consequences. >> at >> here's abc7 news reporter wayne freedman. >> reporter: at sonoma raceway today, business as usual, unless a person knew where to look. that smudge on the drag strip wall leads to this gathering in napa. maryland "rambo" remembering her husband of 51 years, ken, he died last night in his prize possession, home built ford pinto dragster. this video of his run cuts off just before the impact. we still don't know how the crash happened only what happened, witnesses say the car crashed into the wall doing 120 miles an hour, then went left, and hit the wall at an 80-degree angle. >> he would not have been able to race if he hadn't passed

inspection. >> reporter: steve page expressed sadness about the first drag racing death in three decades. they're holding the car for inspection. >> this is all the records. >> reporter: meantime at the workshop behind their house, his son noted every little adjustment and tweak for racing. >> you always know in the back of your mind, but i know if i tried to stop him, he would have been bitter, bitter, bitter. >> reporter: she said at least ken rambo died doing what he loved. >> i would like to tear that car up to pieces and enjoy every minute of it no matter how much he loved it because i feel like it took my husband. and we're following breaking news out of san francisco. police say a 4-year-old child was hit bring a car, sky 7 was over the scene just minutes ago. this happened about 45 minutes ago, and it's your 25th and

connecticut. the police department tells us the child was rushed to the hospital and is now in fair condition. investigators from alameda county join the search in me mendicino county following a crash that killed five members of their family. this is video from a drone that flew over the scene where an suv carrying the family from washington state plunged off a cliff and into the ocean o mour final goodbyes to stephon clark. >> we will never let you forget the name of stephon clark until we get justice. >> for all his passion, even the famous preacher al sharpton was quickly upstaged. >> i am. i am. >> by the raw emotion of the grieving brother of stephon

clark. >> i flew 3,000 miles not for you all, but for them. we got their backs. >> reporter: on march 18, sacramento police fired at least 20 rounds at the 22-year-old clark as he stood in his grandmother's backyard with a cell phone in his hand, something officers thought was a gun. it came after a foot pursuit that was captured on video by a helicopter. clark's grand mother described him as a young father who was especially close to his family. >> upon the birth of aiden, stephon became very family focused and committed his full-time and attention to his family. >> reporter: a sacramento native and a former warriors basketball player matt barnes was among the pallbearers. >> this is where i grew up and where i got my name at and where i want to come and make a difference in this town. >> white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders to say this is a local issue is the

main reason that many of us said no matter what, we'll be here, this is not a local issue, it's a national problem. >> reporter: in sacramento, laura anthony, abc7 news. the sacramento kings are announcing a partnership with black lives matter and other community group. the kings say it's to help fundamentally transform the lives of black youth in southern california. the home of the kings disrupting fab attend danieancttendance. the b.a.r.t. -- but to have the promotion pulled just days later according to a new report. the san francisco chronicle revealed today b.a.r.t. police promoted officer joe conserseph and rescinded the promotion on wednesday. officer mateo is currently under investigation by the alameda

county district attorney for whether or not the shooting vltdvltd violated policy. an accident involving a bicycle on the golden gate bridge snarled traffic this afternoon. a bus traveling in the northbound lanes on the golden gate bridge was struck by a car. the bicyclist was transported with moderate injuries. the driver stayed on the scene. now a live look at the golden gate camera. remember that bicyclists are forbidden from riding in the traffic lanes. you may have noticed a surge in stand up electric scooters in san francisco. katie shows us that city leaders are now trying to regulate the latest transportation trend. >> yec >> reporter: he's unlocking a

scooter, one of many that have recently been deployed across the bay area. the bikes and scooters are easy to come by, you just download an app. we found several line bikes, these are located in a rack, but the problem is that some neighbors are saying they're being left on sidewalks. >> they just leave it wherever they want and walk off. it's garbage in the neighborhood. >> reporter: neighbors say these bikes have been here for days. >> could these bikes sit here forever? that's a question, right? because nobody here specifically wants transportation from this spot. >> reporter: it's a question transportation officials are addressing. >> for the moment, they're not prohibited, and we're in contact with both the companies that are operating these scooters and we're trying to work on an agreed upon frame work for them to operate on our city streets. >> reporter: sfmta sent this letter to the two companies,

asking them to present a business marcus randall to the city. helmets are required, you must have a valid driver's license or permit and scooters should be driven on the sidewalk not in the bike lane. >> if there is a concern, if there's dumping in the neighborhood, we encourage people to call the company first, but if it poses a hazard, absolutely call the city. >> rental bikes and scooters, off to a bumpy start, but perhaps on the right path. members of san francisco's bay district gathered to vent their frustration over a community project. the group led by amos brown said -- the claim the agency is working with a developer to divert the site on every rans

avenue to affordable housing instead. >> this community with the southeast facility will only be community of education and not housing. we are not determined that site to be for housing. >> that site is owned by the public utilities union. it was definitely a day to get out and enjoy the weather. sandhia, we should come out there with you? >> you should come out. it is gorgeous, which is why i'm out here enjoying the view, right now the breeze is coming in, which is helping. so far these are the records, 81 san francisco, downtown, sfo, moffett field, 82 in san jose, 87 in oakland. plenty of 80s around the bay

area, definitely a warm day. if you're stepping out tonight, 6:00, you're going to be seeing 60s, 70s, at 7:00 p.m., notice those temperatures aren't dropping a whole lot. and they won't be dropping much at 10:00 p.m. either. other than some high clouds, no chance of rain just yet. but don't put those umbrellas away just yet. i'll give you a reality check in just a few minutes. still ahead, why coffee is about to come with a cancer warning across the state. >> plus concern that juries could become less diverse in alameda county, a potential change has some people very unhappy. also ahead, the disappearing murals that found their way to the bay area. and -- >> let's move some dirt, one, two, three. >> shovels break ground for a new hotel, what makes this one a little special. mpblts i'm michael finney, with 7

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cancer warning signs will soon be going up in coffee shops near you. a los angeles judge has ruled coffee products sold in california must carry cancer warning labels because a chemical compound used in the roasting process is a carcino n carcinogen. under a state law that requires warnings on chemicals that cause cancer. the coffee industry required that coffee should be exempt because the chemical results naturally from the cooking process to make the beans flavorful. another massive data breach, this one involving under armor's popular health app my fitness pal. a hacker accessed the data of some 150 million accounts in

february. the data includes user names, email and pass words has well. my fitness pal is an app used to track meals and exercise. apple is the latest tech company to change it's privatity policy in the wake of the facebook data scandal. facebook has a feature that will alert the user if their data is being collected by one of its partners. as abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains, there's contention over whether the proposed change will increase or decrease jury diversity. >> the alameda county court's executive -- meaning jurors won't necessarily be called to serve at the court they live

closest to. the courts already operate on a county wide jury pool for felony cases. >> the rule of the bench is that your jury pool shouldn't depend on what type of case you have, it should be the same for everyone in the county. >> reporter: the judge thinks that the move will lead to greater overall participation. but public defender brandon woods strongly disagrees. >> what the courts are doing is adding an extra layer of burden for people to serve on juries. it is going to make the jury panels mostly people who are after fluent and i hate to say this, but people who are not people of color. >> if every jury pool is a county wide pool, i think they will be more diverse, not less. >> a public comment period is open until early may.

this woman has been called to serve on a jury every year. >> i'm hoping to be local where i serve. >> she's not alone. >> either close to my workplace or close to my home, that would be convenient. >> reporter: if the proposed change is accepted, it will go into effect july 1st. wow, the countdown to the tax deadline is on and that means it's time once again for "7 on your side" hot line. michael finney is with tax experts answering your questions tonight. >> we'll be here until 8:00 answering your questions, if you want to do it on your computer, phone, whatever, you can go to our facebook page, or give us a call right now, a concern that we have here at our 7 on your side office is all the scams that take place during

the tax season. there's a big knew one, right? >> yes. >> what is that? >> what it is is cyber criminals are stealing tax professionals data, such as employment information and bank account information and they're filing fraudulent tax returns using that information. now the refunds go into the taxpayers actual bank accounts. so then what happens after that, the taxpayer is contacted by the bad guy, and being told, okay, you need to return that refund, it was sent to you in error. go to this website and this is what you need to do. >> so the guy who's got my tax information, he's hacked, not me. >> correct. >> then they take the information, put the money in my account, then call up and threaten me? and you go well, the money is there, they must be the irs? >> correct. and then they pose as a debt collection agency. that's what they're trying to do. so first of all, never return the refund to the person that's

calling you, contact the irs first. >> directly? >> directly, yes. >> the scam that this is paced off of is what? >> it's a phone scam, so what we're also seeing, which is similar to the phone scam is, when the information gets into your bank account, or the refund goes into your bank account, you get a phone call and this time it's a threatening phone call, and they say we're going to blacklist you and put you in jail unless you pay the money back to the irs. >> and they want you to pay right now with a gift card? >> and it's also because the money is in your bank account. so there are two conversions of this money being deposited into your bank account scam. >> i have pointed dan out right there. she wanted to know who you were. 415-954-7621. we'll be here until 8:00. >> i will come by and say hi as hoo long as i'm not under

investigation. you can join michael tomorrow in san jose, he'll answer more consumer and tax questions. tax experts will be there between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. san francisco mayor mark ferrell and other city leaders broke ground today on the first hotel in mission bay. the marriott soma mission bay hotel will have seven 250 r50ooms and a lounge. it's being built on channel street, right across the third street bridge in at&t park. >> mission bay is transforming san francisco. this is one of the most exciting neighborhoods that we're literally seeing being built from the ground up. i can just envision going to the giants game at night and people wanting to stay here. people going to a warriors game at night and wanting to stay here.

>> that hotel is expected to hope in 2020. a mechanical cka mexican cu and well in a new exhibit. the exhibit features murals that played an important part in the chicano rights movement. some of the murals were painted over by city governments at the time and needed to be restored, while others faced sensor ship from the communities they were in. >> all of these murals are featured here in the gallery, we're telling the murals' story, using drawings that the artist made in preparation for the mural, views of the mural when it existed and views of the site what it looks like now that the murals are gone. >> the exhibit will open on april 7 at the california historical society on mission street. hi there, everyone. live here on the roof of the kgo

tv broadcast center, and it's just so bright, the breeze is coming in. i want to show you live doppler 7, and we'll talk about what's ahead. we have some clouds passing approximate through the bay area. we have the potential for some rain, this is the way you should be rolling. people enjoying the weather, san francisco 73, and from our sutro tower camera, seeing a whispy clouds. warm pattern holds tomorrow, although temperatures will begin to moderate, breezy and cooler easter weekend and there is a chance of rain late next week, tomorrow expect above average warmth with temperatures in the 70s and 80s in many areas, 16 degrees warmer than where you should be at this time of year in san jose. 67 is the average tomorrow, 83

degrees. for the afternoon, make sure you have water and your sunscreen. it's going to be a warm one again in the south bay, 83 in san jose, 80 for gilroy. so coming down a little bit. but still warm. 74 in downtown san francisco. north bay you'll be seeing some high clouds and sunshine. so filtered sun is what we'll call it. mid 70s to low 80s. 75 oakland, 80 in freefreemont, inland areas. 82 walnut creek, if you're hitting the beach, the uv index will be high. but the sun will be shining, and what more can you ask for, really nice weather for friday off. mild to warm tomorrow, cooler weather for your saturday, and if you're taking part in any easter egg hunts or you're going

to services on sunday, right now it's looking dry, low 60s to mid 70s. a little breezy and definitely cooler. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast, so we're going to bring you another mild to warm day for your friday, temperatures will be trending a little bit lower, especially around the coast tomorrow, cooling everywhere on you don't ha although we do need the rain, right now early to middle part of next week, temperatures will level off and then we bring in a chance of rain, late on thursday, but a better likelihood a week from tomorrow, instead of the shades and enjoying the sun, we'll be enjoying the rain and pulling out the umbrellas. >> it's all enjoyable. thank you so much. stay here with us,

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a cheetah jumped into a jeep. the guide said it wasn't common, but told the seattle man not to worry. he said not to worry. don't make eye contact, slow his breathing, the tourist said it was one of the scariest moments of his life while it was happening. he says he didn't show his mother this video until he was back. new research says students grades are tied their biological clock. uc berkeley released a study that grouped students into night owls and early birds and morning -- night owls in morning classes did not do well, due to what researchers call social jet lag. a stanford graduate student is part of a team looking at the sound that's made when you crack your knuckles.

researchers say they have confirmed that the cracking sound is from bubbles collapsing in the fluid around the joint, as the pressure changes gas bubbles, the research examined three mathematical equations, researchers say if there is a large space between the knuckles, the pressure isn't loud enough to trigger a pop. and that's why some people cannot crack their knuckles. >> now i know. an oakland rapper ran into that big problem at the airport. he didn't

. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, an i team exclusive, the story of a man who survived a crash on 101 in the same spot where a tesla driver was killed just days later. and the construction project that was supposed to help chinatown is doing anything but

that, according to merchants, just how bad is it? judge for yourself, tonight on abc7 "news at 6:00." we'll see you then. it seems you don't need your id, if you're famous enough. >> oakland rap per misplaced his id. >> jerald lost his id and he's trying to use the cover of kxxl as part of his additional identification. and it worked. for all of tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the driver pulled over and then

shot multiple times as he drives away. body cam video showing the officers beforehand telling the driver to get out of the car. the driver repeatedly asking why. when he backs out, he is shot and hit. that driver right here tonight. the dangerous stormfront. at least five confirmed tornadoes. flood watches across several states right now. that front then moving through d.c., new york city, boston next. the president and his farewell. hope hicks now gone. 24 hours after firing his v.a. secretary. and tonight, the president comes out swinging, after his fired secretary fights back. why he thinks he was replaced. president trump and his surprise on syria today? what it could mean for u.s. troops. minutes later, after what he said, the state department