silicon valley leaders are meeting right now to discuss what it will take to rev up the bay area tie-tech job market. and some public officials in attendance may not like what they are hearing. abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san jose with the story. amy? >> reporter: yeah, terry, the ceos here are not happy with the government. the ceos say they have good

news. they expect to be doing some hiring in the next year. but they think there would be more jobs if the government would work with them, not against them. hank says he would save $10 million a year in taxes if he relocated his company to another state. >> all the surveys done by independent research indicate we are the 48th or 50th most business unfriendly state in the nation. we need to look at how to turn it around. >> the issue is the centerpiece of the silicon valley ceo business climate summit. survey of ceos found three-fourths of them give the legislature a negative rating. the most in the survey history. >> the survey showed surprisingly that the ceos care a lot about budget and governance reform and making sure that california functions. it's imperative to healthy business climate. >> they want budget reform and a government that doesn't cost so much.

they give this example. start-up company that buys new equipment has to pay a 10% use tax on it. >> i could go to other countries and/or states and instead of paying 10% use tax on capital equipment, they might give me a rebate or a credit to insent vise me to create jobs here. >> we are here to listen and learn. >> assemblyman from mountain view is one of the three state legislators here to discuss what kind of changes will be made in sacramento. silicon valley sells itself. companies choose to say here because of the weather, natural beauty and proximity to universities but lawmakers know that will only go so far. >> i formed a select committee on high technology to discuss the issues. we're going to look into those things. we need to stremline the regulation and be more accountable to our businesses as well. >> governor jerry brown is here as well. he got here a few minutes ago. he is not going to be giving a speech. he will have a conversation

with the ceo whose say they need the government leadership now to get the government out of the way to create jobs. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. if you think gas prices are high now, wait a while. some analysts now say prices could reach $6 a gallon by this summer. at the same time, the president is taking new steps to make sure illegal activity isn't causing the price spike. here is abc7's t.j. winnick. >> from motorcycles -- >> around 200 miles on ten bucks versus 200 miles on $50, you might as well do it. >> reporter: to the only mass produced fully electric family car on the market -- >> i don't know what the price of gas is. >> americans looking for cheaper way to travel. average price of gallon of gas is $3.84 a gallon, near the all-time high set in 2008. >> i don't want to see the number. >> speaking of the town hall meeting in reno, nevada, yesterday, president obama

promised the attorney general would look into any cases of price gouging. >> that includes the role of traders and speculators. we'll make sure that no one is taking advantage of american consumers for their own short-term gain. >> reporter: in seattle, commuters have been through slugging. they get in a driver's car and that driver speeds through traffic using in the carpool lane. or just go for two wheels instead of four. >> a lot of them mention i need to stretch my dollars farther. >> not just land base travel. air fare is up 7% since this time last year. airlines say for every penny per gallon that goes up, they lose $175 million a year. t.j. winnick, abc news, new york. this morning, the public utilities commission trying to figure out the response to pg&e's announcement it will never find records about gas pipelines and

testing the pipes now could make them likely to break. take a look at video provided by pg&e. showing pipeline testing which includes shooting water through the gas lines. pg&e says the tests could further weaken older pipes and besides testing costs up to $500,000 per mile of pipe. the p.u.c. requested documents after the pipeline explosion in san bruno that killed eight people. the announcement comes on the same day the ceo darby is resigning on six years on the job. critics blame him for taking shortcuts that led to the pipeline explosion and outraged by what they say will be a $35 million severance package. in san francisco, ucsf police released a new clue in the search for a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman at the parnasius campus friday. they've now released a stretch of a suspect. described as a white male, 5'7", thin to medium build, with short, brownish blonde curly hair. he had several piercings on

and around his face. a slight speech impediment. the assault happened on lincoln and third avenue. it appears that it happened again. new video popped up on youtube showing a muni train running with the doors wide open. this video posted yesterday. you remember earlier in month another video was posted showing almost the exact same issue. in that case, the muni officials said the driver had clearly overridden security protocols and would be reprimanded. no word yet on the new video. the war in libya moves closer to stalemate, the united states is increasing support of rebel fighters. president obama now approved li government targets. in the meantime, arizona senator john mccain has become the highest profile american politician to visit the country since the conflict began. this morning, he is benghazi meeting with the rebel council and people on the street. >> american people support you very strongly. we know it's necessary to help as much as we can.

>> mccain says all should recognize the newly formed government as legitimate voice of the libyan people and is urging them to provide council with every appropriate means of assistanc assistance. in syria today, witnesses say 11-year-old boy is among 49 people killed in the bloodiest day of that uprising. security forces fired live bullet and tear gas on prodemocracy demonstrations across the country and launched crackdown on month-long uprising against the authoritarian government. more than 200 people have been killed. the remains of a petaluma soldier who died in world war ii will be buried with full military honors this afternoon. simms died in a plane crash in himalayas in 1943. he and crew members were transporting supplies to chinese forces battling the japanese. according to the "press democrat" a mountaineer

found remains in 2003 and dna sample from relative resulted in a match. new york to los angeles. still ahead, the cross-country road trip three guys are taking in a yellow cab. plus -- >> everybody was shocked. like speechless. >> a teenage girl conducts a courageous social experiment. 

in the mideast, april grim christians are crowding

jerusalem old town on good friday. each year thousands retrace the route they believe christ took to the crucifixion and walk to the church they believe he was buried and ultimately rose from the dead. pope benedict held good friday mass at the vatican. earlier in the day, he made an unusual television appearance, answering questions submitted online by catholics and non-catholics around the world. most questions dealt with how people struggle with suffering. pope benedict told a 7-year-old japanese girl who wrote about the march 11 earthquake and tsunami her suffering was not in vain and assured her that many people were thinking of her. how do people react when a 17-year-old teenager gets pregnant? what do they say? a high school senior in washington state went to great lengths to find out and as abc reports she shocked the community not once, but twice. >> reporter: it's no surprise that teenagers carry around a lot of secrets but 17-year-old gabbg rodriguez managed to pull one over on her entire

school. even relatives. it was a secret so big, so surprising, friends cried when they found out the truth. >> everybody was just shocked. like speechless. >> for six months, gabby pretended to be pregnant. elaborate hoax that began with baggy clothes and eventually a fake belly. she wanted to see what it would be like, how she would be treated. the straight-a student in tiny topinish, washington, conducted a stealth social experiments and the results were often painful. >> a lot of the rumors was i was irresponsible and i wasn't going to continue in college. even though, it was bound to happen anyways. it knew she was going -- i knew she was going to get pregnant. and how i mean there was even one of -- doesn't she know she just ruined her life? >> only a handful of people

knew the truth, including her mother and broif. incredibly her siblings and her boyfriend's parents spent months under the impression she was having a baby. it took some doing but she convinced the vice principal before moving forward. >> i admire her so much. >> she had her own dramatic moment when she revealed the truth at the school at the assembly. she began revealing for months some students left her feeling alone and ashamed. then she pulled out the stuffing from under her shirt and left an entire gymnasium stunned. >> i was astonished. and i was proud of her. it felt like it was such a courageous thing to do. >> she plans to present her findings to community leaders. to help other young women fight stereotypes and find the same quality she discovered along the way.

courage. neil carlinski, abc news, seattle. all right. meteorologist mike nicco is here. ran upstairs to grab his coat and came back down. not even out of breath. >> stop. thanks. >> you're welcome. >> take a look and see what is going on outside right now. it's a weekend. the weekend is here. look at the clouds. they look ominous but i don't expect rain today. i'll tell you when it will fall this weekend. especially you. >> it should rain on me. you're in good shape. accusations of false claims. certain hand sanitizers are under fire bar claiming to be super bug fighters. and happy earth day. what these students are learning to make this environmental better place. 

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car accident." "i remember seeing the car come through my windshield and that's it. i blacked out." "there was this huge explosion and the flames just completely rolled over the car and over anthony. just consumed it in the black rolling flames." "i just remember saying, 'god, help me.'" "i saw this bright white light and then i saw these hands reach past me "

number of san francisco elementary and middle school students are enjoying class outside on the earth day. students are spending the day at herron head park where park rangers from the crissy field are educating them about the plants in the bay area and how to live sustainably with the earth. >> the national environment

is to enjoy the park when they want. they can come any time. keep it beautiful for different generations. >> activities are face painting and origami. mike is here to talk about the important easter weekend forecast. >> i apologize. i thought you were giving me a hard time. you were giving me a compliment. >> you made it up and downstairs in 30 seconds to and wasn't out of breath. >> i wanted to make sure that everybody knows we get along. we'll start off with sfo. no flight arrival or departure delays here or in chicago. it's a huge hub if you get back to midwest or east coast. check out the flight tracker. if you are heading out. look from sutro power. hard to see the east bay hills. we have increase ahead of

the next system. when will it bring rain? let's talk about it. show you a visible satellite. that is what a picture will look like. the temperatures are running mild in concord and antioch. san jose. los gatos. low 60s there. rest of us in mid-to-upper 50s. mid-to-upper 50s around monterey bay and inland to gilroy. waves of clouds and cooler than average temperatures this afternoon. scattered light rain in the forecast tomorrow. start in east bay valley. knock income in 70 degrees. 64 in oakland. heading to the south bay, mid-to-upper 60s. los gatos, campbell, warm spot. 68 degrees. peninsula, low to mid-60s for you. heading to the coast, pacifica is 56 degrees.

58 in sunset. 61 in downtown south san francisco and saucelito. mid-to-upper 60s through the north bay valley. monterey bay, 60 degrees. mid-60s for everybody else. the giants are in town to play the braves. 7:15 is the first pitch. partly cloudy. 59 dropping to 54 degrees. here is what is happening. the high pressure is going to retreat to the north. you can the waving developing. this is going to drive it north and that's where most of the rain will fall. impressive for tomorrow morning. watch how little moisture comes ashore. we have scattered light rain.

it's not heavy. less than an tenth of an inch. look at this. this is clear throughout the rest of the afternoon. before another chance of rain moves in mond. if you head to sierra, valley rain and mountain snow above 8,000 feet. temperatures will remain below average. then it will be a little warmer wednesday and thursday. >> about time for that. >> yeah. >> people want to know where spring is. >> yeah. thank you, mike. >> sure. . don't always believe what you read on the label. that is the warning from the food and drug administration today about hand sanitizers. fda is saying don't use sanitizers claiming to protect against mersa. the companies say that the claims are true but some are considering redesigning their labels. you can find information on the companies on abc7news.com. the officials say the problem is contained in the

four customers and you don't have to worry about claims from other hand sanitizers. new york city cab driver is on the ride of a lifetime across the country. the driver is being paid $5,000 to drive friends from laguardia, new york, to l.a. they started the journey last saturday night and they reached las vegas last night. almost there. made stops in chicago, omaha, denver, new mexico and grand canyon. the cab driver says a friend is meeting them in l.a. the two friends don't know how they'll get back. maybe they'll find another cab. friday's perfect pet. mike nicco will introduce us to two new friends.  for deals these days,not g

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today on oprah at 4:00 -- comedian chris rock puts a signature spin on marriage, parent hootd and the latest project: broadway. on abc7 news at 5:00, statewide crackdown on driving while distracted. the number of people who have been caught breaking the law. new research on how exposure to pesticides could cause long-term problems for unborn children. these stories and more on abc7 news at 5:00. time for friday's perfect pet. mike nicco is back to introduce us to new friends. >> new friends. not only taboo joins us, but usually in the brackground. good to see you. like to see you, too. >> excellent. >> it's been a long time. >> i know. >> happy to be back.

>> happy to have you back. >> two little ones. they're brothers, born at the same time, in the same house. their home was foreclosed so we have them now. they were in an interesting program. so we now well behaved they are. they were in the program called tails. and phs works together with the sheriff department and san mateo where carefully selected prisoners, the two guys have been in jail the last six weeks. six weeks, 24/7. they live with the prisoners, which wonderful. good company for prisoners. it's also they learn to, they were shy. they're timid. now they are used to people. we know everything. they know their commands and they're house broken. they're just -- they're wonderful dogs. >> bond and ready to be adopted -- >> that's wonderful because it's a two-fer. >> they're just staring at each other. >> you buy one and get one free. >> for this one you adopt both for price of one. >> you have to adopt both of

them. we have to adopt them together because they're brothers and they're bonded. >> what kind of dogs are they? >> chihuahua. >> figured. >> chihuahua at the shelter. come down. >> i'm supposed to talk about the weather. nice to see you. give people the number to adopt the beautiful animals. call them at the humane solt 650-340-7022. thanks again. >> thank you. >> terry? >> all right, thanks mike. from all of us at abc7 news thank you for joining us. thank you for joining us. have a great easter weekend. captioned by closed captioning services, inc