california man spent more than two decades on death row released after charges were dismissed. >> let's get to abc news anchor eric thomas life with the story at sanity kwentent. >> the 68-year-old vincenta ben a individuals is froh since bill clinton was in the white house. he met up with family members for a tearful reunion a few feet behind me about an hour ago they let him go. plets show you what was going on. it was tearful, emotional also something he had never seen before obviously, after going in prison in 1993, there were lots of selves with his family after he got out. as you said, he was convicted back in the yerl early 90s in the death of his girlfriend's 21-month-old daughter. he was accused and convicted of sexually assaulting and killing her. the sexual assault posing the basis of the special circumstance they needed to put him on death row.

after appeal by the habeas corpus legal resources foundation they said -- they made this statement late today. >> of course we are elated by the fact that he is released today. he was wrongfully convicted over 25 years ago and we are very grateful this day finally has come. he will not make statements for the press. i don't have any further comment. >> he did not make statements to the media. mr. civitz made the kpen for -- that's sisson. the hapious corpus legal resource foundation is a -- is an implement of the state court system. any handle appeals in cases like this. however, dan, as you mentioned, the d.a. in kern county has not said that she thinks he is innocent, mr. benavides in this case. she has simply said part of the case breck down based on medical testimony about the sexual assault and when that broke down that caused the state supreme

court to throw out all of the convictions and based on the age of the case and some of the specialized medical testimony she wasn't sure she could get another conviction. therefore she decided not to retry the case. that means of course that vincenta benavides is a freeman but that leaves questions about his guilt or innocence. what we know is that based on what happened in the opinion of the state supreme court there was insufficient evidence for him to be on death row. live at san quentin. abc 7 thomas abc 7 news. >> thank you. some 25,000 union works in the university of california system may walk off the job soon. the american frags of state county and municipal employees announced today 97% of the members voted to authorize a strike. the union claims its reached an impasse in contract negotiations after a year of bargaining. they are also calling on speakers to boycott upcoming uc events including graduations.

until the zut is resolved. >> while we are talking about higher education we'll turn to a problem more common than you might think. college students with no place to live. advocates say it's time to think about tent cities to help deal with student homelessness. the numbers cloim everywhere but the issue took center stage at san jose state university this afternoon. abc 7 news reporter chris wynn is on the story. getting a bachelors degree is a riot of passage for many in but at san jose state university there is a growing issue weighing on some. >> i didn't want people to know i'm home zblools this student spent part of his year in college living on the streets of san jose. >> it was painful 37 it was like -- it's like you fear -- you fear your for your life every day. >> a study conducted by the california state university system found 13.2% of sjs students experienced some form of homelessness in 2017. >> it's confusing, embarrassing.

you as a student do not want to be perceived as weak. >> as the price of tuition and room and board go up students are turning to places like the university as library for shelter overnight, some sleeping outside. >> i have several students homeless right now. i have a student here living in a church >> that's why the sjs student housing alliance is proposing a legal encampment on campus similar to the ten city erected at seattle pacific university last year. students proposed the idea to rally this afternoon. sjsu president mary did not attend. but saying sjsu is in active discussion was regional and community stake holders. student experience will guide our work. the university said it created a problem to help students in need and secured a grant to fund a permanent food pantry and emergency housing services. students across campus hoping the university will do more. >> we are encouraging them to work alongside with us.

we want to see -- a seat at the table. we want to be the hidden voice. >> in san jose, chris wynn, abc 7 news. one more note on this. the senate bill that hopes to spur the construction of affordable housing designed especially for students was amended this week and gets a hearing next week. we'll keep you posted. a new mountain lyanne sighting today one spotted in san mateo. and it prompted a bereave shelter in place for two nearby schools. last night a mountain lyanne spotted in san jose as david louie explains it's probably because springs is here cubs are growing and developing good appetites. >> this is why residents of one san jose neighborhood are spend being more timen doors. the video of a mountain lyanne captured on a home security system in the eastern foothills of alum walk area. >> we are not walking. we love to walk in the evening because we have beautiful views. right now we're steadfast and we just stay more or less around

the grounds. >> neighbors have been alerting each other on social media. >> the concern for some residents could be pets. dogs and cats and other animals who could be food of tune forth. >> besides her dog she has a second dog and a coop filled with chickens. they believe mountain lies may leave habitat in search of food. >> mountain lyannes are solitary hunters for the most pennsylvania part pch very often what's happening is she is leaving cubs in a den and coming out so she can find food to feed her babies. >> two san mateo schools are briefly put on shelter in place status for about 40 minutes when a parent driving a child to school believes he saw a mountain lyanne in the vicinity of fernwood and 36th avenue. 1,500 students at hillsdale high school and 850 at abbott middle school were impacted while police and state wildlife officers search the area. no mountain lyanne was found. a resident across the street

from front of the coos isut her yard. >> if it happens i'm going to be in my backyard immediately. maybe i will call the police of course. >>? san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. president trump's efforts to crackdown on sanctuary cities suffered another legal set back today. an appeals court in chicago upheld an injunction against making federal grant funding contingent on cooperation with immigration enforcement. now the panel found the administration exceeded its for the authority when it tried to implement the new measures without congressional approval. >> president trump meanwhile slammed today governor jer ary brown on twitter and threatened not to fund the sfat's deployment of national guard trups to the u.s./mexico border. in the tweet he says the crime rate is high enough in california and the federal government will not pay for governor brown's char aid. late this afternoon the national

garratt said they received a signed order from from the pentagon saying they would cover the cost of deployment. new backlash against starbucks this times for the groups it's including in the upcoming training. the tramg training following the arrest of two black men. >> double locked handcuffs behind our back escorted out and put into a squad car. >> that was the two men speaking on gma this morning with robin roberts. now abc 7 news melanie woodrow has bowing sides of the debate. >> women's march leader tamga mallory is calling for a boycott of starbucks tweeteding starbucks was on a deent track until they enlisted the antidefamation league to build the anti-bias training. this following the arrest of two black men. cofounder of the police and i terror project says you. >> you can't be supporting a

brutal colinization. >> they tweeted the anti-bias training is a next step and we're proud to. >> it negates the effort by starbucks. >> the adl is one of the center rift historic. >> rabbai jason rode itch says i supports multiple organizations coming together including the adl. >> look, i don't agree with everything the adl stands for. i sometimes have different views. but i believe if we are sochlg this tremendous problem affecting people of color in our country, that we have to be a broad coalition and be willing to work together across some differences. >> as starbucks seeks to address implicit bias. >> i'm doing everything i can to ensure it's fixed and never happens again. >> new debate about the training itself more than a month before it is set to take place. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> new report from cnn claims that major companies and u.s.

taxpayer dollars may have been unknowingly helped finance extremists channels on youtube. the report says ads for companies like facebook, sisk o netflix and many others apds on channels appearance promoting white nationalist and nazis. and propaganda. many companies said they were unaware the ads were placed on channels and are now investigating. at least one under armour is pausing advertising buy on that platform for the time being until under armour can figure out what's going on. women on the board california may make it a requirement in what could be a first for the country next. >> a playoff series becomes more than about basketball tragedy. has both the warrior and san antonio spurs standing together. >> i'm meteorologist sandsia patel. the picture previews what's ahead. spring warmth. you might want to be outdoors

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tonight a's playoff game between the warriors and san antonio spurs will certainly be emotional. as you probably heard gregg popovich will not be arthroas he mourns the death of his wife. >> mike schum isn't live in san antonio. shu it's a tough night. >> reporter: well it's emotional as dan said. and tough duty for both teams involved. but a lot tougher for the spurs as dan also mentioned that. gregg popovich will not be courtside. now steve kerr considers popovich his mentor and he was too upset to deal with the news of his wife's ernie passing. but today he addressed it in the morning shoot around. >> devastating news. ernie has been courageously

fighting a battle with some health issues over the last few years. but this was shocking. it was unexpected. >> reporter: the warriors and the entire nba send nothing but love to coach popovich and his family. >> pop might be the most admired man in the nba for many reasons. and there is an outpouring of support and grief from everybody around the league. >> reporter: steve played for coach pop and considered him a mentor which enables him to put the game and life in its proper order. >> one of the great lessons i learned from pop was to always keep that balance in mind. even when times are good. you know, you can't take yourself too seriously. times like these obviously that point is driven home. the game seems inconsequential. >> warrior players know how much this affects this coach too. >> steve has a great outlook on life appear what's big are than basketball. and obviously this is big are. so like i said before, it's hard

to perform under these circumstances. but we have a job to do. and i know the spurs will be playing with heavy hartz tonight. >> you know the spurs will rally around their coach this evening in game three. >> we are struggling. it's not -- it's not an easy day to be here. >> to be with him last night, you know at his house and share those moments with his family, it was -- it was emotional. >> reporter: knowing popovich as well as he he does, steve knows how special ernie was. >> you got to be special to be married to pop. but pop is -- he is one of the finest human beings i know. and he made an incredible impact on my life. >> reporter: well, look for the spurs to come out very emotional early in the game as they're playing this tonight for gregg popovich and his late wife ernie. reporting in san antonio, mike shumann, abc 7 nuts. >> shu, thanks very much. thank you. game four also in texas can be steam this ds sunday on abc 7 coverage at noon. and keep it on abc 7 for after

the game with all the highlights and the live post game interviews. an important recall to remind you e. coli linked to lettuce made 53 people sick krs the states. the illness resulted in a shortage of roe main lettuce as health officials try to pinpoint the outbarak. sam's club is sending this letter to commerce noeflt notifying them to return taylor farms chapped let us to rerefund. taylor farm has no indication of any products being a source of the outbarak. we have a list of the sam's club lot numbers at abc7news.com. a built of business news california could become the first state to require women on corporate boards. a proposed senate bill calls for one female board member in publicly owned corporations by next year. the bill would require a minimum of two women by 2021. lawmakers say this happens in other countries including germany and france. they point to research is he

showing generate diversity on corporate boards leads to flnz ds profitability. the judicial committee hears the bill tuesday. consumer news about head phones and plugging into wireless. >> "7 on your side" my knowledge finney has more information. >> i was trying to talk to you you were wearing the wireless head phones you don't noticepeople but they arer where google and motor ola and eliminated the head phone jack from the smartphones you know that if you're done with adapters and tiring to of getting tangled up in kortsz ready to take the plunge on a wireless pair here is something. in today's on the go world wireless is the way to go. >> it's the friedman it provides no wires. >> i don't have to deal with the tangles of the wires in my pockets no more. >> i don't have to have my phone with me or on me at all times. >> ready to cult the cord on your head phones well the tech teek a at consume are reports says now may be the perfect

time. >> you don't have to spend a ton to get a pair of wireless phone nas sound good. >> the jvc wireless head phones sell for around 30 bucks. base being process many but the audio quality was good in consumer reports test. a higher budget gets you more feature, noise cancellation. >> noise cancelling blocks unwanted external sounds and that i that may be useful if you're at a cafe or noisy open office environment. >> others allow you to control music from the ear piece without ever taking your phone out of your pocket. which may be a little are tricky to master. >> this particular model you could wipe your finger up to increase the volume, down to decrease the volume easy to remember. tap once to pause. tap twice to fast forward. now you have to remember how many taps does what. >> and consider style. bulkier over the ear head phones may g you more battery life

while in ear models can be true wireless even from each other. >> and it's always a good idea to try on head phones before you buy them since they might not be the right fit for every person. >> i do like no wires these days i have to say. >> it's icier. >> thanks michael. now the accuweather forecast with sand were pattedle. hi, everyone. let's look at live doppler 7. you notice most areas are clear with the exception of a few cumulus clouds and a lonely patch of fog on the covert pch check out let sierra nevada. snow showers still. spring but snowing. if you're heading up for the week the snow showers taper ton. the weekend will be dry and tomorrow will be dry as well. here in the bay area the 24-hour temperature change it's up. 10 degrees warmer in santa rosa. up 7 degrees in san jose. livermore, you know with the warming continuing and a little breezy, you know what it's coming around here. tree pollen is coming up.

you may be feeling it allergy season obviously grasses are moderate and weeds are pretty much non-existent. if you ump you can blame the spring warmth and breeze attention. hang in there hopefully it gets better as time goes on. here is a vup of get into the mood of the santa cruz camera. not many people out there. a lonely view. i suspect over the coming days as the warmth continues we will see more people in scene cruz. 58 degrees in san francisco right now. in the low to mid-six oekd to san jose. 55 in half moon bay. a bright view from the souch beach camera towards downtown san francisco. 71 in santa rosa. many areas in the low 70s. definitely warmer. novato 64. and 70 in concord. sutro tower camera showing a lovely view towards the golden gate, the marin hedlunds nice day for a hike. sunshine and warmer tomorrow inland areas in the atsds for

the weekend and dry pattern continues into next week. first thing in the morning most starting out in 40s and 50s. one thing patchy fog on the coast. you know it's summer when you see that fog surfacing. which we have right now near the san francisco san mateo coastline. afternoon highs look like this in the south bay. low to mid-70s most of you except gilroy up to 77. 74 in san nice mild day on the peninsula. 62 in half moon bay. a breeze keeps you comfortable at the coast. you're not getting warm. 60 in daley city. 64 in downtown san francisco. coast side 72 in sand rafael. 76 in santa rosa. 74 in napa. if you have plans for friday in the east bay you couldn't ask for better weather. not hot, not cold. 68 degrees in oklahoma just right is what i call it. inlandia areas 77. concord and 75. livermore temperature trend.

foam is 75. the numbers come up well above average for this time of year through the weekend and even beyond zpoit the fact the that temperatures trend lower. a look at accuweather seven-day forecast warming continuing friday mild to warm on saturday with mid-60s to 70s. earth day, not much change. great looking weather for any of the outdoor events. and above average temperatures expected for monday with temperatures moderating the middle of the work week next week. download the accuweather app and check out temperatures any time. i think it's time to soak up the sun. >> oh. >> i know we need the rain. but dan and kristen since we can't change it may as well enjoy it. >> i look that philosophy. >> how do you like it. >> no complaints here. thanks sandhya. banding baby falcons. a group effort hundreds of feet up. new at 6:00 shifting into high gear hundreds of students converge on the bay area looking to build a car getting 4,000

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have found evidence of recent human elevation in the diving ability of a southeast asian community known as sea know mads. the bojo spend 60% of the day under weight water. breath holding diving for fish and sea cucumbers. a recent again oem study found spleens 50% larger than normal people it carries red blood cells allowing forgive longer breath holding when he it contracts. >> three young falcons getting ready to do what they were born to do. spreading their wings and hit the sky. but not before researchers get a chance to place bands on them for further study. the chicks were born last month on the 33 rd floor of pg&e headquarters in downtown san francisco. research frers uc santa cruz have been keeping an eye on them

and expect them to be ready to leave the nest in three weeks time. where any end up that's anyone's guess. >> where do they go? we know that they came from a nest here in san francisco. where do they end up? could be anywhere in california or fargoer beyond. and that gives us information about the population, its health. >> also today we learned that the chicks are two males and one female. pg&e is soliciting suggest attention from commerce to name the birds. we have information on how you can weigh fl on abc7news.com. huey louie and dock. a criminal justice success story. a woman arrested many times thanks totd police officer

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26 inches of rain. the deluge compared to an earthquake. get a piece of the rock. the san francisco hillside offered at an incredibly steep price. and a bold prediction, 27 million americans are leaving traditional jobs to be their own boss. "7 on your side" michael finney looks at what's inspiring so many to make the jump. all that plus more coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. kristen, dan. >> thanks very much see you then finally police officers are rarely thanked by someone they arrested right. >> that's true. but that's what one southern california woman did this week. >> reporter john gregory shows us why. >> it is a reunion five years in the making. the last time tiffany hall saw lieutenant jim foster she was a drug addict with no future. now she is about to graduate from college. >> i want to thank lieutenant foster for his respect and his

compassion and the empathy that he showed to me. >> tiffany credits foster with helping to turn things around, even though he was often the one taking her to jail. >> he would encourage me all the time. tiffany, you can do better than this. tiffany, why don't you try to go to school. >> biggest joy of my professional career is from time to time having contact with people who have found their way out of horrible circumstances and into life's success. things a lot of us just take for granted for people who have a rougher life story. >> tiffany graduates from college next month. she wants to become a worker. she wants to give back the same type of home and encouragement that lieutenant foster gave to her. from long beach, john gregory abc 7 news. >> great story. >> what a story, yeah. world news tonight with david muir up next. i'm kristen sze. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour. >> see you then.

tonight, breaking news. president trump, the mueller investigation and what we've just learned about his legal team. the new move tonight. also breaking at this hour, reports of two deputies shot and killed in an apparent ambush. what we're learning right now. just in tonight, what we never knew about the death of prince. the new images just released from inside his home. what investigators discovered and what they're now saying about the drugs the singer had been given. tonight, new images, seconds after that explosion in midair. and how safe are hundreds of 737s flying right now? did southwest do enough to inspect planes after a similar incident? tonight, southwest and their new statement just issued. the fraternity suspended tonight, after this video was made public. frat students at syracuse university accused of saying, "i