california highway patrol officer. the officer was rear-ended by a white mitsubishi mirage. three other people in the mirage suffering major injuries in the crash. >> rescuers had to use jaws of life to rescue the victims. >> let's show you where this happened on the map. eastbound 80 shortly by red top road. two lanes are closed because of the crash speculation cand you resulting back up. >> the backup extends well into vallejo. the highway patrol specialized unit has been called to the

scene for this investigation. thank you for joining us, i am ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley. no one has been murdered in alba albany since 2015 until this past weekend. >> victim was found with a gunshot wound. abc7 reporter wayne freedman spoke to people. >> reporter: when a murder happens next door or across the street, or down the road that is too close to home. >> i am shocked. in broad daylight. >> reporter: the victim died in the hospital after they found him shot. he may have been a homeless person who have been living here for roughly two weeks. >> seemed like a person who was homeless but very just tidy, i don't know how to explain it.

>> reporter: it is notable as albany's first murder in three years and third in 15. >> i would not imagine there would be a murder here. >> peaceful quiet town. >> reporter: no reassurance in what happens usually. >> the world is changing so much. you hear about people getting shot on the freeway for anything. i don't know. it is weird. >> reporter: police tape gone. bench just a resting place again in a community where on the surface, life has returned to normal, but now with a wary edge in albany wayne freedman abc7 news. gilroy police searching for a suspect that sent a man to the hospital. the victim took himself to st. louis hospital. officers spoke with witnesses

and collected security camera footage to identify mendoza as a suspect. facebook is investigating whether an employee abused their role in order to stock women online. the menlo park company is aware and is investigating. in a statement facebook says we have zero tolerance approach to abuse and improper behavior results in termination. the suspect accused of being the golden state killer could have his case outside the county. d'angelo is expected of -- searmay have committed as many as 12

murders in different counties. >> ultimately at least from my perspective is that we try to do these all in one county because of logistics, resources and because victim sensitivity. >> so far de angelo has only been formally charged with two murders. the statute of limitations has expired. the case of the golden case killer goes back decades. putting together parallel paths of the suspect life. look for the story called parallel paths. >> prosecutors taking a close look at a video that may show 49er linebacker foster did not assault his former girlfriend. foster was scheduled to enter a plea on domestic violence

charges this morning and now he will have to wait another week by video is reviewed with authorities. david louie was in court with foster today. >> reporter: attorney who provided a video that could be crucial to the 49er's linebacker future. ennis last week recanted her story saying the video shows her in an alteration with another woman not foster. the prosecutor asked from a week's delay. >> continuing to review the video tape that was provided to them and i am willing to abide by the request. >> reporter: legal analyst believes foster's former girlfriend is trying to right a wrong. >> i can prove this wasn't the way it happened and i am very sorry that it got this far and that i tried to do the best i

coupled to keep it from happening once i realized my mistake. >> reporter: prosecutor told reporters after the hearing that other evidence could lead to foster's conviction even without the testimony of his former girlfriend. >> sadly two often victims of domestic for a host of reasons do not wish to complete the process. if the evidence independent of a -- prosecution's duty to seek justice. >> reporter: he is now expected to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty at next week's hearing. foster is facing one less charge for allegely being in possession of a -- if you live in the

eastbouneastboun bay you may have been shaken by a quake. >> kristen sze begins our team coverage. >> let's show you where the shaking is going on. this morning's quake happened in alamo just before 5:00. measuring 3.3 in magnitude. yestrday three quakes in danville. 3.0 or smaller. 16 small quakes. yellow dots centered around a residential. this is a usgs map. the star is the epicenter. and now i am going it zoom out. do you see that? now layer on blue squares and those are the areas where people felt the shaking. we talked with a walnut creek man who recently moved here from the east coast.

>> first earthquake today. it wasn't bad. the house was shaking it woke me up and nothing broke so it wasn't too bad. >> b.a.r.t. briefly slowed down today. seismologist say don't let these latest tremors alarm you. but the bay area will likely see a large damaging quake in the next three decades. continuing our team coverage with elisa harrington. why quake swarms in this part of the bay area are nothing to worry about. >> i was awake. and just finished feeding the baby. and heard something that sounded like thunder and it rocked and roll. >> reporter: the 3.3 tremor was

an early wake up call jolting people out of bed just before 5:00 a.m. >> i thought this is the start of another big one. >> reporter: this follows a group of other small earthquakes in the same area over the weekend. this map shows the cluster center in or near. >> it had a little rolling and then a big jolt. >> reporter: similar but larger earthquake shook the danville area in february. these quakes are centered before two fault lines. but the swarms boil down to a coincidence. >> the san ramon valley has produced earthquake swarms this half a dozen times or more. >> reporter: do not mean the big one is coming. but should be a reminder to

everyone in earthquake country, to be prepared. >> are you ready for an earthquake? simple to put together the basis. go to abc7news.com/prepare nor cal. cost for the entire project is expected to reach as high as 77 billion. republicans urging governor brown to pull the plug. a federal law is needed as cost overruns and delays continue. >> what we believe the feds will do, is they will do an objective assessment whether or not this project is viable. we have side for ten years this project is not viable, and cannot be built, cannot meet the promises they made in terms of cost, ridership and travel time.

so we will see where it goes. >> california high speedail will be the first in the nation. voters approved it in 2008. a livermore landmark could soon be turned into a skate park. >> a history of what is there now and who is fighting to keep it from being paved over. >> weather pattern is about to get quieter and warmer. it is a stolen personal submarine.

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back now to tonight's breaking news which is backing up traffic for miles along eastbound interstate 80. you can see the backup there in one now the officer and the three people in the mirage were all hurt and some with major injuries. >> here is a look at the damaged car from the ground. you can see the damage is serious. two lanes of i-80 currently closed because of the crash. we will let you know when more lanes open up. moving up, once a duck dynasty and now a delapidated

pond. the duck pond has served as a home to water foul for decades. laura anthony has the story about the fight to preserve that pond. >> reporter: what is left of a long time local landmark in livermore neighborhood. a duck pond that is now turned to muck. >> we want to save the pond. there is a whole ecosystem that is here and it needs to be preserved. >> we need to stop and get them some water. get them fresh water. >> reporter: once home to a variety of ducks, geese, and several species of birds fish, frogs and turtles. and now it has been fenced it. and much of the wildlife like these geese relocated. >> they disappeared.

the city said we voted there. and i don't think we did. >> we have had over a year of community outreach. >> reporter: it is part of a larger master plan to turn the old golf course into open space without a pond. >> the pond is in poor condition. the resident geese and water foul get into traffic and cause traffic issues. and we haven't had a viable water source for a couple of years now. >> reporter: the issues began with the pond three years ago when spring town golf course closed. and basically, the irrigation system went away. many who lived here surprised to hear the pond would be removed. >> adds insult to injury to put a skate park here. >> if you are going to pave paradise and put a skate park, there is a song about it. >> reporter: petition drive to stop it. the city plans to remove the

pond completely. once the ducklings are old enough to fly away. b.a.r.t. is launching a pilot program to clean up an unsanitary problem. elevators which are sometimes used as makeshift toilets. to keep them clean, b.a.r.t. is teaming with muni and an organization to hire elevator at attendants. some riders call it a much needed improvement. >> you get in there and you smell the urine and you know exactly what it is. >> i think everyone is actually happy. it is not just the commuters. it is san francisco in general. >> the pilot program will focus on a civic center. muni and b.a.r.t. splitting the

cost. providing a free one month membership. ride for up to 45 minutes at no cost. bike docks at 16 b.a.r.t. station. we put a link to sign up on our website abc7news.com. well, whether you are petaling or on foot. >> biking to work. here is a look at live doppler 7. pleasant weather. little active during the day especially over in the sierra. wide expansive outbreak of showers and even thunderstorms. and we have had isolated showers and downpours here in the bay area. you can see transpired over the last few hours but easing up, or winding down as we approach the evening hours. here is a live view from sutro

tower under mainly blue skies. it is currently 56 degrees here in san francisco. 60 in mountain view. 54 at half moon bay. this is the view from emeryville under bright sunny skies. 64 napa, novato 61. 60 at livermore and here is our view from the rooftop here at abc7 looking out in the embarcadero. mainly clear and cool overnight. we will have mild to warm days ahead right on into the weekend. overnight mainly clear skies with perhaps a few passing clouds. range from mid to upper 40s. 51 will be the low here in san francisco. here is why we have had the pattern today and even today.

storming center over idaho. bringing cooler than average air down into the bay area. that system is going to be sliding east ward over the next couple of days. accounts for the gradual warmup we will experience here in the bay area. we will feel milder here tomorrow. places like santa rosa, cloverdale, ukiah. look for highs in concord. highs will be in the 60s and 70s and here on the coast, near the coast, we will see highs in the low 60s. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. you know, it is tough when you start the week with your tongue and mind not working in sync. high temratures will be in the mid to upper severi70s inland.

friday warming up to low to mid-80s. 60 on the coast and over the temperatures by a couple of degrees. we are seasonal average range right now. thank you. >> it is not your imagination, gas prices a lot higher than used to

happening now, the start of the spare the air summer season. looking live at drivers at the bay bridge toll plaza. during the summer, we are advised to drive less to improve air quality. during the winter, the focus is on reducing smoke from fireplaces. the end of april has brought the highest national gas prices in four years. crude oil prices now at the highest level in three years. expected to climb higher this summer. nationally the average price per gallon is $2.81. here, averaging $2.61. on average, we are paying 62 cents more per gallon than a year ago. san jose sharks second round playoff series coming to the

tank. puck drops at 7:00 p.m. game three of the the vegas golden nights. getting good. now the warriors are one g on the pelicans. larry beil will be there live. tip off is at 7:30. new renderings of their new arena will look like. the chase center should open in time for the season. >> next, hear from a local lawyer who spent the weekend helping a caravan of people seeking asylum.

bay area families buy adorable puppies online. only to find out they are not real. we continue to keep an eye on the crash involving a chp car. look at the

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we continue to follow breaking news in fairfield. a car hit a chp cruiser that was parked on the side of the road helping another driver. this is >> three people in the white mitsubishi sedan were hurt. >> several lanes closed for over an hour causing major delays. here is a live look at our traffic maps through that area. traffic is backed up for eight miles all the way to the

highway 37 connector. >> live look at the scene. look at that backup. the chp says no estimated time of opening the lanes that are closed. the cause of the crash that lead to it is under investigation. we will bring you updates on air and online as they become available. vice president mike pence received an update on the u.s./mexico border wall. the construction is to replace the original wall built in the 1990s. a caravan was on the mexican side of the border. and they were turned away second day. today president trump criticized the caravan and blasted u.s. immigration laws. >> supporters of migrants ramp

up efforts to help them. >> we are a beacon of hope for many people. >> reporter: a san francisco attorney who traveled to tijuana this weekend to advise the migrants camped out there. the migrants mostly women and children traveled through mexico for more than a month by train, bus, and on foot. saying they are fleeing violence and persecution. they reached the border but have been told by u.s. customs that the processing center is full. >> look at our southern border and our weak and obsolete immigration laws. they are obsolete and they are weak. >> just because someone comes in, means they are going to

reach asylum. >> reporter: some of the celebrations at city hall were thinking of the waiting game at the border. >> talking toddlers, babies, mothers fathers, sleeping outside. >> reporter: critics call it a humanitarian crisis. but how ward epstein believes it is an attempt to undermine the law. >> i don't think we owe it to them to process them. they should abide by our rules and regulations and come as we allow them. >> reporter: crossing the border would be the beginning for thighs migrants. of the 200 last year, only four were granted asylum. now, part of our abc7 allies in action includes a human rights selection.

go to abc7news.com/take action to find vetted sources that can help people know and defend their civil rights. a warning tonight about a growing scam targeting pet lovers across the nation. >> only to have their money stolen and hearts broken. >> "7 on your side" michael finney investigates. >> this scam is cruel to its victims. they have been emotionally invested in an adorable pup only to find out the dog isn't even real. >> heart breaking because he was part of the family. >> reporter: eventually ready for another dog to join the family finding a website offering pug puppies for sale. one of them captured their heart. they contacted the seller to see if bosco was available.

>> asking questions about us. >> reporter: the sellers sent them pictures and a happy they thought it was strange when the seller required payment by western union, but they wanted the dog and wired the $550. and the seller said the dog would be shipped from washington, d.c. but there was no dog, only a demand for more money. saying bosco needed insurance because he was less than six months old. needed to wire another $1,100. >> then i realized it was a scam. >> it was crushing. >> reporter: cora fell in love with a teacup puddle

she found online. the seller said they could get the dog soon if they paid by western union. >> and i thought that odd but thought it was excited. >> reporter: they wired $1,300 and waited for the dogs and received another e-mail. >> they are too small and they require special crating. >> reporter: demanded $1,250 to ship the dog. so they paid it. >> waiting for the dogs to be delivered that next day and no dog. >> reporter: just another demand for more money. >> tens of thousands of consumers in the united states have lost money to these types of pet scams. >> reporter: scams are on the rise growing to 37,000 reports to the ftc over five years. estimating only 10% of victims

reported the crime. >> they will continue to string along their victims. first you pay for the dog and then asked for shipping. and next the dog needs special insurance. >> reporter: never buy a dog from pictures and video. and never wire money to a purported seller. can't help wondering about the real bosco. >> making plans on what to do with the dog. >> it was heart breaking. >> and we went online to find the same picture of the same dog still for sale. i will introduce you to a bay area woman we have putting a lot of work into this. now, i want to hear from you. the "7 on your side" hot line is

open monday through friday from 10:00 to 2:00. (415) 954-8151. if you have been a victim of the puppy scam, reach out to me. you can go through facebook or abc7news.com. >> awful. >> thank you, michael. here the story of a yellow submarine. plus

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and there is still no word from the chp when it will re-open. all lanes of eastbound eastbound traffic also closed. >> leaving three people hurt as well as the officer. some of the injuries are described as major and when you look at that wreckage, you can understand why. it is not clear what led up to this crash. despite losses during the trading day, april marked the first monthly increase for the market since january because many company earnings reports came in better than expected. today the dow loss 180 points. the nasdaq and s&p both down today as well. sprint stock dropped more than 15% during trading and

t-mobile down 6%. first trading day since t-mobile announced it is buying sprint. the company say the merger will create thousands of jobs in the u.s. and china. combining will make them the second biggest wireless company in the united states ahead of at&t but behind verizon. well, this tiny homemade submarine floated in the bay was first thought to be a downed plane. >> dion lim wanted to know more about this personal water craft. and in the process found out the owner needs the public's help getting it back. >> reporter: homemade submarine is now on dry land. but over the weekend disappeared in the berkeley marina.

alameda county fire tweeting these photos. >> somebody stole it and took it for a joyride we believe. >> reporter: the two-person sub goes 30 feet deep. >> it is about giving people access to explore the oceans in a way they would never ordinarily have access to. >> reporter: at least no one got hurt, but how the heck do you operate this thing. >> one of my biggest concerns is someone might kill themselves on it. a simple set of systems but requires knowledge of how submarines work. you have to come up with $2,000 to get it out of the impound lot. >> reporter: in oakland, dion

lim abc7 news. >> today, san francisco bay ferry changed to new schedules. for routes there are new weekend schedules and minor changes to the week day schedules. now changes to the harbor and south san francco scheduled. sky 7 captured these images of the current project will take about a week. who needs to go to el capitan and yosemite.

you like heights. >> i don't know about that. >> spencer? >> i will stay right here where i am. overnight skies will remain mostly clear and overnight lows will remain generally in the upper 40s. and some mid to upper 70s inland. warming trend will be kicking off tomorrow. speaking of warm, the climate prediction center. most of california will enjoy mild conditions meaning temperatures in an average seasonal range. warmer over in the central rockies. here is our accuweather forecast. we can expect mainly sunny skies through the seven-day period. friday expected to the warmest day. see a drop off of temperatures in the weekend. pleasant weather ahead.

>> fun days to be a bay area sports fan. >> you can hear it from here. it is so loud. and it is going to get louder. ten minutes sharks host their first game. and stephen curry will make his playoff debut.

officially stephen curry is listed as probable for game two against the pelicans. but steve kerr left little doubt. of course the coach has to keep open the possibility that something may pop up health wise. he has been off the court since march 24. but so far so good. and kerr says curry won't be under any restrictions. because he needs to get his groove back. >> he loves to play so much and it is contagious for him. putting him into the mix will increase our momentum but play well to get that going. >> in between games when he was hurt, he was putting in the major work. when great players like that leave the game for an injury and come back, i expect him to be who he is.

>> puck drops in about seven minutes. the sharks hold the home ice advantage in what is now a best of five series. san jose handed vegas first lost in the post season for saturday's win. top line forward is out with a lower body injury. but cane is back after he served hiss one day suspension. cane seems the move as >> amount of depth we have especially outfront. and nothing changes for our group. so we know we are going to have to use a lot of pieces moving forward and great that guys stay ready. >> the giants are starting to roll and they will have to continue to do so without joe panic. he under went surgery today

repair a ligament in his thumb. san francisco rapping up a solid weekend against the dodgers. sandoval pitching a perfect night. longoria leads the team with 15 rbi. >> the game is obviously a lot more fun when one, you win, and two, you personally have success. we got off to a slow start and now coming together. t top to bottom feeling more confident as the group >> corey seager is the issue has affected his throwing ability since last summer. matt milan is in need of a new

heart suffers from a rare condition that robs the heart function. working at 30% capacity and he will soon require a transplant. you all have kids. so you know you can't always tell them what to do. a little league coach told one of his player to run home as fast as he could. he did a slow mo version. we were trying to wonder what was going through his mind. >> he is cute though. he was in the zone. thank you. >> made the highlight reel. >> join us tonight at kofy-tv 20 channel 13. why he is leaving the trump

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