he nuzzled with them, she says she may just adopt him. at least think about it. and it's gooding to take four more weeks to heal up. the humane society of the north bay is funding his medical care but are looking for donations to help him and other animals in awful circumstances like this. as i said freeway, it looks like, is go tg make it. and what a story. thank you very much and congratulations to that wonderful family. there is a apparently been a sighting of the gray whale spotted in southern california last week. this time it may have been spotted this afternoon off the big sur coast south of monterey. >> and i just spoke with one coordinator of the team. they're trying to verify this possible sighting. this is where this is sighted

yesterday. they're trying to determine this is a fresh spotting. the tourists are hoping to spot gray and hump back whales and one in particular. there is a prelaunch briefing. >> there is a chance to make a difference. >> this is video from tuesday of the gray whale in the ocean near laguna beach. >> we're from fresno, ca cal -- california. >> a team is looking for the marker buoy as tached to the net around the head and left fin. the team wants to free her from danger. >> this does wear on them, we

want to try to get that gear off as soon as possible. >> she was last seen south of big sur and there are druss joined in the hunt. >> if a sighting does take place the team will try to deploy a tracking device and assess how this can help the whale. >> this is dangerous. >> and they know they're animals and have got he the right kind kind of hook. they can cut care fly everyone following this tale is now watching and waiting. >> just want to see this struggle, everyone working hard to try to free her up. and it comes to fruition. >> and now, the whale entangl entanglement team swril a private helicopter up over the coast tomorrow searching the waters from big sur po-to-monterey here. and another note of interest

saying they don't know if this gray whale is a she or he, or where the name june came from. but it seems to have stuck. in monterey bay abc 7 news. >> and san francisco police believe a bicyclist should face felony charges for the death of a pedestrian. the 71-year-old died after being struck while crossing castro street in a crosswalk. bicyclist who hit the senior citizen claimed in an online posting conot stop in time. sow plowed through a crosswalk and what he called quote the least-populated place i could find. witnesses say it appears he was speeding. >> we're seeking a warrant for the bicyclist arrest for felony vehicular manslaughter. >> the district attorney now has the police report. and police plan to ask a judge to sign a warrant for him. >> san francisco police have released sketches of two men

wanted for a pair of hate crime assaults. the first on the morning the march 29th and the second a week later. in both cases plea say victims were beaten for being called homophobic names. the suspect are described as medium build white or hispanic. >> and investigators want to determine how a man died after he was found floating in bodega bay. a helicopter lowered two deputies to the bottom of the cliff to reach the body. hikers spotted the man but darkness and high tide forced the sheriff to wait until morning to retrieve the body. the coroner will do an investigation ask see if he may be one of the victims of a fatal yacht accident in the farallon autos a large pharmacy change is in a legal battle over the cosco busson

in the bay. the 53,000 gallons of oil spilled into the bay. the suit claims the pills prescribed by long's clouded the man you just saw's judgement and that led to the collision. longs now owned by cvs has in the comment thond lawsuit a growing tech company opened in san francisco. nair ed lee was there to open the 8700 square foot headquarters. the company provides a free sharing service to people to store documents, photos and video. there is about 100 employees but the new office can adom indicate up to 550 workers. two students began that company and moved to the bay area to launch the fwhis 2007. >> and radio city based shutter fly stocks climbed today after he mernling as the

he likely winner for eastman kodak's online printing service. and the kodak gallery let's users store pictures and order prints online. kodak filed for bankruptcy in january. >> california lawmakers have some money coming to them. despite the state controller accusing them of failing to do their job and then, docking pay. we're live in sacramento tonight tochl plain why. >> this now looks like lawmakers are likely to face consequences for a budget that doesn't pass the smell test. >> if you're position is correct, nobody is going want to run for governor anymore. >> a sacramento judge took away the power of the state controller to dock lawmaker pay by the june 15th deadline.

waits popular pro vision of proposition 25. but the court ruled no one person should have power, not even the guy crunching numbers unless the bottom line every day. >> this judge affirmed proposition 25 is meaningless and will of the voters is out of the door its a victory for leader who's sued controller chung for docking pay as per diem. that forced lawmakers back to the drawing board and they passed a deal and it was past the deadline. >> i feel good that we took a stand to up hold the separation of powers in this state. tho authority should be able to elevenage anyone's pay to achieve a desired public policy result. >> critics say the majority can now approve a blank piece of paper and call it a budget

just to avoid getting their pay docked. >> this is a slap in the face for voter autos this is a sem bliman sup set because the court ruled legislature gets to determine whether the budget is balanced. it's common to fudge numbers and use accounting money yufrz every year. >> there is is legislature with ability to determine whether it's balanced or not. that is like asking the fox to watch the hen house. >> the assemblyman has a proposal to let the nonpartsy son analyst determine whether the budget is balanced and whether lawmaker pay should be docked. and considering appealing this ruling. >> thank you very much z the man who made headlines after crashing a white house event now has political aspirations. tarik salahi plans to run for governor next year e best

known for rubbing elbows during a white house state dinner. he may have another scandal. the attorney general of virginia filed a lawsuit against salahi claiming he cheated customers who bought tours to his winery. >> coming up here at 5:00 the college major that's could cost you more in the short term but pay off in the long run. >> the fast food giant taking a billing bigg step today to save guard treatment of the animals it uses. >> i'm sandhya patel. scattered showers in the forecast. when you can put those umbrellas away, coming up. >> and yet a car wash on the go. locally created a pchl p bringing scrub brushes to you. stay with us. abc 7 news continues in one minute.

animal rights activists say a move by burger king will

improve living conditions of thousands of animals saying all eggs and pork will be raised cage free by 2017. they use tens of millions of pounds of pork every year. they hope exposition poes the issue of battery cages for chickens in 2008. a video shot by the animal rights group mercy for animals hens were in cages so small they can barely move. trader joe's stopped selling eggs from that farm. >> california's cattle industry is reeling following discovery of mad cow disease on a dairy cow headed for a rendering plant in king's county. a strain of the bovine disease considered on a cow carcass at baker commodities near fresno. more on the animal that's tested positive and concern about it. >> hanford dairy farmer says the dairy industry undergoes strong regulations to prevent mad cow disease that he is

surprise aid local cow would be found with the strain. thursday, usda confirmed the fourth case of mad cow disease found in the cow at baker commodities rendering plant. normally cows can only contract the disease from eating a contaminated cow brain. rules for plants prevent that. >> there are strict controls. you can't use same equipment to make chicken feed as you do to make cow feed. this is to ensure no cross contamination. >> an infected cow's fill being would not pass the disease on. saying 25% of the hamburger meet in the united states comes from dairy cow buzz if processed for meet would it not infect a he person eating it all that have brain is separated. and they're not put in any way into even in the rendering process for pet food. cow brains aren't used anymore because of the concern over

this. >> he hopes this doesn't further hurt california's dairy industry suffering from high feed costs and low milk price autos we're under a lot of strain if demand were to be affected it would be putting dairy farmers in a severe hardship. >> saying the strain discovered is rare. and tulare county has the most dairy operations than any other county in the united states. >> there is a catholic schoolteacher suing the archdiocese for firing her for using in veto fertilization. she filed a suit after receiving a letter saying trying to become pregnant by artificial insemination made her, quoting here a grave sinner. the archdiocese refused to comment but offered prayers for her.

>> alameda county sheriff deputies hope someone will identify a thief who prays on older people. this is a surveillance image of the man. he tells seniors he needs money for a sick relative and they can help by purchasing a gold bar from him and there victim goes out and take out thousands in cash. the gold bar is phony and worthless. detectives say he struck in castro valley. and they're hunting for the guy. >> we know college tuition is rising but how much you pay depends on what you study. >> and here is a new thing to worry about. if you're entering college you may want to choose your major carefully. a growing number of public universities charge tuer tuition for students majoring in math, science and business finding 140 public universities now have the

differential tuition. many others are considering it including uc berkly and ucla. the universities say it costs more to teach these highly-technical fields however there is good news, students may pay higher tuition but will earn more, a lot more, during their working lives. >> if you're planning a summer get away you should expect to pay more for air fare this year. the survey says plain tickets are 10% higher. and get this may cost you twice as much as last year. and book early and be flexible. if you see a good deal jump on it. if you can't drive to a car wash place there is a way to bring a wash to you. a mobile phone app called cherry will detect your location and send snun out to wash your car. and there are supplies and

clean on the street. >> idea came from one sunday afternoon i was looking for a car wash in san francisco. i pulled up google maps to try to find car wash. first two places i went to were no longer in business. >> this cost is about $30 and now available only in the bay area. yesterday we told but a survey by consumer world on atms and a new requirement that teller machines offer audio service. he we found citi bank in compliance but there is poor audio kault that. is incorrect because atms with no idea were included. audio is not required of every atm as long as another atm at the branch offers sound. >> interesting and good to know. >> we've been waiting for rain

to come in. >> yes. we have. there is a few showers. and one to the north and one so the south. >> if you're vegetarian. there is a live picture. there is low clouds and in a few spots we're seeing light showers now. just giving you a lovely view looking across the bay. there is another live picture with a beautiful day. 75 degrees for the high today. and there is a lot of cloud cover there. this is just some development here in the last hour, hour and a half. sprinkles may be calling. and there is some light showers being reported around

watsonville and monterey area, you'll continue to see possibility of light showers, looking up north, there is some trace amounts of rainfall and not measuring yet. there is moisture here coming in from the north. we'll keep showers in the forecast. 24 hour rainfall totals most areas have measured nothing but there are a few sprinkles, trace ams in fairfield and livermore so far today. temperatures really mild in most areas 60s and 70s, half moon bay, 59 degrees now. there are spotty showers through thursday morning and clearing late tomorrow. sunny, warmer days heading into next week. that is including weekends. this is moving out. and there is what we're watching into southern california. the cold front will produce possibility of light showers.

so tonight the southern california system will continue to spend moisture our way. and northern end of the viewing area may be getting light showers coming in for your thursday. scattered showers and the front not impressive but you'll see showers here and there for your thursday. and we'll start to see clearing thursday night. heading into friday morning. there is spotty light showers and we're going to go with zero. not measuring to about a tenth of an inch. cloudy and temperatures into low to upper 50s, showers winding down. we'll end up with a cooler day with passage of the front. 58 in half moon bay. 60 in san francisco. and low to mid-60s and south bay.

monterey bay, 65 in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. light showers for thursday. cooler day. warming trend begins on friday taking us through monday of next week. and low to mid-60s coast side and then a slow drop off. until then have umbrellas handy or you'll be dodging drop autos thank you. >> we've been warned. >> yes. >> still ahead local summer program for teen that's could now be washed up no thanks to the rult of -- cruelty of thieves. >> what some people will do for science, how far one man will go to protect your health from a hungry mosquito. that sat 6:00.

berkeley police activity league needs your help to cover the cost of several kayaks stolen from a storage locker. the berkeley boosters league used these kayaks part of the summer outdoor program for teenagers. great experience for the kids. the company will not cover the costs of replacing the kayaks that were stolen. you can find out how to help if you wish. under see it on tv. >> and congressman wants navy to name a ship after harvey milk. the congressman says nainling a ship after milk would be a great tribute to the gay rights activist killed. in a letter to defense secretary panetta saying naming the ship after milk would help promote equality in

the military. >> an exhibit is coming to california a display featuring princess diana will be on the queen mary in long beach including more than 2000 things. including gowns, letters and sketches. many items have never been displayed including a bench that was a wedding gift. it is scheduled to open june 16th. >> and coming up entertainer replacing j lo. as people magazine's most beautiful woman in 2012. stay with us for that.

new tonight at 6:00 two bay area occupy protestors blame thifr financial troubles on banks. what we have found to be the

real story. also from 7 on your side a man told his free lifetime checking akt expired though he hadn't. and a new chal wrench for a talented artist in a rare interview. he talks about his new play and why he doesn't dwell on his legendary dance achievements. >> oh, but he could dance. >> people magazine named beyonce the world's most beautiful woman of 2012. >> and talented, too. the 30-year-old actress style icon and 16 time grammy winner. >> she says her proudest title is recent of mommy to blue ivy carter. >> she says best thing about having a girl is having a true legacy. and last year jennifer lopez was the top choice. >>