a history major amy wasn't initially drawn to john muir's story. >> i knew a little bit about john muircalifornia history, but i wasn't necessarily that interested. >> reporter: but deciphering his writing wasn't always easy. >> i was figuring out his short hand and kind of trying to read the pencil. it was a lot of fun though. >> reporter: volunteers quickly figured out his abbreviations aren't the same as our modern varieties, like lol. >> john muir isn't saying lol right now. he's saying these things are between each other. >> reporter: the volunteers' work is double checked by the staff so they don't have to worry about mistakes. working with his words has led them even further in to his life's work. >> some of the transcribeers have had that. they've gone to some of these places he talks about. they're reliving those trips. >> reporter: about half of john muir's journals still need to be transcribed so they're asking anyone to volunteer to simply go on the university's website and they can help. >>> coming up in our next half hour get ready for tighter restrictions on water use. wh

as the victim's family left john muir, friend ushered them away saying they had no comment at this time the loss clearly devastating. >> of course to have it happen to a child is just completely heartbreaking. >> in discovery bay, abc7 news. >> the driver of an airport shuttle van is accused of hitting and killing a teenager in vacaville. the 17-year-old concord girl was on the shoulder of can be 80 near leisure town road, putting gas in her car this morning. a second car pulled over and stopped behind her. and police say for some unknown reason an airport super shuttle driven by james floyd, veered on to the shoulder and slammed into both vehicles. the teenager died. two people in the second car suffered minor injuries. >> a napa high school soccer coach faces charges after a student told police he propositioned her for sex. julian vargas faces two clownses, including texting the girl an explicit photo. he also might be inappropriately contacting other students on the internet. >> bad news for more than 16,000 students corinthian colleges announced it's closing several career training

a fairly large near with pictures sent by the fire department in defensive mode southeast of the john muir medical center. >> it broke out before 4:00, a very large house is burning and they are in defensive mode. for people who are familiar with walnut creek this home to a lost mel office buildings as well as john muir medical center. we have a news crew on the way to bring you updates a they come in and on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> the fire is under control but there is a lot more work to be done. >> $50 million is how far apart the 49ers and the youth soccer league are in their belief of what soccer field next to levi stadium is worth. the team hopes to use the site for parking on game day. our reporter is in santa clara with more on a heated meeting on the matter. matt? >> yes, parking is an issue at levi stadium. especially on game days. but next door is a possible solution 11 acres of city land. but the people who use that land are not quite ready to let it go. last night at the city council meeting, youth soccer supporters crapped into the room. they are upset over the 49ers propo

as the victim's family left john muir, a friend ushered them away, saying they had no comment at this time. the loss clearly devastating. >> of course to have it happen to a child is just completely heartbreaking. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >>> a high school soccer coach is accused of trying to have sex with one of hess teenage players. napa police arrested 29-year-old julian vargas at his home in st. helena this morning. a 16-year-old girl claims vargas texted her an indecent picture while asking for sex. they believe he may have contacted other girls as well. >>> arubio's restaurant is closed after someone tried to burn it down. firefighters responded to to the restaurant around 5:30 this morning. they say someone got inside the restaurant by breaking a window then set it on fire. they have arrested a suspect. sprinklers helped keep the damage to a minimum. >>> highway 1 in marin county is reopened after a tanker truck crashed, spilling thousands of gallons of milk. just before noon, the driver lost control around a curve about a mile north of knicks cove. about 4,000 gallons of milk

i'm an internal medicine hospitalist at the john muir medical center and i live in san francisco as was previously mentioned a summary of the research on smokeless tobacco from our own san francisco researchers lends strong support to our efforts to ban these products and based on the research the san francisco medical society representing 1600 physicians and physicians in training support to knock tobacco out of the park the proposed legislation will make the game of baseball safer for the kids and safer for the players and safer for the future baseball is our national past time and it's it's to be a healthy sport for all those involved and we know smokeless tobacco substantially increases the risk of oral cancer pancreas cancer and initiation of cigarette smoking among adolescents and we know kids kids idolize baseball players. supervisor farrell's legislation will send a clear and powerful message to the youth of our state. thank thank you very much. >> next speaker please. >> hello good afternoon. i'm also a physician at the university of california in san francisco i live in san fr

advisors for african-american students at mission high school after school sites liked practices at john muir so it's important we're mindful and see the school sites supplemented into the budget and making sure with the credit rove we see recovery it is about those that need it the most; right? we want to get to a place where everyone can take it but take a moment to see who really needs this; right? and making sure we're covering our bases and giving them the supported they need. >> pleased approach the microphone. >> my name is maria i'm up here for support of betsey carmichael and the built in education we're we did get the funding for the our funding but basically for that funding we got not as much you guys are kind of saying putting the filipino i understand that everyone here for support and things like that i'm concerned about my kid she is right now in fourth grade i want to continue her education to high school so having that kind of mentality to having that background that she has i grew up as a filipino in the u.s. and wanted to have it kind of support she know here background wi

rehearsing a play about the president of the board of supervisors london breed and the principal of john muir middle school. judith started handful players nine years ago with the intention of it being a three- month break from her marketing career. it turned into a full-time volunteer job one that would have the potential to change young lives. >> you think about everything you could have accomplished if there had been one person to tell you that were good at it or that you are on the right path. >> until they take that bow, i don't think they have dreamed of what they were working towards. ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: for giving kids the chance to walk into the spotlight in life and on stage, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to judith cohen. elizabeth cook, kpix 5. >> handful players can always use donations. your time or your talent, costumes or prop. if you can help, use the link in or [music] i love my sister. my heart doesn't see race. love is love. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00, she just lost her case on judge judy. but police say she didn't learn her lesson. how one woman

it is southeast of john muir medical center. this is a street of medical office buildings but around a curve you will find several houses back there or residential areas so you can see this two alarm house fire burning in correct why. >> we have another picture a very large house fire and we told the firefighters are in defensive mode and amy hollyfield is on the way to the fire so you will want to be sure to keep ituned if here to abc7 news and you can follow us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> japanese niece police are trying to determine who is responsible for a drone carrying radioactive material found on a roof of the prime minister's home in tokyo carrying a plastic bottle with small traces of radioactive material marked with a symbol for radioactive material. a staff worker spotted the device and calls police. the prime minister was away on a visit to indonesia. >> california folks who lose the least electricity could pay more overhauling a rate structure that charges less for households who use less electricity. proponents

the home was located near john muir medical center. a fire marshal said there's no indication at this point that the fire was deliberately set. >>> well, tensions with iran are increasing as u.s. warships head off the coast of yemen. the u.s. says there's evidence suggesting ships. here's more. >> reporter: sources tell fox news, the u.s.s. cheat door roosevelt is shadowing an iranian convoy suspected of carrying rebels. president obama says his administration has made a stance on assisting them very clear to iran. >> there is a reason why we keep some of our ships in the persian gulf reason. that's to make sure we maintain freedom of navigation. what we've said to them is that if there are weapons delivered to factions within yemen that could threaten navigation, that's a problem. >> reporter: a saudi-led coalition has been conducting strikes for a month. that mission now over. coalition forces now launching a new campaign to keep the rebels from operating. >> the coalition will continue to perform their operation in hope for yemen, w

dicen que encontraron qumicos dentro del lugar ubicado en la avenida "cherry" cerca de la escuela "john muir de materiales peligrosos tambin acudieron al lugar de los hechos para ayudar con la investigacin cuando llegaron al apartamento no encontraron a nadie dentro y no se han hecho arrestos. vbox/blanca ---los padres del joven que muri baleado anoche en hayward piden la ayuda del publico para encontrar al asesino. ---"william pacheco jr" de 22 aÑos fue encontrado con disparos en el pecho en la calle "jefferson" cerca a "mission boulevard" antes de las 10 de la noche. ---paramdicos intentaron revivirlo pero sus esfuerzos fueron en vano y el joven muri en la escena. ---su madre dijo que lo haba visto pocos minutos antes de los disparos. take vbox/blanca --habr despidos! el jefe de policia de san francisco quiere que varios oficiales sean despedidos por supuestamente intercambiar textos homofobicos y racistas. --el jefe "greg suhr" anuncio hoy que ya ha suspendido a 7 oficiales incluyendo un sargento y un capitan, y agrego que ha recomendado que todos sean despedidos. --un oficial renuncio cu

alta bates or john muir medical center. but those hospitals, a good distance away.rs medical center, no longer taking any patients and employees are warning about the ripple affect as many of those patients who used to come here will be traveling to other area hospitals. >> thank you. >>> 8:07. livermore is the lateert city to -- latest city to equip police officers with body cameras. the department purchased 80 cameras. every officer will wear one. they rolled out the cameras a few days ago after months of testing. the department created a set of guidelines outlining instances when the cameras should be turned on. that include responding to 911 calls, conducting probation searches and during traffic stops. the hope is that the cameras can increase accountability at a time when tension is growing between communities and police departments. >> i think it's a great tool. as an agency, it will a-- it will allow us to better document facts in a case and give us video evidence to support what we were saying. >> the captures camera both audio and video evidence which is a

or john muir medical center in walnut creek. again the final patients will be accepted here at 7:00 this morning. but after that the doors will be closing. >> all right alex savidge we'll talk to you later this morning. thank you. >>> time is 5:06. security is is being tightened at mineta san jose airport after five security breaches. includes a new 10-foot tall fence around the airport perimeter that includes a foot of barbed wire across the top. the focus of the first phase of new security upgrade the southwest corner of the airport. >> we recognize this area has a lot more activity due to the soccer stadium, due to the shopping center nearby. and we need to start somewhere. and we decided this is an yaren we want to focus our attention first. >> the airport is pig for this security fence but they will ask the federal government to kick in $9 million for additional taller fences and also with new high-tech security equipment. >>> muni passengers are challenging san francisco leaders to ride muni for 22 days to better understan

they'll have to go to kaiser hospital in richmond, alta base or john muir medical center. >>> the daughtersreportedly cutting staff in order to save money. the organization operating four hospitals in the bay area. daly city, o'conner, seaton coast side in moss beach and san luis regional. the san francisco regional times says about 240 workers out of 7,000 are losing their jobs. the charity says it is also still looking for a new buyer for the hospitals. you will recall an earlier deal fell through. >>> people gathered at san francisco to mark 100 years since the armeniangenocide. community members have been fighting for recognition of the 1.5 million armenian christians who were killed under the ottoman empire. >>> as we get ready to celebrate earth day. the number of people getting rid of their water guzzling lawns has reached record numbers in the bay area. just about all of the water districts in the bay area have some kind of lawn conversion rebate program where the agencies give credits for people who replace their lawns. east bay m.u.d.d. will give people 50-cents for every square f

this is near john muir medical center.point it was deliberately set. >>> police in santa rosa are trying to figure out if three attacks on women are connected. tara moriarty joins us now from spring lake where one of the women says that she was -- says that she was assaulted. >> reporter: police believe this attacker could be mentally impaired. he seemed shock when the women tell him no or try to fend him off. people we've spoken to say they feel sorry for him. but they feel even worse for these women who are being attacked. one of those places, of course, here at spring lake in february police say a woman was attack as she begun her run. last summer, another attack near railroad square in downtown santa rosa. most recently monday afternoon on a walking trail near round barn boulevard in fountain grove. this is a sketch of the man who the victims describe as white, in his 30s, around 6 feet, characteristics suggesting substance abuse or a mental disability. >> even her son had told her, i don't want you going out unless yo

it broke out at 3:45 at a large home near john muir medical center.s home at the time and there were no injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> there are injuries in the breaking news now out of martinez fire crews just fighting the fire in walnut creek raced over to martinez for another fire and our reporter also raced to the sign and she has the latest from the scene. >>> they just got this fire under control about five minutes ago. look at the apartment building behind me that was on fire, you can see there is smoke coming from it and firefighters are keeping a close try on this. we are on pine street in martinez and there were some injuries. i have the fire marshal mention to me and he will tell you what happened. robert, on you mind telling us about the person who was rescued. >> we were notified on the scene the police department rescued an individual one of the apartment residents. why he if it was male or female. they were being transported. a police officer who was assisting in rescuing people and getting people out of the

. >> april is national donate life month and today walnut creek john muir medical center. have a special ceremony sharing more than the connection of working together. last year one of them received a life saving different of a a ditch gift of a kidney from the other at 10:30. >> president obama is defending iran nuclear bill and faces tough criticism from israel and supporters and leading lawmakers on capitol hill. >> good morning as pressure mounts on the white house, the president is launching a new offensive to promote a better nuclear deal. president obama begins making the heart sell that the framework nuclear agreement with iran is a good deal. if an interview with "new york times" published on sunday, the president praised the deal as a once in a live time opportunity. >> this is our best bet to make sure iran does not get a nuclear weapon. >> the president has been working on the phones and calming congressional leaders and trying to convince them to back a deal. effort comes as critics bear down on the white house accusing it of giving away too much. among the lo

rehearsing a play about the president of the board of supervisors london breed and the principal of john muirschool. judith started handful players nine years ago with the intention of it being a three- month break from her marketing career. it turned into a full-time volunteer job one that would have the potential to change young lives. >> you think about everything you could have accomplished if there had been one person to tell you that were good at it or that you are on the right path. >> until they take that bow, i don't think they have dreamed of what they were working towards. ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: for giving kids the chance to walk into the spotlight in life and on stage, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to judith cohen. elizabeth cook, kpix 5. >>> time for a look at weather. our chief meteorologist paul deanno live in san leandro. >> reporter: it's 65 degrees now according to the kpix 5 mobile weather lab. there are baseball fields and then there are incredibly well planned baseball fields. the blue jays are taking on the rakers in san leandro tonight. when mom and

. >>> today is officially declared john muir day. california governor jerry brown issued the declaration and this comes at the 150th anniversary of his birth. throughout muir's life, he was instrumental in the creation of the national park system. his name already graces many landmarks including muir woods in marin county. >>> south bay museum has won one of the nation's highest honors. the tech museum of innovation in san jose made the announcement today. it's being honored for its service to the community and inspiring the innovator in everyone. that award ceremony will be next month in washington, d.c. >>> up, up and away. but this is no ordinary balloon. what it's carrying thousands into what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward, teenaged one has arrived. switch to modern security. add xfinity home for $29.95 a

police say they found chemicals inside an apartment on cherry avenue near john muir middle school. hazmat crews are also helping with this ongoing investigation. no one was home at the time and no arrests have been made. >>> a pilot is dead this evening. a plane, his plane slammed into an empty field in plume. the accident happened around 12:30 this afternoon. the pilot was operating that ultra light plane you see there. the wreckage is near the adobe creek golf club. the ntsb is looking into the cause of the crash. the pilot has not yet been identified. >>> job growth in the u.s. has slowed for the first time in a year. a long streak of gains. the latest jobs report today shows employers added about 126,000 jobs. that's the fewest since december 2013. experts blame some of the slowdown to the bad weather across much of the u.s. in salt lake city today, president obama said he hopes to work with congress an more job creation. >> rebuilding our infrastructure all across the country. those are jobs that can't be exported, and not only does it put people to work right now, it makes us

in berkeley, or john muir medical center in walnut creek a long way to travel during an emergency. >> many people that walk through these doors one step from death. and, that extra distance will pose a threat to their health. >>reporter: a serious warning. patients potentially at risk as this true community hospital closes its doors for good. alex savage ktvu fox2 news. >>> homeland security j johnson was in san francisco today talking about cyber security. johnson spoke to a conference in moscow, he said that homeland security is setting up a satellite office in silicon valley. that way the government can build closer relationships with the tech industry to fight cyber threats. >> cyber security must be a partnership tween government and those of you in the private sector. we need each other. and we must work together. >> johnson also asked people in the tech world to come and work for the government. he said homeland security could sure use their help to break encryption that hides criminal activity. imac prosecutors began the cap cap -- penalty phase of the boston bomber. they show

john donvan abc news. >> the easter bunny, also likely very grateful. "gma" first thing in the morning, and david muirnight. i'm tom llamas in new york. good night. anchor: excitement is building for something else at the park three years from now. catholics around the world celebrate easter with calls for peace. plus, you are standing by for the results of a review into that "rolling stone" article about an alleged rape at the university of virginia. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] anchor: the major league baseball season opens in about an hour and a half when the cardinals take on the cubs at wrigley field. excitement is already building a report -- about reports.

john donvan abc news. >> the easter bunny, also likely very grateful. "gma" first thing in the morning, and david muirl be back storm night. i'm tom llamas in new york. good night.

john donvan, abc news. >> the easter bunny, also very grateful. "gma" first thing in the morning, and david muirow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. any next on abc7 news at 6:00, the voice behind many of the bay area's greatest sports moments as passed as away a. look back at the life and legacy of lon simmons. >>> plus. >> definitely was happy that i was in the right place at the right time. >> an offduty firefighter steps in to save a woman who could have been severely injured by an attacker in a bizarre incident. >>> this morning's pounding rain gave way to clear skies. another storm is just around the corner. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> that one is way back way back aback, tilt good-bye number 600 for willie mays. >> lon voice behind some of the most iconic sports moments in bay area history passed away today at the age of 916789 good evening, everyone i'm katie marzullo. broadcast hall of famer lon simmons was part of the original san francisco giants announcing team. he went on to call games for the a's and the 49 erls. tiffany wilson begins our te