and when trying to regain control he spun into the northbound lane. >> a witness told investigators that the suspect got out of his vehicle, looked inside of the teenager's truck, then ran from the scene. he turned himself in to the chp around 10:00 this morning. >> he admitted that he left the scene. his version of how the collision actually occurred is different from what the evidence indicates. >> what he is say something. >> his version tried to place the victim at fault. and based on what we saw it doesn't -- the two don't match up. >> and investigators say harmon has i criminal history including drug charges and he's being held here without bail. >> and state legislation that would make party bus operators

accountable for under aged drinking is -- a bay area teenager killed after a night out in a party bus. vic leeu! isym live in san francisco with the story. vick? >> there cr the corridor has become the new broadway. the street, bars and clubs are filled with young people, many coming here on party buses. assembly managery hill causes the party buses parties on wheel autos÷ú'c neonu! lightin, dance floors,coú lounging areas and dancing poles. >> this 19-year-old got off a party bus two years ago. he was killed when he crashed his car into a sound wall. and doug and linda study baker

are his parents. >> brad after being on the bus several hours and having an alcohol level that high, just being dropped off in the car >> we, like other parents, just didn't know the extent of under aged drinking that is going on on party buses. >> assembly man hill wants operateors to be held accountable for the under aged drinking. his bill would require operate dwrorz verify, ahead of time if there are minors aboard. >> the group on the bus would be required to have a chaperone over age 25 to ensure under aged drinking is not occurring. >> operators who fail to misdemeanors. many in the busine:bç oppose theé@ legislation saying thatá thisqç organizer of the parties

should be held accountable. will lowe owns charter bus. >> the driver's job is to get you from point a to point b safely. and if the dryer thinks he's going to get fined or penalized his chain of thought will be on that as well. >> and there is a state law that holds limousine operator as ktable for under aged drinking but there is no mention of party bus operators. and assembly man hill hopes the bill will close that loophole. the judish yairy votes on the bill tomorrow, by the way at 6:00 you'll be hearing from the police and community members on this issue. vic lee abc 7 news. >> there is a strong smell of gas in san jose led to the evacuation of nine business as long monterey highway after 1:30 this afternoon near intersection of daylight way.

there called more than two dozen firefighters that responded. they checked out the smell that turned out to be sewer gas, workers were allowed to go back to their offices after 2:30. >> motional closing arguments in san jose in the trial of a man accused of beating a priest who he claims molested him as a child. the judge in the william lynch case gave jurors instructions, they're not to allow sympathy to sway the decision and must determine whether lynch intended to attack father gerald lindner, lynch testified saying he confronted lindner in a retirement center in los gatos and did not intend to attack him. a convention would send lynch to prison for four years. >> the battle over the $66 million estate of the artist thomas kincaid will remain

public. a judge decided in favor of his live in girlfriend who she claims to have a hand writtençó will claiming to leaveçó himzvç a mansion and so million. kink yard day fd an accidental overdose in april. >> state lawmaker as proved one of the toughest foreclosure protection bills negotiated with the nation's top five banks. ifsit signed by california -- governor brown, california lenders will have to provide a single go to contact for homeowner who's want to talk about alternatives to losing their home. >> we're÷ú not the criminals here.+ we're justzv buying the americn dream. i worked hardsmy entire life to save money that i put into this house. and why should a bank just come and take it like that?

>> the new protection will increase pen yaltz for bank that's leave the human element out of for closures but using rowo signing to process document autos a vallejo neighborhood celebrated reopening of its fire station today. mayor osby davis cut the ribbon at station 25. civic leaders closed threenb tations after declare bankñp)uu. i in 2008. >> we went there to do something right right to. balance finances, now, we've come out of bankruptcy as of november, laugh year. it macks us safer and the community safer. >> grant money enables vallejo to reopen station 25. it will pay salaries and benefits of 10 firefighters two years.

>> alameda county is using the health care overhaul to low income people living withlp hiv. that is the change meaning low income patients do not have to wait until they're diagnosed to qualify for long term treatment and care into the program.e1 california is the first state to roll out that reform that goes nationwide in 2014. alameda county is the larging ground within california. >> this policy shift will greatly improve how we respond to californians and will affect those on the front lines in the battle against hiv and aids. >> officials say there are 7500 cases in alameda county alone.t( >> there is a big holiday this weekend.

spencer christian is here with the accu-weather forecast. >> winds are shifting up nicely so far. and there is mainly clis and patches of fog will develop and perhaps locally. but again just areas of fog temperatures from mid-50s low 70s, there will be lingering patches of fog and mostly sunny skies, temperatures into early morning ranging from low 50s up to low 60s. by afternoon, sunny skies inr all areas and maybe a few thin clouds that are around. and near the coast, warm to hot conditions into afternoon and highs from mid-60s at the coast to low 90s inland. i'll be back to give you a look at the accu-weather forecast coming up. later. >> thank you. >> and still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 findings on receiving spankings as a child. >> this weekend's storms couldt( keep packages from arriving on time. emily chang from bloomberg

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checking healthy living news a study suggests spanking kids to lead to mental illness later in live. researchers found childhood

punishment as spanking, slapping and hitting are associated with increased risk of major depression, mania, anxiety and alcohol and drug abuse. and that is a study in the journal pediatrics and research suggests the longer children spend in the womb the better they'll do academically. thisç journal found babies born at 37 and 38 weeks scored qlor on third grade math and reading tests. doctors say that time in the womb results in more brain development. full term is considered 37 and 41 weeks and there is yet another report on benefits of coffee. american association for cancer research finds drinking coffee can reduce chances of a certain type of skin cancer. and researchers found those who drank more caffeinated coffee developed less basil

cell carcinoma. >> some music lovers may have more to sing about and microsoft is taking a hit to the tune of billions of dollars. let's go to emily chang with this afternoon's after the bell report. >> microsoft says it's going to take a 6.to billion write down this is largely due to the acquisition for an ad that failed to live up toç expectations. and in other news, dell agreed to buy quest software, the purchase caps a long-bidding war with quest and technology helps customers outfit data jernts. and this lets customers back

up information and recover lost date yachl the deal expected to close in dell's third quarter. >> and there is a stormy weekend for amazon. storms knocked out data centers. and operations were died to amazon servers. so power was restored by the next day. and amazon says the service is used by companies in 190 countries, allowing them to rent servers for web sites and to store data. you have probably seen people walking around with these beats by dre head phones. they make the head phones along with other products created by dr. dre and it was

co-founded by dr. dre, announcing it bought the streaming service and expects a listening experience better than spot fi and other competitors. >> and there are stocks ending the day little changed. investors digesting data showing manufacturing shrank for the first time in almost three years. and speaking of apple the company continues to gain ground and a new report shows iphone maker's platt form now used by by most subscribers and black berry maker research in motion is losing market share, samsung ranked a quarter of u.s. companies and

nearly 110 million people in the united states own smart phones. and that is 5% from february. in san francisco, i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. dan, back to you. >> thank you very much. see you tomorrow. >> and spencer christian is back with the accu-weather forecast. a look look ahead to 4th of july. >> it will be. and there are things looking good for 4th and looking -- 4:00th of july, that is. and there is a live view from our camera looking westward, you can see low clouds already, but mainly skies covering the bay area now. and now, on our radar there is clouds along the peninsula most of the area is free of any cluck. whether hot clouds or low clouds, right now,

firefighters on the warm side burke not exceedingly hot. 09 degrees now in antioch. 84 in fairfield. 83 up in santa rosa. 62 here in san francisco. and there is areas of fog along the coast tonight. warmer tomorrow and there is sunny, warmer for the 4th of july. and we have sea breeze with us this afternoon bringing low clouds and fog back up to the coastline. we'll start at 7:00 this evening, and notice how the fog will move locally across the bay but won't be so wide spread as it was over the weekend, then, by early morning at 5:00 or so, we'll see lingering fog there. low temperatures tonight on the mild side, mid 50s and mid to upper 50s pushing farther inland. and here is our fog cast at 5:00 in the morning the fog

pulls back from the coastline and away from the coast. there could be lingering spots of fog tomorrow, high temperatures from 60s at the coast to low 90s inland and there is a 88 in santa rosa. there is 92 in san jose. 70s near monterey bay. mid to upper 80s inland.ym there are low 90s inland tomorrow and wednesday, and up to 80 degrees around the bay. wednesday, mid-60s on the coast. temperatures staying into that range around 90ç upper 80s to 90s inland. upper 70s to 80s around the bay. it's going to be a warm, summer-like week head, including 4th of july. >> coming up next on abc 7 news at m8x0 why anderson cooper says hev: felt now was

the time to come out. >> and a little domestic drama between beyonce and jay-z at the b.e.t.awards. >> and warriors coach mark jackson talk was abc 7 news about his affair, extortion scheme and how they've changed his live.

cnn anchor public announced he's gay. in a letter saying he kept the sexual orientation private until now for personal and professional reasons. he says he realized the silence has given people an impression he was ashamed. he he says he found value in standing up. and i couldn't be anymore happy, comfortable with myself and proud. >> and everybody is talking about the b.e.t.awards and a funny moment between beyonce and jay-z and did great things for kim kardashian. she sat in the front row. >> and that buzz is dying down. as the spiderman hype heats up. here is on the red carpet.com.

>> avengers to hunger games this year's movies are raking in catch. up next could be amazing spiderman this film opensv: in theater as cross the country introducing fans to the story of peter parker as he tries to understand the disappearance of his parents. jamie fox brought out a ton of laughs when presenting video of the year award with beyonce and jay-z in the same category. >> it's going to be an argument at the crib trying to see who is the hottest in the household, baby. >> jay-z won along with kanye west, beyonce won best female r & b artist. >> i want to dedicate this to whitney uston. an angel. >> and stars performed a whitney tribute aincluding a

song by her mom, sissy and alec baldwin tied the knot with his 28-year-old yoga instructor in new york city this, is his second marriage. >> and we're just getting started here on abc 7 news at 4:00. up next, pg&e findings, hundreds of natural gas pipelines exploding liar -- in threat of exploding. >> and oppressive heat and millions still without power, i'll have the latest from arlington, virginia. >> uninvited guests making the best of a campsite abandoned at the height of the colorado

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arlington, virginia. >> there is no relief in site for the heat. it's brutal for thousands of people in this area who don't have power or air conditioning. the neighborhood lost power friday light but just two hours ago, lights started to come back on. heat is bad enough, but for hundreds of thousands in washington, d.c. still without power, this is unbareable. >> trying to find ice for food. i've got insulin and i've got to keep it cool. >> thunderstorms brought down trees across seven states, about three million still in the dark. >> and you don't say hello to people anymore. you say "do you have power?". >> unlucky ones are looking for ways to beat the cheat and charge device autos we're trying to get our systems going so we know what is going on on the lap top. >> the federal government is open but employees allowed and

that policy means roads aren't hundreds of intersection was out traffic lights. >> there is just chaos and as far as traffic lights are out. people going the wrong way. >> and just filling up the gas tank is a challenge and the ones that are open are dealing with a surge in demand i've been to three gas stations. they don't -- they're out. >> utility crews from oklahoma and canada are in route to help get electricity back on. >> and crews in this neighborhood and around the reenlin have been working around the clock to try to get power restored. this neighborhood may be lucky and utility companies are

warning it might make several more days. back to you. and and cheryl, companies are saying there are two things, first a sheer number pechl without power, 25% of the customers don't have power and it's an improvement from saturday and sunday. it's still hundreds of thousands of people in maryland, washington, d.c. and virginia. they're having trouble getting dpluz to lend a hand in recovery efforts, often times when there are power outages they'll turn to companies in ohio, west virginia. there are outages in those states, too. crews need to stay there. virginia officials saying this is the third biggest power outage in history and the biggest one that wasn't caused by a hurricane. cheryl? >> thank you very much. what a mess there it is. and there is spencer tracking our forecast and keeping tabs on just how hot it is back

there. any relief? >> very little. here is a look at high temperatures so far today. temperatures aren't so extreme as over the weekend it's still plenty hot, as you can see. there is 94 in atlanta there is 95 in salt lake city. 106 in phoenix. tomorrow, looks like as hot and hotter in spots. up to 100 in st. louis tomorrow. there is no sign of a let up yet. >> crews are still facing tough conditions as they gain control of a massive wildfire near colorado springs. >> it's the most-destructive in state history. 350 homes burned and it's 55% contained with 1500 still on the scene. forecasts are noi predicting

possible thunderstorms, at 40 miles per hour winds. >> some aircraft fighting that fire have been pulled out of service after a deadly crash yesterday. and this is while fighting a fire in south dakota. >> a camp had been invaited by bears. >> there are two bears inside of the main lodge. the favorite room? the kitchen where the food s. >> and i was heading into the building and a heard a man scream to get out of here. >> we went in and we're treated to a real mess. >> trash and bear poop every wear. >> raunchy. they got into our hot sauce. i don't think they're excited about that. >> director maze ask to relocate those bear autos pg&e is revealing a disturbing

finding. to -- more than 200 gas transmission lines are at risk of exploding. >> there is a concern for pipe that's wereq@buu

>> mark, thank you. coming up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 why google and yahoo are being sued for violating privacy of people who don't even use their e mail services.

>> and i'm michael finney and want to know what is really bothering you. i'm taking your questions through twitter and pacebook this afternoon, i'll answer them live in just a little bit. and taking a look at traffic on golden gate bridge. you can see a glimpse of that and traffic looks like it's moving well in both directions at this hour, we'll be right back here. good morning! wow.

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justice department announced largest health care fraud settlement in the united states. glaxo smith klein will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to promoting two popular drugs. the settlement failed to report important safety data about the diabetes drug to the fda. prosecutor says the company encouraged use of paxil for children though it was not approved for anyone under 18. and and the. a new york city judge ordered twitter to hand off and over almost three months worth of tweets. prosecutors say the messages could show whether malcolm harris was aware and he others were violating police orders not to march onto the brooklyn

brimpblg. twitter went to court to fight the subpoena this year. the face kais has become a battle ground over how much access law enforcement has to materials posted on social networks then, there is this. google and yahoo facing two lawsuits kusing them of invading privacy of people who don't even use their services. the suits filed on behalf of everyone in california not a g mail or yahoo subscriber but has sent e mails to people whoer. they claim the web site intercepted the e mails part of their advertising programs. yahoo has not commented and google says the service is auto mated and humans don't read its users e mails. >> still ahead, a primate expert reports why two chimps savagely attacked a graduate student in south africa.

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a 26-year-old graduate student who has savagely attacked by chimpanzees has been upgraded but remains in a coma. he was mauled on thursday at the jane goodall institute. >> this 26-year-old was upgraded from critical condition to stable condition but remains in a medically induce coma. he was attacked by chimpanzee autos by far the worst attack i've seen. just shouldn't be here anymore because of this. >> it began when he entered a restricted zone outside of the chimp enclosure. >> as far as i can see that it was a territorial defense. they directed their violence towards andrew which they feel was infringing on the territory. >> two adult males apparently

became angry, grabbing him by the legs and dragging him halfway underneath the barrier, he fought to stop them. the animals used space to escape as tourists looked on, the chimps dragged him 100 feet into a public space and mauled him. a staffer arrived and he was chased back into his vehicle. >> the chimp pansy jumped on to the bottom of the vehicle and started slamming and breaking through the windshield. >> cousins fired a shot, hitting one chimp and causing both to retreat. his parents are in south africa and adammant it won't detear hez work. >> i'm sure if he's able to do it, he will be back there when he can. >> neither chimp will be euthanized and both have been isolated since thursday.

>> we're going to switch gears right now. >> there is michael finney. >> first question? >> yes. >> here we go. >> a twitter user wants to know if there are services available to help the poor who owe back taxes deal with the irs. >> there is. we tell you about it every year, they can help you with current taxes and back taxes. this is a program from united way. it's easy to recall. there it is. 211. give them a call, and they'll hook you right up. >> interesting. >> and this twitter user asks i know people have to wear clothes and pay out of pocket for them. >> do you know what is amazing? we hear they're told they need

clothes from the company. it turns out that may or may not be legal. and the labor department gave us a code and there is no employer or agent may compel an employee to buy something from that company. >> fascinating. >> and there is another question from julie. can tow yards have guard dogs up during business owners? there are two dober man dogs staring at me. yikes. >> it sounds scary. just what you need. there is no rules and if you felt threatened you might want to talk to animal control. and if there is no attack i don't know what they can do. >> and that is good to know to

you and turning our attention to forecast. there is 4th of july. >> what is the word? >> the word is warm. there is sunny, warm, there is a time lapse towards western skies there is mainly blue. and there is 94 in sacramento tomorrow, 105 in palm springs. 77 in los angeles and here, warming continues and there is a high into low to mid-80s there is there are low to mid-60s on the coast. there is 64 into the sunset district. north bay, upper 80s. 88 in santa rosa. there is near east bay highs into mid to upper 70s.

there is inland east bay, upper 80s to low 90s. there is 92 in antioch. and near monterey bay, highs into low to mid-70s near the bay. there are mid to upper 80s inland. and let's talk about morning hours. there is the first thing you look at in the morning if you're like most it's possibly the phone. >> right. >> there are many of us using them like alarm clocks. there is a new app for iphone. this is putting top news, weather and there you go, traffic information at your bed side. you can down load the free abc 7 news app this is everything

you need. there you go. >> there you go. >> there is what this sounds like. >> so cute. >> there is good stuff. >> i feel wider awake. >> okay. >> and there is where we know michael fhelpps will not be setting records for olympics. >> and there is sturjen porching could lead to a crack down on this fish. >> and great to see you tonight. more on the heat now stifling in 40 states tonight. there are new arrests lerts here there. is more on that split there is katie holmes splitting not

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a georgia woman diagnosed with a rare flesh eating disease is set to leave the hospital after two months. she moved to an inpatient rehabilitation clinic and she will spend the next several weeks learning to use a while chair after having her left leg, right foot and both hands amp state taited. her speedy recovery defied prog notion noesis. she had a slim chance of surviving. >> and moving on, when tenants -- tennis becomes a contact sport, it can be painful. take a look. there is a line judge that got smacked in the face with a tennis ball during a serve

today at wimbledon. there is a different angle pro, jekted the ball was traveling at is 18 miles per hour. and oh, it made contact. and the judge was still ready to make the call but escorted from the court and replaced. >> and michael phelpps dropping his plans of trying to win another eight gold medals. his coach confirmed he will not participate in 200 meter free style. he qualified but decided to owe focus on other events, the 200 and 400 meter individual medley and 100 and 200 meter butterfly. there are plans to swim on three relay teams. he won eight gold medals in 2008 summer games in beijing. >> it appears tiger woods is back. move together top of the tour money list after winning at and t national over the weekend. >> his third win of the year, the 74th of his career, putting hip at second all time.

>> tiger woods may not be playing like a golfer who once dominated the game but may be the best golfer in the world. he held by a stroke to win outside of washington, d.c. this weekend. his third of the year, thanksgiving, twine this, car accident outside of his home led to reports woods was carrying on several extramarital affairs. over a dozen women subsequently came forward. >> i was unfaithful. i had affairs. i cheated. what i did is not acceptable. >> now, it is seeming his focus on golf returned, fired up by nay sayer autos there is a time people were saying i can never win again that, is about six months ago. here we are. >> in capturing this

tournament woods move as head in the second place for the most all-time victories on the tour. >> this feels great to get the wins and this is something i am proud of it put tiger atop the money list and fed yechl cup standings for the first time since 2009. is he again the best? the man he beat this weekend thinks so. >> i would say he's playing the befl government in the world right now. >> with two majors coming up he will have plenty of opportunities to prove it. >> and thanks for joining us at 4:00. >> you can keep track and talk about it on facebook.com/abc 7 news. thanks for joining us. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts

now. >> abc 7 news talks with the warriors head coach for the piers time with b.his sex and extortion scandals. >> there will never be a distraction as long as this. >> and the foreclosure relief californians have been waiting for and the difference it could make. >> and will it warm up for the 4th of july? i'll have the forecast coming up. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> head coach of the warriors is talking tonight about the sex and extortion scandal. >> a stripper and her alleged accomplice have been arrested for black mail. nick smith is live with the latest on this story. nick? >> dan, cheryl, good afternoon, coach jackson has not spoken about the affair, picture or subsequent arrest. since releasing a statement. today telling me he remains

steadfast, leaning on family and faith to get him through this time, and hopefully put this behind him. >> and ish issued a statement. >> the warriors keech and ordained minister spoke about today's troin dux and the charges from critics he has created a distraction. >> in the at all. we've got three great draft choices. we're excited about those two guys. they'll never be a distraction to the organization. >> according to the fbi criminal complaints alechlsis adams and her splis, marcus shaw wents after jackson for thousands of dollars in exchange for keeping nude photos of jackson private. jackson paid the couple $5,000 the first time, but they came back, this time requesting a six-figure sum, concentrate. he's a faith man