reading, writing, arithmetic and rats. the new demands over the culter of rape. and the coronavirus. plus response times in rape kits? santa clara county has hit a huge milestone. >> and hitting the beale beach in the middle of winter of the our heat may set some records. rodents have in'58ed an oakland high school. no one likes it and everyone wants to it end quickly. thanks for joining us. they've seen

several mice and one even jumped at a student. >> it's creepy. luz pena spoke with a school grikt what is being done to fix the problem at madison park academy in a story you'll see only abc7 news. >> reporter: for the past several weeks, the talk in the hall ways has been about roadways. some even have pictures to prove it. >> i also hear other students say, i've seen a rat. i've seen a rat. it's not a small rat. it's a rat, rat. >> reporter: after seeing four to five mice outside her classroom, she had a close encounter with one. >> i was looking for a cart with soccer balls and then i is a you a rat jump out at me of the. >> reporter: the school district says they've known with this issue for weeks and the main building is safe but they've identified three problematic areas. >> across the field from here is a creek. we believe a lot of animals are coming from that area.

crews placed wiring around the bottom. portable classrooms. the district says they hired a specialist to fight pests. >> some traps to get some of these animals out there. >> reporter: so how often are the vendors coming? >> we had them here twice last week. i'm sure they'll be coming the see how the process is going. >> reporter: come september, those portable classrooms lbl removed and students will move into this new building. abc7 news. a thousand students from berkeley high walked out of class today as abc7 news repoer llie brinkley explains, they're demanding changes to what they say is a culture of rape on campus. >> reporter: over 1,000 berkeley high school students walked out of class at 9:three this morning and peacefully marched down university avenue to the school district offices, angry about

what they say a culture of rape on campus. >> they walked through all three stories of the district offices. at one point, they sat down in the hallway. >> reporter: the summit invited them into school board chambers where several hundred vented their frustration. >> we are here because we feel unsafe. we feel unheard. and we are scared. we are all in the hall ways trying to survive. a girl got pulled into a classroom and raped for god's sakes. >> reporter: that reported incident dates back to last may and last week, one female student sued the district over how they handled her attempted rape case. others say they resorted to writing names on bathroom stalls of male students they feared. >> noticed idea that all of my teachers were mandated reporters. know we have resources but we need to make the resources known so when kids need help, they can go to someone. >> some kid in elementary school

is probably going through sexual harassment first. it should start in fifth grade. >> we hear you saying the district and the admen is on our side but we don't feel it. you go say anything we want. until we feel it, it doesn't mean anything. >> reporter: it doesn't end here. the district says they will devote more resources to things like counseling and education, and the students will be back at next being's school board meeting with more specific demands of in berkeley, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. we want to share with you some wild video of a robbery yesterday in oakland that took less than 30 seconds of this is in the diamond district. the victim is washing his car in the driveway. two men come running up and one puts a gun to the man's head. it is terrifying. there is a bit of a struggle. you can see them forced the man to the ground. run of the robbers reaches in to grab something while others are watching. then they leave. you can see one of the men still

holding a gun as they run away. we're told the victim, while scared, was not hurt. we're going to shift gears here. temperatures are soaring. you probably know if you've been out there. the at of rainfall takes a big dip. drew tuma is live in san francisco to talk more about that. drew? >> reporter: yes. what a day out here in the 70s. we're live in marina green. folks are soaking up the sunshine. we saw a few folks swimming in the bay water. we're still seeing the rainfall deficit across the region. look at the numbers. santa rosa closing in on seven inches of rainfall. sfo, over six inches below and san jose closing in on five inches of rain. while mother nature is doing this, we'll look for some rain coming up any time in the future in the next can you please weeks. for now, enjoy the evening.

there are several new developments on the coronavirus tonight. >> reporter: a new case of coronavirus confirmed in california. >> this outbreak is spreading much more quickly tan sars did. >> reporter: many countries are using quarantine. >> there is no treatment. all i'm doing here is sitting in isolation. >> reporter: australian radio is saying 39 more people including a quarantine officer have tested positive for the coronavirus. on the diamond princess cruise ship in japan. today world health organization officially named disease covid, covid 19. yesterday chinese authorities say the number of cases fell almost 20% from the day before but the death toll is now over 1,000. american airs is now suspending flights to china and hong kong. that's a month longer than originally planned. delta and united have also suspended flights. asians and asian-americans

are saying that people are feeling targeted. >> reporter: some of the fear generated by the spread of the virus is being misdirected. people tell me now more than ever, the asian-american community needs to be supported. not ostracized. >> people are racially profiled reporter: he is the chair for the asian-american studies department at san francisco state university. he feels there are pre conceived notions how sick or dangerous people of asian descent can't because of the coronavirus. >> sadly, what would dispel the coronavirus from being a racialized disease is when more nonchinese get it. >> reporter: he says health policies have been used to sk l discriminate against asians in the past. >> chinese people couldn't in this and out. in 2003 when we had the sars

epidemic, we saw it. we it's sars happening again. >> reporter: recently uc berkeley received some back lash after the campus health care center posted this on their instagram page. it says please recognize that experiencing any of these reactions can be normal. and then lists xenophobia as reaction. had they said we apologize for our recent post managing anxiety around coronavirus. we regret any misunderstanding it may have caused and have updated the language in our materials. in the south bay, there is no longer a backlog of rape kits. they said could it potentially help other cities and counties around the country. had. >> reporter: when we started these conversations with the

board of supervisors two years ago, we had a backlog of 260 kits had had not been tested. today backlog is zero. >> reporter: what was and still an issue for cities and counties all across the county, finally seeing major results in santa clara county. today the district attorney announcing an end to the backlog of rape kits. >> they found a high number of them were serial rapists but there were also people committing multiple other times of crimes. >> reporter: what once took up to three months to process a dna evidence sample taken from a rape victim now takes less than 30 days. >> the average process time has decreased from 94 days. >> reporter: in the case where the person is a stranger, it can be 5 to 17 days.

they okayed tens of thousands of dollars to establish a team dedicated to testing rape kits and adding two additional the forensic experts. julian glover, abc7 news. still to come, the government takes a deeper look at big tech. why several bay area companies are now in the cross hairs. and clause for concern have the fine print consumers need to pay attention to when a product doesn't work. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in

old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.

new pressure is on for market dominance. the federal trade commission is asking the help of apple and

alphabet to provide information about acquisitions over the last ten years. the focus is on those not required to be reported to anti-trust agencies because the value of the deal was not high enough. it marks the expansion of anti-tech regulators. they said it will help determine whether federal agencies are getting adequate knowledge that might harm competition. there is a good chance you have given up your right to take problems, even serious ones, with a product or service, to court. >> i've been warning this for years and years. it means you don't have the right to sue. when does this happen? when you sign up for a credit card. when you shop online or buy a car. in 2015, volkswagen publicly admitted to secretly programming

some of its diesel engines in cheat emissions tests. hundreds of thousands of owners banded together in a group lawsuit which helped cast a very bright spotlight this very deceptive behavior. experts of couldn't consumer reports are concerned it will happen less often. many companies are mak change in satisfiesclause >> it right to take us to court. has the constitutional right you have. and you're giving it up even before you know there is a dispute. >> the clausss are typically bury in the fine print of product manuals and websites. >> the implications are huge. many of the ruse in place to ensure fairness are missing from arbitration. so for example, the arbitrators don't technically have to follow

letter of the law. if you're not happy with the result, you generally don't have a riot to appeal. unlike a court of law which is open in public, arbitration is private with no public record. plus, unlike a court of law, arbitration does not allow people to join together to fight back as happened in the volkswagen class action suit. >> the concern is that companies are using arbitration to preemptively crush, whether the practices unsafe or predatory or even illegal. >> the best way to protect yourself is to buy from companies that don't make forfeit your legal rights in advance. it sounds easy but companies like that are few and far between. a bill is already in the senate and the house. no word if it will be passed on to the president.

join me tomorrow for my tax hotline. live over the phone or via social media. you can call my special hotline or leave your questions on social media right now using the hashlt ask finney. >> thank you. breaking news now. democratic presidential candidate andrew yang will end his campaign after a disappointing showing in the new hampshire primary he is speaking right now. let's listen in. >> the basic income has become part of main stream conversation. we increase the population for 66% of democrats. and 72% among voters 18-34. wihout a doubt we e --

>> speaking live right now. we really did an in-depth piece on the yang gang. >> you interviewed him. >> yes. that political force will likely remain. he's calling his 2020 campaign, calling it quits for now. >> we still invite folks to check pout report. chasing california along with sanders and michael bloomberg. let's turn our sanction to the weather. >> spring has sprung! we are lacking the rain. i want to show you the records.

the heat got to 80 degrees. a record in richmond. sfo and livermore both tying 74 degrees. plenty warm in san francisco. oakland, san jose, low to mid 70s. got to 81 in cloverdale. take a long at the temperatures. it is still pretty warm outside. we have low 70s from fremont to 78 in santa rosa. as we check out the temperatures around other parts of the country, sfo is 68 degrees. look at some of the other airports around the country. we're pretty much warmer than everyone except new orleans and miami. definitely well above average. i want to show what you is ahead. check out the average high. 60 degrees tomorrow. it is going to be cooler. much cooler weather for thursday as you will notice, the temperature will be closer to average and then those numbers

will bounce back up again. a live look from our golden gate camera. we have a gentle breeze. the gusty winds have come down a bit. if you're stepping out to do some evening stuff, a beautiful day. if you're barbecuing, it is a eautiful day for it., it is a the temperatures will be falling but not very quickly under clear skies.ca a chance of some showers on sunday. when you get going, a patch or two of fog at the coast. in the central valley, temperatures in the 30s and 40s for the bay area. for the afternoon, a cooler day but still pretty mild. san jose, oakland, richmond, 65, san rafael. low 60s to half moon bayh. i want to show you the temperature trend for thursday.

friday a little recovery and the temperatures do bounce back a few degrees by saturday. by sunday, the model wants to bring in some measurable showers. not a lot but a little bit. the accuweather forecast. cooling begins wednesday. continues thursday. a chance of showers. we're just seeing a chance. president's day along with tuesday. well, it was a nasty, nasty so, i go to floor and decor where i get rock-bottom prices.

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sky 7 shows you the scene of a one-car crash that killed a young man, sadly. police say it smashed into a traffic pole.

20-year-old alexis rodriguez of san pablo died in this crash. the impact crumbled the front of the car. the intersection was closed for about four hours. a major crash today in danville left a car and truck in just a mangled mess. you can see the car sbhooshd the back of a se seriously hurt. sky 7 shows us some heavy equipment on the scene. that was used to right the truck and clear the wreckage. this happened just before noon at black hawk plaza circle. it caused traffic delays. and franklin and golden gate early this morning. one person was hurt but is going to be okay. a lot of water ended up gushing out. ricky henderson and bruce bochy will be in the 2020 class in the hall of fame. henderson played 14 seasons with the a's setting a number of

records including most career stolen bases. bochy led the san francisco giants of course, to three world titles during his 13 seasons as a manager. he stepped down at the he said of the 2019 season. congratulations. it turns out an ice chunk dropped down a very deep

mik'mike will get it done?'n, ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win.

i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. i'm ama daetz. coming up at abc 7 news at 6:00, new findings in the contract, of a tesla sprek killed an apple engineer. at 6:00, what happened seconds before the crash. it is raising questions about the driver and the car's auto pilot feature. and an undercover sting. agents go looking for unlicensed contractors in thezone.ae finner home owners. all that coming up in just a half-hour on abc7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. finally, the sound o

anti-arctica. listen closely. >> wow! that was not what i was expecting. that is sound on a nine-inch ice core being dropped into a 450 foot hole. the american research was conducting the experiment. thought it sounded like a laser. let's hear it again. >> a laser or like i said, bullets ricocheting. the researchers are in antarc c antarctica to collect ice more than 2 million years old. what fun work that is. >> that's fascinating. let's hope that ice remains there a long, long, long time.

>> exactly. world news is next. >> thanks for joining us. tom steyer: listen, every democrat running for president is better than the criminal in the white house. we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change an emergency on day 1. and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - and beat him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message - because there is nothing more powerful

than the unified voice of the american people. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions.

bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. the first results just in from the new hampshire primary coming in now. the high stakes battle in the race for 2020. bernie sanders and pete buttigieg hoping for another big night here. what the early numbers now show. and amy klobuchar, who was hoping her debate performance on friday night would pay off, showing momentum right here in new hampshire. and news coming in tonight on joe biden. he's left new hampshire. where he's headed already. our team is live tonight. mike bloomberg making news here in new hampshire, not even on the ballot, but making headlines tonight with the first votes cast. and also facing new criticism tonight amid audio that has surfaced of bloomberg on the controversial policy of stop and frisk. and you'll hear it. also breaking tonight, president trump denying he asked

the attorney gen