i'm cheryl jennings. today our show talks about body image. it's the way we perceive ourselves and how we look. our families, our friends, social pressure and the mass media are just some of the contributing factors. it's important to note that our body image affects self-esteem and ultimately our mental health. last year several people from the organization about face took off most of their clothes in front of victoria's secret in san francisco. the group feels the chain portrays a body image that's unrealistic. protesters say not everybody can be a size 1 with great curves. >> not everybody needs to be like that in order to be attractive, in order to be awesome in general. and we really wanted to speak out just against that whole piece of it and all the people here really like the way that they look. >> well, about face wants people to feel good about their bodies, no matter what they look like. joining us in the studio right now is jennifer berger, she led the protest. she is the executive director of about face. jennifer, thank you for bei

cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >> if you would like to learn more about the global heritage fund find a.com. >>> now an update on breaking news in san francisco. pg&e expects to have everyone's power back on by 1:30 tomorrow morning. more than 1600 customers are still without power in the south of market and mission district area and we are hearing that some people are getting tear power back on. that's good news. no word yet on what caused the outage. follow us on twitter at abc7 news bay area for updates. hopefully that will be a brief outage and people should be heading to bed anyways. let's find out what kind of weather they will be waking up to. >> let's hope their alarm clacks are set. live doppler 7hd and there is a dry picture upstairs and that's the theme for your monday. a different picture on the east coast. you can see a lot of rain on the map through washington, d.c. and even new york city could see thunderstorms on monday. the tront is rather warm. in the 70s and 80s in the deep south. we will start to see clouds increase in northern california and ahead of a cold front. 9

. >> cheryl jennings has a look. >> from a lifestyle to i hope ceasing demand of homework.gh school students have more distraction and responsibility than ever before responsibility than ever before. and for many it's taking a toll at night. >> typically like 6 or seven hours. when i wake up i'm usually tired. >> people fall asleep in class. >> why add one more class to the mix. >> because the reality is slaeming is souing learn how to do. taught how to slichlt he's a clinical professor at stanford and researcher at the university sleep center. today he's conducting a crash course with students from the high school on the dangers of sleep deprivation. the. >> athletic perform acts. affects whole household. >> in fact recent study found that 87 percent of high school students in the u.s. get less than the recommended 8 and a half hours of sleep. 28 percent reported falling asleep at school at least once a week. >> so how did you do do you know how it work. why widen the head. >> during the class students experience the same kind of high tech sleep monitoring technique resear

cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >>> one recent study even suggested high schools avoid early start times8:00 a.m. to give students a chance to sleep a little bit longer. >>> still ahead, taking it to the streets. hear from cal students who are embarking on the test drive of a lifetime. a car that may be able to get 1,000 miles a gallon. they will show you their secret ingredient. no secret on our weather today. here's a live look from our sutro cam. a sunny, warm day today and even warmer the rest of the week. lisa argen will around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place - including one right here at the shop - now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! ♪ with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters now. >> welcome back, everyone. thanks for joining us on this sunday morning. we have a live look from our lake tahoe cam. it's 34 degrees right now in truckee. getting up to 63 later today. more

i'm cheryl jennings in for ama daetz. first, it is april 20th, better known as 4:20 the celebration of all things marijuana taking place from san francisco and across the nation. sky 7 hd shows you revelers gathering earlier today in golden gate park and this comes as california moves to deciding whether or not to legalize recreational pot. sergio garcia or quintana is live at golden gate park with the story. maybe i've got some 420 on my brain here. i can't get the names right, sergio. no golf for me today larry, this is a massive crowd at golden gate park and in just about 20 minutes from now i'll expect all of you to inhale or exhale together. >> this celebration of marijuana on hippie hill has become the place to be on 4:20 day. some people came here from other states including this group from oregon who skipped the option to go to washington state where it's legal. >> the legality of it so you come down here and it's a little bit more loose because it's basic. san francisco, people expect it. >> they're also looking

at news anchor cheryl jennings shows us, it's a technology that we've profiled before and now it's proven how about the monkey? >> courtney said she and her husband are grateful both for their young son j.j. and the cutting edge technology that helped them get pregnant. like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilizeition or ivf. but then a doctor told them about a device that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of the fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called oxygen. we profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as eva. it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the system uses specialized cameras to essentially spy on newly formed embryos as they develop insides incubatetors. they record every 25 minutes as they divide and grow. the computer software rates the quality o

abc7's news anchor cheryl jennings shows us.gy that we've profiled before, and now it's proven to work. >> how about the monkey? >> courtney kenny said she and her husband are grateful both for their young son j.j. and the cutting edge technology that helped them get pregnant. like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilization or i.v.f. but then their doctor told them about a device that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of stanford's in vitro fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called "oxygen." we first profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as "eva." it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the eva system uses specialized cameras to essentially spy on newly-formed embryos as they develop inside of incu

cheryl jennings shouse us.before and now it's proven to work. >> how about the monkey? >> courtney said she and her husband are grateful both for their young son j.j. and the cutting edge technology that helped them get pregnant. like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilization or i.v.f. but then a doctor told them about a device that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of the fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called oxygen. we first profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as eva. it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the eva system uses specialized cameras to essentially spy on newly formed embryos as they develop insides incubators. images are recorded every 25 minutes as they div

[ music playing ] >> i'm cheryl jennings. our show today focuses on col consumption and the deadly dangers of drinking too much. according to a report from the world health organization, 2012 saw 3 million alcohol of related deaths around the globe. thousands of americans die every year from a variety of diseases and accidents and crimes linked to alcohol. too much alcohol negatively affects more than our body, behavior and relationships, it also damages the lives of the people around us. a young marine was killed by a drunk driver. andrew silva just returned from afghanistan only to lose his life in fremont. we saw this report in the days following the tragedy. >> reporter: the emotion is overflowing in this fremont bank parking lot as people remember andrew silva. he was thrown from his motorcycle and died instantly tuesday night. investigators believe alexander john was drinking and driving. he was charged with murder, vehicular man swlauts gross negligence and hit-and-run. >> i hope that guy gets the justice andrew deserv

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us.the fraction of a charge for other conventional tests making it more affordable to low income women and abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us with more. it was actress angelina jolie who used genetic testing to determine she was at high risk for breast cancer to determine so many women followed and not everyone can afford a $4,000 test and the supreme court opened the market for competition in a bay area company delivered one today. >> this little box is priced at $249. the burrellinggame company that makes what's inside color genomics hugheses high-speed computation of genetic data to tell women if they are at risk for breast and ovarian cancer. >> clear's and insurance companies will want to look at that and individuals who want to test outside of insurance, you know or whose insurance doesn't cover it will have that opportunity. >> the test analyzes 19 genes including the much talked about the rca 1 and the rca-2 genes and this is how-to video provided by the company. >> unti

as cheryl jennings reports, can see the results and the joy written all over his face. >> when stevenis own reflection. he sees a miracle, a face reconstructed from the ruins of stage 4 cancer. >> i was disfigured, and then when the jaw fractured i had a hard time talking, eating. >> having already undergone one major surgery, he was now facing another. in desperation, steven turned to stanford surgeon, and the powerful technology that promiseed to literally remap his face. >> it really explained what he could do, that they would do computer mirror imaging and construct the job virtually before they even went in for surgery. >> he had a huge advantage because you actually have an ideal situation. you have created the ideal before you get there. >> the stanford team began by taking c. t. scans of his jaw which are beamed to a specialized center in michigan and turn into a precise 3-d model. using a remote link the doctor carefully analyzes a computer simulation as he plans the reconstruction. >> can you pull up in red where the bone that's diseased that we are planning to remove? and n

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley.al appeals court has overturned his conviction of obstructing justice. the former giants slugger was the target of a long investigation into illegal steroid use several years ago. vic lee is live at at&t park in san francisco tonight with the impact of this legal development. vic? >> well dan this is certainly a legal bombshell. i mean, this case has dragged on for more than a decade and actually barry bonds was at the game last night sitting next to ceo larry baer and he was in spring training as well helping players with their batting. bonds was linked to a drug lab called balco, and he was in 2003 if his trainer ever gave him -- and he answered in a vague, meandering way and the trial opened in 2011 and the jury deadlocked on all counts except the one charging him with lying to the grand jury. he was sentenced to 30 days of home confinement probation and all the while he appealed his conviction in the ninth circuit court of appeals said essentially that barry bonds' meandering, vagu

at cheryl jennings reports, can see the results and the joy written all over his face. >> when stevenstage 4 cancer. >> i was disfigured, and then when the jaw fractured, i had a hard time talking, eating. >> having already undergone one major surgery, he was now facing another. in desperation steven turned to stanford surgeon and the powerful technology that promise today literally remap his face. >> it really explained what he could do, that they would do computer mirror imaging and construct the job virtually before they even went in for surgery. >> he had a huge advantage because you actually have an ideal situation. you have created the ideal before you get there. >> the stanford team began which taking c. t. scans of his jaw which are beamed to a specialized center in michigan and turn into a precise 3-d model. using a link he carefully analyzes computer simulation as he plans the reconstruction. >> can you pull up in red where the bone that's diseased that we are planning to remove? and now can you delete that bone to see what the jaw would look like without it? good. what i wa

i like having my life back. >> reporter: cheryl jennings, abc 7 news. >>> what a great story.vely in cancer reconstruction. also down in palo alto the biggest celebration of the indian spring festival this weekend. festivities start at 11:00 a.m. today and tomorrow at the sand hill field but yesterday students at u.c. santa cruz marked the occasion there. the festival includes throwing colorful powder at each other along with dancing. the san at that cruz celebration raised mon edd money. organize ers raised $1400 last year. the time is 8:48. we've been asking mother nature for rain for quite some time. it looks like she will deliver. >> with a one-two punch starting tomorrow for easter sunday. certainly cool and breezy with some wet weather arriving right along with that easter bunny. so the whole day certainly not a washout. here is what's coming. take a look at live doppler 7 hd. that circulation is an indication of cold air and finally it's going to sweep down the california coast. systems out of the north don't have a lot of moisture. we will take anything we can get. san

>>reporter: cheryl jennings abc 7 news. >> dr. berry company license technology from stanford to bring it to the market. also currently in use in europe. >> see what you think of this. another baby shower is in the works for a 65-year-old mother of 13 who is now expecting quud rupe let. school teacher in germany whose children range in age from 9 to 44. she decided to have another child because her 9-year-old wants a younger sibling. she used donated fertilized egg. many democrats and republicans democrats and republicanstors are critical of her decision saying the crisp are -- risk are extreme. >> all right. turn our attention to the weather that was quite breezy today. >> it was really pretty blustery. sandhya is here and certainly made it feel a lot cooler than it actually was. >> yes, it was definitely windy and cooler here in the bay area and cooler here in the bay area. >> you see why all the changes began here on raid arm. we track few sprinkle moving in along a cold front here and moved in from ukiah to santa rosa and fall

i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here thanks for joining us. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

cheryl jennings is on assignment. we are learning new details of the woman who re-ignited security concerns at mineta san jose international airport after sneaking into a secure area the fifth security breach in less than a year. matt keller is at the airport. matt? >>> we do not have a motive for why she jumped the fence and walked on to the air field but what could be more troubles is airport security cannot keep people out. >> at mineta san jose international airport, this is not a place for passengers. u.p.s. is here and last night at 5:15 a u.p.s. worker spotted a woman who did not belong. she hopped the fence on the southwest side of the airplane the she walked eastbound on the airfield. officers say the woman identified at 20-year-old resisted arrest but was taken into custody. she was backed into the santa clara county jail on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest. >> what happened, our security program worked. an airport employee detected thissen authorized person and alerted the authorities who respond

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. eric thomas joins us with the details. >> it came down to kill rather than capture for u.s. counterterrorism officials tracking down an al qaeda cell in pakistan in january. a drone strike took out several terrorists. the white house confirmed today a pair of kidnap victims one of them american were among the dead. >> as a husband and as a father, i ask not begin to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and low pore toe families are enduring today. >> reporter: it was a somber and surprisingly personal message by the president, confirming the two men were killed in a january drone strike and the administration is grieving over their loss. dr. warren weinstein was an american international aid worker from maryland. giovanni lo porto was an aid worker from italy both held hostage by al qaeda for years. it was concluded that capturing the al qaeda cell was impossible so they decided to wipe it out. they didn't know the hostages were there. >> it is a cruel and bitter truth that in the f

>>reporter: cheryl jennings abc 7 news. >> dr. berry company license technology from stanford to bring it to the market. also currently in use in europe. >> see what you think of this. another baby shower is in the works for a 65-year-old mother of 13 who is now expecting quud rupe let. school teacher in germany whose children range in age from 9 to 44. she decided to have another child because her 9-year-old wants a younger sibling. she used donated fertilized egg. many democrats and republicans democrats and republicanstors are critical of her decision saying the crisp are -- risk are extreme. >> all right. turn our attention to the weather that was quite breezy today. >> it was really pretty blustery. sandhya is here and certainly made it feel a lot cooler than it actually was. >> yes, it was definitely windy and cooler here in the bay area and cooler here in the bay area. >> you see why all the changes began here on raid arm. we track few sprinkle moving in along a cold front here and moved in from ukiah to santa rosa and fall

. >> cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >> and he credits advances in techniques awill youing surgeons to deliver blood supply more effectively. >> impressive. >> it is. >> what land lords are demanding if you have a dog or a cat moving in, with you. >> rental resumes for your >> checking traffic, we're on 580 west. you can see it's hard to tell because of the sun coming into here. dan? >> thanks ama. sales tax will go up into double digits tomorrow in five east bay cities. abc7 news has more tonight from >> with steven showing up to buy a car, he had no idea he was making it under the wire. tomorrow, sales tax here goes up to 10%. it's a half cent hike for the county. both approved by voters. >> when this happens not a lot of people are aware of it. >> a car salesman knows it's three quarters of a percent that can make a different. >> local leaders say the rate will benefit drivers. pot holes are first on the list. >> they better fix that road back there. >> there are streets that will see the money first. >> we'll be adding police officers >> in this city, most sales tax are paid by shoppers wh

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. >> newscast again at 6:00 with >>> breaking news this monday night. the stun gun mix-up. the deputy just charged with manslaughter after allegedly reaching for his taser, pulling out his gun instead. the high speed chase and audio. the moment he realizes it was the gun. >>> the race for president and tonight, spotted. hillary clinton spotted at chipotle. and breaking news, marco rubio in and one on one tonight with george. >>> breaking tonight. as worker trapped in a cargo hold. and a mega bus colliding with a tractor-trailer. >>> a mother just charged with dangling and dropping her toddler over a cheetah exhibit at the cleveland zoo. >>> and the master.

here is cheryl jennings. photographs show beautiful villages, and way of life that are endangered but the global heritage fund is working to save them. >> there are interesting structures one drum tower particular to the people. these are almost pagoda-like wooden structures that are at the center of every village. >> it uses high tech and a great example in silicon valley global reach. this process is an example. >> another village for this year is where they've made paper 600 years, by hand. we're working to increase the value of the paper and marketing. >> partners include the chinese government and businesses but most important are the younger members of the community, getting training into building and preservation techniques >> you need to get community involved >> they've learned how to grow everything they need on land. >> this fashion designer is working and learned about it while visiting the museum. . >> i was floored when i saw this costume. that weekend i hopped on a flight. found a translator an

here is cheryl jennings.se photographs show beautiful villages, and way of life that are endangered but the global heritage fund is working to save them. >> there are interesting structures one drum tower particular to the people. these are almost pagoda-like wooden structures that are at the center of every village. >> it uses high tech and a great example in silicon valley global reach. this process is an example. >> another village for this year is where they've made paper 600 years, by hand. we're working to increase the value of the paper and marketing. >> partners include the chinese government and businesses but most important are the younger members of the community, getting training into building and preservation techniques >> you need to get community involved >> they've learned how to grow everything they need on land. >> this fashion designer is working and learned about it while visiting the museum. . >> i was floored when i saw this costume. that weekend i hopped on a flight. found a translator

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>>reporter: cheryl jennings abc 7 news. >> dr. berry company license technology from stanford to bring it to the market. also currently in use in europe. >> see what you think of this. another baby shower is in the works for a 65-year-old mother of 13 who is now expecting quud rupe let. school teacher in germany whose children range in age from 9 to 44. she decided to have another child because her 9-year-old wants a younger sibling. she used donated fertilized egg. many democrats and republicans democrats and republicanstors are critical of her decision saying the crisp are -- risk are extreme. >> all right. turn our attention to the weather that was quite breezy today. >> it was really pretty blustery. sandhya is here and certainly made it feel a lot cooler than it actually was. >> yes, it was definitely windy and cooler here in the bay area and cooler here in the bay area. >> you see why all the changes began here on raid arm. we track few sprinkle moving in along a cold front here and moved in from ukiah to santa rosa and fall

and i'm cheryl jennings. glimmer of strength and survival. in a race against time rescue crews pulled people out alive from underneath the rubble two days after a 7.8 earthquake hit nepal. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> from the rubble below to the high perches of mt. everest, rescue crews scaled the top of the world's highest mountain to reach people from the quake-triggered avalanches. >> a massive response effort is under way. at least 16 countries are providing help and that aid includes a disaster response team from virginia with 45 tons of rescue equipment set to arrive right now in kathmandu. they will face an enormous task. more than 1.4 million people need food. the united nations says more than 1 million in nepal were severely affected by the quake. the death toll has now climbed past 4,000. sergio quintana has a look at some of the bay area residents trapped in nepal and others trying to get help to their loved ones in the zone. >> reporter: içó talked with one man by phone today who had to come down the mountain early because he caught

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i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.in at 6:00. >>> tonight, the major security breach, the chaos, the pilot flying undetected, able to land on the capitol lawn. tourists stunned. the immediate lockdown. >> this is not good, people. >> the bomb squad called in. how did that pilot get so close? >>> the guilty verdict. the former nfl star, the $40 million contract. tonight, convicted of murder. you'll see the tears in that courtroom. >>> the police officer using his car to take down a suspect. >> oh! >> tonight, authorities standing by their officer as we reveal what happened in the moments before. >>> the urgent warning. the rare strain of deadly dog flu now showing up in the u.s. more than 1,000 cases and counting tonight. >>> and the famous actor, and the meltdown on-set. it left so many stunned. >> don't [ bleep ] dennis me.

i'm cheryl jennings. our goal today is to raise awareness about child abuse and how to prevent it. child abuse, sadly, is a year-round problem, and the effects of child abuse can last a lifetime and can happen to anyone. the perpetrators may be people you know. one of the important things to consider is what will you do if you find out about the abuse? what should you do? abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson talked recently with a woman who is suing an easy bay school district, accusing them of not doing anything about the abuse she says she suffered from a coach she trusted. >> newspaper clippings capture sherinne wilson on the court, but her memories of high school are buried in these journals. >> i lived with shame. i thought it was my fault. >> wilson says her basketball coach, leland sandler, started a sexual relationship with her when she was 16, often giving her drugs and writing notes like this to excuse her from class. >> he was a person in authority, and we're still taught, you know, that you listen to people in authority and you respect them, and that's what i did. >> event

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley.6:00. >>> breaking news tonight, reports of a 15-second video, the final moments on board that jet that crashed into the alps. also tonight, the airline now admitting it knew about the co-pilot, that he suffered a bout of severe depression. how was he allowed to fly? >>> armed and dangerous. the escaped prisoner, the fugitive and the wild chase. hiding in a woman's trunk, then carjacking her. >>> landslide. the homes teetering on the edge tonight. plus, the breaking news, the images coming in right now of this wildfire dangerously close to homes. >>> the high profile murder trial and the surprise witness today. the owner of the new england patriots called in to testify about what one of his star players told him. >>> and jumping ship. the stunning video coming in of the rescue in th

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dana >>> tonight, the midair scare.ght from chicago, the emergency landing. the plane descending 27,000 feet in just eight minutes. tonight, the panic among passengers as we learn what the cockpit was fearing. >>> also tonight, the severe weather hitting at this hour. 22 million in the path. the tornado threat now. the earth giving way. families evacuated. >>> breaking news from baltimore tonight. the police force defending their officers after the suspect with the nearly severed spine. tonight, saying they don't believe he was wearing his seat belt. >>> the video never seen before. inside his cell, the boston bomber, and what he does next, straight to that camera. >>> and ben affleck's apology tonight, after trying to hide the discovery about his family's past. he says he was embarrassed by

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, the major security breach, the chaos, the pilot flying undetected, able to land on the capitol lawn. tourists stunned. the immediate lockdown. >> this is not good, people. >> the bomb squad called in. how did that pilot get so close? >>> the guilty verdict. the former nfl star, the $40 million contract. tonight, convicted of murder. you'll see the tears in that courtroom. >>> the police officer using his car to take down a suspect. >> oh! >> tonight, authorities standing by their officer as we reveal what happened in the moments before. >>> the urgent warning. the rare strain of deadly dog flu now showing up in the u.s. more than 1,000 cases and counting tonight. >>> and the famous actor, and the meltdown on-set. it left so many stunned. >> don't [ bleep ] dennis me. >> tonight, the real story. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with that scare in washington, d.c., and the major security questions tonight because of it. tourists in the shadow of

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. see you at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight, reports of a 15-second video, the final moments on board that jet that crashed into the alps. also tonight, the airline now admitting it knew about the co-pilot, that he suffered a bout of severe depression. how was he allowed to fly? >>> armed and dangerous. the escaped prisoner, the fugitive and the wild chase. hiding in a woman's trunk, then carjacking her. >>> landslide. the homes teetering on the edge tonight. plus, the breaking news, the images coming in right now of this wildfire dangerously close to homes. >>> the high profile murder trial and the surprise witness today. the owner of the new england patriots called in to testify about what one of his star players told him. >>> and jumping ship. the stunning video coming in of the rescue in the storm right off america's coastline. the man who jumps for his life. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with two major developments in th

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dana >>> tonight, the midair scare. the flight from chicago, the emergency landing. the plane descending 27,000 feet in just eight minutes. tonight, the panic among passengers as we learn what the cockpit was fearing. >>> also tonight, the severe weather hitting at this hour. 22 million in the path. the tornado threat now. the earth giving way. families evacuated. >>> breaking news from baltimore tonight. the police force defending their officers after the suspect with the nearly severed spine. tonight, saying they don't believe he was wearing his seat belt. >>> the video never seen before. inside his cell, the boston bomber, and what he does next, straight to that camera. >>> and ben affleck's apology tonight, after trying to hide the discovery about his family's past. he says he was embarrassed by it. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with that midair scare, an emergency landing after a flight took off from chicago's o'hare airport. a passenger losing consciousness. the pilots fearing there could be an issue with

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.ording to the highway patrol, you can see what happened. the fuel tanks ruptured. the thick smoke could be seen on westbound 580 near the san quentin prison area. >> here is the bridge traffic right now. estimates the westbound side will not reopen until 6:00. you see people maneuvering to get a leg up. they have been there all day long. >> 11 hours. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with the latest. wayne. >> reporter: first of all, we have an update from the chp. the driver was 37-year-old elar gonzalez. he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. ups says he has been with the company 13 years. this was his first accident. over my shoulder, take a look at the richmond bridge. it has very nice views in places at times. when you are sitting there for three hours, enough is enough. it will go down in history as the get away day in which anyone traveling west on the richmond bridge pretty much went nowhere. >> i got here at 12:15. >> reporter: you have been on the bridge

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.were responding to reports of a man with a knife. chris nguyen is there live with late details. >> the shooting took place blind the building but the actual armed robbery happened at a liquor shop. if you look blind me you can see the yellow tape is still up. they'll be looking at surveillance video in the area. we are told the officer was alone when the shooting took place. police got the call just after 11:00. an armed robbery at a sunny vale strip mall. an officer involved shooting in an alleyway. >> he had no money. just cigarettes when the cars denied him. he flashed a knife. >> he's got the knife. he's got the fife. on the east end of the store. he did not comply. take your hand out of your pocket. >> a deadly confrontation between the suspect and the police officer. >> shots fired. suspect is dead. >> copy. shots fired. want is down. >> wii still investigating what went on in the alley way. the suspect was armed. officer contacted the suspect. again, a shooting occurred. a knife

. >> i'm cheryl jennings thank you for joining us.te wildlife officials are saying substantial wildlife damage has been done. now we learn the situation is affecting the water at the claire month country club. they are accepting responsibility, but at least one bird is dead. laura anthony joins us from oakland with the latest. >> reporter: i'm standing in this creek. earlier today when we got here this was a foot high concrete. i'm sorry, cement and water mixed together and a substance being pumped into the pipe but there was a valve open. east bay mud says their inspector lifted all the valves, but didn't catch this one because it's nonstandard. let's show you what's going on at the golf course. this is from sky 7 hd. they determined while the cement was sitting where i'm standing, about a half mile down the road they have detected alkaline water, residual contamination from the spill. again, this is considered a major environmental disaster or incident for this particular area. this is just a small section of a half mile of formerly

thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> sky 7 hd was over michael johnson's funeral processiono salute him. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live with a very emotional day, david? >> emotional indeed. this was the day of loss for the johnson family. a day of loss for the san jose community who considered officer johnson one of the good guys who knew when to be a warrior, and when to be compassionate. >> this was an opportunity for fellow officers to display how law enforcement is one large family. the grief of one department is shared by all. residents of san jose also felt compelled to attend. >> it was hard to hear that one of our men in blue got killed. it's heartbreaking. >> police are sensing a change in attitude for the officers. officer johnson may be a reason

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.s on our streets may be a warning sign of things to come. animal rescue workers were able to wrangle this guy this morning and take him to safety, but experts say it could be a worrisome trend. wayne friedman is live at the marine mammals center to explain why. >> reporter: you hit it on the head. this is not a story about one sea lions. this is a story about a trend. and not a trend in local waters. they're saying this problem is global. it's a matter of expectations. go to pier 39 we'd be disappointed if we didn't see california sea lions. they're an attraction. but when one of them wanders into san francisco and turns up on the street, the attraction becomes a distraction, a possible traffic hazard, and maybe a warning sign on a larger scale. >> they're telling us messages about the ocean and the environment they live in. >> reporter: a message about big problems. we may be seeing one symptom through a record season of distressed sea lion pups. the marine mammal center has treated m

thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> there have been several rallies across the bay area today been fairly intense at times and you can see on this map they span from san joss toe the east bay and the largest demonstration is continuing to build momentum and let's give you a live look from sky 7 hd about protesters in berkeley and this is part of a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. this group is marching from the cal campus to mcdonald's at shattuck and university avenue. aishs 7 news reporter katie is live from the campus. >> word has gotten out that the protest is large. the mcdonald's shattuck shut down in anticipation for the hundreds of protesters. you can see that those protesters are spanning two city blocks. they are marching peacefully and officers are shutting down the streets as those protesters make their way from the south plaza on the uc berkeley campus to this mcdonald's on shattuck. labor interests rallied as part of the fight for 15 movement to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour and they're fighting to unionize which would help

. >> thanks for joining us, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and the supreme court heard oral arguments in a pivotale. is there constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry. justices are divided. >> the primary purpose of that is to demean gay people. >> even if there is not a purpose to demean i think the commonality among all of the statutes is they encompass moral judgments and stereotypes about gay people. >> justices considered two key questions today does the 14 amendment require states to license same-sex marriage and does it require them to recognize those marriages performed in other states? right now a rally is underway in support of same-sex marriage in san francisco's city hall and lyanne mel endendez is live tonight lyanne? >> reporter: a long list of speakers from san francisco's supervisors and the supporters of same-sex marriages will address this crowd, but a lot of them are in washington d.c. the definition of marriage is not an issue here, but what is is of course whether the constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marriage. hundreds showed up in front of the s

good evening, thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.o deal with a drought that just will not let up. >> he issued the executive order from the sierra today in an area that at one time had a snowpack measuring five feet deep at this time of year. >> look at this this image from nasa shows the snow back last week. these two images show how depleted the snowpack has been in 2013 and 2014. >> >> lyanne melendez joins us with more on today's big announcement. >> reporter: well, you know as we all know, the snowpack is basically our summer water. now, the governor imposes a number of restrictions. among them is to stop watering public street medians like this one. now, san francisco has already done that. i want to show you how dry it is because it hasn't been watered. now, as they say here in san francisco, brown is the new green. standing on brown grass in the sierra, the governor delivered a grim report on california's drought. >> we're in an historic drought and that demands unprecedented action. >> reporter: the mandatory water restricti

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. 18-year-old william schultz did not enter a plea.of murdering his best friend's young brother. jordan almgren was killed while he was sleeping. laura martinez. laura? >> reporter: schultz remains here at the martinez jail held without bail. in court today his arraignment was put off for three weeks. he did not enter a plea but the pain for everyone involved was evident. with his distraught mother in the courtroom 18-year-old william schultz made his first court appearance on charges he stabbed 9-year-old jordan almgren to death. >> i think it sent shock waves through the entire community and we learned it's not safe for kids to go to school. we learned that it's not safe to send our children to other people's houses and now we find out it might not be safer to have other people in our home. >> reporter: the special circumstance of lying in wait. in an exclusive jailhouse interview with the contra costa times schultz admitted to killing the sleeping jordan saying, quote at the time there was no feeling. i was asking myself why am ista

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley.rks as a model is suing bart and oakland police charging that their officers used excessive force while she was being booked in jail and she ended up with bruises on her face. vic lee is in the newsroom with the story you will see only on abc 7 news. vic? >> dan bart officials and oakland police say they can't comment on this case since it's in litigation, but here's the lawsuit. abc 7 news also viewed hours of security camera and released body camera videos. sheehan says those tapes conflict with what the police report says. >> this is what megan sheehan looked like march 18th of last year the morning after st. patrick's day. the bartender and model suffered serious injuries when bart and oakland police officers took her down. >> i don't believe that they should have, you know broken four bones in my face and knocked out some of my teeth. >> reporter: sheehan ended up at the lake merit bart station after a heavy night of drinking and she's embarrassed of how drunk she got, but her cri

. >> good evening, everybody i'm cheryl jennings and dan ashley. of petaluma between san antonio and novato boulevard. it is blocking all traffic going west right now until crews move the truck off the highway and the highway patrol says that could take hours. >> the trader joes in loss altos is closed for the day after the car plowed through the front door injuring some shoppers the driver was pulling into a parking spot about noon when the engine revved. the car crashed into a check out counter and fortunately all those injuries were minor. >>> fire investigators say a two-story house fire may have been caused by roof workers. firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the home located on arguello street and that was at 3:20 today. they remain on the scene checking the walls and spaces for any possible spread of flames. >> late today marin county banned all outdoor residential burning. county officials say the drought is making the fire danger too high. >> the state water board was supposed to release updated drought regulations right about now,

i'm dan ashley and i'm cheryl jennings.have team coverage on this breaking news and wayne freedman is in san francisco. we'll begin with lyanne melendez in oakland. >> reporter: there were a lot of issues going on here in oakland. we are at franco gallo plaza. that is calm right now. the protesters gathered here earlier, had their demonstrations and then proceeded to move out of here and that's when the trouble began. >> now from sky 7 hd we're going to show you what they did next. some marched on to i-880, the onramp at harrison street in oakland where they managed to interrupt the flow of traffic for just a few minutes. police were able to herd most of the protesters to one side. they walked several protesters off the interstate. from there, the demonstrators ran and then dispersed and that's been happening all afternoon. they simply pop up in different locations, but at one point we want to show you this next video. they regroup and landed at the oakland p.d. where they denounced police violence and proceeded to write on

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is at at&t park and lyanne melendez isthe embarcadero. fans were lining up to high five the giants players before they got on the field at at&t park today. the giants tweeted this vine video saying this is how you make an entrance. and getting to the ballpark proved to be a costly proposition for many today. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez tweeted this photo of a garage that charged $100 for parking. lyanne is live from the embarcadero to get to what fans paid on opening day not cheap, lyanne. >> reporter: i don't want to be a debbie downer here dan but i have to tell you charging $100? many of these independent garages were doing today, can we say quietly gouging fans? >> watch closely. this is what a free market economy looks like. the price for a parking space jumps from $70 to $80 just like that. >> we just made it for 70 over there and it was going up to 80. every hour closer to the hour it will go up another 10 or $20. and if you blinked you would have missed the parking garage across the street raise its prices,