matt keller live with how to all started and ended. matt? >> reporter: kristen, certainly was an interesting night here in mountain view. a mountain lion spotted roaming the city streets before the law caught up with the big cat. the excitement all came to an end with no one being hurt, and the mountain lion tranquilized. first spotted 6:30 around the corner on rengstorff near central expressway. police set up a perimeter, told residents to stay inside and call 911 if they saw the animal. it was surrounded in the garage here on 2000 block of california street. >> he ended up being underneath a van. so once we identified where he was, we were able to use the puma project associate that came out as well as the game wardens and several of our officers to safely approach the animal, get him to a position where they could tranquilize him. took a minute, minute and a half for the tranquilizer to take effect. >> reporter: the police moved the lion out in a cage after 11:00 last night. wearing a tracking collar from the bay area puma project. the ne

matt keller jones us live with how this all started and how it ended. matt? >> reporter: eric, certainly an interesting night here in mountain view. that mountain lion spotted roaming the city streets before the law finally caught up with the big cat. excitement all came to an end with no one hurt and the mountain lion tranquilized. spotted 6:30 on the corner near central expressway. police set up a perimeter, told residents to stay inside, call 91 if they saw the animal. on the 2000 block of california street. >> the cat seen in an apartment complex that's heavily lived in, moved over into a park heavily travelled and came across a decently sized street, didn't get hit by cars or anything. there's usually a lot of people walking here. we're fortunate nate nobody got hurt and the cat didn't get hurt either. >> reporter: police moved the mountain lion out in the cage after 11:00 last night. the big cat wearing a tracking collar from the bay area puma project, a conservation project for mountain lions. next step, release into the wild. no word where this is. su

the latest now from abc 7 news reporter matt keller live at the scene. matt? >> reporter: eric, this could be a tragic story this morning here in sunnyvale. now this all started about 2:00 a.m. neighbors told me three people lived here. a man in his 40s, mother and boy friend. both in their 70s. only the adult son has been located. you can see smoke coming off the mobile home fire in this mobile home park. it started in the cape cod village in sunnyvale. neighbors reported seeing the flames reach the top of the trees and also heard a big explosion sending debris out to an adjacent roof. the man in his 40s made it out okay. he has communication issues. told firefighters it started because something was cooking. firefighters are trying to get cell phone numbers for the couple to call them hoping to make contact with them in case they stayed somewhere else overnight but the neighbors say that's unlike. >> i that's what we are sad about. we haven't seen them. >> any hopes maybe they are on vacation? >> no. never leave joey alone. he's mentally challenged. he is ne

matt keller joins us live from mountain view. >> reporter: certainly created a lot of excitement. the mountain lion came to this mountain view neighborhood. you can see apartments to the left and right and behind it and it ended up trapped in the parking garage. this is the usual wild life residents are used to seeing every day. this large visitor attracted a lot of attention from police, department of fish and wild life and the neighborhood. >> i thought they were chasing a person. i heard a lot of people talking about a mountain lion. >> then i saw it on tv. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: mountain view police say the first sighting came at around 6:30 last night. the cat was cornered in the parking garage and shot with a tranquillizer just after 11:00. >> he just laid down and went to sleep. again, afterwards he was very calm. obviously he was out at that point when they put him back into the cage. >> reporter: the animal was wearing a tracking collar. they say the mountain lion is a male and was released in the mid peninsula area where he came from originally. they wouldn'

abc7 news reporter matt keller has the story. >> google logo is a unique symbol. several colors putting together in a way that works inside of the buildings is a secret showing the truth about silicon valley. tech workers aren't that diverse. google revealed emmoiy information report all major u.s. emmoiers must file with the epa showing 70% are men, just 30%, women. google says there are reasons that is the case including the fact women earn 18% of all computer science degrees in the u.s. the company says it's given millions to organizations working to bring education to women and girls >> they need to send employees to volunteer to get more girls interested in science and technology. >> ethnicity diversity is another issue. google revealed 61% of the workers are white. 30%, asian. 3% hispanic and 2%, black. google vice president says we're not where we want to be when it comes to diversity. it's hard to address these challenges if you're not prepared to discuss openly and with facts. one man we spoke with gives google credit for releasing the report. >> takes a

matt keller, abc 7. >>> new concerns about the eastern span of the bay bridge. there are flaws in the rods. so what does it mean if there is an earthquake? amy. >> yeah, we came here to check in and ask them what they're thinking about all of this. they say dissafe and they say they are weathering the storm. they are not receiving a large amount of public out-i cry on the issue. and they insist the bridge is safe. this model that they have shows the rods in question. they should be going through the center of a hole 205 of them are too far off center. they're misaligned. a uc berkeley professor has spoken out, he says it could cause problems in an earthquake. caltrans t caltrans says it hasn't heard from anybody he else and they believe the their reputation is still in fact. >> i do feel the public still trusts us. the bridge is still safe. is this a one of a kind bridge and to my knowledge, to our knowledge here at the department, we feel that the public still believes in caltrans and that the public still believes in the new suspension span. >> reporter: you y

matt keller is hunting around, perhaps, matt?>> hunting, the cash could be dropped off anywhere here in san jose and san francisco is in the become of parking meters taping up as an envelope at a construction site and we have that in san jose and this is in downtown area, the possibilities are endless in a city that is 180 square miles. this tweet shows the south bay some love and cash. the man with the twitter handle "at hidden cash" spoke to us over the phone. he is a real estate developer with millions and plans on giving away hundreds of thousands in cash and says he has no political, religious or business agenda but about love and kindness and generosity. he reveals a clue on twitter and the race is on. people fine the cash from $20 to $100 and they tweet a photo and people in san jose are keep an eye out for an envelope. >> if he comes to san jose and i'm anywhere downtown, i will who couldn't use an extra $100? the clues leave people scrambling. he promise add big give away when he reached 100,000 twitter followers last ni

matt keller, abc 7 news. >> can dahls mark the spot of a deadly shooting in heyward. a 22-year-old man was killed. a 48-year-old man was wounded but expected to survive. it happened and police responded after somebody called in and reported shots fired and a car crash. >> and the search for the gunman lead police to a nearby house. officers approached the property with weapons drawn but made no arrest. they're asking for anyone with any information to come forward. right now they're trying to figure out what lead to the shooting. >> happening now in oakland, police, firefighters and paramedics are crawling all over a school campus practicing skills they hope they never have to use. amy is is live to tell us what's going on. amy? >> eric, they just finished a drill involving a shooter and patients lying here getting new blood, fake blood applied to them so they can go through the drill. they want to do it because they want to improve on their response time. fortunately they can do that because it's just a practice. here's the scenario. there's a shooter on the loose at

matt keller has the latest on this. matt? >> the four-year-old is recovering from the brutal attack that took place inside the wal-mart. she was shopping with her dad when an 18-year-old woman allegedly hit her with a crow because. this is the suspect, maria garate. she is a transient. for no reason, she carried a crowbar into the store to east san jose and hit the girl in the head. the child's father fought back when the suspect tried to hit his daughter again. >> this is any parents' worst nightmare, the father jumped in and tries to stop it. he is struck but stops the attack. >>> a store employee told us that the suspect yelled that the child deserved it while being arrested. the family did not know maria garate. she was arrested and booked into the jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. >>> thanks, matt, happening now, the dedication for the new 9/11 memorial museum is about get underway in new york city and these are live pictures from ground zero a lot of dignitaries, past and present, and president obama ar

we start with matt keller outside the san jose high school where one of the victims graduated. tt? >> friends and family of the first three victims are mourning the loss of loved ones today. not long ago they were attending bay area high schools including this high school in san jose. here are photos of the three victims. james hong, david wang and george chen the first victims of elliott rodgers. he stabbed them in their apartment. david wang lofted commuters and videos. family and friends say he was happy here the second year studying to be an engineer. he graduated from fremont christian high school two years ago. >> a good kid. [ inaudible ] >> warm-hearted. always helped others. a good boy. >> he was good friends with james hong a graduate in san jose and together they lease around apartment. rodger accused hong of stealing candles and honk pleaded guilty for petty theft. hong knew everyone and will be deeply missed. george chen did not live in the apartment but was to visit hong and wang and graduated two years ago. he was kind and would always lend a helping hand. all thr

matt keller has that story. matt?es, the school district put up a fence around the campus at live oak high school over the weekend in preparation for the demonstration. students are sending a message. an hour ago, the district superintendent put up these three barnes on the temporary fence. one is a picture of an oak showing the rooted. another says united at the radios. another says we are all different branches of the same tree. >> several students wore t-shirts with american flags on cinco demayo and some latino students were offended and the schools toll the boys to take off the t showers -- t-shirts. they sent the boys home. students say they just want a regular day in class. >> they wanted to send a message what the media and the world have depicted as a divided school is not a divided school. it is a very unified school. >> the students released the video on the facebook and youtube pages showing students visiting classrooms to talk of the incident and respecting different cultures. some of the students say the

matt keller is live with that story. >> people are pulling over to check owe the whale and it is on the move. in the past hour we have watched it float away 150 yards offshore and 250 yards south. the high tide hit at 5:40. we have a sandy beach 250 yards south. best case scenario for scientists is to make it there. the humpback whale was spotted floating yesterday at 3:00, and the 20 to 25' mammal was at the chowder house and washed up at the r.v. park. >> we had our afternoon cocktail and i said there is a big rock out there i did not notice. what is the rock doing there? and it moved. it turned out it was a whale. >> the marine mammal center is working with the noaa and the coast guard and it is not known if the mammal center and performance autopsy until they get here. it is the responsibility of them to dispose of it according to the harbor master but the scientists are expected out here today. low tide is expected at noon today, around noon today so maybe that can help scientists and push the whale closer to shore. reporting live in half moon bay for abc7. >> we have a look at man

matt keller is on the scene. what is going on, matt? >> it could be a big problem in san jose. the connection to southbound 101 from northbound 8 80's is closed and it will be closed all day. i walked to the end of the ramp and the crew would not told me what was going on but there was obvious signs of water into the lanes of southbound 101. they had a big hose in a hell on the side of the road. they are obviously working on something there. they said it was potholes but this is a bigger problem, a bigger mess and an infrastructure problem. they will be out here all day long waiting to clean up the mess before they get started on the infrastructure issue. now, this is a non-commute direction so that means the morning hours are okay with backup at the southbound connection but the afternoon could be a real problem because a lot people will head home this way. now, this is, again, supposed to be open at 5:00 this afternoon. we will keep you updated on abc7 news. >>> matt, thank you. >>> sounds like a long and frustrating day. >> maybe not so much a problem if you are headed to wo

crowds could gather to see the humpback on shore where matt keller joins us. matt? >> kristen, this sad to see but a lot of people do want to see it, with sheriff deupties stopped on the side of highway one to get a look at the young humpback that washed on the problems next to the r.v. park. it appears to be 20' to 25' long. scientists will be here to assess the dead whale. they do not know what the next move is until they get out here and check it out. several beach combers spotted the dead wail floating at half moon bay 3:00 yesterday afternoon in front of sam's chowder house and drifted to the r.v. park. >> everyone in the r.v. park was concerned about where it would end up and how it would smell up the place or whatever and everyone was stopping on the side of the road and it became an event with a couple of hundred people watching. >>> marine maymon center -- marine mammal center is working and the situation and it is not clear how they get to the whale. it is rocky here. the harbor master says it is their responsibility to dispose of the whale so they will li

matt keller is in san jose at a high school from which one of the victims graduated. matt? >> friends and family of the first three victims in isla vista mourn the loss. it wasn't too long ago that all three were attending high schools in the bay area including here in san jose. here is a photo of james honk, david wong and george chen, the first victims of elliott rodger stabbing them before he went on the shooting rampage. david wong loved computers and basketball and games and was happy at uc santa barbara studying to be an engineer graduating from fremont christian high school two years ago. wong was friends with james and a graduate of high school together. rodger accused him of stealing candles and he pleaded guilty. george was visiting the two and was kind and always lending a helping hand. all three were part of the college of engineers. >>> the other three victims of 122-year-old young woman about to graduate with heart history degree and a first year student from west lake village and 20-year-old christopher martinez an english major who worked at the deli. anothe

matt keller has details on the story. >> matt? >>> it is a mess at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is the reality of driving during the peak commuter hours. paying an extra $2 to drive from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. is not keeping people from avoiding the backups. you can see the sign change from $4 to $6 for autos because of congestion prices. the goal was to encourage drivers to cross at nonpeak hours but the increase in toll has had little to impact on easing traffic. week long snapshot of the commute from the metropolitan transportation commission shows the number of commuters has green to 9,000 an hour the limit of what it can handle and 9,000 more cars a week are using the bay bridge compared to the weekly commute before the congestion pricing was implemented. they do not plan on giving up on the congestion pricing plan and will provide that incentive for commuters to drive out the peak commuter hours. >>> 6:32. this morning, police are looking into the discovery of a man's body near the uc berkeley campus. a woman discovered the body while hiking in the woods near grizzly

we have coverage from katie marzullo in a minute and the protest but matt keller is at wal-mart. matt? >> president obama just left in the past 45 minutes and the clean up inside begins. the president picked this location to announce the latest energy plan because this wal-mart in mountain view uses solar for 14.5 percent of its energy. we want to show you video of the motorcade leaving the wal-mart at 9:45 this morning. it avoided the protesters. inside, the president announced the latest plan to advance solar power and energy efficiency and creating jobs and cutting carbon pollution. he says 300 new private and public sector commitments represent 850 mega watts of solar enough to power 130,000 homes and energy efficiency investments and lowering bills for a billion square feet of build education. >> it will be good for the economy long term. if we don't, that is bad for the economy. rising sea levels, drought, more wildfires, more severe storms, those are bad for the economy. >> the president also announced some of the money will go to start training programs at community colleg

matt keller is at bryman college. >> are you leaf at -- relief at bryman college.tudents are relieved to be back with classes back in session. here are the faculty members opening up. the 6:00 a.m. is training for dental assistant. the attorney says the owners of bryman college owed $80,000 in back rent. the sheriff carried out an eviction order on monday and posting "no trespassing signs," with no classes held yesterday. students were upset they were paying thousands and the school was not pay rent. >> i was upset, i went law a lot of different emotions. i was mad, and didn't know where the credits would go or what we could do. >> the college president says the dispute was resolved with the landlord. there are courses for meantal and dental assistant and in sanction therapy. school starts at 6:00 a.m. and goes until 10:00 p.m. >>> san francisco police are investigating the latest killing after a man was found shot in the head in portrero hill neighborhood and found at 9:15 last night on turner terrace near the portrero hill public housing area. the victim was take

matt keller has more from san jose. matt? >> the cash could be dropped off anywhere in san jose and in san francisco it was dropped off at parking meters and construction sites and we have those here, as well, and how about iconic sites the possibilities are endless if a city that is 180 square miles. the latest tweet says san jose drops in the morning showing the south bay some love and cash. the man with the twitter handle "at hidden cash," is a real estate developer with millions and plans on giving away hundreds of thousands in cash. this is what he does, revealing a clue on twitter and the race is on for the followers with 122,000 followers right now. people who fine the cash from $2020 $100 tweet out a photo of the cash and the man behind the give away told "people" magazine it is intended to put a smile on people's faces. it is inspiring generosity and many of winners end up sharing the money with people in the area. no word on how long he will spread that cash and love but the next stop is los angeles and he will make

at 6:30 we will check with matt keller and learn details of the missed warning signs. at 7:00, "good morning america" will be in isla vista. >>> teachers if san francisco will march and hold a rally calling for 21 percent pay raise. the united edge indicators of san francisco is proposing the pay hike to be phased in over three years. union leaders say skyrocketing rents are forcing teachers out of san francisco and the pay increase is necessary to keep teachers in the city. the march and rally begins at 5:30 p.m. >>> happening today a group of drivers with ride sharing service lift will meet with a bay area lawmaker behind a bill to impose new insurance rules which would have a negative impact on transportation options a democratic assembly woman behind the legislation requires a million in insurance when the drives have their app open to see who is looking for a ride. a six-year-old san francisco girl died on new year's day after being hit by a driver who had the app open looking for business. the girl's family is suing for damages. >>the c.e.o. of "next door" is fac

matt keller is at the google campus. matt? >>> google vice president admits they have been reluctant to provide the numbers of diversity in their work police but they say they have made a mistake and now the time to be candid. >> the google logo is unique, several colors put together in a way that works. inside the company buildings is a just revealed secret showing the truth of silicon valley. technical workers are not that divorce. in a just-released blog they reveal the remain ploy i information all major united states employers must file with the equal employment commission showing 70 percent are men and only 30 percent are women. google says there are a lot of reasons why a is the case including the fact that women earn 18 percent of all computer science degrees in the united states. the company has given millions to organizations working to bring computer science education to women and girls. >> it has to start in the class. they need to send employees to volunteer to help get more girls interested in science and technol

matt keller is in san jose chasing the money. matt? >> this is the greyhound station, the second location of the morning. many people are coming by asking if the money was found the it was. but not without dram ma'am -- drama. the man promised to move south to san jose today. the first tweet arrived at 8:44 a.m., first ever san jose drop across from where the sea creatures play a dog pees in the fall. the picture of a fire hydrant, money on the fire hydrant. >> as we chase the story dozens chased cash. across street from the shark tank on a fire hydrant, and alex got there first. >> money. money for the wife. and there was $135 inside and a message outside "love you san jose." others were a few moments behind and disappointed. >> i live right down the street and i was notified right away and i got here, i was here in probably...five minutes and he had it. >> we were talking to alex and there is another clue across from the fast dog station and we were off to greyhound, downtown san jose. we saw dozens and dozen of people rum imagining

the race took off in the past 20 minutes from the park in san jose and that is where matt keller joins us. matt? >>> the party conditions here. there is the start line. the bicyclists left 20 minutes ago. the action is out there on the roads. we will take a look right now following the bicyclists. the amgen tour of california is planned way in advance but what you can't plan for is the weather. on top of the 90-degree plus temperatures, stage three is called the queen same, the most difficult of the entire tour. the am fewer bicyclists explained what the bicyclists have to undue. >> you have to like pain. you have to be able to get into the pain cave and just continue on. >> stage three starts in san jose. it goes up-and-down mount hamilton. it goes through livermore and ends at mt. diablo. medical staff is riding by. >> we have two ambulances, five race doctors in the race 12ing in convertible to administer first aid to the riders. pretty interesting to see. >> bicycling in hot water is not unusual. last year riders endured 114 degree temperatures during a page in palm springs keeping

matt keller joins us from santa clara. matt? >> this house is getting a lot of attention because it looks like it was out of hollywood's favorite feel good movies but the neighbors say the construction project was like a horror movie come to life. on a street of historic victorians in santa clara, one stands out, or "up" above the rest. if it looks familiar it is painted to look like the home from "up," a movie. >> we thought, our house kinds looks live the house inned movie and we said it would be something that would make our daughter's love it. >> they bought the home 2 1/2 years ago and by everyone's account it was a mess. after a lot of work the couple and their two daughters moved in this past weekend. >> we got everything done and we hope to get balloons up and when the block party happens or when we are done. >> but scratch the surface on the paint and you will find a neighborhood dispute. >> i actually like the paint colors, they are fun and i like a bright fun thing to look at. >> but it is what is under that you are c

matt keller is on the scene. what is going on, matt? >> it could be a big problem in san jose.he connection to southbound 101 from northbound 8 80's is closed and it will be closed all day

matt keller has more on what police are saying about this. >>> we are forecasting the upper 80's for later today in palo alto so right now everyone is popping open windows and doors to cool east home but the palo alto police department is warning them to be extra careful because when you let in that cool air, you are making your home vulnerable to burglars. the police officers are making a few extra rounds in neighbors checking on local hotspots before the thieves do. there has been an increase in burglars. the police say with warmer weather more leave windows and doors open. >> we know people are looking for easy targets and they are hooking for soft target and for property to steal. >> palo alto police say they are keeping a close cry on neighborhoods that have been targeted before by burglars including back dairy and oregon expressway and officers say recently they made a few arrests in palo alto and they hope to cut down on the crime but they are not taking chances so they are making extra patrols and letting the public know about the problem. >>> the heat will be less of a facto

matt keller is at headquarters with new details. matt? >> mark zuckerberg is worth $28 billion and the company is huge and now he is sharing the cash with his neighbors. >> it pays to be a real life friend of facebook, co-founder and c.e.o. mark "duck dynasty" -- mar zuckerberg and his wife say they are committing $120 million start-up education fund for underserved communities saying education is worth investing in. if we can make things better it makes all of our lives better. the first $5 million goes to high need communities in san francisco, including redwood city and facebook neighbors, the ravenswood school district in eastern palo alto. the superintendent is grateful. most families face many challenges including living below the poverty line, language issues and a lack of access to technology. >> our students are every bit as capable and bright. we just need access and the tools. >> last august facebook gave away 400mac book laptops to all students in the school district including here. zuckerberg says the first $5 million grant w

matt keller joins us from the toll plaza with the story. matt? >> it is simple. you commute hours at 11 a.m. and you get a $2 discount to cross the bay bridge but it may not be big enough incentive to keep people off the roads during the height. during the morning every minute counts from 4:59 a.m. when it hits 5:00 a.m. when it jump $2 to $6 p.m. same for 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. >> i am late so i got caught. i don't is a choice. >> the pricing what implemented in 2010 to release traffic. four years later this is more traffic. the metropolitan transportation plan says it was putting in place the early stages of the great recession. the jobs came back. so did the cars. >> we have more people working in the bay area. there is a lot more traffic. it is not just on the bay bridge. it is elsewhere on the freeway system. it is on the transit systems. that is the number one driver of demand if the transportation systems all around the bay area. >> the average of cars before the congestive pricing was 125,000. it went down the first year to under 124,000 vehicles. now th

matt keller is live at the scene with what he is learn being the family. >> i just spoke with fire fighters and they say had a so far their attempts to contact the elderly couple at phone have failed. neighbors fear the couple never made it out alive. the woman's adult son, believed in his early 50s, did escape and is being helped by the red cross. that fire ripped through the mobile home in the cape cod village in sunnyvale at around 2:00 this morning. neighbors reported seeing the flames reach the top of the trees and also heard a big explosion sending debris out to an adjacent roof. the man who escaped has communication issues. told firefighters the fire started because something was co cooking. firefighters may able to start looking inside the home when the sun comes up to see if there are any victims. >> we are all very sad about we haven't seen them. >> maybe they were on vacation? >> no. never leave joey alone. he is mentally challenged. he is never left alone. >> reporter: power and gas to the mobile home have been turned off. the woman did have mobility issues but the man was healt

matt keller is in campbell with that part of our heat coverage. matt? >> it is about the shade especially for the kids, it could be the pack time at the park. many will be at pool or head indoors. this is rhyme time when temperatures rise in the south bay. it is cool enough in the morning to push yourself while running on the los gatos trail but hot enough this boot catch class is extra careful. >> usually, the heat starts to come up we will stay in the shape more often and make sure if they need water i don't stop them or prevent that. >> it is not just the humans looking to keep cool, germed shepards and the owners avoid the high temperatures because it can be too much to take if you wear a fur coat. >> cool their water down with ice cubes. other little thing, fill the collars with frozen stuff, chicken, yogurt, peanut butter. >> maybe the hot weather pays off. >> throw them in the pool. >> your head could be spinning if you are trying to figure out what to do with your young kids, going outside is dangerous risking dehydration and sunburn and exhaust

reporting live, matt keller, nbc's news. >> thanks very much. in danville police are patrolling every school campus following threats that several people would be killed. one threat found in a graffiti message near charlottewood middle school. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us. amy, police caught somebody. >> they have made one arrest, cheryl. they are still looking for another. police today are at school. they are on campus even though about half the kids are not. they stayed home confirming what officials have been hearing all week, that parents are nervous. danville police officers greeted students at charlotte on thewood middle school to ease concerns. parents took extra steps to assure their kids. >> she's nervous. normally i just drop her off. this morning i had to drop her off and walk her to class. >> the mental found spray painted on a rock just off campus property last week. >> plan to kill 12 people may 8th. today is may 8th. >> officials don't think it's a credible threat and police said no reason to cancel school or keep k

the coverage on the killer and his motive going with matt keller at the san jose high school a victim attended. >> three bay area high schools are mourning the loss of recent graduates including here in south san jose, the first victims in the mass murder in isla vista over the weekend. >> what happens in a home when a son, brother, and trend is killed to a senseless mass murder? for the family of 19-year-old george chen, there are no words. they sent out friend to speak with us. >> i am very sad. they feel so bad you are waiting outside and they want to tell me you don't is to spend the time here because...they will taught say anything. too much sadness. >> neighbors describe george as kind always willing to help and served as a scamp counselor and graduated from leland high school. his life and the lives of two friends, james honk and david want were taken away. the roommate, elliot rodger stabbed them to death before going on a shooting rampage. a tense living arrangement with plans to move out at end of semester. they never got the chance. 20-year-old david wang loved computers an

matt keller joins us from half moon bay with more on the story. >> full grown humpback can grow as long as 60' and weigh up to 75,000 pounds. the wheel body floating offshore is just a baby estimated about 20' long, small for a wheel but it is getting big attention at half moon bay. >> it is not inbound to see a whale off the coast of half moon bay but it is unusual to see the body of a young humpback whale floating. traffic on the section of highway one is backed up during the commute. today it was worse. drivers would see the whale from the car inspiring many to slow down or pull over to take a look although the san mateo county sheriff didn't want them to. >> usually you come by here because we go to school and we do not notice things and it is a boat but it was a black thing in the water and you look closer it has all lines on it. you can tell it is a whale. >> i was driving by taking my daughter to school and i was like, wait you never see anything that big in the water. >> at 4:00 a.m., the 20' lock whale was pressed on the rocks next to the pillar point r.v. park and the high tid

matt keller is at a high school in morgan hill. matt? >> police are going to increase patrols around live oak high school. you can see there is a large fence with no trespassing signs. this is a precause ahead of the rallies. the democrat indication is four years after several students wearing americaning ins were sent home from school during a cinco demayo celebration, some parents sued the school saying rights of free speech were violated and a judge cite add hit of racial tension at the school which is appealed. two separate demonstrations are planned from opposing groups. one group supports the decision and another is not supportive. >> it is very upsetting that the flag, an american, a positive american symbol of freedom was banned. >> it is better to come out at cinco demayo and not as an american protest. >> the students released a video that was posted on the unified school district facebook page showing students visiting choose rooms to talk about this incident and respecting different cultures. some wanting in to do with the pr

matt keller will have a report at the to which hour. >> oakland has a new top cop this morning ... 39-year-old has been interim chief for a year and the mayor quan sworn in him. crime is down under him but the union is taking a wait-and-see attitude. he wants to continue to use progressive policing trait i didn't and increase community partnership. >>> protesters will urge the coastal commission to batch offshore fracking when they meet in marin county today. the commissioners will review the updated coastal land to see if it complies with state rules during the meeting. the marin county supervisors have taken a stand against fracking. last year they passed california's first resolution asking the state to ban the practice. >>> san francisco leaders want director george lucas to consider building a museum for the hollywood and american memorabelia on the waterfront. the "san francisco chronicle" reports the site is across the embarcadero from pier 30 and 32. the warriors abandoned plans to build an arena on the piers because of strong opposition. he has been looking for a home since t

abc7 news matt keller is at san jose police headquarters. how are the san jose police involved? >>> it was the task force as the san jose police department that made the arrest. the officer works for the mountain view police department. he was on duty when san jose officers raided his home. here is the picture of the suspect: 36-year-old kevin nguyen a seven-year veteran of the mountain view police department. san jose police officers received a tip of the child pornography and served a search warrant yesterday. the officer kevin nguyen was arrested in mountain view. a man who is called a roommate was arrested. >> the importantgraphy was on computers one belonging to kevin nguyen and the other to the other resident of the resolution -- residence. they were arrested on charges. >> officer kevin nguyen was booked into jail along with the other man for felony possession of child pornography. the police department says that the officer is on paid administration leave until the investigation is over. >>> the san francisco police gang task force was out early this morning in the dog p

matt keller joins us from san jose with more on the tragic story. >>> this is unusual with san jose homicide debtives looking to interview people associated with two men found shot to death in a close knit neighborhood. ought sadness of a neighborhood is expressed in the small memorial outside a town home where a sign says "rest in peace, kevin," kevin and another were killed by gunfire, neighbors heard the shots but no one called 9-1-1. >> there was a game or something or cinco demayo or...but...not >> it was a might their at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. a neighbor says weapon june's girlfriend discovered the body inside the home along with the body of her ex-husband who was suffering from terminal cancer. police say both men were in their 50's and had one gunshot wound. officers are not looking if any other suspects and believe they wered only people involved we in what appears to be a murder-suicide. kevin was a nice behind and leaves behind three daughters. detectives are try to determine what led to the shooting. >> we are talking to people who are familiar with the two. they are known to

matt keller joins us outside the home with the details. >>> an arson investigators arrived from the arson task force. he is talking to the renter. they are trying to get clear what took place outside of the home. they do have a bird's eye view of what took place in the drive. >> look closely at the surveillance video. you are watching a crime in progress. two people can be seen walking across the street from the home in east san jose at 1:53. a minute later one of them dressed in a hooded sweatshirt approaches the 2008acura parked in the drive. the father of the house explains what happened next. >> they put gas on the windshield using a torch to start the fire. >> blame starts and the two people run off. the father, wife and four teens were inside sleeping when the fire started. one of the daughters woke up and called 9-1-1 at 2:10 a.m. by 2:15 the flames were huge. the homeowner attempted to put out the fire but it was too much. the flames spread for the honda and destroyed both vehicles. firefighters arrive 18 minute after the 9-1-1 call and put out the flames. >> the house was scorche

matt keller will have a report at the top of the hour. >> happening now a key section of interstate 280 in san francisco is closed through memorial day week. southbound 280 is shut down from downtown king street to caesar chavez including the on-ramp at king, 5th and mar it p -- the concrete needs to be removed to get to a hinge that has to be replayed. it should be open by 5:00 a.m. the 280 closings will be over fourth of july and labor day weekend to complete the project. >> bart will have a new charge if the rail service from 8:00 see medium to oakland airport. yesterday there was a public hearing. members are considering had to charge $4 or $5 or $6 to ride the tram that is supposed to be more reliable that the $3 shut bus. no matter the charge the tram will be operating at a loss. >> it starts any lower it shifts the cost of the operation back to the rest of our riders. why should i subsidize someone to take this to get on an airplane? >> the board will vote to set the fare june 12. the oakland airport connection is expected to open this fall. >> a deadly police shooting caught on

matt keller live in mountain view with the story. >> reporter: lined with apartments, so you may seeasional cat or two around here, but seeing a mountain lion is certainly unusual. let's show you how it all ended. with big cat tranquilized in a cage. first sight came at 6:45 last night in the 200 block near central expressway. the heart of the city 5 mile away from the downtown area. hiding under a van here at the apartments on the 2000 block of california street, that's when police, game warden and the pem of the mpuma project moved in ad tranquilized him. >> he was calm, stayed there, didn't get shot and tried to run. he basically laid down and went to sleep. afterwards, he was calm, obviously he was out at that point when they put him back in the cage. >> reporter: it took about a minute and a h

. >> i am matt keller, a lot of people enjoyed mother's day weekend and we had nice weather. >> we are practicing doing this. >> can someone do that for me? >> fan each other. >> good morning, everyone, i am going to tell you about the heat coming our way. you can see it on live doppler 7 hd the pressure is here and the air is dry with no clouds and there will be no breeze to keep us cool today. that will allow temperatures along the coast in san francisco to be fairly mild and mid-to-upper 70's and we could touch 80 in a few areas. inland, 85 to 90 so it is warmest there. around the bay is warm, at 81 to 89 degrees. we will look at heat advisory ahead. leyla gulen? >> hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day and i saw a lost comments on facebook that said every day should be mother's day which is true. happy mother's day. >> we are starting off with a couple of citizens across the bay area and the first is in pleasant hill driving into walnut creek southbound at 680 near treat we have activity in the area that is not blocking lanes but it could cause

matt keller is on the seven for $20 and $100 bills in san jose with an update at the top of the hour. world cup soccer fever before the team heads to brazil and the fans want wild last night. >> the united states men's national soccer team was breathing new life into candlestick park with this match this game is part of a send off series before team u.s.a. heads to the world cup in brazil next month. soccer fans didn't sell out the stick but they came close. two time soccer fans here, rowdy and there are the outlaws. >> outlaws are super fans, this chapter from san jose follows the team to brazil. >> soccer is everything. we will be here. loud, proud, brazil. we are ready. we are a family. it is a big community. >> before the game the parking lot looked like a 49er tailgate party with more soccer balls. one company have their tickets. this is warm-up. getting the lungs ready, ready to rock-n-roll. single i married him i bought sick its for the world cup. >> in the end, team u.s.a. won the match 2-0. no one can say this team doesn't have a loyal following. >>> espn and abc are the dest

matt keller is live near plaza drive with the latest information. >> this could be a tragic morning hereors told me a couple in their 70s live here with their adult son, the man and in his firts, in the clubhouse. his mother and boyfriend are unaccounted for at this time. the call came in at arou 2:00 at the caped to village. a senior community here in sunnyvale. fire fighters arrived top find flames shooting out of the home. neighbors say the flames reached all the way to the top of the trees. firefighters took a defensive stance. neighbors say there was an explosion and eventually a car caught fire. took fire fight bers 20 minutes to knock the fire down. the man who made it out said this could have been started by cooking. firefighters say they just secured the utilities. now they will able to go through the rubble here and told me to expect to be here all day as they continue to try to make contact with the couple. hoping they weren't staying here last night but according to neighbors that would be unlikely. we will continue to follow the breaking news story all morning long right her

matt keller will have a report at the top of the hour. >> happening now a key section of interstate 280n san francisco is closed through memorial day week. southbound 280 is shut down from downtown king street to caesar chavez including the on-ramp at king, 5th and mar it p -- the concrete needs to be removed to get to a hinge that has to

matt keller is at the toll plaza with what is going on. >> if the commute starts now it is smooth at plaza pay $2 less than during the peak hours. that is not snuff to stop people from driving from 5:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the morning. $6 toll charged during the peak hours has little to no impact on easing traffic. a number of peak commuters is growing from 9,000 an hour, the limit on what it can handle. 9,000 more cars a week are using the bay bridge compared to before pricing was implemented in 2010. the goal was to encourage the drivers to cross at nonpeak hours. a spokesman said they do not plan on changing the plan. they want that incentive there to get people to drive at preferred times. >> a mother faces child abuse charges after she allegedly assaulted a boy she believes was bullying her daughter.

it's started today as abc7 news reporter matt keller explains people are finding they have a lot to learn about conservation. >> santa cruz is known for surfing but now, instead of cutting back on waves residents will have to cut back on water usage. it runs through october 31st. people are getting creative. this home has two garbage cans they're half full from the storm. this home gets help from the creek throughout the property. >> there is no use of the sea water. >> officials say santa cruz has one of the lowest water usage rates of the state. each home allotted 249 gallons per day. going 10% over it's extra $25 on the bill. $50 for each owe% over that. that is easy to do if you're not careful. older toilets can use three and a half gallons of seven gallons per flush a ten minute shower uses 25 gallons and a load of laundry in a traditional washing machine can use from 27 to 54 gallons per use if you replace those with water-saving versions you can cut usage in half or more. >> i've done my part to try to reduce needs. and my most-recent bill, i was down to seven units for a family of

. >> matt keller is at bryman college. what is going on, matt?students started arriving at 5:30 in the morning to start studying but today is not a normal day. month students have shown up yet. if they did arrive they would not be able to get into the choose room because the sheriff put up "no trespassing" signs. 399 students attended in 2012 and 18 faculty and staff. the eviction notice shows a date of may 8 on the door of the office with yesterday's date. plaintiff is identified at winchester payne. school officers courses for medical and dental assistant and massage therapy. fees are from $17,000 for three programs and close to $20,000 for distant am assistant. the bryman witness say they are accredited and. they have two other bay area location but in wore on whether the students who tan the campus here in san jose can go to those campuses to complete their courses. >>> new this morning we hear from a colorado woman who survived being trapped in her car for six days after going over a cliff. her car plummeted off of mountain lake crashing ups

matt keller is in novato. matt? >> this is a very busy night for firefighters sin the fires suspicious and busy for the novato police department with six suspicious fires set in the area overnight night for a total eight suspicious fires over 24 hours. one was set in a garage, in a car, and one living in the whom tried to put out the fire and was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation much the other fires are grass fires. this is very dangerous because there are a lot of people and homes in the area so firefighters and police are concerned where the fires are set in the hot and dry condition s. back in 1212 there was a fire bug setting fires across the city of northwest and 60 fires over a couple of months and they never caught that person so the same person could be involved and they are asking for the public's health. have you seen anything suspicious? give them a call. >> breaks news in san jose, police are investigating the 17th homicide of the year and investigators say a man was shot just after 11:00 last

today as abc7 news reporter matt keller explains people are finding they have a lot to learn about conservation. >> santa cruz is known for surfing but now, instead of cutting back on waves residents will have to cut back on water usage. it runs through october 31st. people are getting creative. this home has two garbage cans they're half full from the storm. this home gets help from the creek throughout the property. >> there is no use of the sea water. >> officials say santa cruz has one of the lowest water usage rates of the state. each home allotted 249 gallons per day. going 10% over it's extra $25 on the bill. $50 for each owe% over that. that is easy to do if you're not careful. older toilets can use three and a half gallons of seven gallons per flush a ten minute shower uses 25 gallons and a load of laundry in a traditional washing machine can use from 27 to 54 gallons per use if you replace those with water-saving versions you can cut usage in half or more. >> i've done my part to try to reduce needs. and my most-recent bill, i was down to seven units for a family of five. that is pret

in menlo park matt keller abc7 news. >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. the news at 5:00 begins right now in dan and ama. thank you. another case of bullying but this time, the family is talking >> out of the hospital, but not out of the woods. a man on what it was like crossing path was the isla vista killer during the rampage. and i'm abc7 news reporter sandhya patel. i'll let you know if the trend is going to continue into the weekend coming up. >> a richmond man under arrest for attacking a fifth grade boy. >> police say that bernice heard went after the son's alleged bully on the school bus. we're live tonight with the story to take us through what happened. >> the boy did not have to go to the hospital but was injureed and richmond pd arrested the dad on a felony the 44-year-old has been charged with felony assault. police say it happened thursday morning on the school bus in front of the home. investigators say heard went after an 11-year-old boy he believes was picking on his 9-year-old son. his guardian and aunt says he told her he was yelling an