are like a bunch more about 2000 in the critical tower base. so far, 32 bolts have broken and there is a plan for them. but there are about 2300 similar bolts elsewhere on the bridge, including 424 at the base of the signature tower. 24-foot rods like these are removed from the bridge, taken to a lab for testing. but those in the tower base are already encased in concrete. so it's unclear thousand how they will be checked. >> once we have result rz from that, we'll provide that information. >> caltrans says the 32 failed rods broke because of a phenomenon called hydrogen embritelment. it will be joined in check caltrans conclusions and

testing plans. >> i think the other side is important here. and if they involve two, three agencies and boards, this is important, i think. i mean it's a dangerous situation. >> the rods are designed to control movement in an earthquake. saying what is particularly trouble some about these rods is that they can break with no warning. >> these materials are, if they can just break and that is the worst thing you can see. you want to bend a little bit first. >> caltrans realizes work has been shaken but the commuter is staying optimistic. >> i think they'll get it together. you've got fantastic engineers and everybody gets nervous if there is a glitch but they're going figure it out.

>> this next update is may 29th meeting where caltrans hopes to commit to, or cancel the scheduled opening. >> heather, thank you. now, last week's fatal accident aboard an america's cup catamara is fueling speculation. the 72 foot vessel broke apart on the bay, killing olympic medalist andrew simpson but it seems it could have a positive impact on the event. mark matthews is live with the story people don't want to talk b mark? >> that is true there. is no question the death cast a pall over the america's cup. a big fund-raiser planned for the night of the accident had to be cancelled, and understandably the team and those who knew him are grief

stricken. pictures of the crumpelled yacht flashed around the world, stories of what happened. so much attention organizers felt compelled to hold a conference to help ease the pressure of questions on the team members. more than one said it could cause the event to be canceled. >> nudging is off the table. we'll look at what happens. >> saying reality is shaping up to be something less open ended. and as for canceling the event experts say it isn't going to happen. >> there has been a lot of planning, people involved. >> steve is an executive vp of a sports marketing firm that advised san francisco over the cup. and i asked what impact the

accident will have on the he vechblt. >> i actually think it draws people in. it's sort of a nascar model. >> saying after dale earnhardt crashed, more people tuned in. >> it draws people in because it's like wow this is amazing i can't believe there is a car accident or whatever it may be. they're so dramatic. that does attract people its not what you will hear from the mayor i asked. >> as excited as you are for the race, we'll all be paying attention to that. >> the fact more people are paying attention after the accident is not a topic politicians or the teams or organizers want to touch. for having raised events profile they led the private fund raising what he had heard for suggestions the event should be changed or postponed. >> quite the opposite. people, it's piqued interest

in these boats ask this racing i think we'll see more interest in making sure it happens in a positive way. >> tomorrow, they'll gager to discuss safety concerns and then meet with reporters tomorrow afternoon to discuss progress in this investigation. >> mark, thank you. >> within minutes farm activists rushed back on to a plot of land and a few were arrested today. that piece of land we're talking about is in albany. occupiers moved in over the weekend and started to plant crops. abc 7 news is there live tonight with the a look at what's happening now. vic? >> well, first of all at about 5:00 tonight a group of about 20-30 farm activists gathered across the street where they ral skbreed suddenly they

rushed over here and reoccupied this plot of lanld. before police officers who were standing by just watched, then a sargeant warned them that they were trespassing and that they could be arrested just like they were this morning. a leader of the farm activist told us they're hoping more people will join them here tonight. they want to send this message. >> with no pesticides, no chemical fertilizers is better for everybody. and better for the environment. >> the sudden call came at 4:00 this morning. police arrested four protestor who's refrused to leave the property. they're cufed and led away.

>> and i demand to be released immediately. let me go! >> the sun came up, the farm activists were milling around the street in front of the property waiting to retrieve their belongings. police aloud two at a time to go back in and gather their equipment. more than 100 people broke into the plot and killed the soil and began planting crops. >> we had a field of wild flowers and this is a beautiful farm. >> the activists have other plans for it we feel like as public land we have a stake in what happens to it. >> last spring activists took over a part of the tract continuing to break into the

property throughout the summer and part of the fall to care for crops they were growing. in may, nine were aested. we're back here live. what you're looking at are a group of residents who are opposed to the occupiers and have taken over this plot of land before we went live they had rushed over to this plot of land and taken it over like they did earlier this weekend. officers stood by and watched. there was a warning from a sargeant that they were trespass sog right now, it's a standoff but a peaceful one at that. >> vic, thank you very much. our reporting continues on twitter as well.

the search for a missing sab san francisco girl has gone nationwide, 9-year-old michaela lynch has autism. she is unable to speak. in the front yard of her parent's vacation home in the town of clear lake. in lake county. search crews have been doing a door to door search for mckayla and some drove frup her school to help. because of her age ask autism, she's considered at risk. >> the obvious one where she's not going to respond to her name being called makes it more of a challenge. it's a body of a 9-year-old juvenile. you're searching for someone much younger than that. >> authorities are paying special attention to the lake near the family home. >> a chilling end to the manhunt 8-year-old

girl's killer. the 12-year-old brother of laila fowler is in custody arks accused of stabbing her to death. it's something the family is struggling to come to terms with, specialsly those who know the brother. >> there are conflicting accounts from those who know laila fowler's older brother a 7th played graider some say is often in trouble. >> i thought he'd never do that. it's kind of scary he was one of the kids to be in trouble. >> but a nice guy? >> yes. >> now, the 12-year-old is in a youth detention center on charges he stabbed his 8-year-old sister to death in their valley springs home. some who live in the town told us they were not surprised by at rest. >> i have had suspicions it might have been him. i think it's horrible.

of course, everybody does in town. >> barney fowler, the biological father of laila and the 12-year-old told the ap he believes his son is innocent until evidence proves otherwise. the sibling's step grandmother told abc 7 news quote, he loved his sister, we can't see him doing anything like this. this valley springs student says the whole fowler family, including the 12-year-old came to school friday to say goodbye one day before the boy was arrested. >> he seemed nice. and funny. and i hugged him on friday. >> i believe this little boy can be rehabilitated. i always have felt that way. just knowing he needs a lot of help. >> the family is expected to make a public statement tomorrow afternoon. we're told that this boy is con -- if this boy is convicted for murder he can only stay in custody until age 23. in valley springs abc 7 news. >> still ahead tonight in

oakland home is riddle bid gunfire, here is the question tonight. should lawmakers give oakland authorities to do what no other city has to stop gun violence? >> new details tonight on a $30 million corporate campaign to bring super bowl 50 to the 49ers stadium. >> there are great car lease deals out there if you know

oakland interim police

chief less than a week on the job. today he walked the beat, meeting with neighbors and business owner as long the way. it's a story you'll see on abc 7 news. nick? >> that is right. you know the new chief took to the streets and introduced himself to residents of the part of north oakland and got an earful. for law enforcement officers having boots on the ground starts at the top. >> and we're a customer service organization. so i want to hear people concerns whachl can we do better? imentrepreneur our service to the community? >> you how sit rated depends on where you are, who you ask. >> we had to call upon your services twice on saturday night. >> kate is a small business owner. >> i hear response time a lot. >> but across town it's a different story.

>> after 10:00 in the morning opd received an alert to notifications. officer arrived to the 1200 block to find more than 20 shell indicatesings on the ground. bullets fired they tell abc 7 news during a drive by. no one was hit. this counsel member serves open the public safety committee and believes one way is through legislation. california bill 180 set for a vote. sponsored by local assembly member, the bill giving the authority to regulate registration of firearms and licensing of gun owners. >> we respect california laws oakland needs tools to stop these illegal guns and stop gun related crimes. >> i don't know how much this is going to go. >> mark says gun owners are

shunned when speaking out against attempts to force new gun laws. >> i've been with nra since i was nine years old. >> the chief says it's not about limiting rights with you keeping an entire city safe. >> it's about registering firearms, any little tool we get, helps. >> the assembly select committee will hold its first meeting on friday. a subject that is sure to continue the debate. >> nick, thank you. >> san francisco is taking unprecedented measures to convince nfl owners to bring the super bowl here to the bay area. today, san francisco unveiled a secret weapon, providing

owner was an ipad mini with a video of the pitch. which includes the promise of golf and a private dinner with a celebrity chef. the committee raised $30 million in donations from business oodz we have more than 20 companies involved in this. so once two or three came on board, rest were no brainers. >> visitors don't have to go inside to see newest exhibits. statues adorn buddhist temples these date back to 19th century. on display to a supermarket but have been donated to the

museum. lions are secured to make sure they don't topple over it would be bad. >> yes. butte oofl indeed. >> gorgeous day out there. >> beautiful day around the bay area. coastal fog and mainly clear skies around the bay and inland. you can see the coastline is clear. we did have fog near the golden gate earlier. it's dispersed. here is a live view from mount tam. you can see almost no hint of coastal fog at this moment. 66 across the bay and oakland. another live view from our camera, looking at western sky, mainly blue. pretty warm inland right now. napa, 72. a live view of the golden gate bridge under blue skies.

and that is a combination of clear and blue. clue. fog at the coast pushing inland tonight. much cooler weather, maybe a sprinkle or two. here is a look at satellite composite image. this is going to bring us cooler weather by wednesday. and once again, a sprinkle or two. no sprinkles just fog across the bay and inland valleys, low temperatures into low 50s overnight. there are areas of fog around. we'll have a flow of cool air along the coast. a stronger sea breeze holding high temperatures down to about 60s or below.

70s around the bay and some mid to upper 80s inland in the south bay. mid-70s on the peninsula. upper 50s to 60s and breezy on the coast. 66 degrees tomorrow warmer in the north bay. on east bay we'll see oakland getting up to 74 degrees. 75 fremont. inland east bay highs in mid to upper 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. cooler thursday and friday. mid-50s on coast. there might be a sprinkle on thursday but not a great chance of showers. we'll start to warm up again over the weekend. by sunday, monday, inland highs back up near 90 degrees. >> terrific. thank you. >> coming up here next, the

enld of an era for the television industry. >> wla barbara walters plans to do whe

a big rig caught fire and then spread across 25 acres. officials said brush and grass are drying out about six week as head of schedule and northern california now tracing an above average potential for wildfires this summer. for up to the minute conditions be sthour follow us on twitter at live doppler 7 hd. >> san jose city leaders will begin to remove what they call an eye sore along highway 101. graffiti covering the tressel that sits abust highway near 13th street. it will require evening lane closures. city leaders say it sends the wrong message about the city. >> does encourage that the criminal nal element is free and we don't want to send that

mess yj. >> the next tressel due for clean up spans highway 280 at bird avenue. >> abc's barbara walters plans to take time to enjoy the view announcing her retirement today and walter says she wants to leave people asking why she s.she leaving instead of why doesn't she leave? she plans to step down next year. she is the first woman to co-host morning news program and later first woman to co-anchor a network newscast. barbara walters is 83 years old and will be on the air through next may. >> remarkable and an inspiration to all of use it's true. >> yes. >> there is more still to come tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. new evidence ab oyster farm has been the victim of misconduct on the part of the under the circumstances us government. >> o.j. simpson makes a bid for freedom. was his lawyer involved in the crime that sent him to prison?

>> bay area 8th graders headed to atlanta. the piece of history they'll get to witness for themselves. stay with us.

new charges the national park service and u.s. geological survey falsified data to make a local oyster farm lack bad. as we've been reporting sometimes, this is not the first time the federal government has been accused of scientific misconduct in this case. >> these are hidden camera photos. 300,000 pictures showing drake's bay oyster company over three years time. the park service says they prove the farm is disstushing harbor seals. the park service reported the farm had a moderate adverse impact but the scientists who did research actually found the opposite.

>> they turned that. >> dr. goodman is a member of the national academy of sciences and vocal critic of the national park service and pored through documents using the freedom of information act and looked into findings of the marine mammal expert. stewart concluded oyster boats were not disturbing sales but the park service and usgs changed findings to the opposite listing him as an author he wasn't. goodman wants the newly appt pointed secretary of the interior to investigate. >> to look and report back in a transparent way to the public was the secretary duped? did scientists commit misconduct? >> the inspector general said

thr exaggerating claims. national academy of sciences said she misrep tented available informationer another investigator found park employees mishandled research. >> now, park service never responded and usgs says it won't comment. the citieser company will be in court tomorrow trying to reverse the decision to close down the farm. >> tonight the president vowed to get to the bottom of a controversy that the irs was unfairly targeting groups. this week a report will be released claiming agents gave extra scrutiny to dwrupz which subordinate their applications the president promise aid full

investigation. >> you have to be held fully accountable. because irs as an independent agency requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence they're applying in a nonpartisan way. >> the president says he learned about the problem on the news. republicans in congress called for full investigations into practices of the irs. >> a man accused of killing three people enter aid plea but only after arm twisting by his attorney. telling a judge he wanted to plead guilty. harris pleaded not guilty to 11 counts stemming from an argument that led to a shooting on the strip. three people died when a maz ratty tried to escape the gunfire, slammed into a taxi that burst into flames. the driver was an aspiring rap

artist. >> also in las vegas today, o.j. simpson asked for a new trial in the armed robbery case that sent him to prison. simpson grayer and heavier now acknowledging several people he knew in the courtroom audience. he is serving time. simpson claims the lawyer that rep sentd him had a conflict of interest because he knew about the plan and could have been called as a witness to the crimes. >> nearly 50 years ago martin luther king junior delivered his iconic dream speech now a small group of middle school students from san francisco will travel to king's alma mater to mark the anniversary and listen to president obama deliver the commencement address. they're only in 8th grade, in two days they will travel to

moorehouse college to witness 500 young black men graduate. >> if you go to college it takes commitment. >> the exciting moment will be hearing president obama deliver the commencement address. >> it's a big privilege. >> they will visit where dr. king preached. 13 students from martin luther king middle school will make the trip. they are part of a program called students of pride helping to close the achievement gap of some minority students. bob ivory is the program director one of eight chaperones traveling with students. >> i think it can only enhance our students to know your zip code does not necessarily dictate where you're going. >> he says they are on track

for college. >> i'm thinking of go tok stanford. >> the cost is $24,000. many organizations and people helped to fund this trip they're still short f you want to help, visit our web site. and click it on see it on tv. >> that is nice. >> coming up next an important tip by michael finney. >> if you're planning to get a car we can he

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a few years ago he decided to lease a car for the first time. >> i wanted flexibility of getting a different car at the end of the lease. there may be better cars available. >> i went in, negotiated a price and it was a lease .s. >> and what many don't know is that you can negotiate at the end of the lease, too.. >> they don't have to just turn in the car and walkway. >> many leased cars are holding their value beyond what the companies have predicted meaning when it's time to turn in the car you might be able to buy the car and sell it for more than you pay. but dealerships know this, too. and you might be able to get a similar deal from the dealership. kristin peter son lease a few cars over the years. >> i bought it then sold it two weeks later for $2,000

more. i wish i'd known. coy have negotiated for a lower price with the dealership. >> hassle of selling on your own can be a turn off. also, new car dealers tend to end up with used cars. >> they want to move those into consumers hands. >> this incentive to negotiate. >> there is a likelihood to save maybe thousands of dollars. >> he says it's a good idea to negotiate with the dealer or the bank directly. >> this time, you're leasing a used vehicle. >> now, you'll be paying far less. >> this will be worth less. >> you'll negotiate at the end. >> the all electric vehicles

if you're looking for a more conventional car chevy malibu and honda civic have very low leases right now. >> thank you, michael. >> just ahead here, a new era of innovation. >> a generation of inventors coming together to make produc

dozens of inventors meeting in san francisco tonight. >> they're showing off their products to investors and this weekend, you'll see some on display in san mateo. >> yes. it's all part of a movement sweeping the bay area. adam is hoping to earn lots of coin and one up the competition with these lamps. >> these are video game nostalgia. >> now, he's working on niz

next product. >> it's more energy efficient. >> this is what is called maker movement. you may not have heard about tech shop that. is where makers hang out the other 363 days of the year, folks will tell you sparks flying through the air knt aren't ones you can see. it's a place to share tools and ideas. >> i love being here on a friday. or a saturday night. because this is the most creative place in the city. >> now there are 4,000 members pay to use all of this. >> the tools of the industrial revolution are now cheaper than they've ever been. >> but during the industrial revolution they didn't have these. >> this is a hot glue gun on steroid autos 3 d printer

that's spit out your prototype. >> there are an awful a lot of things you can make if you can make them this big. >> everything before was 15 weeks of school to learn a design program. we teach it here three hours and it turns into a business. that is when they wind up here. now, there are 200 people here, it's crazy. >> he credits it partly to crowd funding like kick starter where you can raise money for a project. >> this is something coming up. and it's not huge. >> the real work begin autos we've raised over $400,000. >> three orders for a product

he's still making by hanld. now, he has to go from making to manufacturing. >> i have a game plan. that is why i gave a lot of padding and buffer time to meet demand. >> but not everyone has a game plan. >> i can see them trying to get products out of the door just being overwhelmed. they know nothing about manufacturing and don't have man power to deliver. and they end up just upsetting backers. >> it led kick starter to lay down new rules for hardware limiting large orders. and that hasn't slowed down anton. >> i played about 25 prototype autos and small potatoes compared to what this hair growth hellment prom yoted. >> some say making is in our dna and only natural we are driven owe do it in a world where people spend days sending e mails and moving fits around to screen, the

process is exciting. >> that is cool. >> spencer makes our forecast. >> our coastline is clear. we had low clouds and fog earlier. how about highs only 59 in half moon bay. tomorrow we'll have a wide range as well, up to 60 in half moon bay. and here is a look at the week ahead. temperatures trend for downtown san jose. trend to only 60s thursday and friday. they'll climb back into 80s by sunday and monday. here is the accu-weather forecast.

temperatures dropping off thursday and friday. 88 to 90 sunday and monday. >> thank you. >> let's talk warriors. >> having fun or what? we have a preview and sharks after a week off. we have l.a. kings in the western

golden state warriors on their way to san antonio. game is tomorrow night. it will be crucial. and if the years win they'll have a chance to close at home on thursday. no one thought about young kids hanging with a veteran squad like the spurs. head coach put a poem in a locker before game four. it's titled don't quit. >> great place to be is a blessing. i like at my guys and the job

they've done. and we're in a three against san antonio spurs. >> before one game before we've done that, you just work we put in able to come in. >> bulls and heat, game four in the windy city. lebron continues to dominate, 27.7 boards, eight assists throwing it down. then in the third easy finish wade battling knee injuries. 26% for the field and nate robinson just the heat win taking a 3-1 lead in this

series. the sharks eager to play again after sweeping the canucks on tuesday. this is only the second time the teams met in the playoffs. an overtime goal in game six but this season, all about home ice advantage where the home team wing all four games. >> they had a different feeling. guys were excite asked anxious to get going. >> they need to play a hard couple games. those are things we're trying to accomplish. you know they're the champs so nothing we're not you know looking to go down and sweep a chance. and he when you win. >> back to game 7, bruins and

maple leafs. what a shot. boston trailed and scores three straight, 30 ties it up. right now it's 4, 4, as they prepare for overtime. phase two of the tour of california. 125 mile track ending in palm springs temperatures reaching 110 degrees but fwhau didn't stop the 27-year-old from columbia taking the lead in the final climb. hitting the leader by 12 seconds and game five is a pivotal game. and warriors really need to take this and make it close there. >> we have one of the youngest

little shark fans. >> you can share your fan photos with us. >> so much fun. join me tonight at 9:00. it's good for you and good for the world. the united nations latest weapon in the fight against both hunger and global warming. >> then at 11:00 thousands of dna kits around the bay area, some containing evidence of dangerous crimes. >> that is our report. >> that is our report. >> from sh

this is the jeopar college championship. here is our first group of semifinalists -- a sophomore at m.i.t., from miami shores, florida... a junior at northwestern university from arlington heights, illi. and a junior at scripps college originally from tulsa, oklahoma... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, joh thank you, ladies and gentlemen,

and welcome to our show. as johnny indicated, this is the first of our semifinal games. there are three of those. only the winners nny. at the end of the week to play for $100,000. but the players who don't make it get to go home with $10,000, and that's not an inconsiderable amount of get so, hannah, daniel, and trevor, welcome back and good luck. let's go to work in the jeopardy! round. and today we deal with these categories. alex: hannah, you get to start us. i'll take tales of high adventure for $200, please. hannah. what are the andes? that's it. taleigh adventure for $400, please.