too fast and spending out. over to the heyward area, southbound 880. also an accident, this is a little truck stuck in the mud a foot off the roadway. caution there. roadwork out there 66th avenue on ramp to northbound 880 close until 6:00 this morning. kristen, eric? >> take it slow. thank you. students returning to a richmond school after finding out one of their teachers sexually abusing students he taught at another school. amy hollyfield live with the stunning story. amy. >> reporter: he was teaching here add and martha's say they had no idea he was accused of molesting kids at another school here in richmond. 32-year-old ronald ginto was arrested yesterday, being held on 1.4 million bail. he's charged with 14 counts of

molestation. he was a teacher at making waves. he was fired after complaints of child molestation. while that's going on he got a job at myra vista school. that's raising questions. how did myra vista not know. >> obviously safety is the first priority. we expect to continue to be a safe school. >> reporter: the principal says the hr department found no criminal history. now they are wondering if there are victims at myra vista. he only work here for months but they say the investigation is ongoing. amy hollyfield. >> storm moving out, a fast moving front brought much needed

rain. rivers and streams are higher, but still apolo normal. needed for livestock in the summer months. the north bay will take every drop. >> we're dependent on agriculture. we need at this point the fields to be irrigated so the grazing can be restored. >> residents in sonoma county are asked to save water by 20%. you can track rain, live doppler hd, abc 7 news weather app, download on our website, abc7news.com/app. roads reopened a short time ago after police wrapped up their investigation of a fatal accident. a man hit and killed as he walked to the intersection on fox worthy avenue last night. one lane was shut down most of the night. police say the driver remained at the scene and cooperated. the victim's name has not been released. >> in san francisco mayor ed lee is set to unveil plans.

pedestrians lost lives last year, five killed this year. mayor lee expected to implement recommendations, seeking improvements in tenderloin and south market area where 60% of fatal pedestrian accidents occurred. improvements include curb extensions, make pedestrians more visible, reducing speed limits and retiming traffic signals. opponents of gun law will ask federal appeals court onfor an emergency stay. the federal judge approved law which bans large capacity magazines or those that hold more than 10 bullets. the nra and gun owners took it to court saying it violated the amendment. they disagree. they will take their case to ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco. last month another judge upheld

the city's high-capacity magazine ban on similar. tonight a task force will hold a third public meeting to look into racial tensions on campus after alleged hate crimes on a black student. the 18-member panel of students, academics and community members has met twice in the last month, this after a black student came forward claiming four white roommates tormented him for months. the students have been suspended and face hate crime. the task force meets three more times after tonight and will make its recommendation in april. tonight's meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the engineering building. plans for concord naval station are continuing but media partner, contra costa times plans for building california state university campus in the city have been dropped. east bay officials say the university with drew because it could not reach terms with the federal government on a list of conditions trustees put out in 2010. the decision means contra costa county will remain the only

county in the state with a population of at least a million that does not have a csu campus. they will consider proposals for redeveloping the property. palo alto and largest employees union agreed to labor contract after months of tense negotiations. san jose mercury news reports all 570 members of service union will receive 4.5% cost of living adjustment over the next two years retroactive to december. workers would see a change in the way health insurance premiums are paid. palo alto would no longer cover 90% of the cost. instead the city would pay a fixed rate. the union will ratify the agreement. city council will vote march 17th. a warning from alameda, 17 burglaries between january 18 and february 27th. police say the majority of the crimes happened during daylight hours usually at the beginning of the week. the burglars kicked indoors and pride in windows to get in.

police are warning neighbors to be aware of suspicious activity and report to police. vallejo hope a hidden security feature will help them recover 17 stolen laptops. these are a few taken after thieves grabbed computers out of a car on saturday. the laptops have a security feature that when activated snaps a picture of the person who opens the computer. laptops going to an after school program. if you recognize the people in these photos, contact vallejo police department. school teachers deciding whether to expel three third graders for smoking marijuana at school. officers say it happened at an elementary school in sonora, east of stockton last week. another student reported the two 8 years old and 9-year-old smoking pot in a boys bath radio. it comes as a huge surprise to other students and their parents. >> yeah, in third grade and have their own pipe. >> it was bad. they were little kids and it

shouldn't happen. >> police question the students who were released to their parents. the school district is not commenting. students in bay area heading to class. will they need a rain jacket. >> dress for drizzle. the thunderstorms around yosemite village, mariposa and heading to mammoth lake. that's where we have the best radar returns right now, as we head back here at home you can see cloudy out there. we do have spotty drizzle and that's going to keep everything moist for the morning commute. lets talk about your day planner today. start off with moisture and temperature in the mid-50s. clouds open up by noon, upper 50s to low 60s. then come through the north bay, scattered shower across higher elevations there. otherwise pretty dry, upper 50s, 60s elsewhere and mid to upper 50s with those chances of showers fading once the sun goes

down. here is your three-day forecast. looking at high clouds tomorrow and sunshine, temperatures 60 at the coast. upper 60s elsewhere. saturday same thing. a little warmer and sunday a chance of rain across the north bay. lets get a check of the morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. we have slick roads. slick from the overnight rain. you can see green patches on our maps that indicate where we've got wet roads. not necessarily raining now but affecting your drive. back to san bruno, similar spot. northbound 280, folks going too fast taking this connector ramp. we've got a car blocking fast line on the ramp eastbound 380. elsewhere we have an accident in heyward, southbound 880 and whipple off the road. truck stuck in the mud there and continuing roadwork until 6:00 this morning. the on ramp, 66th avenue coliseum on ramp to northbound 880 will remain closed until 6:00. quick look at bay bridge toll

plaza, light, see the wetness on the road but no delays heading into san francisco. kristen, matt. >> thanks. california reaches a deal with a computer chip maker accused of price fixing. next, a piece of $310 million settlement. also going viral an east bay teacher makes a youtube video in an effort to convince a popular hollywood star into chaperoning the school prom. batkid stole the

welcome back, 4:41. documentary about hero mark bingham is finally done, it's in san jose tonight. the film called "the rugby player" has been screened in san

francisco, new york and some other cities before it was finished. it tells the story of bingham including his days of playing ragby at los gatos and playing for the bears. it has his decision to come out as gay. flight 93 billion 9/11. the filmmakers and bingham's mother will be held at 5:00 for the screening. you may be eligible for a cut of a settlement reached with a computer company. people can file claims with major manufacturers of the computer chips. companies face claims of price i fixing. computer printer, video game or other electronic device between 1998 and 2002 can file a claim for up to $1,000. we have a link to the claim form on our website, abc7news.com. love this story. prom season around the story. one danville teacher is planning

for his chaperone assignment. his wife can't go with him so he start add video campaign to get one of his and his students' favorite stars to join him. here is the story. >> i am asking you, will ferrell, will you please chaperone the video ball with me. >> reporter: this youtube video isn't bold invitation by a teacher to a comedian. >> i promise to buy you a bo bootenir from a grocery chain. >> part avileson. >> on youtube, we know some kids asked miley cyrus to prom and got a response. >> reporter: the students on the leadership team and chad cochran is the media production teacher. he's surprised by the response. >> i woke up and i had no media coverage, you know, now tonight i have a radio station, a

newspaper and television broadcast helping me out. so it's been a whirlwind of a day. >> in two days the youtube video has racked up 2,000 views and their twitter post is getting plenty of retweets. >> trying to pull out all the stops to make as much noise as possible to get will ferrell's attention. >> reporter: whipped up a quick cheer clear the school is behind the effort. for his students, the lesson is interesting. >> it's pretty awesome how fast it's been able to get this big. >> now all they need is a response from will ferrell. in danville, abc 7 news. speaking of another big star, the little boy we've come to know as batkid almost had a high-profile caper. he was set to appear on academy awards in hollywood. obtained exclusive photos of miles and his family in hollywood. these are the shoes and purse his home was planning to wear for the oscars. the family told abc 7 news they

were excited about miles' appearance and he was anxious to wear a tuxedo on the stage. batkid stole hearts of everyone in november after make a wish granted his wish to become a superhero for the day and save gotham. as for oscars the family did not know exactly what he was going to do but he would be with other actors as part of a segment on superheroes. they confirmed rehearsal on saturday. sometime between saturday rehearsal and sunday show, it was cut. when they learned he was not on the show they went to disney land instead. they spent sunday and monday at the happiest place on earth. nbc news contacted for comment but they have not made a statement. if you like to shop, a nordstrom rack opened up on 5th and market street. doors open at 9:00. but if you're a hard core shopper and want to get there an hour early you could win a

$1,000 gift card. the store is giving 30 $100 gift cards. it's known for designer brands at discount prices. it's serving breakfast and other treats to celebrate today's opening. the new san francisco location is one of 11 racks opening in the u.s. this year. it looks like they moved over quarter mile, half a mile from the tenth street area. >> you put out food, people will come, i'm sure. ikea has been doing that for years, haven't they, a restaurant there? >> no rain today in san francisco this morning, a little drizzle out there. best chance of shower will be north bay later on in the afternoon hours when we get heating to make the atmosphere a little unstable. then again sunday into monday. did you see that? that's the lightning that rolled through. quite a bit of it. you have to go all the way back to 10:45. you can see it rolling through the east bay, alameda, contra costa county. pretty cool. lets talk about what's doing on right now. you can see it's got a little

drizzle out there. for the most part a lot of cloud cover waiting for you in wet streets. those will get higher through the morning hours, also people out there driving on them. talking about mild this morning, look at that. mid-50s to 60, 62 in san francisco. the sky cleared briefly around santa rosa and nevada. that's why we're in the low 50s there. watch out for patchy fog developing. keep an eye for you. exploratorium camera, dancing lights of bay bridge. my highlights for you becoming brighter. isolated shower possible in the north bay. our next chance sunday night into monday. that's best in the north bay, some drier weather next week. here is a look at our afternoon temperatures. we'll hang out in the mid to upper 60s, just a couple degrees cooler than we were yesterday. 61 at half moon bay, coolest spot. tonight 5 to 10 degrees cooler this morning, 41 santa rosa, 50 in san francisco. most of us right in the mid-40s, few upper 40s out there.

here is what happened while you were sleeping. cold front raced through, a little line of energy tried to roll in behind it. that will kick up sprinkles or drizzle this morning. there's another branch that will break off this area of low pressure and slide across the north bay. north bay you naturally get lift because of the elevation. leftover moisture, heating of the day. a very, very small chance of a shower. lets take a look at accuweather forecast. high clouds and sunshine friday and saturday. we'll push the low 70s away from the coast. low- to mid-60s there. saturday night into sunday morning, that's when daylight savings begins and we lose that hour of sleep. sunday night into monday morning next chance of light rain mainly across the north bay. spring warmth and sunshine tuesday and wednesday. have a good one. some wet roads out there this morning. if you're driving into work, maybe slow the speeds down a hair because it is slippery out there. earlier, speaking of which, we had a car go off the road right here at this exit ramp.

some place as a few days ago. northbound 280 exit to eastbound 380. that accident just now cleared. good news there. however, we still have this truck stuck in the mud in heyward, southbound 880, a foot off the roadway. it is not blocking the lane. by coliseum 66th avenue on ramp shut down for roadwork until 6:00 this morning. outside to san rafael. a live look at headlights passing lucas valley road, marin ymca. not too bad. traffic at the limit. you will find patchy fog but smooth sailing across the golden gate bridge. a new poll shows pope francis remains immensely popular among american catholics one year after he was chosen to lead the catholic church. a new pew research finds eight in ten catholics have a favorable view of the pontiff. his numbers rival those of pope

john paul ii. american catholics like direction he's taking the church, calling it a change for the better. >> police make a startling discovery during a traffic spot. coming up, why a man says he stuffed his mom in the trunk of his car. barbie may be able to have it all, they say. a new study questi[dad] [lau [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo.

it's 4:52, kansas jayhawks getting ready for march madness. last night -- mike, you hear that. team welcomed jim harbaugh to the fieldhouse prior to their game against texas tech. harbaugh dressed in his familiar 49ers cap, sweatshirt and khakis gave them a press conference. he drained a half-court shot and made sure the cameras were rolling. harbaugh was a star in high school for palo alto high and

his wife is from kansas city, which explains why mike likes him so much. >> and he was wearing khakis at the same time as well. tonight a celebration held along embarcadero in san francisco to mark a year since bay lights art display illuminated on the western span bridge. 20,000 of led bulbs turned off temporarily at 7:00 p.m. organizers say the bridge will be bark for 10 minutes as a reminder what the bridge is like without them. at 7:10 a relighting ceremony will begin with music to match the lights show. the arts organization is launching a new fundraising campaign to raise $12 million to keep the lights on until 2026. san francisco officials confirmed scenes from the next terminator movie will be shot in the city. terminator starring former arnold schwarzenegger will begin shooting in april. expected to last four and a half months with filming in new orleans and san francisco.

san francisco film commission says permits are on the way and exact locations have yet to be determined. mike nicco is back with our accuweather forecast. >> get my favorite nfl coach come do the weather, that would be fun. >> that would be nice. >> a pep talk. >> give me a pep talk. boss might like that. might be too good at it after hitting that half-court shot. check out the roller coaster of temperatures. down today, up over the weekend, down monday, up again next week and that's just oakland. temperatures hitting 70s how about that. live dopp 17, radar from green oaks so you can see snow falling in the sierras, heading to the southern sierras. a chance for stray shower eureka, shasta and tahoe, 68 san diego, 73 l.a., 72 in frs no after morning travels.

here is sue. >> some wet roads, best idea to take it easy. we had some solo spinouts. this car spun out. not blocking the lane but looky-loos slowing down. tow trucks should be on the scene soon. ramp closure, roadwork 66 coliseum ramp to 880 until 6:00 this morning. we'll go outside and look at the east shore freeway as you make your way from golden gate fields, mcarthur, no delays to the bridge. >> look at that. a virginia man facing kidnapping charges for putting his own mother in the trunk of his car because he didn't want to move without her. 20-year-old lopez said he did it because he was moving to miami and was lonely. troopers pulled him over in south carolina. you can see on the dash-cam video they opened the trunk,

guns drawn, and out comes mom. she had been trapped there for five hours. lopez was arrested and mom is home safe and sound in virginia. a plane with barbie could limit girls career choices, a university researcher. a group of four to seven assigned to play with barbie doll or mrs. potato head. after a few minutes the girls were asked about careers. the girls that played with barbie thought they could do fewer jobs than boys could do. the girls with mrs. potato head thought they could do about the same. your child eagerly waits to hear if he or she got into their first choice college, listen to this. a new survey shows college freshman attending first choice school has hit the lowest heavenly in four decades. higher education research institute shows three-quarters of freshman offered admission to dream school but only 57% ended

up there. those blamed rising cost of tuition. how would you react, by the way, if your chair or your child's chair at school were replaced with this? these are yoga balls, also known as stability balls. a teacher in newbury park used donations to buy the unique seats for her class. she says it helps her fifth graders pay more attention and improve their posture. >> time is 4:57. at 5:00 a.m., a surprise catch for a northern california fisherman who rescued a woman who had been swept out to sea in a sinking dingy. >> attracting more home owners to the city. >> rain may be drenching bay area but putting a dent in our roads.

good morning on thursday. it's 5:00. thanks a lot for starting your day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm matt keller. driving in, we had to deal with a little drizzle. >> didn't have to use windshield wipers like yesterday. how about you, mike? >> a little drizzle, windshield wipers running intermittently. wasn't steady rain but a drizzle. you can see we don't see much on live doppler 7.