physical evidence of the death the 22-year-old is accused of murdering sierra lamar though the body has never been found it appears a committee of prosecutors believes there is substantial evidence to seek the

death penalty. the extended family of the 15-year-old morgan hill teenager was consulted by prosecutors sierra's father said the death penalty is something they wanted >> over the last month or so, we've talked to the da's office and have talked to the family. >> the reaction is similar among leader who's organized searches for two years in the area where she was last seen. >> i'm thinking if he steps forward and negotiate yates a lesser charge, tells us where she is that is now on the table. >> law professor a death penalty expert says the district attorney's decision will stimulate debate about capitol punishment. >> we can sent kwens the person to a long, severe punishment of

never being released on the street again if he is guilty. >> legal analyst says to expect the case to be delayed by the decision >> the defense has to continue with the discovery on the guilt phase and have to start doing discovery on the penalty phase we may not see a trial for years. >> police say a santa rosa woman accused of grabbing a woman by the neck for bullying her daughter may have grabbed the wrong child and faces a felony charge of child abuse. parent received an explanation of what supposedly happened. >> we have skol psychologists on hand to check in to see how they're doing and respond to

their needs. >> wrong approach but i know i've been there. i wanted to say my piece but i haven't. >> she told the paper she scolded the child but claimed she never touched him. >> officials in san francisco are poll jiezing for excludeing a senior girl's photo from the year book because she wore a tuxedo. the principal released an apology and offered to reprint all year books but the family doesn't want to delay the release and they say they'll find another way to include the portrait. the picture will be displayed saturday at graduation and administrators will consider a new dress code policy for the portraits. >> an east bay sales executive arrested on bank fraud the 38-year-old operates discovery sales out of this office in concord.

authorities say he devised a scheme to get mortgages for unqualified buyers at the height of the housing crisis saying he used employees to buy homes to prop up the company's line of credit. in the end 1,545 million loans went into forecloe hur or short sale. >> we know the identity of a man found dead on the bottom of a steep peek. nick smith is live with more on the dangers in that area. >> good afternoon. those trails are popular with hikers this property is owned by the uc. there are no signs here to warn you, there is like a rock, off limits and dangerous this, area has seen two people die after climbing that rock and falling to their dennings

>> so dangerous >> she knows with the stunning views there is a quiet, but phone shally deadly danger. >> getting up to the top is fine on this side on the other side, it's steep. it's straight down. and there is nothing there to catch you. >> the coroner confirmed the body of a man, found motionless was that of a 22-year-old concord resident. police tell us a female hiker tried to give first aid but realized he was dead she called police and they quickly designated the area as a crime scene. >> we don't know what happened. >> this is where a man fell to his death in november, 012. they call this rock deceptive. >> someone to fall off it would be a trauk injury, or death.

>> authorities say he was camping with friends, went swimming in the area of pope creek bridge jumping into water that was 35 feet deep but never came back up. >> muni riders may notice something different on light rail trains it features a effort to prevent overcrowding on trains the transit agency is looking for rider input the train runs through may, then be tested. >> let's take a look at the forecast. cool, kind of breezy outside. >> yes. big change. spencer christian is outside with the latest. >> yes. breezy and cooler than

yesterday. weather becoming more unsettled let me show you what that means clouds in the sky. conditions are still calm here in the bay area. however, to our north, we've got this upper level low just off the north coast sweeping a line of showers into the fort bragg area. things now look calm over the bay. it's 60 degrees in san francisco. 66 in oakland. another view of the clouds moving in from northwest from emeryville, readings 69 in santa rosa, napa. 64 novato. 69 fairfield. so i'll give you a look at the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a few minutes.

>> thank you. >> what a great surprise, laura straight got that reception today it wasn't her birthday she won the fishman prize, given to best teachers in the country. straight teaches fourth grade at aspire ares elementary. it come was a $25,000 prize. she's the first california teacher to win. >> how cool is that? still ahead congestion pricing on the bay bridge. why it doesn't seem to be easing up traffic. >> check out this weather phenomenon. a super cell occurred >> then, at 4:30 cyber criminals taken down a international first the secrets the u.s. is accusing kiena of stealing. >> our first look at the skyway,

it's just terrible in both directions gridlock weather here going to the lower deck of the bay bridge. or righthand side of the screen. back with more at 4:00 in just a moment.

increase in tolls to ease rush hour traffic on the bay bridge may not be working out as planned want to give you a view right now. you can see things going along nicely not even a back up in cash lanes but there may be other factors

at work. every minute counts on the bay bridge. >> at that time, tolls jump $2 until 10:00 a.m . drivers pay the higher price. . >> i try to go fiber optic. now, i've got a lane. >> you don't have a choice? >> yes. i don't have a choice now. >> this pricing implemented in 2010. four years later, the jobs came back, so did the cars >> mer people working in the bay area now than four years ago. there is a lot more traffic. and it's not just on the bay

bridge. >> the daily average of cars before pricing went into affect was $125,000, went down the first year from under 124,000 vehicles now, the economy is revving up, so is traffic. 131,484 cars went over the bay bridge. that is almost 6500 more compared to when the pricing plan went into place. the spokesman says it's pushed a few hundred drivers outside peak commute hours. drivers wonder if it's incentive for people that work a traditional day. >> i get why they're doing it. it is penalizing people have have to be at work at a certain time we don't have flexibility. >> it's more punishment

people so they have to pay the price for it. >> expect for the cash lanes to disappear just like it did on the golden gate bridge. >> california chrome will be allowed to wear a nasal strip officials cleared device for next month's belmont stakes. california chrome has one of the nasal strip on winning both kentucky derby and preekness this past saturday. they do not consider it a performance enhancer. >> all fire evacuation orders have been lifted as firefighters gain the upper hand >> san marcos is the last of four remaining fires still burning. now, nearly 90% contained.

cooler temperatures, calmer winds. 47 homes were destroyed during the wildfire. >> and take a look at this picture. this selfie was taken to let his wife know he was okay. >> take a look. an amazing video. storm chasers took time lapse of what is called mother ship. they is a rotating current that gives them appearance of a space ship. >> that is remarkable. >> it's, if that you don't want to be beamed up to mothership.

>> even in the mid west. looking at what's happening in the bay area, we have increasing clouds, breezy but weather still calm. to our north, 8, 30 miles per hour. fairfield up to 35 miles per hour. looking over the bay, we'll have increasing clouds tonight the forecast indicates breezy, becoming cloudy. isolated showers are possible. much of the bay area remains dry tomorrow z a warmer pattern begins mid week. and warm up continues. there is that cold low pressure system. there is some thunderstorms this

evening, overnight, we may see isolated showers moving through. there could be minor wet spots and isolated showers. much of the bay area remains dry tomorrow and into evening. and into the sierra, showers and light snow. but there could be wet, showery weather, again, chance of showers low temperatures on the mild side. some upper 40s, tomorrow, a couple isolated thunderstorms in the higher terrain in the northern most part of the viewing area.

possibility of thunderstorms is very, very low. low to mid-60s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll start to warm up around the bay area wednesday. low 80s around the bay. monday, memorial day looks like a pleasant day. cooler sunday. mid-60s on the coast. a lovely seven days ahead. >> sounds good. thank you, spencer. coming up next drama ahead of the "dancing with the stars" finale. a serious injury happened after rehearsal. >> and a young baseball fan about what happened here with this foul ball.

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>> the late michael jackson stole the show at last night's music awards, brought back to live in a ground breaking hologram performance the hologram performed alongside 16 live dancers the companies behind this aren't saying how they do it but it's similar to technology used at coachela. experts say this technology may be used in movies. interesting. iet is. >> yes. >> the two night finale of "dancing with the stars" begins tonight. dancers are feeling the pain. >> this he's going to be able to dance

tonight. >> our sister station has more now from los angeles. this world class athlete never assumed she'd make it to the finale. he think we've realized predictions rarely go the way you think they will. so i'm grateful to be here. >> when you started what is your goal? have fun with it. see how far it makes me. i know i liked dancing and that i worked hard. but i didn't know if legs would

allow me to go far. >> i mean i've just enjoyed it so much. been a great experience. >> we keep it fun, joyful. and so who is going to take home the mirror ball trophy? >> we have to give credit for choreography. >> i'm sure she'll get better for this week. >> taking himself out of the competition >> i didn't say that. i said there is amazing competitors. >> tonight will mark ballas be able to dance or kept out due to a shoulder injury.

in los angeles, abc7 news >> part one of dancing with the stars "tonight at 8:00." >> i remember last week, so america got confused. >> should have been voted off. >> who do you think is going to take it? >> i'm jumping along wag yn with me. i think amy captured america's hearts. >> it's a great team of dancers. >> i know. it's interesting. this is not as good as others that will be left. but as melrrill davis said, predictions are often wrong. >> just ahead preparing for the worst. taking a look at big water tanks

being installed around san francisco just in case. >> also, two major crack downs on cyber terrorism including one where creeps may be using a web cam to spy on

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this is earthquake country. today we got a glimpse at a tool to upgrade one. >> abc7 news joins us live now in outer sunset strict with more. >> behind this tarp, you cannot really see it there. crews have been working hard on what the fire chief calls a critical tool in firefighting. when they're done, they will mark this spot with a ring >> you may have seen intersections and assumed they're just decorations but they indicate a piece of firefighting strategy covering a storage tank that holds 75,000 gallons of water. this is a picture of

>> the use would be under emergency conditions. where we're going to need an immediate source of water in the event of a failure. >> this system is thought to be unique to san francisco, devised after 1906 earthquake. trying to keep that from happening again. >> during 1989 earthquake, fire boats hauled in water from the bay. the fire chief says the tanks are critical. >> people say you don't use it on a regular basis. when the big one hits these will

be invaluable. >> voters pass back in 2010, including upgrades to pump stations and outlines. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> in washington, d.c. major crack downs on cyber crime. the justice department announced charges against five chinese military officers they spied on computers. more now from washington, d.c. >> two major crack downs on cyber terrorism. for the first time ever, u.s. government has accused another nation of internet hacking. >> this is a case alleging economic espionage by members of the chinese military. >> officials believed sometime

the chinese government was engaging in a state-sponsored campaign to hack into u.s. business interests to gain an unfair economic advantage. today, justice department said that hunch is right. >> five chinese military owe fishes were indicted for using unauthorized access in e mails to steal information from six american companies including u.s. steel, westinghouse electric, aluminium giant alcoa, u.s. steel workers union and solar world. and in new york today, fbi announced nearly 100 people were arrested in nearly a dozen countries in what it called largest global cyber operation

ever. the program allowed users to peep into computers and web cameras. >> the threat was far reaching and global. >> it's unlikely they'll be arrested >> one of the three patients diagnosed with mrs has been released from a florida hospital. that man's release comes just hours after an illinois man became the third u.s. resident to become infected. he tested positive. doctors say that transmission is concerning. it was first discovered in to 12 killing more than 160 people. >> nba has taken an important step as removing donald sterling

as the owner of the l.a. clippers. last month, i'm sure you'll remember audio surfacing of sterling making racist comments. on june 3rd, fellow owners could force them to sell to do so, sterl staerling has until may 27. the 82-year-old police commissioner who called president obama the "n" word resigned today the controversy erupted when copeland was heard loudly describing the president yugsing the slur m a restaurant straunt. >> overseas now to balkins. they have been hit with record-breaking floods. soldiers have been working to protect the main power plant.

35 people died and this is all after the area was hit by three months worth of rainfall in three days floods caused more than 3,000 landslides across the region n brazil a heavy storm brought hail to the city of san paolo this weekend. thook at this. bulldozers used to clean up. officials say the storm broke a dry spell causing low levels of the main dams that sup supply water. >> technology is cool. that is the message of the tech girls work shop. 100 girls attended the event. it professionals volunteered their time to work with the young girls. >> people are under represented so we're here today with our

technology volunteers to get girls excited about careers in technology. knowing there are opportunities they might not know about. >> surveys show 46% of the girls attending a work shop report an increase in interest in tech related careers. that is very scientific. >> we understand it. >> totally. >> coming up, a used car ad becoming a big hit. >> plus, was it chivalry? or something else? next. >> looking from our south beach camera at the sky over the bay. clouds with various shapes. >> taking a look at traffic in san jose now. this is guadalupe parkway. you can see traffic between 101

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heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you

the u-verse revolves around you espn calls it a switcher oo. he gives a ball to a young woman seated behind him. but that was a different ball. the one in his right hand is the

one he gives to her this, young man told reporters after his game he wasn't trying to trick anybody. >> i was told if i got another ball i should give to it someone else i put it up, thought i was going to give it to someone. and he saw her, i gave to it her >> sounds innocent to me. . >> i think so. hi. i'm austin would you like a baseball? his teammates are calling him holly woochld his mom is laughing at the notion her son was trying to woo the older woman by giving her a gift baseball saying the 10-year-old trips over the wind blowing. >> poor guy. >> if you want a solvo with 300,000 miles you need to get creative. >> one man has done that by posting an ad saying buy my

volvo. >> the back seat is haunted. >> oh, brother. all right the man behind the ad called in friends to help him sell the car the video is approaching one and a half million hits on you tube. >> the seller wants $1100 or an even trade for a new x box 1. that is pretty cool. >> i don't know what is going on. >> spencer christian never had a solvo. >> he had a cooler car. >> never that many hits, either. maybe i should get a solvo or

phony baseballs. to our north, upper level low kicking up thunderstorms in the sacramento valley and showers along the north coast. generally sunny and mild across the nation. we'll have showers, snow showers over the sierra. and we can see spotty showers with high temperatures into upper 60s to low 70s and temperatures climbing into upper 70s by the end of the week. 80 degrees sunday tapering off to 79

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anning yefr over the decision to put a gift shop inside of the new national september 11th museum. victim family saying the idea of selling items on the site where the unidentified remains of a thousand people are located is outrage yichlts many are taking issue with museum's $24 entrance fee. jim richards lost his 29-year-old son, a firefighter in the attacks >> they have to pay $24? that is a disgrace. >> the remains are located in a repository beneath the museum

that is not open to the public. it relies on private fund raising and revenue from ticketing for it to operate. others point to the fact there has been official gift shop at the memorial for years without complaint. >> there is a growing backlash against google glass but more people are wearing the face-mounted glasses >> they call them google goggles. it's going up for sale for the public once again, this against as backlash is growing more intense several bar asks restaurants saying users are not welcome. why so harsh? you're about to find out.

>> sarah was expecting to stir up excitement showing off her google glass. she never expected to start a culture war against the computer head set. but it's happening a growing number of bars and restaurants banning google glass thanks in part to this. it happened here in a bar in the lower haight. >> i was verbally assaulted and threatened. >> she commanded glass to start recording and warned the crowd. >> this is the video it's captured. . >> i was told to get out of the establishment. i was called more names >> someone threw a bar rag at her. sarah began hurling curses

herself. i can't believe it. they're throwing things at me. >> it's embarrassing. it doesn't show me in the light i'd like to be seen. >> this woman was echoing resentment for tech giants. pro testers targeted google buses. that night, the target was google glass. a man ripped grass off her face and ran out. >> got the google glass back. i ran back inside, i found that my purse had been stolen. >> today, she drinks where glass is welcome like king fish restaurant back at molotov's this sign went up. no recording on the premise. at least 13 in san francisco, oakland and seattle now banned google glass, posting signs like this. for the most part it's about

privacy. >> they don't want to be recorded it's a bar. >> customers complained, users could be creepily recording them. >> i come here to watch sports. i don't need to be seen. you know? i don't want my wife to see this. >> becoming an invasion of privacy. >> you can't tell if glass users are looking for recording you. they blame sarah for not taking hers off that night. >> you can't go and have a beer and relax without putting your life on instagram. >> they're filming with out permission i think it's wrong. >> someone said they've got those google glasses on. i'm like let's not drink here, then. google responded thinking we are thinking about how to design

glass no one should be targeted because of the technology they choose. glass let's you look up and engage with the world around you rather than looking down, being distracted by your technology. another restaurant told sarah she can't wear it there. she says fear is spreading but it's unwarranted. >> people that have google glass aren't going around trying to spy on random strangers. >> google glass is becoming more popular. if it something you want to own? do you find it intrusive? let me know. >> that is an interesting dilemma. >> it's a tough one. >> up next, how a group of oakland high school students are becoming a national sensation. >> and coming up at 5:00 growing

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get ready for the new season of the bachelorett. you may remember andy when she walked away from juan pablo on "the bachelor". >> all of the guys are catches i cannot say who is a standout. there are a lot of them. i'm excited to see who america thinks is a standout. i know everyone picks their favorites i'm excited to see that. >> if you can't make it catch it

on your smart phone, tablet or computer using watch abc for details go to abc7 news.com or search watch abc in the app store >> best move is ditching juan pablo >> as abc7 news tells us what started as an after school club is quickly becoming a national sensation. this is a bunch of kids that can kivenlth and have been doing their thing on national tv. now, it's a phenomenon. >> it's all voices. no instruments.

>> some lingo. >> excuse me? >> i can't believe it. >> the movie "pitch perfect" brought the world front ask center. >> it's based on my college group. >> the director of the rush. >> just a regular wednesday performing in front of 16,000 people. i'm watching and sobbing. they get off stage they're like what do you want to get for lunch? >> she writes the musal arrangements. >> words are nonsense. eight other bars of other people doing different things. >> find your part, dance and not look scared. >> vocal rush has to reinvent itself every year. this year, two thirds of the group is graduating. >> bittersweet? >> it s i is been a part of the group since it started.

>> she spent the last few years as a group drummer. >> it's a whole new realm, of just, awesomeness. >> with graduation cups opportunity >> i want to talk acapella to a new level and start my own group. >> so does sunday simon. the female bass. >> can you hit that low b? >> do, do, do >> lisa knows next year will be a new wave of talent. >> students goring to step in to fill the shoes. in oakland abc7 news. that is unbelievable. that sounds ter rif yivenlth >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> very shocked

very, very shocked. >> a north bay mother accused of attacking a boy she believes bullied her daughter the parent is telling a different story. >> risky legal move against a man charged in the case of missing teenager sierra lamar >> a dog went in for tlc, coming out needing surgery. >> tracking thunderstorms in northern california the possibility of unsettled weather here, coming up. >> out on bail, but not out of trouble. >> a mother is accused of assaulting a boy she believe was bullying her daughter but it's not a clear cut case. >> to hear her lawyer talk about the woman she could be in his opinion the mother of the year. but this is a complicated case.

for starters the sheriff's department has been looking into this all day and not convinced this point the child, allegedly intact is supposedly bullying her daughter. nothing on on the bill board could have prepared parents for information received by letter this morning. >> i was shocked. very, very shocked. yes. >> this is rare. it happens and we do respond. >> a 30-year-old mother allegedly attacked a 12-year-old boy for bullying her daughter the victim said she grabbed him by the throat. >> she's upset, terrified and retaining counsel she denies charges as alleged. >> bullying has been an issue among kids but a cause. and this morning one parent of three children described problem was bullying at the school in the past.

>> it's a problem that needs to be addressed instead of we'll take care of it you're not, obviously. >> we take incidents like these very seriously. >> and where in this social contract says we have to abandon our children to bullies? how tear dare the state file criminal charges against a parent who does. that is unacceptable. >> today, she will appear in court thursday morning free on $30,000 bail. in santa rosa, wayne freedman abc7 news >> today, a canal lick school issued an apology to a senior left out of the annual year book because she was wearing a tuxedo the school said it omitted her portrait because it violated a dress code the principal says the last days have been revealing and this is an opportunity to