abc's marcy gonzalez explains how it happened and how the woman was saved. marcy: soaking in the stunning irish coastal views when there on the left a giant wave crashes into a woman standing on the cliff. >> at first i didn't see it coming. so i tried to run and the wave just pushed me off my perch. marcy: aparajita gupta visiting the islands with her parents watching in horror as the wave knocks her to the rocks below. >> most terrifying moment of my life when i see the huge wave coming and my daughter shouted mom wri -- mommy and i look back and she's not there. >> the impact wasn't as good as it could have been and next to me, i held on to it. marcy: the 21-year-old student clinging to that boulder until this man paramedic visiting the island rushes over to help making a rope out of a jacket tying it to a backpack and lowering it down to pull gupta to safety. >> i suppose we just did what anybody would do in that situation and try to help out. >> miracle she's alive. just simply amazing. marcy: she broke her ankle and has cuts and bruises but otherwise ok

marcy gonzalez abc 7 news. jummy: police in los angeles are investigating the death of the heir to a vast oil fortune. 47-year-old andrew getty was found dead in the bathroom of his hollywood hills home yesterday afternoon. the coroner's office says his death appears to be accidental or of natural causes. getty was the son of billionaire gordon getty and grandson of john paul getty founder of getty oil. autria: duke university officials are trying to figure out who hung a noose outside of a building. the center is home to several offices including the center for sexual and gender diversity and the center for multicultural affairs. university officials say whoever hung it will be held accountable. in the meantime the governor of indiana admits he mishandled the state's religious freedom law and he vows to fix it. governor mike pence says legislation could be moved this week to make sure that the law e businesses the right to deny service to anyone. right now it says the government can't "substantially burden a p

abc's marcy gonzalez takes a closer look at this terrifying moment the airline worker as well as passengers. marcy: that is the sound of a man waking up from a very untimely nap. >> started hearing yelling for help. and soon started yelling at the flight attendants. marcy: passengers reported the banging and screaming coming from below their feats just as alaska airlines flight took off from seattle yesterday. >> i think we have noise from the baggage compartment. marcy: inside that compartment, a contractor for the airline who said he fell asleep on the job. >> started yelling loud into the ground, we're getting ready to land. hold on to something. pretty crazy. >> could be a person in there. we'll have to come back around. marcy: 14 minutes after a takeoff, the plane made an emergency landing back in the airport in seattle and inside the pressurized temperature controlled compartment used to hold pets they found that baggage handler. >> this has happened a couple of times in the past history of jetliners but it's very unusual. marcy: he was let on to an ambulance and treated at a hospital

marcy gonzalez has the latest developments from boston. marcy: deliberations started this morning with the horrific sights and sounds of the boston marathon bombing's aftermath. >> no! marcy: fresh in jurors' minds. >> i have to imagine the deliberations going forward are going to be very very hard for these jurors. marcy: the bloody scene among the last images shown to the jury. during yesterday's closing arguments, prosecutors told the seven women and eight men tasked with deciding dzhokhar tsarnaev's fate that the attack was part of his plan to punish america. showing what they say is proof that he planted one of the bombs knowing a family was standing nearby claiming these children weren't innocent to him. they were american. prosecutors playing what they call jihadi music they claim tsarnaev and his deceased older brother tamerlan plotted the attack. the defense reiterated their claim he was a follower influenced by tamerlan saying fingerprints received in computer evidence showed that tamerlan made the bombs and he was the mastermind.

marcy gonzalez abc 7 news. jummy: secretary of state john kerry says he's confident the u.s. can reach a nuclear deal with iran. even after president obama agreed to sign legislation giving congress the right to reject an agreement. the bill is expected to sail through both houses of congress. lawmakers would have 30 days to review any final deal aimed at preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons. while also lifting economic sanctions against the regime. president abraham lincoln died 150 years ago today at ford's theater where lincoln was shot. they're commemorating the anniversary and our jeanette reyes is in northwest with today's tributes. it was like a day of time traveling on penn street in d.c. you were taken back 150 years, exactly to the day abraham lincoln died of a gunshot wound to the head. dozens dressed in period clothing re-enacted the moments that would change the course of american history. it was on these steps 150 years ago that dozens were told the tragic news. abraham lincoln was dead. >> ladies and gentlemen, our president has breathed his last. je

marcy gonzalez takes a look at the proposed protections for the lgbt community. marcy: today indiana lawmakers are going over the language of a proposed fix to the state's controversial religious freedom act. >> if there's one takeaway from all of the calamity that's happened in the past week it would be this. that is that religious rights and individual rights can co-exist in harmony together. marcy: the revision adding fewer protections saying businesses cannot turn away customers based on their sexual orientation. without the added wording, opponents claim the law leaves the door open for businesses like this indiana pizza shop to do this. >> if a gay couple was to come in like say, we wanted -- they wanted us to provide them pizzas for a wedding, we would have to say no. marcy: that would be illegal under this draft expected to go to a vote today. the voting also expected on changes to a similar law in arkansas. after the governor there sent the bill back demanding that lawmakers include protections for gays and lesbians. >> we want to be known as a state that

marcy gonzalez abc 7 news. jummy: pakistan is reacting as president obama calls for a review into the strikes that killed two hostages. that january attack killed warren weinstein of rockville and an italian citizen giovanni lo porto. pakistani officials offered their condollences and expressed their shock and sorrow. president obama has taken full responsibility for the two aid workers' deaths. community leaders are calling for the shutdown of baltimore city following the death of a man in police custody. they are holding a press conference this noon. 25-year-old freddie gray died of a spinal injury a week after a chase and arrest by police. protesters packed the streets of baltimore yesterday calling for justice. five of the six officers involved have been interviewed but not charged. civil rights groups also plan on meeting with governor larry hogan today calling him to address police and community relations. police need your help this noon finding a missing boy in prince george's county. take a look. the 10

as marcy gonzalez explains it's incredible no one was hurt.orter: dry land never looked so good for the 2500 people on board this carnival ship. stuck at sea off the coast of sydney australia for two days being slammed by 30 foot waves. >> it was scary. >> our patio furniture flew off the balcony. reporter: 60-mile-per-hour winds rocking the massive ship. >> it was wild. reporter: makeing it hard walk and at times dangerous to even sit. >> my suitcases were flying out of the cupboard and the tv was falling down. >> on the glass, actually had been pushed out and smashed all over the place. chairs fell like lollipops. reporter: the sudden storm was so severe that sydney harbor port was forced to close. and that is why the ship heading back from a 12-day voyage in the south pacific had to just wait in open waters. >> the ship would have literally surfed into the harbor and it's a rare occurrence. reporter: finally, today, the all clear. the cruise liner pulling into port. >> really happy to be back on land. reporter: passengers leaving with some

marcy gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: what a story. a cardiologist meantime in new york being accused of trying to hire an undercover cop to have another doctor hurt or killed. dr. anthony masetto allegedly hired two men to set fire to the other man's office. when that didn't do much damage he offered to pay $5,000 to have the doctor beaten and $20,000 to have him killed. he reportedly wanted to put the other doctor out of business. a federal judge has ruled general motors not responsible for death claims while they were under bankruptcy protection. however, some g.m. owners can file faulty ignition switch claims after the company left bankruptcy protection in 2009. one of the plaintiffs' attorneys says the decision shields g.m. from up to $10 billion in potential liabilities from those lawsuits. the wounded warriors soldier ride made a special stop in d.c. today. about 30 minutes ago, president obama and vice president biden welcomed the group of injured service members to the white house. it's a celebration of the eighth annual soldi

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> that sandwich never tasted so good. >>> up next, putting your life on the line to sell houses. why a growing number of real estate agents are fearing for their lives every time they go out to show a home to a prospective buyer. >>> and royal baby watchers going into overdrive this weekend. royal baby number two is due any minute now. why many british economists are hoping for a girl. ...and the wolf was huffing and puffing... kind of like you sometimes, grandpa. well, when you have copd it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... doctor: symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbi

her rescuer will be awarded a medal for bravery earlier this year. >> marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >> that woman is lucky to be alive. >>> netflix stock sored to a record high today after the company announced its video streaming service has topped 62 million survivors worldwide. they closed the day up more than 18% at 562.5 cents per share. more than 5 million users have signed up for netflix so far this year. netflix became more watched than any cable channel in the u.s. the company stocks were rated under $9 a share when it went public back in 2002. >>> shares of etne, that stock opened at $31. nearly double the initial public offering price, the ipo set at $16. the online marketplace for hand made and vintage goods, that company is now worth nearly $4 billion. >> if only -- >> google's glasses are being used to diagnose skin conditions. >> and help apps that may not be so healthy. >> jane king has those stories and more in today's wellness report. >> google glass to gauge the effectiveness, security and patient acceptance of a realtime skin consultation. for patients in this t

marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >>> new at 4:30, there was action today on controversial religiousfreedom acts in indiana and arkansas. governor asa hutchinson signed a revised version of the bill proposed earlier this week. hutchinson requires lawmakers to change it because it discriminates against gays and lesbians. the new version sets the right tone. >> it does the three things i outlined. it protects religious freedom, establishes a framework for the balancing act for the courts to determine these types of cases. it recognizes the diversity of our culture and workforce. >> indiana's governor said he'll sign a version of that act which he signed into law just last week. the new version passed by state legislators today prohibit service providers for using the law -- for refusing to provide services or accommodations. it also bars discrimination based on factors that include race religion sexual orientation and gender identity. the original law was widely condemned as discriminatory against gays and lesbians. >>> one of the kidnapping victims in 1976 believes it's time for james

marcy gonzalez abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> in san francisco new fallout at the sheriff's departmentports of a fight club operating inside the county jail. carolyn tyler joins us now. >> reporter: well larry, the sheriff said he believes the gladiator style fights alleged to have taken place in county jail 4 were isolated incidents but the alleged ring leader has been stripped of his duties and is now in line to be fired. >> we've arrived at the issue to terminate one of the deputies. >> reporter: believes that internal affairs investigation justifies the firing of deputy scott new. two inmates said in march that new forced them to fight each other while deputies placed bets. according to marco remmy others involved no longer have contact with inmates. while investigations by the fbi and da continues. new's attorney says his client may have committed some policy violations however, he says the fabulous tales of a gladiator school concocted by these inmates is utter exaggeration. could body cameras have helped sort out the truth? >> i think it could have been significant. >> reporter:

marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >>> baltimore's police commissioner is ordering a change in police rules after the death of a man injured while in custody. anthony bass, you may remember them called for a rewrite on rules on moving arrestees and calling for medical help. the move comes after four officers chased and tackled freddy gray during an arrest on april 12th. he suffered severe spinal injuries and that led to his death. investigators still don't know how gray was hurt. >> as this investigation continues we will take corrective action whenever and wherever it is necessary. if we see policies that don't make sense or on a date or antiquated they will be changed. >> officers who arrested gray have been placed on administrative duty and activists in baltimore are demanding more action in this case. >> european union leaders will hold an emergency summit and the concern that 700 migrants died while trying to cross the mediterranean. according to one, a large number of people remained trapped inside the boat as it capsized. the survivor says human traffickers organizing that trip

abc's marcy gonzalez has more. marcy: the jury spending today going line by line to the 32 page verdict form. the seven women and five men deciding dzhokhar tsarnaev's fate going over each charge and considering the evidence including those videos of the moments leading up to the boston marathon bombings showing dzhokhar tsarnaev placing a bomb right next to families and then the gruesome heart wrenching aftermath. >> i know that this trial has been emotional. i have to imagine the deliberations are going to be very very hard for these jurors. marcy: during yesterday's closing arguments along with showing those images prosecutors said the attack was part of tsarnaev's plan to punish america. defense maintaining that he was a follower influenced by his deceased older brother saying the defendant did play a role and there's no excuse planting bombs at the boston marathon was a senseless act. adding, but if not for tamerlan it wouldn't have happened. of the 30 charges that tsarnaev faces, 17 carry the possibility of th

marci gonzalez, abc news, baltimore. >>> in oakland tonight, police and business owners are anxiously gearing up for mayday. on friday protesters are threatening to shut things down to call attention to social injustices affecting minorities and the working class. abc a 7 reporter janet oh is in oakland. >> it boils down to everybody being affected. >> reporter: the international longshore and warehouse union says they can make a difference by leading the protest on mayday here in oakland. >> our families are affected by these killings. some of our family members in our own local are victims of police brutality and killings. >> reporter: union organizer stacey rogers is referring to walter scott an african american man shot by police eight times in south carolina in april. scott had family members who were longshore union members. >> nobody is this is business as usual. we're angry. >> reporter: oakland has always been at the forefront of many protests. and that mayday it will be no different. here is the scene in 2011 as thousands streamed across the adeline street bridge during the

reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news."o be. >> okay, marcy, thank you. >>> meantime a british couple is under arrest in turkey for allegedly trying to get into syria with their four children. 31-year-old asif mal like and his partner kiran were taken into custody. their children range in age from one to seven years old. this all unfolded when the family was reported missing from their home in england earlier this month. it's not clear if the husband and wife were isis sympathizers but authorities say there was no indication that they planned on fighting. >>> there are also conflicting reports tonight about why the u.s. military sending war ships into the waters of yemen. u.s. navy officials say the u.s.s. roosevelt and cruiser u.s.s. normandy are heading towards the arabian sea and gulf of aiden to intercept any iranian vessels carrying weapons. the pentagon says the war ships are going to the region because of the deteriorating situation in yemen. more on the movement of u.s. ware war ships to yemen. you can watch that fo

reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news." sharrie back to you. >> marcy thank you. >>> turning to the forecast now in today's cold winds are making us forget that it's spring and there's a chance for a possible freeze tonight. this has us all hoping for warmer weather this weekend. let's find out if we'll get it and of course checking in with meteorologist cecily tynan who is outside with the latest. hi cecily. >> hi sharrie. our weather will warm up slightly this weekend but don't let the sunshine fool you. it is chilly out here. currently in philadelphia the temperature 57 degrees. allentown 54. wilmington 55. millville 56 and trenton 54 degrees along the beaches sea isle city the boardwalk in atlantic city answers also 53. temperatures running about 10 degrees below average. feeling even colder when you factor in this, wind gusts up 228 miles per hour in philadelphia. we had peak wind gusts earlier today of 37 miles per hour. 33 miles per hour in wilmington. and 26 miles per hour in trenton. the reason why we have a wind t

marcy done marcy gonzalez, abc 7 news. alison: the fight to stop sweet briar college to close continues. the complaint alleges breach of contract against the private women's college and the president james jones. the complaint alleges interference by jones. a group of sweet briar students parents and alumni filed, rather, a complaint last week. the college is denying both of those claims. scott: a robot stolen from a local team is back at a virginia high school today. the prize winning robot was returned to team robo loco at loudoun county high school this morning. robot was in an s.u.v. that was stolen after regional competition in tennessee earlier this month. knoxville police recently found it in the woods and, perhaps, good timing there because the team is competing in the world championships in st. louis this week. alison: good luck guys! ahead at 4:00 a good samaritan comes to the rescue of a man in a wheelchair who fell on some metro tracks. we'll show you video of the rescue. scott: plus remembering a local college

abc news reporty marcy gonzalez shows us the raid that broke it up. >> reporter: a major terror raid police taking down a network of accused militants including two of osama bin laden's former bodyguards investigators believe plotted to attack the vatican. italian police now reveals that in 2010 while investigating the men's alleged involvement of a bombing in pakistan that killed more than a hundred people they learned of a new plot. the target, they say people visiting an unspecified crowded area in rome which antiterrorism believe may have been the vatican. >> translator: from some wiretapped conversation it comes out that an organization of a terrorist attack is under way. >> reporter: investigators say those recorded phone conversations that took place near the seed of the catholic church included mention of restricted areas and the pope. italian police saying today that at least one pakistani suicide bomber arrived in rome but they explained the plot was called off once the suspects learned they were being investigated. >> the vatican probably always is a target if you're parti

marcy gonzalez with reaction to the verdict. >> after the verdict was read. >> guilt of murder in thee. >> former new england patriot star aaron hernandez glared at the jury who found him guilty of all counts in odin lloyd's murder appearing to mouth the words, you're wrong. his fiance and mother embracing in tears and his victim's family breaking down. >> i forgive the hands of the people who had a hand in my son's murder. >> lloyd was shot to death execution style nearly two years ago in a massachusetts industrial park. he was hernandez's friend, dating his fiance's sister and prosecutors offered no motive and the murder weapon was never found. the mountain of evidence including video of hernandez with what appeared to be a gun was enough to convince them that he plotted the murder and pulled the trigger. >> we didn't need the murder weapon. now less than two miles from gillette stadium where the 25-year-old had a promising career and a $40 million nfl contract, hearnrnandez will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> aaron hernandez may have been

marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >>> a big celebration this morning for the last participant to crossine in the boston marathon. [ cheering ] >> wow! what a journey for michael, and he got mobbed as he broke the tape this morning more than 20 hours after he started. he refused to give up despite a torrential downpour. the 39-year-old has a form of muck lar dystrophy that severely impairs his mobility and this afternoon after a little bit of rest boston mayor martin walsh presented the venezuelan of city hall and a token of gratitude for his courage. >> that was amazing. >> incredible. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. dogs get down. ♪ ♪ >> an animal shelter gets funk we some of its cutest residents. >> i'm michael finney. ask finney is on its way. i'm still taking your questions on twitter, facebook and search michael finney and i'll answer your questions. see you live later. >> i'm spencer christian from emoriville. we're looking at a case of the drearies over the bay area today. will it be less dreary tomorrow? i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> another live look

abc's marcy gonzalez has more. reporter: a major terror raid in italy. police taking down a network of accused militants including two of usama bin laden's former bodyguards investigators believe plotted to attack the vatican. italian police now revealing that in 2010 while investigating the men's alleged involvement in a bombing in pakistan that killed more than 100 people they learned of a new plot. the target, they say, people visiting an unspecified crowded area in rome which anti-terrorism police believe may have been the vatican. >> from some wiretap conversations, it clearly comes out that the organization of the terror attack is under way. reporter: investigators say those recorded phone conversations that took place near the seat of the roman catholic church included mentions of restricted areas and the pope. italian police saying today that at least one pakistani suicide bomber arrived in rome. but they explained the plot was called off once the suspects learned they were being investigated. >> the vatican always is a target. if you're particul

marcy gonzalez abc 7 news. scott: the vatican says pope francis will visit cuba before arriving in the u.s. in the last week of september. the pontiff has been credited with restoring relations between the u.s. and cuba. the pope is scheduled to visit three u.s. cities this fall including d.c., new york and philadelphia. alison: there is a big hangup over a plan to build a cell phone tower beside a germantown middle school. they held a town hall that generated mixed reviews. kevin lewis is live to explain the controversial decision at hand. kevin? kevin: hi there, alison. this is what the cell phone tower at the elementary school in germantown looks like. as you can see, it's fenced off but still close to the school and measures more than 100 feet tall. many parents at nearby middle school are speaking out hoping to prevent a similar tower there. as it stands 11 montgomery county schools have cell towers. if approved, it would be the 12th. with the parents coalition of montgomery county and she argues school wi

marci gonzalez reporting for us. >> reporter: some of the final images and words left with the jury,g. during closing arguments, the prosecution replayed videos and showed pictures of the boston marathon bombings and the bloody aftermath. pointing at defendant dzhokhar tsarnaev saying he and his brother tamerlan considered themselves to be soldiers and they were bringing their battle to boston. also focusing on the anti-american words the 21-year-old defendant reportedly scrawled on the inside of the boat before he was captured. quote stop killing our people and we will stop" countering the defense's claim that tamerlan was the mastermind and dzhokhar was under his brother's influence. >> they needed to prove as the defense is trying to show otherwise the younger brother was a true partner in every part of this. >> reporter: the defense team, led by attorney judy clark, who successfully fought to keep past clients, including ted. kaczynski off of death row. hoping to spare tsarnaev's life with 17 out of the 30 charges he faces carrying the possibility of the death penalty. defense tr

nbc's marcy gonzalez with the latest. >> reporter: two days of desperation, people still buried in theble of saturday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. rescuers in nepal digging with bare hands and raw determination, finding survivors and many more victims. the death toll now surpassing 4,000. the intense aftershocks still rattling kathmandu. >> reporter: the earth is really moving. >> reporter: families are sleeping outside afraid more buildings will crumble. at the airport thousands trying to escape are stranded with most flights canceled. >> total chaos. >> reporter: the epitome of chaos, though hit mount everest. [ bleep ]. >> the earthquake setting off this massive avalanche. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: that barreled into base camp. >> are you okay? >> reporter: helicopter teams spending today rushing to rescue the injured and exhausted. >> clouds coming in and bad weather is on its way and so they've only got a certain amount of time. >> reporter: among those 18 killed on the world's highest mountain, vinh truong, marisa girawong, and tom taplin, a filmmaker from california also pictured o

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> state attorney general kamala harris will officially kick offight in san francisco. harris originally announced her bid in january, just days after barbara boxer said she would not run for re-election in 2016. tonight's event will be held at the delancy foundation. >>> also tonight, east bay parents will meet to talk about ways to keep a state-funded preschool from closing its doors for years. we first brought you the story yesterday here on abc 7 news at 4:00. the preschool has leased space from the school district for ten years, paying the less than $5000 a month in rent entirely from state grants. a year ago the district notified kids club it wanted the space back by june 1st so it can consolidate classes for special needs students from throughout the district, but the preschool says finding an appropriate space for its 300 students has been nearly impossible. >>> coming up did you fall for any april fool's pranks? we're going to break down some of the jokes that have the internet buzzing today. >>> but first, driving into danger. be glad thi

marcy gonzalez explains what happened in court today. marcy: some of the final images and words left with the jury graphic and heart wrenching. during today's closing arguments, the prosecution replayed videos and showed pictures of the boston marathon bombing and the bloody aftermath. pointing at defendant dzhokhar tsarnaev saying he and his brother tamerlan considered themselves to be soldiers and they were bringing their battle to boston. also focusing on the anti-american words the 21-year-old defendant reportedly scrawled on the inside of a boat before he was captured. "stop killing our people and we will stop" countering the defense's claim that tamerlan was the mastermind and he was under his brother's influence. >> defense shows the picture of him following tamerlan through those pictures showing he was just a follower. marcy: the defense team led by judy clark who successfully fought to keep past clients off death row hoping to spare tsarnaev's life with 17 out of the 30 charges he faces carrying the possibility of the death pena

marcy gonzalez has the latest from boston. >> after the lives tsarnaev took and the pain he caused the marathon bomber showed little emotion learning he could face the death penalty, convicted on all 30 charges. held accountable for his actions. i am very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. >> the jury of seven women and five men deliberated for more than 11 hours over two days. finding the 21-year-old responsible for the worst terror attack in the u.s. since 9/11. the deaths of lyndsay liu christie campbell and martin richard and the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer sean collier. >> i am amazed and grateful. i am glad they took time to go through everything. >> the same jury will decide if he lives or dies. the defense team lead by attorney judy clark who successfully kept past clients including uni-bomber off death row will try to do the same for tsarnaev. >> they knew he would be convicted. the question is can we save his life? >> the defense is hoping to do that by convincing jurors that tsarnaev's older brother was th

marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> helping homeless veterans. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 the new bay area push to help them get a roof over their heads. >> and the fleet of the future that is here right now. take a ride on muni's brand new busses and how they're making the commute faster for passenger. >>> they clear the path to score the raiders. oakland leaders trying to save the team react to that play. >> michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook and he'll answer them live. all you have to do is search michael finney on facebook and twitter to ask finney. >> taking a look at traffic in marin count owe highway 101 in san rafael. you can see going northbound toward north san pedro road, everything looks great and coming into san francisco, kind of building up a little bit there, but you know it's early and we'l >>> covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> the mayors of san francisco and oakland came together today with the u.s. secretary of veterans affairs. the goal? to an

marcy gonzalez, abc 7 news. alison: and maryland senator ben cardin is leading the charge to catch criminals who have hurt or killed police officers. this so-called blue alert measure would create a nationwide system to find and arrest violent criminals and it would send alerts when credible threats are made against law enforcement officers. leon: all right. time now to get a first check of the traffic this evening. or this hour. let's check in with jamie sullivan to see how things are going on the area roads. hey, jamie. jamie: couple of different problem spots. i want to begin with a crash on the interstate. this will affect you if you're heading youth outbound on 395 southbound right at seminary road. i want to zoom in a little bit and talk about delays. for you right now averaging 25 miles per hour which is actually pretty typical. this is where we usually see the delays. a little more congested, again, while they are clearing it away. let's take a look on 395 north of where the crash is to give you an idea

live in boston, marci gonzalez channel6 "action news."k you. >>> coverage of the trial continues tonight at 6:30. abc's tom tom lamas will be friday boston. >>> scary moments in lehigh county this afternoon were a small plane skidded off a runway. >> chopper 6hd over the queen city airport in allentown. the small plane left the runway and crashed into a fence. fortunately nobody was hurt. it is still not clear what caused the accident. >> authorities in texas have made an arrest in a violent road rage shooting. they are not releasing the suspect's name but they say they found the suv and the possible weapon used in this shooting at an apartment complex in north houston today. the victim, 28-year-old kay hafert was shot in the head after honking at another driver back on march 20. doctors had to remove bullet fragments from her skull but she is expected to make a full recovery despite being badly wounded she was able to give authorities a description of the suspect and officials say that is what helped lead to the arrest. >>> a virginia fr

marcy gonzalez, abc 7 news. autria: coming up here at 4:00 a woman learns her sentence for attacking an 8-year-old boy with a dumbbell. why the victim and his family chose not to attend the sentencing. alison: we'll explain how a maryland business is booming after wednesday's gyrocopter landing near the alison: a woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attacking an 8-year-old boy in prince george's county. autria: prosecutors say helen newsome tried to suffocate the child and then struck him over the head with a dumbbell. maryland bureau chief brad bell has reaction to today's sentencing. brad: we met the then 8-year-old in september of 2013 days after he survived being attacked by his father's ex-girlfriend. he still had staples in his scalp from being bludgeoned with a dumbbell. >> yeah i remember all of it. when i woke up, she was smothering me. brad: she was 26-year-old helen newsome. she pleaded guilty to the brutal attack back in january. in 2013 she had just broken up with jacob's dad. angry, she hi

abc's marcy gonzalez explains the unusual way she did it. reporter: if this passenger was trying to write an air raid stranger -- story stranger than fiction. >> my arm hurts because i was being stabbed by a pen. reporter: he woke up pretakeoff snooze on a southwest flight from chicago to manchester new hampshire yesterday to the woman sitting next to him stabbing him with a pen. >> imagine being sleep and then being stung by bees and waking up and going ow! >> she just went nuts and started stabbing him with the pen. screamed really loud almost like a little girl. reporter: before the screaming apparently he was snoring and that, the airline says set the woman off! >> just kept saying i was sleeping and she stabbed me with a pen. reporter: the plane returned to the gate. the perturbed passenger was escorted off and flight attendants couldn't help but laugh as she held on to her writing utensil turned lesson. >> they gave us free gin and tonics and they were super nice. they made nice jokes to it. everybody keep your writing utensils to your

reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> all right, marcy thank you for that report. our coverage of the earthquake in nepal continues on 6abc.com. we'll have continuing updates photos and videos from the scene. we've also listed charities that are helping the victims of this disaster and you can find a list of those char the ares and links to their web site by going to our web site 6abc.com. >> a fallen hero honored more than 50 years after he died in the line of duty. district attorney risa furman presented a hero cop plaque to the lower prove den township police officer who died while on the job christmas day in 1963. he is the 27th officer to be honored through the hero program. >>> the world meeting of families will bring pope francis to philadelphia in september and people can now sign up to volunteer for the event which is expected to attract a million people to the city. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside of the cathedral basilica saint peter and paul with more. vern. >> reporter

as abc's marcy gonzalez reports, this phase of the trial is going to be much harder to predict. marcy: back in the courtroom, today is a battle for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev's life begins. the same jury that found him guilty on all charges seated again today for the penalty phase of the trial. protesters gathered outside backing the pleas of some of his victims to bring the case to a close. calling on the government to take the death penalty off the table. rebecca gregory who lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon yesterday is one of many who fear a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives is this ending. marcy: a sentiment shared by the family of martin richard killed in attacks. writing in an op ed in boston globe" as long as the defendant is in the spotlight, we have no choice to live a story told on his terms, not ours. >> the defense will definitely find ways to use that. marcy: legal experts say this will help the defense's case as at the try to humanize the 21-year-old terrorist tr

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marcy gonzalez, abc 7 news. police in milwaukee are searching for answers after a deadly car accident ends with a child dead and two people shot to death. a 2-year-old boy was hit and killed by a van after running into the street. the driver 40-year-old archie brown jr. stayed there at the scene. a witness says that brown was then shot and killed in a confrontation after getting out of his van. the toddler's 15-year-old brother was also shot and he later died at the hospital. this tragedy has left their community distraught. >> for whatever reason allowed this to take place, he's the one. leon: investigators say the shooting happened outside of a birthday party. it's not clear who pulled the trigger but one witness says the suspect came out of a house in the neighborhood and a $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. still no verdict in aaron hernandez's trial. the former new england patriots player is charged in the 2013 murder of his friend oden lloyd. he pled not guilty. and the j

marcy gonzalez has the latest from boston. >> after the lives tsarnaev took and the pain he caused theon learning he could face the death penalty, convicted on all 30 charges. >> he should be held accountable for his actions. i am very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. >> the jury of seven women and five men deliberated for more than 11 hours over two days. finding the 21-year-old responsible for the worst terror attack in the u.s. since 9/11. the deaths of lyndsay liu christie campbell and martin richard and the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer sean collier. >> i am amazed and grateful. i am glad they took time to go through everything. >> the same jury will decide if he lives or dies. the defense team lead by attorney judy clark who successfully kept past clients including uni-bomber off death row will try to do the same for tsarnaev. >> they knew he would be convicted. the question is can we save his life? >> the defense is hoping to do that by convincing jurors that tsarnaev's older brother was the mastermind and an

marcy gonzalez has the latest from boston. >> after the lives tsarnaev took and the pain he caused the marathon bomber showed little emotion learning he could face the death penalty, convicted on all 30 charges. >> he should be held accountable for his actions. i am very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. >> the jury of seven women and five men deliberated for more than 11 hours over two days. finding the 21-year-old responsible for the worst terror attack in the u.s. since 9/11. the deaths of lyndsay liu christie campbell and martin richard and the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer sean collier. >> i am amazed and grateful. i am glad they took time to go through everything. >> the same jury will decide if he lives or dies. the defense team lead by attorney judy clark who successfully kept past clients including uni-bomber off death row will try to do the same for tsarnaev. >> they knew he would be convicted. the question is can we save his life? >> the defense is hoping to do that by convincing jurors that tsarnaev's olde

and bazi. >> our marci gonzalez. thank you so much.use of the deadly explosion and fire on a mexican oil rig appears to be something mechanical. that is according to the director who says the fire is under control and there's no evidence of a spill. the explosion sparked huge fire balls that engulfed the rig sending terrified workers jumping in to the sea to try to escape. four workers were killed and 16 others hurt. >>> for the first time in its history california is implementing mandatory water restrictions as it prepares for a fourth summer of severe drought. look at the pictures. they tell the story. before and after pictures of large bodies of water just a fraction of their former size. the governor there, jerry brown, calling for a 25% cut in water use statewide, plus new fees and penalties for residents. a lot of these details need to be worked out, how they are going to cut 25%, what fees could be imposed on residents. one problem they are seeing a lack of snow in the sierra, nevada. that's a major source of water. brown did ho

abc news reporter erer marcy gonzalez is live with what's in ex. >> reporter: it's an emotional day for so many in boston. some of the victims' family members, even one of the jurors wiped away tears as the verdict was read. >> guilty on all 30 counts. boston marathon bomb herb dzhokhar tsarnaev slumped in his seat in court as he learned he could now face the death penalty. the jury deliberated for more than 11 hours over two days coming back with an aross the board contribution. finding the 21-year-old responsible for the boston marathon bombing. the deaths of lindsey lou krystle campbell and martin richard. including the murder of m.i.t. police officer sean collier. survivors responding. tweeting today's verdict will never replace the lives that were lost and so dramatically changed. but it is a release, and one step closer to closure. the trial now moving into the sentencing phase. the defense team led by attorney judy clark who successfully fought to keep past clients including unibomber off death row will do the same for tsarnaev. >> the question for him is can we save his life. >>

marci gonzalez has more on the courtroom and the case. >> reporter: hi, paula and dan.s cuters called the final witnesses to the stand, countering the defense claims. accused murder shayna human beingers in tear-- hubers in tears. they tried to paint the 4-year-old as a heartless, cold-blooded killer. >> i see no remorse. she picked up the gun and said what would you do if i -- and he smirked at her and she shot him. >> reporter: she says she killed her boyfriend, ryan poston with self-defense. she described the graphic details of shooting him six times during what she says was a heated argument. >> i shot him enough times to kill him. he was laying there still, twitching and making noises. and i shot him in the head. i gave him his nose job he wanted. zblechb if the jurors believe that the first go shots were self-defense. and she has four more shots to explain. including the one where she said she put him out of his misery. that is murder. >> e he just told me he couldn't get away from her. >> reporter: and he was supposed to go on a date with this former miss ohio th

for more we turn to abc's marci gonzalez live with the details in new york city. y. >> reporter: hi, brian. robert bates defended himself saying confusing a taser and a gun could happen to anyone calling this the thing he regrets the most in life: for the first time since robert bates says he accidentally fired his gun instead of his taser killing unarmed suspect eric harris, the 73-year-old is speaking publicly. on nbc's today show bates denied allegations that he was not fully trained or certified to handle his weapons. >> that is not correct. i have a written piece of paper to say i had done a good job. >> reporter: the claim coming from the tulsa world newspaper which cites unnamed sources in reporting the department falsified training records including firearms certification and that supervisors were transferred after refusing to sign off. >> there are people who have been concerned about deputy bates and his lack of training for quite awhile. >> reporter: the sheriff's department insists he completed all required training. though the tulsa county sheriff ackn

marcy gonzalez, abc news new york. >> yikes! is here with an accuweather update. >> if you liked today you'll love the weather pattern setting up for the weekend and lots of sunshine and warming temperatures. nothing, but blue outside and live doppler 7 hd is giving us the all clear and the one issue we're having right now is take a look at this. the north wind right now generally anywhere from 10 to 20 miles per hour and what that is doing is churning up the ocean waters just a bit and still in effect until 9:00 this evening and anywhere from 9:00 to 11:00 and the onshore push of win could create rip currents and sneaker waves and large breakers throughout the evening. the gorgeous shot showing you downtown san francisco and the financial district and not a cloud to be seen and wall to wall blue out there and it will be changing. the forecast does call for coastal clouds to develop and fog around the bay tonight and the summer spread temperature wide this weekend and the location will be very important as to how warm you get th