charged if the chp can find a witness that saw him eated this, is distracted driving under the law. we'll have more at 5:00. >> we broke this story on twitter after it happened. you can get alerts any time just follow us on twitter. >> and breaking news in las vegas. a fire burning in an abandoned casino off the strip. we're told it used to be called key largo casino. and it's fully involved no. injuries at this point reported. >> california does not have a dui standard to measure the level of impairment for drivers on drugs. several law enforcement agencies are backing new legislation to change that. officials say drunk driving cases are difficult to prosecute without a standard. one officer relates the story

of his sun, also a chp officer killed on the job. that driver failed all field sobriety tests and a lab test but was not convicted. >> blood tests came back positive. we zront a limit in california. >> the jury heard all of this. and they still had people in the jury who said there is nudge wrong with smoking marijuana and driving so there ahung jury. >> the new bill proposes a zero toller yens level of illegal drugs in a driver's body. >> documents unsealed show everest bashham, the man charged with making threats against state senator leelandy had quite an arsenal in his home, he is being held on a dozen charges. investigation records show the police found 26 guns, thousands of bullets, and dozens of high capacity clips

during a raid on bashham's house last month. >> today, rallies held in the bay area and across the nation on this national day of action to reduce gun violence. >> the president is urging congress to support gun control measures and tried to highlight what he believes change is needed. >> abc 7 news is live for us in palo alto. another rally scheduled to get underway. mark? >> this is aimed at lawmakers in congress, here in the bay area, they may be preach together choir. this morning a group gathered outside of the san francisco office of dianne feinstein. efforts appears doomed in the senate. at left for the moment and saying there is not enough votes. that reality is prompted a

president to stand with families of the newtown, connecticut victims this morning asking voters to challenge their elected representatives. >> if they're not part of that 90% who agree that we should make it harder for a criminal or someone with mental illness to buy a gun, ask them, why not? why are you part of the 10%? >> this morning, nancy pelosi told me sup sport crucial. >> there may not seem to be votes right now, public sentiments is everything. >> right now, senate proposing a bill that would require universal background checks on gun purchases but assault weapons and a ban on high capacity clips are not included for lack of support. the head of the nra pushing back on background checks it slows down law abiding and does nothing to anyone else. >> it's been 100 days since the newtown, connecticut

killings. the president call makes it clear he knows time is working against him. >> we need everybody to remember how we felt 100 days ago. make sure what we said at that time wasn't just a bunch of platitudes. that we meant it coming up at 6:00 we'll have the rally for you that is supposed to begin at 5:30. we'll hear from the house minority leader about high price lawmakers paid 20 years ago when the first assault weapons ban was passed. >> a new antigun violence ad campaign aired today. >> featuring family members of children and adults killed in newtown. [ loss of audio ]. >> police -- we're going to

move onto the next story here, police in hayward looking for two armed men who robbed two toys are us stores this week, one store in hayward. another in pinole. you're looking at surveillance pictures of the robbers. in both cases the men asked a clerk to show them ipods then at hayward, they flashed a gun grabbing several devices and walked out of the door. >> there is a nationwide push being made for immigration reform today, there are several events in the bay area. >> what needs to be is an issue. >> members of several religious groups highlighting the need for immigration reform, that was repeated today in san diego and san francisco. those with intake council for economics and justice sang this morning. that the plaza washed feet of

several immigrants this, is one depicting jesus christ washing the feet of the apostles. this is being done as a sign of service and humility. but also, a cry for justice. >> calling attention to the appoint of immigrants and very dear and hopeful possibility that immigration reform will affect lives of millions of immigrants themselves. >> this group hopes a bipartisan committee will come up with a program and a task of legalization for undocumented immigrants now in the country. >> we have laws on the books that state we have ways to get into the country legally. as far as folks who are here already that, is a tough one. because what we need to do is need to seal borders to make sure folks are not coming across illegally. >> the house and senate are on

break. the council hope that's when reconvening they'll pass reform that will help undocumented who live in the u.s. live without the fear of arrest or deportation. >> moving on, 2013 shaping up to be a dry year, a target shows sierra snow pack just half of the amount of normal and it's begun to melt. first three months of the year are now driest on record going back to 1923. so we need it. here is a live look at heavenly mountain resort. the resort gears up for spring break. >> a day with sprinkles and light showers in places. spencer christian is here. >> we have some up in the north bay you can see here north bay had most active

weather today and areas of showers, scattered showers across parts of men seeno county and lake county well. have measurable rainfall in santa rosa, 5/100ths of an inch. this live view shows you blue skies over the bay area, clouds around, temperatures at this hour 0 degrees in san francisco. 67, oakland. 63 in santa cruz. lots of blue skies there. temperatures looking at another locations 61 degrees in santa rosa. 67 napa. and these are the features this evening, skies will be mostly cloudy later into evening. mild, temperatures into 50s. those clouds hold throughout tomorrow morning but will turn off into afternoon hours

giving us a mild day tomorrow.÷ú what does the weekend told? i'll answer that question in just a few minutes. >> spencer, thank you. we'll see you then. >> still ahead legal problems already facing the new jersey man who won one of the biggest power ball jackpots of all time. >> checking out newest member of the san francisco skoo. lucky people who get to name her. then, at 4:30. >> you're looking at the all solar aircraft going to be making a cross country tour. the story is coming up. >> and thursday evening commute is just getting underway. cars moving

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>> wow this, is a cute lil gal. the cub born last month. since she's been doing a lot of this, she's just laying around gettingym used to the zoo keepers and life. >> she's on limited display meaning visitors may not get to see her in person. there is this den cam so admirers can catch her snuggling up with mom. >> the tiger will be named by san francisco zoo fund-raiser. >> that cry is unsettling. >> yes. >> and how about this weather? >> yes. >> clearing up, tomorrow going to be mild. it's almost going to feel like summer coming our way. but weekend is coming our way. >> and rain. >> exactly. >> here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see nice absence of

clouds. we'll close in to show you where action is north clover dale up towards lake port and clear lake. we had some showers earlier in parts of sonoma and napa counties showers cleared out or ended so these are the features showers end and we'll have cloudy skies overnight. warmer tomorrow, but showers likely to come back this weekend. both days, let's take a look at conditions this evening for preseason baseball. the bay bridge series begins tonight. three games, giants hosting a's. game time, 7:15.ñr partly cloudy skies with sunshine. temperatures just under 60 degrees at the start of the game. temperatures remaining into upper 50s most of the game. let's pull back and show most clouds pushing out of the bay area right now. area of clearing about to move in for tomorrow.

but this system, this big low pressure system is the weather make your for the weekends which may bring us scattered showers. starting at 7:00 this evening, notice during overnight hours clouds thicken, they'll clear out tomorrow and it will be warm tomorrow. but, resuming animation mostly cloudy skies, then, showers begin to spread in overnight, into sunday morn sog 10:00 easter sunday looks like wide spread, wet weather showers possibly even showers. overnight tonight do not expect much in the way of showers. tomorrow, mid to upper 70s. 76 in santa clara. peninsula slarks highs 74 in

redwood city. mid-60s on the coast. and almost 70 degrees tomorrow, mid-70s into north bay valleys. and east bay. inland east bay, upper 70s, 78 fairfield. 77 livermore, and here is the accu-weather forecast. sunny skies and mild weather winding down. and showers saturday and a chance of showers and maybe thunder. there is a slight chance of showers monday, we have clouds and unsettled weather much of next week what. a spectacular day tomorrow is going to be. >> yes. terrific. >> thank you. >> up next an nfl boot camp. players aren't learning football drills. >> and a camera lost on vacation years ago turns up thousands of miles away. how the owner will be reunited

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>> so that there is video as far as off season programs we can get involved in. a lot of them look interesting. this looks like it will be the biggest challenge, and the most fun. they have a music boot camp and coaching. choices for you. but they're doing a lot and bringing more to the table. >> the players then paired with a mentor for 12 months to assist them throughout their potential career change. >> they're going to have to work on dancing move autos perhaps, yes. it's interesting. >> yes. >> there is a big change, nork times is reporting the 83-year-old planning to step down from "the view" in may, 2014. >> abc is expected to air a series of tributes and specials.

the career spanned more than five decades. she became the first woman to co-anchor abc's world news tonight. >> what an iconic broadcaster. >> amazing career. >> yes. >> role model for everyone, too. still ahead here tonight, tensions rising. u.s. conducts a test not making north korea happy. >> the rescue of a man trapped inside of a burning building what. officer dz to get through fire and smoke to reach this driver. plus lptz. >> is there a million dollar idea in this room? frankly, nobody cares. billion? they do. how, why, when we come back. >> i'm michael finney. we all know how expensive airline tickets are getting. i'll have tips on what you can do to get the very cheapest price for your next trip.

we have breaking news overseas. north korea put rocket units on stand fwoi attack military bases in south korea and south pacific.

abc has more now from washington on the rising tensions. >> today, a rareñiçóç admissioy the pentagon the u.s. military flexed muscles. officials say a pair of stealth bombers capable of launching cruise missles ran a drill over the korean peninsula. >> exercises mostly to assure our allies they can count on us to be prepared to help them deter conflict. >> this as tensions rise in the region with north korea threatening to attack south korea and the u.s.. >> in the face of threats from the north koreans is thatfá we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies. >> the bombers dropped mun yigs on an island hours after north korea cutoff all military communications. >> cutting off communication does escalate into a level we haven't seen.

now, we're wondering what next. >> the communist nation is fuming about efforts to punish the country for nuclear tests last month. not sure about the intention the pentagon plans to beef up defense autos we have to take seriously every provocative belacose word and action. that this new, young leader has taken so far. >> he says north korea must understand the u.s. will defend itself and it's allies. abc news, washington. >> another health care for nelson mandela. the former south african president is back in the hospital because of a lung infection. this is the second time he has been hospitalized. he contracted tuberculosis curing his time in prison and had lung problems ever since.

mandela has not made a public appearance since 2010. >> pope francis honored a tradition by washing and kissing the meet of inmates in rome. the vatican says not all were catholic. the pope says his job is helping lowliest people. he performed the holiry ritual for years and says he will continue to do so as pope n past popes washed the feet of priests in rome. >> several homes are still in danger from a landslide in northern washington state. the ground still moving on whidbey island. today, most residents who live nearby were allowed to turn they could still be a danger. people nearby say they can still hear the ground moving.

>> everybody sliding. and so... very steep. >> and still not clear what triggered and it has accumulated throughout winter, saturating the ground, adding weight. >> a bill board in oregon threatening to send smoke addicts up in smoke. it's working to legalize marijuana in oregon saying the message is simple. alcohol is more harmful than pot but the slox drawing controversy. it's right across the street from a drug treatment center. >> a recovering addict, i think it's horrible. >> what it's saying is that trade one addiction for another. look at the space. on this wall was a giant bill board. >> despite concern autos ohio

police officers pull aid marn from a burning truck. you can see the truck in a hot ball of fire. it rams into the side of a building. the driver trapped inside of the chaos, filled with smoke, police say he was not responding to shouts to get out. the officers had to smash the truck windows and then, cut the seat belts to pull the man out. >> one officer was wearing a recording system. the 38-year-old driver was not seriously injured thanks to what the police did. he was later arrested, for dui. >> happening now in sunnyvale there is a unique competition in a room filled with venture capitolists. those hoping to launch a business to become successful entrepreneurs are competing

for millions in seed money. as wayne freedman learned it can be. >> this is something called a technology accelerateor. >> when is this going to work? >> no. >> so said the co-founder of this company looking to change that with the execution of a simple idea. >> you can pair your smart phone to any device around you. this works over the cloud. >> it's one high reaching concept today. home of a tech expo. they're not looking for a million dollar idea in this room. but a will billion or two? yeah. >> on stage they have three minutes each to make their pitches.

they want to revolutionize videos on the web. >> they sync the audio. >> this allows users to cut between autos. >> he was one of the venture capitolists ready to invest. if you likes any ideas. >> it's causing a real problem people are willing to pay for. >> there is a piece of your future in this room. maybe they'll announce winners tonight before dinner. >> still asaid some zoo keepers hoping fake fur will help save a baby gorilla. >> a camera lost on vacation six years ago turns up

thousands of miles away. how the owner is getting old memories back. >> from our camera, looking at western sky cloud free. how sunny and warm will it be tomorrow? >> thank you z outside we go for a live look at the san mateo bridge. commute going well in that part of the bay area. not too bad at all. stay wit

some animal specialists are working around the clock now as human surrogates to nurse a newborn baby gorilla. her mother showed no maternal instinct and rejected her. she was transfered to a cincinnati skoo. a group of 10 humans took over, wearing gorilla suits and imitate gorilla behavior. the people teaching her to roll ofrks sit up and walk on all fours. >> as much as i like holding gladys the day she gos in with a gorilla mom is the day i'm going to be happiest. >> how cute. the specialists are preparing for a transition and have been showing gladys to other gorillas and letting them touch her, they think she will be ready within just months. >> what an interesting concept and makes sense. >> that works.

>> this about five years, she's getting the camera back with a free trip to taiwan. >> lindsay skalon lost her camera during a scuba diving trip in 2007. several years later 6,000 miles away the camera washed up on a beach in taiwan. sthil intact. >> an employee ofym china airlines found the cram, and found pictures and they can tell it was hawaii to see if they can find the owner. to get it back to the mystery blonde woman. >> the story made it to hawaii tv stations and back to skalon, china airlines offered a paid vacation to taiwan to meet the man and to get that camera back. that is quite an story. >> it's kind of a mystery. >> let's get a check on the

forecast.p >> no mystery about what's happening with our weather. mainly clear skies over the bay area, scattered sprinkles up north in fact. and some areas look like they're producing more than just light rain. most of us will see dry conditions overnight. looking for mainly dry conditions except for areas of showers moving through southeast. moving to california we'll see mainly sunny skies and sunny conditions as well with exception of the central and northern sierra and up around eureka. there could be showers tomorrow, here in the bay area, rather thick clouds overnight tonight. early tomorrow we'll see clearing. by afternoon, sunny skies and really mild conditions with high temperatures soaring into mid to upper 70s, highs 78 in

fairfield and antioch. 76 morgan hill, napa. and quite a warm day tomorrow, but things qhaimpk over the weekend. you'll find out more at 5:00. >> a san francisco nongovernment gets a special donation today. >> we'll have that story, plus, texting in traffic. it's not teenagers have you to worry about, apparently. >> are you starting to book summer vacation yet? when the bet time is to buy that ticket.

checking healthy living news a study finds children meals at chain restaurants don't meet basic nutritional standards. researchers say aside from having too much fat, salt and calories the meals often provide td no vegetables or fruits, failing to meet nutritional standards 97% of the time. >> it now appear as dults are the biggest texting while

driving violators. a new survey found almost half of all acults admit to texting while driving and almost all admit they know it's wrong but still do it. the same study found 43% of teens say they text while driving. there are about 10 million teen drivers but 180 million adult drivers. >> well in, san francisco today a bunch of new computers were delivered to st. anthony foundation donated by a neighbor. yammer delivered the computers and monitors this morning. they'll replace the old ones. the lab used by over 100 people per day. >> we've had the same monitors four years they're not fantastic. they're small. so these wail lou our guests to see thicks bigger. >> we just love what st. anthony's does so we're happy to be able too donate this.

>> yammer says it was made under the community benefit agreement. >> summer vacation will be soon here that, means it's time to start look for airline tickets. >> michael fin gee here with tips on when to score best deals. >> i live in fear of not buying cheapest tickets. it would kill me. it's difficult to know if you're buying a ticket at the cheapest point. a recentent study by cheap air looked at 25 million airline fares to determine the best time to find the cheapest are air fares. jeff is the ceo of cheap air. >> best time to buy your ticket on average in 2012 was 49 days in advance. seven week autos for

international travel? >> for international, 81 days, 11-12 weeks. >> the day of the week you choose to fly can save, too. tuesday and wednesday are generally cheaper than other days of the week. >> friday, sunday most expensive z in fact on average if you fly on a tuesday, you save $58 opposed to a sunday. >> most of us know most expensive times to buy is last minute. but he says the second worst thing to could do is buy tickets too early. a flight opens for sale between 330 and 335 days in advance. >> this starting fare is a lot higher than lowest fare will be. >> fare pricing not regulated by the government. this travel lawyer says that the department of transportation does not want to be involved in fares and pricing. >> think let airlines do do what they want with frequent

flyer, they're not watching these. >> and despite the travel booking sites, the biggest tip is find a good travel agent. >> travel agent going know when they load computer with their fares. whether it's a tuesday morning or wednesday morning. they're going to be on it and check that fare as it changes into the computer. >> the study also found idea booking a trip on a tuesday i'm told is a good idea, will save you big money is a myth. cheap air found on average savings was no more than a few dollars, that is not my experience. i'll have to double check that. >> what a shock. >> yes. >> thank you. >> from modern day flying. >> and what this plane is doing here in the bay area, we'll take you on a tour up next. >> and coming up at 5:00 major

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here is a look at prime time line up on abc 7. at 8:00, wife swap followed by grey's anatomy, then scandal, then join dan ashley and me for abc 7 news at 11:00. sacramento county families pet deer has been released into the wild just a day after being confiscated by wildlife officials. california department of fish and wildlife took the animal yet yed from a family who had raised herç after the deer's mother died. earlier, the agency said chances were slim the animal would survive but they reverse that had decision after the deer was evaluated. aviation hist bri to be made

here in the bay area. a solar powered plane will embark on a record setting cross country fly. flight. david? >> that is a very exciting event. no sure but two men canq fly without. >> the jetliner he was only about the same as a mid sized sedan. it's the dream liner of these two swiss men who want to take energy conservation aloft. >> you can dream. and it comes true. as long as you manage to get out of the servitude. as long as you can get pioneering spirit. >> the solar impulse has come to hangar two for a cross country flight powered by the sun. it's already set five world records for solar powered

flight and airborne as long as 26 hours. integrated into wings are 12,000 solar cells made by sun power. >> they take just a solar cell and they solder them together on the wing of the planes. and it's very light weight. >> at that point will go to atlanta or nashville or st. louis on the way to wad and new york city. over time period bf two months. the cockpit acome dates only one pilot. >> we have models making the airplane fly into advance in this weather. so this message we reduce the risk. >> there is new technology,

that, like the space program will benefit everyone. >> it's available for everybody to be more energy efficient. reduce fuel consuchlgts. >> soltar impulse will be making test flights. sou might look up and see it in flight on a sunny day that. will be a important step towards goal to do an around the world flight in 2015 that. will require being airborne five days and nights at a time. >> and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. bullets fly into an east bay home hitting an innocent baby. a live report on the condition and what is behind the shooting. >> and a truck driver's distraction that led to a fiery sent.

>> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 tracking showers right now. i'll let you know if there is more coming for the holiday weekend. >> family is traumatized by this. how could they not be traumatized?. >> that is because an innocent 1-year-old child becomes latest victim of gun violence in richmond. he was hit in the neck by a stray bullet while being fed in the arms of his grandmother, good evening, i'm cheryl jengs. >> that young boy was inside of the family home when he was hit. in a daylight shooting police say a man on the street fired a boreage of bullets at first street and mcdonald avenue that shooting injured a man on a bicycle. abc 7 news reporter nick smith is live from the scene tonight. snick. >> we're here in the western edge of the iron triangle. witnesses tell us that the shooter was across the street.

he opened fire on a man on his bicycle. that man rode past here bullets flew into this car. but bullets continued to fly. they flew into this apartment complex this, is where the grandmother was. bullets flew into the home in four bullet holes. the hole went through that window hit the baby, sending him to the hospital. he's now in oakland children's hospital. we understand he's in good condition. take a look at some video shot a little bit earlier when arrive together scene. police received call was reports of shots fired. at the same time, shot spotter alerted officers. a 1-year-old boy struck by a bullet or debris while home with his grandmother. theçó apartment complex is called saint john's and police say neither the home nor the child was the intended target. now we saw two dozen evidence

markers but police cautioned ta it's not necessarily an indicator of shell casings but material connection to their investigation. >> you have a 1-year-old child in arms of grandparents feeding him, bullets coming into the house, i'm really angry about this. i am sickened. i am apalled. >> an adult male victim was hit on a bicycle. both have nonlife threatening injuries. policing searching for the gunman. i saw canine units searching for evidence connected to this shooting. the man police are looking for is only described as a black male last seen on foot. police believe the shooter was standing across the street when he fired a weapon again, those holes went through this apartment. we do know that the baby is fine and now atp children's

hospital. he was wounded in the neck. the grandfather says mom and everybody else is just shaken up but for now, i can tell you that this baby is fine, as was the man hit. >> that is encouraging. thank you very much this, is a reminder why this debate is raging across the country today sh, a national day of action. president obama kicked it off at the white house. >> we've cried enough, known enough heart break. what we're proposing is not kad rad cal. >> the president was flanked by family who's lost children in the newtown connecticut school shootings and says the gun control vote is the best chance in mer than a decade to reduce gun violence. >> this is a one common sense legislation this, is common sense this, is not partisan this, is common sense. all of vus been affected in