what happened, amy? >> look at this picture of the suspect, 29-year-old who was arrested for attempted murder, assault with great bodily force and elder abuse. officials say he was being trusted from the e.r. to the psychiatric e.r. can he jumped off the gurney and randomly attacked an elderly woman a patient at the hospital. she did suffer bruises. the hospital did release a statement saying that san francisco general hospital and trauma center is profoundly sorry miss peres was injured. we take patient safety very seriously and are reviewing our procedures. the officers usually escort patients with violent history. the sheriff department is in charge of the hospital security. but he was not escorted suggest

that the hospital did not think he would do something like this. this incident is the latest in a string of problems at san francisco general. there was the death of 57-year-old lynne spalding who disappeared from her room and found dead in a stairwell two weeks later. the hospital and san francisco sheriff have been found at fault. >> in oakland, someone opened fire on a man snowed a car a block away from the police headquarters. police found the man lying on the ground outside his car at 5th and broadway. paramedics rushed him to the trauma center but there is in word on his condition or suspects or a motive. >> eight people are recovering after a flight from san francisco to hong kong hit severe turbulence as cathay pacific jetliner flew over japan.

321 passengers took off from sfo before noon. photos posted in hong kong show the mess left behind. items tossed all over the cabin and it looks like garbage on the floor. passengers say luggage fell on them when the bins snapped open. the turbulence lasted two minutes and felt like a roller coaster ride. the flight continued on until it reached the destination if hong kong where ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. on tuesday, several people on united flight in montana were injured when that flight hit severe turbulence. >>? santa cruz, a foster pair iran is arraigned on charges he molested four young victims. the 58-year-old steven weissman sponsored foster children for 15 years. he worked with schools and community youth organizations and this may have happened for ten years or longer. the four victims who stepped forward range in age from ten to

mid-20's. the sheriff deputies are convinced there are more victims and they encouraged to step forward to build a case against the suspect out on $300,000 bail. ukraine's president is blaming opposition leaders if street clashes that killed 25 people and injured more than 240 others. this is the violence in kiev where smoke has been rising for hours at a camp site. we have more from washington, dc on this story. an explosion of violence in ukraine. the month long stand off between anti-government protests and security forces reaching a critical point, with a large section of the protest camp the center of kiev was up in blames and riot police armed with stun guns dismantled barricades and the demonstrators tried to stand their ground launching fire bombs. >> and they used bricks to hit

police. at least 25 were killed. the demonstrators led by a world champion boxer are demanding the ukraine president step down. they oppose the moves to strengthen ties with putin rather than the west. there is this resolution ahead. >> i am happy because there are discussions going on. >> before agreeing to talks the ukraine government wants the armed opposition to back down. >> the president made a proposal. all demonstrators have to go home. >> the united states is urging restraint. on tuesday, vice president biden phoned we the president of ukraine to express concern. >> we condemn excessive force by other side. ought protesters hoped the ukraine parliament would sport a bill to curb the president's power. when they did not hole the vote on tuesday the demonstrators

eruptedded. we will hear from residents who are concerned abut safety of their loved ones in the ukraine. katie marzullo will have the latest at the top of the hour. our reporting continues on twitter@abcnews bay area. >> president obama will meet with the leaders canada and mexico today and discuss security joining harper and mexican president for the north american summit near mexico city. other major topics include immigration reform in the united states which is a key issue for mexican leaders. in canada, they have voiced frustration with the white house for delaying a decision on the keystone xl pipeline. >> oakland city council has delayed a vote an approving a key contract for a "spy center." the city council has aproofed what is calling a domain monitoring center. a homeland security grant will pay for it. the center sevens as a hundred

for surveillance cameras at the port of oakland and other cameras will be added. >> opponents fear it will be used for white-spread surveillance without search warrants. city council want to clarify hang before moving forward. >> hundreds of city workers in hayward face pay cuts after a contract was approved cutting pay and benefits for 300 maintenance and library and other workers by 5 percent. the city said they need the money to avoid a fiscal crisis. dozens prophetted outside city hall before the vote. the workers earn between $50 and $78,000 a year on top of the 12 percent pay cut agreed to in recent years. san francisco international airplane is busy. the airport reports record-setting 45 million passengers came through last year. it was the third year in a row that sfo broke its own record

for passenger traffic. they credit it to the soaring bay area economy and growth in international service. two new carriers, scandinavian and china eastern began to fly out of sfo last year. >> millions across the country are finally enjoying warmer weather after weeks of bitter cold. with that hope comes fresh problems, the melting snow and ice is causing major problems on rooftops. in eastern pennsylvania wet and heavy snow collapse add carport trapping a man in his 70's. crews had to cut through the roof to pull him out. in bloomington, indiana, the basketball game was canceled after 50-pound metal trim fell from the ceiling because of the melting ice and snow. now to the roof with mike. >>ing for like that here. i am sure they are happy to have the warmer weather but it comes

with a cost. to the south we have the best chance of sprinkles and mountain view you can see 101 through mountain view toward sierra vista avenue, probably wet weather at bay shore road with the latest update showing it has moved on. some sprinkles are headed to santa clara. the drizzle tapers by 7:00 and this is a hit of just the drizzle and look at the sunshine, temperatures are near 60 at noon and mid-50's at the coast and low-to-mid 50's bay and inland. the dry air is rushing in and nothing but stars in the evening and dress for temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's like what we feeling this morning the high clouds and sunshine and a couple of degrees warmer tomorrow and friday and saturday, 70's away from the coast and you will be in the 60's with a lot of sunshine.

now we have leyla gulen and a traffic update. we have quiet conditions. it is a wet wednesday morning. we do have construction out there. we have 22 bart trains running on time. if you are leaving the car at home and taking mass transit, everything is looking great. eastbound highway 24 from highway 13 we have three lanes blocked off until 6:00 this morning, also, reporting heavy drizzle through the caldecott tunnel and to treasure island. drive time traffic is highway 4 antioch to hercules and 29-minute commute westbound i-80 from four to the maze is 15 minutes and northbound 87 from 85 to the san jose airport is under ten minutes. the richmond and san rafael toll plaza is moist. it looks quiet new. you will not have any delays into san rafael. police arrested south bay man on child molestation

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coring santa rosa, berkeley and san jose, this is abc7 news. >> gusty winds make for a rough landing in england in birmingham, 40 miles per hour cross winds rattled the plane approaching the ground. it bounce off the pavement when it finally touches down. the gear held up, though, and the might managed to keep the 120-continue plane on track of the no one was hurt. san francisco district attorney is pushing a measure to make drug possession a misdemeanor rather than a

felony. according to the chronicle the initiative was cheered -- cleared for circulation but needs 500,000 signatures. it makes drug possession a misdemeanor punish build d -- punishable by a year in prison. it is opposed by the governor and prosecutor. >> an initiative to legalize marijuana in california is not on the ballot this year deciding to wait until 201 to qualify a measure for the ballot. signature-gatheringives for two measures have been underway but they do not have the financial backing needed. the coalition was instrumental in legalizing recreational pot in washington and colorado and medical marijuana in massachusetts in 2012. man is accused of despicable crimes molesting four children, the youngest just three years old. police suspect there could be more young victims out there.

we have the story. >> michael anthony has lived in this house most of his life. it was in this neighborhood that police say he found his very young victims: four children tenet ages of three and ten claim they were molested by anthony between 1999 and 2005. >> one of my friends told me that it happened when she was about ten. something about him touching her. >> police arrested anthony at the home last tuesday and they also found child porn in the house. the 28-year-old lived here with his mother. no one came to the door moments after a group of people walked in the house. investigators wander if more victims are out there. >> in this case we want to make sure either we have identified everything we can or find the other persons who were victimized.

ought victims starting coming forward in september, many reluctantly. >> knowing him, i don't believe it. >> aaron used to babysit the suspect. >> michael is friendly with everyone but i could not say this was any kids he was messing around with. >> several neighbors told me anthony is mentally challenged and went to the chin's health counsel for treatment at the exact time that the assaults started. bail is ate at $2 million. this morning, an oregon woman and her dog are okay after being rescue product a giant sink hole that opened up in her backyard. the fire officials say the woman was looking for her poodle in the dark and she fell into the 20' sing hole. a neighbor called newspaper none and -- and called 9-1-1. crewed pull her and the dog from the hole. official say they are amazed

both the woman and the dog did not suffer injuries. a san francisco supervisor were whats it see if the city should oversee tour buses in a great role. neighbors have complained of large buses squeezing through city streets streets and voicedn of noise from the loudspeakers on the open talk buses. the supervisor requested a hearing tomorrow. a tour bus accident injured five in his district in july. the city has already adopted new rules for tour buses near the painted ladies. many have dreams of striking it reach because the powerball jackpot is worth $400 million. that is the sixth largest jackpot in lottery history. the cash value is $227 million which is the eighth big of the lunch sum payout for any american lottery. no one has hit powerball jackpot since the end of december and the odds of winning are one and

175 million. officials say less than half of the possible number combinations were sold as of yesterday. >> how come i have not seen an e-mail yet, the office pool? >> the office pool? you are right. we have to talk to the right people about that. right now we will talk to the right opinion about the weather forecast. >> who is the right person about the office pool if we have not won yet? >> i digress. look at the drizzle. it is falling in san jose at half an hour ago in highway 87 where our studio is in san jose. it is almost looking like rain at times with the drops big enough. that is what we are dealing with. live doppler 7 hd shows the sunnyvale is mostly the area that is getting the wet weather as it is dry on the roof. we had drizzle early here. in fremont, i will show you coming out there, along 238 at

old canyon road and third to cherry lane a few sprinkles this and drizzle and possibly light rain and more likely drizzle around sunnyvale and away from mountain view. this is headed to sfo. we have fog around santa rosa and half mile visibility so the clouds are clearing but left over low moisture is creating visibility issues around guerneville road and 101 and you can see 12, all the areas watch out for patchy fog. >> 47 is the temperature in santa rosa so the clouds cleared. the rest of issue in the low-to-mid 50's. it is mild. but los gatos is 49. to the bay bridge, you can see reflection with some drizzle on the bridge when i came across it and that was at 3:00 so that has moved on. the moisture is probably still there. by the afternoon hours, the

commute will be a fond memory. sunny and breezy and a few clouds. cooler tonight by 10- to 15-degrees and our warmest days are ahead of us friday through sunday. tonight, mid-30's around napa and santa rosa and upper 30's in fairfield and palo alto and morgan hill. the weak cold front is moo-ing through with limited moisture and drizzle in the south bay and it is over and you can see the sunshine breaking out this afternoon with a few high clouds and temperatures are one to would degrees warmer and the senator seven has a spring look to it friday, saturday and sunday near 70 away from the coast where you are in the low 60's and cooler with more cloud cover on monday and tuesday and by the end of next week we could on the gates, again, to several chances of rain. that is outside of this forecast. thanks, mike, good morning, everyone, if you are waking up with us it is wet.

that means you want to slow down. so far, so good. we have not had reports of citizens. we do have areas of construction. this is going to last until 5:00 this morning. southbound 680 from sycamore valley to crow canyon crews will look off a couple of lanes. slow for the cone zone. the dublin interchange at 680 at a 80 continuing both if the southbound and northbound direction, through the sunol grade, everything is looking great along highway 84 as you make it down the sunol it is fine and the nimitz through hayward, union city, to fremont, and further interest milpitas, we are looking clear. as we are headed back into san jose, that is the view of 280 away from 17 with headlights northbound direction. everyone is moving fine. not too many souls on the roads just yet. kristen and eric? bart wants to know what you think about the new upcoming air bart service to oakland

international service. the $484 million connection project is not finished until the fall but when it is con air trains will be able to shuttle passengers between bart's coliseum station and the oakland airport in eight to 15 minutes. a ticket will cost between $4 and $6. for a lit of the times and locations for the outreach program, check out abc7news.com. >> family of an oakland a's fans wants to honor his memory, the emergency they want to send. a brazen smash-and-grab burglary . wait until you

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a daring smash-and-grab in houston as they drive through the front the gas station. the masked bandits jumped from the car. they were not after money.

beer. brow. the driver is carrying 18-pack of bud lite across the glass covered car before they take off. they caused thousands in damage for $15 worth of beer. east bay family is asking the oakland a's to let them throw out the first pitch opening day to focus attention on the effects of drunk driving. the tragic effects. the first pitch campaign is to honor the 25-year-old who was jogging this month when he was lit and killed by a drunk driver. he was a huge a's fan. >> we would talk about winning the lottery my brother and i and i would ask, what would do you with a bunch of money and he said he would follow the a's to wherever they went and go to every game. >> he was such an a's fan that the family buried him wearing

the athletic jersey. the oakland a's is keeping an eye on the campaign and figuring out how to honor diego. a lot of people want did see this happen. >> it is 4:55. you could find mist jumping into the car headed to work. mike? >> mostly in the south bay, from fremont to sunnyvale and moving to the south and fog forming. but if you are traveling to the sierra where they had a few snowflakes it will be wind requests, southwest wind at 15- to 25-miles per hour and gusting to 40 through 10:00 this morning and you can see radar looking pretty anemic and we going to have a lot of sunshine and clouds from time to time with temperatures 6 in san diego and 74 in los angeles and 87 in palm springs and mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley. safe travels. >> we will stay in the east bay.

it is certainly wet and moist. slow down your speeds. as we take you over to the caldecott tunnel we have this area of construction eastbound highway 24 from highway 13. you can see the area of green off to the right. that is an indication of where the drizzle is falling and we have had reports of heavy drizzle following near the caldecott tunnel and to treasure island. be careful. we still have the buildup of oil this is the drive down through walnut creek southbound 680 away from pleasanton him and all is quiet. 4:56. toyota is about to test a new wireless battery charging system for electric cars. the system would allow drives to pack on top of a device that charges the vehicle using magnetic strips. the challenge is to line the car

up over the charging spot. toyota is working on a solution for that, too, wireless charging could be just a couple of years away but the infrastructure will need time to catch up. >> latest sports illustrated swimsuit issue is on the stands and one is responding to controversy. we are talking about barbie. the doll is featured in the four-page spread in the 50th anniversary swimsuit issue. man say this sends the wrong message to girls. mattel is promoting the feature. barbie is weighing in tweeting the reality of today is that girls can go anywhere and be anything. they should celebrate would they are and never have to apologize. >> vicinity heard barbie speak in 50 years. >> wonder what ken has to say the. >> we follow developing news in the ukraine where the death toll

is mounting in violent confrontations and local ukranians fear for their friends and family back home. >> firefighters in one city could standing around and watching house fires rather than fighting them. stay

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