live, from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." good afternoon. thank you for joining us on this friday. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. we begin in the east bay. a 3-year-old girl is injured after she was left alone with a dog. it turned on her, biting her in the face. laura anthony is live with the story now. laura? >> reporter: this dog described as 3-year-old male american bull dog is now here at animal services for further assessment. this happened this morning at a home on jones street. the 3-year-old girl was bitten in the face we're told inside the house by the dog that is owned by another family member from sacramento. contra costa animal control told us the girl sustained two

one-inch lacerations to her face. she was taken to children's hospital where she was being treated in the emergency room. her injuries are not considered life threatening. it's unclear whether the dog was aggressive towards the child. >> we're told the dog was alone in the house with the little girl. there were other adults in the house, just not in the room at the time. so we're still gathering information and trying to find out if there was any provocation or if this just kind of happened naturally. >> reporter: now, as is routine in a case like this, the bull dog is here at animal services. it will be on a routine ten-day quarantine. during that time it will undergo further tests for rabies and those sorts of things. at the end of that time period, the owner could vend the animal or petition to have that dog returned to him. in martinez, laura anthony, "abc7 news." >> laura, thank you. a couple killed after

crashing their suv into a fighter jet was from san jose. the victims were identified as anthony castillo and melissa miller. this crash happened late wednesday at the naval air station. the chp says officers were trying to check on a car parked on the side of the road but took off and the chase began. police are teaming up with the d.a.'s office to investigate an officer involved shooting. investigators say a man came out of a door with a gun and was shot by an officer. he was not seriously hurt. he was later arrested. the death toll has risen to nine in a series of overdoses from a street drug tainted with fentanyl. 35 people have overdosed in the past two weeks in sacramento county. federal and local drug agents are looking for the source of the pills that appear to be

intentionally laced with fentanyl. parents from one school in the san ramone valley district are threatening to boycott lbgt acceptance week. >> lyanne melendez has more on the issue. >> reporter: there are many parents here in san ramone who welcome the discussion. >> it's the leadership kids that came to the leadership teacher that said we want to do this and got the support of the administration to do it. i'm so proud of the kids. >> reporter: kids between the ages of 11 and 13 will be shown videos like this one, a transgender crowned homecoming queen. there will be multiple discussions ending on a friday with a day of silence to spread awareness. >> parents should have a say. >> reporter: and so about 20 parents met with the

superintendent to suggest making changes. >> i think the material is something best suited for a discussion at home with your family. >> reporter: others like the concept but suggest that other issues on discrimination be included in the discussion. >> body image, strong language at the school, calling people names, cultural issues, people with accents, people that smell different. there's so many issues. >> reporter: the principal has already agreed to make minor changes. >> as part of the conversation, the videos aren't going to be shown in full anymore. the principal decided to take certain portions out and he'll only show portions of them. >> reporter: at the end of the homecoming queen video, there is a fund me page to pay for the transition procedure. that has been taken out. others say it's not enough and will consider having their kids opt out. lyanne melendez, "abc7 news." santa clara police are investigating a car vandalism

place, not because of what was broken but what was left behind. >> tiffany wilson has more on this potential hate crime. >> reporter: a week of panic attacks and a week of fear and anger that started with a simple trip to the car monday. >> it was about 7:40. i walked out to the car, got in the car. i looked up and it said die [ bleep ] on the windshield. >> reporter: he initially thought the hateful words were a joke. then the truth sunk in. >> i felt like the world was caving in on me. i felt like everybody was out to attack me. >> reporter: a book, a dvd, and a message in the morning all in the same hand writing, all anti-gay. >> gays get out of the complex. being gay and smoking is bad for you. do not -- do what god wants.

>> reporter: he and his land lord called police. they're currently investigate thing as a hate crime. david shared his experience on facebook. he's gotten support from around the country. >> it was comforting. >> reporter: while he's still shaken, he says he and his husband will not give in to the bully who targeted them. >> i'm not going to allow this type of hatred and bigotry, this type of discrimination push me away. >> reporter: he says his land lord has been supportive and plans to install surveillance cameras around the apartment complex this weekend. tiffany wilson, "abc7 news." time to check on our weather. we're getting into the weekend. nice. >> let's get to it. this is a live look. spencer christian, yes, and sunny and warm outside. >> couldn't be nicer. here's a live look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies all over the inland areas. of course, low clouds and fo

forming offshore. oakland and mountain view at 63. san jose 65. 57 at half moon bay. this is the view from our east bay hills camera. 67 right now in santa rosa. napa 64. 68 in fairfield. livermore, 67 degrees. well, tonight, the bay bridge series continues. game two of three exhibition games between the a's and giants. game two at at&t park tonight. 7:15 gametime, partly cloudy, breezy, and a bit chilly. temperature about 54 degrees as the game gets under way. here's a little look at our fog forecast showing the advance of low clouds and fog overnight, pushing well across the bay and inland. much like it was last night with temperatures dropping as sharply during the late night hours into the upper 40s and low 50s. i'll give you a look beyond the

late night hours. larry and ama? >> thank you so much, spencer. a man fell while standing at a bus stop in berkeley this morning. he suffered a medical condition. sky 7 hd was over the scene around 10:00 a.m. there was no crash. the man was taken to the hospital. in fremont, caltrans will be doing maintenance work on the railroad tracks that cross fremont boulevard. the work begins at 10:00 p.m. tonight until saturday just before midnight. there will be closures in that area. so be aware of detours. cal train riders will notice changes monday. trains have to wait longer at the platform while everybody boards when operating at 100% peak times. so they're adjusting departure

times. also, an additional bike car will be added, increasing capacity to 72 bikes. we have the full lest of schedule changes at abc7news.com. this is video of water being pumped away from a damaged pipe on 84th avenue. an "abc7 news" news viewers alerted us to this yesterday. it is now fixed, but the cause is not known. now to los angeles where this water main break was so large, police had to close down streets. you can see surrounding streets flooded. water officials say a 12-inch pipe burst. some sports news. today's honor for the golden state warriors goes to steve kerr, named the western conference coach of the month.

the first coach in warriors' history to be named coach of the month for thee months. the warriors are hoping to break the '95 big bulls' all-time mark of 72 wins. that continues tonight at oracle, where they host boston. you can catch the game on our sister network espn. still ahead on "abc7 news" at 4:00, it's a huge day for tesla. the skyrocketing sales on its brand new model three and what it could mean for all electric vehicles. >> and legislators approve a minimum wage hike in california. plus, an airline just for kisd and e-harmony for animals. >> this is no joke. this is for real. this is traffic at 4:10. it's in berkeley, interstate 80.

right hand side is heading to berkeley. on the left hand side, it's coming back towards the city and nobody is going anywhere quickly. back with more on

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than six seconds. >> sales were huge. about 116,000 plug-in cars were sold in the u.s. in all of 2015. well, tesla just presold 180,000 model threes in only 24 hours. and today, that number has climbed higher. >> alyssa harrington joins us live with the unparalleled success and what it means for the bay area. >> reporter: the numbers speak for themselves. in 24 hours, tesla got more orders for their new car than all plug-in cars did last year. the ceo has taken to twitter to talk about some of that success. here's a look at a couple tweets he put up today. one says, thought it would be slowed way down today, but model three order count is at 198,000. then he tweeted, definitely going to rethink production planning. here's video unveiled yesterday. the timing of this means a lot to fremont where the manufacturing plant is head

quartered. exactly six years ago on april 1, the plant that was there, thousands were left without a job. a lot of those workers rebounded with jobs at tesla, and the company is extremely important to the east bay's economy. >> tesla is now there and is prospering and is manufacturing and already has many preorders for the third addition. tesla is in this area because the ecosystem of supply, logistics and manufacturing companies, there's only 80 companies in the immediate 30-mile radius that can support tesla in this area. >> reporter: tesla won their innovation award in 2013 for advanced manufacturing. the success of the tesla model three is expected to create more jobs. one of the city council members in fremont told me the same thing. they expect a lot of job growth and say it's a great thing for

their city. alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >> thank you. so many headlines out today. you know, what's real, what's not real? what's an april fool's day prank? nick watt is breaking it all down. >> reporter: virgin australian is offering kid's class. seats kicking, hopscotching down the aisle. >> when it's time to get your favorite score in hand, we'll make it even better with bubbles on demand. >> this is the first headset for actual reality. >> reporter: google's actual reality glasses, think of the world as it really is. is your dog or cat hungry for love? there was a take on e-harmony but for animals. sadly, all april's fools. >> now more than ever, it's

important to have a smart policy to protect your home in the event that you decide to abandon it for the next four years. >> reporter: yahoo's trader joe's to close sparked outrage. yes, it's april 1, but us weekly claims that president vlade really is dating rupert murdoch's ex. many bay area companies are getting in on the april fool's jokes. >> kristen sze is here with some of the greatest hits that everybody will be talking about. >> reporter: here are some of the best jokes i found involving bay area companies and organizations. today, retailer h&m announced a new line. mark, as in zuckerberg, features

the gray t-shirt and jeans, and here is a gag from a mountain based google, this self-driving bike. youtube had another good one, introducing snoop-a-vision. >> just click a button and experience it in snoop-a-vision. >> what is so awesome is that finally you can combine this. >> we originally wanted the video to be in 360, but the technology wasn't there yet. >> reporter: air b&b showed even vampires and super heroes rent out their homes. >> i love to hang out with my guys, show them around the area, even invite them to fight crime. my favorite thing to do is fly them to and from the airport. >> reporter: livermore police introduced its latest k-nine

officer. >> go! go get him! >> reporter: why wouldn't you want a chihuahua to be a canine officer? and then there's dynamite, it's a loose animal alert. avoid the area near the police station. larry and a ama? >> a lot of people got a lot of spare time on their hands. i think we might have spencer in super 360, though. be careful up there. >> it's a super day, that's for sure. let me give you a view here, it makes the point. we've got live doppler 7 hd showing sunny skies across the bay area right now. low clouds and fog and developing offshore. they'll be pushing inland tonight. we have a beach hazard statement in effect through tomorrow evening. the surf is rough and there is

the risk of dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves through tomorrow evening. so stay away from the coastline if you don't need to be there. here's the view at the golden gate bridge. low clouds and fog return tonight, pushing well inland. and then highs will soar into the 80s on wednesday and thursday. let's take a look at tonight's conditions with low clouds and fog. lows around 50 in oakland. notice how it just continues to push inland during the early morning hours. cloudy start to the day tomorrow. midday, the clouds back at the coastline, giving us sunny conditions with a few lingering coastal clouds. microclimates reflect a wide range of temperatures tomorrow. a relatively cool 61 in downtown san francisco.

across the bay in oakland, 66. let's move inland, 73 tomorrow in walnut creek and antioch 75. mainly low to mid 70s inland. on sunday, it will be a little cloudier, but still mild under high clouds with highs mainly in the mid 70s and it gets milder still on monday with highs climbing to the upper 70s. that sets the stage for warmer winds pouring offshore on tuesday, driving highs up to around 80 degrees or move. so more's the accuweather seven-day forecast. highs up to about 80 inland on tuesday. maybe even mid to upper 80s midland on wednesday. thursday, highs approach 80 inland. mid 70s around the bay. and we'll see mid 60s on the coast on thursday. even milder on the coast on wednesday. that's probably a good beach day next wednesday. next friday, temperatures dropping sharply. and there's a slight chance of

some rain next friday. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. still to come, the giants get dramatic. [ speaking spanish ] >> i love it. the ad campaign that's reaching a fever pitch. see if traffic is reaching a traffic pitch. not bad in walnut creek. this is interstate 680. backed up a little bit there but not bad for a friday afternoon. south bound is breezing

game two between the a's and giants takes place tonight at at&t park. the giants are drawing rave reviews with their new ads. ♪ [ speaking spanish ]

>> the double switch. >> buster poser, javier lopez and sergio romo with a funny take. it's one of a dozen new ads that will run throughout the year. one of them contains abc 7's joey smith, a long-time giants' fans and he's the star in one of those commercials. how about the a's? the mayor raising the team's flag. stomper enjoying the moment, as well. the a's got to try to bounce back from a very rough 2015 campaign. tickets still available for monday night's season opener

against the chicago white sox. stomper also made an appearance today on "good morning america" in new york city. ♪ love it. stomper and lucille from the giants, in the annual gma danceoff. >> how did stomper get to be two places at once? expect lots of temporary road closures and delays in san francisco on sunday. thousands of runners hit the streets for the half marathon. the course takes runners all over the city. starts along the great highway at 6:30 a.m. and ends at civic center plaza. "abc7 news" at 4:00 continues. former president bill clinton is in the bay area tonight but he's not out stumping for his wife. plus, could terrorists

possibly get their hands on a nuke? the real concerns facing the u.s. and the world.

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sky 7 hd was over the home where it happened this morning. the girl went to the hospital with two gashes on her face, animal control is holding the dog for ten days. coming up on "abc7 news" at 5:00, vic lee speaks with the families of residents with mental illness at the sonoma development center. they're upset over plans to move them out and into community based care. coming up at 6:00, jonathan bloom is at fishermen's wharf. fishermen and politicians celebrating the start of the crab season, finally here but 4 1/2 months late. happening at berkeley, bill clinton and his daughter chelsea kicking off an event called the clinton global initiative university. this companies as the battle for president between hillary clinton and bernie sanders heats up. here's lauren lyster. >> reporter: bernie sanders on "gma" doubling down on accusations that hillary clinton

takes big donations from big oil. >> secretary clinton has taken significant sums of money from the fossil fuel industry. >> reporter: sanders attacking just after clinton said this. >> i am so sick of the sanders' campaign lying about this. >> reporter: so who's right? according to the center for responsive politics, employees of oil and gas companies have contributed just over $300,000 to clinton's campaign. but also $54,000 to sanders. the sanders' campaign has been fighting a green peace report focusing on lobbyists. oil and gas lobbyists have given $126,000 to the clinton campaign. the report cites large donors connected to the fossil fuel spray giving $3.2 million to a super pac supporting hillary clinton. both sides now vying for votes in new york. clinton talking about making

manufacturing jobs more attractive. >> you've got to make it sexy. i agree with that. >> reporter: the vermont senator packing in a crowd of nearly 20,000. >> if we win here in new york, we are going to make it to the white house! [ applause ] >> reporter: meantime, the state department announced it's halting an internal review of hillary clinton's most sensitive e-mails until an fbi investigation is complete. lauren lyster, "abc7 news," washington. we're learning more about the man who police say killed a state trooper in virginia. police don't know what caused him to open fire. 37-year-old trooper chad dermeyer died after being shot multiple times. los angeles police detectives say a knife found at o.j. simpson's former estate was not the murder weapon used to

kill simpson's ex-wife and her friend ron goldman. last month, police were testing a wife a construction worker said he found on the property 12 or 13 years ago. a retired police officer held on to the weapon for all those years. today, president obama called the prospect of isis or other terrorist groups getting ahold of nuclear materials one of the greatest threats to global security. the president made with other world leaders to discuss strengthening nuclear security worldwide. marci gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: protestsout side of the nuclear security summit if washington, d.c. where president obama met with more than 50 world leaders. the last day focused on the potential risk of terrorists accessing nuclear materials. >> it would be a humanitarian, political, economic, and environmental catastrophe with global ramifications for

decades. >> reporter: heightened concerned that building a dirty bomb is likely a goal of isis and other terror groups after two of the brussels' attackers used hidden cameras to record one of belgium's top nuclear scientists. experts say with about 2,000 tons of nuclear material in the world, some of which is not properly secured, more needs to be done to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. >> we're in a race against time here. the chances are, it could happen at some point, so we need to do everything we can to prevent it. unfortunately, i don't think we're doing as much as we can. >> reporter: president obama saying the u.s. is reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium, urging other world leaders to do the same. >> there is no doubt that if these mad men ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or nuclear material, they most certainly would use it to kill as many innocent people as possible. that's why our work here remains so critical.

>> reporter: earlier in the summit, the leaders focused on the iran nuclear agreement and concerns over north korea's nuclear weapons program. marci gonzalez, "abc7 news," new york. it's still not clear when the brussels' airport will reopen after terrorists struck last week. today belgium's prime minister and key members of the government discussed a timetable. thr chicago teachers and their supporters staged a one-day strike aimed at a new contract and halting education funding cuts. they were hoping to pressure state lawmakers to address the dire financial outlook. today's walkout kept nearly 400,000 students out of school. here's new video showing

this crash involving a whale watching ship in san diego. it just keeps going and going and barely missed some people. seven people on board were hurt. a mechanical malfunction caused the throttle to get stuck as it pulled into dock. still to come on "abc7 news" at 4:00, take a look at this video. >> great looking pictures, right? or are they? we're going to show you what you're really seeing. >> i'm michael finney. so i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. just post them with the #askfinney and then i'll answer your questions live in a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian from the east bay camera. the coast looks clear right now but low clouds and fog showing up soon. i'll have the forecast

what we're about to show you isn't a photo or a video. it's a video game. check this out. video game developers have come up with a new process called photo grammetry, where real environments are scanned at high resolutions and re-created in-game. did you follow me on that this >> i think i understand. >> it's amazing images. >> they layer the aimages.

today, apple hit the big 4-0. it started in 1976 in a cupertino garage. today, apple is the world's most valuable public corporation. a new multibillion headquarters will open in cupertino, and we're looking at some of apple's milestones. jobs and wozniak unveiled the apple i in 1976. if 1998, the i-mac was born. in 2001, ipod and i-tunes. six years later, the iphone, and then came the ipad tablet and seri in 2011. the products have gotten bigger, smaller, thinner and they've gotten faster. thinner and faster is like spencer christian. >> that's because i have an apple a day.

[ laughter ] let's move along. live doppler 7 hd showing we have sunny skies across the bay area right now. but the low clouds and fog will be back tonight. speaking of tonight, here's your hourly temperature pattern. palo alto will see temperatures drop off about four degrees between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m., from 54 to 50. then gradual tapering off will continue overnight. this is the view right now. and here is your 12-hour day planner tomorrow. a cloudy morning around the baby 7:00 a.m. with cool conditions inland. clearing by noon and mild conditions inland. mid 70s tomorrow afternoon. but only up to about 60 on the coast. then partly cloudy and cooler in the evening hours tomorrow. so a look at highs across the board tomorrow. a range from upper 50s at the coast to 60s around the bay. and looking ahead to next friday at 12:00 p.m., we'll see some

showers developing to the north and to the east. next friday is a slight chance some of those showers may still over into the bay area. but that's about the best chance of rain i can offer you right now. >> thank you, spencer. still ahead on "abc7 news" at 4:00, another state joins california in raising the minimum wage. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. okay, so we're just a few weeks away from the tax deadline, but what if you don't

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that's over nine and a half million dollars of investment by pg&e, and that allows us to provide clean energy for everyone here. it's been a great partnership. together, we're building a better california. this is "abc7 news." >> california's service employees union today announced it has stopped gathering signatures for the november ballot in the effort to raise the state's minimum wage. >> this comes one day after legislators voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2022. now another state is raising the minimum wage, as well. >> reporter: california, now new york. after months of protests, both state legislatures have come to agreement to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. here in sacramento thursday

where the state's $10 minimum wage will gradually increase to $15. >> i have to choose between feeding me and my child, paying rent. >> reporter: burger king worker holly diaz brought to tears. >> we can do right by workers, advance our economy. >> reporter: new york's increase is regional. new york city workers would get $15 an hour in three to four years with slower increases elsewhere in the state. >> can be adjusted in the future when you know what the economy is doing. >> reporter: critics argue this hike will lead to small business layoffs. >> i don't see how it's going to totally help the economy. >> reporter: experts say it only highlights a much larger concern. >> this does not fix the broader problem of wages in america. we don't have enough jobs that pay enough to support a family. second, we have a lot of people who don't have the skills to do those jobs.

>> reporter: california's governor is expected to sign the minimum wage increase monday. brandy hit, abc news, los angeles. the u.s. economy picked up 215,000 jobs in march, beating projections. the labor department says the proportion of americans in the labor force crept up to 63%, the highest level in two years. the unemployment rate rose to 5%, mostly because more people are in the labor force now. one downside is the manufacturing numbers lost 29,000 jobs in march. michael finney is here now to answer questions. this is from maureen, who asks, the roast chicken i purchased at the store had a disgusting green matter inside. please help. >> yikes! it's probably the gallbladder. don't ask me why i know that.

they take all the stuff from the interior of the chicken and when they're first getting it ready to be shipped out, it's got to be there so inspectors can look at it if they so grab that chicken. that's probably what happened there. obviously you shouldn't eat that. take it back to the store and they'll refund your money. >> poultry farmer michael finney with your chicken questions. randy asks, do the advanced whigtenning or extra whitening on toothpastes actually whiten your teeth? >> they can. they tend to be hydrogen peroxide. before you start your own teeth whitening, either with toothpaste or any of the gels or creams, check in with a dentist. sometimes the discoloration of your teeth can point out you have a medical or dental issue.

>> burt sent a tax question, do you still need to tay pax it is you make less than $1,000 in a year. >> you probably won't have to pay, but you may have already paid, so you want to file your forms to get money back. this is interesting. if you made -- it's about $110, $108 actually, from a church or religious group, then you have to file. i don't know why that is. you also have to pay medicare and social security no matter what you made. so what you need to do is put together tax forms. you may have money coming back any ways, but you probably don't owe income tax at all. >> poultry, denisry. is there anything you do not know this >> i've had this weird job for so long. the world health organization says a new case of ebola has been confirmed in liberia. they reiterated the earlier

proclamation that ebola is no longer an international health emergency, but flareups will occur. scientists identified the structure of the zika virus. >> and the world obesity rate is rising. more's jane king. >> researchers from purdue university and the national institute of health have i.d.'s the structure of the zika virus, which lays the foundation for further study and a possible vaccine. it has the same underlying structure as west nile and yellow fever and they hope they can use this to explain how the virus causes infections. one in five people globally could be obese by 2025. the study says if current trends continue, 18% of men and 21% of women will be obese in ten years. childhood stress is linked

to hardening of the arteries. a variety of situations like divorce, moves, death, and job loss can lead to health problems down the road. the study is observational and needs more follow up before a link can be made. and beyonce's new active wear line is making its debut. it will be in stores and online starting in mid april. prices run from $30 to $200. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. here's to your health. a legendary diamond is up for grabs. it's the largest vivid blue diamond ever put up for auction. look away, ama. it's almost 15 carats and considered one of the rarest gems in the entire world. it's owned by the late sir phillip oppenheimier. expected to sell for as much as $45 million. >> wow! >> next month in geneva. >> i want to see it next to

something, though. >> like your finger? "abc7 news" at 4:00 continues. up next, a new view of a suspicious gas fire in the bay area and how it could help firefighters battle future fires. coming up, san francisco wants to shut the door on a text shuttle. as you might imagine, there's a lot of finger pointing going on. plus, the massive pot bust in the east bay. and a firefighter comes to the rescue of a little bird. these stories and more when we join you for "abc7 news" at 5:00.

>> primetime tonight -- a professional photographer's quick thinking and his drone helped firefighters control a fast-moving fire. >> chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: off adam's drive, it was this fire monday afternoon that caught many by surprise. photographer brandon vacarro first heard about it on his radio. >> i was able to really know where i needed to go in the air to figure out how i could help them. >> reporter: because of the windy conditions, the fire protection district had a tough time fighting the fire. they weren't able to get the usual aerial support from cal

fire. he volunteered to put his drone in the air and got permission from the command post. he piloted the drone, transmitting the images in real time, giving fire crews a better look. >> it gave us that situational awareness how far the fire was from the houses and that kind of stuff. >> reporter: it's believed to be the first time a bay area fire department relied on this sort of technology to help with knocking out a fire. memo park is pursuing its own drone program and stresses the technology can be helpful when used by a trained operator. he says he was gland to lend his expertise. >> safety is number one when you fly and making sure people on the ground are safe, as well. again, that comes down to training. and i train every day. >> reporter: as for who started the fire, police identified a possible suspect who may be connected to a homeless encampment. chris nguyen, "abc7 news."

>> thank you for joining us for "abc7 news" at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. "abc7 news" at 5:00 begins right now with kristen and dan. no one has forgotten. >> the city of petaluma has a long memory when it comes to sex offenders. now after another one, will officials change their mind? plus -- >> kicked off the curb. why a tech shuttle provider is having the brakes put on in san francisco. and -- >> it's a sad day. it's a day that joy is going to be eliminated. >> plans to close the center for the disabled has families upset. why the state says its hands are tied. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures are going to soar into the 80s. we'll take a look at when. your weekend forecast is coming up. live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news."

>> a young, registered sex offender was due to be released into the city of petaluma today. but minutes ago, a change of plans. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. in petaluma, a sigh of relief. >> wayne freedman is on the story. >> he's joining us live with more on this developing story. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon. a complete change in the story in the last hour. we were expecting to do a story where he had been released and the reaction. but instead a collective sigh of relief. not each the petaluma place know where he's going to go, but it will not be here where residents will never forget the murder and kidnapping of 10-year-old polly klaas in 1993.

>> we are a traumatized community. that whole experience still lives here. and each time we hear about another sex offender, it brings it to light again. >> reporter: petaluma police still don't know whether public opinion had any influence on the california department of corrections changing the release location. meantime, jonathan hoeppner's mother wants to reassure the public that her developmentally disabled son is no one to worry about. she said that he's a victim of half truths. "he's never spent a day in state prison and yet the justice system labeled him a state felon and continues to punish him for his mental disability." that's what she wrote to us. again, as we come back live here, we do not know where jonathan hoeppner will be released. we do know it won't be here. what he was convi