i'm kate larson. coming up, how 4-h helped these sisters survive a weekend lost in the woods. >> twists and turns, why deputies say this man may have faked his own death at a monterey county beach. >> southwest airlines kicks off its bay area flights to hawaii with a big sale. how you can still score a cheap seat. >> first, though, here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live right after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, larry andal ma. watch this if it's the last thing you can do. >> can you give us some cool music? yeah. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >>> only on 7 tonight, we're hearing from the 4-h instructor who taught two young girls ages 5 and l the life-saving skills they needed to survive a weekend lost in the woods. the sisters live in humboldt county, that's near richardson grove state park. there is an area known for its majestic red woods as well as bears and mountain lions. abc7 news reporter kate larson tells us they were prepared for the ordeal. >> i knew we needed to find shelter fast. >> re

i'm kate larson.ing up, how 4-h helped these sisters survive a weekend lost in the woods. >> twists and turns, why deputies say this man may have faked his own death at a monterey county beach. >> southwest airlines kicks off its bay area flights to hawaii with a big sale. how you can still score a cheap seat. >> first, though, here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live right after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, larry andal ma. watch this if it's the last thing you can do. >> can you give us some cool music? yeah. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] ♪ she's doing it again. no cover up spray here... cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying them in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze breathe freely fast, with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can breathe again! ahhhh! i can breathe again! ughh! vicks sinex. breathe on. >>> only on 7 tonight, we're hearing from the 4-h instructor who taught two young gi

. >> kate larson is live outside city hall. kate?porter: there's a lot of anger and frustration about the recent decisions not to charge the officers who shot and killed clark. however, nobody i spoke to was surprised that the attorney general's decision. the outrage tonight -- >> they want to talk about stephon clark. >> reporter: public comment quickly lly went into chaos aft the district attorney cleared two officers who shot and killed 22-year-old stephon clark last march. then tuesday, the califonia attorney general announced that his office would not be filing charges either. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: but much of the outrage was over this, 84 people were arrested overnight at the end oh of a march. >> i just let them take me. >> reporter: khalil fergusn was arrested along with many others. police told them to disburse but left them nowhere to go. so when police took out their batons at the meeting in front of team who were arrested the night before, the anger reached a boiling point. >> i need you all to please, ple

. >> i'm kate larson. i spoke to a pancreatic cancer specialist.g up, why he expects the disease to affect more americans in the future. >> keep the faith and we'll win. we'll get it done. >> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> good'veing. thanks for joining us. >> long-time host of "jeopardy" alex trebek announced that he's battling pancreatic cancer. >> kate larson spoke with a cancer specialist about what this means. kate? >> reporter: pancreatic cancer is associated with the lowest survival rates of any type of cancer. in his statement, alex trebek acknowledged that, while at the same time remaining hopeful. >> here is the host of "jeopardy." >> reporter: for 35 years, alex trebek has been at the help of "jeopardy." on wednesday, he made a different sort of announcement. >> this week, i was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. >> i like the balance he struck between being hopeful and having sort of a strong spirit saying i'm going to beat this. but realistic at the same time. >> reporter: dr. andrew is an oncologist, specializi

i'm kate larson.orial service will be held today for the son of an oakland city council member who was murdered earlier this month. 21-year-old victor mcelhaney was shot and killed in a robbery near the usc campus on march 10th. he was a student studying music. he was the son of lynette gibson mcelhaney. >>> lisa argen is here with our weekend forecast. it started off with overnight rain but that's changing a little? >> that's right. the rain is ending. you can see a few showers out here towards livermore, also union city and fremont. otherwise we're on our way to a sunnier afternoon. it is 53 in hayward, 51 in napa. get set for partly cloudy skies, upper 50s on the coast, low 60s elsewhere. the accuweather seven-day forecast, more rain late ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, jason wu could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while putting on a runway show for new york fashion week. ♪ ♪ he could. or, he could make it even easier - and set up recurring payments to his neighbor. for cat sitting. (meow)

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen. weather with meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen this morning. what a beautiful day. >> if you like sunshine and warmth, that's what we have in store for us this afternoon. live doppler 7 showing us some coastal clouds with the satellite image superimposed but they are thin and will clear out quickly. a beautiful live shot from emeryville showing you how calm the waters are. winds are very calm. we have high pressure building and that's going to allow temperatures to warm up. here's your 12-hour day planner. a clear start.

in the newsroom, i'm kate larson, abc7 news. >> kate, thank you very much. in the east bay a young wanpeou was shot while riding in a cara long interstate 580 in livermore. the 24-year-old woman was wounded along isabel avenue around 5:45 this evening. they have no description of the person who shot her or the car. >> the shooting in livermore follows the death of another woman who may have been shot before crashing her cara long 4. she died at the scene along eastbound 4 near port chicago highway in concord yesterday afternoon. highway patrol officers spent hours looking for clues. they found bullet holes in the driver's door of hillary's honda, but it remains unclear if she was shot on the freeway or somewhere else. the c.h.p. is asking witnesses to come forward. >> if anybody saw anything, whether it be a crash or a shooting or anything that they might be able to add to the story, we would definitely appreciate it. >> the contra costa county coroner will determine how hillary died. >> east bay communities are coming together to show their support after th

. >> i'm kate larson in the newsroom, many of the parents accused of bribing their way into elite universitiesedly helped children cheat on the college entrance exams. disturbing to many people including the professionals who work in the testing world. according to the criminal complaint, gordon caplan was instructed to tell daughter to be stupid while evaluated for psychiatrist for extra time on the s.a.t. exam. goal to be slow, not as bright. >> really makes me angry. >> a psychiatrist who specializes in learning differences. works with schools and families to determine if a child needs special accommodations. >> there are students who need extended time, without a question. >> under the americans with disabilities act students with learning disabilities, adhd, psych yatic disorders, hearing impairment, autism and brain injuries might be qualified. evaluates students and may recommend 50% or 100% more time on tests but caplan was allegedly gaming the system. >> looking out for normal kid, why do they have to get punished? >> been a.c.t. and s.a.t. teacher for 30 years. feels too many student

. >> kate larson has the first look at south bay mother's murder defense. >> reporter: at one point all of these people were charged with murder, now just this man and woman in the middle are charged. tonight abc7 news obtained this trial brief, first time a thorough look at details of lee's defense, woman charged with the murder of the father of her children. keith green turned up dead, side of the road in sonoma lee and personal trainer and bodyguard charged with murder. but cut a deal with prosecutors and murder charge was dropped in exchange for testimony. however charged with accessory for dumping the body. jeffrey carr filed this brief, abc7 news obtained the document, despite the testimony that green was shot and bleeding in mercedes, no blood or dna evidence was found in the car and despite assertion it took place in the garage of the home, no bullet marks or shell casings were found, just insignificant amount of gunshot residue. said further implicates adela. >> strong as direct evidence that mr. green may have been played in the trunk of the chrysler to dump him off alive. >>

kate larson, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, one person had to be rescued in tiberon after the car they were in plunked into the water. see it in the cell phone video. 1:00 p.m., after paradise drive. one person in the video, tow truck pulling it out of the water. >>> daughter of a bay area couple was listed as member of the elite 2017 ucla women's soccer team even though had never played the sport competitively. the biography even on the website. isaacson never played a minute and high school accomplishments were made up. report says she still attends ucla but is not listed on the roster. parents bruce and davina accused of paying more than $6,000 to get children into ucla and usc. list of bay area parents charged in the college admissions scandal is one of the top stories on the website, operation varsity blues, abc7news.com. >>> there's a proposal to rename a street after jeff adachi, died in february at age of 59. gilbert street is near the hall of justice where adachi is said to afrequently used it as a shortcut rushing to court. elected five times as san francisco's public defende

kate larson, abc7 news. >> deadly plane c ethiopiaivesng in california. worked in nairobi for tech soup, the company's global regional lead for the company, company says ann was proud of her country kenya and worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life across the african continent. >> sparkle in her eyes, knew what she wanted, worked really hard and was always there. >> two brothers from redding among those lost. mel and bennett were on vacation celebrating upcoming birth of mel's daughter and wife brittany, due in may, had been to somalia, neighbors left flowers at church where the brothers graduated school. there is resolve. >> did visit this morning together with another priest. their faith, really strong, but of course can't imagine how -- we feel despair. >> two brothers were also lost in the crash, they were on vacation celebrating upcoming birth of daughter with wife brittany, traveled to australia and moeg de-shue. been through a lot but there is resolve. >> american investigators have in the south bay -- let's move on. >>> man drove all the

kate larson was at the event and had a lesson on how to pronounce his name. >> you will hear them pronounce the name in a minute. he announced his exploratory committee two months ago and he has seen a boom in popularity. >> i believe in making yourself useful. >> while speaking to a sold out crowd. >> he explained why he rushed to a hospital in indiana where he is mayor. it's his motivation for being a public servant. >> you can really in a lifetime bring about profound changes. i wanted to play a longer game, but i'm not patient enough to be intellectual. being in politics seemed like a happy medium. >> the openly gay mayor put him in third and fifth place in a crowded democratic primary field. >>> you surprised by your surge in popularity? >> i'm surprised by the pace of it. >> then his last name. that's burns hot. his husband is a school teacher and gave me me a lesson. >> sorry your family like mayor pete? >> he lives in san mateo and grew up in south bend and he has been a household name since 2012. he believes mayor pete's small town skills will translate on a national level. >> here

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen. we'll start with some weather with meteorologist frances dinglasan who's in for lisa argen today. we're looking at some sunshine later on. >> that's right, kate. today is going to be a beach day so slather on the sunscreen. here's a look at live doppler 7. it is clear out there right now and it is going to be gorgeous with plenty of sunshine this afternoon. most temperatures will be in the 40s. sunny and mild by lunchtime, we'll be climbing into the 60s. it's warming up this afternoon. low 70s for inland neighborhoods around the bay, even near 70 degrees, and at the coast mid-60s for you. sun sets at 7:17 and the warming trend continues. i'll tell you about that coming up. >> thanks, frances. >>> we have developing news on the deadly terror attack at two mosques in new southeastlazeala. the 28-year-old suspect appeared in court. at least 49 people are confirmed dead and dozens remain in the hospital. abc news reporter elizabeth herr has more. >> reporter: new zealand in morni mourning

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen this morning. are going to start with a look at a wonderful forecast today with meteorologist frances dinglasan who's in for lisa argen this morning. >> hi, kate. if you like yesterday, i think you'll love today. here's live doppler 7 showing us quiet conditions. winds are calm, skies are clear. the cool side right now, especially in santa rosa, vacaville, half moon bay and livermore, we're in the upper 30s currently. lots of 40s and 50s around the bay. here's your 12-hour planner. sunrise at 7:19. most temperatures will be in the 40s. by lunchtime we'll be in the 60s, sunny and mild and a warmer afternoon in store for us. at around 4:00 inland temperatures will hit the low 70s. around the bay upper 60s to near 70. at the coast it's going to be a great beach day, some mid to upper 60s. sunset at 7:17 and this warming trend continues. i'll let you know your temperatures coming up in the next couple days soon. kate. >> thanks, frances. >>> we have developing news on the deadly terror attack at two mo

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen this morning. going to start with weather with meteorologist lisa argen who's keeping track of our rain, which hopefully turns into a little sunshine. >> yes, you got it. the rain is ending this morning. here's live doppler 7. it's a 1 on our storm impact scale. the rain continues right now in the east bay and the south bay, but it is decreasing throughout the morning hours. couple hundredths to maybe a tenth left of this system. quickly moving out of town. as we go in closer pi millipepitas and san jose, there very light returns. heavier returns over the higher elevations and also 880, lakeview boulevard, scots creek road and also to the north. it's wet from 580 from dublin canyon road out towards 680 in johnson drive. up towards the san pablo bay, cordelia and martinez, it's a wet saturday morning. 56 in oakland with 63 in hayward. that's correct. we're looking at the milder start with the clouds. the rain ends. it will be out of here by 9:00, 10:00. looking at sunny skies, partly cloudy, upper 5

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen this morning. we are going to start with a look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen. we had some sprinkles this morning but that's not sticking around, right? >> right. kate is heavier in the east bay and south bay as this front progressively shifts from the north to the south. here's live doppler 7 and our storm impact scale. this is a 1 throughout the morning hours. we're looking at rain throughout the east wbay, the south bay, te peninsula and winds are still breezy. over the past three hours look how it has quickly shifted to the east and the south. where it's raining there's pretty something downpours in the hills east of fremont, union city, newark. further to the north it's lighter in san ramon. from 680 through pleasant hill just some mist and drizzle. back onto the peninsula, 280 is wet and back towards half moon bay down towards portola valley so we'll look for the system to continue to push from the north to the south taking the rain out of here throughout the morning hours. 3 to 8 d

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen this morning. we're going to start with weather with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, it was raining overnight but clearing up right now. > yeah, that's right. all day rain yesterday and through the overnight hours left us with anywhere from a third of appe an inch to 2 inches across the bay area. lingering on this exploratorium shot because it is so serene. here is the golden gate bridge where it's sunny now. we'll call it partly cloudy throughout the afternoon. 46 there. 53 in concord. so still a lot of clouds around. by 10:00 it's partly cloudy, 54 in fremont. by the afternoon more sun than clouds. low 60s for you today in san jose. at 2:00 about 61 in mountain view. we're dry tonight, 6:00, 50s and 60s. leave the rain gear at home, it will not be raining. but this time sunday night or i should say sunday morning into sunday night we'll be tracking our next system. i'll time it out the next time we see you. >> thank you, lisa. >>> we have some stunning information about jeff adachi. we know a dea

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen. we're going to start with weather with meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen this morning. what a beautiful day. >> if you like sunshine and warmth, that's what we have in store for us this afternoon. live doppler 7 showing us some coastal clouds with the satellite image superimposed but they are thin and will clear out quickly. a beautiful live shot from emeryville showing you how calm the waters are. winds are very calm. we have high pressure building and that's going to allow temperatures to warm up. here's your 12-hour day planner. a clear start. 9:00 temperatures mostly in the 40s. by lunchtime we'll hit the 60s, sunny and mild and a warmer afternoon inland areas in the lower 70s. around the bay near 70. sunset at 7:17 and we'll drop into the 50s. kate, this is just the warming trend that will continue the next couple of days. i'll let you know what to expect coming up. >> thanks, frances. >>> we have developing news on the deadly terror attack at two mosques in new z

kate larson is working on getting the details and will have a live report at 6:00. >>> bart is runningothly today after a computer problem shut the system down saturday morning. it is expected to take several days to figure out what went wrong. it affected trains, the mobile app, and for a while the fare gates. people approximate allowed to ride for free for about an hour after the system reopened. the problem started at 2:45 saturday morning with a computer network failure. >>> the northern california 4h volunteer credited to teaching survival skills to two kids who went missing last week is expect. to go to washington to be honored. he spoke last week about the life saving lessons he taught the girls before they went missing. the 5 and 8 yearlies were found 44 hours alive and well thanks to leonardese lessons on how to survive in the wilderness. the national 4h organization plans to have him consult with other chapters on adopting some of his lessons. >>> the raiders involved in a major trade. when it goes through they will land arguably the best wide receiver in football. >> mindi b

we have team coverage starting with abc7 news reporter kate larson. >> prosecutors say 33 parents including celebrity moms lori huffman paid to get their children into elite universities. federal prosecutor saying for every student admitted through fraud a talented student was rejected. actress if actress felicity huffman arrested in the largest college admissions scam ever. her husband william h. macy seen entering court in los angeles. one of 50 people charged including actress lori loughlin in university blues. loughlin who made aunt becky on full house is facing arrest >> i'm sad she did that. >> it's disappointing to me. >> reporter: fans of the sitcom visiting the exterior house used for shots in the show surprised loughlin was named in the scandal >> yes, i was surprised about aunt becky. i have been watching her, she has a moral standard. >> reporter: they allegedly paid $500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters considered as recruits for the usc crew team, even though the girls didn't row. even submitting a photo of one daughter on a rogue machine. >> you know, in this time and

kate larson explains the sisters were prepared for the ordeal. >> it started to drizzle. i knew we had to find shelter fast. >> she kicked into survival mode when she and her 5-year-old sister caroline got lost a few miles from their home in humboldt county. they survived 48 hours with no food or water in rainy conditions in the forest. >> we found shelter, a tree branch close to the ground. we had my sister's rain jacket to keep us warm. >> their mom said she's not sure if her daughters would have survived if not for 4h program. >> group leader justin taught them fire making skills. >> they are strong girls and stayed calm. >> he taught them in the 4h adventure class in humboldt county. he's glad the girls applied the lesson during misadventure drinking water off leaves to stay hydrated. >> versus drinking out of a creek or someplace that's contaminatsacramento. a member of the san francisco 4h program, thanks to 4h, she feels like she would have a shot at surviving in the woods, too. >> if you're ever lost and there's a bunch of herbs around you can know which ones to e

. >> abc7 news reporter kate larson joins us live now in studio with new details about their ordeal. kate. >> well, deal i don't know, eric, this is leah and carrico. i spoke to the mom. they hid in a huckleberry bush and called it their huckleberry home when they were lost. she said she thought she would never see her kids again and feels like the lucky eiest persn in the world. >>> cheers and tears of joy as they are reunited with their daughters lost deep in the woods of humboldt county for two very long days. while dad hangs onto 8-year-old leah, mom scoops up 5-year-old caroline and holds on tight. the sisters wandered away from home friday afternoon and got lost in the woods. search crews used a hawk helicopter which the girls told their mom they heard flying above them. they screamed for help, but nobody heard. >> prepare for the worst. hope for the best, and so we had the best investigators on the north coast here following up on potential criminal investigation. we didn't know if there was an abduction. >> reporter: along with much of humboldt county, the sheriff didn't sleep

kate larson went to the usf campus to check out the new technology. >> chef b operates a prep table withers. >> reporter: chef b isn't a chef, at least not of the human variety. it's artificial intelligence that can blend 45 smoothies per hour with an arm that dispenses ingredients, washes dishes and pours with precision. >> let chef b handle the mundane task. you create higher quality, higher paying jobs. this is what robotics and ai does. >> reporter: this man is the co-founder. he is testing this first chef b on the usf campus. >> ai is the future. >> reporter: we met this freshman while he was joanienjo his first ai smoothie. >> it's creating other jobs and other opportunities that will further our economy. >> reporter: this woman is a first year student and disagrees. >> this blended thing just crashed. a lot of people actually didn't end up getting the smoothie they ordered. you have to question the reliability of it and whether it's actually the moral thing to do for people that are looking for jobs in the san francisco economy. >> reporter: blended has hired five student brand am

next week -- we have new shows with guests including brie larson, samuel l. jackson, katee, camila mendes, and chris pratt. plus music from tierra whack, x ambassadors, david gray and sam fender. so be prepared for that. earlier tonight, our first guest and her cast made television history as her show became the longest-running prime time medical drama ever. that's 332 episodes of tonsillectomies. "grey's anatomy" airs thursday nights at 8:00, please welcome ellen pompeo. ♪ [ applause ] [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: good to see you. you look fantastic. >> thank you, it's nice to see you. thank you for that lovely reception. >> jimmy: it is such an amazing thing. beat e.r. e.r. was on for my whole childhood. it's crazy. >> i never watched it. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, because medical shows made me too anxious. >> jimmy: you watch your own show? >> sometimes. >> jimmy: how many of the 332 episodes would you say you've seen? >> i would say -- how many have you seen? >> jimmy: probably 100 i'd say. >> really? have you watched that many? >> jimmy: yeah. >> i don't know,