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an eighth grader beaten by gang bangers in this neighborhood park has died. >> and tonight police are asking any and all witnesses and there may have been many to come forward. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. it is a developing story, and tonight we are hearing reports that the boy's father may have witnting. 14-year-old eddie reyes was beat. it is a place they call a known gang hangout.

reyes was in eighth grade.arolyd >> carolyn and dan, good evening. police are saying the death of a 14-year-old eighth grader is indeed gang-related. the school officials are calling it a loss to the community. >> he was attacked and severely beaten. >> cops are looking at any information into the beating death of an eighth grade student in east san jose. investigators say most of those who witnessed it left the scene before police arrived. 14-year-old reyes was transported to the hospital where he remained for the weekend. he would later die from his injuries. our media partner is reporting that as the boy was being beaten, the boy's father stood nearby, putting the boy in a fight for his life that ended tragically. >> we believe the case is gang motivated. it is an area known for a high level of criminal street activity. >> cops won't say if they were ate with the he was able toe identify his attackers, but police say they are actively

following leads. residents know that gangs are a problem here. >> and my older is a boy. >> this mother of three says she worries about her son because wearing the wrong color could lead to color co >> if they are wearing the wrong clothing, they get labeled even if they are not even affiliated with any street gangs or anything like that. >> police stopped short on sharing exactly how everything went down. but at the school he attended, officials are calling it a tragedy. >> this is obviously a tragedy. anytime you have a youngenpersot is a tragedy for our whole community. >> it is not clear how many suspects were involved or how many were at the park, but police confirmed with me that no weapons were used. they are asking that anyone with information contact the san jose police department. in san jose, nick smith, abc7 news. >> thank you. a beloved nfl star apparently took his own lifee d. the death of junior seau is being investigated as a suicide. former san-ol former san diego charger line backer was

found dead this morning by his girl friend in his beach front home in san diego county. he had a single gunshot wound to the chest. histricken m grief-stricken motd today that he seemed perfectly fine the last few days. >> i don't understand who do this to to my son, but i pray to god, please, take me. take me, leave my son, but it's too late. it's too late. >> seau retired in 2009 after 20 seasons in the nfl, most with the chargers. the 12-time pro bowler is considered one of the greatest line backers in nfl history. 49ers head coach jim harbough played with seau in san diego and said, quote, i along with the entire nfl family, the san diego community and those who shared a life with junior grieve the loss of the ultimate friend. >> the suicide is raising questions about the mental health of nfl players who often suffer multiple

concussions and repeated head trauma. even if it is not a natural concussion it can cause deterioration of the brain. ama dates has a closer look at this issue. ama? >> carolyn, the neuro psychologist i spoke with says nfl players have an increased risk for brain deterioration because of the head trauma they suffer, but it is too early to know if it is what lead to junior seau's death. news of junior seau's death spread quickly through the football community. >> it is hard today. it is hard to think about, and it makes me want to spend the day reaching out to my teammates and making sure they are okay. >> the medical community is also paying close attention to seau's apparent suicide. >> it is a tragic event, and it is very early to speculate, but it raises concern. >> he is a neuro psychologist at the memory center in walnut creek. he says chronic traumatic encephalopathy happens when there is repeated injury to

the brain. >> they expect that through the repeated trauma the brain cells break down and released these proteins. these proteins become toxic in n the brain and cause the cells to dysfunction and eventually die. >> that leads to symptoms associated with dementia and emotiona symptoms like depression. >> i heard reports of severe pair no i yaw, suicidal thoughts , and there are concerns that some of these athletes that have committed suicide may have been a result of the symptoms of cte. >> cte can be diagnosed, but not confirmed until the brain is autopsied. last year former bears player dave dowerson texted his family that he wanted his brain used for research. he then shot himself in the chest to preserve his brain. after his deat confirmed he suffered a neuro degenerative disease linked to concussions. seau was also found with a gunshot wound to the chest. a 49er offensive lineman says the league needs to do

something to ensure the health of the players. >> the league needs to stop looking at this from a liability standpoint and take charge and realize that they can be a driving force to create a game that is safe not only on the nfl level, but the collegiate level and even the high school and youth levels. >> carolyn lynch told me he pledged to donate his brain for scientific research. >> thank you. larry beil will join us in about 20 minutes with an interview with former 49er brent jones who spent time with seau just two weeks ago. a lab researcher at the v.a. medical center died suddenly over the weekend of meningitis. it was the very bacteria he was manipulating in experiments for vaccine research. the lab assistant came dop with flu-like symptoms and died 16 hours later of overwelming blood stream infection. the v.a. and osha are investigating the death and they say all precautions were taken including the use of a bio safety cabinet with

separate ventilation. >> everyone else that, woulded in the lab -- that worked in the lab said he was a phac tid yous person. there was noedge that he made mistakes previously. we think it was aastating and rare event. the lab was closed and decontaminated. >> 70 friends and health care workers in contact with him are taking antibiotics to keep from meningi developing meningi. the lab was decontaminated and remains closed. traffic is moving after a car fire in the past hour. a bridge camera shows the car burning. you can see it on the upper deck. heavy smoke is coming from the engine. traffic was stopped until they could get the fire out and then towed the car away. they released new arrest numbers from the oakland may day protests. officials say 39 people were taken into custody during the mostly peaceful protests. thousands of demonstrators were involved in the marches and the strikes yesterday. the city officials say only a

small group provoked confrontations and created vandalism. most of the arrests were for obstruction of justice or failing to dispurse. five people were arrested on more serious charges including battery andding san francisco police arrested more than two dozen people at a predawn raid. one is this man, 34-year-old jesse nesbit. he is accused of throwing bricks and metal pipes from the buildin police are police are still looking for a demonstrate you are -- demonstrator who was hit if the face. police moved in to clear the building and in all 26 people were arrested, most living outside the city. a state senator is demanding answers from the federal government into something called meat glue. as a result of abc7 our abc7 nee is a binder used to create what looks like a prime cut of steak from scraps. here is dan noyes with the latest developments. >> this is the center of the

controversey, what the i team first revealed last week. the meat industry admits that thats use the meat glue to bind pieces of meat that would normally be thrown away into complete steaks. ted lou is concerned that the consumers don't know what they are being served. >> and there is straight forward honesty and a right to know. i think it is important that consumers know what it is they are eating. >> t >> they ask the usda food safety and inspection service to investigate. he makes these points. combining different meat parts from different animals makes it far more difficult to trace what caused the food illness. if a tbliewed steak -- glued steak is not thoroughly cooked it can be contaminated and cause sickness to the consumer. and there are stories of trans glue taminase. itallergic or other allergic orr reactions in unwary consumers. lou told us he believes a glued steak ought to come with a label, even at a restaurant.

>> i think some consumers are being misled. when they say they are having a whole steak, it was the whole steak instead of different parts of different animals being combined together. >> this brought immediate response across the industry. the usda has approved the glue. today they asked for more time to form a response to the letter. but they added that the usda is committed to food safety and ensuring the products are appropriately labeled. they called on senator lou to stop using a derogatory and misleading term. they disagree with the allegations about the product safety. the maker said they stand with the regulatory authorities and behind the safety of the ingredient. the meataeat glue to be safe when used properly. we are posting all of the statements along with our investigations into meat glue that started last week at abc7news.com. theews.fore dan noyes,

the forecast is coming up with meteorologist sandhya patel, and some rain is in it. >> also, ever had to wait for hours for maybe the cable installer? michael finney says they might owe you money. >> and the public tirade when elizabeth edwards learned about her husband's infidelity. all that's coming up, and then on "nightline." >> i'm cynthia mcfaden. coming up next on "nightline" extremely young girls looking you ultra thin and ultra perfect. one 14-year-old's crusade to stop anndustry's dangerous deception. and then we go back stage for my staring role on revenge. i am keeping my day job. that's on "nightline." >> abc7 news at 11:00 continues in 60 seconds.

did you know americans miss out on almost $38 billion in wages every year because we are sitting around a waiting for in home services like cable appointments and furniture deliveries ? >> it is bound to have happened to you. that's according to a poll that found most people say they have to wait four and a half hours for those appointments. and it is you didn't >> you didn't have to put up with it. michael finney is here to find

out how you can fight back. >> consumers say the delivery didn'te the repairman didn't come. no apology and no acknowledgment that their time was wasted. well, you don't have to put up when they give you one of those four-hour windows and don't make it, has that happened to you? >> oh, too often. cable, you know, telephone company. >> just talk to people at random and nearly everyone has a story about waiting for a delivery or re a repairman who never showed up. >> recently had someone that was supposed to drop off some stuff at my house i ordered from a large retailer, and they were supposed to be there before 5 on friday. they ended up there on tuesday. >> here the california state con um soar information center in sacramento they hear from ticked off consumers. >> we get a lot of questions about it. so we do our best to those. >> now, the state isn't going to go out and arrest anyone

for being late. but they have given you a tool to stop this madness. >> nobody really knows about it. but if a company with more than 25 employees is more than 4in hours late in the window they give you, you can sue them for up to $500 for actual damages. >> that's right. wait long enough and you can have $500 coming your way thanks to state treasurer bill lockier. he was a state senator and heard plenty of complaints. so he introduced legislation that became law in 1989. >> when i first introduced it, i proposed a two-hour window. the business world came unglued. >> so the window was switched to four hours and businesses by and large backed it. >> i noticed right after it

became law there were some folks like a particularly prominent utility did a big advertising campaign about what great customer service they decided to offer even though it was required by the law. >> so what's the catch? well, it is cable and utilities. you have to know about the law before making your appointment. >> they are only required to make connection and repair calls within a four-hour time period if the customer requests it. >> now you know to request it. >> i work for a living. time is money, and they know better than anyone. >> small claims courts are consumer friendly, but before you sue, send a demand let torte offending party and say you would like to be compensated. remember, you must have actual damages. an example of that would be lost pay for work. caused the dy unforeseen or unavoidable occurrences the company is not always held reliable or liable. there is a lot of fine print. i posted a guide to the law on my web page.

check it out at abc7news.com. >> but there is a law, that's the key point. thank you, michael. newt gingrich has dropped out of the republican race for president. the former house speaker urnalled them behind mitt romney. he bows out with his campaign for a million dollars in debt. emotions ran high on john edwards' corruption trial. a former aid testified how elizabeth edwards was distraught and still having an affair with reyell hunter. the aid said edwards tore off her shirt and bra in front of edwards and his staffers in a fit of anger. edward's daughter kate left the courtroom in tears. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the campaign finance violations he is accused of. a bay area teen is out after his first night on the jeopardy tournament. he is a high school sophomore at mission san jose high

school. he was the youngest player appearing in the tournament. he came in third place on tonight's show. but he doesn't walk away empty handed. he gets $5,000 for appearing on "jeopardy." let's turn your attention to the forecast. >> and rain is on the sandhya patel is here. >> carolyn and dan, we have spring showers in the forecast for your thursday. it is not going to be a heavy storm. we'll talk about that in a moment.look at this lovely pict. this is a time lapse from our high definition emeryville camera. sunset at 8:02. midande pretty midand high level clouds coming in. these are all clouds in advance of the storm that is on the way tomorrow. so we still have a lot of cloud cover and the rain is located toe northwestound credis around credits credits -- crescent city. it is going to take its time -- it is going to take its time before it gets here. as you look at local live doppler 7hd nothing is happening, but this will look

different by the time we head into tomorrow night. temperatures right now are in the 50s for most of the bay area. fairfield 49. fairfi in santa rosa. it is still breezy in fairfield tonight. remember it was really a cool afternoon compared to normal today. and the winds were howling, but they dropped off gusting to 30 miles an hour. increasing clouds overnight and rain in the north bay for your thursday. a few showers in the south bay. we are looking at breezy and warmer conditions for the weekend. here is the satellite and the radar. radar. this is the spring storm we are watching. people are talking about this fk on twi really, a storm in showers coming? we will see some rain in the north bay, not bad. showers for the rest of the bay area. and here is the timing of it all. tomorrow morning at 5:00 when you head out the door, the north bay could be seeing some slick pavement as we begin to see the rain line developing there. cold front approaches by noontime we will begin to see a little more widespread rainfall in the north bay.

could see a few light showers around the san mateo and santa cruz county line. by 5:00 p.m. we will see scattered showers across the bay area as the cold front continues to move down to the east. it will all wind down by the wee hours of friday morning, and then we will go in with a dry weekend. rainfall totals in the north bay are a 10th to a quarter of an inch. elsewhere it is less than a 10th of an inch. it is not expected to amount to a whole lot as we head into the next 24 hours. you will need the rain gear as you head out the door tomorrow morning. make sure you have your umbrella and rain coat with you. mid40s to the low 50s around san francisco, oakland, antioch and tomorrow afternoon we have scattered showers in the forecast. certainly going to be cooler than normal for this time of year. most areas in the 50s and 60s. we will lose the wind tomorrow, but we will gain the moisture. much needed moisture bay area. airbeds the monterey -- around 70s.onterey bay, low 60s to

you could be seeing showers by the latter part of the afternoon and into the evening. if you are going to the giants game, it is a day game tomorrow as they take on the marlins at 12:45. showers are likely and temperatures on the cool side. mid50s to the upper 50s. make sure you have a poncho or an umbrella. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, rain giving way to showers, and we are looking at breezy and a warmer weekend t with temperatures into the low 80s by sunday.warm weather on m, mid60s to mid80s. and then we drop it off a little tuesday and wednesday, carolyn and dan. nice looking forecast. >> looks good. thanks, sandhya. one of the most well known pieces of art in the world was just sold. enough tothe price io make you scream. stay with us.

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this time from lung cancer. he was 65 years old. a vision of "the scream" was one of the most expens aucte ever auctioned. he paid $120 million for a pass tell version painted on a board in 1895. "thebidders competed f screen." "the scream" they said it would bring in $80 million. "the scream" shattered the record of 106 million in 2010. well, really sad news in sports. >> larry beil is here with more. >> we will have more on the junior seau. the former 49er brent jones just saw him in l.a. was there even a slightest hint of a man on edge? sports is coming up next.

junior seau has a famed fortune, a family who loved him, so why did he apparently turn a gun on himself this morning? we may never know. as we reported earlier in this newscast, the 43-year-old seau died apparently after shooting himself in the chest. the long-time san diego

charger was a star in southern california. i mean just twon. just two weeks ago former 49er brent jones saw junior in l.a. and said he looked anything but like a man who was suicidal. >> we were at the usc spring game. he was in great shape. he said things were going great, tons of personality. he said i want you to come down to san diego and gave me his cell number. if there was something wrong, he didn't let anybody know. >> so sad. baseball history was made in anaheim. the angels' pitcher with a no hitter against the twins. he allowed two base runners all nightlong. caw -- facing th casilla facingt ball here. tory hunter track itself down on the warning track. that was the closest. 9-0 was the final. weaver struck out 9. he is the 10th angels pitcher to throw a no hitter

and the second this season. locally the giants and marlins and jennifer montana is in a snugly mood. barry zito in trouble early. he goes to second and it is miss played. sanchez scores and zito lasted 3 and 2/3. bad fielding and he walked seven. giants down 2-0 and rallied a tie and blanco does it perfectly with the bunt. and then a chance to win it, bases loaded and a hard hit ground ball, but not hard to extra to extra innings. he failed to make the easy play at second base earlier. look at this amazing play at short stop in the 10th to rob omar there. he fired and from that high to this low and the next batter is carlos stanton. he homered last night, and that was a laser to left to santiago caw -- casilla which

was the game winner. throw back night in boston. rete sox and a's -- red sox and a's. strong effort and gets bird swinging. he allowed just one run. 24r* is a reason boston is in last place. in the 6th the flyball, and exgiant ro cody ross gets turned inside out. reddick scores.es. 4-1 in the seventh. ryan cook on in relief. the bases loaded and he strikes out adrian gonzalez. that was a foul tip. it was into the glove of kurt suzuki to end the threat and the a's hold on 4-2. a little soccer and the quakes and dc united. dc united and it feels so good. he was named the mls player of the month. he was eight goals on the season coming in and two more tonight. the former quake and going for the bicycle kick and and john bh says, you will get nothing and like it. acrobatics. san jose is off to their best start ever and 5-3 is the

final. very high scoring. the quakes are now 7-1-1. check out the play. >> outstanding. >> thanks, larry. "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. keep track the latest breaking news on twitter and abc7 news bay area. >> check us out. thank you for watching and we appreciate your time. >> good night, everyone.xxx