calls reporting gunfire. now, responding officers found three men had been shot. witnesses reported seeing a single male step out of a white suv, fire shots before jumping back in the car and speeding away. >> we're following up with shot spotter system. we've got witnesses we're interviewing now. >> now, detectives would soon find the vehicle blocks away and learn it had been reported stolen earlier. three men injured were attending a program at richmond build. the community-based program helps give individuals with a challenged background a set of skills they can use to reenter the work force. police have not identified a victim in that shooting but do tell me they plan to put more officers on the streets to reduce further gun violence.

>> oakland police arrested a 10 time felon for a shooting that killed a photographer. the 54-year-old was a former freelancer for the oakland tribute. friday night he got caught in the cross fire of a gun fight near a gas station. police say video of the battle helped pinpoint a 38-year-old anthony lifter as the suspect firing the deadly bullet that killed fluker. police say lifter goes by the name joe mcneilly. >> yesterday's wind storm left quite a mess. check out the impact of the gusts that swept sand on to san francisco great highway. the mess closed the roadway. part reopened this afternoon. the section between skyline and slope boulevard. the stretch between slope and lincoln way remains closed. crews were so busy today clearing out trees damaged by the wind storm. about 90 were knocked down by

gusts in san francisco. pg&e crews worked to restore power to 60,000 customers around the bay area. in orinda, a 60 foot tree crashed down in this cul-de-sac. the tree knocked out power to residents. and rattled nerves. >> i heard a loud crash there is a tree, my car, kids were still in school. it was what it was. >> take a look at this mess in san francisco sunset district. two trees fell on top of a baseball diamond. >> the star attraction of san francisco fleet week is being cut from the mill because of the spending cuts, blue angels are grounded this year. mark, what a shame. they're a huge draw. >> they are. the city puts economic impact at about $60 million.

of course without blue angels the crowd expected to be smaller and the fear tonight is that this is just the first sequester shoe to drop. the navy is proud of the blue angels but when the cuts hit, it was expected that the angels would see their wings clipped. >> we're talking 11 hours per month. we normally fly from 30-40. so you need more than 11 hours. >> 60 miles southeast in this airfield randy howl is thinking his team as come. >> we're just hoping that it stays open. >> he is the owner of the patriots jet team.

a former pilot who now is the flight leader says there are advantage autos we can keep our air show closer to you. we don't go out of sight. ever. we're within site of the spectator autos we can be headliners we're hoping it continues. >> he has reasons to be concerned. the parade of ships could be next on the chopping block. >> that could be the next probably shoe that will drop. >> the environment says they'll show up as long as the city wants them. >> it's better to have a small show than no show. >> in 2004 blue angels did not fly. they were in hawaii that year. organizers tell me the crowd

was smaller. what that means is that city, port and agencies that track spending none of them wanted to venture a guess. >> certainly, impablgt. thank you. there is a new controversy facing america's cup yacht races when they come to san francisco this summer. the group in charge of concessions says it wants local vendors but food trucks are feeling unwelcome. >> construction is in full swing. this area is called america's cup park and it will include a hospitality hub where food and beverages will be sold. but food truck operators are feeling slighted because the company selecting vendors put out a request stating quote

no, food trucks will be permitted in america's cup park or or village which is along marina green. the founder of off the grid is confused because he collaborated with america's cup this year. >> we had a positive relationship for the period of time we worked with them. so the reason why they included that, i can't speak to. it's disappointing. >> there is no ban on food trucks just restrictions on where to set up. >> we want food trucks we're going to have food trucks. issue is we're not allowed to put them on the grass at marina green. we've got a safety issue about having them in the middle of the pier. >> this may ease concerns of the foody. >> i thought we brought it to

spread wealth around the city. >> supervisors want to make sure food trucks reap some of the benefit from spectators expected for the regatta. >> i hope it will understand we want to see our local food scene depicted. >> the america's cup authority blames the language in the proposal but says there was never a plan to exclude. >> it's an iconic part of the food scene. by that is why we intend to use it. >> perspective vendors have until april 12th and that is not very much time for food truck operators. >> thank you. >> the controversial head of san francisco housing authority was fired this afternoon. henry alvarez went on paid leave amid is the accusations of discrimination and

bullying. scrutiny grew when rumors surfaced he was spending his leave opening a restaurant if berkeley. this, still collecting a $210,000 salary. he faces three lawsuits right now from housing authority staff for retaliation. >> still to come here tonight at 6:00 a wayward boat washes ashore on the northern california coast. what is covering it indicates that it's been on quite a voyage. >> outside of the exploratorium, these folks are in line to get the first look inside. their members but we've seen it and we'll show you. >> days getting warmer and warmer here in the bay area. how high temperatures raise tomorrow in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> later a look at what it's taken to prepare the

as we've been reporting the new exploratorium opens in san francisco next week. abc 7 is the official partner and we're excited about the new location at pier 15. it opens next wednesday. abc 7 news is there live tonight. the rest of the media got a chance to see what we've been showing folks for some time. >> you've been talking about it and how good it s we saw it today this, was a day when work does a lot more like play. people here are members. they're about to have their

own first sneak peek. as you said media came in today and most amazing part is the exhibits remain intact. put a reporter in front of a mirror, watch what happens especially if it's a convex mirror. >> that is weird. >> it also reflects sound. >> yes. same place you can whisper into each other's heads. >> so began the tour on pier 15 in san francisco. one from which we broke away as soon as we met michael brown here on the east wing. >> there is more space. and more opportunities to try things on a larger scale. the new building has three times the space. new exhibits mixed with old

classics like the pendulum what. started in motion no one has been able to stop it in 30 years. >> why won't it stop? >> because it has super bearings in there. frictionless. once putting any energy into it, it just keep goesing. >> the attraction would be science and maybe we should say natural science. the goal opening people's minds without intimidating them. >> science is everywhere. >> now, our front yard with a terrific view. a natural attraction even for reporters who forgot about deadlines. >> it reminds me of physics class in high school. >> you night call it a positive from a negative. it had to make this move

because old place in palace of fine arts needed an earthquake retro work. $300 million in san francisco, pier 15, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> thank you. it is world class. and this weekend you can get an extended preview when abc 7 presents a look at san francisco's newest treasure, you can see it sunday at 6:30. >> a richmond man is celebrate whaeg calls his greatest accomplishment. today, the 36-year-old became a u.s. citizen. he says this is his proudest moment. he says he is excited for the

future. >> i should go to climb again being a american citizen. i will do that anyway. it's in my blood. >> he hopes to use a climbing background to open a travel business here bringing mountain climbers to the him layas. >> looks like more debris from japan tsunami wash add shore on this side of the pacific. a 20 foot boat discovered on a beach near crescent city over the weekend. researchers who provided these pictures have examined the boat and say the barn cells have been growing for a year and have traced writing on the boat to a high school in the tsunami zone. >> a baby seal rescued today from the wetlands of palo alto, discovered by a city worker in bixby park. an animal control officer arranged for marine mammal center to pick it up.

animal control says it may have been distressed or abandoned. a group of whale watchers off half moon bay got more than money's worth this weekend. they also got a taste of salty sea water courtesy of the whales spraying the boat. the rare encounter happened on saturday. two miles off the coast. the oceanic society provided us with this video. the group says this 45-minute encounter was particularly unusual. they were looking for gray whales. >> and look how close they were. >> yes. they had to turn engines off and wait for them to lee. i know. >> well, spence jer here. with warm up. >> yes tomorrow will be probably the warmest day of the week. let's take a look. here is live doppler 7 hd. clear skies around the bay area now.

no clouds moving into our direction. no storms, no precipitation. just lots of warmth. temperatures reaching 80 degrees today. upper 70s in locations like clover dale and clear lake. we had mid 70s inland east bay locations and okay lnld, 78 degrees today. that is 78 in oakland. here is a live view looking at the western sky. 71 across the bay in oakland. half moon bay a cool 55. another live view looking down at ocean beach. temperatures 79 degrees in napa and union city. here is a look at the forecast features, clear, mild overnight, warm coast to inland tomorrow. and cooling begins on thursday, it won't be a rapid cooling.

low pressure triggered powerful wind gusts. high pressure nosing in there to continue bringing nice warm weather. overnight it will be mild, clear skies lows will be into low 50s some locations into inland value eyes of the north bay. and east bay. forecast starts at 5:00 in the morning clear from the start of the day coast to inland. warm up starts early in the day. high temperatures upper 60s in locations. we'll see low to mid-80s around the bay. mid to upper 80s inland. so nice warm day across the bay area. 75 in san mateo.

78 redwood city. 65 pacifica. 68 half moon bay. 68 in the sunset district. north bay highs 83 in santa rosa. near east bay, 80 in oakland. 82 freem yonld. inland east bay, mid to upper 80s as my voice runs from me. 86 fairfield. here is the accu-weather forecast. temperatures moderating but will be mild, sunday, monday, temperatures dropping sharply. highs into 60s to about 70s around the bay and inland. temperatures rebounding a little bit next week. >> thank you. >> just ahead a pair of fire departments hoping to raise money. >> it's going to cost half a

san mateo county looking to build a new fire station. the new station would result in the closure of two existing fire houses. the shared station would be

built on this land on skyline boulevard in burlingame. central county fire wants to spend 600,000ses today build a temporary fire house. >> we're going do a pilot study. and hope that will save about $1 million a year. >> if savings are worth it then a permanent station would be built. the combined station would eliminate nine fire positions. a hearing takes place tonight at burlingame city hall. >> numbers show high school graduation rates are improving in california but there is a huge achievement gap between the rich and poor. in 2012, 78.5% of high school seniors graduated with their class. that is up 1.4% from previous year. at richmond high nearby a third of the seniors did not graduate last year. a nonprofit program is helping

students graduate and go on to college. >> we were in the same boat it was about the money. we were scared that we won't make it. >> today's report shows graduation rates jumped higher for la teen skbro black students. >> coming back tonight at 6:00 a showdown over gun control. the parents of the sandy hook school victims win promise of a vote. >> a perfect gres report on san jose's war against gra feety. a hands on effort. a man's washing machine rattles so hard, it walk as

in washington democratic senators scheduled a showdown over gun control for thursday. to help make sure it happens they brought in family that's lost loved ones in the newtown, connecticut shooting.

he hopes today get a deal on thursday. fit does not happen he plans to force a vote. >> take a little bit of time. as i've said for months now, the american people deserve a vo. on background checks, trafficking, safety in schools, and assault weapons and mental health. >> right now there is bipartisan agreement to crack down on gun trafficking but not background check autos a deal has been reached on one issue standing in the way of immigration reforms. the agriculture industry has been at odds on how many guest workers would be allowed and how much they get paid. california senator feinstein says a deal has been reached she did not offer details and said growers have not yet

signed off on it. a group of senators is hoping to come up with a sweeping reform bill by this week. but it's not clear whether that deadline can be met. >> obama administration says north korea is poised to test a missile at any time. the north told foreign companies to get out of south korea saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war. and analysts say the snorj trying to raise anxiety. however, america's top military commander told senate armed services committee the pursuit of nuclear weapons represents a clear, direct threat to the united states and its ally autos the government of iran declared three days of mourning in the aftermath of a strong earthquake there. 32 people have died in this quake that rattled southern iran. 100 people were taken to the

hospital. you can see the rubble left behind. many lost water and electricity. the quake centered on the persian gulf. >> weather severe weather delayed tens of thousands from rockies to great lakes. airlines cancelled 500 flights that did get going had to be deiced before they can take off. tornadoes battered eastern colorado. you can see a funnel cloud there. winds ripped a wall from the side of a motorcycle dealership. and hail the size of golf balls covered roads in kansas. >> san jose has taken steps to curve its graffiti problem.

you probably noticed taggers have taken over long stretches of the freeway. why this area isn't being addressed. >> it's an eye sore residents want to get rid of. in two years the city made progress in eliminating the graffiti problem. residents can use an app called san jose cleans, julio told us how it works. >> they take a picture of the graffiti and the location and then, i get my work order autos in this case he found graffiti had not yet been report sod he filled out a job report using a smart phone, took a picture and went to work. and today, city council members got an update on how

well it's been working. >> 96% were completed within 48 hours. >> but when it comes to freeways the city has no authority to paint over, only caltrans does. the same to the railroads, controlled by union pacific. >> it was horrible and takes a long time to get fixed so it's frustrating to us because of the work we put in on san jose reports officials are pushing for access barriers to keep taggers out n san jose, abc 7 news. >> tonight a silicon valley start up shakes uch the solar energy. first sollar shares shot up 45% today when it announced would it buy tetra sun of san jose.

wall street set a new record dow jones gained just less than 60 pints. however, jc penny stock dropped by 12% today after the firing of its chief executive. one major investor calls it the wrong thing to do. and microsoft accusing google of scroogling e mail customers but sharing its information. >> just ahead a washington machine leaves a bay area man rattled. >> look at this. >> five service calls and it still won't be repaired. tonight getting this

when you buy an appliance you probably look for one that

won't make too much noise. one man says that is in his mind his washer walk as cross the floor. michael finney is here. it moves. >> you know, we get a lot of complaints so it's not that uncommon here. however, this resident said his machine goes beyond shaking and starts moving instead of a washington machine he calls it a walking machine. jeff says watch. the machine is about to go berserk. it happens when the machine flips to spin cycle. the washer starts shaking. the rattle gets louder, finally, this. >> look ats this. >> the machine just lurched

out. jeff says this happens every time he does a load and has to keep pushing it back in place. >> i'm thinking that is not normal. >> he's right. jeff bought the machine in 2008. he says it started happening last year, he purchased an extended warranty from home depot z the company set out a technician. >> guy says okay. it's a door gasket. >> the repair man put in a new gasket but the machine kept shaking. another put in a new latch. >> rattle is still there. >> five months later he had enough. if no one could stop a walking machine he wanted a new one. >> they bheentd to have a sixth visit to make sure that that is what the problem s i

said no. i'm not interested in a sixth visit. >> instead he contacted 7 on your side and we contacted home depot. right away the company came through with a full refunld. and says we're terribly sorry mr. palmer wasn't pleased with the service but hope a new washer will help makeup for the inconvenience. >> and i called channel 7 and bingo. very pleased. >> the warranty says home depot will replace the machine if the repairs can't be fixed after three tries in a year. >> great. >> yes. >> he needed a new wun yes. >> coming up next, the new penguin about to make a debut. >> we'll give you a behind the scenes look at what it's

a new member of the penguin family this, little guy arrived at california academy of sciences.

only abc 7 news has been following prot gres as academy staff has been giving gsh-getting him ready. inside of the exhibit at california academy of sciences there is a new face. >> this is a taken staff weeks to get him ready for the big debut. while he is starting to look like other pengiuns he's just a puff of soft fatherers a couple weeks ago. only abc 7 news was there when he got a checkup. >> the coat looks good. good growth all the way around. >> just 36 days old this yet to be named male penguin got a clean bill of health. >> passing with flying colors. >> he's showing signs of growing up starting to shed soft fatherers for stiff adult

feathers. >> it will continue to grow those feathers. >> she will be helping to wean him. >> they do leave parents on their own. >> his parents are still feeding him. >> he still has a little b-52 his down. --bit of his down. this is when he'll be fully water proof, able to swim. >> but that didn't keep her from giving him a swimming lesson. after testing it out, first. >> nice. >> he's eager to get back to mom and dad. last week showing signs of being a little ready with help,

he's now eating solid food. it means he's ready to meet the other pengiuns. this little guy is showing signs he's going to be okay. with luck it won't be long until he has a chick of his own. >> we want to do our best to have a healthy population. we track and recommend breeding amongst pair that's are diverse. so 100 years from now we'll have a healthy population. >> what will his name be? it's up to you. there is a contest to name the new penguin. and the winner will receive a painting by the new penguin

with direction from the staff. >> i'm pushing for dan the penguin. >> i love the artistic abilities. >> that is penny the penguin. no clouds in the sky. no penguin sightings. tomorrow, it's going to be lovely. sunny, warm, highs 82 in fresno. 87 palm springs. 65 in tahoe. here in the bay area another lovely day. sunny skies throw mid-80s around the bay. and mid to upper 60s on the coast. and at and t park tomorrow afternoon next game 12:45 tomorrow. sunny 70 degrees, here is the

accu-weather forecast. sunny weather throughout the seven day period going to school kool down sunday, monday. follow us on twitter. we're at live doppler 7 hd. >> march madness sofr. it's time for masters. >> yes. >> we transition into golf. tiger woods hasn't won a major since 2008. can the masters mark his climb back? sports is coming up next.

good evening when you make the playoffs once in 19 years it's a big deal just to qualify. warriors blew a great chance to clinch a playoff spot. a win tonight coupled with a lakers loss or jazz loss and warriors will begin playoffs for the first time since we believe squad in 2007. coach says focus has got to be

on the t wolfs tonight, nothing else. >> jazz and lakers at the end of the day, it's about us. and we have a great situation in front of us. a team we're better thachbl we're going to have to go do our job. >> if we do or don't, you know, it is what it is. we want to win the game. and see what happens. >> against columbus, i don't know what happened. midway throughout first, just outhustle san jose. 1-0, blue jackets. second period ripping and ripping. sharks in a straight jacket here a couple minutes after

that. blue jackets up 3-0. sharks just stuck in mud. and raitders signing mike jenkins they've resigned their own defensive end. who has the best selling jersey in the nfl? robert give yint third. his jersey most sold in nfl histly. collin kaepernick was fourth total in sales. if you look at all he's been there, it's amazing tiger woods is all the way back ranked number one in the world. you think back to days when he

took a tour by storm. this number is going to stun you. still looking for his 15th major. tiger talked about the course conditions. >> golf course is pretty long and dry. but... greens coming up to speed. i have ability to put this golf course however they want. and we can have some excitement out there. >> the champion broke down today when reflecting on winning the green jacket last skbreer wrapping up his son in that jacket. >> ought of respect and honor for augusta national and one of the greatest clubs we have,

and tournaments and respect for them, i didn't do funny antics. >> this abc 7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply and hardware. touching thing he said as much as winning changed him having a new baby son changed him far greater. >> yes because he's more responsible now. >> okay. join me tonight on cable channel 13. coming up competition comes calling. a joint raid on california job autos owe varies designed in a lab? potential break through. >> that is coming up at 11:00 and the prime time line up begins with splash at 8:00 and we'll be back with late news

at 11:00. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> we appreciate your time.

this is "jeopardy!"

today's contestants are... environmental engineer from erie, pennsylvania... ...a study-hall supervisor and retail manager from chicago, illinois... ...and our returning champion, a university administrator from new york, new york... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, everyone. thank you, johnny. our champion, salvo candela, is like a good italian barolo wine. he keeps getting better with age. he's only been the champion for three days, but he's performing extremely well -- made it a runaway on yesterday's program. ryan and adam, you've been warned. good luck. [ laughter ] here we go. let's take a look at the categories, shall we?

we'll give you the suburbs. you name the big city for us. each appeared on the covere magazine as most beautiful in the world. salvo, start us. i'll start with big city suburbs for $200. ryan. what is boston? boston, massachusetts. yes. big city suburbs for $400. salvo. what is phoenix? that's the city. suburbs for $600. what is detroit? yes. suburbs for $800. answer -- daily double. we're gonna get it out of the way very early, but that means you don't have too much money -- just $1,000. okay. i'll risk it all. all right. here's the clue.

what is miami? miami, of course. $2our total. suburbs for $1,000, please. ryan. adam or salvo? [ beep ] ryan, you had the right state but the wrong city. it's san diego -- further south. salvo, back to you. "body" language for $200. ryan. what is guard? good. beautiful cover girls for $200, please. ryan. who is beyoncé? beyoncé. correct. beautiful for $400. ryan, again. who is julia roberts? good. you're out of the hole. beaufor $600.