protesters found out today the police reports are not finished not yet, which means the d.a. can't file charges, not yet. it was the protest that blocked a major freeway interstate 80, for hours. the chp arrested more than 200 people on december 8th in berkeley and emeryville but a month later, virtually no charges have been filed. >> the number of people are here today who were called into court today do not have charges and do not even have a police report filed about them. >> the arrest was completely ridiculous. >> reporter: she was arrested that night and booked into the alameda county jail in dublin, where she says she spent 16 hours. this morning, she was among 100 demonstrators who packed the courthouse hallway in oakland for a schedule hearing. >> they are not even police reports about me which is ridiculous because i spent 16 hours doing something for absolutely no reason. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the d.a.'s office says no charges have been filed because

the d.a. has yet to receive any police reports from the arresting agency. the california highway patrol. >> we have 210 people arrested. it takes time to process all those reports ensure all the identities are confirmed before we forward those reports on. we want to make sure we do a complete and thorough investigation before we send it to the district attorney. >> all they can do is hand these charges over. that's not going to stop us. >> reporter: assuming the chp produces its reports, the d.a.'s office has one year to press charges. laura anthony, abc 7 news. oakland's new mayor spent her first full day learning the ins and outs of the police department. the mayor showed up at oakland police headquarters at 6:00 this morning. she attended police lineups and went department by department talking to officers and staff. she says her goal is to increase staffing but she wanted to hear directly from officers first. >> i will be doing some ride-alongs with officers in their cars out on oakland

streets. this is the most important thing for oakland to get safe and i need to understand it top to bottom. >> she will continue meeting with oakland police until midnight. she praised the work the police chief has done but stated that the yet-to-be hired city administrator will decide whether the chief stays on the job. official work has begun on a project designed to get you to los angeles from san francisco in just three hours without the hassle of an airport. the high speed rail project will wind through the heart of california, that is if all the money needed to pay for it comes through. still up in the air. hundreds joined the governor for a groundbreaking ceremony in fresno today. that is where work will begin connecting the rail system to modera. the train will run on 100% renewable energy, helping california reach its clean energy goals. he also sees it as a transit necessity as the state population is expected to grow to 46 million in the next 20 years. governor brown compared it to the b.a.r.t. project here in the

bay area. >> the mayor of berkeley said this thing was a complete boondoggle. now b.a.r.t. is getting more passengers every year. it's vital because there are only five lanes on the bridge. from the south to fresno and north, this is truly a california project bringing us together today. >> opponents of the project say $68 billion is just too much to spend and farmers in the central valley don't want it built across their fields. hayward man somehow escaped injury when an amtrak train hit the back of his car. sky 7 hd was overhead as the man headed home this morning. the collision happened near tennyson. firefighters say the man drove around the crossing arm after it dropped to warn drivers a train was coming. he almost made it. you see what happened. the man just drove away after the crash. he has been cited and his license is suspended. a head-on collision this morning injured four people and shut down a key high in contra

costa county for awhile. two victims suffered critical injuries. the accident happened just before 7:00 on byron highway near bronze road. the wreckage shows the force of the impact. that crash shut down byron highway for nearly two hours and caused major traffic congestion in the area. chp officers said one of the drivers likely drifted over the double yellow lines. both drivers suffered major injuries. a santa cruz man was arrested for impersonating a police officer on facebook and distributing child pornography under the officer's name. 31-year-old christopher schwetz was first arrested for possessing child pornography a year ago. police say that as an act of revenge against his arresting officer, he created a false facebook page for the santa cruz police officer and then posted inappropriate pictures. he is also charged with stalking. the san jose man with a history of fire-related crimes is in custody tonight accused of a series of car fires over the holidays. prosecutors filed eight counts

of arson against the 37-year-old jason gillaland one for each fire he's accused of starting. he was arrested on december 30th after he was spotted watching the aftermath of his eighth and final fire. he faces additional penalties because of two prior felony convictions. water service is now restored in san francisco general hospital. service was out for several hours today after a pipe broke and flooded the basement. a hospital spokesperson says the rupture did not affect medical care but patients getting elective surgery were given the option to postpone. school is expected to resume at four peninsula schools tomorrow after being closed by a water main break in san carlos. school staff there told parents who didn't know about the canceled school day. the broken line burst late last night, affecting tiara linda middle school san carlos charter and edison montisorre

school. this is video in belmont right across the street from the school and it was also forced to close today. two long-time employees of the san francisco 49ers are suing the ceo jed york, accusing him of age discrimination. the lawsuit says york orchestrated a purge of older workers to install younger tech-savvy hires as the organization shifted to its new stadium in santa clara. the plaintiffs were fired in 2011 and 2012 respectively. each worked for the niners for more than two decades. the suit also accuses the team of trying to conceal the reasons for firing both men who are seeking unspecified damages. the team refuses to comment tonight. livermore's randy johnson led a trio of star pitchers into the baseball hall of fame today. johnson won the cy young award five times. he received 97.3% of the vote. that is the eighth highest percentage in the history of voting. in 2001, his fastball against

the giants hit and killed a dove. here it is in slow motion. the official call was no pitch. people of livermore are thrilled with today's honor. abc 7 news reporter chris winn is there live now with more. chris? >> reporter: randy johnson graduated from livermore back in 1982. he last played for the giants in 2009. but as we learned today, people still talk about him as though it was yesterday. it wouldn't be a stretch to say this is the field that randy johnson built. for livermore senior and starting pitcher thomas triantos, every time he takes this field a reminder of the greatness that came before him. >> just the fact he came from almost like nothing and made it all the way to the top. >> reporter: at the high school this afternoon, word of johnson's vote into the baseball hall of fame spread fast. athletic director james petersdorf says it's all about perspective. >> if a guy that went to livermore high school can end up in the hall of fame, who says any of our guys can't end up

there at some point. it's a good jumping point for our guys something for them to look towards and strive for. >> reporter: johnson last visited back in 2009 during his final season with the giants. sean gallagher, whose dad steve was johnson's catcher in materialthe early '80s recalls his face-to-face meeting with the big unit. >> i wasn't expecting it and here comes randy walking up with my dad my high school coach. they're all just talking, having a good time. he came over and talked to us. >> reporter: the advice johnson had for him? >> people are telling you can't do it, keep trying. prove them wrong. go all the way, make it to the top. be like randy. that guy's just a great example. >> reporter: a reminder that with hard work and determination, anything is possible. for johnson's old teammate, a personal point of pride. >> it says a lot for randy and it's nice that the hometown kid did good. >> reporter: chris winn, abc 7 news. former san francisco giants slugger barry bonds has been denied the hall of fame for the third straight year.

bonds, who has been linked to performance-enhancing drugs, received nearly 37% of the vote. roger clemens and sammy sosa, also connected to baseball's drug scandal failed to reach enough votes. a player needs 75% of the vote in order to get into the hall of fame. barry bonds not even close. a man who survived a head-on collision on the golden gate bridge. find out how that accident changed his life and maybe changed the future of the bridge. also taking pictures of people in their apartments. the hunt tonight for a bay area peeping tom. and is the bay area getting any better at conserving water? we have a new report card tonight. also -- >> that's horrible for a brand new car. >> high tech tools that don't work. 7 on your side's michael finney on the worst auto entertainment system out there on the market. for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room.

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tonight mountain view police are asking for the public's help catching a peeper. they say he recorded cell phone video of people through apartment windows. the first incident happened in october at an apartment complex on california street. the victim said she saw a flashing red light in her window while in the bathroom. the second incident happened on new year's day. >> the victim was laying in the bedroom and through a window, saw somebody recording lights on on the cell again but in this instance, which was good there was a possible witness that saw the suspect. so we were able to get a general description of the suspect. >> police are asking people in the area of california street to be on the lookout for anybody acting suspiciously. a graffiti tagger is facing felony charges connected to more than 400 acts of vandalism.

investigators say richard james spray painted the word on property causing more than $17,000 in damage over the past year. police say they found evidence of these crimes in his home. the vandalism happened mostly in sonoma county. a man who survived a head-on collision on the golden gate bridge says the movable barrier can't come fast enough. it will be installed this weekend prompting the closure of the bridge for the entire weekend. the work starts saturday morning at one minute after midnight. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has more from the marin headlands. >> reporter: good evening. quite a few behind us the bridge moving slowly today as it should and as we would hope. the closure is 12:01 saturday morning to put in a movable median barrier to separate the north and southbound traffic. this closure will be an inconvenience but if you have been in a head-on collision, you can live with it. grant gilligan knows better than

anyone how life may change in an instant. he learned it by surviving a horrific accident. >> i think about it every day i go across the bridge. >> reporter: it happened on january 24th 1996. you might even remember, a fatal head-on collision on the golden gate bridge that put grant in the hospital with a bruised heart. >> instantly could not breathe. >> reporter: as in all 16 head-ons since 1970, grant was a victim. there was no getting out of the way. >> no time to react at all. >> reporter: this weekend, almost 19 years later the bridge district will finally install a movable median barrier separating northbound cars from those heading south. >> the bridge opened in 1937. it has not been closed for a couple of days. >> reporter: this is the longest ever? >> this is the first such long closure of the bridge. >> reporter: it is only the fifth closure in history one the district does not take lightly considering 120,000 cars use the bridge every day. in response, the district will convoy buses across, increase ferry service and hope the public accepts a greater good.

having tested these barriers extensively, the district hopes to never see a head-on collision again. >> this will resist the impact. >> reporter: all those years, all that study and $30 million just to prevent accidents. all worth it, says grant gilligan, who survived, who married, who had a son and founded his own company. >> if you know statistically someone's going to die at one point on that bridge, how do you go on thinking, allowing that to happen? >> reporter: wayne freedman, abc 7 news. couple of police dogs are getting some well-deserved recognition tonight. zeus works with the mountain view police department. during a recent traffic stop officers say zeus and his keen sense of smell alerted them to a hidden compartment. inside was more than a quarter million dollars worth of methamphetamine. good bust for police. in antioch, officers there are mourning the loss of a 14-year-old canine hero named

thor. he was injured several times on the job, including being wounded in a shootout with a burglary suspect. even though thor was hurt he held on to that suspect until the man could be arrested. thor is credited with saving the lives of two officers that night. turning to some consumer news. you may have one in your car, the touch screens that control the navigation the music and the phone. >> they are in so many cars. consumer reports is partnering exclusively with 7 on your side's michael finney. he's here with some information on some of those systems which can be tricky to use. >> yeah. drivers are not in love with the first version of them. they find them too complicated. they say they don't always work. now, that's the bad news. the good user-friendly systems are out there. the idea behind infotainment systems is simple. give drivers an easy to use way to access their phone, music and navigation while keeping their eyes on the road. but some systems are unreliable. the worst according to consumer reports' survey is infiniti's in

touch. >> more than one out of five q-150 owners report a problem with the car's system. that's horrible for a brand new car. >> reporter: some systems like cadillac's q are just plain frustrating. there are no knobs so many functions are done using flush buttons that are temperamental. ford's my ford touch has been both unreliable and frustrating. so the company is introducing a completely redesigned system called sync 3 in 2016 models. car makers are also working with phone makers to make controls simpler. apple's car play integrates your iphone into your car. for apple users, that means the screen is familiar and you can use voice commands. for now, if you want apple's car play, you will have to get it on the aftermarket and that can cost as much as $1200. but it will become available on many brand new cars very soon. google android auto is set for

release soon. android users should pick it up quickly. >> consumer reports says the most intuitive systems come from kia and chrysler. they have easy to use touch screens and use the old-fashioned knobs and buttons. >> what are those? thanks michael. well, from the big freeze and an easy way to save a thousand bucks, those are some of the stories coming up on "world news tonight with david muir." i talked about that with david muir a short time ago. >> great to see you. american interstates covered in spinouts in parts of the country. we will have the pictures. also is this the break. new evidence coming in in that disappearing plane. what the new images reveal. also the big reveal tonight, america's oldest time capsule just opened. we will have a look at what's inside. >> david, new year, new time to think about our money, isn't it? >> that's right. the real money team back tonight. one thing you can start today. you will have $1,000 saved they tell us by year's end. it got our attention.

>> "world news tonight with david muir" is coming up right after this newscast at 5:30 here on abc 7. we are improving when it comes to conserving water during this drought. state water officials released new figures showing californians reduced overall water use by 9.8% in november compared to the same time the previous year. that's about 15 billion gallons of water saved. central coast residents did the best in november, cutting use by 21%. >> the big question is when will it rain again. meteorologist sandhya patel outside checking it out. >> you're not watching much are you? >> no. thanks a lot, dan. not watching much in terms of storms but watching the warmth here in the bay area. hazy skies behind me. the flag is just at a standstill. not even swaying. part of the reason why we have a spare the air alert up again tomorrow. let's check out the highs today. we have a record that has been tied in santa cruz, 78 degrees. the old record was 1911. other records not in the bay

area salinas, at the airport and downtown, monterey and monterey basically came in, believe it or not, at 75 degrees. here are the highs today in the bay area. 72 in half moon bay, one of our warm spots. 64 san francisco. 63 santa rosa. oakland got up to 67 degrees. san jose livermore, 63. gilroy, 69 degrees. check out the view from the mount tam cam. you see all the poor air quality there which is why we are looking at another spare the air alert. it's the sixth consecutive one up for your wednesday. everyone will be looking at poor air quality, moderate in the south central bay. live doppler 7 hd will show you clear skies and here's a live picture from the east bay hills camera which is panning around here to give you a perspective as we look around the bay there. nothing but clear conditions and hazy skies. 61 in san francisco. upper 60s in oakland. temperatures are dropping. san carlos, san jose in the 50s. half moon bay 61 degrees.

beautiful view from the emeryville camera. this is why tomorrow morning you will feel the chill. clear conditions good radiational cooling. 61 in santa rosa. in the 50s, napa, novato, fairfield and livermore. a lovely view from the kgo roof camera looking at coit tower in san francisco. warming peaks tomorrow, more records are likely. we are looking at a dry outlook heading into next week. here's the pacific satellite picture. you see the jet stream storms are getting diverted well to the north. the high pressure ridge is keeping a lid on things so stagnant conditions, poor air quality with the hazy skies will continue at least through friday. by saturday, we should start to see an improvement in the air quality where it's noticeable. dry pattern continues as i mentioned, over the next seven days unfortunately. that means no snow for the sierra. statewide snow pack right now, 43% of average. about a year ago, it was 18% of normal so we are doing better but obviously, since we depend on the snow pack for our water supply so much, we would love to

see more snow in the mountains and some rain here in the bay area. right now, it doesn't even look like an opportunity over the next seven days. tomorrow morning, temperatures in the coldest inland valleys in the mid to upper 30s. 40s around the bay and along the coast. we will start out with clear conditions tomorrow morning with the sun out early. record highs are possible again, santa clara valley, monterey bay, where you will see the temperatures come up into the 70s again. here are your highs for tomorrow. 72 in gilroy. expected to shatter its previous record. 69 san jose and the south bay. 67 redwood city, mountain view. half moon bay a warm day 71 degrees. downtown san francisco, sunset district, mid 60s. in the north bay upper 60s for santa rosa, napa, east bay communities. 68 oakland fremont. inland spots, hazy sunshine 66 livermore. accuweather seven-day forecast, you will see cooler weather beginning thursday continuing right on through saturday.

temperatures back down to average by then, even though the cloud cover increases, no rain in the accuweather seven day forecast. let's hope that changes. right now computer models are hinting at the possibility of rain at the end of next week. cheryl, dan? >> we'll see. thanks very much. still ahead a wearable drone? seriously. that's just the beginning of what's on display at today's consumer electronics show. plus it's a bit alarming. rent to own companies installing spyware on computers and other technology. michael finney looks at california's new law aimed at ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and

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cameras. this one called the snap cam can even live stream and there's a watch that claims to turn into a flying camera which if it works, tags along taking video of your adventures. there are wireless earphones which track your heart rate through the ear canal and for babies, a smart sock that allows you to track vital signs with a phone or tablet. >> you can monitor the heart rate and oxygen saturation of your baby. >> reporter: there are new tvs with quantum dots which are nanocrystals that increase color saturation and there's a new tv service for people who want to dump cable from dish called sling tv. for $20 a month you can stream a handful of channels including disney channel and espn. apple's car play and android's auto can change your vehicle's display to mimic your phone and for the home robotic vacuums and smart appliances even light bulbs that are connected to monitoring systems. >> really kind of a glimpse into

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i'm ama daetz in the abc 7 newsroom. coming up new at 6:00 a surprise development in a marin county road rage case. tonight, the i-team explains why a judge just threw out charges against a man who shot a motorist who followed him home. also updating california's high speed rail project with a look at our end of the line.

when will trains begin to whiz into the bay area? and a supply mission to the space station is scrubbed much to the disappointment of some local kids and the astronauts. they will tell us why. that's coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> ama, thanks. see you then. the bottle rock napa valley festival is set to return with some big names. ♪ >> just saw the headliners, imagine dragons no doubt and robert plant. promoters announced the lineup today. it will feature more than 70 acts including snoop dogg and gypsy king. 29th to the 31st. >> great lineup. >> looks like a lot of fun. that will do it for us. "world news tonight with david muir" is next. >> for all of us, we appreciate your time. see you again at 6:00.

welcome to "world news tonight." and breaking now. authorities investigating a reported shooting at a v.a. clinic. also tonight, nearly 30 states below freezing. interstates, highways covered in accidents. and now the reports coming in. the major american city where they just felt the ground shake. ginger zee is right here. also breaking, is this a key piece of evidence in the disappearance of that passenger jet? what the new sonar images reveal. the power shift in washington. the behind the scenes gamble. the coup that fell apart. wall street murder and the privileged son charged. the new clues just revealed. and the other big reveal at this hour. america's oldest time capsule just opened. what did paul revere and sam adams leave us?