to gain from it? bart says absolutely not. the train maker that came out on top promising to replace all 775 aging rail cars for a price of $2.5 billion. two techal evaluation teams totalling 29 people scored the bid on several hundred criteria. of those 29, two are former employees. one still receives a pension and two others once worked for companies absorbed by the runner up in the bid competition. a spokesman says the legal department cleared them and there is no conflict of interest. >> determinations were made in terms of investment and anyone with stocks in companies. >> the team members are selected for their technical expertise.

>> it's a small pool to draw from. and when talking about 29 people that is a large dip into the pool. >> this shows what the trains might look like some day. the authority had a similar potential conflict of interest involved with a higher sum from a company he once worked for. a watch dog group is also critical of bart. saying this illustrates something we see as a big problem in bart transportation. it is not normal and it is not okay. the fact that those inside of the business no longer see this as a problem is alarming. >> this is not olympic figure skating where a judge voting with a heart can influence who gets a gold medal. this is a very technical and involve prod ses done in in a

buy the book way. >> the recommendation will be made at the thursday meeting and there is a vote scheduled may 10th. if the board rejects bardia, it's back to the drawing board. the company could not be reached for comment. >> thank you. >> tonight we're getting a look inside of the oikos university campus since the shooting rampage that left seven people dead. a camera was allowed inside of the school. mer students returned to class. the krej reopened yesterday but classes resumed today. and there are many chose to go into through the back door, students say they've done a lot of praying. >> and.

>> everyone is going to be back to normal. the relationship with god really helps us at this time. >> the gunman one goh mostly targeted nursing students. classes for that program will resume at a different location. >> hundreds of protestors shut down traffic this morning. their goal of shutting down a shareholder meeting was less successful. and. >> there is a big protest. not the thousands predicted but hundreds came to voice their anger. calling themselves the 99% a coalition came together with this wells fargo share holders. many shareholders wanting to get in, could not. they waved their stock

certificates but police didn't open barricade autos there is no reason why shareholders should not allowed into the meeting. we have our voting rights. >> david underwood says the bank's board is out of touch. >> what i lost won't buy a case of wine in their cellars. >> for some, anyone in a suit was a target for scorn. a man trying to get inside of his office was chased and cornered until explain egg had nothing to do with the bank. >> we have nothing to do with the bank. >> why are you going into the bank? >> police say 14 protestors did manage to get into the meeting and attempted to disrupt it. they were arrested. >> seven males, seven females were arrested. >> the number later revised to 15. nine more arrested outside. and several others chained

themselves between california and pine. >> we're trying to make a point the american people had enough with what the banks have done to the country. >> and wells fargo bank issued a statement saying it respects the right of americans to peacefully assemble adding focus could wo be on protecting safety of customers team members and shareholders. before the meeting a shareholder predicted support would be divided. and it's filled with more shares of the public otherwise. >> and the protest broke up before 3:00 this afternoon. none of the proposals were adopted by the bank and all 15 of the nominees select bid the bank were elected to the board when asked why many were shut out of the meeting, a bank spokesman says there just wasn't room.

>> and april yes released earnings today revealing there is more cash on hand than many developing nations. more cash than anticipated value of facebook. that is just what it got at the moment. and david lieu gee live at the store in palo alto with more on this story. david? >> apple is on a roll. helped by an 88% increase in iphone sales compared to a year ago and a 151% increase on ipad sales. apple is going after sales in europe and asia so why has stock prices been falling. >> apple performed better than project skptd ceo says we're thrilled. despite the good news, apple stock prices dropped nearly 15% in two weeks and hit a high of $644 on april 10th closing today at $560. a loss of $71 billion in value. investment advisor says it's

not unexpected for a high flying company. >> and there is more fluke twaigs you're likely to see the case in apple. currently. >> analysts say it does have vulnerabilities. at and t indicated a slow down in sales, apple decision to enforce higher standards for pay and overtime may raise costs and limit output but this won't be alone. >> chinese manufacturers not only items for apple but competitors so any increases in time and costs goring to be experienced by their competitor autos apple continues to be a target of protests. greenpeace demonstrated at the flagship store today, urging it to convert data centers to renewable frg. investors may be growing skittish the era of high profit margins may be numbed. and editor at large at c

net.com. >> this is rare in technology that it goes up. and tl as technology spreads competition becomes pore pervasive. it should, at some point hit apple stock price as well. >> apple is riding high among tech companies and stock up 58% in the past year compared with google on 14%. dell, 5%, amazon which makes a kindel up 1% and hp, down 40%. >> as for greenpeace protests apple tells us its in the process of converting it's new data center and will be powered 60 by and a new oregon center will be 100% renewable energy powered. >> apple stock did do better this afternoon. the price down 2 when but shot back up by almost $44 per

share and that is where it april open tomorrow. and it went down and stayed down 14% after reporting uncertainty yesterday about its internet security system. >> the highly anticipated public offering of facebook stock may be pushed back a month. saying the ipo is likely to be moved because of the deals facebook made lately. the company spent 1dzs billion to purchase instagram. and another half billion to buy patents from microsoft. cnbc says mark zuckerberg has been distracted by deal making and not focused on the ipo. and the "wall street journal" reports he made the deal by himself. >> in oakland right now police chief jordan is laying out a crime fighting plan for the city and it means tweaks to the 100 block community initiative. abc 7 news reporter is in oakland where the public saved

committee is underway. nick? >> at their meeting now jean kwan and the police chief made changes to their policing policy. in fact they say the changes were necessary two reasons. one they're working with fewer services and two, there is new indicta providing more akltibility. mayor kwan and city leaders discussed crime statistic asks success they've had in targeting hot spots. and by using data they've collected the chief says he's seen success in efforts. in september, 2011 the city received a grant of more than $10.7 million to hire new officers. the grants designed to owe provide 100% funding for salaries and benefits of newly hired or rehired officers over a three-year period. right now the city is operating with roughly 650 officers. 25% less men and women in blue

to patrol streets than the city had just two years ago. they say they must be smart about using man power. >> based on taking resources we have and focusing them on a smart way. examine z.on top of that holding us and the police accountable. >> we need to be focused on some areas we're at. >> the city has been using officers from different departments and districts to cover the high crime spots and the chief says that that data supports his direction. now, the chief has numbers that since implementation of the violence reduction plan in january, of this year there has been a clear decline in the number of homicides in those targeted areas. in oakland abc 7 news. >> nick, thank you. >> there is a lot more still to come tonight on abc 7 news. there is an update on the whale that got tangled up in southern california. tonight a local teem team

steps out to find it new indications real estate is taking up steam. the news behind a national numbers just ahead. >> a woman claims she saved too little for gold jewelry. ahead what you need to watch out for.

tomorrow, marine mammal experts will try to free a gray whale. >> it was spotted a week ago in orange county. rescuers managed to disentangle it. today he was spotted south of big sur. >> members of a whale entang element team plan to try to

free the whale from the net. >> one member of the team peter who is a local researcher is on the phone now with us. and peter are you surprised the whale made it this far? >> well, not at all. we actually have whales every year that bring entanglement gear down from the gulf of alaska to hawaii. so these animals can handle this gear for several weeks, several months before they'r they're -- . >> peter what is the plan for tomorrow? they zrnt a great deal of luck trying to detangle it in southern california. what are you going try tomorrow? >> well, what we've got right now are several teams standing by in monterey with satellite and special tools and other resources to respond to the whale. we're asking the public anyone on the water in that area or along the shore line to be on the lookout for the whale trailing up to three bright polly buoys.

if it's sighted we ask they call the u.s. coast guard on channel 16. >> what are you going to do when you find the whale? >> well, once we find the animal we have a specialized tl for cutting line away. there are cameras going under watter to analyze the entanglement to make a effort to cut only that line that needs to be cut. >> good luck with your work tomorrow. we'll be in touch tomorrow. >> and there is a big project tomorrow. and there is conflicting signals from the housing industry. around the country foreclosures are rising and prices are falling. new home sales, weak. here are the numbers. sale of newly built houses fell in march. and prices hit new lows in february in 16 major cities

down 4% in the bay area. but we're hearing that there is real estate picking up in spots. laura what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing from buyers and builders and realtors. we found houses selling for multiple offers in places like oakland. here at shea homes they had a price inincrease in more than seven years due to strong demand. bay area builders say all have you to do is look to see their business picked up. despite a national report that says otherwise. >> this comes out often and they don't always reflect reality of what we can see in the marketplace. >> the northern california president for shay home says sales have increased in recent months.

>> we came in expecting to sell 60 or 70 homes. we've sold 150 homes. >> the homes here priced from 300,000ses today $565,000 a range attractive to families. besides low rates and some job growth a market seems to be benefiting from low enconvenient tori. >> there is a classic supply and demand issue. >> tracy is a realtor in oakland. she says for the first time in a long time, homes are selling quickly z often with several offers on one property. >> what we're finding is a market like it was six or seven years ago. only prices are different. we're seeing multiple offers and houses going into a week or two. >> that is competition making it difficult for people just

entering the parkt. tired of paying rent, martha thought this would be a good time to buy. >> seems like a lot of houses that we found on the market are being snapped up or the house is becoming available that aren't appealing for a number of reasons. >> and there are price that's remain low, home sales are up here in the east bay according to data quick, up 7.5% in contra costa. nearly 150% in alameda counties since march of last year. in livermore abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and on to weather forecast. >> maybe not as much as we thought was on the way. >> it's true. showers on the way looking light at the moment. so next couple days will produce wet weather. there is a live view right now. there is a western sky. clouds in vaifrus revels and nice breaks in the clouds.

sunshine burning through. let's take a look at our close up satellite image looping it to show how things progress during the day. more clouds earlier in the day than later into afternoon, warming up nicely in the south bay. high temperatures of 0s in morgan hill. 77 in san jose. low 70s inland east bay. high of 70 up in clear lake. there is 70 in san rafael. there is still michld temperatures 70 degrees and there is 66 in redwood city. check out highlights. there are showers slowing down a bit approaching us so they probably won't arrive until tomorrow evening then, showers likely to get on -- begin again thursday. and there is a look at satellite radar, you can see two frontal systems moving into our direction.

there is a powerful one. and first one is moving to bring us showers late tomorrow. and starting into evening hours, second is more energetic and thursday, we'll start at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon at which point clouds will be thickening and later into afternoon, we'll see spotty scattered showers develop. that continues into evening hours and throughout evening hours overnight tomorrow night into thursday morning. mainly scattered showers once again. then that, second system starts to swing through thursday morning z that will bring steadier rainfall and showers but that will fizzle out by early thursday evening so by 7:00 thursday evening looking at rainfall of only 5/100ths up to perhaps a quarter inch into wettest locations. tonight looking for clouds increasing a bit. will be mild, low temperatures

into mid to upper 50s, then, tomorrow we'll have a day with intervals of clouds and sunshine. again, maybe late afternoon, early evening showers, most of the bay will be dry. highs up to 71 degrees inland and east bay and south bay. near monterey bay, 60s near the bay. sheert accu-weather forecast. there are showers late tomorrow night into thursday. ending by thursday evening. and over the weekend highs into low to mid-80s. >> coming up new hope for a legendary chin with a twountown restaurant. >> stay with us. more still to come. it

there is a plan on the table taking some of the pou year way from university of california board of regents and give to it individual campuses. the chancellor says the system has grown too complex and wants each of the 10 campuses to have to set their own rates and determine how many out of state students should allowed to enroll. the uc president is against it and says it would start a fight among campuses over state money. >> the san bruno city council will meet tonight to decide what to do with a out of service gas pipeline with a tragic history running through the town. residents have been pushing for removeal ever since the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes in 2010. pg&e had plans to fill witness concrete so it would never carry natural gas, but the city is recommending removing

10% of the line then plugging the rest avoiding the disruptive process of tearing it out. >> the san francisco district attorney's office says today no criminal charges will be filed in a sail boat accident that killed five people. a crew transported the boat away from the half moon bay airport today and may have seen here last night, a helicopter plucked it off the rocks of the farallon islands. tonight officials say the operation had a minimal impact on wildlife there. the boat overturned in rough seas during a race. >> and when we come back here tonight there is a new case of mad cow disease that is now found in california. but no one seems to be too concerned about potential risks to people. >> and a follow up. is it fair game to use dogs on a bear hunt is in the subject of a packed hearing at the state capitol today.

a new case of mad cow disease just discovered here in california poses no health risk to humans according to federal health officials tonight. an infected dairy cow discovered during regular testing at baker commodities a processing plant. federal officials insist our meat supply is safe z consumer advocates say this case should not cause alarm. >> consumers should not be concerned about the safety of beef due to mad cow disease. there is no reason to believe this is part of a larger outbreak of the cattle disease. >> this is the fourth reported case of a cow with the disease in the united states. the department of agriculture says in this case the cow had a very rare form of the disease caused by a random mutation and they do not expect it to be found in any additional infected cow autos

and a controversial bill banning the use of dogs in bear and bob cat hunting survived a senate committee today it was a packed hearing room. dan noyes is back with an update to the i team investigation. >> this similar ban has failed twice before. and today, the hunter is vastly outnumbing those favoring the ban but things didn't go their way. there are hundreds that line the halls of the state capitol. they had to wait outside or in an overflow room. the water committee took up is that bill 1221 banning use of hounds in the hunting of bears and bob cats. the measure sponsored by ted lu. >> if you saw the story you'll see these cats ask dogs attack everything in its sight. >> the committee allowed each side speaker autos if you like watch 14 dogs tear apart a bob

cat very that for you. >> supporting the ban the president of the california game warden foundation read reports from game warden about bad hound hunter autos illegal night time pursuit of bears, hounds trained by license tded using domestic cats in cages to train them. >> a wildlife biologist described the impact on animals besides bears and bob cats. >> off leash and off trail hounds are unpredictable and cause stress in many wildlife species including deer, birds and small mammal autos then, hunters took the floor. the president of california houndsman for conservation argued it's the fairest form of hunting. >> when you use hounds for the pursuit of bear and bob cats the bear and bob cat knows it's being pursued our dogs are barking. it's telling the animal ready or not, here we come.

>> the hunters brought their own wildlife biology cysts that it allows for hunt and release. >> with hounds you're able to take a look at the animal in the tree. you can see the tissue of if it's a lactating female n cases you can see the cubs. and other forms of hunting is less discriminate oogt committee allows anyone who came to the hearing to give their name and which side they support. the hunters outnumbed supporters but the hound ban passed 5-3. close but a major defeat in a committee that supported hunters in the past. >> and that debate has been raging on my facebook page. you can weigh in, too. there are more details including pictures of the action at abc 7 news.com. >> any sense of what happened? next step? >> some of the same people

there are also on the committee so it's looking good for the ban there as well. >> all right. thank you. >> first criminal charges have been filed against bp officials, the former nnl for the british oil company was arrested on charges of destroying evidence. he made an appearance in houston. he is accused of deleting 300 text messages related to this spill. prosecutors claim the flow of oil after the deep water disaster two years ago was much larger than bh had stated. >> tonight money matters google may announce a new surf advisory called google drive. and solid earnings reports sent the dow back above 13,000

today but apple and net flix sent the nasdaq into negative territory. >> despite rising prices the consumer confidence index is holding steady now up to 69.2 on a 100 point scale. people are more upbeat about the committee. >> and on note bay area continues to lead economic recovery. many of the positions were for software engineers and web developers. about a dozen companies were bringing resumes. >> and i use td say try to get it down to one page but two are acceptable nouchl it got down to talking about percentages and saying that you have accomplished. >> the next abc 7 job journal event will be in san jose on may 8th at center for employment training. we've posted information on our web site.

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the owners of one of chinatown's oldest restaurants vowed to reopen after the hnl department shut them down last week.

awc 7 news reports on all that needs to be fixed we warn you some images may not be so good for your appetite. >> i've never gotten sick here. >> a room filled with loyal customers begged the san francisco health department to reopen the restaurant that has become an icon. >> it is part of the uniqueness of san francisco. >> this is known for famously rude waitors and signature rolls. if anyone warned you not to watch sausage being made the same goes for noodle roll autos here is a picture of rodent feces on a tray. >> yes. those are rat droppings on the tray that carry that had pork. a health inspector showed pictures of a kitchen infested with rodents where meats are left uncovered at room temperature toxic cleaning supplies stored above food and employees don't want wash their hands. >> an employee was observed

coughing over produce. >> the owner listened as his daughter translated and agreed to fix everything including fire hazards like gas range was out ventilation, dangling cords and a fire escape that doesn't reach the ground. none are cheap fixes. >> there is no idea what is going to cost. >> but leaders are vowing to lend a hand hand. >> we have to mobilize people to help to cheen up the restaurant. we'll do it. >> and once that happens the health department will return. >> to work with them to get them open again. >> neither health department or owners will say when it could reopen. when it does those violations will have to stay corrected or next closure could be for good. >> there is some san francisco school kids streeted to -- treated to a unique

lesson today, they got to watch a fifth grade teacher be sworn in as a u.s. citizen. and she came to the u.s. from ireland 12 years ago. how cool is that? >> neat story. michael finney is next. >> more p more people are exchanging their gold for cash especially in this economy. but it's not easy to get a fair price. how, next.

selling off your old gold jewelry is a popular way to earn quick cash. >> there is a trick is how do you know if you're getting a fair price? one woman claims she found out it was worth more. >> and michael finney has a word of warning. >> and as i've reported before it's important to calculate the value of your gold before going out to sell it. however this, woman says she didn't do research before

taking the first offer and then, she regretted it nearly instantly. >> i know she gave it to me with a lot of love. >> the chunky gold bracelet is missing from her wrist. one that looked like this. it was a gift by a friend. sandra didn't want to sell it but needed the cash. >> it's hard to get rid of something that you are so close to. but... circumstances. >> she took the bracelet to this dealer. san francisco gold buyer. the dealer offered her $23 per gram or $1300 for the bracelet. she accepted. >> so i said okay. without realizing that i should have asked. >> instantly she regretted the sale. when a friend told her she could have received a lot more for the 18 k gold. >> i was very upset. >> she went back to the buyer and asked for a better price. or... she wanted her bracelet

back. >> he said no. you accepted the price i gave you. you didn't ask question autos she contacted 7 on your side. and we contacted the san francisco gold buyer. >> she had a bracelet that had a lot of lead knit. >> that is gold buyer owner who tells us he examined the brace lit which looked like this one. he says the piece was full of lead. so he paid $23 per gram instead of the $35 per gram that he would have paid for pure 18 kt gold. >> we looked at it from every angle there was parts that looked like it had been soddered together with lead z then there is other parts looked like there was lead underneath the gold. >> still, she believes she could have got a better price and wished she figured out the value before selling. >> it was my fault. i should have known what i was selling and should have known what i should have gotten for it that is advice i gave in a

7 on your side report back in november. before you sell gold find out the estimated value by multiplying weight times the purity times the going rate for gold. then, shop ash r around for a dealer paying around 80% of the rate. >> very unhappy about the way she feels about it. and our reputation means everything to us. and... we have a ton of really happy customers. >> he wanted to satisfy sandra. he agreed to sell the bracelet back to her for the same price he had paid. at first he said she had to pay a sales tax of $125. required by the state. but she was so unhappy about that he went the extra step. >> we agreed we'd pay sales tax. so... we're on the hook for sales tax. >> she got a bracelet back and brought to it another dealer this, one paid $2,000 for the piece. $700 more. he says he stands by his original assessment.

>> we did our best on the as yet. we made her an offer, she accepted. >> my advice is do your home work ask do your research before turning in your goody autos if you're planning to sell your gold check out my report showing you how much to calculate the value. there is a link to that report abc 7 news.com. and then, shop around for the best price. remember, everybody is making their own judgment. you need to be educated. >> yes. do research. >> thanks. >> a moment in american military history was made today in a richmond pier. workers lowered a steel mast onto the top of the uss iowa. there is the last of the battleships meaning this is the last time a flag mast will be placed on a ship like this, it will be the last time a u.s. battleship passes under the golden gate bridge.

>> this is the last battle ship that exists. there will be no more made. the class where the ultimate battleship, the only ones survived the war will float. >> if you want to visit the uss iowa this weekend may be last chance, once restored will head to the port of los angeles to become a museum. >> let's get another check of the forecast now. >> there is rain on the way. >> lovely day today. as evidenced by this picture. there is a lovely place today to visit any day buchl today is lovely. state wide tomorrow, we'll have showers up and down the state. and into l.a. area highs of 68 in big sur, clouds and sun tomorrow with showers developing into early evening hours. mild with highs into low 70s. and here is the accu-weather forecast.

there are showers tomorrow night, thursday. but ending probably by the end of the day, thursday. drying out friday, warming up over the weekend. sunday, monday, we'll see, and tuesday, high temperatures back into low to mid-80s. >> not too shabby. >> yes. >> looking good. >> a major reevaluation underway tonight. >> the sharks will not be the same team next year ahead. stay with us.

hope you can join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then, listen to this. eating pizza may be good for you. ingredient that could help fight cancer. i know you want to hear about that. >> i don't think it's pepperoni. >> then at 11:00 low-speed chase. a sailor on board that fateful day set the records straight. its coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> now on to sports and baseball. >> there is larry beil here now. >> after sweeping a double header giants continued in cincinnati facing a guy just tormenting them in the past. there is the coach throwing out the first pitch and bringing it.

there are problems keeping the ball down in the first. there is a struggle to find the right release point. latos drove giants crazy and nudging is changed. there is a seven scoreless innings and strikes out three. there is to the second deck. canewood exit. flood gates have opened. now it's 9-0 reds. on sharks cleaned out their lockers today, now, the dwe qe is whether the team will clean house. >> this is over the net. there is a appropriate the final goal against the sharks this season was an empty netter. san jose once again on the quest for the first stanley cup. >> this is to breng in a new

season. but it's disappointing that we're not still playing and we're so used to playing so deep. and there is not sure what to do now. >> back to back in a western conference finals can make this more frustrating. >> there is always frustrating. first, second third round. it sucks but at the end of the day that is the goal. and this is shorter but still came up short. >> patrick marlo and aren't getting younger, is it time to break up the core of the team? >> i still think there are great years ahead of us. as a core group. and still believe in everybody. >> we have some of our players that are court players in the prime of their career autos the roster will not be the same next season. >> this is an p honest

evaluation of everything. >> there will be change autos and that old cliche of wait until next year starting to sound hollow. >> skpf the warriors have promoted bob myers to general manager joining the team last year, he replaces larry riley becoming director of scouting. he grew up in the bay area and 14 years as an agent before jumping to management. here is myers on the future of the team. >> not going to promise anything. it's a quote i saw and says you cannot ensure success but you can deserve it. i'll tell you we're going to work with our staff to deserve to be successful. and... not stop until we get there. >> they deserve it. nba suspended meta world piece

aka ron artest for seven games for the vicious elbow to the head on sunday and lakers thunder game. means lakers forward will miss most of the first round of the playoffs perhaps into the second round. some people want to see artest suspended for entirety of the playoffs. >> and this is going to be seven games and we'll go from there. >> thank you. >> and that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> and on our face dook book page, you can john the conversation about tonight's i team report. >> let yourself be heard on that. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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