>> good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil >> a spring storm hit the bay area, bringing much-needed rain and problems for drivers on busy wet roads this, driver went down a steep enbankment on highway 1 near marshal. another car crashed through a fence near highway 101. no one was seriously injured. at uc berkeley, rain sent students running for cover.

it seemed like a monsoon. this is from our camera. we can see puffs of fluffy clouds and some blue skies there. let's check in with a look at the weather forecast and a look ahead to the weekend. >> we haven't seen much blue skies today we're going to see breaks of it here we've had heavy down pours there. pockets of thunderstorms. over in the central valley, lightning strikes in the stockton area and an area of rainfall beginning to push through santa cruz around davenport and into south bay of loss lomas actually. into central valley, strikes east now and stockton moving towards sierra foothills. towards fairfield and vacaville, cells weakening. inland over into sierra it's

snowing around tahoe. rainfall totals impressive in spots. santa rosa, one of the wetter areas, has received only 5/100ths. mount st. helena over half an inch. here in san francisco, just about a quarter inch. over a quarter inch in mountain view. generous doses of rainfall. scattered showers into evening hours going to taper off soon. that might mean dry conditions. >> that is good news for folks heading to at and t park. >> one been of the frustrating days at swinging skirts lpga classic. spectators waited for golfers to

get back on the course. there are umbrellas on the course >> our wet weather causing delays now. no major delays at oakland >>. storms bringing snow to the sierra. there is two feet of new snow. but you better enjoy skiing this weekend. kirkwood is closing for the season sunday. >> this is a live look from heavenly mountain resort. you better bring trains that are required now on highway 50. do in part to make it easier to manage the water during the drought. we're calling on everyone to

kons serve water the order cuts red tape. it looks to be a dry and strong fire season, urging people to limit lawn watering and asking restaurants to serve water only when asked. >> you can take live doppler 7 hd with you anywhere you go. >> it is free to down load. >> dozens of transients have called the former landfill their home. today, almost all are moving out. it does come at a price, however. >> $3,000 per person who moved out it's part of a settlement with the homeless people who set up camp here. 28 people accepted the deal. two refused.

san francisco skyline across the bay. now he's backing up his belongings. >> i'm glad. it's hard to change your life sometimes. that is a spurt i needed to get going. >> others feel differently. >> they say we can live here. and then, all of a sudden they say we can't. we have to leave. splintered sports and a makeshift home will receive a check for $3,000 when cleaned up. >> well $3,000 isn't much to start over, it's something, anyway. >> amber refuses today pack. >> i'm not moving. i'm not going to let them bully me out of my home, purchase my sense of security. >> she and her boyfriend stand alone

the 28 others here stack. the clerk says the decision came down to safety. >> if you think of a small child or a senior citizen, it may be out to visit the area we want to ensure safety for all park users >> however, those who let their dogs roam the fields didn't eem to mind camps. >> as long as they're not bothering people that are letting their dogs run around, i don't see a reason they shouldn't be able to stay here. >> with staying no longer an option many ride away, unsure where they'll next call home. >> the 84-year-old daly city man police say tried to shoot his doctor appeared in court today. abc7 news is live with the

story. >> this an arraignment hering. he's been charged with premed indicated attempted murder and assault with a firearm. tonight we know more about this 86-year-old man with no criminal record. >> he told the investigators i'm an old man, there is nothing for you to worry about. >> that is what the 84-year-old told police. he invoked a right to remain silent. the shooting wednesday afternoon resulted in the evacuation of the medical center. s.w.a.t. team members rushed to the building. police say he watched into the center looking for the doctor seen here being escorted out of the building. wong treated him several years ago for a condition similar to shingles a virus causing painful skin rashes but treatment was apparently unsuccessful.

sources tell us that seems to be why he went gunning for dr. wong. the district attorney says he waited until he saw the target. >> told the doctor, made the statement to the doctor that he, the doctor had given him a shot a couple years ago. and that had caused pain to him by this. there is anger. >> he says wong ran down the hall way. he says it fired a shot that missed him. >> the timing was just as he moved the shot in the direction of the doctor was running. this is fired at the doctor. >> police say he escaped a drag net arcs rested that night. police found a shotgun and am mission but no gun. >> it's a sign of someone knew what he had done was wrong. >> if convicted, he could get

life. either way, for an 84-year-old man it may be a life sentence. vic lee, abc7 news >> a football player has been identified as a student suffering second degree burns in that apartment fire wednesday night. jared leaf has burns over his body. the football coach believes leaf will probably be in the hospital for a while but says it's not a matter of if, but when he returned to the football field >> he has a drive. and it's earl hi to speculate. knowing his personality, i'm sure jared will reach out and come back in full force.

>> for the moment he remains sedated. teammates and coaches have been to the hospital to advise quit him >> san joes kwa police need your help to catch these brazen armed robbers. surveillance video shows them into a convenience store, terrorizing people inside. >> police officers were wearing helmets and carrying rifles they went door to door. >> this is about as dangerous as it gets. searching people's backwards >> officers searching for men seen here in this video from the 7-11 on south white road. the clerk stole cash from the register. check this out. as the second robber hopped to leave he feels a last thing.

a banana the worker is not hurt. #-11 is a popular stop for residents they say it wasn't surprised. >> every morning the guy is cool he's telling us twice per month he gets robbed. >> police say the men went on martin avenue and robbed that store they were chased into the neighborhood. a perimeter was set up the search started at 6:40 this morning. residents told to lock doors and stay put police say they found evidence robbers went through the neighborhood they were able to escape. >> i'm scared you know? they might come back, again. >> a lottery official came heesz part of the investigation. he says the two men were wearing

masks, they took cash they likely won't be wearing masks when trying to cash tickets in and their faces would be caught on surveillance cameras. >> a santa clara district attorney cleared a policeman who killed a gng member in san jose. the officer acted lawfully when he shot a 26-year-old. according to a released report he tried to run down the man with a stolen car. later discovered mejia shot and killed a man less than a week before. mejia was a known member of the julian street posse part of the san jess yeah gang. >> still ahead, scares in the sky. incidents on two fliefts where something went wrong. >> also, open wide the much-needed dental work being offered to bay area residents in an incredible price. >> and no check in. the wife of a social media ceo pulls a fast one just to run in the boston marathon.

>> on a friday afternoon, live check of the traffic in san jose. this is highway 87. you can see guadalupe park way is slick. traffic moving nicely in both directions. >> lots of activity in the south bay. a cluster of thunderstorms and strikes in the central valley i'll give you a lock at the weekend in just a moment.

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a virgin australia passenger is in custody after trying to break nat cockpit during a flight from bris ban to bali. the pilot issued a hijack alert when the man started to pound on the door. crew members were able to restrain him the airline says there is never a hijacking and call it a miscommunication the plane landed safely, but bali airport was closed and flights diverted to other airports. >> tampa a trip on an american flight led owe an emergency landing. >> yes. passengers say they're happy to be alive just to tell the tale. >> i smelled smoke coming out of the air ventilation. >> you can see the city, city vibrating he's telling you to brace for an emergency landing. >> supposed to be a short flight

from tallahassee tallahassee to miami. suddenly, something went terribly wrong >> we were 20, 25 minutes into the flight. we smelled smoke. >> the pilot requested an emergency landing in tampa. >> we dipped down we had to embrace ourselves we dipped down. had to hold our knees >> you didn't know if the plane was going to explode everyone faced it. it was panic. >> i was shaken and emotional. thinking this was the end. >> while passengers were panicking the pilot seemed to keep his cool. >> going to stand by location for incoming emergency on runway one left. >> he was able land safely >> emergency personnel tended to others who were hyper vent lating. american airlines says there was no explosion, and the faa is

investigating. >> you know what? it was crazy. but i'm alive thank you, jesus, i'm alive i'm good. >> before take off, the flight was delayed for maintenance issues. american says that was unrelated. >> free health care ask dental checkups have drawn long lines throughout the bay area, some people have been turned away. >> laura anthony is live today at one such event. >> this event supposed to wrap up al 2:00 this afternoon. there are people up there getting services by 8:00 they had to start turning people away. little mia is getting her teeth cleaned taking advantage of a free clinic at the coliseum

her mother also had work done. >> i thought i was going to do surgery to help me with the problem i have. but this cleaning is good enough >> others needed an eye exam or a routine physical. or some lab work. some cases minor surgeries were performed. >> coming in to have screenings for sexually transmitted diseases, pap smears for cervical cancer, pelvic exams for other problems. >> i knew there is no way i can be able to see them. i'm grabbing babies and mommies first, it's heart breaking. >> some told us they have insurance but it doesn't cover what they need >> didn't sign up for it. >> rod kelly just signed up for

the affordable care act. . >> i was sure they had vision here. >> organizers say it will have medical insurance show up here before they can't afford to pay with co-pays or deductibles. >> is it a crazy day of weather? >> it's pouring. i guess we're going to get more rain during the weekend. >> not that bad heavy down pours today lightning strikes. and now, central valley, winding down over the bay area now. sunny skies and here is live doppler 7 hd. some of what is showing up is heavy. had is a pattern, you can see the cluster of thunderstorms in

the central valley. this is moving through quickly. looks like sometime this evening we'll see at least partial clearing. continuing to snow in the sierra. blowing snow near sierra crest could be a problem. check this out. dry conditions looking from our camera towards western sky. nice-looking sky there. it's mid-50s in oakland. another live view from sfo camera, 3, 4 rain drops there. 53 degrees in santa rosa. 59 fairfield and low 50s in concord.

here at abc7 looking at fixed sky conditions. light rain turns and a major warm up next week. here is what's happening into the atmosphere, satellite shows a system bringing us rainfall. a break behind that and then, our next rain maker will be this frontal system moving in tomorrow night. and bringing light rain continuing into early sunday morning. i had should leave sunny conditions for sunday afternoon. low temperatures mid to upper 40s, tomorrow, portly cloudy skies. and here is the accu-weather forecast.

overnight saturday night into sunday check out the warm up mid week next week. inland highs near 90 degrees up to 70s on the coast. that is almost summer like. >> no rain for giants game? >> the rain is breaking up now. i can't say there won't be a spritz or sprinkle. may be mainly dry. good timing >> up next, students in a college lecture. that is new after 4:30. >> how teams are getting high off lip balm. >> warriors going to try to even their playoff series with clippers you can watch game four here on abc7, stay tuned for after the game when nate thurman joins me.

if you like to garden, this sunday the uc berkeley garden is having a spring plant sale. there will be plants to choose from. but this year will be on those that require less water. this is a sample of other flowering plants considered water safers. >> a lot of students do tours but interest tl is a taste of college life today. >> yes. these are all fifth graders. they're taking part in a new student or tags. >> payoff was a acceptance letter from cal and taking classes. one fifth grader took part a

decade ago. >> i met a lot of la tinas you know? at the program that day. i'm like i can do it, too. it was motivational to see them. very inspiring. >> she now volunteer was the program graduating in may. it was tarted ten yearsing ayes to get kids thinking about college and financial aid. >> fantastic. >> yes. >> just ahead ceo of four square apologizes for his wife's actions at the boston marathon >> false alarm in the trial of a local politician accused of being a peeping tom. >> that is john boehner mocking members of his party over an issue they've refused to deal with. >> and preparing for history at vatican events drawing a million people to st. peter's square.

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under is out in the >> supervisor accused of peeping. >> he admits he went to a neighbor's home wearing just under wear and socks and looking for sex but he says is he not a

peeping tom. wayne? >> the jury has been dhib brating since 9:00 this morning. it appeared they'd reached a verdict the jury came in. the judge announced one juror and changed his or her mind directed them in we they're still deadlocked. let's take a look back at the facts in this case. what brought to us this point. the supervisor has not contested on july 13th. he is accused of peeping into the apartment. he has an image problem.

most think he should have resigned. >> buzz i think he should answer clearly about what he has done. and be less about the way he's handled this thing >> i think when you have a position or work in a church you have a higher calling to have a better behavior. >> the supervise kroer could be found not guilty. he could be found guilty of a lesser charge so we have a jury the judge sent him back in for more deliberation. >> all right thank you. >> today the chp released it's preliminary report of that fatal tour bus crash in central california, northern california the report gives the basics of

what happened but not a cause of the collision. the truck hit the tour bus sh carrying 47 people ten died including five high school students. >> the founder of the social networking web site four square apologized after his wife used a bib number at the boston marathon he tweeted out this picture said the two weree1 separated when bombs went off last year. they wanted to finish together this year but his wife couldn't get a bib to run the race he sent an apology to the woman whose number they used also these four people had phony bibs during the marathon the real owner is a north carolina woman who says she took medals from legitimate runners.

>> a 16-year-old boy is in custody in connecticut accused of stabbing and killing a girl perhaps she declined his invitation to junior prom. the incident took place 70 miles east of new york city the 16-year-old died after staff members worked to keep her alive. police say they're investigating the possible prom connection. the event supposed to held tonight. it's been cancelled. >> john baner chided his fellow lawmakers curing a speech yesterday in butler county ohio accusing them of being afraid of dealing with controversial issues and mocked them. >> oh, don't make me do this. oh this, is too hard. you should hear them.

he's talking about his own party members there. he's been trying to push congress and says it needs to get done but doesn't expect anything to happen this year. >> two popes become saints at the same time. pope john paul and john 23 will be 79th and 80 heads of the roman catholic church to become saints. history will be made own sunday >> it's a big deal. >> the pope highly influential leaders in the catholic church now poised to be saints. clouds gathered, up to a million pilgrims expected to celebrate and witness this major moment firsthand the hope john paul ii will reach

saint hood less than a decade after death. fast tracked by his successor, pope benedict. at john paul's funeral the faithful chanted sainthood, now. >> john paul is the one most people are familiar with. >> it's not without candidacy his defenders say the scandal reached hip late in live. >> the pope was not living this crisis in realtime as we were in the u.s. >>. he was caused the peasant pope. calling two counsels sparking changes and ushered the search into a new era. >> he was just as influential. called great modernizing council.

>> this sunday, two popes will be there. francis and benedict will be on hand for the canonization. >> pope john paul ii held mass at candle stick park attended by 70,000 people and visited mission dolores in the pope mobile. >> still to come a grandfather to be touching response to baby news. >> and i'm spencer christian. wet weather and some heavy down pours but showers are tapering off. what is next? i'll have the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> try now.

it's gridlocked, bumper to bumper in both directions. very slow. this afternoon. we'll be right back

becoming a grandparent is one of life's greatest treasures >> one daughter decided to get creative when breaking news to

her dad. >> looks like something you used to suck on when you were little. >> you should read it. >> right! >> jessica got quite a reaction from her dad as you can see in this video she posted. he was moved to tears. he's been asking for grandchildren since her wedding fight. she believes the gift is meaningful. she is an only child and her mom died 20 years ago. tears of joy. >> special moment. >> a simple gesture by a hockey player illustrates joy athletes can bring to fans especially youngest of

>> the little boy only wanted a high five i should mention the san jose sharks do this after every game. she skate out and hand sticks over the glass to young fans it's a priceless memory. >> spectacular. let's check on our forecast now. >> what a great laugh. greatest ever. notice much less green showing up around the immediate bay area. thunderstorms in the central valley. here in the bay area, giants taking on cleveland indians at 7:15.

cool at game time, 51 degrees. national weather picture for tomorrow shows a painly dry picture, showers in the pacific northwest and coast. extreme northeastern corner we'll see showers tomorrow. here in the state of california from top to bottom, cloudy and showery around eureka. partly cloudy skies high temperatures on the cool side low to mid-60s around the bay and inland upper 50s on the coast. by sunday morning next week we'll get a warm up. >> nice. >> you have a little bit of everything. >> yes we do. >> thank you. >> still ahead teens finding a

disturbing new use for lip balm. >> the dress code violation got mother to be kicked out of her gym. >> i team up with consumer reports to find out which are the safest for the family.

a disturbing new viral trend is sweeping the internet putting burt bee's brand on eye lids they say it feel like being drunk or high others say it helps keep them alert. >> college kids, finals week. boring. studying all nighters. just plays a little game with the brain. >> it's peppermint oil causing burning sensation. and i suppose some people think that is funny. >> there is nothing funny about it, it can cause harmful affects including inflammation of the eye and pink eye like symptoms >> now, fans at side lines at buffalo bills home games will be empty of cheerleaders the company who manages the cheerleaders suspended operations.

t two daysing ayes five cheerleaders claim they were underpaid and subject to what they call jiggle test. >> we're working hard for this. we didn't get paid >> it's unacceptable. and we hoped that we'd not be put into situations like that. >> our coach had us do about ten jumping jacks to see if she can see a jiggle. >> they claim the test is f for fitness purposes the company has in the said why it's suspending operations >> a pregnant south carolina woman is blasting her gym for ordering her to leave because her belly was hanging out she says she was on the tread mill when a staff member told her to get out for violating the dress code >> i said oh, my goodness how in violation? i'm wearing what i always wear to the gym. she says your belly is hanging

out of course my belly is hanging out. i'm pregnant. >> now, she says the employee handed her a large tee shirt to cover up her baby bump she called it embarrass asking cancelled her membership she says the gym offered her a free month's membership but she says no way. she's not going back >> a colorado family almost their teen-aged son to an undiagnosed heart problem is going the traechl mile he went into cardiac arrest during a baseball game seven weeks ago. coaches performed cpr until paramedics arrived with a defibrilator the unit that the school had arrived too late. >> the proximity of the aed was so far from the baseball field that though they retrieved it, they were not able to deploy it. >> tommy was lucky but his

parents won't want another child to face that situation. they bought four portable defibrilators and donated them to schools to keep near fields. >> consumer reports partnered with seven on your side for an important report on high chair safety. >> yes. >> treating a baby isn't a picnic. but should not be dangerous a study reports an aharming number of children suffer injuries from high chair accidents. consumer reports tells us how to find, and use a good high chair. he she won't put her daughter into a high chair without buckling her in. >> makes me feel better to know she's buckled in and safe. >> nicole is being a smart mom. 9400 kids come into the e.r.with injuries. that is one child every hour.

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>> a predator is lurking on instagram. some students asked to send inappropriate pictures of themselves. >> that is horrible. >> the superintendent doesn't want to say how many kids were asked for anyone sent pictures, she wants to try to protect the students. >> a couple students did report they knew other students might have. we contacted parents. >> parents say their kids do have instagram accounts but feel confident they won't respond to a stranger. >> she's pretty fwchlt i trust her. it's always basically the parent and child relationship, too. >> the superintendent says that is good. we should trust kids and equip them with tools they need to navigate social media. she says

talking to them about internet safety is not a one-time deal. >> changes so rapidly. today, you can say something about a specific outlet, tomorrow, it would change. another opportunity to say in case this happens to you, you might want to think about this >> the superintendent says she's proud of the students saying they did the right thing she's working to tray to figure out who is sending these messages. >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00 >> thank you the spring storms causing cars to spin ought over the bay area the rain isn't overyet. >> yes. live doppler 7 is tracking showers.

what part of the weekend is looking damp. >> 53 seconds of fear. a scary robbery. this is just the beginning. >> today's mission of mercy for thousands. >> santa rosa a driver crashed into a fence on the off ramp near highway 101. in marshal, a car plunged about 40 feet. >> a lot of tricky driving. let's get to abc7 news santa patel with a look at what's happening outside right now. >> it was slow going on roadways. as i was driving in, let me show you the radar here. still tracking some showers in

the south bay. along highway 101, moderate rain is falling now around allen rock. lighter rainfall. towards east bay, fremont, livermore starting to dry out now. looking closer, excuse me there, around santa rosa area, we'll see showers near guerneville. rainfall across the bay area has varied. in santa rosa, 7/100ths of rain. we do have another system on the way for weekend i'll be back with a timing of that in a few minutes. >> there is a down pour in berkeley today. cal, students had to scamper to class during a big burst of

rain. along peninsula, driving was nerve wracking. the sky just seemed to p up. in san francisco lake merced, rain made things rough for the event today. >> the snow is creating a hazard for drivers there have been traffic relays. take a look at heavenly valley. how people are responding to that snowfall there. with snow, the drought continues topping that list, farmers the order will cut red tape and help the state prepare for what looks to be an extreme fire season. also urging everyone to limit