developments. >> the charging documents say greg allen raised $23,000 by posing as a marine veteran using fake medals, including two purple hearts and a bronze star. in san francisco federal court he entered a not guilty plea. >> what does that mean? are you saying he didn't do it? >> not guilty plea is a denial there has been a violation of offense. not guilty plea can always be withdrawn and a guilty plea entered after reviewing the evidence. >> i uncovered the evidence in may. allen claimed he was a veteran, a reconmarine and sniper. he use that had persona to run the house of steel and gym that attracted young men that want to join the marines. >> are you prepared to apologize to veterans and young men who you lied to? >> on my advice, my client is

making no statements at this time. >> reporter: allen had a lot to say last year, insisting he was a marine. >> i'm done talking with you. >> are you a marine? >> i have been. >> when? when? >> you know what? hit peace on this place and on me and on me. >> are you ready to admit? >> no. i'm not admitting anything to you, because it's not true. >> he didn't know i pulled his records, to show just eight months in the navy before an honorable discharge for bum knee. i spoke with the fbi special agent who oversaw the investigation. >> the case is important for a couple reasons. first, people were defrauded out of their money. his actions cheapen the sacrifice of men and women in uniform. >> several veterans were in court today, a misdemeanor that carries a year in prison and $100,000 fine. >> so flagrant just seeing him

marching around like a peacock up there. >> gary williams tells me he watched allen with his phony uniform and medals. >> i know a lot of people earned a lot of awards. and you know, paid a price for them. and this guy is just a fraud. >> i'll keep track of this and get back to you. if you have a tip for my next investigation, call me or reach me through our website. dan? ama? >> thank you dan. breaking news in the south day. a santa clara police officer is under arrest accused of running a stolen car chop shop. abc7 news is live in san jose with this late breaking story. david? >> tyson green is a 14-year veteran of the police department. right now, he's behind bars, here at the county main jail. here is a photo of green from

the department's facebook page. off duty, green is accuse of possessing and trying to sell sports car engines and other parts on craig's list charged with four chevy engines receiving stolen property and operating a chop shop. that is slang for an operation that sells parts. tyson green is 41, a resident of los gatos. a special theft task force began investigating him when a potential customer became suspicious. green stored engines and parts in a garage. investigators say they came from vehicles stolen all over the bay area, over the past two years. santa clara police chief says green has been on paid administrative leave. this is the latest of alleged crimes from the small

department. >> one day after that officer kit nguyen was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a watch and in 2010, officer clay rojas arrested on felony charges accused of giving confidential information to members of the hell's angels. the district attorney's office tells us that officer green could spend up to five years in prison if convicted. >> a suspicious looking metal box led police to close market street this afternoon. the. a sexually violent predator moved out of the motel weighs in this morning.

this following conviction for multiple sex crimes against children. we're live with the details. >> reporter: police say there is no need to call them if you spot robert bates. he's not wanted for crime now but they say neither is he wanted as a neighbor. so police are considering a legal action to get him to try to move out of town. residents are turning to social media. >> he's not going to be welcome anywhere. >> that parent is talking about convicted sex offender robert bates. police describe hims a violent sex predator who prays on children. sources say he stayed in this room until last night or this morning. police are keeping an eye on him, they're not happy he's here and neither are residents. >> i have spoken with many citizens who called our front desk today and voiced their concerns. >> among concerned, this couple stated the valley motel not knowing he was a neighbor.

they don't want their faces shown. >> just makes me mad they continue to let him out. >> he tried to say they have a right to go, you know? get a job, and the people they ruined, their lives the children he messed up? >> reporter: local folks are trying to do something about it. a concord woman started this online petition drive to persuade law enforcement to move bates somewhere else and she's getting support posted to the site quote we do not want this person in our community or around our children. he needs to stay in prison. jamie strickman wrote quote, i live in north concord this man is too close to my home. he needs to go. this parent couldn't agree more. she wants her identity coons yeeled. >> there is our young girl and young kids that walk through the schools. you know? within a mile of three schools. >> police say they're monitoring

bates whereabouts, they say he has a chaperone 24 hours per day but say that is not enough. >> we have developments in the stabbing of a british tourist last month in san francisco. police released this video of the attack that shows the 44-year-old be chased by a robber on to post street. he was stabbed by a head. an african american man and woman took off with his bag and wallet. tam died yesterday. he had been in critical condition since the attack. the police association is offering a $5,000 reward in this attack. >> governor brownish yued 59 pardons to criminals in california. pardons only granted to former convicts that have shown major changes in their lives. today is the day former

state senator leland yee must surrender to federal custody but hasn't done so yet. a judge sentenced imto five years, fbi agents arrested yee and two dozen others, including raymond shrimp boy chow in a sweeping sting operation in 2014. u.s. marshal service tells abc7 news yee is not yet in custody. well, tonight, some asian americans are upset over a proposed bill that would require more of them to pro vad their ethnicity on higher education and state health care forms, chris nguyen has the story. >> this afternoon dozens of protestors the majority chinese american, came to share concerns. >> why that detail? what is the point? >> despite the diversity, agencies only breakdown data for a few groups assembly bill 1726

requiring higher education institutions and public health agencies to collect more data for additional api groups across california. >> it's wrong and creates attention. nobody benefits from this. this is a no reason. >> reporter: the oakland assemblyman who sponsors the bill says that couldn't be further from the truth. >> these folks might be being misled and i believe, misdirected. >> he says by failing to measure a large portion, california is unable to track the segment of the population. >> more data is more helpful. the more we know the more decisions can be. >> san jose state university professor has been asking for this type of data for years

saying it's important not to lump all asian americans into the same group. >> if we make sure how to interpret the data, it makes sense. >> the committee on health is expected to review it in the coming weeks. if passed it could vote on it later this spring. >> bart is shutting down tracks this weekend. >> it's planned along with plans to get passengers where they need to go. >> bart will transport fans to the warriors game and church on easter sunday. it can be a danger to pedestrians or others in the neighborhood. trees and transit how they're linked and plans to improve the haight-ashbury neighborhood. >> temperatures beginning to tumble on easter sunday. the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> more fit bit users say the trackers are giving them a

burning rash. coming up, 7 on your side

another disruption to bart service this weekend. >> this is along the fremont line and planned for a long time. laura anthony is live to explain. laura? >> reporter: bart decided to go ahead with the closures along the fremont line here this is

about maintenance, something in the works for a long time. despite ongoing problems bart plans to go ahead with another major service disruption, involving replacing rail on the fremont line. >> this is a disruption to our passengers and. >> that means it will be shut down starting at 8:00 a.m. a. >> there will be delays of up to an hour. >> does that affect you? >> absolutely. my family is all over the bay area. we're having easter at my grandma's house. >> it's going to be difficult to get around.

you know? we're taking it everywhere. >> the parishioners might be relying on bart to get to sunday easter services. so are the warrior was a home game set for sunday at 5:00 at oracle arena. these way to go starting at 8:00 this is not just a one weekend thing. bart plans to close this line every other weekend you can check the schedule on our website, abc7news.com. >> apple's entry into original programming, working on a new series exploring how apps are created. ben silverman will be the executive producer and will i am

is part of the project. apple's stock dipped today, the dow moved up to 17515. nasdaq adding four points. netflix admits it's been streaming low quality video to members' devices and says research shows people were more concerned about going over data than the quality of the video. so starting in may, users will have an option to choose the quality they wish to watch. the ground season is supposed to begin in november, a toxin meant only now abc7 hollyfield explains. >> they didn't rush out as expected this morning. first, they want to negotiate. >> it doesn't make sense at this low price. if everybody goes and there is no price, then going to come in. we're not going to get anything

for the crowd. >> no one is sure what would happen. >> i woke up to make sure i wasn't the only one still asleep. it looks like everybody is waiting. >> reporter: fishermen want a price, buyers want to see a crab first, they're used to november crab, not spring crab. >> we're at the end of march. first part of april. the crabs start to reproduce and get soft. and that is what we're concerned about. >> reporter: they're going to test on monday, then talk price. >> we have never been in the position like this before. >> in november crabs tested positive for demoic acid. officials say the crabs are now safe, but will they be good to eat? >> we're just assuming, hopefully, they're going to be good. in november, it's different. they're a different shape.

they're hard and good in november. this is april. >> if everything goes as planned, boats can head out on wednesday, and you can check the stores on thursday or friday. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> it doesn't get better than this. check out this gorgeous shot of the skyline. this is in dolores park. >> spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> we're running out of descriptions of how beautiful this weather is. it's lovely. we have clear skies right now, check out this view from emeryville. it's 59 degrees here in san francisco. 65 in mountain view. san jose 66.

a cool 55 in half moon bay. this is how it looked from mount tam. looking towards ocean beach, mainly blue skies. 71 now in santa rosa. napa 66. 69 in fairfield. 70 in concord and livermore. here is the view from our east bay hills camera showing a few wisps of high clouds. it will be clear overnight, warmer tomorrow, and tomorrow may be the warmest day in the forecast period. remains dry and should be a pleasant day. temperatures will be taking a dip gunned and representative indicator of the temperature trend high this time of the year 68 degrees tomorrow, hitting 73 then, dropping off about five degrees sunday and another lower on monday and that will be the pattern we'll see around the bay area. then temperatures start to

climb again and by friday of next week we'll see temperatures back in the same range in today. overnight, looking for clear skies, low temperatures mid to upper 40s inland and upper 40s to low 50s around the bay and coast. and then tomorrow, we'll see highs from low to mid-60s on the coast to upper 60s and low 70s on the bay. mid to upper 70s inland. so 5:00 in tomorrow afternoon tomorrow night and into early morning sunday looking for maybe a spot of drizzly drops falling atop mount hamilton. after that we'll see that disappear, and the clouds which will have thickened will start to thin out a little bit and give us partly to mostly sunny afternoon sunday. so around the bay area we'll see highs reaching into low to mid-60s around the bay, upper 60s to low 70s inland and cooling down monday, highs into mid-60s inland, and same pattern

on tuesday. cool day and things warm up again. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll see temperatures beginning to reach back into more spring like range on wednesday. sprinkles are possible wednesday. thursday, friday, we'll get sunny skies and milder weather. so it's a lovely week ahead. a great weekend coming up. >> thank you. >> okay. >> trees and transit. >> yes. what changing one has to do with another in san franc - hi, it's me. [imitates fanfare] lois prices from grocery outlet. - hi, it's... the rest of us! - hey there. - hi! - hey.

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massive rabbits are set to invade san francisco. the artist says the rabbits are designed to raise awareness about australia's cute but out of control, rabbit problem. and you can catch them from april 4th to 23 at san francisco's civic center. >> i'd love a 23 foot chocolate. >> me too. >> and a pick axe. >> change is inevitable in the haight-ashbury neighborhood. >> lyanne melendez found not every business welcomes changes. >> it's easy to spot the trees that are of concern to public works. >> it can be a danger to ped tes sdreens or the tree won't thrive. >> others are too close to polls

and then, there are those that continue to damage the sidewalk. the initial report calls for removing 35 trees and relocation of others but public works are still assessing the number. they'll replace one tree with another but not in the same spot. as those are made, the transportation agency will always be work a project ta calls for putting more stop signs and adding to guarantee safety along the corridor. meaning a lot of construction. so where trees will go up depends on the project. >> adding in additional planters to ensure that it is welcoming. >> other merchants say they don't trust what the city is doing. >> i would be skeptical of why they're trying to clean up to make it nicer or what they're trying to do with the trees.

the project is scheduled to begin in 2017 that is when this neighborhood will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the summer of love. >> businesses will have to close for a few days, and may see the decline in foot traffic. >> merchants are asking to put it off until 2018. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> uc berkeley professor is one of five women in the world going forward. >> what she has discover that could help cure genetic diseases. >> i got this device not to injure me. >> 7 on your side investigates what's happening underneath fit bit. an easter egg hunt with nothing old fashioned about it. why it's a very good friday for

a new fit bit tracker shares a lot with the old ones. they're popular, some say they cause terrible crashes. >> the consumer products safety commission has received more

than 100 new complaints over the past year. >> yes. mike wril finney investigated and is joining us here with more. you followed this closely sometime. >> yes. remember i'm been working on this since the first popular fit bit was recalled two years ago. thousands complained of severe irritation. the company set the new trackers to solve the problem but now, more complaints. and they're going to uncle sam. delvin williams wanted to be sure he was getting enough exercise. >> how many calories how many steps. >> the tracker was a great motivator until he says it gave him a rash. >> gets irritated and turns read and leaves a bruceise mark. >> i bought the two and the same thing started happening. >> deborah used the fit bit charge and says she got a rash as well. >> yellow and oozey, it started

bleeding. >> reporter: scores of users claim it causes an itchy burning reaction. the latest posted last week. >> i feel like there needed to be more safety done on this. >> a search found more complaints and photos like these, on twitter. this user saying fit bit surge has given me a rash. any fixes? and horrible, painful rash. any advice? >> all i want is for answers forfeit forfeit forfeit -- for fit bit to come forward. two culprits suspected of causing reaction. now, continuing reports of skin irritation.

>> >>. >> reporter: the company responded to the complaints with the same answer. saying in part, fit bit is aware skin irritations for some users. and >> i followed all of the safety precaution. >> reporter: deborah saw a doctor, fit bit offered her a refund telling us as a user base grows we expect the number of number of reports of skin irritation to grow and we continue to monitor this issue that it impacts all companies that make products next to the skin. as people tend to wear devices for long periods without giving their skin a break. we asked the consumer products

safety commission what about the complaints? it tells us the agency is taking these reports seriously. cpsc staff are monitoring the reports. >> upset. i mean i got this to make me healthier. >> it also found reports of other problem was wearable technology. contact me and read all of my reports for abc7news.com to get to me so abc7news.com, click on the sections tab then select 7 on your side. >> thanks, michael, very much. >> in brussels tonight we learned two americans are among casualties in the terrorist attacks. siblings lex and sasha were on the phone with their parents when the bombs went off near them. the two lived in new york city.

and a couple from tennessee. >> it is with irreplaceable loss in mind that we will renew our vow to come together against the common enemy in order to keep our people safe. >> today there was a dramatic arrest of a man in a brussels tram stop. security forces shot the man and dragged him away. this was just one of several police operations happening throughout the belgian capitol. experts at stanford say they're surprised brussels was attacked. many had ties to a base described for jihadists. a gilroy man who posed as a baseball and bowling coach has been arrested and charged with sexual assaulting children.

the victims are members of the extended family. vic lee has the story now from san jose. >> 46-year-old antonio garcia lives here in this apartment. >> went to church every sunday. >> reporter: the homeowner association president wa shocked. >> horrible horrific. he has a child and it's horrific. the investigation began with a victim coming forward and after word of the investigation spread additional victims came forward. >> police say two victims were molested 15 years ago. garcia ran an embroidery business. the store, locked up. it looked like he left in a hurry. his neighbor owns an auto repair shop. he had no idea. >> he's a nice guy. you know? we've been talking to each

other. he's a nice guy. yeah. >> police say all four known victims were children of his extended family. investigators say he spent time to coach with kids. >> he's involved in other activities and it's through the investigation we determined that is how access occurred. >> police say garcia helped coach little league and participated in boy scouts. they say they reported the behavior to the police. garcia was arraigned today, on multiple counts of sexual assaulting a child. vic lee abc7 news. a demolition crew made a serious mistake. >> workers say if google called, it's the wrong house. >> plus the prizes for winning

a uc berkeley professor is being recognized for her work,

seen here working to discover a way to perform surgery on dna. the research opens up a possibility of curing genetic diseases. the program presented their awards in paris last night. >> it's important to have this because i think it offers women and girls the opportunity to see other women who are in the field of science having success in science, having work be recognized by society. and hopefully inspired to have equal success in the future. >> the award includes a $100,000 europrize. google maps is getting a bham by a company that tore down the wrong house. they're supposed to demolish the house at

7601 cousteau drive. this is what the home looked like before it was torn down. the owners had been repairing the house from tornado damage. now, it's just a pile of rubble. the demolition company has not apologized. >> easter egg hunts aren't just for children. >> the high

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breaking news in concord a child has been shot. sky 7 is live over baldwin park. the child is going to be transferred to a helicopter and taken to childrens hospital oakland. the shooting happened at the intersection of la salle avenue and we don't know the age or if he was shot by accident. we'll bring you more information as we get it here on abc7 news.

you can down load the abc7 news app. hundreds of people joined the taking of jesuss' steps. the service in spanish and english. here in the innovation capital, they're getting a 21 century spin. abc7 news got a good workout today. >> with a bonus, they're turning the work place inside down, searching for cash prizes and chocolate.

>> how far are you willing to go? >> i have three golden eggs. >> how does he alert when he finds the right egg? >> yes. >> and the boss plays. >> i get a disadvantage. >> how many eggs have you hit? >> 100 today. >> each contains a tile. >> you can run in any direction. right? the app gets you close but you have to find it. >> no news? >> no news. >> no news, good news. >> before anyone else. the same is intense but prizes are worth it.

>> where is the golden egg? >> there are tee shirts and finally. >> wow! the grand prize. and winnings. >> here it is, together. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> that is fun. >> i know. finding money. >> that is easter hunt right there. >> yes. >> sunny skies now. looks like it's going to be that way across the bay area tomorrow as well, high temperatures mid to upper 70s inland. cloudy skies sunday morning and cool but sunnier with milder

between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. a cool down beginning on sunday. no rain is in sight. wednesday, maybe sprinkles and sunny skies and mild all over again. >> we have larry here now. >> i don't have a stack of benjimans. >> warriors welcoming back a all night celebration for the dubs because of a decision made by the mavericks.

dallas mavericks almost beat the warriors a week ago. the mavs are resting dirk viviski. they figure they're not going to beat the warriors. expect to see a lot of ex-warrior david lee tonight. he's going to receive his ring this evening. >> we've got other guys we

believe in. and are going have to to do it collectively. >> a surprise hire at stanford. the coach is a cal grad. we went back in for the video and ended up transferring to kansas and three years as an assistant. nine more alongside roy williams. and virginia becomes the first

number one read and turned over twice in the final seconds. another undefeated boxer, weigh ins were held today. just under the limit there. and barerra, a tad lighter there is a lot on the line here. if he wins that would be a huge pay day. we're just over a week away from opening day. the giants are fine tuning their rosters in squad action today taking on the royals. and what a week for brandon belt. all five homers have come in the last five games.

he carries over a shot there, giants won this one and rest will play dodgers tonight. a's and angels mike trout taking sean maniee. 1-0, angels up there. a's fall, though, 11-3. this is chicago cubs welcoming visitors to camp. real baby cubs. >> and the bang and a 20-foot long python.

that is so adorable. >> thank you very much. >> join us tonight at 9:00 this is a live picture from concord, a child has been shot in a drive by shooting. we'll have the latest from the scene at 9:00 and 11:00. >> finally tonight a few thoughts about what matters. the attack in brussels another reminder of the skurj of our time. the terrorists may pretend there is a bigger cause and for those in charge of the groups, it's all to make themselves powerful and wealthy. for their followers, as misguided as murderous, it's to feel important and relevant in this twisted way. after years of worrying about bombs getting through security

check points we realize we're more vulnerable before we get to the tsa. there is no easy fans no sure way to protect the country, a world full of soft targets. but this era of terror will not last forever. we will win. to that end, what matters is that it also steals our resolve. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook@danashleyabc 7. >> thanks for joining us. from all of us, we appreciate your time and hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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