>> reporter: the alameda county coroner completed an autopsy but cannot release the cause of death because of the ongoing investigation. aguilar was last seen at this house on silva avenue at 1:00 a.m. valentine's day morning. neighbors tell us they called police nine times because of a rowdy house party there. they tell me off camera they remembered seeing aguilar at the party with her boyfriend. several phone conversations with aguilar's mother in mexico, she told us she was suspicious of aguilar's boyfriend. the hayward police chief said he was arrested but for a different charge. >> the boyfriend was arrested for domestic violence and he is one of the persons that was questioned and that's all i can provide to you at this time. >> reporter: police say he was taken into custody the day aguilar was reported missing and they said the alleged domestic violence was against aguilar, but they would not say he is a person of interest in this case. in hayward, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. a mixed verdict against tlae

former san jose university students. the three were found guilty of misdemeanor battery against donald williams but escaped conviction on hate crime allegation. prosecutors say logan beaschler, joseph bomgardner and colin warren used racial slurred and put a bike lock around his neck when they shared a dorm in 2013. the judge declared a mistrial for the other two defendants after the jury deadlocked on the hate crime charge. >> but we believe the evidence very strongly supported that these acts were motivated in whole and in part by bigotry. >> the former students will be sentenced march 14th. an attorney for bumgardner refused comments until a civil lawsuit filed by the victim is settled. the naacp plans to go to court tomorrow to challenge an

arbitrator's decision allowing a fired san jose police officer to go back on the job just daying after an independepenependent a reinstated officer phillip white, tweets that supported the black lives matter movement in 2014 were not cause for his dismissal. naacp officials say they are taking action because city leaders are not, however, city officials say the ruling is binding and can only be overturned with evidence of corruption or collusionly the arbitrator. san francisco police are on the verge of a major cultural shift regarding the use of force. this coming after community protests over the mario woods shooting that went viral. today may wror ed lee and polic chief greg suhr said hachanges have been implemented. >> reporter: these are the biggest proposed changes within the department in the last 35 years. and while many stand behind them, others say change takes time.

rebuilding the public's trust is the centerpiece of the city's comprehensive reform package. it's about changing the way police confront someone with a weapon other than a gun. >> we are fundamentally reengineering the way police officers use force. >> reporter: it was the public who insisted police take a different approach following the mario woods shooting. woods confronted police with a knife. >> at a meeting with the community, they want an explanation every time an officer points their firearm and they're going to get it. >> reporter: other changes include bringing in a supervisor to the scene when a weapon is involved. all patrol cars are now equipped with helmets and long batons and the supply of bean bags has doubled. >> every decision we will train that officer to make it around preserving the sanctity of life. police chief support the use of tasers but said little about the topic which has become very controversial and political. >> it is one tool. it can be valuable in certain circumstances. >> reporter: many of the new procedures were taken from

report on 21st century polici.p, but turn to each other. >> reporter: mayor ed lee will include the cost of these new reforms in his next budget propos proposal. now, san francisco police unions say they were never part of the dialogue and in a statement they say some of the new proposed policies are good, they go on to say they may expose some of its members and they will not allow that. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> all right, thanks very much. police are looking for information about a sexual assault that happened inside a room at a uc berkeley fraternity house. it happened just after midnight friday. investigators do have a suspect -- do not have a suspect description. the new case comes as police search for the man behind three other recent sexual assaults

near campus. a former teacher in lafayette accused of having and distributing child pornography is scheduled to be in court for the first time tomorrow morning. he works as a substitute teacher at two private schools in contra costa county. when police tried to arrest him, he threw a laptop computer out of his second floor bedroom into the backyard. investigators recovered it and say there is evidence of child porn on the hard drive. do you know this man? mountain view police need your help identifying a man who's reportedly harasses women along stevens creek trail. two women reported incidents two police last monday. one said the man ran after her when she ignored his attempts to start a conversation. 30 minutes later a man matching the same description tried to grab another woman's cell phone. police in pleasanton believe two robberies in the parking lot of the stone ridge mall may be linked. just minutes ago they released this sketch of one of the three men accused. the most recent was sunday afternoon when police say three men with a gun grabbed a woman's

purse and kicked her in the back. on saturday night three men robbed a 17-year-old girl wrestling her to the ground and punching her in the face. both victims suffered minor injuries. the suspects sped away in a cream or silver colored sufficient. cement crumbling from inside the tunnel on the bay bridge. one car has been hit by falling concrete. the problem is much more widespread than they believe. laura anthony is live on treasure island with the story. laura, this is not good. >> reporter: no, dan. that first big chunk of concrete narrowly missed a woman several weeks ago. since then, more loose concrete has been removed and cal trans says the tunnel is safe but some motorists we talked to not so sure. it wasn't an isolated incident after all. that concrete that fell from the yorba buena tunnel last month. cal trans says it's part of a

larger tunnel in the 80-year-old structure. >> 13 spots we have addressed. >> reporter: in fact, cal trans' tests reveal a pattern of failure due to corrosion caused by rain water. it's the same east bound tunnel where a chunk of concrete gave way in january damaging a car while narrowly missing the driver. >> >> there is a little bit of light corrosion on the rebars and we're now going to meet with fhwa to talk about the steps going forward. >> reporter: that is the federal highway administration. in the meantime, the crumbling sections have been removed. but some drivers respect totally at ease. >> it does make me nervous. every time i cross the bridge, it makes me nervous. you know, i don't have a lot of faith in cal trans right now. >> reporter: the yorba buena tunnel was built in the 1930s. the last major rehabilitation was done more than 50 years ago in the early '60s. >> we see this not only on the stay highway system like the bay bridge, we see it on our local streets and roads, see it in our

transit system. i think a great illustration of this is b.a.r.t. >> reporter: in the yorba buena tunnel, cal trans says there's no immediate danger to motorists but will likely be a series of late night lane closures while repairs are made. laura anthony, abc 7 news. goods timing likely saved the life of a 10-year-old girl who found herself in grave danger in the sierra over the weekend. 10-year-old samantha white had been snowshoeing with near castle valley when she fell through a crevice. she landed in the neck below. her father frantically flagged down the latest help, marin county search and rescue team. that's a wow indeed. visiting area for training. the 14 members went to work pulling her back up to safety and she is doing just fine. >> all's well that ends well there. thank goodness. imagine answering the door of a home where you've lived for 66 years only to be served with

eviction papers. >> i don't have the slightest idea where i'm going to go. >> why a woman promised a permanent home finds herself being kicked out. an old ship is creating new problems. what happened in the 1950s that's resurfacing in bay area waters. also ahead a new guarantee to california college students to ensure that they graduate on time. and tiny spaces. why these they say denny's 7-pepper sbut how crazy could it be... denny's new crazy spicy skillet. denny's. welcome to america's diner.

santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >> a 97-year-old burlingame woman is fighting eviction this evens. she never thought she'd be in this situation. her former landlord and friend promised she could stay in a home forever but something big changed and now she and her elderly roommate on the verge of

being homeless. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in san mateo with the story. vic? >> reporter: we are at st. bar thol mu's church in san mateo, congresswoman jackie spear will hold a town hall meeting tonight to discuss skyrocketi ining renn the peninsula. among topics sure to be discussed, the plight of 97-year-old marie hatch. marie hatch is a 97-year-old. this has been her home for six decades. hatch pays only $900 rent for this cottage in the heart of upscale burlingame. her good friend who owned the house promised her she'd never have to move. ever. >> she said, marie, she says this is your home, you can live here as long as you want to. she is a tough old one, but when she said something, she demanded it. >> reporter: 60 years later hatch and her roommate whoes 85 have been told to move out by

april. what happened? their landlord, vivian cruz, died a long time ago. >> over time the promise has been reiterated by several generations and for some reason now they want to renounce that. >> reporter: lawyers for hatch say it's still very muddy. they're lacking for court documents. a paper trail. a written promise of any kind. the person evicting them is the husband of the granddaughter who also died. so he's now administering her property which includes this home listed on the zillow website for $1.2 million. meantime in pricey san mateo county, there's no place the two women can go. congresswoman jack can k jackie spear calls this an outrage. >> in the end, we need to recognize that displacement, especially senior citizens and the disabled is not something as a society that we want to embrace. >> i don't know. i don't have the slightest idea where i'm going to go.

that's why i don't seep good at night. >> reporter: well, the attorney for the landlord just e-mailed this statement to us. attorney michael liberty says that there is no promise to give miss hatch lifelong tenantsy and to paraphrase a statement, he said there is a trust that requires that the house be sold this year and he says that miss hatch ought to stop going to the media and start cooperating with his client. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> okay, vic, thanks very much. silicon valley venture capital firm has been order by the labor department to give dozens of workers $300,000 in back pay. phenox venture capital made 56 unpaid interns do work typicallier typically er performed by paid employees.

they september repo the practice went on for three years until it stopped in 2014. talking hoverboard safety and student graduation rates is part of today's consumer news zbla. >> that's right. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with all of us. >> i love this first story. >> really? >> every university should do this. proposed law allows california state yuuniversity students reduced tuition if they promise to graduate in four years. the four year graduation rate at csu is less than 20%. >> on the student side, it would have an obligation to take a minimum of 30 units in an academic year. 30 units in an academic year and maintain a "c" average. and on the institution side it would be on obligation to give them enhanced academic advising, priority rej station agistratio they met the terms of the contract each year, a freeze in their tuition. >> sweet. there have been pilot programs

testing this and students do graduate earlier. the federal government is laying down the law on hoverboards. safety officials are now saying no hoverboard is certified as safe. telling manufacturers and retailers they need to meet standards or face a recall. self-balancing scooters have been implicated in fires resulting in $2 million in property damage. letter from the consumer product safety commission said hoverboards that didn't meet the safety standards would be subject to detention and/or seizure. the average prices of a gallon of gas have fallen 5 cents in the past two weeks to its lowest level in more than seven years. the average price nationwide is now $1.76. excuse me, $1.77 for regular. that's the lowest price since december of 2008 when gas was roughly $1.66 a gallon. the latest price decline is 56

cents lower than it was a year ago. now, the average price in san francisco quite a bit more, $2.48 a gallon of regular, but you can find it in you look around as cheap as $2.13. >> worth looking around. >> more people buying bigger cars again. >> you're right. >> thanks a lot, michael. all right. escaped oil from a ship that sank 63 years old is once again harming marine wildlife off our coastline. volunteers at the international bird rescue center in fairfield cared for nine oiled birds since december. the birds were rescued along beaches in monterey and santa cruz counties. the oil is believed to be from the s.s. jacob, a cargo ship that sunk off the islands in 1953. it was hit by a freighter in heavy fog. all 36 crewmen aboard were rescued. oil from the ship has been linked to spills and bird deaths dating back to 1992. a young sea lion was rescued along highway 1 near moss landing. the marine mammal center says it

expects to transport the pup to their saufacility tomorrow. the sea lion is underweight. many have been rescued along the coast. the animals don't have enough to eat or are getting sick from all the acid, the demoic acid in the waters. not quite clear but could be a combination of those two. long at it outside. we should shoot some postcard pictures. >> that really is stunning. look at that. >> yeah. a warm day again. meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with the accuweather forecast. >> even here it's really like spring out here. i think spring has come about a month early. if you're looking for rain, don't want to look here. we don't have it the next couple days. let's check out a bright forecast. looking at live doppler 7 hd. high clouds going through the bay area. where do we stand since october 1st? we're running way behind. san francisco, 86% of normal. 78% in santa rosa with 20 inches.

oakland, 10 inches 75% of average. san jose, 88%. livermore, 91% of normal. from our south beach camera, we're looking at high clouds right now and temperatures in the low to mid 60s from san francisco, oakland, san jose, morgan hill. really quite comfortable. from our san jose camera, a beautiful view right now. 68 in santa rosa, concord, 70 degrees. livermore, 66. look un, when the sun goes down because it's going to be a beautiful one thanks to the high clouds from our east bay hills camera. if fwryou get a gorgeous picturf the sunset, send it to us. #abc7now. chance of drizzle early saturday morning. take a look at what's ahead overnight tonight going into tomorrow morning, we'll see patches of fog forming especially in the valleys around the delta and strait for your morning commute. burns off quickly, warms up quickly for tuesday not only in the late morning but the amp as well. so take a look at the temperature trend for the week ahead, average high is 62 for

san francisco. you're going to hover at least 10 degrees above normal through the end of the workweek then friday temperatures will start to fall. closer to average. we carry that trend into the weekend. san jose, after rverage high 63. tomorrow and wednesday near records in the mid 70s and that continues as well. the weekend will feature cooler weather. as far as rain chances it looks slim. next week, we're watching for the possibility of rain and it's about ten days away. next wednesday. we'll keep you posted on it. i know we need the rain. we are in a bad situation obviously despite the fact that we have an el nino going. we'll let you know what happens tomorrow morning. cooler spots upper 30s to low 40s. most of the areas in the mid 40s to low 50s. and fog will be limited. most areas will start out clear for the afternoon. 75 in the south bay, san jose, morgan hill. 76 gilroy. same thing for redwood city, palo alto. 73 san mateo. 7 0 degrees downtown san

francisco. daley city. north bay, low 70s. east bay, 73. berkeley. 75 oakland. well above average inland east bay. 76 livermore. 73 walnut creek. accuweather seven-day forecast, have the shades and sun skreeb the ne screen the next couple days. records possible tuesday, wednesday. cooler over the weekend. chance of drizzle saturday. slight chance of a shower on sunday. but that's not looking promising either. as we get closer and closer to the weekend. we'll keep you posted. kristen, dan? >> thanks so much, appreciate it. coming up, distracted driving. turns out using your cell phone might be the least of it. at 5: 30 on "world news" with david muir -- >> new details on the alleged uber gunman. six dead. the passengers wro s who got in car between the shootings. what he said to them. home improvement, there are

cancer risks. hope to see you shortly. new at 6:00, this could be the sound of success for some local oscar hopefuls. you know those growls were quite literally a bear to

sad to tell you that a 16-year-old boy on board this helicopter that crashed last week at pearl harbor in hawaii has died. his three family members were also on board the chopper tour along with the pilot. all passengers had to be rescued from the water. the boy was trapped under water and had to be cut free from his seat. the family was visiting hawaii from canada. two family members are still in the hospital. you're looking at the nerve-racking moment a plane was forced to land sideways as it approached a british runway. when the wind was blowing nearly 30 miles an hour. it happened yesterday at the lees bradford airport. good thing everybody was fine. a lot of white knuckles as you might imagine. >> can you imagine being on that plane? wow. if you're having a bad day it may not be the best time for

a road trip. a new study from virginia tech found strong emotions can be nearly as daungerous as speedin or texting or driving. being angry or sad or agitated increases the risk of a crash ten times. speeding increases the risk 13 times. and texting 23 times. where was this when i was a student at uc berkeley, huh? cal students stressed out over classes have a new place to get some rest. >> emoji pad activated. enjoy your nap. >> i like that. the school installed rest zones in several buildings on campus. this particular one lets students seal themselves away from their surroundings to catch a nap or private time. >> abc 7 news was there as a student powered down after a midterm exam. >> the commute from home which is 30 minutes away, i don't really have a place to sleep. i could have went to my car but this is here. i can sleep here. >> funding comes from the chancellor's advisory committee on student services which found

one of the biggest complaints from students is a lack of sleep. that's like something out of the future. a little rest pod. >> yes. the students now sleeping, some things never change. getting directions is about to get a whole lot more fun. >> coming up, how you can rely on actor morgan friedman to get you to your destination. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 will be right back.

all right. move over fantasy football. tens of thousands of people are are betting on "the bachelor."

>> is this the first time you guys have done this for "bachelor"? >> yeah, definitely not going to be the last. >> even if you can't win the bachelor's heart, still compete and score big. abc news anchor ama daetz finds out what the fun is about at 11:00. >> ama with what we're working on for abc 7 news at 6:00. >> yes. coming up new at 6:00, district attorneys usually find to send people to jail. tonight, the prosecutor who worked to get this lake county man out. zblchbl also starting the business the bay area way, a boot camp attracting entrepreneurs from around the world. bay area's passport back lock. 7 on your side tells us why it's taking so long to get one. coming up on arngs bc 7 at 6:00. mark zuckerberg shared a picture on his facebook page and ended up stirring up online chitchat. >> did it ever. zuckerberg is seen as the mobile world congress. that's a tech conference going

on in spain. people thought it was creepy like he was an overlord in the world of virtual reality somehow. >> zuckerberg said he was simply pointing out vi will be the most social platform in the future. >> a pretty good picture actually. he drove miss daisy, actor morgan freiedman can drive you around. >> sort of. >> the american people are counting on you to drive. >> the tone of the legendary actor is who now available on the waves navigation app. >> that's cool. the oscar winner is the latest celebrity to end his talent. arnold schwarzenegger and stephen colbert did so as well. morgan has such a silky voice. >> commanding, too. he played god in a movie, right? if he says turn right, i wouldn't want to turn left. >> true. >> "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. i'm kristen sde. >> for michael finney, everybody, we appreciate your

time. see you ag breaking news tonight in the race for the white house. the major resignation. also, donald trump. is he now unstoppable? rubio and cruz, battling to be the alternative. but with both of them in, does it help trump? >> you're going to say, "please, please, mr. president. we can't stand it anymore. we don't want to keep winning." >> and tonight, has hillary clinton turned a corner? inside the seven hours of terror. the alleged uber gunman in court. six dead. and you will hear from the passengers who got into his uber car before and after the shootings. what he said to them. the storm system tonight, in the south, possible tornadoes, hail and about to move right up the east coast. major snow right behind it. the consumer alert tonight. the cdc now pointing to a popular home improvement item, saying there are possible cancer risks.