reporting live from just out siftd 7 on your side offices i'm michael finney. >> 95 delegates at stakeonight and three primaries. polls just closed in washington, d.c. and wisconsin, abc news projects mitt romney will win and santorum concentrating in wisconsin and rural areas where 42 delegates are up for grab autos now on to weather forecast and nice around the bay area today. and there are spritzes today its a hit or miss showers here. >> and tonight and tomorrow. and it was a lovely day. temperatures into 60s across the bay area going to turn cooler, though. there is a live picture and what is coming up. there is a few from our camera. you can see breeze blowing. there is a western wind, low clouds coming in and looking towards owe coastline there it's turning breezy and temperatures goring to trend down. there is a live doppler 7 hd. what's happening now we do have moisture being picked up in clouds around the marin county areas but so far, we don't have measurable reports of rain. there is light rain being reported around the area, there are the temperatures mainly 60s and a few

and as long as you're there go to michael finney's consumer blog. >> we'll do it. during the break. >> yes. >> we'll be right back. c >> and taking aim at high price of gas there is a plan to put a lid on what we may pai at the purpose and down on thur luck couples and an era of san francisco used to be second only to new york. and those stories and more tonight at 6:00. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> for all of us thank you for watching. we're going to leave you with a flash mob in downtown san francisco. >> they've got the groove on today at union square. >> they look good. >> having fun

you can contact michael on twitter at m finney. ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic! ring ring] progresso. they fit! awesome thk you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> checking healthy living news, nine medical societies are telling doblgtors to think twice before ordering certain tests and treatments. groups released a list aimed at cutting wasteful medical spending in 45 areas, tell doctors to avoid ordering mries or other scans for six weeks of back back, stop prescribing antibiotics for mild to moderate sinus problems. the president of the american board of internal medicine says we're doing this because we think we don't need to ration health care if we get rid of waste. they don't have enforcement power and say fear of malpractice could keep many from following these recommendations. and eating broccoli might

you can contact michael on twitter at m finney and facebook.com slash michael finney abc 7. >>> checking healthy living news findings show america's obesity epidemic is weighing heavier on medical costs than anyone realized. research at university of chicago shows additional spending because of obesity is double estimates skpechleeds those of smoking. those costs include obvious, such as higher health insurance premiums as well as more hidden expenses like hospitals ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models. and there is a suspect that it it will lead to introduction of policies to fight obesity. >> thinking of sending a text is enough to increase the likelihood of getting into aan accident. there is a modest 1% increase among those who spent a lot of time thinking about texting or talking on the phone. a separate study shows those who texted as they drove were up to eight times more likely to drift between lane autos if you take diet sup plems you may be wasting your money. research published online finds there is no such thing as a vitamin providing insuranc

you can contact michael at michael finney. oork there is another great reason to hit the sack early tonight. a study finds people that get less than five hours of sleep have an increased risk of type two diabetes. and the study found people who sleep at varying times of the day and night have different metabolism rates because the master clock is out of sync. >> drinking water during a test has been shown to improve student scores by as much as 10%. researchers at universities of east london and westminister made that discovery after taking ability and course work grades into account. the average improvements for water drinking students was 5%. and scientists in swrapan found a way to grow hair on bald mice, raising hope for a potential cure for baldness. the hair grew after transplanting issue -- tissue under the skin of the mice. researchers hope to have a treatment for humans within about 10 years. the research results are published in nature communications. >> the mayor of a texas city wants to take aggressive action to ma

democratic strategist karen finney will tell us if that phrase helps or hurts with voters.s next. >>> and later, how president richard nixon's attempt to deflect attention away from the unwinnable war in vietnam gave us the unwinnable war on drugs. and how this president might rewrite it. that's coming up. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna b

democratic strategist karen finney gives us the answer.i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on this processing plant. they want to shut down 3000 post offices, cut 100,000 jobs. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. the american people depend on the postal service. whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. bu

plus michael finney shows you how to save $500 on your mortgage and a bay area doctor's surgical procedure. >> we're now hearing what happened in one of the worst environmental disasters ever in san francisco bay. 55,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled when cosco busan hit a bay bridge support tower. we obtained the audio recordings of that day. >> the fog was very thick. the cosco busan captured the audio giving orders to the ship's crew. >> crew had spent concern about setting sail in such low visibility. for some reason, he returns to the electronic charts. he can see the channel and bridge, but he had difficulty recognizing a common symbol. a red triangle. >> what is this? oh, i see. >> take a look atchart. electroc chart. these are images from that day. now koda believes that he is telling him was the opening between the two towers, it's actually the delta tower. >> he slams into the tower ripping a cash 220 feet long, 14 feet high, eight-foot deep into the cosco busan. >>> he essentially hit what he was aiming for that morning. he was aimed on a signal that he misunderstood. >> we had ex

>> i'm tying oprah into finney's friday free stuff. there you go.heck out this bracelet on the cover of oo". >> this one? >> not that very one. >> okay. >> and that is sure, check this out. take a look. it's a purple colored gold plated bracelet and there are wood chips from bombay fashions.com the largest online seller of fashion accessories like this. and it's a $20 value you're going get it free. and as long as you're going to be looking that good might as well have something to eat. >> oh, deer! >> and there you go. >> krispy kreme two pack for easter. and look they look like easter egg autos they do. yes. they do. >> you're going to get one of your choice a classic glazed this is celebrating the krispy kreme being in the bay area 12 years now. >> anything inside? >> yes. >> there is one yourself. >> how do we get this? >> what a great question. >> and you can log on while there check out my consumer blog. >> any oprah stuff on there? >> no. >> and baseball's opening day is celebrated on both sides of the bay tonight. >> whether teams playing he

i'm michael finney, coming up on "7 on your side", new legal protections that will protect you. >> plus, five futuristic innovations. and reflections of a terrifying childhood. a bay area woman who grew up in bosnia is using her art to inspire children. >>> we begin with huge amounts of debris bound for the california coastline. all of it 25 million tons coming from japan from the massive tsunami that hit a year ago. dan ashley takes a look at what is coming. >> the tsunami triggered by an earthquake, tore life from the shoreline and pulled it into the sea. everything seemed to find its way into the pacific ocean. some of it sanction, some of it has been retrieved but most of it is now floating in the pacific. >> debris from the tsunami started arriving at the end of last september. >> it is a potential ecological disaster and poses obstacles for ships navigating the high seas. >> he has studied ocean debris for 30 years. >> i would guesstimate it would arrive next winter. >> she relying on people that walk the beach and report what they found. >> this is monument to beach combing. >> j

i'm michael finney. finney. >> we begin with dirty little is secret in the military. sexual assault and rape affects members. and a bay area congresswoman committed to changing. >> i was raped multiple times by a fellow u.s. marine. >> my name is katie. i joined the army when i was 17. i was raped by another soldier and discharged by the time i was 19. >> my name is lamanda johnson. i'm a navy veteran and i was raped by a suns soldier. >> my name is diana, u.s. air force and i was raped by a fellow airmen. >> she was 17 when she was raped in the military. amanda was 18. katie was 18 and megan was 18 when she says she was raped the first of three times. they were patriotic teenagers when they en advertise listed. they wanted to serve their country. instead they were brutallyassau assaulted by one of their own. >> sexual assault has no place in this department. >> the u.s. secretary of defense says it could be as many as 19,000 sexual assaults in the military a year. but only about 3,000 actually report the crimes out of fear of reare tal immigration. >> i was scared be

more from michael finney coming up on the 7 on your side tax chat and hot line.free help and there is time left to call. >> there is a tornado roaring through the dallas area today. ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic! ring ring] progresso. they fit! awesome thk you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. you can see >>> developing news from texas. 12 tornadoes touched down. one sent large tractor trailers into the air after touching down this afternoon. >> several big rigs littered one trucking company's facility. another twister ripping through a nursing home. authorities report more than a dozen injuries. >> the storm forced air traffic to stop at least 400 departures cancelled at dallas international airport. one of the busiest in the country. reports say 110 planes were damaged by the storm. >> there is

. >> michael finney taking your questions through facebook and twitter pages. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >>> a new study finds a disdis stushing connection between early menopause and death. in sweden 400 women were divided in two groups. by age 77 early menopause group had a mortality rate of 52%, later group, 35%. the author stressed their findings do not prove a cause and affect relationship. >> when you hear the expression "spring cleaning" there is a chance to declutter your medicine cabinet. hosting take back days in location as cross the country tomorrow. and experts point out this will help prevent drug abuse. you can find a take back event near you by visiting our web site. >> and turning to business news, who is the king of smart phones? if you guess apple, you're wrong. details of a nasty battle let's go live at bloomberg west with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> samsung is according to a researcher strategy samsung had taken the crown as biggest mobile phone maker in the world ending nokia'

. >> also, michael finney taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer hem live here in just minutes. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook. >> and we're taking a look at the skyway on your friday. there is traffic approaching the lower deck. it's friday and there will be a little bit of slow going for you. we'll be right back. >>> checking healthy living news a report in the new england journal of medicine points a surprising connection between a diagnosis of cancer and sudden death, not from cancer but heart attacks and suicide. a swedish study tracked six million people and found those who received the diagnosis were 13 times more likely to commit suicide and six times more likely to have a heart attack. researchers say a cancer diagnosis can trigger post traumatic stress, deexpression a rise in heart rate and blood pressure. an advocacy group called environmental health trust is despiting a -- disputing a study that children who use cell phones are not at risk of getting brain cancer saying kids who have them plastered to their ear are twic

michael finney joins us live, yes he's right here.next with the results of a massive consumer reports taste test involving more than 100 fast food breakfast sandwiches. $t >>> more and more fast food restaurants are getting in on the breakfast game. >>> michael finney got up early to join the low down on the best and worse choices. >>> consumer reports just tested dozens of fast food egg start your morning off right as dunkin donuts suggests or wake up to deliciousness at mcdonald's you may change your morning routine based on results of this report. >> egg mcmuffin. >> reporter: breakfast on is the go is easier can you make healthy choices without sacrificing taste? consumer reports graded the nutrition of 100 egg sandwiches soldr?f7s by fast fod restaurants. >> as far as nutrition, just six out of 106 sandwiches rated very good. >> reporter: what about taste? consumer records taste testers went undercover to athlete three different locations of each chain. >> can i have four turkey bacon and white cheddar classics. >> reporter: of

. >> michael finney is taking your consumer questions through his face dk book and twitter pages and you can contact michael on twitter on m finney and facebook.com. >> and outside we go for a look at the rush-hour traffic. taking a look at the skyway, live, little bit sticky. folks on the screen inching along slowly trying to get on to the bay bridge. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. >>> breaking news happened in mexico city. apparently large earthquake we understand a 7.0 has rocked mexico city. buildings began to sway and people forced to evacuate. that is a significant earthquake. we have not had reports of damage or injuries but will get that in as soon as we can. two weeks ago a fairly significant earthquake and there have been several after shocks associated with that quake. don't know if they're connected but what is preliminarily a 7.0 rocked people in mexico city. >> and coyote sightings caused a closure of some trails near golden gate park. abc 7 is live at the park this afternoon. there is also some claims about threatening behaviors. is that right? >> that is ri

back with us now is karen finney, and professor michael eric dyson. and i want to bring in the senior political writer for the salon.com. steve, does it really make sense to transpose such a serious matter as bullying, and we know children have actually killed themselves as a result, and transposed that on to an accusation that they throw at the president? >> i would say it isn't surprising at all. you have the clip there of obama this week. as you can see, that was a very benign, subdued, almost lethargic statement hoist part. if you want to see a president who bullied the supreme court, who bullied the federal judiciary, go back and look at fdr in the 1930s when he had his court scheme. the fire side chats. that's a president trying to bully the court. this is par for the course for what the right has done during the obama presidency. they are running against, and they are sort of campaigning against what they want the president to be. they want the president to be a caricature of unhinged left i. and they refuse to grapple with when wla the preside

. >> coming up from 7 on your side's mice yil finney getting into the fray over social media pass words. >> i'm spencer christian. we may have areas of wet weather wrrx and when in the forecast coming up. >> thank you. >> and the texting prank that started as a joke but being taken seriously. >>> fraekts raided home and businesses of medical marijuana activist richard lee, the founder of a trade school. abc 7 is standing by live with the story. >> agents say agents of the dea, irs and federal marshals descended here and several other places in oakland all related to long time legalization activist richard lee. agents loaded black bags, taking a safe, and paper records. also raided an office on 15th. on 17th street the coffee shop blue sky, rented or run by richard lee aichl 49-year-old founder of the oaksterdam university. >> i think they're going after anything they deem add fill yaited with richard lee. >> gail sky-jones says richard lee's home was raided. a spokeswoman said agents were serving in multiple lok buzz no arrests warrants and information is sealed by court order. that is

. >> michael finney puts toilet paper to the test. we're going to find out which kind is the beast all right. time for a check of traffic this afternoon. you can see sun glistening off of the cars, unfortunately they're going nowhere fast. slow going heading left to right. likewise same story heading south towards the peninsula. stay with us. ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ bñ Ñ Ñ b >>> checking healthy living news this afternoon a new drug seemed to be showing promise whit comes to treating people who suffer frequent and har hard to manage epileptic seizures showing it cut the frequency of the seizures and some took as many as three dug drugs at the same time before taking the drug. the team believes the drug could be effective in battling other newer logical ziss as well. >> doctors will have a new tool in the battle against breast cancer after researchers broke the disease down into 10 subtypes from very treatable to aggressive. researchers came up with the different types by analyzing genetic makeup of nearly 1,000 tumors, experts believe it will take

. >> still ahead a finney's friday free stuff including a ticket the family can enjoy. >> and michael come together aid of a woman who kept getting medicines she never ordered and bills with them. >>> weekend is here. >> couldn't be better. >> could it be finney's friday free stuff? perhaps? >> yeah. >> you know what? you look like you need many mornings of these. >> yes. we do. >> i have them there. there is 12 of them here. you probably pop them in the oven. there is absolutely as good as they look. there is taking about 21-26 minutes to bake. you're going give them. >> and there is a day to burn off. >> then, next thing we've got free admission in san francisco. and this is a thing they start aid couple years ago. this is only for the residents of san francisco. it goes by zip codes. you can't get m and see yourself for free. look at that. there is a lot of reporting there. >> and if you can get it free, wonderful. >> there are two additional items you can go to. >> how do we get there? >> and you can log on to abc 7 news.com at any time. >> thank you very much. >> and we'll be rig

and interest there is bart. >> coming up next michael finney and a local woman kept getting medicinesnever ordered. >> medicines and bills kept coming with them. stay with us >>> consumer news, your creddit card could come with rights and ben fis you didn't know about. >> more on some that might come in handy. >> yes. and this is designed to protect the consumer. so you should know about them. >> there is a charge on 12-27. and it was not authorized. >> susan is looking over the bill she's been disputing for four months. >> and there is a charge of 22:04s thadz was not authorized. >> she says her prescription drug company has been billing her for medication she's been receiving but did not want. >> this bothers me. i asked them 10 times to remove my credit card information. i have not authorized these charge autos susan despited charge was her company visa. visa agreed to wipe out charges but they turned around and billed her directly. saying metco acted within its rights but there is something consumers can still do. >> call and find out if you're entitled to return protection. all a

c >>> michael finney is answering questions. >> and i mean, i'm guilty of this, too. we're doing more and more on phones than computer autos i know. >> and this is where i put the phone. asking how safe are smart phone apps that want your financial information? i'm not sure what you're asking. if you you're asking if you pay to buy it we've heard no issue was that. doesn't mean it hasn't happened but it is not a big deal. if you're talking about having financial institutions using them there are some things you can do. let me show them to you. create a strong pass word. we hear that all the time. there is what people don't do. log off when you're done. turn off blue tooth and don't use a public wi-fi. use your actual phone service. >> and carla h wants to know can the insurance company force me to switch to a new education? the sans no. and this is a very fine line. they're allowed to design they will faye for this medication but not this medication. if you believe they're getting into the doctoring business of per scribing you should go online and file a complaint. t

here live, later on. >> you can contact michael on twitter at m finney at facebook.com. >> thank flis fli he's not stuck in that traffic and we'll have a look at the skyway. and the usual slow go left to right for those heading to the lower deck of the bay bridge. better southbound for those heading towards the peninsula. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues. you can see >>> checking healthy living news there is a promising treatment for those with multiple sclerosis. new research finds early use of the drug can slow and even stop the pro gregs of ms. experts say slowing inflammation early in the disease preserves nerve cells from damage. it's a disease attacking the brain and spinal cord. >> women who take an aspirin a couple hours a week may reduce a risk of developing lung cancer and and could reduce a risk of some of the cancers. and cutting cancer risk among smoking and nonsmoking women. >> san francisco making it easier for rez don'ts get rid of unwanted medicines. there are new green bins placed in 12 pharmacies. they get placed in a tray deposited inside of the bib. the canist

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i'm michael finney. coming up, 7 on your side holds them to their promise. >> a follow-up on an abc 7 news exclusive. how you all this loot wound up along oakland's lake merit. tonight the kids who found it and w >>> last night we told you the news about the first animal with mad cow disease in the united states in six years. tonight jim avila has the latest on the investigation from the central california farm where that cow gotk. >> the uada industry and even the critics agree the chances of mad cow affecting the american consumer today are small. in fact, it never happened in the united states. dairy farmers at ground zero of the latest outbreak california central valley are panicked that demand and prices will drop. >> demand on beef with all the media cover and is going to take an effect and people going to hold back. >> the heat is on here. usda inspectors scouring a farm deciding if it must kill any calves delivered by the mad cow and destroy what the inspectors call h her cohorts, cows born in th

my will cay finney reports on a a -- michael finney reports on a free service to collect the cash. >> it was the middle of the day and the room is barely filled at this free tax clinic in san francisco. moms with kids, singles on fixed income. >> when i found out it was free i was thinking like, wow, might as well give it a try. >> she is struggling to get by, and expecting his first child. he was glad to have his taxes done free and he learned he might also get a nice tax refund. >> i could use some of the money to buy some diapers. >> the free clinic is just one of 200 set up by the united way all-around the bay area. about a quarter million workers here qualify for free tax help, but only about 5% have used it. >> so the rest of the people paid somehow. >> kelly from united way says more than 60% of low wage earners wind up paying $300 for tax preparation when they could take advantage of this free service. >> you think if it is free it is not high quality when our free services are high quality. we work with the irs and are trained and certified by the irs. >> the program is 10 ye

i'm michael finney. we will show you what's next on 7 on your side. ♪ so, this is delicious okay...ere we're at now, we don't care anymore? we just eat whatever tastes good? excuse me? [ man ] like these sweet honey clusters, they're awesome so no way they're good for you. but i guess that's okay right? actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? ya know? cancel the gym membership. bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back. it's 5:39. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. not much going on this morning so far. after all, it's very early. thank you for getting up and watching the abc7 sunday morning news. an auto repair shop in oakland has shut down leaving their customers no way to get their cars and the owner is nowhere to be found. a veteran dealing with all this while he's in the hospital for a major operation. he contacted 7 on your side's michael finney for help. >> ronald davison served in the navy dur

i'm michael finney coming up. 7 on your side clears it registering your car is usually simple but not marin county woman. the dmv wouldn't give her her new tags and for a whole year police kept pulling her over. 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help. >> elizabeth sweeney felt downright fearful every time she got behind the wheel. not for her safety but because of this. the expired registration tag on her car. >> the tag says 2011 and we are in 2012 so the officers will stop me. >> she's been driving around for nearly a year with expired tags, never knowing when she would get pulled over. however, she says, it's not her fault. she paid her car registration but the dmv wouldn't give her the new tags. >> i said is there a problem? they said, yes, you have a citation and it's not been paid. and i said no, i paid that citation. >> it all began two years ago when elizabeth admits she did let her registration lapse. she was cited and she paid the fine. however, when she tried to register the car last may, the citation still showed up on her dmv record. elizabeth had to go back t

i'm michael finney. we will show you what's next on 7 on your side.n auto repair shop in oakland has shut dow,n, leaving their customers with no way to get their cars, and the owner is nowhere to be found. a veteran dealing with all this while he's in the hospital for a major operation. he contacted 7 on your side's michael finney for help. >> ronald davison served in the navy during the vietnam war. doctors previously amputated his big toe because of a bone infection. he was about to lose some of the others. >> so my other toes are suffering because they don't have the support. >> earlier ronald had taken his car in for repairs at i-max auto tech in oakland. >> the next day i called and no answer on the phone. the following day i went by there and the shop was closed. >> his car sat teasingly right behind the locked gate. the phone at i-max went unanswered. the owner was nowhere to be found. >> it looked like he just dropped off the face and abandoned the business. >> we tracked down the auto shop's owner by phone but he refused to talk to us. we the

here with the library. 7 on your side michael finney here with the story. news at 9:00 continues.  you. >> big move for commuter in the south bay. bart broke ground on long awaited extension the san jose today. new extension will take part bart from fremont to ber i east a. david was there for today's historic event. >> let the digging begin. >>reporter: no look of enthusiasim for the historic ground breaking. 10 years of wishing and hoping and campaigning to get taxpayers of the state and federal government to pay for the 2.3 billion dollar project. key supporter was senator feinstein who put pressure on washington to chip in 900 million dollars. >> the people of santa clara were willing to raise their sales tax and that really proud a very high percent of local funds. with those local funds it wasn't too difficult then to good to the federal government. >>reporter: projected 23,000 riders will use the extension into san jose on daily basis if 2018. 10 mile project will connect to new warm springs bart station in fremont, tu

i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side, why book publishers may be holding back that future, at least to the public only $79.99 for a lucid by lg ? i can get a smartphone with verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails. and the screen is easier to read in sunlight ! the universe is practically telling me to get a smartphone. it's like, "lisa, it'd be super cool if you got a smartphone. also, i like your outfit." thanks universe, let's get me a lucid. come in and say hello to your new, easy to use smartphe. the lucid by lg for only $79.99. verizon. ♪ [ female announcer ] hamburger helper cheeseburger macaroni. now even cheesier and tastier. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho,o, ho. green giant >> quell come back. it's 5:39. this is a live look from our emeryville camera.

karen finney, michael eric dyson, thank you both. >> thank you. >> next, i will take the mormon. why are evangelical christians rallying around mitt romney? we'll ask a baptist pastor that says mormonism is a consult. >> i am talking a thee logical consult. it is a fact it came 1800 jeers after jesus christ and the founding of the church. mormonism has it own human leader, joseph smith. it has its own set of doctrines and own religious book, the book of mormon in addition to the bible and so by that definition it is a they logical consult. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. >>> in a somewhat surprising move, one senior baptist minister said that given the options, he would now prefer a commander in chief who is a mormon as opposed to a christian. pastor robert jefrs told the associated press today that christians should support mitt romney in spite of his mormon faith. this from the same individual who

i'm michael finney. on 7 on your side, why book publishers may be holding back that future, at least to the public libraries.a >>> best buy has announced the locations of the 50 stores it plans to close this year. two are here in the bay area. the company will shut the doors of its pittsburgh and east palo alto stores. the struggling electronics chain is losing ground to discounter target, as well as amazon.com. best buy lost almost $2 billion in the last quarter. >>> a recent survey finds one out of five of us has read an e-book in the past year. but if the major publishers get their way, you won't be getting e-books from the library. 7 on your side's michael finney explains why. >> an early morning crowd recently gathered inside the digital bookmobile in vallejo. the huge trailer is on a national tour to answer questions about e-books and tablets. >> oh, they are huge and growing by leaps and bounds. we noticed a big increase in use after the december holidays when many people received gifts

i'm michael finney coming up. 7 on your side gets it back. >> welcome back, everybody.ake a look at this shot. gorgeous shot from our roof camera down here near the embarcadero. you see the embarcadero. you see the bay bridge and you see a hint that the sun is moving into position. all of this taking place not all that far from where the san francisco giants will be playing their first evening game. 6:05 start tonight. fireworks to follow. pirates, giants, barry zito on the mound. i only say that because i'm going to be there. a marin county couple said they lost $9,000 when they tried to make an atm deposit. 7 on your side michael finney helps get it back. >> it breaks my heart. i'm getting too old to get in and out of them. >> climbing in and out of the sports car was getting harder for this 76-year-old of mill valley so he traded the car in for this sedan and received a $9,000 check for his old car. >> stuck the check in, it took it, and then spit it back out at me. >> it was now easier to get into his car, but it was not so easy getting that nine grand into his bank

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joining us is the columnist for the hill, karen finney, and former communications director for the dnc joanne reed, managing editor of the grio.com and contributor and here in new york, jamie floyd and managing editor of the global game world report. the developments over the last 24 hours is george zimmerman is m.i.a. i am sure you had problem clients yourself. how much damage is zimmerman doing to his case by calling someone like sean honnitie and the special prosecutor and setting up his own website as well. >> i think we don't know and won't know until he is in custody and they have a chance to question him and get a sense of his mental state. one of the tlingz that struck me, martin, is this case continued to unfold and clearly we have a situation here where martin doesn't trust the lawyers. et cetera not trusting their advice. >> zimmerman. >> zimmerman, sorry. a apologize. zimmerman, he clearly doesn't trust the lawyers, not even contacting them and obviously that brings into question what is his mental state and out there and missing in action and whatever the police thought th

it was an overall speech and very well done. >> karen finney, it looks like the romney speech writers simply looked at that cnn poll of all the characteristics where the president has huge leads over romney and decided to write that speech directly to that poll. >> absolutely. i don't remember if you remember this game from a little kid. i know you are but what am i? i mean, they keep taking obamas strengths and trying to say that he didn't just go kick ass and get osama bin laden. more interestingly, in the language that romney has been using for some time now, the other two types of poll numbers, other than likability that are very -- honest and trustworthy and shares my values. in the narrative today that the president talked about, people can see themselves in that story. this is a guy who came from modest means, worked his way up. even as a community organizer, worked to help people who needed jobs and needed to get back on their feet in different ways. again, he's got that connection, shares my values. people think he's honest and trustworthy. there's an abc cbs news poll coming

karen finney and ezra klein, thank you very much both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >>> comingite," why the pope used his holy thursday homily to criticize a catholic priest who has been criticizing him? we'll see how priest versus priest and priest versus pope arguments have always occurred in the catholic church. they've occurred publicly and why the church is stronger for it. >>> but first, we learn today that that there will be no grand jury convened to investigate the killing of trayvon martin. that means the future of the case is up to the special prosecutor. charles emblow and an attorney for the family will join me. they remind a nation of the benefits of shopping small. on just one day, 100 million of us joined a movement... and main street found its might again. and main street found its fight again. and we, the locals, found delight again. that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. [ laughs ] whoo. ♪ oh. nice! great! [ laughs ] a shot like that calls for a postgame celebration. [ male announcer ] sh

and michael finney is here with an update. >> this is amazing. one defense attorney compared this to a movie with twists and turns and a man dubbed the dark prince. in all, three men face 48 felony counts ranging from grand theft money laundering and filing false documents. this is one of san francisco's prime pieces of real estate. it's a gorgeous view of san francisco bay. executive shirley wong likes it so much, she bought three condo there's for $3.75 million. three men also saw opportunity in that property. prosecutors say real estate broker and attorney and a telecommunications agent and tennis instructor conspired to steal wong's property right from under her. >> complexity of the way the defendants went about defrauding this person by, you know, recording title to properties owned by someone else, then going out and getting loans from the real estate is very disturbing. >> prosecutors kicked off opening argument business saying he'll prove the men identified the property, took it, then tried to hide what they took. saying they chose wong'

karen finney and ezra klein, thank you very much both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >>> comingwrite," why the pope used his holy thursday homily to criticize a catholic priest who has been criticizing him? we'll see how priest versus priest and priest versus pope arguments have always occurred in the catholic church. they've occurred publicly and why the church is stronger for it. >>> but first, we learn today that that there will be no grand jury convened to investigate the killing of trayvon martin. that means the future of the case is up to the special prosecutor. charles emblow and an attorney for the family will join me. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can in