i know many, many officers, just to be supportive of the families you know? it's just -- nobody knows how to deal witness. >> the families of the officers were here in this courtyard are about two hours ago. looking at this beautiful memorial made his residents here. the plaza was blocked off. people had to wait to drop off flowers. one family waited an hour and they say it's the least they can do. >> i think a lot of people will show that patience. >> here are the details on the memorial we v of the service will be held thursday at 12:00 at the hp pavilion. officials moved out of santa cruz. >> supervisor shirakowa is

apologizing for what did he and how he spent tax dollars on a criminal problem, today, he resigned. we're live with the latest on this. david? >> the name is well known in san jose. this center is named after the late george shirakowa, senior now the name of his son appears on this complaint claiming he forged documents and used public funds for his own use, charges that could land him behind bars. george shirakowa junior has been elected official for a egg decade until today. investigators say he was cheating taxpayers and donors by using their money at this personal piggy bank to fuel what he admitted is a gambling

and are depression. >> the only person allowed to sign checks ordeal with that account was george shirakowa. he took in campaign money and used it in casinos. >> investigators say he used a credit card at cash creek and reno casinos. they found half of a $200 tab was spent on alcohol. he signed a form claiming no alcohol was charged to tax payers, evidence laid out this week in an agreement reach that had he will plead guilty pay penalties and reimburse the county $17,000. he will face jail time. district attorney explains why he is not seeking state prison

time he stepped down and pled guilty to charges and that he spend time behind bars. whether that is in prison or jail it's not significant to me. as the fact he spends time behind bars for crimes. >> supervisors are happy taxpayers will be made hole he got himself into a trap he couldn't get out of. so had problem and did not disclose them he had issues to deal with that are severe. he's trying to get into recovery. >> he is due in court to enter a plea in two weeks. where is he now? neighbors say he went away with his family for the weekend.

>> thank you very much. >> basketball power house st. mayor ease is now on probation. the school found guilty of breaking rules and failing to monitor it's program. more on violations and penalties. >> i'm not proud of it. we're not perfect. >>. the head basketball coach says he accepts sanks to the program handed down by the ncaa. >> i have made mistakes here along the way. if i could do it over, i'd do it differently. at this point, need to move on. and to try to make sure we're not in this situation again. >> no off campus recruiting for coach bennett. and the program will lose two of 13 scholarships for two seasons. >> we're certainly

disappointed. >> ncaa says he had knowledge of recruiting violations during the season. involving efforts to lure a french basketball player to st. mayor arey's. in 2010 moss accused by the california interscholastic federation of playing agent with remy barry from france. it matched current allegations the player received tennis shoes and clothing from the st. mayor ease assistant as well as air fare and tuition from a host family while attending high school. st. mary's insists it has nothing to do with star are players from australia. >> this case did not have anything to do with our current, former perspective

australian student athletes. >> some sthi ncaa overreacted. >> it's sad being santa clara tomorrow the last game of the year this, is just added stress for the guys they didn't need to deal with. >> it will not prevent the gales to appeal, they are just deciding whether to appeal. >> abc 7 news is here now, seems like pun komt have been much worse. >> it could have been. ncaa that is when you want to be in. they probably will be in when selection sunday rolls around. they can compete going forward they will be allowed to play games on television. this is important. sanctions could have been worse. st. maries have risen to power

under randy bennett guiding gales 12 years. the key has been attracting quality international players. the recruitment got them into trouble here, none of the players in question has ever played for st. maries. the severity of the sanctions certainly came as a surprise. >> penalties were harsh. more so than, like i said, most of the things in this we've agreed with the ncaa on and accepted desponsibility. i do think penalties are more harsh than expected. >> and that factors into the punishment when they leveled

it this this affect his time at the school? >> they've expressed support for randy. >> thank you. >> still ahead tonight a space flight lifts off with plenty of cargo on board. >> hundreds of people starting to fill streets. take a look over my shoulder this, is oakland's first friday. coming up right after the break i'll have a live report about efforts to make sure this event is safe for everyone. >> a couple orders a $52 bottle of wine. the waiter brings a $400 check. stud shud the diners have to pay? a surprising answer. >> i'm spencer christian. taste of spring is now winding down. i'll show you weather changes coming o

>> the city celebrating this first friday with key changes today its popularity lar art event. chaichkz brought on by a deadly shooting. nick smith is live at west grand and telegraph. >> putting an end to straight tagging and keeping events safe is not the responsibility that should fall soley on the shoulders of the police department. a grass roots organization is changing the way people look at, love, and view oakland.

>> the community got together and said we need to do something about this. >> high school senior shot and killed after last month's event ended. in dhaiz old city leaders met with members. community to discuss the size and safety of the event. a grass roots organization took it further. making these green and white tee shirts selling only to people who took a pledge to stop defacing public property and gun violenced. respect the city and each other. >> so words were a work of many people coming together contributing ideas to be safe and equal, live in a place we love. >> the chief says the city did a great job but to keep event

manageable, chaempkz like cutting back hours and pulling the drug on public drinking were needed. >> we have to do what we can to ensure that people get services they need. >> last month's shooting was the first violent act linked to first friday. the event has been peaceful. i posted a link on our web site so you can learn more n oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> a commercial space flight is back on track tonight. the rocket lifted off this morning but when it separated from it, three of the four thrusters failed to fire. took hours to regain control. and it had to be delayed by a

day, more about the dragon's pay load and students watching so slosly. >> two, one. >> as the second mission rumbled into orbit they were watching because something of theirs is on board. >> this is made to test the gravity of the space station. >> building a little box consumed the last five months. >> this is a lot of effort put in with lunches and after school weekends and our lives have been put into this project. >> in the tiny enclosure, a measuring device. >> we're willing to verify the gravity on the space station. what we're told it. >> it is the key to other experiments by nasa. the dots inside of the box are seeds. >> this is an opportunity to take a look at how plants grow

in space without gravity. >> it's a step on growing food on space missions. >> plants give out oxygen therefore, they could be useful as a part of the system for long term space travel. >> these are the equivalent of use gs test tubes you. >> don't have gravity to hold things down. >> it's a way they can do research. >> this is understanding what happens in micro gravity providing leads to what is lakely happening again on earth. each stays in space a different length of time. a demo coming back march 25th. the seedling growth will stay up there until space x three makes a return flight in the fall.

>> a lot to watch. >> yes. let's check on the forecast. >> yes. we mitt the weekend you can't beat this. >> this week weather thrilling next week it will be chilly. >> yes. >> we have changes coming our way. we have clear skies but are picking up clouds not only off shore but thin high clouds beginning to move overhead now. western sky lots of color in the post sunset sky. look at high temperatures 76 degrees today in jant rosa. oakland, 74. santa cruz 81 also a new report high for this date. another live view of the western sky from our camera, 60 degrees now in san francisco. 66 in san carlos, 57 in half

moon bay. on we go to yet another live view from our camera here in downtown san francisco. temperatures right now 63 degrees in santa rosa. 65 in napa. 69 in fremont. we'll see clouds increasing and a chance of rain from light showers. tomorrow evening and perhaps, overnight into sunday. we need to remind you of this advisory through evening. we're going to have dangerous sneaker waves are available. pacific satellite image animating it up until now you can see not a lot of movement. clouds will be thickening as the cold front approaches us.

starting at 7:00 in the morning we'll see lots of clouds around that will continue to move through the bay area skies tomorrow. when they see light showers clouds continue into sunday and by mid day sunday, we can see a couple more areas of light showers and we clear out and dry out and it won't be a wet weekend but just a chance of sprinkles here and there. overnight tonight lows dropping into mid to upper 40s. low 70s in the south bay. weem see mid to upper 60s in the north bay. schooling -- cooling down with high temperatures around 60 most of the week. we'll have a chance of wet weather or a good chance tuesday, wednesday and thursday.

that is weather expected in february. >> yes. >> coming up next a judge's ruling reverses a will billion dollar jury you verdict. >> how much apple wil

a judge erased almost half a billion collar are dollar verdict won against samsung after zbiding samsung copied several features from the iphone and ipad. slashing $450 million from that award. she let stand more than $600 million in damages but the decision is likely to be appealed in washington that handles important patent cases. >> two chases ended with crashes in the bay area today, several vehicles smashed into each other while the patrol was chasing a hit and run driver this afternoon. it ended near the napa county airport. several people were injured and we do not know how badly. sky 7 was over a chase that ended near the caldecott

tunnel. he tried to outrun police. his car crashed into at least two others approaching the tunnel. the suspect was captured. >> today a 6-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder met don qlorz saved his life. dylan lowe born a disorder that prevented him from making enough red blood cells, nine people donated b positive blood to give him monthly transfusions for five years. >> every four weeks and we can tell as it got closer to transfusion time, he's lips would turn color and he'd be lethargic. >> every time you're giving blood it can save lives. this is rewarding. >> the transfusions helped

keep dylan alive until receiving a bone marrow transplant from his brother, brody. >> spending cuts and why the president may have the upper hand in his standoff with congress. >> when the wait straf brings you an expensive bottle of wine who should pay for it?. >> the latest from silicon valley. we're going to conduct a taste we're going to conduct a taste dish on a deck made from ays ofg

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word from washington flt past hour, the president signed an order for a cut in federal spending. he met with leaders of congress today but could not strike a deal to avoid them. now, what comes next?

>> both sides believe they have a winning hand. just review. >> moving to protect these wasteful tax give aways to special interest but we're going to stop meals on wheels for seniors. i don't think the american people will tolerate that. >>lin rinz say new hikes are out of the question. >> the president got hikes on january 1. this is discussion about revenue in, my view is over. >> there was in chance of a deal to avoid $85 billion in cuts going into affect at 9:00 our time. >> we shouldn't be making a series of dumb cuts businesses depend on. >> in california defense businesses stand to lose $3.2 billion. the biggest hit of any state in the union. but defense contractors are oddly silent.

we asked several firms big and small to talk with us. all of them declined except for lockheed martin who issued this statement they're working to understand how sequestration could impact their are programs. you realize contractors are between a rock and hard spot. >> keep your head down. >> as professor cane points out the defense industry knows republicans are champions in congress but the president and defense department have a lot to say about which will go forward there. is no percentage in them joining one side or another. that could change. defense cuts take a toll on company bottom line autos when that happens, the pressures will grow and i think it will be hard for them to maintain the united front.

>> professor cane compares it to an earthquake fault saying the united front against closing tax loopholes on the wealthy will start to slip. >> we shall see. >> thank you very much. >> the president touched off a culture war today mixing getta -- metaphors in describing what he'd have to do to bring democrats and rinz together. >> most people agree on presenting a fair deal. the fact they don't take it means that i should somehow you know, do a jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what is right. >> unfortunately, accord together resident star wars guru at lucas film there is no such thing as jedi mind meld. there is a jedi battle meld in which they bring their minds towards a common purpose in a time of conflict.

what he might have meant to say is that only a vulvan mind meld will help in this conference. >> now, we know. >> tonight money matters wall street ends the week on a high note. and the nasdaq went up, apple fell another $10. despite rises u.s. auto industry continues to improve. ford and toy yoita reported sales went up last month and billionaire warren buffet reported a surge in profits in his company he said it was a subpar year. >> are you always searching for a new recipe? mill wrinz may have been created over the course of civil saigs there. is a new player in the game turning bits and bites into tasty moresels.

>> we got a glimpse two years ago. something called computer anna litics able to think like humans. newest off shoot is food. ibm has computers doing taste analystics. these were trying to be created like the way i chef tries to be. >> we're are trying to make it surprising. it's -- often out of the box. some ideas they come up with. things you've never thought about. like something never done before. but it's very flavorful. >> the chef liked the results. >> instead of feeling threatened it's a great addition to have. >> this mom thinks there is a future here.

>> i. >> predict in the future people are going to be will dog eat this, would be wonder ffl computers help us. >> ibm suggests it will be a $20 billion business in two years. what about the taste? i tried both a spanish omelette crossant. >> potatoes have a bit of cheese in them there. is more flavor wrapped around the veal. you get veal then nice starchy texture with hint of cheese in the background. >> ibm has been working on this for about a year, it has phone skpshl soon, you may be eating food made by a computer. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> looks like he likes it. >> coming up next a question facing women every day

would you trust results of

a $1 pregnancy test? there are inexpensive tests available now at discount stores. tlaisy remembers the exciting months leading up to her first pregnancy. the tests she used to check her condition. >> if i thought about it i would may be pregnant. >> the tests typically cost $10 but $15 and they can be cheaper as low as $1 for brands like new choice and baby brand sold at dollar tree and dollar general. many see them as a bargain. >> i feel like it's the same thing and it's actually more affordable. >> are they reliable? this doctor in san francisco says it helps to understand the tests look for a hormone called hcg produced during pregnancy. >> the difference between

tests is that some pick up a lower level of this hcg. >> she says it comes into play in earliest stages before the fertilized egg attached to the wall of the uterus accompanied by the test of hcg. >> none of the urine home tests will pick up a level of one or two. unlike blood pregnancy tests picking up minute levels. >> but there are differences. dr. ko says a top of the line test can pick up a reading as low as 5.5, other premium brands pick up 20 units. all designed to detect a minimum of 50 units. since levels double every 72 hours the difference could be a matter of days to a week before a lessens tiff test register aid true positive. >> best advice in terms of when to check would to be wait at least until one day past

when the woman's expecting her period. >> at that point fda approved tests generally show raxy in high 90% range. it may come down to kmikz versus timing. >> people probably are skeptical but there is a generic brand for everything. >> dr. ko says follow instrucks carefully. >> stay with us, paying for an expensive bottle of wine that you didn't order. sorting out who should pay fr a mistake involving a couple that got more than

>> some consumer news ordering wine in a restaurant can be daunting. >> one couple selecting from a wine full of exotic labels and wound up drinking a rare vintage way over their budget. >> way over budget. yes.

>> you'll be more care oofl you probably had this happen. you order a bottle and the waiter presents it so. are you really weighing -- paying attention to which wine they're showing you? they were served an exotic wine a hefty price tag. >> it's fun. kind of loud. >> suzy is recalling a night out with friends at the popular zabibo restaurant. >> we decided to get a bottle. >> that is where the evening took a twist. the wine list has over 500 wines. most from exotic regions most with foreign labels. >> my husband looked and was looking at italian wines we weren't familiar with. >> the waitress came, her husband, mike just pointed to the wine they wanted. it cost $52. >> he does not speak italian. so he just points to it. >> the waitress came back and

presented the wine. mike said that is what he what they ordered. >> she opened the bottle and poured it. we drank it. it was only after we got the bill that we realized that there was a problem. >> the problem indeed. instead of $52 the couples charged $400 for the bottle. they told the waitress there was a mistake. she said no. they just drank a $400 bottle of wine. >> that we didn't realize that she sent us a different bottle. >> the manager came out and told them sorry. they had to pay $400. they accepted the wine and drank it. >> they bring it to the table well. were so busy talking we didn't pay attention to what she was saying. >> turns out they ordered a 2009 barberadelalba the waitress brought them a 19996 dell merlot. >> the restaurant made a

mistake but real question is did the diners also make a mistake? >> abc 7 legal analyst says it's not clear however says diners do bear response yichblt sue tofrd pay $150 the original price paid for the wine 17 years ago. the restaurant declined. >> the next night my husband and i were watching news and michael finney came on. >> sue contacted 7 on your side. we called zabibo. the manager did tell us the wine list was unfamiliar to them. but we show the label present the wine and to prevent a situation like this. this is an unfortunate situation for everyone. the wine is gone, the guests unhappy. however, after that, zabibo did agree to charge only $150 for the wine and after all, they did get the taste that

very special bottle of wine. they just didn't know it. >> she opened it. we drank it. it was lfly. we had no idea what we were drinking. >> that is killing spinse spinser -- spencer there. id item numbers were almost identical. the restaurant has now changed how waiters serve wine. they will now point to the name on the poin wine list before pulling out the cork. we'd like to thank the restaurant for refunding that money. the wine has gone up in value. we found out for 550s oodz wow. >> the restaurant doesn't want to hear that. >> they were wonderful. >> they did handle that with grace. >> tricky situation. >> thank you very much. >> we know someone just whimpering he didn't get to taste that wine. >> i love that wayne. -- wine. let's take a look the. we've got more high clouds now but it's clear tomorrow state wide lots of clouds but

conditions remaining mild over the state. that goes for bay area, clouds present in the daytime, highs upper 60s to around 70. here is the accu-weather forecast. a few sprinkles tomorrow night. next week will be a much, much cooler week. high temperatures are barely reaching 60 degrees and look looks like rainy pattern settles in tuesday and wednesday and thursday. winter returns. >> we're happy to see you back. >> thank you. >> let's check in now basketball news. >> yes. larry beil is here. >> i hate to give away the story line. warriors and other in boston tonight. they

good evening, ever since randy bennett arrived st. maries earned a reputation of the little team that can.

they had been hit with a variety of sanctions. before arriving to a program now goes to the ncaa tournament. under contract through the year 2021 and admits mistakes have been made. >> i feel confident that it will work through it. it's not going to be easy but it's -- it's a hole we put ourselves in and we're going to have to get out of it. >> we're committed to the coach. we know he is committed to working together. we're going work together to continue to improve and that includes monitoring efforts. >> coming off of this outburst in new york stej curry took his jumper to boston. cooler tonight with warriors paying a visit to the celtics.

he just couldn't get anything to go. three of 13 from the feed field. he was 10 of 10 from the line. barns is a dunking machine opening with another gem here, 16 warriors. then going coast to coast finishing wicked hot. celtics by 7 after three. helps if you guard, guys. that is what i found. three minutes left wicked hot. spring training baseball battle of the bay. giants scored 7 runs in the sixth. jared parker, 18 of the 22

pitches were strikes and that is good. earthquakes led the lead with 72. the quakes back this sunday opening a new against real salt lake. earthquakes have got injuries. five regulars they're going miss games because of health-related issues. 27 goals last year was the league mvp. >> we want to be great at home. we want to come in and really just show what we have. that will have some key components coming in. i think we'll be out here to try to get it done in any way possible. >> when you're number one player in the world it doesn't look good when you leave and say you have a toothache.

then, suddenly his teeth started aching? really? called it quits. sore wisdom tooth, he says. he's nine back at even par. >> i can no longer -- . >> it's painful. >> he's having a bad day. >> yes. >> join me tonight on cable channel 13. how researchers say the endangered rhino could be saved while meeting the demand for rhino horn in china. >> a mountain lion near a bay area hospital. and concerns about it being so close to that hospital. >> and don't forgit jimmy

kimmel live. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> thanks for watching. stay connected any time you wish. follow us on facebook. >> a twitter address as well. >> stay with us.

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