>> in san francisco, protestors stood outside dianne feinstein's office. 100 rallieszv were held across the country today calling for action against gun violence. >> a distracted big rig driver was involved in a deadly crash that killed two people. it shut down interstate 80 most of the day. california patrol says the rig burst into flames after it hit two vehicles crossed over the center divide and hit yet another vehicle. the accident happened around 10:30 in the area of old davis road. abc 7 news joins us live, is the road reopened yet? >> let's show you what's happening now. they're about to reopen the westbound lanes i'm told. you can see they're picking up and driving away right now. caltrans did some preliminary repairs to the asphalt here, damaged in this fire. so they're going to open up for a few hours and get through rush hour until 8:00 they'll come back out to do

more repairs. in the meantime we've learned driver who was involved in this area told chp he was eating just before the accident and with a logs of life, two lives, actually investigators say he could face potential charges for driving while distracted. as shown in this video, the fiery crash happened just after 10:30. accord together chp a big rig was traveling he eastbound near uc davis. it suddenly veered off the road. >> while driving was eating z eating he started choking. he then lost consciousness. the vehicle drifted off the right hand shoulder and veered hard left. the tractor trailer collided with a bmw traveling westbound. upon impact both vehicles burs

td into flames. >> the driver was able to gelt out of the car before becoming engulfed but driver and passenger of the black bmw had no chance and both died at the scene. the interstate closed about three hours. the chp investigated and caltrans worked to repair the guard rai. all eastbound lanes were reopened. chp reminds drivers one doesn't have to be talking or texting to be distracted behind the wheel. >> this unfortunately leads right to distracted driving that. is the reason for the push to drive a vehicle. don't do things in the vehicle you shouldn't be doing. >> i drive to arrive alive. >> this big rig driver says he tries not to eat while driving but the job makes it tough. >> it's hard not to. i mean we can't make no money unless we're moving. so unfortunately we do have top eat while driving. everybody pretty much does

that. >> would you be concerned if they decided to crack down? >> no. i won't be. they'll allow us to stop and take a lunch break. >> and this is a live look here westbound. two vehicles getting ready to reopen all lanes temporarily. and then, caltrans will be back out here at 8:00 tonight to close lanes and do needed repairs. the driver involved in this accident along with several others is being is being treated for moderate injuries and of the chp says he could face vehicular manslaughter charges. they'd have to find a witness who saw him eating before this occurred. in davis abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. another news item with b.highway travel. california law enforcement groups are speaking out in support of state bill 289 setting a zero tolerance standard for drivers under the influence of illegal drugs.

right now the cases are tough to prosecute because no legal standard exists in california. one chp officer killed on the job by a driver high on marijuana. the driver failed all field sobriety tests but was not convicted. >> we had to try to convince the jury that there was a jents but he wo this be 289? the individual would have been found guilty. >> the new bill proposes the same standard all commercial drivers are currently subjected to. >> and california snow pack survey confirms what skiers have known all season. this is a look in tahoe. you can see that it's pretty patchy right there. department of water resources says it's only about 52% of normal. you can see very low with this

spring melt underway. the department says agencies can only expect to get about 35 to 40% of what they want. melting snow normly provides about a third of the water for homes and farms but we did get a little bit of rain today. abc 7 news is here to show us what's happening. sandhya? >> we're here in the bay area, and right now on live doppler 7 hd watching showers. some of you may need umbrellas into evening. let me get you in closer here taking you into yu kaia here. and we're watching some showers developing right around the cloverdale area. and out towards point arena. we have some in sea ranch. as far as rainfall, we've seen from a few hundredths to about

quarter inch 8/100ths in calistoga. there is more wet weather in the forecast. of course, if you have plans this holiday weekend you'll want to know if you need umbrellas. will kids need rain coats? i'll be back with details in just a few minutes. >> we want to show you surveillance pictures of two men believed to be robbed two separate toys are us stores the clerk opened a case of ipods, one man flashd a gun, the men grabbed ipods and walked out, a similar robbery occurred in a pinole toys are us. ill plees are still looking for the men. >> religious leaders in the south bay used a traditional rilt twal to push for immigrant rights.

and. >> he stated labor leaders by marching through streets of san jose. they want congress to pass immigration reform. and there is as jesus christ is said to have washed feet after posels. >> for us in one tradition a christian tradition is a sign of service and humility. for those who are contributing to our lives is. a survey shows there is growing support for undocumented imgrabts to stay in the]i country if they meet certain roirnltz. >> some drivers adapting well to the all electronic tolling system and snoks went way too fast into the toll plaza. and today, they did slow down. also, 15 confused drivers got

a talking to through the loud speaker to keep moving that. is down from the 70 confused drivers yesterday. >> that is working well, you've got to expect a little bit of confusion. >> yes. >> still ahead at 5:00 major discount retailer enlitsing shoppers to do some of its dirty work. >> what are the obstacles preventing working mothers from having it all? a lawmaker steps up to change. >> will it make a difference? the reason chevron's

president obama made it clear he wants to improve

early childhood education. nancy pelosi called attention to the severe shortage of child care options in the bay area. leanne? >> well, near california there are 300,000 children on waiting lists to get into a quality center. the president started a destruction. and as soon as president obama turned to the spotlight on child care, women around the nation began a serious dialogue about raising children while trying to thrive in the work place, one of the women was facebook's cheryl sandberg continuing to encourage women to be more ambitious. that received criticism. she told fortune cheryl sandburg is both super human

and rich. the attorney says sandburg's advice doesn't make sense to most working moms. >> i feel it's a struggle and there are sack figs fiss. you never -- it's hard to find a balance. something is suffering whether your career or family live. >> cook says she's lucky to be able to afford child care. those who can't sometimes end up leaving the work force. >> we have parents can't continue to go to school because they don't have child care they need. we have parents not able to work. >> today, nancy pelosi advise yilted south of market center where 60% of the children live in under served neighborhoods. city and state and private donations helped pay for their care. there is a shortage in san francisco, there are 4800 children on the list. pelosi says challenges for government to come up with

legislation would create affordable care for all. >> i am hopeful listening to the people that members will make a different decision. >> among proposals more grants and a tax credit are for low income families. that is going to be hard to pass in congress, one challenge is to come up with more learning centers to have quality child care around the nation. >> the board at chevron is kugt it's pay. the ceo could see his compensation sliced by up to 10%. watts yorn was paid $24 million. the board made the move because of what it called operating incidents last year

including a nir a platform in nigeria and a fire at the richmond refinery. chevron makes $26 billion annually it looks like google glasses will bring new jobs to silicon valley. the glasses will be assembled in santa clara. the same contractor assembling iphones and ipads. this would be a boost for manufacturers so that would be jobs created here. >> a credit card fraud can strike anyone. the chief jus cities known for using a credit card to buy coffee at a starbucks.

we've seen showers around. scattered showers in the fblgt for this weekend as this area of low pressure crawls towards coastline. we'll see some changes developing heading into weekend. tonight, 7:00 p.m. clouds around. and maybe a isolated shower or two but it's winding down. but morning sun breaking through. for afternoon, it's going to

be warm inland. coastal areas on the mild side. just clouds coming through. a lot more cloud cover saturday morning this is 10:00 a. that area of low pressure gets closer, 2:00 p.m. we can see showers developing as you'll notice here, and it starts to get going saturday night f you do have easter egg hunts scheduled for saturday you're looking okay. but heading into sunday it's not looking great on easter sunday, 6:00 a.m. sun rise services shortly after that. you can see wet weather around from a quarter to half an inch of rain expected overnight, mid 40s to low 50s. like last several nights cloud cover around. and then, afternoon, highs very mild. 75 in san jose. milpitas south bay, 78 los gatos, hard to believe it's going to be this mild but goigts to be. we're going to see high pressure just building in

before that front. that system. half moon bay, 65 degrees, 69 downtown san francisco. a beautiful day. mid-70s in santa rosa. heading out towards east bay, 75 in oakland, inland communities mid to upper 70s. 78 antioch. sheer look at the accu-weather forecast. tomorrow, dry, mild to warm. scattered showers saturday. isolated thunder with showers easter sunday you'll notice next chance of showers coming up again on thursday, going into friday. so... more wet weather is ahead. monday, through wednesday, looking just fine with milder temperatures. >> thank you. >> very quickly want to tell you the stretch of i 80 westbound closed most of the day because of terrible deadly accidents is now reopened so that is good news. >> yes. >> coming up the bay area city

finding a way to strike a deal using private funds to pay for public safety. >> unlocking mysteries of parkinson's disease by tapping into brains of living patients

berkeley's chez panisse restaurant may be reopened by june n a statement the owner says she's confident the restaurant will reopen the first week of juchblt she has business interruption insurance so the staff will be paid during this rebuild prog ses. >> san francisco first new fire station in 43 years is open for business. trucks went out on calls after the mayor and pir chief cut the ribbon to new fire station

1. the city avoided spending mill dwroinz retro fit by swapping properties with the museum of modern art. moma paid for costs to build the new station that is more than state of the art. it also has decontamination area, firefighters can wash clothes and rinse chemicals intended to cut down exposure to carcinogens. >> the force brings star wars fans to a museum.

new at 6:00 a south bay family goes to court to keep the county from forces them out of their home. the i team tells us what the judge decided today. >> also, michael finney helps a couple with tv trouble. they found out canceling an offer would cost them hundreds of dollars. and the game developer attracting attention by turning promise of virtual reality into reality. it's coming up in a half hour at 6:00. >> thank you. >> students in san jose about to get their science lessons from a galaxy far, far away. >> a field trip gave them a sneak peek at a star wars exhibit. >> the actor playing lando in the original movies tells students ou science could be

just as fascinating as imagination. >> you think about the universe, you think about something that is so vast, endless. and there are many questions. so that it -- it becomes very interesting. and i think it certainly gives us a lot of answers. >> star wars where science meets imagination will be at the tech museum in october. that seems like fun, educational. >> we're debate chg we like the best. >> i liked first one. >> i like them all. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. see you again at 6:00. this is "world news." tonight, house alert. 7,000 people urged to get tested immediately, for diseases like hepatitis and hiv, after visiting their trusted dentist.

a major investigation has begun. what went wrong? behind this door. finally we learn more about the shooter who gunned down the children of newtown. and the mother who helped him amass an arsenal of weapons. real money. our team finds hidden cash that can help your family pay for one of life's biggest bills. how about $18,000. >> i'm shocked you all were able to do that. hallelujah! and all in the family. the baby gorilla orphaned by her mother. tonight our reporter putting on the gorilla suit to show off -- show us what it takes to become a gorilla mom. good evening. we begin with a startling medical headline, a trip to the dentist creating a frightening prospect for 7,000 people in tulsa, oklahoma.

people urged to get tested for a host of serious diseases, including hiv, hepatitis. health officials say they may have been exposed by their veteran dentist, a trusted man in their community. how could it happen? abc's david wright has the details. >> reporter: dr. w. scott harrington has been practicing oral surgery for 36 years -- most recently in this tulsa, oklahoma, medical building. but authorities are now concerned that he may have exposed thousands of patients to potentially deadly infections. >> the instruments that came out of the autoclave were horrible. i wouldn't let my nephews play with them out in the dirt. they were horrible. they had rust on them. >> reporter: authorities say letters will be sent tomorrow to 7,000 patients, recommending they be tested immediately for hepatitis b, hepatitis c, and hiv. they started investigating after a patient with no other known risk factors tested positive for hiv and hepatitis c.