injured in this attack. >> he is scared. and he's she does want everyone to know what happened to her 11-year-old nephew. she's his guardian. she's furious he was grabbed, chokeed and hit on the school bus. this photo shows lacerations on his cheek and ear. investigators say the man went after the 11-year-old boy for having picked on his 9-year-old son. >> my child said he doesn't know his sovenlt that they ride the bus together. that is it. >> school officials say the driver interveneed and stopped the attack but didn't alert the staff the principal says she learned from the child himself. >> i saw he did have a scratch on his face i called the police.

>> it wasn't crying when he came to my office. >> his bail is set at $50,000 he was drunk. it's probably reason for part of the behavior. he explained he felt it's the right thing to do to confront the youth he felt were responsible for that. >> as for the bus driver, he was filling in and will no longer be subbing for that route. not only are parents not allowed to enter school buses the company says drivers are supposed to report incidents immediately. >> an oakland mother arrested today accused of attacking a 9-year-old girl with a hammer inside of her child's school. police say she volunteered in oakland. she brought a hammer to school

and the child had to go to the hospital but is expected to be okay. >> here is the man, marcel mitchell facing charges after beating a student in a wheelchair last week. the video is brutal but people are coming to his defense tonight. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live. laura? >> we've heard the school district is looking at actions of one other security officer to see if more might have been done to prevent or stop the attack meantime, many students here are defending the man who hit the disabled student. as shocking as the scene looks the guard is receiving an outpouring of support from other students. >> he does his job. and talks to the students. >> marcel mitchell fired after

this incident but students say he was provoked by the boy in a wheelchair. a 17-year-old described as a campus troublemaker admitting to spitting in mitchell's face. >> at the end of the day you spit on someone, there are consequences. >> i was in handcuffs. >> at the time of the incident on the video he was in handcuffs due to a prior altercation. i don't think apology is going to help me with all of the expenses that might come with this. >> the adult has a higher responsibility to act maturely and to exercise restraint. >> these are photos they claim show a black eye. he told us he had to return to the hospital last night for headaches and back pain. and martinez says he is

painfully aware other students are defending mitchell, not him. >> that is their opinion. they're not going through the pain i'm in. it's okay whatever they have to say. >> mitchell arrested and charged with felony child abuse. in oakland, abc7 news >> a bay area man inside injured in a deadly rampage is recovering with family tonight n a cnn interview he told he was stuck in a hospital bed, in his hospital bed, feeling a bit of pain but it's nothing he can't manage. he was at ucsb visiting a friend from san ramone valley high school. suddenly the killer's car plowed into them. >> they're chatting about the drive down. next thing we know, car comes.

>> friends and fellow athletes have showed support on twitter using hash tag pray for cheeks, a nickname received in high school. >> it's happened again in a i bay area high school. a standardized test for college credit tossed out because of a mistake by educators now, a bufrnl of kids have to take the test again. >> 150 so far. that is just starting last night. >> he is expressing anger on this facebook page, a place to vent after their vests were thrown out. >> most of us studied hard. students were given this letter notifying them the testing found irregular larrys in two classrooms. instead of students five feet

apart, distant was four inches less than. that students not facing the same direction. >> it's the school's responsibility. and so the room is in a certain way. there are seating irregularities >> 400 students taking 14 ap tests affected and must take them again. >> people have prepared a lot for tests z we're brought in before that and once official, i think everyone is just frustrated with this situation. >> the school told parents tests will be given again, beginning monday, and throughout the week. >> these kids studied hard, puts notes away, had a party. now, all of a sudden you have 48 hours? >> some teachers and students will be here this weekend to help the others prepare for the test. ap kids that don't have to

retest are helping kids that have to retest. so they're going to work to help the kids pass. >> the school will meet with parents tomorrow at 10:30 a.m to answer questions. we're waiting for results tonight on a vote on a contract forcing them to contribute to their pensions for the first time and increase their pay. about the drivers don't approve it, the decision will be referred to an arbitrator that is legally obligated to side with muni management if there is a threat of a strike. reports on social media indicate drivers may call in sick on monday if not approved. >> a candidate for state assembly claims police racially profiled campaign workers today three young black men were going door to door canvassing for clarence hunt's campaign this

morning. two white officers approached the men, asking them if they had been arrested or to jail. >> i feel it's profiling. if that had been a white woman or old white person they won't have asked have you been to jail? are you on parole? >> i am disappointed. we cannot have that in an election process the young men are getting involved, college students and they should be freely exercising their legal rights. >> the officers told the men they needed a permit. pril activity is not regulated by the code. and in a statement police said we confirmed that no permit was needed for political activity and explained the nature of the contact with officers >> a coalition of medical marijuana dispensaries is hoping an offer of free, or discounted prot pot will get out the vote

for tuesday's primaries. >> this is the season where political candidates are trying to get all endorsements that are necessary. i have called candidates here in san jose asking them what they think. saying they were not seeking this endorsement or just didn't know about it. >> at someplaces free pot to certain users will get out the vote on primary day. >> the people have been leading the city have been trying to close cub clubs versus properly regulate them and allow them to operate. >> at the club they're passing out orange flyer was a list of

preferred candidates. owe so these are people that are cannibisñç friendly or just the best option we have. >> one front runner is declined comment. city council member rocha says san jose needs to adopt rules that are workable. members of congress calling on states to legalize some form of pot use. >> by phone, he said it seems like the federal government continues to punt this issue to the state to figure out, what we need is some guidance from the feds. tuesday's city council meeting is set for 1:30 p.m . >> still still to come tonight, veterans respond to resignation

of the va secretary in washington. >> tonight from bottle rock music festival, you'll hear from a vendor that got burned but giving it a second try. >> low clouds and fog against the coast. i'll show how much cooler it is and how long it will remain that way. >> and later music defining a generation. effort to preserve a rapidly fading part of our heritage. stay with us.

illamookmook old fd is absolutely amazing. creammmmmy. it makes my tongue dance. me too. hey you two, stop that tillamook tongue dancing and get back to work! tillamook ice cream, tastes better because it's made better. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he be speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller,

to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller.

san jose state university announced an action plan putting into affect immediately in hopes of preventing another racially-targeted act from occurring on campus, you'll recall an african american student says he was repeatedly harassed in their dorm this year. everything from a confederate flag hanging in the room to having a bike lock fastened around his neck. part of the action plan is a recruitment to get a more diverse faculty, develop an easy way to report hate crimes and report race training for all students that move into dorms and housing. >> more than 100 veterans with disabilities are participating in the valor games. the first event is archery.

to understand what happens here, you need to know what matters and what doesn't. this is an archery competition, but something more. on the t 3 complete paraplegic from here, down. you know? i'm trying to do alcatras swim in september. >> he is just one of dozens disabled veterans competing at valor games it's a adaptive sports competition. >> just like when you're able bodied you know? nobody gives you a job. nobody gives you a work out saying you're in shape you know? you've got to go, earn it >> i refuse to be limited. yeah. >> carolo lynn suffers from

ptsd. she competes in the games the target is a cure. first steps are hanging out with people who understand what it is she's dealing with. >> other veterans who are injured and other female veterans people like me. >> today's event, archery. many picking up a bow and arrow. but that is another one of those things that doesn't matter. all that matters here is that you try. >> get out here. network. talk to other veterans see what they're doing that is working what guys are doing that isn't working. for me, i'm just blessed. a party in napa. this year's bottle rock music festival. last year's owner says a food

and beverage company didn't pay him but this year, one of the first things new owners did is pay vendors what they're oweked from last year the new ceo told wayne freedman his plan is similar to that of a start up. >> do you know anything about rock and roll? >> a businessman. >> sky 7 hd gathering to give a good spot to see the headliner, the cure. that should be a good show. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> you don't have to worry about the heat if you're doing outside activities. >> it's cooling down and going to be nice. is this rock and roll and wine? together? >> spencer is there. >> let's talk weather, first. >> taking a look at live doppler 7 hd, you probably felt sea breeze today.

we have sunny skies inland but clouds thickening over sfo. we have delays because of strong, gusty winds. you can see low clouds hovering over the airport there. notice how much cooler it was everywhere today. so marine affect being felt around the bay area. you can see current readings 56 degrees in san francisco. 63 in morgan hill. 55 half moon bay. beautiful view of the sky from our camera. looking at clouds for sun rays to burn through.

mid-60s now in many locations. clouds over the bay, just beyond the bay bridge. these forecast features. rather far inland tonight and cooling next week. satellite shows a dip in the jet stream. and a pool of cool air reendorsing that onshore flow. a forecast animation starts at 7:00 this evening. and notice there may be a little bit of spotty drizzle. it's possible there. it will be cooler, upper 40s in the north bay valleys. 5:00 in the morning, low clouds and fog will pull back to the

coastline. cool conditions on the coast again, tomorrow. 60s and low 70s around the bay and low 80s into warmest inland locations. let's start with one of the inland locations now. mid to upper 70s for the most part. 79 up north. in the east bay, 69 in oakland. inland east bay, highs upper 70s to low 80s here is the accu-weather forecast. warming up to mid-80s inland, sunday. and temperatures dropping off by 2, 4 degrees on monday, tuesday, wednesday. so just a little minor roller coaster ride. temperatures up a few degrees and down a few degrees >> pleasant throughout. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, habitat for humanity bravenls out. >> in san jose they're doing

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the school year is over at bishop odowd high school but parents are not backing off the stance that part of the contract is unfair. sky 7 hd is overhead. they're upset teachers must sign a contract for the morality clause. the clause says teachers must

abide by church teachings. he says he plans to meet with faculty next week. >> in the south bay, they're hoping to furnish them as well the restore opened today in san jose. a green facility housing services for residents and clean tech entrepreneurs >> this project the part of the dream vision our road map to being the innovation center of the world we need to reduce waste. and promote green tech jobs. >> it will help reduce waste by selling apply yenss and building materials. proceeds going towards building affordable housing. a richmond group vying for a

grant from google is taking campaign to the streets. this is their video. it's one of ten finalists for the google impablth challenge. but the group works in the iron triangle. so pogo will visit to make sure people do get a chance to vote the top four will receive $500,000. six others receiving $250,000. voting ends on monday. >> still ahead resignation today of the veterans affairs secretary in washington. taking responsibility for the mess in the agency health care system. >> donald sterling and and a $2 billion wind fall for his

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i apologize as the senior leader of the department of veterans affair. >> former va secretary eric shinseki stepping down tonight after taking responsible for it. >> he does not want to be a distraction because priority to fix the problem and make sure our vets are getting care they need. >> the resignation took many by surprise, here in the bay area, many call him a visionary with a commitment to homeless veterans. abc7 news reporter vic lee is here with the developments >> most vets say they're receiving good care. and almost all of them thought he was doing a good job.

especially working with homeless veterans. >> a great leader and person serving this country has been forced to resign. >> irrin goodwin runs an emergency housing program for homeless vets he's known general shinseki since he took over the va. goodwin has been on the advisory board. others echo the sentiments. colleen corless is with a group that helps veterans adjust to civilian life. he stepped in and made a bold call to say we'll end veteran homelessness by 2015. it never happened before. >> she says highways been successful in the mission. in three years, the number of homeless vets dropped by 20% and claims have gotten better. kevin miller had two deployments to iraq. he says his biggest problem with

the va was wait time. >> my problem is seeing certain specialists i had an orthopedic spine specialist. it took threes mos to get that appointment. >> shinseki criticized for setting the standard all pash yenths had to be seen within 14 days of their desired appointment date. this many with not meet the new wait is 22 days. at palo alto, it's 14 days times are more reasonable compared with other hospitals. >> here in san francisco, it's easier to recruit physicians, nurse practitioners and team members. it's more of a challenge.

and we have recently, i believe, since january, probably added about seven physicians. >> both va hospitals were inspected during these two weeks as part of the nationwide investigation by the va and inspector gren ral. vic lee, abc7 news >> thank you. >> president obama says he accepted the resignation with considerable regret. >> i think he's disappointed in the fact bad news does not get to him. and that the structures weren't place to identify this problem, quickly, and fix it. >> before resigning he fired senior officials alt the phoenix hospital where there are allegations of misconduct and cover ups have been reported.

>> this is something rarely encountered during 30 years in uniform. >> the deputy secretary will take over the department, he's been there less than four months >> tonight investigators have launched what they call a major insider trading probe involving activist investor carl icon and phil mickelson. the investigation started with some sus spishus trading in oakland-based clorox. they want to know whether he told inside information about the by the to buy clorox. they say they're unaware of any investigations. >> nba ready to move forward with the sale of the los angeles

clippers. today, the league called off a hearing to youft embattled owner donald sterling and vote on the sale of his team as well. he reached a deal to buy the team for $2 billion but isn't ready to sign off on the deal. reports say sterling plans to sue the nba claiming it wrongly banned him based on an illegally-recorded private conversation. >> motorola mobility says it plans to close the country's first smart phone plant, a factory in texas. the plant employs 700 people. and costs proven too high to keep it going the government gave men's warehouse a green light to take over the joseph a bank chain.

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contemporary. you can have it in the confines of the san francisco, bay area. >> a lot of bay area backyards are no bigger than a postage stamp. sort of like these wards we wanted to show people what you can do. >> on display is sunset magazine are five small gardens. each in a space approximately 25 by 25 feet. >> absolutely you can expect a lot out of a small space. there are ways to go up in height to get more planting space. choose interesting plants. >> this tropical garden includes a vertical wall with, plants wrapped and tucked into a pocket. add benches and a fire pit, and you have a tropical retreat in your own backyard. >> you can save money on vacations by building a vacation at home. >> if you prefer to be in the words convert old tree stumps into a sitting area. an old truck with blend in. . >> i love this vintage truck that has become part of the

garden. it belongs to the designer's dad. and the designer filled witness fabric pillows and suddenly it's a star gazing platform. >> you can add a chick coop for fresh eggs add a tiny house to your yard. it's 172 square feet, a great way to add living space. >> this is the duzert modern garden. >> low water plants with modern furnishings give you an eco chic garden. and, the city garden. giving you peace, quiet in an urban space >> one of the things i love is how it's taken cinder block, and dressed them with paint. >> the exhibition is part of the sunset celebration weekend, 2014. next in the west. and it's located in menlo park

this saturday and sunday. they'll have cooking demonstrations and plenty of exhibitions for information go to abc7 news.com, click on sections link, then look for seven on your side. about 4, 5 rows down. can't miss us. >> thank you very much. >> just ahead, they tell stories of human kind. >> next, work being done in oakland to chronicle and preserve america's

right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state.

folk songs tell stories of human kind. handed down from generation to generation. but in a day of mass-produced music is there still a place for folk

they're song that's define a generation. these are folk songs >> it's a song passed along, orally. from generation to generation. >> at the center at holy names university, this lecturer and director are preserving a fading part of the heritage. they've been working in washington, d.c., to help preserve folk songs for again rayings still to come. they go to pick out songs from their massive library. >> songs we want. >> then, real work each song trance scribed with

sheet music. that way, anyone picking up the song will know how to sing it. >> american folk song collection will turn 46 this year. with funding from university more than 300 songs have been painstakingly trance scribed and cataloged today they're now online for everyone to enjoy. >> some, you might know. others will sound and some will sound new,

beautiful in their own right. the archive is steined to be a tool for schoolteachers. and is about to get bigger the center received a grant from the hewlitt foundation, preserving folk songs as intended. for the next generation. carolyn tyler, abc7 news >> hope you can preserve it it's magic. >> yes. >> let's update the forecast. >> yes. hi, ama and dan. we'll start with a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies over inland locations. state wide tomorrow, sunny, warm just about everywhere. here in the bay area, cool weather near the coast. low 80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll warm up more on sunday,

mid-80s inland. mid-70s around the bay. inland areas will be nice, mild to warm for the next seven days. >> thank you. >> let's talk giants baseball. >> yes. some good news about the giants. >> yes. >> tonight facing one of the best in the game. and a visit to big

idlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he be speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller.

>> good evening, either l.a. clippers will be sold for $2 billion to steve balmer or donald sterling will tie this up for an eternity the league cancelled a vote scheduled for tuesday to terminate sterling's ownership. sounds like he's counting on evaluations but his attorney counters donald going to sue for a billion dollars in damages if and when the sale is complete. big winner will be... the government. it's believed they'll owe an

estimated $660 million in capitol gains taxes. ouch. matt cane going to be glad when may is over. you hopes to be back june 6th. giants, cardinals baby not happy. he truck out the side cardinals pitcher drew 54 pitches all the way to big mac land up there. it's 7-0 giants in the 5th. angels oakland took two out of lee this season but angels won 14 of their last 20. >> they're a good team. they're some of the best and they continue to swing bats

well. better pitching now. healthy players very good team. >> stanford baseball taking on indiana state in nice diving catch. young guys getting it done for stanford. 49ers knew what they needed to address. top item, wide receivers adding new weapons for collin

capernick. there are no shortage of guys to throw to. >> a lot of weapons on the field now. there is someone that have ease kwee body language when they're going to come out of the breaks it makes it easier. >> rory mcel roy lost it ballooning 15 shots higher to a many. hits tree branchs now, he's hitting the branchs again. 15 stuck in the bunker and can't get out.

and is three back of the leader. and 12 under, heading to the weekend. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. fun to see what giants are doing now. >> yes. it's great. >> good stuff. >> yes. thank you larry. >> flight cancelled and a volcano forcing claims to steer clear. >> then at 11:00 everything must go. unusual moving sale for a san francisco landmark. why this is finally coming down. tonight it's shark tank, followed by what would you do and 20620. then join us at 11:00 >> tonight thoughts about what matters. protecting those who have

protected us. wide spread failures at veteran administration hospitals across the country. we reported here earlier head of the va resigned this morning. and secret waiting lists created to hide delays. veterans seeking mental health care had to wait average 86 days to see a psychiatrist. improving care has been an issue for decades. politicians like to be photographed with troops to talk about sacrifices made and yet have failed them on a massive scale men and women who served in iraq and afghanistan coming home with horrible injuries and many needing care for their lives. and what matters is that we honor promises we've made to veterans but have not always kept. care for them as they have cared

for us. that is our report. >> thank you. thanks for joining us. that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us here, thank you for the company. we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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something will come to me, or she'll question me. sami and wendy, good to have you aboard. good luck to all three of you. let's have some fun. here comes the jeopardy! round. and here come the categories, starting off with... we'll deal with... and finally, you get to join me for a visit to... julia, you start. rodin museum for $200. all right, let's go there. for 37 years, rodin worked on "the gates of hell," adding and removing figures. the subject matter of the doors is based on this epic poem by dante. sami. what is the "inferno"? we'll accept that. "the divine comedy," or the "inferno." uh, rodin museum, $400. okay. let's go back there to philadelphia. the original marble is in the paris rodin museum.