and says he was an affable young man. >> excellent in auto shop. after graduating he'd come by and say hello to teachers and kids. >> now, we're told that young woman is in critical condition. daily city police tell us they're bringing this case to the d.a.tomorrow. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> this is so sad vic, thank you. the family of an east bay woman is asking for help in locating her. she had been missing since last thursday. laura? >> yes. hi, cheryl. the family told us she had a big week planned including a trip to go see her brother in texas. so they don't think she was left on her own. she can barely imagine other possibilities.

>> gloria torres is pleading for help for information lead together safe return of her 31-year-old daughter erica. >> you don't want to think those thoughts but it's -- getting you know, been days now. and we haven't heard from her. >> this video shows a woman the family believes is mascaleres walking past a bakery. the owner is distributing copies of the video in efforts to help locate the woman. >> what is your hope? >> i hope that she's found. and i hope she's not hurt. sunday, friends and family held a vigil distributing flyers around the neighborhood. >> supposed to fly out friday morning. >> her brother fly out saying his sister was supposed to

visit him but she disappeared the day before. >> i don't know what could have happened. i just hope that there is some lead. >> she is five three and weighs 220 pounds last seen wearing a gray sweat shirt and red tennis shoe. oakland police say they're working leads in this case but at this point do not need help from the media. >> i'm confident that the police know what they're doing and they're going to follow all of the leads and find her. safe. >> treated and released thees are the flyers in front of the bakery where she was last seen or surveillance video showed her sunday morning. anyone with information is candidate to l call police, their missing persons unit. >> laura, thank you. after spending 14 years in

prison, an oakland man has been set free. here he s johnny yims leaving a parole office after a judge throat his conviction for raping a 9-year-old girl in 1998. because the attacker called himself johnny the family identified yims a former neighbor as a possible suspect. he was later convicted but the northern california innocence project had the girl's clothing tested and found dna evidence proving dmoit have been johnny williams. >> the elevator at montgomery street bart station is expected to be closed at least the next week and a half after a man was found crushed to death inside of the shaft. investigators are trying to determine how he managed to get on top of the elevator car. she say it appears he was homeless, sleeping and crushed to death. police think the only way he could have gotten into the shaft was through an emergency hatch but say someone would had to have helped him. >> the new police experts appointed to oversee court

ordered reforms started a job today. his arrival being met with optimism by those hoping to put an end to the bad blood between police and the community. nick smith has the story. >> it's not safe for the kids. >> the guys in the barber shop disdus -- discuss everything. debate over a low cut and perfect trim shifts to a problem facing bt and many men he knows. racial profiling. >> it seem like we can't just hang out and live live without being harassed. >> we have had a real issues. >> john is one of the original attorneys filing suit for karjz of harassment and racial profiling. the department agreed to reforms but after last year after failing to meet reformz

a judge decided a director was needed to monitor further charges. >> that director is starting today and that is an obligation. he has capacity to do that. >> the balance is a work in progress. >> refr rend comings will be watching frasier, too. he wants to find a balance between safe streets and what he calls responsible policing. >> it may seem there is a different attitude, willing noes listen to the kmuchblt and to be working in partnership. >> i think we need more avenues and more arenas for us to get together to solve these problems. >> frasier will earn a sal rif

$270,000 a year and authority to fire or demote members of the police department. including the chief. >> nick, thank you. the san francisco public utilities commission is headed out to a field office in the west portal neighborhood where a water main broke. the city is taking extraordinary steps for those residents. however, a flood victim isn't happy with the treatment that he is getting. heather? >> the break here in west portal was unusual for the scope of the damage but watter pipe breaks are not exactly rare. there are 1200 miles of water pipe in this city, 200 miles of it more than a century old and at least one neighborhood has its own unique problem with pipes. repairs and testing rb going on here for months, maybe years. the san francisco p.u.c.

will be opening a field office on west portal avenue to meet the needs. three homes are red tagged and might not be listed again. 23 homes were damaged by the february 27th water main break. >> with construction project swrez a field office but this is, i would say unusual we want to be here for the community. >> there is nowhere for water to go but up. >> it's a different story at the site of another water pipe break. >> it became a lake down here. and this came throughout garden. >> saying a pipe broke on the street outside of his diamond heights home. he took this picture during repairs. then, the following year a pipe broke twice. so his property flooded three times. the garden used to look like this, now, looks like this.

his garage, cracking and sinking. he's documented everything and frustration more than a year after the flood hired a loier and is suing. friday, zimmerman went door to door, handing out flyers warning residents they may be in for a long haul. >> how much has the city given you in comp snaigs. >> smudging. >> nothing. >> the city offered 10 cents on the dollar of what contractors say is $167,000 worth of repairs. >> it's that is what makes it an absurd situation. they do take responsibility for the flooding. not just damages. no. >> the city says there are 100 water pipe breaks per year. >> diamond heights has a

higher occurrence because original developer this that area put pipes in pretty much on bed rock that. friction between the pipe and bed rock causes breakage. >> td city attorney tells us it did make an offer to mr. zimmerman. the neighbor's here are so far very happy with the city response. >> still ahead here, federal spending cuts will close five bay area airport towers, one city where commercial flights are involved. >> a controversial set of aenl islam ads appearing on city buses. why the muni system can't say no. >> problem was an extended

officials in jant rosa preparing to argue their case against closing down the control tower there. the air field is one of five bay area airports that could lose towers because of spending cuts that begin to kick in march 1. mark matthews joins us live tonight with the story. mark? >> we've been talking about the impact of the cuts and here in santa rosa it's not just private pilots to that could feel the impact. alaska air lines flies 10

flights per day in and out of the airport. passengers don't like the idea of getting on a plane with no one in the control tower. >> this doesn't sound like a good idea to me. >> i don't want to fly with nobody telling us what is going on up there. >> but the manager tells me it's happening. twice per day. >> two out of the 10 flights happen when tower is closed so they're operating certificate allows it. they're used to dealing witness. they're telling us there should nobody changes. >> john says you should know in about three weeks if they're trying to close the tower for force unpaid furlough days on controller autos ilgts a bad idea there could be a disaster. >> this private pilot thinks the government ought to find someplace tols cut. but that is the thing about the sequester. it's across the board. the cal fire station here is

currently closed but this coming fire season it will be open and airport manager tells us having a tower could be critical. >> they can get them out if the tower is closed he won't get that priority treatment. >> none of the controllers would talk about the negotiations. but the owner says he has friends that work in the tower. there is a compromise in the works. >> they'll have to have probably a few furlough days per month to keep this in exist yens. >> once faa make that's announcement, air poort will have an opportunity to plead its case. reporting from the airport abc 7 news. >> thank you. tomorrow san francisco

supervisors claim to denounce new muni bus ads in a board meeting. the ads show photos of islamic figures. the bus bill boards mock the my jihad ads. the group created them says ads call attention to the nation's greatest threats. >> doi not believe the ads say say... that all muslims support jihad but there have been over 20,000 deadly islamic attacks since september 11th. there is a problem. we need to talk about it. >> the same group american freedom defense initiative ran similar ads in which they called muslims savages. muni says it has to run the ads otherwise it would risk being sued. members of the muslim community say adses terrorize muslim people. >> it makes them worry about their safety. and that it makes them think

twice about how people are looking at them. >> muni says the $5,000 will go to a fund to study the impact of discrimination in the muslim community. >> a modern earthquake rolled through southern california in anza near palm springs. it was felt 100 miles away in downtown los angeles and in san diego more than 200 miles away. sheer what it looks like afterwards on the abc 7 news seismograph. there have been a number of small after shocks. >> they always get our attention. >> yes. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. it's spectacular. >> weather getting our attention. spring zant rif until march 20th but i'm declaring it's

here already. let's take a look. you can see mainly sunny skies around the bay area. during overnight hours, we might see fog pushing locally inland from the coast. it won't be very wide spread. there is a coastal fog there. blue skies and temperatures mainly in 60s everywhere except half moon bai. 67 in oakland. another live view looking towards alcatras. clouds throughout out there. temperatures in 60s in santa rosa. 71 in gill roi. it's mild at this hour. all around the bay area. and to our forecast features we'll show we'll continue to see fog along the coastline tonight. and some could with pushing locally inland from the coast. warmer days tomorrow,

wednesday, then, it will be cooler by just a few degrees at the end of the week. now, pacific slight image animating shows a large ridge of high pressure building. we're going to have mild, dry conditions for a while this, warming trend continues through mid week and towards end of the week. overnight tonight, low temperatures will be mainly into mid to upper 40s, low 40s interior valleys of the north bay and east bay. notice patches of fog along the coast z maybe a patch or two moving across the bay. start agent 5:00 beginning a rush hour there may be areas of reduced visibility because of patchy fog that will disappear giving way to sunny skies and mild to warm conditions highs in 60s on the coast. 70s around the bay shore line z inland locations so it's going to be another lovely spring like day. in the south bay april array

of temperatures mid-70s tomorrow. 75 in santa clara. peninsula, low to mid 70s, 73 redwood city. low 60s on the coast. downtown san francisco, a high of 63 tomorrow, 66, that is. mid 70s in napa and son gnomea. east bay, highs 72 in oakland. inland east bay, mid-70s. here is the accu-weather forecast. mild weather will stay warm through most of the week. cooling down at the coast by the end of the week. over the weekend temperatures in all loks dropping just a couple degrees but going to be gorgeous. >> nice. >> coming up next, a bay area doctor teams up with the nfl to conquer concussions. >> and a judge lifts new york's ban

national football league taking a look at concussions

announcing is teeming up to top doctor dwrorz diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries one doctor is the chief of neurosurgery at san francisco general hospital and says the $60 million project may develop new gear for players. work is underway for a quick side line blood test to detect if a player suffered a concussion. >> there is a brain specific protein released when you sustain a draw matic brain injury. we've kem straight thatd release can be detected in the blood. >> the nfl has come under pressure for ignoring concussions. a 3-year-old study found 200,000 teenagers are hospitalized every year with sports related brain injury. >> the new york city mayor vows a legal fight after the judge struck down restricks on sugary drinks supposed to go into effect tomorrow. the rule aimed at curbing obesity could have banned a

sale of high calorie drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces and would have applied to res zpraunts stadiums but not supermarkets or convenience stores so a manhattan judge issued a ruling saying loopholes with the purpose. the mayor says he hopes businesses will follow the ban for now. >> if we're serious about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it and have to have courage to tackle it, head on. 70,000 people will die of obesity in america this year. >> the beverage industry says the ban is unfair. >> still to come at 6:00 just ahead minimum wage workers get a hefty pay raise. now, the city asking you to help pay for it. >> the queen of england strikes a blow for equal rights in britain. you're going to hear from her, tonight. >> and a look insiftd sistine chapel. just hours from now the process of selecting a new

pope will begin. stay with us. abc 7 news at 6:00 continues in one moment.

some great news for minimum wage workers in san jose now getting $10 an hour, frup $8 an hour, david louie says those workers are mighty happy but some in nearby towns are not. david? >> here is an economic geography lesson this, is stevens creek boulevard. and it may appear level, but it's not. this side is in san jose. that side, santa clairea. the minimum wage on this side is $10 but $8 on that side. >> increase big $2 has been compared to a economic stimulus. workers will be happier, more productive. there won't be the same retention problems and it's good for the economy of the region. >> but people like edwin look at san jose side. on his side, in the city of santa clairea, he still making

$8 an hour. the six lane boulevard turned into a divide. >> across the street over there we're start part of santa clairea. two blocks down i'd make $10. >> instead of retaining workers the new wage law may create new competition for jobs. brian walker just started working at the starving musician and likes the job the store and his co-workers but could be woer working for $10 instead of $8. >> there is a music store across the street i probably would have applied for that one. >> there is another wrinkle. landscape employees paid based on how much of the day is spent in san jose. >> it would become kind of a -- a paper work accounting nightmare when you're having

to have different rates it gives an edge over people doing the same job across city limits. they say we're going to raise bit you it doesn't make sechblts so that means they're going make more money? but rents are still the same. everywhere. >> some may end up paying higher rates if they're not required to. >> david, thank you. >> let me take a moment to take a look at how the minimum wage compares to the rest of the nation. san francisco has the highest minimum wage at $10:55 an hour, most cities around california pay the state minimum wage when ch is $8 an hourk federal

minimum wage is less than ours, it is actually at $7.25 an hour, however, keep in mind some states pay less than that. at the state level for example, wyoming the minimum wage is just $5.15 an hour. >> queen elizabeth made a pledge to fight discrimination against women and other minority groups. in her first public appearance since being hospitalized with a stomach bug, the queen assigned a charter affirming her opposition to discrimination based on gender, race and political beliefs. >> now, i have for the first time a single document captures cool values of the common wealth ask all of the members. if you like the path of all involve ntd work of the common wealth and that there is a

follow in our footstep autos it's the first time in 61 year reign she's called attention to gender equality and gay rights. >> an abc news poll shows a record number of americans are not happy about how the church handled the sex abuse scandal. here are the results of 10 years of following -- polling. bottom line now 67% who are disappearing strongly. both members are the highest since the scandal broke out a decade ago. 06% say the church is out of touch. 54% say the next pope needs to lead the dmuch a different direction. >> cardinals will be the process of choogs a new pope,

they will lock themselves inside of the sistine chapel until agreing on someone. abc 7 news has more on the paper -- pa -- papal selection process. >> st. peter's basilica beams. hefty prayers are being said by 115 cardinals tonight. >> they swear before god to make a decision they think is best for the church. >> tomorrow, after mass, they'll file into the sistine chapel. each handwriting the name of one man they believe is the best person to lead the roman catholic church. >> it's on the top of your mind what i'm going to do now, something that will not just

affect my life but the life of the world. >> once ballots are counted they'll be burned this in this stove. smoke willpower from the chimney atop the sistine chapel. white smoke if a pope has been chosen, black smoke if no one gets two thirdses of the vote. this will be the second time for 50 of the cardinals all too familiar with the butterflies being felt as they prepare to make histry. choosing the man who will walk out on to this balcony to greet the world as the new pope. >> all of us have a sense of excitement. and anxiety, perhaps. >> there is speculation there is still no clear front runner believing many to believe this conclave will be long. >> coming up next a bay area billionaire isn't giving up. ñpt

cheryl sandberg chief operating officer of face intook not backing down. >> her book went on sale today, she's come under fire from critics saying she's too rich and too successful to lead a new womens' movement. >> they moved me in to try to change the conversation on women from what we can't do to what we can. women are far from having seats at the table where most decisions are made from the corporate board room into pta meetings. our visz are not equally heard. >> cheryl sandburg is focusing on action and progress among women she says have been stuck for 10 years citing only 15% of the top jobs in corporate america belong to women. only 4% of the parents that

stay home are men. >> we're hoeld held back by gender stereo types. a retailer printed onesies for children, smart like bad dad yes for boys and pretty like mommy for girls. >> saying too many working women are preventing their own success condition to choose being appreciated over being assertsive. >> we all our sons bossy. we don't call our sons bossy. >> sandberg being criticized for her candor admitting some comes because of her success. she says that shouldn't cause people to diskountd her. instead should make them lean in. >> we assume our sons will lead and daughters will newer tour, it would be a better world if everyone could do what they were passionate about. >> we should point out in addition to being second in

command sandberg is on the board of the walt disney company parent company of abc 7. you can see more of her tonight on night line at 12:37 a.m. here on abc 7 and also, good morning america tomorrow and wednesday. >> coming up here next, story of a bay area woman whose dish washer just conked out. >> what a run around. >> what a run around. michael finney ging

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when you buy a major appliance do you buy the extended warranty? >> they provide you with a free repair when you need one. one woman was forced to pay when her dish washer broke down. >> tonight, michael finney has the story. >> the technicians could not fix the dish washer they told her to get new plumbing. now, the woman is stuck with a broken apply jens a plumbing will bill. christina from san francisco is washing dishes by hand. but it's not by choice. >> christmas was fun we had 20

people here. >> the dish washer had been working fine three and a half years but during the holidays, of course, it conked out. >> when ways starting the cycle it would still phil with water then five, 10 seconds just shut off. and i couldn't get to it restart. >> the bottom of the washer was filled with water that would not drain. >> it would flash a code. i called to trouble shoot with the code going on. >> trouble shooting didn't help but she did have an extended warranty. she reported the problem and a technician came out. >> and he couldn't get to it work. he didn't know. so he called someone eels a second repairman said it was a faulty pump. >> and he installed a new pump. and ran the dish washer it still didn't work. >> now a third technician says the washer was fine. she needed new plumbing so i called a plumber. he looked and sefdz sed, ma'am,

i can replace awful these pipes for you, but i can tell you it's not a plumbing issue. >> she replaced the pipes and it cost $275. and still, the dish washer did not work. >> they said it's no longer their responsible. >> the company says technicians couldn't resolve the problem. she said she'd had enough. >> i watch channel 7. i've seen michael finney. i thought i'm going to try. >> she contacted 7 on your side. we contacted home deemo -- depot. the company said it would replace the broken dish awasher. home depot said it's disappointing for us that she had difficulties because the extended protection plan we offer is a very good plan. good anyone is disappointed she the should contact the home depot to help resolve this situation.

home depot provided a gift card good for the amount she'd paid for the dish washer four years ago. >> i was elited -- elated. so excited. yes. >> now, most extentded warranties promise to replace machines that can't be repaired but it's often at the discretion of the warranty company. we'd like to thank home depot. christina says her dish pan hands are thankful, too. >> michael to the rescue, again. thank you very much. >> sure. >> we'll talk one more time about this weather forecast. >> it's gorgeous out there. here is a lk at live doppler 7. you can see sunny skies some areas of coastal fog into early evening hours. state wide look for sunny skies and mild conditions in

most loks. mild to warm, upper 70s in chico. and here in the bay area another lovely day milder than told, high temperatures into mid 70s and many inland locations. 60s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. we're going to have sunny, mild weekend. highs in the low 70s. mid-60s on the coast. will be nice and mild. be sure to follow us on twitter. and neither rain, nor snow, no heat nor gloom gloom of night will give our doppler 7 stopping the information. >> let's talk about the 49ers. >> they're making deals if you

can't beat them acquire them. a

the. good evening, antown bolden made big plays in the super bowl that hurt the 49ers now, he will wear red and gold, being traded to the niners. he could be tremendous in the red zone fr the niners. bolden would not agree to restructure the contract in baltimore, they decided to get rid of his deal. niners need more speed at wide receiver but bolden for a six round pick is a bargain. >> he's a great asset. a great player. he's another weapon for the team. so, any chance we can get the ball in his hands would be great. >> tori smith tweeted this, what? this business is bs at times, now, niners nfc west rivals

seattle seahawks agreeing to a trade. for what is expected to be a first round pick. you see the danger represent tl.d when healthy it's an explosive game changer. he was a burden, chronic migraines and was not happy with the organization. allen bridgeford expecting to get the reps that did not happen. a golden bear has been named pack 12 player of the year in basketball. crab led the league in scoring and led cal to a record. crab joins jerome randall as reese yents cal players to capture honors and old timers like jason kidd. >> could be on the list with those player who's went in the past for me to be on the list

is a great feeling. my teammates counted on me this year. >> i'm excited for him. he deserved it and earned it. he did a lot for us. i feel like he's deserved it. >> randy bennett st. mary's with a tournament title game. brad waldo an easy dunk inside. that is clearly offensive goal tending. you'll see the right knew just buckle. the struggling warriors host the knicks tonight. warriors lost both games. they need david lee back right now. also a fee injury something of

a mystery. if i'm coming back to play, i come back to play. if i'm coming back to play, i'm going to come back today. an mri revealed i just had a bad bone bruce so now it's just mater of dealing with discomfort that. i'm going to. >> cactus league action. a's and padres i'm going to do it every day. rough day for jared parker, travis buck, busting out the old buck wild catch phrase. parker goes four innings. san diego routes a's 10-0. hubt hunter nens a victory over texas. madison balmgartner getting into shape. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply and

hardware. >> it is. >> he hope you can join me tonight. bold move by hackers from hillary clinton to the vice president what. these criminals are doing with the personal information that is coming up at 9:40. then at 11:00 just hours now, catholic cardinals will begin selecting a new pope. how the diocese is welcoming its members into the process. and jimmy kimmel live after the late news. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> thanks for watching. >>

this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a business analyst from madison heights, michigan... a writer and library-services assistant from cincinnati, ohio... and our retupion, a business analyst from minneapolis, minnesota... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!

alex trebek! thanks, johnny. a warm welcome to you, ladies and gentlemen, " -- thanks, johnny. aand you folks at home who are gonna be playing along in this half-hour of "jeopardy!", and a warm welcome back to our champion, drew, who's very bright, very sharp, so, ben and lindsey, you're gonna have to perform at your very best, but we expect that from you. so, good luck to all three of you. let's go to work now in the jeopardy! round, shall we? today, we have these categories for you. alex: drew, start. i'll start with the main alcoholic ingredient for $200, pl drew. what is champagne? yes. alcoholic ingredient for $400, please. drew.

what is vodka? right. alcohol for $600. drew. what is tequila? correct. alcohol for $800. ben. what is rum? yes. alcoholic ingredient for $1,000, please. lindsey. what is tanqueray? tanqueray. you're on the board. tony winners for best musical for $200. drew. what is "fame"? no. ben. what is "a chorus line"? that's the musical. tony for $400. ben. what is "spamalot"? yes. tony for $600. lindsey. what is "the king and i"? yes. tony for $800. lindsey. what is "damn yankees!"? you got it.