take before going ahead with the project. and remember, this is less than a year after voters rejected a condo project near the ferry building because it was higher than zoning permitted. >> they turned in box loads of signatures to the registrar the authors gathered 21,000 signature ndz three weeks and say it was a record number of record time. >> it's a revolt against plans to rewrite rules about high rises and blow off existing entitlement. >> warriors say there is no position on the measure, team spokesman responded by e mail to abc7 news saying we're not opposed to voters having a say on big issues. if passed, the

ballot measure would require approval from water front projects that exceed height limits. they're proposing the arena on two lake piers. >> the arena is 12 story stories. on and over water of the bay area >> waters say they'll likely put arena project on hold for a year not because of the ballot but because of the delays three redesigns have caused. >> another yaert front project involving george lucas was shot down today. at the site where the sports basement store was

located the trust also turned down two other groups. presidio trust plans to offer lucas another site near the main post to build his knew seem, he plans to house an art collection and star wars mem beala. >> a social networking sight whose users are mainly teenagers is under fire tonight filing suit against meet me.com promoting interactions between strangers. this suit accuses the company of violating law by relying on legally invalid consent for minors and revealing children locations and personal information. responding the company says quote, we review hundreds of thousands of foetoros every day. and compare information on a sex offender rentaling striechlt a fire started in a car port on delia street and burned three cars.

sky 7 hd shows firefighters in the car port where this started. no one was hurt. >> developing news at san jose state university a report is out. the independent review looks at alleged racial hazing of a student by his roommates. abc7 news joins us live from san jess yeah state with more on this. david? >> the intent is to layout facts about what happened and what was or wasn't done. if there is no fingerprinting in this report but it does level criticism. the report zeros in on two failures by san jose state administration and staff first criticism how long it took president mohammed kaomi by three roommates the investigation began in mid october but report says it took until mid-november for the president to be fully informed

>> each department had an understanding on duty sxdz responsibilities they had a relationship, you know? in terms of how they communicated with the president. >> however, the report's second criticism questions whether it may have caused the university to deal with harassment at highest level. >> you should ab ware of what is going on on campus and people who found out about it should have done more. >> i've had ver sayingses on change something protocols to be informed much more timely fashion. >> retired superior court judge will seek recommendations and the first meeting thursday evening. >> these meetings are open to the public held in rooms that

will accommodate about 100 people and will be streamed. >> recommendations are to be ready by end of april. there are critics who say selection was not transparent. >> they're supposed to give recommendations. >> in san jose, abc7 news >> an oakland teenager accused of killing his sister will not be released to his family. today a judge ordered the 15-year-old to be kept in custody the shooter is suspected of shooting his sister. today the prosecutor says he has been involved in very violent incidents before. >> in nap yat coroner pefsh yoermd an autopsy on 3-year-old kayleigh slusher who police

found beaten and possibly abused in her mother's apartment. the couple is awaiting charges and friends and family try to deal with this crime. >> reporter: it's an apartment where everybody knows everything about everyone, sometimes, too much >> did your daughter go over there? >> no. no. >> apartment 7, now surrounded by flowers and balloons. pictures of 3-year-old kayleigh slusher. >> the investigators noted what appeared to be blunt force trauma injuries on the victim. follow up also indicated the victim appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> police arrested the little girl's mother, sarah krueger along with boyfriend ryan warner. >> you can tell he's a heartless person. >> neighbors say they left the apartment saturday morning with suitcases. police arrested them in el cerrito yesterday they face arraignment tomorrow and wrath from friends, family and neighbors today.

>> she can't be dead. she's a sweet, innocent girl that has to come back. >> we pray. and we wait for answers. >> sarah was being great before him. >> stepsister and family friend describe sarah having battled drug addiction and say boyfriend ryan warner dragged her back into it. these women were not in any excusing mood >> i think the death penalty isn't out of range for this situation. i really don't. if you murder a child you should go on trial for murder and be hung. both of them. if that is the case. >> today a sad tribute to a neighbor and innocent victim who

died. >> in napa, wayne freedman abc7 news >> it's been ten years a family is not giving up hope the killer who's took the live of market espinol will be brought to justice he was murdered in 2004, family and friends return to the site to ask for help. abc7 news joins us flou san leeaandrleandro. >> it's been ten years since he was killed his family tells me it feels like it was just yesterday they hoped to generate a lead and bring the family new hope. >> we're trying to find out information. >> owe ten years after being guned down on the street family and friends are back on the street. they're trying to help

the case. i want the person that did this to be held responsible for what they did. so they never have a chance to do it to someone else's child. >> espinol was just 19 when killed february 3, 2004, coming home from an evening with friends there was an argument on the sidewalk and shots fired he died in his driveway. >> several people were in the car with mark when mark got out of the vehicle. and we'd love for the people to come forward to tell us what they know. >> police released sketches but leads dried up there now there is a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. and new hope among devoted family, including his 11-year-old son, mother, and sister. >> i'm never going to give up. someone out there knows what happened. that is my brother i would just feel asnamd i didn't do anything about it. >> anyone with information asked

to contact the alameda county sheriff's department. >> it's not a drought buster but there is more rain in the forecast. spencer is up next >> that is correct. rain may make two visits to the bay area in a week. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> thank you. fbi unkufrdz a scheme to lure wealthy out of towners to the bay area and rob them of diamonds, gold and watches. >> could you die of a heart attack before paramedics arrived to help? a look at response times in the biggest cities. a uc berkeley economist takes an oath making her one of the most powerful women in

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san jose fire department facing tough questions from the county over taking too long to respond to life or death situations and a board is considering fining the department for breech of contract. abc7 news is live in san jose with the story. jonathan? >> we're talking about medical calls here it's the fire trucks showing up first to provide attention before an ambulance takes patients to the hospital but tonight we're standing in front of a fire station that shut down. firefighters stha is the problem. >> we can't let them off the hook. >> santa clara county supervisor says the fire department broke

its promise. they require to be there within eight minutes 90% of the time n 14 months they've only met the goal 80% of the time. now he will ask supervisors to take action. >> declare the city in breech of contract to meet standards. he doesn't want to impose the fine yet the fire department argues money is the problem >> we've made cuts that we've taken personnel cuts. and have moved p company results >> they suggest two firefighters per a thousand people. san jose is less than a quarter of that. >> more personnel. >> he is not sure. >> it's my belief problems now

are as much management related as personnel related. >> he suggests they open city coffers if needed >> i can only express e mails and phone calls i get they're concerned and worried >> and the willow glenn neighborhood association says san jose should innovate. >> the way they did it in the beginning was adding five new motorcycles with aads on them. they got a call they're there. >> the supervisors will be at the meeting. >> google is in trouble to must move the barge on san francisco bachlt officials say construction is not authorized

we are live now. >> the agency is protective. it's now saying any kind of construction that can be done on land, of course should be done on land, not on the bay. this move could happen at any moment the treasure island development authority is in control of this dock the pier, where the google barge is located. tida now being told they and not google should have taken out a permit to allow construction that have barge. >> we're saying to the development authority, all right. let's stop what you're doing now. let's get a permit go, to public process to make sure we follow the law, then, after that process is done, then, that permit will allow other activities to happen. >> there is no permit, the barge

has to be moved to a new location like a ship yard. tida has 90 days from the day they request a permit. >> if we missed a step or need to go forward we're willing to do that. they have an important role here in the bay >> google indicated it's building a space for people to learn about new technology. today, the company acknowledged receiving a copy of the letter and said they're reviewing it. >> google is today a ferry service on a trial basis. it's the second venture into ferry

service. this marks the first time commuters had to pay and faces a $142 million deficit. fees bring in another $400,000 per year to the district. >> we're trying to do the right thing by commuting and it's disappointing to us. >> it's kind of a luxury before not to have to pay. i think $two is reasonable. >> and commuters learned they can pay using a smart phone app and buy a discounted monthly pass online for $20. >> all right well on to weather. we finally got not a great deal of rain but some real rain. >> it's a good soaker. >> it was.

>> most rain since november. so that is impressive. yes. if we can get an event like that every other day now and into next month we might start to approach normal rainfall levels. here is live doppler 7 hd. hc? >> who is hc. >> having flash backs clear skies across the bay area now. there is more rain coming our way. here is a live look aking at rather bright western sky. readings 50 degrees in san francisco. 51 oakland. here is a live view from sutro tower camera looking over san francisco. it's 50 no in santa rosa. upper 40s in napa and livermore. partly cloudy skies

tonight chilly. cold inland. tomorrow a chance of showers, i shouldn't say tomorrow, next chance of showers wednesday into thursday morning so we have two shots of rain coming at us into the week ahead we're going start at 1:00 wednesday afternoon. notice the rain moves in wednesday evening, and then continuing into thursday morning. with showers and now let's take a look at what we expect to receive from this in terms of rainfall totals by thursday morning at thursday afternoon, 1:00. maybe 5/100ths on the north bay. 15/100ths to 3-tenths over the remainder. resuming our forecast animation to give a look at ten days

ahead. looks like next rainfall events arrives next weekend talking sunday the 9th. rain spreads, north bay and spreads south into monday. word south appears there that throws me a little bit. we're going to get rain next sunday and monday. then, next rain that have will approach, well, maybe not the bay area but moving into our north around p 13th or so. but if we're lucky could sweep south ward enough to touch the bay area. clear skies and low temperatures dropping to about 30 in santa rosa. upper 30s to low 40s closer to the bay. then, tomorrow, looking for partly cloudy skies with high temperatures cool range. low to mid-50s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. so there is a rainfall wednesday

night into thursday morning. a chilly morning two days in a row. then, more rain coming in late sunday continuing into monday. so we'll continue to get more doses like. that we'll get more rainfall out of them. perhaps closer to normal. >> at least we're getting a rainy pattern. >> yes. yes. >> a seahawks celebration overnigh

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some fans went overboard, riot police called in after bonfires were lit on the streets. authorities used flash bang grenades to dispercent the crowds. celebrations were tame, police made only half a dozen arrests. now, here you can see sea hawks led by coach pete carol of marin county arriving just minutes ago with the flag flying. a victory parade at the seahawks honor scheduled for

wednesday. >> well, super bowl 50 is coming to the bay area in two years so san francisco police sent four officers to the game in new york to help plan for it. representatives of the department of tactical unit, bomb squad and press office made the trip. many events leading to the game will have a lot of us sell brath afterward in san francisco. >> whit comes to the super bowl ads, seinfeld rises again. >> i can't believe super bowl is in new york >> well, they've got to have it somewhere. >> it topped tivo's list of commercials rewound or paused most often and does d.promote his new web series. tivo says ads contained surprises >> not vm people expected to see bob dylan hocking cars right? and a lot of, i noticed a lot of

patriotism. 45 spots i noticed a real patriotic theme. animals, kids, humor those are success. ingredients for suck sexes >> an arizona man won $1 million for this ad called "the time machine". he directed the spot featuring himself and his 6-year-old son. received most votes in the homemade ad contest. a million bucks. >> yes, pretty nice. >> just ahead a triple digit scheme on wall street. >> luring wealthy people to the bay area and then rob them. >> following up on the death of actor phillip seymor hoffman.

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informant helped the fbi 0 in on michael martin. one of the last members, in his home in tracy. >> something is going on weflt had no idea. >> fbi agents spent several days watching the house and cars outside of the house. trying to get enough for a search warrant. they got the warrant and last wednesday, they went in the house. >> i heard them on the megaphones saying come out with hands up, fbi is here. >> car rena was home when federal agents raided the house. >> it's scary. being close to home and having kids scared. i was loud that morning. hearing officers in front of the house. >> in tracy patrick walker. new york city police say they found 65 packets full of heroin and five empty packets in the apartment where actor phillip seymor hoffman was found dead, yechld medical examiners have not yet made an official determination. police say they found a needle in his arm.

neighbor says they was regarded as a good father and neighbor and concerned about issues in his community. >> i'm just in shock. i feel so horrified in a way. and it's, to know how he died he must have been in a lot of pain. i don't mow. >> detectives are using stamps to track their origin ask trying to determine whether it was mixed with anything else. >> tonight money matters stock market's worst day in seven months. dow jones plunged 300 points after manufacturers reported biggest drop in factory orders in 33 years. nasdaq lost 100 sxoints fell below 4,000. a and p 500 lost 40. and google fell by more than $47 a share. today's new didn't help. ford and toyota announced a 1% to 2%

slide. analysts say the outlook is still strong. southwest announced a plan to expand service at home base left field in dallas and will be beginning nonstop flights to 15 cities when another law nearby is allowed to expire. and the company that owns hot dog on a stick which operates at malls around the country filed for bankruptcy protection today, mall traffic is dwindling. they're hoping to renegotiate leases they signed when the economy was booming. >> janet yellen took the oath in a private ceremony in the board room this morning. waits purely ceremony yil, however, took over last week. yellen is the past president of the san francisco federal reserve bank. she's

expected to continue a policy of scaling back back stimulus programs, maintaining low interest rates. yellen's predecessor joining the bookings institute. until today he said only he intended to stay in washington to write and speak on economic policy. bernancke head of the fed eight years and before that, stanford. >> nearly a foot of snow has fallen on parts of the east coast and mid west in first of three storms. it snarled traffic and schools and government offices shut down today. new jersey declared a state of emergency. people were advised to stay off roads. two people were killed when running into snow plows the snow stopped some air travel. flight aware.com reports 2000 flights were cancelled today bay area protestors gathering at uc berkeley calling on the president to reject the key

stone pipeline >> the pipeline carrying oil from canada to gulf of mexico. these opponents rallied outside of the federal building in oakland the group called climate parents poured molassess on the ground. supporters say this would create more jobs. >> san francisco supervisor david campos proposed an ordinance helping evicted tenants pay new rent, requiring landlords to pay for difference of the old and new rent for two years after the eviction. residents from mid town park apartments took action to keep the city from raising their rents. today 139 of them filed for rent control protection. just days after the city terminated the lease >> we lost the government regulation and controls. on

friday. meaning that on saturday, we won rent control. >> residents got all tenants to sign the petition. >> coming up next, the cross country trek of three men and their new electric car >> will

three men got into a car in st. paul today on their way to the bay area and going to get here without using a drop of gasoline. >> the plan for road trips. >> how the budget what is the pass? for three, the cars. >> there is no engine. >> right. no fuel. no gas money. just one quiet hidden motor and not a battery power >> if you drive a week ago.

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a new technology developed in the bay area helping diagnose dangerous heart conditions with more accuracy. for patients with less disruption to their lives. >> sport firnerman puts his heart and soul into the landing of this big one. last year his heart began sending him' message back. >> i felt a muscle twitching. it was internal. >> bob sought help from a cardiologist to diagnose the rhythm to help ice yoel yat the cause doctors prescribed a monitor. this doctor says it's

worn 14 days replacing a traditional device which is a separate unit connected to the chest. >> they usually wear it for 24-48 hours because that is how long battery lasts during that time, if you dmot take wires off they have to wear clothes around it. they cannot take showers and it does tend to restrict physical activities. >> the patch aluz patients to shower, and exercise. it's designed to collect data over a longer period of time to increase odds of capturing an event. at the end two of weeks the patient mails the patch back to the manufacturer. there they retrieve a storage device encased inside >> we pick that data and then, our tools and processing tools carry that into a report.

>> a study found it to detect more arythmia events. >> drawing on information from the report dr. kahn performed a procedure on his heart. the result as loud him to focus on his ranch and return to sport fishing he loves. >> my heart hasn't been fluttering. i seem to have more energy. life is pretty good for bob. >> after the procedure doctors used it a second time to confirm there is no recurrence. also, aetna now covers the use of the zia for monitoring patients >> great. looks like he's doing great. >> yes. >> let's update the weather forecast. >> okay. we're going to start with a time lapse view this

afternoon. looking at clouds traveling in the sky across the bay. notice clouds shadows and bay waters there. clouds added beauty to the skies. here is live doppler 7 hd. cloudy skies and looking ahead to toerj state wide conditions will be mainly sunny skies with clouds around. but not enough to make it a cloudy day. cool up north and down south, pleasant, highs in the 60s here in the bay area after chilly overnight, we'll have a mainly sunny afternoon tomorrow. again just a few clouds around. high temperatures mid to upper 50s here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll have showers coming in late wednesday into early thursday. then, a frosty morning friday as well as sdachl then rain again on sunday into monday. so we have a couple rain events coming our way and a different pattern. >> yes. an active pattern, finally. >> yes.

>> so maybe active with heavier rainfall. >> yes. yes. >> we needed it then. >> thank you. >> now is a good time to down load abc 7 news weather app. >> it also makes it easy to share pictures with us. you can get it for free. >> all right. now to super bowl. it wasn't so super. >> no. it was dull. >> it was. yes. >> and what a boring game. >> it was boring. >> yes. >> seahawks basking in the glow of winning super bowl 48. what does this mean for niners in

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comfortable. and malcolm smith with a whole crabtree sherman business had this pick six last night. a former seven crown pick. >> they didn't me with suggestions like i'm dressed to go to disneyworld. sorry about that. i didn't think i would get to the point of being a vp. i'm like no, no way. not me. to be here is just pretty cool. >> guys that are not coming int the program. a fantastic special teams player. >> richard sherman did not have any post game rants but a lot of entertainment out of this guy and his fellow teammate.

>> i just want to let you guys know this corner back is mediocre. mediocre this, is a mediocre corner back. thank you. >> you're something else pedestrian. pedestrian. again. again. our receivers called pedestrian and appetizers. i think if anyone took a bite out of them they'd be full. >> happy stanford guys right there. football season over, now on to baseball. giants have had their own version of beast mode. michael morris, nickname is the beast. he appeared in just 88 games did his 13 homers when he gets into one it goes a long way. season 2011 with 31 homers. >> my goal is to play every day. stay healthy. if i do that, i know i can put up damage. and put up numbers. especially with

guys we have a guy who is one of the best in the game right now. we have a chance to do amazing things. >> bench was not good on friday night the warriors won the game. outscored by utah reserves 48-12 just five games into the break z video provided by the team. >> everyone pushing right now. we have a lot of guys banged up. varying degrees. we have our injuries you know, being and coasting through the season. we have a lot to go for. finishing off strongly. you know? >> warriors host charlotte tomorrow. pebble beach national pro am begins on thursday. lpga announced their return with swinging skirts classic. julie inkster promoting this event

april 21st-27 the swinging skirts back backed about a private nonprofit trying to grow the game globally. 144 players vying for $270,000 prize. julie says she'll be surprised to see how they play. >> there are some girls that have great short games. they're fun to wachlt they have personality out there. so i think everybody will be mazed at how well they can play. you can wear a skirt and also be competitive. >> i don't look great in a skirt. i hope to be competitive. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> i would like to you tweet that picture. >> yes. right. do you think i'd get followers there? >> join me tonight at 9:00. you know words can be powerful. there is a nationwide movement proving just a few words from strangers can have a big impact. >> then at 11:00 michael finney

rides along with local police cracking down on distracted drivers turns out you can still get a ticket even while using a hands free device. >> our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here at abc7 news, have a good evening.

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this is the "jeopardy!" battle of the decades. let's meet today's former champions from our first decade. he was a legal assistant living near d.c. when he won the 1991 tournament of champions. he is now an attorney in arlington, virginia. please welcome jim scott. in 1986, he was a law student living in grand blanc, michigan. he won the tournament of champions. today, he's based in rome, where he works for the international fund for agricultural development. please welcome chuck forrest. and she was an actor and copy editor in new york city when she became a five-game champ. she's still a copy editor, but she now lives in a historic house in madison, indiana. please welcome india cooper. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek!

[ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to game number one of the first round in our battle of the decades. i have been cheating a little. i've been eavesdropping on our contestants backstage -- all 15 players you're gonna see competing up here this week. and i can tell you, they are a marvelous group of individuals. they're all very successful, of course. they're kind of laid-back. they're gregarious. they're funny. and they're all getting along extremely well. but that may change. keep in mind that they are playing for an ultimate prize of $1 million. all right, jim, chuck, and india, good to see you again, and good luck. here we go. india, you get to pick first from these categories... that sounds like fun.