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 hold our employees

to highest standards and have zero toller yens for any theft this, employee is suspended while the case sk reviewed smchl say the flying public needs to take some responsibility to protect them selfs from thieves. >> any small itidges like a lap top and ipad should be carried on board. people are what they are. unfortunately. >> tonight reyes is free on $50,000 bail and due back in court on june 5th. >> a brush fire this afternoon firefighters got a handle on it. and kept it from spreading. firefighters did stage some equipment outside of a mobile home park and they did not

have to use it. there has been an arrest in another grass fire in san jose two days ago. that fire burned tuesday evening spitting out large flames. there you can see a fixed wing. about eight to 10 homes were just 100 yards from the fire lines. first investigators thought the fire might have been sparked by a lawn mower, now, they tell us they've arrested a juvenile. >> a reversal the local boy scouts voted to allow gay scouts to participate. >> this is what we're working towards. it's a small step but huge in another way. >> 1400 voted for that change, 60% supported the proposal.

the organization was under pressure from gay rights activists. consifsh tif groups were threatening to cut funding to the troops. >> this is a decision many have been fighting for years. some fearing a backlash could come as a result. laura? >> hi, dan, this is ground zero just last year, a boy scout was rejected just as he was about to achieve the rank of eagle. today there is big reason to cheer. >> casey leonard is an eagle scout and told abc 7 news he's thrilled with the decision to accept all scouts like him. but sees it only as a partial victory.

>> policy for adult leaders like myself remains unchanged i'm still not allowed to participate because an openly gay adult leader. >> there is a step in the right direction and been a long time. >> the vote came as a huge win for wendel baker and his son. >> it makes scouting safer for the youth and boys they can say who they are. they don't have to worry about getting kicked out. >> the bakers supported the resolution since fall when the openly gay scout was rejected in a bid to become an eagle scout. 15-year-old matias thinks the decision is good for all scouts. >> one value is kindness, being fair. and to everybody. and now, we can do that. effectively. >> we quit the boy scouts. >> this parent says the inclusion means her family

sout. >> we don't feel that that program would be the right one for our family anymore. our troop voted and we'll be all pulling out. >> i didn't sign up to be a sex counselor. >> scout master bruce macintosh says he will bow out if the organization becomes something different interest what it's been and insist that's it has nothing to do with homophobia. >> scouting is a program for children. we're focusing attention on the sexual orientation and sexual preferences of children. >> macintosh is deciding whether he will pull out. others decided they say they will now break away and form their own organization. >> laura, thank you. >> caltrans shows off some work being done on the new bay bridge to fix broken steel bolts.

this image shows the steel saddle that's will reinforce the bridge. engineers believe wires will compensate for 32 broken rod that's can not be replaced. >> it pulls the base right down. and in the you way the bolt woz have hold it down. >> engineers will update the toll bridge on the progress including revealing whether the new bridge can open, as scheduled on labor day weekend. >> america's cup yachts returned to the bay today two weeks after death of a british sailor. new safety recommendations include mored wod body protection, and reduction in

the maximum wind speed all in response to the death of andrew simpson. >> i think the death is a tragedy but these guys are pros. i'd like to see them do bigger, faster boats that they've trained on. >> artemis is uncertain whether it will compete after the tragedy the team suffered. >> there are new details in the shooting deaths of two police officers in january. the two were guns down february 26th by a 35-year-old jeremy goulet. goulet ambushed and killed two officers as they were questioning hism about an attempted swaumt case. we know he was about to be arrested when opening fire. >> he walked over to sargeant

baker, fired two more rounds into him, then disarmed him. then fired additional round into detective butler on the ground mortally wounded. he did that with sargeant baker's weapon. >> officials praised the four larmt officer who's shot and killed goulet as heroes. >> the first funeral took place today for one of the 24 victim who's died when when that devastating tornado hit oklahoma. moumpbers traveled to say goodbye to the 9-year-old who die add long with six other children when the tornado destroyed their school. 10 of the 24 victims were children. others in moore continue to clean up and rebuild their homes. >> they will rebuild like they did last time.

and the town will come back. >> the tornado damaged more than 12,000 homes, cost to fix the damage estimated about $2 billion. >> we know know which health plans will serve california markets for covered california. >> 13 health plans will be available starting next year when affordable care act requires virtually everyone in the country to have insurance or pay a penalty. choices include kaiser and anthem blue cross as well as small insurers. the goal to offer plans to those given to employees of large companies. of the 5.3 million californian who's must buy on their own, more than half are eligible for federal subsidies to lower

cost. >> starting in 2014 consumers can rest assured benefits they're going to get will cover everything they need. will protect them from pregnancy and full, rich coverage. >> price varies including bronze to platinum, the cadillac plan. take a 40-year-old earning more than $46,000 a year with no subsidy. the most expensive region is sacramento. that customer can pay from $250 to nearly $700 a month. alameda county is in the middle between $265 to $550. least expensive los angeles month. premium there's range between $188 and $388. >> why why is there a difference? one is their provider networks. who are in the network what's contracts are. that are part of the network. >> for those making too much to qualify for medical, prices seem steep.

>> we think this is an opening bit. if you look bronze product goring to be affordable. >> one of the biggest criticisms are there is no limit on how high prim premiums can go up after 2014 rates but it can kick off the exchange if prices are not competitive. >> covered calculator has its web site this, is only for people who don't already have a a.fordable insurance through employer or a government program. you enter basic information, we picked four. then, your annual income. $60,000 just to pick a figure, then ages of the people in the household being cover sod there you go. that is the basic information

to get you started. right? now, based on what you entered the monthly cost without a subsidy is as you'll see here, $864. now there is $454 government credit for adjusted value there. we go. $409 a month. you can try it out yourself. we have a link on abc 7 news.com. under see it on tv. >> great explanation. >> still to come a decision on whether or not bicycles with ride on bart for the long haul. >> i'm not sure that is going that well. >> the local game changer this year's conference leader get ready to lean in. >> and what the waze app shows

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bart board will decide on whether to allow bicycles to ride on bart on all hours of the day conducting a one week trial in march to allow bikes at all hours of the day. public survey found it went well. with few problems. whatever change is made tonight gos into affect july 1. >> the professional business women of california had its 24th convention today, well out crowd at the mosconi

center. more on the conference. >> entertainer rita moreno, facebook's sheryl sandberg are all recognizable face autos don't worry if you think you're fully qualified. you are, raise your hand, say witness confidence. >> this was the 24th meeting of the professional business women of california started by congress woman jackie speier. >> things aren't going change until there are more women in board rooms and more women in the top executive positions. >> ask for a promotion. start your own business. >> abc 7 news anchor cheryl jenning asks carolyn johnson were two presenters. women came here to get advice on how to unlock their full potential in the work place. this woman listened to a seminar on time man oomt my boss is here and she and i were discussing ways to implement this right away.

>> this year, sandberg drew attention to the lack of support mothers get in the work place. >> this is about the conversation every manager should be having with every employee. where we stop being afraid to talk about pregnancy and start helping women. >> one of the few men attending was from chevron corporation agreeing with sandberg. >> having these types of flexible job programs and being very, very open to the needs of women and being acutely aware of how productive they can be when they return is something that is very, very important for companies to realize. >> 4,000 women took these messages home today. hoping to apply them in the work place tomorrow. >> fabulous experience. >> great energy there too,. >> let's move on to consumer news. bay area housing recovery reached some of the hardest

hit neighborhoodses. >> michael finney has details. >> this is a beginning of the end. our media partner reports home prices haven't been this high in five years. what is significant this time around is some of the hardest hit neighbors are seeing a recoverry. home that's once sat vacant are occupied once again. neighborhoods coming back to live. prices up 27.8% in the first quarter this is year over year in east oakland. for the same period up 51%. triple a reports more than four million plan on traveling 50 miles or more this holiday. that is down. most of those traveling will be driving with prices

averaging $4.08 a gallon. triple a reports air travel expected to be down 12.5% from last year. with so many driving this weekend, how can you avoid getting stuck in traffic? we asked experts over at waze.com. it can tell you the fastest way to get from point a to point b saying drivers will start memorial day weekend on friday, so expect crowded road autos 9:00 a.m. traffic super spiked. >> on monday, waze says traffic will be light until around 4:00 p.m. then picking up. by 6:00 roads will be jam

packed. that is what everyone is done with barbecues and traffic starts hitting the bay area. i've posted a link you need to down load waze under 7 on your side. >> going to be a fun time. >> and you'll want to know what the forecast is. >> it's beautiful here on the roof. sunshine. this scene may be looking different. we'll talk about what is showing up here now. no moisture. skies clear. right flou, computer models indicating that that is a possibility. check out wind gusts. gusting to 32 miles per hour.

23 in san jose. the view from our camera looking towards golden gate bridge, you can see nice, bright sunny. 66 in oakland and this is a view, you're looking at clouds. they're expecting sunshine tomorrow, breezy conditions in tahoe this, weekend, saturday, sunday, looking at partly cloudy skies and continuing on monday. 69 in liver morks golden gate bridge, sunny skies, traffic moving just fine now here are the highlights. clear, cool overnight tonight. cool pattern remains with us into next week there is a chance of showers so if do you have plans i'm letting you know well in advance.

check out eastern pacific satellite picture this, is a system that may produce showers around the bay area, so let me show you computer animation, clouds thicken on sunday. monday, talking about a chance of rain. i know this is showing it to our north. some are hinting at light rain monday around mid day. temperatures first thing in the morning on the come side. 42 in napa. 48 san jose. it's gooding to be breezy begin. make sure kids have an extra layer heading out to school in the morning. 70 in san jose. 69 degrees, breezy at times.

temperatures coming up a few degrees for friday. downtown san francisco, 62 degrees. 58 in the sunset district. 50s along the coast. plenty of 70s around the restest region. east bay communities, breezy, blue. inland areas mild sunny skies. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. temperatures falling and you'll notice them coming down going into monday when we have a chance of rain for memorial day. mid-50s mid-70s. firefighters rebounding. still a slight chance of showers tuesday. some of you are head back to work. changes coming up. but at least better to be warned than caught off guard. dan, cheryl?

>> thank you,. >> just ahead there is more reason to go to the beach. >> how cities have done more to clean up their coast lynn

school district owe initials have cleared a special ed teacher of allegations of student abuse. the teacher is back. she and a principal were placed on leave after a parent accused the teacher of pushing her special needs child down the slide. it was physical abuse. the district found no merit to the accusation. the principal is still on administrative leave. officials finish investigating whether she responded properly. >> if you think about the weekend already, you might want to head to computer before to the beach because the group heal the bay posted its beach water quality report card. there is some good news. 93% of the beaches received an a grade this year.

rig reason is the lack of rain. >> we see the city ready going fast. in san mateo county that is probably where some of the sewage spills are. we've seen a red rad calorie dux as they start the work. >> the report card includes both northern and southern california. you can find a link under see it on tv. >> and california state parks at an all time high. officials say nearly 27,000 nights have been booked up 4%. more officials say beach and coastal camp grounds fill up first and are likely already full for this three-day weekend.

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in the newsroom at 6:00, a surprise inspection of san francisco's fleet of garbage trucks. tonight a lk at company's history of accidents is a story only on abc 7 news. also, a victory for pry vassy. a settlement won't allow a company to dictate how patients get their medicine and a power ball player comes forward to collect a prize. a cool $2 million. those stories and more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> that is exciting to see him come, take his money. >> $2 million. >> congratulations autos yes. >> cirque du soleil about to make a new splash in the bay area. >> yes. the members of cirque du soleil are teeming up with six flags discovery kingdom. >> about to dive into a new show at the golf and harbor

stage. >> the new show called cirqe this is "world news." tonight, shots fired. the dramatic new video of police taking down the london attacker. and tonight the remarkable women on the scene who defied those attackers in this bloody street. storm front. violent weather rolling across america right before the big memorial day weekend, and a worrisome warning tonight about the coming hurricane season. skyfall. imagine this, a plane flying over your house when pieces break up and crash right through your roof. what is happening up in the sky tonight? and twin city. 24 sets of twins, not only in the same town, the same school, but in the same grade. how they are making history tonight.