>> this violation of international law continues the resolve of the united states and allies and international community will remain firm. >> president obama issues a pledge of support for ukraine and announced first set of sanctions against russia's into its neighboring country and earlier today mr. obama spoke to russian president vladimir putin saying there is a way to resolve this diplomatically. >> the crisis nlt ukraine took another turn today, lawmakers in crimea announced they want to join russia and will put the

decision to voters in ten days. >> abc news reporter are carren travers wlatest in washington, d.c. >> these decisions continue efforts to impose a cost on russia. z.those responsible for the situation in crimea. >> their second sit down in two days but again, no major break through. kerry pushed for russians to speak to the ukrainins to allow international inspectors into eastern ukraine. >> our preference to get back to a place where the rights of the people of the ukraine will be respected. >> the obama administration isn't just relying on diplomacy the pentagon sent more fighter jets to the region

officials from the local government are trying to break out from ukraine, joining a russian federation the president said that would violate international law and any decisions about crimia must involve the new ukrainin government. >> we're well beyond the days where boreders can be drawn over the heads of leaders >> visa restrictions were met with rare bipartisan approval. >> we remain committed to working with the administration to give the president as many tools as needed to put president putin in check. >> the white house says if russia pushes further in eastern ukraine, penalties will stiffen. >> back at home, breaking news two. big developments for safeway. >> the chain first must pay a fine after charges of false advertising and it's merging

with more store in a multi billion dollar deal. >> reporter: wall street had been talking about this. now, it's official. albert son's will buy safeway for $9 billion. it's seen as a merger some say will transform the superintendent industry. the ceo of the company is bob mill yes, this is someone with 40 years experience in the retail industry. he's been with other companies such as kroeger and rite aid he is 69 years old. safeway is in one states. with this merger, they'll be operating in 28 states and safeway and albert son's both say this will benefit customers. >> this merger will improve our

competitive position we'll have resources to better meet needs of local customers at providing lower prices, better assortment of products, and an imprufed shopping experience. >> safeway is in the news after being fined for pricing discrepancies, failing to honor discount coupon asks making statements some products were locally grown where when they were not. customers say this has happened to them. >> you know i check my receipt walking out of the door. then, very to to go back inside and say guess what? this is wrong. it's not something i want to have to do but i'm going to do it. >> reporter: that announcement made today by the alameda county

district attorney's office now, lou customers will benefit from all of this remains to be seen. abc7 news. >> thank you. >> bay area pleas may be closing in on a series of cold case murders today, the fbi launched a new task force to investigate five murders that occurred in 1976. now, they believe those murders might be linked to another death the same year in reno. all six women in their late teens or 0s and later found dead. >> the reno murder occurred in between time frame of our five murders and recent evidence leads to us believe it's linked to several murders. >> members of the task force plan to canvas the neighborhood where victims were last seen in 1976. and where bodies were discovered. anyone with information about this case is asked to call the fbi tip line.

>> marvin norwood and luis sanchez have been indicted on gun possession charges last month, they were sentenced to 4 and 8 years from n.prison for the 2011 assault on stow the gun charge carries a maximum ten year prison sentence. stow suffered severe brain damage and requires 24 hour care. >> chp is investigating the death of a teenager who may have been speeding on eastbound 24 before crashing. this accident happened before 11:00 a.m . he officials say only that the victim is 17 and perfect danville. witnesses say the car was traveling up to 100 miles per hour. >> a 16-year-old oakland boy accused of setting another teen's skirt on fire waived a rit to a preliminary hearing

today. richard thomas set to be tried as an adult on the charge of aggravated mayhem with a hate crime enhancement. the 18-year-old sasha flieshman identified as agender. thomas is set to return to court march 20th. a school district is changing policies to include transgender students the west contra costa school board held a meeting today to discuss adding gender identification to its policy. the school district has been working on that policy since a november fight broke out at hercules high school. >> we have to educate our students and our parents, you know, so they're aware of what is going on and just learn how to respect each other. >> the policy will include education and training for students, teachers and

administrators the school board will discuss rec mening days on wednesday. >> san francisco city leaders announced a plan to boost pedestrian safety. officials say they found just 6% of city streets account for 60% of the pedestrian accidents today, the police chief and mayor says stit will target those areas committing $17 million over five years to improve safety at 170 locations. >> rather than have years where all of us in office are saying that we're sorry for something to happen, we'd rather be saying thank you for yielding. thank you for not running a red light. thank you for not speeding. >> the improvements will include better lighting, repainting intersections and building curb extensions the plan includes awareness campaigns and increased police enforcement. >> tired of attention in the bay area, the controversial google

barge high tailed it out of town this morning from its temporary digs to a new home at port of stockton. laura anthony is live now in stockton where it's apparently all the rage. this might be the most-hyped barge in history. >> well, that is right. one of the folks told me it's probably the highest-profile barge on the west coast. here it is behind me in the deep water channel here. now we know san francisco bay commission may have had its issues but not the folks here in stockton who are thrilled to have it. >> it left at 2:00 in the morning under the cover of darkness crossing under the antioch bridge by 9:00 a.m . after 10:00 a.m google barge was moored in the new home much to the delight of those who run the port of stockton. >> it was an exciting morning.

>> the director told us he received a text this morning. >> got word at 2:00 in the morning that the barge was on the way. it made it here in seven and a half hours. >> reporter: a google spokesperson told abc7 quote, the barge has grown tired of the attention. we're moving it to stockton where it is have a break, enjoy delicious aspare gus and get climate before the next chapter. in the new home, locals were lining up to take a look at the barge. >> just bringing it up the river. it's moving pretty fast. all of a sudden they put brakes on and parked it there. >> as for what is inside... >> we've been told and maybe media exposed that it's a showroom for google to demonstrate their technology and

visions. >> the initial contract is for six months. it's a barge! >> i know. it's not even pretty. >> it's interesting. but that adds to mystery. speaking of, which spencer christian is off. januaried patel, on the sky deck. that is what i'm going with, anyway. >> why don't we call it sky deck 7? doesn't that have a ring to it? plenty of sunshine and clouds passing through. live doppler hd not as active as last night. right now we're tracking isolated showers around the cloverdale area. so we'll keep that in the forecast throughout the evening.

cameras showing sun with clouds mixed in. 60s in san francisco. it's currently in the 50s around half moon bay. views from our south beach camera, it's gorgeous. 62 in santa rosa. 66 livermore, if you're getting ready to step outside from our east bay hills camera, a little bit hazy out there. temperatures in the 50s, tomorrow morning it's fog i'm concerned about. watch out. temperatures in the 40s. in the afternoon, it's mild and sunny. temperatures coming up into low 60s to low 70s range. it's going to be another bright, beautiful day we'll have more rain if the forecast. cheryl? larry? >> thank you so much. >> coming up, this wonderful video, a salute to a veteran. the new honor he's now receiving. a 7-year-old boy suffering cancer gets an unforgettable

birthday surprise from police officers aconsiders the nation. >> and airing dirty lawnedry. secrets you probably don't want to know. >> 13 minutes after 4:00 this is interstate 80 and it's ugly in both directions. right side going from emeryville to berkeley. very slow going both ways. back with more on

san jose giants are stepping up to the plate to honor a 95-year-old world war ii veteran. doesn't he look great? he's got a lot of energy. runners loved it, and he was touched by it. the video has been viewed more than a million times the giants made a trading card of him. >> we're learning about bat kid's near appearance to the oscars. miles scott supposed to appear with actor andrew garfield. abc7 obtained these pictures the

appearance was cancelled. today, the academy saying due to the nature of a live show, hard decisions had to be made. he drove to disneyland to spend time with miles scott and the family. bat kid stole the hearts of the people in november after make a wish granted his wish to become a super hero for a day in san francisco. >> we have an update now on a story we brought you a few weeks ago about a rhode island mom planning a birthday surprise for her 7-year-old son battling leukemia he loves police and firefighters so his mom put out an appeal asking first responders to please send him birthday cards. well today they got more than they bargained for. he was named police chief of his hometown, given a citation by the governor, driven around in a police cruiser and hundreds of firefighters and police officers

from several states threw him a gigantic birthday party. >> my house is full of boxes we have a ten by 20 storage unit half full. we're, we're having a lot of presents to go through, probably until next birthday. >> that is awesome. >> gifts include cards, patches, uniforms, memorabilia and plenty of well wishes. >> a dream came true for a new zealand boy. the 12-year-old received a here yes's welcome at the celtics and warriors game. louie suffers from a rare eye disease that is going to cause him to go blind in the future, before that happens his wish was to see celtics play so there he is. he's a huge sports fan and loves basketball. he will check out their driverless car. >> so many good people in the world. love it.

>> spencer christian is away but sandhya patel is here. >> we saw the sun peeking out for a few minutes. >> it's blinding me here. it's gorgeous. there are clouds. not a lot, and we're still tracking a couple showers. a little bit cooler this afternoon with the passage of the cold front. i'll show you where we're seeing a stray shower. it's quieted down from yesterday our radar watching this batch, right around the geyserville area, highway 101, that is about it. looking towards financial district, still seeing lingering clouds but it's definitely brightening up. fog developing tonight, sunny, warmer and the next chance of rain on sunday, everyone will have a possibility of seeing it

monday morning. a cold front brought us thunderstorms yesterday, and rain, it was briefly heavy in pockets. now, high pressure is rebuilding. do you know what that means? temperatures going up, so we'll see very nice-looking weather out there. here is a will being at our computer animation at 5:00 p.m tonight. lingering clouds could see showers still, late tonight and then, sunny and warmer, sunday, we need rain. next chance of rain sunday afternoon and evening. into monday morning. sunday could be a little bit of a wet commute tomorrow morning you'll have to watch out for fog. temperatures running cooler, upper 30s to upper 40s. fog may be dense in pockets. tomorrow afternoon, low 60s to

low 70s. 67 san jose and oakland. taking a look at the accu-weather forecast gets warmer on saturday, it's mild to warm. before you go to bed set your clocks forward. and we're looking of a chance of rain in the north bay. we're back to mild, sunny patterns tuesday through thursday of next week. so we'll have a little bit of everything for everyone. and larry? cheryl? >> thank you >> coming up next why a teacher wants will ferrell to be his guest at the prom. then, new at 4:30... >> these days you can see people wearing technology on their wrists. sensors but it's only the

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cyrus to prom got a response. >> the students are on the leadership team. the teacher is surprise by the response. >> i woke up with and i had no media coverage. you know? now, i have a radio station, newspaper and television broadcast helping me out. it's been a whirl wind day. >> in two days, the you tube video racked up 2,000 views. >> trooiing to make as much as possible to get will ferrell's attention. during the match up, he hooked up a quick cheer. it's clear the school is behind the effort. students, lesson is interesting. >> i think it's awesome. >> now, all they need is a response from will ferrell. >> we'll see if will comes

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today an effort aimed at punishing rapists in the military has been blocked in the senate the bill would have taken prosecution out of the chain of command. >> it's the military's war. >> he hit me in the head and knocked me out. >> sexual assaults in ranks, a growing epidemic. 5400 cases reported last year. the pentagon says this is a small fraction of the victims >> people haven't reported because it's been the victims fauchlt we're changing that.

too today a majority voted to make it easier for victims to come forward. forcing military to remove commanders from the decision to prosecute assault cases. >> the people who do not trust of chaven command are the victims i don't think ceos ought to determine whether a case of rape should be prosecuted do you? >> the measure failed. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> blocked with a filibuster led by claire mchaskill adamant the chain of command can police it's own. >> you take the responsibility from the commanding officer you're eroding his ability to lead. >> in december, congress made it a crime to retaliate against victims who report abuse. more signs of trouble in the

ranks. today, the army confirmed it's suspended top sex crimes prosecutor because of groping allegations. >> congress woman jackie speier said i have always said this will be a marathon, not a sprint until we fix this system, the fight will continue. the kre kwe is not if we'll reform this system but when . she has been a outspoken critic of the military handling of sexual assaults. >> opening statements began in a a general that pleaded not guilty today. a female captain that sinclaire forced her to perform twice

the olympic runner oscar pistorios covered his ears as a neighbor described the scene moments after he shot and killed his girlfriend. >> crying all the time. he tried to say please let her live, she must not die. saying he will dedicate his life and her life to god if she would only just live. >> testifying he struggled in vain to help her breathe holding two fingers in her mouth. he says pistorious told him he shot her thinking she was a burglar. >> a southern california neighborhood is on high alert for a mountain lion that killed a family pet then displayed aggressive behavior towards

people. prince where hes was a friendly german sheperd. wednesday morning a mountain lion skill kiled princess outside of her owner's fontana home. >> a close part of the family. the lion was three times as big as my dog. >> officer arrived the lion cans displayed aggressive behavior towards them. a search was called off today. if they see the lion officers will shoot to kill because it's labelled a public threat and it can't be relocated. >> a woman being treat forward a hypothermia after surviving chilly waters of monterey bay 15 hours the fishermen spotted the woman in a deflated rubberized dingy. the 45-year-old had gone out to watch the sunset shechlt was wearing a life jacket. >> from the looks of her skin

she had red in her and stuff. she must have been swimming. >> the coast guard pulled the woman perfect 54 degree waters. authorities say details are still fuzzy because of her condition. she's expected to remain hospitalized several days. >> coming up never a good idea to run on to the field of a sporting event. but for this young boy it turned into a moment he hill never forget. >> a man's seizure while driving ends on a good note. >> i'm sandhya patel. look at this beautiful view. we're seeing a couple inches of snow at the resort the possibility of more sunday into monday. and the rain chance coming up on sunday, details, next. >> hazy sunshine over san mateo bridge. taking a look at traffic this

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so is the same chef inventing cronuts. >> soccer fans have been known to get wild and run on to the field thchl time a little boy ran on to the pitch. security about to take him away. brazilian super star picked up the little boy and brought him to meet the teammates. look at that little kid's smile. then, they're bouncing him up and down. this, and he's taking pictures. they're doing selfies with him. yeah this, guy is like an international super star. he scored three goals and nobody is going to remember thachl the boy's smile was the story of the match. >> that is awesome. well, a minneapolis man is thanking a mysterious good samaritan who came to his rescue. >> the 34-year-old has been

diagnosed with stage four brain cancer. he was driving and blocked out he found he was inside of an ambulance. a stranger left a note reading your car is parked in the tobacco shop parking lot with a location. >> if i remember right they said he. but that is the only clue i have. we decided to post a note and tell the story through that on facebook. >> well, his wife speculates he may have been stopped when he blacked out. >> let's go up to sky deck and sandhya patel. i'm going to keep pushing it. >> maybe if you say it enough it will catch on. it's beautiful here on kgotv broadcast center roof, as larry would lick to call it, sky deck. we're still tracking a little

bit of moisture. it's not much but it's isolated showers up around where our radar is. around geyserville area, so we'll continue to see the possibility through this evening. now, if you're traveling, washington, d.c. looking at rain 39 degrees and snow in 83 in palm springs 76 in los angeles we're looking at sunshine there tomorrow. sunny skies here in the bay area, temperatures come coming up a few degrees. low 60s to low 70s and warmer saturday. join me and i'll have a look at the weekend and the accu-weather forecast. >> thank you. >> and still ahead at 4:00 a $7 million shoplifting scheme targeting popular chain stores how this family of criminals is caught. >> dirty secrets from dry

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bay bridge flights going out tonight the lights lit up the western span one year ago and tonight at 7:00 all 27,000 lights will go dark for ten minutes. eliminate arts raising $9 million the organization hoping to raise funds and there is that bridge. i can't wait to see it when it's continuing. >> yes, one more year. prosecutors filed charges against three members of an illinois family accused of stealing millions in merchandise in a decade long shoplifting

spree. they were arrested at their home outside of chicago. reports say the family targeted stores from maryland to texas. secret service agents started investigating after barns and noble and toys are us alerted them that their sustained huge alsos of merchandise. >> we identified transactions on ebay similar in amounts of merchandise and types of merchandise that were stolen from these stores. >> authorities say the daughter would wear a large skirt where a special lining and would stuff all of the stolen items into skirt then they'll sell them on ebay. >> oh, my. a study suggests e cigarettes may be leading to nicotine addiction among teenagers the electronic cigarettes promoted as a way to quit smoking regular cigarettes but found adolescents were more likely to start smoking regular

cigarettes and leaseless likely to quit smoking altogether of and found the number of middle and high school students using e cigarettes doubled between 2011 and 2012 from 3% to 6.5%. >> what is when an abc news investigation to what can happen to your clothes when you drop them off at the dry cleaners >> reporter: you hand a dry cleaner your most precious garments. what do you get back? not always what you thought. annoyance at the dry cleaner is so common it shows up in tv all the time. >> you're crazy. >> they don't have the best reputation. >> today, he is letting us in on the dirty little secrets of the industry. >> makes you angry. >> it does. >> secret one... scummy solvent.

let's face it. dry cleaning is a mystery foremost of us. key is this. the solvent. it's supposed to run clear, except he says when some cut corners and increase profits by neglecting to filter the solvent leaving this gunk in with your clothes. >> that is what my clothes would be laundered in? >> this is the bottom residue. >> it's like it's f.you're taking a bath you have bath watt yes, five others took a bath before you. you got into the water, would you feel clean? >> and secret two, jerk revenge, jerry says most are great but if you act like a jerk he's heard of places that only pretend to clean the clothes. >> all right we'll have more on the dirty

secrets of your dry cleaners tomorrow on 2020 here on abc 7 >> very disturbing. >> yes. >> okay. >> data breeches made some shopper as frayed to use cards. so what do you do? >> well, michael finney is here with answers. >> there are no firm numbers yet but shoppers say they've lost confidence in security systems target and neiman marcus were both hit with major breeches over the holidays. some now say they're reluctant to use their cards. . >> i don't use my card anymore. . >> i only do it at wells fargo. and if i'm anywhere else, i'm cautious about it. >> the retailer says it's developing a secure type of

card. a new study says americans will spend 9% less dining out the economy is improving. the group says it's because many folks are still unemployed. a special is generating buzz the ad features an actor portraying a wealthy businessman touting america's work ethic. other countries work and take august off, off. why aren't you like that? we're crazy hard working believers is why.

>> years of ads that celebrates americanism. >> cadillac's first foray into electric cars is a small niche of self involved white male baby boomers apparently terrible as keeping their pool up. >> cadillac said it knew the ad would get a strong response. it said it wanted to break through the clutter. >> the actor is hilarious. he says he he went to the moon. do you know what we got when we got there? we got bored. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up, our clothes and shoes getting a technology makeover. what is hot in wearable tech, coming up next. >> and i'm dan ashley. coming up at 5:00 social media captures a sex praeda tore in

the bay area. a man some are calling bad elmo. he admits to things but says he should be allowed to perform on the streets. but mrus, gadget gurus. who win whuz pit preschoolers against college students? the news at 4:00 wraps up in

here is tonight's prime time line up. next wave of technology in the something you're going to have to carry but going to be embedded into your clothing wearable technology. it's developing fast in silicon valley and around the world. david? >> yes. they are. inventors are inside right now making pitches to phone shall

investors some, big names. we got to see what the consumers soon will be wearing. underneath street clothes is a generation of workout shirts filled with sensor that's gather your vitals blue tooth sends data to a smart phone and makes recommendations forfeitness >> we can give you data to push towards goals maybe weight loss, maybe performance goal. maybe disease management goal. >> mun of many start ups trying to catch needs of consumers. shoes are going to get a high tech makeover to stop foot pain. >> you're actually having a sole adapt to rough terrain.

allowing you to be in control. sensors will be generating a massive data base. from those banldz on your wrist. it >> can could k.provide insight, buy lblg cal age. >> and that is raising new privacy issues >> i've been seeing stories. what are we doing? selling it to advertisers? an employer? to know about my health? i think it's better that we're are transparent. >> amazing. thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. the news at 5:00 begins right now. >> seeking asis stns in solving

six cold cases from 1976. >> murder cases are now getting another chance to be solved why police are asking for help almost 40 years later >> plus, safeway and the deal that could change the way we shop. >> i'm abc7 news sandhya patel live on the roof of the broadcast center. sun is shining now but we have more rain in the forecast. i'll let you know when will have the best chance, coming up. >> big news for bay area safeway tonight. thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> the country's second largest chain undergoing a seat change. after speculation, safeway being sold for more than $9 billion at the same time the store paying $2 million for false advertising. more now from leanne melendez

tonight. >> albert son's based in boise, idaho. safeway here in the bay area, pleasanton. both say this will transform the supermarket industry. now, who is going to lead this venture? the current ceo of safeway will be ceo of the new chain the ceo of albertson's will now be the executive chairman. his name is bob miller. here is what that will look like. safeway has stores in 17 states the new chain in 28 states. both say it will benefit customers. >> our customers will benefit with a stronger management team. >> and safeway also making

headlines this afternoon after a a.agreeing to pay more than $2.2 million to settle a consumer protection action. among other things fines for false advertising, pricing discrepancies, failing to honor discount coupons and making statement that's some products were lobing wrlly grown when they're in the z customers say they are always very vigilant. >> they honor coupons but i check receipts when i leave the store f there is something incorrect i go in there ask tell them. i, you know, it's resolved because i make sure that i get what i paid for. >> now, one filing a claim was the district attorney's office >> the fbi launched a