live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> good afternoon, thank you for joining us today. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. larry biel has the day off. remember this? gridlock across the bay area. b.a.r.t. workers hit the picket lines in 2013. tonight there's a deal cut to prevent this from happening again before most people even knew the two sides had started contract talks. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live from the lafayette b.a.r.t. station with the details. laura? >> reporter: hi, ama. this is a relief to many folks but others are still questioning the timing coming on the heels of weeks of service disruptions along this line and also just ahead, the possibility that the b.a.r.t. board might ask taxpayers for more money in the

form of a bond measure. >> i am joined with the presidents of atu, seiu and afscme to announce we reached a tentative agreement. >> reporter: with that b.a.r.t.'s management and uniyus are hoping to avoid this. >> on strike! >> on strike! >> reporter: a repeat of the labor strike and contentious negotiations that shut down the system in 2013. >> both sides acknowledge that we need to focus on rebuilding this system. both sides agree that we need to focus on service to our riders. >> now is about the time where we would need to decide are we going to dedicate our resources to focusing on preparing for work, full-blown negotiations in 2017, or do we focus our resources on keeping b.a.r.t. moving? >> reporter: if approved by the union, said b.a.r.t.'s board, the new agreement alls for b.a.r.t. workers to receive a 10 preside .5% raise over a four-year period to june 2021.

what do you think? >> great. >> no strike for five years? >> even better. >> i know a lot of people who worked for b.a.r.t. who were joking about how much they make already relative to how hard the job is so it's a little hard to stomach that kind of an increase. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s unions still need to ratify the contract extension. a vote that's expected to happen in the next 30 days. in lafayette, laura anthony, abc 7 news. all right. what do you think about the new contract? sound off by sharing a message on social media with us using #dearbart. we might use your comment on abc 7 news or online at abc7news.com. an alameda drone flew across castro valley looking for evidence after a man was shot in the head and died. witnesses reported gunshots coming from behind a medical building around 10:30 last night. >> it's a very off the beat parking lot, kind of secure away

from the street, so we're looking into was this a meeting that went bad? >> the victim died after being rushed to eden medical center. right across the street from the crime scene. deputies say the victim lived in antioch. this is castro valley's first murder of the year. investigators tell us violent crimes are rare in castro valley. the chp is investigating a freeway shooting in the east bay. the latest happened last night in richmond on interstate 80. so far no word of injuries or arrests. this map shows you all five freeways where the shootings occurred. ten happened on 580 alone. there's no break in the search for a missing 2-year-old girl. take a look at arianna. her mother was found dead on friday in san francisco and little arianna is still missing. >> abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana has been following the story closely, joins us live with the latest on the search. sergio? >> reporter: dan, ama, this is a

search that is ongoing but because it is also an open homicide investigation, san francisco police investigators have not released or confirmed many details in this case. the search for 2-year-old arianna continues in san francisco. police say they're casting a wide net to find her. she and her mother, nicole, were both reported missing last tuesday april 5th. police say the last time family other than her mother saw the toddler was more than a month ago. >> late february is when someone last saw her independent of the mother. we were not able to interview the mother. of course, now she's deceased. that's information we'll never know. >> reporter: a confidential san francisco police source has confirmed to abc 7 news that a body found in mclaren park friday is 32-year-old nicole fitz. her co-worker, michael, told me by phone the last time he saw her was after she got out of work at the best buy on harrison street in san francisco. that was friday night, april 1st. she had exchanged texts with family members hours later that

she was in fresno and was never seen or heard from again. now family and friends are hoping for answers in nicole's murder and desperately hoping for tips that will lead them to 2-year-old arianna. >> if you think you've seen her, please call someone. >> she's adorable, she's such a smart kid and she's very -- she's very bubbly and outgoing. >> reporter: arianna and nicole live in san francisco, but family lives in santa cruz so they have not seen the toddler in person since february. nicole's close friend and co-worker says arianna stayed most days with a baby-sitter in oakland. nicole had an older child who is currently with the father's family in the los angeles area. her friend says he hadn't heard of any custody disputes or animosity. sergio quintana, abc 7 news. abc 7 news was at san francisco's pier 35 as police and fire rescue boats searched for someone who fell into the bay. a passerby called police around 10:30 this morning to say a woman went over a barrier at a

viewing area near pier 39. about half an hour later rescuers pulled the woman from the water and rushed her to san francisco general hospital. san bernardino, police searched for clues after a hit-and-run driver killed 27-year-old scott glasner. list are looking for a dark colored 2013 mercedes gla which witnesses say struck him along skyline boulevard near berkshire drive about 1:30 this orange. he died at the scene. los gatos, is pedestrian is dead after hit by a car near the 17 connector after 5:00 this morning. the cph is identifying what led up to the crash. the victim has not been identified. a car flew off the freeway and landed on its roof in sohano county. amazingly the driver survived. the accident happened on eastbound 80 between american canyon and redtop roads. the driver went to the hospital but we are glad to tell you is expected to be okay. turning now to our weather.

let's take a look outside from our emeryville camera. i see some clouds out there. >> absolutely. spencer christian is here with the accuweather update. hi, spencer. >> hey, dan and ama. yes, we have a big bright spot right now on what has been for the most part a not so bright day. lots of clouds were hanging around earlier. here's live doppler 7 hd. see the clearing that's occurring right now although it may not last very long. here's the view from our rooftop camera as we look at current temperatures. 61 san francisco. 67 at mountain view. 68 san jose. morgan hill 65. 57 at half moon bay. the view from sutro tower looking out every san francisco. 61 in santa rosa. napa 64. 66 in novato. fairfield 68. concord 6. 66. 7:00 this evening, an increase in clouds overnight and a few pockets of moisture traveling along the coastline offshore in

the early morning hours. it will be dry over land areas for the beginning of the morning commute. earlier in the day, sunnier skies, sunnier overall than today. clouds thicken. you know what that means, there may be rain on the way. i'll have the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. dan, ama? >> thank you, spencer. the justice department announced a $5 million settlement over goldman sachs. the bank was accused of buying loans of poor quality and selling them to investors. goldman sachs will be required to pay civil penalties and an additional nearly $2 billion in relief to underwater homeowners and distressed borrowers. a big change for families in california. governor brown signed legislation today giving new parents as much as six weeks off and between 60% to 7 o% of their income. the paid family leave law also includes people who have to stay home to care for a sick relative. this could be good news for san francisco businesses after the city passed a bill requirie ini

employers to offer six weeks of fully paid leave for new parents. with the state law small city businesses won't have to pay as much. the governor is accused of improperly using federal funds that were supposed to help restore fish habitats. the interior department launched an investigation to find out if $60 million was instead used on preliminary studies for brown's controversial water tunnels. the $15 billion project would divert water from the sacramento river to central and southern california. a whistleblower alerted them to the possible misuse of funds. a new traveling exhibit honoring american troops killed in afghanistan and iraq made its debut in sacramento today. remembering our fallen features pictures and stories from some of the more than 700 california service members killed since 9/11. the exhibit is coming to the bay area. it will be at the republican convention in san francisco at the end of the month then in antioch this november. still ahead on abc 7 news at

4:00, the showdown over new laws aimed at the lbgt community as another rock star takes a stand. a big setback for tesla today. why hundreds of their newest car on the road are being recalled. and new at 4:30, discriminating against drivers? what's behind a new study that shows it can cost a lot more to be a minority driver. and let's take a look at traffic outside. live at the golden gate bridge. on this monday. mild day out there in terms of the weather and mild in terms of the traffic on the golden gate moving smartly in both directions. ama and i will be back in just a moment.

a showdown over north carolina's so-called bathroom law. >> supporters and opponents clashed today over the controversial state bill. here's abc news reporter elizabeth hur. >> fight to protect our families and our children. >> reporter: another week, another rally. >> it was plain common sense. no men and women's restrooms, right? does everybody agree with me? >> reporter: supporters of north carolina's new law drawing protests from opponents. >> my risk of being attacked, a constant challenge. even killed in a restroom has increased. >> reporter: the new law spells out which public restrooms transgender individuals must use. the gender that's on their birth certificate. ♪ usa

calling the law discriminatory, saying some things are more important than a rock show. and basketball hall of famer charles barkley is also takes sides telli ining cnn he thinks nba should move next year's all-star game. >> i'm supposed to stand up for the people who can't stand up for themselves so i think the nba should move the all-star game from charlotte. >> reporter: the backlash doesn't end there. paypal dropped plans to expand in north carolina. costing the state 400 jobs. another company, brayburn pharmaceuticals, is also reconsidering a major expansion there. just last week, mississippi enacted a similar religious freedom law despite opposition from big businesses threatening to pull work from that state. aclu is suing north carolina and experts say this case could go all the way to the u.s. supreme court. abc news, new york.

singer brian adams is following in the steps of bruce springsteen. he's canceling his concert in mississippi over its recent law limiting lbgt protection. adams, who's canadian, is pushing for other artists to follow suit. a controversial lgbt week got under way today at an east bay middle school. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield explains not all students will be participating. >> reporter: the turnout this morning looked good at the middle school in san ramon but some of these students will not be participating in lgbtq appreciation week activities. >> we have about 10% of our students' parents have opted them out of the lessons this week. >> reporter: the student leadership team came up with the idea to dedicate the week to issues facing the lgbtq community. one other said her daughter is on that leadership team but she will not be teaching the lessons with the rest of the team because of religious reasons. >> my daughter is a christian, so she grow up christian

environment so we are not comfortab comfortable. >> reporter: others worry middle school kids are too young for the subject. >> we talk about things pretty openly. i have my views. he's going to develop his views. i kind of figure i wish it was a little later into the high school period of time but it's here, it's what it is. >> reporter: he decided to send his son as did the majority of parents. their kids will watch videos and have discussions at the end of each school day this week. >> what we're talking about is four days for about 10 or 15 minutes each day. we're not talking all day long. we're talking, so, it's probably less than an hour that we're talks about this and we talk about acceptance and respect for everyone. >> reporter: those students who are opting out of the lesson will go to the school's multipurpose room for some study hall time or will go home early. and they will be given a pass. they won't be pulled out of class or singled out as some

parents were concerned about. in san ramon, abc 7 news. a black eye and a recall today for palo alto based electric car maker tesla motors. >> it issued a rare recall for its suv which has only been on the market for four months. >> abc 7 news anchor kristen sze with the details. >> reporter: the model x is tesla's first suv at a base price of $80,000. customers have high expectations so it's not welcome news that tesla today issued its first voluntary recall for this particular model which only hit the road in december. the model x is promoted as a luxury ride that's environmentally friendly. its defining features, doors that open like falcon wings and a panoramic windshield. today tesla is recalling the 2,700 vehicles made before march 26th after a recliner in the third row collapsed during new crash testing. in an e-mail to customers tesla explains, "the recliner which is provided to us by an outside supplier is the locking hinge that allows the third row seat

back to fold forward and if a recliner were to slip during a crash, the seat back could move forward." tesla says there's been no customer complaint, it's already found a fix but is asking customers not to use the third row until the replacement seat back is installed. meantime, better news for tesla today, makeover for its model s sedan is in the works. the car will offer new color choices, l.e.d. headlights and restyled nose that will look more like the model x and new lower priced model 3 that's coming up in two years. the updated model s will mean a price increase from the current $76,000. all the news today has not affected tesla's stock much, though. it ended the day flat at $250. ama? >> all right, thanks so much, kristen. teenagers in union city are headed to the white house this week from james logan high school's automotive technology program won samsung's solve for tomorrow contest.

they won $120,000 for designing a solar charging station for electric cars. abc 7 news profiled the students last month. they'll be guests at wednesday's white house science fair and hope to personally show their invention to president obama. a british tabloid is in talks to take over yahoo!. yahoo!'s stock rose 2% after the owner of the "daily mail" confirmed it is talking to yahoo! about a potential purchase. the "daily mail" is 1 of 40 firms that have expressed interest in the sunnyvale based bean. yahoo! has reportedly given interested parties until april 18th to make their offers. all right. time to turn to our weather forecast. >> spencer christian is here. we've had a little bit of rain the last couple days. things are clearing up nicely, spencer. >> they are clearing up, dan. may not last many hours from now. it's clear for right now mostly. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. we have bright skies all over the bay area. after a cloudy start to the day. we may see a return of clouds during the overnight hours. here's a view from our east bay hills camera. you can see there are still some

clouds hanging around. these are our forecast features. it will be a little sunnier tomorrow afternoon than today. showers develop late wednesday night and continue into thursday morning. and we'll have a warmup coming our way this weekend. now this rain that's coming our way is brought to us by a system that ranks one of our storm impact scale. storm of light intensity begins late wednesday continues into early thursday. light to moderate rainfall and thursday breezes will follow. forecast animation, 9:00 p.m. wednesday, notice clouds will be thickening already and then around midnight or so the first wave of shower -- actually the only wave, a line of showers will arrive and continue pushing from north to south during the early morning hours so at about 3:00 a.m., it will be wet through the central part of the bay area then by 5:00 a.m. thursday, beginning of our morning commute, we'll see most of the wet weather down in the south bay with a little bit still in the east bay and the peninsula but things will be not so wet up in the north bay. then by 7:00 a.m., the system is almost out of here. so we project that by 7:00 a.m. thursday, rainfall totals across

the bay area will range from under a tenth an inch at novato, .017 in san francisco, nearly a third of an inch in oakland and just over quarter of an inch in san jose. tonight, low temperatures generally in the low 50s although we'll probably see upper 40s in interior valleys. tomorrow's highs will range from upper 50s at the coast to mid 6 os around the bay and upper 60s inland. as we look at the temperature trend for the week ahead, we'll use san jose as our indicator, notice the average high temperature an is around 70 degrees. mid 60s to upper 6 0s back to lower 6 0s. look at the warmup that comes our way this weekend. mid 80s in san jose by sunday. many other inland locations see high temperatures climbing to or above 8 o degrees by the weekend as well. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. after showers on thursday, a big weekend warmup and slight cool down beginning early next week. looks like the warmup is coming

just at the right time. dan and ama? >> all right. >> thanks, spencer. coming up next, shooting for history. >> the warriors aim for the record books, but it's going to cost you if you want to see the game in person.

the defending nba champion golden state warriors shoot for history on wednesday night. last night the warriors tied the 1995/96 chicago bulls record for

best regular season record with 72 wins. the dubbs beat the spurs in san antonio. warriors go for the record 73 wins wednesday against the memphis grizzlies at oracle here at home. tickets will not be cheap, either. according to the resale ticket market, the average ticket will be nearly $1,600. those prices went up more than $680 overnight. so it's a fast-moving game these ticket prices. but the warriors' game will not be the most expensive this week. tickets to kobe bryant's final game as a laker going for more than $2,000. that's on wednesday. well, dubb nation we certainly want to see how you're celebratesi celebrating as warriors chase history. you can join the fun by sharing your fan photos on social media with #dubbson7. we may share them online or or the air. san jose sharks practiced earlier today as they begin getting ready to face the los angeles kings in the first round of the stanley cup playoffs. san jose opens the playoffs in

los angeles on thursday. the spears moves to san jose for game three next monday. the weekend leaves this year's billboard nominations with 16 nods. finalists were announced live on "good morning america." >> finalists for the top artists are -- adele, justin bieber, drake, taylor swift, and the weeknd. >> justin bieber received 121 nominations followed by drake, adele, and taylor swift. catch the billboard music awards sunday may 22nd on abc 7. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. strange twist in a race for the white house. why donald trump's kids won't be voting for him in the new york primary. and a former pro football player shot and killed on the street. now there are now questions about a possible link between the victim and suspects. and the new ride share company taking on uber and lyft.

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here are today's headlines at 4:30. search on for kaler in castro valley after a deadly shooting. a man died after he was shot in the head last night. it's the first homicide in castro valley since last september. abc 7 news reporter vic lee posted a tweet saying "a new report finds disparities in traffic arrests and fines for black and hispanic drivers." only on abc 7 news an interview with the civil rights group that issued the report. that's coming up in just a few minutes on the abc 7 news at 4:00. two uc berkeley students filed a complaint against the school accusing cal of improperly handling claims of sexual harassment against a reporter. elissa harrington tweeted this picture of a news conference about their complaint. elissa has a full story on abc 7 news at 5:00. in the race for the white house, ted cruz comes to california as his campaign faces new accusations from donald trump's camp. at the same time bernie sanders is gaining momentum heading into

next week's new york primary. abc news reporter stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: hillary clinton is battling with vermont senator bernie sanders to win over voters in new york. focusing on the possible fight down the line with donald trump, the former new york senator taking aim at trump while campaigning in queens where trump grew up. >> donald trump who as you point out was born in this borough. he seems not to respect the diversity that i think makes us stronger. >> reporter: clinton also blasting sanders casting him as unprepared for the white house. >> under the bright spotlight and scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders has had trouble answering questions. he's had trouble answering questions about his core issues. >> reporter: the brooklyn-born sanders coming off another win this time in wyoming is also in the empire state. sanders notching his seventh victory out of the last eight contests says the clinton

campaign is done playing nice because they're losing. >> it was a change in tone on the part of the clinton people. >> reporter: on the republican side, ted cruz is campaigning in california. ahead of that state's primary. reveling in his weekend delegate sweep in colorado. >> of the 21 delegates, we won all 21. >> reporter: while donald trump and john kasich remain in new york. trump accusing the cruz campaign of dirty tricks in the last contest. >> now they're trying to subvert the movement. they can't do it with bodies. they can't do it with people because they don't have near the people that we have. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. well donald trump's children won't be voting in the upcoming new york primary. the republican front-runner says his son and daughter, eric and ivanka, missed the state's registration deadline. he says they feel very guilty and were not aware of the rules. new york's primary is next tuesday. president obama's approval is rising with the improving

economy. according to a new "associated press" poll for the first time since 2013, half of americans approve of the job he's doing in office. the president was in san francisco last week for two fund-raisers and he got in some golf. the survey also found president obama is viewed more favorably than any of the candidates for president. investigatorses are trying to find the motive for the weekend murder of a former new orleans saints football player. today we're learning about a link between the victim and the suspect. abc 7 news reporter has more on the story. >> reporter: a community stunned and saddened by the loss of former new orleans saints player will smith continues to pay tribute calling his death a huge loss to the city. >> we're a community, we're a family. >> he was part of that, made us feel so good after katrina, the super bowl. >> will smith will get carson palmer. >> reporter: smith considered up of the best defensive ends in the nfl helped the saints win its own super bowl in 2010. then on saturday the 34-year-old was shot and killed.

>> i heard pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: according to police, 28-year-old cardell hayes killed smith in a road rage incident after hayes bumped his hummer into smith's mercedes suv in what started as an argument ended with hayes allegedly opening fire killing smith and injuring his wife. >> please, god. >> we do not have any information to suggest that they knew one another. >> reporter: but smith and hayes appeared to share an odd connection. hayes recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the city over the 2005 police shooting death of his father. one of the officers named in the suit was william ceravillo and he had dinner with smith the night of the shooting as seen in this picture posted by wwul tv. hayes' attorney is denying revenge was a factor maintaining hayes was not even the

aggressive. as for smith, just last month he was voted into the saints hall of fame. abc news, new york. in michigan, two more legionnaire-related deaths have been confirmed in the flint area. health officials say that makes 91 cases and 12 deaths in the area for 2014 and 2015. the source of the outbreak hasn't been determined, but outside researchers believe the source of the bacteria is the flint river which the city began using as its water source in 2014. flint is dealing with lead-contaminated water after state regulators said anti-corrosion treatments weren't needed. still to only on abc 7 news at 4:00, a car service just for women. what the company says makes it so very different from the usual ride-sharing companies. i'm spencer christian from emeryville. we've got traffic delays and we've got bright skies above. but some clouds are coming our way and maybe some rain. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. at 4:35, we're taking a look at our san jose traffic.

101 southbound backed up as usual. northbound looking good. 880 appears to be moving across both directions over the top. stay with us. we are back after a short

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that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. there's a new ride-sharing app for women who may not feel safe in a traditional ride share. >> it could hit some bumps along the road. abc news reporter gio bonitez has the story. >> reporter: incidents like these are passengers' worst

nightmare. >> i was afraid i was about to get raped. >> reporter: her uber driver dropped her off and refused to leave. a neighbor finally scaring the driver away. uber severing ties with him. and this lyft driver attacking a rider in the back of his car. lyft permanently removing him and call his behavior absolutely unacceptable. uber agreeing up to $125 million, acknowledging it misled customers on background checks on its drivers. both companies settling with no admission of wrongdoing. now a former uber driver and his wife, kelly, offering an alternative service. chariot for women, a soon to be launched car service exclusively for women passengers. the drivers all female aiming to give passengers peace of mind. >> from having thousands of

passengers in my back seat, i heard stories that were about unsafe travel and uber drivers hitting on women. >> reporter: he says the service will also cater to mothers with young children. offering lifts for moms with girls and boys under 13. but he admits, it's not a guarantee of safety. a future chariot for women driver says having just women and children in her back seat will likely protect the company's female drivers, too. >> if i was picking up a man, i know he's going to be a lot stronger than me and i would not feel comfortable. >> reporter: the concept not entirely new. she taxi, an all-female transportation app introduced in new york city, received an overwhelmingly positive response from its customers but had to temporarily shut down partly because they couldn't meet the demand. but also because of accusations of discrimination from men looking for a ride. >> you can't limit hiring to just one gender from a public

accommodation aspect. you can't limit who you offer your services to. to just one gender. >> reporter: chariot for women maintains its business is well within the law. its lawyer telling us, "we believe that giving women and their loved ones peace of mind is not only a public policy imperative but serves an essential social service." nbc news, new york. uber tells abc news its technolotec technolotec technology makes it safer that's never been possible before and lyft says the safety of its community is its number one top priority. the weather is sperenser's top priority seeing it if we're going to get some rain. >> things are changing rapidly. mostly cloudy skies earlier today to bright sunny skies now. more clouds are coming at us. as maa pointed out, a chance of rain. here's live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies for now. clouds are offslohore. tomorrow on the statewide map, we'll see clouds moving through

the bay area late tonight and early tomorrow morning and other parts of the state throughout the entire day, there will be showers in interior sections of the state up north and down south. in the bay area tomorrow, after a cloudy early morning start, we'll have mainly sunny skies in the afternoon. sunnier than today and for a longer period of time than today with highs ranging from upper 50s at the coast to mid 6 0s around the bay and upper 60s inland. now let's take a look at our game forecast. i beg your pardon. this evening at oakland coliseum. a's taking on the angels. game time 7:05. under partly cloudy skies. it will be cool at start of the game, about 58 degrees dropping to mid 50s later in the evening. our rain chances. over the next zemp days we're using santa rosa as our indicator. not much chance of rain throughout the seven-day period except wednesday when we have a 70% chance of rain and the morning most of us will see some showers. otherwise looking dry, looking good. dan, am sfra?

>> thanks, spencer. still ahead, there's a new warning today. why the cdc says the zika virus is scarier than first thought. picking a primary care physician can be complicated but doesn't have to be. 7 on your side's michael finney 7 on your side's michael finney has tip ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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scarier than what we initially thought. that's what federal health officials are saying tonight about the zika virus. the centers for disease control says it has learned the mosquito that spreads the virus is now present in 30 states. more than double the number first thought. the cdc also says more money is needed to fight this disease and is asking for $1.9 billion. >> most of what we're learning is not reassuring. we have learned that the virus is linked to a broader set of complications in pregnancy. >> the virus was earlier linked to birth defects. there are also reports of rare neurological problems in adults as well. zika is primarily spread by mosquitos but has been sexually transmitted. do you have a problem finding the perfect primary care doctor for you and your family? >> a lot of people do.

7 on your side's michael finney partnered up with consumer reports on smart ways to choose a doctor. >> many health insurance plans require you to designate a primary care physician. finding the right doctor, well, that can be difficult. consumer reports has some suggestions on how to make sure you find a good one. you want a kind, caring, competent doctor but choosing dr. right is daunting and consumer reports' medical adviser says your primary care doctor is critical to your health. >> evidence suggests that having a primary care doctor means you're less likely to die of cancer, heart disease, or stroke. you're also less likely to need to go to an emergency room or be admitted to a hospital. >> reporter: use your first appointment with any new doctor to make sure you'll work well together. did he or she listen without interrupting? did the doctor ask more than just a checklist of yes/no questions?

primary care physician james welter says a lot can be learned by just chatting with your doctor. >> some of the most, when people come in for one thing but as you talk to them about it, it's really something else. if you just went down the path of abdominal pain and ignored other concerns, you might have missed something. >> reporter: you want a doctor who also asks for your input. how did you feel about possible treatment options? >> patients who have a strong relationship with their physician not only report getting better care but feel better about their overall health. >> reporter: above all, u you w a doctor who orders the right tests and prescribes the best possible treatment. reliable data on their measures are hard to find although physician report cards are becoming more common. you can go to informedpatientinstitute.org to see if there's a report card for your doctor. you also want a primary care physician you can afford. so call the office to make sure the doctor is in your insurance plan. and find out his or her hospital

affiliation. if the hospital is outside your network, you could be hit with a huge bill. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. all right. in today's wellness report the government revokes a drug that could cause cancer. and can being overweight have some health benefits? here's jane king. >> u.s. government announced it will be revokie ining approval drug for treating diseases in swine that has been approved for over four decades. the government is concerned it may pose a cancer risk to humans. it is made by fibro animal health which insists it is safe. the u.s., an obesity epidemic that shows no signs of abating, doctors and scientists are debating on how dangerous extra weight is. everyone agrees weight loss is a good goal for those who are heavy, researchers now believe fitness is more important than fatness when it comes to long-term health and longevity. out of the pocket medical costs may be too high for many people and may be keeping them from getting the care they need.

policy experts see the higher out of pocket costs as a positive development when patients have a bigger stake in the cost of their care, the argument goes they will make healthier choices but others say it's unfair to put the responsibility for reducing health costs on patients particularly those with lower incomes for whom quality health care is increasingly out of reach. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. here's to your health. an unusual strain of ransomware is using a new generation of software used by hackers. a report from silicon valley's cisco systems says the software works its way through networks without someone having to click a link to open an infected attachment. this type of attack hit the medstar hospital's chain last month. hackers target backup files and records and encrypt them so they're unreadable. users often pay a ransom to regain access. it took more than 1,000 people, 1,200 mattresses to make a guinness world record. appliance and electronics

leasing company in maryland has broken the record for the longest human mattress domino chain. it was no small task. 1,200 people held mass ress behind them and fell back bard in into each other one at a time. it beat the 2012 record by 50 mattresses. interesting. >> that's funny. a really clever idea. what a fun thing to be part of. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. getting a traffic ticket can be a real pain. according to a new study it can be worse if you're a minority. the high cost and what that means. that's ahead. kristen with a look at abc 7 news at 5:00. coming up, filing your taxes. 7 on your side's michael finney reveals the hidden penalty that could affect you along with millions of others. and how to skip the lines and see coachella if you don't have tickets. and what a fan did with five foul balls he caught in one

here is tonight's primetime lineup on abc 7. at 8:00 it's "dancing with the stars." followed by "castle" atalways b us for abc 7 news pat 11:00. a new study brings home the troubling reality of what it can be like for some while behind the wheel or while dealing with democracy after getting a traffic ticket. abc 7 news reporter vic lee joins us from the newsroom with the details on what has been happening. >> the committee for civil rights compiled this report titled "stop, fined, arrested," from the records of police and sheriffs departments in california and what they found was that blacks and latinos are far more likely to be arrested driving with a suspended license because they failed to pay for a traffic infraction. she ran a stop sign in oakland. she got a ticket. that was a year and a half ago. >> they gave me community

service hours. i completed all of them through the church then i paid the fees. >> reporter: so she thought everything was fine. but the system failed her. >> they didn't update the records and because of that critical error, my license was suspended. >> reporter: she's a single mother of two. she goes to a city college and works. so sotello had to drive. without a license. she was stopped again. went to court. and the fines kept piling on. >> i would say at least $2,500 in total and that's including the community service hours and everything. >> reporter: her story is not uncommon. >> we looked at the data on license suspensions. they're much, much higher in communities of color. >> reporter: she is with the lawyers' committee for civil rights. their report found a system with racial disparities for traffic. related stops, fines and arrests. >> it's disproportionately impacting people who don't have much and disproportionately impacting people of color. >> reporter: in san francisco the disparities were stark.

example, blacks make up less than 6% of the city's population, but they make up nearly half of those arrested for failing to appear or pay traffic court warrants. only 22% of white drivers were arrested for the same offenses even though they are by far the majority in the city. >> let's arrest people where there's a public safety violation, not because they couldn't afford to pay. >> reporter: the good news to this story is sotello finally got her license back last month. this after a year and a half of fighting the court. vic lee, abc 7 news. we do have a warning for drivers who maybe have a lead foot. spotting police cars may be a little more difficult. ford actually designed a new low-profile l.e.d. light bar located near the sun visors of police cars. as you can see, they are much more difficult to spot than those bulky lights that you used to see on the roof. all right. that is going to do it for this

edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thauchin thank withdrew fyou for joining. i'm ama daetz. it's been debilitating. >> two more women come forward. how the sexual harassment scandal at uc berkeley is growing and some say getting worse. plus -- >> we've been at this for two years. >> b.a.r.t. announces a contract deal. one they say benefits everyone. >> the certainty of no strike, no service interruption. and the $5 billion mortgage settlement reaching coast to coast. >> quality loans, many of which were issued here in california. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. brightening up behind me but more showers are on the way. what part of your workweek it's going to impact coming up. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. protests grow and critics demand change.

the cal controversy over sexual harassment widens as two more women file a new complaint. good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. all of this is more fallout, following an explosive report that found 19 staff members have violated the school's sexual harassment policy. today, more survivors came forward. criticizing the way they reports were handled. abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington is live on cam was with the story. >> reporter: well, dan, these students say the reporting process takes way too long and they're calling on the university to implement a zero tolerance policy. >> we have a right to pursue an education in an environment that supports our wellbeing. >> reporter: graduate students kathleen gutierrez and erin bennett call the culture at uc berkeley hostile, intimidating and oppressive. they say sexual harassment goes unpunished and are filing a discrimination complaint with the state. >> we call on others who have been impacted by this culture of intimidation, harassment, silence, and fear of retaliation

to come forward and speak out against a failing system that protects abusive faculty members. >> reporter: the women accuse professor dr. blake wentworth of making unwanted passes at them and touching them inappropriately. bennett says it got so bad she took medical leave. >> it's completely derailed my future career, my education. >> reporter: in a statement, the university says that campus has taken several steps to protect the interests and wellbeing of our students. most recently, the department chair has reassigned this faculty member's classes to other instructors. i called dr. wentworth and went by his office. nobody answered. a report made public last week found 19 staff members at cal violated the school's harassment policy. this includes a renowned astronomy professor who resigned and the law school dean who's being sued by his former executive assistant. >> we're standing together and we're