year. this bart passenger says he hides his smartphone. >> you shouldn't have it exposed because not just your cell phone is being stolen even the ipad that people are walking around with tablets. >> reporter: bart police say passengers are so focused on their devices they don't pay attention to those around them who may be looking to steal them. >> in that situation growing city you should let 'em have it you want to be safe. as long as you are safe that's fine. these are materialistic things that shouldn't be that important. >> reporter: about a week ago we told you bart police had arrested two people suspected of assaulting and robbing a pregnant woman in the east bay. that case is not linked to this case. police say while they spray the woman it was not with pepper spray, they used cologne. if you have more information for bart police visit abc7news.com and click on see it on tv.

leann melendez, abc7 news. here's something that may help for those with an iphone, ipad or other apple products one police department is reminding users to download the find my iphone app to help you locate your item on a map it can help police track it down. we have a link to the app on abc7news.com look under see it on tv it can also remotely lock your device and protect your information. oakland police department is at risk tonight of being taken over by the federal government. new report says the department appears stagnant in its efforts to implement reforms ordered by a judge 10 years ago. it cites recent problems, including officer involved shootings and handling of occupy protests as well as distubbing ing, racist insultsf! posted on a -- police bulletin board. despite that the mayor disagrees with a court appointed auditor's report claiming progress has been made.

>> when i became a councilmember there were 55 points, when i became mayor there were 22. now there's only nine. of those nine we are confident that we'll have most of them under control by the end of the year. >> a federal judge ordered the reforms in 2003 as par of a misconduct settlement after -- as part of the misconduct settlement after the arrest and prosecution of four oakland police officer known as riders in a police brutality case. attorneys for plaintiffs in that case plan to file in october to put the department under federal control. mayor quan and police union vow to fight that man accused of killing 15-year-old sierra lamar will not edge a plea until next machine. the courtroom was packed with people on both sides of the case. karina rusk explains what happened in court today. >> reporter: antolin garcia-torres' family was in court, but not him.

defense attorneys averaged it so the man accused of killing 15-year-old sierra lamar did not have to appear before the judge or enter a ply. supporters of the lamar family are frustrated. >> i wish he would just tell us where she is. have some heart at least. out of all of this give the family some closure. >> reporter: sierra lamar disappeared march 16th, walking to the school bus stop. despite four months of intense searching the cheerleader's body has never been found. legal analysts say it is not unusual for defense attorneys in complex cases to take their time. >> there's a mountain of evidence for the defendant to go over not just about their client but this entire investigation and they need time to review that that's why you see that plea delayed once again. >> reporter: deputies arrested garcia-torres in may after finding dna evidence in his car and on sire sear's clothing -- on sierra lamar clothing found days after her

disappearance. defense attorneys have stopped talking about the case. are you still strongly defending his innocence? >> of course. >> reporter: sierra's parents are not ready to face garcia-torres in court and say they are especially grateful to the dedicated community volunteers who continue their weekly searches for sierra. >> we haven't given up we are out there wednesdays and saturdays and we are continuing the search effort because we want to bring peace to the family >> reporter: the judge set a new date for garcia fernandez to enter a plea if there is -- for garcia-torres to enter a plea if there is not another delay that will happen -- a santa cruz couple has two new computers they used somebody else's credit cards to buy them. this man and woman bought two new computers from best buy in santa cruz in the past few weeks. they can be seen on video entering the store july 12th. investigators hope the public can identify them.

they opened several unauthorized accounts in another person's name, bought numerous items using those cards. the victim alerted police. online game company zynga has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging insider trading. the suit claims zynga new the -- knew the company was struggling -- last week the company that makes the game farmville reported second quarter earnings of four to nine cents a share. zynga shares have dropped more than 40% since last week's earnings announcement. facebook stock hit another all-time low today. shares closed down $1.44 to finish at $21.71, 42 below initial price.

attorneys for apple and samsung began laying out their cases today in a high stakes lawsuit. a jury in federal court heard opening statements today. apple claims samsung copied design and user experience of iphone and ipad. while they are major rivals, apple relies on samsung for key components. analysts say this is a complicated relationship. >> silicon valley is a very interesting place as is the whole technology industry. two companies can be partnered on one side and be battling on the other in the end everyone acts in their own financial interests. >> samsung's attorneys counter apple's claim saying the company employs thousands of designers and spend billions on research and development to create new products. measure before the san francisco board of supervisors trying to drum up support for city colleges in san francisco the school is in

serious danger of losing accreditation. losing accreditation means it loses state funding that would force it to close next year. the resolution urges local and state officials to look for new revenue sources for the school. it supports november parcel tax for city college. >> the local parcel tax and the state revenue measure don't pass it will mean more cuts and larger class sizes almost a ruining of the education system in the community colleges. >> city college san francisco has to present a report in october showing request it should stay in business and another by march outlining how would it close its campuses. after two years of contentious negotiations, california state university has reached a tentative four year contract with faculty. csu faculty had been workg without a contract for two years and haven't seen a raise in five. the new deal which must still be ratified by union members averts a planned strike this

fall. two sides say they can focus on pushing for more revenue for the 23 campus system has suffered 750 million dollars in state funding cuts over the past four years. san mateo's 133 city employees have agreed to give-backs. san mateo faces 4.3 million dollar deficit the pact reached last night saves 2.8 million. employees will pay for more -- more for retirement benefits. employees have agreed to give up pay hikes next year. they will end up with a 4% raise over the course of this new four year contract. >> the state republican party must file finance report by midnight tonight they have big time money problems the party could be in the red by 750,000. that is a big change from 2009 according to the former chief operating officer they a $250

surplus. now it plans to close the sacramento office and lay-off staff. there are questions about how effective the party can be in winning elections. >> it is going to be tough. the state needs a viable republican party right now we don't have a republican party that can raise money or help candidates win elections. >> some of the high level staff workers who have been laid off are being asked to continue to work without pay through the elections. coming up, the smash and grab rob police say worked hard while you worked out. walking a day in somebody else's shoes. why a local lawmaker felt compelled to spend the day as a dough miss -- domestic caretaker. >> the heat is not in a hurry to leave any time soon. how long it will hang around and when relief is coming. plus popular colony of penguins gets a new tank mate

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. we have an update to a story we brought you last week the driver of a car who slammed into a house narrowly missing a sleeping baby has turned himself in the 20-year-old told police he ran after running into the house because he was scared. police have not released his name. the district attorney will decide what charges that driverf&vvu will face. a man accused of being a serial smash and grab car burglar is under arrest in palo alto. the 48-year-old is accused of breaking into 10 cars and stealing whatever he could find, including purses and electronic gear. burglaries took place in palo alto, campbell, san jose, sunnyvale, santa clara and san ramon. detectives say he was arrested

after he used stolen credit cards at a costco. bay area legislator took on-the-job of a domestic worker today to get support for a bill that offers workplace protections. assemblywoman went to the north oakland home to take her service dog out for a walk. work like this the legislator wants to protect. the domestic workers bill of rights would give meal breaks over time pay and paid vacation time and worker's comp. >> we all get sick. these workers are taking care of our most vulnerable, elderly, sick, disabled. if they get sick they have to go to work. >> san francisco already has a similar law granting protections for domestic workers. the bill passed the assembly needs approval in the state senate. 49ers' quarterback smith reported for jury duty in san jose today even though summer training is in session.

folks might not have recognized him out of uniform he walked in wearing flip-flops and shorts. he was excused only until the end of the football season. >> the non-profits that help people in need are finding themselves in need as they struggle to stay afloat in these difficult financial times. today this was the topic of a summit of community organizations they made their voices her at a meeting hosted in concord this month. heather ishimaru joins us live from core. >> reporter: we are at the food bank one of the many participants in what is being called the safety network -- safety innovation network. the county saw this crisis coming a few years ago, formed a task force now they want to produce real change not just in meeting need also ending it all together. the people gathered in this room are the who's who of the

contra costa county social services and beyond learning from what another what is needed to better serve people who need help. >> there's always need for more services in primary safety net services. the recession only made the situation worse. >> reporter: the recession meant government funding at all levels dried up at the same time more people needed help with everything from food to health carry in contra costa county from july 2010 to june 2011, more than 6,000 people used homeless services, nearly 3,000 for the first time. one agency said in 2010, 45% of its clients were worried about a lack of food in 2011 that number rose to 89%. >> no matter what we do to help people in need if they stay in need we haven't solved the problem. >> reporter: the director says the food bank is doing well at keeping up with the growing need. he's here to help make sure other needs are met as well. >> we are doing what we do well but it is not enough we

know the need is larger than what we are doing. we need continue ter act with other folks taking care of health issues and school issues and other things that are part of problems facing the people we serve. >> reporter: linda is president of the contra costa county a public add kiss -- advocacy group. >> it takes all stake holders come together to collaborate to find solutions. >> reporter: of course, the community is being encouraged to volunteer to help out in any way, even the smallest way possible for more information and links you can go to abc7news.com. live in concord, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> if your group would like to team up with abc 7 to host our next meeting go to our community page at abc7news.com/ community and click on abc7 listens meetings. california academy of

sciences got new sharks yes it is still safe to visit. six sharks were released this morning. the name pajama sharks they sound sweet taking up residence with a colony of penguins. do not worry, the two species have long co-habited in. wild along the -- co-habited in the wild along the south african coast. >> we think it is a great representation for people who see a more comprehensive look of the environment in south africa. >> academy biologists spent the past several months working with the sharks to prepare them for their new home. how do that, you are a pajama shaurbg a good shark you be nice with the penguins. >> and they will be. dressed for sunny weather. >> absolutely, we have something for everyone this

afternoon i'm all about pleasing the masses. we'll continue with -- >> wow, good. >> continue with a wide range of conditions for your wednesday. live picture from high-definition camera as we look out across the bay, blue skies boulevard around the bay this afternoon. some of you really love the fog especially if you live in san francisco and from our east bay hills camera we are looking back towards san francisco, sutro tower sitting in the fog about 1200 feet deep it has deepened. a tweet: move on inland please that. was in response to the fog picture that i tweeted this afternoon from our mount tamalpais camera. it will get inland but not until the weekend of the here's a view of live doppler 7 hd, we have still fog hanging around the coastal areas specifically, from san francisco down towards the san mateo county coast we have a patch around monterey. meanwhile, to our south we

have active weather in the mountains and deserts of southern california thunderstorms have developed, heavy rain in this area and because of this, they definitely have some warnings that are up at this hour. flash flood warning for clark and mojave counties expires 6:45. flash flood warning expires 5:30 for san bernardino county the monsoonal moisture very moist air moving in that area threat of showers and thunderstorms for a couple more days could see mudslides in those areas. our weather pleasant. as i mentioned a wide range of conditions. 97 in antioch this afternoon one of our hot spots, 92 concord, 50s and 60s at the coastline half moon bay 55° and foggy so far highs upper 50s to the upper 90s. areas of fog near the coast and bay tonight hot inland the next two days cooling down for the weekend. temperatures this afternoon running a little lower in most

areas. they are going to recover into thursday. tomorrow about the same. tomorrow morning starting out with the fog temperatures really mild, low 50s to low 60s, you can leave your sweater or jacket behind. morning 5:00 starting out with fog around the bay some parts and along the coast then it pulls way, we are going to see hot conditions inland again bayside warm coastal areas mild so enjoy this beautiful weather highs for wednesday south bay, 89 in los gatos, 84 san jose nice day on the peninsula, 73 millbrae, upper 70s menlo park. half moon bay in the fog, a little bit, 60 to°. 61 daly city. 67 downtown san francisco north bay upper 80s around beach microclimates in the bay area east bay 73 oakland 80 castro valley inland antioch 95, 97 brentwood.

monterey bay 64, 89 in gilroy 90 in morgan hill hot inland wednesday, thursday near triple digits lane coastal areas low to mid 60s drop numbers a few degrees friday cooler by the weekend, mid 80s inland low 60s coastline. deeper marine layer east bay viewers and listeners and tweeters, we're gonna get you the calling -- cooling eventually. still to come, fish and game has a bear of a problem. why it is proving so an hard to put rescued bears back into the wilner does. creating tunes for people -- for people with disabilities.

it is becoming harder for the state to find places to release bears. officials say it is because of the increasing bear population in the state and that is brought on by laws banning the illegal sale of bear parts. bears have ungone rehab after being captured need to be released in remote areas where they can get used to being in the wild again. >> he looks kind of friendly. >> we have three more new friends we want to thank for helping raise thousands for foster kids. jennifer g of san jose, julie c of santa rosa and ron k from san francisco you can make a difference still like abc7 news on facebook one dollar gets donated to the sleep train dream campaign.

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coming up at 6:00, looking for where ways to fight wildfires why the government plans to use big air tankers even though they are being called a waste of money. >> michael finney explains how president obama's health care overhaul can save you phofpb. >> the cutting-edge center for infant care passes a life saving milestone. inside the facility giving newborns the chance to grow into healthy children. british royalty and hometown star made the list of best dressed. >> duchess of cambridge took tom honors for a third year in a row. >> the magazine was impressed by her style setting trinhs. -- trends. also tom brady on the list.

elisa keys, jay z also may the list. >> "world news" is next tonight on "world news," dream team. the usa's michael phelps breaks the record for the most olympic medals ever as america's tough little gymnasts turned their tears into gold. direct hit. a bird strikes a packed united passenger jet in flight blasting a hole in the plane. we have what happened on board. lights out. the largest blackout in the history of the planet causes chaos for 600 million people. and gold medal parents. that cringing, the coaching and the cheering. take our test. how much money and time would you give up to create a champion?