft. and it was also earnings day for net flix. as expected the company a able to expand it's base by $1.7 million. there is now 23 million domestic streaming subscribers but the take away is that net flix said customer growth may slow by half and probably more, shares are plunging in after hours. at one point down 16% and net flix tries to fend off competition from comcast, verizon, amazon, hulu and several others. the company may return to profitibility next quarter but investors seem to be focused on customer editions or lack therefore. net flix posted a loss on costs.

and as for the broader number today, stocks took a nosedive tied to intensifying concerns over in europe. your bloomberg skamy index down about half a percent. and cash and credit cards could become a thing of the past according to a new survey. a few internet surveys finds two thirds believe americans will choose to pay foremost things by swiping their phones by the year 2020. other third thing that security concerns will prevent customers from using their phones to pay. and there is infra structure won't be ready to support it. >> thank you. >> spencer is back. so... >> mr. ahhh. >> i didn't start that. >> and there is lovely

weekend. >> gorgeous. >> love it. >> temperatures into low 90s saturday. it's cooler now. it's pleasant now. we don't have bright sunny skies. we do have breaks of sunshine and clouds as well looking. a live view from our east bay hills camera. there is western sky there, we can see nice blue breaks and lots of clouds around. there is a interesting sky. and a beautiful sky. there is frf 10:30 this morning we're looping this view of the fog and low clouds up against the coastline. there is some spotty drizzle. and there is five, did i say 10? 4/100ths so friday drizzle managed to bring much, now, sky conditions and clouds around. and mild temperatures into the

60s. on we go to highlights. clouds and spotting drizzle this evening into mid day. showers likely wednesday and thursday. there is warm and dry again by the weekend. two systems could produce precipitation. and two, which is much farther off shore, we'll start at 5:00 wednesday morning. that is wednesday now. there is some clouds around and by early morning to mid morning we'll see showers beginning to well across the bay area, continuing into afternoon and intensifying with possibly showers wednesday afternoon. there are showers breaking up into early thursday. second system arrives around mid morning producing showers

and by thursday morning we'll take a look at rainfall totals from one tenth of an inch to half an inch. there is some wet weather, overnight, cloudy and mild. lows into mid-50s and tomorrow, a filed day. considering clouds anging around. highs ranging from upper 60s to low 70s. there is the accu-weather forecast. wet weather wednesday, thursday. so there is warm up again for the weekend. saturday, sunday and monday, temperatures climbing into 80s into warmest locations. so... drying it out and warming it up. >> oakland police chief and mayor announcing major reforms

in handling crowd control, hoping to avoid a repeat of past confrontation was demonstrators like this one. police used tear gas on occupy protestors. abc 7 joins us with more. >> this is important to put the announcement in context, reforms coming days before the release two of reports expected to be critical into handlings of past protests. and among reforms better crowd control training for officers, more community input and quicker and more comprehensive use of forced investigations. there is a different strategy whit comes to handling troublemakers in a large group or during a big demonstration. >> we're looking at ways to better resolve those insy

dwents out using lethal force. when mentioning small unit tactic that's is something we're actually considering to remove people causing problems. >> oakland police department is unable to follow its own crowd control rules. there is a new poll sismt are they going to be able to follow it? >> and the traisher report is also due commissioned as an independent review from last fall and this year. and again, as i said both reports are supposed to be critical or expected to be critical of police. tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00 we'll here from one act ti vift who likened this new approach to, as he said a gang mentality. we'll have that for you tonight at 6:00.

>> thank you very much. >> still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00 hackers turning a building into a giant game of tetris. >> then at 5:00 the state food voucher program. how it's fit hiting taxpayer was more than just a big grocery bile checking traffic the approach to the golden gate bridge. there is traffic heading back into san francisco. northbound looks good. and pictures kind of gloomy there. high clouds hanging over golden gate bridge. there are cars moving nicely at this hour. stay with us. more still to come on the news at 4:00.

anyone ever playing the game tetris will get a kick out of this. students known for being innovative. a stunt had many people driving by a building doing a double take. take a look. this is more than just a light show. hackers turned m.i.t.'s green building into a giant and playable multi color tetris game. i don't know how you move thicks around but they figured this out. this side of the building looks like a grid. and this is considered to be the holly grail of hacks and they pulled it off. >> looks pretty. >> it's pretty. >> building managers like that

too much? and a desperate housewives star showed off vocal skills this weekend and hugh grant talked about what he's too old for. >> rachel smith has that and more in today's entertainment report. >> hugh grant says not having to get camera ready was nice and relaxing. grant hit the red carpet last night and chatted about the new adventure. >> i'm too old now to be sitting in makeup at 5:00 in the morning. i like just standing in front of a microphone and overact a little bit it sails into theaters friday. >> teri hatcher is on the set to benefit the cystic fi brobis foundation. they couldn't help but get

emotional. >> this just to be the little person i was raised in northern california and having a job and this is a great thing. so won't make me cry. >> catch desperate housewives sunday night at 9:00. now to mary jblig ae. announcing she'll be singing the national anthem at this year's kentucky derby. that is just in 12 days. >> still ahead sus send -- suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi's fight to save his job about to enter a new phase. we'll have a live report. >> and what will happen now to the l.a. laker? [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature

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san francisco's edgics commission began hearings on whether the suspension of ross mirkarimi should be upheld. it's just minutes from getting underway at city hall. and vic lee is there and joins us live. vic? >> just a brief recap. first last month the mayor suspended the sheriff after he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment in connection with that new year's eve

altercation he had with his wife when he bruised her arm, then, friday a judge at the court house over there gave the go ahead for ethics commission to begin its official misconduct hearing. so today, in fact momentarily the hearing begins here at city hall. >> the closest the commission has come to holding an official misconduct hearing was with ed jew. but he spared the commission from a hearing when he resigned after opening session this, commission will have to come up with rules of procedure for the hearing oor we going to have brief something are we going to call witnesses or not? what evidence we are going to look at? >> i'm going to object the commission doing anything other than shutting this down. >> is that in a nut shell is the position his attorneys are taking.

>> we think this process is flawed and no rules can fix it. >> the hearing will be held in room 400. the director has drafted his recommendations and they call for written legal briefs first from the city along with evidence. then, there is a response followed by the city's response. the charter requires their recommendation to be approved by supervisors but will take nine of 11 members to remove mirkarimi. >> and his lawyer told me if they lose on the supervisor level they'll take this case to the courts. at 6:00 we hope to have a little of what is going on in that hearing.

>> bart trying to upgrade the fleet there. is a push to buy americans but there is interest for getting the best cars for the best price this, is a deal worth billions. and. >> bart decided to go with a lowest bid but interestingly it's not the bid that has the greatest percentage of u.s.-made parts and labor. and bart cars are the oldest still in use in the united states, most of the fleet sofr 40. the winning bid came from canada. there is bombari company. both said they'll assemble cars in the united states but the french company said it would use 95% u.s.-made parts

while bombardia said only 67% of its cars would be using u.s. made parts. in the end of the bart staff guide decided to go with the lowest percentage. >> we're recommending bombardia be selected to build our fleet of the future. the rail cars are built in america and their bid was $184 million lower than the next bidder. those savings will allow us to buy more rail cars for the bay area riders. >> supporters of the french bid they would have seen more manufacturing done in the united states included machinists union and their lobbying campaign included radio ads and in the end the staff said lower price but the record of past achievements

with bart sealed the deal. so the staff is going to make their recommendation. it will be up to the bart board to vote on this on thursday. but should they decide to go a different direction they have to throw out bids and start the process all over again. that meeting this thursday. in west oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> and local police officers and firefighters joined congress woman anna eshu to improve nationwide communications after the september 11th commission recommended the development of a system connecting first responders from various agencies. rescuers could not talk to each other via radio when trying to save lives in twun. >> this is a last recommendation has in the been acted upon. >> police, fire and other public safety officials at local state and federal levels will be able to seamlessly and

reliably communicate with each other. >> this idea centers on getting first responders being able to communicate after an earthquake. >> to have a network to communicate with each other on a public safety frequency is going to be critical for us to function. >> silicon valley invo yait vaitors stand to benefit. >> social security will run dry three years earlier than projected. this is according to trustees and a report says the fund is projected to run out of money in 2035. and disability fund projected to run out in 2016. combined they'll last until 2033. trustees blame the problem on the struggling u.s. economy.

>> there the president's lawyers found no white house staff members engaged in any improper conduct. this as defense secretary suspended security clearances for members being probed. that number grew from 11 to 12 today. 12 secret service agents have been implicated and face allegations of bringing prostitutes back to their hotel room before the president arrived. >> john edwards appeared at the federal court house today and and he is facing charges that he used $1 kblinl to cover up his affair with pregnant mistress rielle hunter, andrew young told jurors he first met her when

she was traveling with edwards. >> if this money is designed in part to impact the election and john edwards knew about it, then this jury could convict. >> his lawyers argued this money was just a gift. his wife died of cancer in 2010. >> first witness takes the stand tomorrow in roger clemens perjury trial. is he accused about lying about using steroids. the case is including several people who claimed to have never heard of the seven time cy young award winner. >> if this is what world peace looks like i think we'll say no thanks. former known as ron artest is waiting word on suspension after elbowing another player

in the head. world peace is celebrating his dunk then clobbered james harden with a elbow to the temple this, is not the first incident to artest who changed his name to world peace before the season started. years ago he fought with fans court side in 2004. the malice in the palace he was suspended 86 games for that. artest apologized to harden after yesterday's incident. there is no doubt he's going to be suspended. and you just can't have this going on. >> and did he get... he suffered a concussion, it's horrific video. i think harden is going to be all right. >> we have more coming up. weird weather on the east coast aichl freak april storm did you evering a surprising amount of snow for residents. >> michael fin gee still taking your questions and will

answer them here a little bit later. you can contact michael on twitter and fasbook.com. >> there are dry conditions now and let's see drizzley spots this evening. where in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. as the news at 4:00 continues.

if april showers bring may flowers what does april snow bring? folks br to find out.

a freak spring storm dumped a foot of snow there. >> this just is half of the stuff what we got. four, five inches and trees breaking all every the place. you can just stand there and listen to them. >> warmer temperatures meant rain instead of snow. the wacky weather caps off a report-setting season. it wasn't warmest winter for much of the nation n boston so hot, some runners opted to skip the marathon. and maybe you just caught it backwards. spencer is here now with latest on the accu-weather forecast. >> this is a few from our camera here in san francisco. looking eastward across the bay there is more flu sky. there is sort of a mixed bag and there are mid 60s in

seattle and portland. mild into the southeast. warm in dallas and denver, salt lake city, hot. here in california looking for mixed conditions and warm in the state. highs into upper 70s up to 93 in palm springs. there is mixed conditions up north. showers around eureka. here in the bay area, we do expect dry conditions into afternoon but there could be spotty drizzle overnight and early morning hours. especially near the coast. by afternoon partly sunny skies, niz south bay low 7 70s. upper 60s to around 70s on the peninsula low to mid-60s on the coast. downtown 66 degrees tomorrow, north bay will be into upper 60s to around 70 perhaps in napa. 71 in novato. highs around 70 or uniformed range of highs there. east bay low to mid-70s. 75 in brentwood. and there is 70 in

watsonville. hid 70s inland. there is spotty drizzle near the coast. if you're going to be out and about you might want to carry an um brela with you. >> electric cars so quiet they can be a right after this tok blind ped december streenz. changes some are calling for. >> and stopping an urban eye sore. legislation aimed at people who dump old mattresses on streets. the news at 4:00 continues right after this.

this year the president signed into a law giving manufacturers until 2017 to give a solution to a problem to electric car that's are so quiet they're a safety hazard showing they're twice as likely to be hit by quiet cars. some companies have installed artificial sound systems but so far, they're concerned there is no consensus as to what vehicles should sound like. >> crossing a hybrid filled street can be stressful if you can't see the quiet cars coming. >> if you've got a couple quiet cars, hybrid cars that are the first couple cars in that surge, you can easily make a mistake about when is

the most-appropriate time to cross. >> researchers found blind pedestrians were twice as likely to be hit by quiet cars than gas burning vehicle wtz low speeds. >> they can tell whether it's coming from right or left sm. times, three four seconds before they can make that decision about the hybrid car. >> this year, president obama signed a pedestrian safety enhancement act giving auto manufacturers until 2017 to come up with a solution of noiseless cars. some companies installed artificial sound systems. and there are new models like toyota prius and chevy volt. >> we've gone from volt and installed a driver-activated chirp so the driver can push the button and this is just to let them know they're coming up on them. >> this trip button is at the

end. just push it. and there is a friendly horn. >> there is no consensus on what hybrids should sound like. >> whether it's digital or birds chirping i don't think it's going to be intuitive for pedestrians to know, oh this, is a car. >> not everybody agrees silent vehicles prevent a dang yesh, antinoise activists say the real problem is distracted driver autos a state lawmaker says she thinks she's come up with a way to dump mattresses on city streets. a mattress recycling program requiring to -- manufacturers to pick up the mattresses or pay $20 for every el legall legally -- illegally dumped mattresses saying the problem is more than just a eye sore its a health problem.

these mattresses when outside attract rodents and mold. germs, and they're not easily recycled and can be dangerous. >> she says last year the city spent a half million dollars picking up illegally dumped mattress autos and a texas boy made the catch of a lifetime. stwis. -- twice. his second close encounter with a shark. >> what can you do if you get turned down for a credit card for having too few resolving accounts? the answer to that coming up. >> and late-breaking salvage operation taking place on the farallon islands tonight. crews have a small window to avoid a low-speed chase yacht. >> that is ahead and now, diane sawyer with a look at what she's working on. >> there is more on john

edwards first day of court. the man wanted to be president now fighting to avoid pris kron. and we'll -- prison. and the answering question is there enough evidence to convict him? and a study affecting every family in the country. some hospitals charging more for exactly the same procedures as others do. as much as $180,000 more. how to avoid that, after abc 7 news at 5:00.

michael finney is answering questions. >> there is a question about throwing away receipts. i never know which one to keep. >> louis m asked when you pay your bill you get two receipts. is it safe to just throw them in the trash? is there a security risk? okay. he's talking about how to get receipt that says what you

bought. and the other one i'm assuming is a receipt you get because you used a credit card w that one i want to you shred it. now, by law this can no longer have aum numbers on the card. just last few digits if any. then, your name. well, the problem is that someone cares enough they can take those digits, normally four and the name and phone shallly come up with enough information to steal your identity. so it's best just to tear it up into little pieces or shred it after checking it against your credit card statement to make sure no one ripped you off. and gilbert w, when will excedrin be back on the shelf. have you noticed you go into a drug store going where it used on to be and there is none

there? some little packets are still there. and all the rest were recalled because of a potential problem. there is a concern you can get other medications and not just excedrin. they hope to have it back on shelves early as mid year. and we'll be keeping track of this because you're noticing it so we'll let you know. looks like it will be a month, or two, away. and there is a twitter user asks it took seven years to clean up credit. now i applied for a credit card at the bank. response was too few resolving accounts. what can i do? what can we do to make these people happy? clean up credit then on your case. you need a secured card. you put up money, 200ses today

$500 then they have that onñi account if you don't give all money there is a way to get your money that. is considered resolving. after about six months you'll get all of the credit you want. >> thank you. >> remnants of last year's arab spring continue to rumble through bahrain. police firing tear gas broke up a demonstration today in the capitol. the rioting erupted after fun ravel a demonstrateor killed last week during protests in ba rain they hosted on sunday there. have been 50 people killed since last spring. more international news, french president is in the fight of his political life now. he finished second yesterday in that country's presidential elections now, facing a runnoff. two weeks from now with socialist candidate who opposes severe economic aus

stair ti measures. there is three polls showing him with an advantage. a texas boy only nine years old, already a veteran shark catcher. >> hunter stevens and his dad out kayaking in texas this weekend. hunter hooked a four-foot shark. the 9-year-old rose to national attention for catching a seven foot black tip with help from dad. the kid has a knack. a group of kids preparing to represent sacramento in an unusual sport. this is the first year that speed stacking will be included in junior olympics. this is -- players stack, then untack a dozen cups in

predetermined sequences. we're not speeding up the video here. the game takes place this summer. the group hopes to raise $10,000 to help pay for this trip. those guys are good. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. there is the news at 5:00 continues right now. >> thank you. coming up late breaking news out of the farallon islands, cruise take advantage of a shawl window to salvage the lost at sea racing yacht. >> state food voucher program. how it's hitting taxpayers. >> i'm sandhya patel. april showers for the week. when you'll need rain gear. >> this is a live look at salvage operation underway at this hour for the yacht that

ran aground last week. >> five died during what is usually a routine race. we're live from half moon bay where this yacht will be towed. >> yes. it's overcast here and gray. but they're going to be able to take off. i want to you take a look. there is a huge helicopter. they're getting to lift off. you can see moving into place is a big rig just brought in from san diego within 15 minutes. that is where the boat will be winding up to get out at this airport. they say they're going to get that boat off rocky islands. a crew already head there'd in another helicopter to get the boat ready for liftoff. then will be bringing it back here and load it on that truck. thereis