vic lee. wayne freedman.>> i'm larry beil. police have scheduled a town hall meeting for monday to talk about last night's officer volved shooting in san francisco. >> the chief says it appears to be justified but some are questioning why police shot a man armed only with a knife. it happened on 24th and fulsome streets in mission district. vic. >> katie, there shooting happened just over there a half block from here. now, there's been a lot of talk in this neighborhood as you can imagine about that shooting. there's been a lot of questions, some skepticism, police found six shell casings, two rounds were lodged in the walls of a house across the street.

>> shouting and running. and then bang bang bang, bang bang, bang. you know, four or five shots. >> david miller's window faces the street where a man with a knife was shot and killed by plain clothes officers. >> i saw a body over here on the street. a person being detained by the police next to the tree. >> the 911 call came around 9:45 last night. here at fulsome between 24th and 25th streets. police say the suspect armed with a long kitchen knife was threatening a man. he later told police the suspect was trying to steal his bicycle. coincidentally, two plane cloiths officers were driving by at the time. police say they shot the suspect after he advanced toward them refusing orders to drop his knife. >> the officers drew their weapons, demanded for the man to drop his knife. he refused. we have several witnesses that heard this. >> the shooting was big news in

this busy mission district neighborhood. >> i don't think they should be killing anybody, and i don't think people should be stealing people's bicycles. >> in general, the cops in this neighborhood are usually pretty on top of their game. >> still, some question the fatal shooting. there was talk that police had stopped and questioned the alleged bike tleef a couple blocks away earlier in the night. >> 15 minutes after being detained plain clothes officers arrived and shot and killed him. he had a knife and again, that is not a reason to shoot to kill someone. >> police say officers can use lethal force against someone armed with any weapon if they believe their lives or anyone else are in imminent danger. >> the thief used a truck for a dramatic smash and grab from a high-end audio visual store in san francisco. around 4:00 this morning the man rammed a silver truck into the audio vision store near polk street. he was only inside a few minutes, but it was long enough

to grab several expensive electrainings. damage to the building is estimated at $100,000. >> it's pretty raw. that's my business. >> he did have some pretty extensive security here, asio can see, he has a gated window. the individual who was driving the truck at the time had to back into it at least twice to try to get in. >> police are looking for a four-door silver pickup with rear end damage. they're also investigating whether this could be related to six similar burglaries in the city in just the past year. >> we're learning disturbing details today about the body found in a sonoma county home yesterday. police say she was 84-year-old olga mary denelly. her home was in disarray and there was blood at the scene, so police say they're investigating the case as a homicide. she lived at the home on rose avenue for several decades with her brother larry who was not at home when she was killed. police say her car is also missing. they're anyone who sees a red 1995 lexus similar to this one

with a license number 6 lga 763 to please give them a call. >> uc santa cruz students have launched a puetition drive urging their school to be more accepting of studentstransgender. >> a student there brought our attention to this story and that's where david louie joins us live on campus. >> well, larry and katie, that social media campaign began two days ago and it's already collecting hundreds and hundreds of signatures. now, what's happening is they're trying to promote change so there will be more understanding for the students who are different on the campus, and as a result they think it could lead to mandatory diversity training. >> i live only meters from where that attack happened. it makes me feel unsafe when i'm there at night. >> the attack happened after midnight three weeks ago. university police are investigating the attack as a

hate crime. two arrests have been made. >> the victim sustained very serious injuries, including a broken hip. a fractured jaw, and the wrist was broken in three places. >> the attack has prompted representatives from over ten student groups to issue demands to the uc santa cruz administration that include workshops, free self defense classes and multistall all gender rest rooms. >> if you don't understand transpeople, you're not going to be able to accept us. if you don't try to understand who we are. >> a petition with the demands has collected over 1300 signatures on change.org. random students we questioned believe uc santa cruz is a tolerant community. the attack happened as a campus party broke up and many people believe alcohol can fuel violence. >> that most likely had to play into the situation. i can't see something like that happening completely sober just walking around campus. >> students are required to take

a class about responsible use of alcohol. this third-year student things the work shop on gender identity and sexual orientation should be mandatory. >> if people were to go, it would help, but the problem is getting them to the work shop. >> the chancellor is expected to take the petition and demands seriously. the campus already has had a town hall meeting to discuss the attack. >> with some of the items they outline, we are making progress. the uc police sent four instructors to uc merced in january to get trained in self-defense courses and we'll be offering free self-defense courses for students beginning next quarter. >> due to uc budget constraints how much they can afford to do is uncertain. david louie, abc 7 news. >> richard cruz made a brief court appearance today to answer accusations he killed a security guard. cruz faces charges along with juan hooez in the shooting death of manny zuneega in san jose.

he confronted one of the men after they store cigarillos from a store. both of them remain in jail. hernandez will return to court next month. >> wind gusts could be to play for this tree toppling on to a car. you can see a little bit of the back of the car, crushed by the tree's weight. the tree completely blocked the sidewalk and half of haight street when it fell just after noon. firefighters arrived on scene and called in an arbrist to help remove the tree. no one was hurt. >> there is no let-up in the drought related problems for farmers in the central valley. today, the u.s. bureau of reclamation announced it would not release any water for farmers. for the second straight year. that will force some farmers to pump scarce ground water or leave the fields bear. the reservoir system is providing local agencies and formers 15% of the water they

requested. that's a slight increase from last year. >> a much needed change in weather on the horizon, but it's not likely to make a change in the drought. >> spencer krishz with our first look at the weather. >> we have showers on the way, not nearly enough to help the situation of those farmers in the central valley. here's a look at live doppler. we have windy conditions skies are mainly clear right now but we have areas of clouds around the bay area. and at sfo we have 40-minute flight delays i would assume because of the gusty winds. oakland and san jose are not reporting any delays at the moment. the gusts up to 37 miles per hour at sfo 39 across the bay at oakland. 29-mile-per-hour gusts at fairfield and conquered. it's pretty windy all around the bay area. a live view of sfo, mainly blue sky above. 56 degrees in san francisco right now. upper 50s at oakland. 61 in san jose 55 at half moon bay. from mt. tam, a few puffs of loudz and blue. 59 in napa 57 petaluma.

fairfield, 62. 61 concord, and as we look at the golden gate bridge mostly blue skies above. here's the first forecast. there's a slight chance of some showers this evening light showers. it will be windy. showers mainly south bay in the morning and tomorrow afternoon, scattered showers. could be a few locally heavy downpours. the bulk of the rain will be in the south bay locations. i'll give you a closer look at that and what lies ahead in the next few minutes. >> thank you. shuttle bus drivers who take apple employees to and from work could be close to unionizing. drivers are voting today on whether they want to join the teamsters. the teamsters have been pitching the drivers that they'll improve wages and working conditions for 120 full and part-time drivers who are contracted by apple and other silicon valley companies. the drivers are employees of compass transportation which contracts with various tech companies. thousands of workers in oakland are getting a huge pay raise starting on monday. that's when the city's minimum

wage jumps from $9 to $12.25 an hour. the increase was approved by a whopping 82% of voters last november. we were there today as backers of the measure held a rally to celebrate. christopher joined in. he worked at mcdonald's and he'll be getting a raise of more than $2 an hour and that's about $300 more a month in his paycheck. >> being able to pay bills more easily and being able to save for my future of where i want to stay at. i want to live in oakland. >> more than 56,000 oakland workers will also get up to nine paid sick days a year. uc researchers found the higher minimum wage will increase restaurant operating costs by 3%. >> live long and prosper. >> well sad news. devoted trekkies and casual star trek viewers are mourning the death of leonard nimoy. he doyed in his home in los angeles after what his wife

called a chronic lung ailment. he was known for mr. spock, who was ruled by logic and the phrase live long and prosper. coming up in about 20 minutes we'll take a look at nimoy's elust rhees career and how he became a pop culture icon. >> unless an understatement. >> still ahead, 11th hour action on capitol hill to try to avoid a partial government shutdown. what's being done to keep the department of homeland security open for business. >> is this really the proper way to punish misbehaving students? the big debate over one school's detention policy. >> new at 4:30, a troubling increase in fender benders at the golden gate bridge toll plaza. >> and also michael finney taking you questions on twitter and facebook. he'll answer them live in a few minutes. you can ask finny on twitter and

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money to fund the department of homeland security runs out in less than five hours. >> efforts to approve a short-term stop gap measure have failed so far today. >> karen has more on the stalemate from washington. >> another midnight deadline another standoff in congress. funding to the department of homeland security was set out to run out tonight. the senate passed one measure to approve its budget through the end of september. the house passed a different one. and they couldn't reach an agreement to move forward.

so house republicans proposed a short-term fix. a three-week spending bill to keep dhs up and running, but it doesn't solve the deep divisions over immigration. and it failed. >> on this vote, the ayes are 203. the nays are 224. the joint resolution is not passed. >> house democrats were nearly united in opposition. even though senate democrats in the white house said they would begrudgingly go along with it. >> the president is not going to allow the agency to shut down. >> it's centered around immigration. the house's dhs funding bill also overturned the immigration orders. homeland security secretary jeh johnson urged lawmakers to pass a long term bill to put an end to the uncertainty. >> every mayor, governor police chief, sheriff, and police commissioner, fire chief, and emergency manager should be

concerned about this. >> lawmakers from both parties say they want to avoid these frequent standoffs, but they now seem to be the norm when a deadline is approaching. abc news, washington. >> police in sausalito is looking for a burglar who broke into a car with some sort of electronic device that unlocked the doors. this is an image of the suspect from surveillance video. police believe this man somehow unlocked the doors of a pocked audi and stole a bicycle worth $15,000 in the car. he also took a bag. the theft happened on february 19th. this is the suspect's get away car. a newer model volkswagen gulf. he relocked the victim's car before making his escape. >> an elementary school in oregon is backing away from its controversyt policy on tardiness. the parents of a 6-year-old first grader filed a complaint after seeing this photo of their

son sitting by himself behind a partition in the lunch room. he's serving detention for being late in january. his parents admit they're the ones to blame for their son's tardiness but this discipline is just wrong. >> feel like they're shaming him for something that's not in his control. it is our fault that he is late. that form of punishment is not acceptable to me for my child. i don't want to see anybody's child shamed like that. >> outrage over the policy is growing. in fact, the principal has received threats about it. the school agreed to change the policy follow agameting with the boy's parents. >> google going public today with its planned to expand its corporate campus in mountain view. >> sketches of the new campus provided by the architects behind what will be a massive project. it includes as many as four futuristic looking buildings. this is the interesting part. walls and offices can be moved around with the help of cranes

and robots to create different sized spaces, and they can do all this within hours. at least that's what the claim is. the project would also include retail space walking trails as well as community gardens. >> the oakland unified school district is going solar. you're looking at video of castle mont high school one of 16 oakland schools with a brand new high efficiency solar power system courtesy of bay area based sun power. officials say the panels will provide 63.6 megawatts of power to the schools. sun power will also be offering a solar science academy to oakland students this summer. >> let's get a look at the weekend weather. going to be plenty of sun out there, but spencer, coming across the bay bridge today the wind is blowing, signs are up with warnings. you can see the cars. everybody trying to stay in their lane. >> it's a challenge. the winds are strong especially on the overpass. like bridges, of course, and chp issued a wind advisory for the bay bridge and i'm surprised we

don't have further advisories issued. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. only a few clouds but the cold upper level low has begun to descend in our direction. notice the lightning strike and thunderstorm in the edge of the central valley move nothing to the sierra foothills and on we go here. this is moving, so pardon me while i step into my little area here to see if i can get the maps for us. and let's try this again. okay. and it's still not moving. i have no idea why this isn't working, but i can tell you what's happening is the upper level low has dropped into the bay area. he here we go producing snow in the sierra. so far, 50 and 80 are open. chain requirements there are a possibility as we move later into the weekend. we also are coming back to the bay area have a live view looking out over san francisco. mainly blue skies.

notice the clouds in the distance. we can see the storm clouds over the sierra. this is a look at the forecast features. we can expect showers focusing mainly in the south bay. continuing tomorrow. a chance of an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon with this unstable air, but mostly sunny on sunday. moving along we take a look at what's happening in the atmosphere. we have a satellite image dropping down to the pacific northwest. the cold front has moved through already, bringing up a drop in temperatures and the windy conditions. unstable conditions but very little moisture in the system. what is it going to produce for us? let's take a look at the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. clouds a few spots of precipitation likely down in the south bay. and as we look at the overnight conditions, we'll see there's the rain line. notice most of the activity and the chance of thunder will be in the south bay, south of that line that cuts through across the pins and over to the east pay. as we continue into tomorrow

we'll see, again chance of thunder and showers. mainly in the south bay and the south bay mountains, but later, the line moves northward. even san francisco to oakland and locations along the peninsula can see showers and a chance of thunder. looking farther ahead, by 11:00 saturday evening, it looks like it will be out of here. rainfall totals probably no greater than just a few hundredths of an inch in most locations, but heavier totals in the south bay up to almost .9 inch in san jose. and snow totals in the sierra will be more impressive south of lake tahoe. we expect winter weather advisory in effect. 4 to 8 inches of snow above 5500 feet and up to a foot of snow possible in the higher peaks and delays and chain requirements are likely. again, just a few inches of snow. up to a foot near kirkwood and donner. we'll see low temperatures generally in the low 40s in the inland locations. mid to upper 40s around the bay.

tomorrow's highs, upper 50s on the coast and only upper 50s to low 60s inland. here's the seven-day forecast. we'll have beginning on sunday a dry and mild pattern once again. and all the rain we're going to get is scattered showers tomorrow. >> all right thank you spencer. up next remembering an acclaimed actor leonard nimoy. you'll hear from star trek cast members. >> and new cuban cigar companies are setting their sights on the u.s. we'll show you how they're

condolences coming from around the world today for actor leonard nimoy, who died today at the age of 83. >> nimoy became a cult hero portraying mr. spock on star trek, first on television way back in the 1960s and then on the big screen for decades thereafter. >> entertainment reporter george looks back on nimoy's career and reaction to his passing. >> live long and prosper.

>> and that he did. leonard nimoy turned star trek half human half vulcan character mr. spock into a multicultural icon. and as he told us back in 2009 while promoting the star trek big screen reboot, it was a pleasure. >> once star trek went on the air and ever since, i have never had to worry about making a living. for an actor to make that statement 40-some odd years, 45 years later is a big deal. i'm a very, very grateful actor. i have no complaints about star trek and what it's done to my life. >> 1,566,567 producing a new generation every 12 hoirs. >> nothing would be the same about spock if leonard nimoy hadn't played him. >> that was william shatner a few years ago. today, star trek's leading man said, i loved him like a brother. we will all miss his humor, his talents, and his capacity to

love. and from co-star george takei. >> he was really an amazing man, and a lovable man. a very thoughtful man. he was very supportive of my career personally. >> all scanners report clear. nothing in our immediate vu vicinity vicinity. >> mr. spock became mr. nimoy's signature role. he also worked on stage on screen, wrote poetry and pursued photography, but spock he knew struck a chord with fans. >> a very emotional group of people. they're very intensely loyal, and we appreciate that very much. >> whether playing spock on television or on the big screen we waited to see that vulcan salute and to hear the motto that's lasted now almost 50 years. >> live long and prosper. >> in hollywood, abc 7 news. >> sad for all the fans. >> really. such a loss. >> so loved.

still ahead in the next half hour, a big uptick in the number of accidents at the golden gate bridge toll plaza and the new addition to blame. >> likely motive emerging after a shooting rampage in a small mississippi town. what investigators believe set off the gunman. >> and later the online debate that captivated the internet. have you been (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you.

here are the head pplines. san francisco police investigating the fatal shooting of a man with a knife in the mission district. plain clothes officers saw the man trying to rob a bicyclist just before 10:00 last night at 24th and fulsome streets. the officers shot and killed the man when he refused to drop the weapon. alyssa harrington tweeted this photo of the damage that was done at the audio vision sf store in lower knob hill after a man crashed a silver pickup into the store around 4:00 this morning. he stole several high-end electronics and police are looking for him. damage estimated at $100,000. live long and prosper. trekkies mourning the death of leonard nimoy best known as star trek's mr. spock. the 83-year-old actor died at his los angeles home. he was suffering from lung disease. >> and a live look at traffic along the golden gate bridge. there's been a recent increase

in crashes at the toll plaza there. wayne freedman joins us live now with a story that you'll see only on abc 7 news. wayne? >> good afternoon larry. the key is it's five times the number of reported crashes. the key word is report. because the crashes the incidents, leave more severe damage on the cars. take a look. you're looking at number 29, john wilson from portland oregon, would describe it as the ruined end of his recreational vehicle and now a bad day on the golden gate bridge. >> surprised. >> not by the number but the barrier he hit while going through the toll plaza. he's the 29th driver to report such a collision in 46 days since january 12th. during the same period last year, the district reported only five impacts. >> the theory is that we're not having any more collisions than we had before. it's just that the impact to the vehicles is a little more severe. >> bridge captain lisa notes the

new barriers compline with federal regulations. the old ones did not. the new barriers are no wider but they're tougher on cars and tougher to repair. the district has spent $187,000 on parks and labor since january 12th. money it plans to get back from drivers who hit the barriers. the district expects this stack of spare parts in the back to last through the year. >> you can say honestly looking at this that this is a better system than the old system? >> it's a legal system. where the other ones were no longer complinant. >> the district and the california highway patrol cite speed, but when john hit the barrier this morning he tsdz he was going 4 miles an hour, though in a narrower, inside lane. >> was it clear to you the way it was marked? >> i thought it was. >> as a remedy the bridge says it has added the white signs directing wider loads. john wilson said he missed the signs while consulting his gp srk. >> who do you blame?

>> myself. i wasn't paying attention. >> one story among 29 since january 12th. on the golden gate bridge wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> it was an abc 7 news viewer who first alerted us to the story and we appreciate all the leads you send us. you can emale news tips at kgo-tv.com or on twitter. on facebook at facebook.com/abc7news and always call us. 877-222-7777. police believe a man's grief over his mother's death drove him to kill seven people in the ozarks region of missouri. the suspect killed himself after going house to house shooting his victims in the small town of tyrone, that's southwest of st. louis. at least four of the victims appeared to be cousins of the gunman. investigators say his 74-year-old mother died of natural causes. he killed himself after the

shooting spree. >> u.s. and cuban officials are meeting in washington today for the second round of negotiations to reestablish full diplomatic ties between the two nations. one of the biggest benefactors of the thawed relationship will likely be cuba's cigar industry. new regulations allow u.s. citizens visiting cuba to bring back up to $100 in cuban tobacco. the big change will come with cuba is allowed to sell its famous product in the u.s. tobacco farmers say the loosening of restrictions provides a opportunity. >> the first thing we have to do with the americans is create an appetite for our product because they have lost that. but since what we make is excellent, as soon as they try it, they will see the difference. >> cubans say the tobacco industry needs to prepare for the eventual lifting of all u.s. economic sanctions on cuba. executives believe cuba could control 70% of the u.s. market for cigars if the embargo is lifted without compromising the

product. >> still to come the gift of gab for a great cause. the radio host on a long broadcasting marathon to benefit a national landmark. >> i'm michael finney. ask fini is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7 or on twitter at m finney. i'll answer your questions a little late. >> i'm spencer christian. you can see a few clouds in the bay area sky. what we can't see yet is the approaching showers. ial tell you about that in my forecast in just a moment as (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester

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actually set a record for that marathon session. >> green tea and red bull you say? >> you can live on that. you know what i'm thinking? spencer christian should keep talking and talking and talking until it rains and we'll see how long he goes. >> you know i'll do that if they let me. i keep getting cut off. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. we have mainly clear skies but a cold air mass is descending over the bay area. unstable. we're going to get some showers and maybe a thundershower. looking at the national weather picture, still cold really cold over the eastern two thirds to three quarters of the nation. 11 degrees right now in chicago and cleveland. 14 in detroit. pretty achilly. tomorrow, we'll see snow in the nation's midsection. cold over the northeastern quadrant of the nation. showers in the southeast. the state of california mixed conditions. snow in the sierra. snowing in some spots in the sierra right now. showers along the coastal areas from north to south. here in the bay area, we'll have chilly conditions, highs only in

the mid to upper 50s. actually, mid to upper 50s on the coast. upper 50s to low 60s only around the bay and inland, and we'll have scattered showers tomorrow. most of the activity will be confined to the south bay and the south bay mountains and over in the diablo range might see an isolated thunderstorm or two. very unusual weather but much needed rain to end the month of february. >> we'll take all we can get. thank you. by the way, the abc show extreme weight loss will be in northern california this weekend. they're holding an open casting call. this will happen tomorrow at the embassy suites hotel in downtown sacramento. casting staff of the show will be on site from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. more details at nbc7news.com. >> still ahead the added health benefit of an extra cup of coffee. how your morning joe could prevent a debilitating disease. and -- >> broadway arrives in san francisco.

and we get the scoop on what it's like to take newsies on the road. >> what travel company should you depend on when brookooking a summer vacation? i'll have answers to that and some of the other questions you

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month, we're using our instagram feed to celebrate the influential people who live where you live. today, we're highlighting napa valley's estrulena vinniers, the largest african-american wine maker. their inaugural black history month celebration is tomorrow in healdsburg and we have more information on our bay area instagram feed. >> jet blue is apologizing for a badly worded tweet that send out today a play on the deadly hindenburg disaster. here's what it wrote to its nearly 2 million followers. oh the bluemanatee. and if -- the ill considered joke was a pun on the radio

announcer's cry, oh, the humanity. twitter followers criticized the airline for the message. jet blue apologized, took down the treat. the airline has promised to do a better job on social media in the future. >> the biggest health insurer is tightening guidelines on hysterectomies and your morning coffee could help you. >> they're imposing tighter controls on coverage for hysterectomies after more than a year of debate about it. they will require doctors to obtain authorization from the insurer before performing most types of hysterectomies. only the cheapest method will be allowed without authorization. it could trigger broad changes in the practice. people who down several cups of coffee a day may have a decreased risk of developing multiual sclerosislu clusclerosis. they found those who drank 4 to

6 cups a day were a third less likely to develop ms. a new legislation would make it more difficult for kids to accidentally ingest those colorful detergent pods. more than 17000 kids have been poisoned by the pods thinking they were candy. the house and senate now are proposing to make the packaging of the pods child proof to prevent more accidents. and what if cauliflower got the same marketing push as candy bars. a new ad shows celebrities showing for fruits and vegetables. to start the campaign, it will be just on social media. here's to your health. >> time now for ask finney. michael finney answering questions sent in by facebook, twitter, and e-mail. the first from carl who e-mails my wife and i are planning a trip to ireland. wondering if you have a way to check out the legitimacy and quality of particular travel

companies. >> that's not a real easy question but let me send you to discover ireland, the official irish tourism website. there's such an amazing amount of information there. trip adviser, always fabulous because of the huge community of people who go in and comment on it. so you take a look at those two, and then you want to check it out through the bbb as well. if a deal sounds too good a travel deal there's a problem with it. there is a range no doubt about it, that you'll get up and down but as soon as it drops to here you have a problem going on. so you need to take your time check it out. you'll end up with a fabulous deal. right now, traveling to ireland can be very inexpensive, and by the way, we have direct flights to ireland from san francisco again, five days i think maybe seven days a week now. a great trip. >> book it. nancy d. e-mailed, i recently changed dentists. my dental office said there's a fee to send my records to the new office. is this legal?

aren't my records mine? >> as it turns out, the records are yours, but they don't have to just hand them to you. they can copy them and they can charge you for copying them. but they're not allowed to make money off this. it has to be a legitimate, what's the cost of the paper. one of the staffers making it, so if they're trying to charge you like $15 a page are you kidding me? and by the way, if you picked a new dentist and they're trying to charge you you probably made the right decision. >> good point. >> holly asked on facebook are there specific laws preventing landlords from outrageously raising the rent? >> not really. you know, ask anybody who lives in san francisco. or anywhere in the bay area right now. there's a few laws, san francisco has more laws than the 11 cities in san francisco excuse me, in california that have local rules but generally, the rule is they've got to give you 30 days notice. that's 10% or below, if rent is going to go up above 10%, under many 6s not all, they have to

give you 60 days. >> thank you michael. >> stop the presses, disney's tony award winning musical newsies is on tour and will put on a show at the sfn theater for the next couple weeks. >> we got the scoop on what it's like taking the show on the road. >> newsies has been a favorite on broadway since it opened in 2012. now, for the first time, audiences across the country can enjoy the heart stopping show as it travels on a whirlwind 25-city year long tour. an action-packed show of this magnitude takes months to germinate in the rehearsal studios, but once the music and steps are down, it doesn't end there. continuing to perfect their moves before an evening performance, the cast of newsies laid it all out for our news cameras at the studios in san francisco. james daudson is the show's music director and has been

working in theater for nearly 20 years. >> the fan ss who come see the show, they love it. you see such a sense of enjoyment and fun on people's faces. >> the show's story is based on new york's pivotal news boy strike of 1899, and like those steadfast news boys to be part of the newsies cast, it takes persistence. >> i oddauditioned for it for three years before i got it. i knew where was supposed to do it so i refused to let them tell me no. >> so i took his advise and twisted their arms into giving me an audition. >> ultimately, i didn't make the cut. for a pro like julian, who grew up in alameda, performing in the bay area is like coming full circle. >> was an san francisco ballet and here and i took classes in this very studio. it's so crazy, so nuts that i'm here right now, not dancing and

learning. but i'm doing a tv interview with you right now. it's like surreal. all of the hours i spent in this studio looking at the fog through the window, you know, just made it all worth it. ♪ >> look at me. >> in san francisco leyla gulen, abc 7 news. >> well done. you can catch disney's newsies through march 15th. go to our website. disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> i think they got a new cast member there. all right, up next the world weighs in. i'm convinced this thing is white and gold. >> i say blue and black. >> we'll do that when we come back. >> cleary white and gold. >> i'm dan, coming up new at 5:00, a bay area college forced to drop the football program. some students are not giving up the fight to get it back.

>> and the bay area musician with an incredible improbable success story. those stories and a lot more

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here's a look at tonight's primetime lineup. last man standing alt 8:00. followed by chris tella and shark tank and 20/20 and then join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. customers of comcast, dish and now directv, can use watch abc to see abc 7 news live along with new episodes of all your favorite abc shows on your smartphone, tablet or computer. go to nbc7news.com/apps or download the free apps in your app store. >> now to that dress. everyone is talking about. is it gold and white or blue and black? apparently, it depends on who you are. >> clearly gold and white. >> leery blue and black. >> as ted rolands plains, the

one color the dress designer is seeing is green. >> that's freaky. >> however you see it -- >> it is white and gold. >> it's blue and black. >> this dress has captured the world's attention, blowing up online sparking debates, and confusion about the dress's color. with celebrities leading the way, twitter traffic nearing super bowl numbers. katy perry riting, this is how wars start. tailor swift tweeting, i don't understand this odd dress debate and i feel like it's a trick somehow. i'm confused and scared, p.s., obviously blue and black. lego tweeting this photo, #white and gold or #black and blue. >> the dress really is black and blue. this is it and the designer. >> it's not white and gold at all, but we are happy to put into production the white and gold if the demands comes along. >> because everyone seeing the dress as blue and black in the video, there's something about

the photo that was taken at a wedding last weekend in scotland. color experts say it's an example of observer perception variability. >> this is a perfect storm of that particular color dress the camera, the lighting, everything. >> the bottom line experts say, this is a one in a million photo that will likely be studied for years. meanwhile, that dress once this photo went viral sold out in a matter of hours. there are more in production. >> let the record show, i was right. >> yeah, well, thanks for pointing that out. i'm with taylor swift. i'm confused and scared. but it is amazing. yrm standing there with my daughter last night and she's convinced like you, blue and black. and i'm seeing white and gold. >> dan thinks it's white and gold and dan knows everything. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:begins now.

>> sexual predators can't be rehabilitated. >> a convicted child molester moves into walnut creek and now people want him out. >> the police are not judge jury and executioner. >> angry words after a shooting. neighbors wonder why police would shoot a man armed only with a knife. >> the unprecedented move that could lead to higher bills at the grocery store. >> i'm drew tuma. a windy and cool friday evening across the region and then i'm tracking wet weather for the weekend. the details in the acia weather forecast. >> this is abc 7 news. >> i have encouraged them to walk home and play outside and have a normal life and now they can't. >> she is worried about the man on this flyer a sexually violent predator and he's just moved into the neighborhood. thanks for joining us. >> residents in the walnut creek neighborhood are furious that they were not consulted or at the very least warned that this

guy was moving in. charles cristman moved to walnut boulevard in walnut creek last week, but neighbors are just finding out and they're stunned. laura? >> well, hi dan. this placement was made by a san francisco judge without any prior notice to the residents here or the contra costa county district attorney's office. that is even though cristman appears to have been living here for some time. >> hetient have been placed in a house in a community full of children. >> kelly says this is how she found out that her new neighbor is a sexually violent predator, from a flyer left on her door by sheriffs. a piece of paper discovered by her 14-year-old daughter. >> what is this? she was frightened and wanted to know, i'm going to get emotional. how this could happen. >> 71-year-old charles is now living on this property on

walnut boulevard in walnut creek. it's a quiet narnd full of families with young children. there's an elementary school eight tenths of a mile away. >> it's way too convenient for someone who has a proven history of preying on kids. >> in the late '80s and early 1990s, cristman was convicted of a series of sexual assaults on children under the age of 14. he was conditionally released in 2013 and placed in this cottage in bay point. but was later ordered to move when a court determined he was too close to a school. within a quarter mile. >> he was placed here by a san francisco county judge. >> deputy d.a. told us she didn't learn cristman had been moved to this street in walnut creek until this morning. >> in terms of the legal requirement of distance from the school, it meets that requirement. but given the concerns articulated by a number of the neighbors. we're going to look to see whether we can have mr. cristman moved. >> my attitude is