good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> breaking news is in san jose. a grass fire burned about two acre asks sent smoke billowing across highway 880 before firefighters got a handle on it. >> sky 7 hd was over the scene as crews worked to put out hot spots. you can see the fire burning near a freeway overpass starting to work back into the vegetation there. fire officials were concerned

about a possible fire jump and into a nearby mobile home park. the cause of the fire which broke out before 3:00 p.m. is still under investigation. >> breaking news involving the boy scouts of america voting to accept openly gay members. it is a stunning reversal of a ban in place during the organization's 103-year history. meeting in texas now, they did decide to keep in place a ban on gay adults serving as scout leaders. gay rights organizations petitioned the boy scouts to rescind the ban. you'll hear from a local gay scout waiting the decision along with some other autos a lot of questions surrounding a deadly collision between a garbage truck and a bicyclist. sky 7 hd is overhead soon after.

cornell? >> there is a collision happening at this spot. 16th street and south vanness. flowers now mark the spot where that bicyclist lost his life. police are investigating what may have happened. twisted frame of a bicycle lays in the middle of south vanness. it's rider crushed nrt wheels of the truck he. he collided with. >> i don't know where he came from it happened so fast. >> witnesses tell police the truck was side by side with the bicyclist on 16th street turning right on south vanness. that is when they collided. this man says the cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet and riding too fast. >> he's too fast. you know? >> the truck driver is cooperating with police. hours after, abc 7 news found

chp officers inspecting trucks outside of the san francisco facility. >> we're just trying to lower amount of accidents happening out on the road and making sure companies are in appliance. >> a truck struck a grandmother and granddaughter crushing the girl's foot. the accident is still under investigation. >> the identity of the bicyclist has in the been released. coming up at 6:00 on awc 7 news we'll talk to recology about their safety records. we're live in the mission, abc 7 news. >> taxi cabs, buses, shuttles and limos faced surprise inspections at oakland international airport today. several agencies formed a joint strike force. officials discovered one driver working without a valid license. >> we do this several times

per year. we have allied agencies come together. >> inspections follow a similar effort at san francisco international airport yesterday coming after five people died when a limb scene burst into flames on the bridge earlier this month. that limo carried more passengers than permi law. >> caltrans is doing a little show ask tell today. >> this is part of efforts to assure everybody the bridge will be safe when finished following problem was steel rods breaking. >> we are live on treasure island with the story. heather? >> because work will be going on underneath the road bed and high above waters job one was to build platt forms for workers. with that done, this shows how next job was to start chipping away at concrete and also to begin drilling into concrete

where steel wires will be threaded to hold saddles down. they're the main component of the chosen retro fit for a bearing containing 32 broken bolts. it is supposed to serve the bridge, it's features and the cars on it. just as well. >> bolts are no longer useful. the saddle pulls it up. and hold it nice, and tight. >> those that cracked are being tested now. on this work and the testing and whether the new bridge will be able to open as scheduled labor day weekend. live on treasure island abc 7

news. >> heather, thank you. four santa cruz law enforcement officers being hailed heroes today for actions after two fellow officers were gunned down in february. today, city officials praised police sargeant jose garcia. and sheriff deputies for acting prudent and here yolkic when they shot and killed jeremy goulet. he ambushed two officers while being questioned in his home. investigators say goulet intended to shoot and kill more officers. >> being shot at and under dead lay tack four brave law enforcement officers walked through gates of hell, discharged firearms and ended this horrific event. >> the four officers fired a total of 54 bullets during that battle. goulet fired 15 times.

>> america's cup yachts back on the bay day after safety recommendations were released. the teams practiced this come twoz weeks after the death of a british sailor. abc 7 with more. >> it is the first time we've seen american team, italian team and the new zealand team practicing on the bay since may 9th's fatal accident. new rec men daigss and perhaps the significant reduction from 35 miles per hour down to 25. spectators this afternoon told me they want to see the 72s race. >> these guys are professionals. these guys are pros. they have improved safety

issues just today, i heard. >> would you want to see them go to the smaller boat? >> no. i saw the smaller boats. they were great. but it's good to see big boats out there. i'm sure they've taken measures to make sure safety is tightened up to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll have team reactions and we'll hear from out of towners about how the cup is playing around the country and the world. >> moving to oklahoma now. the first funeral took place fr one victim of money's devastating tornado. the final death toll today. 24 people died in that storm. >> hail, heavy rain did not stop family and friends from saying goodbye to the victim autos today's heavy rains flooded homes in the oklahoma city area.

thousands tried to clean up and repair their homes. report damage runs around $2 million. >> spencer christian joins with us a look at what's happening right now. >> we'll start with live doppler 7 hd. we'll start our radar at 4:0 you can see over the last 12 hours, this line of thunderstorms again dumping heavy rainfall there today. this is a scene right now. around moore and greater oklahoma city area. weather calmed down no. tornado reports there. today, back to bay area, a live view looking at western sky. 65 in oakland. 70 in santa cruz. a live view of ocean beach from mount tam, under clear skies. 71 degrees now in santa rosa. 74 fairfield.

70 in los gatos, just a cool day around the bay area. speaking of cool, nice cool view from heavenly camera. here is our first forecast. we'll see breezy cool and clear conditions again tonight. much like last night. tomorrow morning, bright, sunny and chilly. some locations low temperatures into low 40s overnight. by tomorrow afternoon warjsing up into mid-70s inland and only upper 50s along the coast. things looking unsettled for memorial daichl i'll have the forecast coming up. >> still ahead at 4:00 a south bay bridge student is the bay area's newest millionaire. >> and new at 4:30 the fast food fan helped rescue three women held captive is getting a big thank you that is right up his alley. >> taking a look at traffic right now in the san francisco skyway. it's heavy slow going especially if you're on

left-hand side of the screen. those drivers trying to make their way east across the bay bridge. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues

if you have a gift card from borders bookstore chain, you're out of luck. a federal appeals court ruled customers who hold $210 million in gift cards from the chain are not eligible for refunds. that decision up holdings a

lower court ruling there were nearly 18 million gift cards outstanding in the months after boredders filed for bankruptcy protection in february, 2011. there were at one time 642 borders stores nationwide hoo mobile boosts pan dora's first quarter earnings. and emily chang joins us live. >> good afternoon, radio service pandora seems to be hitting some of the right notes with this earnings report. the samsung galaxy s 4 sales hit $10 million and saying it surprised 10 million in 27 days which is about half the time it took the previous model. the s 4 may help samsung maintain it's leadership in the global smart phone market.

google getting smacked with a new antitrust probe over display ads. the ftc look mpb looking into whether it's pushing companies into using other services. this is not, of course the first run in with the ftc. the agency closed a review of the search business in january without taking action action. regulateors are looking into google business. stocks fell again today for the first back to back drop in a month. shares of hewlett-packard soared 17%. twitter taking a page from face bk's play book. bloomberg west learned they're going let users match up with customer e mail lists. the tool which is likely to be unveiled before the end of the year is similar to a few tour facebook offers. in san francisco, i'm emily

chang, larry, carolyn, back to you. >> if you're headed out to the beach this weekend you have one less worry. the group heal the bay released a report card and 93% of the beaches got an a grade for the summer. that is a huge jump. environmentalists say the back of -- lack of rain meant less pollution running into the bay but say humans still present a threat. >> so you've got dry weather, people hosing off their driveways that will go into beach water. >> the only areas showing high bacteria levels are wind surfer circle and marina lagoon. >> a south bay college student can thank grueling final exams for making him the bay area's newest millionaire claiming a

$2.3 million power ball prize this morning matching five out six numbers. and missing only the power ball number. he stopped to grab energy drinks to keep him sharp while studying deciding i'm going to buy a power ball ticket. he says the prize is going to be life changing. >> for us, the way i grew up, in our family that is $2 million makes a really big difference. i mean that is something that is going to change for my family, my immediate family. >> after taxes the prize is about $1.73 million, the only other california ticket to match five out of six was sold in kern county. see? going to college does pay off. >> there is proof. >> so swinging by 7-11 doesn't

hurt either. >> may not be a sunny, bright day after all. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. we've got clear skies from coast to inland. let's take a look at current wind gusts right now at sfo. 56 miles per hour gusts at half moon bay. so many loks have calmer winds at the moment. a live view are these, clear, cool again overnight tonight. cool pattern staying with us into next week there. is a chance of showers on memorial day. so we'll get to that in swromt. what is coming our way we have an active storm track there is a disturbance steaming into

our direction. at 7:00 this evening next couple days high pressure keeping us mainly dry. by sunday that front approaches and there is a chance of rain monday. chance of light rain monday, overnight, clear, breezy, cool conditions once again. 50s in oakland, 51 in antioch. low to mid-50s north bay valleys low to mid-40s and upper 40s in other locations around the bay area, tomorrow, sunny skies, breezy. high temperatures upper 60s to low 70s. on the peninsula, mid to upper 60s. 68 palo alto mid to upper 50s in pacifica. downtown san francisco 62 tomorrow. north bay highs up to mid 70s in santa rosa and nappa. east

bay we'll see highs of 67 in oakland and san leandro. inland east bay little bit milder mid-70s. 75 concord and here is the accu-weather forecast. so, cool pattern monday, inland highs into mid-60s, low 60s around the bay. low to mid-50s on the coast. and a chance of light rain, then temperatures warming up a little bit into the week. so it's a very usual late may pattern but it's the only pattern that we have. >> yes. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> up next brad pitt meets lots of people on the red carpet but the actor says it's because of a medical condition that he can't.

>> new after 4:30, michael finney finds which sun

prom season brings back memories especially with people who went to school with the most powerful man in the world. >> time magazine with this picture of then barry obama

back in 1979 in hawaii and a message he wrote for the girld friend of a pal that reads kelly you're extremely sweet and foxy. i don't know why greg would want to spend time with me at all, you deserve better than clowns like us. >> he might be president now, but he was certainly a typical teenager back then. >> that is -- he is looking cool at prom. >> i'm good friends with his old basketball coach there. is a connection there. he was a normal -- nobody thought he's going to be president back then. >> yeah. right. >> get this one. actor brad pitt says he thinks he suffers from face blindness. >> the 49-year-old believes he suffers from a real medical condition preventing sufferers from recognizing faces. >> he says people hate him because they think he is disrespecting them, he says telling people about the condition doesn't help, it

makes it worse, he says because think they he's being egotistical. >> i thought he was ignoring me because i was irrelevant vent. it turbs out he couldn't recognize or remember. clearly. bradley cooper and buddies back for another angle. >> buckle your safety belts it's time for another hang over, opening nationwide today for the wolf back, it's all about making you laugh it's about hearing people laugh. it's the thing, it makes me s.e.a.l. feel so good. >> also the end of an era that forever changed lives. >> it's a moment he jumped out naked in the trunk change mid life from black and wlit to

techni color. check out this brand new trailer for the lone ranger riding into theaters july 3. nick carter quit playing games with his health. the 33-year-old writing a memoir called facing the music and living to talk about including his struggle was substance and alcohol abuse. >> another singing star signs a book deal. check out otrc.com to find out who. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 a protestor confronlts the president today. he makes a major speech in the fight against terrorism. scientists turned a season

politician to convince more people climate change is real. who is it is in the story coming up. >> the big reward this man is getting after helping rescue three women held captive. >> next time you think you're too tired to do something think about this 80-year-old man's climb. we'll have more of it for

police in the uk arrested two more people in a brutal murder of a british soldier in london. scotland yard officials say the man and woman are suspected of conspiracy in the attack. the man seen is a britainish citizen. he converted to islam in 2003 reportedly took part in demonstration was a banned radical islamic gruchl a woman confronted him on street. >> you're not scared for yourself in that situation? >> no. >> why not. >> because there are mother was children walking around. so importantly i talked to him. then, i asked him what he wanted. >> the victim in the attack, the 25-year-old lee rigby being described as a popular

drummer km machine gunner and father of a 2-year-old son. he joined the british army in 2006. >> the president says he signed new policy guidelines to oversee when the u.s. can use drone strikes against suspected are terrorists marking what some call a shift on the war on terrorism. if. >> this afternoon, the president defended the most controversial aspect of the strategy said they were legal and lessnessry across the globe. >> conventional air power are far less precise than drones and likely to cause more casualty autos but the president discussed concerns about accountability and morality. during the reach mr. obama signed new presidential policy

guidelines providing more transparency. in a shift, the policy now has the military taking the lead over the cia. this a day after the administration acknowledged four american citizens had been killed overseas. >> mr. obama renewed promise to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. >> there is no justification for congress to prevent us from closing a facility that never should have been opened. >> also, interruptions from a heckler. reaction from capitol hill was swift. senator john mccain said before the administration comes up with a better plan

plan then the president onis likely to remain open. >> close guantanamo bay today. >> why don't you let me address that? >> release those 84. >> why don't you sit down i. going tell you what i'm go owing do. >> that back and forth this morning was with san francisco code pink protestor madea benjiman. she snuck in posing as a member of the media hammering the president over drone strikes and failing to shut down guantanamo bay. benjiman was escorted out by the secret service. >> new fallout today from the irs scandal. the woman oversaw agents targeting tea party groups has been replaced. lois learner who refused to answer questions yesterday was placed on administrative leave today following reports saying was asked and refused to

resign. >> scientists have been stumped on how to convince skeptics before the -- about the threat of global warming. david? >> well, carolyn, governor brown knows a lot about winning elections and changing minds. scientists tried to build consensus climate change requires action this, is a roomful of believers. scientists and business leaders convinced of climate change. >> have you to reach people that are skeptical, disinterested and somewhat hostile that. is where we are. >> the governor says he's alarmed of the level of carbon dioxide that was measured in hawaii. many signed a call for action looking for new ways to

convert skeptics. tax money would then reward consumers for switching to alternative solutions. scientists say recent disasters might also change attitude autos there is no motivator like necessity. and if we begin to see more events like water pouring into new york city subway system that is a motivator for change. >> silicon valley companies also have motivation. many of the best known lie on low ground near the bay that could be underwater if waters rise. they can be at risk to lose office autos many respects they're taking a lead so. that is the hope. that the people with a power, money, brains, and education are able to sense seriousness of the moment.

shortness of time, then, slowly, you know, get on board and do what it takes. >> nationa ames sits on low land by the bay so there are plenty of potential stake holders. we're live, david louie abc 7 news. >> touching show of support for the 5-year-old daughter of a fallen police officer in arz arz -- arizona. hundreds gathered in a school yesterday to attend the kindergarten graduation of tatum rates. that is the little girl, she -- her father was killed in the line of duty by a hit skb run driver sunday morning. >> i just hope we can do him enough honor. >> we're never going replace their father. >> so many showed thaup not all fit inside. there was not a dry eye in the house when little tatum walked

across the stage to receive her diploma. police found the car that hit and killed officer rates but have not made an arrest in this case yet. >> the man who put down his hamburger to help rescue three women held captive ont won't have to buy another hamburger again. mcdonalds is giving ramsey free food for a year and an ohio chain offering free burgers for the rest of his life this, came from ramsey himself during the now legendary interview he explained how he came to help amanda berry and other women. >> i'm eat mig mcdonalds. i come outside. and i see this girl going nuts. trying to get on the house. i go on the porch. she says help me get out. i've been in here a long time. >> this isn't the only burger inspired reward for ramsey. the restaurant where he works as a dish washer unveiled a new charles rammy inspired hamburger are last week. >> an 80-year-old man from

japan is on top of the world. becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest peak. a 76-year-old man set the previous mark. >> you consider what he had to overcome, he broke his hip just two years ago, underwent heart surgery. he walked three times a week with loads of 55-60 pounds on his back. this is the third time he climbed everest. >> remarkable. >> yes, it is. >> new targets of an antitexting campaign by police. >> remember jake davidson? he asked kate upton to prom in this video. he got rejected. but his new date isn't too bad, either. >> i'm spencer christian from. our exploratorium camera looking towards the bay bridge, clear skies now but maybe not

so blue for memorial day. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and a live check of the afternoon commute here this is highway 37 in san jose. traffic headed towards san jose airport. this is the julian street exit. traffic moving nicely in both directions. stay with us

a los angeles teenager who had his prom proposal turned down by kate upton managed to land a first class back update. >> his clever video went viral with more than 2.5 million views. >> now, kate don't get me wrong we have our commonalties. you like sports. i like sports. you like fine dining, i like fine dining. you're on the cover of "sports illustrated", i read "sports illustrated". >> upton loved the video tweeting how could she turn him down because she did because of a scheduling conflict. she said she had to say no. >> yeah. well, don't feel bad because here is his back update. nina ogdal agreed to go with him. goes to show what a little nerve will do for you yes.

gets you quite a lot. doesn't it?. >> wow. >> yeah. >> spencer christian is here. >> talking about weather right now. clear skies cool, breezy conditions around the bay area. beautiful late afternoon. we've got sort of a mixed bag here in the northeast and some showers ask thundershowers. most of the central part of the country will be dry tomorrow, heating up in phoenix, and in the pacific northwest just no one's surprise, a chance of showers up in the portland area. state wide in california, sunny skies and dry. maybe a shower or two around you're yeeka. gegt warmer in chico and sacramento, highs into low 80s, mid 80s in fresno. 73 in los angeles. and here in the bay area after

another chilly overnight we're going to have sunny skies tomorrow. breezy conditions once again, cooler but milder than today. highs inland into mid-70s tomorrow, 75 over inland east bay. 70 in san jose. 62 near san francisco. looks like sunny skies again saturday but clouds will awife sunday, monday. >> up next something incredible in illinois this class making history. >> i'm michael finney. get ready for fun in the sun. partnering with consumer reports to find which brand of sun screen

police launched a campaign warning people to put away their cell phones targeting pedestrians instead of drivers. officers passed out cards this afternoon along 19th avenue. student volunteers also helped to get the word out, one side of the card warns people of high number of cell phone theft skptz other dangers of walking around while drafted. >> back in february we had a

rv strike a pedestrian. >> the cards were the idea of the police captain in charge. the chief says he f.you look into expanding this campaign citywide. >> a new report stressing importance of physical education in schools for america's kids. the institute of medicine says kids should be doing 30 minutes of physical activity during school hours and 30 minutes before or after school and says school is the best place for kids to be active because they spend time there estimates show only half of u.s. kids meet the government physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes of activity per day. >> and when outside now, they might need sun screen. >> so when brand offers the best protection? >> if you have an irish last

name there this is important for you. consumer reports latest tests find there is no guarantee you're getting the level of protection listed on the label. >> we count on sun screens to protest us from harmful way rays. higher spf, better protection. right? consumer reports tested a dozen sun screens. this measures are from ubb rays. that is what spf is supposed to tell you most test proceed vided less protection. >> these days you'll see the words broad spectrum it means sun screen supposed to protect against uvb rays and uva ray autos uva rays can wrinkle and age skin. consumer reports lab tests performed both on people, and

on test plates coated with sun screen found some products offer better protection for both uva and uvb rays it has six sun screens to recommend. top rated is up and up sport broad spectrum spf 50. >> sprays are convenient but risks of inhaling are being studied. >> if you prefer a lotion consumer reports named one from walmart a best buy. it offers better protection than several sun screens test that had cost more, consumer reports has one more note of caution. they're flammable. wait to dry before going near an open flame think in terms of a barbecue. apply 15-30 minutes before you head into the sun and reapply

after taking a swim or every two hours. >> everybody loves play sprais now. >> there is real concern in environmental community about what you're breathing. >> thank you michael. >> a school about to set a pretty amazing record. >> it's set to world regard of 24 twins all in one grade. >> this fifth grade set of twins knew they can break it. the books were on campus to verify the number. high crest is a big school with 470 fifth graders. 10% are twin buzz only one set is identical. >> what is in the water there? and still ahead keeping medical records up to date. >> big ideas doctors are

coming up with to make sure this happen autos coming up at 5:00 local baggan handler accused of stealing expensive items. police use a device to catch them red handed and women gathered to lean in skb get inspired by cheryl sandberg and other

at 8:00 it's wipe out and then, the season premier of working blue then join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> more than a third of doctor offices keep your records on paper. >> doctors have been so slow to adapt to computers the federal government is offering them money to make the change. >> some of the top minds are

there to help make the change. >> a journalist interviewing and a room packed full of bloggers but there is another group there today. doctors it seems are not early adoptor autos if you visit it feels like an old process. there are a lot of paper storms and in person conversation autos aaron says a lot of that boils down to privacy rules and red tape. he's the ceo of box getting aproved to store sensitive medical records in the cloud in stead of having to leave the room to be able to pull up more information they have access to any data they've been able to store. >> this crowd is standing room

only. trying to bring the two together has been a challenge. >> it's been stuck in the dark ages. >> but this ceo says this was the time to sponsor the first conference because now, medicare is giving cash incentives to modernize. >> they see all data so if they're about to prescribe a drug that will interact with another drug we just alert them. >> what happens when you drempk alcohol or coffee? what is changing your blood pressure? >> because of the information that is some of the important. >> because you know in the end your health is everything. >> sometimes up loading a individual where he can pay off this, is a new commercial from go pro.

>> the first video had 1.2 million views. they were blown away hiring him for the spot. he initially took the video to just prove to his mom he would take mj for a ride on his bike. yes. >> that cat loved it. mazing. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. the sfo baggage handler accused of kill philing his hands with expensive items belonging to passenger autos and a decision by boy scouts of mechl has being celebrate bug others threatening to quit their troop. >> i'm sandhya patel. rain maying paying us a visit. i'll let you know if this will impact your weekend plans coming up.

>> good evening, i'm cheryl jengs. >> a baggage handler accused of stealing expensive belongings from checked luggage. >> took a sting operation to catch the suspected thief. abc 7 news joins us near sfo with the story. are other suspects involved?. >> well, the district attorney's office says this investigation is ongo being so there could be more suspects after mer than 50 complaints were filed with united airlines. foremost passengers their worst nightmare is the airline losing their luggage. >> if it showed up next day that, was okay. >> but since march, dozens haven't had missing bags but valuables missing from bags. >> things like ipads. cameras.

things of value. purses. a variety of items that can be concealed that have some resale value. >> authorities say this is the thief. 45-year-old george reyes. he's been charged with grand theft embezzlement and possessing stolen property. >> how did they narrow him on him? >> looking at work records determining from times and loks of the thefts a list of possible, or likely speekts sfpd set up a sting operation like this one targeting screeners and putting tracking devices inside bags. according to police he took the bait. they say they tracked him driving home with the loot and found other stolen stuff there. hi, looking for mr. reyes. >> he wasn't home, united saying we ho