good afternoon, everyone, i'm larry beil. >> oakland police think a minor accident may have led to murder and now, they're looking for two men who killed the man night before his birthday. >> alan wong spoke to the uncle about what appears to be a senseless crime. >> today the recent grad's days sfais on a flyer posted

near the intersection where he was murdered. offering $5,000 for information that leads to his killer. >> today was his 23rd birthday. >> he says his 23-year-old nephew was on the way home from the gym before 11:00. that is when he was rear ended. >> whether that was intentional or accidental is yet to be determined. >> police say traffic cameras captured two men in a silver sedan confronting him and shooting him one time. >> he was a happy guy. always been quiet and friendly. his parents joke around don't be a hero whenever there is trouble just stay away from it. >> police detectives took paint samples from the bumper hoping to match it to the suspect's car.

he was just a mile away from home. his parents had a birthday meal waiting for him he said i want to play basketball, and they said dinner did you guys cook for me? never got to finish it police don't think there was a personal connection just a fender bender that was settled with a gun. tens of thousands of people are are with out power right now, strong winds knocking down trees in maryland including this 80-year-old oak tree. part of the airport had to be evacuated and in west virginia heavy read led to floods. >> in coastal maryland a the water spout developed. if it had reached land it would have been reclassified as a tornado. spencer christian has a look

at the storms. >> radar looping image showing you this line of thunderstorms moving through the mid atlantic. and there were funnel cloud sightings in this area and two water spouts in the area. right now we still have violent storms reaching as far as atlanta. severe thunderstorm watch in effect from south beach, virginia into northern georgia until after midnight, until 1:00 a.m. eastern time. i'll have the forecast later. >> spencer, thank you. >> what was the destructive wildfire in colorado history. authorities ordered a thousand people in colorado springs to evacuate their homes, this is the first he vac order grer a fire that destroyed 360 homes, so called black forest fire charred 23 square miles

northeast of colorado springs one of three major wildfires burning right now in the state. >> the obama administration announced today what it has long suspected that syrian president did use chemical weapons against rebels fighting in the civil war. that cross what's the president has called a red line that would trigger greater american involvement. according to cnn the u.s. will provide support to the rebels. white house says the regime used the gas sarin killing hundreds of people. >> back here in the bay area in castro valueo a pair of brush fires started late this afternoon. sky 7 hd shows the first one, another popped up in the same area, now now under control. >> san francisco fleece plees guarding a former community farm. >> officers removed tree-sitting

protestors occupying the former site of the farm. >> the land is scheduled to develop into new housing. vic? >> you can see police are still guarding this property here. that morning raid comes after prot testors occupied this land for more than a week. they want to grow food for the community. and developers want to build a project. city crews began clearing trees today there. was a large presence here all day. they sent out notices this week warning pro tester that's they were trespassing on city property. and would be arrested. that raid came at 1:30 this morning. almost all 44 people left peacefully. three did not. they, and four others were

arrested. one by one, police and city workers took them out. police said one fell on to a mattress officers placed under the tree. he claimed he was pushed. public information officer sargeant doomer deny that had. >> if a person might have fallen waits on accident. not any fault of anyones. >> you see this man showing us a citation for trespassing and resisting arest. he claims police gave him a black eye. >> they started grabbing me, striking me. tried to man handle me that. failed. >> police also deny that had claim. the developers of a planned luxury condoes can go in but may have another big problem. up in trees there may be nests of bird pros detectived by the federal government. eric eberman is an environmental activist. >> i identified five tree that's they're living. i believe there is more.

i think there is probably over 100 birds in the park. >> police say they will be here as lng as they need to make sure pro testors don't come back. pro testers are trying to organize for tomorrow evening. >> 33 men and women appeared in court. 48 people have been indicted. several are already in prison. police are still looking for nine suspects. this is the largest prosecution in santa clara county history. >> work is under way two days after a man was killed during a construction accident. 63-year-old donald white died while working on tuesday morning. today workers held a memorial before they restarted krungs.

>> we come here so-to-show our respect and our appreciate graigs yaigs to you. but especially to our fallen man, gone, but never forgotten. >> cal osha's investigation could take up to six months. >> oakland police headquarters will be closed tonight through monday. crews can finish repairing damage from a massive water leak. it started and caused damage tt first three floors. the city kept the building closed until monday but now needs to do more repair autos still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 what we're learning about hundreds of bodies beneath construction site at santa clara valley medical sent year skyrocketing costs at california universities now there may be relief for middle class students who won't

emergency crews are still on the scene of this deadly explosion in a chemical plant near baton rouge, louisiana. the blast killed one person and injured more than 70 others. a shelter in place has now been lifted. about 600 people were working at the time. >> every middle class family with college age kids knows the cost of california universities has been skyrocketing. there is little help for them. that soon might change. abc 7 news nannette miranda reports from san francisco. >> tuition since 2005, cal state since 2007. waivers given to students from families earning less than

$70,000 or $80,000 a year depending on the school system. for thousands like jeremy, his parents make above that but not enough to pay for college entirely. >> you kind of are in limbo. you need help. you want help but there is nothing for you. >> with tax revenue looking brighter california lawmakers are poised to approve a scholarship plan for students attending uc ask cal state universities. reducing tuition on a sliding scale. families making 80,000ses today $100,000 qualify for a 40% discount up to 120, drops to 25%, top end, $150,000, 10% is shaved off. the speaker wants to help the middle class, he says has been squeezed during the recession. >> we have a crisis. when you look across the

country, student loan dead exceeds individual credit card debt. >> they'd rather see more money go into the program. association of colleges and universities points out the plan and these sources need to be focused on lower income family autos we know a student who has a financial package can count on that for four years makes a difference. that is a level after sureance that, is important. >> but it could mean jeremy won't have to work as many hours while going to school. >> getting a 25% discount is a lot of money that. can go a long way. >> lawmakers hope to boost cal grant funding next year. >> we're learning more about the people buried in a potter's field outside santa clara valley medical center, 600 remains have been

unearthed. it dates back to 1875 containing bodies of people who were very poor or had no family. most there were men. none have been identified but some details have been uncovered. >> we've been able to identify age ask, sex and some diseases we've found evidence of syphilis and a number of remains that have been amputated right before they die sod that leaves us to believe they died of complications of diabetes. >> this graveyard just disappeared from maps nearly 100 years ago. >> san francisco great highway closed from float avenue until next week. it's a move made every year in battles to keep moving fans off a major thoroughfare. you're watching a fight

between man man and nature toward the shore to keep it from blowing on great highway. gusty winds show who is boss. neighborhood old timers tell you. >> this is how it looks during spring months with fwhind a frenzy. great highway build on top of bandoos. so what happened snot a surprise. >> these homeowners deal with the sand. but this was real beach front property. take a look at these photos from 1940s. back then, people complained as they do now. the city responded. these days it's not cheap. just under $300,000 a year for a futile effort the department of public works compares to

greej mythology. >> a bould yir falls down, you clean up ask start again. >> long term solutions could include more plants to try to trap sand and giving in, letting nature reclaim part of the great highway. for now, this solution is all they've got. a beautiful day out there. >> yes. we can rename it great sandy way but it has been a gorgeous day. with the wind here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies from coast to indland. a mild day across the bay area. take a look at wind gusts up to 28 miles per hour in half moon bay.

inland areas lighter winds except hayward a gorgeous view of the golden gate from our sutro camera. blue skies and readings 66 in san francisco. 75, 76 in san jose. 59 in half moon bay. another beautiful view of the blue skies. from our high definition roof top camera it's 84 degrees in santa rosa. low to mid 80s in napa. and blue sky as above golden gate. clear skies tonight, sunny, warmer tomorrow, cooler for father's day weekend but pleasant. fog pattern staying away from the coastline today. and overnight conditions remain clear. mainly maybe a spot or two of clouds coming here the coast.

notice throughout the day it will be sunny mild. warmer inland with high temperatures inlntd getting into upper 80s and perhaps low 90s. south bay highs low 80s, low to mid-80s in san jose. upper 70s to around 80s in the peninsula. low 60s and breezy on the coast. north bay highs mid-80s from santa rosa to napa. 80 in fremont. inland highs into upper 80s. 87 in pittsburgh and brentwood here is the accu-weather forecast. so another nice day day inland. cooling down over the weekend but still a lovely weekend sunday. highs 80 degrees inland.

cooling monday, tuesday, then warming up again. >> thank you. >> well, up next, he has beaten the odds. 9-year-old's wish comes true today thanks to one local technology company. >> and a young rhino at san francisco zoo gets a special name why he's name afd a 49er. >> congratulations to first winners of abc 7 gas card give away. lynn k, you've won $700 in free gas cards from shell just by liking abc 7 news aon facebook. you stril a chance to get in on the action. all have you to do is click the like button, then fill out forms if you're a fan you still need to fill out that form on our facebook page we'll announce another winner in the morning on a

sky 7 over westbound interstate 580 this morning

giving us a view of the new carpooler lanes running from livermore to the you dublin area part of a relief project that began in 2006. idea of an hov standing for high occupancy vehicle to move more people through these trafficked core doors. >> special wish came through for a bay area boy today. a 9-year-old from menlo park is a heart transplant survivor. he loves robots and thanks to the make a wish foundation he got a robot today. allowing you to be where you physically can't be. the robot can attend school for peter when he's just too sick to go. peter named it robob and says he can't wait to use it. >> i love it. it's when he's eight he needed

therapy. now, nine, he's doing great and he has a robot. >> good to see he's doing well. today was officially pro claimed peter and make a wish day. >> that is awesome. >> a 4-year-old black rhino named alex boon both can run over you with ease. >> i'm dan ashley. coming up at 5:00 one man's naked stunt sparks a shake up at bart. putting single serve coffee makers to the real test. are they good enough to help you kick

is. a programming reminder tonight world news airs following this newscast. then we've got abc 7 news at 5:00 and coverage of game four of the finals between spurs. and join me for a special edition of after the game with our guest jerry west. >> very special guest tonight. >> yes. >> one of the warriors up ask coming players gave tips to some young basketball players today. >> yes. forward showed off his skills to boys and girl as tending the camp in napa. the former michigan state star spoke to the kids stressing importance of hard work and staying in school. green will be our west on after the game following game five of the nba championship series. >> yes. no kidding and this is going to be fantastic tonight after the game.

>> yes. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> this is "world news." tonight breaking news on two front. in the west tens of thousands of families evacuated, the homes gone in an instant. we're on the front lines of the wildfires now historic in size. while in the east tonight a storm front moving in, a tornado touching down near our nation's capital. also breaking news overseas tonight, the white house confirming syria's president has used chemical weapons to kill. how will president obama respond. buyer beware, consumer alert if you have bought a fake rolox, a designer purse, why police could be coming with you holding the bag.