year. not at all. normally, the water would be fresh thanks to rain water now from the snow melt to the north. the water district is finding levels have surged upwards >> we're seeing sail line at 3 to 5 times what we'd normally see this year. >> the water district had to release water from it's primary storage facility but sooner than they'd like. >> there are benefits to us this year however does not make us immune. >> in fact, the district looking at a management plan may include a call for greater

farmers will see the affects for years still to come >> where you'll see it is the numbers and the year will be a bad year for spawning and then, you'll see it. you know, what you don't see years from now. >> that project was completed in 2012. there are preliminary studies owe expand by 80%. >> there is no end in sight at this point to the drought. abc7 news is here with live

doppler 7 you can see it's been a mild, bright day. we did have rain week head, sunny skies, mild conditions and damage near record highs coming for the weekend. >> a san francisco police officer that was shot on saturday went to surgery again the man arrested has not been charged with pulling the

trigger. the chief described it as a bullet hole and have not yet found that bullet they can't match it to a specific gun. that is one of the reasons the man being held here has not yet been charged with shooting that officer. this is surveillance video of the 50-year-old now in police custody but has not been charged with shooting an officer because they didn't find a gun on him. and detectives trying to rule out he may have been accidentally shot by his partner because the only bullets found were from san francisco police. >> whether or not we'll know that the shot came from his partner until we can recover the

round that went through his arm, we don't know that. >> officer saw was shot on saturday. he has in the bnt interviewed. that can help rule out a accidental shot by his partner. as for the suspect he did have ammunition but that is not enough to accuse him. >> we do not have evidence he possessed a firearm. >> he is under arrest and charged with using his mustang to try to run down officer shaw. >> a man faces a possible life

sentence for starting a oakland shootout four years ago the 48-year-old found guilty on all counts. williams had an arsenal of weapons and was wearing body armor he was on a mission to kill and told investigators he was on the way to start a right wing revolution. his attorney argued he was firing in self-defense. >> knew details of a domestic violence case against a san francisco internet mogul worth $100 million the 31-year-old is accused of hitting his girlfriend 117 times. during testimony a police officer said the multi

millionaire struck his girlfriend and tried to smother her. his attorneys want to keep it from become becoming evidence . >> i think it's the critical the victim feels that this organization, this community is going to be supportive of them. >> two other ad companies he founded sold for $300 million. >> two workers doused with sulphuric acid today. it happened near martinez carolyn? . >> i just received an e mail saying in a similar incident some 84,000 pounds of sulphuric acid was released now an investigator is on the

way here tonight to find out what happened. tesoro says safety is number one, but this morning two workers were sprayed. >> this after an accident last month in the same processing unit with the same companies will take a safety standout in situations like that to make sure that there is not something that is causing it to happen. >> in a statement, saying contractors were doing maintenance and says this is

believed to be unrelated. contra county health services had an inspector today investigating february's incident. >> we want to know how and why this happened. it's now too soon to tell. >> after the february accident, federal safety board inspectors were denied access they wanted. the state went in and now, those agencies will be part of a new investigation. >> a different east bay refinery reached a settlement that will

pay $230,000 to settle 19 violations including inadequate measurement of flare gas flows and storage tank violations. >> caltrans crews today checked conditions of tree as long interstate 80 after one fell and killed an oakland woman just driving by. a 22-year-old suffered severe head injuries and kieed yesterday afternoon the tree fell and crushed the roof of her car. who is liable for the death will likely be an issue here. >> arson investigators looking into three fires that were apparently brib blitry set this

morning. the third fire at james leech elementary school. small areas where little kids come to play. yes. it's scary. >> i can't see anybody that this program, i just don't understand. people are very sick. >> still ahead tonight a bay area foster home keeping families together. a new state law could force it to close. >> hundreds taking to the streets to mark an important anniversary >> girls of bishop odowd. >> and researchers making waves, harnessing the power of the sea. more to bring you.

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a foster home is appealing for help tonight. it is feared they may have to close the doors because of a state law. >> that foster home is for help tonight.

a 12-year-old child is the inspiration for the saven for the kids in danger of closing. >> our promise is working really well. and i see small miracles happening every day. >> she says it's a safe haven for foster kids ask siblings. >> i lived in that room, that room. that room. >> the 19-year-old and her brother, and sister lived here for years. only after being separated into three homes. >> i was glad i got to step into the a new jerny. >> a law could force it to close. it's already impacting new refearals they need payments for 22 kids to cover operating costs and only had 16 living here. >> we said this is your home,

now we'd be saying something opposite. >> the village is classified as a yup home. but drikers say they're unique. even joe montana donated money. private dopations built the center in 1996. >> this is a model should be built on. not taken apart. >> this volunteer has been a surrogate grandmother to the kids. >> had i not been placed here, i likely won't be where i'm at, right now. >> a vigil taking place right now that wraps up a day of

protests hundreds marched and chanted "free tibet". to listen to the dalai lama. his demands for >> nominee for his people. >> similar demonstrations took place around the world today. >> utility rates may go up in the future to protect pg&e from a terrorist attack. there is a bill that would require beefed up security the the stations and power

plants. then make improvements. >> we see today maybe security cameras. the bill would require and allow p fwchlt and e to pass on costs of the upgrades to customers. >> looks like girls from bishop odowd will be able to defend their title. >> the tournament is inspired by the support of the boys team during this difficult time. >> that is too bad. >> yes. let's turn to the weather forecast. >> looks like it's going to last

a while. >> that is right. looks like it's going to last into the official beginning of spring. looks just as nice from this point of view. blue skies and just thin high clouds around. sunset occurring at evening. how about this view from our sutro camera? 66 degrees in fairfield and livermore. that

a bigger warm up coming up this weekend. this shows a weak front that brought us light rain is well gone from the bay area now. there will be a wind advisory in effect from 9:00 a.m tomorrow to 8:00 p.m from portions of make now, clear skies and as i said, cooler than last night. mid to upper 40s near the bay and coast. tomorrow, high temperatures low

to and inland east bay, nice and mild with highs 74 in walnut creek and fairfield. highs inland and around the bay through friday, 80 inland saturday. mid-80 >> coming up next, new video with a giant earthquake. >> what you can do to prepare for the next one.

>> 20 after shocks been reporteded since a large earthquake last night off the california north coast the main shock was a six.#. because it stuck 50 miles off shore, ten miles below ocean floor there was no damage onshore. people felt it north to portland and south to san diego.

but one woman here in the town of rio dell says she felt a bump, a roll lasted 30 it was shaken off the ground, rather, frightened a lot of people including this cat. the agency reminding people be ready for any type of natural disaster. first thing is identify you want to select two locations to meet in case you cannot get back to your house it's important to make sure that all of your supplies are ready to go.

prepare nor cal's advice is posted on abc7 news.com under see it on tv. do that now. >> looking at money matters a board room battle over ebay. carl iekon onwants ebay to split off pay pal division. ebay says he's moving out of a personal motive. >> wall street fears of a global slow down. face book rose into record territory. an analyst set a target of $90 a share. and sbarro pizza chain forced to close about 0% of the restaurants and hopes to keep the rest operational. and chiquita banana company agreed to merge with a group from ireland.

>> mystery deepens tonight. coming up next, a search for malaysia flight p 70. any clue as to what might have happened. >> a victim of a tsunami taking a dive in what search of what he's been living without. >> and edward snowden on what could happen if series isn't harnessed. stay with us.

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of two passenger who's boarded with stolen pass ports a group called china martyrs brigade is claiming responsibility for the disappearance. u.s. officials say they've never heard of the group. >> investigators are puzzled how could a plane packed with passengers disappear over the south china sea? the key could northbound the vast, open ocean a search area includes a larger portion of the gulf of thailand. >> if the plane broke apart mid air, before from explosion or something mechanical, or losing a structural member you'd expect to-to-see a wide debris field. >> two navy ships helping in the search trying to find answers for families of 239 people on board, three americans are among the missing. more than half were chinese nationals. >> i'm not going home until i

know what happened. we lost loved ones they need to answer our questions. >> adding to the mystery, investigators say two tickets were travelling with stolen pass ports and both tickets bought by an iranian man. >> we don't know about that nationality yet. but we gave orders for police to investigate the passport user. >> officials quick to caution it's too early to arrive at conclusions. priority now is finding solid leads. in washington. a man in japan whose wife remains missing three years after an earthquake and tsunami is taking measures to bring her home. he is learning to dive so he can look for his missing wife.

of the 13 people who man wrathed to escape onto the roof, only one survived. 16,000 people in all in the earthquake and tsunami perished. 2600 people are still missing. >> a security plan for this year's boston marathon. authorities unveiled the if you measures. items such as backpacks and coolers are not banned. there is no intelligence of a threat. >> we're promoting if you see something, say something. if anyone sees sus spishus conduct or items, they should report it to the closest uniformed law enforcement officer or call 911. >> 3500 mofrz will pal patrol

the route. >> former nsa contractor who leaked secret documents appeared to be south by southwest tech conference in austin, texas today. david louie shares what edward snow den had to say by video. >> and how silicon valley reacted. >> it's a bad video connection from russia. edward snowden lives in exile after granted asylum. in his talk, it began with a conference he called for tougher inkripgs to stop government surveillance on the internet. >> if we don't resolve these issues if we allow the nsa to continue unrestrained, every other other community will accept this as a green light to do the same. >> however, an entrepreneur

doesn't think silicon valley is addressed to make the issue. . >> i think silicon valley has become invested in the data scraping model leading to the nsa being able to grab tons of data through the back door. >> he says he isn't laughed at but is moving ahead with scruples.com. >> i think silicon valley is stuck right now. stuck in the old model. there are some looking at the new model because new model involves building companies that don't track. >> is it too late? do consumers care? >> i'm sure the genie is out of the bottle but there is always a stopper to any bottle. but certainly there is things to be weighed on both sides. >> others argue people shouldn't have anything to hide. >> if you're doing anything the government shouldn't know about,

the government should find out. >> snowden says he has no plans to return to the u.s. but is still seeking reform from outside of the country. >> you may wonder how a web site might be able to make money if not selling data. in this case, users may have to pay a monthly fee. >> well, washington now, senate is in a extraordinary session talking about climate change this, is live picture from the senate floor. democrats are doing the talking in what is essentially a public relations ploy. what's happening? this this is designed to inform the public on climate change. the task force is organizing that effort. the senators say they'll go at it like this all night long during last hour we saw senator

dianne feinstein speaking as well. >> still to come at 6:00 how ibm cooked up a way to test, and showcase, the skills of watts yoon.

featured this week and we tried one of the new dishes. >> you've seen it be contestants on jeopardy. >> watson? correct. >> now, watson, ibm's super computer is beating the world's greatest chefs in the kitchen. >> we're going to take and go beyond what we did with the watson computer. >> other talks for south by southwest, the sign next to ibm's truck says welcome to cognitive cooking. >> some people say create activity is the crowning achiefment. can computers help people be

more creative? >> how? it's simple. >> trained it by giving it a giant cook book. >> now, watson is watson, the recipe master. you pick an ingredient, then, watson creates millions of recipes >> everyone is brand new. you can customize them. >> this is one of the master chefs preparing the recipes >> we've been working in secret several months on this it's finally awesome to be able to bring this to the public. >> yesterday sh they voted for

kabob. >> he created a recipe with a twist. >> we plugged in vietnamese. and thought let's challenge ourselves and pick an ingredient we've never seen. apple. >> what does an vietnamese apple kabob created by a computer taste like? looks good. >> that is really good. >> starving here. >> thank you, chris. she tells us the recipes still require a chef to prepare. >> yes. because the computer cannot obviously flip an omelette, but not yet. >> just ahead a team making waves with a new device oochl could provide solutions to two issues facing all of us here california. stay with us. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪

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deliver energy and fresh water. on a fogo day it can be hard to spot much of anything but some researchers believe they can see a clear and promising future in these waves. under this engineer is a device known as sea floor carpet. >> you can see that it follows weight motion. this motion then drives the pump. >> the prototype is a version of what could be a reliable energy system with potential to provide other benefits as well. one professor says it's based loosely on the physics of

>> same way that it ahows them to have the same from oceanic waves. >> the action of the hydraulic pump creates a high pressure flow and believes it could be used to provide something as valuable. fresh, drinkable water. >> impact generates water that can be used for desalination. >> we can switch to fresh water. in times there are no sunshine,

we can use it for electricity. >> the team hopes to begin ocean testing within two years. perhaps turning the tide towards renewable ocean energy. >> the team believes because it sits on the ocean floor they believe it will take hes punishment than surface systems. >> makes sense. >> it does. >> we're waiting for rain. >> yes. >> or sky deck, i like to call it. sunny skies now. tomorrow, high temperatures into 70s, 60s on the coast. 82 in palm springs here in the bay area, another sunny, mild day. high temperatures around the bay

and inland locations into low to mid-70s. mid-70s inland and near the bay. by sunday, high temperatures mid-80s inland. 80s around the bay. 70 degrees on the coast. we'll see what is coming up the next several days >> barry bonds is back. >> yes. >> mike shumann is in for larry tonight. >> barry bonds as a hitting instructor. we have his reaction, next in sports.

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anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other team. okay. even a warrior can get sick. kaiser permanente reminds you to get your flu shot this season. barry bonds played 26 seasons, holds a record for home runs with 762 he's been invisible since his retirement. today, he's back working with a

team as a hitting >> excuse me if i'm squinting. i'm not used to cameras it's been seven years. >> you think he would be comfortable back in uniform. >> i am more nervous at this. it was only my mind and me. trying to put that into other players i'm nervous about this time. >> great players don't always make great coaches. >> hopefully >> hopefully, i'll evaluate in the future. >> and

>> how a difference than play something >> i have had time to slow down. i needed that guy to play i needed him. it was who i was at the >> nobody knew the game of baseball like barry bonds. does he ever want to manage? >> i just have to do these seven days first i'm not don't know if i'm good enough. >> i'm glad owe see him back in the game. i think giants players will benefit greatly. giants scoring only

trailing 4-0, michael taylor crushes this. and john donaldson, see today, paula kramer and michelle wi. top ten players have committed to this event. >> this is a good golf course. they come here to play and to

win. it's showing that way in the golf course. >> he was named 13 all american. chris younger with a ground rule double he forgot his son was in the wagon. mom screaming at dad. abc7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> that is a good safe. >> yes >> thank you very much. >> roll out the red carpet.ok this is the scene inside davie's

symphony hall. and a california camp for chroniclely ill children started by one of the celebrities. lou adler is behind the show. it's going to showcase performances from some who attended the camp. >> there is danny devito being interviewed. that is cool. why researchers say sugar is not the only dangerous ingredient lurking in your child's cereal. >> a popular fitness tracker is leaving many user was ugly rashes. taking a look at what people are exposed to. why it took so long for something to be done about it. >> it's finale of "the

bachelor". see who juan pablo picked. >> and it's all it's available on your smart phone or computer. >> i think juan pablo is going to get an earful. >> i think he will, >> good night for now, everyone.

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this is "jeopardy!" ucing introducing today's contestants -- a database coordinator from chicago, illinois... a writer and editor from philadelphia, pennsylvania... and our returning champion, a compliance analyst and voiceover artist from broadview heights, ohio... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. this has been a strange reign for arthur chu. he appeared on our program a little over a month ago.

he won four shows, then had to take three weeks off for two tournaments. then, he came back and won five shows and had to take last week off for our '90s tournament. but be assured that he practices and studies in those off times. so, michelle and sean, you will have to be at your very best today. good luck to all of you. here we go. and these are the categories in the first round of play. then, you deal with heteronyms. these are words that are spelled the same, but they have different meanings and different pronunciations. and, champ, you go first. literary title pairs, $800. [ beep ] that would be "war and remembrance." arthur.