kids together, when i think about those soldiers or airmen, marines or sailors fighting on behalf yet, feel contrained even now that don't skrks don't tell is gone because they're not able to commit themselves in a marriage. at a certain point i've just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the president says he believes the states should decide how to handle the issue. but he's comfortable the state will be more comfortable. >> some of this is also in generations. i talk to college republican who's think that i have terrible policies on the

economy, foreign policy. but are very clear that when it comes to same-sex marriage and equality, and sexal or tennation, they're comfortable witness. malia and sasha have got friends whose parents are same-sex couples there have been times we've been sitting around the dinner table talking and -- about their friends and their parents. and it won't dawn on them somehow their friend's parents would be treated differently. it doesn't make sense to them, frankly that is the kind of thing that prompts a change of perspective. >> americans have also evolved on gay marriage, support has risen nationwide. now 50% of americans say it should be legal. >> and same-sex marriage will

likely be one of the devicive issues separating mitt romney and president obama. and this romney says there is a different opinion. >> my view is that marriage is between a man and woman. i know other people have different views. this is a tender topic. but i have the same view i've had since running for office. >> mr. romney added it should be up to states to decide whether to grant certain legal ben fois same-sex couple autos many people in the castro district were thrilled to hear president obama has come out in support of same-sex marriage. >> i think it's fantastic. and this is about i'm. >> my son has medical needs. it means a lot for us to be recognized as a family and not have to go through any extra

hoops any other family does. >> and do you think it lifts the stigma? >> definitely. somewhat this may not be or everybody, but a small group will help a lot. >> and coming up, what local opponents of same-sex marriage are saying about the statement by the president. >> and there is more from robin roberts interview with the president coming up on abc world news at 5:30 right here on abc 7. the full interview airs tomorrow from 7:00 to 9:00. >> we have breaking news now. a suspected gang february member has been found guilty of killing a father and his two sons. edwin ramos convicted of murdering the 48-year-old and his sons. police say ramos belonged to ms 13 gang and mistook one son for a rival gang member.

ramos claims he was only the driver. the father and two sons shot and killed while driving home from a family outing. a third son in the car at the time was not injured and testified during the trial saying it was ramos that fired the gun. it was a very emotional scene as the verdict was reads just a short time ago. and mark matthews will join us with a live report. >> another attack at napa state hospital seriously injured a nurse and several other staff members. workers tell us there is a hospital with violent patients and simply too few employees. it's a story only on 7. vic? >> last week a patient here described by staffers as violent and aggressive got into a scuffle with police, last night another incident here. a patient attacked staffers

when he became agitated. those we spoke with, those workers today were too scared to appear on camera for fear of retaliation. they tell us the same thing they've been telling us for years that security is a big problem. attack happened in the early evening in a unit called compound 4, patients committed by their families or court ordered. it's not in forensics area of the hospital where criminally insane are housed in more secure units that. is where most assaults have occurred in the past. administrators released this statement saying only that a napa state hospital nursing employee was injured during an agressive incident. the patient arrested and the staff member treated at the hospital. workers we spoke to say the patient became irritated and fought staff trying to calm them down. we're told that the employee suffered a serious leg injury

which required surgery. several others were injured and workers tell us security is still inadequate to deal with a growing population of violent patients, many are criminally insane. they say there have been some security enhancements but not enough to ensure safety of the staff. some say little changed since the murder of donna gross almost two years ago by patient jess massy. the assaults have continued since the death. patients attacking staff and patients attacking other patients. and we spoke to workers in the unit that told us most, if not all of the night shift workers in that unit tonight called in sick. >> and volunteers and divers looking for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar working with renewed optimism,

hopes boosted by discovery of a red volkswagon jetta police believe may be linked to the disappearance this, is the first bit of positive news. >> this is physical lead they have that they feel it's pretty strong and it's hope o of -- hopeful. >> the 15-year-old left for school march 16th and has not been seen since. there will be another search saturday, the day before mother's day. >> police in san jose lifted a high school lock down that began after someone reported seeing a student with a gun. that was called moo police. and 30 patrol officers and several were researched and kept a strong presence when school let out. >> pg&e capped a gas leak that

halted light rail service this morning. a gas line ruptured before 10:00 when a crew was digging near church street. police closed off dubois and stopped service until the leak was capped. >> fumes created by a group of men refining gold in a parking lot touched off a hazardous materials incident this morning. the sheriff's department says the situation started around 2:00 a.m. in an industrial park on edison way. the sheriff says the men were melting gold, part of a business operation but their activity might have broken building codes. the area opened later. >> and let's get our first check of the forecast now. >> cooler. >> there is five-15 degrees cooler today. there is a pleasant day, clear skies continuing to hold but

some patchy fog develops late tonight. and and those warmer inland locations and tomorrow morning patches of fog hanging around. and and early afternoon and there is a warming spell taking us throughout the weekend and 60s at the coast. and mother's day, i'll have the answer in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. >> and still ahead on abc 7 news the tiny implant that could make a difference for people with spinal injuries. >> footage of steve jobs. live from bloomberg west a look at that story. >> 7 on your side is taking your consumer questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live a little later, you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7.

checking healthy living news researchers behind a new device that could head off paralysis in paishis -- patients with spinal cord injuries thchl story does include graphic images. frank walk was occasional pain two decades after a car accident but now, he's hoping to change lives of patients with spinal cord injuries and perhaps prevent paralysis. >> it turns out spinal cord if you can spare just 10% of the spinal cord, you don't have to spare 50% a little bit, 10%, the spinal cord will rewire, and find that healthy tissue sending signals through the scar. >> the solution is this

scaffold designed to be implanted within days after trauma shown in this animation. he says the scaffold acts line a bridge theoretically allowing tissue to heal without hardening into scar tissue. >> then the brain and spinal cord will make use of the tissue, sending signals through the spare tissue he says regeneration has been demonstrated in animal trials. this monkey lost motor function after a surgically induce spinal trauma researchers say it regained normal movement within week autos we have 44 monkeys in studies now and all are on their way in three week autos the company meeting with the fda and hoping to begin human safety trials this summer, if it gets a go ahead it could mark a turning point. >> this makes a logical

approach since spinal cord injury involved a contusion like a bruce to the spinal cord. >> michael baity is a researcher in san francisco general and says a number of local researchers are looking at similar strategies. and cautions it may be sometime before they're ready for clinical use. >> there is a lot more work that needs to be done in terms of safety. putting things into an incomplete lesion one thing i don't want to do is cause additional damage. >> will w.no real options available frank reynolds believes this device will offer the first real hopes of preventing paralysis. >> i can tell you there are hundreds of friends in wheelchairs thchl is my passion to, help them. >> that device is made from a material that is already fda approved for other uses. developers say it's absorbed and not z not require a second surge troy remove it.

>> it's fascinating. >> as if it couldn't get nastier, the yahoo resume fight is more heated and steve jobs as an actor. let's go live to emily chang with today's "after the bell report". >> we have new details about howbook business is doing. the social network filed a revised f 1 revealing concerning information about growth. facebook says number of ads is not increasing as rapidly as number of daily users and lists a new risk factor. earlier today aol's ceo gave his take on the ipo. >> the opinion you don't keep innovating have you problems if you take a look at the decisions facebook made i think they've made long term

decision skpiz think being up to them is probably what they want. >> aol reported profits jumped as advertising revenue increased. and armstrong says he tries to trance form it into a ad based business. >> activist investor wants scott thompson replaced immediately. and he still has his job. he says the board member in charge of hiring him is out and started a committee to review the situation but that is not enough says loeb, not nearly enough. now, they're demanding the cfo take his place, loeb wants

himself and three of his nominees one of whom he wants to chair a search committee for a new, permanent ceo. and there is day six of losses on wall street. concerns intensify. the situation in europe is getting worse. your bloomberg silicon valley index unchanged for the day. bloomberg has gotten a hold of never before seen video of steve jobs that is released by craig elliott after digging through personal files. the video from 1985 set to the tune of "ghost busters". the movie came out it's called blue busters a spoof on ibm's nickname, big blue, apple's biggest competitor at the time. the video shows jobs dressed up like a ghost buster. it was meant to fire up the apple sales team to beat big

blue. last week elliott shared this video of jobs playing fdr in another apple marketing video this, is shown at internal apple sales meetings and yet another video of steve jobs at his 30th birthday. elliott said he had no idea there would be this much interest when he posted the video on his facebook page. i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> thank you. these people are fascinated with everything apple and steve job autos absolutely. and there is another lovely day out there. >> so warm and there is a 10-15 degrees cooler today and here is a live view from our camera into east bay hills, western skies and there are clear skies out to the coast. and there is haze there but no fog at the coast. let's go and show you

satellite close up. there is a looping image. fog today got swept away by this nice breeze out of the north. and there is a temperatures cooler than yesterday. and high temperatures so far up to mid-80s inland locations and 87 degrees. only 64 here in san francisco. 57 in half moon bay. there is low to mid-80s in other locations. 70s around the bay. these are the highlights. clear tonight. patchy fog. warmer on the coast and bay tomorrow, here we go, there is a tight pressure greatent. that brought us a stronger wind today that tight gradient will slide north a bit. we'll have breezes along the coastline. so the result will be

summer-like days, sunnier days i should say. and warmer conditions everyone. low temperatures tonight into upper 40s to right around 50 degrees and tomorrow, we'll see highs into mid-80s. upper -- mid to low 60s on the coast. let's say that again. low to mid-60s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a warming continuing throughout the weekend, mother's day, sunny skies, upper 80s inlnld. 80s around the bay. there is beautiful weather ahead next several day autos next on abc 7 news, we'll go live to san francisco hall of justice for reaction to the guilty verdict in the trial against edwin ramos. >> an inmate whose popularity in west virginia sending a message about president obama's uphill bat yeel then,

california ban on junk food in schools. why this may amount to about a bag of chips per day.

all right. we want to update you on breaking news at the top of the newscast. a woman who lost her son and two grandsons in a mistaken identity shooting in san francisco just spoke with abc 7 news. >> she is talking about the guilty verdict against a man who is on trial for killing them. abc 7 news is live from san francisco with her reaction and more for us. mark? >> we're at the hall of justice where edwin ramos, ta

years old has been found guilty of three counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder. this stems from the 2008 shooting of anthony bologna, a 48-year-old and two sons, michael bologna 20, and matthew bologna, 16 years old, a surviving son, also in the car was the sole survivor ask identified edwin ramos as the shooter. just minutes ago i spoke with alana bologna, the mother of anthony and the grandmother of michael and matthew. >> god answered our prayers. that is all very to say. he answered our prayers. i miss my son and m z.my grandkids. i'm never going to see them again. matthew, matthew was going to take care of me when i got old.

and he won't be able to do that. >> again, edwin ramos, 25 years old, found guilty of three counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder, this was a mistaken identity killing apparently ramos, a gang member was driving on the night of june 22, 2008 thought he saw a rival gang member in a car, opened fire, and killing anthony bologna, michael bologna, and matthew bologna in that terrible, terrible tragedy. reporting from the hall of justice mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news, the warning that has occupy the farm demonstrators worried a crack down might be imminent. >> the city puts up a road block when it comes to terror investigations. will the move compromise your safety?

the standoff between a group called occupy the farm and university of california berkeley just kicked up a notch. >> the university filed a lawsuit against 14 people for illegal occupation of the gill track report a piece of land at marin street. >> and abc 7 news is live at the encampment for us this

afternoon. >> good afternoon. the 11 page suit claims the group cut the locks and they're establishing an illegal encampment. eric larson is a defendant in a suit filed by regents of university of california. there are also 150 unnamed defendants. >> several of the individuals armed with large, sharp tools began to till the soil. >> this is the latest move to regain control of the property. >> we need to begin our research activity there. we'll honor our commitment to faculty and students. and we'll regain control that have property. >> pro testors of occupy the albany land. the group calling itself

occupy the farm called for property to be used as an urban farm. and demonstrators say if they want to come after him, they know where to find them. >> they can find my place of residents. >> and uc berkeley allowed demonstrateors to enter and leave as long as they're on foot. they cannot operate a vehicle in or off of the property. now, police this morning decided to set up barricades on the land. protestors say cops woke them up and told them they had to leave immediately. if they didn't, they'd ab rested and if interfering chemical agents would be used. cops say they're following new guidelines and pepper spray would be a tool of last resort. >> thank you.

>> there is an update on breaking news we've brought you at 4:00 yesterday. the fire gutted a tire warehouse in antioch and sent two men in the hospital. arson investigators arrested an employee they believe he started a fire by lighting fire works inside of the warehouse and discovered employees using a mix of tar and gasoline to make old tires look newer. a code ban that's practice. >> and owner of an oil tanker that leaked 400 gallons of oil into the bay agreed to pay a fine. the dubai star's tanks began overflowing. no one on board noticed and no alarms sounded. half of the money will go restoring wildlife and coastal habitats damaged by the spill. >> u.s. intelligence officials say they're concerned a master bomber is teaching others how to build undetectable bombs.

yesterday, officials revealed a double agent took a bomb out and gave to it cia. that is a more sophisticated of this under wear bomb. >> with regard to the ied recovered that terrorism should be, and should be and continues to be our number one priority. >> officials believe the devices westbound built by a 30-year-old and sources say he's been training new bomb makers. >> and today san francisco put a legal wedge between local and federal law enforcement. supporters say it balances protecting civil liberties and public safety. abc 7 news is in the newsroom with more on this. >> this new law adds limits to

what sfpd can agree to dochl the fbi in san francisco police made an agreement called a mem rand yum of understanding outlining how they'd work together on counter terrorism. but that 2007 mou was a secret agreement and authorized surveillance without any grounds of criminal suspicions. the law signed into affect today requires any new mou be given at open area at the police commission and police abide by the standards. >> we're taking a sfep. i'm here in the city of san francisco. we're now the second city to put into ordinance racial profiling is something we don't do for the sake of national security. >> portland oregon was the

first city. officials say san francisco will be safer now because minorities will feel more secure in trusting law enforcement. police chief says he does support this version of the law signed today. he was critical of the earlier version limiting what the fbi can do. >> thank you. >> and still to come on abc 7 news, this, you've got to see. police claim a hot dog vendor selling more than just mustard and relish out of her truck. >> oh, my. >> ahead why she's denying charges of prostitution though she pled guilty in court. >> michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here later, you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> there is a brief cool down and extended warm up beginning

tomorrow, catch details in the forecast coming up in just a moment. >> and check of the traffic, downtown san francisco, skyway is gridlock, worse going from left to right. towards lower deck but no bargains heading down south. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues in just a moment.

a man suspected of killing a tennessee mother and

daughter is now at the top of the fbi's 10 most wanted list. agents searching backwoods of mississippi and tennessee for adam mays authorities say he abducted joanne vain and her three daughters, authorities are worried he could kill the youngest girls, aged 12 and 8. >> we believe he could be anywhere in the united states. and we're extremely concerned for the safety of the girls. >> he and his wife have been charged with murder she told authorities motive was to kidnap two younger daughter autos a prison inmate made a strong showing against president obama in the west virginia primary. the texas president nor won nearly 70,000 votes. and by winning more than 15% of the vote he is allowed least one delegate. and he is serving a 17 year

sentence. president obama's approval rating is just 32%. the fifth lowest in the nation. >> a woman in new york has pleaded guilty to charges of prostitution after she was accused of selling sex out of her hot dog truck. >> oh, yeah. the 45-year-old was back in business today. selling hot dog that's s saying she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor prostitution yesterday, she actually only provided a lap dance to an under cover officer. >> i plead guilty to stripper. a stripper. not prostitution. that is sex. showing your cleavage is indecent exposure. >> a judge ordered her to get a psychiatric evaluation. the mother of four faces seven days in jail and she says she's not restricted from selling hot dogs in whatever clothing she chooses.

>> all righty. let's move on now. >> yes. to weather. >> there is -- rescue me, please. >> let's take a look at what is going to happen tomorrow, nice, warm weather. look at temperatures into central valley. 101 in palm springs, 78 on the coast in los angeles, here in the bay area there are sunny skies and there is a warming trend beginning tomorrow, there is mid to upper 70s up to 78 in redwood city. low to mid-60s on the coast. 69 degrees in downtown tomorrow. north bay highs low to mid-80s. and inland east bay low to mid-80s. and down near monterey bay, highs into low 70s near the bay and mid-80s inland.

there is lovely weather and getting warmer approaching mother's day. >> speaking of mother's day we want to share great mom photo autos take a look. cynthia sent us this snap shot. there is one from jennifer and jennifer says no matter how far apart she and her children are they're close at heart. >> here are photos from abc 7 news family from carolyn tyler. you can share your photos at facebook.com/abc 7 news. looking for the carolyn note he -- photo there. >> there is some problems so hopefully soon. >> still to come at 4:00 hillary clinton's new look and attitude. >> i'm michael finney. you probably know banks want

to you use credit cards but can they just send you one without an application? today a q and a is coming up. >> valerie simpson has hits like this for decades but tells don sanchez she hasn't felt this nervous about a show in years. don takes us back stage at the razz room.

it's wednesday that, means abc 7 is here with 7 on your side with and the first question michael has to do with credit cards. e mailed to us and can a bank just issue the card without me applying for it? >> no zp yes. >> okay. >> okay. >> that is the deal. you have to have applied or have a card with that bank. but they're allowed to switch out your card without you agreeing to it. so the card can have a different name because it's coming from a different bank and that is how you can get a get a different card.

it's against the rules for a new bank to show up without asking your permission. and parents, that used to happen to them. gas stations used to send cards out all of the time. >> and that is interesting i. >> do love the yes, but no question. >> and if a restaurant has prices posted on a wall menu is it legal to charge a higher price? >> what is the last price, i know. say that again. what is the last price you sold? if they just forgot to change it and handed you a menu and you're sitting in a table, then reading off the menu, then... there is a little bit of a gray area, if they only have a wall menu like delies, and then no. you've got to know the price before you buy something.

so. >> listen to this one. this is from brice in mill valley. >> why is diesel fuel more expensive than gasoline? >> no but yes. >> that is very owed. so expensive, there are a couple reasons here and that is that low sulphur requirement that is why diesel fuel is so expensive here, also the price of diesel falls during spring and summer. so that is how come it tends to be never dropping that much. >> that makes sense. >> thank you. >> yes. >> the legendary mo twon duo of ashford and simpson wrote some of biggest hits.

>> valerie simpson is launching a solo career in san francisco. >> and. >> this is a partnership that would last more than 40 years. >> they just flew out of us, we were lucky that the muse visited often. >> and ashford and simpson endured, like in the razz room. last august, nick died of kantser and now, calorie opens her engagement here. >> you've done a number of appearances is it emotional coming back here? >> this engagement will be tough, it's the last engagement nick ashford did. >> she leaned on nick. now, salary -- valerie is on

stage alone. >> it's like starting over again which is very strange. i'm a pretty confident person but this is the first time i've been nervous in years, it's a new feeling altogether. >> she's just released her first solo album. and she recorded it 11 years ago. >> i pulled it out, listened to it. fixed things and went into the studio. and made myself happen. >> a few moments of solitude and refreks before the show. she believes the man who was her partner in song and live is watching over her. >> i get a wisp of wind going by. a breeze that says, you know, move forward. >> so much emotion there. >> and talent, too.

>> next on abc 7 news at 47k this goes way beyond cramming and cookies, nutrition for extreme studying ahead. >> if i want to wear glasses i'm wearing glasses. if i want to pull hair back, i'm pull mig hair back. >> formerly straight laced secretary of state clinton talks about the side of her that doesn't wear make up and has fun. >> ahead at 5:00 michael finney is back with 7 on your side looking into diploma mill. a new kind of fraud çk

in china surprising pictures showing students hooked up to iv drips while she study for college entrance exams. and the images were posted on twitter but a -- by a fellow student. >> the school confirmed 38 seniors have been taking the amino acids. experts say it's unnecessary and phone shallly dangerous because of the chance of infection. the exam takes place in one month. >> now on to hillary clinton proving she's not afraid to let her hair down. >> she's been sporting a new look these days. no makeup, no contacts no, blowouts on her hair. she's doing what she wants and looking how she wants.

and here is the report. >> yes. here she is. they say warts, well there aren't any warts, and all. but there are freckles and wrinkles and competition in the bad hair day department. this is no stolen moment from paparazzi this, is a news conference. >> i feel so relieved to be at the stage on that. if i want to wear glasses i'm wearing my glasses. >> let's face it, hillary is cool. trendy. from the dancing and drinking photos during her trip to columbia to that shot of the secretary of state texting on her c 17. when bloggers made up scenarios telling the president and vice president to get back to work, rejecting a friend request from facebook's mark zuckerberg, clinton weighed in with real texts. a. >> rolling on the floor laughing, got to go.

crunchy time. ah, the crunchy. -- day that's led to this glamorous first lady. evolving hair styles and never the same one, twice, it seemed, then to the buttoned up candidate clinton. you know, the polarizing one. but not anymore. there is latest rating is 65%, just behind that fashion icon, michelle obama. >> people like seeing her having a good time. there have been questions. you're seeing a side that hasn't been seen before. >> she's a woman that seems to be constantly changing or changing back to that hillary from yale days before all of this fuss about hair and makeup really began. >> so does this mean she's out of politics for good? and she's said she's not

running for president and we'll take her word for it for now. >> it's nice she can relax. the story is blowing up the comment section of our page. most coming from women who applaud secretary clinton's natural look. >> joycelyn writes her beauty increased with age. >> lisa g writes everybody should be who you are. nobody really cares, as long as she's doing a good job, that is all that matter autos maureen makes this point. it seems public is not important enough to spend a little time making yourself presentable. it shouldn't take that long, i would think. >> and remember, you can keep track of the latest breaking news and you can talk about it on facebook.com. >> abc 7 news at continues

right now. >> thank you. president obama utter what's no other president has said about same-sex marriage. the exclusive abc news interview is ahead. >> california's ban on junk food in schools may be working. one calorie at a time. >> i'm sandhya wattel, temperatures down today. i'll show you which way they're headed home. -- tomorrow. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> president obama changes his mind on same-sex marriage six months before selection day. >> it is history. and a cause for celebration in areas like san francisco's castro district. but if the support isn't embraced by everybody. >> we're live in the castro with reaction to what the president had to say today. >> there the president being widely praised for taking this step.

>> this is important to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to gelt married. >> the president's position is the first by a sitting u.s. president. and his landmark announcement being celebrated by gays and lesbians say it's a defining moment for the movement. >> this is exciting. >> think it's fantastic. it's about time. >> the president says he still believes states should decide how to handle the issue. california, voters passed prop 8. amendmenting the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. a federal appeals court struck that down as unconstitutional. clearing the way for a case to head to us us supreme court. prop 8 supporter bill