you can contact me on abc7 and on twitter at m finney.i'll answer your questions here and i don't know, 5, or 6, minutes. >> i'm spencer christian looking from mount tam, we can see more than just finger fog moving through the golden gate. it's going to have a cooling influence tonight. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> the fun is still out in walnut creek now this, is a live look at interstate 80. you can see traffic heavy for those drivers. stay with us the news continues right after this. >>> take a look at this. self-defense never been this cute. these toddlers in spain, they duked it out in this junior judo competition. it's a tough match to call. larry, you're a martial artist >> the little girl fired the worse of it. >> yes. >> they're having fun. >> that is cute. >> good time. >> a clever newspaper add managed to hide an imagine side of the classified. >> take a look. he managed to create this optical illusion. it looks like a 3 t kitchen. >> yes. walls keeling and floor. that is pretty cool, actually. >> that is e

reporting live from the 7 on your side world headquarters, i'm michael finney. >> thanks, michael.ut we turn things over to spencer in the abc 7 weather world headquarters. >> we do have more rain in sight but at the moment there's not a hint of it. live doppler 7 hd shows sunny skies around the bay area right now, but clouds will be thickening overnight and during the day tomorrow. even statewide we'll see an increase in clouds tomorrow and even some rain up in the northernmost reaches of the state. eureka will be a little showery as will chico. here in the bay area, we'll see clouds thickening but there will be filtered sunshine. high temperatures in the afternoon mainly in the low to mid-60s around the bay and inland, upper 50s to about 60 on the coast and here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast as we have countdown to the rain. friday morning we'll see rain moving through and it actually may last until the afternoon hours before it tapers off giving way to a sunny and dry weekend. some really warm weather beginning over the weekend and continuing into next week. we'll see hi

reporting live from the 7 on your side world headquarters, i'm michael finney. >> thanks, michael.bout we turn things over to spencer in the abc 7 weather world headquarters. >> we do have more rain in sight but at the moment there's not a hint of it. live doppler 7 hd shows sunny skies around the bay area right now, but clouds will be thickening overnight and during the day tomorrow. even statewide we'll see an increase in clouds tomorrow and even some rain up in the northernmost reaches of the state. eureka will be a little showery as will chico. here in the bay area, we'll see clouds thickening but there will be filtered sunshine. high temperatures in the afternoon mainly in the low to mid-60s around the bay and inland, upper 50s to about 60 on the coast and here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast as we have countdown to the rain. friday morning we'll see rain moving through and it actually may last until the afternoon hours before it tapers off giving way to a sunny and dry weekend. some really warm weather beginning over the weekend and continuing into next week. we'll see

michael finney on change that's can make healthy food unhealthy in a hurry. >> to a pricey pile up in london neighborhood. >> watch the moment a car went airborne. check it out. >> here it is again. the driver of a lamborghini. amazingly nobody was hurt. >> the repair bill is if tens of thousands of dollars of damage >> thanks for joining us. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, demanding answers. families of crash victims hold photos of loved ones who died, as they question the head of general motors. >> today's gm will do the right thing. >> and tonight, the new ceo tries to defend her company to congress. >>> the apology. american bishops under fire for lavish spending. will the people's pope crack down? >>> boston strong. thousands of firefighters stream into boston as a football star helps honor the courage he witnessed first hand. >>> and neighborhood secrets. in search of hoarders in the neighborhood. a new way to turn homes like this into this. >>> a good evening to you on this tuesday night.

. >> and michael finney will answer your questions live just a little bit later. our look at the afternoon commute. this is the mcarthur maze. tacking up heading towards berkeley. it's slow on the righthand side but seeing a sweep making a return towards san francisco. back in just a moment. here, announcer: athe moment babies are born, their brains are forming the connections that determine how they learn...think...and grow. in the sky. [ babbles ] talk and read to your children from day one. this is tomato soup. announcer: their brains are actually developing with your it's free, easy, and something you can do anytime. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents >> an ire line is apologizing after handlers were caught tossing bags into a bin. this is video showing air canada employees dropping luggage. the bags had to be checked at the gate. the airline is trying to identify the handlers who now face possible termination. >> back to school today for students at one school targeted by thieves during

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. >> michael finney has results on the best organizers for your closet, next. >> who needs practice? just follow this middl >>> spring cleaning you might be promising to straighten up closets, right? >> consumer reports tested several do it yourself organizers and are partnering with michael finney. >> turned out the company was struggling to build ikea furniture, testers were not surprised they looked at five closet organizers and found building ikea system to be maddening down to the sticky drawers. >> this experience was really frustrating and we're both engineers >> the $170 system took almost three hurs to build partly because of measurements being off by an an inch. and it didn't come with the screws called for. >> they don't mention that you might need anchors to fasten it to sheet rock. if you put it up with just screws then a load on it, it might come off of the wall. >> consumer reports says save your sanity and splurge on the platinum elfa reach in system from the container store for $479. took 35 minutes to build this rubber made home free costs $156 taking just over an h

>> michael finney has answers from the tax hot line. some of the best have been coming here year after year. you can call that number until 9:00 tonight. now, i want to start with bart hugo with a program called earn it, keep it, safe it. for low income folks? >> correct people that make $52,000 or less during the year. or people that have trouble with english. >> what you do is their taxes >> we do their taxes free. and best thing to do is call they'll get the local office near them. and make an appointment. get taxes done. >> bart, thank you very much. many of those with limited english skills. thank you very much for being here. >> i appreciate it. so let's begin with retired folks people a social security income. do they need to file taxes? >> they need to file taxes if the income is getting over a certain amount. >> that question if you're married you might have a tax issue on social security. if you add up money you take you're going to start getting tax on your social security. >> they call laura up until tonight. all of the peop

karen finney, anton gunn, igor, thank you. do not miss "disrupt with karen finney" which is weekends at 4:00 p.m. eastern saturday and sundays here on msnbc. karen, you're great. >>> coming up, police are still trying to figure out a motive for that stabbing rampage in a pennsylvania high school, but one thing police do know is that the 16-year-old suspect is a quiet, reserved kid. we'll talk about why that could speak volumes about why it happened. >>> first, let's go over to northern california where a team of federal investigators is trying to piece together the moments leading up to a fiery crash that left ten people dead. including at least five high school students. california state patrol says a fedex truck crossed the median sideswiped another car, and slammed into a charter bus carrying the students to a college visit. >> after i heard that boom, i fell to the ground because i was on the edge of the seat. i fell to the ground. i looked forward to the bus, and i just see, like, fire just -- like the fire just a ball of

. >> join meg now is my msnbc colleague, the host of "disrupt," karen finney. former director of communications for the democratic national committee and also a font of adjectives herself when necessary to distant herself as strenuously as possible. just from -- this is kind of like a nerdy like d.c. thing, but from a comes person. you're the coms person for cruz, abbott, paul, and you get that "new york times" thing.

michael finney on your options when a cruise becomes anything but smooth sailing. >>... >> a studentinding installations from a personal experience. >> abc7 news at 5:00 continues in 60 seconds. >>> authorities say a livermore golf teacher accused of molesting students planned from his jail cell to kill his alleged victims the 31-year-old suspected of sexually abusing three students ages 12-17 at his home and car. investigators say a tip from an informant stopped the plan. new april politics have resulted in more charges against him, including three solicitations to commit murder. he faces 75 felony counts of performing lewd acts with a child and possession of child pornography. >> seven current and former employees of lexus of concord are suing for wage fraud and racist comments a lawsuit accuses of salesman ger of inciting the commission and then pocketing the difference the worker says he received death threats. >> he came into my office threatening me he's going to kill me mishgs family, hurt me so bad, going to kill my kids. >> the lawsuit accuses the salesman ger of using racis

. >> flood emergency the twisters caused a >> plus, michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact michael on facebook.com. >> and going nowhere, fast. cars on the left side of the screen trying to get onto the bay bridge. it's moving along. not too bad, but a little sticky. stay with us. ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! >>> take a look at this. a train derailment in virginia sparked a massive fire officials rushed to evacuate people as thick black smoke filled the air. between 12 and 14 tankers of crude oil were involved. no one was hurt the cause is still under investigation. >> security cameras captured a school bus running off the road and into a ditch in washington 40 miles south of seattle. a bus driver, shar smith claims she was distracted by a bee but in the video she appears to be looking down not swatting at anything. she has within fired and could face criminal charges if she was texting. 26 students were on the

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. >> i'm michael finney. today's q and a is still ahead i'm still taking your questions meaning you can contact me on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7 and on twitter. i'll answer questions here live a little later. >> from mount tam, we can see sunny skies and clear at the coast. mild now. we're going from mild, warm to very warm. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >> another check of bay area traffic now. this is interstate 80 in berkeley. you can see it's jam packed in both directions right now. abc7 news at 4:00 continues right after this. >>> fwoogel says itself driving car is closer to becoming a roadway reality posting the first official update since 2012 writing in a blog the fleet of test cars can now handle thousands of urban situations like jaywalkers and blind corners. those have been the greatest challenges for car sensors and computers. freeway driving is easy and n.comparison the tech giant said that it's goal to get the technology to the public by the year 2017. >>

you can contact me right now on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7.ive in just a moment. >> i'm spencer christian. looking from east bay hills camera, towards mount diablo, blue skies over the bay area today. it's almost summer-like warmth. how long will this last? i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> speaking of the east bay a live look at traffic now on interstate 680. moving nicely in both directions. back don't. i want you to be kind.ff i wantsuper o be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want you to be handsome. i want you to be awesome. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. i want you to return my emails. i want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you. find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. >>> listen up a survey revealing top san francisco neighborhoods for single million >> haight, followed by castro, noe valley, civic heights and inner richmond >> each had over 100 unmarried millionaires now, yo

michael finney is here to explain what is going on. >> yes. get out bills.ou're going to want to check it sales people are pouring out cross northern california. they promised to redues a utility bill with cheaper gas an pg&e offers residents say they had no idea until they found miss storus charges on their pg&e bill. lynn fan tells her daughter about the man in the blue jump suit going door to door here in san pablo >> asking me to show pg&e bill. >> the man told her she can save $2 a month on her bill she signed a form. two months later she saw this. a company she never heard of suddenly appeared on her pg&e bill. >> it's the blue energy to say oh, what happened? >> the bill said she had to pay pg&e $20 for gas delivery ask also blue spruce energy of colorado $38 for gas >> they wanted to talk to me about the gas bill. >> john recall twoz men knocking on doors here in fairfield they told john they can reduce his gas bill, too. he said no thanks. but it didn't end there. >> they said well, will you sign the clip board to show our boss we talked to you? i s

michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> a total lunar eclipse will turn the moon orange this week.is called a blood moon, and it will be the first of four over the next year and a half visible in north america. the eclipse will happen on monday night and into tuesday morning. to find out what the weather is going to be like as we head into the week, let's go to meteorologist francis. hi, francis. >> hi, ama and everybody. too bad it is not too night. live doppler 7hd is picking up clear skies around the bay area with the exception of some weak stratus clouds along the coast. tomorrow night could be a different story. we will see clouds return. a live view from the roof camera looking out toward coit tower. it is pretty out there. temperatures in the 50s. 52 in san francisco and 56 in oakland and san jose at 58. overnight we will drop into the upper 40s to 50 degrees with a clear sky. look for 47 in fairfield. i just want to talk about the temperatures around the nation. a lot of folks are traveling and people have vacation. we have this weather front creating cloudy conditions as w

michael finney has been tracking it.in the 7 on your side office every day. >> reporter: there are a lot of odd phone calls being made to the bay area. michael baucker is playing a recording of one of them for me. >> first of all, i think he's saying warning for this message but i don't really -- it's hard to -- >> reporter: the caller is hard to understand. appears to be reading from a script. and the connection is bad. >> you subscribe to a magazine and get a free phone. i think that's what he's using. >> reporter: and that's why michael called me. >> so when i saw your piece on the irs scams, so it was sort of high in my mind. and i got this phone call that was very suspicious. >> reporter: frank david got one of these calls too. >> it sounded like a sweat shop. like a boiler-room. >> reporter: here frank plays me a portion of the call. his connection is a bit better than michael's but not by much. >> this message, i need you or the attorney of record to -- >> reporter: any call from the irs telling you you have to pa

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> keeping your car clean is a hassle so what if you never had toash it ever? that's the idea behind nissan's new self cleaning paint. this video provided to us by nissan. it's a special nonthick material that would propel certain mud. it is undergoing tests right any. no word when you can buy it. >>> a robber pulled a gun on a gas station clerk wednesday night while wear a werewolf mask. the clerk handed over the money and the man took off running. the man leaving didn't seem to be too concerned. >> police departments around the bay area are encouraging people to clean out their medicine cabinets today. from nine to noon law enforcement agencies will accept expired and unwanted medications no questions asked. it coincides with a national take back day organized by the dea. if you plan to go check with your local police department. many won't except used needles. >>> there are earth day volunteers cleaning around town. clean up teams are made up of community volunteers and corporate sponsors. this the city's 20th annual earth day celebration. >>> ha

all right, karen finney, let's talk about it. great news for the affordable care act, really robust job numbers for today. buzz that help politically, or do they know how to use it politically? >> that's the more important question. because we knew we would at some point get to good numbers on the affordable care 5:00. in the givbeginning, they said we're going to see a crush at the end, that's happened. the question is are democrats going to be able to leverage that out by going out and talking about -- we don't know, we got to fix it, time to cut that out. >> i want to go back a little bit. and let's play president obama doing exactly what you just said, talking about health care in the affirmative. if we have that sound, let's listen to president obama talking about health care. >> to give them credit, they do have one original idea which is to appeal obama care because they haven't tried that 50 times. >> okay, so that is one way of doing it. >> yes. >> now let me read you what nancy pelosi had to say today from the hill, she

michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> a total lunar eclipse will turn the moon orange this week.d a blood moon, and it will be the first of four over the next year and a half visible in north america. the eclipse will happen on monday night and into tuesday morning. to find out what the weather is going to be like as we head into the week, let's go to meteorologist francis. hi, francis. >> hi, ama and everybody. too bad it is not too night. live doppler 7hd is picking up clear skies around the bay area with the exception of some weak stratus clouds along the coast. tomorrow night could be a different story. we will see clouds return. a live view from the roof camera looking out toward coit tower. it is pretty out there. temperatures in the 50s. 52 in san francisco and 56 in oakland and san jose at 58. overnight we will drop into the upper 40s to 50 degrees with a clear sky. look for 47 in fairfield. i just want to talk about the temperatures around the nation. a lot of folks are traveling and people have vacation. we have this weather front creating cloudy conditions as well thro

i'm michael finney ahead on 7 on your side. how you can get a free inspection by the experts. hey. hey. [doorbell rings] what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of the game. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. >> the fallout continues from the south korea ferry accident. south korea's president has accepted her prime minister's resignation over the government's handling of the deadly ferry sinking. divers have recovered 187 bodies. 115 people are still missing. prosecutors have arrested all 15 people involved in navigating the ferry that sank april 16th. >>> wrapping up a trip to malaysia today. president obama spoke to a group of young people at the university of malaysia. the president held a town hall meeting for students and young leaders representing ten southeast asian countries. earlier today he praised the government's effort to find missing flight 307. tomorrow president obama heads to

. >> i am michael finney. bay area travelers left with no which to get home by a rental car company. i'll have their story later on 7 it's built to be as fast as it is strongor advil. and fights pain at the site of inflammation. advil has the strength and speed to help you move past pain. advil. make today yours. >> the defense minister said a legal discussion is underway this morning to decide who would have custody over the black boxes of a missing malaysian airline jet should they be found. crews are continuing their search today for debris and underwater signals. new electronic pings have been heard since april 8th and the battery powering the beacons on the black boxes might be dead. a search robot will be sent underwater after the sounds are no longer heard. >>> no tsunami on the coast after a 7.6 earthquake struck near the solomon island. it was about 200 miles southeast of the capitol. large waves were reported but there were no tsunami. >> part of a popular tourist town in whim have been evacuated bec

"disrupt" with karen finney is up next.gine, my friend, you are going to continue the conversation about mr. sterling. >> how did you know? what a lucky guess! yes. i'll have the reverend al sharpton here on set to talk with me about what he thinks that the nba should be doing. you will not want to miss it. it is going to be quite a conversation. >> that's just moments away. again, i'll be back next weekend, next saturday, 2:00 eastern. i'm craig melvin. i'll see you then. >>> right now though, stick around for "disrupt" with karen f finney. get my training tips at guardyourmanhood.com ♪ you have to let me know [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious. but i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care, i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile, not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. s

they asked 7 on your side's michael finney to make things right. ♪ mobile dj.y are driving to two gigs in lake tahoe in snowy conditions like you have seen here, he and his wife. he put on chains, but driving conditions only got worse. then the car they got from fox rent a car began to lose power. >> it was barely creeping up the hill. >> even though we had on chains. and we were scared that you were really going to go down into the snow. >> so i pulled over to the side of the road. >> they tried to reach fox rent a car but no one was answering the phone. fortunately for them a highway patrol officer came to the rescue. he literally pushed their vehicle to the top of the hill. >> once we were left to coast, it was still 15 miles away. and it was like i hope there's not another hill. >> when they got into town, kindred rushed to his first gig and she called fox. but the rental agency told her they would not be able to get a replacement car to them. they blamed both the road conditions and the lack of vehicles. so the davises were forced to turn to another rental

. >> a practice >>> michael finney brought this story to light involving assistive living centers.it a practice considered reprehensible. michael finney has been investigating this. we should be credited with helping expose this. >> yes. and are keeping track of this. requiring tenants to give notice when leaving an assistive living center. even in the event vent of a death. we're learning the practice continues in some homes. wendy bush cares for her father in her san jose home she wrought brought her father up perfect southern california after her mother died both staying outside los angeles at emeritus. chen died after a fall. >> it came sudden. i wasn't prepared >> wendy says she was told she was moving her father out she'd have to pay 30 days rent for both her mom and dad. the contract requires giving notice before moving out. >> i thought especiallyt( when talk to them face-to-face. >> she says her office has received four other similar complaints from upset families surprising since that is what when a law went into affect banning this practice. reading a residential care fa

. >> a practice >>> michael finney brought this story to light involving assistive living centers.considered reprehensible. michael finney has been investigating this. we should be credited with helping expose this. >> yes. and are keeping track of this. requiring tenants to give notice when leaving an assistive living center. even in the event vent of a death. we're learning the practice continues in some homes. wendy bush cares for her father in her san jose home she wrought brought her father up perfect southern california after her mother died both staying outside los angeles at emeritus. chen died after a fall. >> it came sudden. i wasn't prepared >> wendy says she was told she was moving her father out she'd have to pay 30 days rent for both her mom and dad. the contract requires giving notice before moving out. >> i thought especiallyt( when talk to them face-to-face. >> she says her office has received four other similar complaints from upset families surprising since that is what when a law went into affect banning this practice. reading a residential care facility for the

. >> michael finney will answer your questions here live, later. checking out friday trafshg, rain coming down. and cars moving slowly. a look at the skyway downtown in san francisco. it's heavy in both directio >>> a second bay area based international guard team is on the way to rescue a sick baby on a sail boat. this is taking place about 900 nautical miles off mexico. a guard unit left moffett field this morning. the families aboard the sail boat officials say the family said their 1-year-old daughter was ill. the first group set out last night parachuting to the sail boat to stabilize the child. the plan now is to get to a hospital. >> the effort to find any sign of malaysia airlines flight 370 is reaching a critical stage. a search for the plane's black boxes the batteries could run out this weekend. >> the clock is ticking in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. batteries in black boxes only supposed to last 30 days. that is sunday >> the search area was adjusted to move the area north. >> two ships are dragging penning locators thro

. >> the mayor is maybe because i haven't talked to michael finney. >> yes. getting choked up and hot. so give us a call here. we have experts and we have united way and also have enrolled agents. there you go. thank you for joining us here today and answering questions. >> you're welcome. >> let's talk about dependent care. >> yes. those dependent care expenses are deductible for children age 13 or under who are dependents. and both parents if married if both parents must work or one must, if one is not working must be disabled or going to school full time. so those, once they meet the require requirements they can deduct for 3,000 for each child up to two children. >> can you do that for work travel? >> that is a -- those deductions don't count. we're looking at child care where where a provider >> the if you take a look, you can see you ought to be one of them. reporting live i'm michael finney. >> only those with something to . >> a story giving new meaning to moving day. >> plus a bad ending to these stunts on the top of a very tall bridge. not what you'

i'm michael finney. ahead how some people are getting out of their tickets. >>> this is abc7 news. >> good morning, here's a beautiful shot here from our mount tam camera. you can see the blue skies out there. yeah, temperatures are cool this morning. we've got big changes coming next week. get out and enjoy. >> breaking news, nato says five troops have died after a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. nato hasn't released more information. coalition leaders have only said they are investigating. red light cameras are coming under increasing scrutiny about their effectiveness and reliability. three bay area cities have abandoned the programs. and south san francisco will end theirs in august. now more people are coming up with unusual ways to beat the cameras. here's 7 on your side's michael finney with the story. >> terry recalls the moment she drove her vehicle through the intersection of howard and 9th in san francisco on october 23rd. she says her car had just entered the intersection when she s

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. >> join meg now is my msnbc colleague, the host of "disrupt," karen finney.ormer director of communications for the democratic national committee and also a font of adjectives herself when necessary to distant herself as strenuously as possible. just from -- this is kind of like a nerdy like d.c. thing, but from a comes person. you're the coms person for cruz, abbott, paul, and you get that "new york times" thing. a reporter says you got a comment on the old better off after slavery thing? >> that's when you go back to remember when i said before you go all in with this guy let's figure out who he is? i mean, seriously, as you -- >> right. you do your due diligence on the front end. >> exactly. but what i love is that every single one of those people with the exception of exception of hannity you that mentioned did it through a spokesperson. not a single one of them went on camera and said out of their own mouths, here's -- this was repugnant, this was awful, this was disgusting. that's very d.c. >> well, explain that to me. i actually didn't even notice that

. >> michael finney solved that, too. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv.&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of the game. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. >>> one man says he finds great deals on jewelry but is his last purchase went wrong. >> he turned to michael finney for help. >> you might think it would take a leap of faith to call that number on the screen and give out your credit card number this, viewer says is a great way to get bargains. at least, host of the time. >> richard williams enjoys watching shopping channels that sell precious jewels >> his wife enjoys the bling. >> i have so many. which do i wear today? >> richard saw this sapphire ring offered on a channel called gems bond >> it's a star sapphire. and the blue colors are getting more and more rare. >> he figured it was a bargain at $1600 he ordered and waited. >> it never showed up. iet was supposed to be a christmas gift for karen.

michael finney here now to answer questions sent to him. first comes from roup asks who time can a telemarketer call? >> between 8:00 a.m and 9:00 p.m . this is where they try to trick you. it's your time not their time. they'll go we're on tachlt it's only 7:00. no. i like the response. give me your number. >> yes. yes. >> i like that one, too. >> can you recommend sites for a vacation home in hawaii? >> be careful going through craig's list we've run reports about rippoffs on that. pay by credit card and use it with within 60 days. you're not using it until 90 degrees. >> vacation rentals by owner. fabulous web site. check it out. if you're going go for it air b and b. and couch surfing.com. >> that sounds riskier. >> yes. >> yes. >> good luck with that one. >> yes. >> patty ce mails is it legal for a history shopper does the caller know they're being recorded? >> it's a two-party consent state. that means is that both parties have to know everyone involved in the conversation has to know about it. that is in california. one person has to

michael finney looks at the ingenious, sometimes illegal ways drivers are dodging tickets. >> finally tonight thoughts about what really matters going out with style and respect. iconic candle stick park is at the end of its life. i hate to see the stick go. it's given us many magical moments and special memories the pope visit, the catch, a's giants world series interrupted by an earthquake and the beatles they played last full concert on august 29, 1966, now coming full circle. the stadium that helped beatles say goodbye will be given a final farewell by paul mccartney, agreeing to play august 4th. part of a series of great events to celebrate the end of a venerable venue. joe montana will go head to head in a flag football game and other events as well. as much as we may hate to see it demolished, it's time. what matters is that the powers that be are honoring fans by giving us more nice memories by which to mark the end of one of the most-storied stadiums in the country. share your memories with me, i'd love to hear them. that is our report. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.

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here is michael finney. >> good morning, everyone. over the range may crow waves clear up the counter space and look more streamlined so "consumer reports" testified 80 to fine the best. >> she need as microwave that could keep up. >> i use it 10 or 15 times a day. >> consumer reports checked out how you have to spend to get a great microwave. >> how hard can it be to find a microwave? then we tested three g.e. over the range microwave. >>> three look similar and all have a thousand watts of power and tapeless finish and the same amount of cooking space. this costs $250 and this was $400 and this $550. the difference? the high are priced come with extra features such as a wire rack, a sensor detecting when the food done, and extra set evening for snacks and steaming or speed for the, houston -- for the exhaust. they made popcorn for measuring, and used frozen chopped meat and all to see how evenly they heed. the $550g.e. only slightly outperform the others so you can save money and go for the $250g.e. a "best buy," from "consumer repo

michael finney is here to explain what is going on. >> yes. get out bills. you're going to want to check it sales people are pouring out cross northern california. they promised to redues a utility bill with cheaper gas an pg&e offers residents say they had no idea until they found miss storus charges on their pg&e bill. lynn fan tells her daughter about the man in the blue jump suit going door to door here in san pablo >> asking me to show pg&e bill. >> the man told her she can save $2 a month on her bill she signed a form. two months later she saw this. a company she never heard of suddenly appeared on her pg&e bill. >> it's the blue energy to say oh, what happened? >> the bill said she had to pay pg&e $20 for gas delivery ask also blue spruce energy of colorado $38 for gas >> they wanted to talk to me about the gas bill. >> john recall twoz men knocking on doors here in fairfield they told john they can reduce his gas bill, too. he said no thanks. but it didn't end there. >> they said well, will you sign the clip board to show our boss we talked to you? i

michael finney looks at the ingenious, sometimes illegal ways drivers are dodging tickets. >> finallyout what really matters going t with style and respect. iconic candle stick park is at the end of its life. i hate to see the stick go. it's given us many magical moments and special memories the pope visit, the catch, a's giants world series interrupted by an earthquake and the beatles they played last full concert on august 29, 1966, now coming full circle. the stadium that helped beatles say goodbye will be given a final farewell by paul mccartney, agreeing to play august 4th. part of a series of great events to celebrate the end of a venerable venue. joe montana will go head to head in a flag football game and other events as well. as much as we may hate to see it demolished, it's time. what matters is that the powers that be are honoring fans by giving us more nice memories by which to mark the end of one of the most-storied stadiums in the country. share your memories with me, i'd love to hear them. that is our report. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. from all of us here,

that means michael finney is here with that friday free stuff. >> there you go. news to tell.nd low fat cream cheese. >> you see it next to cream cheese. >> this is from challenge. they're the guys do butter now they have cheese out. now, you can know what it is. >> yes. >> it's a third less fat than cream cheese. grittier. tastes good. >> by the way worth about $three >> you can have it >> thank you. >> now, what you do with cheese, then you might want to work out. we've got you covered there at burgess pool you're going to have a choice of either a variety of pool classes or water exercise classes and beyond studio cycling classes. they're a $77 value. facility is advisable. >> i've been there. >> it's great. >> yes. >> how do we get them? >> follow along. >> yes. >> you can log on any time on abc7 news.com. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> easter is sunday. that means peeps. jennie-o wy where every thursdea where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed

krourts partnered with michael finney. is he here now with results for us. >> right.hese tires are just not for expensive cars consumer reports put over 40 of them through their phases in both dry, and wet conditions to find the best. >> does this or break? >> in addition to performance, testers evaluated tread wear. >> the warranty was 60,000 miles. some rarely have >> the mish lynn pilot earned top ratings they have a long tread life, impressive grip. that should give you an optimum ride and handling. >> thank you. >> the nation's best para-olympic athletes will be coming to the bay area in june. u.s. para-olympic committee announced track and field will be held at the college in san mateo. >> i plan on spending a couple weeks here. big thing is developing a routine and that is what you're going to be doing. >> if they prove to be a success the college may host u.s. para-olympic trials in 2016. >> a living legend in the classical music community is announcing he is retiring. bart told the times he has written a special piece of music for the occasion. he directed th

michael finney on at my yens that couldn't have broken down at a worse time z a peek into the future.some amazing gadgets that could some day change the way we live. now back to you. >> thank you. see you then. >> art fans have a rare opportunity this weekend. >> yes the auctions is putting 95 tiffafy masterpieces on display. >> is an mazing opportunity for people to come and see a collection of tiffany normally only seen in a museum show. they'd have to stand in line and pay admission. >> wow. >> many expected to bring $250,000 and $300,000. >> i'd love to see that. that is neat. >> beautiful. >> thanks for joining us. world news is next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> if all of us, see you at >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, the shooting at ft. hood. we take you inside the base, where heroes stepped forward to save lives. what we're learning about the gunman and his mental problems. our david muir is there with team coverage, tonight, on the moment of crisis. >>> storm warning. tornado threats across the midwest. winds toppling trees. 40 million americans on alert for severe weather.

. >> tonight at 6:00 seniors forced to pay rent after they've died michael finney looking into a practicehat is supposed to be illegal. >> remnants of a fatal sail boat accident will follow up for investigators looking for signs of negligence >> and a ride at six flags discovery kingdom that has been shut down because of what happened just moments after taking this picture. >> san jose sharks this is a live look outside of the shark tank. the sharks taking on kings at 7:30. first game in best of seven series. >> go, sharks. >> of course. tonight search and rescue. new video from onboard the ferry as it was sinking. the attempts to pump oxygen. fears they could be trapped in air pockets under water. this evening the u.s. navy on the scene. >>> on the edge to breaking news from ukraine. violent crashes from those trying to hold onto their country. the dramatic pictures and what the president is now saying tonight. >>> another foot of snow in parts of this country. and tonight here the new prediction through july. get ready for some whiplash. >>> and finding a much different spring shower. b

michael finney investigates why a woman never received alumni directory she paid for z technology lookst your golf game. it also shows you where your shot lands. . >> i know where i play out of bounds. >> well, they're known as legends of candle stick. >> those niner greats will return for final game. >> hall of famer dan marino at a flag football game. >> last time was super bowl 19. abc7 sports anchor mike shumann will play that game july 12th. >> he's been working out for this game. can't wait owe see. that thanks for joining us tonight new clues about the teen-age stowaway and what happened on that impossible flight. tonight his father speaks out. >>> on edge. russia issues a new military threat. our reporter is face to face with a man holding an american captive in ukraine. >>> hard hit. the nfl cheerleaders level a huge charge against their team tonight. >>> and the most beautiful person. the conversation she opened about very dark skin. we'll show you stunning things the little girls say about dolls with different skin colors. >> because they don't like brown. >>> good evening to

michael finney has the story. >> this is what happened when a vehicle going 40 miles per hour crashes into a car an object. consumer reports is no longer recommending them. >> we cannot recommend a vehicle that is a crash test. where offers have proven they can do well. >> the new insurance institute tests is harder for many cars than older tests on the left. when hit, cars have crumpel zones in front that absorb impact. the director of auto testing for consumer reports jake fisher says generally car that's don't do well were designed before that test was instituted. >> these are 2014 models designed years ago. >> fisher says if you own one of the cars don't panic. >> if you're in the market, consumer reports has recommendations the toyota, highlander earned top scores and did well in the crash tests another good test is the suv. we kkted three manufacturers the honda spokesperson says american honda leads with more vehicles rated top safety pick and plus by insturance institute of highway safety. utilizing the same body structure as the 2014 pilot, 2013 honda piloted rated iihs top s

michael finney returns a phony call to hundreds of bay area taxpayers. and a look at how bad california drought has become. video from a high sierra lake. and a student overlooked now being recruited by some of the best colleges. coming up at 6:00. >> kristin, thank you. see you then. >> now, bay area dish customers who want to watch online or on smart phones and tab blets. >> quick on watch abc logo. >> you can search watch abc in your app store. and a former 49er running back will be doing running this weekend >> none other than roger craig one of the 11,000 taking part. >> he hosts in san voes yeah. >> and he says listening to the bands is inspiring. >> when you get to a certain amount you blank out a little bit you might hear a song you heard in high school okay, i can pull through this now. >> that is fun. you can sign up at the mosconi center. >> i watch that on tv. >> that works, too. >> from all of us here, have a good evening, see you at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight -- survivors' stories. we hear what happened as the gunman opened

. >> michael finney reveals which toilet paper wipes out the competition. >>> a canadian team has been arrested in connection to the heart bleed computer virus accused of ex-employed mroiting the bug to try to get information from a government web site. police say the 19-year-old rift lifted 900 social insurance numbers the first reported case using the flaw. that bug embedded in open inkripgs technology >> a young guy trying to take a selfie in front of a moving train was kicked in the face by the train engineer. >> he wrote he thought he was a safe distans behind the train. then says i messed up. >> wow. >> claims we hear about toilet paper from manufacturers do they live up to what is adder tied? consumer reports partnered for a report on top toilet paper. toilet paper makes claims about strength and softness. wonder what is best? >> consumers want to know. >> as well as cheaper store brands ask one says it's tree free. >> here panelists feel each sheet. this test show checks how it tears at the perforations. >> breaking down more quickly is better fourer septic system. >> consumer