because it's there, he answered famously. today we ask russian daredevil valery rozov why do you want to jump off there, because you can, and because no one has done a base jump this high. so why not? big congrats to valery. and good-bye for michele bachmann who announced today she's done with congress. the minnesota foster mom/tax lawyer/tea party idol is leaving the house at the end of her term next year. so unless she runs for president again, probably no more wide eyed magazine covers to anger fans and less fodder for comedians that love the way she turns a phrase. >> we no longer have slavery.

that's a good thing. >> and sidney corcoran made it to prom. her mother said she deserves to have fun, and classmates named her this year's prom queen. >> i keep feeling like i am going to cry, i am just happy to be back. see, now i am going to start crying. >> we are happy you're happy. thank you for watching abc news. world news now coming soon. good night.

big disappointment for a class of new grads in san francisco. >> they are out thousands of dollars and nearly missed out on a once in a lifetime experience. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. new at 11:00, the graduation trip lowell high school students saved and worked for all year long isn't going to happen. >> at least not the way they planned it. leslie brinkley is live in san francisco to explain what happened. leslie? >> well, at 23 students here at lowell high school will get to take a consulation trip to italy, if you will. but they are still out an awful lot of money as their original tour company bailed on them. italian teacher judy bransburg had her students primed for a trip across italy after graduation. >> we have been waiting for this trip since we were freshmen and started our italian program. >> but their boston-based tour operator called the european institute suddenly stopped

communicating. >> they just stopped answering my phone calls and my e-mails. i was sending them daily. >> and then on may 27th they found out their tour company went bankrupt and were out $120,000. >> they talked to the attorney general's office and the california attorney general lawfned an investigation, but they learned they were just out the money. and then a contact with the san francisco mayor's office connected them with another tour company called world strides. the ceo decided to kick in $50,000 of his own money to rescue the would be student travelers. >> it is sad when kids are left without a trip when they are looking forward to it for such a longtime. >> reporter: there has been much cut from their itinerary, but at least now they will get to italy. [speaking italian]

>> reporter: that means he is very happy. >> a man shot by police officers in oakland today has died. this happened just after 2:00 near ricci street. the crime reduction unit tried to stop a car with three men inside. the men got out of the car and ran. police say one man was armed and the officer chasing himtenet felt threatened and started firing. the man was hit several times and he died at the hospital. the two other men were arrested. police say a gun was recovered at the scene. san jose is reacting to a spike in violent crime with a community meeting. a chance for neighbors concerned about their safety to strategize crime prevention. ama dates was at that meeting in south san jose and joins us live with new details. ama? >> carolyn, residents were given tips on how to protect themselveses and how to make it difficult for a burglar to get in your home and given the opportunity to discuss their frustrations.

>> for the first time in 34 years i am not feeling safe. >> cindy joined a room full of san jose residents in the santa teresa library for a crime prevention meeting. it was hosted byolra. colra. he feels the stress of the constituents. >> we have been feeling it for a longtime. the feeling over the weekend exacerbates it. >> reporter: three people were killed including two students from independence high school. the teens were shot to death on sunday evening in the parking lot behind the kohl's shopping center. they believe the city simply needs more police officers so she spoke up during the meeting. >> my question is which i didn't get answery is when are we going get officers. are they hiring? >> they are in the process of bringing in 21 community service officers which are not full peace officers and they are going to be handling cold calls and burglaries and those types of things so the guys with the guns can do the serious work. >> we are budgeted for 1100 officers and we have less than

a thousand. that means we do have the money to have officers right now. money is not the problem. the problem is that people don't want to work for the city of san jose and they are leaving for other departments. >> the meeting to discuss these issues needs to continue whether times are good or bad. ama dates, abc7 news. the sheriff's department is looking for other victims of a former high school coach accused of molesting at least one child. police searched a pittsburgh home connected to baronned words. baron edwards. the 51-year-old is charged with rape and lewd and lascivious acts of a child under the age of 14. edwards is a former football coach at richmond kennedy high school. a hayward teen has serious injuries after getting hit by a car in anteing yo. police say the 18-year-old was ridings a rip stick, a skateboard, snowboard hybrid. he can through a stop sign. the teen broadsided a car and was thrown about 30 feet. he was not wearing a helmet. he was airlifted to a nearby hospital. the mist and cool weather

has left us and some changes are coming as we inch to the weekend. sandhya patel is here with our first look at weather. >> yes, dan. showing you live doppler 7hd you notice the skies are clear on live doppler 7hd with the exception of a few patchy clouds just west of the santa rosa cloverdale area. as you look at the rooftop camera you can see the skies are clear and the temperatures right now are in the 50s. 54 san francisco and 56 in oakland. only 52 in half moon bay and 57 in san jose. bun -- bundle up in the morning. it will be a cool start. the bay area temperatures will be heading into hot territory. we will be back with a weekend preview in a few minutes. carolyn? >> thank you. cal trans spoke about a series of problems plaguing construction. at the top of the list the broken bolts that threatened 20* push back the opening day of the labor day weekend.r day that turns out to be a series of issues they are dealing with.

alan wang is live for us on treasure island with an update. alan? >> reporter: carolyn, today we heard about some new problems that are separate from the issue of replacing those long bolts that snapped back in march. cal trans revealed it has been dealing with several other issues over the years including bad welds in the tower base and corroded sky way 10 dispons a new one. the suspension deck was misaligned with the yes, sir bough island deck by a couple of inches. >> a project on this scale is so big and complicated that you encounter a lot of challenges. >> reporter: all of these issues have been corrected, but the remaining problem is whether cal trans can fix about 30 crucial bolts that snapped in time for the scheduled labor day opening. >> i don't think there is anyway to sugar coat it. that means we will need a little more time. >> reporter: commission members say they will open their decision at a july 10th meeting. crews will be installing large, steal cables to hold

down the stabilizers that will prevent swaying during an earthquake. the problems on the 6.4 billion dollar bridge will now be the focus of an independent review board. its goal is to make cal trans more transparent to the public. >> recently public confidence has gone way down. >> reporter: abc's structural analyst says cal trans knows how to fix the bridge, but they need help communicating with the public. >> what is much more public is a confidence issue and that will take more time. you have to earn people's trust. >> reporter: at 11 wong, abc7 news. >> they are suing the builder of the luxury highrise. the attorney of the homeowner's association says it is defective and it is flooded during the storms. they are suing for more than $4 million in damages. we have reached out to the builder tmg partners for comment. a story you will only see on the news a san francisco woman tells us how she nearly became a victim of chinatown

con artists. today the city held a public awareness rally to warn people about swindlers who claim to ward off bad luck by blessing jewelry and cash. the con artists target single women in crowded areas like chinatown. in october they targeted the wrong woman. this woman went to police instead of becoming a victim.bee >> number three told me that there is going to be calamity in my household. your son is going to die in three days and my husband is going to get really ill. the more valuables i bring the better off my family is going to be. >> she lead undercover police to a farmer's market where they caught the suspects coning another woman. that victim handed over $47,000 to be blessed by the thieves. all four were convicted for grand theft. the california wildlife officers would have to use nonlethal opings -- options. there have been two mountain

lion sightings in the recent days. this one we first showed you last night on abc7 news at 11:00. the mountain lion spotted in a backyard tree on saturday. and then last night another sighting and possibly the same animal right by the same house. if the law passes, mountain lions like these would have to be tranquilized or netted unless they present an imminent danger to the public. >> a pretty big cat. coming up next, the milestone and the changing nature of modern american families. a look at the growing trend that experts say is making it harder to raise their children. >> and apple will give $200 to customers as part of a legal settlement. the issue that prompted the suit and who could be in for the refund. and a street thug is accused in a number of unprovoked attacks. but he will never

santa clara police want you to look at this video. you can see a male thief in action. a home security camera caught the man on the bike peddling up to the front steps of a home on hill do brant place. hildebrant place. he then stuffs the package

into the duffel bag and rides off on his bike. earliethe thefr this month. if you recognize this man you are asked to call police. well, a major change in the workplace. mothers are taking over as the primary bread winner, quadrupling in number since 1960. here is lyndsay davis. >> reporter: she is a mother, wife and successful business owner. her husband is a massage therapist. >> i have been the bread winner for our family for almost eight years. >> reporter: according to the new report released today by the pew research center. women being the primary bread winners is a milestone and a change in dynamic in the modern american family. 18% in can canada and 10% in european households. marcia grecco has been the bread winner mom for 21 years. >> the cons were my mommy guilt. i wanted to be everywhere at the same time and i could never do that. >> reporter: but carol evans, president of working mother

media says the times haven't caught up with the shift. >> this country is sorely lacking in the basic support that a woman needs to be the bread winner. >> reporter: women earned 81% of the salaries of their male counterparts and they have more costs. american families pay about 23% of their net family income on child care and compare that to france where there is government help and the families payton% of the net family income. the u.s. is one of three countries that does not guarantee paid maternity leave. together with swazi land and papa new guinea. >> lindsay davis, abc news, no. new tonight at 11:00, some apple users could see up to $200 back thanks to a $53 tionion class settlement. if approved apple would refund $200 for each iphone expi pod user affected by a service

policy. before 2009 the warranty and service plan did not apply to devices that appeared to have come into contact with electric wides. they are contacting the 150, qualify. >> if you head out for the midnight snack into the kitchen one of the places in our kitchens that harvest the most germ stz refrigerator. that's according to a new public health study. it is vegetable and meat compartments. that's according to testing by the nonprofit nsf international. the group suggests washing the compartments at least once a month and also kitchen sponges should be replaced every three weeks or microwave them for two minutes to kill most of the bacteria. well weerks are looking forward to a warming trend coming our way. >> we are indeed. meteorologist sand yaw patel is here with the fore -- sandhya patel is here with the forecast for the weekend. >> yes, and the heat is coming for the weekend so the timing couldn't be better. the warming will begin as earlyou will you will start to feel it on friday, saturday and sunday. live doppler 7hd right now is

showing you mainly clear skies and a few patchy clouds. as you look at the view looking toward san francisco, a beautiful view of the ferry building. skies are and san francisco is in the 50s. fairfield is 59 and 54 in los gatos. downtown san francisco is sitting under clear skies. mainly clear and cool for the morning and sunny and warmer for tomorrow and it is really going to be heating up on friday and saturday. inland highs are well above average by that time. the sprinkles that we saw early this morning are due to the weak front that went through. this area of high pressure is getting closer to the coastline. beginning tomorrow you will notice a difference and then those temperatures will continue to go up for your friday and your saturday. tonight clear at 11:00 p.m. and a few clouds first thing tomorrow morning. and then you will see sunny skies and warmer days. you really start to feel the air mass change on friday. temperatures will sore inland

as we see a down sloping wind. this is a wind flowing from the land and bringing the hot air to our inland valley. still a sea breeze near the coast. those numbers will remain in the comfort zone along the coastline. we will keep it comfortable. livermore not mild, it will get height. 90 tomorrow and 90 on friday and 95 on saturday. then downhill after that. overnight temperatures in the upper 40s to the mid50s. when you leave home tomorrow you will want to grab a jacket or sweater. it will be on the cool side. patches of low clouds around. other than that the skies will be clear. for your afternoon 76 degrees in san jose in the south bay and 80 for morgan hill. 79 on the peninsula. 70 for millbrae. mid70s palo alto and mountain view. along the coastline it is clear and breezy. 61 half moon bay and 601 in the sunset -- 61 in the sunset district. nothing but blue skies and a warmer day in the north bay.

78 ukiah and 79 in santa rosa. 70 degrees in sausalito. east bay will be mild and sunny. 74 in hercules. union city, 73 in oakland. the inland areas is where you will see the temperatures getting to where you should be this time of year. 80 san ramon and 81 in livermore. if you are heading to the game tomorrow at at&t park, it is a day game. giants and a's bay bridge series. 65 at 12:45 and breezy by 3:45. sunny though in the low 60s. short leaves will do it and as you check out the accu-weather seven-day forecast it is shorts weather and near 70 at the beaches on saturday. cooling a little bit at the coast and much cooler everywhere monday through wednesday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. live doppler 7hd on twitter for the bay area conditions. get the video forecast spare the air alerts and now better outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team at abc7 news.

we will be watching for increasing fire danger heading into the weekend. carolyn and dan? >> right along with the heat. >> and the dry air mass. >> thank you, sandhya. >> it was a slow game between the giants and a's. >> it just finished a short time ago. >> if you are an a's fan you appreciate the length of the game. they continue to hammer the giants. it is a green and gold world right now, even in the giants' home park and even if it took awhile. the a's rough up tim lincecum. they hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios

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moving across the bay did not cool off the a's bats one bit. they continue the battle of the bay series with game three against the giants at at&t park. the a's roughed up tim lincecum. you gotta teachers and them to get along early. very cute. power versus power in the first. hammering a lincecum fast ball and over the head of orblanco. cocoa crisp scores and it is 1-0 a's. still in the first and donaldson with a flare to right. it is the husband and wife

play and no communication. it is 2-0a's. pence atones for that and a solo blast off malone. went five innings and got the win. a's score four in the fifth and jaso with a base hit. lowry scores. timmy's night is over after four and a third and five earned runs allowed. 6-1a's after 5. the giants chipping away and the panda with a base hit off doolittle who is impossible to score against. giants down 7-6, but the a's tack on two more in the 9th. he goes two for three and three r.b.i's 9-6a's. they go for a four-game sweep tomorrow afternoon. the a's are sizzling winning six in a row. cooling it off we go to the ice. chicago is down 3-1 in the series, but they force a game seven and patrick sharp makes it 1-0 blackhawks.

we are tied at one. here is the controversy. less than two minutes to go and he scores, but no behind the play and he is called on detroit's kyle quincy. the whistle blows the play dead. just a split second before the goal was scored. it doesn't count. chicago feeling robbed, but in over time there is justice. sea brooke ends it. the blackhawks win it three straight games to take the series four games to three. they will meet l.a. in the western conference final. lead by senior max homa, the cal golf team is one shot off the lead at the ncaa championship. at one point cal lead by nine strokes. they just fell apart late. at the capital city club, homa shot a five under 65. could have had an amazing round and he bogeyed 16 and then double bogeyed 18. he is tied with his teammate and in fourth place individually he has a one under 69. as a team cal is in second

place as they head to the final round one shot behind georgia tech. team usa in belgium and it is a friendly, you know. jeff cameron with a header off the corner kick to tie it at one. belgium with a dominating effort. christian in front here. and he was all alone. that was not good defense. team usa and to the soccer analysis as part of abc sports. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> really good news about the cal golf team. that's cool. >> all of their players are outstanding. obviously they are ranked number one in the nation. one through five they are all very, very good. >> wish them luck. >> thanks very much. >> well up next, what has got his goat?

>> a city dealing with one angry anim

here is a look at your wake up weather. the morning will start out crisp and cool.

patchy low clouds and the temperatures will be in the upper 40s to mid50s at 5:00 a.m. very light wind. the christmawin the air. by 8:00 a.m., mid50s to low 60s. we are looking at a warmer day tomorrow. really getting hot on friday and saturday. mike niko will be here tracking the temperatures 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. dan and carolyn? >> thanks. >> we will leave you with a chuckle. forget angry birds. meet the angry goat. >> instead of for meanting -- tormenting pigs it is tormenting people. he was roaming around brazil and picking fights with the locals. >> he will buck anyone including a motorcycle. no one was hurt including the goat. >> he had to be forcibly pulled back to the farm. >> look at him chase people around. >> you would almost think he is rabid. >> i would worry, actually. look, that tabi is -- that guy is running for his life.

>> goats gone wild. >> indeed. >> up next, toby mcgwire and will im performs. >> for larry beil and sandhya patel and all of us here we appreciate your time. the morning news starts at

to impact politics, perhaps like sarah palin has. jeff zeleny, abc news, capitol hill. hurricane barbara kicks off hurricane season.

the storm made landfall with winds up to 70 miles an hour along mexico's southern coast wednesday. over the weekend moving inland. barbara is blamed for at least two deaths. one of them, a 61-year-old man from colorado who was killed while surfing. the atlantic hurricane season begins on saturday. more tornadoes continue throughout the day today. several twisters like this one in nebraska reported late yesterday, and forecasters say more are possible. the main threat area extends from missouri to oklahoma. abc's ginger zee looks at all the violent weather we've been having from right there in the storm zone. >> reporter: skies are angry across the plains and the midwest again. look at this video. the power of rain torrential floods busting through the doors of a college in iowa. they had five inches in just two hours. multiple security cameras caught the wall of water as it made its way through campus. almost 40 tornadoes reported tuesday, this one churning over

the land in kansas. look at that upward motion. in amarillo, texas, power lines down from strong winds and tons of hail. in western pennsylvania, cleanup after two ef-1 tornadoes. and then that monster in mid-michigan. rated ef-2, it was one of six confirmed tornadoes in michigan. in goodrich, ashley's house was destroyed, but her family is fine. >> i just threw clothes over my kids' heads and held them. we were just praying for safety. it was over before i knew it. my kids are safe, and that's all that matters to me. >> reporter: there's been over 1,000 reports of severe weather in just the last week, more than 250 tuesday. so far with this outbreak, flooding and lightning have been the biggest killers. a photographer captured these incredible moments as storms made their way over downtown chicago. and back in moore, oklahoma,

where more than 20 died last week, they're still cleaning up. >> i think it's coming our way. >> reporter: and keeping an eye on the sky. >> you try to pick through. now here we go again. >> reporter: ginger zee, abc news, wichita falls, kansas. >> and conditions are ripe for another round of severe storms and downpours later today for millions of people in the middle of the country. >> want to check in with meteorologist jim dickey at accuweather. >> we continue to track thunderstorm activity in these early morning hours. heavy rainers, gusty winds and hail, the tornado threat has certainly died down. the wide scale pattern, a disturbing upper level pattern across the rockies moving into the plains, and this is why we're seeing the threat for tornadoes once again on thursday. area we're watching, central and northern missouri down through northeastern oklahoma. along with that, damaging winds, large hail. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. now for kids in virginia who decided to raise money for oklahoma tornado victims in a

cute way. >> it's called dollars for duct tape. students at one high school paid $1 for duct tape, and with it they secured the chemistry teacher to the wall well above the floor. >> this was done during lunch period. a little mercy from miss teddy cardwell, actually feeding her. why not? others took revenge, by coloring in a mustache. in the end, they were able to raise over $200 for the cause. >> she made sure to remind everybody, i haven't turned in your final grades yet. tape me at your own risk. i'd like to get one of those feathers that makes you itch and do it under your nose. >> she is quite the sport. whatever it takes to raise some money. the fund-raising continues this week, and they'll raise a ton more. coming up, ten offbeat jobs that pay some pretty good salaries. >> you're going to be surprised by this one. and jennifer lopez takes her act in a new direction. why you're going to see less of her in this new role. you're watching "world news now."