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in palo alto, katie utis, "abc7 news." >>> incredible bird.ining us for "abc7 news" at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. "abc7 news" at 5:00 begins right now with kristen and dan. >> there is a strong indication. >> closing in on the disappearance of shelly tischner. >>> breaking news in san francisco. a driver loses control injuring one and almost hurting several others. >> i was shocked and just grabbed her and ran. >>> apple calling the fight over the iphone dangerous. a lawmaker says the tech giant may end up with blood on its hands. >>> missing the mark. why we earl no longer conserving enough water. and -- >> how this passion for playing almost went away. >>> live, from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." >>> a sign reads shelly, you deserved better. there is no official word, but neighbors seem to have accepted what they believe happened to a missing brisbane woman. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. investigators say they have strong investigations that the human remains found were those of a miss

katy utis has the story. >> reporter: designed in california, and downloaded across the world, developers of the my shake app await data from the earthquakes. >> we're jittery, too. >> lewis schreier is working with uc berkeley's seismological lab to turn your mobile phone into a quake sensor. >> the accelerometer in the shaking, send that data to our system and we can use that data to understand the physics of the process underneath us, how the buildings around us respond to these quakes and we have more data than we have from the tradition counsel seismic networks. >> i might have 1,000 sensors. here in california alone, there may be 16 million smartphones. >> data sent to the lab will be compared to official usgs seismic readings. once it's been thoroughly tested and deeped accurate it could develop into an early warning system especially morn pore places like nepal. >> here an alert can save lives. so it becomes vital for somebody in a country for which there is no early warning system. >> reporter: the my shake app is free to download for android users. not vet yet available on iphon

in hayward, katie utis, abc7 news. >> happening today as many as 4,000 people are expected to attend the funeral mass in washington, d.c. for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. here's a live look inside the basilica where the mass will be held this morning at 89:00 our time. vice president joe biden and his wife will be there along with the other justices, as well as scalia's large family, including nine children and 36 grandchildren. abc news reporter is in washington d.c. with more. >> good morning chris. justice scalia's casket is still here at the supreme court. it will be moved ahead of this morning's funeral for a conservative icon. >> this morning thousands will fill the largest roman catholic church in north america, the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. it's another chance to say farewell after thousands more stretched for blocks outside the supreme court friday. >> scalia has been a figure in my life for my whole lifetime. >> he set an example for americans that you can stand up on principle, you can stand up for the law. >> justice s

in hayward, katie utis, abc7 news. >> back home hundreds of officers joined the family and friends of richmond police officer gus vegas yesterday to say good by. >> paul bearers carried his basket into the auditorium in richmond for a service friday morning. vegas was killed last week in his home while trying to protect his daughter during a domestic dispute. >> happening today as many as 4,000 people are expected today attend the funeral mass in washington, d.c. for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. ears a look right now at the shrine were the immaculate conception where the service will be held at 8:00 our time. abc news reporter is live in our nation's capital with more for us. ing back to you. >> good morning. justice scalia's casket is here at the supreme court. it will be moved later this morning. >> this morning thousands will fill the largest roman catholic church in north america, the because silky of the immaculate conception. >> scalia has been a figure in my life for my whole lifetime. >> he set an example for americans that you can stand up on principle, you