captioned by closed captioning services, inc. good morning, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. susan g. komen is struggling. >> it has had a sharp drop in donations because of a controversial decision it made connection with planned parenthood. terry mcsweeney joins us with the story. >> reporter: local susan g. komen wants to point out the decision made in

january had nothing to do with them, that was at the national level as a result they are taking a hit organizations such as breast cancer emergency fund behind me, could pay. the national susan g. komen decide today back out of their funding of planned parenthood, because it was congressional investigation. they don't fund organizations under congressional investigation. there was such an uproar they changed their position, but it was too late. now there is trouble. you can see the women here, you have seen them on tv, in person and the walk brings in a huge chunk of local agencies 1.6 million dollars in revenues, 1.1 goes to hospitals and clinics. 30% fewer people signed up because of the controversy for the breast cancer emergency fund that mean a cut of $100,000 and 100 fewer victims helped. >> the thing to remember is the money that comes from these local walks stays in local communities all this

controversy at the national level has nothing to do with the services and women in this community who need those services. >> planned parenthood announced this week it has received so many donations from angry former donors it is going to add more breast cancer services. planned parenthood received more than three million dollars within four days after the controversy in january so it will spread that money out an among its health centers to provide more diagnostic tests for low income women. right now a power outage affecting almost 2,000 in palo alto according to the city's utility website the power went out 9:30 this morning. crews are on the scene trying to determine what cause tad outage no word on when it will be restored. another story in palo alto right now, a police search for a sexual battery suspect.

here's a sketch just in. police say this man approached a woman from behind, touched her inappropriately and ran. it happened yesterday near downtown palo alto the victim told officers she was standing next to her car looking through her purse trying to find her keys when the man snuck up and grabbed her. >> san mateo police arrested a martial arts instructor on molestation charges two young students say the 36-year-old of redwood city fondled them at their academy in san mateo. the alleged incidents happened between 2010 and 2011. one of the girls has filed a civil suit against the studio asking for damages. he's free on bail now. the highway patrol says a 43-year-old man from petaluma died this morning in an early morning crash in novato the vehicle hit a power pole and caught fire about 3:35 this

morning northbound lanes were closed for two hours. pg&e crucifixed the pole cause of the -- alcohol is not believed to be a factor. >> . >> is department of agriculture is trying to determine whether downed sick animals ended a food supply at a slaughterhouse south of fresno was shutdown yesterday after an animal rights group sent video of the company to the agriculture department. the group calling it inhuman slaughter practices. usda will determine whether it will recall the company's meat products. the slaughterhouse is cooperating with the investigation. right now thousands remain out of their hopes because of massive wildfire flames from the ponderosa fire lit up the sky overnight. the lightning-sparked fire has 20,000 acres since it broke out saturday, more than double the size of last week's clearlake fires this morning

it is 35% contained. seven homes destroyed. thousands are still threatened. san jose jury could hear closing arguments today in the apple vs. samsung trial. they've heard three weeks of testimony. apple is accuse the company of ripping off iphone and ipad technology. samsung argues its smartphone and tablets are original and part of an industry wide evolution in technology. today charter schools across california celebrating an incredible milestone, 20 years ago history was made when then governor pete wilson signed a charter school act into law. today it is the longest running charter in california. battle on the bay in a few hours epic clash of the world's best sailors vessels and owners. they are competing in the america's cup world series, a

warm-up act to next year's america's cup. katie marzullo is live at the marina green in san francisco. >> reporter: exciting stuff. we have one of those catamarans up close and personal so you can look at what they are like this is the piranha here for opening day this is the opening day of the second world series and the 34th america's cup racing. i've just come from a kickoff event for this opening day. san francisco mayor ed lee was there as well as all of the skippers who were introduced one by one as race organizers explained today, it is free practice. that starts 1 this afternoon and tomorrow is when the official match race qualifications begin. mayor lee hopes this is the first of many years of america's cup racing here in san francisco and the regatta director calls the waters of san francisco exhilarating and testing. >> we estimate that there will be a billion dollars spent by

everybody involved throughout the bay area as a result of this race. 8,000 jobs have been created from construction to hospitality. >> we know the winds, current and we know the performance of these boats. >> reporter: as for spectators, organizers calling the marina green the best viewing venue in the history of america's cup. you are not going to want to miss this. seating is set up viewing starts at 1:00 this afternoon and lasts through sunday. back out here live you can see some of the bleachers that have been set up. luxurious not too warm out here. one last look at pat rana once these dark at the piranha that's 45 foot catamaran with 70 foot sail smaller than in

the america's cup in this world series that's what they use the sailors traveling but the america's cup next summer is all about san francisco. katie marzullo, abc7 news. we have a link to the schedule and a map showing the best places to watch on abc7news.com click on see it on tv. we saw the fog what is the weather going to be like for the races? >> let's check in with mike. great question. it will open up a little as we head into the afternoon. with it being so close to the golden gate, alcatraz and the fog pushing through we'll have a mix of sun and fog what you need to worry about are the breezes we could have gusts up to 35, 40 miles per hour, mid 50s to 60°. more in a few minutes. also coming up, the mounting pressure today for congressman todd akin. his new apology after his

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2-year-old daughter, casey anthony is about to be a free woman friday morning her probation comes to an end for a 2010 check fraud conviction a florida judge ordered her to serve the probation following her acquittal. anthony has been living in hiding in florida seen rarely except for this video diary leaked on the internet. she said even though she is out of jail she still felt like she was in prison due to the court requirement she live in one spot. republican party leaders hoping todd akin will dropout of missouri senate race. he has until 3:00 our time to set aside without a court order. the gop wants him to withdraw from the race over using the phrase legitimate rape talking abortion and such the race against mccaskill targeted in their effort to win control of the senate. >> if it was me, and i had an opportunity to let someone else run to actually give ourselves a better chance of

winning, i would step aside. >> akin says he has no intense of dropping out even though he has lost the backing of his party and millions from republican causes he released a new commercial today called forgiveness. >> rape is an evil act i used the wrong words in the wrong way and apologize. >> one group is standing by akin missouri right to life expressed support for him. vice presidential candidate paul ryan is in pennsylvania this morning. he tried win over the blue collar crowd at a steel mill by touting support for guns and religion. democrats are trying to link ryan with tropical depression akin the two co-sponsored a bill that sought to distinguish between types of rape instead of relit -- legitimate they used the word forcible.

president obama campaigning in ohio. >> he's touting his administration's investment in education, doubling of the pell grant and incentives for colleges to keep a lid on tuition costs. mr. obama will visit nevada tomorrow. meteorologist mike nicco is back. good news flight arrival delays at sfo over clouds starting to part a little, sea breeze is definitely back look what it is doing to parts of the bay still cloudy at least to the coolest weather today and tomorrow in the for was i'll talk about warming trend and chance of thunderstorms in the sierra. we go if warm to hot, how the book 50 shades of grey is keeping a national book train rolling in the green. petaluma pride rolls on. the team faces another must-win game today after pulling off a stunning victory

>> >> announcer: left field game over, california wins it! petaluma pride danny

hitting the game winning homerun yesterday in extra innings to beat new jersey 5-4 to advance in the little league world series in pennsylvania. petaluma faces another must-win game today against connecticut game time 5 p.m. you can watch on espn 2 we'll have coverage starting on abc7 news at 4:00. >> so excited for petaluma. when i watched the other team and they are kids and you see their sad faces. >> you wantuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuú

60s we will all be in the 50s tonight clearlake six city one green with where drizzle is possible a lot of mist handling in the air probably flight arrival days into sfo again tomorrow morning. tomorrow we drop a couple degrees, it is the coolest day in the forecast, notice the sea breeze lets up a little, hype pressure comes in temperatures closer to average by friday and saturday may see a little wobble sunday and monday.

she severely sunburn, she has -- multiple hits she has strained bicep muscle she could barely walk. >> this was nyad's fourth attempt at the record her 63rd birthday is tomorrow. a bill that would keep your boss from asking your password to sites such as twitter and facebook cleared a key hurdle, the measure was passed yesterday it comes from complains that employers were asking for employee passwords so bosses could check social media pages for asking questions it couldn't legally ask. proof this morning that sex sells. thanks to huge sales of the racy trilogy that women

line-up for 50 shades of grey ing book seller barnes & noble released an improved -- quarterly report. sales climbed 2%, ceo says 50 shades were a big part of that. the novels sold more than 25 million copies in the u.s.. here's josh elliot with what is coming up at 1 p.m.. hello and good day to everybody there in the bay area. coming up on good afternoon america, nicki nicki minaj set to be the newest judge on "american idol" will she and mariah carey be enough? time for fashion fast forward transforming women's look from outdated i am told to plain out of sight. also, necessary roughnes

the government and university of michigan have cars that can talk to each other that can make roads safer today a year long expert meant involving vehicles devices and wireless signals to other vehicles and traffic lights vehicles will give warnings of a possible crash the devices will be able to make traffic lights change to green. we want to thank some who are part of the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. thanks to eileen d of san jose, john e of san francisco and lorna s of clayton. you can help make a difference as well like us on the

abc7 news facebook page one dollar will be donated to help local foster kids. later today at 4 being the -- [ unintelligible ] condiments off -- what huge student loan debt many face researchers find out if colleges are still worth it. >> san francisco starting to clear. on the embarcadero behind us, sunshine starting to break out, i don't think we will get total sunshine because the sea breeze is too fast. thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.