>> i'm kristen sze. the courtroom was packed with media and family members of deangelo's alleged victims. >> deangelo's attorney is complaining of problems with the case. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas reports from sacramento. >> is joseph james deangelo your true and correct legal name? >> yes. >> i'm sorry? >> yeah. >> yes. >> deangelo answered yes from his wheelchair in a weak voice almost kbb to hear. in court today a public defender was appointed to represent him. diane howard said the sheriffs department initially made it difficult to see her cltd even though she had a court order. >> he disrd rayed the court order. >> howard says there are thousands of pages of evidence to wade through and it could take months before they're ready for trial. deangelo is officially charged with two counts of murdering brian and katy in rancho cordova while walking their dog in 1978. he is suspected of ten more murders as the golden state killer and 50 rapes as the east

area rapist. it expand a decade and went unsolved 40 years. dine hill of rancho kor dova and daughter kelly came to the courthouse in hopes of getting a look at the suspect. >> he is a horrific man and needed to be caught. we didn't ever imagine that we would see this happen. >> but attorney howard is asking people not to rush to judgmen. >> we have the law that suggests that he is innocent. until they prove him guilty. >> joseph deangelo is scheduled to be back in court on may 14th. it's not known if he will enter a plea at that time. in sacramento, eric thomas, abc 7 news. now, new information we're just learning that investigators first misidentified an oregon man as a possible golden state killer suspect. through information from again etic websites. that's according to court records obtained by the associated press. in march of 2017 investigators in oregon convinced a judge to order a 73-year-old man to prove -- provide a dna sample.

they cited a rare again editic marker which the oregon man shared with the killer to get the judge to issue that order. >> the arrest of joseph deangelo is presenting new opportunities and new concerns for genology cites. and the people subscribing to them. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: for years investigators relied on criminal labs like in alameda county along with national law enforcement databases to run dna samples against when searching for suspects. now some investigators are turning to genology websites like ged match, the d.g.e. dechl machel database was had they said identified golden state killer joseph deangelo. when you register the following statements come up. although not approached by law enforcement it has always been g.e.d. match's policy to inform users the database could be used for other uses and it's important that g.e.d. match participants understand the possible uses of dna including

identification of relatives that have committed crimes or were victims of crimes. the alameda county sheriff's office crime lab is not involved in the golden state killer case but supervising dna criminalist rhonda roby described how the dna can be used to trace a suspect when the investigators don't know the suspect. >> we generate a dna profile from the evidence. >> in deangelo's case investigators turned to the genology websites and worked off family members with similar dna focusing on the right age, sex and right location. ultimately honing in on deangelo. roby says a biological parent would present a 50% match. >> if i have a sibling i'm sharing approximately 25% of my dna with the sibling. you go on to a cousin. you're going to share less dna but share a large percentage of it. >> ged match is telling customers if they're concerned about non-genelogical uses of dna she should remove dna

already uploaded. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> stories surrounding the suspect go back decades. will likely to continue for years to come. can you read on complete coverage including a time line of everything connected with the case on our website abc 7 news.com. download the abc 7 news app to learn the latest developments. the family of a woman convicted of killing her three daughters in daly city 20 years ago is urging governor brown not to release her from prison. the victim families and san mateo county prosecutors are holding a news conference right now. in 1999 megan hogg hogg hogg contest to suffocating her daughters and was sentenced to 25 years to life. her attorney says she suffered from depression. earlier this month a panel decided hogg no longer posed an unreasonable risk of danger to the public and found her suitable for pennsylvania relevant. the victim's aunt says the family is shocked and upset. >> it's like ripping the band

aid off of a wound that never quite healed. >> governor brown can either approve parole or reverse the decision. the family is asking the community to write letters urging him to reverse that decision. a young san jose woman rushed into a burning apartment building this morning to help an elderly woman escape the flames. the fire breck out around 8:30 this morning on topeka ave. firefighters say the flames were shooting out of the ground floor window upstairs united. both women were taken to the hospital. and this afternoon in san jose firefighters rescued six dogs in a fire on skotdy street. two dogs were resuscitated at the scene. another was taken to an animal hospital for treatment. the flames were put out quickly and all of the dogs are okay. but the home was severely damaged is now unhabitable. the red cross was called in to assist the family. the u.s. tennis association

has slapped a stiff penalty on the burlingame country club after investigating racism. abc 7 news reporter jonathon bloom found out the players quietly complained for years. >> you know something is wrong. >> and for alyssa that moment came during a tennis tournament at the club in hills bureau. she played there for too long. >> i experienced it as code for homephobiay. >> but this time she said a spectacular was korched. >> the man from jamaica asked where the bedroom was and told to go to the clubhouse. >> once there a staff member confronted him. >> said to him you need to leave. and he said i'm not doing anything here. and he said your kind does not belong here. >> then the club called hills bureau police who sent three officers to the parking lot.

the report shows they left quickly calling it a misunderstanding. >> we were shocked, couldn't believe this type of behavior exists. >> amp the report the usta governing amateur tennis. >> we think there was proechlg going on discrimination. >> they took an unprecedented step and served up a suspension. no matches at the club for two years. >> the players can form a team. what it really means is they can't use burlingame country club as the site. >> we asked the club for an interview and declined and said we're disappointed by the mischaracterization of what was an unfortunate misunderstanding and it happened because the guest was not complying with the club's policy about dress code and cell phone use. >> oh it was just about dress code? oh it was just about a cell phone? you can call it that. but we know what it was. >>? san francisco, jonathon bloom, abc 7 news. workers at the exclusive all

male bohemian club are out on the picket line the sec day of work stoppage. the union says pay and union busting attempts by the management are at the core. an attorney representing the club says the union has been inflexible. he says workers have yet to make a specific proposal that would help move negotiations along. we now know that 25,000 union workers in u.c. system are walking off the job three days starting may 7ing. union says the walkout will affect 10 campusing with several clinics and research labs. the union claims it reached a impasse in contract negotiations after a year of bargaining. a state lawmakers today shelved a bill that would have banned children under the age of 12 from playing tackle football. sacramento assemblyman kevin o o mccarrot pulled the safe football act following criticism from the youth football community on petition drive against the bill collected

45,000 signatures. mccarrot and loerna gonzalez fletcher co-authored the bill to protect kids from concussions and brain injury. pop warner football officials say 100,000 kids play tackle football in california. walnut creek police are drawing attention to three car burglaries suspects who they're calling unfortunate criminals. donal irvin, jonathon pool and marcus comens are accuse ds of auto burglary and conspiracy. police call them unfortunate because the car they are accused of breaking into was that of a walnut creek officer. and the purse they stole had a gps tracker in it. officers arrested the trio minutes after the break in on wednesday. talking warriors klay thompson up for practice but all eyes on steph curry. >> and whether he will play against new orleans tomorrow. it may depend on how you define

questionable. >> korean leaders meet perhaps waiving are paycheck the way for president trump. local experts say we could be in for the biggest ramt show in history. >> live doppler 7 tracking a system bringing spotty showers for your weekend plans. i'll have the time line coming up. i'm michael finney so what's it going to be? i'm not giving you chewbacca got han solo? collect all twelve exclusive trading cards and try a new movie-inspired menu only at denny's. solo: a star wars story. may 25th. by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california.

this should have been handled a long time ago not now. this shouldn't have been left for me to handle. but we will handle it. we're handling it well. >> president trump speak today about the stunning moments between norg and south korea vowing to end the korean war and to denuclearize the peninsula. a meeting between president trump and north korea's kim jong un may happen in june. meantime asia scholars and diplomats gathered today to

interpret the meeting between the leaders of north and south korea. david louie looks added what they expect to happen next. >> scholars in general thought it was good theetder watching the leaders of the two koreas interacting and seeming to have cordial talks without the need for translators. but the question is what happens next? that was the focused of a panel of experts at stanford shoern stene asia-pacific research center. >> really what it boils down to for me is there is a possibility for us to avoid the possibility of a larger conflict. it's worthwhile to explore and look forward. >> the motivation for a peace accord by kim jong un may have something to do with the north's nuclear test site. geologies say the mountain above is collapsing ending the operation. stanford fellow kathleen steven was a u.s. ambassador to south korea during president obama's first term. >> but that was probably in his calculation of what would be some early return that is he could offer to show good faith

if it is good faithen and to try to get the process going. >> a meeting is in the works between president trump and leader kim which spernts predicted choreographed for tv audiences. >> therefore i won be too surprised if kim jong un actually hand over five bombs to trump. and then they can stage the biggest reality show in history. >> asia scholars are also concerned how north korea, south korea and the u.s. will handle any collapse in their effort towards denuclearization and the creation of peace accords. going forward there is a sense of optimism but also caution. if there isn't progress soon the situation on the korean peninsula could about a go back to square one. at stanford, david louie abc 7 news. new reports tonight that the trump administration is ready to freeze america's fuel economy targets for cars and suv attention. setting up a legal battle with california.

the los angeles times reports that the epa is circulating a draft proposal that would freeze the strict mileage targets the obama administration worked out with california. that plan called for increasing the average fuel economy for passenger cars appear suvs to 55 mile per gallon by 2025. the formal proposal is expected in the coming weeks. if you are planning a trip to mirror woods do it soon. the entrance fee going up by 50%. aerktd to the media partner, the price to visit will climb to $15 per person come january 1st. and annual pass will increase from $40 to $45. you also have to pay that new $8 parking fee. the fee increase is part of a plan by the national park service to increase fees at all parks across the nation. today's asher day, san jose mayor sam liccardo planted a tree in kelly park this morning. asher day celebrates the roll of trees in our lives and promotes tree planning and care.

first observe as a formal holiday inn 1872 in nebraska. a gap between two of the east by's most heavily used bike and pedestrian pathways has been filled in. drone view 7 flew over the link between the richmond and other greenways. after years of planning and construction it opened to the public today. a new intersection went in allowing people to cross busy san pablo avenue safely. the pathway will allow people on footed and bike to travel from berkeley to point richmond on the greenways uninterrupted and unfettered. the warriors are definitely running the clock. both steph curry and head coach steve kerr say it's another day before a decision on whether he plays into foam's game one of the second round of of the playoffs. abc 7 news laura anthony and ied the practice. >> i'm getting there for sure. >> he is close but is he close enough? while steph curry

rehabilitatetation has been conducted behind closed door or a big careen, the man himself reports that he is getting closer to getting back in the game. >> still to be determined. >> but will it be in time for saturday's first game of the second round of the playoffs against new orleans? >> whether i'm out there or not, we have confidence in ourselves to win this series. i'd rather be out there. and that's what i'm working towards. >> curry gets away. >>fare his part warrior head coach steech kerr says it's a decision that won't be rushed, even as curry is getting increasingly anxious tgtd back on the floor with his teammates. >> it's the first time i scrimmaged in six weeks, five weeks whatever it is. so it's not as simple as he feels good throw him out there. it's more about give him a few days see how he responds. >> kerr confirmed that curry participated in the first five on five drill in the second full practice. teammate and fellow superstar kevin durant likes what he is seeing so far. >> his energy, you know lights up the whole team.

he had fresh legs today. that inspired everybody out there. >> i'm plugged in, lkd in, thinking about you know when i'm back out on the floor what i need to do to be myself again, one, but to help my team win another championship. >> in oakland, laura anthony abc 7 news. now the accuweather forecasts with sandhya patel. hopefully steph can play. hi there everyone. live doppler 7 showing what it looks like. and we have been tracking some showers up to our north around mendocino and lake counties. here is a raw view vount north stated street old river road, seeing a few drops there. not a lot. there was a brief feared with moderate showers. lake port also seeing some rain drops right now. let's look at the wider picture. what's going on here? we have the circulation just off the coast. and it has been spinning. it's slowly approaching the pacific northwest and northern california. that's what's providing the lift to some of that moisture and squeezing out a few showers. we're going to keep that

potential in the forecasts. here is a look at highlights. basically into tomorrow some spotty showers. a scheidt chance into sunday. cooler than average conditions through the entire weekend. and even a little bit into early next week. a live picture. it's beautiful from the east by hills camera. you see the sun trying to peek through all the forms of clouds. another view, you see the couple lous clouds there. a puffy clouds from the emeryville camera looking across the bay. 62 in san francisco. . san jose near 70. it did hit 70 today in half moon bay only in the 50s. tletdening sky from south beach camera right now. low 60s, santa rosa, noft of currently 64 in livermore. the hour by hour forecast, 9:00 tonight most of you dealing with clouds. as is we head into the latter part of the night, a few showers will redevelop around mendocino county. going into saturday morning, notice a little bit of green showing up around 8:30. if you have early plans, just

have the umbrella handy. process it's a hit or miss shower, nothing widespread, nothing heavy duty. a few showers still around lunchtime tomorrow. and then you will notice that the energy starts to lift. but another weak impulse through sunday morning. and that may be enough to trigger a few showers between sunday morning and sunday afternoon. once again, isolated at best on sunday. in terms of rainfall totals, we're specking the most most around yukia 22 hundredths of an inch. but a few hundredths of an inch around the region. that's a computer model input. i don't think novato is getting 21 hundredths. but you never know if a brief shower develops they could. mix of clouds, sun and a few sprinkles tomorrow afternoon as you look here. temperatures in the upper 50s. to the upper 60s. a little breezy at times. if you you are taking part in the march of dimes march for babies tomorrow morning in san francisco at for the mason where or jonathan bloom will be mid-to

upper 50s. in san jose in the low 50s for the low 60s. great weather for walking for a great cause. a look at at accuweather seven-day forecast. spottedy showers saturday. few drops possible sunday. into a work week the weather pattern switches from clouds to sun and even warmer weather. more like spring by the time we head into midweek, near yaetd there wednesday. low 60s coastside by friday in the low 80s inland. download the app and check out the temperatures any time. but i wouldn't change up the weekend outdoor plans. >> you won? >> no just take the umbrella. >> all right. baseball and sprinkles that's fun. >> it's okay. right the kids can still play. >> thanks sandsia very much. salad and song the composition for today's finney friday freestyle. next. and then at 5:30 on world news with david muir. and new at 6:00, the san jose police academy graduates the 31st class reaching a major milestone. see what makes it unique from

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it's time for finney's friday freestyle. >> and michael is here with today's goodies. i think that's the right word. >> okay so budine the french fry people. let me show you what it is we're giving. a limited time offer right now. we have video there. there it is right there. they have spring salads coming up. i'm passing them out here so everybody can look at these. they're absolutely phenomenal. >> wow! >> three different ones. they're a $10.49 value. they have the millionaire flat wedge, the bond me and chicken salad. amazing. >> they look good. >> we are giving out 500. but that's going quickly. i would suggest you get on it. >> looks good. >> sooner rather than later. don't they look. >> they do look good. >> a piece of bacon right now.

>> now we fed you it's time for entertainment. do we have video on this? there it is right there. check this out. a virtuoso on the sitar. remember that. the indian classical music and arts foundation is having a concert may 6th, down in san jose, a 40 value. with you you get to go to it for free. it's on at 40 at the mexican heritage plaza. in san jose. we'll get you tickets. >> this guy is phenomenal. >> i know. >> entertainment, food, that's everything how do we get it. >> it is everything. i'm glad you asked. i'm doing all i can. abc 7 news.com, go there look for the finney's friday freestyle page we'll hook you up. from the big screen to the neighborhood museum, get ready to glove up as the avengers

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coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 three days after the massive fire in concord, next door neighbors are being allowed to go back home. find out the why it took so long. the fight at the capitol over the sanctuary state law. plus. worse, companies are causing more problems than fixing. picking a plumber can be

challenging. "7 on your side" michael finney has advice how to hire a good one plus ratings for plumbers throughout the bay area. those stories coming up at 6:00. finally tonight if you are excited about the avengers movie you'll love the exhibit at san francisco's cartoon art museum irps inned by the new film. >> you will. a top costumer and prop grader gives you a sneak peek. >> we took all the heroes from the new avengers infinity war movie and made preproductions of the pops and costumes. this is the infinity glove. did this with 3-d printing created 26 files for each part of the glove then put electronics in it to light up the jewels. it's identical to what's used in the film. you may have seen this for about 30 seconds in iron man ii, all made by hand.

over 300 parts in just the torso. a lot of people think it's steel. no. it's only made to look like that. if this was aultd metal it would literally weigh a ton. in the actual film, the costume was done in cgi. had to create a costume literally from scratch that would work in the real world. so i began with a sublimbation prin and created all the urethane pieces to put on that looked like metal. there is not one like this anywhere. people want to see the heroes. they want to see what they saw on the screen so that's what we bring. o. >> stunning stuff. how cool that. the cartoon art museum will add more costumes and props over the summer cool. >> that's right and the display thereby willie will be there until labor day. especially stunning in the films it's cgi they are puts going to

life the first time world news tonight with david muir is tonight, as we come on the air, breaking news a short time ago. authorities believe this is the face of a killer. the former police officer, accused in 12 murders and at least 50 rapes, wheeled into court. what he just said to the judge. tonight, nbc's tom brokaw responds. his scathing words for a former colleague who has accused him of sexual misconduct. what she alleges he did to her. also tonight, ann curry, back in the news. now saying she warned nbc about matt lauer. the historic step. kim jong-un crossing over the border into south korea. the leaders then stepping back into north korea. declaring an end to the war. and tonight, what president trump is now saying about his face to face meeting, planned next. the sheriff's deputy shot and killed. and the new warning tonight, going in t