and convention bureau. none want to have a guess. on the embarcadero, abc 7 news. >> budge yut cuts taking a toll at the irs. a hiring freeze is preventing the agency from replacing workers who have retired or left for other jobs. long lines for the poor or elderly and lengthyer help times. the irs lost 10,000 empleays to attrition. staffers say they're feeling pressure from the lack of man pou year strong winds are gone but mess remains, now, department of public works crews in san francisco are still clearing trees. close to 100 were damaged. some of those caused more destruction after they fell on top of things. take a look at this little league diamond. the back stop mangled by two trees.

damage is in san francisco's western side. >> and part of the great highway reopened now. looks like a sand dune there. it's enclosed in 75 miles per hour gusts dumped sand yesterday. the vood now open between skyline but the stretch remains closed. >> but those winds have died down and it's warmer out there. >> absolutely. >> we have a warm up going on right now. here is a look. there are no storm systems around. still a breezy day. it's breezy around the bay area. gusts above 20 or 25 miles per hour. sfo and san jose, 25 miles per hour gusts out in fairfield. calmer up in santa rosa now. here is the forecast this evening.

winds continuing to taper off. will be clear and mild and temperatures ranging from mid-50s upper 60s. overnight into early morning clear skies, sunny start to the morning. afternoon, nice, sunny and warm area wide. high temperatures mid to upper 60s on the coast. i'll look ahead at the weekend forecast later. >> a wildfire burning in ventura county is contained. the fire burned 170 acres destroying two homes, it broke out yesterday afternoon, threatening 170 other homes and led to evacuations until the winds in that area calmed this morning. investigators believe the fire ghan a mobile home that was destroyed. >> the calendar may say april but feels like the dead of winter from rockies to great lake autos take a look.

flights brought to a stand still at denver international airport. parts have reopened after blizzard conditions in wyoming forced them to close. >> and while some were shoveling snow, others steered clear of this tornado in eastern colorado. a trailer home rolled on to the roof. and two twisters raced through washington county. high winds and tornadoes also possible in oklahoma, texas and arkansas. >> same storm brought snow to colorado dumped golf ball sized hail on cans yagas. the hail rattled nerves because forecasters worried tornadoes might strike there. people in northwestern kansas

faced icy road autos 14 people in texas were stabbed on a college campus in the houston area, police arrested a student at lone star college in cypress they believe he random live stabbed people and police believe he acted alone. two victims under critical condition. a tuberculosis scare at dear valley high school. one student came down with the disease, now two others will have to get, rather, sorry. more than 200 students and staff will have to be tested. >> county health officials will set up a testing clinic. 220 people will get tested for the disease. >> i'm nervous, my son is saying he wants to know who it is or was. i said that isn't the point we just want to make sure everybody is safe and healthy. >> it's unlikely students have

tuberculosis. not everyone exposed will get infected. >> testing will focus on people that had the most contact with that infectsed student. >> this grassy field could become san mateo county's newest fire station. not everyone likes this idea. the station would replace two fire houses in millbrae and burlingame. and the new station would not be far from existing stations on hillside and crest view drive. a meeting will take place tonight at burlingame city hall. >> sports news. warriors get a second chance tonight to perhaps clinch a plaioff spot f warriors win and lakers or jazz lose, warriors will qualify in the western conference for playoffs. and some would be surprised

but the team added a lot to roster and the head coach is counting on a playoff spot. >> we are no way wr we didn't expect to be. when you expect to be somewhere you act accordingly. it's not a shock to us. >> warrior fans are fiercely loyal. they have the best fans when you consider lean times we've had year. warriors sold out oracle arena 29 times this season. >> they're due. >> yes. >> well, a lot of whale watching has got their money's worth on saturday. three hump back whales greeted the tour this, video provided by oceanic society which does tour groups all year long. the whales did come up to boat

and sprayed watcher was spouts. the whales hung around 45 minutes putting on this rare shochl the oceanic society runs tours throughout the year off of san francisco and half moon bay. >> what fun. >> yes. >> coming up millions of homeowners can expect a check in the mail but may be disappointed. ahead billion dollar foreclosure deal may leave people feeling like they were short changed. >> also coming up a tour of the new exploratorium. we'll meet the man behind the cool exhibits. >> and when is computer hacking a good thing? we'll show you coming up. >> a first live look at traffic in san francisco jammed up for those folks going for lower deck of the bay bridge. better on the righthand side of the screen southbound towards 101 and peninsula.

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nation's largest banks will begin sending payments to millions of american who's may have been wrongfully foreclosed on. officials say $3.6 builtin will be distributed to more than four million borrowers. most will receive $300 but more than a thousand people will get checks for $125,000. the banks reached a settlement

with the agencies in january. >> new partnership brings expanded wi-fi access to airports around the globe and service that is managed to double membership in less than two years. >> hi, emily. >> good afternoon. at and t teamed up with boingo to improve wi-fi access at airports around the world. subscribers will be able to access at and t's u.s. hot spots for free. jet setter team will remain in new york city. bloomberg reported guilt was trying to sell jet setter in the fall.

sony renewed the contract for a multi year templ keeping linton in charge of the movie tv and music businesses. making entertainment a rare bright spot for a company that posted eight straight quarterly losses. >> thanks higher over invester optimism over corporate earnings season. and more people listening to music on pan dora. that is up from 100 million than less than a year ago. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, carolyn and larry, back to you. >> exploratorium reopens next

wednesday at the new home here on the san francisco water front. >> yes. it will be at pier 15. i think we're going tok hanging out there. the site will triple the old exhebit space. >> abc 7 news wayne freedman got a look at the new digs and is live with more for us. hi, wayne. >> this is pier 15 here, impossible not to have a hands on a place as visual and as unassuming as this. >> san francisco new exploratorium they're all about balance. not only physical but also intellectual one. >> i think everybody has to rekindle their curiosity. >> tom rockwell is the director of exheb yits.

here, new digs on pier 14. >> i would like to believe we brought about 400 exhibits with us. and have brought older exhibits. >> it's been a $300 million project. today, the press had a go at the place. maybe it's only natural there are moments when we forgot we're working. this large convex mirror but any tv reporter in front of a mirror he's likely to get distracted. but disoriented?. >> does that look like my hand going through you? >> here, it n.three, reflections look like holograms. a trick of physics. before taking possession of the mirror, pilots used to use to it train. >> don't drop it. believe me, be careful.

>> there is only one. >> now, it has new digs in san francisco. opens next week and will blow your mind. live in san francisco, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> i'm going to see you upside down in my nightmares, wayne, thank you. a lot of cool stuff happening this sunday at 6:30 you can get a preview on abc 7 presents more to explore. >> dan ashley will have a look at san francisco's newest treasure. >> stuff in there is fun. >> yes. turning to forecast now. i took a sneak peek at the forecast. >> are you feeling sick already tomorrow? >> i feel something coming on tomorrow. >> i know. it's going to be a great day. nobody is going to want to

come to work. right? temperatures going to peak tomorrow, going to feel like summer. and it's actually looking like summer right now. cloudy skies. let's move to a long live. i'm going to step back for this one. looking out over san francisco, what a beautiful day this is. 77 in oakland. 73 san jose. how about another live view? cloudy skies and 80 degrees in santa rosa. 77 in napa. 75 in los gatos, nice, mild around bait area, we're going to have clear, mild conditions overnight. cooling begins on thursday. will be gradual cooling.

low pressure system producing our powerful winds in the morning is well inland now to our east. low pressure giving us clear skies and temperatures peak tomorrow. will be warmest day of the seven-day forecast period. overnight, mild, under clear skies looking for lows into low 50s. perhaps a little bit cooler. and santa cruz, 47. taking a look at our forecast beginning at 5:00 in the morning will start off clear day at the coast remaining clear at the coast. high temperatures into afternoon 60s on the coast. 80s around the bay and inland. let's get spes sif skbrik get down to the south bay. sunny skies, highs into low 80s.

78 redwood city. mid to upper 60s on the coast. downtown san francisco, 72 degrees tomorrow. up in the north bay, low to mid-80s for the most part in napa. 81 castro valley. 84 concord. here is the accu-weather forecast. gradual tapering off continuing through saturday. sunday, monday will be coolest days on the forecast period with highs into the 60s to 70. just windy conditions coming back at us on sunday and monday. strong winds nonetheless. >> it's going to be a race to see who calls in sick tomorrow. >> thank you. >> coming up bill clinton joins twitter. >> and after 4:30 more than a

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twitter coralled a high profile user. >> steven colbert signing up with a handle president billy

jeff when is very flattering. >> he dictated a message to colbert who tweeted just spent an mazing time with col be. rt. he's cool. >> this morning clinton's account amassed more than 92,000 follower autos bill clinton says no, he thinks this is impersonal and cold. >> he can have steven colbert as a personal tweeter. >> a dramatic night on dancing with the stars and a super star fires back at critics. >> big apple buzzing over the cyber thriller disconnect. including jason baitman. >> i was attracted to her because it wasn't comedy. the fact it's a good script, good people involved. it's nice to do drama when do you comedy.

>> the theme best year of your life had emotions rung high. especially with the high yeflt scoring couple. >> i don't feel like i could have been anymore like night. that mikes me happy. >> and find out tonight on abc. brad paisley out of his results show. the song features ll cool j exploring racial perception in the south. saying it's meant to be fun. have a fall, love, brad. you can get all entertainment news there, any time. >> still head new warning from

north korea to tourists and foreigners. >> also a showdown over gun control. the debate getting personal as a top democrat senator shares the story on gun violence. >> secret recordings that have mitch mcconnell asking for an fbi investigation. why ashley judd is at the center of this controversy. >> a court hearing that determined whether

we have developing news involving a soldier from the south bay killed while serving in afghanistan. >> the 24-year-old was killed in the same attack that took the life of a u.s. diplomat over the weekend. david lieu gee live with more on this for us. david? >> private first class santos was on the second deployment to support operation enduring freedom. the 24-year-old was a scout and had been deployed to afghanistan just 11 months ago. private sant jos was one of three service members assigned to a company at convoy taking textbooks to children in southern afghanistan. five americans were killed by a car bomb attack. among the dead was a 25-year-old diplomat you mentioned ann smetinghoff.

private santos joined the army in 2007 and a year later sent back this video message to his family. >> i'd tlik say hello to my family in california. mom, happy birthday. happy thanksgiving. i love you. see you later. >> the remains of the u.s. military victims will return home yesterday. the convoy in which he was killed was on a humanitarian mission. >> and the pentagon is in the process of accepting how much more for u.s. in time for the withdrawal that is scheduled for next year in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> senate top democrat says there will be a showdown vote on thursday for an effort to

improve new gun regulations. several republicans appear willing to make sure the proposals are debated. the gun debate got emotional today. >> today on capitol hill the fight over gun control got personal. families of the victims of newtown school shooting showed up. >> these voices and faces from newtown are call to action are an unimaginable tragedy suffered and they're powerful beyond any words that we can send. >> with meaningful legislation facing resistance about a dozen republican senators are threatening to filibuster president obama and senate democrats hope families make a difference. >> we represent them. ben, and nate. we represent ben's life. and that is why i'm here. >> on the sfat floor majority leader reid brought up the

suicide of his own father. >> sometimes people in a fit of passion purchase a gun and do bad things with it. mr. president, even as my dad did, killed himself. >> reid hoping to broker a deal while a ban on so called assault weapons is not likely to pass, there is an aggressive effort to alt least push through background checks. >> this kountd tri and these families deserve a vote. >> there is disagreement over whether to filibuster gun bills, a vote is scheduled for thursday. >> mitch mcconnell's campaign asked for an fbi investigation into leaked tapes of a campaign strategy session targeting ashley judd. the tape reveals mcconnell and his staff consider using past struggle was depression and

religion against her, one staffer saying quote, she's emotionally unbalanced. at the time judd was talked about as a potential challenger. democrats deny bugging the office and a spokesperson released a statement about the tape reading in part, this is yet another example of politics of personal destruction embody mitch mcconnell and are pervasive in washington, d.c.. >> the obama administration believes north korea likely completed launch preparations and could conduct a test fire at any time aaccording to cnn. this on the same day the north told foreign companies and tour yifs to get out of south korea analysts say an attack is unlikely and the north is trying to raise anxieties but america's top miller commander

says the pursuit of nuclear weapons represents a clear threat to the u.s. and allies in the region. >> a court hear kog determine whether the nfl faces lawsuits dating back years over concussion related brain injuries. abc news reporter ty hernandez with more from new york. >> today, darker side of a game. a court hearing to determine whether nfl could be sued over head injuries. injuries kevin turner believes led him to develop lieu gehrig's disease. >> last six months my speech declined somewhat. >> turner was there and they're fating for the -- fighting for a right to

have a jury hear their case. >> these repeated blows to the head would cause significant newer logical injury. >> we strongly deny those allegations we withheld information or misled player autos nfl argues by signing the contract player as agree to settle matters like this through arbitration. there are billions of dollars at stake plaintiffs seeking long term benefits like junior sauo. >> i save a lot of my teammates and a lot of opponents. die over the last few years. >> the judge's rule kog take several months and largely appealed no matter what with both sides locked in a fierce

battle off the field. a richmond man who made it to the top of the world's highest peak is celebrating another accomplishment today. he scaled mount everest. he took the oath of citizenship in oakland today. >> it was not easy to climb this, one is bigger. to become a great country in the world. >> he hopes to use his climbing background to open a travel business bringing mountain climbers to the him layas and excited to climb mount everest again this, time as a u.s. citizen. >> still ahead relief for expectant mothers suffering from morning sickness. >> first, as if a spelling bee weren't stressful enough, knowledge they'll need in the

contest. >> and nothing but blue skies towards the golden gate. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> live look at traffic. flowing nicely in both directions. back with more in just a

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than just spelling to win the scipps spelling bee. >> vo cab back to you larry will be part of the test. >> changes help reenforce students to broaden their knowledge of the english language. >> like it's not hard enough just to spell. >> right. >> history will be made this thursday at the masters. a 14-year-old from china will be the youngest player ever to play in this event. he started playing at age 4 inspired by tiger woods. the youngest person to previously play at the masters was a 16-year-old in 2010.

image yint nerves there. >> a lot of pressure. >> yes. 14 years old. >> beautiful clear skies around the bay area. no weather disturbances. it's going to be that way for a while. tonight at at and t park, game forecast with giants taking over rockies. official sunset time is 7:40. so perfect night for baseball. central part of the country will see a line of showers and thundershowers. california, sunny and warm under chico and sacramento. and palm springs. 65 in tahoe. monterey, 66 degrees.

but that is pretty mild. here is a look at what's happening, will be happening here in the bay area tomorrow. mild to warm and highs 23468 half moon bay. 81 san jose. 80s in oakland. 83 santa rosa. and fairfield, antioch, 85. warm weather around the bay area, so that looks terrific. >> up next, caught on video. a man goes to extreme measures to rescue a young girl from a building. >> a look at beauty contests. it's a new social media trentd that has parents concerned about childrens' pry vassy and emotional health. >> snack on this. partnering up with consumer reports on a cracker taste

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stroll to work today. a man game a hero when he climbed three stories to save a little girl from a burning building. the man made the climb twice. firefighters helped lower her to the ground. the girl's parents locked her inside of the house and that is what trapped her inside. >> checking healthy living news, eating walnuts may reduce a woman's risk of developing type two diabetes according to a study appearing in the journal nutrition. walnuts are high in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. the california walnut commission helped nund study. >> mothers will soon from a drug to battle morning sickness.

the federal government skided to allow a drug called diclegus to are shelves. it combines vitamin b 6 and antihistamine. obstetricians advised patients to mix the right amounts for them self autos and a woman in vancouver, washington uses her big red llama to help make kids and adults at local hospitals feel better. >> i lost head band. >> when you walk down that cracker aisle at the grocery store there are a lot of flavors and healthier versions. >> right. consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side to find out how they taste. i say any day you can get paid,

to eat, when at work is a good day. now there are lower fat siblings and store brand twins. not to mention knewer flavors. consumer reports can tell you chr worth trying. if you serve crackers you know they've came a long way. >> there are new choices. consumer reports found healthier sanding -- sounding ones. some scored just fair for nutrition with no fiber. >> a healthier cracker zrnt to taste like sawdust. >> three tasted very g the best of the bunch?

kashi 7 grain see saw peta crisps. panel yiftz found they were tasty with a definite crunch. two other tasty ones offer pretty good nutrition, original multi seed from crunch master. and jingos lime and sweet chili. prefer old favorites? they know most less expensive store brands held in chests. >> they tasted the same. >> exception is whole foods 365. they couldn't pass for wheat thins but there are plenty gf choices to dip into. consumer reports also says don't hes state to try reduced fat versions of the oldies but goodies. testers found they taste

similar to their full-fat siblings. as a matter of fact i tried some today. they taste the same to me. i didn't notice a difference. >> samples i guess never made it down stairs. >> yes. >> still ahead a hackathon. >> how facebook hopes one teenager's time will help them with future goal autos coming up at 5:00 an armed robbery at a pizza place children love. tonight police have a picture of the man they want to stop. and do student incentives and mentoring programs work? we're going to look at latest high school dropout rates to see if local programs are paying off. by have those stories and more coming up at 5:00.

here is a look at tonight's prime time line up.

at 8:00 it's splashed followed by dancing with the stars results show. body of proof at 10:00 and join us tonight at 11:00. >> warning to parents about a new trend on one of the most popular photo sharing apps out there. >> young girl goesing head to head in so called cyber beauty contests on intagram. >> the winner gets to call themselves prettiest. holly's 10-year-old daughter ended up in one of those contests. someone else posted her photo there. >> i think it's important to teach them supporting each other and celebrating who they are on the inside. not what they look like on the outside. >> intagram issued a statement saying parents should monitor their use in social media. adding quote we continue to invest in tools that the

community can use to report in inappropriate content. in the meantime, the pageants will go on. >> facebook and bill and melinda gates foundation are together again in menlo park twoot tech power houses looking to help get teens into college and then, graduate. six hours is all these web developers to get to come come up with clickable apps. it's a competition sponsored by facebook. teens are hacking to come up with apps to help young people navigate into college and get support to finish. >> i don't think it's possible to overstate what a crisis we have on education in this country. >> a lot of the big ideas in our world start with one person, one team, one group of

people sitting together. >> the apps aimed at low income kids and those that would be the first in their families to attend college n 8th grade almost 100% of the kids plan to go to college but in lowest income group only 8% graduate. the foundation says almost all teens in the u.s. have facebook accounts so these apps are about exploiting that pipeline already in place. >> first generation kids going to college are already using facebook to find information about college and to identify role model autos one is here competing today. 17-year-old jolisa will go to college when starting at mill this fall. >> i didn't give up. and i tried my best and i did what i needed to do to get there. i'm going to continue to strive and struggle, regardless. >> three $5,000 prizes will be

awarded. six apps from the first hackathon are now in development on the way to become real. >> speaking of facebook you can like us on facebook. you'll find latest news, weather and traffic headline autos thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. a man and his son hoping to join a program turning neighborhoods around become victims of gun violence in richmond. >> how the federal budget fess mes is spoiling one of the biggest attractions in san francisco every year. >> i'm sandhya patel. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, winds down. temperatures up. and warmer weather is coming up. i'll have numbers coming up. >> this is a quiet

neighborhood. it's peaceful. you know? we don't have violence here. >> people in an east bay neighborhood are angry and confused this evening, why would someone want to shoot three men training for a program that helps the community? >> that happened in richmond, one man is dead, his father and brother, injured. nick smith is on the story live tonight. nick? >> good after the noon. we profiled them before, today, three men attending an orientation for the program and performing a test were shot. one of the men killed at the scene. police working to find those responsible. after 11:00 a.m. police received several 911 calls and a notification of gunfire. >> responding officers found three men shot.

one killed by bullets that hit him. two others lying, wounded on the ground. witnesses reported seeing a single male step out of a white suv, firing shots before jumping back into the car and speeding away. >> there is a white suv type vehicle seen leaving the area. and information was provided. >> detectives would find that suspect vehicle block as way learning it had been reported stolen earlier. >> this is the last day of the test that. was going on today. >> that is why they're outside, running around. >> the three men were all attending a program. the community based program helps to give individuals a set of skills they can use to reenter the work force. >> i can jog every day. why this happen today? it's another big qee police have not identify aid suspect or a moat skbrif called this

an active investigation. nick smith abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. richmond build teaches job skills to people in the community about a third of those who go through the program have had run in was the law. classes focus on construction, and renewable energy field. richmond build claims to have a high job placement rate there is often competition to get into the program. >> san francisco police chief is holding a town hall meeting to talk about why officers shot two people in the mission district two. groups of people got into a confrontation outside of the bar. one man pulled out what appeared to be a gun people ran into the police station. officers shot him and another person. the weapon turned out to be an air powered firearm. officers are on paid leave. tonight town hall meeting taking place at corner stone church. we've posted details on our

web site. abc 7 news.com. >> tonight while we enjoy a calm after the storm cruise are cleaning up from wind damage downed trees, power outages and that sort of thing. we're live on the street in or yinda. there is still a big mess. >> this message so big, street is blocked off with crews still restoring power there. they tell me it's part of living in orinda. take a look. beautiful trees. yesterday, one tree fell and caused massive destruction. more than 24 hours since this valley oak tree came crashing down over cam meana ve na. a. >> heard a loud crash and there is a tree, was what was it. >> the small cul-de