i call the man cave up here which is nice. >> kathy owns tahoe destinations, specializing in luxury vacation rentals. but lately, some of her legitimate properties have been used as lures by scam artists. >> they're stealing my information from my website, prices are different. so my prices are very good for the area, and they're going in half pricing what the cost is for a nice home, like this. >> victims from the bay area and down south. an investigator for the sheriff's office. >> if you look at the houses you can see one great deal, it's a red flag. you're having it deposited into a legit bank account, however, the people then close it, then, they're gone. >> the fraudulent listings appear on craig's list and deposits are often large, the

nightly rates, usually low. in one case, the scammer listed this house, 6,000 square feet for $450 per night. the real price is $2200. >> new year's eve i had lovely people here, 17 guests and 7:30 i get a call there are 20 people arrived outside, thinking they'd purchased this rental. >> the sheriffs try to track down the scammers, the best advise is stick with a legitimate company. use a credit card. what looks too good to be true probably is. in south lake tahoe, abc7 news. a 26-year-old humphrey chan was charged with felony hit and run resulting in serious injuries. police say his car struck a 65-year-old man jaywalking in millbrae. that man is still in the hospital, recovering.

uc berkeley is trying to change printers so a hacker can't make them print hate-filled flyers again. twice in a week people found flyer was racist messages. a known white supremacist says he targeted unprotected printers through the internet. cal is trying to upgrade security of the campus printers. they expect it to take several months. tonight, the san francisco police department finds itself in another racist texting controversy on the heels of a scandal. vic? >> reporter: the district attorney gave no names or stations but abc7 news learned one officer came from terra station and the d.a.'s office

dropped 13 cases from the rinl nal texting scandal. now, these new allegations. >> they occurred prior to, during, and after last year's scandal. and that involves five officers that are not connected to the original 14. >> reporter: the original 14 were caught exchanging offensive text messesages. the d.a. received 5,000 pages of evidence from the police department, stemming from a case involving officer jason lye, charged with looking into criminal offender information and found offensive messages from five officers. >> talking about african americans and using the "n" words, talking about members of the lgbt community in a

disparaging fashion. >> reporter: he says the texts are not criminal in nature but pose problems in court. >> the impact is our ability to present evidence, our ability to prosecute cases, and frankly, now, the possibility we're going to have to dismiss cases. >> the police chief says his office has known about the messages for a long time. >> it's possible the d.a. just found out his office is known about this since last year. >> suhr says there are four, not five, officers who exchanged the messages. >> four officers were suspended. since that time, two of those officers have left the department. one of the officers is jason lye, now charged as of tuesday. >> the fourth is referred for possible termination.

a bay area family is fighting for a law that could have saved his son's life. he died while getting a tooth extract extracted. the death pushed for caleb's law. >> there were probably 5 or 6 different steps along the way, having someone trained and just focused on that child would have prevented too much being administered in the first place. >> the bill goes before the assembly committee tuesday. the california dental association says it supports the review on the use of anesthesia. earlier week a 14 month old died while taken to the dentist in texas. the family of daisy torres says she was healthy when she went to

have a cavity filled. she was put under anesthesia and reportedly stopped breathing. new at 6:00 a plan to donate money to the victims of the san bernardino terrorist attack. nearly two and a half million dollars has been given to united way. the san bernardino relief fund committee decided how to divide it. here is the breakdown. 80% going to the families of the people who died. 15% to those wounded, and about 4% given to people who were present but not hurt. the plan will be finalized on monday and victims and families must file a claim to receive their share of the fund. the suspect seen in this surveillance video have been caught. they pried open a gate at the refer apartments in campbell. they broke into a storage room and stole several bikes, including one worth $3,000. police found that expensive bike and arrested brian smith and

steven fox. in oakland there is a battle over plans to build a condo the clarm yont hotel. there is a planning meeting tonight. alisa? >> reporter: the developer sent me a map, the condo would go here, where the parking lot is now. there are no plans to build anything taller than the hotel. robin can see the hotel from her back patio. the iconic building, a landmark of the east bay hills, a proposal to build on the property has neighbors worried. >> terrible. >> they're upset about a proposed 45 unit condo, how it would look, impact views and snarl traffic. >> it's difficult for people coming out of our street to even get on to tunnel road in the

morning and evening. so the idea that they build additional housing on the property would make it impossible to get it in now. >> reporter: flyers have been posted in the streets. >> it's not a very big project. plus or minus 22 acres. >> the developer will be there. he says a lot of the outrage is based on rumor. >> we want to make sure we're not detracting views and we want to make sure we're not detracting if views above us. >> the plan is to build a condo where the three-tiered parking lot is now. naomi shipp will look at any safety impacts this project could have to the more than 100 year old hotel. >> it's true the building is what is landmarked. the grounds are not. still, when there is impact that

will come into play. >> if approved it would likely not break ground for at least a few years. california is about to have the highest minimum wage in the nation. the state senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour over six years. governor brown will sign it into law. it will increase about a dollar every hour until hitting $15 an hour in 2022. tonight we honor the life and legacy of late labor and civil rights leader cesar chavez. abc7 news was at the 261 union hall for a holiday breakfast. the supervisors, police and fire chiefs and others shared a meal as they honor the man who changed conditions for workers across the country. >> there is a community here.

he spoke for the voiceless. he did what many people were unwilling to do. >> it is a state, but not a federal, holiday. there is a seismic shift in the bay area radioland state. legendary talk show host ron owens is signing from kgo radio. >> there is a massive move today by a radio ownership group. >> kristin? >> the move does involve layoffs at two stations owned by cumulus radio and k fog. ron owens, dominating 40 years, is moving to the sister station ksfo. >> i love you. thank you for coming with us. >> that voice has been the morning drive routine over three # years. the show attracts half a million regular listeners.

this, after doing afternoon drive time at ksfo monday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. >> i don't know if my body will handle it. it will be hard to go to bed without an alarm clock, but i'll do it. the hardest part is i've been able to cultivate listeners like family. i know their voices and what they think. kind of a family thing. and i hope i can get to those times. >> many kgo radio news and staffers were laid off today. neither made an immediate replacement on replacement programming. in a memo, the cumulus vice president says our goal is to reposition these stations for future growth and strength through new, enhanced programming. unfortunately, to achieve the goal we have a difficult, but necessary task of restructuring so the new generation is coming next tuesday, at 6:00 a.m., and

k fog says it's evolution is coming april 20th, so stay tuned. >> yes. >> thank you. >> the fight against graffiti in the south bay is getting attention. >> taggers spray painted city hall. and in 15 minutes meet the people lining up for the new tesla without knowing what it looks like. i'm spencer christian, foggy mornings and possibly rain. >> it's a lot in the city in terms of our job is to comply with the law. >> next, a live report on the rule fans and players will notice, starting

intersense of center treat in moraga is deemed unusable and traffic will be diverted. repairs to the street will cost about $3.5 million and engineers can't figure out what caused this in the first place. repairs are finally complete tonight on a canalled sewer line caused by a sink hole that opened up in union city in october. crews are working to repair the street. westbound lanes between fair ranch road and freddit street remain closed. the cause is also not yet known. >> well, if you pay attention during the first game of the bay bridge series, you may notice

something missing. >> yes. no chewing tobacco. a new ordinance banned it. >> tonight, it's almost like candle stick park. some players will get reacquainted with bubble gum and seeds. this ban, and are calling it addition by subtraction. >> this is a part of baseball you don't often see. the father, spending time with his son in that beautiful grass. it's the stuff of memories. so there is no chewing tobacco. >> i don't use it. it's disgusting but the guys that do it will be for a reason. >> they will not be doing it this year due to an ordinance banning smokeless tobacco. not just in the stands, but

players on the field, too. >> i have confidence that players will behave in a twha will make this okay. >> it will be a test. >> we should decide what is good for us. >> in baseball circles chewing tobacco is as much part of the game as bats, balls and gloves. >> maybe it's just the down time around the game. >> they won't be chewing here, anymore. we didn't see any chewing this morning as they try to play ball lunchen. the fans love the team but but tobacco, not so much. >> there is tobacco use with professional athletes. >> when he grows up, i think we're going to have to talk to

him about it. why it's not good for him. >> at at&t park, wayne freedman, abc7 news. the final chance to weigh in on dogs being allowed to roam off leash in the proposed area. it would limit dogs to seven spots. national park service says the limits are meant to protect wildlife and make parks enjoyable. the last of six meetings is tonight in pacifica. >> usually worry more about the people than the dog. >> yes. >> beautiful day. >> yes. >> spencer is here with what is ahead. >> lots of beautiful days are coming your way. mainly sunny skies across the bay area but low clouds and fog. and here is a view over the bay. outline of low clouds there. temperatures 56, backward.

56 degrees in san francisco. 61 in oakland. san jose, 62. and this is a view from emeryville. 63 in livermore, this is a look over the bay z these are the features, low clouds, fog hanging around through morning. and there is a risk of sneaker waves so overnight, fog inland, low temperatures from low to mid-40s inland, mid to

upper 40s in other locations and visibility impaired. here is a forecast animation into morning hours, you can see at 6:00 a.m., quite a bit of fog that burns back to the coastline. mainly sunny skies but lingering fog along the coast into late afternoon and evening hours. now, let's take a look 60 degrees tomorrow, north bay, we'll see low 70s. east bay, mid to upper 60s. inland, upper 60s to low 70s. moving ahead to the weekend, saturday looks like a mild day and so into monday, mild and

speaking of mild air, it's going to show a warm up tuesday, a high of 78. up to 85 wednesday. and mosts of the area will see this warm up. clouds thickening and rain approaching so there is a chance so warm tuesday and wednesday and thursday, clouds increase and friday, maybe we'll get spring rainfall. >> it is like black friday for our fans. next, the crowds of people that lined up to put money down for a tesla they haven't seen yet.

>> still

sky 7 hd was at alameda field this afternoon,

>> official unveiling is tonight. >> it was introduced at 8:30 p.m. and people have been lining up and see the car. >> i have waited years for tesla to come out in my price range. >> you get to know what is going to be there when you land. >> this is an interesting way to look at it. it starts at 7:30 p.m., and we're going to show you what it will look like. >> students at james logan high school in union city designed a vehicle polar charging station. they're finalists solved for

tomorrow contest. it is the last day to help us win a grant. we have instructions to cast your vote on abc7news.com. >> sparks were flying in oakland today and >> this is person. now, you have something done about it. >> graffiti gets attention, because it is being spray painted on to city hall. >> a woman's washer chews up her clothes and technicians say it's operating normally. i'm michael

the graffiti problem in san jose has come to city hall. it's spray painted on the side of the building. >> abc7 news reporter david louie has the story. >> residents hope this will be a

wake up call. cameras capture two suspects that left their park. this week, video shows others painting graffiti on walls. >> i think it's a matter of when it happens to you. all of a personal. >> there is wire on the back. so, i was very surprised someone was on the roof. very surprised. >> san jose says it cleaned up 2 million square feet last year, that is about two thirds of the size of the massive spaceship headquarters under construction. it's a never ending battle for radiator shop

>> one shop keeper says she was so afraid she didn't want to go on camera to tell us about her experience. she says it happened so often, that she doesn't bother to report it. she just goes out and buys paint and does it herself. the tras being costs over half a million in a recent year. in san jose, abc7 news. >> look at sketches from 30-year-old kenneth ellis. investigators say he told them he used money to pay bills and motive was financial difficulty. >> police are putting out an alert, warning families the state is releasing a high risk sex offender tomorrow.

he is only 23 but served time for molesting a child under 18 and being let out tomorrow. police say they objected to his release into petaluma but don't have a say about where he lives. officers stress they're warning to residents cannot be used as an excuse to harass or harm him in any way. >> abc7 news was on campus today, people rallied in support of stephanie garcia. she says omar pedrosa raped he's suspended until garcia graduates but is appealing so he can return and finish classs. >> i'm outraged at what happened to me. this is an injustice. i have been one of the few to fight in this way and in the hearings in court and you know,

following that administrative processes. >> pedrosa left without commenting. the administration will make a ruling within ten days. >> restaurants are hoping for a busy weekend with arrival of the first electrical crab of the season. >> hopefully, locals will come down and get them. >> and after a delay, they're coming in by the boatful. this morning, some first crabs were unloaded, they're being boiled there on the wharf, going for about $10 a pound. that is five cheaper when there were only washington state crabs available. >> another loss for san francisco has turn into oakland's gain. >> the art supply story was pushed out of it's home in san francisco.

it reopened just blocks from city hall, all 24 employees made the move from location. >> michael finney got to listen. >> this is one of the biggest complaints. many repairs but never and still, it didn't work. renee shows us a washer during this spin cycle. >> it's not spinning. >> which is worse than what it did before. >> this bouncing and jumping off the ground. clothing would get stuck

underneath. >> she says it's been happening since it was new. >> so technicians replaced the tub, leaving the old one behind. >> it was company policy they would not take damaged parts back. >> her warranty paid for repairs, unluckily, the washer kept chewing clothes. >> some clothes were ruined and they frayed easily. >> they say it was performing as designed. >> so renee contacted 7 on your side and a technician agreed it was hopeless. >> and all of a sudden, they were declaring it a lemon. >> reporter: sears agreed to provide a new machine telling us we regret finding a res shugs took longer than anticipated. this does not meet our high

standards of service. we apologize and are pleased she is satisfied. >> i really appreciate your help and i really, truly believe those are the magic words, "7 on your side". >> reporter: they are and i appreciate sears stepping up. and it depends on the warranty. so you should ask for a receipt when a technician comes out. they don't offer to give one, but you want one, that way, you can make the case for a new machine if that becomes necessary. to see my reports go to abc7news.com and click on sections tab, then, select 7 on your side. >> thank you. >> sure. >> the backlash for donald trump's comments on abortion and punishment continue. >> the new nickname given to him by jackie speier. >> apple is turning 40. the

a virginia state trooper died after being shot during a training exercise happening a greyhound bus terminal. the troopers were questioning

passengers and one passenger took a gun and shot at a trooper. two others shot and killed a suspect. president obama discussed ways to prevent nuclear terrorism and smuggling. 60 world leaders attended the summit. outside of the summit, president obama met with south korean president and japanese prime minister to discuss the threat from north korea. >> we're united in efforts. >> president obama met with the president of china, which agreed with the un sanctions against north korea. the sanctions are because of north korea's missile tests. fall out from donald trump's comments on abortion continue. >> i don't think you can describe donald trump in any way but deranged.

deranged donald should be his label. >> speier tweeted donald trump as president would be the ultimate punishment for women in this country. the remarks donald trump made sparked backlash and trump's campaign restrakted the idea for penalty for women and placed legal responsibility on the doctors. >> there has been no change in the rate of autism in american children. one in 68 kids have a form of autism. that the same number. rates have been increasing for years. >> apple will celebrate it's 40th anniversary tomorrow. >> hard to believe. >> meet the man hired as employee number one.

>> the cost to take part in the san francisco experience goes up

tomorrow, beta breakers registration now costs $60 for an adult. the price for the rates increase april 1, more than 50,000 runners took part last year. this year's race is on sunday, may 15th. >> from two guys in a garage to an iphone, apple celebrates it's 40th birthday. >> today, jonathan bloom sat down with a man there in early days to talk about the company's bumpy road to greatness. >> this is a collection of the boards. >> i was the first guy to work in the garage. >> that famous garage is the stuff of silicon valley legend. he says it got lonely. >> i was the only person in the garage. steve wasn't working in the garage. he was on the phone, in the kitchen. so april cell was run out of the kitchen. >> this is the book that launch

launched my friendship with steve harvesting apples is where it came from. >> the urge to tinker came from another guy, steve wozniak. >> if that didn't happen, just like steve job said, apple would never have happened. >> apple one was hobbyists, apple two, for everyone, especially kids. giving millions of students a chance to touch a computer. >> and the macintosh. only after the ill-fated lisa. >> expensive hard to use. after failure, it wasn't the last time apple needed a few tries to get something right.

>> the technology wasn't there yet. >> but then, steve jobs returned and the next tiny device was a different story. >> the ipod changed things and said we're going to dominate lives. >> it gave way to the ipad and app store. >> i never would have seen that coming. >> not good for two guys in a garage. a record breaking fund raising event took place last night at lucas film in san francisco. the money benefits the breast cancer emergency fund. trivia night made up of teams of employees. there is drew tuma in concentration.

that number is brought to $1 million. >> our weather is looking good, too. >> things are looking good. fog across the coastline, surging inland over the bay and inland areas. tomorrow, statewide look for sunny skies and in l.a., only 70 degrees there. and a warm up in palm springs. here in the bay area, sunny skies and highs upper 50s to upper 60s to low 70s inland. rain chances slim to none. there is a 30% chance thursday.

here is the accu-weather forecast. nice mild to warm weather coming our way. quite a warm up tuesday and wednesday. that is pretty warm. >> yes. >> thank you. >> we have a heads up for you. >> yes. >> tomorrow is april fool's day. keep an eye on ama daetz. warriors forward pulls off a cold blooded prank leading to a

giants and a's square off today this, series is the transition from cactus-league games and scores that don't matter to contests in big league parks to mean it's about to get serious. now, neither giants nor a's had something to rave about. a's finished last. both tippers would like to see better outings. >> finishing up strong here. we're out of arizona now, and

get back to being who they are and throwing strikes. >> these games need to see how the pieces fit you know? moves we do. for guy that's haven't been there, it can be a new experience. >> red sox decided to bench their $95 million panda. yes. and pablo sandoval is coming off the worst season of his career, hitting only 244 this spring. red sox manager elected to go with travis shaw as starter. shaw hitting 333 with two homers and it's going to be difficult but i have to be happy. and collin kaepernick remains a weapon, guaranteed $11.9 million

for the season. >> trade is still possible and would have to agree to a pay cut. if the niners want to release kaep they might have to work some sort of injury settlement out. former niners all-pro tight end turned bronco turned washington red skin. that is his new home, reportedly agreeing to a deal. he finished with an under whelming 38 yards. a scheme with a fake radio broadcast announcing he had been caught. the mastermind.

>> back ups say they will be released. that is it. >> check your phone, check your phone. >> guys are texting him now. >> he let them know the whole thing was a stunt. man, warriors are 68 and 7. probably still fighting. they go 5 and 2 and tomorrow, the game airs

clay thompson, it's been >> thanks, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00 a new bio hacker breakfast that is catching on. long lines people are waiting in to place a deposit on the new tesla model 3. the big unveil now just about 90 minutes away. >> that is this edition of abc7 news at 6:00. look for breaking news on abc7 news bay area. we appreciate your time. >> from the entire abc7 news, we hope you have a great evening. >> it's a gorgeous thursday evening. good night.

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todd was looking very serious until johnny mentioned the amount of money he has won in the last two days -- over $52,000. that'll make anybody smile. fariha and laura, welcome aboard. good luck. here we go. jeopardy! round, first round to play with one daily double in one of these categories. each correct response will have have an "s" exactly in the middle. that's in washington, of course. alex: and, todd, your choice. let's start with country rhyme time for $200. laura. what is a japan clan? correct. country rhyme time for $400, please. laura. what is a peru shoe? good. country rhyme time for $600.