charge. and a misdemeanor. >> domestic violence pb committing corporal injury upon a cohabiten with an allegation of great bodily injury. >> two months ago police responded to his home on after his girlfriend flagged down a staerng for help. investigators day he dragged her by the hair punched her in the head eight to ten times leaving her with a ruptured ear drum. upon a search of the home police found an assault rifle and a large capacity magazine both of which are illegal to possess in california. >> we do not care who the perpetrator is, their status in the community or anything of that nature. and get you help through victim groups in our county. >> last spring, former 49ers cornerback brock was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence. just hours after being released from jail the 49ers announced they cut him from the team. foster however is still on the squad. the 49ers organization released

a statement today saying, quote, we continue to follow in serious matter. rub isn't aware that his place in our organization is under great scrutiny and will depend on what is learned through the legal process. 49ers quarterback richard german was in the gallery today to support his teammate. foster will remain out of jail on shh 75,000 bail. the judge also issued a no contact order with the victim. he will return to court april 30th for a plea hearing. and if convicted on all charges, foster could face up to 11 years in prison. the national football league will be keeping a very close eye on this case. we're live in san jose this afternoon, chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> thank you. this could be a possible suspension by the nfl. foster, the 5th 90ers players since 2014 arrested on charges involving violence against women. last year was brock his case dismissed appear amad brooks and bruce miller in 2015 backup the

ray mcdonald a year before that. none of the players is current on the roster. in all according to data compiled by usa today 17 niners have been arrested sense 2012. second only in the nfl to the new york jets with 18. a tragic new developments in the search for a missing california family who disappeared on their way to the bay area. investigators in humboldt county determined today that the family's suv did plunge into the eel river last friday. they vanished while driving from portland ogren ton san jose. today they say items found along the river bank were positively identified by family members as belonging to the missing family. i do have teams plan to search for bodies once it's safe. the search continues in mendocino county for three children missing after a suv plunged off a cliff killing two women and tlae other children. one body has found not far from the scene but not identified. emergency call records from washington state show one of the

mothers sent a text saying she was so sick she might have to go to a hospital. the suv was found two days later. a recent wave of violence has taken the life of a third person in richmond. sky 7 flew over south 15th street in main avenue after a man was shot and killed 9:40 this morning process. police haven't made arrested .coroner is working to identify the victim. the manydeeds homds is the third in richmond this week. before that the last homicide back in november. despite effort to deter there have been more shootings on contra costa county highwaying two incidents last night in central contra koot o costa fortunately nobody hurt. laura anthony in walnut creek with the latest. laura. >> reporter: hi, laroue iry. contra costa county has seen a trop in freeway shootings so far this the year compared with last year. but last night things got heated

here on the highways. it happened twice in matter of hours on two separate highways. about 7 miles aa part in contra costa county. the first shooting came at 9:45 wednesday night on interstate 680 near treat boulevard after two drivers got into an altercation on the freeway. >> the vehicle first threw bottles and then the victim's rear window shatter. and he initially thought ds a bottle. about 11:00 at night he discovered a bullet fragment thement in the vehicle. >> a short time later there was another shooting destine on the north china incident triggered by road rage. ben again no one was hurt. >> karen is a contra costa supervisor whose district includes parts of both highway 4 and interstate 680. thanks to local funding from the city of pittsburg and money from the state, a stretch of highway does now have karms.

but she would like to see a similar system along 680. >> we need to all be working together because our constituents don't care which jurisdiction or agency has responsibility. they just want to feel safe in the cars. >> reporter: in the meantime drivers say they will try to keep cool even when someone else isn't. >> it's human nature. you know, obviously we're getting mad. but i feel like we could stay relaxed and things happen. just be aware of your surroundings, and try to drive safe. >> we encourage drivers to not let altercations escalate on a freeway. you know, somebody -- we ask people if somebody high beams you or cuts you off let it go. take a deep breath and take the higher road. >> now, over the past several years there has been a rash of shootings here in the bay area, especially here in contra costa county. but so far in 2018 there has been just 11 shootings on contra costa freeways, none of them

fatalities. last year at this time to put things in perspective there were 20. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. national guard troops are moving to border towns in four states include california. president trump is thanking governor brown for sending the troops seemingly ignoring the restrictions on exactly what the california grd o guard will and will not do. here is abc news reporter natalie bruneaule. >> >> reporter: california governor jerry brown admitting to deploy 400 national guard troops not just to the border but across the state. the agreement laid out in a letter to the department of homeland security that strikes a defiant tone. let's be clear on the scope of this mission. this will not be a mission to build a new wall. it will not be a mission to round up women and children orp detain people escaping violence and seeking a better like. governor brown rejecting the notion of a border crisis add the that california's troops will not be enforce federal immigration laws. in a tweet president trump

ignored the governor's comments on immigration and praised the move saying brown was, quote, doing the right thing and sending the national guard to the border. thank you, jerry. good move for the safety of our country. california's commitment bringing the pledges from all four states that border mexico to just shy of 2,000 troops. this woke, the texas national guard deploying an additional 1,000 soldiers, arriving in quiet border towns along the rio grand. some welcome the additional manpower for border security and the message the national guard presence sends. >> i think it's more of a perception issue than they are providing any type of border security. but you know, they're not in the way of anything appear will. process all we want to do is living our border life and kinning trading with our neighbors in mexico. >> reporter: president trump wants up to 40,000 troops sent to the border and wants them to remain until the border wall is finished. california says it won't send soldiers until the federal

government agrees to terms governor brown laid out in the letter. natalie brunnle, abc news. . of an effort in is under way to slash the tax rate on marijuana sales. rob bonita proposed a plan to lower state tax rates to encourage buyers to patronize legal shops. the proposal would trim the excise tax from 15% to 11% and suspend cultivation taxes for three years. growers and sellers complaint some cases are too high and are driving buyers to the black market. california began legal sales for adults on january 1st. all right. turning now to the weather, clear. >> yes. >> cooler today though don't you think. >> yes and breezy. let's look at the mount tam camera nice to see the blue sky. >> speaking of pretty, spencer christian. i meant the weather. >> okay, rick. there was a time though. let's look at live doppler

7. you can see what was last night's storm has become today's spotty showers, widely scattered. we have lots of blue sky. up in the north bay we see spotty showers near santa rosa, st. helena. moving eastward toward fairfield and vacaville. but widely scattered. process rainfall totals last 24 hours ranged from under a tenth of of an inch to .14 at san francisco and oakland. nearly of an inch in mill valley and over of an inches at yukia. a beach hazard statement will be in effect. until 10:00 p.m. tomorrow. as well as could be high later in the evening overnight. sneaker waves. dangerous waves and rip currents are possible. and right now we're looking at surface ib wind as well, gusts from 23 to about 32-mile-per-hour across the bay area. as we get into the late night hours the winds die down a bit. skies will be careerer. temperatures drop sharply. i'll have a kmil forecast coming up later. larry.

>> thank you, spencer. san ramon police need your help catching this man. held upper back the pacific union credit union yesterday no word what he got away with. authorities believe he may be connected to other robberies. the monterey county teacher who accidentally fired a fwun inside a classroom teaching gun safety has resigned. seaside high school teacher dennis alexander submitted his resignation last bt month effective at theent end of the school year. he was pointing the unat the saelg to make it wasn't loaded when it went off. a bullet frag many grazed a students next np he is a reserve police officer and seaside city council member is on administrative leave. new developments into the deadly crash involving a tesla in mountain view. the company pulled off the investigation. the i-team's dan noyes has been leading the coverage on this story. we will take a closer look at the unusual decision plus. i met the man who lived in

this house or what used to be this house six months ago when the north bay wildfires broke out. i'm dion lim in santa rosa with a check in with neil and his family and their rode to recovery. and the new rules for community college students. just about everyone will now get accepted to uc schools. but there is a catch. at 4:11. a live look at afternoon commute. the golden gate bridge here. and traffic is moving nicely in both directions. back with more

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the fires. 3,000 in santa rosa. one home belong to neil bloj evident that's a man dion lim met on day one of the piers. she has this report six months later. >> reporter: i met neil blodgett covered in ash wandering dazed long the side of the road his home had been incrine rated by flames. >> this is all i'm wearing. this is all i got. so i don't know how i'm going to function. >> when we caught one neil weeks later on one of his first trips back to the home he and his wife and three daughters lived in 15 years all that were left were memories. >> just traumatized. i got nothing. i should have been able to grab something. >> today neil and his family are living with his mother, the home he grew up. >> i was about 19 here. >> but neil says dealing with insurance and planning has been cholging along with a new wave of emotions. >> a war-like feeling when you're in battle and you come back home you have that feeling

that you -- that you're sparked off or something, it's just like -- it's just this fire has done the same thing. i feel to me. >> reporter: crisis counselors say what he is experiencing right now is completely normal. it's about this time six months after tragedy that the sight or the smell or the sound of something can trigger an emotional response. > some people are going through a lot of emotion. where they are feeling really sad, or really angry, or really guilty about feeling sad and angry. >> for neil and his wife getting through tragedy means focusing on rebuilding and they know they'll get through it together. >> one day a tame and we'll know the story at the end. >> dion lim, abc 7 news. now if you or somebody you know would like crisis kwouj, a new program in sonoma county called california hope. a counselor will come to help reduce stress and provide emotional support. it's completely aanonymous.

we have contact on our website at abc 7 news.com and stay with us for continuing coverage of the north bay wildfires six months later. we'll have coverage all week long. coming up tonight at 6:00 we take you back in coffey park in santa rosa to see the neighborhood rising up from the ashes. in other news uber is beefing up the screening policies on drivers. the san francisco-based company announced today it will start doing annual criminal background checks on its drivers in the u.s. it will also refine the app adding a button us allowing ride tors call 911 in an nj. neither feature makes it easier for ride tors share whereabouts with friends or loved ones. the moves aren't just about safety by changing what he calls the company's substance. it will cost you more soon to enter many national parks include california locations like yosemite. entrance fees will go up at 11 parks in across america. that means a 7-day vehicle pass jumps from $30 to $35.

the national park service says 80% of the increased revenue goes toward upgrading facilities campground, rest rooms trails and roads. admission remains free for three hundred other parks and attractions. >> community college students in california will be guaranteed admission into uc schools if they meet certain requirements. university of california and the california community colleges guardianed that students who do well in courses that uc faculty help develop will win admission into a uc campus. the agreement will apply to students beginning community college in fall of 2019. a.m. kants will not be admitted in the first choice but into one of the 9 you had undergraduate colleges. >> how about weather 101 with professor chris zbloon jump ahead. >> we'll skip to two. speaking of jumping ahead. i talked about a chilly forecast. that's for tonight. but tomorrow it's going to warm up. >> nice here is live doppler 7.

you can see most hi clear skies now. just patches of pied wylie scattered showers. s in a view from sutro tower under mainly blue skies. in san francisco right now it's 56. 59 across the bay in oakland. 60 at mountain view san jose and gilroy at 5 a and half moon bay. this is a view from mount tamm looking down over the bay and parts of san francisco, 56 in santa rosa right now. 59 at nap an. novato fairfield that's a popular number right now 59. 62 in concord and 58 in livermore. this more dramatic view of some dark low clouds from the east bay hills is striking i think. and these are the forecast features. clear and chilly overnight but sunny and warmer tomorrow and saturday and a little bit of rainy pattern develops on sunday continuing into monday. overnight, tonight look tor temperatures dropping to the mid-30s. 35 at napa. upper 30s to low 40s in the

inland east bay and maply mid-40s around the bay and on the coast. tomorrow under sunny skies, bright sunny skies, breezy conditions at the coast but milder there with highs tomorrow in the low 60s around the bay we see mid-to upper 60s. and up to 70 or maybe above in some of the milder inland locations. now, the three-day forecast through the weekend going into early next week looks like this. warming continues on saturday. highs inland in the mid-to upper 70s. but cools down sharply on sunday as showers develop. it's even cooler plus wet and brezy on monday. highs getting only up to 60 degrees inland. here is the storm impact scale. the approaching storm ranks one on the impact scale. a storm of light intensity most locations see under one third inches of rainfall from the system. and continuing into monday as we mentioned with breezy conditions. here the forecast animation starting at 9:00 a.m. sunday. start the day with clouds and later in the day we see rain developing and swinging

southward and eastward into monday. and then the storm moves out of the bay area by midday monday. rainfall estimates range from a quarter inch to south bay locations to a third inch around the by and up to maybe nearly half an inch in some of the wetter north bay locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. sunny and mild to warm conditions the next two days. so friday and saturday look nice. late day showers on sunday. kinning into monday. that's going to be a bit cool on monday. with highs only up to mainly mid-and upper 50s. maybe 60 in a few inland locations. sunnier and drier tuesday. and then it looks like we have a pretty good chance of showers next wednesday abthursday. a unsettled pattern and need the rain at this point. the rainy season is about winding down. >> we'll take it thanks, spaerngs. well san jose has gone teal in honor of the sharks, the frenzy ahead of the game. >> gearing up for the nba playoffs. what you can expect to see when the games begin saturday right

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the san jose sharks begin the quest for the stanley cup championship as they take on the ducks in anaheim. matt keller reports from san jose where sharks fever has taken hold on the community. >> reporter: welcome to finn city, the stanley cup playoffs start ton and support for the sharks can be seen everywhere from electronic signs, colorful teal displays under bridges, banners on light poles and even the jerseys of the entire team hanging on sand pedro street. >> you go to any of the spots everything sharks territory, everybody starts wearing all the stuff. and yeah it's a cool crowd. >> it's great for the city of san jose. you know, whenever we can drive more excitement about the city, more excitement about the team to downtown area, it fills restaurants, which is a great economic impact to the city. >> the sharks are almost a sure

bet for the plaintiffs. the team has only missed the postseason in the past 20 years. two seasons ago they went to the finals. betth odds have them at a long shot to win at all at 22-1. fans don't care. they hope for a big celebration in june. >> go all the way. >> get that stanley cup. >> arbor yes. >> bring it to the san jose. >> a parade. >> yeah? >> anything else. >> that's about it. >> that sounds good. >> that's about it. >> here the britainia arms holding a watch party tonight at 7:30. the stanley cub will be here and fans will get this kmem ray active towell to wave in support. we have a lot of information on what's planned here for the entire stanley cup playoffs in san jose. you can go to the website, abc7news.com. in san jose, matt keller, 7 news. after what seemed like 82-game preseason, the wars begins games that count. they host the spurs game one of

the nba ploofrs this saturday at noon abc 7. they held the first postseason practice with steph can curry sidelined because of injury. they lost by 40 at utah on tuesday night. they were disinterested. steph not likely to play against the spurs. the questions is can kevin durant and company raise the game and flip the switch well find out starting saturday. >> i don't think we just ever switched. you know, we -- we want o we won 58 games you don't do that flipping a switch. >> that's a lot of switches. if our defense is better, we'll be better and the dimmer will start to go up on that switch. >> it has been rather dim lately for the warriors. but coverage starts saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. here on abc 7. then the tipoff is at noon. stay with us with all the post game coverage and live interview was kevin durant and company on toyota after the game.

so, a lot of people wondering, how is this gk to go. >> yes. >> because. >> are we flipping the switch. >> i flipped my switch a long time ago. but -- but you know, this is an ideal scenario for them. they got the spurs. the spurs without the star ka why leonard. and it looks of all the possible teams she could is have gotten. now they got to lock it up. play defense. let's see k.d. from december when he was a just a defensive tyrant blocking shots and getting rebounds and should be fine. >> okay. >> and then steph comes back hopefully. >> hopefully no more injuries. >> can't afford anymore injuries that's for sure. >> all right we are hoping. >> yeah. warriors centers zaza pachulia makes harts during the playoffs. he was one of a record 62 international players. from a record 33 countries taking part in the nba postseason. all 16 playoffs teams include at

least one foreign born players on the roster. the most represented countries are france and australia with 7 each pl followed by canada and spain with 4. new details in that deadly tesla crash in mountain view. the ntsb has kicked the car maker off of the investigation. the i-team as dan noyes has been on top of the story from the start. he will have the latest coming up. plus. and to such extraordinary lengths to bury a story. new developments today in the investigation into president trump's lawyers, what the fbi may have b

>> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. tesla has been kicked off the probe into the fiery crash in mountain view that killed 38-year-old apple engineer walter huang. >> the national transportation safety board aches the company of releasing information that had not been and approved by federal investigators. >> dan noyes is here with the developments. you've been following this closely. >> ama and larry the ntsb offers party a status to groups providing technical stids. in exchange he get information which may help improve the product but they've been unhappy with tesla for releasing information on the crash that killed walter huang. the company said autopilot was on and huang had his hands on

offer the steering wheel or fix seconds before tesla. and they cite response to the i-team report when i interviewed huang's widow. >> just like everything, for me, yeah, i -- not just lost my husband. i lost my best friend. >> we know that he is the not the type who would not have his hands on the steering wheel. he just -- he has always been a really careful driver. >> tesla today criticized the ntsb saying they are more than more concerned with press headlines than promoting safety. now coming up at 6:00 i'll dig deeper into the statements that got tesla in trouble with federal investigators. >> a little surprising tesla has been so out there in kind of g after the driver in this case zp statement after statement after statement. that's true. absolutely. and that's what got the ntsb's attention. >> all right thanks walks dan. >> dan's investigative work on this story received international attention. all of the reports can be found on the website, abc7news.com, and reminder when he news breaks we send out an alert and you can

get that downloading the app. now to new details on the fbi raids on president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen. abc news learned investigators were looking for information on possible secret deals between donald trump and the parent company of the national inquirer. abc news reporter maggie ruly joins from us new york. >> reporter: we've been following the raids closely since they went down early monday morning. today like you said we're learning new details about what investigator are looking for. the president's relationship with the national inquirer is in the spotlight. abc news confirmed that investigators were searching in part for records of possible dealing with the tabloid parent company ami during the fbi raids on his personal lawyer michael cohen earlier this week. in what's known as catch and kill, the company reportedly bought stories from people about trump and never printed them. >> this is another example of a system used by men of a

certainly a national power and welt to silence stories about them. >> according to sources close to the investigation authorities were looking for records related to to a $150,000 payment ami made to play boy model karen mcdougal oh for her story about an alleged ten-month affair with president trump. mr. trump denies the affair. they also report that a doorman was also signed to pay 130,000 for bury a story another story. >> the story seemed in a lot of view involved in the investigation baseless. >> sources also tell abc news agents were looking for documents related to the "access hollywood" tape as well as as the 130,000 cohen made to adult film star stormy daniels to buy her silence. items that may reveal evidence of potential election finance violations. >> i think that you have to believe that it's about more than just a campaign finance violation. it's hard to believe that they would be going in with guns

blazing in in way only over campaign finance. >> reporter: president trump and the white house defy that both of those affairs with both daniels and mcdougal ever happened and also say they never had any knowledge that any payments were made to the women. . no new york abc 7 news. >> magdy what exactly investigators seize? >> well as we learn more details about this it seems like they seized just about everything they could get their hands on. according to sources close to the investigation. they tell us they seized documents dating back to 2013. many of the personal financial records. that's the attorney cohen. as well as any companies that he may have owned, any relationship the companies had with other entities as well. so they are really digging into his past. and many of experts we talked to said they are going to learn anything and everything that they can about cohen. >> all right. live from new york, thank you. dpirmgts hearings began in

u.s. senate for secretary of state designate mike pompeo, the former cia chief said he would not resign if president trump moved to halt or interfere into the investigation in in the 2016 election meddling. dmjts questioned whether he would be be able to stand up to president trump if required to do. he will replace rex tillerson fired by the president last month. president trump is weighing military options for strikes on syria. >> this woke the president suggested a strike could be imminent in response to a chemical weapons attack by assad regime but appears to be softening on the rhetoric. >> here is kenneth motin. >> the world waits to see if the u.s. and allies will strike syria. >> we'll see what happens. we'll see what happens. it's too bad the world puts us in a position like that. >> president trump appears to be backing off earlier twitter threats against syria and its ally russia that smart missiles will be coming after the latest alleged chemical weapons attack

by the assad regime. this morning trump tweeting never said when the attack would take place. could be soon or not so soon at all. >> the president of the united states of america says these missiles will be coming. that sounds to me and to the rest of the world like a decision. >> ahead of an afternoon national security councils meeting with the president, defense secretary james mattis was grilled by lawmaker. >> we're trying to stop the murder of innocent people on a strategic level it's how do we keep this from escalating out of control? >> president emmanuel mechanic rn saying, quote, we have proof chemical weapons were used by bashar al assad. but there is also this admission from mattis. >> i believe there was a chemical attack and we're looking for the actual evidence. >> congressional leaders waiting on the president's next move. >> i think it's important for us to help lead the international community to making sure that people are held accountable for the the atrocities. >> the assad regime is denying the use of chemical weapons.

syrian ambassador to the u.n. will lou inspectorers on their way to syria. tax day just around the corner. are you ready? >> i have gotten be one of my refunds. >> excuse me. >> are you ready? what if you can't get -- the stuff filed on time? can you say extension, ama daetz? >> goodness. a big change is coming to bay area ferries. how to save millions in fuel costs. i'm experience christian. check out the pretty picture just a few clouds floating through the otherwise otherwise blue sky. the accuweather forecasts coming up. >> here a live look at the traffic situation. the east bay. this is in walnut creek, 680. on coming traffic is northbound. it's usually pretty heavy. this is not bad right now. this is a good day to be out there. and southbound is moving smoothly. back with more

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let me repeat that. once again, in the city of frist, we will be the first in the country to lead on the environment. >> besides ferries and other commercial lines, be the fire boats will make the switch and the department marked that achievement with a display for anybody lucky enough looking out onto the bay. cal cran is making the process for bicyclesist pps they will be lourd to first access to bike cars as a five-week program to improve fishes. it will be tested at stations. the agency has found that 66% of delays result from issues with passengers and a majority of those issues involve bike board. caltrain says the trains carry 6,000 people with bikes every weekday. >> announcer: now the accuweather forecast with spencer christian. starting with live doppler 7 with sunny skies, a few clouds photo floating boy.

cloud flishing now nop clear skies overnight and chilly conditions with low temperatures dropping to the 30s in inland valley locations. seeing mainly mid-40s around the bay and the coast. and then tomorrow sunny skies breezy at the coast but mild just about everywhere. look for low siktsz on the coast. mid-and upper 60s around the bay and temperatures hit 70 degrees or higher in the mildest inland locations. looking to the weekend we kick-off the cherry blossom festival in japantown here san francisco. saturday a lovelily day with sunny skies and spring warmth. temperatures in the mid-to upper is iksz process. but showery on sunday late in the day. as a matter of fact, the storm approaching us on sunday ranks one on the impact scale. bringing light rain under a third of an inches. continuing to monday and here is a look at accuweather seven-day forecast. two stunningly beautiful days tomorrow and saturday. we get the rain coming back sundayen monday.

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completion projects. here is lyanne melendez. >> reporter: let's start out with what you will soon see at the transbay transit skrernt at early as this summer. when the ma'am ought project will be completed. think buses for a moment. immuny muses golden gate transit sam transand greyhound buses deliver and pick up thousand of people. full disclosure, today at the transbay joined power authority bay area meeting we found out phase one was supposed to be done december of last year. and because it wasn't, an additional $2.5 million will be spent to oversee the kpreegs. >> a year six months to close out the contract. and six months to address any potential claims that we have with the contractor. >> reporter: then phase two. you know, the tount rail extension tumble, 1.3 miles long, taking caltrains and high-speed rail all the way to the transpay bay transint center. completion date. >> as early as 2029. >> wait say that again. >> as early as 2029.

>> reporter: here is what needs to happen to meet the deadline. what has yet to be decided is the route caltrain and high-speed rail will take once they enter san francisco. the mission bay alignment or the pennsylvania street alignment. >> the mission bay alignment would go past the warriors arena and at&t park onto second street and ending up at the transit center. the pennsylvania avenue alignment would go past the hill neighborhood, past china basin and the existing fourth and king train yard. making a left on second street and finally to the transit center. the selection will depend on the cost of each alignment. in the end it will be city hall and supervisors who decide which with will better serve san francisco. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. and on top of that the california high-speed rail from san francisco to bakersfield is also scheduled to be completed by 2029. all right. thanks for joining us for abc 7

news at 4:00, i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. a crime prevented better than the crime solved. >> a new crackdown on car break-ins. can a slogan stop people from being targeted in san francisco. sochlg a brutal crime police in alameda need your help. tensions over tech, the fight over googleville and the call to keep the faith. fire fallout and update on a man with emotional scars this road to recovery is bumpy and rough. plus the warning about waves and walking along the beach. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin a story beginning close to home if you warkd are parked in san francisco and discovered someone broke it. >> it happened 30,000 times last year. and today the city announced plans to crack down and ramp up with a slogan. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne

friedman joins us from one of the prime target spots. fisherman's. >> maybe you can hear that in the background high pressure this is a prime carrier. but the whole city is prime. in fact today after the press conference we went driving around and found glass on every street where we looked. there are diamonds in the streets of stris. trickles of them sometimes rivers and they're not your best friend. if these came from your windshield they're your worst instead. >> the status quo on the streets is not acceptable. >> that was frist mayor mark farrell this morning. the leading man with supporting cast of the city's police as they announced a crack down against automobile break-ins. >> my car was broken into a few years ago. our home was broken into last year. our family home. so in gets personal very quick for a lot of people. >> personal times 30,000. that's how many break-ins the san francisco police logged last year. 82 per