raced over the sierra nevada and broke apart. pieces landed in gold country. about 35 miles north of sacramento in lotus park. there is more on this. >> this is hair -- rare, only 1.5% of all meteors have properties. but it seems that video of the actual event is just as rare. so far not a single one surfaced. >> you can tell a lot about peter about what is in the brief case and his latest treasures. >> this is a big deal this, is very, very exciting. >> tuesday, peter captured this moment of the discovery near lotus, california. the air not par from sutters fill. there is now a gold mine. >> this is price to look at. this has all good stuff in it.

>> this is from a class that dates back from the solar system. experts believe the object entering the atmosphere sunday morning with a loud sonic boom was probably the size of a minivan before most of it vaporized. colleagues under awe. >> it's rare and this is lucky. >> what peter wants now is video of the meteor falling to earth. so far there is only one set of pictures showing the fireball. he's asking anyone with surveillance camera from california, oregon, nevada or utah to help him before images are erased. >> so don't deal yaif. check your videos now. >> this turns out this is only one piece of the puzzle. video is critical on figuring

out how it got here. >> this is what owe want to know, what orbit this came in. what it looked like. what is how it is in the atmosphere. i want to know about this thing. >> if you're curious about this thing and want to look for fragments and if you have pictures and video you can provide the study institute go to our web site and click see it on tv. >> thank you very much. and here is a little science lesson for those of us fascinate bid this. did you know four billion meteors reach the earth every day? but almost all of them burn up. listen to this. i want to show you this picture here. 30 foot wide meteor affected the weather. 30 feet. imagine that is three stories because of the dust it left. and for the truly obsessed

take a look. there is this chunk that sold for $93,000 on ebay. >> that is amazing. >> 11 people under custody following one of the larnlest marijuana seizures ever. officers raided a warehouse and confiscated 2500 pot plants and more than $1 kblinl. they found 50 pounds of processed marijuana. 44,000s ndz cash, firearms and body armor. the raid took place after weeks of surveillance. >> this is a well organized factory. the building is a commercial building he qiched with high end sophisticated video surveillance. and other internal modification autos police say sit ongoing and more arrests could be made. they say it was not a licensed medical marijuana facility.

>> a couple says they're not going anywhere tonight after a gunman shot up their home. someone opened fire on a house last night. the two were home alone when bullets started to fly around 6:30. and she and her husband owned it 12 years. >> there is no reason. we work, go to church and come home. if standing there it would have hit us in the head. >> novato detectives are convinced it was targeted but there is no idea why. their investigation continues. >> a sus spishus object caused evacuation of several businesses more than an hour, forcing police to leave the police station. the item was dropped off at that station by a resident. and you had to call a bomb squad and the object was taken to a remote location and rendered safe. police say waits not homemade

and would not say whether it's a military artifact. >> parents of a sophomore admit their son cheated. but they're suing the school district anyway tonight. the student copied home work from another student. both kicked out of the class for violating the school academic honesty pledge. the parents claim the punishment could ruin their son's academic future, their lawsuit says the policies regarding punishment for cheating are condiktry ask vague and should not, therefore be enforced. and parents and students are breathing ease year after learning two elementary schools will not close. the san bruno school board voted to keep the schools open against recommendation of the superintendent when released a report urging the closures. schools will have smaller student populations next year when 6th grade is shifted from those schools to a nearby

middle school. >> that 40-foot gray whale in a fishing net is eluding rescuers tonight. members went out to try to find the whale called june but they were not successful. last week rescuers attached buoys to the net but were unable to free the whale. the spotted yesterday by whale watchers just south of big sur and teams are going to go out again, tomorrow. >> a bill expanding the pool of abortion providers is in limbo after being rejected today. it would have allowed specially trained nurse practitioners and doctor as sis stants and nurse mid wifes to perform first trimester abortions. one member says he wasn't presented with enough information to make an important decision. >> woub willing to submit to a surgical procedure by a nonmedical doctor? any kind of surgical pro. >> you're if someone spent a few minutes saying well, yeah,

we think this is okay? >> some mid wifes and nurses already perform abortions because of a waiver. a revote is expected next month. >> and it's good to be a woman in the bay area according to a new measure of america study. there is san francisco ranking number two in the study and washington, d.c. was first and boston, third. researchers looked at education and income. the bay area was no number one in life expectancy. women living 84.5 years on average here. and los angeles, second. >> still to come here are california families keeping up with kardashians or ozzy and harriet? what censor figures reveal. >> a california mom goes after nutella for false advertising and wins a small victory. >> temperatures inching up getting closer to weechblgtd

how warm it will feel as you make your outdoor plans coming up. >> a stranger restores a precious piece of history to a local vet robbed of medals of heroism. 8x8x8x8x8x8x8x8x8x8x8x8s

>> with the first pick in the 2012 draft, the colts select andrew luck, quarterback, stanford. >> one happy guy. as expected andrew luck hears his name called first. he's the first stanford player selected number one overall n 1983 the colts picked john elway. abc 7 is at a traft party taking place near 49 headquarters. lisa? >> this is true.

the party started about an hour ago and there are 3500 fans here, and there is a full draft experiencefu experienceful -- experience. fans couldn't wait to get inside. they lined up hours ago. this is sort of like a fan festival. people with k.play games, meet cheerleaders eat, drink and watch the first round of the nfl draft on two big screens. fans can also get autographs from the 49er alums. >> there are autographs have a beer. watch the draft. >> have fun. >> seeing them in person is so exciting ask i'm a cheerleader so it will be nice seeing professional cheerleaders.

>> and this is supposed to be a family experience so a lot of children are here this, is the fifth annual draft party put on by the 49ers and this should take place in three hours, this is going to be taking place just across the street. we went to ground breaking last week, opening in 2014. in santa clara abc 7 news. >> thank you. very much and there is a world war ii veteran who had memorabilia stolen got some good news today. he didn't get back what was stolen but the response has been remarkable and heart warming. wayne freedman is here to update the story. >> the story touched a nerve. and there is a the 92-year-old pearl harbor survivor, we received many, many e mails.

>> last time he sat in the waiting room of the police department his prospects were bleak. >> i was devastated. >> have you ever seen him this upset before? >> not rally. april 4th in the parking lot he had returned to his car and found it broken noo. someone took his brief case with medals and his hat and more. >> of everything lost what has been the hardest to replace? the same he had aboard uss pennsylvania. and the he used to teach kids in school. it linked him with the history, gone. we met with him this month, he was distraught. >> it's so meaningful. don't throw it awaichl i would like to have it back. please give it back to me. >> that interview and this

crime disturbed a stranger. michael santos who did not sit by in waiting for the thief to return the items. >> this man or woman doesn't deserve to be breathing air. >> today, michael santos made it right. >> this looks familiar. i had a box like that. >> u.s. vaify marked two he found and purchased is almost the same as the one micky used. today when he took it into his hands the pain of the past few weeks disappeared. the teacher returned. >> you get the lined up the lines and matches with this star. >> have you attended one of these? >> we all did today. micky once again held an instant that that has given direction to his life. >> when he left the police station today he gave that new medal to his wife. he did not want to risk losing

it. he has three lectures next month. >> what a wonderful story. thank you very much. >> and there is a san diego woman who thought nutella was a health food sued nutella and won. she claimed tchl v ads promoted it as a healthy breakfast option and not revealing a few table spoons contain 21 grams of sugar. she settled the suit over $3 kblinl but most will go to consumer who's file a claim with the company. >> people who bought their own individual health insurance could be in for a nice rebate. >> there is a this rebate from health insurance companies could top $1 million. here is why. there is a provision in the federal overhaul requires companies to spend a minimum

amount of dollars on health care. they fail to do that, refunds must be issued. and this estimates it will be $406 million with $900 million going to employer autos and the companies must declare this june how much the rebates will be. e books are increasingly popular how easy are they on your eyes? barns and noble's new nook reader designed to make reading easier. and it's the very first e reader to combine the look of real ink with a light. >> this is someone who looks being able to read from time to time, i like having the light built in. that is a cheap lampe. >> and the light was the

feature most-requested by users. you've heard of road rage? how about gasoline rage? it happened in brockton massachusetts. you're looking at surveillance video of a customer yelling at a gas station employee. it seems the man accidentally filled up with premium, screaming and demanded a refund. the clerk said she was never that scared. >> i'm not used to customers yelling about gas but it didn't make me nervous. the customers there are my regulars and are not going to let nothing happen to me. >> the customer went outside, opened a stranger's car door, there he is now and started yelling at him about this. another customer alerted police and things calmed down. no charges were filed. and you know what? 7 yn your side would not help him get a refund. >> he has to pay attention. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> and california may be seen

by some as an anything goes state that is our reputation in parts of the country but it's more traditional than we might realize. a report finds golden state safe ridge when it comes to families. 49.4% of the households are pro tra decisional. that is 1 point higher than the national average. singles made up 23.3% of households. and california really only stands out whit comes to interracial relationships ranging 6th in the nation. >> and sandhya patel is 100% accurate. >> and he's here with the forecast. >> and we have a warming trend coming up, there are weekend plans. going to be gorgeous if you're making plans for outdoors. temperatures going up each and every day. there is a live picture, there

is a lot of sunshine outside now. there is another view from our camera. you can clearly see across the bay. it's breezy out there. there are winds gusting 20-29 miles per hour. there is this one sent to you report and there is a rainbow over the bay bridge, showers and enough of a sunny break there to get this picture. and there is live doppler 7 hd. and you can see rainfall and just under half an inch in cupertino. san jose almost a third of an inch. 21/100ths in livermore, you can see 2/100ths in santa rosa. and temperatures drop would

have had passage of the cold front running cooler today there is clear, cooler overnight tonight. and the warming peeks on monday. and we'll see a slow drop off in temperatures. there is a cold front that brought us hours showers this morning. now we're seeing a clearing trend thaind cold front. there are clearing skies and we do expect it to get cold tonight. there is high pressure across this front. we're going see temperatures rising beginning tomorrow, we'll feel it more hitting the weekend. there is a rich building inland and we'll see warmer weather as we head into weekend. there is a lot of sunshine as well, temperatures will rise above normal. tonight you'll wand to bundle up. it's going to be a chilly night. there is 43 in livermore

there. there is 43 degrees in santa cruz. san francisco in oakland into upper 40s, afternoon a nice looking day and temperatures coming up just a few degrees, 72 santa rosa and nappa. 68 in fremont. there is 72 inlchbld here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. and there is a warmer pattern as we hit the weekend. temperatures heading up into mid-60s to upper 70s by saturday. there is sunday and monday, low 80s inland. this is nice bring weather. tuesday, wednesday, there are clouds in the picture, thursday gooding to partly

cloudy skies. we're going with k.near to slightly above normal temperatures. i planned it this way. so your weekend would be gorgeous. just showers, rain, out of the way. now bricking you sunny skies. >> we like your sense of timing thank you very much. >> and still ahead overwhelming interest in adopting freeway. the dragged dog. how local agency is going to choose the home. >> and she was excited about her new job. at 6:00 from michael finney the east bay woman tricked into participating in an international fraud scheme. we'll be right back here. os

the humane society has its hands full playing mother for 20 cute baby ducks and geese. they fell into a storm drain. the center is caring for 10 gooselings after a dog scared away their mother and they'll all be released back into the wild in a couple weeks unless the baby birds under danger. it's tempting and don't do it people see baby birds and feel they need to be cared for. often people can leave them alone. parents are nearby, watching them. >> the sent jer one of a handful that care for sick and orphanned wildlife. >> and there is april update

on a story that tugged on everybody's heart. freeway continues to make a remarkable recovery. last week spotted dragged by a rope on the side of a truck, injuries so severe, one hind leg had to be amputated. so there is he is doing better now and could be ready for adoption but many calls have come into the society of the north bay about adopting freeway a lottery is going to be held now. >> this there sweet, friendly face too,. >> there is a new way to enjoy land's end. >> the center taking you back in time. how you can be a part of the history.

coming up at 6:00 live coverage of the breaking news we brought you here at 5:00. yacht racing suspended off the coast following a tragedy of two weeks ago. coast guard outlines reasons why. and what san francisco authorities are calling a disturbing increase in hate crimes against one group. and there is a weekend clo sur

of doyle drive and big plans forcing one couple to change. >> a grand opening ceremony will be held for the new visitor center at land's eend the facility features educational exhibits highlighting hist rit and natural landscape. >> visitors will be able to enjoy the crew view asks see rare film clips of life decades ago including glory days of sutro bath autos this was an hourland area. and there are trains were made sure it was only 5 cents for people. he wanted it available for everyone. >> wow. and work on the center began last year with donations covering most of the costs. >> it's impressive as you can see. and there is a unique part of the history. for information on the ceremony go to abc 7 news.com. this is well worth checking out. >> plan for working.