the two former detectives from south san francisco investigated one of the murders they wish there would have been dna technology back then. >> we're ignorant of the facts. and perhaps, if we had a better disposal, we could have done more back then. >> all killed between january and april, 1976. 18-year-old veronica casillo. her body dumped at shark park golf course, she was stabbed 32 times, and raped. 14-year-old tonya blackwell, her body found in gypsy hills area of pacifica. she was also stabbed to death. her wounds almost identical to casillo's. 17-year-old paula baxter, last seen as she left cappucino high

school her body found a millbrae church. carol booth, last seen march 15th, her body discover md a shallow grave near kaisera%3z hospital. 19-year-old denise lampy stabbed to death in her car at a parking lot in daily city. now, there is a chance of bringing closure to unsolved murders the fbi believes are committed by the same person. here is why. >> evidence between a number of the cases, time frame of the murders, and message is by offender to commit the crimes. >> fbi won't go into details but they say an unsolved murder of the university of nevada student has given evidence to revitalize their investigation the 19-year-old killed in february, 1976. >> reno murder occurred in between time frame of our five murders and evidence uncovered

leads to us believe it's linked to several of our murders here is what is odd. we're told in 1979, in reno, a woman called kathy woods confessed to the murder of a college student from reno. she was convicted and then, later sentenced to life in prison. she's serving that term now. a law enforcement source tells us it was dna evidence that convicted woods, but, they believe they she had a male accomplice that may have committed the other murders. vic lee, abc7 news. >> vic, thank you very much new questions tonight about how a man under investigation for sexually abusing students was able to get hired at another school the teacher planning a overnight trip with students the 32-year-old arrested yesterday morning in richmond, he was booked on suspicion of 11 counts of lewd acts with a child

under 14. he was fired from the making waves academy for alleged misconducts. according to the school, incidents did not happen on campus. he was then hired at mira vista in december. >> he had been subbing before. so he'd been showing good standing for the district. he's consider a rehire. staff didn't see any additional need to do it. >> abc7 news learned intel about to take students on a field trip to yosemite. police arrested him when they found out he was back in the classroom. >> if you shop at safeway, the chain agreed to merge with albertson's today to create a megagrocer. this analysts say safeway looking to transform into a

neighborhood grocer like a trader joe's with item that's create brand loyalty. the head of the local food workers union says they will fight job losses. >> good for them, they've purchased a good company f they're governoring a sxael close stores we're not going to allow that to happen. >> safeway is based in pleasanton, employing 18,000 workers in the bay area. not long before the take joefshgs prosecutor as around the state announced a legal settlement with safeway, accused of charging higher than advertised prices, misrepresenting weight of the products and posting signs implying foreign grown produce was locally grown. >> oakland mayor is giving her state of the city address tonight when her city is facing

rising crime. abc # news reporter wayne freedman joins us live. wayne? >> her critics will be listening tonight and hoping for some strong answers. maybe it's symbolic in oakland we found a city employee who spends day was a paint brush, cleaning up messes. in oakland, some clean up jobs are bigger than others the mayor could tell us about it. >> are you misunderstood?

>> depends by whom. >> how about people in oakland including one of the most out spoken critics? the state of the city has problems. this week, the city manager either quit or was fired depending on who tells the story. this is one of the nation's most violent cities oochl if you look at datea, all of our economic indicators are up. and almost every crime is down. >> if you want to heville wait it about how many murders today, 21 plus. and last year, we had 16. >> nor critics say, has oakland or the mayor shaken off a bad taste of a occupy protest that

cost $6 million and overstayed it's movement. >> it didn't go too well with the neighborhood >> the mayor announces a plan for 10,000 new housing units in oakland. as for critics... >> if you want to be the mayor of a big city, you have to understand everything is going to be laid at your feet. have you to be up to taking it on. >> no one will argue with that. >> and to see the address tonight there is a link for you to a site where it will be streamed life from city hall. thieves got away with $35,000 worth of computers from a school. burglars stole 25 new computers and monitors.

>> when you take things from a school like this, you really taking the heart of our students' work and efforts their love. you're taking their safety away from them. >> pta bought the computers for the school the district is looking for funds to replace the stolen computers. >> social media helped lead police to a man they've arrested for propositioning teen-aged girls. this after a 15-year-old reported being slised for sex. two other victims both aged 12 came forward. >> there are new charges tonight against the two men admitted beating giants fan brian stow nearly to death. they have been indicted by a

grand jury for gun possession now. last month sentenced to 4 and 8 years respectively. he requires 24 hour care. after the attack outside dodger stadium in 2011. >> controversial google barge made it way out of the bay today to a new home. >> this barge may only be here six months. not everyone certain they liked how it looked people here are fascinated and pleased it's here. >> any time you can connect stockton and google it's a good thing for stockton. >> some folks are thrilled it's

arrived. >> we're delighted other companies will start to think about stockton as a home base >> the barge arrived at its new home. >> i consider this probably highest profile vessel on the west coast. >> a spokesperson told abc7 news quote it's been a busy six months for the barge moving to stockton so it can get a break. across the channel locals coming to see what they can see. >> what it looked bigger. >> like every tenant, google will be charged rent based on the size of the barge.

in this case, between $10,000 and $12,000 per month. >> do you know what is in there? >> no. if i did i'd probably have given a bitter interview to you. >> this is a show are many for google to demonstrate their technology and vision oochl there have been no invitation for a look inside. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> head on abc7 news at 4:00 in a well known spot. why he's giving people cause for concern. >> some examples of wearable technology. why are raising concerns >> i'm sandhya patel. a warm up on the way ask wet weather in the forecast. we'll take a look at your weekend coming up. >> and groiing popularity of ta

yoos. find out who is getting inked and y a lot more still to come. stay with us.

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merchants are concerned about a new street performer dressed he poses for pictures and asks for tips and has a past. he was arrested in new york for

an anti-semitic rant he addresses concerns he is a threat to children. >> like calling a gay person a pedophile. so what? i did a site of adult entertainment with over 18 women. how does that make me to a threat to anyone? >> he was out again today asking for tips and says he plans to stay in san francisco until thanksgiving. >> there is a new wave of privacy concerns over wearable technology. sensors can be hacked and that data, shared. abc7 news got a will being at some of the newest devices soon to hit the market. >> jesse slade is an orthopedic surgeon. his shirt has sensors in the fabric. those collect data an athlete might find helpful. over time, he seize sees a

growing data base making wearable technology a break through oochl value is when we can tate it from detection to being able to predict something. and then, prevent it. >> this competing start up's shirt as sensors invisible. >> we have two here. there is sensors that are about that big. >> wearable technology aiming at foot pain. these shows are powered by sensors. >> we have that kind of awill youing to you stay in in traction and in control. as the terrain is rough.

>> many ideas emerging as consumers seek google glass in development. but these redevices collect personal data. >> it's being used and stored? sold outside of the u.s.? what are we doing? are you sharing it with employers? >> in sunnyvale, abc7 news >> there you go. >> because of the rain we've had you can safe water by not watering your lawn. today, they urged agencies to shut off springeler systems for the time being. >> a national weather service predicting possible return of el

nino this year. the center said there is a 50% chance of el nino developing during summer or fall. it changes rain and temperatures depending on strength could lead to fewer atlantic hurricanes, a milder winter and more rain in the southwest. >> at this time too early to determine if we're going to have a strong or weak to moderate. it's one of the things we're watching. this coralation is unknown at this time. >> it could mean hotter temperatures around the world and billions in of dollars. >> well, we don't know about el nino but know about the next few days >> sandhya pattel going to tell us about it. >> i hope i would know about the

next couple days. it's going to be spring like, then, we're going to bring in the possibility of rain. we'll talk about where there is still lingering moisture. up in the north bay, around yontville thil stil picking up isolated showers. just a few clouds left here, san francisco 58. oakland 60 degrees. loss gates into low 60s it did cool today after that cold front went through. from our sfo camera, you can see low ceilings there. we're expecting fog towards morning hours. it's 58 in napa. from our south beach camera, clearing out nicely. and here is a look at the act.

fog developing overnight, sunny, warmer we're looking at a chance of rain sunday in the north bay. there is a cold front that brought us thunderstorms, high pressure building in behind it. so some clouds and fog around. then warmer as we fast ford to weekend, saturday, warmer, sunday morning rain in northern california some of you may need umbrellas as early as sunday afternoon, he can, then everyone has a chance of rain monday morning. that is when we're watching for that next

it's gooding to be a cooler start. upper 30s to 40s and tomorrow afternoon, it's going to be brighter and sunny out there. mild to warm saturday, sunday, don'ting for get we can go to daylight savings time, meaning saturday night before you go to bed move clocks forward an hour. you know, like dan likes to say he'll wake up at 2:00 in the morning and change clocks. we'll go to a mild pattern tuesday. i think i've got it down. >> i like to watch live. >> i'm sure you do. >> the crew of the international space station are p

there is a vip preemer about a september 11th victim. the film focuses on bingham and his love of rugby. it also deal was a decision to

come out as a gay man. >> rugby player shows a gay man can stand and fight shoulder to shoulder with any number of straight men and fight for a cause, along side other americans. his mom says the film provides the gay community with role models the it will be shown again this saturday. >> san jess yeah ready to square off in court against major league available. attorneys asked a court to strike down baseball's antitrust exemption using the exemption to move the team to san jose. san jess yeah's attorney said the substitute not only affects a's move but every as speck of business with major league baseball. >> when talking about uniforms,

we're talking about hot dogs, beer, everything. that they claim they can regulate what they do business with. >> the ninth district agreed to put the case on a fast track meaning it will be heard in court as early as may. >> still to come here at 6:00 a showdown vote on sexual assaults in the military. should commanders are stripped of authority to prosecute rape cases? >> president obama lays down the law on ukraine. sanctions now in in effect. >> and california lawmakers under the microscope. a sweeping new proposal to bring better accountability to sacramento.

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tonight a defeat for those who want to strip military commanders of their authority giving the authority to seasoned military trial lawyers independent of the chain of command. the bill sponsored by a senator kristin gillebrand. >> the people who do not trust of chain of command are the victims i don't think ceos ought to determine whether a case of rape should be prosecuted do you? >> the leadership arguing officers should have more responsibility, not less. >> you take responsibility from that commanding officer, then, you're eroding his ability to lead. >> the bay area congress woman issued a statement until we fix

the system, the fight will continue. >> the pentagon confirmed the top sex crimes prosecutor has been suspended over a groping allegation the lieutenant colonel tried to kiss and grope a female lawyer in a legal conference on sexual assault. the incident occurred two years ago before he was promoted to his position. in fort bragg north carolina an army general pled guilty to a number of sex crimes but continues to fight a charge he sexual assaulted a female captain during their three-year affair. jeffrey sinclaire admitted having the affair and seeking nude pictures of other junior officers and pled guilt yes to possessing pornography. >> the president imposed a real sanction on the crisis in ukraine.

>> these decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on russia and those responsible for the situation in crimia and give us flexibility to adjust our response based on rush why's actions. >> the pentagon sent jets into the region to monitor this situation and congress is poised to act on tougher sanctions. >> there are commitments to settle disputes peacefully. that is not what we're seeing here. >> i do think, you said it's clear, it's a violation of international law. i believe it's clear this is an act of war against another nation >> stirring things up further, russians sank an old ship at the mouth of the bay of crimia. officials in crimia sent a referendum whether to break away

from ukraine. the president says that will be a violation of international law. >> some politicians receive thousands in gifts every year. others less than that. it's legal. however, they might have to put their gift taking under under control. >> this pack wrath to reign in gifts that legislatures get in office would also undo a small, interesting part of california political history. in 1974, a young jerry brown proposed a limit on gifts lobbyists could give to owe $ten per month. two hamburger asks a coke rule. that would go away, as far as other rules about what gifts they can get and lawmakers say it's for a simple reason. >> perception matters. >> embattled state senator

calderon was one of the most prolific gift takers. add to that, record fines gore gifts in the form of political fund-raisers held at his sacramento home. and so senate democrats hoping to turn the page are offering three proposed laws to shrink the world of political gift giving. >> we've been dealing with a lot of questions here. rather than shy away it from or defensi defensive, we feel it's important we take advantage of this moment. >> the changes? well, that $ten per month limb writ goes to 0. the current maximum value to other lawmakers would be cut in half smchlt gifts would be beened. other gifts still okay, and travel and meals would still be allowed if legislatures can defend it.

these are in ways modest changes but still some of the biggest in the world of legislative perks in years. >> the ongoing feud between apple and samsung. a judge in san jose today denied apple's request to ban samsung from selling older model devices. the judge says it doesn't appear apple suffered damage boeing said it will end pension plans of 68,000 nonunion employees including this ceo at the end of next year. they'll be switched and still have their 401(k)s five years after we began to bounce back from the great recession we're not ready to splurge on dinner out. a study shows people are planning to cut back on restaurant spending by 9%. >> motion picture academy issued a statement on why bat kid was

dropped from the oscars. he was supposed to help introduce a segment on heros but the segment was dropped. the academy said hard decisions sometimes must be made due to logistic of production they were treated to two days at disneyland instead. >> an interview with the crew of the international space station. >> how social media [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay?

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we know twitter and facebook changed live on earth and now in space as well. >> astronauts have become prolific tweeters. >> tonight jonathan bloom has an interview with three of the astronauts. mike hopkins is less than a week away from finishing his last voyage in space. >> you can only imagine what it's like. it's incredible. >> we can't all go up there, he is sharing his days with 51,000 of us earth lings on twitter. from frozen great lakes to

northern lights >> you're just in awe. every day, again, you're surprised that smp sites you see >> there is here is a veteran astronaut posing with a robotic arm and fresh fruit. it only lasts two days in space he never knew how much he'd miss it. >> first two missions only three weeks this time, a six month stay. it's different. >> he is an avid facebook user. >> when it comes to this hair cutting personal hiej yeerngs i miss gravity. and with help of a vacuum cleaner, we can survive. >> hopefully, many of them will

try to fly in space. it's a wonderful place to live, and work. >> he says communication with earth become moerz special. >> it brightins up my day when someone makes me laugh. >> hop kinz trying on a landing suit before heading home. . >> i suspect it's probably going to think it's a dream. not sure it happened. >> good thing he has pictures and 51,000 follower to tell him it was real. >> how many people do you know who admit to having a tattoo? >> the surprising number,

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let's talk tattoos a survey shes one in ten people admit to having oneful you know someone who does you might be surprised to hear who is getting them these

many stars are openly sporting tattoos sor athletes almost everywhere, it seems someone got ink. >> this investor going big he got hez first about four years ago. he's one of a growing number of professionals getting tattoos. >> this is my last one. >> this tattoo artist has been doing this ten years and says over five she's seen a change in who is getting them. >> there isn't a type of naern gets tattooed anymore. it's who doesn't have a tattoo. >> 45 million americans now have one tattoo.

40% on people under age 40. >> most of the career i was expert at taking them off. >> that hasn't kept this surgeon from wanting one himself. >> i see patients that are professional lawyers and brokers, bankers who now have tattoos. and the key is that they don't offend people. >> pefrments say many still will being down on visible tattoos. >> there is a bias there. >> tony is on the board of northern california human resources association. he warns professionals looking for jobs to keep their tattoos

out of sight. in 2011 web site career builder surveyed thousands of managers 31% of those say in f.2 were equal, they'd promote the one without a visible tattoo. just think corporate america tends to remain conservative. >> perfect. >> there is something to think about if you're interested c.ing a tattoo. 17% of the people who get one say they regret it. and one in ten go as far as getting it removed. cheryl get get a circle 7 >> not for me, i don't judge. >> sandhya? >> not for me. let's take a look at the last bit of moisture

passing through. it's a little blip. in the hills east of napa now, showers should be dieing down f you're wondering how much rain, an inch in mount st. helena. and tomorrow afternoon, you'll need shades a look at the accu-weather forecast, getting warmer saturday. sunday afternoon, evening, monday morning you should carry your umbrellas there is a chance of rain. >> thank you very much. >> so, larry beil getting a tattoo? maybe not? >> maybe i have several. >> oh. >> there he goes. >> web only, cheryl, web only.

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going deep, and brandan moss and this game ends tied, eight sh eight. what do a's have to do to get past the first round of the playoffs in they won only to be shown the exit in divisional playoffs. a's have talent. brandon moss, 51 homers. he knows this team can do damage in the playoffs. no sense dwelling in the past. >> we just got beat. we had an opportunity but our team has got to win, a team hz got to loose. and if they can get it done but that happens try to improve the team which is our goal.

>> sharks stood pat. starting tonight against the best team in the east sydney crossby. sharks one of three teams in the league never aloud a goal to this best player. this is interesting. they were teammates. they won team canada. >> play against as a junior. he's got great line mates tonight but we look forward to it. >> whatever his team did, it apparently works.

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