after cars plunged into the river. >> i unbuckled her on to my side which had less water, it was filling up inside of the truck z managed to get the driver side door somewhat open. >> the driver of the truck is cooperating with the investigation. >> this is a google earth image of what the skagit river bridge looked like like. sheer view of what it looks like today. you can see a big chunk is simply gone this, bridge is old fashion bud not inherently unsafe. the term is functionally obsolete. that is the status of the belfed golden gate that we're proud of. golden gate bridge is safe but she's a senior citizen opening the traffic in 1937.

the federal government calls the span functionally obsolete but other bridges in the area structurally deficient. sky 7 hd flies over the golden gate bridge. just one span a big part of our lives in the bay area. the federal government labels some in better shape an others. golden gate and dunbarton bridges considered functionally obsolete by federal standards. the richmond san rafael bridges considering structurally deficient. by definition functionally obsolete means old design features and is not considered deficient in any way. the golden gate bridge design is functionally obsolete because there are no shoulders and lanes are narrow. structurally deficient means it needs to be repaired or monitored and not unnecessarily unsafe but requires main tense,

replacement. the richmond san rafael bridge is depishent because decking has pot holes and there is corrosion. it doesn't mean it's ready to collapse. >> this engineer in menlo park studies why structures and machines fail. he says all bridges are inspected every two years and many in california have been upgraded for safety. >> if i have an older bridge but maintaining it, inspecting it, maintaining it, making those repairs then, adjustments then you can make it last forever. >> golden gate bridge always being inspected for safety and security. coming up at 6:00 we'll talk to caltrans about how safe local bridges really are. >> thank you. >> the last major u.s. bridge collapse was six years ago in minneapolis mississippi river

bridge collapsed. 100 cars plunged into the water, 13 people died. national transportation safety board found a design flaw cause that had bridge to fail. you can search the status of bridges in the bay area we've put a great base on our web site. >> a bicyclist suffered a broken leg this afternoon after being hit by a school bus at about 3:00. there were children on the bus but they're all uninjured. the 82-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment. and some breaking news in the south way. a woman accused of trying to poison customers in a starbucks will noit knot face criminal charges. the district attorney declined to file charges after lab tests showed two tainted bottles of or yank juice contained vinegar not

considered harmful. tests in april when this happened indicated rubbing alcohol. police arrested the woman after witnesses say she swapped bottle frtz bag with those in a display case. >> after shocks keep shaking northeastern california following the biggest earthquake to hit that region since the 19 30s. take a look at the shaking generated by the quake no injuries have been reported though. >> most likely scenario is that this is the largest quake and that it will taper off and that will be the end of it. >> some say the quake cracked plaster and toppled their chimneys. the quake is a good reminder

for all of us to get prepared. just look at the top of our home page. >> the principal of the oklahoma school where seven children died says her teachers did everything they could to save lives. plaza towers principal amy simpson fought back tears addressing the media firefighter first time since the deadly twister hit describing the scene as the massive tornado passed over the school. >> in the bathroom people were quiet. people were screaming. and at that point i believe that is the only time that i yelled and i said in god's name, go away. >> police are working to stop another problem in the tornado zone, looters have made several arrests in the last couple days on the whole officials and residents say things are going very well

saying clean up operations are proceeding faster than expected. >> memorial day weekend is here with a warning. dry conditions means an increased threat of wildfire. firefighters responded to a grass fire which damaged three homes in hercules. >> we have no idea how the fire started but as you can see, highway 4 is just down the hill and koit have been anything. the wind pushed fire up the hill coming close to homes. a grass fire off highway 4 destroyed this backyard deck and fences behind these three homes. a viewer e mailed thus picture showing how the fire made its way up the hill. >> goes quickly once things dry out. >> she came home early from

work just to find crews in the backyard. >> i've been here five and a half years and never had problem autos your house is stand something. >> yes. house still there. >> california had one of the driest winters on record. and cal fire response to a 850 wildfires but firefighters have tackled 1600. >> we didn't have rain. no. january, february, march, very little rainfall. rain was in small spurts. >> this memorial day weekend fire departments reminding people to be careful in the outdoors. >> they need to be aware of their surroundings and just have situation awareness. >> some fire departments like this one have already equipped truck was necessary wildfire

gear. that is something they usually do in mid june you can see several decks were lost because of the fire. we usually get fires like this one on a hot, windy day. i can tell you it was not hot out here today. that tells you that things out here are very, very dry. >> they are. and abc 7 news sandhya patel is here with a look at wind conditions around the bay right now. >> i want to show you clear skies. it's not terribly hot out there. going to live doppler 7 you'll see clear skies. what we're watching is wind along the coast right now sfo 37 miles per hour. it's breezy towards san carlos and fairfield. 26 miles per hour we do have dry vegetation not a lot of rain. dry vegetation with wind could

fan flames but humidity close to where you should be for this time of the year. changes will include showers, i'll be back with a look at the timing in just a few minute autos thank you. a man remains in critical condition tonight after getting shot during a robbery attempt in oakland. it happened after the 29-year-old victim left a nightclub he had been celebrating his birthday. police say three men confronted him and his companions one robber shot the man before he gave them valuables. the thieves took a jacket from a woman. police hoping cameras will help them find these robber autos pictures tell a thousand words. video is a very solid piece of evidence and we're constantly looking at video. >> the victim is expected to survive. detectives twoobt see if this is corrected to one taking

place on the same block just showers earlier owe 44-year-old angelo luster appeared in court for a bail reduction hearing and has within charged with four counts including engaging in lewd acts with a child under 14 years of age and taught work shops on african american male achievement. his next court appearance is on tuesday. >> starting tonight police departments will put extra officers on the streets to catch drunk drivers this memorial day holiday weekend. the chp and other departments in the avoid the 8 task force will have officers patrolling from 7:00 tonight until 3:00 in the morning. >> coming up here on abc 7 news at 5:00 what yahoo is setting sights on how and how much it may have to spend. >> spart phone users about to

find a new fee added to their bills. >> plus, surprising death of a walnut creek star athlete and the lasting impression made on class mate who are remembering him tonight. stay with us. abc 7 news at 5:00

get ready to make room for bikes on bart trains. the bart board of directors is expanding hours to include rush hour. this is an experiment going from july 1 to december 1. right now, bicycles are prohibited during rush hour. rider says this gives them new freed yam. >> every day goi from san francisco to east bay. i'm immobile once i get there.

so now i'll be able to get around the east bay. >> bart survey found 76% don't mind expanding times bikes are allowed on trains. >> very sad story to report. students at walnut creek are popu student athlete diedse a suddenly from a brain aneurysm. he only lived in the bay area a couple years but made a lasting impression. a mem jill about to get underway. laura? >> that is right. a he was working out in a gym and collapsed. he was rushed to the hospital, and had brain surgery, friends and family maintained a constant vigil at the hospital. but the young man didn't make it. >> amir was a great person. >> michael is a close friend

of the student who died tuesday after an aneurysm caused brain damage. >> everybody knew him. such a kind hearted person. and he would give the shirt off his back to a stranger. that kind of guy. >> counselors were on hand and amir's classmates gined a -- signed a giant banner and placed flowers around campus he moved to walnut creek two years ago. is he survived by his parents and two younger brothers. he made friends easily in classes and exelled as a 126 pound wrestler winning the diablo foot hill dmip his weight class this year he was a nice boy, passionate about learning english. and was a great wrestler. loved wrestling.

and was doing whatever he can do to be successful. >> collection underway for his family, that information can be find on our web site abc 7 news dochl under see it on tv. in concord abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> the boy scouts decision to lift the ban on gay youth doesn't go far enough for a california lawmaker. a state senator is moving forward with a bill to remove corporate tax breaks for youth yup group that's discrime nate on the basis of sex, gender or religion. >> if either accept a person or you don't. what happens on the 18th birthday? the organization no longer welcomes you? premised on this fear and

homophobia somehow you become a threat when you become a gay adult. >> openly gay adult members are still banned by the boy scouts. he says his role is to protect everyone from discrimination. >> just days after purchasing online blogging company tumblr yahoo put in a bid to buy hulu now, joining at least four other companies, last year hulu generated about $700 million in revenue. the five year company has about 400 users. some say hulu is worth $1 billion to $2 million. >> have f.you have at ask t service check your smart phone bill, it's a little higher this month. the fee went into affect may 1.

at ask t says it is needed to help cover expenses. the company has 70 million subscribers and at and t set to make half a billion in new revenue. >> here is something smart fempeople apparently aren't good at doing detecting large background movements because brains filter out nonessential information. that is a good thing and results indicate people with higher iq scores concentrate better the findings published in the journal current biology. >> may is foster care month. today volunteers with habitat for humanity built play houses to donate to foster families. >> it's a full range. every once in a while there is a child that is timid and

doesn't want to go inside without their mom or dad and then, other ones are just all over it. >> one families getting a play house is this family from san jose. abc 7 news profiled the family here in the bay area. >> it's a showcase of latin american and caribbean culture, arts, tradition asks kickoff to the san francisco carnival just hours away. this festival gets underway at 10:00 in the morning covering eight city blocks include everything from food, music, dance and art skplt grand parade takes place on sunday. this is the largest mull yi cultural celebration on the west coast. >> so much fun. 35 years and it almost doesn't happen. >> thankfully. >> yes. >> it's great. >> will be cooler than average for the parade goers. >> the dry for those days is a

good thing so. it's all good. but i can't say the same about memorial day. if have you a chance of rain first half looks okay. right now, we're not tracking any moisture yet but our radar may be watching for some showers. beautiful day at the beach and santa cruz, you can see people enjoying weather. 63 in oakland. and 75 in santa cruz. highs so far today mid-50s coast. this is a view of the port of oakland looking from our camera. 66 degrees in livermore, golden gate bridge, sunny skies, patchy drizzle possible on sunday, then, looking at a

chance of showers for memorial day. so let me show you the system that will bring the possibility of light rain is this one here in the pacific. it's not unheard of to get a little bit of moisture so that is what it looks like right now. sunday, increasing cloud cover. and monday morning 10:00 a.m. just some cloud cover. early part of the day is fine. by 5:00 p.m. we'll call it a chance of rain monday. here is what it looks like tomorrow morning breezy some low clouds around the bay area and a cool start in the north bay. temperatures dipping into mid-40s. around livermore, 49 degrees. for afternoon a very pleasant day in the south bay.

sun will be shining. 70 degrees on the peninsula 68 redwood city. breezy, cool. downtown san francisco, 56 degrees you'll feel the breeze along coast like today. upper 50s in the north bay. 73 degrees in santa rosa. temperatures coming close to today's levels. 66 oakland, hayward. 70 castro valley. 78 in antioch. 73 degrees in san ramone, here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. cooler sunday and monday. temperatures coming up. there could be early showers on tuesday. abc 7 news has another great

resource for to you follow. get information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. one other note we have a super moon tonight, full moon closer to earth for the month. the moon will be rising at 8:09. conditions look great. >> when closer to earth than average. >> yes. >> finney's friday free stuff, up next. two items to jump start health and fitness. >> and the sale of a small parking lot. residents will get something they've never had before.

long weekend is here and we have a nice way to kick it off. >> i think long weekend, i

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>> very cool. >> to get these things, you dial and at any time log on to abc 7 news.com. we have to items there. >> i'm happy to share butter with you. >> thank you. >> yes. >> coming up talk about true love. a local guy creating a

coming up, limousine safety fu. call for a ride, chances are you'll be getting into a vehicle prailting illegally. also... >> people have lost mortgages, seniors have been scammed. >> pro grs versus privacy

looking into big data the people watching your every key stroke. >> one man as way to show his sweetheart she lights up his life. >> he created a ring that lights up when he's around. >> the 26-year-old st s.a san francisco engineer spent five months perfecting this ring before giving to it his fiancee, julie. she has to wear a arm band to make the ring light up. he says it could be tucked in under the jacket. >> he needs to figure out a way to light whup he's not around as well. >> yes. >> world news sup next. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you back at 6:00.

this is "world news." tonight, under water. the bridge that suddenly collapsed. the drivers plunging into the river with it. >> we have vehicles in the water. >> tonight, hear from one of those drivers launched into midair. and this evening, the list here. the most worrisome bridges in america. are you driving over one? emergency landing. the jet forced to turn around in midair, the fire, the smoke shooting from the engine. new pictures coming in tonight. hear from passengers who watched it all through their windows. washout. the extreme weather on the way this memorial day weekend. the massive floods tonight. and where the blinding rain is headed next. and snow in some spots? ginger is right here tonight. and the bravery in oklahoma this week. we heard that teacher trying to calm her students the moment that tornado hit. >> it's almost over! it's almost over! >> i hate this!