two good samaritans jumped into a cold san francisco bay this afternoon to save him. >> at pier 23, the heroic rescue. >> reporter: it happened just around 2:00 this afternoon. and witnesses tell me that the man was sitting right about here when he suddenly stood up, started taking his clothes off, stripped down to his shorts and jumped into the water. this is dris cellphone video. the two others with him in t-shirts are strangers. passers by who admit they weren't sure what to think. >> he's paddling trying to keep his weight up and his energy gave out. and that was when it was time to make some moves. >> reporter: john is a former lifeguard. while jeremy was simply a guy having lunch at pier 23 on a sunday any day. he saw the man in the water for a few minutes. >> he started calling for his

dad. delirious. and he started going underneath, the water going into his mouth. it looked like he was going to go under and not come up. >> once the two got to the man, they say he seemed to relax a bit and let them help him. restaurant staff put a ladder in the water and victim managed to climb to safety. medics rushed him to the hospital where he's recovering. lisa a democrat lisa, abc 7. an arrest involve offing a off duty police officer. leslie is live and you just got down talking to the chief. >> reporter: just this morning a $10,000 reward was posted. and this afternoon the new chief came out and told thaws thus th

successfully made several arrests in the freeway shooting. >> there are three arrests, two associated with this particular shooting, one unrelated. i'm very grateful that our officer is okay. >> reporter: at 11:40 wednesday night, an off duty oakland police officer was fired at automatat. his car was struck, but he was not injured. police tried to make a traffic stop. but the suspect vehicle escaped into an east oakland neighborhood. here are the tire tracks from where the car was abandoned in this yard. last year there were dozens of freeway shootings throughout the east bay. chp is already investigating at least nine more incidents in 2017. it's difficult for you to investigate these freeway shootings. >> very difficult, yes, because of the size and scope and cars that are out there, the fact that everything is in play as far as cars are moving. >> reporter: police activated three new freeway cameras on

interstate 80 as a supplement to their city's surveillance. >> we had two shootings on the freeway and there was a lack of witnesses. and a lack of witnesses that were able to recall accurately what had happened. >> reporter: d.a. office pushing for state fund to go add more cameras. leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. the wife of the orlando night club shooter there be staying in jail for the time being. a florida judge granted a request by federal prosecutors for delay in the release of noor salman. she has pleaded not guilty to charges of helping her husband omar mateen scout out locations before the massacre which left 49 people dead. salman was scheduled to be released tomorrow. after an oaklan judge said it was debate bld whether the government presented enough evidence to establish her guilt. a legal battle that began in san jose years ago oert publver pin's right to see the private e-mails and texts of government officials is oefsh aver and thec

has won. it eventually led to the development of san pedro square market. san jose refused to release the messages from public officials including those from a former mayor. today the california supreme court unanimously ruled the public has the right to see any and all such messages. hertz may have caused unsuspects visitors millions and now the city of sfwran an francs suing. melanie. >> reporter: well, no doubt the golden gate bridge is iconic and anyone visiting the bay area who rents a car is likely to drive ee oifrt bridge. what is less likely is that they would node that you can pay cash at the tomorrow. the city attorney says one rental car company in particular is taking advantage of that and needs to stop.

>> reporter: these boston new newlywe newlyweds,ing and the iconic bridge that they plan to drive across. sfwr the deputy city attorney says what hertz is doing to unsuspects tourists is no laughing matter. >> essentially we're targeting their fraudulent and deceptive toll service which they call plate pass which we believe has been defrauding their consumers of millions ever dollars in fees over the past four years. >> reporter: it's activated for any hertz rental car company driving over the golden gate bridge who doesn't pay the bridge toll on their own within 48 hours ever krogs tof crossin. >> they charge for every day of the rental even if they only cross one bridge on would be day. >> i did not know in a. >> reporter: john and christine walked up to the rental car counter armed with new

information and walked away with a pamphlet describing their options. >> it's kind of all fine print fp i said if i didn't ask you how would i have known. end we he said you wouldn't have. >> reporter: the person at the counter said customers who don't ask will find the pamphlet inside their rental car and he explains the less expensive option is paying on their own. >> i always try to help my customers. >> in our experience and based on you are on investigation, people are not getting the proper notice. >> reporter: and not the way this couple or anyone either visiting the bay area wants to remember their stay. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7. the chief financial officer at a center for homeless teens has been arrested for having child pornography. david lang was arrested this morning. investigators are not saying how they became aware of lang. the center has suspended lang.

he also vol nlt teared wiunteery scout troop in the '70s. a string ever burglaries happen in the sournd burton valley area. thieves took wallet, purses and phones. sometimes while the residents excellent. in all the cases, theeieves got through an unlocked door or window about that. a resident says he was stalked and attacked by the canada geese. wayne freedman is live in walnut creek with what the city is now say about all of this. >> the city is saying that the birds are having their meeting and you have to give them their space. you might call it a case of dangerous fowl. >> reporter: mother geese you will never read about in any nursery rhyme. at least not according to 24 hi. >> they're vicious.

>> reporter: when we met a.j., he walked with a procenounced lp being acquired when he fell during an altercation. you were taattacked by three geese? >> yes. >> reporter: no one knows when the first canada goose landed. now there are many and they're territorial. any formal complaints? >> no. >> reporter: that is gail vassar, the official spokesperson who told us that because canada xwe nin a geese endangered species status, the city can only take limited measures. >> they're getting ready to breed. >> reporter: and a.j. is clearly not their type. in fact he won't go near one now. >> can you give me a description of the gees. >> yeah, like any geese you would seed. but y cay height, long neck, grayish, brownish, whitish.

>> reporter: call it cautionary tale of man and nature face-to-face in a suburban park. clearly the rules changed during mating season. >> this is a serious matter. these animals are dangerous, a threat to children and parents should be concerned. walnut creek, wake friedman, abc 7. >> they look so peaceful. keep your umbrellas handy. that's right. it felt more like spring, but you will need the rain gear this weekend. and snan chpchat xwoes publ. how items tu it's turning in toe a big pay day for a local school. and tesla founder responds to a fifth grade erd offering up a plan. and tom hanks writes alert to the white house along with a gift. and gay rights activist of when we rise. struggle and tri

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the people at st. francis high school in mountain view thought snapchat might be a good investment and the school got a great return almost $50 million. years ago head of the school's growth fund after a tip from his daughter about the popularity of snap invested $15,000 in the company. snap closed today at $24.48 a share. you do the math. that is a ton of money. >> today is a big opportunity

for st. francis. >> nap sflap is t >> snap is the first social media company to go public since twitter. uber will afternoon apply for a state permit to test its sl slfr driving cars on public r0eds. this is it after the dmv shut down its program because it didn't have the proper permits. uber officials claim they didn't need them. the company would not say when its cars might return to san francisco. elon mufrk hask has agreed adopt an idea pitched to him by 59-year-o a 9-year-old girl. she mailed to mufrk while her dad posted on twitter.

she said she should solicit homemade commercial from the publ and pipub and picture best ones. he wrote quote thank fougr the lovely letter. sounds like a great idea. we'll do it. tom hanks wants to mike sure the press core is well caffeinated. ense he also sent a note to the world war ii cartoon, it reads keep up the good night for truth, justice and the american way. especially the truth part. if you've been following the ground breaking series when we rise, you know there is a diverse cast of characters all of them based on people who live right here in the bay area. reggie okeene introduces us to the real life characters.

>> it was really like i was poster child of twhafs like whao be trans. >> reporter: the series tells the stoerd of four activists and how their lives were intertwined with the fight for lgbt equality. >> that hhad there not been fol actually assumed us, be there when we needed them, some ever us might note have been able to survive. >> reporter: in the mini series, she's violently attacked.might survive. >> reporter: in the mini series, she's violently attacked. >> it is more intense that wesi. and it happened to me multiple times. >> reporter: she spent three

years homeless on the streets of san francisco eye crime r's cri ridden neighborhood. this is where a lot of are trans teens come to find themselves. unfortunately, not all of them survive.3 lesbians and gays outnumber 6:1, but transgender more likely doable targets of violence and more murdered. >> you want to be my daughter? >> reporter: she says her family's acceptance saved her life. research shows lgbt teens and young adults who do not have supportive parents are three times more likely than their straight counterparts to think about or try to commit suicide. >> having my mother back in my life meant the whole world. >> reporter: she's now a vocal advocate for transgender rights. >> this is a fight that we request only win by fighting together. >> reporter: today she serves on the san francisco human rights commission and works as a senior

strategist. to young transgender people, she says be patient. happiness is around the corner. >> it might take longer than you anticipate, but eventually love is going to transcend it all. >> and find out more about cecilia. the people behind the story starts at 8:00. part three of the mini series follows as 9:00. home you heap you ope you enjoyed thr today. because it will be change. got into the 60s for many places. 65 san francisco. 66 in oakland. live doppler 7 not showing you rain, but that will all change as we head into the weekend. a lovely view from santa cruz where some people are just

sitting there or waurk alolking the beach. 63 oakland, 64 san jose. and look from east bay hills camera, nice to actually see water in the resident vervoir f change. we've had so many dry years and the drought noud we'w we're out. livermore 62. hope you had a chance to get out and soak up the sunshine. wire lo would we're looking at a cooler weekend with rain. tomorrow most of you will have high clouds that you wake up to. cold enough that you will need to turn up the heat tonight. 40s around the bay and along the coast. and when you get going tomorrow, dress in layers tomorrow afternoon, it will be comfortable, molgs of in you the low to mid-60s. mild conditions with increasing high clouds. so it won't be quite as clear as today. one on the storm impact scale for saturday and sunday.

a light system is that will bring anywhere from an tenth of an inch to an inch of rain. breezy to gusty at times. and snow level will be low. so some of the highest peaks above 2500 feet could be getting a little bit of a dusting of snow. hour by hour forecast, 8:00 a.m. saturday, rain in the north bay. it will sit there so the north bay you don't really get a break in the morning rest of you you still have dry conditions on saturday. noontime items rain ngts north bay and then by 2:00, starts to slip south and east. 5:00 p.m., light to moderate rain. it will be widespread. 7:00, stepping out for a night out on saturday night, take the rain gear with you. look at some snow up above lake county there in the hills. and this trend will continue into sunday morning before switching to showers. cold showers mount hamilton in pink there indicating a mix of rain and snow. crtainly will be snow management mountains and sierra nevada. winter storm watch saturday noon until midnight. 1 to 2 feet expected.

but with the gusty wind, you will likely encounter chain control. the weekend will feature the snow. 7 day forecast, you can download the abc 7 news app to help you see all those changes that are coming. tomorrow it's the clouds increasing. slight dip in the temperatures. it is a cooler weekend, rainy, breezy saturday with a one on the storm impact scale. cold showers sunday and even snow over the highest peaks. look at the temperature, mid-50s for everyone. temperatures will reign in the mid to upper 50s. and then we slowly bunch up the temperatures tuesday through thursday bringing back 70s in the forecast. feeling like spring. >> everyone is in light colors. i think we're getting ready. >> and flowers blooming. >> that's right band that means allergy seen is here. genetic testing can be costly, but also provide a head start in preventing disease. that is next.

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700,000 baby rattles are being recalled because they can break. three kids have reported choking on the beads inside. the rattles are made by oboll. it affects only those colored green, pink or orange and have the model number 81031 on the inside. the rattles were sold at target, walg greenwall glean's, walmarts are us and others. people should stop using them and contact the company for a refund. as you well-known, genetic testing can let's you know whether you might develop certain cancers or maybe heart disease. but are the tests a good idea? michael finney partnered with consumer reports to find out. >> reporter: after fran developed a breast tomber, genetic testing showed she had an inherited predisposition to cancer. subsequent toaests showed other in her family had the same gene

mutation. >> my sister made the decision to have a bilateral mastectomy. >> reporter: consume ir reports medical adviser says ifed if one or more close family member has disease with a genetic link, testing may make sense. >> it can detect problems early and potentially decrease the severity of the illness and may help decrease the risk in that first place. >> reporter: is coal plan clan strategies for early detection. like following a diet and exercise plan to lower your risk. but the same isn't true for and you also timeralzheimer's. >> there is no way to prevent it even if you know thaufr the gnk the gene. and you may be causing yourself unnecessary worry and costs.

>> reporter: it's important to consult with your doctor to see if you are a good candidate for genetic test and if getting the results will actually be helpful. in some cases the tests may be covered by insurance. people who have a close relative who develop colon or uterine cancer before age 50 might consider genetic tests for lynch syndrome, about 3% to 5% of these cancers stem from the inherited condition. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. as you need another reason to hate mondays, that story next. but first we want to thank abc 7 news viewer jare nechlt for this picture of what might be the ultimate selfie. he's on the far right there. >> share your pictures with us on social media using #abc 7 now. and you may see it on air or online.

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lard hard to talk about and to remember sometimes. >> the work we did together. >> must always be fighting back. >> reporter: this week on abc 7, the real stories that happened where you live to inspire the must see series when we rise. stand up, stand out, rise. all this week only on abc 7. coming up at 6:00, snap went public. who is next? tonight we look at the ipo's impact on the local tech industry. also back in school but not back to normal. we'll somehhow the extra effort help victims bounce back. and incredible place r piecespi display at a jewelry store. that is it all coming up at 6:00. >> our eyes are feasting. finally tonight, success is taking a toll on a san francisco

eatery with possibly the best burritos in the country. >> and fans know lines can be long. the restaurant is in many guide books. but last month the burrito was named annu american classic ban the lines grew enlonger. >> he's now long closing on mondays so workers can get rest. >> line augull the way down to corner. puts a lot of pressure on these guid guys. so i want to give them a break. >> miguel has owned it since 1973. >> and in may he will be in chicago claims his james beard award, considered the oscar ever the restaurant business. >> so its that challenges, but that's a good problem have. >> absolutely. >> world news tonight is next.

tonight, several breaking stories. president trump's attorney general, jeff sessions, under fire. late today, recusing himself from any investigations linked to the trump campaign and russia. tonight, did he mislead senators at his confirmation hearing when he said he didn't have communications with the russians? tonight, explaining his two meetings with the russian ambassador. the new images tonight. the russian fighter jets buzzing the american destroyer, uss porter. what the pentagon is now saying. the deadly chase. the disturbing video now emerging. the teen pulled from his pickup truck by deputies tasing him. the deputy with his knee on the young man's neck. asking, why did they wait before cpr? he did not survive. the damaging winds, and ice-covered highways. the pileup, and trees coming down. and tonight, the blast of cold now moving in.