florida international university campus say the bridge has been a problem for a long time. >> i saw the bridge just collapse in front of me. >> the bridge was intended to improve pedestrian access across tamiami trail from the university of florida's main campus where students live in offcampus housing. the bridge was built on a-manilla construction management, a large and well respected company saying in a statement, we are all devastated in doing everything we can to assist, we will conduct a full investigation to determine exactly what went wrong and will cooperate with investigators. >> at approximately 1:30 this afternoon, we received a call for a collapsed bridge, our units responded to find eight trapped vehicles under the bridge. >> florida university is one of the largest universities in the country and because -- hundreds

of first responders are there on the scene. the governor of florida is also on scene. the school is currently on spring break. >> the faa is currently conducting a news conference that walkway is apparently near the airport, that's why the faa is involved and if we get any breaking news as a result of that news conference, we'll pass it along to you here on the news at 4:00. for now a tragedy in the north bay today, a 24-year-old marin county sheriff's deputy was killed in a car accident. take a look at the young deputy, ryan zirkle, he grew up in nvato. his squad car crashed near point reyes statements this morning. duane, we just learned that a procession is starting right now for the deputy? >> reporter: that's what we're hearing, and it may arrive somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., it leaves at 4:00 out of

santa rosa here at the marin county sheriff's office as flags are half staff, faces are long and there are a lot of questions about what caused this accident. >> it is never a good sign when sheriff's deputies line the back of a conference room with black bands across their badges with a waiting podium and behind it a picture and a frame. that was the case in marin county as sheriff bob doyle announced the death of deputy ryan zirkle. >> this is a tough time, a tough time for all of us, we're grieving. >> reporter: the deputy died just after midnight near a subway situation. a sharp twist in the road where the car appears to have lost control before crashing into a large tree. this morning chp investigators looked for clues trying to piece together what happened. the car does have a black box type computer. >> if he was going southbound and the drive's side was hit, the vehicle would have had to rotate. usually that would be from a turning movement that would be

put in that would cause the vehicle to spin the other way. >> reporter: deputies spent two hours pulling the deputy out of the car. >> he reached the petaluma county hospital and when the undersheriff and i got there moments after he arrived, we were told they were unable to save him. >> reporter: deputy zirkle has served for 2 1/2 years, he would have been 25 years old in two weeks. every deputy there close to the community. >> we know this is a small town and they're friendly and there's not that many people here like a big city. and if you want to know them, you can know them. >> reporter: today at point reyes statement and at the department, a sense of loss. deputy zirkle was a marin county resident, he grew up in novato, he leaves behind his parents, two brothers and a fiance.

within the last 30 minutes, the oakland police department released new details on the deaths of two people who were pulled from lake merit. the victims have been identif d identified -- someone called 911 around 4:15 this morning reporting that two people appeared to be drowning after an argument. grace was pulled out of the water by officers and later died at the hospital. the coast guard and dive teams in alameda county were called in to search the rest of the lake. >> given the fact that this is a significantly large body of water, they're going to need all the assistance that they can get to drag the lake and see if we can find another victim. >> divers never found johnson's body, and she had signs of physical injury, they're treating it as a homicide and the injuries to grace accidental.

chp officers say they began involvivo following suv about 3:30, they pursued the suv that ran into several cars and crashed into a fire hydrant near kirk lane. water from the hydrant gushed into the air for hours. police say the driver is a 24-year-old man from oakland. the wet weather continues, storms hitting the bay area will not be hits any time soon. >> here's a look from the east bay cam where those clouds are just hanging out in the sky. and drone view 7 caught these clouds from the mt. sutro tower. >> spencer christian with all the details. >> with have had a mixed bag today, we have had brief periods of light sunshine and brief downpours. you can see that it's not raining across the entire

region, but there's a line of showers moving right now through the north bay, through napa, sonoma and marin counties, looks like some heavy downpours near vallejo and hurricane hour lees and richmond. there's a possibility of some thunder and some small hailstones and maybe even some snow over the high peaks, the snow level will be down to about 3,500 feet. there's still a chance this afternoon and early evening for some isolated thunderstorms for this part of the north bay and over to the sacramento valley. light downpours brief, gusty winds. we'll continue to see the passage of scattered showers during the overnight and early morning hours, and at the beginning of the morning commute, there will be a few wet spots, the rain may not be widespread, but there may be some brief heavy downpours that. we'll have a closer look at the

forecast in just a few minutes. new at 4:00 in the last few minutes, the napa county sheriff released the autopsy report for the three women who were killed at a yountville veteran's home last week. according to the report, the three women were shot in the head and all died instantly. the suspect identified as albert wong suffered one self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and that killed him. this new report comes as yountville gets ready to pay tribute to the victims. abc7 news reporter laura anthony has that part of the story. >> reporter: reparations are under way to celebrate the lives of the three women killed last friday at the pathway home in yountville. >> they touched a lot of lives and they were very special people. >> reporter: the event will be held at the lincoln theater at the veterans home campus just a short distance from where the shooting occurred. >> once again, completely innocent people who were there to do their jobs, really good people and had their lives cut short by a man who was obviously having his demons and obviously

had access to a powerful weapon. >> reporter: since the theater only holds 1,200 people, the plan is to have remote viewing stations around yountville for those who want to watch the service. just outside the theater, a mobile services van has been parked to provide additional counseling for veterans from the pathway home and other programs at the veterans home. and comfort dogs like beta are on hand and will be for the memorial on monday night. >> beta and myself as well as several other service dogs and their companions and handlers will be here at the services monday night just in case people need an extra little hug. >> reporter: besides local and state officials released two of the families of the victims planned to attend monday's memorial. in yountville, laura anthony, abc7 news. surveillance tapes released today raise more questions about how a deputy sheriff acted during last month's shooting

rampage at a high shool in parkland, florida. former deputy scot peterson never entered the building where shots were being fired. peterson then retired rather than accept a suspension. he still faces an internal affairs investigation. police are still investigating a threat that forced the closure of san leandro high school. officials shut down the campus yesterday after a message was found on a boy's bathroom wall. i'm shooting the school tomorrow, better not come. students will be back on campus tomorrow. a san jose state student accused of multiple sexual assaults on campus appeared in court today and police are asking for help in the investigation. san jose state university police released this photo of 21-year-old luis venegas. he was denied bail today and he will remain in santa clara

county jail. he faces five charges of sexual assault for instances at the campus village dating back to 2014. just ahead on abc7 news at 4:00, a dmv sting operation, officers -- nancy pelosi firing back on her critics, what she thinks about the calls for her to step down as house democratic leader. and more fallout for the san francisco fertility clinic where possibly thousands of frozen embryos and eggs were destroyed. this is the sky way in downtown san francisco, it looks pretty gloomy out there, and you can see the camera bouncing around, that's because it's extremely windy out there, traffic very heavy, coming toward the lower deck of the bay bridge and not a heck of a lot better on the right-hand side for folks heading toward

the blue or red tags that allow people to park in designated places in parking lots. david louie rode along with dmv investigators to catch cheaters in san jose. >> reporter: with 2.9 million placards issued, it can be hard to know who's disabled or not. so there's a crackdown across the state. >> i think people are abusing it. but the trouble is, just what you ask me, sometimes you can't tell if a person needs it or not. >> reporter: dmv investigators

staked out at a department store to see if people have placards and if they're dmv issued. susan will have to appear in court. >> i'm guilty, what can i say? i mean, i didn't pay attention. i didn't follow the rules. i have to pay for it. >> reporter: a record of her citation will also be placed in her dmv driving record, taking a space from someone with a placard can mean a shahardship. dmv has issued 15061506150615066 over the past month. fines range from $50 to $500 depending on the jurisdiction. >> we are trying to combine a public ai -- >> reporter: the more the word gets out that the dmv is cracking down on the misuse of

placards, the more compliance there seems to be, which is a winning situation for those who truly need them. several automakers are being sued over allegations they knew about problems with those takata air bags but waited years to issue any recalls. three lawsuits cite actions between previous motor kpoens. the plaintiffs say that the companies knew about inflater problems during testing but did not take any action at the time. the suits also claim that car owners actually paid more for the vehicles than they would have if the defect was disclose it. 300 people have died from the exploding air bags with another 180 injured. the trump administration is facing accusations it's not doing what is legally required to protect endangered groups of humpback a whales. an environmental group says that the government must declare

several areas as -- currently law requires officials to select those protected areas within one year. the federal government took no action last year. house minority leader nancy pelosi is fending off suggestions that the party needs new leadership. this after a democratic candidate who refuses to support her appears to have won a congressional seat in a heavily republican district. >> kristen zse is here with what could affect the republican district. >> throughout his campaign, lamb disavow disavowed pelosi saying the party needs new leadership and if elected, he would support someone else. lamb's success has other democrats considering a similar strategy in their 1yupcoming midterm elections. pelosi said in her news

conference, lamb was not elected because of spurning her leadership. >> i think he won on his positive agenda. one candidate came out and said he would not be for me and he came in fourth. so let's not read too much into this. >> now conor lamb wants to help nancy pelosi give sanctuary to illegal immigrants. >> itsan francisco state politil science professor says democrats are likely to take back the house, with or without the promises of pelosi as house speaker. >> it's always the case that when you have one party in control of the congress and the presidency at the same time, the next election cycle usually allows for voters to make an adjustment to that. >> he says regardless of the midterm results, pelosi may face challengers for the party leadership. but given her strength and

fundraising for the party, she will have many committed members. >> let's get to the forecast, a wild day of weather again. i mean every day this week, we're seeing a whole mix of -- >> it's been a wild week of weather. >> it seems topsy turvy around here. >> for a while. here's a look at live doppler 7, you can see it's still pretty wild and wet out there, we have lots of green showing up on the radar screen. although this is not the heaviest rain we have seen all day, notice there are breaks in here, so many places are looking at bright or nearly sunny skies flight. but we do have a line moving through the central part of the bay area, 17-mile-per-hour17-mir gusts. this looks a little bit gloomy from sutro tower, the temperatures in the city, 54 degrees, 57 in oakland, upper

50s in mountain view and san jose, 51 at gilroy and half moon bay. here's a view from the explo exploratorium camera. 52 degrees in santa rosa, 50 in napa, 54 in novato. the clouds above look threatening. we'll see occasional showers into saturday with basically chilly and gusty conditions a drier pattern settles in from late saturday through monday, but then we'll get another series of storms coming in the middle of next week. the current storm which continues through tomorrow ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, a storm of light intensity continuing to produce scattered showers, gusty winds, and still the possibility of occasional hail and thunder and snow level will be down below 3,100 feet. the forecast taking us into the evening hours, continue this is pattern of scattered showers, through the overnight hours into the early morning. so there probably will be some

wet spots during the morning commute, although rainfall may not be widespread. we'll see a continue wagtation s party through tomorrow afternoon and at least partial clearing through saturday morning. by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, rainfall estimates range from .10 inch to nearly a half-inch. overnight lows will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s, tomorrow's highs generally in the mid to upper 50s. and in the sierra, winter storm warnings above 3,500 feet. we're expect 1 to 4 feet of snow, up to 5 feet of snow could fall over the passes which will make travel difficult if not impossible. and the projection 2 feet or above in many locations near lake tahoe. this is the lake tahoe three-day forecast, gusty and snowy tomorrow, tapering off the snow

showers on saturday, here's your accuweather 7-day forecast for the bay area. not much different here except less snow. we'll have a combination of mixed precipitation through tomorrow with cold showers, spotty shower on saturday morning. saturday is st. patrick's day, we'll give you a look later at the forecast for the parparade. sunny and dry conditions mainly on sunday and monday. spring begins on tuesday, it will be ushering in some showers and a steady stream of more showers late next week. >> i thought you wanted to jump on the lift. >> i would have tried. i can't jump that high. there was a time. just ahead on abc7 news at 4:00, 600,000 people in the middle of the night go online to watch rock star drake play a video game live. we're going to explain why. local students take

drake alerted fans online that he was playing a game with ninja blevins. more than 600,000 people were watching live as drake and ninja played the popular game fort knight. >> if you were a teenager, that was a big deal. >> yeah, probably. >> and if you're the rest of us, you're like, what's fort knight? who's drake? if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, that does not include fort knight or drake, we have you covered. it's time to break out the bagpipes and your favorite green attire, st. patrick's day weekend is here. san francisco is home to one of the largest and moist wellst w established st. patrick's day in the country. it will happen saturday rain or

shine and you can expect a big crowd, music, dancing and lots of fun, even if your last name doesn't start with an o. >> the happiness that's involved, the camaraderie, growing up irish, ou're never without family. and then the same thing is kind of true of san francisco, if you're from san francisco, you're never without family. so that's what we invite people to do, come down to the parade and for the whole week, you know, be an irish san franciscoian and get involved and have fun with us. >> my new friends at the united irish cultural center got me prepared for this weekend with my very first bite of corned beef and cabbage. and the perfect pints of guinness. >> we try to carry on our heritage here and our history and part of our history is bringing the irish together here in the city.

and we have very proud heritage of members who were part of building the irish culture center. and you got to put out good food for them. >> the parade begins saturday morning at 11:30 at 2nd and market street and you are encouraged to take part in the festivities. grab your blankets and friends and head to the press d s presidio and you can choose from 25 mobile food vendors, representing the best of the local food scene. there will also be cultural performances the last sunday of the month. off off. >> and the weekend on a relaxing note, by creating contemporary

art on the beach. come away with an experience you'll never forget. tickets are on a sliding scale and a specific location will be given once you make your reservation. you can get details on these events and more on our website, just go to abc7news.com, we'll link you up with hood line. 4:00, the new action taken against the fertility clinic. for the first time president trump's businesses are being targeted. and united airlines in the crossh

and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. several people were killed when a pedestrian bridge at florida international university collapsed. officials haven't released a death toll. the bridge had just been installed over the weekend. several vehicles were trapped in the rubble. a 24-year-old sheriff's deputy was killed in a crash this morning. chp says that ryan zirkle was responding to a 911 call. he grew up in novato and had been with the department for more than two years.

and abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court as the jury announced the verdict on officer kohrs. more fallout today for a san francisco fertility clinic where a storagage tanks with embryos d eggs were destroyed. >> for some people it's anger, for most it's fear. am i going to be affected? >> reporter: that's dr. herber, he spoke to abc news after a storage tank containing frozen embryos and eggs with it and possibly dashing the copes of those who were hoping to conceive. >> we're looking at this tissue, we're not saying this tissue is lost. yes, it may be affected and we have to acknowledge that.

>> reporter: but a number of clients have already jumped to that conclusion. a second class-action lawsuit has been filed against the clinic alleges breach of contract and negligence. a lawyer representing a sacramento couple are among hundreds who have been told their eggs and embryos compromised. >> they thought they had done everything they could do to preserve their chances. >> these are families that went to sleep thinking, you know, that their future children were safe and were being taken care of and they woke up the next day and learned that their dreams had been shattered. >> reporter: we have reached out to the clinic and the firm representing them, but neither have returned our request for comment. the malfunction remains under investigation. tensions are escalating with

russia over the poisoning over a former russian spy and his daughter in the uk. today the u.s., france, germany and the british released a joint statement condemning the incident with the white house calling it a reckless attack. sarina marshall with the latest from washington. >> that's an interesting border. >> reporter: after staying mum, the president has now spoken out after the nerve attack on former spy sergei skripal and his daughter. >> this is something that should never, ever happen and we're taking it very seriously, as i think are many others. >> reporter: the white house's statement on the attack went even further, this fits into a pattern of behavior in which russia undermines the sovereignty and security of countries worldwide. as ambassador nikki haley called this a defining moment. >> if we don't take immediate concrete measures to address this now, salisbury will not be the last place we see chemical weapons used. they could be used here in new york. >> reporter: british

investigators found the nerve agent used in the attack was developed by the soviet union and later inherited by russia. british prime minister der re e teresa may expelled 23 russian diplomats. >> we will not endanger the life of british citizens on british soil from the russian government. >> reporter: 19 new sanctions on russia for cyber meddling and election interference. the first sanctions under the bill issued by congress last year, the president signed reluck tanly. 13 of those named in the indictment were investigated by robert mueller. when it comes to u.s. sanction, they called them hostile and said there was no basis for them. sarina marshall, abc news, washington. >> the trump administration has been subpoenaed by special counsel robert mueller for russia related documents.

the trump organization's attorney says the company has sought to cooperate with the special counsel. it was reported earlier this month that mueller have been asking about president trump's business dealings in russia. this is the first reported case in which mueller has asked for directly related documents. a second lawyer with ties to the president is now linked to the scandal involving adult film actress stormy daniels, documents marked highly confidential were given to abc news by a lawyer for daniels. a trump lawyer signed a document seeking a temporary restraining order against daniels in february. martin said she did that in her individual capacity and that the company was not involved. the aclu is suing the trump administration saying it is illegally detaining immigrants that have a solid case for asylum. the aclu says that i.c.e. -- in the past immigrants who passed

that screening were usually given humanitarian parole, but the aclu says under president trump that is not happening. attorney general jeff sessions is pledging to invest in police saying the trump administration needs cities to work with them and not agains them. he addressed the international association of chiefs of police conference in nashville, tennessee today, sessions talked about the administration's focus on curbing violent crime. >> we need partners not sanctuary cities, frankly, that's what we need. we need partnership, all of us do to work together. >> the justice department is suing california over its sanctuary state status, saying the law interferes with the federal government's immigration enforcement authority. federal officials are now investigating united airlines animal transportation practices. on monday a french bulldog died on a flight from houston to new york. witnesses say a flight attendant told the dog's owners their carrier needed to be placed in a overhead bin.

the flight attendant said that they weren't aware there was an actual live animal inside. >> what happened in case is disgraceful. we need to get to the bottom of it. i know we have many important thing to do, but this is important too. >> united is also under fire for another understand dwent this where one dog bound for kansas and another bound for japan were put in the wrong carriers and ended up in the wrong places. tonight at 6:00, "7 on your side's" michael finney will have some advice on what you can do before and during your flight to keep your pet safe. the raiders moving on from marshawn. major moves today by the silver and black may spell the end for the oakland native on the team, as well as another high profile player. we see lots of clouds still hovering over the bay area, and there's some downpours as well. i'

by living off the grid. completely. or... set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. energy upgrade california. the silver and black signed free agent george nelson. the arif riflrrival of nelson le cut out of crabtree. the slump last year and got into this infamous brawl. the signing of martin might mean

that the raiders might not be bringing back marshawn lynch. the coach said he wants a renew commit plenty from marshawn. what does it mean or what does anything mean? >> i'm trying to get to weather. >> yes, yeah. >> we're talking about a woman who only had four hours of sleep last night because her baby would not stop crying. speaking of crying, spencer christian with our forecast. >> the skies are crying right now, we have got some rain falling still across the bay area, not very widespread, but there's been some brief downpours, this storm that's with us through tomorrow. storm of light intensity, scattered showers, gusty wind, occasional but brief downpours with thunder and hail mixed in there. and because it's cold, snow level will be down to under 3,500 feet here in the bay area. highs tomorrow will be mainly in

the mid a 50s, low 50s on the coast. and in the northern most part of your viewing area it will be cold enough in our higher elevations for some snow to fall. the parade begins at 11:30 on saturday morning, it will be mostly cloudy in the city, in the afternoon, about 2:00 aftero approximatep.m. or so, there could be rainbows. our 6 to 10-day forecast says that it's going to be dryer than average. and thso let's enjoy the rain while we have it and we'll have it for the next couple of days and then we'll have some drying on sunday and monday. by showers return on tuesday, which is the first day of spring, and those showers will continue wednesday and thursday. it's still an overall wet

pattern. well, 6-year-old girl is being commended for calling 911 after her grandmother and her daughter ran into an icy lake in new hampshire. ariana saw her dog spook fall through the ice in se let me on monday. she called 911 after her grandmother went in after spook. >> she went to spook and she fell through and she started going like this and scooting her way out. but kept falling like this. >> she stayed on the phone be 911 and gave them updates and stuff so she did a great job. >> both ariana's grandmother and spook are doing okay. the family says spook will be staying in the house a little more now. just ahead on abc7 news at 4:00, see what you get when you combine pixar and walt disney imagi imagineerring, it's quite a ride. the first cannabis friendly fitness facility in the world. and "7 on your side's"

michael finney, apple's new program for

the brand-new attraction under construction at disney is everything pixar. >> our reporter from our los angeles sister station takes us inside the station where digital ideas come to live. >> get ready for a pixar invasion at pixar parks. >> your favorite characters from inside of -- >> that wasn't flying, that was falling with style. >> toy story, the incredibles and more are about to appearions world, including the new attraction of pixar pier. wait a minute disney imagi imagineerring took us down this hall where digital ideas come to live. >> this is the digital dish. and this is where disney can create any environment they wish to build. these blocks over here need to

be a little bit bigger, or how about the roller coaster here, maybe jesse needs to be a little bit caller so she can be seen work needs to be done on the new california ambassador. >> we want to sit ourselves in the first seat and the middle seat and the back seat so get different perspectives on everything. >> reporter: on top of the other new rides and parades, here's another look at new disneyland fire works show. together forever, a pixar nighttime spectacular debutig next month. >> to combine that music with the projections, it takes a little bit of time, a lot of time. >> reporter: all of those emissi emotional highs. >> 1k50u78. excuse me. >> and lows we have grown to love on screen. now in person. brandy hick, abc7 news. >> and of course disney is the

parent company of both pixar and abc7. >> yes. all right new developments this afternoon concerning toys are us. >> and the nation's largest retailer is filing for bankruptcy. >> michael finney is here to tell us what it means for listeners. michael. >> iheart radio operates 66 radio stations including some here in the bay area. the company says despite the company's financial problems it will be business as usual for most of its stations. iheart radio reached an agreement with investors, now it has to try to cut nearly $10 million in debt. the company also controls clear channel outdoor holdings, one of the largest billboard companies in the world. a much different story for toys "r" us which announced as expected all its stores in the united states are shutting down. the closures will eliminate 30,000 jobs, the company now says you have just 30 days,

thatthat e that's from today, to use any gift card or other rewards programs incentives. it's all posted on our web page at abc7news.com. apple is unveiling a new program for parents concerned that their kids are getting too much screen time. the page is called apple families. it's designed to offer a single yet easy to find location for a range of parental controls on apple products. the page will be the gateway to blocking website s limits the apps your kids can access and what they can actually buy online. 20% of americans aren't saving anything at all. that's according to a new study from bankrate.com. the biggest reasons people are not saving, 39% say they have too many expenses and can't afford. 16% say their job isn't good enough and another 16% say they haven't gotten around to it.

the most consistent savers are older baby boom evers. i want to hear from you, our hot line is open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. >> all my money is tied up in toys "r" us gift cards 69 it's this 31 days, you got 30 days, but as of 31, those cards are worth zero? >> this is generally how it works, they try to keep the cards while they're in bankruptcy, once they decide they're closing down, you get 30 days. >> what about babes are us? >> i need to double check on that. federal health officials say they'll begin regulating nicotine levels in cigarettes. that's part of the effort to drop the smoking rate down to 1%. right now 15% of americans smoke. they will cut nicotine legals to

help make cigarettes less addictive. their efforts have been tied up in court because of legal challenges by big tobacco companies. break the stigma fitness in colorado. the owner calls it the first cannabis friendly fitness facility in the world. the facility doesn't actually sell marijuana, instead they gift it for free to their customers as samples. the gym is open to the public, but you can't just walk in and take part, you have to ask requ an invite via email and the bay area retailers, they're going extra miles to find homes when they have been priced out of the local market. new at 5:00, a special day for a sick little boy. how sunnyvale police are making

his wish come true, it's a great story, plus how google maps is getting a lot more inclusive for the disabled. a lom shoe company that hooked you on rurals.ru never in my wildest dreams did i think i would ever have to cancel the trip. >> you have to take a first step to take a stand. >> it's the job of everyone here at abc7 to share your story, to tell the truth. >> help you understand the truth. >> empower you. >> empower your family. >> whether you're worried about your daughter at work, or your son at school, we're here to connect you with local experts and resources whenever you need them. >> because anyone can cover local news, but it takes a trusted ally to do your story justice. find your ally a

well, this is a trend that can't be ignored, people leaving the bay area for sacramento, more than denver, seattle and phoenix combined, this according to the greatest sacramento economic counsel. >> people travel to the region to see why properties there have

become so attractive. >> reporter: realtors on the move today. agents and brokers hunting for luxury homes in placer county. >> we've got this in the bay area, but it's not as much land and much more expensive. >> reporter: luxury homes in roseville and el dorado hills may be too much for many home buyers. >> in the bay area, if you're around a million dollars, you're probably going to get an offer within the first week. >> that's why these bay area realtors are exploring the region and trying to find firsthand the kind of homes their clients are craving. the realtors tell us many of the transplants are looking to retire, but many are up and coming young entrepreneurs, the kind of people barry broom has been recruiting as part of the area economic counsel.

>> that's starting to it the in the other direction because the bay area migration is largely early 30s, mid 30s and technically skilled people. >> reporter: and those skilled people are looking for more sca square footage, more land than they can get in the bay area. >> 70% of your economic activities are people spending money, adding 25,000 people a year from san francisco, does nothing but drive up the economic well-being of the community. >> reporter: and for those fortunate enough to buy a home here, they're getting more bang for the buck, but the biggest challenge may be finding a moving van. >> you have to come here and pick up a u-haul and bring it back to the bay area to move it. >> the average home price in the bay area is now $1.1 million. in el dorado county, it's $441,000. that will do it for abc7 news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 starts

right now. he was trying to restrain her, but she was yelli ining as. >> he saw a couple fights, it may be connected to a couple found debt at oakland's lake merit. a young deputy is killed in an early morning crash. and that catastrophic bridge collapse in miami, rescue workers are searching for survivors, what we learned just a short time ago. >> and the crackdown on people using handicapped placards illegally. >> i'm with dmv investigations and we're checking placard enforcement today. new information as we come on the air tonight in the mysterious deaths at oakland's lake merit early this morning. >> investigators say the woman was the victim of a homicide,

while the man died by accident. >> news anchor eric thomas is live with more on the story. eric? >> reporter: and dan, the 24-year-old female victim was described to me off camera as a loving mother of two. and her children need her. the man was described by one of his relatives, not so much described, as i was told they don't know what happened there, they still have major questions. here's what we do know. there was some sort of altercation in the water this morning and both people are dead. oakland police say at about 4:30 this morning, a witness called 911 to report strange activity in the water. oakland firefighters were first on the scene. >> he heard two people in the water, one of them being a woman, arguing and kind of thrashing in the water, opd sent an officer in, they went in and they were able to retrieve the gentleman from the water. >> the man was