and tonight they're coming together in their grief with major league soccer ncaa and pack 12 tweeting out condolences. >> he was a wonderful teammate. very close to all of his players >> lapd found the body saturday morning at two chn 25, hit by a car on the santa monica freeway, north of usc campus his injuries so gruesome family members say officers thought he was an older man until identifying him today. he was a wonderful young man a student athlete devoted to everything he did. >> he was visiting los angeles for spring break with teammates his grandma says he didn't want to leave his younger brothers >> he left half heartedly. and i dropped him off.

he said i love you in anana. i said i love you too. he says he wanted to leave the frat party and go the to beach. he left. during two calls she says he sounded confused and asked for help. he was worried and didn't know what to do. >> he was hit by a car just seven minutes later. >> he only spent a semester with us, his impact was huge. >> it meant a lot to us. he hoffed his family. >> funeral arrangements are underway. >> he was the oldest of three brothers. he was very proud of him

attending cal. >> a string of robberies in a community not used to the crime. no one has been hurt yet. police are worried if it continues, someone might be. wayne freedman is live with the story. wayne? >> four armed robberies in a week in petaluma? that this is where people go to get away from crime. they don't want anything to do with it. >> reporter: in petaluma at gas stations and convenience store in this city staff and customers are now a little on edge when anyone they don't know walks in. >> unfortunately seems to be a sign of the times, i think. >> four times in a week, a masked man walked into a business, said he had a gun, and made demands.

>> he walks in and says i have a gun, give me your money. >> first, a quick stop on east washington boulevard. then, a valero gas station, then a lucky store, demanding not cash but drugs. the latest at a 7-11 on petaluma boulevard south at 1:29 this morning. police say it is significant, thus far he has yet to show the weapon. >> there is more state prison time that comes behind that. significantly than if he simply says he has one. police say they're looking for what p appears to be a white male, and clearly a master of disguise, concern is with success, he and a possible

partner may feel embouldered >> we've had four of these incident. nobody has been hurt. my concern is that as in addition to crimes, the more people keeps from doing this, odds of escalation are going to increase. >> from petaluma abc7 news >> police are looking for this man, wanted for exposing himself to three people last neek week. in the next hour, he exposed himself to two women. >> police today announced arrest of a sexual assault suspect they've been seeking charged with a series of battery offenses dating back to

september, in knob hill area. now, he was arrested here at huntington park. investigators tied him to at least three incidents. >> san francisco top law enforcement official is launching an investigation into what is against the crime lab. vic? >> reporter: the investigation is not being received favorably by agencies he's planning to investigate the police chief says it's an election year and wants an independent agency to

investigate the district attorney george gascone says his task force will look into allegations accusing deputies of forcing them to fight other prisoners. the prob extends to the police department embroiled in a scandal. racist text messages. >> i find it repulsive. and in my career, this is some of the worst i have seen. >> now, a third investigation into the san francisco police department crime lab. a criminal list has been charged with altering dna evidence two years ago, leading to a conviction in a criminal trial. >> she'd testify about results and later on we've learned there is another interpretation of the test that was done. and that interpretation excluded our client.

>> the 2010 drug testing was shut down after a technology admitted to stealing for her personal use. >> to do discover those cases they will be reworked. >> now, documents show she flunked a regular proficiency test in august. her supervisor failed to catch it. and both are on personal leave. >> a truck and car collided sending four people to the hospital. it happened about 2:30 this

afternoon. two victims were killed. ages 2 and 12. police are still trying to figure out who was at fault. >> a young boy is recovering after being shot riding in a car on interstate 880 yesterday. the boy was injured but investigators are looking for a dark sedan with a paper plate probably from a car dealer. >> >> both men involved in the arrest of the man behind the silk road website. today, indictments against the two agents were unsealed charging them with wire fraud, and money laundering they stole

a million dollars worth of bit coin allegedly. >> the supreme court decided not to hear a freedom of speech case from morgan hill. >> in deciding not to take the case justices upheld a ruling saying the school was justified in trying to prevent violence but a lawyer say it gives public schools the right to silence patriotic expression. the man of a man killed by a police officer last year filed a wrongful lawsuit today. family and friends marched to protest the shootings.

police say evans pointed a gun but the family disputes that. >> how can you justify that? he's a murderer. he killed my brother. >> police tell abc7 news there are three different investigations looking into this shooting. >> still ahead here tonight, a san francisco ticket agency goes after the warriors, a policy for fan that's could drive up prices. >> why this water plant is saving millions during a drought. >> a city becoming the first in california to get it. >> today a

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stub hub is suing ticket master and and the golden state warriors tonight. being told sell your tickets and forget about tickets to playoff games. >> season ticket holders are really not happy about that

one. we asked the warriors for a comment, so far, they haven't given us one. >> warrior fans are being told to get tickets on resale through ticket master. >> they said sometimes tickets are sold twice. and so it's risky for us to do it. i would not recommend going to stub hub. >> that has ticket resale companies steaming mad now suing ticket master and the warriors. they hope to stop business practice that's prevent fans determine how they want to resell their tickets.

antonio flores, a fan says he'll continue to buy from any website the warriors have threatened season ticket holders. >> it's a monopoly thing. when you're good, you can do anything. >> keselman has been a season ticket holder for years. this gives me like we're not going to want you this year? you wanted me 30 years. why not this year? >> stub hub says listing for warrior tickets were down by 80%. drought wasn't on anyone's mind in 2003, but deciding to build a

desalination plant is helping now. >> reporter: this desalination plant is proving to be a benefit during the drought. >> it is actually a soft savings for us we're saving about $4 million a year. we don't have to purchase more expensive water supplies. >> it was built 12 years ago area creeks and runoff feed into quarry lakes. salt water from san francisco bay mixed in. without desalination it is undrinkable. >> there were historic pumping issues here in this area. so it drew water from the bay into our ground water basin. and so in this

area, it tends to be brakish water. >> the plant water is distributed through the pipes to residences and businesses in fremont, newark and union city. and tastes just like regular tap water the 10 million gallons gives the district flexibility. 40% comes from local sources and 60% is imported. in newark, abc7 news. >> the s-curve on the bay bridge is now a thing of the past. the s-curve was temporary and allowed traffic to continue rolling p and out of the treasure island tunnel as the new bay bridge is being built. caltrans began removing the very

first day that went into use, a year and a half ago. they can finish paths to yerba buena island. >> sunshine and great weather. >> yes. >> and sunny skies for a while but getting windy. high clouds later into evening hours. 24 hourt change shows how sharply cooler it is. yesterday, 13 degrees cooler in hayward and san carlos. right now looking at 57 degrees in san francisco. and it's mild inland. 70 degrees in concord. to a beautiful view of the western sky, these forecast features we may see patchy drizzle near the coast.

clouds do sweep by overnight. gusting winds develop overnight. here is our controlling ridge of high pressure weakening making room for a sweeping cold front. at 11:00 tonight, sweeping clouds and a chance of drizzle near the coast in early morning hours. so maybe commuters will have to turn on windshield wipers. then clouds giving us sunny skies here is our wind gust animation at 5:00 tomorrow morning. during the day winds increase and we'll see gusts up to 38

miles per hour. 5:00 stronger gusts we may be strong into the evening hours and will have a breezy day wednesday as well. following day. before things start to calm down a bit. overnight, looking for fog near the coast. low temperatures, tomorrow, south bay, sunny skies with highs around 70, 71 degrees in san jose. peninsula, upper 60s to about 70. . up north, highs 70 in santa rosa. and inland east bay highs into lower to mid-70s here is the accu-weather forecast. a mild afternoon thursday. sunny skies and warmer friday. highs upper 70s inland. saturday we get a cooler weekend and sunday easter is looking

nice. clouds around and certainly dry. >> it's good for when little kids are out. >> thank you. >> coming up next a family feud in the robin williams household when a judge said that will force them to work it out. >> our 360 cam has been light out there. you can see ferry building. it's not too bad in this direction. actually not bad the real trip is heading to the bay bridge. it's -- there is the television station, by the way. it's not too b

a judge order robin williams wife and children to settle their dispute over the estate by june 1 or he will step in. the dispute pits williams widow against her stepchildren, zach zelda and cody. an inventory of the home snyder shared with williams has 1200 items that need to be sorted

out. >> the art, the furniture the wedding presents stay academy awards statues goes to the kids. >> attorneys were cautiously optimistic all sides could come to an agreement in june. zelda posted this on her tumblr page, my brothers and i have never been to or invited to the house in tiburon, nor removed anything from it. >> the dow gained 263 points today, nasdaq added 56. and tesla went up $5.50 a share. amazon alaunched a launch of amazon home services listings for plumbers gardeners to help you get things done around the

house. it's free. whoever you hire will have to pay a 10% to 20% commission. ford is rolling out a lincoln continental this week. they stopped making them 13 years ago. it returns next year with a smaller grill, a sleek look and all new technology. and mcdonalds plans to test an all-day breakfast menu the lack of kitchen space has been the hang up. we'll see how that goes. >> we have more ahead tonight at 6:00, just ahead, california firefighter who survived this fall and an update of support. >> two men wearing dresses file a assault at fort immediate >> internet access ten times the

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support come aring from around the world tonight for a fresno firefighter in critical condition right now. he's getting attention because of this terrifying video capturing the accident while he was trying to save a home. reporter from our sister station in fresno has the story. a fiery inferno engulfed the fire captain. now, firefighters are showing their support for their injured brother. >> his family would like to thank everybody for their offers of help. >> the captain is a 25 year veteran of the fresno fire department. he is fighting for his life. dozens stood by as burn services

medical director explained his injuries. >> it doesn't take long with full protective clothing. without the protective clothing it's highly unlikely he would have survived for anyone to get near him. >> in downtown fresno abc7 news. >> fbi says two men who had a violent confrontation with officers outside of the national security agency will probably not terrorists. officials say two men dressed as women tried to go through an entry point at fort mead.

police shot and killed one occupant and wounded another. >> new revelations about a pilot who crashed an airliner. he was treated before he became a pilot they found no evidence he was dealing with vision problems and no indication of a motive. 150 people have been killed. >> san francisco state says university funds can no longer be used to travel to indiana where many claim a new law opens discrimination against gays. he cancelled a trip to indianapolis next month.

a supervisor plans to call for a review of all city contracts with companies head quartered in indiana. vermont senator officially is not yet a candidate. >> what i'd be doing is waging a campaign and taking on big money which have so much power over politics >> he is neither a democrat nor republican describing himself as a democratic socialist. >> almost all of us are looking for a faster internet

connection. today, in the heart of the silicon valley a big step toward speeding things up. at cupertino a and t store, it feels like a party. >> we're thrilled to be the first city on the west coast to help launch giga power. >> the speeds are seven times what customers used to get the mayor says a they beat google to the punch. >> they chose other places. >> at and t has been known to lower prices in markets where it is competing with google. right now, they advertise a full giga bit for $105

>> if consumeer willing to allow us to have targeted and focused advertising, that is an opportunity for us to share those with the consumer. >> in gadgets he says it might be a first. >> i recommend reading through disclosures. >> atat says part of the season is that they made it easier. >> we're hoping to reach arrangements. >> in san francisco they are boxes that hold the equipment. >> abc7 news.

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approaching 280 southbound. you can see things are moving smoothly here. and traffic coming off of the freeway looks good now as well. >> a vallejo man is being honored for defying segregation rules. abc7 news has the story. >> the question is luther hendricks he's 89 years old now. it's where they sent the first group of black marines to train because white marines didn't

want them. >> that might have deterred most men. >> saying i saw those out there what an abomination. >> it made these men want it more. >> condition was bad. one stove, 40 50 men. >> these two men refused to quit. >> we were there basically as a support outfit for marine divisions. until they discovered that we could do more than work. that we can fight.

>> they saw some of the worst fighting in the pacific. many killed and wounded. the accomplishment faded into the past. until awarded congressional gold medal. >> if man sticks to it, everything is possible. >> these veterans are in their late 80s and early 90s. these honors are so precious. >> it's a pleasure. i'm proud to be a marine. >> we're proud too. >> we are proud. what a great group of men. >> spencer christian is here. >> we'll start with live doppler

7. clear skies right now. and thin, high clouds are becoming numerous. warm with highs into mid-70s in l.a. palm springs 95. windy conditions and we'll have highs from upper 50s to low 70s here is the accu-weather forecast. two breezy to windy days. tomorrow, and wednesday. thursday friday, we'll see temperatures climbing a bit warming up to upper 70s and cooling over easter weekend. right. >> a great one.

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chris mullen is a legend in st. johns and mullen turned big east into a power conference in the early 80s. mully helped turn them into contenders in run tmc days. mullen became the warriors gm and takes over for steve lavin. could not work out in extension with a school.

steph curry was western conference player of the week. just 60 of 13. nfl news today not to play games. the falcons were 6-9 at home. ray farmer has been suspended for sending text messages to brown's personnel on the phone,

that is a no no. now if there is a fairy tale season for anyone on the giants giants didn't have a second baseman. mike shumann has more on the dream season. >> it's incredible. just a special moment. as a rookie. it's just great. >> how does it feel to come back now? >> taking pressure off? or work harder? >> i've prepared as hard as i could. no matter what. you never know when you're going to get your chance. so now i'm preparing as hard as

i can. and to try to help the team win. >> don't have one yet. >> you'll get one. >> how about joe never panics? >> can you believe opening day is just a week away? geents facing cubs. bottom of the 6th, cubs go on to beat the giants. a's and rockies, following up with

two more today. a little ras py. you know? >> all about the base. >> right. >> and left -- >> i don't know. quite a head cold. >> we'll breathe in your direction. >> join us at the funny smell showing up in the water not pleasant, what it is and whether safe for folks to drink. >> then, coming up at 11:00 a bizarre new twist, another one, in the alleged abduction of a vallejo woman the letter her attorney says proves it was real. >> and in priep time we have the 10th anniversary season of "dancing with the stars" and

"castle" then abc7 news at 11:00. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. >> from the entire news team, have a great night.

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