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>> shocking act of cruelty against a helpless puppy. now this man is facing felony animal abuse charges. >> he was supposed to be taking care of his friend's dog. instead police say he just let him waste away. good evening. >> 26-year-old soon is facing felony charges for starve felony charges for starving his friend's dog to death. >> leslie is live at the peninsula humane society with the story tonight. nestle -- leslie. >> the started with he mace yaishted body of puppy with a micro chip and led to an arrest. in a case officials say an extreme example of animal cruelty. one of the worst they have ever seen. the the puppy named penny much like these dog was found dead.

stuffed in a shoe box with a toy and neatly folded towel in pacifica last january. >> just the way the dog was placed like that. what did next was scan the dog with micro chip and. >> the owner went to china and left the dog in the care of a friend. test confirm the cause of death was starvation. >> that content in the bone marrow and we tested that. normal is something like 59 percent. the dog had one and a half percent. which shows really gross neglect and just awful horrible way to die. >> the level of cruelty in the case suffering that obviously the this puppy had to go through before she died was pretty significant. she was starved to death. she was kept in a very close confinement. >>reporter: the investigation led to this man. 26-year-old san francisco resident soon who was arrested on animal cruelty charges. >> someone is caring for

someone else animal they have taken that as their responsibility. they are responsible for the care. >> doesn't want to own up to the responsibility of having a pet, just give them up for adoption. >>reporter: preliminary hearing is set for march 24th. this is abc 7 news. >> harrison ford is expected to make a full recovery after crash landing his plane on the southern california golf course. >> look he's gliding in right here. i hope he's going to make it hochlt man. oh man. if oh, no. dude come on oh, no if oh, no. dude come on oh, no. >>reporter: this is cell phone video of the scene right after the plane went down. 72-year-old actor was pilot ago single engine 1942 military trainer. you cap hear the stress in his voice ease calls for help. >> engine failure. immediate return. >>reporter: couldn't make it become to the airport instead he crash landed at the golf course. golfers then paramedic ka im to his rescue. >> somebody then said at this

point it's harrison ford. he was able to speak. he expressed that he was in pain. which was no surprise. >>reporter: ford who sky rocketed to fame in "star wars"has repriced his role in the force awakeen that open ins december as hans solo. >> his son ben took to twitter after the crash dad is okay. battered but okay. he is every bit the man you would think he is. he is incredibly strong man. >> we will have continuing coverage of the plane crash on air and on line. reporting continues on twitter at this site. we are glad to report that san francisco wreck park department manager doing better tonight after nearly being killed by falling tree. happened today in hilltop park in the bay view district. katie is live at san francisco general hospital where he is being treated for very serious injuries. katie? >> allen i'm sorry. katie we have the wrong live shot. no

allen you are fine. we'll go to katie if we can. go ahead. >> okay thanks dan. robert walk inwas brought here in critical klu klux klan condition but good news he's been upgradeed to fair condition and meanwhile cal/osha is investigating exactly what happened to determine whether or not wreck and park is at fault. he appeared in this promotional video recently. >> i'm robert walk in the park services manager. >>reporter: now in the hospital with back injury. broken ankle and concussion. on tuesday he was with crew trimming tree in hilltop park in san francisco bay view district when a tree unexpectedly came crashing down unexpectedly came crashing down. fair department spokeswoman says watkins tried to get out of the way but was hit in the back and trapped under the branches. watkins expected to recover and he's lucky. >> we have seen accidents some of them fatal because of trees that fell on workers. >> cal/osha says tree trimming

dangerous work whether in the tree or on the ground. the agency is investigating the incident to determine if safety procedures were being followed. if not park could be cited. >> citation can come with monetary penalty. >> cal/osha has 6 month to complete the investigation. and the park has a statement released long time dedicated member of the team here and we wish him a speedy recovery. he's worked for the department since at least 2004 when abc 7 news interviewed him for a story. in san francisco, katie, story. in san francisco katie, abc 7 news. >> big break in the search for the killer of 14-year-old oakland high school student. person of interest is in custody in the murder of 14-year-old ellis. the police chief totalled report they are afternoon but nobody told the boy parents until abc 7 news called the family for reaction. ellis was shot and killed on saturday as he walked with two friends in the fraught veil area. his parents say the

grief is still too raw but rae lead to hear police have a possible suspect. >> i thank them for working diligently. >> nothing right in my life not knowing who killed my son. >> police have not released any details about the person in custody and no one has been charged in the killing. >> new details on the effort to raise money for bay area athlete high tech running leg stolen from the back of the car stolen from the back of the car. go fund me account has been set up to steiner and nearly 5000 dollars has already been donated. that's not all. local philanthropist raised an additional 2000 dollars. the goal is to raise 25,000 to cover the cost of a new leg. if you want to help we have a link on our web site. >> all right. we are about to give you the last look you are going to get for awhile of the beautiful lights on the old side of the bay bridge. we will miss bring you the light in your home every night with

the exclusive camera. this is live look at the lights. being turned off at day break and won't be back on for the better part of a year. allen is live tonight to explain allen what's going on? >>reporter: ever since the bay light in were installed they had san francisco residents gleaming with parade. now only going to be turned off temporarily but supporters for the art project still felt like they deserved a proper farewell ceremony. he. >> thank goodness that we have the capacity to fall in love with the bridge. >>reporter: since they were installed 2 years ago the bay lights have captured the hearts of residents and tourists alike. but after tonight the 25,000 led lights will go dark so-cal transcan perform maintenance on the cables and the lights can be replaced. >> this is very tough condition for any sort of equipment with moisture and vibration and changes in temperature. so we have made led lights morrow bust. >>reporter: when the bay lights return they will be her permanently. rest restaurant

owner pete helped raise the 4 million dollars to get them back and for good reason. >> it's definitely increased the business. we get probably half of the people that make reservation here specifically ask to sit where they can see the lights. >> it's art. it's beautiful for the public. music for the eye. >> it's destination location. people want to know where the lights are. >>reporter: no doubt the sparkling attraction has lit up the economy along the embarcadero and while they are going dark tomorrow they will be back for good early next year in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and here's a live look from the roof cam along the embarcadero can't resist one last chance. can't show enthusiastic tomorrow night. we are live streaming these iconic lights all night long go to our web site. catch a glimpse before they are gone turned off for better part of a year starting at 5:45 in the morning. >> convicted killer walking

free here in california. next on 7 news, tonight a special report on brother and sister fight to keep the parents murderer behind bars. >> plus new video tonight historic 12 patient kidney operation at san francisco hospital now halfway finished. >> and wrong place wrong time. it's not just dwlivrs have to worry about icey roads. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya it was a warm winter day. question is will you be seeing 70's through the weekend? i have yoplait greek 100. for when you just can't make it without a protein-packed, thick and creamy, power-me-up-with-something filling taste-bud-loving, satisfaction by the spoonful, deliciously fruity dinner feels a million years away

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center hope to successfully complete a rare 6 way kidney transplant. hospital sent us video showing one of the donor in the operating room, 3 surgery like this took place today. all successful with no complications. 3 more are set for tomorrow. software paired up the donor and recipient truly incredible. >> used to be that killer sentenced to life in prison in california almost never got out california almost never got outment even if the sentence included the possibility of parole. but now changes in the law and politics are leading to a record number of convicted murderer walking out of prison. tonight sister and brothers fight to keep their parents killer locked up. >> i garren tie he will kill again. >>reporter: grim prediction from these people moments after the parent killer recommended for parole at vacaville state prison. but he's not out of prison yet. family is doing everything they can to stop his release. >> i tried to take care of justice for the very best

people i have ever known. >>reporter: cheryl and gary have tried for years to remember how their parents lived. not how they died. >> i was standing ankle deep in dry blood and splatter everywhere. >>reporter: they were killed in san diego in 1977 during a robbery at their clothing store. former employee jose gonzalez was convicted of first degree murder in the case. >> heads wrapped in blanket. they were bludgeon to death both of them. and it was a horribly painful bloody way to die. >>reporter: gonzalez was caught two days later pawning her jewelry. >> crime like this committed today was a double murder torture murder lying in wait murder all those would be grounds for life without parole and death penalty but those laws simply didn't exist back then. >>reporter: instead gonzalez sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. past 37 years he has been denied parole 7 times until last week. the

efron were at the parole board hearing to testify. >> my mother is here. these are the earrings she was wearing when he murdered her. and i bring her to the parole hearing every time. >>reporter: board recommended g.o.p. sol east be paroled. >> how could this happen? how can this possibly represent justice. >>reporter: under california law governor jerry brown now has the power to reject the recommendation. he's not commenting on the case but during his term he's allowed a record number of lifer to be parole. >> go back 15 years or so nobody was getting out. >>reporter: robert wise berg is with the stanford criminal justice center. he says a 2,000 8 court decision changed everything for lifer parolee. it forced parole board to look beyond the original crime and focus more on whether person is a danger to society now. >> most of the people who get life with the possibility of parole sentences are there for some kind of hom homicide. the

chance that any one of them will commit another homicide after he gets out is pretty much zero. it's just about never happened. >>reporter: he says the main reason lifer parolee don't kill again is the age. >> older, slower and more benign. >>reporter: jose gonzalez now 59. the efron say that makes no difference. he remains a serious threat. >> at the time viciousness of his crime. a person who was 22 years old and had that as part of his constitution the still has that when he's 59 years old. >>reporter: at this time will likely be several months before the case actually gets to the governor's desk. efron are hoping for a big public out cry to sway the decision and set up a facebook page. his lawyer says if the client is released he has been tentatively accepted at 2 transitional housing program. one is in berkeley. >> let's move on to the weather >> let's move on to the

weather. so gorgeous we need rain but not coming any time soon. >> no. at least it's clear outside. >> enjoy the while it lasts. the really spring arrives in about two weeks. but it already is feeling like this. check out the high pressure for today. 70 santa rosa exploratorium. half machine bay. with 73 in oakland. san jose 76. 75 in santa cruz so warm enough to hit the beach. 69 livermore. 68 nap a.fairfield. concord t.70 degrees. before we see nothing but clear skies right now. there's no fog in sight and the temperatures, well rate around the coast and bay pretty comfortable. 50's right around here but inland valley starting to drop. 41 petaluma, napa 44 fairfield 45 livermore those are the spots you start out on the chilly side. east bay hills camera you can clearly see across the bay because no visibility restriction due to fog. clear chilly inland and looking at shower possibility next week but i have to tell

you the computer model keep flip flopping wet to dry to maybe maybe not in the mean time i can tell you this much. spring like for the weekend as high pressure is the controlling factor. jet stream remains to the north. here's a look at the long range forecast look at the long range forecast. we fast forward to tuesday march 10 next week we start to see the cloud cover as we head towards wednesday march 11 there is a chance of some rain starting to develop going into thursday march 12th. but like i said the model are still flip flopping on this so let's hope this actually materializes the middle to latter part of next week. tomorrow morning any of you who live or work in the inland valley you will want to grab a jacket or sweater because it starts out chilly in the morning. north bay valley inland east bay valley as well. most other areas on the cool side under clear skies. 40's 50's now for the afternoon you will need your sun screen. look how warm in the south bay. 74 in san jose. 75 gilroy. los gatos 72 sunnyvale on the peninsula san mateo redwood

city low 70's. 66 in pacifica. downtown san francisco. 70 almost 69 degrees. we may be seeing some records couple of them over the next few days because it's so unusually warm. santa rose, napa 71 vallejo. east bay berkeley oakland hayward low 70's. 73 castro vaechlt inland spots need the shade. 73 in walnut creek and short sleeve weather. 74 in livermore and fairfield. if you are going to the chinese new year parade this saturday if san francisco and the weather could not be better. 62 degrees and then dropping down to the upper 50's. sun goes down at 6:09 but remember you look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast the sun sets at 7 day forecast the sun sets at 7:10:00 p.m. the sunday night. so we will actually spring forward. good today light saving time at 2:00 a.m. become 3:00 a.m. warmth sticks around through the weekend and need the umbrella through the middle of next week.

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>> good evening. giants just lost one of the stavrments hunter pence and the 6 to 8 week after being hit by a pitch. broken forearm. pence got hit by black of the cubs in

the 6th inning today. along with a 20 homer and 74 rbi pence provided last year, he was the guy screaming about the giants having champion blood in the clubhouse if you remember that speech. pure energy. he's played if in 3 83 straight games. that is the longest active streak in the major. that obviously come to an end and manager bruce knows pence will be missed. >> it's hunter. always up beat. optimistic and trying to move out of the way. he kind of ran and then caught him there and if it happens. >>reporter: frustrating. a's cubs in mesa. zito back in the green and gold strike out 2 batters in 2 inning work. castro swing tling and also hit a batter and gave up a two run bomb rate here to mike. end in a tie. zito saying he was pleased with the first outing.

hoops keep the ncaa tournament hope alive stanford absolutely positively needed to win at arizona state where i'm told students like to party a little bit. stan don't off son at asu? is that my kid i hope he's not the union corn. shack one man gang went for 23 points. stanford making a push. down 4. picked by barns. the hoop. and arizona state wins 67-62. cardinals drop to 18 and 11. probably have to win the tournament to reach the ncaa. cal at fifth rank arizona. thinking about one seeder. close for 5 minutes. wallace. with the drive. to the rack goes for 16 points. blow out begins. we found a guy named ashley who can jump. brandon ashley. game high 21. that was not a knock on you dan. no was not a knock on you dan.

no. if he beats the buzzer slams as well. arizona clinch the crown 99-60 with cal most lopsided loss of the season. former hay school star drew retired from the nfl today. he played finance seasons. 8 in jacksonville. last one with the raiders at stopping drew like trying to tackle a small tank. 49ers sign a big attaching. defensive tackle docket. ferocious. 10 years for arizona. wanted to stay with the cardinals didn't want to pay. 7 and half million from the niners. coming off a torn acl. goal is to anile late the team.

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