vic lee abc 7 news. >> that is a closure forced people to make adjustments in order to arrive on time and there is many relie on bart. >> several people turned away and many of them had driven a distance. >> we're from chico, california which is a two and a half hour drive and this sounds like another two and a half hours. >> traffic caused a lot of people to miss the opening pitch. and if anyone was upset they didn't show it. >> one man told abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman he's upbeat. >> this is a last day of school. the boat arrived and got on. >> are you a convert now for public transportation? >> yes. >> and there is is a downer is that the giants lost. >> and mike shumann is hire with that and golf. >> that is right. u.s. open and there is all eyes on the marquis three some. teeing off at number nine at a.m. there is is a bogey first three balls. he maying done. tiger birdies four, too much? no. bottom one under three shots back. first shot of the day there is 53-year-old michael allen eagles sh and there is are you kidding me? it's a double eagle and he's still on the course

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and supporters of california same-sex marriage ban vow to continue the fight after a court today ruled the ban is unconstitutional. same-sex couples and supporters cheered when the decision was announced this morning. it was a ruling the judge determined that prop 8 prohibiting same-sex marriage in california violates the service. >> i don't care so much about marriage. it would be strange what i care about is the constitution. i care all americans are suited equally under the iz of the law opponents say they'll take the case to the u.s. supreme court to overturn. >> this is really contemporary and out of step with other law out there. in the country z it's out of step with california. >> 53% of the voters pass prop 8 in 2008. >> same-sex marriages are still on hold as this is appealed but for gay couples this ruling is as triumphant as sit emotional. and wayne freedman is live. >> they had somewhat expected this decision. what did surprise was weather. this will take place outside. a

vic lee abc 7 news. >> a noisy protest over a deadly police shooting may spill over into a stuns meeting. family members of allen blueford contesting a report that found police were justified of the deadly shooting of the teenager. laura? >> this is just the latest in a series of events that his family, attorneys and supporters have held in recent weeks coming nearly two weeks after reports concluded the police officer that shot the 18-year-old did so while reasonably fearing for his life. this report from the da found that blueford pointed a gun during a foot chase but now, attorneys for blueford's family completed a study calling the da's report quote shoddy questioning both officer's use of deadly force and his efforts to detain blueford in the first place. >> what we find the report is shoddy, unprofessional. we think it's a disgrace that the da in alameda county would come up with a report that is clearly bisased. a conclusion seems to have been reached before concluding the report. >> and as you can see here on the steps of the court house this event continues that includes his mot

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and police in emeryville looking for a teenager considered armed and dangerous say they killed his girlfriend monday afternoon. detectives believe this man is still in the hear and has a record for violent crime. a memorial has gone up in front of the house where this crime took place, police say he went there looking for the 18-year-old and shot her in the torso. >> he came, saw and collected. president obama in the bay area today for lightning fast fund raising visit. and landed in los angeles within the hour after a stop at the bay area today for a lunchtime fund-raiser. and there is is where president collected more cash he d just two weeks ago he was picking up $3 millioned. today, two back to back fund-raisers in the financial district and drawing big crowds. >> as the president stepped off air force one it must have felt like heading to the bank. there is a dinner and today went to collect $35,000 a head from ta donors who had an hour long meeting. then, the president headed up to market for a lunch at the merchant exchange building. big cro

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> this has been so dry. we're here with a look at weather conditions here. we know about winds. >> there is wind going to be the biggest factor. this is fire burning just north of napa. and napa county airport reporting very dry conditions. there are temperatures is gusts 25 miles per hour. humidity is dry there in teens it's 14%. firefighters will continue to have to deal with gusting winds, strong, gusty at times near the fire and throughout the evening, then, overnight hours go on sh we'll see winds slowly relaxing. >> rescuers had to lift a car in order to rescue a woman. a spokesperson says the woman is expected to survive. that is good. she suffered scratches to her arm and leg, investigators trying to figure out how she got stuck. and service has been disrupted and shuttle buses have been set up. >> there is investigators being stretched thin after a shooting took place near a taco truck at 9:00 last night. followed by a shooting hours later. then, three more shootings this morning. one was near the berkeley border, police say two people on bicycles e

vic lee abc 7 news. >> it was only a few people that did that. most just having a good time. if you want a giants world series champion tee shirt get ready to wait in line this, is the scene outside of the giants dugout store. fans lined up around the corner brit opened and were snapping up caps, shirts and sweat shirts. many fans want to be decked out. and now agents from homeland security are also keeping an eye on giants merchandise. today showing off some of the 1200 items confiscated, being sold outside at and t park. agents say it's missing official major league baseball tag and printed is just not well made. >> fans going to get a chance to celebrate giants victory on wednesday. i want to show you video from the last parade. they traveled to downtown san francisco. the parade start agent 11:00 a.m. you can watch live right here on abc 7 on wednesday, we'll stream it live for you through our ipad app and web site. bart, cal train, ferries will be increasing service. >> remarkable. >> let's move on to other news tonight. still to come a verdict in the michelle le murder

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> that center is opening tomorrow morning at 9:00 to begin processing claims. it's going to be held at nevin community center. and the center opens saturday from 8:00 until noon, monday through friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and you can call chevron about the fund, here is the number on the screen. that information is posted on our web site. you can click on see it on tv. >> police questioned and released a man in qex a grass fire. sky 7 was overhead after the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the preserve in the foot hills. police say a bike rider matched the description. the suspect matched the description. the fire did no damage and it's cause remains under investigation. >> coming up, google ordered to pay the largest fine of its kind for invading privacy of apple users. >> looking for a job? one employee ready to hire on the spot over the next few day autos and efforts to make sure california olympian was keep winnings scot-free. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 cont >> hundreds of people waited in line for hours on 4th street. the company

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and the north vallejo man is dead shot by police and this began just before midnight in snonla boulevard and carolina street. police arrived he turns a gun on them. and that is when officers open fire. >> he has a history with us. and there are throats other people. and weapon stuff he had going on in the past. >> and identity of the 53-year-old man will not be revealed until his family has been notified. >> and there is a bicycle identified now as an 85-year-old from orange county. he was riding by himself near bay hill road. a driver came around a curve. the chp says it appears he was riding across the lanes. the driver hospitalized. and in the meantime, in sacramento tonight an effort to make riding a bicycle safer. the goal, better protect people on two wheels than those on four. and we're live with the story. >> lawmakers want to encourage more californians to ride their bikes but not every street has a like lane. >> you have cars packing in from behind. and that is the scary part. >> this 16-year-old high school student knows it can be hairy to share the road wi

vic lee abc 7 news. >> vick, thank you. take a look at what people on treasure island are having to deal w a viewer says this is what he and neighbors have to deal with every time we have heavy rain. and we can call this calm after the storm. take a look. there is a rainbow stretching from north beach to marina. you can e makeshift memorial mail them to us at you report-tv.com. stay with abc 7 news for our continuing coverage. >> still to come at 5:00 a quaint sleepy town waking up to a horrible home invasion. the first murder in 40 years. >> and rain dumped snow but it's bringing a problem forcing some resorts to shut down. >> taking a look at live doppler 7. if you see dark rain that means heavy, heavy rain. we can see blue indicating light rain. now it's in the south bay in san jose. we'll keep you posted on what's happening. >>> people in an afluent south bay community are shocked. police investigate the first murder in four deck yaichldz a deadly home invasion took place over night there. we're live now with the latest

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> in santa clara county blockbuster developments in william lynch trial, he's accused of beating a priest says raped him when he was a child but now we're learning the key witnesses' testimony will be stricken from the record. car rena? >> right. the judge denied yet another motion for a mistrial f you're keeping score in this case, there is a victory for the prosecution today in z.a blow to the defense which will not get a chance to cross examine a former priest about his explosive testimony. turns are -- attorneys are furious. the father testified last week he never molested lynch or his brother. >> there is a laughing stock ofus tis. the prosecution puts on a witness, let's them tell the tale, tell his story of what happened, and then, we get, supposed to get the opportunity to question him and don't get to. >> in a dramatic twist today, farther lindner got on the stand and said he was invoking his fifth amendment rights and refusing to answer questions about the molestation or anything else. and including the 2010 confrontation with lynch. both

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. and according to the mayor ed lee guilty plea reduce reduces -- introduces a new set of legal issues and might put more pressure on the mayor. >> i continue to be concerned about this sheriff's office making sure it represents everything we wish it to. >> it's tough for him to stay in the position of sheriff. i think the political system now has to do its job so the mayor has to -- it's now on the mayor. >> and this city charter allows remifal from office for official misconduct in relation to the duties of his, or her office or conduct fals below standards of decency. >> there is more coming up at 6:00 including a look at his political future. there could with wettest week of winter. >> there is where it's raining now. around crescent city. there is doppler tracking this storm. there is going to start to feature green heading into tomorrow morning. so that is when the first drops will begin into overnight hours in the morning during morning commute this, is the last week of winter, t

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and there is a change in plea by a former police officer in a scandal involving cash, drugs and guns. louis lombardi was one of three officer as rested in the probe of the narcotics enforcement team and changing the plea to guilty means he will probably testify. and. >> he wants to move forward and knows to do that he has to pay the piper. >> tea takes watches from people, then lies bit later. that is a person faedz feds goring to put on the stand against my client? >> he pledded quilt guilty to nine felony counts including dealing stolen guns. >> well, it could happen any minute now. tomorrow at the latest. state regulators expected to change landscape of the american car industry. and they're meeting in los angeles on the agenda regulations requiring one out of every seven cars sold in california to be a hybrid or zero emission vehicle by 2025. >> with amount we drive automobiles cleaning up that sector of our economy will move us a huge ways forward and we'll set an example for the rest of the country ask world. >> he belongs to a nonprofit and with his zero e

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. now those who personally know the lamar family are staying optimistic despite the news, the miller family has been involved in the search effort. tonya miller says she has hope sierra is alive and coming home. the family had her mother and boyfriend offer for dinner. >> we're trying to just think of this as one more piece. puzzle and bringing her home z keeping faith alive that she's alive. >> maddy miller is on a cheer leading team with sierra. this shows a competition in december. she says she's going to continue to believe sierra is alive until there is proof otherwise. >> the santa clara county sheriff's department sent out a dive team today. news of the arrest had an impact on all volunteer searcher who's plan to continue looking for her every wednesday and friday. abc 7 news joins us from morgan hill with more. >> with no search scheduled today the center should be quiet. some showed up to share reactions to arrest. strong friendships have been forged among volunteers and arrest

vic lee, "abc 7 news". >> terry: frog fungus has baffled biologists for years. we unravel the mystery and the battle against heart disease. a gentle switch is that help cure a life-threatening condition before it develops. >> a discovery by bay area researchers can help unlock the origins of life-threatening heart defects. they could cure the defects before they take hold. carolyn johnson explains. >> reporter: more than a million people in the u.s. suffer from congenital heart disease but now researchers at gladstone institute the believe this a gentle switch of sorts -- genetic switch could be responsible in some of those cases. >> when you think about heart development, we think about what genes we need to turn on so that tissue becomes what it's supposed to be. >> instead the team decided to do the opposite. they turned off a master gene that regulates the development of cells int cardiomyosites that develop into tissue of the heart. they lose the ability to develop. >> it was a real shocker when they had structural normal hearts. >> in fact, the animals sho

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and oakland police chief explained just a shorlt time ago change ez wants to make to his city's plan to fight violent crime. calling for making adjustments to the 100 block community initiative. the program slates officers in the violent neighborhoods to combat street crime. other parts of the city felt neglected. and the chief wants to reduce delays. >> when you look at resource issues that is a balance and when with limited resources i think the department is doing an incredible job in terms of addressing violent crime in oakland. >> and oakland has seen the number of officers on the force decreasing during past years because of the cuts. >> and in san bruno tonight what to do with a pipeline exploding with such devastating results. the city council will consider three different plans to deal with the deadly pipeline that killed eight people. there is john alston live with the option autos this is an emotional people who live here and those who are rebuilding and making plans to mov

abc 7 vic lee joins with us the latest. vick? >> this meeting started late and there are so far lawyers have taken center stage presenting their arguments for the rules and sitting in the front row is ross mirkarimi. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi shook hands and hugged supporters. this is uncharted territory. not only for him, but for the city. the closest the ethics kmilgs has come to holding an official misconduct hearing is with ed jew. he was convicted in 2007 of bribery, extortion, and perjure. but jew spared the commission when resigning after opening session. so this commission will have to come up with rules for procedure, lawyers believe the hearing is constitutionally vague and that their clients due process rights are being violated. >> there is an objection other than bringing proceedings to a halt. >> today his lawyer argued any hearing should be held in front of cameras and public. >> there is a live hearing going to better serves goals of the commission in determining facts of what happened here. there is nothin

vic lee, "abc 7 news." >>> a warning to be careful when buying concert tickets online. we have gotten complaints about ticket brokers. >> he a fan of gordon lightfoot so he ran to get tickets oh flint center. >> it's called the flint center performance ticket. i thought that was the official website for the flint center. >> here is the website perform arts tickets.com. the words flint center are prominent at the top of the page. there is a 'picture of the venue to the right. he says this is where he buys his tickets two tickets $58 each two service charges 17.85 for a total of 220.70. he gets a receipt but not from flint center but from i-tickets center.com. joe rideout is with consumer action. >> it's a company that has designed hundreds of specific websites that are designed to mislead consumers to believe they are buying from the venue but they are buying from a broker. >> here are some of their websites. they say we are not trying to mislead anyone. it says we use targeted websites in an attempt to give the user exactly what they are looking for. right there on the

abc 7's vic lee reports now from roosevelt high school. owe if none of the conduct was child abuse. she denies allegations and looks forward to her day in court. no supervisor told her she was doing anything wrong. >> her lawyer says she's a resuspected teacher. the father of this 5-year-old boy questioned that in this interview tuesday with abc 7 news. oof came behind mim hymn and kicked his chair forward. >> the father spoke to ugs on conditions he and his son remain anonymous. he teaches in a special education preschool class here at roosevelt elementary school. other employees have been placed on leave. >> eight employees were placed on administrative leave to conduct an independent internal investigation. >> the child abuse happened in december and january. >> things like slapping, and kicking. shoving. wrist twisting. >> police say there are two victims, this one and another 4-year-old boy. the father gave us these e mails showing a complaint years ago. once for depriving his son of food and water. >> his face was red. he was like about -- looked like he was with about to pass

we're going begin abc 7's vic lee. >> and and it's been a long day for investigate skbrorz they've been on that freeway all day long z who is the driver. and why did he shoot the officer? >> there are many unanswered questions. why was the officer car parked in front of the suspect's jeep? normally they pull up behind cars they stop. but the car did have one device that may help investigators answer questions. >> we do have video we're going to analyze to see what happened. >> chp is withholding names but told horters -- reporters he's based in the contra costa county field office in martinez. >> taken to john muir medical center and said to be in critical condition at this time. >> the shooting happened at about 8:20 this morning in alamo on southbound interstate 680. investigators say the exchange of gunfire occurred after the officer made a traffic stop on a jeep. a second officer in another patrol car was also on the scene. here is sheriffs spokesman jimmy lee. >> first officer did make contact with the driver. and shortly thereafter, the driver pulled out a gun, and shot at the off

abc 7 news reporter vic lee on crime, and the punishment. >> good morning. >> before andrew vargas was sentenced' poll jized to ryan's parents. >> i cannot find words to express how remorseful i feel. so it's... towards the family. >> the prosecutor read a letter from the family. they were unable to leave philadelphia for the sentencing. it's hard to know how sincere you are with your remorse, sincerity can be seen in a person's eyes. this is why we wish we can be there for your sentencing to see and feel your remorse in person. >> but ryan's parents could not look into the iz of the 22-year-old who crippled their son. ryan, now 10 is going through yet another surgery. his fourth since he was hit by vargas's car last august crossing the street after his family left at and t park. >> you're incarcerated because of your actions but ryan is also incarcerated because of your actions. he can't do many of the things he used to enjoy doing. >> vargas left the scene, hitting other cars. and was arrested after a sobriety test showed he was drunk. >> i have learned so much out of this. and... i

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and coming up next the abc 7 news i team kicks off you fix it week. >> this looks like it piled efrk up, here. >> an eye sore with 40 years of stuff piled up. one person taking responsibility for cleaning it up. >> also we're going drive a segment of the bay bridge and look at what might happen when work week traffic returns tomorrow. >> what is behind the sudden rise in gas prices? and the upcoming milestone from apple one customer will get to cash in on. those stories and more ahead on 7 on your side. >> and later one woman's phone call got caltrans looking for a stlugs a deer problem on the peninsula. >>> all right. here is the newly belt section of the bay bridge open for business now thanks to good weather and this is a detour you'll have to use that is a gentle s surf leading to upper deck. traffic light this morning because of the president's day holiday. and caltrans predicts there will be no problem tomorrow when traffic returns. now, you can see sluggish traffic approaching and leading to the bridge. many drivers returning home for a long gaet way weekend

vic lee abc 7 news. >> if you can help go to abc 7 news.com and click on see it on tv. >> and the gray whale is hanging out in san francisco bay. and experts say this visit isn't uncommon, it's drawing a crowd. people are excited about seeing it. mark matthews is live in san francisco with day two of the whale. >> there is yacht road by the golden gate yacht club. this is where the whale came close to shore yesterday. but today he or she is way out there. sky 7 hd got the best pictures. we saw some folks came out to the bay to try to grab a clims, no one willing to tell us they saw it knox i have not seen it chris mark spent hours looking at the bay. he was fishing for crabs on this point. that is where we met this naturalist stan manzian. >> the commitment of the bay is that they're curious two, is that they're sick and we've seen whales alive one day, and dead, washed up on the beach the next day, too. >> he looked at pictures from sky 7 is -- and said there were no sign the whale was injured. >> looked like it was healthy. hopefully goitsing to find its way out of the bay and we won

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> the san jose police say it will be prepared for any trouble during this weekend's festivities, the department adding extra forces starting tonight to patrol city streets in an ti paigs of the huge crowds. it would include gridlock and crowds creating an unsafe situation or disturbance. >> i trust in the police that they're going to do a magnificent job and everything is going to be controlled and i think they've been okay. so no. i'm not concerned. >> violence forced the city to cancel the parade and festival in 2010. this year, there is concern about a spike in gang violence, there have been five gang-related killings this year, including a 14-year-old boy beaten to death friday night. the mayor's gang reprengs -- prevention task force is working to try to ease tensions among gangs. >> oakland police department is opening doors tonight for a first ever open house. visitors will have a chance to meet howard jordan and this takes place at police administration building on 7th street. >> the university of california released a report today recommending dozens of chan

vic lee abc 7 news. >> black friday shopping is rolling along in the bay area tonight. no sign of alt indications, it's been smooth sailing. shoppers had been waiting for days outside of a best buy made their way into a store, abc 7 news is live in burlingame wex begin live at stoneridge mall. >> hi, good evening to you. speaking of people lining up, people were lined up outside of this mall last night because for the first black friday ever, it opened at midnight. since then there has been a steady flow of thousands of shoppers some i spoke with tell me this is the best customer service and the best black friday deals they have seen today. this is a tradition many look forward to as soon as thanksgiving dinner is digested. >> go this every year, we have for yours years and years. >> this resident made this pilgrimage since 1980s. >> there is a great aunt that would drive to get her, so we liked this mall. >> they come for good deals and quality time together. it's a date with her shopping list. we caught up with her, she made four trips to her car to drop off bags. >>

vic lee abc 7 news. >> congressional leaders say more firings could be imminent in the result of secret prostitution scandal. peter king says he skpex more employees will be let go today or tomorrow, so far, three people have lost their jobs over the scandal. eight others on leave. they're accused of bringing prostitutes to their hotel in columbia. house minority leader demanded a full investigation. >> many people in the secret service and those people are responsible. >> the scandal involved 10 military service members and as many as 20 women. a review board is expected to be created to determine whether this was an isolated one or a broader agency culture. >> rocker ted nugent met about comments he made with b.barack obama. during an appearance he says i will either be dead or in jail if obama were reelected in november. he says it's obvious he didn't make threats against the president. today the secret service agreed and is he in the clear. >> if you need a reason to visit yosemite you have two. flowers are blooming and the water falls are gushing thanks to warm temperatures. the st

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you.another arrest has been made for arson and vandalism of a muni bus. police are asking for help tracking down more suspects and we'll show you pictures. a 19-year-old from daily city booked into jail today. he is one of two men now facing charges after a mob celebrating giants world series victory smashed out windows of a bus and set it on fire. one man is seen using his skateboard on the bus's windows on the left. the suspect in this jacket is accused of striking a windshield with a barricade. >> mees arrested an accused burglar today for a pair of break ins this week for the wine country home of nancy pelosi. the house ransacked yesterday and someone entered again, yesterday. investigators say this man confessed to breaking into six dx pelosi'sr5:iw and they say he had one of the watches. >> striking workers at railly's supermarkets rallying behind one of their own tonight arrested in connection with an ongoing labor dispute there. the chainÑm==t says he assaulten employee, and worker

vic lee abc 7 news. >> there is a father accused of snatching his two children from their mother's sthom and taking off in a stolen yacht told a judge he did it to protect the kids. he faces eight charges and the coast coast rescued the children friday, today, he appeared in a courtroom and told the judge, quote, my children have been put back to the place where they are being abused. >> we don't know his side of the story. there are a lot of dpeens that's can be raised in places like this, i think case could become a petri dish of issues. >> the mother tells abc 7 news there is no truth to the allegations and is he being held on a half million dollars bail. >> one two of men rescue prd a sinking plane described their harrowing ordeal. there is a 36-year-old and his 77-year-old father flying when their plane lost power, saying the plane, equipped with pont yoons finally just sank. and. >> the man who struck and killed a woman when he drove his truck on to a sidewalk saturday has two profus convictions. arrested twice in 2005 for dui. he regained his license in october, 2009. tabrizi bein

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you. san francisco has your honored a new distinction that may tarnish it's reputation among tourists rating it the 11 dirtiest travel destination in the country. and we're live tonight, local tourism officials must not be happy about this. >> this is yes and no. they say this reflects this is a densely populated city. on the other hand, ed lee says just last night he was attending ab event and got an earful from constituents about dirty the city is. 18 million tourists come for beauty but sometimes, see the beast. travel and leisure ranked it one of america's dirtiest cities. 11th out of 35. the results from a poll of 50,000 readers. >> i grew up in new york my threshold for dirt is way up here and so i see san francisco and i'm like i can eat off of this sidewalk compared to new york. >> new york is number one on the dirty list but back to san francisco. >> it's butte of. i would not say this is dirtiest. >> and and she's right. baltimore ranks third. san francisco deserves to be on the

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and the california patrol is investigating a violent road ragecident in the east bay. sky 7 was overhead, cars converged on the scene. this began when two vehicles crashed on greenwood drive. the chp says the drivers got out, started arguing. the driver of a lexus was armed and took off running. the driver of the pick up gave chase and was shot block as way. police are still looking for the shooter. >> chevron found a way to get around costly repairs and clean air requirements at it's refinery. the plant damaged in august by a fire that sent a black cloud into the air. several thousand people sought medical attention. chevron told the bay area district it intends to repair but not to replace, the damaged unit. that means they will not be required toin stall new equipment though chevron says it will reduce its emissions. >> california state university system is about to make a controversial decision that could affect thousands of current students at 23 campuses. the trustees will vote on a plan to push out students who have been there too long, ch

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and there is some major developments in the case against ross mirkarimi. a third woman is claiming mirkarimi abused her as well. mirkarimi also hired a new attorney today saying it's not uncommon to replace legal counsel but in this case a damaging statement may have prompted a switch. >> this former criminal defense attorney did say he considered mr. mirkarimi a bit of a tyrant f you're playing a case in the court of public opinion that is not the sort of thing you twoobt say about the client he is on charges he bruised his wife's arm. prosecutors may try to call her to testify along with an ex-girlfriend. >> the san bruno disaster 16 months ago is back in the news tonight, angry with an agency that regulates pg&e because one of the men he claims was asleep at the switch appointed himself to be in charge of the internal investigation. and that is where lives and lost and homes destroyed. >> there is a memorial in place for victims that killed eight people and destroyed more than three dozen homes. this pipeline explosion exposed a lot. a federal investiga

vic lee abc 7 news. >> you'll want to have a copy of the phone bill handy for the next report. >> exposing a major rip off, unauthorized >>> hopefully you had a chance to find that cell phone bill. >> there is some unexpected charges at how you can stop them. >> there is called cramming. that is putting third party charges on a phone bill that the customer never requested. >> this attorney is showing me his mobile phone bill with usual charges and then, there are a group of new fees. >> there is five charges for $9.99 a month. i don't know what they are. >> al is not alone this, is a common complaint, mobile phone bills loaded up with nonphone company charges, charges for sports scores, daily horoscopes and services. and there are consumers are told they ordered the service. >> they can when getting someone who says they have my signature, they can send me an announce skmt say this company wishes to charge $9.99 a month. did you approve it? and there is a powerful innocent yef to pro long the problem. they get a third of the revenue these cramming schemers devif when they cram your bill. >

vic lee abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you very much. now, let's take a look at pictures from sky 7 hd of what's happening in oakland this, is a live picture, pro dwrofrts just left san antonio park. marchers made a pit stop and today's demonstration have been unscripted and staged with out permits. we've seen people streaming into streets, disrupting traffic and directing their anger at the bank autos police have been out in force as you can see, trying to contain pro testors and sweeping them off the streets. and threatening to arrest anyone who did not disperse. nine people have been taken into custody. >> this is an arrest that triggered violence this afternoon. for more on that we're live in downtown oakland right now. nick, start us off. tell us why that bicycle pro testor was taken down like that. >> i'm going to tell you it's behind me where demonstrators clashed with police. and cheap jordan tells me once night falls we're expecting a larger demonstration. there is a peaceful protest that turned violent. the clash happened just

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you.and developing news involving a bay area girl attacked by a shark. it happened today in hawaii. a 16-year-old girl from livermore is recovering tonight. the girl and her family are vacationing on maui and a shark grabbed her left leg. the crew arrived and treated that gash. the family decided to get to their hospital to get help for the wound. the beach has been closed because of the attack. witnesses describe seeing a five-foot shark near the beach last night. >> in orinda a body found and a suspect arrested. the first murder there in a decade. the body found inside of a home. and nick smith is live with the latest. >> not much has changed we have watched different investigators come and go from the home behind me most of the day. but arriving here just this afternoon. and what we know is that police are calling it a murder. they're saying the death of a woman in her early 50s by the hands of someone she nu. a call became this afternoon by a man in his 90s described as a neighbor. pol

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and an amber alert has been cancelled for a 17-year-old and her 2-month-old daughter. the two found just hours ago. police are still searching for the man accused of kidnapping them. he is a 19-year-old marcos hernandez, the baby's father. we're live with the latest. nick? >> good evening. new information. the amber alert has been cancelled for the missing woman and her daughter. tonight we have learned she cooperating with investigators in their hunt to find the man who looked up to her. >> police are looking for this man, describing him as skparmd dangerous and tell abc 7 news he assaulted and kidnapped his girl friend, a 17-year-old, and the couple's infant daughter. police say hernandez took lopez and their-month-old against her will from the home shared with friends in this neighborhood. witnesses tell police he hit lopez several times as she held the baby. >> this is a dangerous situation. we have a 17-year-old woman who is forced to do something by gun point and have a tw two-month infant whot daughter of the suspect and victim. this is a d

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> and still to come at 6:00 death of a uc student in an explosive lab accident. we'll look into weather students are getting training they need to handle emergency autos doctors treating this man for a brain tumor. ground breaking techniques they're using to help save his life. >> and you get a paycheck. it's not worth paper printed on. so who do you turn to? >>> a mountain lion was shot and killed by deputies after it tried to get into a home. it was discovered in turlock. the owner called after she heard a crash. she assumed she was being burglarized and waited for help. deputies say the front door was broken in, but the house, clear. they noticed a female mountain lion in a tree. it then approached the officer who shot and killed it. authorities say the area is not a known mountain lion habitat. >> and a three-year long labor dispute between high watt hotels and employees is getting nastier. employees are picketing and calling for a global boycott of the chain, charging high watt with overworking employees. they filed a complaint citing the unions for negotiat

vic lee abc 7 news. >> vic, thank you. next week officials are expected to make a decision about a jack in the box restaurant people living nearby don't want to it stay open. it came to a head when a man was run down after getting into an argument inside of the restaurant. and. >> this jack in the box open christmas day. the owner wants to open every day, all day. but now there is an organized neighborhood campaign and a hearing. for years this jack in the box has been open 24-7. >> and some neighbors in the residential area say this restaurant is a magnet for drunks and trouble makers, especially after bars close at 2:00 a.m. >> we need to close this jack in the box between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. to make sure that the neighbors have a chance, for peace and quiet at night. >> david lee started a petition to have restaurant hours restricted and more than 400 people assigned to just two days. there are many pointing to what happened saturday morning when according to police a fight escalated into a hit and run at the gas st

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> demonstrators tried a new tactic to let regents know they're not happy about another phone shall hike. >> pro testors calling themselves prisoners of debt brought the heating to a halt forcing regents to adjourn to another room. students want regents to demand more funding ando hope it will take a hike off the table. >> and we need to push harder and say we've got to refund education making 1% pay to roll back fee hike autos they're upset more noncalifornians are being admitted and today a constitutional amendment was being proposed to limit to just 10%. >> early demand for facebook stock convinced the company invest dwrorz sell more shares when facebook goes public. and there is 84 million shares that will go on the market. facebook won't benefit. shares held by venture capitol investors. this will dilute the standing of founder mark zuckerberg that will retain control of 55.8% of the stock. so what does this future hold for facebook? >> paul sappho is spending part of the day speaking at facebook but shared thoughts with us first. he says faceboo

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you, vic. students and staff at oikos university came together today to mourn their schoolmates. a couple hundred people gathered to pay their respects. deborah johnson smith told us some students were interning in a prison. >> i feel they're a part of us as well. that is why i'm here. i didn't know them very long. you know? just -- i thought, you know it's only appropriate for me to represent, you know our department. >> in all, seven people were killed and three others were injured. oikos set up a memorial fund in the names of the victims. and funeral services held for one victim. a 24-year-old catleen ping. carrow rin tileler will join fruts church. san jose state university president blamed elected officials for forcing him to limit enrollment. the admission policy ends for the fall semester, meaning local college students living within a community distance may need better grades than required after the governor cut $200 million from california state university system budget. >> this is a s

abc 7 news reporter vic lee with the story you will see only from abc 7 news. >> reporter: the attack happened in the early evening in a unit usually filled with patients who have been committed by their families or through court ordered consehvatorships. hospital administrators released this statement saying only that a napa state hospital nursing employee was injured during an aggressive incident by patient. the patient was arrested. the staff member was treated at a local hospital. workers we spoke to say the patient became irritated and fought staff who were trying to calm him down. we were told that the employee suffered a serious leg injury which required surgery at a local hospital. several others were injured trying to subdue the patient. workers tell us security at napa state is still inadequate to deal with a growing population of violent patients many of whom are criminally insane. they say there have been some security enhancements but not enough to ensure safety of the staff. some say little has changed since the murder of psych tech donna gross almost two years ago a pat

vic lee abc 7 news. >> there is a strong smell of gas in san jose led to the evacuation of nine businessg monterey highway after 1:30 this afternoon near intersection of daylight way. there called more than two dozen firefighters that responded. they checked out the smell that turned out to be sewer gas, workers were allowed to go back to their offices after 2:30. >> motional closing arguments in san jose in the trial of a man accused of beating a priest who he claims molested him as a child. the judge in the william lynch case gave jurors instructions, they're not to allow sympathy to sway the decision and must determine whether lynch intended to attack father gerald lindner, lynch testified saying he confronted lindner in a retirement center in los gatos and did not intend to attack him. a convention would send lynch to prison for four years. >> the battle over the $66 million estate of the artist thomas kincaid will remain public. a judge decided in favor of his live in girlfriend who she claims to have a hand writtençó will claiming to leaveçó himzvç a mansion and so million. kink y

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and join me tonight at 9:00 coming up then, the new baby boom in northern californial where multiple births are not that unusual. >> and there is a warning about craig's list ads. signs you might become the victim of an armed robbery. >> and there is a game coming up and we need all hands on deck. >> yes. there i'm ready to go. and there is a game between niners and giants. the wide receive skbrer tight end both listed as questionable. and there jim harbaugh will be game planning. >> this is early. there is zero dark hundred. >> the only thing he seems to fear sk unprepared. >> important against a team like giants. >> this is never done. hey is in the barn philosophy is not one we subscribe to. >> niners know they'll need to be ready for an assault on alex smith. >> and this is very difficult, very difficult. and if they got seven guys back there focusing on coverage. >> and 49ers defense, they dominate up front. they're line backing for rarely lifting back into the secondary. >> there our front seven is the best in the national football league. >> only way to explain

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> police in denver confirm a fire was set up to cover a murder. police say victims died of trauma inflicted before the fire. the call came just before it was set to close this morning. the bar on a busy thoroughfare. authorities believe someone had to see something there and they're looking for witnesss.. >> authorities are questioning a man they say tried to blow up the federal reserve building in new york. they arrested him in new york city this morning. after he tried to detonate a van with what he thought were explosives. they were fakes sold to him. he says' arrived in the us news january for the attack. he tried to prove people. >> now, california public utilities commission is under fire once again for consumer advocates and san bruno city officials. >> the group upset with the state p.u.c. for naming george mitchell as a mediator. this is just to determine the fine pg&e must pay for the deadly explosion two years ago. the group accuses the commission of only consulting with pg&e on the mediator concerned the law firm represented other util

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> a lot more to get to on this wednesday night. coming up, millions spent and little to show for it. the latest black eye for the oakland police department. >>> also, they came in it guns blazing to rip off this store and then they couldn't get out of there fast enough. what had the robbers running for their lives. >>> i'm spencer christian in the accuweather forecast center. one more hot day inlanded before the weekend arrives. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> and hanging by a thread. a california hiker clinging [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week get whole seedless watermelons fresh off the farm for only $2.98 each. skip the warehouse. 24 rolls of charmin are just $11.99. and kellogg's frosted flakes are a buck 88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. a scathing new report accuses of the oakla

more tonight from abc 7 news reporter vic lee. >> a person who did something wrong should also pay for it. >> anna is his niece. this is how she reacted to news that police intend to arrest the man responsible for her uncle's death. >> i mean i'm sure they will do whatever they think is appropriate and, of course, again as i said it is really very sad that something like this happened to a nice person like my uncle. >> chow runs the china town travel agency which her uncle started decades ago. his empty desk is a sad and constant reminder of the fatal accident march 29. it happened at the cross walk at market and castro. he was walking east when the light turned screen. a bicyclist crossed market street heading toward the 71-year-old when the light was yellow. the collision took place in the middle of the street. an internet posting from beaucharie's e-mail implied it was a crowded sidewalk and he plowed through it at the least populate the place he could find. police looked at a security video. a reliable source tells abc 7 it shows him going at a good clip hitting way straight on and

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> a federal appeals court refused to unseal video recordings of a trial on same-sex marriage. the court said unsealing tapes would pose a grave threat because the judge had promised not to release them. supporters of same-sex marriage wanted the tapes made public to show how strong their case was. opponents argued it might subject witnesses to harassment and issued a statement saying when a trial judge makes a solemn promise, the judish yairy must not be allowed to go back on the pledge. the other side said the public deserves to see facts for themselves. the constitutionality of prop 8 banning gay marriage will be decided by the same court that issued today's decision on the tapes. >> the east bay man rescued from a collapsed trench is recovering in the hospital tonight. and a state agency is investigating the accident that could have killed him. abc 7 is in frontwood. >> the city of brentwood acknowledged the homeowner and contractor did not take out any permits for the work. >> what will seem like to be just a simple project, a fixer upper type p

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. late today the contra costa county sheriff's department identified two victims of a double homicide. they're having a difficult time solving. they're bonl san francisco residents. they were both shot yesterday evening on buchanan road near pittsburgh-antioch border, officers found two bleeding open the roadway. one died within minutes. investigators don't have expects or a motive for the shooting. >> and we now know the name of the murder suspect police were looking for when storming into a home this afternoon. that was s.w.a.t. officers using a nash bang device less than two hours ago. they fwheent a house on 21st street in west oakland. officer dz not find anyone inside of the home. investigators looking for this man. a 27-year-old wanted in a homicide that took place on september 6th. police want to hear from you if you have seen this man. >> an important new sign tonight that the bay area economy sim proving. the median price of houses sold in nine-county area last month rose to $

. >> vic lee abc 7 news. >> congratulations autos what a career, huh? >> and it's very cold and windy out there. >> yes z there is a full forecast for holiday weekend. >> i think we've been saying that all week. >> and it's been getting cooler getting later into the week. tomorrow we expect will be the coolest day. and so it's unusual. we're going back to winter here, there is a live view from our mount tam camera. looking down at ocean beach, clear skies. you might see off there a little low clouds well to our south, clear skies because of the winds. there is a look at our loop, you can see we began the day with patches of clouds and there is still a strong flow and a gale warning and this is wind gusts up to 53 miles per hour. there is gusts up to 30 miles per hour in hayward so there are strong winds spread evenly not in terms of wind speed but distributed around the bay area, temperatures now into 60s inland and we do have 71 degrees in fairfield. there is chance of showers overnight. and there is snow likely so unusual weather that is is in the bay

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and the city manager must eliminate police positions including s.w.a.t. team to help ease the budget short fall. tomorrow the manager will ask the city council to approve 400,000s ndz public safety cuts. mid level cuts and a consultant suggests increasing parking fees, hotel taxes and exploring a district to overcome an expected $5 million short fall if approved cuts go into affect in july. >> and the newest member of san francisco board of supervisors will start the job tomorrow. the mayor appointed a 50-year-old interim supervisor representing district five, the seat formly held by ross mercurini. she co-chaired the run, ed, run campaign for the mayor and was the planning commission president today saying she looks forward to helping people of san francisco. >> i mean i think it will be good. and i think it's something i'm interested in. i care about people z i care about, you know, trying to help everyone's quality of life. >> now, i asked the mayor if he was concerned about the more progressive political leanings compared to the moderate approach. >>

vic lee abc 7 news. >> what a choice vois. >> fantastic. >> we continue to monitor occupy anniversary underway now in oakland. sky 7 overhead. demonstrators gather for a downtown march. the schedule to begin tonight at 7:00. >> also tonight abc 7 news i team reopens books on 1984 disappearance of kevin collins. a mystery remains unsolved so far. >> a couple says they fled their motel room. they saw bed bugs then got charged for the night. ahead on 7 on your side we get their money back. >> i'm spencer chris chichblt clear skies and the seven-day forecast shows a warm weekend. i'll have details in the ac >>> the famous winchester mystery house lost a lawsuit saying a dvd horror movie based on the life of woman that built the house did not violate the popular tourist attraction's trademark. the judge ruled a l.a. company had a first amendment right to use the story and name its 2009 film "haunting the win chester house". she did not stop construction until her death, 38 years later. >> the i team uncovered new leads in a high profile colt case. >> that is right. it's a story you'll see

vic lee, "abc 7 news". >> dan: there is a lot more to get to. coming up, a bay area serial killer leads police to his victim. and michelle le murder case, victim's family says whether they are satisfied with the outcome of the case. and sales of ipad mini take off, surprise shakeup on apple's management team. let's look at a live picture, sandy causing major problems. this crane that you are looking at dangling on the right side of the screen continues to hang, something like 74 stories above manhattan. the area around that crane has been evacuated for safety. stay with us, "abc 7 news" at 9:00 continues in a moment. >> dan: major shakeup at apple. they will be looking for two senior executives. scott forestall and john broward are leaving this year. it's after digs appointing earnings and problems with problems with the mapping software. industry analysts say this move may have long term implications but unlikely to impact sales. we'll have to wait and see what it will have on apple stock going forward. >>> trading on wall street is suspended a