the street from police headquarters. the victim tried chasing the thieves but the pair got away escaping in a black 4 doorford f 150 and a 2009 or 2009 silver chevy trailblazer. police say do not attempt to apprehend those suspects. >> friends and family of an oakland woman asking for your help in trying to find her. >> the 31-year-old has not been seen since a surveillance camera and a bakery caught her passing by. >> this is a nightmare. >> gloria torres is pleading for help for information leading to the safe return of her 31-year-old daughter, erica. >> you don't want to thank the thoughts but it's been days now. and we haven't heard from her. so... i'm confident that the

police know what they're doing and they're going to follow leads and find her. >> the surveillance video believes a woman the family believes is the missing woman. on sunday, friends and family held a vigil, distributing flyers near the home. mascalers is five foot five inches tall and weigh was last seen wearing red tennis shoes. oakland police say they're investigating this case. anyone with information is asked to call their missing persons unit. in oakland laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> the oakland police department is operating today under the watchful eye of a new compliance director. a judge appointed thomas frasier to that position. he will oversee reforms. frasier worked at san jose police department 27 years and served as baltimore's police

commissioner. frasier will have authority to spend money and remove anyone from the department including the police chief. >> muni taking heat for a surveillance of antimuslim ads featured on vehicles in san francisco showing photos of islamic figures alongside violent incidents. he say that is his jihad, what is yours. the bill boards mock the my jihad ads. muni says it has to run the ads otherwise it would risk being sued by the group that posted them. san francisco city leaders condemned the ads today. >> there is no place in san francisco for racism. >> at the board of supervisors i'll be introducing a resolution expressing that we all stand with our mus skplim arab communities in the face of these hateful bus advertisements. >> the same group put up ads

last year calling muslims savages. muni says it donated money it received for the ads. >> now to the vatican, cardinals just hours from selecting a new leader of the catholic chu. i want to show you video taken insifd of the sistine chapel. the cardinals will move in tomorrow. yesterday, the cardinals ended a series of meetings where discussions were held on what kind of man to choose. >> thinking about what they're going to do because they have said they have to make a decision they think is best for the church. >> the famous chimney has been instaled on the roof of the chapel. once a pope has been elected white smoke will come out of the chimney. >> the new pope will assume his role, meaning a clothing change. the vatican laid out the

pope's robes, shirts, hats and shoes, there are three sets in sizes small, immediate skbrim large. tailors assembled the colleges over the weekend so the pontiff can change into them as as soon as he is elected. we'll have a live report from rome on the eve of the conclave coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> happening now in just hours, three bay area cities could adopt stricter laws banning the use of plastic bags. >> the they will vote fon a measure and restaurants will be exempt from now. other businesses will have to charge 10 cents for each paper bag. approved a redwood city ban will go into affect in atmosphere. >> april smrks times, i forget to take them out f it costs money, i'm sure we'll remember better. >> two other cities will take on the use of plastic bags tonight. a proposal in san carlos would require everyone to use

reusable bags. palo alto is looking to expand it's ban to include restaurants. >> sky 7 hd shot this video of a home that was heavily damaged in a fire this morning. it happened on hunter avenue just after 8:30. you can see firefighters trying to salvage parts of the roof. police officers called in the fire after spotting heavy smoke and flames, nobody was hurt in the fire. and the cause is under investigation. >> sports news this afternoon. san francisco 49ers added a new piece agreeing on a deal to acquire the wide receiver from the super bowl champion ravens in exchange for a draft pick not much when you consider the skills of antown bolden. bolden will give sfran another play maker. he's considered one of the best blocking wide receivers in football. should be interest owing to

have him in the red zone. so they can give one away pretty easily in order to get anything closed. >> lots of changes. speaking of changes spencer christian has an accuweather update. >> spring is in the air if calendar tells us it's winter but not for long. sunny skies, mild conditions across the bay area now. just patches of fog along the coastline. skies are clearing in emeryville looking at western skies. mainly sunny now and mild just about everyone. 67 in oakland. 70 in san jose. the cool spot half moon bay. another live view from our mount tam camera looking at ocean beach, just a little bit of fog aclochkt there. it's mainly sunny above. high temperatures -- current temperatures now 71 degrees in santa rosa. 69 napa. 74 at gilroy. here is our first forecast. clear skies this evening with just patchy fog near the

coast. temperatures from 50s to 60 degrees. tomorrow morning mainly sunny skies, patchy fog near the coast. 40 to 50 degrees in early morning hours. by afternoon, sunny, warm with highs from 60s to 62 at the coast to 76 inland and around the bay. i'll have more coming up in just a moment. >> spencer, thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 caught on video a back draft explosion catches firefighters by surprise. what happened next? >> and the creative way a group of people came together to save a young boy from a dangerous situation. >> you know they say grass looks greener on the other side? today, it is. i'm standing insanitia clara. over there, minimum wage is $2 higher than sit here. we'll explain what is going on, still to come. >> and 7 on your side's michael finney is taking your questions and will answer them here live a little bit later on. you can contact michael on

facebook.com/michael abc 7 and twitter at m finney. >> 4:10 on back to work monday. skyway a live look now jammed up. bumper to bumper heading left to right. heading towards the east bay, better if you're on the righthand side of the screen going southbound towards the peninsula and 101. stay with

firefighters were hurt

while battling a five alarm fire inside of a building over the weekend. take a look at this video capturing the moment when a back draft caused an explosion that shattered a window sunday morning. the blast threw firefighters from the burning two-story building from out of the building. one firefighter suffered cuts when struck by shards of glass. the injuries are not considered to be life threatening. the fire burned for several hours before being brought under control. >> wow. well, a real life treasure hunt in new mexico nearly turned deadly over the weekend. shannon thompson, on the right was hot on the trail of a million dollar buried fort yooun but the 33-year-old lost her way, hiking along in santa fe national forest on thursday. she spent two nights in below freezing temperatures. rescuers found her, finally found her after a massive search. she was lucky. thompson looking for a buried

treasure allegedly left behind by an 82-year-old author forest fen. >> just full of emeralds and rubies and sapphires. when someone finds that chest they're going to be shocked. >> fen claims to have bury that had botty three years ago after a cancer diagnosis inspired him to leave intrigue as his legacy. he wrote about it in a book called "the thrill of the chase" sparking a gold rush in the area. >> reminds me of the al capone treasure with geraldo years ago. here it is. there is nothing there. now, business news. you can add best selling author to cheryl sandburg's resume. >> a father has a classic video game to show his daughter heroes don't have to be men. emily? >> good afternoon. well, sandburg's new book went

on sale today, it's topping amazon's bestseller list. in the book facebook's chief operating officer encourages women to lean in to achieve more leadership roles in the work place. dave goldberg is the ceo of survey monkey. >> the fact that we're afraid to talk about gender in the work place. it's kind of a taboo thing particularly, men wanted to do the right thing feel ham strung by hr or legal issues to sort of get women to lean in. so we need to have the dialogue and we need to do more to get people to talk about it. >> sandberg plans to cone it -- donate proceeds from the book to her new nonprofit lean in.org. >> sources tell bloomberg spotify is close to coming to

agreement was record labels to offer free mobile radio service outside of the united states. the company is currently available on u.s. local devices and desk tops in 17 countries and wants to offer mobile service in those countries starting in april. mobile growth has been a key target for both spotify and pandora. >> the dow hitting a high and s & p within nine points of the record. the bloomberg silicon valley index is higher on shares of apple and oracle. what if you didn't like your video character in a game? a 3-year-old california girl complained to her father that she wanted to play as pauline, not mario in donkey kong. the dad hacked into the game, and was able to change it so his daughter could play as a girl. mika is the chief content officer for ocean interactive. taking matters into his own hands. in san francisco, i'm emily chang, cheryl, larry, back to

you. >> thank you. >> a 12-year-old you new zealand boy pulled from the surf by rescuer who's formed a human chain to pull him from the water. a beach goer used a cell phone to capture this drama. you can see people running to help josh mccoy. the current pulled him 500 feet down the shore. he was fighting for air eight minutes. >> i was in there i thought i was going to die. the waves smashed me so much. five really big ones flipped me around. i think i was underwater almost about 20 seconds. >> a police officer ran to the rescue but he was getting pulled under by the current. another officer started yelling for help. he urged people on the beach to form a human chain. you can see them gripping hands. they were able to hold on. it worked. they were able to pull josh to safety.

but the presence of mind to do that to get everybody assembled in a matter of seconds. >> that doesn't happen. >> usually they go under. >> quick thinking and very brave people. >> yes. >> spencer christian. >> i want bring like weather. spring is only a week away. >> it's nice to have. >> better than alternative. it shows we have mainly sunny skies right now, patches of fog and beautiful spring like day. we await the arrival of spring. we continue to see patchy fog along the coast. it will be a little cooler by the end of the week but only by a few degrees. satellite image shows high pressure big ridge building in. that is no storms headed our way. just nice, clear, sunny skies

mild conditions. this warming trend continues into the middle of the week and towards the end of the week. it will be mild, low temperatures mid to upper 40s along the bay shore line and near the coast. more fog developing and pushing across the bay to spots along the shore line. at 5:00 tomorrow morning notice fog burning away quickly. there may be reduced visibility. it will be gone by mid morning. high temperatures under sunny skies. 60s at the coast. and low to mid-70s in inland locations. in the south bay, mainly in the mid-70s. on on the peninsula, 73 in redwood city. downtown san francisco, we'll

see a high of 66 tomorrow, 63 in the sunset district. 76 in santa rosa, also in sonoma and napa. east bay, 72 degrees in oakland. inland east bay, highs in mid-70s. 74 concord. 76 at livermore. here is the accu-weather forecast. this pattern continues throughout the week. we'll start to cool down just a little bit in spots ort weekend but highs will remain in the 70s and around the bay. we'll see upper 50s to about 60 on the coast. poll us on twitter. rain or shane. we say in clicheland for weather tweets, video forecasts any worth alerts or advisories you can find right there. >> judging from that forecast you're going to see shine or shine. >> shine or shine. won't be a rain alternative

for a while. >> thank you. >> up next ben afleck makes a first big appearance since winning oscar gold. >> some bay area scientists part of a new nfl team to study concussions and

next time you go to a giants game you'll know the

rules here saying don't do this. a hooters girls blurk after a little mistake in florida. a race player lined a ball down left field line. the hooters girl, what is she going to do? picks it up, offering to it someone in the crowd there. is a problem with that. that is a fair ball. spence jer going they can't touch that. she was -- she wants to hide now because it's embarrassing. don't touch a fair ball. fit goes over the bag at third base, fair. it's fair. don't touch it. stay away from that. >> she's blonde so don't make jokes. she didn't know. she didn't know. >> where is the rest? -- ref? >> ats umpire? >> yes. >> who is on snirs. >> what do we no? >> moving on. >> barbara walters set the record straight about the future of "the view".

she says elizabeth hassleback isn't going to be fired. >> we love elizabeth, she's just a wonderful person but we skpral appreciate her point of view. it's important to us. elizabeth gives the show perspective and balance. >> rumors start that had hassleback was being pushed off of the show because of her conservative views. joy behar will be leaving in august after 16 years. >> other entertainment news, ben afleck spent his weekend promoting a good cause. >> rachel smith explains in today's entertainment report from on the red carpite weather brought out the stars over the weekend in bunches. first up, designer john barbados benefit in west hollywood. ben afleck came out to support his first big appearance. >> i've been able to just

enjoy good fortune and take it n not to do anything, and eat ice cream on the coach. it's been a nice time. >> proceeds benefit young victims of sex abuse. the stars took center stage in a pally fest fan event. she plays a country queen she still, herself when the cameras stop rolling. >> i just always feel like me. she's on another lever but it's fun to be able to play that for a little wheel. >> some music stars have explaining to do. rihanna postponed the show due to laryngitis. see her special message to fans right now on otrc.com.

>> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 a stunning accusation made by hamid karzai about the us us and taliban. >> new york city ban on large sodas fizzled out but mayor bloomberg is not giving up the cause. >> debris is washing up on hawaii's shores two years after japan's massive tsunami. we're looking at the environmental impact. and... >> i'm david louie. workers got a pay raise today but not so on that side of the stree. we'll have the story coming up right here

minimum wager drk drk workers got a big raise today from 8ss today $10 an hour. >> it's the single biggest minimum wage increase in the country. take a look at numbers, san jose, right behind san francisco, and santa fe, new mexico. >> abc 7 news david louie joins us live with the story. david? >> estimated 40,000 minimum wage workers will see that starting today but here along stevens creek boulevard people on the other side of the street are very envious because they work in santa

clara. >> for edwin car doze yark the grass is greener across the street. over there, the minimum wage is now 10s adds an hour, on his side, cash wash pays him $8. >> just across the street over there in san jose. we're art part of santa clairea. if i worked two blocks down i would make 10s oodz to make things worse premier car wash has a facility in san jose and workers do get $10. the manager talked to us on the condition we won't use his name. he admits it's not fair for santa clara workers they do the same job. he says san jose's law helped people who work there but live elsewhere. >> they say we're going raise it because it's more expensive. it doesn't make sense. people live in santa clara living in san jose. the rents are the same. >> there is another twist to this new minimum wage.

landscape workers will be paid different rates depending on how long they snend san jose it becomes a paper work nightmare when you're working all over the bay area and having to have different rates. >> ryan just started working at the starving musician. he likes the store and co-workers maybe the san jose side looks more appealing. >> there is the music store across the street when aflying for this job. >> over at the car wash there is talk they may have to give everyone $10 minimum wage because they may end up facing morale problems for could lees lose workers who are willing to take the hike to work in san jose.

>> new york city mayor says he will april after the judge struck down a pioneering ban on large-sized sugary drinks. a state supreme court judge determined the 16-ounce limit on sodas is too arbitrary to enforce. the judge says the board of health appointed by the mayor went beyond its authority in approving it saying the matter should be up to elected city council members. just about an hour ago, michael bloomberg says he will fight for the ban to help improve health. >> i've got to defend my children and you and everybody else. obesity kills. there is no question bit. >> other groups believe the ban is unfair it was a deadly day for u.s. service members. a man wearing a police officer uniform opened fire insifd police station two. u.s.

troops and two afghan policemen were killed. 22 others were wounded including 10 americans that. violence came after the new defense secretary, chuck haggle made a two-day visit to the country. >> you, again, recognize the complications. that eist every day in these parts of the world. >> haggle disputed allegations by hamid cars yi. karzai accused the u.s. of secretly working with the taliban to show violence in afghanistan would worsen after troop was drew. >> u.s. placing new sanctions over north korea over escalating threats of war. aimed at slowing the country's weapons of mass destruction programs in response that north korea declared invalid the 60-year-old armistice that

ended the korean war, and truce. >> today the people of japan remembering second anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami killing nearly 19,000 people. abc news reporter looks back at the efforts. >> emotions welled up two years to the moment the ground shook and the ocean came crashing in. the country stood in silence to remember. and a memorial service in tokyo, emperor and empress joined victims in prayer. recovery has been painfully slow along japan's northeast coast. communities still haven't begun rebuilding. construction has been stall bid red tape. 300,000 people remain in

temporary homes, frustration is growing. >> i'm starting to wonder if we'll return, this man says, communities surrounding the nuclear plant are a dead zone. the 12 mile radius cordoned off by check points because of high radiation levels. we went in for a short visit driving through roads, passed collapsed homes and this school located just miles from reactors. what is most strike to see how little changed. in fact that sign up there is a graduation sign from the week the earthquake hit. after the nuclear plant, 3,000 workers are bused in for a process to decommission it. they'll remove fuel rods this fall. thousands ral greed call for an end to nuclear power, most of the 50 reactors remain idle

but prime minister pushed to restart them. abc news, japan. >> and since the disaster debris is still washing up on beaches thousands of miles away including in hawaii. camilla beach is littered objects from japan and other places, volunteers from hawaii wildlife fund say they've seen debris in a growing rate since fall. many items are small, but have picked up refrigerator parts, buoys and an intact fishing boat from japan. >> disheartening to see this debris in this area that is otherwise so remote. debris washing frup other countries. >> scientists estimate the tsunami dumped 1.5 million tons of debris into the pacific ocean. government biologists say this bowl full of plast wrik was taken from the stomach of a baby sea bird. they're fighting toys,

lighters and flaftic bags in fish. they're hoping this will make people understand the risk that debris poses to our oceans and marine life. >> wow. still ahead aspirin may do more than just curing headaches. koit be useful against a deadly disease. >> grumpy cat. she refuses to smile. but the internet sensation is making a big impression at a big he vechblt -- event. >> i'm michael finney. i'm taking your questions on twitter and facebook so you can contact me. and on twitter at m finney. >> i'm spencer chris chichblt sunny weather pattern you can see now from our camera. what with ke we expect here in the bay area is in the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> approaching 4:39 let's take a look at traffic this, is 680 in walnut creek. oncoming traffic is looking

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picture with grumpy cat this, sour pus has become an internet sensation for her dour demeanor. >> you have to see grumpy cat. a cat looks grumpy. he has a sour pus. >> a face that. >> the name of the cat is tartar sauce. the feline receives n appearance fee and sponsored by a cat food company. if you want to see grumpy face goes up to the sports department and look. >> the copy cat twitter sites if you'll pardon the pun have half a million followers. >> so there are copy zmats. >> yes. very grumpy, super grumpy. >> always smiling spencer christian.

hope nothing happens to him because that would be a catastrophe. patchy fog along the coastline. we're cloud-free at the moment. a little bit of snow moving through the great lakes. some thunder in the pacific northwest. here nlt state of california tomorrow, dry, mild from top to bottom. clouds in you're yeeka. highs in the upper 70s, 80 in fresno and los angeles. 89 in palm springs. here in the bay area, after patchy coastal fog we'll see sunny skies from coast to inland with high temperatures in the mid-70s tomorrow. it's going to be a gorgeous prespring day.

it feels and looks like spring right now. >> love it. thank you. >> well, just coming up the government says these critters can cause a health problem. >> new beginnings for a special alligator. like animal kingdom monday here, how the first of its kind replacement tail. >> i'm michael finney. are you confused with those park and pay by phone parking meters in san francisco? how do they know when you're supposed to get a

checking healthy living news a report from cdc is linking frogs to an outbreak of salmonela infections from 2008 to 2011. the report found the infection sickened 376 people in 44 states. and said 29% of those were in the hospital, most children. experts say people should thoroughly wash hands after handling any reptile. >> a study suggests taking aspirin can decrease the risk

of mel lan yoma in women. they found women taking regular doses of aspirin lowered risk of getting mel lan yoma by at least 20%. researchers believe inflammation plays a big role in cancer development but warned it won't necessarily keep melanoma away. we'll have more on the study on world news at 5:30. >> an unusual tail about an alligator without one. this is mr. stubs. his tail was bitten off eight years ago. he learned to swim. then a team decided to build him a replacement tail. >> if we get him just to relax, memory is there. you snow when he was a babey and all sorts of things it's there. he's been without it so long. he has to adjust to this.

>> the floaty is, there you can see is an aid until he gets used to his three-foot long rubber tail. >> my goodness. >> remarkable. >> michael finney is here answering questions stont him through twitter and facebook, and e mail oo. first question for you here. a twitter user asked how do those park and pay by phone meters work in san francisco? how do they know when to ticket? >> great question. you take your smart phone. work was a blu ray connection. you punch it in then punch in how much you want to pay. if taking longer than you thought you can add it. the third weird is that it doesn't register on the meter itself. how do meter readers know? they have a meter that goes

by. they come to your meter it shows how much time have you left that. is how you don't get a ticket. we checked because i've been wondering about this. and it lists when you parked, and when time is. so if you'd get a ticket wrongly, you can go back. >> it would be uneasy for people not to see that it looks like it's snaid. >> very odd. yes. joe p asks why did z any mi federal tax refund come from state resnund. >> that happened to me until this year. i just got state refund saturday. i haven't got federal yet. there is no coordination. the federal government and irs want to you get money back quicker than the state wants to you get your money back. >> someone wants to know how could i monitor my kids' credit? they're under five years old. >> anyone can have a credit report as soon as they get credit. so a 16-year-old that buys a

car with a co-signer, they can't get a credit score until they're 18. so you can check any time you want. it's not age-based it's credit based and lgs worth checking just putting in your kid's social security number to see if thiefs have ripped off your kid's identity. >> thank you. >> coming up next nfl forms a new team to study concussions. >> live in san francisco, we're about to get smarter when it comes to head injuries. the latest from the nfl. >> in the abc 7 news room a closer look at cheryl sandberg's message in the book called lean n some say she should focus on how companies need to change to help more women climb the corporate ladder autos what mummies are now teaching us about heart disease. it's true.

those story pz more coming up at 5:00. the nauts 4:00 continues

conkgs cushions from v.long plagued the nfl. and teams have rules on exactly when a player could return to the field after suffering a concussion. abc 7 news leanne melendez joins us wlif details. >> you know you ask any researcher. they will tell thu is long overdue when it comes to head injuries we know so little. coaches and players worried about the long term affects of concussions when many kids start out so young. don collins is the athletic commissioner for the san francisco unified school district. >> the difference between now and 10 years ago is wareness. >> any researcher will tell

you not all concussions are the same. and ct scans don't always tell enough. nfl and general electric are pouring $40 million to improve the diagnosis of brain injuries using new technology. ge is a leader of medical imaging equipment. >> once have you a precise diagnosis, one can develop a targeted treatment. >> dr. jeffrey manly is one researcher on that medical panel. so is dr. john york of the san francisco 49ers. another 20 million will go to develop ways for tracking head impacts in realtime. ucsf presented a paper demonstrating how a protein called gfap is released when a person suffers a head trauma. >> this is the first step getting close to the side lines. in this blood based test can

then help us triage patients. >> the four year research project expected to shed light on head injury autos accrueal of bad things in your brain could impact you in various ways from sluggishness to alzheimer's and something else. we don't know. >> it's not only football i'm told that other athletes will benefit. who play soccer or race car driving. >> thank you. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >> larry, thank you. hateful bill boards plastered on muni buses in san francisco. is this taking free speech too far? >> and prescription pill

that's kill. efforts to make doctors think twice before writing prescriptions that nurn a deadly overdose. >> i'm abc 7 news sandhya patel. a warming trend will take your temperatures up into the 80s. i'll show you where, and when, coming up. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jengs. >> i'm san tashly. the san francisco city leaders denouncing a new round of muni bus ads they say are antimuslim condition taining powerful images and inflammatory language. carolyn, city officials are trying to counter this. >> these ads goring to run for a month, placed on 10 out of the 800 buses. sponsors paid $5,000 muni says will now go to fund a study on

the impact of discrimination on the muslim community. next time you step on board a san francisco muni bus this, ad might greet you. it shows osama bin laden, burning twin towers, and the tag line that is his jihad, what is yours. the campaign is the latest from the american freedom defense initiative. >> i do not believe the ads say that all muslims support dejihad. but there is a problem and we need to talk about it. >> her organization sued a new york city transit agency when it tried to ban similar ads that. is why muni feels obligated to accept them. >> we disagree with the content of the ads, we don't think it's right to use taxpayer dollars to litigate. >> today, san francisco leaders and bay area muslim americans condemned messages calling them offensive.

>> we're here standing together to denounce them. there is no place in san francisco for racism it makes them uncomfortable to ride buses and makes them think twice about how people are looking at them. >> her group this year placed it's own ads on muni buses telling riders holly war is not the only definition of jihad. the result? this parody unveiled today. >> using actual words that sanction violence. >> the truth can be twisted by those prop investigating hate. >> muni trying to counter the ads with words of peace. but outside on the sidewalk, the debate is heated.

>>. tomorrow, david hsu will introduce a resolution. >> carolyn, thank you very much. a sunnyvale man faces homicide charges tonight after a triple fatal crash in daily city. a horrible accident. 28-year-old dennis macedo has been booked into jail. police say he was fleeing from the scene after he hit a car when his car side swiped another vehicle, killing 14-year-old, his brother and their mother. there is a growing tribute not far from the exit on highway 280. friends remember joswa as a motivated teenager. >> really good at soccer and was really smart. he tried his best. he wanted to go to college. >> amato's girl frintd was injured and is