>> the lawsuit was filed six years ago. now, this settlement. there are a list of things they need to make park lands and beaches more accessible. pamphlets need to be braille or big type. 13 million people visit ggnra every year. those with mobility and vision disabilities people like peter, one of the plaintiffs in this suit. >> beautiful park. every should enjoy including those of us with disabilities >> the golden gate national recreation area stretches from san ma dayo to marin county and

under the settlement will be required to launch specific projects. >> like making portions of trails accessible. providing beach wheelchairs at certain beaches so people who use wheelchairs can get onto the sand. >> some improvements have been completed. like this access trail are planned. >> at least where it is readily achievable we want to access and it's important. >> volunteers will be trained to explain exhibits to people with disabilities that can't see or can't hear. >> this calls to complete 50 projects first regardless of cost. ggnra will finish the second

list over a seven-year span. >> a san joaquin county man has been arrested before, authorities say he can travel to syria and join al qaeda. in court he was charged with attempting to provide support to a foreign terrorism organization. in our web forum he made statements about wanting to fight in syria to quote bring america to its knees on a computer sold owe an informant his web search history included how to build a bomb. he told an agent he planned on hitting l.a.'s subway system with an explosive he called off that plan. toussant is a member of the california national guard. >> a combination of driving impaired and taxing appears to be the cause of a crash that killed a music teacher and her

mother. the two were on their way to dinner with their husbands on saturday when a truck rear ended them. they both died the scene. susan was a music teacher in mark west union school district. >> in the going to do me any good to hate on someone. doesn't bring my people back. have to remember the great 35 years i had with my wife. >> the driver of the truck told police he looked down to read a text just before impact. they arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs as well. >> a fairfield father accused of maiming his son by biting off part of his nose hadded a court hearing today joshua cooper did not enter a plea to the charges. josha cooper's family wasn't talking though a friend defended

the 18-year-old accused of injuring his newborn son. >> what do you think happened? >> i don't know. and i don't think that happened. >> but fairfield police say cooper confessed to the crime telling them he bit off part of his month-old son's nose, frustrated by the crying the 16-year-old mother told us this weekend there were no previous signs of violence. >> i won't have brought a kyled into the world or stayed with this man while pregnant if i knew what he was capable of. >> today a judge lists charges against cooper including felony aggravated mayhem and child cruelty the mother told us her son is also suffering from a skull fracture and days before his known was injured doctors noticed bruises and swelling and called child protective services

she says the family life she wanted is now gone. >> i wanted that. but i can't. it will never be the same. >> cooper told a judge he's working and wants to hire his own attorney. he was given a public defender until then. and bail set at $750,000. >> my love goes out to the family and the baby the baby first. >> the baby being cared for at oakland childrens hospital in custody of child protective services. >> police in morgan hill issued a color sketch of a bank robber they've been looking for. late 30s 59 to 10 inches tall, 180 pounds wanted for a hold up in a wells fargo branch he told a teller he had a gun. >> a teen-aged boy died this morning after being stabbed by a homeless man in campbell the victim was at a park when

friends, with friends last night. they got into an altercation with a 4-year-old near the baseball field sharp tells police he acted in self-defense. police are also looking at possibility this could have been gang related last night's stabbing is the city's first homicide of the year. >> the search is underway for a hit and run driver who kill aid woman last night. we have video of her leaving the store just moments before being hit. pleas say someone driving a chevy truck ran her down on the sidewalk last night just before midnight the truck has a white stripe or perhaps two tone. so far witness accounts have not led to leads >> seven after shocks have struck since a 4.4 earthquake rattled southern california this morning. and most significant can't quake

to hit the l.a. basin in years. >> here is how one anchor team reacted there was no significant >> it woke up a lot of people whit hit this morning. according to the u.s. geological survey it's this spot just yards from dan's home. >> something is here. >> he let us join him as he searched for damage. >> at the home plates broke and a bulb from a chandelier came off.

>> this type, my whole house wanted to collapse >> this gives you a chance of the power of the earthquake. items fell off of the shelves. business is closed on monday and no one was here when this happened workers say it appears safety systems weren't shutting down but had to climb stairs to get to work. >> i just came from the gym. >> this is his first earthquake. >> i thought my was wife was going to kick me out of the bed i figured if i was going to fit the floor she's going to hit the floor but it scared me. >> just about everyone said this is a good wake up call they now plan to get an earthquake kit. for all of us in southern and

northern california we know a big one can happen at any time. reporting from encino we have a long list of things you can do. >> a city to overturn prop 209 banning use of race or ethnicity in california. and the speaker said the repeal doesn't have enough support within the democratic party place it before voters this fall. >> tonight cal setting up a commencement speech from president obama but what

are the odds? >> many cal students would like to see president obama. last week the students voted to support a plan to formally invite mr. obama to come in 2015. >> it's no longer can it happen? it's more of how. >> the student behind the plan's organization is called students for change. and he'll ask the president to focus on his commitment >> having the president come to speak on this subject will set a precedence to be able to put this on the fore front of their agendas. >> another influential person is professor christopher edly junior he taught the president at harvard law school. >> i know he's committed to and he can demonstrate this by coming to a great public university. >> at some point, janet

napolitano will be asked for guidance. students are weighing in on the possible visit. >> having them here would be stewedable for him. >> if the president says yes, students say expect controversy. >> a lot of rens think that berkeley is too liberal dexs think berkeley is too liberal. and pretty much any major politician will have protests. >> a response comes sometime in 2015. >> still head here tonight a woman hurt if a bus crash in egypt comes to the bay area and regains simple pleasures of giving her daughter a hug. i'm sandhya patel

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ride home. dui check points being set up tonight. and in san francisco, police will conduct roving check points starting at 8:00 p.m continuing throughout morning. as part of its tipsy tow program, triple a will offer rides and tow services free. better safe than sorry there is plenty of irish pride degree around at the st. patrick's day lunchen. step dancers kicked off the festivities and they were really good. this also a gathering of who is who in san francisco. this year, regis philbin joined the fun. >> i'm half irish and half italian. i know st. patrick's day is a big deal in a lot of lives. >> how about this guy? it's a big deal for people who are not irish. local bars packed since

lunchtime and irish bank brought in a band to delight the crowd and customers with traditional irish music. happy st. patrick's day >> the weather cooperated. >> incredible. >> yes. >> it's still beautiful outside. if you're going to go out and celebrate tonight just make sure you grab an extra layer. a little breezy. it's clear across the bay area. we're not going to have to deal with fog tonight. here is a view looking from our south beach camera. blue skies from our camera. looking here 67 degrees and

out there. high thin clouds going through. clear, breezy tonight. spring starts on thursday. that is what we're expecting warmest weather. here is a lat sat light and radar. the breeze kicked up. cooler air mass this week, high pressure going to just continue to set a storm track north of us we're not expecting any rain. taking a look at the ten day outlook possibility of rain doesn't enter of picture. that is only a chance of rain going into that time

48 in oakland 45 in san jose. so tomorrow afternoon, a mild day in the south bay. 73 san jose. temperatures coming up on the peninsula. 64 half moon bay. and breezy along the coast. most areas into 70s. oakland, union city, 71. you're gooding to be mild and sunny. temperatures going up bayside and inland 80 degrees for spring thursday then cooling off over the weekend.

>> thank you. >> well just ahead here we're going to preview the new season of "dancing with the stars". sounds out with a

california lawmakers agreed on something in sacramento

today. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle paying homage to her humble roots in virginia coal country. >> never in my world vision i can do this. it's an incredible personal honor. to me. atkins laid out a list of priorities including dealing with the water infrastructure and prison overcrowding problem saying her personal passion is housing for the homeless >> dancing with the stars kicks off it's 18th season tonight with a twist. this season, switching things up over the next nine weeks this season features a roster of stars including olympic gold medallists and a former child

actress. whole thing is so fun especially when it's out of your comfort zone. another change will be finalist erin andrews as a judge. >> more still to come developing news a set back in a search for that malaysia airlines plane that disappeared. >> also, tonight the crisis ukraine. >> and going back in time to take a look at the future of video games. a big conference underway now here in the bay area, stay with

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developing news malaysian officials offering another version in the sequence of events. they say they do not know when the data system went dark making it harder to pinpoint when the suspected act of hijacking or sabotage occurred. the girlfriend of american passenger phillip wood is hopeful he is still alive >> we need to know where the fork in the road is going to go. we're not ready to take either branch but we have to know what is coming. >> malaysia airlines has flown several family members to kuala lumpur. >> the european union and united

states imposing sanctions on a number of russian officials over the crisis in ukraine. the sanctions target members of vladimir putin's inner circle. residents voted over the weekend to separated from ukraine and join russia and today, putin signed a decree recognizing crimia as a sovereign, independent country. >> we're imposing sanctions on specific individuals responsible for undermining the government of ukraine. we're making it clear there are consequences for the actions >> the united states and european union says the referendum is illegal. >> general motors offered a recall for a variety of safety defects. gm under investigation for its fail your to recall cars with

faulty ignition switches. the cars recalled today include suvs listed here on the screen. side air bags could fail to deploy. also two vans whose panels do not meet standards and cadillac xts. gm will notify you if your year is being recalled >> new trouble for tesla. the state of ohio now considering a ban on the direct sale of automobiles, saying it under cuts traditional dealerships but tesla says direct sales keep prices affordable. the dow rose 181 points.

s and p up 17. and parent company of sears says it will spin off land's end unit as a separate company. sears has been in declieb since it bought k mart. >> a gaming conference takes over downtown san francisco this week. one exhibit is bringing out the kid in everywhere. >> rows of young people trance fixed on machines with names like pac man and donkey kong. >> these are things i wasted my youth on. >> at the center a display of nintendo artifacts. many starting with a look the

past. >> brings back childhood moments purist moments. >> super mario will be around forever. >> old commercials show how souper it became. nintendo tried to do virtual reality but greatest success was games. . >> i remember one friend immediately get it then, the neighborhood would be gathering at their house and they were the cool kids on the block. >> a lot changed in 30 years. microsoft made word processors and spread sheets now both have taken coverages out of former dollars. in a survey 20% said they'd

release on sony play station. less than 5% say on the nintendo wii u. >> ta may not mean more mario. . >> i feel like they rereleased their original franchises i'd like to see new games. >> that may be why nintendo is reaching out to independent developers. >> i still have faith. >> california's version of obamacare called covered california health care coverage is required by law f you're covered through work you do not have to do anything. if you're not covered you have until two weeks from today. if you miss a deadline you'll have to wait until next year and will be fined up to 1% of your income >> boying a house in san francisco just got easier.

the city will loan you $200,000. and you don't have to pat back for 40 years or until you sell the house. >> well, just ahead here tonight a man's lap top let down. >> he spent 18 months with nothing on the screen until michael finney cleared up efrlg.

if you flipped through a channel you don't have you would see snow on your screen? >> that happened to one man but he was seeing it on his computer. phillip enjoys using video on his lap top. in the middle of that, his screen becomes unviewable. phillip bought his lap top from costco. each time he'd call he would be

told how to reset it, turn it off, on. >> works yes. takes about 45 minutes >> the picture would come back on, but quickly go kept having every day, every 2, 3 hours. >> i had to wait. and they say it's working. i said perfect. let's see how long. happened again. owe this went on 14 months >> i like to solve problems. this is the first time this happened to me. >> he convinced costco to let him send it in to be fixed. he did so. cost cocoa find nothing wrong

with it. costco agreed to give him a refund. >> i like to find out what is wrong. >> costco says the policy not commenting on returns and had no comment. >> coming up next a place for people in need >> any one of the families could be you. expansion in the

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ronald mcdonald house is planning to expand it's ability to care for families with children being treated for life threatening illnesses. >> they need your help. cheryl jennings shows you how important a house is to families in crisis. >> sean isn't so conscious about a scar or nasal feeding tube. he is staying with his mom, recovering from his latest surgery for one of many health issues

the house is full. 47 families are living here now because their critically ill children are being treated at nearby children's hospital. >> two open heart surgeries. >> nerj scar here >> sean's conditions affected everything in his life. >> when we adopted sean we're told he had a smart heart condition, his stomach was on the wrong side he had no spleen. his heart condition on a scale of 1 to 10 is a ten musts oochl mom slept in a hair by the bed. >> this is your room? >> they're so grateful they had a real bed once sean was strong leave no leave the hospital. >> first night i said this is the most comfortable bed in the world? or that i'm sleeping in a blue chair so long. >> they miss their family. >> we have two other adopted

children at home. dad is home with them. >> here at the house sean can get visits from family and dance to his favorite music like "thriller". he tried to teach me moves. i told my mom i did twists and turns, i go for it like a puzzle. >> here, sean and mom feel like they have a home. >> most compelling thing is any of those families can be you. we've seen the waiting list explode. >> the chief operating officer says the house is working hard to more than double it's capacity as fast as it can. with the help of stanford. >> that created an opportunity for us to persue this to expand

to 120 bedrooms >> sean maying returning here after the news house is built. after his heart transplant. he knows he'll get great support he and his mom took a class about what is involved in a transplant. waits scary for mom but not sean. he's learned to be brave. >> during the teaching he looked at me and said don't cry. if you cry i'll worry. if you don't cry, i won't worry. >> you're a wise young man. >> thank you. >> sweet kid. >> the ronald mcdonald house raised two thirds of the $41 million. they have to have 80% before they can break ground. >> you can help joining us in a house party fund-raiser this

saturday. let's check on the forecast. >> yes. no fog to speak of. 64 yosemite. 59 in eureka. here in the bay area, temperatures coming up along the coast. mid-70s in santa rosa and napa. towards liver pore, 70 in fremont. seven # san jose. looking at the accu-weather forecast, temperatures slowly be coming up around the bay and inland throughout the first day of spring. still low 60s to low 70s. we don't have a lot to complain about. except the fact we don't have

rain in the forecast. >> turning our attention to sports and baseball. >> big problem. you know never too early for me to panic. what do you do when you lose your opening day starter? diagnosis for jared parker coming up next

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good evening two, weeks before season opener. axe's projected opening day starter will miss the season. he needs tommy john surgery he had been feeling tightness in the fore arm. he went to see dr. james andrews. a's number four starter aj griffin will be out a month

brandon moss doubles in left center. giants and angels, five and a third gave up five runs. here it comes and there it goes. angels win it. james jones is coming home jones gets a three-year deal worth $11 million. the 29 years old he spent seven years in green bay. >> whatever we put behind

i'm going to help whoever is out there. >> that is a nice pick up the quarterback some believe raiders will take did not throw the ball well. you can see wobbling there. >> a field announced. stanford a two seed versus south dakota in aims, iowa. cardinals received one seed in each of the past four years. assuming they win their first two games will come home to host rounds 3 and 4. >> that is the community's opinion.

and that is we want to be playing here. we want to twoin games and go from there. >> everybody knows on the court she's tremendous and quite the rapper. today the release of in other words nerds. >> this is carolyn johnson's new ring tone she calls it a celebration of stanford's unique culture you saw a peek of richard sherman in there the son of san jose sharks head coach made headline was a golf club. the 14-year-old made a hole in

one and another on the ninth hole. odds of back to back are 156 million to 1. can that kid by a lottery ticket? >> some people spent their lives and never get one. >> wild. >> yes. yes. >> join me tonight 18 hens out of work. their egg farm, shut down. >> are your favorite apps spying on you? how you can protect your privacy. >> tonight a new hostes and new

rules followed by castle. >> and you can watch it all on your smart phone or computer. go to watch abc.com or down load the free app from your app store. >> that is this edition of abc7 news our kufrnl continues on twitter. abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here have a terrific evening.

this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a recent anthropology graduate from victoria, british columbia, canada... a billing manager from west hartford, connecticut... and our returning champion, a door person from orlando, florida... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert, and happy st. patrick's day to you and to all of you who are tuning us in right now. jen and gordon, welcome aboard. ain. i know you're eager to win more money than was the case in your last appearance.

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