. >>> it's kate larsen on the richmond-san rafael bridge.trans is doing tonight to make you safe. >>> in san jose pressure is on to move an entire homeless village. >>> i'm dan noise from the i-team with an extreme case of catfishing and cost an oklahoma woman her life savings. abc 7 news starts right now. >>> and new at 11:00, terrifying moments for a north bay family after home security video reveals a real shocker, a prowler entering their sleeping baby's bedroom. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in vallejo with the chilling details. >> reporter: deon and dan, vallejo police investigating this. the thought of it is totally creepy. somebody inside your house while you're sleeping. it just happened to one local family. >> mine and my sister's reaction, we both got chills. >> reporter: shandell got chills afters. ing they weren't alone sunday morning. their home security system revealing a man wearing a red hoodie on the prowl inside the house while they were sleeping. >> he just came in here, seems like he knew where he was go

kate larsen spoke to the superintendent whose pioneering ways to house his employees who can't afford to live where they work. >> i share my two bedroom apartment with my daughter, my son-in-law, and my two grandchildren. >> because of her family's tight living quarters in sunnyvale, nancy rodriguez, an administrative assistant for the mountain view school district is moving her family to hollister, where she can afford a house. but it puts her 60 miles away from work. zoe sharp and natalie la rose is a are elementary school teachers in the same school district. they're also roommates, along with three other people who all share a rental house in cupertino. >> living with four other people, although it's fun, i think i'm outgrowing it. >> at the moment, it's her only option. >> i don't think i could afford on my salary to live in a one bedroom. >> it's the first time a school district has partnered with a developer to build housing. >> a developer bought this apartment complex around the t which will be torn down and rebuilt. rudolph is proposing the district lease 14 units of afforda

i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, we'll get an update on work to repair cracked steel at the transbay transit center in san francisco. engineers will give transit officials a report on what caused the cracks in two girders. the center has been he problem was discovered. they will give an update on repairs. they still expect the work to be done in june. >>> all right. let's take a look at the weather. we'll start with neighborhood temperatures. how to dress if you're stepping out or what to -- upper 30s for ples an hill to san ramon valley. pittsburg, antioch and p. -- upper 30s. napa 42. same thing in oakland. 45 in san carlos and mountain view.e at 43. likely our coldest morning moving forward. here's a look from mt. tam. not bouncing as much as yesterday. definitely going to be milder, the breezes in our lower elevations through the morning and afternoon hours. driving, weather is really not a factor. seasonal this afternoon in light of breezes on a ferry today. for the north bay, we start off with clear conditions, sunshine. 38. quickly jump to 50 at 10:00. 60 at no

abc news reporter kate larsen went to test out the new tech getting a mixed reception. >>bles -- >> chef b isn't a chef. not of the human variety. it's artificial intelligence that can blend up to 45 smoothies per hour with a robot arm that blends and prs with precision. >> repetitious mundane task. what you do in the process is create high paying jobs. tis is what robotics -- >> he's the ceo and co-founder of blended. it's out of sunnyvale. he's testing it on the usf campus. >> we met a student enjoying his frst a.i. smoothie. >> it's creating a lot of other jobs and opportunities that will further -- >> she's also a first n year student and disagrees. >> blended things just crash and a lot of people ended up getting the -- you have to question the reliability of it and whether or not it's actually the moral thing to do for people that are looking for jobs. >> they've hired five students to educate customers about the technology. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> in the east bay, legendary chef alex waters and her daughter having a personal trove of treasu

abc 7 news reporter kate larsen is live from the federal court in san francisco to explain. kate? >> reporter: well, dan, ama, the jury here today at federal court awarded a bay area man $80 million in damages, finding bayer monsanto's weed killer roundup responsible for causing cancer. take a look. this is edward hardeman with his wife in the courthouse this afternoon. hardeman was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma in 2014. he's currently in remission but does undergo frequent testing for cancer. he started using roundup in 1986 for personal use at his bay area home and for the past month his lawsuit against monsanto has been in trial. >> i'm overwhelmed i guess with the verdict. it hasn't sunk in yet. i just want to thank the jury for the dedication in staying with such a complicated trial. >> reporter: now, bayer released a statement which says in part, "we are disappointed with the jury's decision but this verdict does not change the weight of over four decades of extensive science and the conclusions of regulators worldwide that support the safety of our glyphosate-based

kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> i think we have to simple the smoothie to know how good an idea that really is. i think the machine costs like $70,000. >>> that will do it for this edition of the are news. thanks for joining us. >> and abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> a child shot in the head, we're live at the scene. >> and a high school shut down after a threat a parent says has their son constantly looking over his shoulder. >>> and trains are loud, but union pacific says it has no choice. >> and the battle over special olympics. >>> and neck on land, sky 7 zooms into the neighborhood where a little boy was shot sadly and he is now fighting for his life. the shooting was a ritchie street and that is where lau la. >> reporter: this is still a very active scene. we can show you the house where it happened, thishind me. you can see there are several police officers out front. police say they don't know for sure yet if the boy shot himself or if something else happened. but the brother of the man who lives here says this boy wandered into a bedroom and found a gun hidden under a bed. >> it

abc 7 news reporter kate larsen has more. >>> actress felicity huffman released on $250,000 bond andourt after being arrested in the largest alleged college admissions scam ever. her husband, william h. macy seen entering the courthouse in los angeles. she's one of 50 charged in operation varsity blues. >> you're kidding? >> loughlin is facing arrest also. >> i'm sad that she did that. >> it's kind of disappointing to me. >> fans of the sitcom visiting the san francisco house used for exterior shots in the show were surprised that loughlin was named in the scandal. >> yes, i was disappointed. i would watch her since i was a child. she has like such a moral standard. >> loughlin and her husband, mossimo giannulli paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters considered as recruits for the usc crew team even though the girls didn't row. even a photo with one daughter on a rowing machine. >> there shouldn't be shortcuts to life. that's all the way white privilege. >> her daughter olivia is a social media influencer and freshman at usc. >>> i like the influencer of gamedays and partying

. >> reporter kate larsen obtained a trial brief that lays out the defense for the mother. >> in 2016, keith green turned up dead, his body dumped on the side of the road with a bullet hole in his neck. his ex-girlfriend and the mother of their children, tiffany li and her boyfriend. kaveh bayat are charged with his murder. initially, li and bayat's personal trainer and bodyguard was also charged with murder. but he cut a deal with prosecutors and the murder charge was dropped in exchange for his testimony. he's, however, charged with accessory for dumping green's body. >> what happened? >> almost three years later, li's attorney, jeff kri carr filed this 15-page trial brief detailing his defense. abc 7 news obtained the document which says that despite the testimony, no blood or dna evidence matching green was ever found in her car and despite the prosecution's assertion that the murder took place in the garage of li's home. no bullet marks or shell casings were ever found. just an insignificant amount of gunshot residue. i spoke to carr on the phone who says the brief not only absol

kate larsen went to the usf campus to test out the technology that's getting a mixed reception. >> it operates a prep table with three blenders on it. >> reporter: it isn't a chef. not of the human variety. it's artificial intelligence that can blend up to 45 smoothies per hour, with a robot arm that dispenses ingredients and pours with precision. >> what do you do in the process is you create higher quality, higher-paying jobs. this is what robotics and a.i. does. >> reporter: he is the ceo and co-founder of blended. hehi fstne off on the usf campus. we met this freshman while he was enjoying his first a.i. smoothie. >> it's creating other jobs and other opportunities that will just further our economy. >> reporter: briana is a first-year statistic and disagrees. >> the blended thing just crashed. you have to question the reliblr reliability of it and whether it's the moral thing to do for people that are looking for jobs in the san francisco economy. >> reporter: blended has hired five student brand ambassadors to teach people about the technology. >> interesting. little weird to wa

kate larsen will have more coming up at 6:00. >>> some san jose residents are up set with an increase in the number of fake trains rolling through their neighborhood. they claim the noise has become unbearable. chris nguyen joining us live with are more. >> reporter: it is quite common to see trains pass by throughout the day, but here in is an they say, those freight trains are now operating in the middle of the night leaving many sleep last. on this wednesday afternoon, a quiet scene along the train tracks. but neighbors say don't be fooled. >> starting from the beginning of the year, we've been hearing trains that pass by at 3:00 a.m. sometimes twice. >> reporter: she says it is a recurring theme. union pacific says the new traffic pattern aims to reduce the amount of locomotives. >> they don't care if people need their sleep. they don't live here, they don't -- they have no idea. >> reporter: federal regulation requires that train horns be sounded for 15 to 20 seconds before entering all public grade crossings. but not more than one quarter of a mile in advance. that is unless a q

kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> let's talk about some of the other parents. the list of the bay area residents charged in the alleged college admissions scam is one of the top viewed stories on our website. i don't blame you for looking. you can learn more about the case on that website. abc7news.com. >> it is shunning. the sheer number of people implicated. >> ceos, presidents of companies. >> athletic coaches, parents. it's wild. 4:31 right now. j if yoinius let's's look at live. there's absolutely nothing to talk about there. issue be. on the east bay hills, 10 to 20 miles per hour. the camera is shaking there. breezy through the morning commute. with temperatures around 39 to 46, it's a little nippy. you may want to dress in a little thicker clothing this morning. you'll shed it quickly. we'll be calmer and brighter by noon. 54 to 56. how about 4:00. 56 to 61. it's a little milder this afternoon. you will feel it. at 52 to 56 with the sun still up at 7:00. let's find out more about the commute. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. we had a minor issue on

indica kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> you can learn more on abc7news.com. that makes me want to join 4h and figure out what's going on because i have no idea what to do. >> it was top of mind. seems like they had done it recently and they knew what they were doing. they didn't panic. they 'n' what to do. >> smart little girls. >> really articulate for that age. wow. >> i think they are going to go places. >> i think so, too. >> not the woods. >> once they get there, they will know what to do, too. proud parents. got to be, absolutely, and relieved, no doubt. let's talk about the rain. it's coming and it's going to get heavier as we head through the next several days. san jose, we're dealing with pretty much dry conditions northbound 87 just south san jose international. rain and possibility of thunderstorms from 4:00 to 10:00 today. heavy rain develops tonight through tomorrow and then we've got more rain through the seven-day forecast. i'll show you in a second. let's talk about thepa alo mode breezy, w don'twatches, warnings. we do have a little bit of a

abc 7 news reporter kate larsen is live from the federal court in san francisco to explain. kate?the jury here today at federal court awarded a bay area man $80 million in damages, finding bayer monsanto's weed killer roundup responsible for causing cancer. take a look. this is edward hardeman with his wife in the courthouse this afternoon. hardeman was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma in 2014. he's currently in remission but does undergo frequent testing for cancer. he started using roundup in 1986 for personal use at his bay area home and for the past month his lawsuit against monsanto has been in trial. >> i'm overwhelmed i guess with the verdict. it hasn't sunk in yet. i just want t

wrorpter kate larsen has more. >> actress felicity huffman released on $250,000 and mobbed in court afterng arrested in the largest alleged college admission scam ever. her husband, actor william h. macy seen entering the courthouse in los angeles. huffman is one of 50 people charged, including actress lori loughlin in operation varsity blues. >> you're kidding? >> she played on full house. she's also facing arrest. >> i'm sad she did that. >> it's disappointing to me. >> fans of the sitcom surprised that love lynn was named in the scandal. >> i love -- i would watch that since i was a child and she has a moral standard. >> love lynn and her husband allegedly paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters considered as recruits for the usc crew team even though they didn't row. showing one of their daughters on a rowing machine. >> in this day and age, that's white privilege. >> her daughter olivia is a social media influencer. >> i want the experience of, like gamedays, partying. i don't rile care about school as you know. >> asking for a bribe? >> desperate housewives star allegedly pai

i'm kate larsen. we're going start this hour with a look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen. to you. we are looking at a much chill y yer start to the day. it's dry. otherwise temperatures will notice if you're stepping out soon. we're also looking at a system offshore that will arrive early tomorrow morning in the north bay. it is 40 in castro valley, 47 in san leandro, 40s in

i'm kate larsen. we're going start this hour with a look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hi, kate. good morning to you. we are looking at a much chill y yer start to the day. it's dry. otherwise temperatures will notice if you're stepping out soon. we're also looking at a system offshore that will arrive early tomorrow morning in the north bay. it is 40 in castro valley, 47 in san leandro, 40s in berkeley. so certainly cold. cold as well in palo alto and the coast. the sun will start out 30s and 40s and mid-50s at the coast all day. sun high and c throughout the afternoon. but we are looking at the system staying off-shore. but by your monday morning commute, it is wet in the north bay. kate? >> thank you, lisa. >>> on the peninsula, firefighters in redwood city are looking to the cause of a fire that killed one woman and left a man injured. flames broke out just after 10:00 last night inside a home on jackson avenue. the fire started in the kitchen and officials say most of the damage was restricted to that area but there is some smoke damage throug

i'm kate larsen. we're having a little bit of a cloud start to the day and more changes are on the way. meteorologist lisa argen is here to tell us what we have to look forward to. hi there, lisa. >> hi, kate. still the weekend to enjoy. we're looking at live doppler 7 where there's some cloud cover in the north bay, also some fog. temperatures due to the clear sky overnight are chilly. we have our eyes on this system that will approach by your monday morning commute. there is sfo with the low clouds. 47 in san jose and half moon bay, 49 in the city. mt. tam, mid-40s in santa rosa. fog and petaluma at 42. 43 in livermore. here's the plan, with the partly cloudy skies today we'll be in the 50s, mid-50s throughout the bay through the next few hours. by noontime, low to mid-60s. should feel a little bit warmer today. then looking at a dry night tonight. we are looking at a front that is going to stall out in the north bay. i'll give you the details in a few minutes, kate. >> thank you, >>> in vean ongoin