members who could be call as witnesses, so long as they do not discuss the case. everybody was tight-lipped, six bay area parents charged in connection with paying someone to help their child cheat on the s.a.t.s or a.c.t.s. this is what happened when we tried to ask some of these parents about those charges. >> you and your spouse still laughing about it? was it still worth every cent? >> go a. >> reporter: did you pay for your son to have assistance on tests? what do you want to say to him and the other parents? >> reporter: everybody who appeared today in court waived for their right to a preliminary hearing. i'll let you know what happened to the couple that did not waive their rights to a preliminary

hearing. melanie, can you explain why it was happening in boston today? >> great question, there's a couple reasons. the first is the tipster who first let feds know about this, who was being investigated himself, well, that investigation originated here in boston. also, when the mastermind behind all of that, rick singer, began cooperating with authorities, you may recall he then started calling all of the parents during a wiretapped phone conversations, those phone calls made to those parents, i'm told that happened here in boston as well. melanie wood row, thank you so much. >> the rio vista fire department was involved in a water rescues. at least three people were involved. one was still missing. sky 7 was overhead. one of the survivors is in

critical condition, emergency responders were called to the he copp officers and the coast guard were all called in. to another developing story, an arrest was just made in the shooting death of a woman in the west oakland bau.a.r.t. parking lot. >> reporter: we're learning that the victim was a teenage girl, a 17-year-old. the shooter, the alleged shooter, a 16-year-old boy. the coroner has yet to identify the victim. we now know this was an incident that apparently started in the neighborhood and spilled into the b.a.r.t. parking lot with tragic consequences. a 17-year-old girl is dead, and a 16-year-old boy is under arrest. the shooting was reported just after 10:30 thursday. oakland police were first on the

scene and tried to perform cpr. in a statement, a b.a.r.t. spokesperson said the shooting did not involve any b.a.r.t. passengers and did not involve the robbery or targeting of riders. it ended in our parking lot. the statement went on to say the shooter and victim went on to -- >> helped police track down the -- with business as usual today. riders were aware of the -- >> i just feel like this a neighborhood is -- >> i wondered if peet were on edge a lot. >> i myself live, the burks a.r.t. stations, so i think it's regarded as the nature of the city.

s. >> reporter: carlos rojas described the -- as robust, ama and larry, you probably remember it was just a few years ago that we learned that the vast majority of b.a.r.t.'s cameras were dummies. i'm assured they were all 100% real. laura anthony, abc 7 news. the wife of a -- told police she snapped and shot her husband, according to the bay areas news group citing court records. the 39-year-old says her husband also gave her a gun and said, just shoot me. police found him lying on the floor of the couple's home earlier this month with a single gunshot wound behind his left ear. he died from his wounds on retch july 24th. nurses at stanford medical

center are asking for more security after a patient recently attacked a nurse. the nurses are currently in contract negotiations with the hospital. the contract expires on sunday. among other things they want the right to refuse to work with a patient if they feel threatened. the nurses say the hospital won't listen. >> we know the hospitals can do more to protect the nurses. we have asked the hospitals to do more, but they haven't agreed to our common-sense proposals. a state was sent to kgo, saying they're hopeful an agreement can be reached. a flight bound to san francisco was diverted after fuel fumes made some people issic. passengers say the pilot made an announcement that it was -- and dulles international airport outside washington, d.c.

>> nigh eyes were burning, but when he left the plane, you could really smell it. >> there was a separate section for people who were feeling any sort of symptoms, and they went to one side. people who are feeling fine went to another side. >> united rebooked patterns on later flights. to the weather, this is what we've been waiting for. >> finally. earlier today a thick blanket of fog caused delays for passengers arriving and leaving -- a live look shows how things are appears. in fact, as you saw, it's a spectacular bay. the blue is just so blue. this is a shot from our camera in san francisco, the rain is long gone. spencer is here with the weekend

forecast. it's going to be a night once. here's a look at live doppler -- all across the bay area, just a few clouds remains from sutro tower. it's a beautiful sky, with a few clouds to action texture, and mountainview, san jose, morgan hill, and here's another good one, another great one, showing clouds at various weather, 61 at santa rosa. napa, vacaville, concord and livermore, but notice how the high clouds disappear going into the late night hours, temperatures dropping into the upper 40s, low 50s, and the start of tomorrow, look for mainly sunny skies with a warm-up.

>> can't wait. lyft has become the first rideshare start-up to go public. it had a good first day on the stock market. eventually ended the trading day, even as investors celebrate the company is facing some serious issues. abc 7 news reporter reports from san francisco. >> reporter: the ipo excitement started very early, droves of employees flowed inside with an extra spring in their step, waiting for this. the ride-hailing company has fiducially got public, valued at more than $20 billion. >> going public is a momentous occasion for us at lyft. we are a company of values, values steeped in collaboration, inclusion, sustainability and

connection. >> reporter: the bell range in l.a., but if felt like bells were going on in san francisco, too. lyft unveiled this video, and a program that will start in l.a. before spreading to other areas. through cityworks, lyft is committing a -- whichever one is higher, to continue in their words, improving city life through grass-roots transportation issues. employees were met by frustrated lyft drivers, deactivation, and a series of demands. we have absolutely no benefits or rights as workers. lawrence has driving for lyft for four years. she snows this will help the little guys, too. >> the tech ipo tidal wave, with companies like uber, airbnb and

pinterest likely to follow suit. and while lyft and uber -- a pugh research center poll founld that only 30% of american adults have ever used a ride-hailing service. 61% say they have heard of the service. the remains 3% said they hadn't heard of them ought all. while the numbers aren't impressive, it is a huge increase when although poll found that only 15% had use the services. ipos like this -- lieuies looks into how it works. just ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the help for an east bay woman who came home to find her

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when she came back, her house was turned upsidedown. a police say a group of people were likely staying there, including a woman with a baby who was sited. her father's ashes as well as her beloved camera is missing. the contractors blamed for cracked steel beams are challenging accusations they botched inspections. they say quality control inspectors say -- companies failed to d. but the chronicle reports that both companies have been denied requests. repairs are expected to be complete by mid june. the new south garage at b.a.r.t.'s walnut creek station opened today. at the same time the b.a.r.t. closed the north and east

surface lots. it adds 120 parks spaces, but there are fewer daily fee spaces. most of the monthly responsibilities have already been claimed. organizers were hoping a late-season swell would -- but the waves aren't expected. the deadline for the contest ends. pro surfers are already i -- a medical first at johns hopkins hospital. doctors have completed the first kidney transplant from one hiv-positive person to another. major milestones for patients live with aids who need a new organing. >> reporter: a medical breakthrough in baltimore. a groundbreaking day for hiv and transplantation. >> reporter: believing what's believe to be the first kidney

transplant from a living donor with hiv. >> coming through. >> reporter: in a individual jo, nina says she wanted to change a life, and the perception of people living with hiv. >> having such a long time with hiv, when society is consistent le othering you and trying to point out the ways in which you were different, this is something to show thativity different. >> and an amazing example of how can you live with hiv and still be incredibly healthy. >> reporter: the hiv-positive 35-year-old marathon runner decided to donate one of her perfectly healthy kidneys to a complete stranger, someone else living with hiv. >> take a condition which in the 1980s was a death sentence, and now you can be so healthy living with this condition that you can actually give life.

>> changing laws -- doctors hope that that gift of life keeps on giving. >> there were currently more than 100,000 people wait fog transplants, and about 20 people die. doctors say allows transplants with family who are hiv-positive could change thousands. turns to the forecast. a lot of other people, too. why not? here's a live look at doppler 7. mainly sunny skies. in fact we've had some clouds throughout the day, but the skies have gotten brighter and brighter. oakland 62, also at 62, and 63 at danville, 63 at san jose, and at ukiah, so it's a pretty mild

afterno afternoon, bright, but mostly sunny afternoon. we'll be clearing out and drying out overnight. sun yep and warmer weather, and rain returns early next week, but let's enjoy the weekend. starting at 7:00 this evening, now how the few remains clouds will just move on out. a bright sunny skies, with a mild weekend as well. so great weekend for enjoying the springtime weather. overnight lows will be generally in the low 40s in our inland valleys, and on the coast, and looking ahead to tomorrow, mainly sunny skies, much 3450i8der than as of late? 63 here in san francisco, mid to upper 60s up to about low 70s,

and looking ahead to sunday it's going to be even warmer, had highs in many locations, will show up. low to mid 60s on the coast. perhaps a couple degrees cooler than sunday, but the mild weather will hold on as rain approaches, and tuesday as the rain comes in. it will be a much cooler day on tuesday. so let's look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. after this bright, sunny, spring-like weekend, with highs in the low to mid 70s in many locations, we'll have just a slight chance of rain developing monday night, then a tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday, each of those days -- >> i know, i know -- >> i was saved the good stuff for the weekend. >> you would like some during the week as well.

storms of light intensity, so basically we're looking at an unsettled week ahead, but the weekend is looking great. >> those aren't rainouts, right? >> no, just keep the umbrella handy. >> given the way this is going, this pattern, is this an indication we're likely to see more rain? >> we can't really say that. >> so i think we're going to see, even though we do have more periods of rain coming in, they seem to be lighter and lighter. >> thank you, spencer. >> enjoy that weekend. just ahead, look at what a doordash delivery man did? that might be the last straw for a central valley family. >> no, he didn't.

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ordering food to be deliver is a great option, but as we're shown, it was not true for a stockton familya doordash delivery driver appears to take a sip of the very milkshake he's about to deliver. they didn't know what had happened until the next morning, when they checked their doorbell camera footage. >> i looked at it, the guy who delivered the food, was sipping out of my son's coldstone. >> now he's going to think

twice, i thought, whoa, that's crazy, especially the food. >> as well as his son. he enjoyed his cookies and cream milkshake until the next day when he learned he wasn't the only one who tried his drinks and once i checked it out, i liked brushed five, six times. >> and all they want is an apology, and a promise this won't happen again. >> thank you. >> to someone else. eh. >> yeah. steph curry says jordan bell's one game suspension would end up being a good thing. he was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.

the charge of a $15 kanell to the assistant coach's -- he told the mercury news for any rookie to come in with the spotlight that you were under, curry, though, believes that it will make bell stronger in the longer. chris davis, perhaps the premier bay area athlete that nobody really talks about. yesterday, davis with his second home run of the season, the ball sailed over the fence at precisely 2:47 p.m. is that a big deal? why is that a big deal? his batting average the last four years has been exactly .247. no player has had the same exact average is, you want to guess his lifetime average? >> i was going to say 247. >> no, it's not, .248. if he does not get a his

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and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. melfully wood row is in boston covering the varsity blues scandal. the wealthy parents caught up in the scheme, many from the bay area, made their first appearance in court today. the family of willie mccoy expressed their outrage at the department today. police body cam video has been released. the faept is remmed by john burriss. eric thomas will be like in oakland with their reaction. president trump was at the --, rather from arriving inn

the united states. abc news reporter is in los angeles with the latest on mexico's response. >> we'll keep it closed for a long i'm. i'm not playing games. >> reporter: threatening to close the border, in mexico doesn't stop imgrants from seeks asylum. the president accusing democrats of supporting weak immigration laws. democrats want to prevent there is no border crisis. >> reporter: 12 senate republicans voting with democrats to block the -- directing 3.5 billion dollars from the pentagon to build his wall, but the president overrode their resolution. abc news consultant, john cohen who held a senior role said the last times border was closed during the reagan

administration, and to both countries. >> history tells us when you shut down the -- you do little to stop the flow of drugs or illegal immigration. you do cause significant economic harm. >> mexico is tough. they can stop them. he chose not to. the border port in el paso is over capacity by 400%. there has been no influx of judges or resources. abc news, los angeles. new details on the crash of the ethiopian boeing 737 max jet crash. abc reports that the feature was on shortly after the takeoff

same safety feature is also blamed on another crash. meanwhile, ethiopia's civil aviation administration is expect to do release their preliminary report on their crash. >> for the third time, the house of commons has rejected theresa may's brexit deal with the european union. lawmakers now have until april 12th to come up with a new exit strategy, or risk crashing out of the eu. a hard exit could lead to massive disruptions for people, businesses and trade. immediately after the vote, may faced calls to resign from opposition leader jeremy corbin. >> this deal now has to change. there has to be an alternative found. if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go, not an indeterminate date in the future, but now. >> brexit supporters crowded

parliament square in london protesting yet another delay. the pound sterling fell through the 1.30 mark against the u.s. dollars. there are fears it would drop lower. officials in mozambique say there's a big rise in the number of cholera cases. national health officials say 139 people have been stricken, cholera is spread through contaminated food and water. the it can kill within hours if not treated the orization says -- pope francis issued sweeping new sex abuse procedures for personnel and diplomats of the vatican overseas, it requires abuse allegations to be reported immediately to vatican prosecutors. those who do not report allegations face fines and jail

time. the pope also issued any child protections for the youth seminary. a group of attorneys has issued a scathing criticism of the prosecutors in the smo smollett case. you may recall that smollett was accused of organizing a fake attack on himself. he agreed to complete community service, but the bar association says the case should not have been revolved without a finding of guilt or innocence. the arizona woman accused of forcier her adopted children to star in youtube videos was arraigned in court today. she faces 30 counts. police say she sometimes locked the kids in the comments and pepper sprayed them if she felt their performances were not up to par. lots of excitement, as we've

been reporting, about elevate yft's ipo. says. hungry investors just plowed billions into lyft. it's losing money each time someone books a ride. it will was gives it the resources to invest in expansion and new technology. early investors who put money into lyft when it was starting up, will get paid. and it can pay down debt and employees have to be happy, too, because of their stock options. >> don't expect to see lyft employe employees dropping a lot of c-notes. they can't trade their shares for six months. >> lyft was very vague with what

it will do with the billions raised. >> certainly you can imagine for marketing, for development of technology, for also to validate or to achieve growth, it takes people even in the world of a.i. >> what they see is future value in the data it's collecting from users. >> if you're a ford and building aton muss vehicles, but they just circle randomly, it would be hard to compete with an uber or lyft on where the demand is based on weather, based on every variable. >> now it has the cash to save or spend as it sees fit. and while today's lyft ipo minted something in millionai s millionaires -- >> abc 7 is going to spend a week focusing on some of the

issues, they ranges from drivers struggling to make ends meet and other issues. >> 50% of the congestion in downtown san francisco is a as a result of uber and lyft. >> look for our coverage beginning sunday night. we'll get a new perspective. just ahead a abc 7 news at 4:00, how the attentiveness of a passerby -- oh, listen to the puppy squealing. don't worry, don't worry. a good samaritan saved the day. a weekend of spring is coming our way. we'll have the forecast coming up. taking a live look at traffic through san jose. it's moving on this friday. on a nice friday.

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a stockton man is being hailed as a hero for coming to the rescue of a puppy. listen to that. he was driving around yesterday when he saw two puppies whimpers next to the drain. he pulled over. it turns out the puppy's sibling slipped down the drain. the good samaritan tayed with

the pups. >> he's wagging his tail. he's/er all right. the good samaritan says he will be the first in line once the puppies are ready for adoption. i don't know why they ended up there -- >> look how cute. he's exhausted. >> that was stressful. an overload of puppies is -- the santa cruz county animal shelter is offering dogs and pup yes, sir at half price this spring. but the shelter will offer the discounted rates through april 15th. the price includes spaying or neutering, microchipping and rental strargs, vaccinations, flea and worm treatments, and a free wellness exam. >> that's a lot. >> for a new pet. santa cruz county animal shelter is the place to go.

>> and they deserve good homes. >> if only somebody would adopt spencer. here's a look. and few clouds are around, and during that overnight period, while we have a few high thin clouds, maybe a bit of fog, overnight lows will dropping in our inland valley areas. and then tomorrow, will -- >> mid to upper 60s and low 70s will show up, and speaking of temperatures, here is the -- well above the average for this time of year, by 70 tomorrow, 74, low 70s, and bill of a cooldown?

and a bit of a pouring down of light rain beginning on -- and thursday and friday. we'll see a bit of rain -- look out the window. and just look at people having fun and imagine it's you. >> that's not too depressing. >> awesome. thanks, spencer. >> enjoy your weekend. just ahead, seriously controversial set of wheels, we look at the e-scooters and the rules of the road. >> and the cannabi

you're doing it wrong. it's our series that helps you do everyday things a bit better, or in this case legally. for example, don't leave your scooter in lake merritt. e-scooters have being very polarizing, partly because some people are doing it wrong. reggie teamed up with a lawmakers to turn the wrongs into the right. >> there's now the beautiful

embarcadero. people run, rides their bikes, and almost get hit by electric scooter. you're doing it wrong. i have scott weiner, senator and advocate. >> you should not be riding your scoot are on the sidewalk. it's in the bike lane, if there is a bike lan, and if not, stay close, someone just left it on the sidewalk. >> you really shouldn't dump your scooter on the sidewalk, again, it's illegal, unsafe for petitions. park it against the curb. >> and some of these you now have to tie up. >> you want to make sure to lock them up so they're not stolen. that's become an issue. >> and we want the city to look as neat as we can. >> absolutely. >> i see so many people without

helmets riding around the city. i understand wanting the wind blowing in your long locks, but are they doing it wrong? >> the law doesn't require you to have a helmet. it doesn't require people over 18 riding a bike to have a helmet, but it's a good idea. you can really be injured, and people should wear helmets. >> i like avoiding head injuries. >> now that we know how to do it right -- am i too tall to be on a scooter? >> never toos tall. we told people -- we can make it work. ♪ that looks perilous. state senator weiner joined

kristin and jessica on "midday live" to weigh? but now he'd like to see even more scooters, my personal opinion is i think the city was too restricted in terms of the numbers. but. >> i believe the sky will not fall. this is really about making it easier for people to get around. we're maxed out on cars. we can't have more suggestion, and making it easier for people to -- but use a scooter takes up a lot less space than a car. >> and they don't back up traffic when the cars just stop to the side to pick somebody up? >> for a refresher on the rules, head to our website, don't

forget about "midday live" about 11:00 a.m. and horse racing is back at santa anita park. racing was suspended after the depths of 22 horses. the track reopened today. once the rule goes into >> but same rules are going into affect. it seems that cbd is just about everywhere these days. in fact wall greens -- stores across the country. for more on why there's so much buzz about it, here is cecilia. >> okay. so let's talk about it. >> we have to start with the terminology.

first, the term medical marijuana is the wrong term. marijuana is a street term. the plant is call cannabis. if you break it up, the two main compounds are cbd, thc has the psychoactive components, and for medicinal purposes there are compounds that contain both. >> when you talk about over-the-counter products, it gets murkier, because we don't even know if the cbd has anynyny concentration. >> what are some of the reasons people are using it? >> well, we know based on good science there is something else inside our bodies, there are receptors that work for almost everything from or immune system, cardio system, pain --

we need more research. , and this is in its infancy and it's an active area. >> we'll see it in walgreens soon. is the fda saying anything? >> very, very cautious. we have to proceed with caution. they have a problems always with claims made, if you can see this can cure, tree or prevent, but for me as a practicing physician, i have evolved on this. years ago i was completely cynical and skeptical. i have attended conferences recently at ucla, and i personally think the risk/benefit profile for medicinal cannabis is actually safer than things like opiates. i think we'll soo it enter mainstream. >> for cbd, if a patience set i said to use this as an oil. >> trial and error, proceed with caution, and also let your health care provider know you are using it. we'll have to see.

and according to the website governing.com 33 states have passed laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. have you ever heard of kinetic art? le will at the time into what all the buzz is about. >> thanks, guys. news at 5:00, trying top as to the next big wildfire. it's hard work, and it's happening in the north bay. the lucky holder and why it's such a big deal. and what's happening in the presidio that has a lot of people buzzing. these story and more when abc 7 news comes back at 5:00.

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a free interactive art space has recently been drawing record crowds in san jose. chris winn has the story from the creative district. >> reporter: south of first in san jose, many calls it the city's cultural hub. it's a community, that people love. >> and one of the most popular spots, ica. >> people are in here smiling, they're making the motion detectors do something that they these the sculptures are coming back to them. >> it has three exhibitions. one feature works from a sculpture, including one of the earliers version of an autonomous vehicle. and this section us biomorphic

abstract sculptors made by stephanie metz. >> shared sol experiences i think really matters. i think more and more people want that as a counterbalance. >> the experiencing a renaissance. >> more and more businesses are starting to open here, including encouraging. a lot of people are -- they see it as an up-and-coming area. the ica is set to celebrate its 40th year. s are inspiring, are creating a forum for dialogue. >> an ever-changing space. abc 7 news. and remember, you can get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news asked. more customer mization.

that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. augustin, what do you want to say? >> confronting bay area parents in boston. for many the scandal just got real. body cam videos release. moments ago. the family speaks. what we're learning about the victim and today's arrest. and liftoff in san francisco, investors gobbling up the chance to buy into the future of lyft. but there's real concern about the impact to everyone else. this is abc 7 news. one by one, a profession of

wealthy bay area parents. >> reporter: are you still laughing about it. good evening. about one third are from from california some parents are already negotiating plea deals. melanie? >> larry and kristin, it was a revolving door here today, all of these bay area parents facing mail fraud charges, none of them entered the plea today. appears in court today, parents accused of the helping their children cheats on entrance exams. six bay area parents traveling to boston. a purported ukc water polo