until last month. people involved in a crash at point reyes national seashore discovered her body. an autopsy confirmed it was her. investigators have not released a cause of death or any information about potential suspects. they do believe, though, she was murdered. >> we'll stay on top of this breaking news story on the abc 7 news app. if you download it and enable push alerts, you'll get updates on your mobile device. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. now to our other top story. a wild life rescue team is trying to corral a wayward sea lion in a creek. it swam there through the canals. here's a map to give you a better idea of the location. it's just one mile away from the vacaville outlets and interstate 80. abc 7 news reporter loni rivera is on the ground. you just got an update a short time ago. >> reporter: i sure did,

kristen. just a couple of minutes ago, they're trying to make some progress here just behind me. there's some men wearing some red hats there. they're standing on top of what's called a concrete culvert, otherwise a drainage pipe, and that is where the sea lion is. hours ago it swam inside of there and hasn't come out since. so marine mammal officials are here on scene and it's just a pain-staking process to try to get this animal back out. they have to be careful because, of course, it's a wild animal and they don't want to startle it. a creek with falling bart is pretty typical in vacaville, but look closely, something doesn't fit in this picture. >> today it's a sea lion, so never a dull moment. >> the poor thing, that's pretty scary. they say it could have been here for a couple of days or a week. >> the large male sea lion weighs several hundred pounds and he's not even fully grown. it swam more than 50 miles from the bay, then ended up here in vacaville's creek.

>> it's possible that he's chasing fish, yeah. we don't know for sure. it's very possible that he just wandered up, just following some fresh water. >> reporter: after swimming after fish in the creek, the sea lion came out, but seemed to have trouble opening its eyes. >> yeah, it's possible that he was just sleepy. it's possible that he has some underlying disease that's affected his brain and maybe caused him to come up this way. >> reporter: these folks couldn't pass up the opportunity for a photo of such an unlikely visitor. in fact, we keep hearing this is the biggest thing happening in vacaville since they built the outlets. jason graham pulled out the camera for this scene. >> things that are interesting. i don't like the norm. >> reporter: fascinating to see this creature of the sea coming to california's farm country. but everybody here would like to see him make it back home. in vacaville, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. >> and of course this is not the bay area's first encounter with wayward sea lions. last may a san francisco police officer baby-sat a sea lion that

was found wandering on the great highway. last april, a young male sea lion snarled traffic in sonoma county and needed to be rescued. nicknamed school days, he was corralled near highway 37 and taken in for treatment. a surveillance photo has led to the arrest of a man suspected of sexual assault. george mubaric turned himself in after seeing this photo on the news and social media. this is his mug shot next to a police sketch of the suspect. he's accused of two sexual assaults, including one at the palo alto caltrain station on march 1st. a man who was going do door-to-door selling magazines is under arrest accused of sexually assaulting a napa woman inside her home. it happened just before 6:00 last night on pine street. a transient named lester morris ivy was selling magazines when he entered the woman's home uninvited and attacked her. ivy is in jail on a sexual

battery charge. the victim is recovering. we have new details on the deadly shooting of a man by napa police officers last night. the man was reportedly stabbing and slashing at cars on a home depot parking lot. police say that officer shot and killed a man after he turned towards them. investigators say they founding a knife next to the man locked in the open position. the man is 23-year-old noel russell from napa. a brother wants justice now that one of three suspects arrested in a deadly freeway shooting and in court. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live outside superior court with more reaction from the victim's family. >> reporter: well, dan, it was a very short court appearance and that's because the arraignment was delayed, but i can tell you that the family of demarcus doss told us that there are many victims here.

>> innocent kid. innocent. he did nothing to nobody. at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: that's the victim's stepfather who came to court today trying to find answers to the shooting death of 24-year-old demarcus doss killed while driving on interstate 80 last thursday afternoon. a female passenger was shot in the hand. kellis love is also the pastor of greater love ministries. >> i've been praying for him because he's a victim as well. those young men are victims. they don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: elliot johnson is one of the three men arrested shortly after the shooting. the other two are minors, both 17 years old. the district attorney wants to try both of them as adults. one of the minors is said to be the shooter. the victim's step brother was also in court today. >> i want to see this man get put away for what he did to my

brother. >> reporter: prosecutors still don't have a motive for the shooting. while police have said that it may have been gang-related, the family believes it's a case of mistaken identity. doss was in college studying to be a probation officer and had rededicated his life to god three months ago. >> everyone is trying to remain strong, but it's going to take some time. we'll never get over it, but we have to find a way to get through it. >> reporter: in richmond, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. a former fire chief on the peninsula has avoided serving years in prison on charges connected to a credit card scheme. former central county fire chief mark lotis reached a plea deal today. under the deal he'll pay full restitution and serve no more than 90 days in county jail. he and his wife are accused of opening and using credit cards under false names. his wife remains at large in canada. canadian officials have refused to extradite her. the issue of safety is

taking on a different priority in san francisco tonight. according to records obtained by the examiner, safety concerns by the san francisco fire department are causing delays of improvement projects throughout the city. the projects include protected bike lanes on upper market street and speed bumps. last year the department proposed a blanket ban on the projects because firefighters were concerned they wouldn't be able to navigate emergency vehicles on modified streets. hillary clinton is coming to the bay area as the keynote speaker at one of the most anticipated women's conferences in the state. we learned today that clinton will appear at the professional businesswomen of california conference on march 28th in san francisco. abc 7 is proud to be a sponsor of the event and i'm excited to be one of the hosts of the event along with my abc 7 news colleagues ama daetz and cheryl jennings. other speakers include taraji p. henson from "hidden figures" and rosario dawson and congresswoman jackie speier.

all 5,000 tickets have sold out. there is a waiting list, but we will keep you posted on all the activities. >> it's a great event too, a lot of fun. san jose comes up with a contingency plan. why something as simple as going to the dentist could get a lot harder for thousands of people. one researcher says it's like a musical virus using sound waves to hack your phone. that's not the only device that's vulnerable. field trip for the head of california's puc. why he'll be handing out flyers in front of washington, d.c.'s metro system. second helping. the airline bringing back free meals on flights to san francisco. >> stay with us, abc 7 news continues right after this.

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in napa today, an expulsion hearing for a high school student being held not behind closed doors, but in public. it revolves around an alleged hazing incident first reported by our i-team. wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: usually there's no crying in football, but when a star quarterback sees his life, his career and his reputation on the line, one wonders how johnny torres held back so long. >> he's a great kid. >> i think he's bowing accused of something that he didn't do. if he had done it should he be expelled? >> i'd bow the first one to take him to get his justice. >> reporter: he's one of eight jv football players facing expulsion after an alleged hazing incident after practice last halloween night. according to a declaration pie one player, he's charged with holding another down while a third poked that player through uniformed pants in the butt. today the district held an expulsion hearing in public by request of the torres family.

>> in all the years that you've been playing football, have you ever poked a kid on the butt? >> no, i have not. >> have you ever attempted to poke them on the butt through their compression pants. >> when kids are horseplaying fully clothed after a football game, you know, that may be obnoxious and annoying, but it's not sexual. >> reporter: today a source in the school district said they had no choice other than pursuing this case because of state law. an administrator had to tell police who continued to investigate. meantime johnny torres, who had been an honor student, has been out of school for ten weeks. >> i need to be in school. i don't want to retake tenth grade and possibly throw my college education down the drain. >> reporter: this hearing is likely to continue tomorrow. the school board could vote on his expulsion thursday night. in napa, wayne freedman, abc 7 a news. in the south bay county leaders are concerned that women and low income families will lose vital services when the

trump administration starts making changes to health care. as janine della vega explains, they took action today to prepare. >> uno, dos, tres. >> reporter: adolpho and his wife rely on the clinic for medical and dental care. they are covered by medi-cal. >> i'm just glad that we still have some coverage. i'm concerned that these won't last. >> reporter: santa clara county is at risk for losing federal funds that go to health clinics in programs serving women and their families. that's because the trump administration is looking to replace the affordable care act. millions of dollars could be at stake. >> this is going to take a lot of work. it's going to take additional resources. and what we're pushing on our staff to do is really a race against the clock. >> reporter: raymondo espinoza showed up at the county board of

supervisors today because he's concerned that the clinics in the system he oversees will be impacted. >> if you can't generate enough money to meet your expenses, of course. if they reduce the reimbursement, it could definitely put you in a situation where you would close. >> reporter: the board of supervisors voted to come up with a plan to ensure women and children won't lose access to health clinics. the supervisors were applauded by women's advocates and health administrators to come up with a comprehensive plan. it's ambitious, but county leaders seem determined. in san jose, janine della vega, abc 7 news. the russian government is accusing apple of price fixing. the government says that a seven-month investigation found apple's russian subsidiary has illegally ordered retailers to fix prices of its iphone 5 and 6 products. the charge could lead to a fine for the company. apple could not be reached for comment, but the company denied the charge when the investigation began. social media giants could face

hefty fines in germany. up to $53 million in fact for not doing enough to curb hate speech on their platforms. a german government official says he will introduce a law that would impose those fines if the content is not removed in a timely manner. germany now has a target of removing 70% of hate speech within 24 hours. data facebook collects on you cannot be used for surveillance under a new company policy. facebook and instagram platform policies changed today to more clearly explain that developers cannot use the data to provide tools used for surveillance. the aclu obtained records last fall that showed a monitoring product used by law enforcement accessed data from facebook to track protests in oakland and baltimore. facebook cut off access after discovering the practice. new research shows that music can be used to hack phones, computers and cars. according to "the new york times" the motion sensing chips

used in devices and even medical equipment can be hacked using sound waves. scientists showed that the chips could be manipulated to add steps to a fitbit counter and control a toy car. now, you can see that in this video from the university of michigan. they say that opens the possibility for meddling in self-driving cars or pacemakers. one researcher likens it to a musical virus. it's like the opera singer who hits the note to break a wine glass, only in our case we can spell out words. get ready to pay more to borrow money. tomorrow the federal reserve is expected to raise short-term interest rates by a quarter point. consumers should expect a jump in credit card rates as well as hikes in auto, mortgage and home equity loans. experts say this could be just the beginning if the central bank follows through on signals that it will raise rates twice more this year, so stay tuned. well, you might have seen signs about leasing an item like a big screen tv from a store.

as 7 on your side's michael finney explains in his partnership with consumer reports tonight, what might seem like a bargain could actually cost you more money. >> imagine walking out of the store with any one of these items and not paying the full price that day. well, you can through a lease-to-own program. the program run by a company called tempoe is used by k-mart, sears and other retail stores. customers must agree to lease the item for five to 18 months, during which time the product can be returned. but consumers can opt to buy it for what they have already paid after they shell out an additional buy out amount. >> this targets customers with little cash and poor credit who can leave the store with the merchandise that day. that kind of immediate gratification is a huge draw. >> reporter: consumer reports analyzed a lease deal on this $750 tv at k-mart. after five months, you'd pay $624. if you chose to buy it, it would

cost you an additional $412. totaling more than $1,000. an 18-month lease is even worse. after $2,247 dollars plus $315 to buy it, you'd be paying three and a half times the initial price tag. >> that's the equivalent of using a credit card with an interest rate of more than 200%. it's outrageous. >> in a statement to consumer reports, tempoe says it's a great alternative. when there's az need for the customer to take home what they want. but consumer reports says it might be best to steer clear. a member of the california public utilities commission is on his way to washington to recruit federal climate scientists. president michael picker said he will be at metro stops tomorrow near the department of energy and the epa. he'll distribute flyers touting california's warm climate and the opportunity to do work for the good of the planet. president trump is expected to sign an executive order to begin

rolling back the epa's clean power plan. now look at what happened in tahoe here. the weight of all the snow ended up collapsing that home's roof. this happened off the kingsbury grade near state line nevada. since there hasn't been snow in the past few days, officials believe the melting water added enough weight to cause the collapse. no one was home when it happened. hi there, and that snowpack is a healthy 173% of normal statewide. they'll be getting more snow next week. as you take a look at our highs so far, just about everyone in the 70s and 80s today. 68 near half moon bay so it did cool off near the coastline. live doppler 7 showing you some fog off our coastline. it is pushing in around the monterey bay. you can see it here and we're tracking it. we'll see seeing some more fog. it's already starting to get closer to the san mateo coast

and it's right there near point reyes. a week without storms for march. that hasn't happened for a while. the yellow indicating the dry days. we've had literally seven dry days and we are going to see some changes. over the next seven days, our rain chances are going up, especially as we go into the weekend and early next week. granted, they're all 1s, light systems, but it's better than not seeing any rain at all. enjoying the blue skies as we look toward the bay there. 73 in san francisco, 76 in oakland, san jose. it is cooling off nicely in half moon bay, 63 degrees. a live look from our kgo roof camera as we look toward coit tower and telegraph hill. from santa rosa to livermore, you're in the 70s and the 80s. nothing but bright skies from our golden gate bridge camera. here's a look at the forecast. fog pushes in overnight tonight. cooler tomorrow afternoon and a wet pattern develops by sunday. tomorrow morning when you get going, the fog will really be around near the coast and locally inland. temperatures mid-40s to the low 50s so cool enough where you'll

have to grab that extra thin layer. hour-by-hour forecast, we'll show you what's going to happen tomorrow afternoon/evening. we'll see the clouds thicken. up in the north bay could be a few sprinkles between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. it's not looking like a very impressive system so we're not putting a number on it. it's one of those systems that's weak well to our north but it could produce a few light showers in the north bay. afternoon highs for tomorrow, it is going to be noticeably cooler for many of you, especially near the coast and around the bay. mostly 60s here. inland areas, our warmest spots will be in the low 70s and you'll notice that those temperatures will come down as we head into your wednesday and then they will rebound. all right, let's take a look at your weekend. saturday we do have a slight chance of some showers. really we go into sunday morning and the models are painting the possibility of some wet weather. going into monday it's looking more likely. monday night we have a wave of rain moving through going into tuesday. it's not expected to be a big

storm, but the one a week from this coming friday could bring in a lot more moisture, possibly atmospheric river connection. for now we'll just go with light systems and rainfall totals through tuesday anywhere from 0.9 to an inch of rain. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. if you like the fog, you're in luck. tomorrow you're going to see it in the morning. cooler for the afternoon, mid-60s to mid-70s. it's a mild day thursday, warming it up a little bit on st. patrick's day. but it's not going to be a heat wave. as we head into the weekend, possibility of p.m. showers saturday. 1 on our storm impact scale for sunday, monday, tuesday, all light systems. we'll be tracking big changes it looks like on tuesday when temperatures really drop. upper 50s to mid-60s. download the abc 7 news app and keep track of the temperature swings and also the rainfall chances coming up. >> spring weather before spring officially arrives. >> feels like it. the big showoff. the warriors provide a preview of their new arena next. then at 5:30 on world news.

>> the storm, chain reaction crashes and passengers sleeping in airports. and the replacement for obamacare. and the suv and the gas station explosion coming up. >> thanks, david. crazy about pi? new at 6:00, find out why the number means so much to some people. they have even had it tattooed on

american airlines says it will offer free meals to everyone in economy on certain cross-country flights starting in may. back to the future, right. american is not the first. a month ago delta airlines announced it would restore free meals in economy on a dozen long haul u.s. routes. american plans to open the kitchen on nonstop flights between new york and both los angeles and san francisco. the warriors are showing off their new arena, even though they just started building it. abc 7 news was in the mission bay area as the warriors opened

the chase center experience. fans can step inside a full-size model of a luxury suite to check out the amenities. visitors can also see a replica of the arena and get a peek at the view from their seats. the warriors are promoting it as an entertainment venue far beyond basketball. >> the majority of events will be nonbasketball events. they'll be concerts, they'll be family shows, there will be conventions. hopefully we'll nominate a president of the united states here. >> fans can even try on a championship ring. the sales center is only open to season ticket holders looking to renew for the 2019-2020 season. those who do get to place a peg on an electronic map of the arena to kind of claim their seat. >> that's nice. pretty fancy. well, then there's this. the a's are hitting a home run with fans by lowering beer prices. a's president made the announcement as he previewed the new choices of food available at the coliseum. e says all of the a's

77 20-ounce beers will be priced at $8 and $10. all premium and craft beers will be $10. domestic drafts, $8. >> that will make a lot of people happy. a classic children's book is coming to life in the bay area. >> we'll explain when we continue. stay with us.

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this violent attack on a lyft driv driver. find out why in most days it's against the law to track down bikers like these. and forget demonstrations, one bay area city is taking a different approach to stop president trump's planned border wall. and they're prisoners in their own bodies but hope may be around the corner thanks to a group of bay area scientists. all of that and more is coming up at 6:00. some anonymous person made a clever commentary on a chopped down tree in oakland. >> near lake merritt someone wrote out a poignant story that's perfectly fitting for the situation. it's the book "the giving tree." >> it's about a tree that's offered years of shade and food, finally as just a stump it feels useless until it meets a boy who needs a place to sit and rest. >> and suddenly a purpose, right? oakland's giving stump has since gone viral. nice. >> "world news tonight with david muir" is coming up next. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time and hope to

see you again in half an hour. >> always nice to end with tonight, the nor'easter strikes. the storm still slamming parts of the coast. up to two feet of snow in some places. chain-reaction crashes. passengers sleeping in airports. wind gusts more than 60 miles per hour, and tonight, tens of thousands are without power. now schools closed in some places again tomorrow. also developing tonight, the white house defends the plan to replace obamacare. and is asked, why the pushback on calling it trumpcare? tonight, the map here. what some pay now, and what you would pay under the replacement. the eye-opening example. as the nude photo scandal widens, the top marine in the hot seat tonight. the very candid answer, and you will see the the moment. and out of control. authorities investigating after an suv slams into a gas station. the explosion that follo