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>> it was a lot of concern among the parents. >> a settlement tonight for the family of a south bay girl who killed herself after she was sexually assaulted at a party. but this was about much more than just money. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. audrey pott committed suicide in 2012 a week after she was assaulted. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live with the details. leslie? >> well, this out of court settlement allows the family to avoid a trial and the painful testimony that could surface. the case could garner national headlines. it is about alcohol, sexual assault, sexting and bullying. at a high school party in 2012 audrey drank a potent punch of vodka and gatorade and passed out. she was then sexually assaulted. the three attackers took pictures and shared it with classmates. days after the photos emerged,

audrey hung herself. three teenage boys were found guilty and one settled out of court last month. now closure as the boys agree to pay $950,000 as part of a wrongful death lawsuit and they had to issue a public apology in court before a judge on friday. the apology included admitting that audrey was not conscious during the assault. she did not give concept -- consent and did not invite or encourage the sexual act. the apology addressed the suicide. i apologize for false rumors that served to shame and humiliate her. audrey did not deserve nor would any human being deserve what we put audrey through. the settlement requires the boys to be part of a documentary and to talk publicly about the consequences of drinking assault and sexting. >> when you are talking about defendants making the rounds at schools and talking about what they did and trying to educate other kids about what happened. i can't imagine a better way

to send a message. >> many parents at saratoga high school dent want to talk about the settlement, but some were relieved. >> that is enormous. >> they hope lessons are learned as the pot family released a statement saying they are happy their daughter's name has been cleared. in san jose lessee brinkly -- leslie brinkley, abc7 news. a man from oakland is the first reported u.s. citizen to be killed in yemen. our media partner reports he died in a mortar shelling while walking back from a mosque. the gas station owner was trying to get his wife and 2-year-old daughter out of the violence in yemen. the bay area council is calling for the evacuation of all u.s. citizens there. now to the scandal rocking the bay area law enforcement community. he is asking for seven of his officers to be fired for sending orie spoppedding to

racist, homophobic text messages. cornell bernard is live in the newsroom with reaction. >> ama the ugly text surfaced after prosecutors released part of a bail hearing for an officer convicted on corruption charges last year. tonight shock and disappointment and hope that the case will bring awareness. >> for them to say those types of things, shame on them. >> reaction on the streets of the castro to the scandal that has rocked the sfpd. racist homophobic texts exchanged between p coulds. between cops. >> it is part of reality, i guess, and maybe part of the law enforcement culture. i am not sure if there is a solution. >> he wants seven police officers to be fired for sending orie spawning to offensive texts he calls reprehensible. >> we cannot have this in san francisco. we have to do everything to the best of our ability to root it out and address it. >> san francisco naacp

president says the text reflects a bigger problem in the department. >> in terms of attitude. racism. unjust practices. san francisco is ferguson. >> it was mean spirited. >> jennifer grant with our family coalition a resource for lgbt families believes while the scandal was disappointing it doesn't reflect on the entire police department, but it could be a turning point. >> the silver lining to this is it is coming out. there will be more training. people are talking about it. all of those conversations result in progress and learning and moving forward. the court cases relied on the testimony from the officers laying the ugly text. a review is underway. cornell bernard abc7 news. police arrested the man suspected of attacking a homeless man with a metal pipe. surveillance video shows this

incident in san francisco. the victim was just sitting down a as the attacker walked up and slammed perry in the head so hard that he dropped the pipe. >> i was in shock and eventually i pulled it together and then i called 9-1-1 after the disoriented people were in shock after watching what happened. >> perry is in critical condition. police spotted the suspect in the same area last night. he will face attempted murder and aggravated assault charges. a martinez man accused of having sex with an under age girl is also accused of making child pornography. police said an underage organ girl faked her own suicide to come to the area. federal investigators under to explicit images of hundreds of children on johnson's digital devices. they believey created some of the images and may have had contact with at least three young girls. police are investigating a

possible abduction attempt in concord. clayton valley charter high school sent out this letter warning parents about this. it says a woman claiming to be a student's mother asked for her to be september out of the parking lot for an appointment. the school contacted the real mother and found out it was false. the student admits she recently shared personal info with a person on social media. >> it is clear right now as we can see when we take a look outside and the rain however is on the way. this is our emeryville camera. abc7 news pleetion sandhya patel is -- sandhya patel is here. >> we will shift it back to winter. while there are only a few high clouds up around ukeah and cloverdale, that's all going to change. let me fast-forward to easter sunday. it is 5:00 a.m. the rain line is to the north as we head toward the morning hours around 7:00, 8:00. we do have showers moving through the bay area which

means if you are going to sunrise services carry your rain gear. 10:00 mostly in the south bay and the east bay and then it shifts off to the east for the afternoon. that's the first system. we have a stronger storm coming. i will be back with a detailed look at the second one and how it may play into your holiday travel plans. that's coming up. >> thank you sandhya. vital work on bart train tracks will begin this weekend and brace rs yo. it will create some big delays. alan wang with the details. >> there will be no service -- >> bart will be installing these new pads under a thousand feet of track between the fruit veil and coliseum stations. that means passengers will have to take an ac transit bus shuttle between the two stations causing 30 to 60-minute delays. >> when i heard about it i had other plans. stay put. >> the work will take place over 11 weekends from now

until august 16th. the biggest detour of passengers is expected during five oakland athletics home games. thousands of baseball fans rely on bart to get to the coliseum. >> it will be too complicated. you have to keep things simple for me. >> it sucks to pay the parking. >> that's not very good. i don't know. maybe i will take uber. who knows? >> we are also waiting for the nba to come out with the playoff schedule. the warriors will be in the playoffs and we want to make sure we don't conflict with their home playoff games. >> bart will use 12 buss to begin with. >> the fruit veil and coliseum bart stations goes into affect for the first time this sunday and it should give bart a better idea what to come in the coming weeks. in oakland, alan wang abc7 news. major construction is coming to the heart of san francisco as crews in stall a pedestrian tunnel for the new california pacific medical center. starting on monday lanes will be reduced to one lane in each

direction. and then the same stretch will be fully shutdown straight through sunday night. the tunnel will connect the new hospital to the medical office building. >> still to come a sailor rescued after 606 days at sea. the dramatic new video and the touching reunion with his family. and get ready for a blood moon. but there is one thing that makes this eclipse so different. >> and oh yes. we are talking the ultimate jim harbaugh fan. the promise this guy made and what he did today to keep it.

low tech, but effective. thieves in walnut creek used a large truck to rip free an atm. it happened early this morning at the shell gas station near california boulevard. one man distracted a clerk and another tied a chain to the atm. the driver hits the gas and they tore the outdoor atm from the mount and then tossed it in the truck and took off. >> new details about the unbelievable tale of survival at sea. a fisherman lost for 66 days is now back on dry land and reunited with his family.

clayton sandal has the latest. >> this is the moment he is pulled to safety nearly 10 weeks after the 37-year-old's own fishing trip became a disaster. >> i woke up in the middle of the night and the water was flooding the cabin. the floor was the ceiling and the ceiling was the floor. >> jordan's sailboat "the angel" is soon disabled and drifting. he has food, but not much. surviving on pancakes rainwater and fish he catches himself. >> the will to live is stronger than you may think. >> with no sign of a boat in february the search is called off and eventually jordan is down to these last can of tomatoes and that's when he sees it. >> i saw it slide and i thought oh this is it. rescued by a cargo ship he calls home. >> hi, dad. guy hi, luis. >> good to hear your voice. >> their first words in almost two agonizing months. >> i was uh phrase you were crying and sad that i was dead

and i wasn't dead. >> we were. i thought i lost you. >> his father tells us he was just beginning to accept that his son was dead so when he learned he was alive he said it was a shock but a very good one. >> distracted driving goes beyond texting and using your cell phone. a woman in las vegas learned this the hard way. she got a ticket for driving and putting on chapstick. that's a $200 fine. las vegas has a city and county ordinance that requires the driver to keep their full attention while driving. >> i have seen men shaving with their electric easy rayers and a lady had her ipad velcroed to her steering wheel and was watching a movie. each ticket is on a case by case basis. parking restrictions can be confusing but these new signs in los angeles are downright absurd. the testing began on the grid system that they hope will make things easier for drivers. you need good eyesight and an

iq over 140. they are not cheap. the test run will cost $20,000. >> i feel like i will be looking at football plays or something when i look at that. if you are up early this the morning look up at the skies. the shortest total lunar eclipse in 100 years is happening at 4:58 a.m. during the eclipse you will see a blood moon redish in color. it is caused by sunlight scattering off the earth's atmosphere. it will last for five minutes and the weather should be perfect to see the moon. >> i heard a rumor, just a rumor, that meteorologist sandhya patel will be live tweeting at 4:58 right through 5:00 5:03 a.m. >> it is a rumor. >> i will be up very early. i will show you the moon from the live picture perspective. the kgo roof camera is that stunning or what? if you are up early to catch the eclipse tweet the pictures.

i think larry should get up early. i'll show you what it looks like. you should have a great view of the eclipse tomorrow morning. the temperatures right now are in the 40s, 50s and as you take a look at the live picture from our emeryville camera looking across the bay it is cooler for the upcoming weekend. showers on easter sunday and more rain coming in on monday night and into tuesday. that system looks more intense. it is coming out of the gulf of alaska. it starts off sunny and ends up with clouds. then it flies south on sunday. trust me you will feel the difference as the air mass changes and you will need the umbrellas. saturday evening at 5:00 p.m. a few clouds around as we head toward sunday morning. sunrise at 6:49 and as you head toward sunrise services keep in mind you will need the umbrellas because the rain will start to shift quickly. then by 3:00 p.m. it is all gone out of the bay area. the next system comes in and

it arrives on monday night well to the north and then slides southward as we head toward tuesday. the two systems combined will bring us pretty good rainfall in the north bay. it is not enough to raise the drought, but an inch to three inches. and in the south bay a quarter to half an inch of rain. this is prompting a winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada.aú sunday 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. if you are traveling back from the tahoe area after the holiday you may run into problems. 4 to 8 inches expected above 3500. up to 10 inches over the highest peaks. carry your chains and expect travel delays. tomorrow morning you will need to bundle up if you have early plans. the egg hunts for saturday looking fine. mid30s to low 50s. a few clouds around. then for the afternoon, the numbers will be lower than today. upper 50s to the upper 60s. we will see an increase in the cloud cover and here is a

specific look at the easter forecast. the morning will be damp. upper 40s to upper 50s for the afternoon. those egg hunts are looking fine as the showers taper. mid50s to low 60s and it will be cool mostly cloudy and temperatures in the 50s. accu-weather seven-day forecast first system brings us easter showers and the second one monday night into tuesday a healthy dose of rain. cool weather continues and then we will go ahead and clear things out and go with a mealedder pattern again. until then, this is a welcome sight. >> i love the hoping bunny in the grass. >> isn't that cute? >> an unusual discovery in a dish at a popular restaurant. >> what o

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she was eating an oyster and pulled out a pearl. it was to the just one. another and another and another. there were 50. the lucky 53 world took all of the pearls home with her. there is no word on what they might be worth. >> fascinating. well fans are not really loving a statue of lucille ball in her hometown. this statue has been in -- >> oh my. >> it has been there since 2009, but residents say they have had enough. they say it looks nothing like the i love liewfy star. a fund has been started to raise $10,000 to make a new one. >> i may donate to that myself. a university of michigan football fan who made a hilarious promise if jim harbaugh would become the coach proved he is a man of these word. the twitter user who gross by the name mark the bromad says he would get a tattoo of

harbaugh harbaugh -- he would get a tattoo if harbaugh would come back to coach the team where he played in college. he tweeted a photo of the new tattoo on his arm for the rest of his life. he better hope jim harbaugh coaches the wolverines for a long longtime. >> and brings much, much, much success. >> that will be really painful to remove. >> it could have been a tattoo of screech. >> we don't want that. >> good "saved by the bell" knowledge. coming up in sports. the odds of the sharks making the playoffs are slim to none, but if nothing else they are going down fighting. and buster

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