breathe on that mattress. >> reporter: the certain says the jury found it was the e qui equivalent of a plastic bag. he hopes the legal victory will lead to change. >> what we need is a law or a regulation that says babies need to be able to breathe through the top layer of a mattress pad, period. >> it's crazy that people want to say, the baby died in the crib, let's go home. >> reporter: they were awarded $8 million. >> there's no amount that will bring her back. but if somebody es doesn't have to go through this, it's worth it. >> reporter: at trial, evenflo cited the fact that all treating personnel determined abigail died from s.i.d.s. the company says, in part, we stand behind the design of our

mattress pad and remains confident it was not the cause of the death. we are disappointed with the verdict of the jury and are considering all options, including an appeal. and the family has started a petition to make the mattresses safer. we'll post a link tonight on abc7news.com. a suspected child molester is dead, shot and killed today by authorities following a 12-hour standoff. it began just before 10:00 last night when deputies tried to serve a warrant in byron. the 49-year-old suspect refused to give up, then barricaded himself inside the home with his family. they eventually got out. authorities say this man was wanted on three counts of child molestation. san mateo police are looking for a man they say groped a 17-year-old girl on tuesday on a bus. detectives released this image of the suspect today.

he's described as hispanic, 50 years old, with gray hair and glasses. san francisco police are investigating an incident between a dog owner and a safeway security guard that ended with the dog's death. it happened wednesday at the safeway. that's where vic lee is live with the story you'll only see on abc 7. >> reporter: the dog owner has indeed filed a police report, and that will ultimately lead to an investigation by animal control officers. the management here declined to go on camera, but they did tell us they are looking into this matter. in the meantime, as you can imagine, the dog owner is grieving. 12-year-old roscoe, he was this man's best friend. early morning wednesday, they went into this safeway before starting their day. >> i'm just trying to get some milk for my coffee, and when i

walk in, there's a scuffle. >> reporter: a scuffle between a security guard and a young man accused of shoplifting. he began recording it on his phone. suddenly he became the victim. >> takes a beeline to me and slaps my phone out of my hand because i have it pointed at him. >> reporter: he said he and the guard exchanged words and the guard punched him. >> reporter: >> he tagged me in the ear twice. >> reporter: he then kicks the dog. >> he kicks my dog like he was trying to win the super bowl. roscoe took off. i ran after him as fast as i could. >> reporter: he lost his trail. two hours later, roscoe was found in the hait. >> he ran out into traffic and got hit.

the rescue team was put together, but he was already dead. >> reporter: the safeway here is investigating. vic lee, "abc7 news." provost at uc berkeley is facing calls to resign over his handling of a sexual harassment kaes. -- case. the law school associate deans are demanding that he step down. janet napolitano announced

new steps the university is taking to address sexual harassment and violence. among the new actions detailed in a two-page letter, mandatory sexual harassment training next week for all top officials and a new peer review committee. she said we must and we will do a better job of investigating all claims of sexual harassment or sexual violence thoroughly and fairly. meanwhile, this week cal favored in the ncaa tournament but suffered an upset. eric thomas has more. >> reporter: having a solid college basketball season, as you mentioned, a number four seed, playing hawaii today, the last thing you need is to lose a popular assistant coach to

sexual harassment allegations. it was busy and loud at the bar here today while cal fans watched their bears duel it out with hawaii. but in the back of their minds, students were thinking about another blot on the uc system's good name. the assistant coach fired for allegedly sexually harassing is reporter. >> it's not a good look for cal. >> reporter: he's denying any wrongdoing, but he's in the alone. last week, the dean of the law school resigned amid allegations that he had sexually assaulted his executive assistant for months in 2014 and 2015. >> so my team has found about 185 planets. >> reporter: last october, jeffrey marcie resigned following allegations that he had sexually harassed and groped students for a decade. >> time and time and time again,

been found to have done very little or nothing to address adequately the instances of sexual violence on the campus. >> it's crazy, and it's humiliating for the school, because it's not what we're really like. >> reporter: we reached out to officials for an interview but they decline. still, president janet napolitano is waiting for a commission she appointed to come up with recommendations to reduce sexual harassment on campus by april. eric thomas, "abc7 news." we are learning new details about six uc santa cruz students arrested for running an ecstasy ring. five students were in court today to be arraigned. prosecutors say they need more time before filing charges. they say investigators are still downloading huge amounts of

information from the student's computers and cell phones seized in a police raid march 4. agents also intercepted ecstasy pills mailed from overseas. big news for crab fishermen. the season will open one week from tomorrow. test results show the acid levels don't pose a significant health risk. the season has been delayed since november. officials estimate the delay has cost the state's economy up to $90 million. fishing areas remain closed north of those areas. still ahead tonight, the growing concerns over the risk of cars being hacked, maybe one of yours. and the new warning from the fbi. > plus, on the road to the grand prize. meet the students creating tomorrow's technology today.

i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it's cooler out here today. rain is coming. i'll show you what part of your weekend will be wet. free tickets to great amer

this is "abc7 news." the pink saturday event celebrated each year during pride week is likely going away. the event takes place on castro street and it's in need of a sponsor. "abc7 news" reporter lyanne melendez is live with more. >> reporter: can you imagine the castro without pink saturday? a few people are beginning to wrap their heads around it. businesses say it will hurt them, so now the search is on for a super hero who can manage this super event.

pink saturday started in 1995 as the party leading up to the pride parade. like many city events, it grew from a few hundred to several thousand. two years ago, the sisters who mangled it stepped down. >> how do we have an event like that and ensure safety for the participants and our volunteers? >> reporter: in 2010, a 19-year-old high school student was fatally shot. there have been other acts of violence, including two beatings in 2014. the cost to putting this together was close to $80,000. much of that went to security and the nonprofits who worked at the event. last year, at the 11th hour, the lbgt community center stepped in to manage it. the name was changed to pink party. but its director said today that was a one-time deal. >> the work we do is huge, and with low income folks, we just didn't feel it was something we

had the capacity to do on top of our other important work this year. >> reporter: this is supervisor scott weiner's district. he said it may be impossible to find anyone willing and capable of managing it. >> right now there's no community group that has stepped up to put together this very large and complicated event. >> reporter: people may decide to show up, but there will be no street closures like in previous years. >> sometimes you have to look at something and re-evaluate it and is it still serving our community? >> reporter: pride weekend is june 25th through the 26th. in san francisco, lyanne melend melendez, "abc7 news." another nightmare commute for b.a.r.t. riders. they still haven't found the cause of an electrical surge. it was testing train there is today. riders are having to take a bus bridge to the north concord

station. the problem has shorted out 50 cars, so b.a.r.t. is using shorter trains. >> it really makes your day bad and it makes your whole week bad and more tired and stressed than you have to be. >> kind of sums it up. b.a.r.t. fears the delays could last months. it has begun taking parts from eight broken trains to fix the other 40 cars. we've been asking riders to share their thoughts. this is what some of you had to say. dear b.a.r.t., hopefully you get the funding you need to upgrade the system. a lot of people appreciate you, including myself. and jenny says, b.a.r.t. should lower fares until all trains are up and running. they're causing people to be late to work. and richard says, what difference does it make? as soon as it's fixed, nothing changes. that you can for your comments.

a warning from the nation's top law enforcement agency to drivers of modern cars. your vehicles' computer systems are vulnerable to hacking. the fbi and highway traffic safety administration feels the threat is strong enough to make a public service amountment. hackers can disable brakes, steering, even the engine. manufacturers are aware of the threat. twitter has decided to keep messages short and sweet. rumors have swirled that twitter would expand its twitter limit, but doing so would undermooin the quick realtime culture of twitter. solving the problems of tomorrow is the premise behind a national competition aimed at getting more teenagers

interested in other careers. now the results are in. chris nguyen has their story. >> reporter: inside this union city classroom, future scientists, engineers and mathematicians assemble. >> this class is making a difference in the world and we're opening people's eyes to different things. >> reporter: last fall, students at james logan high school designed what they say is the first student built charging station. >> it is renewable and sustainable. >> reporter: although electric vehicles don't create emissions, the electricity used is primarily derived from fossil fuel. >> all the wiring, very complex principles. >> reporter: sensing an educational opportunity, he entered the contest, encouraging students to illustrate the power of stem.

>> once we found out about the competition, we had three to four weeks. having to stay after certain class periods, it did take a toll on some of the students. >> reporter: after pitching their project this week, the school was named one of 15 finalists. five schools receive a $120,000 technology grant to be announced next month. >> this is something that will stay with me forever. and to see it come together is really amazing experience. >> reporter: chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >> guess what? social media is a major component of how samsung will determine the winners. to learn how you can help the bay area students win, go to our website, abc7news.com. >> that's really cool. let's talk about the weather forecast. the weekend has arrived. >> and it's getting cooler. >> yes, you need the jackets, dan and kristen right now. sit a cool breeze out here.

clouds starting to gather. fog coming in. let mess show you live doppler 7 hd. rain is also coming for the second half of your weekend. so here is a live look at live doppler 7 hd. there is fog at the coast. compared to 24 hours ago, temperatures are running lower everywhere. san jose, you're down by 9 degrees. today, 68 was the high. 58 right now in san francisco. 63 in oakland. half moon bay, 57 degrees. from our lake tahoe camera, expect a dry saturday, but on sunday, showers, snow level will be high and lowering to about 5,000 on monday. that's when we'll see some snow showers up there. mid 60s right now in santa rosa. 71 in livermore. and this is a beautiful site.

you can see the fog and the higher clouds. clouds on the increase overnight tomorrow. spring begins tomorrow evening. we have two light storms coming in sunday and monday. tomorrow, dense fog for the morning hours. if you have early plans, keep in mind that it might take a little longer to get to where you need to go. it will turn get on sunday. we bring in the storm impact scale. one is light, five is severe. we've been rating those storms all winter and will continue to do it as we head into spring this weekend. the first system on sunday is a light system. here is your hour by hour timeline. sunday morning, not much hatching. by 9:00 a.m., light to moderate rain. 1:00 p.m., central fwa bay is sg that wet weather. next system on monday.

it's a light system with half an ichlg of rain, bringing breezy conditions. so sunday night, those showers wind down. by monday, more rain moving in. around 6:00 a.m. in the north bay. by about 10:00, 11:00, it shifts to the south. in terms of rainfall totals for the first system, we'll get about a third of an inch, up to three quarters of an inch in the wettest north bay location. first thing in the morning tomorrow, the fog will be problematic. upper 40s to low 50s. the cooldown that has gotten under way today will continue tomorrow. upper 50s to the upper 60s. saturday is dry, sunday is wet. another one on the storm impact scale for your monday. slight chance of showers on tuesday. you're going to stay in the 50s and 60s until about wednesday

until we see the tells coming up a little bit. it's a spring spat attorney. until then, we do have some rain for after of your weekend. >> we needed it. thanks, sandhya. at 5:30 on world news with david muir -- captured alive. the most wanted man after the paris attacks caught. and donald trump hacked and the threats sent to his son. and diane sawyer here tonight with the actress that

standing by and liftoff. >> up, up and away. the space capsule blasted off in kazakhstan today. it's headed to the international space station. on board, two russians and one american, astronaut jeff williams. domino's pizza introduced a delivery robot in australia. it can hold up to ten pizzas in a heated compartment that each customer unlocks with a unique code. not clear when it will come to the u.s. or if you have to tip it. >> that's a good question. >> maybe you should drop in a little drop of oil. >> i want to go on a roller coaster ride for free. >> you've come to the right place because michael finney is here with his free stuff. >> in is the 40th anniversary of great america. so because of that, you're going to get to go free.

that's a $67 deal you're not going to have to pay for. you know the rides they have there. they've got gold stroker, flight deck, columbia, and they have mass effect new earth. it's a 4-d holographic journey. it opens on the 25th. $67 value, you get that for free. then cobbs' comedy club. we've given tickets away before for this. very, very popular. you're going to get four free throw tickets and it's a $94 value. you're going to see brian posang. he's not only a comedian but an actor and writer. he's been on "the bing bang theory" written for "seinfeld." he's a big name. so a very fun show to check that

out. >> what about entertainment? >> dial this number, or logon to abc7news.com. >> great entertainment. thanks, michael. we're watching and waiting for little eagles to enter the world. >> we're going to introduce you to the first baby eaglet.

i'm ama daetz in the "abc7 news" room. coming up new at 6:00, searching for a fix to the b.a.r.t. breakdown in the east bay. also, death valley comes alive. we'll give you a look at the first super plubloom in a decad. plus -- >> it really sucks. we had to walk ten minutes to get to here. >> no reason to stay out of the city anymore. 7 on your side looks into a new service that promises to ease a major problem in san francisco, parking. all coming up on "abc7 news" at 6:00. >> thanks, ama. see you then. tonight, we're getting our first look at a newborn baby

bald eagle. >> this is guy is about 12 hours old. pretty remarkable. it emerged from its egg early this morning in washington, d.c. >> and his little brother or sister is on the way. you see that egg? it's coming. we are waiting for the mother's second egg to hatch. it looks like she's waiting, as well. >> they're nicknamed mr. president and the first lady. that's a live picture, folks. they're helicopter parenting. >> hovering a little too much, right? "world news tonight" is coming up next. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time, as always, and hope you'll make time coming up at 6:00. >> have a great night. we should end with a gorgeous picture. >> it is friday after all. enjoy.

breaking news this friday night. captured alive. the most wanted man after the paris terror attacks, trapped during a dramatic shootout. how they got him. we take you inside the tense raid. also breaking -- a nor'easter set to hit. severe weather across the south at this hour. the system then moving right up the east coast. several major cities, up to eight inches or more. the two air scares -- the lightning strike. the flight from raleigh to new york. passengers describing the jolt. and breaking now -- a near collision over l.a.x. the drone, the jet -- and the close call. donald trump hacked, the fbi investigating tonight. and the threat sent to his son. and diane sawyer with the famous actress. did she lure in one of the most hunted men in the world? the interview right here tonight.