released over the weekend to back away from the scandal. >> pretty much any smart brand, i think is going to leave. >> kit yarrow is not surprised a dozen companies bailed on the l.a. clippers including car max, state farm, and red bull. that is just the beginning of the financial fallout following the rant caught on audio attributed to clippers owner donald sterling arguing with his girlfriend. >> if you you want to broadcast it to you're associating with black people. >> they need to tell people that is not what they stand for. >> i appreciated what they did yesterday. >> warriors center jermaine o'neal applauded rival l.a. clippers layers for the protest staged yesterday against team

owner sterling. >> there are a lot of african american people on opposite teams as well. it's not just the clippers. >> the former 49er legends roger craig and joe montana weighed in >> we're still talking about racism. >> just think it's an today's day and age we'd be past that. >> the los angeles chapter of the naacp announced it's rescinded a lifetime achievement award it planned to give sterling next month. >> when you say things like that you have to pay a price. >> sterling is expected to learn tomorrow what price if officials conclude the voice on that audio tape is his. >> tickets for game six going on sale tomorrow morning we have a link to the warriors web site on ours. >> we're learning what caused a

mid air collision over san pablo bay. authorities found the wreckage this afternoon. an investigator from national transportation safety board says planes collided as one attempted to pass another. the cessna flying back from an air show when it collided with a korean war era hawker c aircraft spiralling into the bay. >> the debris moved around quickly because of wind and current. it's hard to pinpoint. >> the pilot of the hawker able to make it to amador county. investigators have not said if they found the cessna. >> investigators concluded an alameda county sheriff's deputy was speeding when it happened a year ago. according to a report provided to our media partner, the driver

was going 53 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour zone. hamm claims he served when he saw the couple and he says they were not in the crosswalk she says that is not true. >> lakeville highway reopened after a serious accident that left a man and young boy with life threatening injuries investigators say a the lane. >> police in fremont searching where a string of pellet gun shootings has people on edge, understandably. two shootings happened wednesday evening near warm springs boulevard. neither of the people was injured the third shooting happened on thursday the driver wasn't hurt, either.

seriously. a business had holes in window consistent with the size of pellets or bebes. >> if you can't see you can't tell if they're kids or not. >> but dangerous? >> very dangerous. >> victims have not been able to give a description but a white minivan was reported around one insy accident. investigators hoping business maze have captured video of the shooting. >> in sonoma county super viedor carrillo is a free man after a jury trial that lasted more than a week. he was charged with peeping and acquitted. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> it was a long time coming. a jury trial lasting a week following an admittedly drunken mistake by the sonoma county supervisor carrillo in july. >> i made a terrible mistake. a terrible lapse of judgment.

>> charged with peeking into the apartment of a neighborhood woman he hardly knew at 3:30 in the morning. police arrested him wearing only under shorts and socks. in sonoma county was politically charged >> i don't see it going to court with any other citizen. >> the defense attorney never argued he acted like aed whoel citizen only the jury should follow the law. >> where is the peak? peeking through a glass door? you peek through blinds you can't see through? >> after the jury verdict the supervisor let emotion flow. since arrest, admitted to being an alcoholic, checking himself into a treatment facility he described the jury showing compassion. >> nothing lessens sorrow i feel for the pain i caused. one of whom was my neighbor. my family. pain i've caused a friend.

and the people who elected me into office. >> many have lost faith in this once-rising political star. the question tonight can he rebuild the trust and faith he lost last july? >> what do you take from this experience as a person? >> as a human being i've learned a lot about the human condition and compassion. and that you know, i should be held accountable. >> with that, the supervisor left to spend time, he says with family. >> the old sclage lock factory is going to be developed the mayor announced plans for the 20 acre site that includes 1700 low and middle income apartments and condos there will be two small parks, a community center and a store. >> one thing has been uniform and consistent in the desire for

more open space and a store. and the city is finally delivering on both. >> the project expected to generate 2800 jobs and house 3800 people. >> a mixed report for high school students tonight more kids graduating than before. very good news but not all groups have as big of a share of that story. educators are trying to joes that divide. >> yes. they are. they're asked to look out for students who might have academic issues but family and social problems >> students of every race are graduating in higher rates however a gap that leads students graduating at rates below state average, which is

80%. and african americans are 12% below average. will quo glenn high school is just above state average at eight #%. and it's a big job but our goal to have s.to have every student succeed >> the approach to identify students aare getting d's and f's on report cards. counselelers try to identify the root problem. >> we made a fundamental shift here from campus to get to know students on levels and really, i think it's going to keep and maintain a high level of interaction and getting to know our students well.

>> the lead organizer for californians for justice, trying to close achievement gap for students >> what are the struggles they're facing? what is something they need from communities? i think recognizing that students learn on a different way will be the first step. >> the drop out rate under scores achievement gap. african american students drop out at a higher rate. whites and asians are lower. >> now to find out what your rate is there is a link on our web site. >> still ahead tonight google's driverless car break throughs they might do okay on the freeway. how do you control one on the busy streets of the city? >> what services do your children need as they head off

to school. >> goldman awards activists from around the world coming to watch the green carpet. >> are you ready for heat? ready or not, it's coming our way. i'll show you when in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment.

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benefit most. auto driving. two years ago google shot this video of steve mayhan. he sat the drive's seat of this car. >> the day that that was shot, that is the first time i had sat behind the wheel of a car in seven years >> seven years ago he became almost total hi blind now hailing it as more thn a cool car. >> for those that lost access to transportation, you know, it's a life shift. >> surprise the manager on duty.

he points out many envisioned a world built for cars google envisions a car built for the world today that means it would have to drive like a human would. only better. >> the point is to eliminate car accidents. >> wayne cunningham says google announced they've caught cars to avoid more potential accident situations. >> sensors can now recognize pedestrian or a bicyclist and a hand signal. >> that big laser scanner doesn't have to check mirrors car makers are working on their own lower profile solutions you can see pieces of them now. >> this is

by all stars what he wants is one of these. >> i'd love to be the first owner. >> folks in one neighborhood might get a unexpected knock on the door. survey takers are trying to assess the needs of low income family was children m our local public schools. >> people did a good job of announcing it. that is why they reached out to abc7 news. beginning today they'll be in the mission district conducting a survey. >> so we can go survey this area so there is a majority of fires

to go through the schools. >> they're par miss 'tis pating in a program to guarantee children in the mission have tools to succeed in schools. so families will answer a long question yar with toppings from health care to housing and of course, quality of their schools. >> this is about how to figure out and improve schools and services so children go to school ready and graduate. and go to college. >> it's funded by u.s. department of education the findings will help partners decide where help is needed and how to fund programs to support the children.

>> she says i hope everybody participates in the survey. that is the only way to have what we need. >> with you today, not every family was willing to be forth coming. >> some people said they'd make appointments to come back they weren't available at the moment. >> those families are encouraged to call meva. in san francisco, abc7 news >> one of the largest public works projects in the nation invochls retro fitting sutro reservoir and others against a major earthquake. 280 miles of pipeline have been replaced.

2.6 million people get he water from the system. >> in spectacular fashion things are changing. >> yes. >> hi we have a teasing taste of summer coming our way. >> and toasty temperatures. >> sunny skies around the bay area now. it's a beautiful evening all over the place. lots of blue skies there. wisps of 69 in oakland. low 70s in redwood city. 57 cool degrees in half moon bay. 67 in napa. 64 in petaluma. and here is the view from our sutro tower camera.

clear skies tonight, mid-90s wednesday and thursday. our weather picture foremost of the week and here is a look at the wind affect. winds out of the north, northwest. they shift into north, northeast. it means a big warm up. that is what we're going to have. so we'll use livermore as our indicator of what temperature range is going to be like over the next seven days. 92 wednesday. down to 87

now most locations for next several days overnight, clear skies with low temperatures into low 50s high temperatures upper 80s to near 90. 88 morgan hill. san francisco, 75 tomorrow. highs of 86 in santa rosa. 87 napa. 82 san leandro. inland east bay upper 80s to around 90 in fairfield and antioch. here is the accu-weather forecast. low 90s near the bay. temperatures moderating friday. monday will be coolest day in

the forecast period. temperatures back down foo low 70s inland partly cloudy next monday. there is a hint of possibly sprinkle or two coming our way. >> it would be nice. >> yes. we can use it >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up tonight a bear cup mystery, solved >> where did it come from? who dropped it off? answers coming up.

toyota hitting the road out of california bound for texas the governor announced toyota will move u.s. headquarters from torrance to plano, texas this, comes after texas reportedly offered $40 million in incentives neither torrance nor california could match that offer. >> we hope everybody understands torrance has done everything we can to keep them here. and reports say he toyota will invest $300 million in its new facility the governor made two trips to california last year, hoping to recruit businesses to the state. >> a manufacturing plant in los angeles is the first in the

united states to make fully electric buses that can run 24 hours on a single charge. the governor is hundreds toured the factory today. steel chassises will be imported. it means they're emissions free and claims chemical commission is 100% disposable. about double the cost of gas buses the governor says benefits are worth it. >> only way is to shift with electric vehicles >> now, stanford university uses the electric buses that were made in china. >> there is more still to come

at 6:00. another big tornado strikes the south. where this hit and a huge path of destruction left by others like it. >> a prepaid hot air balloon ride grounded for a year. with a it took to get it off the ground ahead on 7 on your side >> and

>> everyone else evacuated the building. this is the storm he was talking about. a frightening tornado taking aim at tupulo, mississippi one of dozens to strike in just the past 24 hours. there is damage reported in several neighborhoods. but nothing like the storm that hit northern arkansas last night. >> at least 17 people are dead as a result tonight. 14 fate wralts reported in

suburbs of little rock. this is video from arkansas hit by a twister half a mile wide. and witnesses say it just took seconds. the reporter from nearby mayflower with more on that. >> communities and parts of the plains and south are reeling perfect massive miles of rubble are now where buildings once stood. >> we heard nothing breaking in. >> there are 30 confirmed reports the national weather service through mayflower, arkansas

winds estimated at 130-150 miles per hour. rescue workers are scrambling to reach survivors >> they started a thorough concentrated search and rescue effort going to go through today. >> the governor of arkansas issued state disaster declarations for hardest hit counties >> any tornado is bad. looking at damage this, might be one of the strongest we've seen. >> we have had temperatures all the time. we don't think it's going to happen. it does. >> in mayflower, arkansas. >> the president offered condolences to tornado victims from the philippines today . >> i want everyone affected to know fema and federal government

is working with state and local officials and i want everybody to know your country will be there to help you recover and rebuild as long as it takes. >> the president announced the u.s. and european union are imposing a new round of sanctions on russia considering the crisis in ukraine. penalties in response to what western leaders say is russia's failure to follow through on a commitment. >> the mother of a south bay boy who survived a nearly six hour flight a wheel well says she's now working to be reunited with her. this is the mother living in a somali refugee camp. she says her ex-husband took the three kids to california telling them their mother died. her son learned she was alive he

snuck on to the tarmac at san jose airport and on to a plane. saying quote my son was silenced with you intelligent when with me i know concealed himself to see me she is now on a list to imgreat to america and could be here in less than a year >> authorities in connecticut say single paul simon ask his wife are not likely to be charged after an incident at their home. both arrested for disorderly conduct. sources say someone called 911 and hung up they found evidence of physical violence and injuries described as very minor. >> we love each other. we're fine. we had an argument. it's over. >> her attorney says it was no more than a one on a scale of 1 to 10. >> mystery behind a bear cub left without explanation at lake

tahoe may have been solved the cub is doing well with care. a caller tells the tahoe bear league he found the cub beside it's dead mother in humbolt redwood state park and drove it 400 miles to tahoe in order to save it. the league says the man knew a lot of details that make it likely the story is true. tomorrow night on abc7 news at 11:00 a look at how the cub cub is doing. you don't want to miss unbelievably cute video and update. >> nice to see the cub doing well. now, a creature that can spread deadly diseases found throughout the bay area. >> there are big rats out here. >> find out what we've discovered when we went looking for rats. abc7 news reporter vic lee investigates what happens at night when rats go looking for food we'll show you what he found tonight at 11:00. >> well, just ahead here tonight

romantic balloon ride almost didn't happen. >> a local couple left grounded by excuses they claim were full of hot air.

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>> supposed to be a romantic adventure turned into a huge headache. >> they turned to michael finney for relief. michael is here now with the story. >> it was a christmas gift for his girlfriend. as a christmas gift in 2012. more than a year later they haven't been table aibl to take the balloon ride. these pictures on he purchased two certificates the romantic adventure with his girlfriend had been grounded more than a year since purchasing the trip in 2012. they were told they'd have to pay $160 >> i paid about $390 initially

for the two tickets. so i'm like that is ridiculous you know? says on the bottom good for 12 months. >> mel any couldn't figure out how thrill it could have asked them to pay more. in bold print each is good for shared balloon rides for one. they were reserving it within four months >> should be good for a year. >> i was like i got these as a gift. >> she said thrill it would not book unless the company gave them more money. >> then months go by. and then, i get an e mail saying they reviewed our calls and the office decided they couldn't give us a refund. >> the couple complained to the

bbb, but they say bbb never got a response. i'd like to say thank you. >> they say the company agreed to let them take that ride without paying attentional money. they say they found it's consumers who are often at fault. they promised to get back to us with an explanation. that was two weeks ago. they have not returned our e mails or calls since. >> made the call. we had our reservation made it's great. >> if you have a consumer complaint let me know about it.

>> thank you >> coming up the green carpet arrivals of the world's leading environmental activists. >> coming to san francisco for a special night. stay with us.

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>> tonight marks the 25th anniversary for the goldman prize, known to many as the green nobel prize. all chosen for work in protecting the environment. tonight abc7 news shows you who won. >> one of the biggest benefits is the chance to bring international issues there is video to showcase the work of the environmental heros. >> arudy ended up fighting for an eco system.

he campaigned to shut down illegal palm oil plantations. >> i'm happy. but not enough yet. >> a key strategy is making sure local communities understand issues. desmond is one of many black people forcibly relocated under apartheid to work in refineries and chemical plants where heavy pollution is creating major health concerns. desmond led efforts to learn about the chemicals and got help from the bay area. one portion gave tools to find out which pollution is in the air. >> they're simple and easy.

>> that research helped him shut down a toxic waste dump. in india. ram yesh used a small internet cafe to launch a massive information campaign. he was thrown in jail on fake charges and shot after released. he is still recovering and says the goldman prize gives him will to keep going. huge is helping people fight large hydro electric dams proposed for the amazon. she helped people understand the wide scope of the project. it would destroy homes and natural environment the work stopped two dams for now. she's trying to get permanent land rights for the people.

>> in russia, seran garzarren found oit elite government officials were seizing public land to build homes and luxury resorts. he led a campaign to stop them and created a perfect detectived nature reserve. he had to flee and now living in exile. the american prize winner is a former kor rit lawyer disturbing when learning oil and gas companies were going to start cracking operations in up state new york and local communities were not getting a voice they found a legal cause allows towns to use zoning laws to stop companies from setting up huge trafficking operations 200 communities enacted limits on tracking and she's talking with californians about using a similar strategy here in part because it uses a huge amount of

water. >> here in california, water fights are between fish and farmers. now, you have to add fraking. now it's going to be tough decisions to make. >> the prize for each winner has been increased to $175,000 >> we have links for you just go to abc7 news.com >> great work being done. >> let's update the forecast. >> we're going to look at the weather in the southeast. we've had destructive ask deadly tornadoes. now, looking at live doppler 7 you can see a tornado watch in effect for a large area into kentucky and in fact looking at line of powerful thunderstorms throughout the region now we have tornado warnings in effect. today, we've had no fewer than 30 reports of tornadoes in this

region. so the deadly and destructive potentially dangerous storms continue to rumble. here in the bay area we'll have warm to hot conditions and calm with high temperatures from low 70s to about 90 in warmest locations here is the accu-weather forecast. it's going to get hotter wednesday and thursday inland highs reaching mid-90s and low 90s around the bay. just going to feel like summer. >> yes. >> thank you. >> it's sports as you well know. nba playoffs overshadowed by a real scandal. >> yes. warriors going to try to set aside distractions into game

good evening. challenge for warriors and clippers stay focused on basketball following a weekend side tracked by racist comments

attributed to the donald sterling. today, mark jackson says he believes fans should boycott the game. jackson feels a boycott would be making a bold statement to the league. >> we're more than capable of beating them in l.a. we knew it's going to be a battle a tough series. we're committed to that after drilling in game two. those guys will be complimented on how they've responded >> don rivers revealed he declined a chance to speak with

donald sterling about this controversy. disassociating himself from the name clippers rivers said he was bothered and has a new message for the team. . >> i have to do my job for trying to do their job. you know one of the things i told them the way to keep this is to continue to win. the more we win, the more they're going to try to do. >> the sterling controversy overshadowed a loss of one of the best nba coaches ever. jack ramsey died following a long bat cell with lung cancer. i had a chance owe work with him he was a great coach. and the ultimate gentlemen. dr. jack was 89 years old >> momentum has changed in the sharks playoff series with the

kings. only seeing l.a. storming back and sharks now changing goalies. replacing to come out and relieve all 26 it's sitting back watching these guys you know? holiday play is the type. it's good. we know it's a big game for us. >> now it's official. now, a 49ers legends flag

football game our own mike shumann will be playing in the game. but cracking this roster no easy task. >> getting roster together was finding guy that's could run. a lot of guys wanted to come play. they can't do anything. it's like okay. i understand. you're welcome to come. we need someone to get on the floor. >> a's and rangers on the a's now leading in the fifth. abc 7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware.

>> introducing one of our earthly neighbors. >> and you may have seen them but how bad is san francisco's rat problem? we'll walk the streets with a rat detective. >> that is this official of abc7 news at 6:006789 >> have a great night everyone.

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