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before head ougt this week, check the 6 abc storm tracker app, can you report what you are seeing in your area, the 6 abc storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> now to breaking news, where prosecutors just announced corruption charges against three philadelphia democrats. louise bishop and michelle brownly and howard james. the. >> the three are accused in an ongoing corruption investigation, david henry is live now with the district attorney's office with the new details. david? >> sara, the charges keep coming in this case, it has become a political football with the philadelphia d.a. and another dark stain on the political process here in philadelphia and across the state another three state legislators indicted by the grant jury. >> all three are charged with accepting illegal cash payments in exchange for agreeing to peddle their influence. all three are charged with taking bribes from a harrisburg lobbyist for exchange for future favors unknown to them, that lobbyist was wearing a wire and cooperating with an investigation initiated with the attorney ge

you can also catch it on the go, using the free watch abc app. >> michael is excited. should be perfect. >> hi sandy. >> dan and ama we're looking at the type of weather that you want to see at a parade. it's going to be sunny, michael is going to enjoy it along with the rest of you. so let's take a look at the forecast before our st. patrick's day parade in san francisco. you will see occasional high clouds warming up low-to-mid 70s, well above normal, partly cloudy dropping to only 70 agrees by 5 p.m. speaking of dropping, the sprinkles were showing up north of the ukiah area, today it was warm enough to put us at record levels as i mentioned earlier in the broadcast, 76 san francisco, oakland, pretty warm day inland upper 70s around livermore concord, 78 san jose, got up to 79 in santa cruz. we're going to take the temperatures up a little bit in case it's not warms up for. right now it just seems downright balmy. these are the type of temperatures you expect to see. it is actually in the 50s and 60s right now. the camera showing you a few clouds over san francisco.

you can also catch it on the go, using the free watch abc app. >> michael is excited. and the weather should be perfect. >> hi sandy. >> dan and ama we're looking at the type of weather that you want to see at a parade. it's going to be sunny, michael is going to enjoy it along with the rest of you. so let's take a look at the forecast before our st. patrick's day parade in san francisco. you will see occasional high clouds warming up low-to-mid 70s, well above normal, partly cloudy dropping to only 70 agrees by 5 p.m. speaking of dropping, the sprinkles were showing up north of the ukiah area, today it was warm enough to put us at record levels as i mentioned earlier in the broadcast, 76 san francisco, oakland, pretty warm day inland upper 70s around livermore concord, 78 san jose, got up to 79 in santa cruz. we're going to take the temperatures up a little bit in case it's not warms up for. right now it just seems downright balmy. these are the type of temperatures you expect to see. it is actually in the 50s and 60s right now. the camera showing you a few clouds ove

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you can also catch it on the go, using the free watch abc app. >> michael is excited.eather should be perfect. >> hi sandy. >> dan and ama we're looking at the type of weather that you want to see at a parade. it's going to be sunny, michael is going to enjoy it along with the rest of you. so let's take a look at the forecast before our st. patrick's day parade in san francisco. you will see occasional high clouds warming up low-to-mid 70s, well above normal, partly cloudy dropping to only 70 agrees by 5 p.m. speaking of dropping, the sprinkles were showing up north of the ukiah area, today it was warm enough to put us at record levels as i mentioned earlier in the broadcast, 76 san francisco, oakland, pretty warm day inland upper 70s around livermore concord, 78 san jose, got up to 79 in santa cruz. we're going to take the temperatures up a little bit in case it's not warms up for. right now it just seems downright balmy. these are the type of temperatures you expect to see. it is actually in the 50s and 60s right now. the camera showing you a few clouds over san fran

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you can also catch it on the go using our free watch abc app. >>> ahead, the v.a.ospital at the center of a nationwide scandal get the checkup one year later. >>> plus, turning up the volume on chevy's volt. how the automaker says its hybrid is putting people to risk. >>> and why the upcoming release of harper lee's "to kill a mockingbird" sequel has sparked >>> gm is recalling the chevy volt for being studiotoo quiet. some car owners say they forget to turn it off because it's too quiet. this can be dangerous if it's in the garage. more than 64,000 cars are effected beity recall. a software update will keep the car quiet but will automatically shut it off after 1 1/2 hours of it addressinging. >>> president obama is visiting the arizona hospital that triggered a wide spread investigation into mismanagement at va facilityies across the country. the president is expected to announce the creation of an advisory committee tasked with developing best practices. for administering care to veterans p this is his first visit since the scandal. the phoenix skapdle was one o

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you can catch up on episodes 1 and 2 using the free watch abc app. >>> abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. up next, the story you saw first on abc 7 new tension at the san francisco zoo. employees say bosses are spying on them. the fallout today. >>> first, a brand new school is set to open in a san francisco neighborhood that really needs it. we'll take you on a tour and show you how this campus goes beyond books. >>> a violent takedown caught on camera, all after an >>> as we approach 4:30 here's the news making headlines where you live. there's a temporary proposal on the table to deal with the state's water issue. the state has less than two years of water left which is frightening. coming up at 5:00, laura anthony looks at exactly what types of water restrictions we'll all be facing. also at 5:00 chris winn on the push to require all adults to wear helmets while riding bikes in california. that law has a lot of support, there is a major bicycle coalition against it. new information on the viral video that sparked a state investigation in virginia. a university of virginia student tack

our abc 7 waze app has a new addition. it navigates you around the parade coming into town.parade and avoid the delays it will tell you that too. check out the waze app. it takes you down market street, beginning at 11:30. it will veer off on mcallister. we know our very own michael finny will be there as your host. the waze app will get you around. >> a big event. >> all big events. not just the parade. good point. >> thanks a lot. >>> abc 7 news, a proud sponsor of this year's st. patrick's day parade. and michael finny will host the parade here at noon. you can catch it on the go. using the free abc 7 of. >>> the new allegations swirling on the heels of a racist video chant. and putting another college in the hot seat. >>> and the community of petaluma is the star in a new mcdonald's commercial. coming up, why everyone is not lovin' it. >>> do you have hillary clinton's new e-mail address? [ laughter ] >> i can't share it with you. i don't think she'd want you to have it frankly. >> president obama becomes the guest in chief on jimmy kimmel. his take on mean tweets next.

. >> be sure to check the 6 abc storm tracker app along with live radars you can report what you are n your area, the 6 abc storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device. still to come on "action news" this noon, a young driver takes the family car on a 20 mile joy ride and police say he was just 8 years old. also romanced and robbed. what this woman allegedly did to her dates. and find out the average cost of the american wedding. >>> transit police shot a man in the d.c. tunnel. at the potomac stop, officers responded to a call for a trespasser on the tracks it's unclear why they shot him. washington, d.c. police are leading the investigation. >>> the man accused of running into the white house with a knife is expected to make a plea deal this afternoon. omar gonzales will be in court today, he will accept a deal. he made it to the east room before being tackled back in september. it led to the resignation of the former secret service head, julia pierceson. >>> 25-year-old alexandria davis surrendered to bar harbor police they say she targeted men at bars and restauran

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also catch it on the go using our 43 watch abc app. >> great day and weather should be absolutely perfect for parade or whatever else you have planned. >> exactly. drew is here with the forecast. >> st. patrick's day moved to june. >> pretty much. >> temperature not going the feel any winter like tomorrow. 6 day left in the winter season by the way. >> spring starts on friday. talk about that in a second. >> we show you radar. we are tracking some showers unfortunately well north of the area. clover dale ukiah having some light sprinkle. not sure if this is reaching the ground just yet but you do notice clouds are overhead for much of the bay area. that is keeping us on the mild side right now. 63 currently in downtown san francisco. that's the average daytime high this time of the year. 62 oakland. 67 hayward. 64 san jose and brentwood checking in with a temperature of 67 degrees. so the forecast feature we call for high clouds over us right now keeping us rather mild for tonight. tomorrow with warm start under our belt we see like record high in someplaces as high pressure bring the war

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you can also catch it on our app using the free watch abc app. lisa people don't even need jackets for it it? >> no. it's 58 degrees right now. the high clouds will be with us again today. more so in the north bay and maybe even a shower slipping south from the far north. i'll explain and talk about how high the warm temperatures will be today when we return. >> lisa, thank you. straight ahead the u.c. berkeley student accused of sexually assaulting a fraternity brother. the new questions being asked over the way this case was handled. and a any biography out about apple co-founder steve jobs. coming up, what the look reveals about a rare compatible between ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay are

you can also catch it on our app using the free watch abc app you can download from your after store. what can we expect for the parade lisa? >> we are above normal. how much more above normal can we get? today 15 to 10 degrees above normal. 60 in hay regard right now. how about 85 today in livermore? yeah, kind of out of control. we will talk about a cooler sunday and maybe some rain. all that in the look ahead coming up. >> lisa, thank you. the u. c. berkeley student accused of sexually assaulting a fraternity brother. the new questions asked over the way the case has been handled. plus a new biography out about apple co-founder steve jobs. what the book reveals about a rare mt. hood was left off the list. so was the oregon coast, the columbia river gorge and the painted hills. smith rock and the wallowas are all missing. whoever named the seven wonders never set foot in oregon because even crater lake was left off their list. so we see your wonders world and raise you seven of our own. the seven wonders of oregon. see one, or better yet see them all. pillsbury crescents--awesome. b

we'll break down the story at 4:00, take us on the go if you have not downloaded the 6 abc news app youing live from your tablet or smart phone. >> we'll take a quick break and david murphy is back with a closer look at the forecast. >>> david murphy is back now way closer look at the forecast. nice to see temperatures in the 60s. >> yes but not for much longer, we are nice and mild out there now. stormtracker 6 live double scan can you see we are dry as we look outside the action cam is along the schuylkill river i don't know why there isn't someone on the bench it's a gorgeous mid-day to get out there and take a stroll your temperature in philadelphia has zoomed all the way to 68 degrees winds from the west at 17 miles per hour, we'll talk about why that is not exactly good news. 66 in wilmington and 68 in dover, as i mentioned at the top of the half hour we have come down from our eyes in lancaster and reading and wilmington will drop soon the winds coming from the northwest are beginning to build and tapping into cooler air to the west and bring that in and it takes the nice mid-day

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. >> before you head out this week, check the 6 abc storm tracker app, along with live radar and forecasts, can you report what you are seeing in your area, 6 abc storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> as we told new our first half our at 4:00, late this afternoon a jury found a feltonville man not guilty of murder in the shooting of a philadelphia police officer. lets head to monica malpass with the latest on this. >> that verdict came down late this afternoon while eric torres was not found guilty of attempted murder but he was on the lesser charges torres was accused of trying to kill philadelphia police officer, edward davies, coming up we are live with the latest on the jury decision and the punishment that torres could face at sentencing. and the fda issues an alert for a popular drug to quit smoking, the concern is chantix side effects. we'll have that and more coming up at 5:00. see you then shirleen. >> thank you monica. >>> today's pizza party at la salle university was a lesson and giving back, it was hosted by mason hortman the pro pry ter of mason's p

visit abc 7 news.com/apps or download the free app by searching for watch abc in your app store. >>>ay area college dropout is now part of an exclusive list of billionaires. forbes named elizabeth holmes the youngest self-made billionaire in the world. her net worth is $4.5 billion she's the 37th richest woman in the world. she dropped out of stanford to start a revolutionary blood testing company that uses just a drop of blood. >>> transitioning to kim kardashian along with other stars like president obama and the prime minister of india, taylor swift as well. they have at least one thing in common -- all on "time" magazine's new list of the 30 most influential people on the internet. the magazine chose the list by analyzing social media, site traffic and overall ability to drive news. others on the list you see jimmy fallon, along with j.k. rowling and beyonce. >>> sunrise in san francisco saw the twinkling lights on the western span of the bay bridge flickering out for the last time. >> dozens of people wanted one last look this morning. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield was amon

. >>> well the 6 abc storm tracker app has you covered as the weather continues you can get automaticrt for watches and warnings the 6 abc storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device. create how jim gardner is standing by with these stories and more. road crews are gearing up for the change over to snow overnight and new information on penndot's information to clear the roads and two potential buyers and lawyers are in court to make a deal on the former revel casino. >> and forecast is in spring at the pennsylvania convention center lisa thomas-laury met up with folks thinking of warmer days ahead. for adam joseph cecily tynan sharrie will, i'm monica malpass have a great night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> it has been a messy day with heavy rain and ice underfoot but winter's last gasp, hopefully is happening tonight into tomorrow. rain is blanketing the tri-state area and when temperatures plunge this will all be snow and a good deal of it. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is a winter storm warning for most of the ar

app store. more information at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> all right our weather is quite strange right now. >> it is strange. sandhya is tracking it. maybe a little rain. >> we are waiting for the rain but in the mean time look at how warm it was today. ukiah 85 degrees. new record for today last record was 83 set back over 100 years ago. we had summer micro climate. 57 half moon bay where foggy all the way to 80 in antioch. 23 degree temperature difference. 69 in oak land. 63 san francisco. santa rosa san jose fremont all in the low 70's. now we take a look at live doppler 7 hd and you see that the fog is definitely hugging the coast pushing in towards the north bay and as you look from time lapse short time ago san francisco financial district a little hard to see from our exploratorium camera day to the fog. visibility dropped to mile half machine bay and petaluma. watch out during the morning commute. temperature wise 40's and 50's and here's another foggy view of san francisco. this is the kind of picture you expect to see in the summer time. as the fog rolls over market street. foggy are

to get started, visit abc 7 news.com or download the free app by searching watch abc in your app storerio hopes his new deal with net flips will raise awareness about preservation. the digital streaming service has programming deals with adam sandler, tina fey and robert karloff. >>> "downton" abbey will host a real royal visitor princess kate middleton will check out the show's servant's quarters and meet the cast and crew. she will watch them filming it's a fictional british drama based on the life of a rich family in the years leading up to world war i. >>> it apeers more than 200 employees lost their jobs this afternoon. santa clara county prepares to take over ownership of the convention center. >> this is putting a cloud over plans for super bowl 50. david louie joins us live at the convention center to explain what happened. david? >> 500 events are held a year here at this convention center. helping to fill up nearby hotels and restaurants. it also supports hundreds of jobs. by this time next month, it may not be able to operate. dozens of employees showed up for a rally, seeki

. >> by the way apple watch will be able to bring you breaking news alert from the abc 7 news app. down load it now so you will have it when the watch becomes available. details at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> federal marshall seize oracle team usa racing boat today. marshall wept to the team base at pier 80 in sap frn and confiscated the boat before it was shipped out of the country. this is the boos capsizing in 2012. new zealand schooner sued oracle saying the contract for 34,000 dollars a month was term natured without cause. he was so-called grinder for the team during the america cup victory in 2010 and 2013. the grave foot catamaran used for training and in the racing series leading up to the america's cup. >> shorter showers. brown lawn and now higher rate that's the latest impact as california moves into the fourth year of drought. david louie has more tonight on hefty rate hike proposed by the santa clara valley water district. >> 31 and a half percent rate increase is over three times higher than last year rate hike. that had some critic wondering why valley water distric

app store. more information at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> all right our weather is quite strange right now. >>ttle rain. >> we are waiting for the rain but in the mean time look at how warm it was today. ukiah 85 degrees. new record for today last record was 83 set back over 100 years ago. we had summer micro climate. 57 half moon bay where foggy all the way to 80 in antioch. 23 degree temperature difference. 69 in oak land. 63 san francisco. santa rosa san jose fremont all in the low 70's. now we take a look at live doppler 7 hd and you see that the fog is definitely hugging the coast pushing in towards the north bay and as you look from time lapse short time ago san francisco financial district a little hard to see from our exploratorium camera day to the fog. visibility dropped to mile half machine bay and petaluma. watch out during the morning commute. temperature wise 40's and 50's and here's another foggy view of san francisco. this is the kind of picture you expect to see in the summer time. as the fog rolls over market street. foggy area for the morning commute. scattered showers for w

app store or google play. we also have more information at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> latest snow pack survey in the sierra.the drought is historic proportion. we are at just 16 percent of normal in the northern sierra a.20 percent in the like tahoe renal and 22 percent in the southern sierra a.water content is at 5 percent of normal. this could be the lowest snow pack in a quarter century. to make matters worse bay area resident only cut the water use by 4 percent in january. >> santa cruz couldn't animal control officers hope that a bigger reward will help them find the person who threw 2 dog out of a moving vehicle. reward now 25000 dollars. mother dog and puppy stuffed in a sand bag and tossed on to mint road at watsonville last month. the puppy died. mother dog chewed her way out of the bag and refused to leave the puppy side. >> the officials say homeless man killed by los angeles police on skid row was living under an assumed name and had a criminal past. the man was identified as charlie robin but he stole the name from a french citizen. he was wanted for violating probation terms for bank robbery.

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or download the free app by searching watch abc in your app storehere!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! . >> happening today a 5k walk in san ramon to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse. abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings will m. c.. participants will carry photos of those who have died from prescription drug-related causes. there will also be a health expo and a drug take-back program where police will be on hand to manage the save disposal of unwanted medications. march is prescription drug abuse awareness month. today's event gets underway at 8:30 this morning at iron horse middle school. lisa argen here now with a preview of the accuweather forecast. >> good thing that's today. they had plenty of clouds and rain yesterday. we are looking at emeryville now. 37 degrees. it's certainly cool. we will see highs today rebound into the 60s and another chance of rain coming your way this week. i'll explain next. >> thank you lisa. also ahead deja vu. the sharks' struggles continue at hom

check out the weather anytime with the abc 7 app, free on apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/app. >>> other news now. the mother of a 20-day-old boy found dead in a swampy area near the sacramento river has been arrested. police believe the 23-year-old samantha green is responsible for her baby's death. >> reporter: the investigation into the death of the baby took a turn after they interrogated the baby's mother. >> she made comments about she was there so many hours screaming and hollering. >> reporter: investigators determined that samantha's tale of events never lined up and arrested her on murder charges early saturday morning. >> we have come to the conclusion that mrs. samantha green was the sole individual responsible for the death of her child. >> reporter: it was monday when family members reported baby justice and samantha missing from the home. the 23-year-old mom was found a day later wet and hysterical and without her baby. an intensive rescue effort for the baby went through the night. it was wednesday when detectives fo

app store. more information at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> all right our weather is quite strange right now. >>ya is tracking it. maybe a little rain. >> we are waiting for the rain but in the mean time look at how warm it was today. ukiah 85 degrees. new record for today last record was 83 set back over 100 years ago. we had summer micro climate. 57 half moon bay where foggy all the way to 80 in antioch. 23 degree temperature difference. 69 in oak land. 63 san francisco. santa rosa san jose fremont all in the low 70's. now we take a look at live doppler 7 hd and you see that the fog is definitely hugging the coast pushing in towards the north bay and as you look from time lapse short time ago san francisco financial district a little hard to see from our exploratorium camera day to the fog. visibility dropped to mile half machine bay and petaluma. watch out during the morning commute. temperature wise 40's and 50's and here's another foggy view of san francisco. this is the kind of picture you expect to see in the summer time. as the fog rolls over market street. foggy area for the morning com

the 6 abc storm tracker app will help you, you'll get alerts for winter weather warnings and advisories, it's a free download for your mobile device. >>> in other news, philadelphia school superintendant william hite revealed the next action plan it focuses on the district's efforts to prepare students for their college careers, it has more on development and recruitment efforts and working with partners to secure special funding this one day after governor tom wolf called for more funding for schools. >> the flames broke out at 8:00 trast night. in bristol township along bath road firefighters said most of the flames are coming from the second floor. it took firefighters a half hour to get the flames under control and no word yet on how badly the victims were injured. >> authorities linked the man in a smash and grab with a multistage robbery spree this is the three robbers stealing rolexs from the willow park mall back in january, they tracked the men back to michigan where they believe that they were selling stolen high priced watches from several philadelphia stores. >>> new charges

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app store or google play. we also have more information at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> latest snow pack survey in the sierra. the drought is historic proportion. we are at just 16 percent of normal in the northern sierra a.20 percent in the like tahoe renal and 22 percent in the southern sierra a.water content is at 5 percent of normal. this could be the lowest snow pack in a quarter century. to make matters worse bay area resident only cut the water use by 4 percent in january. >> santa cruz couldn't animal control officers hope that a bigger reward will help them find the person who threw 2 dog out of a moving vehicle. reward now 25000 dollars. mother dog and puppy stuffed in a sand bag and tossed on to mint road at watsonville last month. the puppy died. mother dog chewed her way out of the bag and refused to leave the puppy side. >> the officials say homeless man killed by los angeles police on skid row was living under an assumed name and had a criminal past. the man was identified as charlie robin but he stole the name from a french citizen. he was wanted for violating probation terms for bank robbery.

or download the free app by searching watch abc in yourrn california today and we are not talking about some laid back surfers. a closer look from reporter greg lee of our sistert(Ñi station in los angeles. >> reporter: cell phone video from abc witness ryan bullock captures a thunderstorm hitting hunting ton beach this morning. once the pea-sized hail stop falling a blanket of white covers the beach, a rare sight in surf city usa. >> all of a sudden, it started hailing and snowing, amazing. never seen anything like it. >> reporter: twitter users shared this video getting in the storm on the hail-covered pier. others hit the beach to play in the white stuff some even playing hooky to take advantage of it. >> my parents pulled me out of school because they told me that he is there a snow and then they sent me pictures and there was. >> reporter: pictures and videos like these from eyewitnesses keith butler and courtney marie. laura fennel and her 5-year-old son, dominic waited for the storm to pass then did something he has never done on th

. >>> stay on top of the changing conditions with the six abc storm tracker app. it puts our radar and exclusive accu weather forecast in the palm offhand. app is free to down load for your apple and android devices. >>> one days after a philadelphia police officer was shot and killed the community just continues to grief. fellow police officers were on hand for a prayer vigil in honor of robert wilson the third. he is hailed by officials a as a great cop a and a great role model. now those hit hardest by wilson's death are relying on each other to get through this. a "action news" reporter annie mccormack was there for the the vigil and she joins us live annie. >> reporter: and, walter, the community wants philadelphia police to know that officer robert wilson was a hero. in fact they wanted to show their appreciation so they brought appraiser vigil to the the steps of the 22nd district. >> we want to pray for love. we want to pray for peace. we want to pray for comradery. we want to pray for fellowship. >> reporter: under black bunting hanging from the between t

. >>> stay on top of the changing conditions with the six a abc storm tracker app that put our radar and the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast right in the the palm of your hand. app is free to down load for your apple will and android devices. >>> the search will resume tomorrow for missing teenager from delaware county, cayman naib left home wednesday night and has not been seen ever since. search effort continued to intensify including help from the fbi. "action news" reporter annie mccormack has more. >> you are not in trouble. we want cayman home. we want him back. >> reporter: plea from the parents of the missing 13 year-old cayman naib, his family brought in professional search ape k-9 teams and multiple law enforcement teams, including the fbi are involved. >> it had has been an incredible outpouring of support from tons have of people, all over the region, sending help with detectives they have been sending drones they have been sending just people who we don't even know, searching homes, searching out buildings. >> although we have no reason to believe this has turn

app store or google play. we also have more information at abc 7 news.com slash app. >> latest snow pack survey in the sierra. the drought is historic proportion. we are at just 16 percent of normal in the northern sierra a.20 percent in the like tahoe renal and 22 percent in the southern sierra a.water content is at 5 percent of normal. this could be the lowest snow pack in a quarter century. to make matters worse bay area resident only cut the water use by 4 percent in january. >> santa cruz couldn't animal control officers hope that a bigger reward will help them find the person who threw 2 dog out of a moving vehicle. reward now 25000 dollars. mother dog and puppy stuffed in a sand bag and tossed on to mint road at watsonville last month. the puppy died. mother dog chewed her way out of the bag and refused to leave the puppy side. >> the officials say homeless man killed by los angeles police on skid row was living under an assumed name and had a criminal past. the man was identified as charlie robin but he stole the name from a french citizen. he was wanted for violating probation terms for bank robbery.

. >>> with the chilly spring temperatures you can plan your day ahead about the free six abc storm tracker app. it has the hourly and seven day forecast is right now showing a warm up on the way. the. >>> the u.s. department of justice had has reviewed almost 400 police involve shootings in philadelphia since 2007. the review was ordered by commissioner charles ramsey after four straight day of of police involved shooting in may of 2013. three of the shooting where is fatal. at a news conference today a justice department official says that poor training has left philadelphia's police with a mistaken belief that fearing for their lives alone justified the use of deadly force. the report also says that police officers mistakenly per received blacks at a threat as more than twice the rate of whites. the report makes 91 recommendations. >> it is a good report with a lot of ol i had recommendations that as the man mayor mentioned that we're already in the process of implementing some of them but we certainly are looking at each and everyone iron i'm coming up with a strategy for implementation. >>

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the track problems this only you may find it use will to navigate using the waze app on your smartphone and use the abc group for free on apple app and google play. >> former senator 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdone am -- mcdonald will file a lawsuit against the woman who accused him of rape who intentionally interfered with his livelihood the he was cut in december for a "pattern of poor decision making." charges have not been filed with the alleged sexual assault the he was arrested previously for domestic violence against his pregnant fiance but charges were not filed. >> a vigil is held in san francisco if a ucfs dental student found shot in her apartment. randhir kaur was killed it is believed when she returned to her apartment after attending temple. police are analyzing new evidence two miles away in richmond where they found her driver's license, credit cards and bloody collects in a resident's trash can. that resident is not under suspicion. this is the first homicide in a deck aid. >> the naacp. hold a news conference today to address the investigation into racist and homophobic text sent b