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i'm kristen sze. highway 17 has just reopened after a woman was hit by a car. >> we have details on the chp investigation. traffic is once again moving, leaving and approaching the santa cruz mountains where we have this accident which happened overnight. we are the only ones to show this video shot moments ago. highway 17 around 3:30 this morning a woman was reportedly wandering around the road, was struck by a vehicle. she is expected to be okay. as you can imagine this woman sustained major injuries. in addition, there was ongoing construction which shutdown the other southbound lanes. both southbound lanes were closed for a period of a couple hours. again, bottom line, all of this has cleared. southbound 17 now moving. complete look at the commute in a few minutes. developing news, oakland

police on the scene of a triple shooting overnight. neighbors quick to blame a policing strategy expected to be under the microscope today. katie marzullo is live at oakland police department. >> reporter: these are preliminary reports sounds like up to three one shot in the chest, one in the leg the third has a bullet in his collarbone. the roommate says sounds like he's going to be okay. this is 98th avenue and holly street 11:00 last night. authorities found two victims. the third victim drove home. his roommate says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, caught in the crossfire. a witness describes what he heard. >> at least 30 shots, to different guns, long rapid fire, longer than what you usually would hear.

>> reporter: police took at least two men into custody at the scene. we don't know anything about the suspects or the motive. we want to mention that same witness said that he was disappointed in the violence in his neighborhood because so many police officers have been laid off. this comes on the same day it is expected mayor quan to take back her philosophy on policing which was to inundate the more violent neighborhoods with more officers. the other neighborhoods weren't happy with that. she is going to change strategy, maybe today. katie marzullo, abc7 news. a fair field police officer is on routine administrative leave this morning while detectives investigate his involvement in the shooting death of a suspect. authorities say the officer went to a home to follow on an investigation. the 16 year veteran and the suspect began fighting in the doorway when the officer pulled his gun and shot the

51-year-old man. the suspect died at the hospital. the names have not been released. more students return to class at oikos university this morning, more than three weeks after seven students were shot to one class was held yesterday. 17 of the 22 students enrolled showed up to finish an english course. most didn't want to talk about the shooting. we did talk with with english teacher still shaken but determined to finish what they started. >> i'm still dealing with emotion, it is tough. i thought it was important i come back and show that everything is fine with me. >> students who don't want to return to oikos have been invited to attend a college in fremont where efforts are underway to accommodate them. the sheriff's office says the accused shooter has not eaten

since he was arrested, almost three weeks ago. the occupy movement is planning what they are calling major disruption at the wells fargo shareholders meeting. they want top banking executives to pay their fair share of taxes. two years ago there were only a few dozen relatively quiet demonstrators when shareholders met in january occupy protesters chained themselves to the front doors of the bank, different picture here, a dozen were arrested when they refused to move. uc berkeley is vowing to evict occupy protesters who have taken over a school-owned field in albany. occupiers say they want to turn it into a farm. the water has been turned off to the field. the yacht that crashed on to the rocks at the farallon islands this month is in half moon bay this morning. five people died on that boat

more than a week ago. crews lifted the boat in a delicate operation and flew it 28 miles yesterday. there were obstacles, rocky terrain, weather, in a few days protected birds will begin nesting. the company was paid $200,000 to do the job. people showed up at the airport to watch. >> kind of sad for the people that were lost and the families. >> you are thinking of the people caught in that. we have a lot of friends who are sailors. it is like a ghost boat in a sense. >> the yacht is now fenced in. the view blocked by a tarp. the crew declined comment saying their contract forbids them from talking about the job. >> the disappearance of a morgan hill teenager is bringing about changes in how schools handle missing student cases. the unified school district

has started notifying parents in the morning when students don't show up to school. sierra's parents weren't notified until after 6 p.m. on march 16th, long after she disappeared shortly after 7 a.m.. volunteers continue to search looking for anything that might indicate what happened to sierra. authorities believe she was abducted. the san bruno city council meets tonight to consider what to do with more than 8,000 feet of gas pipeline out of service since the 2010 natural gas explosion. residents have been pushing for the underground pipeline's removal since the explosion and fire kill eight and destroyed 38 homes. pg&e has planned to fill the pipeline with con the city council may decide on a third option. -- workers recommend moving

900 feet of the pipeline and plugging the rest that would avoid the process of tearing it out. today city councilmembers are expected to pass a ban on styrofoam containers at city facilities and programs. the ban would go into effect may 1st. the mayor says the city plans to do a study to see how a ban would effect the cost of doing business and the amount of litter would it reduce. businesses are opposed to a wrod -- to a broader measure. 4:38. same cloudiness we saw yesterday morning. wondering if today will be a repeat or a little different? >> i know who has the answer. good morning mike. good morning. afternoon partly sunny and warmer. before we get to that we have light rain and drizzle, especially light rain up around santa rosa for the last hour or two drizzle north bay

along the coast the kind of areas we highlighted yesterday. middle 50s to around 60°. 60 to 61 concord, fremont, redwood city, oakland, mountain view and san jose. visibility three miles santa rosa that's when you know you have a little rain falling there the rest of us unlimited. today, 8:00 this morning we stay in the 50s mostly cloudy sky you can see light rain around santa rosa and drizzle in the north bay elsewhere along the coast as we head towards noon, quick retreat of clouds compared to yesterday, we are already in the upper 50s, low 60s long the coast, san francisco and san rafael mid to upper 60s elsewhere partly sunny by 4:00, low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco mid 60s san rafael and santa rosa upper 60s to low 70s for the rest of us. the only drewback, tree, grass

and mold all -- high today. after a brief warming trend today the scattered showers and thunderstorms wednesday and thursday two comest days 80s inland saturday, sunday and monday. good morning. we continue to watch the situation in the santa cruz mountains. highway 17 is open now. it had been shutdown southbound lanes closed overnight as chp investigated an accident involving a pedestrian walking around the road 3:30 this morning, this woman was struck by oncoming traffic. major injuries. she is expected to survive. but it did shutdown traffic at least a couple hours along highway 17. we also had roadwork. as of now southbound 17 is open and traffic is recovering through the area. 680 as it rolls through the

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a few decided to stay and finish their meals. a canadian company which builds subway cars in the u.s. has won the contract to build 775 new bart train cars. they bid against a french and korean company with u.s. facters to. they differ in cost and how much of the work would be done in america. the winning bid came in at a little over 1 1/2 billion. the french company came in second the korean company wanted more money but offered americans the most work. bart says the jobs' factor didn't justify the higher price tag. a couple in pittsburg has a tale to tell after their camper snagged low-lying powerlines that landed on the camper. pg&e credits the couple with doing the right thing by staying in the camper until help arrived. >> all of a study got hit, the wire, i didn't see it.

hit the top part and came down the windshield and i stopped. >> neither was injured. they spent 25 minutes trapped in the vehicle until crews could shut off the power. next, the vote today that could move california a big step forward toward protecting your online privacy. a dream house and secret payments. the testimony expected today in the corruption trial of john edwards. plus, power of aspirin. the role it may play in protecting women from a deadly form of cancer. big boom and blazing streak of light. nasa figures out what happened in the skies above northern california and nevada.

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59 in seattle, 66 in portland. all major and regional airports are running on time. any time you travel, flight tracker is there abc7news.com. our time now is 4:48. the alameda county board of supervisors will vote to accept nadia lockyer's resignation today. she resigned last friday as supervisor the wife of state treasurer bill lockyer. she says she needs to cus on recovery and to raising her child. -- colleagues respect her decision to place her health and well-being of her child and family before her career. in north carolina, the criminal trial of former presidential candidate john edwards resumes with his former aide retaking the stand. andrew young the government's key witness trying to prove edwards used secret donor

money to cover-up his affair. >> reporter: today is a huge day for prosecutors trying to convict edwards of violating campaign finance laws. the prosecution's star witness, andrew young, will be back on the stand today. the government accuses the former senator of an illegal scheme to hide hunter from his wife and voters. >> this was john edwards' idea, his plan. >> reporter: prosecutors intend to play voice mails edwards left in 2007 as the scandal was unfolding. young is far from perfect. yesterday the judge revealed the former aide improve early contacted other witnesses in the case to ask about their testimony. he a one-nightstand with one back during the 2008 campaign young claimed he fathered a baby with rielle hunter, which we learned was really edwards'

child. >> john edwards a loathsome human being and he didn't engage in criminal action. >> reporter: young controlled cash payments given to hunter to cover-up the affair. the question the jury will need to decide, did edwards know about the money? >> the difficulty is going to be compiling evidence necessary to prove that this type of payment was for campaign purposes. >> reporter: if found guilty the charges could put edwards behind bars for up to 30 years. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. hours from now, a state assembly committee will decide the fate of a bill designed to protect online privacy of employees and job seekers. the bill would block employers from asking for the user name or password of employees. the same protection would apply to people seeking a job. if the committee passes the

bill today it would go on to the full assembly for approval. uc president yudof criticizing plan proposing campuses get more local control. several campus heads, including uc berkeley chancellor, wants the board to delegate some responsibilities to protested campus boards made up of the chancellor, faculty, didn'ts and regents. these boards would have control over capital projects, academic programs and salaries. yudof says the proposal has not been reviewed. time for a look at the forecast. saw the sun today, looked nice. could we have a repeat? >> we'll see the sun quicker today, warmer weather. until then drizzle and light rain in the north bay santa rosa has been reporting that for a while now that's the only area reporting the greatest amount of moisture to fall. we are looking at clouds, marine layer not as low as

yesterday it will be easier to get rid of we are looking to the east from sutro tower this morning. oakland, mountain view and san jose 61, everybody else mid to upper 50s monterey bay and inland upper 50s to 60 at watsonville. it will be partly sunny today, warmer this afternoon, scattered showers and thunderstorms wednesday and thursday the weekend's trending warmer 80s back into the forecast. first let's focus on today partly sunny this afternoon, low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco everybody else in the upper 60s to low 70s east bay valleys middle 70s today down to the monterey bay partly sunny sky also temperatures mid to upper 60s monterey and santa cruz 70 watsonville inland low to mid 70s salinas, gilroy,

morgan hill and hollister. across the state today not as many clouds around big sur and 70 clouds around l.a. and san diego this morning upper 60s, 92 palm springs not as warm in the central valley. scattered shower possible around tahoe and 63°. heading to the a's game tonight 7:05 first pitch partly cloudy, 65, warmer than it was yesterday, down to 59. tonight's temperatures mid to upper 50s under a mostly cloudy sky, radar returns in the sierra over the ocean hopefully we can get through tomorrow's morning commute dry by tomorrow evening, it won't be. our first system system one or wednesday's system coming from the west. this is wednesday that will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms and drop temperatures three to four degrees. next system from alaska,

scattered showers and thunderstorms thursday temperatures drop another three to four degrees. you see the waves of rain moving in wednesday. mid-morning all the way through the afternoon into the evening hours. the same will repeat thursday. once they pass warming trend friday 80s back inland saturday, sunday, monday near 80 by monday around the bay 70 at the coast. have a great day. good morning. traffic off to a smooth start at the san mateo bridge where we'll begin highway 92 moving at the limit approaching across the span towards the foster city area. if you plan on make the 680 commute we didn't have major projects overnight, all lanes open for that southbound drive approaching and passing highway 24. the other bridge commutes, bay bridge dive westbound still light approaching -- drive

westbound still light an etch progress the toll easy drive getting into san francisco, highway 17 both lanes are open right now, southbound 17 where we had that big accident overnight traffic seems to be okay. we checked in with bart, trains out of the yard on time, no delays reported for caltrain or san francisco's muni that's the commute. 4:55. astronomers say a boom heard across the central valley early sunday morning was the sound of an asteroid exploding it rattled windows and shook homes from sacramento to bakers field. police departments were swamped with 911 calls. astonomers thought it was debris from a meteor shower. nasa now says it was a random asteroid packing nearly four kilo tons of tnt. u.s. health officials say only 13% of u.s. adults have

high cholesterol. incredible in a nation where 2/3 of adults are overweight. experts say because so many americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs. cholesterol is a fat-like substance in the blood too much is at risk for heart disease. the cdc is releasing a report about cholesterol today. women who take aspirin a couple times a week may have a lower risk of developing lung cancer. new study backs up a number of previous studies linking regular aspirin use to lower risks for certain cancers, including colon, prostate and esophageal cancers. experts say it is too early to recommend widespread aspirin use to cut cancer risks. >> back to that asteroid story, did you say four kilotons? >> that the equivalent. >> 25% of the hiroshima atom

make bomb. >> that puts it in perspective. -- in oakland three shot overnight, one an innocent victim live with the change in strategy such crime can force police to make. >> san francisco's ethics commission sets the ground rules for ross mirkarimi's suspension hearing. the defense strategy that could dag the proceeding out for months. apple -- apple set to announce blockbuster earnings. who is losing money as apple sells more devices? hey guys, breakfast!

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