hours of deliberations. he was elected on the fifth ballot of the conclave. the end chf signaled by clouds of white smoke pouring from a smoke stack. the message, we have a pope. here is a quick biography. until today, hes r his name was george borgolio. he was reportedly the runner up in 2005 when pope benedict was elected. he often rode a bus to work, cooked his own meals and visited the slums of argentina's capitol. let's get to our local coverage now. >> now, we're live with bay area reaction. >> you spoke with two people who actually know the new pope? >> well, pope francis is a

jesuit. and we're live tonight at santa clara university. we've had the opportunity to talk to two people, both fellow jesuit priests who have known him most of their lives. saying he is a humble man and the fact is he hispanic resonates here in san jose. >> this is the almost the end of the universe. i know the pope. >> he met the future pope in the 1908s. he knew that he was a man of the people with a deep seated concern for the poor. >> it's a poor neighborhood. and he had them deal -- work with the poor they established a chain of schools serving really wandering people from that part of latin america so. he is quietly authentic.

>> there is a new sense of pride. >> for me, i'm happy. >> there is hope the roots will set the phone for the church. >> it's funny people care about family. to be together. and try to care about old, old grandpas and friends. >> the bishop hopes he will address the sex abuse issue. >> i would hope again this ho. ly father would also take that in hand and do his very best to help all of us. throughout the world to make sure this child and adult is safe. >> he probably knows the new pope best. george bergoglio welcomed him into the jesuit order.

>> is he not a man who traveled extensively but he has seen poverty in argentinea. that opened his eyes to reality of poverty. >> father gomez told thaws the pope's long service as the bishop and cardinal of buenos aires will be reflected in his day-to-day administration of the catholic church. >> thank you, david. and bergoglio's taking of the name francis seems to please those living in the bay area. >> people are delighted about the name. the ash bishop says it's an honer that the pontiff has become the first tofr choose the name, francis. during morning mass a small

group of parishioners left the pews to gather around a computer screen. they watched as abc news announced they had a new pope. that the former ash bishop had been selected thrilled him. >> it's a moment unique in latin america. >> san francisco ash bishop believes the new pope's roots played a role in the selection and calls that a sign of renewal. >> i thought it the man him sex i think that is a consideration, i cannot help but think the thi the fact he came from latin america had something to do with it. >> he says he is surprised pope francis is 76. he expected younger. and says it's unusual to have a jesuit whose mission is to

support teachings of the church now leading the church. at this morning's mass there was excitement and relief. the church is now moving forward. this priest is pleased with the name the pontiff has chosen. >> that spirit that the pope is going to bring in. being able to be inclusive and all that. >> that is a beautiful name. >> there will be a mass of thanksgiving here and parishes throughout the city in the morning. live outside st. mary's abc 7 news. >> thank you. and as we've said pope francis is the first jesuit pope and first pope to come from the americas. stanford professor of religious studies says it's a change for the vatican. sheehan says to keep from losing the faithful the pope

needs to give women a stronger place within the hire arkie, be more transparent with reaction to sex abuse cases and modernize beliefs. >> it's time for the catholic church to stop being a museum. last 34 years have been a roll back of modernization under the last two pope ootz pope earned his priesthood in argentinea. the jesuits take a vow of poverty. governor brown is a former jesuit sem nairin. he says he's happy to see a jesuit and a south american elected. >> i'm glad he's a jesuit. he's from argentinea. that might give him a broader perspective. he sees the world from the southern hemisphere. >> brown says he didn't think jesuits were allowed to pursue

higher office, at least not in his day. >> in church literature holy spirit is represented as a bird it is said pope fabian was chosen when a dove landed on his head. it is only fitting this bird found a perch today atop the sistine chapel chimney. you can expect to see coverage tonight at 12:30 on night line following jimmy kimmel live. >> san francisco musicians hitting the picket lines. 100 went on strike today. they say they've failed to reach an agreement over the symphony finances saying there is no proposal on the table. the only offer involve nose wage increase. >> that kind of an offer going to put us into a position we will not be able to hold on total yenlted players and

won't be able to recruit tall yenlted available players in the pool out there. >> management disputes that claim saying it their proposal would have kept them among the three highest paid in the count try we have indicated to them in writing that we're preparing a new proposal we'd have ready for them, tomorrow. they knew that. and unfortunately decided to take this action. >> negotiations expected to resume tomorrow, a concert scheduled for tomorrow afternoon has been cancelled. >> organizers of the america's cup yacht race coming to san francisco this summer are trying to keep wind in the event's financial sails. they've scaled down the size of the event and projected pay day in terms of revenue as well. we're live on the embarcadero with the new plan. mark? >> as you know, four teams now instead of 14, an economic benefit has been cut in half.

that is what we've expected to hear today at city hall but it went beyond that. city supervisor says america's cup organizers failed to pay prevailing wages for work done in the smear we were making a commitment we were at the highest possible for the programs. we didn't live up to them. >> workers are now owd 400,000s ndz back wage autos prevailing wage rate for a car pender about $64 an hour. >> donna levitt said the car penders paid a third of what they're due. america's cup organizers countered saying they agreed to the prevailing wage requirement and contractors have agreed to pay back wages. >> so in the back drop of that, i do question the tone here. the tone of... innuendo we're in the trying to do the right

thing. >> small business owners and labor leaders stood in line to back up the cup as a boon to the city, or criticize it for not hiring enough locals. the head of the organizing committee took exception to supervisor avalos saying the city had been played. >> the world economy collapsed. >> he says there wasn't enough money so they expected teams from the teams is down from $215 million to just $57 million. buell took on the task of trying to raise $32 million to offset city expense buzz that effort is $8 million sort of what it should be. the goal now? just raise enough to keep the city from losing money. >> i believe that if larry ellison wins it it going to be back and more exciting next time. >> would you ever volunteer for this job again? >> if i want to stay married i won't.

>> in that piece you heard steven barkley the head of the event authority saying he didn't like being accused of not doing the right thing. today's hearing may have served to help clear the air some. after the hearing barkley told me he believes everybody is on board. reporting from the embarcadero mark matthews abc 7 news. >> mark, thank you so much. >> there is a lot more still to come at 6:00. just ahead we're on the road to a better commute. live neeft bay hills with a look inside of the new caldecott tunnel. >> bicycles on bart. an experiment to see whether bicycles should be allowed on all trains all the time. >> later tonight the live of pi. a celebration of mathematics and a calenda

here is the end of a police chase in the east bay hills, it ended with a sheriff's dog biting the suspect. sky 7 over the scene. deputies say she the showed up with a warrant and he took off, running. they chased him. and the dog caught up with him first. >> the fourth bore project is on track to open to traffic later this year. construction just started on the roadway in the tunnel connecting oakland and or yinda. today, abc 7 news got a look

inside of the new tunnel and joins us live from oakland. heather? >> hi, ama. 1937 is a very big year for bay area transportation. that is when the golden gate bridge opened and the first two caldecott tunnels. 2013 is going to be bigger, one for the record books. we have the opening of devil's slide tunnel followed by the opening of the bay bridge by the caldecott fourth floor. but today, elbow grease and shovels were still a preferred method for the work. at the same time, work has just begun on a major milestone, putting in a roadway. this rocky material is the subbase loose, rocky for drainage. layers of material will fill two to three feet reach together shoulder curve and to just below pedestrian walkway

on another. when finished it will carry westbound traffic only. >> with construction tlb two tunnels dedicated to eastbound traffic. that will eliminate the traffic shifts and pop ups. >> fourth floor has a number safety features including jet fans yet to be hung. they'll help in fire fighting and air quality. >> they can reverse the direction of air flow. some can direct air in one direction and another set can direct air in the opposite direction depending on where the fire is. >> there will be seven cross overwas motion sensor doors. there will be a p.a.system and security cameras. much of the work will be the

behind the scenes system. >> intallation and fire systems, air quality monitoring systems. that is not only need to be installed but integrated with existing systems. and new operations and maintenance buildings and also tested. >> the new tunnel is on track to come in on budget. heather, thank you very much. largest solar energy project in the world is going to be built here in california. ken salazar joined governor brown for the announcement today. two large solar farms will be built and power 265,000 home autos it's been a pleasure to work here in california.

as we have moved forward in resolving energy future of the united states of america. >> we have a lot of challenges in this country but climate change is on the way. and we've got to do something about it. >> requiring the state to get a third of the energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. we've got plenty of sun to work with today. >> yes. a nice stretch of sunny weather. >> sunny, and milder. spring won't arrive until wednesday, here is a look at high temperatures. several locations reaching 80 degrees owe today or above. ukiah a high of 80 degrees. 83 in gilroy. and high temperatures in the upper 70s, a live view looking

west you can see high clouds in the sky. but sunny skies at the moment. 7234 oakland. san jose, 72. another view from our mount tam camera. looking at ocean beach which at this hour had fog along the beach area. and now, sunny skies and clear along the coast. looking at the first forecast features dense fog developing again tonight. some pushing inland. mainly sunny skies and the dry pattern lasts throughout the weekend. satellite image shows high pressure holding on. thin, high clouds moving in. we've got a dry pattern lasting for a while. the jet stream is active way out to sea. there will be cloudy skies and some disturbances coming our

way. lots of sunshine mild conditions continue. overnight looking for fog at the koflt becoming dense in skpaerz push locally across the bay into parts of the east bay and north bay valleys. it will be mild overnight but visibility could be reduced in the morning at 5:00. be on the lookout for that. notice as the day goes on, following a time line, we'll see fog burning away skb back to the coastline we'll be left with high temperatures on the coast upper 50s, 60s 70s around the bay. 70s, maybe no 80s tomorrow. let's start in the south bay. 72 in redwood city. upper 50s on the coast. downtown 65 degrees tomorrow, up in the north bay, mid-70s in many locations. east bay highs 69 in oakland.

inland east bay will be milder with highs in mid-70s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. sunday st. patrick's day lovely day for celebrating or watching other people celebrate. getting cloudy skies sharply cooler weather tuesday, rain likely wednesday, first day of spring. we're expecting rain. can you believe that? sort of a seasonal role reversal. >> thank you spencer. >> coming up here next... a new online auction for california college students who can't get classes they need. >> former 49ers quarterback

state lawmakers hope to make it easier to get into classes at all of california's public colleges a bill would set up a system to complement classroom teaching. a faculty would approve a course list of the 50 most overcrowded classes in the state. students would be then able to take them when full. >> no college student should

be denied the right to complete their education because they could not get a seat on the course they needed in order to graduate. >> he thinks it would take about $10 million to launch the program, paid for with money he says the governor set aside for higher ed technology in his proposed budgite bart's big bike experiment about to shift into gear. bart officials announced they will hold a second pilot program allowing bicycles on trains during hours off limits. this test will go from monday through friday of next week. bikes will be allowed on all bart trains all the time. however, they can't be taken into first three cars during peak commute hours. >> we're going see hue some changes are working. we've been working hard to create more bike space on trains so more space near doors than in august.

>> bart riders will to do surveys so see what works and what doesn't this may be the last program before the board comes up with a permanent policy. >> still ahead here tonight at 6:00 murders two of santa cruz police officers. they might be alive today if it hadn't been for an army commander's decision to let their killer off the hook. >> we'll have what has become known as vigilante murder case. did the family of a prostitute conspire to kill her pimp? >> how some parks are feeling the pinch of cuts. the president goes to capitol hill to try to strike a deal. stay with us.

the pentagon has been under fire for how it deal was sexual assaults and at a hearing in washington, d.c. today the murders two of the santa cruz police officers became part of the dean yait. jeremy goulet, the man who killed them had a rape case dropped while he was in the

army. we're live with more. laura? >> two rape cases dropped against jeremy goulet while he was in the army. you can count barbara boxer, jackie speier and a top official adding voices about how the military handles it's accused sex offenders including jeremy goulet. >> the deputy police chief is asking for more accountability in the way the military punishes sex offenders. >> there is a strong possibility had there been follow through that this individual would have been in custody and would not have had the ability to carry out the crimes. >> detectives butler and baker were gunned down by jeremy goulet, an army veteran with a history of sex offense accusations. after the tragedy it came to light he was twice accused of

rape serving in the army n neither case was he put on trial. he served in the military jail before being granted a less than honorable discharge. >> too many military sex offender goes unpunished. >> how now, others are calling on the military to impose stricter penalties. >> what is it going to take? those capable are capable of other crimes, yes. murder. former defense secretary leon panetta is calling for greater transparency from the military. some say it wasn't just the military in, 2007 a jury convicted him of two misdemeanors but dismissed four fell knees he was charged with for peeping on a woman and firing a gun at the victim's boyfriend. >> it's not just the military

courts that might have looked another way on this. this kind of thing happens in the justice system. >> this is the memorial here it's been reduced since the last couple week asks has been a couple weeks since tragedies. we saw a stream of folks coming here and wanting to pay respects or drop flowers. >> the search for a missing oakland woman has been called off. police suspended the search today because they believe she's dead. police told a family they believe she jump frtd golden gate bridge. no body has been recovered. she was last seen in surveillance video on tell graph avenue on thursday n a statement the family thanks the community police and

volunteers. >> a judge ruled the parents accused of killing a pimp prostituting their daughter will stand trial for murder. the decision after a preliminary hearing that lasted almost a month. abc 7 news reporter vic lee has the story. 22-year-old calvin snead is a victim. the man reportedly pimping the 17-year-old daughter two of defendants. police say he had just brought the girl back to their home in the bay view on june 3. the next day snead was shot to death in his car. he waited to bring the girl back to los angeles. >> this is a case where people really thought about this carefully. they put a plan together. >> prosecutors had surveillance video staking out another case. they say it shows the father meeting on grove street.

and that the video shows all three men getting into the car. the da says it's damning. >> you can see the weapon and vehicle, leaving. you see the vehicle coming back after the shooting. >> prosecutors will argue three men drove to the bay view and guilton shot and killed snead. >> when ever you have parents that have a minor daughter being pimped and prostituted there is just going to be a lot of emotions but that doesn't necessarily mean it's leading to murder. >> gascone says the defendants have a violent past. >> these people have been involved in criminal activity and in gangs. have prior history of violence. >> defense lawyers say there are plenty of other people who wanted snead dead. police never did recover the gun used in this case. so video will play an

important part in this case. the four defendants will be arraigned in two weeks. >> the president went back to capitol hill for another round of talks this time meeting with house republicans about a possible deal. reports say the president and house speaker were given a standing ovation walking in. afterwards boehner called this meet prog duct skbrif a good start towards tackling problems but differences remain over the budget the debt and other issues. the golden gate national recreation area must cut almost 9% of the budget. 30 permanent positions under jeopardy meaning service cuts. >> picking up of garbage, kids programs and this is related

to not being able to have the number of staff we'd normally need. >> visitors will see more of this, too. close close add tractions. areas like fort point won't be open for as many days. alcatras will not be affected by the cuts. >> one biggest tour of course. >> yes. >> coming up a new service for those of you who just can't deal with old fashioned snail mail anymore. >> we'll show how to

as our electronic lives move into the cloud, there is something being left behind, old fashioned snail mail. >> right. but just last week a start up launched in san francisco aimed to change that and here is abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom. thees he's not the mailman and doesn't live here why, does francis sanchez have a key to this mailbox? the sans hard to miss. >> the flag... the flag on this car that is sticking out.

>> a lot of looky loos. they think what is that? >> francis is an unpostman. >> undoing the post? >> yes. exactly. so... this is our stop here. >> making as many as 60 stops per day, he retrieves mail from mailboxes and takes it back to the warehouse of a company called outbox. >> we make you paperless overnight. all postal mail son iphone, ipad z you can access anywhere at any time. >> the co-founder says for $5 a month outbox will pick up mail three times per week ask scan it you've had control to unsubscribe from junk mail, share mail with spouse and to request physical items you want out anything of the rest. >> outbox is gatherering steam but everyone seems to agree it's innovative. but is it enough people will want? >> pestal industry son the way out.

does it make sense? >> christina farr says privacy is a concern. >> you have sensitive information coming through in the form of bills so have you to make this decision about whether you're comfortable having someone open your mail. >> outbox says employees have checking ground checks but mail will be read by a machine like g mail, outbox plans to have apps. >> you can click request a sample of makeup or clean prog duct that would be delivered in the mail. >> coming up here next life of pi. not the movie. >> we're talking about the number. we're going to tell you about the usual celebration at hand for this math

tonight money matters a changing of the guard at google. executive in charge of the android software division is stepping down, handing over reigns to android after turning it into the number one

operating system for smart phones and tab blets. amazon cut the price of the kindel fire hd should alout company to cut costs. the wi-fi only version will be $30 less. 4 g version slashed by 100s oodz in the world of mathematics tomorrow is a day for serious fun. it's pi day named for the mysterious never ending number, pi. it's now becoming a fen non nom nan, you know. and abc 7 is the exploratorium official tv partner tonight we have a pi primer. are twice the night before pi day. the staff was teaching pcht i lovers with care in hopes that the pi prince soon could be there. when what to our wondering eyes should appear but a band of musician was a song of pi cheer.

vision of pi day blasts are from exploratorium. the idea was born 25 years ago. >> march 14th is 314. >> pi is what you get dividing a circle by the diameter. no matter the size of a circle the answer is always pi. pi has been around since ancient times but now, it's the poster child fr a mathematical movement. pi day happens to be albert einstein's birthday observed in classrooms around the country. congress voted to make it official. internet is packed with products. a professor helps create this web site. >> pi appears all over the place. physics, science, exploring

properties is a great way to get kids ask adults interested. >> this is the prince of pi. marchers sirk yelt shrine embedded. >> a place if -- a number. >> but it is moving. so a new tradition is about to start. last year, it was lifted and placed in a storage containor this, is the spectacular brand new building on the san francisco water front. now, it doesn't open until next month. tomorrow, it will be placed right here. just steps from the embarcadero. one part of the celebration has been eating pi. tomorrow will be no exception.

a precelebration at 1:00 p.m. outside of the new building. you are invited as pi mars on. >> i'm a fan of apple pi. >> you'll find links to pi day, resources and more about the celebration tomorrow. click on see it on tv. it opens at its new location april 17th. you'll get a look on abc 7 news. >> it's cool. >> yes. it s thank you. back to spencer christian for a check on the accu-weather forecast. >> thank you. a warm weather continues. a look some fog near the coast. how about this view looking at the western sky. high temperatures today 80 degrees in santa rosa. 71 san

francisco. 76 in santa cruz. mild weather around. tomorrow, state wide, mild pattern continues. that includes bay area but there will be thin, high clouds, sunny skies again tomorrow with coastalling to. high temperatures into low 70s around the bay. mid-70s inland. and here is the forecast. mild weather continues including sunday and monday. cooling down tuesday with a chance of rain wednesday which by the way happens to be the first day of spring. happy spring. you can follow us on twitter rain or shine including wednesday. go to our twitter page. >> good resource, thank you. >> yesterday we heard about raider nose longer with the firm now.

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this sports report brought to you by orchard supply and hardware. round and round and around they go. alex smith stopped in his new home. he made a first appearance today as a member of the cheifs excited about the prospect of playing for randy reid. >> i made it clear i wanted to play. i did not want to sit there and wasn't ready to be a back up. and the process started about teams. there is no doubt this is where i wanted to be.

so smith goes to the chiefs with the nose tack yes. remember he was a force in college but has been hurt so uch nuch the pros. gets a deal that could be worth up to $7 million. deshawn goldson didn't tell his mom he signed up because she won't let him play. he ended up playing and it paid off. goldson with this crushing hit just signed a contract with tampa bay. other moves two years, $12 million deal tom brady said to be furious after restructuring his contract. reggie bush ran almost a thousand yards last year from

miami. he gives another play maker. the basketball tournament started featuring an amazing come back by stanford. johnny dawkins squad with 18 minutes and only a tournament title this is his best game as a cardinal. play of the game. no. crush it. 23 ponts, nine boards. carson was unstoppable. right, hits a three and is fouled four-point play. that ties it up. they go into overnight. -- overtime. 15 seconds left.

89, 88 arizona state. gary peyton the glove to watch his alma mat yes, colorado spencer that is the way you win the first half. they'll play arizona tomorrow. gosh. san jose state basketball program hasn't done much. today, spartans fired their coach, who led sparty eight seasons. they're going into mountain west next year they have to make strides just to be kpet nif that league. got to show you one play. brook lopez on his brother with authority. twins remember they went to stanford together. look how high he s come get some, little brother. giants beat the reds.

barry zito aloud just one earned run. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply and har hardway. that had to be good. >> thank you larry. >> join me tonight at 9:00 coming up then, saving lives. an earthquake detector that work autos then at 11:00 not sure if you're sober enough to drive? there is an app for that. join us at 11:00. >> from all of us here thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and will see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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