suspend smith for the up coming season the judge scheduled his sentencing for july 25th. smith faced three illegal weapons charges back in june, 2012 as well as dui charges after a car crash in september. smith and his attorney still not come out of the court to address the media. >> a construction worker in san jess yeah has died the second construction site fatality in two days. it happened just afternoon this, is sky 7 hd. according to a spokesman, the man fell about three stories he was pronounced dead at the scene. another man died yesterday after falling about nine feet on a construction project >> police are investigating an accident involving a muni light rail that sent a pedestrian to

the hospital. muni is rewriting trains around the area. >> some frightening video of a robbery in progress in san jose. watch. this occurred two weeks ago. a man strikes a customer in the face, and orders imemployees to lie on the floor then takes cash and leaves in a vehicle waiting outside. he is described as upwards of one # 0 pounds the get away car was a silver boy yoeta with paper plate. >> a former embarrassment for mary hyashi resurfaced today. now, she runs for state senate, video has been made public.

tonight what has been a contentious campaign. >> it continues to be contentious. she would not speak to us but a spokesperson said hyashi accepted responsibility for the incident so this is an incident she claims was a mistake. her democratic opponent still thinking it's highly relevant and is included surveillance video in his campaign ads on social media. in her defense, the charges she said she doesn't realized she walked out of the union square numan marcus with $2500 in

clothing. her then attorney said she had a benign brain tumor but now, it's possible to see what happened on the day of the incident. foremost of the hour long video, she looks like any shopper, carrying bags and thumbing through racks she leaves the store, two security officers stop her, things don't look right. >> she did not appear to be distracted. >> one supporter and blogger obtained a video from san francisco police through a freedom of information act request. >> it's important for voters to know that this happened she'll she's still on probation >> the hyashi's camp sees a problem. two and a half years after the incident in two weeks before june 3rd primary. her spokesman told us, quote,

attacks are the kind that come a serial bully, say and do anything to stay in power no matter what. >> we have to trust voters today decide whether this is still an important issue. it speaks to her trust worthiness or best put in the past. >> hyashi pleaded no contest, serving three years probation. >> now to a 10-year-old kidnapping case in southern california. a victim taken from her home, working up the serve to report her abduction to police, then escape the suspect in this case has been charged with kidnapping, rape and false imprisonment. abc7 news is live for us

tonight. sid, unbelievable. >> unbelievable indeed it started monday afternoon. the victim shed up to the police station with her young child her husband, arrested yesterday. when talking to neighbors who knew and saw them, the couple seemed happy. >> they seemed -- oh, my god. >> neighbors are stunned by the news their neighbor is accused of kidnapping his wife ten years ago when she was a teen. they tell me the couple had been living in this apartment complex for a few years. i told them what garcia is accused of, neighbors say they never expected anything was wrong. >> this is the guy? >> yes. >> you recognize him? >> yes. we know. >> now, you know what he is accused of? >> that is weird.

we never, i would never that. >> maria says she hoped his wife organize her baby shower a party with family and friends she never expected his wife was in trouble. other neighbors told us the couple seemed happy. linda says she can't believe this could happen close to home. >> it happens. you never think it's that close. >> and the police department is just a block and a half away from here. garcia is due in court tomorrow. sid garcia, abc7 news. this arrest five years after

jaycee dugard's case was broken. jaycee held captive in the backyard of his home 18 years. garrido sentenced to 43 # years in prison. remember that story? they had been kidnapped separately and held for about a decade the captor killed himself in prison. >> charges of fraud and false claims made by a whistle blower against recology are finally going to trial. vic lee is in the newsroom for us. >> this is the lawsuit the whistle blower filed on behalf of the state and city of san francisco. if a jury finds charges are

true, the company will have to pay damages. today was opening statements against the lashlg waste management company. it's taken a long time for the lawsuit to get to trial. >> employees inflating the weight and embezzling what is estimated 1.3 million per year in cans and water bottles. >> that workers inflated how much materials weighed in kickback schemes with customers in order to get more money from the state redemption program. >> with a small bag turned pounds of aluminium >> mcveigh says exposed theft,

and fraud, recology fired him. his attorney led the jury through all of the charges. another serious allegation deals with an incentive system the city set up. they are entitled to millions if they can reduce the amount of garbage increasing it's recycling of green waste. >> they misreported a number of tons of garbage going into landfills or they were not properly reporting material being diverted. under the way the rules are established that amount of money would have gone back to ratepayers and reduced rates. >> the lawyers told joers most

evidence will come from recology own books and records. >> what this case shows is that figures don't lie, but liars can figure. >> we want the public to know al investigations by a disgrunteled former employee are false. bottom line in this case is that the company is the victim of any theft of recycling materials not the state city, state, ratepayers or the public. >> thank you. >> still ahead, message in a bottle. a note britten by a bay area man. >> what is one thing you'd invent to make the woerl a better place? work of 50 artists and their ideas. >> in just a moment we'll take a look at rising temperatures for

memorial day weekend in my accu-weather forecast. >> tonight a special finney finds out. taking a look at a product supposed to protect drivers from running out of gas. seven on your side com

since 1998 google had 2100 doodles. next month, they'll unveil one from the winner of a contest called doodle for google. you can see it here, now.

>> you're looking at the best of the best. out of more than 100,000 who entered, this 11-year-old is google's top doodler. it's part of the annual doodle for google contest. >> i'm from super veerus we had a wonderful spectrum. >> 50 finalists flown to google headquarters. they had art and science work shops today. the theme is if i can invent thing >> from earth, and what is ready to save the world.

>> he's a robot that eats trash, cleans, makes clean air. >> a panel of judges narrowed the field. google users also weighed in. >> beautiful thing is the fact kids are thinking about what they can do to contribute to your society. >> audrey used markers to draw her intricate doodle. >> do you think yours is a practical idea. >> in her honor, google will bring clean water to ten schools in bangladesh. audrey receives a

college scholarship. with millions of others, june 9th. >> part of the proemance disappeared from taking a cruise, but cruise lines frown on passengers tossing messages overboard in bottles they end up in unlikely hands. here is to romance and mystery, delivering a message in a bottle. >> i have found 60. >> he claims. cliff from salt lake city, utah. so enamored in finding messages in ocean trash, he produces video about to open one. people get distracted. >> it says seven may, 2009. please return this note to john,

i think his last name as well as address. >> now, they're linked near. >> it's a veranda cabin here. >> out of the window? >> it's a veranka. like a balcony. >> once launched, clint, meantime is obsessed with making connections. >> i had a dream of meeting every person in the world as i got older i realized it wasn't going to be possible. this revived that feeling. >> new, john is on his list. >> i want ask why he does this.

why? >> it's a thought i have to do it wide so it doesn't slam into the ship. >> two men, brought together by ties and junction mail from the sea. >> i saw a bill board today advertising $79 flights to san jose. right there. so like, huh. maybe i should send one out. >> in cupertino, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> good tail there. >> did you feel warm up today? >> yes. >> not extreme. by weekend we'll see locations into low 90s. quite warm. sunny skies, some coastal clouds getting more prominent now. and so there have been

weather. light snow, that has ended for now. drops remain behind. 66 in morgan hill. and our sutro camera shows blue skies, then, low clouds over the bay now. reads in other locations santa rosa, napa, 66. and and a live view from our mount tam camera. low clouds gathering along the coastline. we'll have cooler weather monday, mem wril day. it's going to be nice and warm. but not as warm as weekend. satellite shows that upper level low here in the bay area and

thunderstorms heading out, moving eastward opening the door for high pressure to bring us warmer weather pattern into our inland locations approaching the holiday weekend. you can see highs in livermore in mid to upper 80s. cooling tuesday, wednesday, this is indictive of what most of the bay area can suspect over the next seven days. fog spreading beyond the coast. low clouds inland will be mild lows into low to tonight. 81 in san jose. 84 morgan hill. upper 70s tomorrow.

77 in pal yes alto. low 60s on the coast. up in the north bay, 81 in sonoma. inland east bay, mainly mid-80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. they'll continue getting warmer throughout the weekend highs into low 90 and mid-60s on the coast. >> still coming up a new case of stolen valor >> a transgender retired navy s.e.a.l. helps track down a phony. hat stayin that's why they've got lear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards.

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a south bay woman honored for her actions in texas. we'll have that in just a moment. ebay users want to know about this. you're being urged to change your pass word after a hack attack. ebay revealed a cyber attack in february to early march compromised a data base. this is the information.

>> we understand it, apparently hackers used ebay employees to get in somehow. >> ebay says it hasn't seen any fraudulent activity. >> and a south bay woman honored for heroic actions in texas. she was driving on her way to her mother's funeral she saw an suv crash. one victim was severely injured and pregnant and she could see the woman he mernling from a laceration across the woman's abdomen. she delivered the baby and the mother died in the hospital. a texas lawman says if it were not for her, the baby would have lost its life as well. >> make the decision to help, not help. there is no one else on the road but us

we stopped. >> today, we want to recognize her with a director award. >> she says she has four kids and her instincts just kicked in. >> imagine, she's grief stricken. >> severe weather. hail stones have been calling tonight in denver >> fast food justice. pro testers commanded justice at corporate headquarters of mcdonalds. >> if you ever dreamed of living in a million dollar home, where to turn a lot more still to come.

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forcing denver international airport to ground flights passengers were ordered to evacuate gates and find shelter. there are no reports of damage there. that storm pounded the region with rain. many stopped cars under overpasses trying to escape the deluge. there are reports of major street flooding and winds. a massive protest outside mcdonalds headquarters today hundreds of fast food workers converged on the facility, demanding a raise to $15 an hour, and a right to yun yieninnize. 100 people were arrested this comes less tan a week after five of the workers staged protests and 230 protested. employees currently make $8 per

hour. >> someone pretending to be a navy s.e.a.l. with medals that were never earned >> the story involves first transgender navy s.e.a.l., she became public about her life. after retiring from 20 years with the s.e.a.l., she travels the country now. and is on abc7 >> we put our lives on the line for. that you're using it for personal gain, that is offensive. >> i think it's a slam at every man and woman who received a purple heart. it's the kind of thing our community should be outraged about. >> dan?

carolyn? >> thanks dan. we'll look forward to the beat. >> google claims a new title in silicon valley saying google is the most dominant brand in the world right now followed by ibm, microsoft and mcdonalds. ora cell and hewlett-packard. ebay and yahoo made the list as did twitter for the first time. if you host money on wall street yesterday, you might have made it back today. nasdaq went up as well. and fourth quarter earnings most say it could have been worse. >> it's very expensive place to work. >> a lot with the median price of a home now approach lg a

million dollars we set out to find what a pillin dollars will get you in other parts of the country. san francisco housing market is on fire. would you pay nearly a million dollars for this four bedroom two bath fixer upper? how about dropping a million for this 960 square foot two bed, one bath condo in mission bay? someone did. >> it's on the market for $999,000. about a million dollars. >> we asked this broker to show us a typical home in san francisco. >> living room, dining room area. >> this home sold in just seven days. the median price averaged just over a million dollars since the beginning of the year. a condo won't cost much less. >> we wanted to find out what

you can get so looked up million dollar listings nationwide we found might have you picking up and moving. >> what is nice about this is that there are views in this lakefront. >> it has trappings in downtown chicago. this house has three full, two half bathrooms and a walk in closet the size of apartments in san francisco. >> there is an adjacent walk in storage room. >> in new york a million dollars will buy a small piece of the big apple. welcome to 242. >> two bedrooms two baths.

>> it's nice, quiet. it's private. and sunny. >> at night time, it's just spectacular >> relaxing comes to find f you're willing to spend a million dollars in the lone star state. >> this is a great kitchen. >> this home, choose from 5 bedrooms or bathrooms. there is room for entertaining, too. and a home theater. you don't have to leave california to get more for your money. >> this is under 4300

feet. >> some of the taxes in the bai area are more than mortgage payments are here. >> what is the tradeoff? how you look, there is no place like home. even when it comes with a steep price tag. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> it's remarkable. >> we'll be

four people dead, 21 others hurt after a bus accident on i ten near the city of blythe. a big rig carrying pipes jackknifed bus hit pipes and swerved off the road rolling over and landing 50 feet from the freeway. a vehicle traveling behind the truck hit the pipes first and richard lee saw it happen. >> i saw what i thought was a semi truck the days now, i know it's a bus.

the same sound our car made when hitting those pipes is the sound the bus made >> the bus bhngs to el paso los angeles limousine express. >> it looks like final chapter of famed marcus bookstore was written today. workers ripped out the shelves in the business. the new owners took possession of the books and began clearing out the space >> they had huge sledge hackers smashing book shelves smashing the furniture. >> the judge will decide who takes possession of the inventory. >> just ahead, michael finney

checks out a new product. >> can it prevent you from running out of gas ever again?

if you drive around long enough you're almost guaranteed to see a driver stuck in a disabled vehicle. >> many of the folks have run out of gas. now interest is a product available to ensure the tank never goes dry again. >> this is cool. >> you're going to remember this. almost too good to be true. called magic tank. it promises to get your engine going again even if your tank is on empty tonight i put it to theest test. this is what you're supposed to do, fill your tank before it gets to empty. but cars get stuck on the road. officer daniel hill of the chp sees this all the time. >> when a vehicle is disabled on the freeway, but when running out of gas, it can cause traffic problems. >> this is where magic tank comes in

>> magic tank works with the residual gasoline on empty. pushes gasoline into your engine and once ignited with the gasoline, keeps engine running. >> steve says it's a fuel based product but without flammable components. that means it's nonflammable, you can safely store it in the trunk. to prove his point he poured some into a cup and lit a match. >> just lit a match. hopefully won't blow out. goes out. >> it should be safe to store but we don't know if it works we talked to an energy expert and a chemist at stanford university. both said science appears sound. confident, we brought our vehicle in to ford and asked them to siphon our gas tank.

and they made sure it stalled the maintenance manager poured magic tank into the vehicle, then attempted to start the car. >> it works. >> magic tank claims to give you same mileage from a half gallon of gas, vince admits he's surprised it started >> we've seen different types of chemicals trying to be used. now, it did work. >> he is starting to get concerned we may not make it to the gas station. >> engine starting to stumble a little bit. this is characteristic of a way a vehicle acts when running out of fuel >> the officer said it would be good if this does work. >> any mechanism is too all of our benefits. >> we see a gas station within miles of the ford dealer but

pass it up to push magic tank to limits minutes later we exit the freeway and find a gas station. >> looks like it's a wrap. it's pretty good. magic tank sells for $24.95, should soon be available at major retailers never good idea to drive with almost no gas or no gas in the tank. magic tank should only be used in an emergency. >> but it's magic. >> great use out of that as a teenager i drove like an idiot and ran out of gas frequently. >> glad you don't do that anymore. >> let's return to the forecast one last time. >> yes. >> let's start with a time lapse view starting with blue skies. just a few thunderstorms looking live doppler 7 we can see

showers trickling down from central sierra into central valley, winding down now. tomorrow, state wide, looking for thundershowers to develop once again in southern sierra. there will be other showers south down into desert areas of southern california most of the state sunny, dry here we'll have mild to warm conditions tomorrow. with fog sort of lingering at the coast into afternoon hours. high temperatures ranging from low six #s to mid to upper 80s inland. it's going to get warmer. here is the accu-weather forecast. memorial day weekend bringing us highs into low 90s in spots. monday, memorial day, warm, nice, and sunny skies >> perfect. >> thank you. >> be sure to check out our new web site. abc7 news.com. abc7 news.com will adjust it to fit your screen.

there is more video, more pictures and stories where you live. abc7 news.com is easier to use and better everywhere. >> larry beil is here. what have you got? >> i look better than you. >> yeah. >> big improvements. >> a ace look to keep winning streak going. may get most up to one hit they've had through six innings sports is coming up next

>> two projected starters are out for the season tommy malone coming out in tampa. you don't want to be sitting behind that guy with a hat you'll see nothing. a's with a couple walks and two errors. a josh reddic grounder made it 2-0 at reddic. a's did not get a hit, here it comes, there it goes. brandon moss nearly hit the

roof. tommy malone into trouble in the sixth the rbi single making it 3-1. they still have only one base hit. giants and rockies, five and a third check out the leg of matt cane. no update on his status. first hit in the fourth courtesy of hunter pens a solo homer, speaking of giants ask injuries one man injury is another's opportunity. brandon bell broke his thumb, that opened a spot for tie already colbin in left. he's been around and hoping he's found a long term home. >> high, deep to right. this baby is way back, out of

here. >> the 13th pick of the 2006 draft played for cubs and rockies he knows live, and sports is all about opportunity. >> it is giving me an opportunity here. just helping out anyway i can. if i get the start coming off the bench. you know? i'm ready for anything. >> what is tougher? >> yes. i imagine starting you feel better, off the bench you've got to be a light switch. >> yes. it's a tough thing. you know? you're getting one at bat. trying to make the most of it you know? i'm going to go through three good swings on it. >> what do you feel like you can bring? >> well, it's a tough question to answer you know? i don't want to brag or say anything too big. i'm going to try to get competitive at bat he every time i'm up i want to be the guy up in that spot. that is what happens on good clubs everybody wants to be that guy. >> fan base here? >> amazing. after getting out there,

everybody kecheering for me it's a great experience for me. >> it's one of the things who is this guy? right? >> yes. >> number ten. >> that is it >> maybe like, you know knew my name. >> number ten. >> yes >> before the nfl implemented a rookie pay scale would it take forever for teams to sign their picks now, quick, quick. raiders signed their second round selection. his deal four years $5.3 million. now unless matt shaub gets hurt, the plan is to sit on the bench this season and back up shop. raiders hopeful it's going to be the next franchise quarterback. seahawks today met president obama, honored for their super bowl win. mashon lynch didn't make the

trip by rush richard sherman is there. >> i considered letting sherman up here on the podium today. give him the mike but we have to go in a little bit. so... >> probably a wise move. >> yes. >> mediocre. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. it's ten seconds in my head forever. >> a lot of peoples. >> president avoided a you tube moment. >> yes. >> join me tonight at 9:00, the local citizen scientists taking over a nasa craft what. they plan to do with it, at 9:00 >> then, at 11:00 a new case of stolen valor the country's first transgender navy s.e.a.l. helps dan noyes expose a fake here in the bay area. it's a story only on abc7 news >> and prime time tonight here

on abc7 starts with one hour season finale of the middle followed by the new season the motive. join us after that great programming tonight. >> but that does it for this edition of abc7 news our coverage continues now on twitter. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time.

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