are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. >> good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil >> the city of oakland paying $4.5 million to an iraq war veteran now an antiwar activist etch was injured during a demonstration two and a half years ago. police fired a bean bag filled with lead pellets that struck him in the head. >> we're live now from oakland city hall with the developments. >> scott olsen had been at the

occupy demonstration only 20 minutes. >> it's been a very two and a half years for me. >> during an occupy demonstration, the iraq war veteran and antiwar activist had to relearn to talk. >> no amount of money is going to get me my brain back. so i'm nat happy but this is enough. >> lawyers provided this video of him. olsen has permanent brain

damage. kept him from holding down a job the mayor says we regret mr. olsen suffered injuries and hardships. lawyers say nothing is going to change unless police use less than lethal weapons. >> there is little doubt on a few you're date. some other attorney will be standing here because a client was injured or killed for nonviolent behavior. >> in oakland, abc # news >> a disturbing story out of salinas. two women accused of abusing and starving thee children in their home.

this after police found a 3-year-old and 8-year-old suffering from malnourishment and abuse. abc news confirmed craig worked as a prison guard in new mexico before moving to california. we'll have details about the past. >> a santa rosa driver accused of driving while using a cell phone is suspected of also being high on drugs at the time of the accident. he wept today. the district attorney is waiting for a toxology report to charge him. sus a vigil will take place tonight

at 7:00 the public is invited to attend >> air crews about to resume another day of searching in a puzzling disappearance in the history of modern aviation. >> officials asking the u.s. for more help in finding the jet that disappeared two weeks ago now. >> abc news with the latest. another day of searching for flight 370 comes to a close without clues about the location. u.s. and australian planes searched for hours and ships in route to the area, a part of the ocean so remote it take hours to supply there. >> just landed for a mission of the search area. unfortunately to say we haven't found anything out there. >> what might have been a break pictures released by australians of debris in the water now five

days old. there are concerns it could have sunk or drifted miles away. >> this is going to be a long hall. >> for family and friends, the wait is emotionally torturus. >> with uncertainty, you're limbo. every day you go from hope to despair several times. and it is just agonizing. a satellite company says the initial search was in the wrong area. >> i can't understand why information wasn't shared with everybody >> officials are confirming the malaysian airline captain's personal flight simulator and personal computers have arrived at fbi headquarters for analysis

>> a transcript of the last 54 minutes of communication aboard malaysia night 370 has just been released. coming up, we'll take a look at that. >> a somber memorial marks the passing of four oakland police officers shot and killed but a wanted parolee four years ago today. the four officers were killed during a traffic stop and after the suspect opened fire on them. >> family and friends of an army sargeant killed in action in afghanistan a year ago planted a tree in his memory this morning the sargeant first class grew up in hayward, graduated from mount eden high school today's ceremony has special significance for his father, jim. >> the meaning of the tree behind me, liquid amber. i learned it was also his

favorite tree. that is one of the options the city presented we can have planted in his memory, i jumped all over that. >> his family says he enlisted with the goal of becoming a green beret. he was killed just days before he was due to return home. >> former san francisco supervisor ed jew released from federal prison back in court this afternoon, fighting to try to stay out of jail. he just finished serving time for ex-portion but faces another year for a perjury conviction. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live for us. wayne? >> a former supervisor was hoping this might be the last time. mr. jew in the hallway before a judge ruled nearly five years served in prison would not be enough. there is

mr. due did not speak to the press today >> he had become a cook. he had become a liar to his people. so he would stop before becoming more involved in politics. >> he was convicted of perjury. it's important to know they're lying to residents. >> jew will appear in court again at this point. his attorney is hoping he won't be serving time in jail, however. they will be back, this saga discontinue live outside of the hall of justice, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >> state wild live officials going after the stiff san jose

for failing to clean up homeless encampments, claiming the city is vile wrath pollution laws because of the growth of homeless camps saying the city is awill youing the homeless to pollute creeks and rivers. >> a new kind of health clinic opened today in san jose. in addition to providing primary care, the clinic will promote care for people with serious mental illnesses and is located within the service center on east san fernando street. >> we're hours from starting the weekend. >> the first weekend of spring. >> that is right. it's breezier and cooler now on this second day of spring. we've got sunny skies across the

bay area. that is about it at the moment for clouds it's cooler now than last days of winter and sfo is milder and half moon bay, milder. here is a live view looking along embarcadero. 59 degrees in san francisco now. low to mid-60s in oakland and redwood city. 63 in napa. 70 in fairfield, concord and livermore. by afternoon, sunny, mild to warm. high temperatures 60s at the coast to mid-70s inland.

>> spencer, thank you. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 don't hate the irs. details on what the agency is calling the largest phone scam it's seen. >> the case of the $4,000 puppy. >> who says 7-11s never close >> michael finney taking your questions now and will answer them here live. you can contact michael on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7 or on twitter. >> spencer gave us a peek during weather updates there. this is a traffic in back with more in just a moment.

a 75-year-old man is okay after driving his van over an enbankment and into the bay the man able to get out of the van on his own. he told police his gas pedal got stuck. they had to bring in a tow truck to lift the van out of the water. police didn't want to risk damaging the tank. >> south bay arson investigators are getting some federal help in into finding out the cause of the fire that damaged a san jose

church. the fire wasn't coming are from the pulpit, but out of the windows of the administrative office for the church of god of san jose. flames spotted before 5:30 this morning by the senior pastor's family. . >> i looked and i saw planes, smoke rising up. and i woke up the family. i just said everybody get up the office is on fire. >> firefighters kept the flames to one room the trees never had a chance to catch fire the chapel on minnesota avenue was safe. was it divine intervention is in the fire department? or bonl? >> the best solution is not to fire down down. you can see behind you that is what we've done. >> church of god workers ask volunteers tried to salvage what they could. flames, smoke and water did a lot of damage. they have insurance. and history collected from a church several decades old oochl two pastors and a regular

secretary. finance, book keeping in this place. it's gone? >> it's all gone >> the investigation into the cause of the fire could take several hours. as for the church of god i was told services will take place on sunday. in san jose, abc7 news. >> tax day is rapidly approaching. 20,000 taxpayers have been targeted by fake irs agents in what they're calling the largest phone scam the agency has seen. irs inspector general says they call tax and those that refuse are threaten arrest. officials say real agents contact people by mail and never

demand payment by wire france trans fer >> president obama met to talk about the programs among those at the table today, mark zuckerberg of facebook. almost unrecognizable here. eric schmidt was at the white house today. >> a san diego county couple launching effort to find their missing $4,000 english bull dog puppy. slipped under a fence wednesday night at the storage facility where he lives with his owners a passerby took him to a doggy day care center. then a man showed up to claim the dog. there he is there. the manager handed over the dog, no questions asked. >> he was the biggest ball of

joy. he was our baby. >> he said the manager should have take yep down the name or phone number the manager says she will do everything she can to try to help find the dog the owners are now considering taking legal action. >> yes. legal action doesn't bring the dog back. >> hopefully, they can find the dog and the guy. >> let's check on the weekend forecast now. >> we saw spencer christian with a bit of an overcoat on. not just a regular suit. we know it's got to be breezy. >> it's breezy here. so yes. it's a nice day and a nice location for wearing a coat. it's pleasant around the bay area. here is live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies everywhere. here is a great view of the sky over the bay across the street

from abc7. mainly clouds near the coast. mild to warm. sunday, saturday, rather, sunld, monday. it will be cooler tuesday, wednesday. with a chance of rain here is a image showing high pressure controlling our weather for now. it's breezier cooler conditions we're experiencinexperiencing. there is a change in the cold front. we'll start at monday night at 11:00. the front approaches and fizzles we're not likely to get rainfall out of that. of course maybe a trop or two. followed by a second impulse on wednesday bringing us a greater chance of rain into afternoon and ending wednesday night. on we go to conditions tonight. overnight, we'll see partly cloudy skies. clouds mainly near the

coastline. so close to the bay. mid-40s in inland valleys. upper 40s around the bay. low clouds showing and inland areas lows into low 70s 71 in san jose. and only upper 50s just about 60 on the coast. low 70s in napa.

inland east bay low to mid-70s. here is the accu-weather forecast. after a nice mild to warm three day period for monday, we'll see cloudy skies, partly cloudy turning milder thursday and friday towards the end of the week. we've got a little bit of everything. a weekend warm up, a cool town, chance of rain, then getting milder again into the end of the week. first week of spring, i might add. >> thank you. >> a step forward in recovery of a baby dwor rila in a rare c section at san zoo >> san francisco's expensive housing situation inpiers a photo essay. >> taking a look at traffic now this is the toll plaza. as long as you have fast track you're sailing through. cars stacked up there waiting to

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[ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. a terminally ill zoo worker got a goodbye kiss from a giraffe after he was wheel hadded this-to-see the animals one last time. the dutch ambulance wish foundation brought him on a stretcher. you can see one zoo giraffe reached down and gave him a kiss. >> animals can feel and tell when you're ill. you can see the affection there the animal had for the man. nine day old baby gorilla saw her mom today in san diego after fighting pneumonia following her

birth by a rare emergency c section. >> the first of many steps to reintroduce the baby to the troop of gorillas. one of the gorillas is the mom. imani. >> this the first time the baby left the hospital and had visual contact with her own species. >> this is the first time the troop has seen the baby. we're beginning with visual introductions so as a group they can see the baby for the first time. >> zoo keepers are remaining close to the baby. cute. >> very. >> we've got more still to come here at 4:00. get used to scenes like this. warning about wildfire season. >> the brand new photos in kurt cobain investigation. what police found inside of the home. >> what movie producers plan to

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>> that fire yesterday may be a preview of what he, we here in the bay area throughout state can expect during the fire

season. conditions looking like summer rather than the start of spring. >> investigators think a possible bird strike may have sparked this fire. there is no sign of a human cause. it may be one of the first of many this season. officials say this is just a sign of things still to come the 40 acre brush fire was unusually aggressive. especially for this early in the season. >> this is something more typical of august. we'd see. you know only difference is that temperatures are lower and we're lucky humidity was higher than it would be in the summer time. >> thanks to the drought, fuels in california are ripe for fire.

well before their normal time despite rains, what lies beneath is dry and ready to burn. according to cal fire the state had 730 wildfires. judy lives across' 4 just blocks from this fire station. which closed last year >> the drought, no rain. you know? the dryness of the hills. and grasses, yes, concerned me >> rigs from the station would have been among the first to arrive on thursday. instead crews had to come from farther away.

>> now to the latest of the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370. six planes resumed searching a 22,000 square mile area half as bill big as yesterday's zone. we're learning more about the pilots and contoll. >> a purported transcript detail what's flight 370 told air traffic controllers from take off has been obtained from london's telegraph newspaper. on commercial flights one pilot usually flies, the other handling radio calls the conversation matched with what investigators and u.s. officials have told cnn. ed recordings indicated a normal plight the telegraph says the calls were slightly casual but gave no sign the plane was about to disappear.

a message saying the plane was at 35,000 feet. that communication had been given six minutes earlier at 1:19 a.m malaysian authorities say the co-pilot makes a final transmission to air traffic control, all right. good night. two minutes later the transponder goes off. flight 370 hasn't been heard from, or seen, since. >> coming up experts are answering some of the pressing questions about this search including why no submarines oochl lawmakers in hawaii considering whether to keep sex between prostitutes and under cover police officers legal. a little-known exemption allows officers to have sex with prostitutes part of the investigations. state lawmakers are trying to change that.

the police department says they need the legal pro tension and says there are provisions to make sure officers do not abuse that law. >> there were fire works in celebration in crimia today. sunday crimia residents voted to join moscow but the u.s. and russia have placed sanctions on each other as a result of this. today saying he sees no word for retaliation. >> a busy first day in china for michelle obama the first lady began her week long stray with an unscheduled greeting from the chinese president after visiting a bejing high school with china's first lady.

they practiced writing the character for eternal. the first lady played a little ping pong the visit being viewed as a prelude before a meeting between the presidents in the hague. >> april 20th marks the 20 anniversary of kurt cobain's death the seattle department released two unseen images taken inside of his seattle home. one shows a box containing drug paraphernali paraphernalia. the other shows paraphernalia the box closed next to cash, a cigarette and a wallet the photos from four rolls of undeveloped film taken on the day cobain's body was discovered. >> fast and furious seven is reportedly keeping actor paul walker in that film.

according to new york daily mail they hired actors similar to his physique. his face and voice will be added using computer imaging. a judge in michigan issued an arert warrant for anita baker for failing to pay $15,000 to a painting and decorating company for work done on her michigan company in 2009 the company says a default judgment was entered against her in 2011 the lawyer says she wasn't serveed and plans to file a motion to cancel the warrant. baker says she didn't know about the warrant until she saw it on television. >> coming up, a flower power design helping scientists. >> it's expense twroif rent in san francisco.

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a month water front condo in the up ask coming mid market area. luxurious living on its finest. >> how about the $2100 inland unit with open floor plan. 1.25 square feet. daily house keeping included >> if that doesn't suit you here is a basement apartment for $3500 a month. >> yes. yes. >> aroma may be an issue there. and a $4100 cozy studio with sky lights you get the idea. >> it's good. >> let's check on the forecast now. >> our penthouse suite on the roof of the kgo broadcast station. how about this photo sent to us yesterday yesterday's sunset. what a beautiful sky around the bay area.

from this point of view. sunny skies around the bay also light snow along parts of new england. and across the state of california sunny skies and mild to warm conditions. only 66 in los angeles here in the bay area, we'll have coastal clouds tomorrow. highs around 60. upper 60s to near 70s around the bay. low to mid-70s inland. first weekend of spring looks like it's going to be off to a mild, pleasant and mild start. >> still ahead that current sun screens are not as effective as they could be >> amazing recovery of a little

boy just days after receiving a drug his parents had been begging for. >> i'm michael finney you don't pay a debt you owe then get a tax form. what is going on here?

bullying becoming all too common in elementary schools one father is taking matters into his own hands filing a restraining order against a 9-year-old he said he had no choice. his son is a fourth grader and he has been assaulted for months >>. he came up and pushed me. pushed me back. he said ha, ha, you got punched. >> the school says it cannot release his last name or address because it's confidential. if he does not get more information the restraining order will be void. a 9-year-old boy in north carolina being bullied he can

take his backpack home with him he was being taunted and officials got the message and will allow graceon to carry the backpack again. >> with spring come screen. is the fda keeping up with newest innovations in sun screen? more now on what you need to know. >> with spring equinox the sun's intensity is on the rise. >> several experts are worried

red tape at fda is keeping the best, newest ingredients away from people that need it most. >> it's frustrating. i make that information known to my patients. >> the fda hasn't expanded its list of ingredients in 15 years. millions of beach goers in europe have access to more ingredients that are kept out of the u.s. market. >> they're better. they cover more rays more of the dangerous rays. and they cover a small window. >> fda responded saying consumers have access to a number that the ingredients. >> they know there is not nothing to mess around with.

a 7-year-old boy with cancer whose parents used social media to use pressure to get drug companies to give him an experimental drug. last week he was in heart and kidney failure. after three doses of the drug josh is sitting up and playing board games his mother says pressure from nationa media and social media convinced the company. >> this one e mailed. the bank sent me a 1099 c. is this legitimate. ? it is. they have to send you that. you can stiff a creditor

you can't stiff the federal government. if you don't pay back the money that is considered income. now, you have to pay income tax on the mb. that is why you got that 1099 c. the good news about this, there are so many rules and loopholes around this. it may not apply to you. you need to talk to a tax professional and find out if you have to pay the tax for not, you do want to follow through. >> that is interesting. >> yes. >> whatever it is, send it to them. >> do you know when the next free paper shreding event is in the bay area? >> here is how these events work. they allow you to get five boxes about that big of sherding for free. very a list on our site. >> those are the hard core

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it goes like that. >> can i go see the shredder now? >> thank you, michael. >> this story is blowing up on the web. >> an mazing performance but a not too typical singer on an italian reality show. ♪ [ music ] to see sister christina. >> the ta-year-old nun did an an jellic job of her rendition of "no one". >> they looked so stern then just fell in love with her voice. good stuffs

>> up next a controversial 7-11 store set to close >> in the abc7 newsroom coming up at 5:00 how pot holes could lead to a record settlement. and a look inside of a bay area based command center to see how they react to posted and tweeted complaints. can they turn critics into champions? that is next at 5:00.

a big victory for a neighborhood that fought the opening of a 7-11 store. the city reached a settlement that will result in the doors being closed. vic? >> this is a david and goliath story. neighbors are all elated as you can imagine the city promises that that

piece of property will never revert to future use. it been an ugly and costly legal battle since 7-11 opened doors hundreds of residents banded together signing petitions and demonstrating, asking the stoi close it down. >> money has been spent on both sides the neighbors have put up over $40,000 in legal fees we're not going to be reimbursed >> they didn't want a convenience store. that might attract the wrong crowd and unwanted traffic in this family-friendly neighborhood. >> 7-11 doesn't belong here in our neighborhood >> the store sits on land, designated as a residential zone the old store was grandfathered in as a legal nonconforming building.

neighbors argued the properties should have reverted back to residential use but city staff ruled otherwise and issued a permit residents kept up pressure going to the city council where they got what they wanted. >> they determined it had to comply. >> in january a judge refused to overturn the operation the city will pay to 7-11 and property owners and the store will los by the end of the month. >> i'm larry beil. abc7 news at 4:00 begins right

now. >> a dog cage asked chained with nowhere to go like three chain irn side of this a former supervisor learns whether he's going back to jail. >> there is nothing wrong. ien siefd a bay area war room dedicated to finding out who tweeting. >> we have a rain chance in the forecast. what you'll see, straight ahead. a rusted out truck and a bike covered with grass, signs

of neglect but worst involved children who lived in this house in monterey county. this evening, two women are in custody charged in a terrible case of abuse. good evening. >> the children are in a safe place tonight. here are the two women accused of abusing and starving three children in their home this story is very disturbing even for investigator who's have years of experience. >> two boys, ages 3 and 5 and an 8-year-old girl found in varying cases of malnutrition >> the girl was emaciated. she's been described as someone looking like she'd been in a concentration camp they're all malnourished a devastating zone for the three children. >> two fenced in dogs showed

signs of neglect. toys were scattered around the yard. the girl and boy were adopted. the youngest is a biological child of one of the women. abc7 news confirmed craig worked as a prison guard. >> they are alive and have a chance to thrive we'll deal with issues and i hold hope they'll be able to recover but this is one of the cases that sticks with you for a long time. >> deputies showed up at the house, someone asked for a welfare check. neighbors told us they never saw the children outside the sheriff said she were home schooled the children been placed with separate foster families. this emergency room physician. a >> aside if psychological trauma they still have, will probably have