chris winn is live on campus with the story. chris? >> some of these protesters have been out here since 5:00 this morning. the crowd has dwindled down. you take a look behind me you can see what remains here we expect them to finish up within the hour. classes will resume tomorrow at this point it appears unlikely that these student protesters will be facing any disciplinary action from the university. anger and frustration at uc santa cruz as students rallied against tuition high. >> what they're doing is villainizing their cause. they're not going to gain any support. >> alexis tried to get on campus today but was turned away. >> i understand their anger over it. i totally get it but at the same time i paid for this quarter. our finals are coming up in two weeks. i have four papers to write. >> they came before the crack of dawn. protesters blocking all entrances to the university. >> we're not going to let business as usual continue as long as these fee hikes are on the table. >> campus officials sent out an alert this morning to s

chris winn is live with the story tonight. >> reporter: the bat was found right near the entrance to the community center. it's right next to the local library as well as a popular park. if you take a look behind me, you can see some families outside right now, this is a busy location with hundreds of people going in and out every day. that's why health officials went door to door alerting neighbors about the discovery. >> it is scary when you see that, and -- because that's scared. >> she lives not far from the urban teen community center in freemont. >> i don't think many people knew about it actually. >> a dead bat was found near the center's entrance. the bat much like the one you see here was turned over to vector control who confirmed on tuesday it tested positive for rabbies. >> if your dog picked it up your child picked it up they need to contact their physician. >> vector control representatives canvassed nearby neighborhoods this morning stopping by nearly 60 homes to educate residents about the disease, saying it's not uncommon to find bats at the center and the park next

. >> in freemont chris winn abc 7 news. >>> one of the highway patrol officers heroically survived the life of a suicideal man. the video of the incident was captured by a dash camera and released just today. that's what you're watching. the officers saw the man leap off the overpass. he held on as he dangled 70 feet above another freeway below. an offduty sheriff's deputy and oakland police officer witnessed what happened they helped hoist the man back over the railing. >> this is a positive outcome, there's 1,000 ways this could have ended many we're happy it ended the way it was. we're proud of our officer it was a split second decision, this is what he chose to do. >> the man was taken to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. >> san francisco fire investigators haven't determined what caused yesterday's mission district. there are questions about how long it took an ambulance to get to the scene. abc 7 news has confirmed no ambulances were available for more than six minutes after the first 911 call. fire officials blame it on an unusually high call volume. the city gets a

in san jose chris winn abc 7 news fight this morning wrestling royalty arrives in style at the fairmounthotel in san francisco to promote sunday wrestle mainly yeah the motor cable car has hulk hogan and john and keep a twins nicki and bree. nicki and john are a kim bree. nicki and john are a kim. share a kiss on the balcony and said like to take a mini vacation after the match to good wine tasteing in napa. >> well 6 dog saved from a dog meat farm in south korea new homes tonight you will be glad to know. dog were among 60 rescued by humane society international and brought to 4 northern california animal shelter nursed back to health. adoptee were out of the sacramento spca. 44 other dog there will need further socialization before they really ready to be adopted out. 5 dog at the san francisco spca ready for adoption this weekend. >> martinez volunteers held workday along alhambra creek. of they are working along the water edge downtown to replant the area after family of beavers chomp down the vegetation to make dam. >> put cages around the popular so the beavers can't get to them. w

reporting at stanford chris winn abc 7 news stanford, chris winn abc 7 news. >> such a sweetie. >> readyo her homework. >> work hardy know to get better. >> one last check of our weather. >> hi. the weather is going to be terrific for any out door plans upcoming wean. live doppler 7hd showing you look of moisture. rain really not to be found out west at all and even on the east coast pretty qui fit do some traveling. cold though. 35 in boston. 38 new york. miami 81 degrees. sharp contrast pretty warm there 61 in seattle. 82 phoenix. 58 degree ins dallas. around the state we are looking at sunshine from north to south. chico 75. tahoe 60 and down towards los angeles unseasonably warm as well 83 degrees. a lot like our situation where we are seeing the warm weather again tomorrow. so most areas will be in the 70's under sunny sky but we'll see some 60's around san francisco. half machine bay and then as we look at the long range forecast it's really just rain chance have faded. yes. depressing. accu-weather 7 day forecast we need the written not happening. it just features sunshine and som

chris winn abc 7 news. >> it's a nice day outside to do whatever you wish it's beautiful. >> no rain but we'll enjoy the sun for now. >> yes. there may be some rain, believe it or not as the seasons change, right now it's so warm out here i wish you could join me. it kneels good lots of sunshine, a few high clouds, and take a look at these temperatures, it's already feeling like spring even though it does not officially start until tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 p.m. 82 in livermore, the high so far, a good 15 degrees above normal. san jose 80 degrees along with san rafael. oakland 78 along with santa rosa. 72 in san francisco. pretty warm up along ukiah. and 63 in half moon bay. live doppler 7 hd showing you a few passing clouds, you could see those clouds from our emeriville camera here. it is 65 right now in san francisco, 70 in oakland, redwood city san jose morgan hill, you're all in the 70s. blue skies, great day for sailing as you look for our exploratorium camera. 74 degrees in santa rosa, it's 73 in napa 80s in concord livermore, and as you take a look at this view this is going

in palo alto, chris winn abc7 news. >>> a popular corridor on the road to being transformed. the plant has something for everybody to hate. >> reporter: the bikes are on the sidewalk, run the lights. they're dangerous. >> the battle between bikers pedestrians, merchants and shoppers, and tonight, we might just have a winner. >>> also ahead, new indicators about our drought and it has everything to do with today's springlike day in the sierra. >>> plus one of the most beautiful reservoirs in the state could soon be more than a little puddle. >>> and the bay area's jeremy lynn is off doing good deeds. the challenging question he just could not turn down. >>> after two years and more than 50 meetings, the san francisco agency is poised to vote on a plan to improve safety on polk street. it's a plan with something for everyone to dislike. we have more on the story. >> reporter: the project would start cities from city hall at polk and mcallister and stretch about a mile or so all the way to union street. polk street is a vibrant corridor, but it's also one of the most dangerous i

abc 7 news reporter chris winn live on campus with today's stand-off. chris? >> good afternoon at this point it's unclear whether the student protesters will be facing any disciplinary action from the university. if you take a look behind me you can see those who remain here blocking this entrance to campus. no word yet on how much longer they'll be protesting. university officials are hopeful that classes will resume tomorrow. they came before the crack of dawn and held steady throughout the day. student protesters standing firm blocking all entrances to uc santa cruz. >> we're not going to let business as usual continue. as long as these hikes are on the table. >> raising awareness about tuition hikes, policing and what they say is the mismanagement of the uc system. >> the only way this trend is going to be reversed is if students stand up and say they've had enough. >> students and staff cancelling classes and warning the community to stay off campus. >> these kinds of things are disruptive to a lot of people. we have research to conduct, classes to teach.

here's chris winn.r: at mike bike in san jose. >> i wasn't wearing a helmet then i probably wouldn't be her talking today. >>reporter: employee miller describes his near death cycling experience. >> i just ended up taking a turn way too hard. bike slipped out and i slid into oncoming car and i ended up hitting my head on the car and helmet just exploded. >>reporter: miller is helmet enthusiast and certainly not alon. >> there's a lot that can happen. always a lot of risk is unseen unforeseen circumstances that is you can run into out on the road. just better to protect yourself when you come up against that the. >>reporter: proposed state law would require all adults to wear helmet while riding the bike. but advocate group such as the california bicycle coalition believe it could diskushling bicycling saying the state should invest in infrastructure to make local streets safer. over in willow glen this section of link on avenue converted to one lane in each direction as part of test run. mike of orange

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 tacklinged to the ground and arrested blood coming from his head elizabeth her has the new statement from the student and his lawyer. >> reporter: bleeding from his head and tackled to the ground, this video of 20-year-old university of virginia student is now under independent review by the state police after requests of the governor. >> i'm disturbed, i'm bothered by the photo. and we're going to get to the bottom of it, someone's going to have to answer for it. let's at least let the investigation run its course. >> they made the arrest early monday morning, according to officials after the 20-year-old tried to get into a bar near campus 37. >> the conversation resulted in my client being thrown up to the ground. his head hitting the pavement. his face and skull bleeding and needing surgery

i'm chris winn. emperatures throughout the bay area this morning. here's meteorologist lisa argen with a first look at live doppler 7hd, hi lisa. >> good morning, chris. just four mile visibility at the coast. the low clouds creating some issues around half moon bay pacifica around the golden gate bridge. otherwise we are milder this morning with 06 in hayward, 48 santa rosa, 52 in san jose and opercele weak fronts coming our way. with the cloud cover it has insulated us. with the fog we are much milder this morning. but by the afternoon we will be cooler. here's a look at the next several hours. starting out with the clouds. that weak front sits off the coast, and you will see by 9:00 still some cloud cover. 11:00 looking at partly to mostly sunny conditions. and by the afternoon the cloud cover is banked up along the shoreline. 60s for san francisco. the north bay. but milder 70s inland. that will bring the temperatures down a few degrees today and more so tomorrow. we will talk about that better ch