shattered. we're told by the gas rounds fired by police. the ones that finally ended this overnight standoff. the tense standoff between police s.w.a.t. units and a man suspected in the murder of a walnut creek woman lasted more than 19 hours. the suspect inside this mercedes. at one point even putting a sun shade across the front window. later he got out of the car hands up and then scrambled back inside when s.w.a.t. officers fired two nonlethal stun rounds at him. finally, the suspect dropped what appeared to be a hand gun out the driver's side window. moments later police fired three gas or ferret rounds, shattering the car's windows and forcing the suspect out hands up. >> the negotiations went on around 19 hours with him. some might ask why so long. and the reason is preservation of life. we're here to preserve everybody's life no matter what they do and we want to get him in custody with no one injured

or hurt. >> reporter: 38-year-old gregory is wanted for the murder of a 47-year-old woman shot multiple times on first avenue in walnut creek thursday afternoon. police say she and the suspect were in a dating relationship. those who live around the martinez standoff seen were relieved it was finally over. than it should have. but what do i know, i'm not ape cop. the guy had a gun, right? nobody wants to rush into that. >> reporter: and we're back live here. live look at that car, the suspect as we showed you gave up his gun, but police could still see he had at least one, maybe two knives with him inside the car. he not only threatened to kill himself at different points during the standoff. he also threatened to kill the officer who was negotiating with him at one point. again, complicating matters even more. we're told by police, the suspect may have been taking drugs inside the car during the

negotiations, and may have been hallucinating. live in martinez, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> all right, laura, thank you. b.a.r.t. says it's made the first arrest in connection with saturday night's take over robbery of a train by a mob of teens at the coliseum station in oakland. the agency says the person taken into custody is a male juvenile, and more arrest warrants are expected to be issued for additional suspects they have identified. about 40 to 60 teens hopped the fare gates at the coliseum station and got in a train. rising crime rates mandate officers work overtime to provide extra patrol. >> an 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting and killing an elderly woman who was out for a morning walk in northern california. 18-year-old they have inglenn butler of north high lands was already in custody on an unrelated elder abuse case when detectives took him into custody. the sacramento sheriff's office

accuses butler of attacking 86-year-old and her 61-year-old friend as the two walked around the high school track. detectives say butler sexually assaulted them and beat them. she fought back with her walking stick allowing her friend to escape. investigators say this apparently was a random attack. an employee at the boys and girls club in petaluma accused of offering up a 6-year-old girl for sex was a rained in court this morning. abc7 news caught benjamin leaving court in santa rosa. he posted a picture of the girl in an after school program in an internet chat room for pedestrian files. he posted her address and phone number. police are asking if anybody knows of potential victims please come forward. >> in vallejo more and more people with lost dogs are wondering if their pets are among those found in a mass grave. >> 12 dogs found in blue rock springs trail.

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman joining us near the scene. wayne? >> reporter: naturally people are upset about that. there is good news. animal control officers who work for the sheriff's department have come back to the scene and they've taken some evidence hoping to find out what happened. it has taken, however, quite a lot of public pressure to get to this point. along columbus parkway in vallejo, te remains of what some people call a mass murder still lie bushes just off the roadway. not of people but 12 dogs. >> we found bags, these three garbage bags full of all types of breeds and colors and sizes of dogs that were dead. >> reporter: nearby the tools someone may have used to kill them. ceci peters found the dogs in february, began talking about them in social media recently and now they've gone viral with local dog owners with missing pets. among them jayme who saw our report thursday night. >> i instantly started crying. >> reporter: her 6-year-old dog has been missing since july

fourth and jayme has a bad feeling. >> i feel like i need closure. >> reporter: the vallejo police department has ruled out felony animal abuse due mostly to a lack of evidence. critics say that's a problem. >> i don't understand it. personally i don't understand it. with the tools that were out here and everything. >> reporter: but the delay between the discovery by ceci peters and the first appearance by animal control officers did make a difference. it turns out she called the private number of an off-duty officer. they didn't get the message for six weeks. >> in this case, had we got the call when she first contacted and reached out to us in february, there would have been -- the scene would have been better preserved and we would have been able to collect far more evidence. >> reporter: since then they've taken the remains and the tools for further study, but without chips or collars it is impossible to identify the dogs now. for jayme and so many others like her, they must move on with good memories and the pain of never knowing. >> every time i see a dog, i'm

like is that t.c., is that t.c.? >> reporter: in vallejo, abc7 news, wayne freedman. >> lawyers asked for more time to rule on the executive order to withhold federal money from those jurisdictions. the case was brought on by san francisco and santa clara county. lawyers for the trump administration were due to file a motion to dismiss the case, but instead asked until next week to respond. >> time to turn to the forecast and it looks like we are in store for a wonderful weekend. the weather gorgeous today. take a look. picture-perfect along chrissy field overlooking the golden gate bridge. and >> and it's a sunny day in tahoe where you can see the lifts are still running today and there's lots of snow. spencer christian is here with our weekend forecast. hi, spencer. >> alma, we've been waiting a long time for a weekend like this and our award has arrived. will in a few hours. the weekend has n't started yet. here's a look at live doppler 7.

sunny skies and breezy conditions across the bay area now. windy in some spots, a wind advisory is in effect until 8:00 this evening for solano county. winds will generally be out of the northwest at 15 to 30 miles per hour. but gusts may reach 40 to 45 miles per hour. there is a possibility of blowing debris and difficulty driving in those areas affected by the wind. right now we have gusts around the bay area generally from 20 to 30 miles per hour. so the breezy conditions take us into the evening under blue skies. we look at the bay from mount tam. currently 65 degrees in san francisco. 70 in oakland, a cool 57 at half moon bay. check out this view of completely clear western sky from our east bay hills camera. it is currently 76 in santa rosa, napa 78, 73 in novato and fairfield, 77 in concord, 74 in livermore, and we have warmer weather lying ahead. i'll give you a look at the weekend and the 7 days ahead in just a few minutes. larry? >> thank you, spencer. i want to show you what is not a

new promenade in san francisco. it's actually the great highway along ocean beach, walkers and cyclists are taking advantage of the car-free road. it's not by design. the wind sent sand onto the traffic lanes so. lanes were close in both directions. no word yet on when it will reopen. meanwhile howelling winds causing huge problems all across southern california. take a look here. trees fell all across los angeles county overnight. brought down by just ferocious gusts. trees came down in sun valley, van nuys, and other parts of the san fernando valley. some of them even crushing cars. >> a large sink hole could pose big problems for drivers at the point reyes national sea shore. take a look at photos taken by the marin county sheriff's office. the sink hole is west of inverness. one lane is closed and the sheriff's office warns it may be closed through the weekend. the storm damage is worse than

first thought. alameda county tells abc7 news the road won't open next week after all. the road runs between 580 near castro valley and niles canyon and debris is still coming off a steep canyon wall. we have now learned the road likely won't open until sometime in june. farther north, redwood rose is also closed on the north side of castro valley. the ground hasn't stopped moving there as well. the team now expects redwood road to remain closed until at least september. >> a test train of bart's fleet of the future broke down overnight at the lake merritt station causing long delays that lasted into the morning commute. sky 7 shows you a four-car train was there after it was towed to bart's hayward shopsz. an agency spokesperson says the railcars are tested knightley when the system is closed. the agency is still trying to figure out exactly why. >> this is why we do the testing in the overnight hours. we want to make sure that when we are ready to run the trains

with passengers, that every reliability issue has been worked out. >> another train eventually pushed the broken test train to a side track just to get it out of the way, but not before it caused 20 minute delay system wide during the early morning commute hours. there is some good news for bart riders. the new station in milpitas and the station? san jose are on track to open by december which happens to be six months ahead of schedule. these two stations will expand bart's service into silicon valley. >> muni is just about done with the first round of road tests for its new fleet of light rail vehicles. for the past few weeks the agency has been testing these brand-new railcars overnight on the muni metro line between balboa park station and randall street. the test will end sunday. the new railcars are manufactured by the siemens company out of sacramento factory and will replace muni's fleet cars. >> it's been three months since the devastating flooding in san jose and it is not a quick recovery. >> see the impact on my 10-year-old granddaughter. i had to evacuate her from her

house and she was terrified. >> the promise to make sure what happened in february does not happen again. >> plus, united called the capitol hill about the passenger involuntarily dragged off a plane. >> the player who created his own hashtag #find me later trends today. >> the traffic not looking to good. your 80 eastbound traffic is the oncoming traffic. it is crawling along and the other folks, they're trying to perhaps get over into san francisco. pretty typical for a

after months of finger pointing over the massive flooding in february, the san jose city council met face to face with board members from the santa clara valley water district. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: for those affected, the water district headquarters meeting could not come soon enough. >> there is no reason they couldn't take action sooner. they could have prevented a lot of the suffering that happened. >> reporter: as coyote creek flooded over president's day weekend, 14,000 residents were forced to evacuate leaving hundreds without a home. city officials estimate nearly $100 million in damage. >> these homeowners, are asking for your help. >> reporter: this afternoon the city council and the water district board voted to create an emergency action plan for both sides to follow. the plan which would be done by october, will define flood

threats by stages and also outline when warnings should be issued to residents and businesses. >> i think it's critical that we get real improvements in place this summer so we're prepared for the next wet season. and i know the teams will work together to make that happen. >> reporter: those improvements will include removing vegetation from coyote creek to ensure there is channel capacity for future storms. >> mother nature has her way of saying, listen, we're going to drought you for ten years then we're going to come back and hit you again. are you prepared? well, this is a wake up call. >> reporter: many hoping to see more action than talk. >> i've never seen it like this. this is the worst by far. >> reporter: both the city and the water district feeling the heat from residents knowing they can't afford a repeat of the past. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> a leaky roof is giving san francisco a chance to rethink its oldest public square. abc7 news was in chinatown's portsmouth square as a design team surveyed visitors about making over the plaza. they want know who uses the

space and what people would like to see there. the idea is to create a modern take on traditional chinese architecture. they have to tear out parts of the plaza to fix a leak in the parking garage underneath. >> consumers aren't the only ones falling victim to online skamtz. new report finds google and facebook were targets of a $100 million scam. the two tech giants were targeted by a ligt waynian man in 2013. the justice department says the 48-year-old tricked google and facebook into paying for computer supplies by impersonating manufacturer based in asia. the suspect is now facing extradition from lithuania. a month after united airlines passenger was dragged off the plane, the company's ceo will testify on capitol hill. oscar munoz and leaders from other domestic carriers will testify before the house transportation and infrastructure committee tuesday. the focus will be on customer service policies and what's being done to improve service. >> all right. sports, the 49ers introduced their two first round picks this

afternoon. they were drafted last night. rookie gm john lynch did wheeling and dealing. solomon thomas was the third overall pick after a trade with the chicago bears many would describe as a fleecing. san francisco then traded back into the first round to get alabama linebacker ruben foster with the 31st overall pick. the funny story is foster was on the phone with the saints when the niners swooped in to get him. so he hung up the phone on the saints. we'll describe exactly what went down on abc7 news at 6:00. >> die hard football fans love the drama in the draft. >> they are captivated by an oakland native who turned the draft stage into something like you see in the movies. >> abc7 news anchor kristen sze is here with a name you'll be hearing a lot. kristen. >> yes, alma, larry. meet a ucla pass rusher who was born in oakland, raised in richmond, and graduated from kennedy high school. here now is his introduction on

twitter. >> laid back, chill, a person i just love to watch cartoons much to be honest with you. >> you know what, the cartoon-loving laid back mckinley was not on display last night during the nfl draft. after the atlanta falcons picked him 26th overall, mckinley took the stage clutching a picture of his late grandmother, mirt l collins. she raised the future star who never knew his father and whose mother left him when he was five. collins supported mckinley, collecting water bottles and soda cans. she died in 2011. seconds after the grandson made her a promise. >> it means everything to me. like i said, i probably wouldn't be here without her. just to come this far where i come from, born in oakland, raised in richmond, california, a lot of people don't make it this far. a lot of people got talent but they don't get the opportunity i had. so i did this for my grandma, i did this for my family. i did this for my city. >> well, this is new video that

the falcons just tweeted of mckinley arriving in atlanta in style. by the way, while on stage, mckinley used a curse word and later said to the reporter, find me later. he had some critics on twitter because of it, but also many fans with the hashtag, effici#f later. it's a thing, larry and alma. >> it's a thing. >> it's friday. >> we'll find the camera later. >> all right. we want to check on the weather. look, it's spectacular outside. >> and the weekend is going to be just perfect. if you like it warm and we do, spencer christian. >> we have a warming thing going on here. i'm glad you used san jose as our indicator of the high temperature trend over the next week. now, the average high temperature this time of year in san jose is 73 degrees. tomorrow it will be up to 80. and the next several days we'll see a gradual climb up to the mid-'80s by tuesday. then wednesday it tops out at 90 degrees in san jose which will be the high temperature of many of our inland locations next

wednesday. it's an area wide warm up. all the bay area will see a tumble in temperatures toward the end of the week. let's move over and take a look at live doppler 7. what's happening now, breezy conditions, sunny skies and relatively mild. this is a view from our rooftop camera looking at blue skies over the bae and embarcadero. these are our forecast futures. sunny and warmer continuing the next seven days up to about 90 degrees i understand inland. a few clouds will return by the end of next week and that will account for the cool down that is coming our way. overnight it will cool down under clear skies into the mid to upper 40s in our inland areas low 50s right around the bay. tomorrow spectacularly sunny and mild, actually a warm day in some spots. down in the south bay look for highs of 80 in san jose, 80 cupertino, sunnyvale. peninsula 79 in red wrood city. on the coast breezy and mild. a high of 70 expected at half moon bay. in and around san francisco look for highs in the low to mid 70s 73 degrees downtown, 69 the over

in the sunset district. in the north bay highs reaching 83. santa rosa and napa, 79 at san rafael, east bay 76, oakland 77, leandro, 79 fremont. over the hills highs of 81 at walnut creek and pleasanton. 83 at antioch. that's not the end of the warm weather as i pointed looking ahead a bit, sunday /warm again. couple degrees cooler. 80s in many mid-air utah jazz. same thing on tuesday, and of course as i mentioned wednesday is the peak of the warming so take a peek at the weather accuweather seven-day forecast. 90 degrees inland tuesday and wednesday, maybe above 90 in some spots on wednesday. the cooling begins thursday. by next friday a few clouds move in. we'll see temperatures in a more seasonal range. they'll be closer to the average highs actually. you'll see low to mid 60s on the coast, mid 70s around the bay. and low to mid-'80s inland. >> looks fantastic.

thank you, spencer. >> it happened before. unfortunately, if we don't find the capacity to see ourselves and others, it could happen again. >> it's been 25 years since the l.a. riots. now on the anniversary, a new

this week marks the 25th anniversary of the l.a. riots, some of the deadly est in u.s. history. >> award winning director john ridley takes us through the scenes that played out and the personal stories of those directly involved in his documentary called "let it fall." >> here's abc news reporter with a look back. >> reporter: 25 years after the looting. >> this is utter lawlessness. >> reporter: the violence, you see no officers here at all. those five destructive days in los angeles that claimed the lives of more than 50 people. >> a lot of unrest. >> reporter: oscar winner john ridley and abc lincoln square productions revisit the riots in

the documentary "let it fall." >> it's a movement, a rebellion, riot, gorilla warfare. we're talking about human beings that were involved. >> reporter: the uprising started in south central l.a. 1992 rjs just hours after the rodney king verdict broadcast on live tv. >> not guilty. >> reporter: outrage to a jury acquitting the four officers charged with assault and excessive force against king. but ridley begins the film ten years earlier, showing the long festering frustrations between races. >> the harmony of the races. >> reporter: and police practice tz. >> they were neither serving us nor protecting us. >> reporter: an in-depth look at the simmering tensions. >> it's not a black thing. >> it's a black thing. >> reporter: that so brutally boiled over.

the lesson creators hope those images and stories convey. >> it happened before and very unfortunately if we don't find the capacity to see ourselves and others, it could happen again. >> reporter: marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can watch let it fall on abc 7 tonight at 9 followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >> it's a first for the nra in 30 years. >> you came through for me and i am going to come through for you. >> the president's milestone comes just one day before that 100-day mark. >> and war worries as tensions between the u.s. and north korea continues to escalate. >> plus, what would you do if you found a bear can you be alone in the woods? one hunter's

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big protest in the bay area. she'll tell you what to expect where you live coming up at 5:00. world news tweeted an admission from president trump on his expectations before taking the presidency. he said, quote, i loved my i had so many things going. i thought it would be easier, end quote. the president said he is still adjusting to having the secret service around and the limitations that puts on his everyday life. tomorrow the president will hold a rally for his 100th day in office. the milestone comes as congressmanages to avoid a government shut down for one more week. abc news reporter kenneth moton joining us live in washington with the latest. kenneth. >> reporter: larry, president trump is back in washington after addressing the nra in atlanta this a afternoon: first sitting president since reagan to attend the annual meeting, the president relived his election win and told supporters what he's done for them in his first 100 days. president trump back in front of the national rifle association

in atlanta. >> you came through for me, and i am going to come through for you. [cheering and applauding] >> reporter: in the white house, the president even more confident on the eve of his first 100 days in office. >> it's a false standard, 100 days, but i have to tell you, i don't think anybody has done what we've been able to do in 100 days. >> reporter: the president signing his 30th executive order friday morning directing a review of offshore drilling. ahead of his milestone, he thought being president would be easier as he deals with major and foreign policy issues like north korea, give thing warning. >> well, there's a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. absolutely. >> reporter: the new president avoiding a government shut down for at least one more week. lawmakers could vote next week on a spending bill that would keep the government open until the end of september. and that new gop health care

bill right now republicans don't have the votes to give the president his first legislative win. as reviews on his first 100 days continue to come in. >> i give him an a. so, in 100 days, he's re-ignited our place in the world leadership. >> he has not accomplished much, and then he compares it to like franklin d. roosevelt, it's astounding. >> reporter: running the country may be hard, but tomorrow president trump will be back in familiar territory. he's holding a rally in harrisburg, pennsylvania. he'll be surrounded by supporters to mark his 100th day in office. larry? >> kenneth, what can you tell us about the latest north korea launch and has the white house responded in any way? >> reporter: the white house has responded about an hour ago, larry. we know the white house says the president has been briefered. the president touched down on the south lawn of the white house about an hour and a half ago, just after the news broke about that missile launch. he went directly to the oval office and ignored shouted questions. in the past few weeks, the trump

administration has tried not to give north korea's leader attention after every failed missile launch. this time no different, the white house saying that it's aware of this missile launch and there is no other comment, larry. >> kenneth moton live in washington, thank you. the official 100 day mark for president trump is tomorrow. let us know what you think. cast your vote on facebook choosing a reaction. >> the pentagon has just told us that two u.s. army rangers killed in afghanistan this week may have died from friendly fire. they died on wednesday east of kabul. that's the same place where friendly fire killed pat tilghman in 2004. it happened during a raids on islamic state come pountd. it is unfear whether the friendly fire came from u.s. or afghan forces. >> a slimmed down less glitzy white house correspondents dinner will take place tomorrow. this will be the first time in 36 years the president of the united states will not be attending. muslim comedian a san manaj will

host the affair. it will be a considerably smaller affair with several news agencies declining to attend the event. the president abruptly tweeted he wouldn't be attending either. instead he will hold a big rally with supporters in pennsylvania. >> former president george h.w. bush has been released from a houston hospital. he was discharged this morning exactly two weeks after being admitted with chronic bronchitis and mild pneumonia. doctors wanted to get his bronchitis under control before releasing him. the hospital stay was president bush's second this year. in january, the 92-year-old was admitted with a more serious case of pneumonia. >> pope francis greeted with pomp and circumstance during historic visit to egypt. meant to fight religious militancy. he met with the president during a grand ceremony at the presidential palace. the two day visit will include meetings with the grand imam and spiritual leader of egypt's coptic orthodox church. the pope will attend mass

tomorrow meeting with priests and december nehrians and estimated 25,000 people are expected to attend that service. >> two hunters are under investigation for taking two bear cubs out of the wild. >> very important that they not associate humans with bad things. >> this bear looks cute, but what happened isn't so cute. the hunters accused of taking this can you be and its sybiling to their own home. >> i'm miking finish chael finn finney just ahead. i'll answer your questions here in just a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian. looking at a virtually cloud free sky. it will look like that six more days. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> and a live look at the toll plaza at the bay bridge. a lot of folks heading into san francisco perhaps going to go to the giants game tonight. i think alma daetz was thinking about doing that as well. >> always wanted to go there.

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veterinarians. >> everything looks good. >> reporter: brought to the wildlife center after police say two hunters found the cubs near portland, saw no sign of their mother and decided to bring them home where they were kept for as long as two days before the hunters pointers contacted wildlife officials. something corey hand kick said he didn't realize when he found this bear cup injured, emaciated and alone in oregon last month. >> my heart was racing, i was trying to figure out what to do. >> reporter: after posting on social media asking for advice, he brought the bear to this wildlife center. now it and the cubs found this week are together being cared for in this enclosure with minimal human contact. >> it is very important they associate humans with bad things as opposed to being a source of food or a source of social interaction. >> reporter: which is why they urge people to call wildlife officials any time there is a concern about an animal rather than taking matters into their own hands. as for the cubs, they plan to keep them at the facility for a

year before releasing them into the wild. marcy gonzalez, abc news, loss. >> and we know a little more about those cute newborn falcons that make their home atop san jose city hall. according to the city's facebook page, there are two female falcons and one male falcon. a biologist from u.c. santa cruz repelled down the building to see the nest to find out their genders. the city says it will release more information and video at a later date. >> translator: now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> we have sunny skies across the bay area. that pattern will change for a while. looking northward from sutro tower, blue skies, gorgeous afternoon in the bay area. if you're planning to be out and about this evening you will encounter lovely weather. the sun will be bright in the sky at 6:00 p.m. through the evening hours after sunset. all clear. it will be pretty mild. so, you probably won't encounter any chill if you're going to be out and about tonight unless you're out after midnight as the temperatures begin to drop a bit. in fact, speaking of dropping temperatures, lows in the inland

valleys will drop into the mid to upper 40s overnight. we'll see low 50s right around the bay and then tomorrow look for high temperatures reaching the mid-'80s in some inland areas. we'll see upper 70tion to right around 80 degrees near the bay. at the coast 70 degrees even under breezy conditions. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll see sunny skies the next six days, mostly sunny for seven days. the warm est of the days in the seven-day forecast will be tuesday and wednesday as inland highs approach 90 degrees. mid-'80s around the bay and 70 degrees on the coast. looking love. >> thanks, spencer. >> some drivers are feeling the bite in their wallet. more than the cost of gas. mechanics and class action complaints say organic car parts may be a bit too appetizing for rose entitles. the eye team has a closer look. >> i'm 7 on your side michael finney with another look at potholes. who is responsib

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all right. imagine you're driving down the highway, you're enjoying a beautiful sunny day here in the bay area. suddenly your car has some sort of serious problem.

>> it can happen for an unexpected reason. rats just nibbling away at your car. we're talking about rats eating whole cars. >> not the whole car, alma, but enough of the important parts of different makes and models to lead to costly repairs for owners. some question whether organic materials in car parts like these are more appetizing to rats. >> watch this. >> reporter: margaret lavine loves her electric vehicle. turns out rats love her car, too. >> it was shock being. i had no idea that that was even an issue. >> reporter: when the car wouldn't take a charge, she took it to a marin bmw dealer and found this, wires clipped, insulation eaten around the brains of the car and a rat nest under the front hood. >> we have some bad news for you. >> reporter: total bill, $5,000 worth of damage. >> they've been eating the wires of your car. >> reporter: what goes through your mind when you hear that? >> i was flabbergasted. i was like, what? >> reporter: liz took her prius for a checkup and discovered

rats caused $8500 worth of damage. >> so i went back to the mechanics and they opened -- the hood was open and they showed me a big dead rat. >> reporter: toyota is among the first companies to face class action complaints based on wire covers and car parts made out of organic materials. according to the filing, the use of soy or biobased ingredients is a defect that entices these pests to chew through, eat or otherwise damage and compromise the wiring. and >> as far as week is he from the anecdotal evidence rats think this is delicious. >> reporter: the attorney says he's been contacted by angry drivers in the u.s. and canada after rats feasted off the cars and trucks. >> we want toyota to cover this under their warranty because it isn't the people's fault who bought the car. they didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: toyota declined an on camera interview citing the ongoing litigation. it occurs across the industry and is issue is not brand on r o model specific.

we are not aware of any sign tiflk evidence that shows road rodents are attracted because of soybean content. >> all these wires, chewed right through them. >> reporter: they see rat damage it toyotas and many other brands. >> mercedes and porsches, they like the flavor, but not everything. >> reporter: he used to see one or two cars with rat damage a year. now he's seeing up to ten a week. baugh of the new compounds that range from soy, rice rust beings, sugar, peanut oil and straw. >> now even rubber is being made out of plant products. so, it's an absolute smor guess board for rats. they love it. >> reporter: mechanics come face to face with these cull prits. >> you're a big rat. >> reporter: margaret's insurance is covering most of the rat damage. >> by the time i got to the dealer he said it's very common. >> reporter: she's also haggling with the company paying her thousand dollars deductible. she can't sell the car because she would lose too much money.

>> somebody said peppermint balls: >> reporter: she's spending hundreds trying to rat proof her garage with an assortment of traps and potions. >> it stinks. >> reporter: even minnesota red fox urine and sharp lattice tough on their feet. extreme measures. we asked bmw to comment several times and they didn't. the company has said there is a long history of -- known history of rodents chewing wires of all types. last night i did a facebook live answering questions about this story. you can see the whole thing on our website, abc7news.com. now, tonight at 11:00, the abc 7 eye team takes you deep inside the triangle to uncover a dark secret of marijuana fields. rape crisis, they have been sexually assaulted. why these case s are difficult to prosecute and the dangers

these female workers face. that's tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. >> thank you so much. dan. it is time now for #askfinney answering questions from facebook and e-mail. if my vehicle becomes damaged after hitting a pothole who do i contact and who is responsible? >> it all depends where your car hits that pothole. if the pothole happened on a city road, you file with the city where it occurred. if the pothole was on a freeway or highway, you file with cal trans. either way, you need to get on it. you only have six months to file with the city. cal trans gives you up to a year, up to, there is some small print. you need to read the fine print and don't put it off. get on it right now. >> all right. elvira from pacifica asks, a cable company is charging me for equipment i already returned. i'm now dealing with collections. >> you're not the only one with this problem. i want you to show the cable

company documentation that you either mailed back the equipment or gave it up in person. i'm talking about a receipt or a tracking number. i reached out to a few cable companies and comcast, for instance, and they say that if you return the equipment, even if you can't prove it, comcast says they'll take your word for it. if you had comcast as a provider talk to them. they'll correct any billing issues. if that still doesn't workout with your cable company, i want you to file a complaint with either the fcc or the attorney general's office. i'll post the links on abc7news.com. you have to keep your paperwork. you have to prove it occurred. >> well, i have a problem with my apartment that needs to be fixed because it's unsafe. what do i do? >> it is state law that landlords keep the place safe to live in. and by state law, too, if the landlord does not make repairs within 30 days, repairs for safety, you can pay for the repairs yourself, then deduct the money from your rent.

however, this is really tricky. it could get you in big, big trouble if you're not following every single letter of the law. so, before withholding any rent for sure before, talk with an attorney or tenants association and make sure you know what you're doing. now, if you have a question for me, you can always record a 10 to 15 second question on smartphone or tablet and share it on social media. just use the hashtag #askfinney and you'll see me answer it right here. >> thank you, michael a. he sure. >> here's a question. would later school start times help your son or daughter be a better learner? a south bay congresswoman is looking into it. sew lost introduced the aids act today. legislation would help local school districts use new information about the importance of sufficient sleep for adolescent health and performance. just this week novato unified school district pushed its start time for high schoolers from 7:15 to 8:00 a.m. >> an annual tradition on the massachusetts institute of technology campus, once again turned out to be a smashing success.

[cheering and applauding] >> yes, every year students hurl a piano six stories from the roof of a campus building as part of their celebration to bring the community together. yes, let's enjoy destruction collectively. a piano drop at mit is symbolic, it marks the last day students can officially drop a spring semester class. this is a tradition that began 40 years ago. think about this. mit, these are some of the smartest kids in the country all together and what do they want to do? chuck a piano off the roof. >> who doesn't? that's the question. >> some beautiful hd monitors that make the same kind of crash. >> all right. lots of people think pigs make great pets. >> kind of like caring for a 2-year-old that never grows up. they're always thinking one step ahead of you they're always trying to get into things. >> not everyone is in love with the idea of pigs as pets.

the growing controversy in one bay area community. >> that's a big boar right there. christian is here with a look at what is on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> the president moves aggressively to expand offshore oil drilling. state officials are just as aggressive about fighting it. san jose sees its largest police academy class in years. and how spacex is getting into the spy game. that and more when dan and i join you for abc7 news at 5:00.

coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, the toy box. abc 7 looks back at the events leadling up to the riots. of course abc7 news at 11:00. >> i've heard pigs can be great pets. >> next week the contra costa city of the nation will consider letting people have pigs as pets as long as the animals aren't too big. >> there's the tricky part.

abc7 news anchor eric thomas says that will be hard to regulate. >> reporter: let's be honest. marcy and chris kristen son's backyard has gone to the hogs. >> vietnamese, asian, giuliani, they'll all the same thing, all the same pig. >> reporter: they currently have two bricks and mason. bricks is the gentle one who likes to layout in the shade. mason is the alpha pig, but doesn't care for the limelight. together they run the california pot belly pig association with more than a thousand members around the world. >> i find i relate to them better than i relate to dogs or cats or anything else. >> cats look down on you. dogs look up to you and pigs look the square in the eye. >> reporter: that quote is from winston church hill but he should have added except when they're eating. the couple is glad she is thinking about allowing residents to own pot belly pigs except for one provision in the ordinance which would require the pets to way under 100

pounds. >> they grow till they're five typically, and i've seen 300 pounders. >> pigs won't climb up in your lap necessarily thank god. [ laughter ] >> reporter: they believe that standard comes from a 20-year-old set of guidelines for one-year-old show pigs. >> if they really want to put some restrictions, put mandatory licensing, mandatory yearly licensing, mandatory spay and neuter. >> reporter: they also want potential owners know pigs can be hard on lawns and property and wrack up expensive vet bills. they plan to share some of that knowledge when they attend the city council meeting on the pot belly pig ordinance next week. in pleasant hill, eric thomas, ab7 news. >> as you mention, they run the california pot belly pig association. their website is a resource for anyone who wants to learn more about pigs as pets or find out where to adopt a pig. >> we have a link at abc7 news.com. there's the alpha pig right through. get the latest news with the

abc7 news app. >> thanks for joining us at abc7 news at 4:00. i'm alma daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> after the first arrests in a take over robbery by teenagers, the new strong message from police about the fate of future criminals on bart. plus. >> after 19 hours, the s.w.a.t. team gets tired of waiting for suspected killer to surrender. you'll see how the standoff finally ended. >> 27 new chances to protect the public. tonight as san jose police swears in a new group of cops, there is a sense of optimism. >> it is official. we're all about to pay more for gasoline. the governor signing the biggest road spending plan in decades. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> after one week or almost a week after a mob took over bart train and robbed terrified

passengers, bart announce its first arrest. we have new information that the person picked up is a teenager. good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. more arrest warrants are out tonight. bart police saying they identified a number of juvenile suspects through surveillance video. they face charges for saturday's mob-style take over robbery on a coliseum bart train. she's been talking with police. melanie? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. and bart police say when they saw the surveillance video from this incident, one of its officers recognized the suspect who was arrested today immediately. tonight bart police have a strong message for anyone who is considering committing these types of crimes. first police say they've made their first arrest in a flash mob style robbery on a coliseum bart train >> we're completely focused on this issue. >> reporter: saturday night 40 to 60 teenagers jumped the turn styles, hopped