david louie abc 7 news. >> a massive protest on the golden gate bridge organized by an unlikely group, nurses. 1500 members of national nurses united march add cross the span this afternoon. the group says the proposed pipeline would bring oil from canada to texas. now, before the march governor brown told nurses they can flex more political mus dwrol take on global issues. >> your he'd okay fashional objective is a larger sense of what we have to do as human beings you become a powerful organization. >> the nurse's group protested against climate change blaming itd for a rise in health problems from canser to lung disease. >> fruit veil station is having a bay area premier tonight in oakland. the screening starts at 7:00 at the graund lake theater. the film about hours leading up to 2009 shooting of grant, an unarmed bart passenger by a police officer at oakland throughout stale stations. >> still head here on abc 7 news at 5:00 a legend is being honored in the bay area. the special ceremony happening right now. >> also, bart warning passengers of a potential strike in the coming wee

abc 7 news reporter david louie is live with the latest. david? >> both sides of the parkway are closed while fremont police investigate what caused this red honda to crash into the curb and hit a tree before 1:00 this afternoon. witnesses tell abc 7 news that the car was moving in a fast speed up to 100 miles per hour when it appeared to lose control. the car hit a tree and was split in half. the front bumper landed in the street. no other swrerkz involved and no one was walking in the path of the car at the crash. three people were inside of the vehicle. a male driver, female passenger and a child in a car seat. a nearby resident was with the first to respond, only identifying herself by a first name, caylee. >> i ran into them and asked how many people were in the car. he said his wife, and his son. i looked around the other part of the car. you didn't know where waits at. it was in a driveway at someone else's house in front of a tree. i looked to see if she was okay. she was not responsive, kind of breathing. then i ran to look for the son. h

. >>> abc7 news business and technology reporter david louie has a story. >> groundbreaking ceremonies are filled with promise. they are building a 23 story high-rise apartment tower. >> a project like this will have families and individuals down here going to our restaurants, going to other businesses, and that supports the neighborhood businesses. >> downtown has dozens of systemty store fronts. with only 800 people living downtown it's quiet at night after office workers go down or on nights there are no events by the events center. >> she moved downtown two years ago. >> after 9:00 p.m. it's quiet. only on weekends you find something but after that nothing is going ton. >> the 315 unit one south market apartment tower could add 500 residents. san jose's goal is to have 500 downtown residents, lead to go revitalization. >> my goal is to make it cool, and that means a lot of activity on the sidewalks. >> ethics property trust is betting big on san jose. it already has 35,000 apartment units in other parts of the city but this is their first downtown project. it was influence billeted

the city hoping it will attract more people david louie joins us live from the sky. david? >> two years now, the one story commercial building going to be replaced by a tower, 23 stories of rental apartments. it could be a catalyst for a new downtown a private group is spending a$135 million to build a high rise apartment. >> this will have families going into restaurants supporting neighborhood businesses. >> downtown has dozens of empty store fronts. just ask this man who moved downtown two years ago. >> at night, it's quiet. only on weekends you find something. after that, there is nudge goinging. >> the 315 unit tower can add 500 residents. the goal to have 2500 downtown residents with revit saigs. >> my goal is to make it cool. that means need a lot of residents on the sidewalks. revitalize the streets. >> there is 35,000 apartment units but this the first downtown project it takes a gamble whether it will make downtown a livelier place. >> for whenever people people don't seem to come downtown to do things. >> more family friendly environments. >> twhail change your m

. >> abc 7 news reporter david louie is live at the home of the san jose giants. david? >> you can see what kind of crowd baseball draws this, is the all star game and you can see what kind of crowds they draw. san jos jay home to the giants, earthquakes, sharks and soon, 49ers. >> fans are a patient lot talk of the a's moving to san jose has been going on for years but now there is a glimmer of hope. >> a's fan? giants fan? >> giants fan. >> what happens if a's come to san jose? >> i'll follow both. i've got friends that want a's to come down here. >> fans say having this team would be a plus. >> they play coming into fremont to make plays it would be nice to have another team. >> those go together giants game shell out 18ses today take cal train to at ask t park from downtown san jose. >> it would be more convenient for them. they have to make a choice between driving up to at ask t or having local team be athletics. when have you people show ownership much as sharks have people showing ownership now, i think you can see people actually making that transition. yes. >>

tonight abc 7 news business and technology reporter david louie checks out the growing interest in thist. >> tinkerers and do it yoursomers from around the world flooded themakers fair in san mateo. the do dads got plenty of people gawking. a tiny little computer had everybody talking. >> it is in everything. >> it is a single board microcontroller designed to it easier to incorporate electronics into, well,. >> brain controlled helicopter. >> anything. >> so much cool stuff you can enable. we have like three computers. >> farrah day electric bicycles built them into their bikes. >> so much going on. an ambient light sensor that turns on the lights automatically. we will have bluetooth to talk to your phone and track where the bike is and how far you have riden adjust the pedal with this. >> it can be scaled down to a small quarter. it is a simple straightforward computer circuit word that contains just the basics needed for programming. a decade ago people would have to make one of these from scratch. >> taken a medium level hobby wishobbyist a week to accomplih you can accomplish in a

david louie was there and live from a health clinic. >> foothill clinic will see a surge of patients if people sign up for insurance plan. president obama says he likes the way california women focus on getting latinos to enroll. >> there is one problem. that is that my remarks are not sitting here. people? oolt president joked it was one of the moments but switched gears and focused on the message. >> competition and choice pushing down costs in the individual market just like the law was designed to do the health care exchange selected 13 companies to provide coverage. a major campaign will be aimed at latinos. >> if we don't enroll anyone it's not going to work. >> community health clinics are getting rd ready to flood more patients some expect to add more staff but that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. they don't know what the patient reimbursement rates will be. >> there will be hick ups. we know health care system may be swamped. with people when now have insurance that didn't before.. >> jessica finds rates too expensive it can be hard to afford it. >> latino enrol

business and technology reportser david louie with the story. >>> groundbreaking ceremonies are always filled with promise. a private investment group, essex property trust, is spending is $35 million to build a 23 story high-rise apartment tower. >> a project like this will have families and individuals down here going to our restaurants, going to our other businesses and that supports the neighborhood businesses. >> downtown has dozens of empty store fronts. it's quiet at night after office workers go home. or it's quiet when there are no events at the events center. just and this person who moved downtown two years ago. >> after nine it's very quiet. on weekends you can find something but after that there's nothing on. >> one south packet apartment tower could add 500 residents. their goal is to add 2500 downtown residents, lead to go revitalization. we need to revitalize. >> essex property trust is betting big on san jose. it already has 35,000 apartment units in other parts of the city but this is their first down town project. it was influence bid a 50% break on taxes and fees an

abc 7 news reporter david louie says this is the first opportunity for investors to grill mark zuckerberg. >> facebook went public at $38. investors jumped in thinking the price can only go up, instead it dropped and has never climbed back. so the first meeting was their first crack at holding mark zuckerberg's feet to the fire. >> we think we're building a network that is valuable in the world and believe that we'll generate most value by doing that. >> i think he believes it's going to be okay. >> this guy is a straight shooter and i think he is -- has our best interest at heart. >> there is no indication how soon a stock come back could happen. >> i'm willing to wait. >> how long? >> about maybe two, three years. >> tom giles is technology editor at bloomberg news. >> they're getting the product out and finding ways to make this service more use tofl users and advertisers. >> zuckerberg says nsa never contacted facebook. however, the general counsel issued a statement the company would like to share say picture of the request and how we respond. we urge the united states government to

business and technology computer david louie checked out the growing interest. it's arduino. >> do-it-yourselfers from around the world flooded the makers faire in san mateo. the gadgets got plenty of people gawking. it was a tiny little computer that had everyone talking. it's called an arduino. >> it's in everything. >> it's a single board microcontroller, designed to make it easier to incorporate electronics into -- >> this is a brain-controlled helicopter. >> anything. >> cool stuff you can unable because we have three computers on the bike. >> san francisco's-based electric bicycles built them into their bikes. >> so much going on. a light center that looks how bright it is, turned the lights on automatically. we will have blue tooth so it will talk to your phone, you can track where your bike is, you can adjust the pedal assist. >> arduino is usually about the size of a credit card, but it can be scaled down to as small as a quarter. a simple straightforward computer circuit board that contains just the basics needed for programming. just a decade ago you

business and technology computer david louie checked out the growing interest. >> do-it-yourselfers fromround the world flooded the makers fair in san mateo. the gadgets got plenty of people gawking. it was a tiny little computer that had everyone talking. >> billions of these parts out there right now. it's in everyone everything. >> it's a single board microcontroller, designed to make it easier to incorporate electronics into -- >> this is a helicopter. >> anything. >> cool stuff you can unable because we have three computers on the bike. >> san francisco's based electric bicycles built them into their bikes. >> so much going on. a light center that looks how bright it is, turned the lights on automatically. we will have blew tooth so it will talk to your phone, you can track where your bike is, you can adjust the pedal assist. >> it's usually about after credit card but it can be scaled down to as small as a quarter. a simple straightforward computer circuit board that contains just the basics needed for programming. just a few years ago you would have to make one of these from scrat

abc 7 news reporter david louie is there where the people who fight the flames are getting ready. >>s already under way in the bay area. major grassfires started in early may fueled by tall grass. the danger of more wildfires could rise as the fourth of july approaches. >> sometimes i see kids go up to the park where it's a dry area and they invite fireworks. when it's so dry like that, everything is going to catch on fire and burn. >> the sale of fireworks is illegal in san jose. but they're available in many nearby cities. from newark and union city to watsonville and gilroy to the south. this san jose resident tells us fireworks are also available online. >> she was advised a bunch of fireworks and sell to a whole bunch of kids. imagine how much are selling it to. all the kids have fireworks, start fires, you know. >> firefighters say people don't know how intense grassfires can be. >> these things go and people don't get a perspective of how hot, how fast and how dangerous the stuff is. >> that means people who live near brown hillsides are constantly watching for early signs of

let's begin with david louie live at the first stop at the palo alto. e guests have lined up here around the corner from the home of mike and marcy mchugh but the line is still cued up indicates things are behind schedule. the secret service is keeping us this far way from the house for security reasons. it's the kind of house you might expect the president might attend a reception but the focus will be inside. guests paying up to $15,000 to enjoy the president's company as well as appetizers and cocktails. the president is expected to spend about an hour here before golg on to portolla valley. the neighborhood around forest avenue is very tight security. we spoke to a reception guest, dennis driver and to a neighbor. >> had an opportunity to seat president about a year and a half ago. thought it was mazing and susan has got a birthday coming up in september. i said let's make that a part of history as well. >> what is the like having the president around the corn zbler. >> we're honor owed to have the president come to palo to

. >> now, abc 7 news reporter david louie in san jose just getting underway there. david? >> that is right. san jose zrnt a large visible community such as castro district but tonight does have the plaza. you can see a growing crowd gathered to celebrate the decision, they're estimating about 300 to 400 people here. the president of the -- board of supervisors is here and as well as some city council members. this is being sponsored by a political action group called bay mac as well as other, smaller organizations. santa clara county announced it's ready to resume once getting the go go head straight attorney general. >> back to sky 7 in san francisco. this is the big celebration getting underway in about half an hour at 6:30. sell braigs being planned tonight for concord, mountain view, vallejo and a number of other cities but looking live now on market and castro, in san francisco, this is in many respex the center of activity in the gay community and led the fight for marriage equality. they've closed off streets in anticipation of thousands of people to celebrate the r

. >> now, abc 7 news reporter david louie in san jose just getting underway there. david? >> that is right. san jose zrnt a large visible community such as castro district but tonight does have the plaza. you can see a growing crowd gathered to celebrate the decision, they're estimating about 300 to 400 people here. the president of the -- board of supervisors is here and as well as some city council members. this is being sponsored by a political action group called bay mac as well as other, smaller organizations. santa clara county announced it's ready to resume once getting the go go head straight attorney general. >> back to sky 7 in san francisco. this is the big celebration getting underway in about half an hour at 6:30. sell braigs being planned tonight for concord, mountain view, vallejo and a number of other cities but looking live now on market and castro, in san francisco, this is in many respex the center of activity in the gay community and led the fight for marriage equality. they've closed off streets in anticipation of thousands of people to celebrate the r

. >> david louie, abc7 news. >>> tomorrow we will get a glimpse of what's next for apple, as it takes to the stage for it's annual worldwide developer's conference. there is plenty of speculation about what apple may have up its sleeve, it's likely the company will preview the next versions of its operating systems for the i-phone, ipad and mac. about 5,000 developers are expected to take part in a five day conference. it kicks off tomorrow morning at 10:00 at mosconi center in san francisco. >> knew this morning, berkeley residents can celebrate a car-free telegraph avenue today as the city kicks off a new street festival. starting today it will be close today traffic from dwight way to durant avenue from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every sunday this summer. it will feature merchants, local musicians and outdoor restaurants. sunday celebration will continue until september 22nd. berkeley no doubt got the idea from san francisco, which initiated sunday streets back in 2008. today's sunday streets take place in san francisco's bay view and dog patch neighborhoods. it starts at 11:00 this m

. >> david louie shows us new technology to help protect the sales. >> this is the frame of the station slated to open in just over two years. nearby, the tracks will cross the hayward fault. called hire derived it will ferm the base fr a rail bed a section will be installed. >> it's proven in a number of capacities so this will be among the first of the april politics for that. and we're taking measurements before and after to improve the understanding of it. >> the san francisco public utilities commission owns and operates hetch hetchy water system is facing seismic risk. to prevent ruptures there will allow the pipeline to move up to six and a half feet during an earthquake ask can compress up to nine feet this, video provided by san francisco p.u.c. this technology has been been tried before on this scale. these two projects plus road improvements will help fremont develop hundreds of acres of new housing and new business development autos people want to work where they can stay on mass transit like bart and get there. we're going to build that area like i said, ate louz people to

david louie has the story. >> a letter posted by the family on his website says it has been a difficult transition. caretakers have been hired to help get up in the morning and go to bed at night. a sister told "abc 7 news" they are taking shifts to care for him, however they believe he needs special care for his brain injury that insurance has cut off the letter says, he has physically experienced a big setback. he needs the five days a week that he grew accustomed to. reaction from his hometown was sympathetic and supportive. >> especially in a case like that, he should be covered and there shouldn't anybody questions. i continues toundetand -- it's e bottom line but it's not fair. >> there have been several fund-raisers. certainly they can't raise enough money to carry on that amount of care for him. >> without insurance around the clock care can be expensive. joel is in a similar situation with his wife who has a progressive brain disease. he has been pricing care. >> assisted facilities run from $6,000 to $9,000 a month. the additional costs could double those when the patient can'

business and technology reporter david louie with the story. >> groundbreaking ceremonies are always filled with promise. a private investment group, essex property trust, is spending is $35 million to build a 23 story high-rise apartment tower. >> a project like this will have families and individuals down here going to our restaurants, going to our other businesses and that supports the neighborhood businesses. >> downtown has dozens of empty store fronts. with only 800 people living downtown, it's pretty quiet at night after office workers go home. or on nights where there are no events at the events center. just and this person who moved downtown two years ago. >> after nine it's very quiet. on weekends you can find something but after that there's nothing on. >> the 315 unit one south market apartment tower could add 500 residents. their goal is to add 2500 downtown residents, lead to go revitalization. >> my goal is to make it cool. we need real vitalization. >> essex property trust is betting big on san jose. it already has 35,000 apartment units in other parts of the city but

busy technology reporter david louie has the story now from san jose. >> he may 7000 miles across then from silicon valley but edward snowden has caused some of the tech industry biggest names to back pedal. last week ceo zuckerberg denied face back cooperated with the nsa from a shareholder web cast. >> nobody ever approached to us do anything like that. that is reported. no agency has any direct access to our server. >>reporter: now facebook apple google and microsoft are all in disclosure mode. snowden answered question today's on the web site of the british newspaper of the guardian and said the company were legally compelled to be silent but welcome the sudden transparenc transparency. apple disclosed it at 4 to 5000 government request. second half of last year. 6 to 7000 mike.so up to continue,000 facebook. google had 8400. >> these are not breaches of security. these were breaches of privacy in a sense that nobody broke into apple or google or facebook server and stole at that time a.the company willingly gave the data to the go. ethan is the ceo of san francisco spider row a c

david corner, washington bureau chief for mother jones and msnbc analyst. question. we haven't had candidates run again after losing a general election i think since next, before that, adlai stevenson, before that, tom louies getting harder and harder in a tv age. it's hard to come back and say, give me another shot. is romney peek-a-booing his way back in? >> the only thing i could see him running for is the u.s. senate in michigan. i'm going home, going to run for the senate. let's remember, romney has won four times and lost three of those. so the other problem is he has no ideological base. nobody sits there and says -- >> no romney-ism. >> there isn't. i just don't see how he reenters. i almost feel sorry for him. he sounds like someone coming out of retirement that's not sure to go on a fishing trip or build a backyard deck. >> i wonder whether, this could be bipartisan, this phenomenon, because so much exposure you get, david. even, say, john kerry, i don't want to brag because you never know how it ends up. he seems to be doing a super job as secretary of state. even if there wasn't a hillary running potentially. is it something that's in the water now? there's so much exposure. you just can't com