abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington is following the story.in a live report in just a few moments. >>> we'll check in with amy ro batch. >> the latest from baltimore a new report from another prisoner suggesting that freddie gray may have intentionally hurt himself in the police van. and robin be speak with stephanie rawlings-blake getting her take on the allegations against police and on keeping peace in her city. all next on gma. >>> cycling is a very popular mode of transportation especially here in the bay area. but a with all of the traffic the risk of a crash is very real. >> we've partnered with consumer reports for exclusive coverage of these bike helmets to see which one stacks up best for your safety. >> good morning. 90% of the bicyclists killed in the past two decades were not wearing a helmet. consumer reports just tested 23 mel mets. joseph cologne never rides a bike since a helmet especially after a serious accidents two years ago. >> broken my collarbone and punctured by lungs. i'm luckied hayed the helmet. >> consumer reports

alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> a rescue team from china pulled a quake survivor from underneath aollapsed building yesterday. the man had been buried under the rubble of a five-story building that came down during the shaking. the task was made more difficult, because of repeated aftershocks in the area. the chinese government has offered more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to nepal. >>> a sacramento area structural engineer will be on his way to nepal today to help with relief efforts. kit miyamoto runs a nonprofit that responds to quake-ravaged areas. he brings expertise and technology to red tag and keep people out of vulnerable buildings so the should aftershocks happen, there will be fewer casualties. >> it's so easy to fix. this knowledge and this expertise and this technology we can share. >> miyamoto says he plans to work with nepal's government and private sector to improve infrastructure. >>> as we said help is pouring in from around the world. the u.s. is sending cash and a 70-member team including search and rescue crews. poland, germany, israel and belgium are al

live in the newsroom, alyssa harrington abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 5:35 now.posed as escorts to lure victims online is under arrest. and now, police are looking for more people who have may have been robbed by them. the two are sect connect told at least two cases in pleasanton and santa clara county a cooper team know man was terrorize and says the couple stole $7500 worth of stuff, including computers. >> the female put a knife to the victim's throat, made threats of great bodily injury. the male suspect then pepper sprayed the victim and then they proceeded to steal several items from the residence. >> police believe there may be more victims along the 880 and 680 corridors. >>> if you own a vehicle that's high off the ground look out. thieves are targeting trucks and suvs in the east bay for their catalytic converters. in the last week, there have been eight thefts on five streets just in the city of hercules. thieves appear to be targeting toyotas because of their high ground clearance. all the thefts have involved 1990 to 2005 tacomas, sequoias and 4 run

live in the newsroom, alyssa harrington abc 7 news. >>> more than 2,000 people have plelk to meet forup at 7:00 a.m. they say they have a fan ready to take all the trash to a recycling center. >>> about 100 protesters took to the streets in oakland in support of the protests in baltimore. the group moved from the downtown area toward interthe interstate. the california highway patrol rushed the protesters to keep them from getting on to the freeway. police made no arrests. >>> we'll have continuing coverage of the baltimore riots on air and on line. our coverage continues now on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> and just about 20 minutes the u.s. supreme court will hear a landmark case that could decide the legality of same-sex marriage once and for all. the case is being closely watched across the country, especially in san francisco's castro district. amy hollyfield is live with the story. >> reporter: a lot of eyes will be watching this today. this is a long time coming. think about massachusetts becoming the first state to allow same-sex marriage all the way back in 2004. this h

. >> alyssa harrington has more now. >> reporter: church goers headed to morning mass have called for the removal of the archbishop. >> i think that's pretty serious, i don't think it's necessary to do. >> more than 100 members of the catholic church signed the appeal. calling on pope francis. they say he's mean spirited and fosters an atmosphere of intolerance. among those who signed the former executive director of catholic charities. the school board members, professors donors and tom brady senior. the father of new england patriots quarterback, tom brady cortoleone has been a con electroverse yalg figure since his arrival in 2012 he appointed a pastor at one church who won't allow girls to be altar servers and distributed a pamphlet to elementary school students that warns about masturbation and abortion. >> it's pretty sad, it's giving so much attention to something that is a very small minority of catholics. >> supporters say he goes by the book and traditional doctrines. they want him to say. . >> he's standing up for what the catholic church believes. >> the archdiocese was no

abc7 news reporter alyssa harrington is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: this was a terrifying waylebrating '80s rock music. a group of students was dancing on the stage when it gave way. [ screaming ] >> oh, my god. >> move! move! >> reporter: more than a dozen people were hurt. this happened at central indiana's westfield high school about 20 miles outside of indianapolis. the students were dancing during the grand finale of a concert called american pie, which features other students and staff musicians. they are seen jumping and clapping during a cover of journey's "don't stop believing." the floor then collapses beneath them. a couple students who were on the stage but not injured say they were shocked but tried their best to help. >> i was just a few inches away from the pit for the orchestra. i was actually about to like, step on top of the pit and when it all of a sudden collapsed. >> as soon as it fell i -- i just didn't know what happened. and then i saw that people's feet were stuck under a lot of wood and i lifted a lot of wood off of a lot of people. >> reporter: the w

alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >> thanks alyssa. >>> 5:04. a rescue team from china pulled a quake survivor out from under a collapsed building late yesterday. the man had been buried under the rubble of a five-story building that came down during the shaking. the task was made more difficult because of repeated aftershocks hitting the area. the chinese government has offered more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to nepal. >>> a sacramento area structural engineer will be on his way to nepal today to help with relief efforts. kit me moto runs a nonprofit that responds to quake ravaged areas. he brings expertise and technology to red tag and keep people out of vulnerable buildings so if aftershocks should happen, there will be fewer casualties. collapsed buildings, he says do the most harm during earthquakes. >> it's so easy to fix. this knowledge and this expertise and this technology we can share. >> me owe moto says he plans to work with nepal's government and the private sector to improve infrastructure. >>> help is pouring into nepal f

for a fremont couple following abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington's story earlier today. it's a stolen van needed by a woman who is quite ill. the van has been recovered thanks to an alert abc 7 news viewer. david louie is joining us now. >> we're sitting inside the van that has been recovered. it was stolen monday evening from the thomas family. from their driveway at free monday. it's now here in heyward. we have a happy couple grateful for a very alert abc 7 news viewer. this underscores how a news story has incredible reach because a man living about two and a half miles away saw her story on our midday news. >> he walks out of his house and looks at the license plate and immediately called the police. if it wasn't for the news segment this morning, we would have never found the car. >> the $65,000 van especially equipped for his wife kay. ch police told thomas it appears the van may have been used to transport stolen goods from a burglary. the inside is a bit trashed. there are remnants of a fast food burger bun in the back and plastic bags they don't recognize. the

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington has more. >> reporter: it is rumored that the announcement will be posted on social media. political strategist kate mader has an i'm ready for hillary mug. >> i have been ready so long, i'm ready to swap out my signs. >> reporter: the ready for hillary grassroots organization has been holding rallies and raising money. now it appears clinton is ready to officially announce a 2016 presidential run. >> we are really excited. we have been waiting for years. many people have been waiting since 2008 for this to happen. >> reporter: the former first lady and secretary of state lost back in 2008 but has hinted she would try again. she visited bay area several times. in march, she made a surprise appearance at an e-bay conference talking about gender and equality in silicon valley. in october, she held a fund-raiser with nancy pelosi. pelosi spoke in san francisco this morning. honoring the national coalition of 100 black women. >> in terms of hillary clinton running, this is connected. it is about empowering women. we are eager to see the rollout of her

live in cupertino alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> a 7-year-old boy is in the hospital with a life threatening injury after being hit by gunfire in va lay yeah. the gunfire broke out outside a gathering of 40 people attending a wake. the boy was standing on the sidewalk and was hit by a stray bullet. police think five people were involved in the gun battle. they recovered at least 20 shell casings. investigators are asking anyone with information to contact vallejo police. >>> a wild chase in sonoma county with a wrong-way driver on highway 101, ends with the driver in the hospital. >> it started in windsor and ended in sebastopol at gravenstein and 117. amy holly looet field has more. >> reporter: the woman is alive, in the hospital with life threatening injuries. look at the scene behind me. it is still very active. police are waiting for a search warrant so they can get inside the suspect's car. they're also checking all these businesses here in this area to see if any surveillance cameras capture the incident. these businesses inside the crime tape on old gravenstein highway wi

abc7 news reporter alyssa harrington is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: in a very terrifying end to what was supposed to be a night of fun celebrating '80s rock music, a group of students was dancing on the stage when it gave way. the collapse was captured on video. more than a dozen people were hurt. this happened at central indiana's westfield high school. the students were dancing on the school stage during the grand fin nal i love a concert called american pieby features other students and staff musicians. they are seeing dancing and clapping during a cover of journey's "don't stop believing." in an instant, they sink as the floor collapses beneath them. others in the audience say they were shocked and then tried to help their classmates. >> girls are crying, moms are crying jumping up to the stage to get people out he having is okay. >> everybody running to the stage and finding out what happened, you see this 12-foot drop and just students being covered in huge pieces of wood and debris. >> 75 students were involved in the production of this show. classes at the school, which

alyssa harrington is live with more. alyssa?cer dickinson got in touch with as dad to let him know he is safe. he called other family members with the good news. watch their emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> spencer's cousin said tell mama i'm okay. family and friends had been desperate to find him. they were at a prayer vigil when his dad called saying spencer was able to make a quick call on the satellite phone. >> where is he? >> right here at the >> spencer a graduate of petaluma high school was at mt. everest when it hit. it triggered a series of avalanches. at least 18 people died on the mountain. he told his dad he is being airlifted back down. his family updated a website posting information thanking people for support and prayers. abc 7 news. >> thank you. as you heard from them a man was one of 18 people killed at base camp on mt. everest. friends say the 48-year-old was an afvid hiker and that was always on his bucket list. strong was an ic consultant. friends are planning a memorial hike in his honor. >>

coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, we will have reaction from bay area lawmakers who spoke to alyssa harrington. >>> vice president joe biden gave no indication he will run for president. he toured a pg&e facility. the vice president was there to learn about the utility's pathway job training program. half of the workers trained have been military veterans. >> if you can command a platoon in battle you can manage a crew. if you can run a sophisticated weapons system worth tens of millions of dollars, you can program a computer. >> pg&e hired 50% of those who took part in the program. they will fill a great need for the utility. 50% of pg&e workers will retire in the next five years. >>> for the first time ever, thousands of people are trying on the apple watch. it appears they like it. it took ten minutes for versions to sell out with pre-orders are available this morning. they are available in san francisco and eight other major cities around the world. you can check them out and try them on but you cannot buy them on the store. you have to order online. shipments start april 24th. prices star

alyssa harrington joins us live from the news room. you expect protests? >> activists are expecting to be out today demanding an apology for war crimes committed during world war ii. shinzo abe will make a three-day visit here to silicon valley. yesterday he spoke before congress akrszing world ward ii saying history is >> i offer with profound my eternal condolences to the souls of all american people that were lost during world war ii. >> many though are looking for a different apology from abe. hundreds protests outside the japanese consulate on tuesday the same dade he met with president barack obama. they're demanding he apologize for japan's treatment of comfort woman from other asian countries who were treated as sex slaves. mike honda has criticized the prime minister saying his refusing to face history is an insult of all of the girls and women who suffered during the war. live in the newsroom. >>> san francisco police are made an arrest in a shooting that left a mun any passenger with life threatening injuries. it happened on monday at the light