workers combing a three-mile stretch of track looking for a little box causing a big problem, it's called a mucks box. there are lots of them, one is broken. workers have to figure out which one. as you can see, trains interest have to run to manual on the platform they were confused >> we have components that are 40 years old.

sometimes, they fail. >> never fails, always something going on. they have no ex-manation. just shovelling coco nut shells. >> you said bart starts for what? >> below average rapid transit. >> and you can see on these cameras just how packed the platform was. it turns out information booth was empty. riders couldn't understand what is said over the p.a.system, either. as for the 0-year-old system, bart says they're going to keep patching it up. workers have gotten off the tracks during evening commute they're going to return to continue looking for the problem and trying to solve it before

morning. >> thank you a international guard team is on a mission trying to save a sick baby. >> that little girl's health is failing chg the boat is hundreds of miles off puerto vallarta. we're now live with the story. david? >> good news is that team arrived and there is a report the baby is in critical condition the boat is disabled and cannot make it back to land. so a mission is now underway. the kauffman family left on the first leg of the voyage three weeks ago this, is video of the sail boat on their web site. on board, eric and charlotte and their daughters.

this week the 1-year-old developed a rash. she was vomiting and had diarrhea but not responding to an antibiotic. that is when 129th rescue wing was called in. they parachuted into the pacific, they deployed a zodiac last night. >> we'll get the family out with medics the medics will follow the child and parents to the hospital. they'll not pass them on to anyone other than a higher medical level. >> the coordination center here at moffett field positioned two helicopters to air lift the family and the team. >> we'll get the family out with the medic. the medics will follow the child and parents all the way to the hospital they will never not pass them on to anyone other than a higher medical level they are themselves >> the mission is out at sea the longest time they can remember doing a rescue.

like this one, they're needed to refuel while airborne. will take 14 hours for the helicopters to get from cabo san lucas to the scene, and back. it's a high-risk mission. >> with swells out there, it's not a stable platform. >> relatives are worried about the baby's condition >> i just want to make sure the baby is okay. and find out what is wrong with the baby. she's one. i'm a mom. so, i just, my instinct is, just make sure the baby is okay. >> at moffett field, abc7 news. patrol believes a truck overturned after leaving southbound u.s. highway 101 this morning appearing the truck skidded at the bottom of the off ramp then hit a light pole and

hit an suv that is going onto the freeway. the driver and a woman are expected to survive after getting hit. >> family, friends and marines said goodbye to a veteran of the war in afghanistan. fremont police believe a suspected drunk driver hit and killed the marine corps veteran andrew silva while he was riding a motorcycle last week. a honor guard escorted his casket in union city for his mass this morning the 23-year-old had returned home from a tour of duty in afghanistan. >> he was an example setter to his peers, to us. his family is going to miss him. >> we want to honor his service

and his family >> it was judgment day, again for disgraced san francisco politician ed jew. a judge aloud him to sent a month in jail for county jail the rest will be on home confinement. he served nearly five years on a bribe ti conviction. >> working with older people who need help >> the judge imposed a 90 day sentence on jew. he's been ordered to pefsh form about 2500 hours of community service. >> state senator leland yee facing an additional felony charge. the age charge added today when lee, when yee rather and 28

others were charged, indicted by a grand jury. they include keith jackson, scheduled to be rained on tuesday. >> a concord police officer faces charges of stealing prescription drugs and elder abuse for taking narcotics from a senior complex. this 12 year veteran of the force is now facing five counts connected to allegations he entered the senior living facility to steal pain we have better news about police officers the oakland police department welcomed graduates from the large largest class independent

history. you can hear how happy everybody is. the graduates survived a training course and will begin field training. >> you're going out to sea that speaks over what my kids call real cities. to homeless vets. >> oakland police department has 659 officers >> more to get to hear this friday night. coming up a peaceful protest. what is causing police to move in. >> and black boxes from flight 370 about to fall silent. >> plus a bullet ridden car is evidence of an attack that

killed a news photographer in afghanistan. tonight what the taliban is saying and pictures that earned her many awards. >> abc7 news at 5:00 co

taliban is denying any involvement in a shooting that killed a award winning photographer. she was known for bringing home pain of conflict and this picture that she took. another photograph shows a soldier grabbing sleep z a marine cries for the service for the death of 31 colleagues.

the two women are described as brave, and fareless, and committed to covering the people and issues of afghanistan. >> this 48-year-old working for associated press was killed instantly n a message to staff, the president and ceo described her as spirited, and fearless with a laugh we'll remember. the 60-year-old was with her. the reporter shot twice. the ap reports she is stable and talking to medical personnel. they were in the back seat of their car in a convoy of election workers a commander yelled "god is great" in iranic and opened fire. then he surrendered to police officers a bomb exploded in a polling center just nine miles away. two people were killed one is a chief. taliban appears to be following

through on threats to disrupt the election a suicide bomber killed six afghan police officers in kabul. also a nine supporters were killed but a un special representative said this on wednesday. yes, there may be security problems never theless, overall atmosphere is much better. jurnists held a strike about violence there, demanding security forces better protect reporters. an earthquake hit near the island of hidra in greece >> a new phase in the search for a missing malaysia jetliner.

two ships launched the hunt for the flames. there are only a few days left before pings from two reporters could stop transmitting. the plane vanished four weeks ago, today. after those stopped sending out a signal the flight will continue continue, of course, it will not be impossible to find. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman visited a company with high tech rovers deployed all over the world. wayne? >> they have and they make high-tech rovers. once those go down and no longer transmit, search is going to be more difficult they're going need special

equipment to get it done. they design, they build it. >> far from easy. it's difficult. and if you know, it's hard. >> a vehicle now under construction in alameda will search for, and grab items miles below surface. >> you've got 16,000 pounds >> liz knows they can be the next resort. the blips turned out to be garbage. a tee vice like this, using sonar will be chasing false leads. >> we put so much into the ocean in terms of pollution and waste, and sound

we're still making our job harder. >> from a race, then retrieve, the fading signal of a black box, a search could last weeks, month, or years. >> look how many years titanic was unfound. >> from alameda, >> two dozen pro testers blocked a street and demanded immigration reform. the demonstration began with a march from market street to corner of montgomery and sutter the group there held a rally. families joined this protest. frank's wife being held at the border. >> i have three kids my oldest is six.

i don't want them to get depressed like i am. >> police arrested 23 pro testers for refusing to leave. some are undocumented immigrants. >> zues, a highly trained police dog located a stash of marijuana, narcotics and cash. >> crews making progress cutting apart eastern span of the bay bridge. you can see parts of the man. now, caltrans says the chp reminding drivers don't look, keep your eyes on the road >> it's strange.

>> yes. >> the weekend is here. sandhya is bundled up tonight. >> it's 56 when i got here. some breaks and showers i want to know you where they are. into the north bay, moderate showers there. and grayton area, lighter showers in sonoma and napa. in the east bay, seeing some showers heading towards 580 now, sierra nevada getting snow.

if you're thinking about going up there keep that in mind tomorrow, partly cloudy skies in tahoe. snow showers continue tonight. now, rainfall since mitt nied, livermore, 1200. here is a beautiful view. you can see clouds starting to break up. 57 in oakland. 60 degrees in los gatos. 57 in livermore, beautiful view from our camera looking towards coit tower. you can see clouds just reheated leftovers a few showers this evening. sunny, warmer this weekend

a warm forecast next week. here is the satellite and radar. cold front going through. we'll keep showers in tonight. warmer days are expected. 6:00 tonight lingering showers. they dry down. patchy fog. a breezy saturday afternoon but milder and only gets warmer going into sunday tomorrow morning if you have early plans you'll want to bundle up. so breezy along the coast. 65 oakland. livermore up to 70 degrees.

sunday warmer. low 80s inland temperatures continuing to rise next week. we're talking low to mid-80s around the bay area. as you look, rain drops disappear. it's starting to look like spring and accu-weather forecast, we need rain now. live in the roof of kgotv broadcast center i'm sandhya patel. >> at least we'll getting rain which is nice. >> art taking many forms. you'll get a chance to see them. >> and the science of snails, at

police have arrested a man who hit an officer with a stolen car the suspect ran into the officer along with a number of vehicles. he was trying to get away. police caught him after he got out of the car and tried to take off on foot. the officer is injured but we're glad to tell you will be okay. and breaking news we've told thu is sky 7 hd video of the scene of an accident. police say a man hit by a car was not thrown into traffic as was the report police believe the man was drunk and likely stumbled onto the road. he was taken to the hospital. a 5-year-old california boy being dubbed a kinder hacker for outsmarting security measures in the system. allowing him to log into his father's account and play games

he wasn't supposed to be playing. his father who works in computer security was proud of his son's skills. >> microsoft rewarding him for finding the bug. they're giving him four games, $50 and a year long subscription to x box live and the title "security researcher". $50? come on. >> they've got to tighten up security of a a-year-old >> weekend is here. >> go away, kid, you're gathering me. >> this is a scented you dab it in.

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tonight at 6:00 has the irs called you demanding money? michael finney returns a phony call to hundreds of bay area taxpayers. and a look at how bad california drought has become. video from a high sierra lake. and a student overlooked now being recruited by some of the best colleges. coming up at 6:00. >> kristin, thank you. see you then. >> now, bay area dish customers who want to watch online or on smart phones and tab blets. >> quick on watch abc logo. >> you can search watch abc in your app store.

and a former 49er running back will be doing running this weekend >> none other than roger craig one of the 11,000 taking part. >> he hosts in san voes yeah. >> and he says listening to the bands is inspiring. >> when you get to a certain amount you blank out a little bit you might hear a song you heard in high school okay, i can pull through this now. >> that is fun. you can sign up at the mosconi center. >> i watch that on tv. >> that works, too. >> from all of us here, have a

good evening, see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight -- survivors' stories. we hear what happened as the gunman opened fire on them at ft. hood. >> turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. >> our david muir at the base with new clues about that soldier and what may have set him off. dangerous skies. huge thunderbolts splitting the sky. giant hail raining down at 100 miles per hour, smashing right through the roof of a store. and a star of "scandal" about to do what will make history on broadway, why he is our "person of the week." ♪ the music of the night