often ground zero for vandalism during cinco de mayo. >> last year we had problems with breaking windows and people drinking and passing out here. so just got to be careful. i don't know what we can do. >> a gang related beejing death is adding to concerns. police and other agencies say they're prepared and taking action to minimize problems. >> this is not only on the suppression but prevention sites. >> in the past troublemakers managed to hijack a holiday intended to be a cultural celebration of pride nchl 2006 police made 56 arrests when crowds got out of control. many people in downtown say they won't be there when the drinking starts. >> unfortunately this gets to be rowdy. >> we're staying away interest downtown. i don't want tochl pose my

children to the violence or anything that will go bad here. >> there are a number of bars and restaurants looking forward to the business and city leaders are confident it can, and will be a successful weekend. >> i ti this department has shown police have done good jobs in ensuring we've got to stay safe downtown. >> the problems came when a rogue crowd moved to the east side, leaving small business owner was an expensive mess. >> it's just the waste, waste of money. waste of time. everything. and this hurts. >> on the gang intervention front the city is sending at risk teenagers on out of town excursions to keep them from what could be a volatile situation. emphasis is on cinco de mayo, tomorrow, saturday. but the extra precautions begin tonight and run through sunday.

>> in the east bay a private dedetective pleaded guilty to eight counts. the 50-year-old was indicted for a series of crimes including stealing cash, drugs and guns during operations. norman welsh was also arrested. as was former san ramone police officer. today a judge sentenced lombard toi. three years in prison ordering him to pay 7500s oodz a new report is recommending the university of california show more tolerance in the wake of a controversy from last fall's occupy demonstrations. the report ordered from the uc president after police were captured pepper spraying peaceful protestors and clubbing protestors at cal, reports said administrators were too quick to call in police. among recommendations,

mediators negotiated with protestors and pepper spray should be used only as a last resort. >> whiltz police use of force that is in many ways focus of the report and certainly occasions this report much of this involves how to avoid having to use police. >> the review covers all campuses and said the university of california should recognize importance of civil disobedience but should set limits as to how far students can go. >> the new ceo. of yahoo brought in to put the silicon valley giant back on course but tonight he is accused of stretching the truth on his resume. will it cost him his job? abc 7 news is live at yahoo headquarters. >> as of now he's still the ceo of yahoo. but there is a major

shareholder pushing for him to be fired and is questioning credentials of the ceo. employees milled around just like it's business as usual but behind closed doors there is a battle against yahoo ceo scott thompson being waged by daniel lobe. head of a hedge fund that is a major yahoo stock holder. he wants the position but they shot down that demand saying the board continues to belief mr. loeb does not bring the relevant skill et to the board. loeb says thompson and yahoo fibbed by filing a statement saying thompson had a bachelor's degree from computer science from a university in massachusetts but he does not n a statement saying thompson does have a degree in business administration but there was an error stating he also holds a degree in computer science

being loeb is not satisfied with the response and wants thompson fire bid mob. and terminate for cause immediately given his unsuitibility to remain chief executive officer ata hoo.. >> this reflects not on his capability as a high tech executive but about his integrity. >> since arriving he's cut expenses including 2000 layoffs. he says this battle does not look good for the company or silicon valley over all. and in ways we're covering at hewlett-packard and now, yahoo for their performance. >> and loeb pushing for a

resignation of patty hart. she helped install thompson as ceo. loeb is claiming she has similar discrepancies in her credentials. claiming she has a bachelor's degree in marketing and economics but it's in business administration. >> investigators trying to figure out what clogged a hydrogen leak forcing pixar and other businesses nearby to shut down. there are pixar evacuated and the secondary school cancelled classes and sent the kids home. witnesses reported seeing a fireball this morning. and ac transit says this storage tank began venting for an unknown reason. and saying there was safety risk to those on ground.

>> and we never felt it was a threat to the immediate community. and again, local emergency officials decided that it would be better to be safe than sorry. >> most streets reopened hours later. >> and there is sheriff deputies working on a sketch of a man who chase aid female hiker wednesday after the noon. deputies say a man popped out of the woods behind her on a hiking trail appearing to be in his 30s wearing a black baseball hat and shirt. the woman did not have a cell phone but she did safely get out of the park. rangers are advising people to travel in pairs and always carry a cell phone in the park. >> there are two men under arrest tonight after a raid in san francisco. search warrants for the home

issued part of an investigation into reese yents gang activity. both fbi and police department were involved. and there is a 23-year-old arrested. both charged with being felons in possession of a firearm. >> 15 of the 19 suspected gang member as rested yesterday in a major bay area gang sweep were in federal court today and this is to face charges twochl others had pleas postponed. officials say the raids destroyed two major gangs operating in south san francisco. 500 block gang and c street dwang -- gang but other gangs remain. >> there is south san francisco police department does not tolerate gang activity. and if you're involved we'll pull in every resource to

ensure that you're off the streets. >> official says they're working to root out remaining gangs. four officers were assigned full time to fighting them. >> and san francisco lab where a researcher became infected with a bacteria he was working with is now shut down tonight. the 25-year-old died last weekend from a certain bacteria that has no available vaccine. he was working on finding a vaccine on clement street and he became infected. that will be will be closed while v.a.and cal osha investigate. >> local and state officials celebrating the successful demolition of doyle drive last week. there is a league of 300 workers and 40 excavateors demolished bridge spans. and today the mayor said he's

excited about the project. >> this feels exactly like i felt when the embarcadero went down when the ramps went down. the community opened up and we knew we're doing the right thing. >> cleaning up the debris is expected to take two months. the next major step will be in the fall. the roadway is expected to be complete in 2015. >> and it's exciting. >> well, still ahead there is a whale of a tale coming up. a role a local fishing boat came to free june, the gray whale spotted entangled in southern california. >> temperatures higher this weekend. how warm coming up. >> and the inspiring bay area gathering of athletes were going the distance despite

being amputees. stay with us. the news at 5:00 resume heerz in just one minute.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. dramatic video out of texas. a college student hit by a bus that ran a red light and plowed into a 21-year-old stewent who stepped onto the crosswalk when the light turned green. students were lining streets and that impact so hard it broke the windshield. the student only had minor injuries and walked away from the accident. police say the driver has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. >> that is scary. and ucsf posted a unique work shop for athletes that happen to be amputees. they want to shine a light on what is possible for them

these days. a veteran amputee critiques a video of him receive. this gathering of athletes is a chance to learn from one another. >> i've been coming here since i lost my leg. i stood by ucsf. they stood by me. >> the 29-year-old was diagnosed at age is a. he had the running leg only nine months and headed to the paraolympics trial next month. >> i can ramp up training and get more explosiveness out of the leg and this is allowing me to do what boy do if i was an able bodied athlete. >> he couldn't have done it without support from the amputee clinic. then they have to relearn

mechanics of running, biking, boxing, you name it. this 47-year-old is a marathonner that lost his leg 22 years ago. >> there is a highway with no other cars around. so... i was very fortunate. >> also very fortunate off the prosthetic maker author give him most of the prosthetics. this one has a carbon fiber blade. >> idea is that fibers of the blade contract and expand. to get an energy return. >> they hope it might inspire insurance companies to expand coverage. >> that is a great program. >> fishermen being hailed as heroes coming to the aid of the california gray whale.

the crew of the cable looking for crab when they saw three large buoys heading towards them. that is a whale that became entangled off laguna beach april 17th. there are for sure, feeded help. first wasn't receptive. and this just kind of swam away. happily. >> saying the crew knew about the dangers but they're experienced sailors. they worry boats can be shredded into pieces. everything turned out just great. >> and there is a study showing men with breast cancer don't survive as women partly because they don't recognize the warning signs. there is a rare disease among men. american cancer society

estimates one in a thousand men will be diagnosed. that compares to one in eight women. men are over 60 on average when diagnosed and have larger tumors and live two years less than women with breast cancer. >> the city celebrating it's 160th birthday. >> there was a concert and a cake cutting in frank ogawa plaza to mark the day the city was incorporated. officials repaired a model made in 1927 that was vandalized in january. and the mayor says local businesses are starting to recover. >> i think that we're coming back and that some of the smaller businesses are badly hurt by i think people are going to make attempts to help them. >> oakland police are welcoming the public right now inside of

the department headquarters. it's also first friday. monthly arts walk that is starting right now. >> happy birthday to oakland there. is a spectacular day for the celebration. >> there is a great weekend. make sure you get outside. let me show you a preview. you can see sunny skies out there. yes. it's windy outside along the coast there is another live pick turks san jose, 65 degrees this afternoon. we're going to lose winds into the weekend and there is going to be a warmer weekend. you can see here there are clouds that we did have scattered out. there is this cool breeze that

has been a cool day. take a look at current readings. mid to upper 50s along the coastline. most other areas into 60s, temperatures running cooler than where they should be at this time of the year. there are winds gusting to 5 55 -- 33 miles per hour. sfo gusting to 58. and clear skies tonight warmer days into next week, afternoon temperatures will peak monday. we're in for a nice warm up. there is a cool breezy pattern today that is changing. there is a big ridge of high pressure going to set the stage for warmer weather this weekend. and we're going to bring beach weather sunday. and high pressure shifting in over the pacific northwest.

there is a northeastern win and we're going to see warm conditions extending from inland areas down to beaches. it's going to be beautiful this weekend. there is a lot going on cinco de mayo festivities. and this is going to be nichls overnight readings, bungle up. low 40s around places like santa rosa. with clear skies there is a cool night. 50 degrees in antioch. and afternoon highs coming up from today, san francisco getting up to 70 degrees tomorrow. 64 in half moon bay. 80 degrees in santa rosa. there is a down sloping wind picking temperatures up. there is close to 80 degrees

tomorrow. for the monterey bay, 74 in santa cruz. 77 morgan hill. 79 degrees inland. if you think that is warm just wait until sunday. there is 70s at beaches on sunday. mid-80s inland. i suspect beaches will be a popular destination. just going to be beautiful. monday we'll hold on to warmth and temperatures peak. mid-70s along the coast. we'll see cooling beginning at the on tuesday. starts to spread across the bay skpinland wednesday, thursday, and friday. there is some clouds rolling in. temperatures lower but not for weekend. this is going to be beautiful. >> coming up, a finney's friday free stuff including a sweet treat and a week's worth of exercise. >> new at 6:00 two guys giving the san francisco fire

department a unique disstix. that story at 6:00.

it's our favorite time of the day on friday. right? time for finney's friday free stuff. >> food and a way to work it off. >> there is wonka ice cream this, is new. it's being sold in northern california and northern nevada. this is his brother, ted. i don't know. and i don't know. and this comes in seven different flavors. and notice how upside down it's on purpose. >> and this is worth $5 and

then, check this out here. yoga works will be one free pass that and and saying works afterwards. and you can check it out. normal one costs $22. if you used all it would be worth 54 -- $154. >> how could we get this? >> so glad you asked. and for more item goes to michael finney's consumer blog. >> this is free. we don't care. right? >> there you go. >> thanks. >> all right. we'll be right back. you can see what'll it be?

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new tonight at 6:00 laid off auto workers are the targets of a rip off. you'll meet a man who fell for it in an exclusive. also hiring slows in the us but not at one silicon valley company. and the dangerous duties of water rangers and a policy putting their lives in jeopardy coming up at 6:00. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. see you then. >> san francisco sunday streets program is expanding. >> starting this weekend will take over mission for four months and closing the streets

to car autos this is going to be along valencia and 24th streets. >> and before this, the program held in a different part of the city every month. officials say the goal to examine how to create more open space and support small businesses all over. >> yes. they get to know their neighbors. >> yes. >> family friendly event. >> world news is next. i'm cheryl jennings from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. hope to see you again at 6:00.