waking up to the mountain lion snatching him right off the bed. >> a crazy story happening in the middle of the night. the dog apparently sensing the big cat nearby. the family lives in pescadero in a remote part of san mateo county. >> reporter: it happened around 3:00 this morning. the woman who used to own that dog said she could hear the attack happening just feet away from her and then she saw the mountain lion walking out of her bedroom. ♪ >> this is video of lenor. her owners say she was snatched off the foot of her bed by a mountain lion. >> lemore did her attack barking, very vicious attack sound she does when she's not liking something. then she instantly was silent.

>> reporter: vicki says her 15 pound dog was sleeping in this doggy bed. she and her daughter were also in bed when the mountain lion slipped into their room through the double doors. >> we had one open a few inches or so, i don't know, 6 or 8 inches wide just for fresh air. >> reporter: she said at first she thought the mountain lion was their bigger dog, leo. her daughter says she knew something was wrong because of their dog's bark. >> we knew it wasn't leo because it wasn't her normal bark. she plays with leo a lot and didn't sound normal. >> reporter: mountain lions are very familiar in these parts and usually keep their distance from homes. a couple years ago she said one did attack their horse and their worry is he will return. >> the game warden is actually tracking that mountain lion to see if they can eventually locate it. >> reporter: if authorities track the lion down they have a

few options of relocating it so it doesn't return. >> the search is on for a man accused of attacking and attempting to rape a jogger in the north bay. it happened on norrbom road and the overlook trail. a man knocked her down, punched her a couple times and tried to rape her. she fought him off. the suspect was described as a white man in his 50s with a white bushy beard. a driver was delivering bread when his vehicle jumped a sidewalk on bridgebridgeway, sl nearly 15 feet and landed on the beach. no one was hurt and the driver said his wheels locked on the wet surface as he braked for a turn. >> here's what it looked like at the santa cruz beach.

a quick look at the timeline. drew moore? >> rain light to moderate in nature, some spots sighing their drops as we speak. just want to zoom in essentially to the heart of the region receiving reports of live to moderate showers on the ground. around richmond and south of emoryville, that is rain falling at almost a third of an inch per hour. moderate showers there and santa clara, santa bay, showing more cloud cover off the coast means we're not done with the rain this evening. on a storm impact scale, it will be a 1, a light system this evening. more wet weather coming your way in the coming days. kristen. >> thank you. new details now. a stolen truck critical to the mission of an east bay nonprofit has been found.

someone called the nonprofit white pony express after seeing the truck in san jose. the caller recognized the truck that looks just like this after seeing a story on the news. san jose police now recovered that truck. white pony express uses it to deliver surplus food from restaurants and grocery stores to deserving people. long-time senator dianne feinstein has been feeling a lot of pressure lately to be more accessible. a few hours ago the senator wrapped up a town hall meeting at the scottish rite center in sunset. kate was there and has mixed reaction. >> that's right. about 600 people showed up for the event today, some telling me this one town hall meeting is simply not enough. there were a few dozen protesters outside who said they want senator feinstein to push back harder and louder against the trump agenda and fight for things like single payer healthcare.

>> reporter: an agitator interrupting senator dianne feinstein at her san francisco town hall today was met with more shouting but likely not the kind she expected. the audience largely comprised of activists from the group indivisible were mostly eager to ask and listen. >> how many want me to continue and take your questions? >> reporter: today's event comes after a barrage of demands in recent months for senator feinstein to hold larger town hall style meetings. the time and location were met with frustration. >> monday at 11:00, how many people have time off on mondays at 11:00. >> i will commit to doing one on the weekend. >> reporter: weighing in on the senator's performance. >> i think she's a little rusty and hasn't been to a town hall in a long time. >> we got some answers. not enough.

i do think it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: when asked if she's running for re-election in 2018? >> we're doing things. you'll know soon enough. >> reporter: demonstrators outside said they would like to see another local congresswoman run next year instead see. barbara lee is the one we want. >> reporter: after another town hall senator feinstein will be back for a paid lunch event with silicon business leaders. abc7 news. the former president of mexico is at a silicon valley high school right now talking about immigration. students have a lot of questions. >> reporter: it was as simple as inviting mr. fox, the former president fox, now, he said i come here to talk to you students with ideas and provocations. the former mexican president visited a group of journalists

and pleased to see the racial diversity at the school comparing to it the united nations. when he addressed a larger crowd he started out by praising nafta the trade agreement between the united states, mexico and canada. he has been seen as one of president trump's main challengers and like mr. trump has used twitter to voice concerns between the u.s. and mexico. he told this crowd mr. trump has done a number of things wrong such as not accepting refuges, trying to break a trade agreement, and trying to build a wall at the border. >> that wall, that f wall we are not going to pay for, we mexicans, that is going to force you u.s. citizens $35 billion. $35 billion u.s. dollars. with $35 billion u.s. dollars,

you kcan trade immediately 10 million u.s. dollars. >> reporter: he also told u.s. students mexico has lost manufacturing jobs to central america and advised students here to seek jobs in the area of information technology. now, this week, mr. fox will visit stanford and he will meet with a good friend of his, former secretary of state, and will visit berkeley because it is cool. >> it translates in any language. i.c.e. agents have arrested more people in president trump's first months in office compared to the same time last year under president obama. nationally, immigration arrests jumped from 16,000 last year to 21,000 between january and march

of this year, up 33%. in the bay area jacques arrests of undocumented immigrants fell from 1005 to 949. 2014 tops the charts for the most arrested in the first three months of any year. >> two main supporters of a bid to make california an independent nation are ending the effort to get it on the ballot next year. he announced he's dropping the measure and plans to make russia his home. speaking with him in february about his effort. the official offer, marcus louise evans sent and e-mail asking to cancel the initiative. he tells "abc news" he is joining the california freedom coalition saying he feels that coalition can mobilize to make the cal exit a reality. surprising admission in sonoma county. >> she said she had a shopping

addiction. >> now, she's in court and how her actions could affect hundreds of students. >> zeroing in on hundreds of people that lost everything in a community fire. how the san francisco great earthquake is still important today. pick of the

in santa rosa tonight, the arraignment in a criminal case that shattered hopes also united a community. the treasure of a graduation night party, mary david now stands of accused of embezzling all the funds. she was in court today. wayne is live in santa rosa with the latest. wayne. >> reporter: people in this community, they feel betrayed and confused over the loss of tens of thousands of dollars in a little more than two years. they said they found out about

it and were sick about it. when mary kathryn david pleaded not guilty in superior court today more than a few friends looked on although the relationships are on hold right now. did you trust her? >> yes. >> like her? yes. >> i would consider her a friend. >> reporter: still consider her a friend? >> i am struggling with them. >> reporter: they rested the 37-year-old mother of two from embezzling $55,000 from the project grad. since 1989 it funded 300 seniors from five high schools helping them stay out of trouble on graduation night at an elaborate party. now the money is gone. >> her statement was she had a shopping addictions and needed assistance in paying bills. >> reporter: did she express regret? >> yes, she did. >> reporter: so much regret in court today her attorney offered up a $10,000 check to begin restitution. instead the judge imposed $100,000 in jail based partly on

a previous conviction on embezzlement 17 years ago. >> this $10,000 made payment for project graduation is going to a bail bondsman at this point not to project grad. >> reporter: they plan a pancake breakfast and go fund me page. they say they will get it done. as for the lost trust and defendant's regrets. >> i guess i have to take her at her word and doesn't necessarily mean i forgive her. >> reporter: it will be tough all around. one of the graduating seniors who planned to attend is her daughter, a senior vice president. abc7 news. a new jersey woman is suing wells fargo. allegedly the bank fired her for refusing to manipulate customer accounts to meet aggressive sales goals. she filed suit against the san francisco bank and three supervisors. she claims she was retaliated

against and later dismissed for declining to participate. she's seeking damages and her job back. at a lumber supply store in san francisco now faces a $62,000 fine for safety violations following a deadly fork lyft accident. they issued six violations for good will roofing and building supply. one person died in november when a fork lyft tipped over crushing him. investigators waiting for the results of an autopsy to help understand what lead to a berkeley student's fall? he fell onto the sidewalk on college avenue early sunday morning. cal released a statement saying the campus community is deeply saddened by the student studying computer science. our thoughts and prayers go out to kimberly's family and friends

during this difficult time. the city of oakland donated two golden warriors playoff tickets to auction off for a fire. behind the effort to donate a pair of tickets to the city's private sweet at oracle arena for wednesday's game against the portland trail blazers. the city received numerous complaints from those impacted by the deadly fire claiming they have not done enough to help. >> the response from the administration has been much less than after go ship and serious concerns people from the san pablo fire still haven't been able to get their lives back together. >> reporter: kaplan encourages people to continue donateding. check it out on our >> leaving heartfelt messages in remembrance of a beloved polar

bear. he died on friday from congest stiff heart failure. flowers and messages have been left at the now empty exhibit. she called it home for 34 years the oldest polar bear in america and her remains will be studied and researched. if you're looking for a small dog now is the best time to bring one home. for the next two weeks, they're waiving all adoption fees for chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes and they will come spayed and neutered with microchip and vaccinations. it used to cost $120. now, they have too many but optimistic they can find good homes. >> they're good for a small space like an apartment flat. they can be very loving little animals.

>> the promotion only includes dogs six months or older. >> let's talk about this rain for mid-february. i know it's april but mid-february weather. >> we're in the midst of another rainmaker. i want to show you when we expect the bulk of the rain for this current rain system. very specifically between 10:00 and 2:00 in the morning is when you expect the bulk to come in. less than a quarter of an inch of rainfall. take a look at the next seven days, we are expecting more rain on the way and we will see a major pattern change on thursday. the runways are wet out there. it's been a grey start to the week. we will end this week on a brighter and much warmer note. right now, live doppler showing you we are tracking a pocket of recovery rains, to the street

level, san rafael, where you see the haven't of the wet weather at this hour. the heaviest of the weather at this hour. 0.01 inch of an hour is fine mist falling in palo alto and sunnyvale at this hour. it's a mild and muggy evening as well. 61 in oakland, 63 in san jose. 59 in novato with moderate rain falling down. light system through this evening, light to moderate showers. it's really a quick moving system. that means most areas less than a quarter inch of rain similar to the rain we experienced yesterday and very light breezes. here is the call, a lot of cloud cover and on and off showers mainly before midnight. after midnight a lot of cloud cover and mild temperatures in the 50s.

tuesday is not a completely dry day and we will get a 1 on the impact scale. rainfall is very minimal, less than a tenth of an inch on your tuesday. 7:00 in the morning, notice it's not really raining everywhere but chances are an isolated scattered shower throughout the hours. it will be another foggy start to your tuesday and by 11:00 we see the clouds start to break down and in the evening, more in the way of sunshine as the storm system gets out of here. the accuweather 7-day forecast will show you one more rainmaker on the way. tomorrow, scattered showers, isolated in nature, a break in the evening and by wednesday the opposite. more dry in the morning and late in the evening. isolated shower on thursday. this is what people really want to see, we do a 180. dry, sunny. that's just one day.

saturday and sunday the numbers continue to rise. next monday, no rain in the forecast and after next monday, it looks to be dry. three more days. this is great weather. >> we are holding to it you. >> i think a lot of sick days are coming. >> i don't feel well. my throat is scratchy. it could be the best view of a rocket launch without being right there at the pad. that story next and then at 5:30, world news with david muir. breaking news on the manhunt for the killer who posted it on facebook goes nationwide tonight. a search of five states and ping on a phone. our team is standing by right here. >> thank you. america's changing perception of marijuana, new at 6:00, the staggering number of people who support legalizing it for

medicinal purposes, what about recreational u

b.a.r.t. appears ready. b.a.r.t. appears to spend big money on fare jumpers. they plan to hire six full time inspectors to look for cheaters to find out how much they're costing the agency during the meeting tomorrow night. it's a big enough problem they're dealing with it directly. the city of san francisco is conducting something on market street, these bike posts to put up a barrier for the bike lane between 9th and 10th streets. they have been around for a while but they're trying out this design to see which is the most doable. they have to be flexible enough to allow emergency vehicles to drive over them but sturdy enough to keep others out. uc freshmen who room

together at the green dorm trying to get students to take a pledge. they enticed many with free do it yourself trail mix. a few ideas to do what many may consider doing more often. >> spend more time outside, recycle, compost, be a conscious consumer, i think. >> all good ideas. ette day is saturday and ecology events and activities all week at uc berkeley. a major fund-raising effort is under way to create a memorial for the 1900 fire, tomorrow marking the anniversary of the deadly event in subdivision. at john is a grill, those gathered say it's important to remember the quake even without any remaining survivors. the history surrounds the

resurrection of this city as a result of that horrendous quake at all times must be remembered. >> the san francisco history association wants to raise $2,000. it will tell the story of the disaster and a map of the burn area. california schools will compete in the newly announced second hyper pod investigation. those all over the world will take part. the first competition focused on various criteria. this is about spied. it's a high speed transportation system that uses pressure to move people or cargo. for the first time cameras will provide live 360 video of a rocket headed towards space. nasa will provide the stream tomorrow as an unmanned atlas

rocket lifts off from cape canaver canaveral. this is a previous launch. >> cool perspective. the first woman to run the boston marathon 50 years ago is at it again. kathryn switzer was

coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, a city official makes a push to get needle disposal boxes in public parks. find out if residents are buying the benefits of this controversial plan. and saturday's chaos at uc berkeley and asking for help and the public now delivering. is she ready for a higher office or another one for oakland mayor all coming up in a half an hour on "abc news" at

6:00. >> see you then. the first woman ever to run the boston marathon 50 years ago celebrating by taking part in the race again. you may remember that moment in 1967, syracuse university journalist student, kathryn switzer fought off race officials who tried pulling her off the race course. back then the race was still men only and women not allowed until 1972. >> if you believe that, today she returned to the marathon course with the same number in 1967 with a message about overcoming adversity. >> never underestimate your abilities. put one foot in front of the other and you can overcome the impossib impossible. >> now 70 years old she finished today's race under qualifying time at 4 hours, 34 minutes and 31 seconds. >> the ninth time she's run the boston marathon. at 70 -- >> she is not 70. >> more news tonight and david

muir is next. >> we appre tonight, breaking news as we come on. late today, authorities revealing the hunt for the alleged facebook killer has now gone nationwide. authorities say he shot his victim and then posted it online, with a grim warning, claiming there are more victims. tonight, what we've learned about a ping from a phone. also tonight the north korean showdown. their new threat. vice president warning north korea the world has now seen the strike in syria, the bomb dropped in afghanistan. >> the era of strategic patience is over. >> our reporter today asking president trump what's your next move. new reporting coming in tonight after the deadly military crash on an american golf course. a black hawk crashing on the course during training. witnesses running to the scene. prince and his secret life. tonight, newly released search