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>> live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> now at 11:00, a sexual predator with no place to go. tonight, he's roaming around in east bay city, and neighbors aren't sure where he'll end up next. good evening. robert bates is hopping from hotel so hotel in concord because authorities have been unable to find him a permanent hole. robert bates has been convicted of multiple felonies dating back to the 1980s. and tonight he's a free man assigned to live in concord by a judge. >> this is a sexually violent predator who's violently had sexual intercourse with children. >> concord police want everyone to know the face of robert

bates. he's just been released from custody and for now ehe's being allowed to live in the city as a transient. >> right now he does not have a permanent residence. that means every four to five days he's going to be cycling at a motel. >> sources pointed us to a room on valley motel but bates didn't answer when we knocked on the door. a parishioner next door said it definitely makes her nervous. >> being a repeat offender, being let out again, i'm not sure it might not happen again. >> police say bates is being monitored around the clock. >> he always has somebody with him and he has an ankle monitor on him. >> it's not necessarily enough for parents we talked with at a nearby elementary school. >> my kids definitely don't walk on their own but there are definitely some kids who do. it's very scary. >> because he's classified as transient, bates has to register with the police department every 30 days.

concord police are working with the city to see if they can legally have him moved elsewhere. in concord, katie marzulo, abc 7 news. >> new at 11:00, gilroy police say this man is under arrest for molesting children. officers took 46-year-old antonio garcia into custy today. officers say during the course of their investigation, they learned there were more possible victims, but they aren't saying how many. garcia is facing multiple charges for lewd acts and sexual assault of a child. >> new video tonight shows intense flames racing through the attic of a rodeo home. we were over the burning home on viewpoint boulevard near california street at dinner time tonight. the fire was started by an unattended candle apparently. it took about half an hour to get the flames under control. there is too much damage for the family to stay there, over $200,000 worth. the homeowner suffered minor burns but will be okay. >> sky 7 hd was also over san

pablo where an amtrak train hit and killed someone. 47 passengers were on the train headed to sacramento. then none of the passengers or crew was hurt. police are trying to figure out why this person was on the tracks. '. >> all right, the next few hours, prosecutors in belgium will decide whether to charge six people who have been detained in a series of raids linked to the bombings in brussels. the raids happened in three different areas in brussels, including here in this neighborhood. authorities also seized bomb making materials believed to have been used in the blast at the airport and subway tuesday. listen to one of 9 people caught in the attack describe it. >> i was just going that way, i was going that way. and i was just in shock. i couldn't believe anything. >> and we know tonight that the two brothers suspected in the bombings were listed in a u.s. terror database. authorities are also looking for one of the surviving airport bombers, as well as a man

believed to have helped carry out the metro station bombing. >> also today, friend authorities arrested a suspected militant who was in the advanced stages of carrying out another attack in that country. police raided an apartment building in a superb of paris. b.a.r.t. is looking to solve a mysterious problem of power surges. b.a.r.t. board members are asking for more outside help to fix the problem. a shuttle train continues to run on the problematic section of track. commercial crab season is finally set to get under way this season, but tonight, some fishermen say they aren't ready to rush into the water just yet. melanie woodrow is live with the new concern. mel lanie

melanie. . >> reporter: a quality test will determine crab prices and this late in the season, some fishermen say they're waiting to see if it's even worth going out. >> most of the boats at fisherman's wharf are stacked with crab pots. >> really? are we going? in almost april? >> with crab season delayed four months because of a dangerous nerve toxin, fishermen are down on their luck. >> this is where we make our money. i might be looking iffer a job. >> while the crab may now pass the toxic test, their quality is still in question. >> if we don't get a good quality test, all the spears coming back off the boats, all for nothing. >> some boats like this one are empty. fishermen say they're waiting for the results of the quality tests to determine if it's even worth going out.

rough weather is another concern. >> you're just risking your life and you don't know if you have a market coming back. >> it's been a lot sloer than usual. they're coming in flash frozen from washington or oregon. >> reporter: others remain hesitant. >> fear. don't want to buy a crab that might get them sick. >> these fishermen say they don't know what's going to happen because a season like this has never happened before. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. new at 11:00, a popular and long-time a.p. teacher at burlinggame high school just lost his bid to stop his transfer to another school. kevin nelson appealed the transfer at a district meeting tonight. he hasser worked at vhs for 27 years. this year, the district announced its plan to transfer him to a nearby aragon high school where he will not be teaching advanced placement classes.

thousands signed an online petition to try to block his transfer. many think nelson is being railroaded. >> i haven't changed what i'm doing for the number of years i've fwn doing this. i'm not sure why i'm being singled out. >> san mateo union district superintendent released this statement saying in part, i continue to be convinced that this is the right decision. myself and the smuhsd team wouldn't be doing this if we were not convinced about its value. now, the district kwould not explain for nelson's transfer because it involves a personnel matter. >> well, this summer marks 40 years since prosecutors called the crime of the the century. >> hard to believe. mas gunmen buried a school bus of children and buried them alive in a fabd quarry. >> how the victims are now fighting back. >> this case gripped the nation and affects the victims to this day. coming up, i'll explain the new

actions survivors are now taking four decades after this crime. >> also ahead, the a-list hollywood star power hillary clinton is getting ready to bring to the bay area. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandy patell. we'll headed towards a holiday weekend. the warmer and cooler side of things coming up. >> on jimmy kimmel live, here's what's coming up. >> we have a big show tonight. here's a little bit of it. this one is really popular. >> this one is a little bit racy, but i think it's okay. hillary rod-damn!

>> the chachilla school bus victims are fighting back even though it's been 40 years since the incident. >> their bus was taken and they were buried alive. >> they all face this lawsuit requests requesting a jury trial to make them pay money for what they did to those kids. >> it was a twisted plan to get rich. they kidnapped a bus load of chdren headed home from summer school, brought them to this quarry in livermore where they had buried a moving van and forced all 26 kids then a air

bus driver to climb down sealing the hatch. >> the ceiling started to come down and everything else. >> they were down there for 18 hours. frantic parents overwhelmed the police switch board so the kidnappers couldn't get through with their $5 million ransom demand before the bus driver and kids escaped. >> they are south, the ordeal is over. some have minor bruises and scratches but all are well. >> 40 years later, the victims are still feeling the effect. >> they did a number of emotional damage to all of us, including our families. our parents, our lives are never the same after that. ever. >> the kidnappers each got life sentences. fred woods is still in prison but the schoenfeld brothers have been paroled. >> you have victims sitting there going how is this possible? 27 consecutive life sentences and these men are getting out free? >> ray boucher represents ten of

the kidnapped victims in the lawsuit for intentional and reckless infliction of emotional distress, assault, battery. he explains california law allows the victims to sue up to ten years after the kidnappers are paroled. >> if they get out, then they ought to be held accountable and they ought to pay. they ought to be able to stand in front of these children, these victims and answer for what they did to them. >> the case is now in mediation. no dollar figure discussed at this point. the kidnappers come from wealthy peninsula families. the schoenfeld's father was a long time podiatrist and woods father owned that quarry where they buried the school kids and the bus driver. the kidnappers' attorney declined to be interviewed about the lawsuit and their only public comment was this sbrier 20 years ago. >> i'm very sorry, deeply sorry for what i've done. >> i was immature, i was a follower. i made an extremely stupid decision here.

>> it's just a lot of pain and suffering that we put through everybody that we didn't realize that we were doing at the time. but now i hoped that everybody is just going on with their lives and everything can be back to somewhat normal. >> so far, ten of the kidnapping victims are plaintiffs in this lawsuit. more could join. i'll keep track of what happens in the case and get back to you. by the way, the bus driver died in 2012 at the age of 91. it's fresh in our memories. >> it really is. thanks very much. hillary clinton is getting ready to return to the bay area for another fundraiser. and she's bringing a-list hollywood star power, george clooney and his wife amal will headline a clinton fundraiser. if you want to sit with clinton and the clooneys in the main table, you have to work over $353,000. by the way, clinton got the jimmy kimmel treatment tonight. the democratic front-runner gave her opinion of ufos.

>> there is something there, unless it's, you know, a threat to national security, i think we ought to share it with the public. >> what if everybody is hopped up on medical marijuana and everybody gets paranoid. >> that's why i want more research. >> you'll also hear what she said about donald trump. that's on kimmel tonight right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> be sure to tune in for that. but on to the weather forecast as we hit the weekend. >> the holiday weekend. >> that's right. and the biggest thing is, of course, people want to know will the easter egg hunt be dry? even though we need the rain, yes, it is going to be dry. doppler 7 hd showing you fog right now. it is patchy, but the visibility is coming down. half moon bay down to five miles right now. so for your morning commute, allow a little extra time. you're going to need it especially with pockets of visibility. napa, 49 degrees, a live picture from our tower camera. san francisco is sparkling

tonight, foggy areas in the morning. sunny and breezy tomorrow afternoon. we're going to get a brief warm-up on saturday, but a cooler pattern is setting up for easter sunday. you look at the trend for san jose and it gives you a preview of what's to come. the next couple of days, expect temperatures to remain above normal inland. but by the time we hit early next week, you'll notice the slide dropping below where you need to be for this time of year. it's going to be cooler, but unfortunately the rain chances in the forecast diminished. fog is going to be around in patches. that might slow down your commute. 72 in antioch. 71 in napa and santa rosa. 63 in san francisco, 60 in half moon bay. this is where you'll notice the breeze and you will also notice that it is going to be a little bit cooler.

67 in san mateo. still plenty of sun but we'll change it up a little bit. many of areas showing up in the mid 70s range. by sunday, it is cooler but it is going to remain dry. much cooler on monday. so what's going to happen is an area of low pressure is going to drop down, but it's coming over land, so it's not bringing moisture with it. and it's heading inland. the sierra will get snow showers out of it monday and tuesday. the rest of us here, just some cloud cover. speaking of easter sunday, we will see some clouds and fog for sun rise service at 7:00 a.m. expect it to be on the cool side, mid 40s to mid 50s. if you're heading to sunrise services you'll probably need to take a coat with you. second half of your weekend which is easter still very

pleasant. temperatures in the warmest spots will be in the mid 50s. dan was trying to remain optimistic. i was trying, but the computer models, got rid of it. so right now, we don't have the possibility of showers now. >> really? completely done. >> for now. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at

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>> good evening. is there a better way to clinch a playoff spot than against your old coach? the sharks trying to lock up a berth in the postseason by beating up on last place edmonton and exsharks head coach todd mcclellan. we start with punching. darnell nurse jumps roman polak and that earned a three-game suspension. michael haley exacting revenge. polak gets his own revenge. the shot tipped in, 1-0 san jose.

2-0 after one. but patrick maroon completes a four goal second period. the oilers come back and win this thing going away 6-3. eight games left for the sharks to clinch. it was 2007, the patriots had a record setting regular season. 16-0 and watching the super bowl. steve kerr does not want to repeat that with his warriors. the doves go 9-2. they win finish 73-9, they will set the all-time wins record. the next three games are all at home. mavs, sixers and wizards are the opponents. is the chase for history worth the effort if it might drain the team heading into the playoffs. >> i don't think our players are feeling pressure for the record. i think they would like to get it. so i think that's one of the things that's been driving us and helping us to win on nights when maybe we don't have it. but i don't think there will be tears shed if we don't get it. >> ncaa tournament tonight.

nike founder wondering what's my $100 million buying out there for my duck against duke. ducks were up by 10 and shouting. ducks are long and athletic. elgin cook streaking up court for the jam. he had 16. and brooks leading the ducks with 22. look at the reaction on the bench after the three goes. one-seed oregon moving on to the elite 8 where they'll face oklahoma. sooners and texas a&m, senior buddy heel, he is amazing. jumped out to a 45-26 lead, burying the three. we'll take it strong to the rack. 17 points and ten boards as oklahoma advances to the elite eight for the first time since 2009. 77-63, your final. also one-seed kansas defeated maryland 79-63. and look out for villanova. shooting it really well. they crushed miami 92-69. giants and cubs in spring training in scottsdale. fourth inning, madison bumgarner

strikes out jason heyward. what are you looking at? you talking to me? you want a piece of me? heyward was actually looking at his teammates. settle down. the games don't even count yet. hunter pence on fire. this is his sixth homer of the spring. two-run shot in the fourth. the cubs would one a slugfest, 16-14. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. it's a little early. what, you want to go? >> your n

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