>> reporter: today, the sheriff said from now on deputy's body-worn cameras will be activated at all times. >> it's incumbent to me to make sure this office is above approach. >> reporter: there is also a bribery allegation that petrov's gold chain to a couple that witnessed the incident to silence them. petrov told "abc7 news" it wasn't him. >> i don't know what you're talking about, man. >> reporter: his attorney said obviously even if true, that would not affect the moral or legal equation of what happened on november 12. petrov's knotter says she wants her son to get help. >> his life is horrible. i want him to be --

>> reporter: she said she would not specify what conditions. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." breaking news in the south bay just minutes ago, a jury found former stanford swimmer rock turner guilty on all three counts of felony sexual assault against him. two bicyclists say they saw turner on top of an unconscious woman at a frat party last year. turner was charged with assault with intent to commit rape. he faces up to ten years in prison. three people are accused in a string of armed restaurant robberies. police arrested three people. investigators believe they were involved in four recent armed robberies in antioch and brentwood.

when state officials trudged up to see ythe sierra, they fout what was missing, snow. these aerials show a picture perfect mountainside. here's another look how this march compares with last year. things have changed for the better, but "abc7 news" laura anthony is live with the tale of the tape. lauren? >> reporter: hi, dan. with el nino, the expectations for this year's winter were sky high and with today's snow survey, the hope was it would be actually much better than it was. so the snow back behind me in the mountains is much better than last year, but it's still far short of what people hoped for. it was perhaps the most highly anticipated snow survey in years. as frank and his crew from the california department of water

resources trudged through the snow at phillips station. >> 61. >> reporter: through the bounty left behind by an el nino winter. but it didn't exactly live up to expectations. >> it's still below average. it's not clearly what we had hoped. >> reporter: here, on highway 50, the 58 inches of snow contain 26 inches of water, 97% of average for this time of the year at this location. but statewide, the water content is just 87% of average. >> it's better than we were, let's put it that way. and now we're clearly looking at next year, and there are no reliable indicators of what next season could bring. >> reporter: that's not to say it's not better than last year when the april 1 snow survey yielded almost nothing but dirt. >> 71. >> reporter: in a normal year, the snow pack supplies about 30%

of the state's water needs as it melts through spring and summer. of course, the snow pack is just one part of the evasion. lake levels here in lake tahoe and all over the state are very important. as you can see, lake tahoe still quite low, although it is expected to reach its natural rim next month. that is still far from full, and far below average. we'll have more for you on that tonight at "abc7 news" at 6:00. laura anthony, "abc7 news." >> encouraged by those snowy peaks, though. people in san jose will still need to cut back on water use, despite all the recent rain and snow. the city council yesterday approved expending a 30% reduction in water use until the end of june. the restriction was going to expire tomorrow. water officials say although the rain and conservation efforts have improved water levels, the state is still dealing with drought conditions. let's go to palm springs where police are investigating a

freak accident and a tragic death. they want to know what caused an electrical short in a pool that killed a tech executive easter sunday in a pool. but there may be a lesson for all of us. wayne freedman is live tonight at the lake ridge athletic club. wayne? >> reporter: this is a wonderful pool, new, safe, up to date. but that's not the case with all pools. in fact, the safety commission reports within the last few years there have been 14 deaths from electrocutions in cools and now we have another one. if you own an older swimming pool, it's possible that you're a little worried today and with good reason due to an invisible cooler. is there any way to tell if there's any electricity in there? >> no. >> reporter: by the time you get in? >> too late. >> reporter: he's likely to see more business now that we're learning more details about how bad wiring in the pool of a

vacation home appears to have killed tech executive jim trammell. can that gasket ever leak? >> yeah, it can. after time it goes bad. it's rubber. >> reporter: one of these might have prevented the death. jim parlet, who builds and restores pools for a living, is continually amazed that more pools do not have these grounding wires. >> i'm surprised more people haven't gotten electrocuted because of old pools not being grounded. >> reporter: a problem that now appears to be getting needed attention, but only after a tragedy. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." in oakland today, pedestrian safety took center stage.

"abc7 news" followed police out in full force cracking down on drivers who are not stopping for pedestrians. the man you see right there, a decoy, there to test if drivers would stop. and that white car just violated the law. if someone is in a cross walk, you must yield to that person. >> since we've been out here, we've been getting a lot of positive responses and question hope to do this again some day. >> oakland police cited numerous drivers today for violations. and you're going to have to watch your bike speed in marin county parks. officials announced they will be using speed guns to crack down on bicyclists going too fast. the system first launched in 2015 for the mill valley multiuse parkway. the radar guns will be tracking riders on the tralts starting in

april. an adult care facility in san jose will pay a fine of more than $400,000 for not paying workers. the t.j. holmes corporations operates under the name evergreen home. the labor commissioner received a complaint that the company was not paying workers overtime, paying less than minimum wage and requiring them to cover shifts without pay. the company is now ordered to pay back those lost wages, plus interest along with civil penalties. a step forward tonight for governor brown's plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. the committee voted 12-7 to advance this measure. it could be considered by the full assembly as soon as tomorrow. legislative analysis says raising the minimum wage to $15 would cost taxpayers $3.6 billion a year in higher pay for government employees.

apple's next big problem, figuring out how the fbi hacked its iphone. and now the fight over getting the white house to tell them. that's next. plus, the one stamp you don't want on your passport. tonight, sex offenders and the fear over them flying. also, the first surgery of its kind, how it's giving hiv positive patients a chance for longer lives. and -- >> that will score a run. >> how one bay area company is going to bat for

cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area, this is "abc7 news." prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against three drifters accused of two killings here in the bay area. the district attorney's office made the announcement today.

the three now face the possibility of serving life without parole. they're charged in the death last september of canadian visitor andre kerry at golden gate park and steve carter, along a marin hiking trail. the two murders are being jointly prosecuted in marin county. well, first the fbi badgered cupertino based apple to hack into the iphone belonging to the san bernardino shooter. now apple wants to find out how the fbi did it without them, but it's not likely that will happen. david louie is live in san jose with what cyber security experts are saying about all this tonight. david? >> reporter: dan, at this point apple has not confirmed with me whether or not it actually asked the fbi how it was able to hack into that iphone. however, that is knowledge it no doubt would like to have to patch vulnerabilities. it's logical that engineers and executives at apple want to know how someone the fbi hired was able to get by its iphone

security. >> but now that the fbi knows, it has a way of breaking into phones, apple is unaware of it, and i don't think they have an obligation -- i don't think the fbi has an obligation to share it. >> reporter: his company, along with others based in israel, special ize in hacking into devices. public records show he's done so for the government for several years. the job is often done with software. however, herb lynn speculates hackers may have taken a different approach. >> they could have opened it up and taken some of the chips out, taken a laser and removed some of the chip and read it. there's all sorts of complicated things to the hardware. >> reporter: given the iphone belonged to shooter syed farook, he thinks the white house will have or may have already had an internal meeting that allows

federal agencies to debate whether to share how to hack into smartphones in the interest of national security. the process of breaking into a device can be high ly technical. >> there's a round about way of doing it, you just having been thinking about it. >> david louie, "abc7 news." a judge in oakland will take a couple of weeks to decide if a new federal law requiring sex offenders to be identified on their passports will stand. opponents are challenging the law, saying marking passports would wrongly imply some offenders had engaged in sex tourism and put them in danger. the goal of the law is to allow other countries to know that an offender is traveling there. in san francisco, police are looking for a dog napper. police say a man stole a catfish

from a store near allen street earlier this month. this is the surveillance photo of police believe who stole the 5-year-old dog. if you think you've seen the suspect or the dog, contact police. if you have trouble seeing the road ahead of you at night, it may not be your eyes, it could be your headlights. >> new tests show dim results from those cars. michael finney is here to share the story. >> it is really troubling when you hear these results. the insurance institute for highway safety usually does crash tests, but this time it tested headlights and it wasn't pleased. the iihs provided this video showing the headlight test. it gave a good rating to only one out of 31 cars, the toyota prius. there is no standard for how far ahead the lights should be reaching. >> you could have the same

light, aim it at a different height and you'll get a different amount of visibility. >> reporter: headlights should provide light up to 330 feet ahead. the poorest performer only reached 130 feet. two bogus cancer charities agreed to refund millions to doe inners. the cancer fund of america and cancer support services settled charges brought by the federal government and all 50 states. the charities and their founders were charged with collecting $75 million for supposedly patient care. instead they spent money on parties, vacations, cruises and cars. money will be returned to those who donated between 2008 and 2012. a new study says we're spending more even though we are learning less. the average household spent over

$38,000 in 2014, and immediaten in incomes dropped by 13%. >> amazing. >> we'll have to work until we're 80. you can buy local crabs tomorrow. the crustacean will go on sale for about $5 a pound. expect to pay $15 to $20 at local restaurants. high levels of a toxic algae delayed the crab season by four months. tests have known it is now at safe levels. the countdown is on as the south bay gets ready to welcome olympic gymnastics hopefuls. "abc7 news" was at city hall for the kickoff of the 100 day countdown to the olympic team

trials for women's gymnastics. gymnast mary lou letton is in town for the event. she said there's a tremendous amount of talent. >> america should be able to send three teams to rio, we're that good, and we could comb home with gold, silver, and bronze. >> the athletes chosen to represent the u.s. will be announced in san jose on july 10. it may have taken gymnastics to get this picture. check this out. we want to thank nick s. for this picture. he calls it candy colored photo. share your pictures with us using the #abc7now. we'll show it on air or our website, abc7news.com. that is a beautiful shot. thanks, nick. >> stunning. and it's beautiful outside. >> sandhya patel is live with

the forecast. >> yeah, dan and kristen, a nice spring day out here, lots of blue skies and we have this cooling sea breeze which you typically get around this time of the year. you'll see those low clouds and fog along the coast, which is why the coast didn't warm up today. upper 50s, and upper 60s inland. a few 70s around antioch. this is a live picture. 57 in san francisco. 62 in oakland. 63 in san jose. half moon bay, you're dropping quickly, 55 degrees. santa cruz camera, lots of sunshine and some people are enjoying the sun, mid 60s from santa rosa to nevadao. you see that layer of low cloudiness developing? foggy start tomorrow this morning. mild day through the weekend and a slight chance of showers on monday. so tonight you'll see the fog not just near the coast but it

will push into some of the valleys tomorrow morning. the commute will be slower because of the fog and visibility. so account for that when you get going. then add a little drizzle to the mix. temperatures in the low 40s to low 50s, spotty drizzle during the morning commute. toward the afternoon hours, most of the fog will burn off. a few patches lingering near the coastline. here are your highs for thursday. 60 in half moon bay. 71 in san jose. oakland, mid 60s. 68 in vallejo. 70 in napa. santa rosa, 72 degrees. this is a big week. we've got the babe ruth series tomorrow night at at&t park. it is going to be breezy and it cools down. 7:15, 54 degrees, dropping down to 52.

so a nice night for a ball game. mild inland on friday as we look at the trend. temperatures in the mid 70s inland. fog near the coast, holding your numbers about the same. saturday, a warmer afternoon. as we head into sunday, a few more clouds, mild, comfortable weather will still continue for your weekend plans. now we fast forward. sunday evening, the clouds will thicken. monday, a slight chance of showers with the best chance in the north bay. one computer mod sell going dry. it's the other model keeping it a slight chance. seven-day forecast, 70s around the bay and inland. low 60s near the coast. keeping it steady towards monday. slightly cooler weather, we are looking at the slight chance of a shower. warm wednesday, near 80 degrees inland. kristen, dan? >> sandhya, thanks so much. coming up, how frugts and

vegetables can do more harm than good. and then at 5:30 -- coming up, donald trump, what he said about women, abortion and whether there should be punishment. and should people selling you their home deveal all of its history? tonight, the discovery and who should be held responsible. new at 6:00, see how michael finney helps solve the bay area's

>> >> doctors have performed the first successful liver and kidney transplant from an hiv donor. >> we're in the process of teaching transplant centers the protocols that we have put together, sharing with them our experience and our safety

measures. >> when we consider these donors care any and select them, we have to take into account matching hiv resistance patterns. >> doctors say there were no complication and both are doing well. before 2013, americans with hiv were not allowed to donate life-saving organs. a now study says that vegetarians are at high risk of heart disease and cancer. eating only fruits and vegetables can lead to genetic mutations. they say that makes it easier for vegetarians to have the increase of chronic inflammation. the fda today approved a test to screen blood donations for the zika virus. the fda made the announcement ahead of schedule, since blood donations are affected by the

zika outbreak. puerto rico has been getting donations from the united states, because the zika virus has been so active there. here's a sentence i never thought i would say around here. the morning commute can sometime be a lot of fun. >> just ahead, the big giveaway that had a lot of people seeing green and gold.

walnut creek, campbell, and all the bay area, this is "abc7 news." i'm ama daetz. coming up new at 6:00, the hunt for a pick pocket targeting mass transit riders. see how you can avoid becoming a victim. also, the 80-year-old woman fighting to say in what's been her home for three decades. find out why her land lord needs her to leave. plus -- >> lots of kids were interested in doing it. >> an amazing break for a program that helps kids with autism learn to become dog trainers. that's all coming up on "abc7 news" at 6:00. >> thanks, ama. major league baseball is going high tech. today the league and apple reached a multiyear deal to place ipad pros in dugouts. teams will be able to use the

devices to access a new scouting analytics and video app called mlb dugout. teams were offered this access via a pilot program developed during the final two weeks of the 2015 regular season. the oakland a's kicked off spirit week with a few free bees and a few hugs. that's the team mascot handing out free tickets to b.a.r.t. riders traveling to oakland. >> and b.a.r.t. passes, as well. friday, the mayor and a's manager will raise the team's flag over city hall. >> the a's play the giants tomorrow and friday at at&t park and close out spring training saturday in oakland. baseball is back. >> i know you're a huge fan. you just got back from spring training. >> saw the teams in action. they're tweaking things. >> good for you. world news tonight is coming up next. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley, for all

of us, we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour. >> bye-bye. breaking news tonight. donald trump and what he said about women, abortion and punishment. the backlash swift tonight. as we come on the air, trump himself with a new statement. you will hear what trump initially said that ignited a firestorm late today. the severe weather hitting at this hour. nearly 30 million americans bracing tonight. the whiteouts, the hail, the tornado watch. and that entire system now moving east. tonight, we have learned of a major terror plot foiled. the explosives, the arsenal discovered. dangerous driving? the new and disturbing test. the new headlights on some of the most popular cars. and you will see for yourself tonight how far you can really see on the road. and the stunning fall. two skydivers over america. one knocked unconscious during the jump. the dramatic moments that follow.