way for all of us when any city official with who+++s=d posted the entire criminal complaint against state senator yee and very revealing. go to our web site to find. that abc 7 news.com. >> pg&e wait to go get hit with federal charms. federal government is dropped go after utility for the pipeline disaster more than three years ago in san bruno. allen on what may come next. >> the gas explosion was always a crime in the eyes of gale whose 87-year-old mother severely burned. >> i'm taking care of my mothe mother. not working. i had to quit my job. >>reporter: today pg&e said it

expects the u.s. attorney will file criminal charges against it for neglecting the safety of its pipeline and customers. 8 people were killed and 38 homes destroyed when natural gas pipeline exploded in san bruno back in 2010. today many of the victims live in these brand new well manicured homes but it was never enough. they have always wanted criminal charges fichltd i wish they would cite the executives especially the one that left with the 30 million dollar severance package. >>reporter: that's not likely to happen. instead they got the video apology from a company spokesperson released by pg&e today. >> regardless of what comes next we want all the family we serve to know we have learned the tragic less so that of san bruno. safety must always come first. >>reporter: but pg&e says it believes even were mistake made employees were acting in good faith. >> that's not true. i think it's very disingeneral to us say that when they intentionally spent the money elsewhere.

>>reporter: state senator hill points to public utility commission report that found pg&e l diverted money away from safety improvement and put it toward higher salary and bonu bonuses. but now pg&e says a criminal case with tough sanctions could seriously damage its finances and the ability to improve 100-year-old pipeline. in san bruno, allen wong abc 7 news. >> congresswoman spear issued a statement tonight on the possible charges it reads in part. seared into my memory the distraught family searching for their loved ones. justice must be served and i applaud the u.s. attorney office for its exhaustive investigation. >> we are learning much more tonight about the drunk driver accused of slamming his car into a motorcycle killing that rider. andrew silva had just returned serving afghanistan only to lose his life on the streets of fremont. is lisa is live from the crash scene now where family friend of the victim continue to gather. lisa?

>> carolyn as you can see behind me a lot of people loved andrew silva. in fact a few minutes ago a marine who served with him in after establish told me what a sweet person he was. but unfortunately that is where the 23-year-old's body came to rest after being thrown from his motorcycle tuesday morning. emotion is overflowing in the fremont bank parking lot as people remember andrew silva. he was thrown from his motorcycle and died instantly tuesday night. investigators believe alexander yawn drinking and driving that nature. today charged with murder. vehicle already manslaughter with gross negligence and hit-and-run. >> i hope the guy gets the justice an drew deserves. >> court record release today reveal more about the suspect. turns out yawn was cop convicted in minnesota for drunk driving. in an affidavit he admits to having a shot of whiskey at this bar in free mont around 10:00 p.m. he then drove about 2 miles to this bar

on perfect alta boulevard where he had at least 3 more shots of whiskey. by the time a friend showed up here at midnight he was belligerent and drunk. that friend told him not to dry. she even called yawn's roommate to come get him but the suspect ignored her and drove away. 15 minutes later police say he crashed that andrew silva. >> it just shows an act of negligence and i mean like, like i personally don't drink and drive so i think anyone should not only think about their own safety but the safety of others before they get into a vehicle. >>reporter: knowing more about their friend accused killer isn't helping. silva wife here tonight with her family. they had a lieutenant to lack forward to. andrew silva planned to finish college this spring and hoped to get a job in law enforcement. in fremont, lisa, abc 7 news. >> new development tonight in the search for the missing malaysian flight 370 the focus of the search is shifting hundreds of miles to the north

now. australian search team now announce they have uncovered incredible evidence that the plane was flying much faster than originally thought and ran out of fuel much soone sooner. effort now moves about 700 miles to the northeast where it is believed the plane crashed into the independent i don't know ocean. >> startling new statistics out today on the number of children living with autism but new research that could change our understanding of the disorder. by local scientist believe a common vitamin could hold the key. >> also tonight. story of local 6-year-old boy who has become an international inspiration. how his determination is helping others thousands of miles away. >> and instant karma. tailgat tailgateer who got his comeuppance caught on camera. >> i'm sandhya live doppler 7hd tracking another storm. let you know what part of your weekend will include rain but first here's jimmy kimmel. >> thanks. here's a snippet of >> thanks. here's a snippet of what we are up to tonight

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>> startlinging new report about autism. new numbers from the cdc show 1 in 68 chirp lives with autism up nearly 30 percent from the last major study done in 2008. boys are almost 5 times more likely to be diagnosed than girls. it's believed much of the increase is because doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently now especially in children with milder symptoms. but discovery by researchers

here in the bay area could provide a possible strategy for some day treating behaviors associated with autism. scientist are now looking at the vitamin d connection. for decades researchers probe the brine of children with autism looking for clue to the condition. among the findings those study long noted low level of the hormone seratonin in brain develop the. now scientist from children hospital oakland research institute believe they have uncovered the source of that im balance. >> at that moment i thought maybe vitamin d is related the seratonin playing a role in autism. >> doctor and professor compared gene seek we understand spoon and 2 other key hormone also linked to behavioral brain development. and they found all 3 regulated by vitamin d. >> mainly implication because it's shown that seratonin is a brain morph during early brain development that means it shapes the structure and neural

wiring of the brine. >>reporter: d is absorbed into the body primarily from sunlight and while several theories in recent year with link to autism and other diseases many researchers remain skeptical. still patrick and aims believe the results are argue for deeper research into optimal level of the vitamin particularly during pregnancy and early childhood. >> pill that cost a few penny. vitamin d is cheap and take it as a pill. so but you should measure yourself. >>reporter: getting the d levels tested particularly as part of prenatal care is extremely important. >>reporter: one recent survey found nearly 7 out of 10 people in the u.s. do in the meet the suggested recommendations for vitamin d levels in the body. >> san jose boy severely injured in a car crash has beaten the odds and is now helping other families. 6-year-old abdul miya was ejected from a car at only three months old. the accident killed his mother and left him with true mat ick brain injury.

he didn't walk until he was 4 and a half years old but his team of therapist said progress is the result of his great determination. >> he wented to do everything all the other kid were doing. always watched them and whenever he saw someone else walking he wanted to walk too. >> no i can do this for myself. i can did this. he don't like nobody to do anything for him. >>reporter: abdul success prompted father and friends to create a foundation to raise money for children with similar injuries. initial focus will be his parents native country. >> dog nap whor livermore police say stole 2 german shephard puppy in jill tonight. the pup were his stolen from the owner home yesterday then pup up for sale on craigslist. owner found the on line listing and tried to meet the thief in san leandro. coleman was there and they were all reunited. >> viral video lesson to all out of his. florida motorist

filmed irate tailgating driver. he over take her and then watch what happens next. man driving the truck lasts contro control. and careens into a ditch on the other side of the road. woman who took the video titled it instant karma. she up loaded it to you tube. the driver is okay so we can chuckle a little bit but she was yelling at him as you hear heard. it got two million view so far. >> you like to see that one. baseball back in the bay area tonight. eager fans crowd at&t park to watch the san francisco giants take on the oakland a during tonight's pre-season game. they won 4 to nothing. 2 teams play again tomorrow in san francisco and at the oakland coliseum on saturday. highlights of tonight's bay bridge match upcoming up in sports. >> how fun. baseball we are still chuckling at that. that's what you get. >> we assume she was a passenger right. she wasn't driving. >> we hope so. >> we assume that's the case.

>> for sake of argument we say it. >> check on the weekend forecast. >> sand why is here. >> hi. yes we have rain coming in this weekend. tomorrow exhibition game second one looking dry because that storm won't get here immediately so look at live doppler 7hd right now. few sprinkle report entered santa rosa just short time ago but most of the green that you are seeing here is just moisture up in the cloud actually not reaching the ground. exploring camp are showing awe lot of cloud cover here in san francisco. and here are the temperatures. they are in all a any 0range. 57 san francisco. san jose. oakland 59. 55 half moon bay and view from the view the tower cam are visibility is good. no fog over the city writ now. 52 in santa rosa. mid 50's nap a.no have the o. concord. livermore. one last live picture from the emer emeryville camera and we have clouds overhead tomorrow going to be a milder day. rain araves in the north bay in the late evening hours and heavier rain expected early saturday for all of the bay area. you

will see when that rape will be manufacturing through here in just a moment. so here's pacific satellite picture. we couldn't get enough of these storms in the winter but now that the storm door remains open, we have a couple more storms coming over the next 7 days. next system is tomorrow night and this is the system that is going to bring us rain beginning tomorrow night in the north bay. so 5:00 p.m. start of the rush hour get away commute time you see here the rain lane is still north of clover dale. this front will slowly sag south at 9 p.m. tomorrow north bay barely starting to get some rain then the rain will manufacture through early saturday morning we will see pockets of moderate to heavy rain. by 10:00 a.m. saturday south bay east bay getting wet. we continue to see scattered showers going that saturday night so if you have plans just keep umbrella around into the wee hours of sunday morning then dry. so your sunday is fine for any out door plans. rainfall total a little bit less than what we thought earlier.so expecting about 1 to 2 inches north bay

mountains south bay mountains 3 quarters inch to inch and a half lower elevation quarter to 3 quarters of an inch through sunday morning. sierra will see some snow. could be hefty 1 to 3 feet so winter storm watch into effect tomorrow night make sure you have your chains and do expect some delay with some gusty wind up there. as you look 3 day forecast for tahoe partly cloudy tomorrow. fine if driving up during the day but in the evening carry chains. snow rain wind for saturday not a good travel day. slight chance of snow showers open sunday. if doing some spring skiing weather looking fine during the time period. upper low 40's to 50's with cloud cover and tomorrow afternoon it's a mailed day. we see some 70's warmer than today. that's for sure in the inland area along the coast and around the bay in the 60's. rain lake i said is going to hold off until late tomorrow night and for most of you not until saturday. dry sunday as you look at the alaska 7 day forecast more rain monday

tuesday and another chance thursday beyond the live doppler 7hd another system coming. how is that. >> good. that's what we want. >> finally. >> we definitely are getting it. >> thanks. >> let's check in now with this. >> stanford couldn't get it going. >> sweet 16 event stanford men. too much for the cardinal. not saying they are a better can't hold my breath ♪ ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable offender ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable -- [ male announcer ] an electric city car here... makes about as much sense as a gas guzzling suv here. ♪ the quick charging, zero emission, all-electric all-new smart electric drive. just $139 a month.

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>> it was the sipped relevant a match up of the sweet 16. cardinal were confident but more game tonight. the coach locking horns with miller. flares live up to the name. pierre launches and hits one of

the 8, 3 pointers on the night. great ball movement here. jordan finishes it with a corner 3. fliers up 13. shot 33 percent in the first half but closer in the second. steffan muscle in for 2 and 1 and shaw and sherman loving it. 17. nice drive and spin to the rack. stanford to the end but did it on too much. dmrivs for 2 of the team leading 18. stanford goes down. the season is over but randall is positive after wards. >> definitely motivating. you know just men we have to work so much harder to advance and good further fix year. looking forward to it and i'm excited. >> all right top seed florida handles ucla. gators led by frazier 19.6 rebound and face date on in the elite 8. no. 1 seed arizona 4 seed san diego state and aztec fans lacking for the upset. gordon on fire tonight. check out this monster jm off the alley oop.

in the second. finance wish 15. nice also tip in here. arizona up end san diego state 70-64 the final. arizona will face wisconsin in the elite 8. as the badgers were too much for baylor. 19 points and 6 loss. >> sharks back in the tank after 2 games in canada and face another canadian team with winnipeg in town. the jets were one better. back in a moment with all the highlights

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afford to play down to the level of competition during this final play off push. >> pop up and ready at the tan tank. first blood. dump to boyle later in the first shark on the power play. joe and burns. back end find the nechlt 2-1 shark. now tied at 2 in the second. jets on power play. dustin. one timer puts them up. shark return the favor later. deflect the puck past montoy a.tie it at 3. let it slip away late 3. jets on the power play. point blank off wheeler pass san jose critical game at home dropped. 4-3 the final. tomorrow natureing game 1. double triple 2 runs and the other reddick first home run at at&t. blast in the first. saw third home run this spring. good to see him healthy. given up by hudson and they take game 1 4

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