consider the approval of the project. crown castle contractors did not return our calls or respond to the inquiry. hillsborough city officials say their invitation to contractors to talk is still open. what they're angry about is that the contractors went ahead with plans without talking to them first. vic lee abc 7 news. >> vic, thank you. >> city college will know if n.a few months if it has to close. the college had until today to come up with a plan to fix many problems. now, it's up to acrediting commission. leanne? >> well, the college officials presented three documents today. the main one is 343 pages long, e mailed this afternoon to the

committee. the reported is said to be as good as it gets. john rizzo says he's satisfied. >> prob are probably thousands of hours of work by hundreds of people. >> main document is outlining what college of san francisco has done to address 14 deficiencies bound by the commission for community and junior colleges. among them, city college told it had to find ways to become stable. so far, the college has lowered teacher salaries and cut back on the number of classes offered. much to the dissatisfaction of teachers and stud yentsz. >> trying to make our classrooms more crowded. people here earn too little. we have opposition but we're pulling together as best we can. >> still, college's financial

outlook appears uncertain. labor contracts have yet to be renegotiated. among things the committee did not like was the college's low cash reserves only 3% that. is one deficiency they managed to fix. >> now, we're going to be at 5% starting this year. and we're going to go up to 8% after a few years. >> the board hopes what they presented will be enough to persuade the situation to withstand their accreditation. without it, the college dmot collect funds and would have to close. >> well, i -- students going to go? if they don't go here? from san francisco they're going to go to skyline. >> i'd have to look for another job. i love this school. i love our students. >> and so, sheer what happens now n april, inspectors will arrive to make sure that city college is complying. then, they'll know the outcome of this sometime in early

july. by the way we have a link to that report on our web site abc 7 news.com. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> leanne, thank you. >> schoolteacher as cross california getting preliminary pink slips tonight despite the state having more money because of prop 30 tax increase voter as proved. an estimated 2700 warnings have been issued. one teacher receiving a pink slip says it's still ridiculous. >> i don't understand why our district doesn't see that the pie is expanding this, should have resulted in a change in their actions. however, they're acting the sky is still falling. >> districts zront a choice in. in law there is a requirement that on march 15th you've got to do layoffs. >> most expected to be rescinded but union officials warn the practice of sending

out notices then rescinding them is driving good, young teachers out of the system. >> san francisco police shot up a taxi cab after a suspected car jacker tried to run them over. this began after the suspect stopped on its windshield while the driver was still inside. police said they fired after the suspect rammed their patrol cars. residents say the shooting is unusual for that neighborhood. >> jackson street on a friday morn something. >> this is the first time i've experienced this. i'm just glow going to drop off kids. in this neighborhood? it's unlikely. >> the suspect man wrathed to drive off. he was captured late skbrer was not hit by any bullets. >> developing news a missing scots valley man has been found in utah. salt lake city police say

matthew austin abraham is in their custody for his own safety and undergoing medical evaluation this, is a surveillance image taken after a bus driver says she dropped him off. the 20-year-old has been missing since wednesday night. crews called off the search in santa cruz. abraham considered at risk because he suffered a head injury last week. >> san jose starting to fill a gap in the police department. 43 new recruits graduated today. and members say that number is not close to being enough. >> these new recruits won't able to work alone until finishing their field training. residents hope prince well help prevent crime.

here they'll be sworn in this, is the first kad my class since 2009. residents say it's about time more officers hit streets. >> we're in need of policemen. and... my goodness, they better hire them back as far as i'm concerned. >> into these recruits have gone through six months of training. mark minton used to work in manufacturing he's been waiting for an kad my to open up two years. >> as far as being a police officer i was doing that jork started to go to school. and they opened up. i put my name in immediately. >> the graduation is a small step to try to fill the hundreds of vacancies since cuts forced layoffs. >> it's such a relief not to be shrinking in the department. and laying off officers to see growth its not true. we've had close to 10 resignations just this year.

with another 15 in the final stages of back grounds. 25. >> jim says more classes are needed to keep up. >> we're going to be struggling and it would be a thousand for a long time. >> they took the oath to become police officers. >> i'm going to be back here number 4257. >> there are two more academies scheduled. one will be april 15th. >> thank you. >> still to come dwindling america's cup projections. who is being told to put its money where his mouth is. >> staying in the loop. the final piece of a big

public works project. >> i'm sandhya patel. clouds moving through now. i'll show when you live doppler 7 will be tracking rain rain coming up. >> a couple uses miles to get business class only to find out they can't sit there.

a former san francisco supervisor wants larry elly.son to makeup a short

fall that has been projected for the america's cup races. the billionaire founder of oracl sex sponsoring the cup finals here in september. former supervisor says the city shouldn't be liable for the deficit. >> you promised this is going to be a race going to provide thousands of jobs. that has turned out not to be the case. san francisco taxpayers are getting left holding the bill. >> he is lobbying through an online petition drive at causes.com. >> a hayward shift to a downtown traffic loop begins tonight public works officials want to make sure it goes smoothly as possible. nick smith is live on foothill boulevard with more on the changes for us. >> they're talking about the new one way traffic loop in downtown. part of a $100 million

project. it stretches six miles down to foothill boulevard around downtown. >> traffic has been a problem. >> engineers believe the project will alleviate ll a lot of the congestion created by drivers cutting through hayward. >> we dmot have a freeway going like other cities have two freeways by it mission makeover developed after plans for the freeway which would have cut through the hills died. caltrans purchased hundreds of homes along the proposed route. now, they're stuck with the property, no freeway, and until now, no solution to the problem. >> whenever have you a back up on 880, folks take a cut through through downtown. >> starting tonight hiding from the traffic situation won't be an option. this stretch of foothill only moves north.

rudy's shop has been here since 1948 to catch the eye of drivers he decided to get creative. >> they spent money on it. i hate to see it not working. i do hope that it work autos to prepare for changes upgrades remained like landscaping, traffic controls, wider sidewalks and bicycle lanes. >> you try to make the best out of life that you can. i'm optimistic. >> the project was funded through measure b. alameda county passes sales tax. police will be out to direct traffic and assist drivers for a look at the loop you can go to our web site abc 7 news.com. >> weekend is almost here. >> thankfully. >> weather is going to be dry. we'll bring you rain. we need it. not until next week so enjoy weekend. it's going to be beautiful. live doppler 7 right now.

rainfall department we're running about 70% of normal. that is statewide snow pack 61% of average. as you look right now just some clouds overhead. high level clouds. some patches of low clouds forming looking towards ocean beach from our mount tamalpais camera. low, low-level clouds. temperatures 56 in san francisco. it's 64 degrees in san jose. 55 half moon way bay. we're seeing the sun out there trying to peek through clouds. santa rosa, 67 degrees livermore 68. los gatos same, temperatures here is a lack at what is coming up. patchy fog, high clouds tonight turning sunny for saturday. rain arriving tuesday night going to hang around into wednesday. pacific picture showing you the clouds moving through now. al really not bothering anyone. just filtering sun and will

continue to pass overhead. computer animation tonight showing you high clouds, patches of fog for morning hours. then, clearing out. you can see a nice day here across the bay area. sunshine, wreez breezy at times. could get gusty along the coastline later into afternoon. so first thing in the morning do expect some patches of fog. most of the bay area starting out in comfort zone with low to upper 40s. clear in the north bay then by afternoon, we'll go with mild forecast. 71 san jose. 75 gilroy. cupertino 71 degrees and blue skies on the peninsula. 57 on the coast. downtown san francisco, 65 degrees, daily city, sunset district you're going to be into upper 50s and will get a breeze. so long sleeves might come in handy. north bay 71 petaluma.

east bay communities close to where you should be. 68 oakland. 67 new work, inland areas running warmer than normal again. 76 in fairfield. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. will be breezy but sunny both days including st. patrick's day. cooler on sunday. temperatures not changing a lot on monday other than increasing cloud cover then tuesday night is when rain arrives. it continues on wednesday. it's the first day of spring. drying out thursday, friday, rainfall projections now from a quarter to three quarters of an inch. higher elevations may pick up over an inch of rain. so... system that we need here. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up frustrated frequent flyer autos next from michael finney an airline run around, anyone trying to

getting easier to rack up frequent flyer miles but go and try to use them.

>> one couple saved up miles three years to fly business class to europe. and when it came time to book they hit a wall. >> yes. michael finney has the story. >> problem? >> imagine this. >> with mergers now and airlines everybody has different rules, suddenly your wind joe here. >> have you to work it. the miles are not what they used to be. you can rack up the miles but airlines putting restrictions on using them for upgrades. this couple book nearly a year in advance. still, it can get not. >> this couple has fond memories of their cruise. it was a smooth ride from buddha best to prague with a hitch. the flight back home. >> we saved these miles for this long trip. >> the couple used 200,000 miles from united mileage plus account to book two seats in

business class open on united airlines. >> you wanted to have business class. >> united confirmed business class for all legs of the trip except one, for that, they're put on a waiting list. they used the miles for the upgrade. >> they took our business class miles and aloe indicated them for the whole trip despite the fact that we were wait listed. >> representatives from united all assured us that oh, you won't have trouble upgrading just call. >> they did call. and call. and call. but... couldn't get off the waiting list. they flew off to europe, took their cruise. on the way home anxiety. >> we got to the airport at frankfurt. there was great confusion. >> we were bumped by a paying

passenger, full-paying passenger. that is what we were told. >> the couple did not get to sit in business class but did get seats with extra leg room in economy plus and promise of a refund for an upgrade never received. >> we got home, we started to call and got nowhere. >> they call and wrote to united. they said the airline would not reimburse miles because they flew back in economy plus. >> we were told by a friend to contact 7 on your side. >> good idea. we contacted united airlines which looked into this case. weeks later the airline reimbursed 40,000 miles to the account. united tells us because upgrade wasn't available on return we placed them on a wait list and an agent offered comply meantry extra leg room economy plus seating. after returning home another agent delayed reinstating

miles. we have reinstated the miles and apologized for inconvenience. >> we were happy to get our miles back thinking would it never work. you came to our rescue. >> the policy says you can use miles for upgrade but only if there are seats available in business or first class sections. >> they got their miles. >> yes. >> just ahead at 6:00 labor dispute involving garbage worker asks a program at the center of the controversy. >> also a lawmaker explaining his personal reason for suddenly support being same-sex marriage. >> and deadly toll from a small plane crash

president obama and congress signaling agreement over. pangs of the little-used e verify program the data base

employers use. despite signs of cooperation in washington the program at the sent yefr a labor dispute in the east bay. >> sky 7 up over the yards in san leandro this morning after workers went on strike complaining company was using e verify to retaliate against union organizing. >> all workers have a right to be free from threat intimidation. >> a spokesman says the strike only lasted five hours but the company got the message. a spokesman for waste management denied employees were being singled out. >> the program touched off a boy the cot of the grocery chain mi pueblo.

at pacific steel, 2 mun00 companies were let go after running names through the e verify program. the company was forced to withdraw in a settlement with its union. >> pacific steel is a good example of terms of if you don't have immigration reform, and you do employment verge fiction what. are you achieving. >> the saying what happened is a lot of undocumented people became unemployed. very few left the country. >> advocates say it has to come with a road map to legal slaigs. -- legalization. >> in 2007 a study was done that found that 4.1% of eligible workers were misidentified. 4% doesn't sound like a big

number unless you're thinking about making it mandatory, then that is 6 million people. >> u.s. senate has a republican supporter of same-sex marriage. ohio senator rob portman is a high-ranking republican. he voted in favor of the defense of marriage act in 1996 but today, portman said views began to change when his son told him he is gay. >> get married to have the joy and stability of marriage i've had over 26 years i want our kids to have it, including our son who is gay. >> portman says he no longer backs the federal ban but favors states rights to decide the issue. >> mitt romney told conservative activists he promises to work shoulder to shoulder alongside them into the future.

and speech marks the first time romney has spoken in public since the november election. he was interrupted by applause. >> the vatican denied claims that pope francis did nothing to stop human rights abuses in argentina. a journalist claims he failed to help two fellow jesuit priests. bergolgoio led that order between 1976 and 1983. >> three people died in a plane crash that occurred during rush hour. officials say a piper navajo was trying to return to the airport. witnesses say a flipped and

dropped and exploded upon impact. nobody on the ground was hurt. >> mer trouble for carnival cruise line, one ship is stuck in port and a second having trouble getting home. the company says a problem with the ship's propulsion system slowed it's speed. the captain is skipping a stop as a result of heading towards florida now. in st. martin passenger as board this stranded carnival dream being flown home today after a problem with a generator. a fire crippled the try jump leaving 4200 stranded on board five days. carnival posted a profit of $37 million. >> some limo drivers protesting the car share company called uber.

dozens stood outside of the headquarters claiming the company is under paying them and firing drivers. uber tells abc 7 news they only get rid of the driver that's have too many complaints against them. >> getting opportunity to see continuings clearly. >> up next, new procedure allowing people who can't have

a powerful laser is providing options for vision patients not candidates for the popular treatment. doctors say kit provide similar results without long recovery times. >> this is the view she lives for but the 29-year-old had her vision interrupted. >> sometimes, when paragliding i had my contact lenses coming out. while flying. which is not a great feeling. >> hi.

>> today sue ellen hope being to make those contacts obsolete with the help of dr. poktoravich. her condition is complicated by her cornea. the alternative n known as prk produces similar results but also with a longer recovery time. >> i cannot afford just not work because this is my passion. >> to cut the time she will perform the procedure with a new laser known as ex 500 saying it's currently the fastest laser for reshaping the eye. >> the laser beam is very precise. and very special. you know? it's a tiny beam. >> the procedure will last just minutes she guides the

beam on to her eye. as seen here in this animation, the pulses are delivered across the cornea. the doctor says the more even distribution avoids flattening of the cornea. >> and the brain will perceive images with glare and halos with a traditional problem. >> she says shaping shertens the healing process. for some, cutting off the healing time. >> what this laser over 85% of patients get 2020 or better vision one week after surgery. >> for sue ellen it's up lifting. >> when flying you want to have a great view. a great perspective z see

where you're going to land. so you keep yourself safe. >> he says the price is about $3500 per eye. >> that is a beautiful shot. >> it makes them feel they can conquer battles. the battles they're facing now. >> a woman's idea helps trance form her son now

anyone who has a child now noes frustration when your child is sick. now, imagine that child being sick for a long amount of time. >> the ronald mcdonald house is not the place we or anyone we care about wants to stay until needed. everybody here is sick or knows someone who is really

sick. this 6-year-old had a relapse of a rare soft tissue case. >> he lives in the moment. >> tonight, it's party time. >> yes. that is a cake. >> we're going to do this one. >> he had no way of knowing preparations began weeks earlier if hayward. kids had no idea what they're getting into. first had to learn to handle needles and threads. >> don't stick yourself. >> i already did. >> then, had to empathize with kids never met. >> what is the sickest you've been? >> just the flu. >> can you imagine what these kids goring through? >> no. >> do you want to? >> no. >> it may seem selfish. >> all were making kaipz, super hero capes.

if you meet her, never question what a cape can do for a sick kid. >> she knows from experience. barbara and her husband have three boys. doctors diagnose autism in 6-year-old maddox that was tough. >> nonverbal. violent. banging his head against the wall. slapping, twirling. did not feel pain. >> this is where capes come in. one day barbara sat down in the family room set to sewing a mirror miracle. >> it fixed him and made him feel strong. >> i did have this.

>> he is recovered. >> yes. not anymore. >> werjs one cape led to a second. before long she made hundreds. then, ronald mcdonald house asked for a few. >> you need to say i'm here, i'm here. we're going to call you back. >> with those requests barbara formed a charity called kiss the toad creations. this little one has leukemia. one at a time, kids make selections. >> kids see their child smile.

why won't you? imagine if everybody did something nice for somebody else. where would we be? >> for this first timer like brandon it's a eye opener. >> i feel wonderful. >> my child is socially awkward but he connected with alex. >> small victories will be more significant when following major set backs. on this night, one, two, dozens. >> it started with one cape. >> strong enough to face tomorrow. >> how do you feel today? >> good. >> what a wonderful story. now we can all use a cape.

>> absolutely. >> if you'd like more information go to our web site abc 7 news.com. click on see it on tv. >> yes. >> spencer christian is off but sandhya patel is here now. >> yes. right now some clouds moving through. these are just passing through the bay area, if traveling tomorrow it's looking great. morning fog giving way to spring. and up in you're yuka there is a chance of afternoon rain. here in the bay area, it's going to be bright and sunny. but breezy at times. temperatures 59 degrees in half moon bay. oakland, fremont 68 degrees. st. patrick's day parade taking place tomorrow at second and market at 11:30 in

the market. works it's way to civic center plaza. 59 degrees warming it up into mid-60s, sunny by 5:00 p.m. sunny and breezy. here is a lk at the accu-weather forecast. cooler for st. patrick's day. much cooler tuesday, wednesday. break out umbrellas wednesday at 4:02, spring arrives. be sure to follow us on twitter. rain, shine for tweets and outages and spare the air alerts. >> thank you. >> moving on to sports now. >> yes. >> it's winner go home for world baseball classic. ryan voguelsong hoping to send

world baseball classic arrives to at ask t park this sunday. team usa in a win and get in situation against puerto rico.

giants outfielder channeling his inner hunter pens trying to fire up the troops. as for ryan voguel song, struck out one, happening to be his giants teammate, pagan. andy gonzales doubles with bases loaded. right now they're on verge of elimination here unless they rally, rate late. giants and rangers solid day for matt cane. fans want to see more of that. two run bomb in the 4th gave the giants a 2-0 lead.

the giants beat the rangers by a score of 5-2. a's and dime backs, in the spring you can do this. bartolo colon struck out three. san jess yeah state working fought for nfl scouts there. is a surprise visit from a former spartan who can now wing it. >> if jeff garcia looks like he can still play football at age 43 it's because he can. >> i'm going to be out there on the field. they need a quarterback to come n i volunteered myself. >> jeff remains active and busy as ever he runs a football camp but biggest project today is resurrecting the career of j marcus russell its going well from a guy who i remember i was around him in

2009. granted he's had to. >> you think he can do it?. >> i believe he can do it. i believe if given the right opportunity he's not that guy you're going to ut thrust in the starting position. he can learn and grow. he can reestablish himself if he gets that opportunity. hopefully he's more prepared now to take advantage of it. >> san jose state garcia seize another quarterback in david bail. he would like to mentor prot suspect despite the fact... >> he's probably going to rewrite the record books. i just hope he continues to lead this team to grade things next year.

>> jeff garcia still in shape. raider defense needs a face lift. chicago bears played 80 games last season it's a huge disappointment after being selected with the 8th pick back in 2010 this, sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> jeff garcia looking great. >> yes. >> coming up tonight at 9:00 united states goes on heightened alert in north korea. >> then on abc 7 news at 11:00 police arrest a man after a violent bank takeover then let him go. now, they can't find him. who dropped the ball on all of

this? >> on jimmy kimmel live coming up after abc 7 news at 11:00, 11:35 kobe bryant. >> that is it nor edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. >> from the entire news team thanks for joining us everyone. have a good weekend.

this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a classics lecturer from los angeles, california... ...a journalist and community volunteer from brookfield, wisconsin... ...and our returning champion, a business analyst from minneapolis, minnesota... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! hey, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

our young caesar is cruising along, but today is the ides of march. will that be a factor as he faces kathleen and rob? let's start finding out. good luck, players. here we go. here are the categories. not "miami vice." and if it's short, it should be... alex: drew, start us. high fantasy for $200, please. drew. who is arthur? arthur -- arthur pendragon. high fantasy for $400. answer -- daily double. [ se ] you found it as quickly as is possible, almost. i guess.

you can go for $1,000. you know, let's make it a true daily double. oh, sorry, sorry. $1,000. [ chuckling ] wow. yeah. all right. here is the clue. what is "game of thrones"? that's it. yes, indeed. you now have $1,200. [ applause ] fantasy for $600. drew. who is conan? conan the barbarian. yes. fantasy for $800. rob. what is compass? corr let's do high fantasy for $1,000. ect. what is compass? corr rob. what is a castle? castle. right you are. let's go to tv show settings for $200, please.