abc7 news begins with breaking news. much. >> this is a gas leak and the san francisco fire department says there were evacuations and streets have been slut down. it has been cut. >> a truck at a construction site and pg&e is on the scene. a photographer on the ground says that you could hear the gas missing so loudly that it was sealed off, and pg&e directed the workers to dig around the break to stop it. the evacuations have been lifted

with no reports of injuries so report. breaking news continues on twitter. >> our other top story is in san jose, the mysterious shooting death of a young father. thanks for joining us. san jose police found the man shot in his car in east san jose before 5:30 this morning and sadly, he die add short time later. his family talked with matt keller who is on the scene. >> police are still here in this east san jose neighborhood. the coroner arrived in the past half hour and several streets are block off in the area. officers are still collecting evidence and talking to witnesses, but so far they have no suspect. >> it is not that unusual to hear gunshots in this east san jose neighborhood. but the sound this morning was different. >> at 3:30 i heard five gunshots back-to-back and i woke up and her the last one and it sounded like a bang and i didn't see

nothing so we went back to bed. >> two people called police and pa trillions found nothing. at 5:20 they received another call, a woman found her husband dead in the car still running. not too far from their home. >> he was reasonable shot while driving and, then, veered off down the street at a slow rate of speed and then hit the car in front of him. >> family identified the victim as 27-year-old. he grew up in san jose. he was married for two years and he and his wife have a six-month-old baby boy. he worked until 2:00 a.m. at the job at a machinist and the family says a friend would have dropped him off and believe he then went to hoof the car because of parking issues in the neighborhood when he was shot. this is a known gang area but police and family say that he was not gang affiliated. >> a big mistake. he is not something you thought

he was. you should be ashamed of yourself. you left a son without a father now. >> that was matt keller. >> five young men face murder charges in the death a teen stabbed during a fight. the men, ages 17-20 are all affiliated with the gang. according to the police the five and the 16-year-old ivan diaz got in an argument with todd tharp and tharpe feared for his life and stabbed diaz in self-defense. diaz died. the five men can be charged with homicide because they started the fight. >> the man called the central figure in the racketeering conspiracy case involving state senator yee is back in court for a bail haring. the judge released to release keith jackson on bail on tuesday if he could post adequate property for bond.

the details are not announced. >> had hood, -- ft. hood is open after the shooting rampage. four people were killed including the shooter. today we are learning more information of him and the when he used. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with that story. katie? >> sources say the shooter, ivan lopez, bought the gun in texas at guns galore where high wind advisory -- where nidal hasan purchased the gun he used. a photo of the shooter identified as 34-year-old army specialist ivan lopez. that is him but he was always smiling. >> thank you is from a neighborhood of ivan lopez. investigators are looking into the possibility that ivan lopez may have been in an argument before the shooting at the texas post. the gun, a 45 caliber semi-automatic handgun bought in texas where there is in waiting heard. >> he lived on post. we try to do everything we can

to encourage soldiers to register their personnel weapons. >> investigators say he spent nine years in the national guard in puerto rico before help lifting in the army in 2008 and was deployed twice to iraq including now months in 2011 as a driver. >> his records show no wounds, no involvement, direct involvement in combat. >> still, he was treated at ft. hood no anxiety, depression, and possibly ptsd but he was examined last month and showed in violent or suicidal tendencies. he shot and killed three soldiers before killing himself. 16 more are wounded. >> my thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and the entire ft. hood community. >> a trauma surgeon says of the 16 who are injured, three are still critical with neck, spine, and abdominal injuries. ivan lopez did not appear to have connections to extremist

groups. >> in washington state, officials are saying that 30 people confirmed dead in the massive mudslide that wiped out a small community north of seattle. 13 are still missing but that is down from 18 yesterday. the medical examiner is trying to figure out the identity of a mystery man whose remains do not match the description of anyone on the missing person's list. the only clue is the gold teeth. they hope that will help determine his identity. a special task force in san jose state will hold another public hearing to look into racial tension on campus after alleged hate crimes. the 18 member panel of students and community members has met four times over the past few months. this comes after a black student came forward claiming his four white roommates tormented him for months. the students have been suspended and face hate crime charges. the task force meets one more time after tonight and will make its wreck diss for new --

recommendations for new policies this month. >> san jose state confirming that 18 of the resident assistants are on longer employed by the university. the statement released to abc says the assistants worked in several dorms on campus and this is called a "personnel" matter and will not comment on why they were let go. they have been hired for the upcoming fall semester, they are asked to fill in. four students have been charged with the hate crime and battery against their black roommate. we are driving over the best kept roads in a decade according to a new report. nick is on move in the east bay with more on why the state is telling you one thing and your car could be telling you something else. nick? yes, we asked our viewers this morning at abc7, to sound

off on what roads they thought were the best and worst. starting out at the lowest, would have been i-80 which my partner is driving, eastbound on 80. they said that the potholes are a problem. this was not the worst. number two, would have been 101 in san jose right there at the junction. three, 580 at the altamont pass. the worst, the one that kept coming up over and over and over is i-880. >> 880 is the worst. >> at one time the 22-minute delay from this stretch was so filled with potholes that it gave california the distinction of having some of the worse highways in the nation. this stretch even had a nickname: the nasty nimitz. >> we asked viewers to tell us which they ranked as the worse and the nimitz was on top repeat through. according to a report by caltran, 84 percent of california highways are in good

operating condition. but commuters that use the roads regularly are not so sure. >> there seem to be a lot of construction on 80 around the altamont pass -- no, excuse me, 880. they seem to try to fix that area. >> it is a challenge. >> a $3.9 billion infusion of cash the past several years for road paving is almost gone. money from the recovery act and proposition 1b was one time only programs. >> with people driving less, which they should, that is all good, but that is where the funding comes from so it is a double edge sword. >> one of ten miles driven in america is driven in california. 40 percent of all god brought to america are brought in on california roads. the bay area is mostly at the port of oakland. >> a fully loaded 18 threer is equal to 5,000 passes of an

s.u.v. >> if you drive these roads regularly, you have an opinion to share. we want to hear from you. go to our facebook page and let us know what you think: what roads do you fine the most challenged? or is there one that you love? from roads to rats. rats are nothing new in san francisco but more are creeping out of the open because of the construction of the central subway. "san francisco chronicle" says that north beach residents are reporting rat sightings around the bushes of washington square park. small packs of rats have been spotted scurrying before dawn and this was a pack of up to 25 rats just hanging around one day. >> still to come, the ridicule a major league baseball player is facing for taking time off for the birth of husband any born

child. >> speaking of ridicule -- >> wait until you hear who is behind this horrible taunting of students on a bus. >> subliminal advertising and >> a lock right now at our beautiful city on a gorgeous, sunny day.

this is disturbing video from texas, a school bus driver boxing a crying girl and encouraging others to do the same from san antonio, texas. a student says that there is a sign on the bus that reads "no bullying." the superintendent tells abc that the bus driver in question is no longer employed by the district. a second baseman for the new york mets is facing credit civil for taking paternity leave to be with his wife after the birth of their son. daniel murphy is entitled to throw days of life under collective bargaining agreement and only missed two games

sparking negative talk on new york sports radio. >> i don't get it. you are a baseball player. hire a nurse. >> beam says they should have scheduled a c-section but the general manager doesn't have a problem. >> tell us what you think on facebook. >> parents, pay close attention when you walk down the cereal aisle. a study finds that children are more likely to choose a brand of cereal if the character on the box is staring directly for their eyes. researchers looked at 57 different cereal characters, 51 add their eyed aimed squarely at kids, 48" of height and under. >> trust level goes up 18 percent if you make eye contact with anything and this is simply a picture on a box, but, also, increases likelihood to want to

purchase the cereal. >> part of the study scientists handed out two versions of trix to college students and they found the students reported feeling 28 percent more connected to the box with the rabbit that held eye contact. >> who says facebook is just for socializing? users notice something unusual in the posted picture of this girl. her left eye on the right side of the scene is brighter than normal. the family felt it was something more than a reflection and they urged the mother to check it out. that turned out to be a lifesaving move because she has something called coat disease that can cause blindness or partial loss if not addressed early on. thank you to the friends. >> 15s, do we have a weather forecast for you. >> a little bit of everything. cooler weather. clouds. slight chance of rain. much warmer weather next week.

the clouds you see today are not worried about them, but tomorrow morning the commute could be worse. mike, how sunlight can help you manage your weight but it could depend on the time of day you are soaking up the

covering santa rosa berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. a surprise new way to manage your weight: bask in the only sun. the study from northwest university found those exposed to morning sunlight from 8:00 a.m. to noon are leaner than

those who get afternoon light. exposure to morning light helps the body's internal clock to regulate the process of the body. lack of enough light on the other hand can alter the metabolism and lead to gaining weight. the findings are found independent of a person's physical activity levels. >> you are laying outside in the senator you are not eating. you are losing weight. >> i like that. >> speaking of that, we could do that today. maybe not tomorrow. we will have a 20 degree temperature swing the next few days. over the ballpark, they have not had the home opener yet with the giants in arizona another day before they move to the dodgers this weekend down in los angeles. you can see the puffy clouds as we look back to twin peaks and,

also, sutro tower. we will talk about how the fog has faded and live doppler 7 hd picking up unlimited visibility and half moon bay at 15 miles right now and looking at our radar returns, a few blips off the coast but anything that is falling will evaporate before it hits the ground. they did not have enough moisture them to let loose more than a sprinkle. mid-50's in the north bay, and look at antioch and los gatos, 62 and 61 and temperatures are running one to five degrees warmer right new than we were 24 hours ago. this is how it looks over downtown san jose, you can see a few clouds and a lot of sunshine, and look how green everything is with the rain. this is how it looks from the camera, mostly cloudy, and it is out of here in time for saturday, sunday, and the temperatures really start to take off on monday and tuesday.

well below average, along the coat we have upper 50's to nearly 60 degrees. at the game tone, we are back to a regular schedule with no threat of wet weather. marine wees are in time take on the a's but it will drop down to 52 at end of the game and keep dropping into the mid-40's to low 50's with cloud cover and all the blanket effect will keep our temperatures up. you can see scattered light rain developing during the overnight hours. not all of us will get it, it will be scattered. a week ago on tuesday we opened the storm door and this is the last one and the weakest of all of those so the rainfall amounts are minuscule. 11:00 tonight and light showers are along the sonoma county coast hanging around until 8:00 or 9:00 and more scattered at

lunch and at the evening hour, by 5:00, most of us are pretty dry and we will be dry during the evening plans for friday so no need to carry an umbrella. notice not everyone is getting rain so if you are caught under the scattered showers which are not enough to slow down the deficit higher elevations are .2" to .4" and even with all of the rain last week that we had, it didding in to help our drought. we are still stuck in the same categories of drought level, the highest two in the bay area as we are 7"" to 18" below average. tomorrow, the temperatures are 9 same but saturday, sunday, and monday, 70 at the coast and low-to-mid 80's by tuesday and still warm next wednesday. >> a song that millions across the country are singing along with. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> when we come back a man's

clever instrumental version of "frozen" theme song using items in the kitchen.

coming up, chefs are not happy about a law requiring chefs to wear gloves. >> at 5:00, pet detective, a town that has had enough pet thefts. >> "let it go" from "frozen" is probably play right new on a radio near you but this take you probably have never heard before. take a listen.

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