from burlingame, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." >> a teenage girl's brave battle for survival. >> still ahead, desperate wait for a life saving transplant and a push for organ donations and inside hetch-hetchy, a seismic inspection of the source of much of the bay area's water supply. my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie, white chocolate strawberries, and mmm key lime pie. yeah, i've already lost some weight. [ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doi?! ♪ [ female announcer ] the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >>> welcome back. a 15-year-old girl from alaska is unable to return home from the bay area. she is waiting for a heart transplant. cheryl jennings visited hannah at lucille packard children's hospital in stanford. >> 15-year-old hannah is learning new things every day. as she waits for a heart transplant at packard children's hospital in stanford. she is going to school inside the hospital.

here is abc7's wayne freedman with more. >> reporter: baseball is a game of averages. highs and lows of 162 games, the numbers have their say. then we get the occasionm anomaly. this would be one of those. if it were any other player on any other team, baseball might not be buzzing, but this was buster posey, last season's national league rookie of the year. world series champion. hero in san francisco. some have higher profiles than others and posey versus scott cousins is destined to become one of them. manager bruce bochy told reporters he would like to see a rule change protecting catchers. >> there are so many catchers that have gotten hurt at homeplate. a lot of time, it shortens their career or even ended their career. the way guys come in now maybe we need to consider it. >> i don't think it was a malicious act. but i think, i'm sure, i heard he didn't sleep well. that's great. in some ways that means he is a good guy. he has emotions. >> reporter: from the ballpark, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> 4:36 now. some bay area students are among the many fans sending

wayne freedman reports from napa valley. >> for grape growers this is what spring looks like napa valley. emerging buds not much bigger than the tip of pencils. >> the moment they come out how to protect this vine and crop for the rest of the growing season. >> and all over the napa valley there is an intensive care nursery, a place where so m where so much potential and so much danger. >> it's early in the season this little baby this will have half a glass of wine at the end of the season if it gets that far. they are vv sensitive to temperature change. three degrees can make all the difference. >> it can be a healthy crop or completely damaged grapes. >> temperatures can fluctuate within a few degrees and he has been across the valley but he can monitor them thanks to a series of weather stations on the internet. >> we have air temperature at different heights. soil moisture dewpoints leaf wetness. wind speed. humidity. >> yes such variables do matter and growers like matt use satellite and google earth to track progress on smart phones. >> its snapshot of your property and the reflec

wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." >> maybe the big story for the three-day weekend is weather. there is a little bit of couple things out there. >> i'll say it rain. it's offshore but beach boardwalk, santa cruz, doesn't look too bad. temperatures in the 50s. there are clouds around, highs in the 60s, there is a chance down there, too. i'll have the forecast next. >> also ahead, a local history lesson, leaders of a indian tribe return to the bay area to >>> welcome back. 8:37. saturday morning, a from sutro at downtown san francisco. you can tell from that shot, but you see the haze in san francisco leading to some rain. not a lot. not a big washout. >> we have seen a change since sunrise, it was nice and clear. raindrops on some of the cameras. as we head outside this morning, sierra nevada, winter weather advisory for up to ten inches of snow through tomorrow evening. half a foot possibly lower elevations so it's going to be tough going if you are headed up there. i would say go now. you can see hazy but we will be looking at winds kicking up today. mid-50s in oakland. winds

wayne freedman has the latest. >> we're just getting word of the injury. we're told of a fracture of a bone in his left leg. buster bosey is likely to be out for the rest of the season. not only that they lost the game last night. if you haven't seen the hit, this is the play at home plate that knocked posey out on to the injury list and out of the science. a collision with one of players of the is florida marlins. it's all the fans were talking about. was it clean hit? was it not a clean hit? we found a husband and wife that don't even agree. was eight good hit? >> no, i don't think so. they could have done something different. >> what do you think? >> well, i think it's baseball. at that point he made the decision to go through him. it's unfortunate but it's baseball. >> i think should should be able to go in like that. >> so it's her birthday, i don't want to create a stir. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but there is a scare at this point. the question is should baseball players be allowed to barge head irs or shoulder first or should they be only be require

wayne freedman has the latest. >> we're just getting word of the injury. we're told of a fracture of a bone in his left leg. buster bosey is likely to be out for the rest of the season. not only that they lost the game last night. if you haven't seen the hit, this is the play at home plate that knocked posey out on to the injury list and out of the science. a collision with one of players of the is florida marlins. it's all the fans were talking about. was it clean hit? was it not a clean hit? we found a husband and wife that don't even agree. was eight good hit? >> no, i don't think so. they could have done something different. >> what do you think? >> well, i think it's baseball. at that point he made the decision to go through him. it's unfortunate but it's baseball. >> i think should should be able to go in like that. >> so it's her birthday, i don't want to create a stir. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but there is a scare at this point. the question is should baseball players be allowed to barge head irs or shoulder first or should they be only be require

wayne freedman went there to find out what is involved in tearing a giant ship apart. rebuilding lives and hope. >> reporter: in vallejo she is a curiosity. a doomed cargo ship she rusty and she is peeling as people watch, she is disappearing piece by piece. that makes her the first of her kind around here. >> we were shipbuilders not ship wreckers. >> when they abandoned mare island it left behind an empty shell, 6,000 people lost their jobs. the city would go bankrupt. was one indignity after another. >> things went downhill you know. it's hard times when you don't have money. >> he lived it. his father was one of the men that was laid off the base. it would lead him to drugs alcohol and brings. he went so long without a job he worked for a mechanic after hours in car repair. he saw it as a way to support his wife and a daughter that lost his faith in him. >> she never saw he so persistent and i drove there for three months every single day they would say no we're not hiring. i wouldn't have it. i just tell them. if you need my help i'm here in case you need me. i ju

wayne freedman reporting. >> leader of the fort sills apache drive asking for a an apology from the government for the use of code word geronimo. equating the warrior with a terrorist is painful and defensive . the defense department said no offense was meant and code names are chosen at randol. >> sarah will not be going back to iran. she post from post traumatic stress disorder after being held in solitary confinement. and returning to iran would be far too traumatic. her fiance and friend are scheduled for a second session of their trial next wednesday. all three pled not guilty in the session in january. the three grads were arrested and detained by iranian sold yours in july 2009. >> if you went outside. the heat is up here making today the perfect day to cool down in the beach. this shows you how folks are doing just that in the beach and boardwalk. they set records today. >> santa cruz was one of them. 87 degrees. sfo was 84 degrees . oakland, downtown getting up to 85 . that was a new record from the day. santa rosa to napa and antioch and the east bay to concorde and liverr more and m

from the newsroom, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right. you're saying all fish does not taste the same. >> no. >> all right. how about high pressure systems? let's talk about those two. low pressure. >> they're not all the same either. we've got all that, though. we have low pressure headed our way. that means a chance much showers even though right now it looks pretty good right now. from the roof camera, we have sunshine. temperatures in the 40's and 50's right now. yeah, we have clouds. maybe some rain. snow in the mountains much that's coming up. >> also ahead, a local history lesson. leaders of a now defunct indian tribe return to the bay area to keep their legacy alive. funny thing about vegetables... they fill you up without filling you out. yes! v8 juice gives you three of your five daily servings of vegetables. that's what i'm talking about! v8. what's your number? ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fr

in some ways that means he is a good guy, he has emotions. >> in from the ballpark, wayne freedman, abc7ews. >> ewith wish buster all the best. want to get you back on the field, buddy. >> we really, really do. all right. 5:36 now. we would like to see sun, but this morning you have to con tepid possibly -- contend with possibly a few showers. >> possible. that's the key. possible and light. they are staying to the north. that's where the jetstream is now. temporarily pushed north. taking the storm track with it. but it will come back down toward us over the next couple of hours. we may have an isolated shower through the lunch hour. noon at best. temperatures because of the increase in the clouds, they're warmer this morning. anywhere from one to seven degrees. seven at half moon bay. one in san francisco, redwood city. fremont, mountain view, santa rosa. same temperature in los gatos. take a look at how the day will break down. 8:00 this morning, we have a better chance of seeing one of the stray showers. most of us cloudy, temperatures in the 40s and 50s like now. by noon, we will see

from the newsroom, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> all right. here to talk about the big three day weekend weather and take it away! >> we are going to have some cooler numbers. chance of showers later on today. snow showers possible in the sierra nevada. beach weather? maybe not. i'll tell you about the prospects for sun and how much we're going to warm up not only today but for the work week ahead. that's next. >> all right. also ahead, a local history lesson. leaders of a now defunct indian tribe return to the bay area to keep their legacy alive. [ asst mgr ] what are you doing? fixing the name. it'siber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that's really good! it tastes good, so there can't be fiber in it! it's actually got about half a day's worth of fiber. [ asst mgr ] it says so right on the box. [ fiber seeker ] really? try it. [ mr. mehta ] honey, touch of brown sugar, crunchy clusters -- any cardboard? cardboard no, delicious yes. so where's the fiber? maybe it's in the honey clust

but a threat has emerged and wayne freedman reports, it's killing off the species in record numbers.ou are looking at a survivor a species that has outlasted life in this plan at the time and after 360 million years, amphibians are in jeopardy. this is microscopic pathogen that has spread worldwide. he wants to save amphibians to find out how and why. >> we are getting microscopic organisms, they have fungi is what we're looking for. >> a new tool they have developed that will allow them to trace the history of the pandemic by identifying dna in lab zblesz it tells us how long it's been around. >> the significance of this goes well beyond this. it's how a pandemic spreads among a species. they have been infected this time but it could just as easily affect humans. >> they tend to follow the same pattern. we're looking at microscopic organisms. >> this is a branch of research that might help us some day. in the meantime, amphibians are on the brink. >> why are they are in such a bad state now compared to last 360 million years. >>> a new survey measuring the well-being of mothers and

as wayne freedman reports, it has to do with who pays the bills. >> it's all about the research or in some cases, research about the research. for that reason, dr. byron lee, a cardiologist at ucsf made headlines. >> research is done by humans and humans can be biased. >> and when that research looks at tasers, it's controversial. dr. lee's study looked at other taser studies founded by taser international. he found results come out favorably 75% more often than other studies funded independently. >> we've seen this with cigarette companies and i think we're seeing it again with the taser companies. >> dr. lee is a noted critic of tasers and he's testified in court against the company. now with san francisco considering tasers, critics, including the aclu are saying the equivalent of "we told you so." >> what it really makes clear is those who have been trying to convince san francisco for a while now that tasers are safe, that they're a good idea, they've been playing with a stacked deck. >> predictably, the people at taser international in scottsdale, arizona, disagree with the stud

wayne freedman abc sevennews. >> the man who tried to barge in a cockpit will remain without bail until the next court appearance. the judge ordered ragey al-murisi to undergo a mental evaluation. he tried to open the cockpit door twice as the american airline's jet tried to land in sfo. prosecutors revealed that al-murisi heard voices and he was going to kill himself and in his own way. >> the accused leader of a police corruption ring claims he did not play a role in running a brothel. chris butler gave investigators a written statement detailing the operation of a brothel. the former commander cnet norman wielsch came up with the idea. >> i was disturbed to learn that the attorney for mr. wielsch called my client a rat. >> butler signed the lease and bought the furniture for the brothel. >> another defendant in that case luis lombardy made a brief court appearance. they face charges of stealing seized drugs from an evidence locker so they could sell them. >> teachers in california are wrapping up five days of protest in a big way. this is the massive demonstration in san francisco. a

from the sacramento valley national cemetery in dixon, wayne freedman abc 7 news.ñ/ñ/ñw you can see >e is helping teens be nicer to each other. >> a look at how a family tragedy turned into a fobus on solution. this new video from a group called beyond differences is tackling an age-old problem. >> this boy stutters and they call him bad names. >> they put him in the trash can. >> and people are like he smells weird and they are excluding him. >> for years that kind of behavior was accepted and just what teenagers do. now a growing course of voices is stopping the bullying. they believe that the key is fighting social isolation. >> it is when people are excluded because they don't think they are cool enough. >> laurie thomas started to honor daughter. lily had aperts syndrome that affected her appearance. she was happy growing nup marin county. but in middle school here friends disappeared. >> she was dealt out of the social life. >> her charm made her popular with adults and powerful political friends. she wanted to connect with friends her own age. >> it eroded her self confident. >

wayne freedman abc sevennews. >> wow. >> that is nice. >> we'll go back and update the weather forecast>> spencer christian has more for us. >> we still have rainfall over much of the bay area but it is lighter and less widespread than it was 40 or 40 minutes or so . areas near the coast are getting a break. near livermore and to the pass there getting light rain . southward from that point to the higher terrain east of the morgan hills and gilroy. santa cruz mountains under heavy rainfall, but now seeing light rainfall or nothing at all. this afternoon, northward from the high definition camera by the way of time lapse. there is clouds building up over the bay in advance of the heavy rain we received earlier. tomorrow, we'll see showers in the day. showers off and on and high temperatures in the narrow range from 50s to 60s and cooler day on average from this time of year. showers again, tomorrow and tomorrow night overnight to wednesday, easings up late wednesday and dry up 30 and friday with a slight chance was rain over the weekend. >> of course there is. the sharks lost game one. w

wayne freedman reports it was surprising. >> they sat down for spring training talk they brought their> you hear a big crash when it happens. you don't know what is happening. >> after today we know more than before thanks to a research study in virming virge tech university. the doctor has been testing helmets but putting them on players in football games and dropping them from different elevations. they have an accurate method of ranking for effectiveness. five star rating. >> we analyzed the data points to understand how players are hit and how hard and what direction. >> this is a number one ranked helmet. radel revolution speed. it is resembling a motorcycle helmet. this section and ridge. if a player falls back wards this versus the impact. >> you have one brain and we have to make sure we are protecting that. >> hardy nickerson coaches bishop odel. he played 16 years in the nfl. today's study found that the nation's most popular helmet. it earned the lowest rating, a one. >>> and now, there is research and now people are doing studyings on how to prevent concussions and that is

wayne freedman reports on a lab in u.c. they already exist. >> you know the line about boys and the size of their toys? well, in a u.c. davis laboratory small size translates to big ambitions. >> it would be a cool thing to put a microphone on it. >> the items moving on the table may look nondescript but they could be ancestors to innocence their future. >> they are mobile robots. >> little ones, that use standard parts that make bigger more adaptable ones. >> when you have one, it's almost like it's alive. this part moves. they put them together and these can do all kinds of tasks. >> we're talking about different ways of sensing the world. different ways of moving, robots are a building block, kind of like legos but more complicated. >> now he is in business with a perform professor. three years into the project, they have learned through experience, that building a mobot is mechanical discipline has mankind has ever attempted. >> it's an interdisciplinary theater, mechanical, electrical and software computer sciences tog

. >> from san francisco, wayne freedman.news. >> breeze yewarm today. >> looks like it is going to stay warm with spencer christian with the forecast. >> it looks like a summer-time pattern. it is a high of 85 in antioch and the coast was the only area that was that cool. >> still mild and current temperature readingings in the 60s and 70s . 58 in pran fran. and these are the highlights and sunny and mild tonight and tomorrow . here is the look at satellite imagerie . behind that frontal system . high pressure builds in tomorrow and northeast by wednesday morn that will bring us an off shore flow thal warm things up and high temperatures to the 80s 90s . cool tonight. overnight lows and drop in low 40s and napa upon mid to other 40s and we'll see high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees in the inland locations . right around 60s on the coast and similar range . low cent in watsonville and that includes mid-70s . here's our accu-weather 7-day forecast. what a warm up over the next couple of days. by wednesday 90

davis, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> more than a dozen chihuahuas in sonoma county needs new homes.an adopt one of the dogs for $25 instead of the usual $126 fee. it includes spaying, neutering, shots and a microchip. >> we think it's a wonderful breed. we think they're a good dog for typically families with little bit older children. and since the first of july last year which is the beginning of our fiscal year, we've adopted over 200 chihuahuas. >> the shelter director tells us she expects more chihuahuas to go up for adoption soon. many chihuahuas end up at the shelter because they're a very popular breed. next at 6:00 -- >> there's no reason why any 8-year-old should be being treated with botox. >> from doctors to pageant directors, the backlash to a bay area mother who admits injecting her daughter with botox. also ahead -- >> huge amount of damage, you know, we had to completely replant our whole front yard. >> people who live along the beta breakers route are getting ready for another rowdy race tomorrow. police are ready to enforce >> in the news this saturday

>>reporter: from uc davis, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >>> again the price of those toys. to robotic cat ear you can control with your brain. look at this wearing animal ear is all the rage in japan. but this high tech head band a step further. with its motor fuzzy feline ear and brain wave sensor the ear stabbed up when you concentrate then turn down when you are relaxed. the company that makes them plans to get them on the market by the end of the year. >>> when 7 news at continues here tonight. first class smuggler with a bizarre and illegal l noah arc. >> plus they get paid every time you sign. is what being done to keep california signature gather in check. >> also tonight. what did the navy seals when they confronted osama bin laden in his compound. >> iran justice. why a woman is being given permission to throw acid in a man's eyes. another half hour of , we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was albusiness, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere.

davis, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> more than a dozen chihuahuas in sonoma county needs new homes.ad of the usual $126 fee. it includes spaying, neutering, shots and a microchip. >> we think it's a wonderful breed. we think they're a good dog for typically families with little bit older children. and since the first of july last year which is the beginning of our fiscal year, we've adopted over 200 chihuahuas. >> the shelter director tells us she expects more chihuahuas to go up for adoption soon. many chihuahuas end up at the shelter because they're a very popular breed. lisa back with one more look at the forecast. going to be a little cold and chilly. >> a little cold playing baseball this afternoon at the coliseum, though, where temperatures will be on the cool side. partly cloudy skies, though. 1:00, upper 50's to about 60 today. if you're heading over to oakland. the rest of the bay area will see the clouds thin out a little bit but we will see more clouds than yesterday. and numbers as much as 10 degrees cooler with highs in the upper 50's, oakland, san francisco, low to mid