4-year-old girl. >> he previously violated the school policy by contacting a fifth grade girl on social media. >> our reporter is live in martinez with the story. laura. >> reporter: well this teacher andrew lund sits here in the contra costa ktd jail his bail increased in the last hour to $3 million. in the meantime we still have not received a response from the vallejo school district about new information that they knew months about ago about the teacher he is tendency to reach out to young girls on social media. >> every teacher, every employee of the school district is a mandated report reporter. >> one day after vallejo teacher andrew lund was arrested for soliciting sex from a minor and child pornography charges new information reveals administrators added glen cove reprimanded him for inappropriate social media contact with a fifth grader last sner. >> we did become aware of an

incident at that school that was reported to school officials in august. >> any time there is even even of inappropriate contact or inappropriate relationship, the district has an immediate obligation to act. >> according to a search warrant written by investigators, lund said they began to kmat on a social media platform with a student at glenn cove elementary in the summer of 2017. in which the girl was between fourth and fifth grade. lund said he asked the girl if she missed him. lund told us the parents of the girl reported the incident to the school and was written up for it. but the district told lund the letter would not be placed in his personal file unless he failed to comply with the school's instructions not to engage students on social media. on thursday lund was arrested at his vallejo home on multiple felony charges related to more recent alleged activity on social media with an undercover

officer. he thought it was a 14-year-old girl. >> he began to ask her questions related to sexual activity. and then sent her some actual harmful images. >> in a facebook post the superintendent dr. adam checkmark said quote to our knowledge there are no district students involved in the investigation. in martinez laura anthony abc 7 news. milpitas police need help. they released these photos in the hopes someone will recognize this guy. officers say he exposed himself at the milpitas community library near the international language area last friday afternoon just after 4:00 p.m. police describe him as a man in his 40s. 170 pounds, 5'10", balanceding agency you can see and wearing glasses. call milpitas police if you have any information on this man. a freshman at california high school in san ramon is under arrest after allegedly planning to harm his calamities. abc 7 news has learned that a

cal high freshman student asked another to help plan a school shooting for the senior knee in 2010 willie 21 sarah cranford sec the student immediately reported this. they called police and determined the male student had a plan to harm other students. in a letter to parents she wrote, quote, the district considers this offense to be extremely serious and will take appropriate disciplinary consequences as per california education code. the student was arrested and booked into juvenile hall. quite a few ambulances have been called to golden gate park for people apparently celebrated too much at today's 4/20 event. the key moment as a short time ago a lot of people lighting up at the same time. police are out in full force looking for drivers who may be impaired. and you can see in the live picture from sky seven that though the event is winding down there are a lot of people lingering there. let's go to the reporter on the

ground. abc 7, carlos. >> it's been a party atmosphere. thinkts are wrapping up. we have seen thousands behind my here. we have heard multiple reports of people requiring some type of medical attention. but despite this news the spirits out here have been high. >> hippie hill make some noise. >> rolling a joint then lighting it up. that's been the tradition at hippie hill on this 4/20. >> 4/20 is when everything goes off. you know when everyone sparks it up. >> a ritual with new meaning now that the sale of recreational weed is legal in the state. >> i think it's great. i think it's absolutely great. california needs something like this. >> in the crowd of thousands you'll fine those have been coming coming for years as well as first timers. >> it's our first time here we're here for the good vibes np nice weather day in the city. >> this year since 4/20 falls on friday organizers expect to

surpass the last carrier's attendance of 20,000 party goers. >> we doubled up skaurt, beefed up the cleaning crew. like last year we deforted a lot of garbage to liking and implementing that plan again. but we have more people. >> the event hasn't gone off completely without a hitch. at least half a dozen people were taken by ambulance as they required medical attention. sky 7 was over the scene as paramedics stfrted two people in the middle of a large crowd. most of them were responsive as they were being carried out. despite the issues, people say the event is more organized. >> everything is more organized. it actually has gating around the area of the festival. that's different. >> while which found a lot of people were playing hooky, no one wanted to fess up to it on camera. >> it's the first time i've had 4/20 off. so the full day. >> just worked out perfect mr.ly. >> yeah like it's meant to be. >> once the smoke clears the massive clean upget under way meaning party is over.

in san francisco's golden gate park, abc 7 news. well there is big relief for commuters starting today. a long awaited third lane has been added for the eastbound direction of the richmond sand rafael bridge. keep in mind that lane is for peak commute tomorrows only. abc 7 news coronell barnrd is live on the marin side of the bridge. it makes a difference don't it? >> reporter: i think you're right. i'm not sure i've ever seen the afternoon commute traffic moving this fast on the span. look. drivers seeing a brand-new right lane today. and brand-new signage here as on the bridge. the shoulder has been rework to help move traffic along and reduce the nasty traffic jams. it can be mission impossible when it comes to getting across the richmond sand rafael bridge after work. >> so the best thing to do is get out of marin before 3:00. then you're okay. >> if you don't? >> if you don't just you're tuck

in traffic. >> it's horrible. >> as of friday the stubborn connecters to the bridge, the same usual suspects, commuters endured for years could be easing. >> turn that system on. >> a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new third eastbound lane on the richmond sand rafael bridge for use during peak commute times. 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> we are trying to get the flow of on the bridge faster. >> the $53 million project paid for vertigo the write shoulder and new electronic traffic signs telling drivers when it's okay to use the lane. 80. thousand drivers use the bridge daily. the chp says the new lane may take getting used to. >> what's interesting is when the lane is open if people realize they can drive in this lane with that solid line there. >> you know one thing i'm concerned about is that we're taking a congestion problem in marin and moving it to richmond. >> richmond mayor tom bud fears it only gets drivers to a notorious bottle neck quicker. >> some will get on the richmond

parkway. if you've been there on rush our it's clogged. >> as for westbound lanes a second phase could bring a preted path for pedestrians and bicycles which could be convert intoed a third lane for cars during the morning commute. by the way if you're caught using the lanes outside of commute hours you could get a fine of $237. in marin county, abc 7 news. >> there are some local fallout from the starbucks racial bias incident? philadelphia. a popular berkeley brunching restaurant called elmwood cafe abruptly closed doors. it shut down this morning. taking the social media accounts private. the restaurant faced a renewed criticism after an incident of alleged racism against comedian and cnn contributor cam bell. >> a warning tonight from the centers for disease control don't eat roe main lettuce from

yuma, arizona. we told but the e. coli outbreck affecting 16 states. 16 people reported getting sick. alt first the alert was only chopped roe main lettuce. now officials say the whole heads or hearts are off limits. don't take a chance. the c.d.c. issued a new wagener as eight more cases in alaska appear link to the outbreak. a story tonight from partners at hood line about a good idea ending badly. abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom reports why a mueller is taking down. >> nancy ellen lives in a shiny new building on a street playinged by litter and vaned alism. >> i have dreamed about doing something in this territory under the bridge to beautify the enabled. >> she got her chance when she met an artist looking to donate a mural. >> creating more art can kind of

balance it in a way that we feel better. >> the tap evidentiary of local landmark was made out of tiny dots buy a robert. >> it brought color and life to what was an empty wall most liked it but apparently not everyone. >> people were so excited walking by and because it's a techie thing it's interesting. >> the exitment lasted two weeks. until this. >> there was a tag on there. my heart sunkp. because i thought people honored artists they wouldn't do it. >> she said that's often true she offered to fix the mueller and leave the tag. >> we change the design to embed the tag in the design. >> a grum of men ran off with their paint. >> they came back with a spray cans she skoal and sprayed it across the whole thing. nothing done with the art after that. it was ruined. >> as workers remove what's left it's advocates are did he

injected but not defeated they hope to talk to the talgers or work together. >> we believe our mission is war on boring walls not war with people. >> in san francisco, jonathon bloom, abc 7 news. >> more to come here students are making their voices heard. >> from san jose to san francisco, political activism takes hold. >> cal state reverses course, saying no to a tuition hike but now it wants something else. and cleaning our oceans and sachg the tiny organism living there. local researchers have a new weapon to try to save them. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, people soaking up the sun in santa cruz. i'll let you know how much warmer this weekend. free

students in the bay area and

across the nation walked outlet of class today in another protest against gun violenc in school. sky 7 was over this high school in alameda where students gathered together around 12:30 today during lunch. today's protest was meant to coincide with the massacre at columbine high school in colorado, 19 years ago today. another march in san francisco wound its way to justin hermann plaszcz at the embarcadero. students there held a closing rally calling for an end to gun violence and a safer school environment in the city. in marin county nearly 100 students staged a walkout and march to mill valley. >> and many propzed to make voices heard at the ballot box in the furtd. >> the students began streaming out of the high school at 10:00 a.m. the crowd marched down miller avenue finally arriving at the depot in mill valley where students took the stage. >> our fellow americans made it clear that nobody is coming to save us. not the adults, more the elected officials because the cavalry isn't coming this time.

we are here today not only because our generation continued to be ignored for so long but here in solidarity with the women, year people and black and brown communities who are silenced and slaughtered disproportionally by the weapons our fellow incitizens claim to own in the name of liberty and justice. >> after the rally organizers passed around information sheets to help fellow students register to vote. california state university has dropped a proposal to raise tuition by another 4% next year. last year amid large protests the csu board of trustees approved a 5% increase bringing tuition for in state students to just over $5700 per year. it was the first such hike in six years and the csu board considered a 4% hike this year but decided to seek increased funding from the state instead a scientists have wanted to study plantingen a long time to detect climate change and environmental danger but they were hard to keep in focus.

as abc 7 news reporter david louie explains a new microscope invented by an ibm engineer will solve the problem. >> tom zimmerman holds a long list of paptants his latest tool could be track change. it tracks plantingen, tiny organism living in rivers ponds lakes and soberen peterson scientists have worried about 40% of the plantingen dying over the last four years. this submeresman microscope will maren plantingen behavior. an artificial intelligence chip will along for changes and threats. >> you need an amount of data that is unprecedented. and tom's microscope allows to do that. >> standard microscopes can't keep it in folk. this one has no lens and the components are surprisingly cheap. >> right now we are using a board called a raspberry pi.

and the lowest is $5 and the image sensor is shh 8. you can see for less than $20 you have a digital stereo micro. >> the next challenge will be finding a water proof housing not as large as this tohouse the autonomous microscope. it needs a surface for which a solar panel can be attached. >> plantingen may be a low life form but it's the source of two thirds of the earth's oxygen. the behavior and numbers could serve as alarm for environmental dangerous. >> plantingen is definitely going to be our canary in the coal mine. >> in san jose, abc 7 news. plant smuggling is going global. california seems right in the middle of it. poachers are going after this plant that grows up and down the coast. state wildlife investigators arrested three people. another was nabbed after trying to mail 60 packages to china. another guy in line asked what

was in the boxes and was told it was a secret. he called wildlife detectives who have been fighting this problem for months. one tip led to finding a tarp with tons of plants investigators suspect smuggling rings oud of asia. stolen plants are typically used asset decoration and can be sold for $50 each. the city of oakland could decide soon whether to sue the raiders over the team's move to las vegas. daniel kaplan of sports business daley reports the oakland city council will vote on may 1st whether to sue the raiders and the nfl. according to pro football talk.com, the suit would site anti-trust laws and arpg the league ignoring relocation bi laws. they play in oakland next season, the home for the 2019 season. it remains uncertain for 2019. claims of abuse by celebrity chef get a lot of attention these days. but food industry workers often

face serious sexual harass mtd from zmers too. now a bay area restaurant has come up with a simple effective way to help keep the staff safe. find out how that works tonight on abc 7 news added 11:00. that's right after a special edition of 2020 added 10:00, diane sawyer reports on the hidden world of hard working women still facing sexual abuse by left behind by the me too movement. now the ac weather forecast with sandwayia patel. >> hi, everyone. happy friday. let's check ou live doppler 7 right now. you notice fog hugging the coastline. it kept the temperatures in check near the beaches but away from the coastline we have noticed a little bit of warming, 24-hour temperature change reflects that. if you are planning the week look at where the temperatures are. average high in oakland 67 degrees. low 70s above normal for this time of year for the weekend and warmer heading into monday with the wafrmth holding until late next week when the temperatures

begin to waul fall back down where you should this time of year. i want to show you right now a live picture from santa cruz where the people are just n enjoying the sun isn't and water. keeping them comfortable. a great day for sailing as well. temperatures right now 58 in san francisco. 62 in oklahoma. 70s from san jose to gilroy. currently 54 degrees in half moon bay. this is a shot that pretty much tells you we are heading towards summer from our south beach camera. notice it's not only breezy but the fog rolling in surrounding sutro tower. low 70s from napa to santa rooz. concord at 77. livermore 72. if you want sun you got it from the abc 7 news exploratorium camera. fog along the coast tonight. warming trend tomorrow and temperatures above average for april for the upcoming weekend plans. first thing in the morning fog will be confined to the coastline where the temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s across the region inland areas will be on the mild side with clear skies.

tomorrow afternoon here is what your highs look like. 83 in gilroy. . 79 in the south bay and san jose. cupertino, on the peninsula nice warmer tai than. 76 innen men low park. along the coastline low mid-60s. san francisco 69 degrees. it's nice and mild at the coast. in the north bay with mid-60s around santa rosa, napa, even places like vallejo, novato sup upper 70s. east bay, 76 fremont. head inland you'll feel that warmth. 83 in concord. 84 in livermore. and also in brentwood. a good day to head to the coast tomorrow. but make sure you have the sun screen and the shades. very high uv index. notice the temperatures tomorrow in the 60s and 70s that's a look at beach forecast. a look at earth day planner for sunday, hour by hour there will be fog first thing in the morning. temperatures in the 40s. but warming up quickly for the afternoon hours with plenty of sun, low 60s to the mid-80s.

and by the evening hours those temperatures will slowly come down. a look at accuweather seven-day forecast. warmer tomorrow. mid-60s to 80s for saturday. earth day festivities looks fantastic in terms of any events you might be going to. above average warmth for monday. we will continue with that pattern very close to that on tuesday. more cloud cover into that tuesday wednesday time period. and cooler weather by thursday and friday. mid-70s inland, upper 50s near the coast. download the app and check out the temperatures. >> wow, nice. thanks a lot. a concert and wedding planner paradise on finney a friday freestyle next. >> on this 4/20 you might wonder where else is pot legal in the united states. >> to that end we have a map. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ to move california forward, we need to help more californians get ahead. that's why antonio villaraigosa brought both parties together to balance the state budget with record investments in public schools... and new career training programs. as mayor of la, he brought police and residents together to get illegal guns off the streets - and keep kids out of gangs, and on the right path. that's antonio villaraigosa. a governor for all of california.

♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪

♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ it is time for finney's friday freestyle zblp makes the week bearable. >> music and wedding planning. for this time of year. we'll start with ear play chamber music. we told you about these guys. given away tickets. very popular. check this ♪ >> you will get two free chikts to the air play chamber music concert. the way things go, set for

monday april 30th. 80s the herbst avenue. and a $50 value. because you get the ticket here you can meet with the ear play could founder. he is -- and the composers actually at 6:45 before the concert. they're talking and answering questions. obviously it's classical chamber music but itsz done in an unpredictable bold way. okay. now let's talk about planning your wedding. the wedding shows. >> all right. >> this one is huge. >> oh. >> this is a big one. check it out. they have the wedding shows all over the bay area. put on often by the same company. this one held at the levi stadium. 4,900. >> wow! >> yeah. they're in santa clara. i don't think it takes up the whole stadium but i could be wrong. >> all right. >> there is a lot to talk about. they're bringing the bay area's best wedding professionaling,

bridal fashions all of that. one person attending it could be you, will win $10,000 worth of wedding tough. >> look at that. >> what do we do to get this. >> go to abc7news.com and we'll hook you up. >> good deal thanks so much. >> thanks michael very much. some south bay high schoolers meet a new coach and he is quite the ufc legend next. he is but we want to thank nam for this picture of the fog in the marin hedlunds. great shot. share with the pictures with the hashtag abc 7

i we worked with pg&eof to save energy because wenie. wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california.

i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. cannabis is legal in california but how safe? tonight the questionable things scientists are finding in the pot on store shelves today. and grilling season is here. and tonight "7 on your side" michael finney shows what to look for. all that and more coming on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> see you then.

a south bay school district has made it official. ufc light heavyweight champion daniel cormier is the new coach at a high school. >> he calls fights on tv and run as gym in san jose when he is in the octagon. but he is retiring next year at 40. >> he jumped at the chance to coach. abc 7 news caught up with the kmafrp on face time. >> i i want to make sure they understand the culture of excellence and winning in the classroom on the wrestling mat just in life. >> he plans to fight in the octagon one last time. >> and tough guy. he has a heavyweight title fight in july. i bet the kids pay close attention. >> you think, he has a little street cred. >> no question. >> dave murd up next. >> for all of us here we appreciate your time. hope to see you again in half an hour. >> bye-bye.

a stunning announcement from north korea tonight when it comes to nuclear and missile tests. it comes weeks before the face-to-face meeting before kim jong-un and president trump. martha raddatz standing by. also breaking tonight the faa ordering immediate emergency inspections of hundreds of boeing 737s after the deadly midair explosions. tonight what they're looking for. the deadly police ambush. two sheriff deputies gunned down. the gunman walking into a restaurant and opening fire. on this day of national walk outs. the school shooting. the gunman walked into the school just as students were preparing for their demonstration. james comey's memos now made public. what we never knew and tonight which side does it help? the video of prince in his