reporting live from just out siftd 7 on your side offices i'm michael finney. >> 95 delegates at stakeonight and three primaries. polls just closed in washington, d.c. and wisconsin, abc news projects mitt romney will win and santorum concentrating in wisconsin and rural areas where 42 delegates are up for grab autos now on to weather forecast and nice around the bay area today. and there are spritzes today its a hit or miss showers here. >> and tonight and tomorrow. and it was a lovely day. temperatures into 60s across the bay area going to turn cooler, though. there is a live picture and what is coming up. there is a few from our camera. you can see breeze blowing. there is a western wind, low clouds coming in and looking towards owe coastline there it's turning breezy and temperatures goring to trend down. there is a live doppler 7 hd. what's happening now we do have moisture being picked up in clouds around the marin county areas but so far, we don't have measurable reports of rain. there is light rain being reported around the area, there are the temperatures mainly 60s and a few

. >> michael finney taking your consumer questions and will answer them here live in just a little bit. you can contact michael at michael finney. oork there is another great reason to hit the sack early tonight. a study finds people that get less than five hours of sleep have an increased risk of type two diabetes. and the study found people who sleep at varying times of the day and night have different metabolism rates because the master clock is out of sync. >> drinking water during a test has been shown to improve student scores by as much as 10%. researchers at universities of east london and westminister made that discovery after taking ability and course work grades into account. the average improvements for water drinking students was 5%. and scientists in swrapan found a way to grow hair on bald mice, raising hope for a potential cure for baldness. the hair grew after transplanting issue -- tissue under the skin of the mice. researchers hope to have a treatment for humans within about 10 years. the research results are published in nature communications. >> the mayor of a texa

plus michael finney shows you how to save $500 on your mortgage and a bay area doctor's surgical procedure. >> we're now hearing what happened in one of the worst environmental disasters ever in san francisco bay. 55,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled when cosco busan hit a bay bridge support tower. we obtained the audio recordings of that day. >> the fog was very thick. the cosco busan captured the audio giving orders to the ship's crew. >> crew had spent concern about setting sail in such low visibility. for some reason, he returns to the electronic charts. he can see the channel and bridge, but he had difficulty recognizing a common symbol. a red triangle. >> what is this? oh, i see. >> take a look atchart. electroc chart. these are images from that day. now koda believes that he is telling him was the opening between the two towers, it's actually the delta tower. >> he slams into the tower ripping a cash 220 feet long, 14 feet high, eight-foot deep into the cosco busan. >>> he essentially hit what he was aiming for that morning. he was aimed on a signal that he misunderstood. >> we had ex

i'm michael finney, coming up on "7 on your side", new legal protections that will protect you. >> plus, five futuristic innovations. and reflections of a terrifying childhood. a bay area woman who grew up in bosnia is using her art to inspire children. >>> we begin with huge amounts of debris bound for the california coastline. all of it 25 million tons coming from japan from the massive tsunami that hit a year ago. dan ashley takes a look at what is coming. >> the tsunami triggered by an earthquake, tore life from the shoreline and pulled it into the sea. everything seemed to find its way into the pacific ocean. some of it sanction, some of it has been retrieved but most of it is now floating in the pacific. >> debris from the tsunami started arriving at the end of last september. >> it is a potential ecological disaster and poses obstacles for ships navigating the high seas. >> he has studied ocean debris for 30 years. >> i would guesstimate it would arrive next winter. >> she relying on people that walk the beach and report what they found. >> this is monument to beach combing. >> j

what this means for the future of e book autos michael finney is taking your consumer questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live later. you can contact michael on twitter at m finney and facebook.com slash michael finney abc 7. >>> checking healthy living news findings show america's obesity epidemic is weighing heavier on medical costs than anyone realized. research at university of chicago shows additional spending because of obesity is double estimates skpechleeds those of smoking. those costs include obvious, such as higher health insurance premiums as well as more hidden expenses like hospitals ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models. and there is a suspect that it it will lead to introduction of policies to fight obesity. >> thinking of sending a text is enough to increase the likelihood of getting into aan accident. there is a modest 1% increase among those who spent a lot of time thinking about texting or talking on the phone. a separate study shows those who texted as they drove were up to eight times more likel

more from michael finney coming up on the 7 on your side tax chat and hot line.free help and there is time left to call. >> there is a tornado roaring through the dallas area today. ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic! ring ring] progresso. they fit! awesome thk you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. you can see >>> developing news from texas. 12 tornadoes touched down. one sent large tractor trailers into the air after touching down this afternoon. >> several big rigs littered one trucking company's facility. another twister ripping through a nursing home. authorities report more than a dozen injuries. >> the storm forced air traffic to stop at least 400 departures cancelled at dallas international airport. one of the busiest in the country. reports say 110 planes were damaged by the storm. >> there is

. >> michael finney taking your questions through facebook and twitter pages. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >>> a new study finds a disdis stushing connection between early menopause and death. in sweden 400 women were divided in two groups. by age 77 early menopause group had a mortality rate of 52%, later group, 35%. the author stressed their findings do not prove a cause and affect relationship. >> when you hear the expression "spring cleaning" there is a chance to declutter your medicine cabinet. hosting take back days in location as cross the country tomorrow. and experts point out this will help prevent drug abuse. you can find a take back event near you by visiting our web site. >> and turning to business news, who is the king of smart phones? if you guess apple, you're wrong. details of a nasty battle let's go live at bloomberg west with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> samsung is according to a researcher strategy samsung had taken the crown as biggest mobile phone maker in the world ending nokia's

. >> also, michael finney taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer hem live here in just minutes. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook. >> and we're taking a look at the skyway on your friday. there is traffic approaching the lower deck. it's friday and there will be a little bit of slow going for you. we'll be right back. >>> checking healthy living news a report in the new england journal of medicine points a surprising connection between a diagnosis of cancer and sudden death, not from cancer but heart attacks and suicide. a swedish study tracked six million people and found those who received the diagnosis were 13 times more likely to commit suicide and six times more likely to have a heart attack. researchers say a cancer diagnosis can trigger post traumatic stress, deexpression a rise in heart rate and blood pressure. an advocacy group called environmental health trust is despiting a -- disputing a study that children who use cell phones are not at risk of getting brain cancer saying kids who have them plastered to their ear are twic

. >> michael finney puts toilet paper to the test. we're going to find out which kind is the beast all right. time for a check of traffic this afternoon. you can see sun glistening off of the cars, unfortunately they're going nowhere fast. slow going heading left to right. likewise same story heading south towards the peninsula. stay with us. ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ bñ Ñ Ñ b >>> checking healthy living news this afternoon a new drug seemed to be showing promise whit comes to treating people who suffer frequent and har hard to manage epileptic seizures showing it cut the frequency of the seizures and some took as many as three dug drugs at the same time before taking the drug. the team believes the drug could be effective in battling other newer logical ziss as well. >> doctors will have a new tool in the battle against breast cancer after researchers broke the disease down into 10 subtypes from very treatable to aggressive. researchers came up with the different types by analyzing genetic makeup of nearly 1,000 tumors, experts believe it will take

and interest there is bart. >> coming up next michael finney and a local woman kept getting medicinesnever ordered. >> medicines and bills kept coming with them. stay with us >>> consumer news, your creddit card could come with rights and ben fis you didn't know about. >> more on some that might come in handy. >> yes. and this is designed to protect the consumer. so you should know about them. >> there is a charge on 12-27. and it was not authorized. >> susan is looking over the bill she's been disputing for four months. >> and there is a charge of 22:04s thadz was not authorized. >> she says her prescription drug company has been billing her for medication she's been receiving but did not want. >> this bothers me. i asked them 10 times to remove my credit card information. i have not authorized these charge autos susan despited charge was her company visa. visa agreed to wipe out charges but they turned around and billed her directly. saying metco acted within its rights but there is something consumers can still do. >> call and find out if you're entitled to return protection. all a

you can contact michael on twitter at m finney. ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic! ring ring] progresso. they fit! awesome thk you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> checking healthy living news, nine medical societies are telling doblgtors to think twice before ordering certain tests and treatments. groups released a list aimed at cutting wasteful medical spending in 45 areas, tell doctors to avoid ordering mries or other scans for six weeks of back back, stop prescribing antibiotics for mild to moderate sinus problems. the president of the american board of internal medicine says we're doing this because we think we don't need to ration health care if we get rid of waste. they don't have enforcement power and say fear of malpractice could keep many from following these recommendations. and eating broccoli might

. >> and michael finney is taking your consumer questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here, live later, you can contact with -- connect with michael on twitter and facebook. >> and there is a traffic nightmare. this is a live picture from here in the bay area. there is a skyway on friday afternoon. it's a bill bit sticky. as you'd expect. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> we began with a public apology from the man accused of shoogt florida teenager trayvon martin, today one of the giants of the civil rights movement talked about the case, congressman lewis marched with dr. martin

. >> michael finney is taking your consumer questions through his face dk book and twitter pages and you can contact michael on twitter on m finney and facebook.com. >> and outside we go for a look at the rush-hour traffic. taking a look at the skyway, live, little bit sticky. folks on the screen inching along slowly trying to get on to the bay bridge. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. >>> breaking news happened in mexico city. apparently large earthquake we understand a 7.0 has rocked mexico city. buildings began to sway and people forced to evacuate. that is a significant earthquake. we have not had reports of damage or injuries but will get that in as soon as we can. two weeks ago a fairly significant earthquake and there have been several after shocks associated with that quake. don't know if they're connected but what is preliminarily a 7.0 rocked people in mexico city. >> and coyote sightings caused a closure of some trails near golden gate park. abc 7 is live at the park this afternoon. there is also some claims about threatening behaviors. is that right? >> that is rig

i'm michael finney. finney. >> we begin with dirty little is secret in the military. sexual assault and rape affects members. and a bay area congresswoman committed to changing. >> i was raped multiple times by a fellow u.s. marine. >> my name is katie. i joined the army when i was 17. i was raped by another soldier and discharged by the time i was 19. >> my name is lamanda johnson. i'm a navy veteran and i was raped by a suns soldier. >> my name is diana, u.s. air force and i was raped by a fellow airmen. >> she was 17 when she was raped in the military. amanda was 18. katie was 18 and megan was 18 when she says she was raped the first of three times. they were patriotic teenagers when they en advertise listed. they wanted to serve their country. instead they were brutallyassau assaulted by one of their own. >> sexual assault has no place in this department. >> the u.s. secretary of defense says it could be as many as 19,000 sexual assaults in the military a year. but only about 3,000 actually report the crimes out of fear of reare tal immigration. >> i was scared be

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> coming up, he is a goon on the ice. don sanchez with his on the aisle review is next. @a@aababab hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. is a lot like picking a team. you could go with the fastest, most reliable, and at the very least, talented at what they do. or... you could go in the other direction, and see what happens. pick the right team. with over 6 times the 4g lte coverage, verizon is the obvious choice. >>> in theaters this weekend shawn william scott in the newest american pie film. with you he is also in another come did i that hits theaters this weekend called goon about a hockey enforce are. don sanchez is on the aisle. >>

michael finney joins us live, yes he's right here.next with the results of a massive consumer reports taste test involving more than 100 fast food breakfast sandwiches. $t >>> more and more fast food restaurants are getting in on the breakfast game. >>> michael finney got up early to join the low down on the best and worse choices. >>> consumer reports just tested dozens of fast food egg start your morning off right as dunkin donuts suggests or wake up to deliciousness at mcdonald's you may change your morning routine based on results of this report. >> egg mcmuffin. >> reporter: breakfast on is the go is easier can you make healthy choices without sacrificing taste? consumer reports graded the nutrition of 100 egg sandwiches soldr?f7s by fast fod restaurants. >> as far as nutrition, just six out of 106 sandwiches rated very good. >> reporter: what about taste? consumer records taste testers went undercover to athlete three different locations of each chain. >> can i have four turkey bacon and white cheddar classics. >> reporter: of

i'm michael finney. coming up, 7 on your side holds them to their promise. >> a follow-up on an abc 7 news exclusive. how you all this loot wound up along oakland's lake merit. tonight the kids who found it and w >>> last night we told you the news about the first animal with mad cow disease in the united states in six years. tonight jim avila has the latest on the investigation from the central california farm where that cow gotk. >> the uada industry and even the critics agree the chances of mad cow affecting the american consumer today are small. in fact, it never happened in the united states. dairy farmers at ground zero of the latest outbreak california central valley are panicked that demand and prices will drop. >> demand on beef with all the media cover and is going to take an effect and people going to hold back. >> the heat is on here. usda inspectors scouring a farm deciding if it must kill any calves delivered by the mad cow and destroy what the inspectors call h her cohorts, cows born in th

i'm michael finney coming up. 7 on your side clears it registering your car is usually simple but not marin county woman. the dmv wouldn't give her her new tags and for a whole year police kept pulling her over. 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help. >> elizabeth sweeney felt downright fearful every time she got behind the wheel. not for her safety but because of this. the expired registration tag on her car. >> the tag says 2011 and we are in 2012 so the officers will stop me. >> she's been driving around for nearly a year with expired tags, never knowing when she would get pulled over. however, she says, it's not her fault. she paid her car registration but the dmv wouldn't give her the new tags. >> i said is there a problem? they said, yes, you have a citation and it's not been paid. and i said no, i paid that citation. >> it all began two years ago when elizabeth admits she did let her registration lapse. she was cited and she paid the fine. however, when she tried to register the car last may, the citation still showed up on her dmv record. elizabeth had to go back t

i'm michael finney. we will show you what's next on 7 on your side. ♪ so, this is delicious okay...ere we're at now, we don't care anymore? we just eat whatever tastes good? excuse me? [ man ] like these sweet honey clusters, they're awesome so no way they're good for you. but i guess that's okay right? actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? ya know? cancel the gym membership. bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back. it's 5:39. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. not much going on this morning so far. after all, it's very early. thank you for getting up and watching the abc7 sunday morning news. an auto repair shop in oakland has shut down leaving their customers no way to get their cars and the owner is nowhere to be found. a veteran dealing with all this while he's in the hospital for a major operation. he contacted 7 on your side's michael finney for help. >> ronald davison served in the navy dur

i'm michael finney. we will show you what's next on 7 on your side.n auto repair shop in oakland has shut dow,n, leaving their customers with no way to get their cars, and the owner is nowhere to be found. a veteran dealing with all this while he's in the hospital for a major operation. he contacted 7 on your side's michael finney for help. >> ronald davison served in the navy during the vietnam war. doctors previously amputated his big toe because of a bone infection. he was about to lose some of the others. >> so my other toes are suffering because they don't have the support. >> earlier ronald had taken his car in for repairs at i-max auto tech in oakland. >> the next day i called and no answer on the phone. the following day i went by there and the shop was closed. >> his car sat teasingly right behind the locked gate. the phone at i-max went unanswered. the owner was nowhere to be found. >> it looked like he just dropped off the face and abandoned the business. >> we tracked down the auto shop's owner by phone but he refused to talk to us. we the

i'm michael finney coming up. 7 on your side gets it back. >> welcome back, everybody.ake a look at this shot. gorgeous shot from our roof camera down here near the embarcadero. you see the embarcadero. you see the bay bridge and you see a hint that the sun is moving into position. all of this taking place not all that far from where the san francisco giants will be playing their first evening game. 6:05 start tonight. fireworks to follow. pirates, giants, barry zito on the mound. i only say that because i'm going to be there. a marin county couple said they lost $9,000 when they tried to make an atm deposit. 7 on your side michael finney helps get it back. >> it breaks my heart. i'm getting too old to get in and out of them. >> climbing in and out of the sports car was getting harder for this 76-year-old of mill valley so he traded the car in for this sedan and received a $9,000 check for his old car. >> stuck the check in, it took it, and then spit it back out at me. >> it was now easier to get into his car, but it was not so easy getting that nine grand into his bank

i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side, why book publishers may be holding back that future, at least to the public only $79.99 for a lucid by lg ? i can get a smartphone with verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails. and the screen is easier to read in sunlight ! the universe is practically telling me to get a smartphone. it's like, "lisa, it'd be super cool if you got a smartphone. also, i like your outfit." thanks universe, let's get me a lucid. come in and say hello to your new, easy to use smartphe. the lucid by lg for only $79.99. verizon. ♪ [ female announcer ] hamburger helper cheeseburger macaroni. now even cheesier and tastier. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho,o, ho. green giant >> quell come back. it's 5:39. this is a live look from our emeryville camera.

i'm michael finney. on 7 on your side, why book publishers may be holding back that future, at least to the public libraries.a >>> best buy has announced the locations of the 50 stores it plans to close this year. two are here in the bay area. the company will shut the doors of its pittsburgh and east palo alto stores. the struggling electronics chain is losing ground to discounter target, as well as amazon.com. best buy lost almost $2 billion in the last quarter. >>> a recent survey finds one out of five of us has read an e-book in the past year. but if the major publishers get their way, you won't be getting e-books from the library. 7 on your side's michael finney explains why. >> an early morning crowd recently gathered inside the digital bookmobile in vallejo. the huge trailer is on a national tour to answer questions about e-books and tablets. >> oh, they are huge and growing by leaps and bounds. we noticed a big increase in use after the december holidays when many people received gifts

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, san francisco's innovative lines ballet teamswith the bay area rock icon for a production that is out of this world. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. i can get a smartphone with verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails. and the screen is easier to read in sunlight ! the universe is practically telling me to get a smartphone. it's like, "lisa, it'd be super cool if you got a smartphone. also, i like your outfit." thanks universe, let's get me a lucid. come in and say hello to your new, easy to use smartphon the lucid by lg for only $79.99. verizon. >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $42 million megamillio

. >> michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live, later on. >> you can contact michael on twitter at m finney at facebook.com. >> thank flis fli he's not stuck in that traffic and we'll have a look at the skyway. and the usual slow go left to right for those heading to the lower deck of the bay bridge. better southbound for those heading towards the peninsula. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues. you can see >>> checking healthy living news there is a promising treatment for those with multiple sclerosis. new research finds early use of the drug can slow and even stop the pro gregs of ms. experts say slowing inflammation early in the disease preserves nerve cells from damage. it's a disease attacking the brain and spinal cord. >> women who take an aspirin a couple hours a week may reduce a risk of developing lung cancer and and could reduce a risk of some of the cancers. and cutting cancer risk among smoking and nonsmoking women. >> san francisco making it easier for rez don'ts get rid of unwanted medicines. there are new

and michael finney is here with an update. >> this is amazing. one defense attorney compared this to a movie with twists and turns and a man dubbed the dark prince. in all, three men face 48 felony counts ranging from grand theft money laundering and filing false documents. this is one of san francisco's prime pieces of real estate. it's a gorgeous view of san francisco bay. executive shirley wong likes it so much, she bought three condo there's for $3.75 million. three men also saw opportunity in that property. prosecutors say real estate broker and attorney and a telecommunications agent and tennis instructor conspired to steal wong's property right from under her. >> complexity of the way the defendants went about defrauding this person by, you know, recording title to properties owned by someone else, then going out and getting loans from the real estate is very disturbing. >> prosecutors kicked off opening argument business saying he'll prove the men identified the property, took it, then tried to hide what they took. saying they chose wong'

emily chang will fill us in on detail autos michael finney taking your questions through his facebooknd twitter pages and will answer them here live just a little bit later, you can contact michael on twitter or facebook.com. >> at 4:11 our first check of traffic looking at the skyway. 30 seconds ago, the traffic on the right side of the screen heading southbound was clear. just moving easily. it's bottled up and worse if you're head together lower deck of the bay bridge. stay with us, more still to come on the news at 4:00. >>> checking healthy living news there is a warning about long term risks of eating too much salty foods. researchers asked 2700 adult who's used more salt than the daily recommended amount. they ended up being three times more likely to suffer a stroke or heart tack. the american heart association suggests 1500 milligrams per day. sheer something startling. p 0% of americans who abuse prescription painkillers get them from friends and relatives and often pilfered from medicine cabinets. and says the drug abuse is reponsible for more fatal overdoses than cocaine a

. >> michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them live here a little later, you can contact michael on twitter. >> at 4:08 monday afternoon a check of traffic there is slow crawl left and right. southbound, maybe folks sneaking out of work early. game through of series is tonight. stay with us, more still to come on the news at 4:00. >>> checking healthy living news for mom who's breast feed a daily cup of coffee won't keep baby as wake. a study found breast fed babies are no more likely to have trouble sleeping. and the study published in journal pediatrics did not endorse heavy caffeine intake but researchers say a modest amount does not appear to be a danger, one of the toughest things for new mothers is watching their parents get vaccinated. new research suggests knowing how to comfort a child through the process could be the difference. a study finds five techniques appear to lower pain after vaccinations. including shushing, swaddling tightly in a blanket, swinging back and forth, side or stomach positioning, and providing some

. >> from michael finney a campaign to make sure have you access to your own credit score. those stories coming up as the news at 6:00 continues. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. -dad, why e you getting that? -thatis there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> good evening, we begin with our top story. seven people killed in a

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> michael says consumer reports tried six chicken-flavored mixeshat take 20-30 minutes to prepare. and there were several worth trying including ones from near east and zatarains. >> a judge confiscated a passport of a former modesto high schoolteacher who left his wife and job to move in with an 18-year-old student. james hooker arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor in connection with a different affair 14 years ago, hooker was in court this morning and the judge ordered him to surrender his passport, prosecutors learned he had plans to move to canada with his latest student lover who since left him ai. suspected child molester has been added to the so most wanted list accused of producing child pornography while teaching third grade in a washington, d.c. school. police say it's unclear how many children he may have molested. they're worried he may be working as a tutor on a nan yeechl he has the distinction of replacing osama bin laden on the fbi's most-wanted list. >> and a southern california woman claims she was dying of cancer and wante

i'm michael finney and will have ways for you to get real overdraft protections. >> there is a debatever what to do with a pipeline at the center of the deadly blast. how it holds the key to helping the community heal. >> and now, diane sawyer with a look at what she's working on for world news. >> this is at john edwards trial seems to be coming to a question what this did his late wife know about the affair? when did she know it? we'll tell what you we've learned. former head of airport security says he thinks it's time to let knifes go bag on planes. that is not the problem, hear what he says is the problem. and also there is a series on problems and solutions called hidden america after abc 7 news at 5:00. itititititititititt >>> all right it's 4:52 now. you'll recall earlier it was very easy going for drivers on the righthand side of the screen heading south. not the case any longer they're waiting just as long as folks trying to make their way across the bay bridge. slow going in both directions. >> there is some consumer news, high bank fees including charges for debit card use

i'm michael finney with all the details coming up on "7 on your >> terry: how would you like to have someone go over your credit card bill every month to make sure you don't have wrong charges? michael finney has learned about a new service that will do just that. >> reporter: he accidentally left his credit card at a toy store and picked up by a thief. >> somebody purchased over $500 worth of fresh seafood down at the market on my credit card. >> reporter: he got the charges reversed but it kom got him thinking about security. >> this is something that is going on, maybe other things i am missing and other stuff going on. that was three months ago. >> he started paying closer attention that led him to billguard.com. it works at keeping your bills free from overcharging. >> it's the world's first bill monitoring service that checks your bill for you and finding things such as hidden fees and billing errors that is hard to find. that your bank as missed. >> he does that by looking for complaints on the internet going to the bbb, complaint boards, then applying those complaints and con

one woman claims she found out it was worth more. >> and michael finney has a word of warning. >> and as i've reported before it's important to calculate the value of your gold before going out to sell it. however this, woman says she didn't do research before taking the first offer and then, she regretted it nearly instantly. >> i know she gave it to me with a lot of love. >> the chunky gold bracelet is missing from her wrist. one that looked like this. it was a gift by a friend. sandra didn't want to sell it but needed the cash. >> it's hard to get rid of something that you are so close to. but... circumstances. >> she took the bracelet to this dealer. san francisco gold buyer. the dealer offered her $23 per gram or $1300 for the bracelet. she accepted. >> so i said okay. without realizing that i should have asked. >> instantly she regretted the sale. when a friend told her she could have received a lot more for the 18 k gold. >> i was very upset. >> she went back to the buyer and asked for a better price. or... she wanted her bracelet back. >> he said no. you accepted the price i g

michael finney is here with that story and more. >> battle hins are being drawn and projected protection for privacy of those using social media sites. and state senatory intro accused a bill preventing businesses and government from demanding information as a condition of imemployment. yee added colleges and universities to the list. >> i think the fact it was defeated sig nalz the fact business community wants to continue to take our information and do what they want witness that. is a bad, bad signal. >> experts calling this coyergs for job seekers and say it should be allowed. the bill getting its first test later this month and there is news broke millions of mastercard and visa accounts may have been compromised and today we're learning visa dropped a card processor from its registering of the providers and learned lobal payments is working to fight its security and elf perts say it's almost concern many banks have had them but just are not yet aware or have not yet reported the issue. that means consumers need to keep track of their accounts. we are keeping track of this, what we'

michael finney helped get it back. >> it briablgs my heart. >> driving in and out of the sports car was harder for 76-year-old john of mill valley. he he traded the car in for this sedan and $9,000 check for his old car. >> stuck the check in and took it and spit back out at me. >> it was not so easy getting that nine grand into his bank account. >> john says he tried to deposit the check into a bank of america atm located inside this grocery store but the check popped back out. >> i put it in again, next thing i see, the check going in and it's like this. i hit every button to try to get it returned. check was never returned. >> john says there was no receipt, no deposit and the check was gone. he had only this stub to show for it. >> john and his wife elizabeth drove to a nearby branch to get help. >> they said they couldn't do anything about it. they are not in charge of that. i'll give you a number to call. >> the couple did call. bank offered a temporary credit of $9,000 while it researched their case. they promised a response within six weeks but john and elizabeth wanted to find

i'm michael finney. coming up, 7 on your side gets their money back.ns of others, a bay area couple lost their home and jobs in the recession. on top of that they had a hard time getting a refund for an overpaid bill until 7 on your side got involved. here's michael finney with the story. >> it was always my dream, go, unquote, the american dream. >> it was devastating when kathleen paul and her husband lost their home to foreclosure. nearly a year later the house still sits empty and the hurt remains. >> i cried for a couple of months. and even now i get. >> the couple moved into some small apartment and now a reminder of their devastating loss, a bill from adt home alarms which had protected the house they lost. >> end up paying for two extra months because they were claiming that i owed this money to them, so i went ahead and paid it. >> kathleen said she cancelled her service last june when they had to leave their home, and in a flurry of moving she overpaid. adt agreed to refund her $215, but months later she hadn't received her money. >> some peo

my will cay finney reports on a a -- michael finney reports on a free service to collect the cash. >> it was the middle of the day and the room is barely filled at this free tax clinic in san francisco. moms with kids, singles on fixed income. >> when i found out it was free i was thinking like, wow, might as well give it a try. >> she is struggling to get by, and expecting his first child. he was glad to have his taxes done free and he learned he might also get a nice tax refund. >> i could use some of the money to buy some diapers. >> the free clinic is just one of 200 set up by the united way all-around the bay area. about a quarter million workers here qualify for free tax help, but only about 5% have used it. >> so the rest of the people paid somehow. >> kelly from united way says more than 60% of low wage earners wind up paying $300 for tax preparation when they could take advantage of this free service. >> you think if it is free it is not high quality when our free services are high quality. we work with the irs and are trained and certified by the irs. >> the program is 10 ye

7 on your side michael finney learned about new service that does exactly that. watch this. >>reporter: thomas accidentally left credit card at toy store and picked up bay thief. >> somebody purchased over 500 dollars worth of fresh seafood. down at the market on my credit card. >>reporter: he got the charges reversed but the incident got him thinking about security. >> this is plate anti-fraud going on with losing it but other things might be missing with other stuff going on. that was three months ago. >>reporter: he started paying closer attention and that led him to this unique new service that works at keeping the bills free from over charges. >> world first bill monitoring service that is capable of actually checking your bill for you. and finding tl things such as hidden fees and billing errors that are very hard for you to find. as well as fraud that your bank has missed. >>reporter: bill does that by looking for complaints on the internet. going to the bbb. twitter. complaint board. anywhere. then applying those complaints and concerns to your specific bill. >> a lo

here with the library. 7 on your side michael finney here with the story. news at 9:00 continues.  you. >> big move for commuter in the south bay. bart broke ground on long awaited extension the san jose today. new extension will take part bart from fremont to ber i east a. david was there for today's historic event. >> let the digging begin. >>reporter: no look of enthusiasim for the historic ground breaking. 10 years of wishing and hoping and campaigning to get taxpayers of the state and federal government to pay for the 2.3 billion dollar project. key supporter was senator feinstein who put pressure on washington to chip in 900 million dollars. >> the people of santa clara were willing to raise their sales tax and that really proud a very high percent of local funds. with those local funds it wasn't too difficult then to good to the federal government. >>reporter: projected 23,000 riders will use the extension into san jose on daily basis if 2018. 10 mile project will connect to new warm springs bart station in fremont, tu

they became heroes and now, roll models for younger generation autos michael finney with an easy way to figure out how much students will end up paying for college. the news continues near one minute. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> some of the best-selling birth control pills will now have a label emphasizing the drug's may be more likely to cause blood clots than older contraception skpils contain a man made hormone that could increase the risk. and the fda points out it's still very rare. >> a 4-year-old intoi making significant improvements on medication. we told but him in january. he has aclassic aneema. and his family now says he's responding positively to suppression treatment and medicine and now regenerating cells that is great, however there is a rigs being he can relapse. his family calls it a surprise blessing and they're so relieved. if you'd like to learn more about the fight or find out how to become a bone marrow donor we have a link to his site under see it on tv. >> and one teenager and two public safety dispatchers honored today as 9

and as long as you're there go to michael finney's consumer blog. >> we'll do it. during the break. >> yes. >> we'll be right back. c >> and taking aim at high price of gas there is a plan to put a lid on what we may pai at the purpose and down on thur luck couples and an era of san francisco used to be second only to new york. and those stories and more tonight at 6:00. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> for all of us thank you for watching. we're going to leave you with a flash mob in downtown san francisco. >> they've got the groove on today at union square. >> they look good. >> having fun

then michael finney here with a dirtee secret about something living on your kpulter mouse. >> and how expanding gambling can help settle some of california's debt. the news continues in one minute. >> there is late word this bus stop may be where a gun has been found. the gun may have been used by the shooter in the oikos university rampage. and seven people were killed in that rampage. three people wounded. this is sky 7 somewhere in oakland. police believe they've found the weapon used this that shooting. we're going stay on top of this. we'll have more for you and update in this newscast from abc 7 news at 6:00. >> and there is a suspected child molester arrested in the south bay. deputy as rested just the 26-year-old apt yos resident accused of sexual assaulting three boys between 14 and 5 years of age. police say lopez met the minors on social networking sites arranging meeting was victims and investigating the possibility there may be more victims. >> there is california missing out on millions of dollars spent online maying -- playing poker and lawmakers want a piece of the act

. >> and michael finney tracks down the best devices to keep track of roaming pets. stay with us. the news continues right here in one. >>> a break through could help reverse damage from a heart tachblgt researchers have discovered a method to reprogram cells that normally form scar tissue. researchers injected genes that stimulate broken embryos. he says result koz have implications for humans. >> we want to try to avoid this growing list of people who have heart failure that need a transplant. only way to do that is to have those individuals generate new heart muscle we think this might be a direct way. >> and. >> he says the team now tries to duplicate result autos local pediatricians are seeing new patients with hand, foot and mouth disease. state health officials say patients suffer from larger rash that's cover more wide spread areas of the wod body and victims lose more finger nails and toe nails. and more adults are coming down with the strain. experts say it can be prevent bid washing your hands and childrens hands frequent lie let's update you now on a whale rescue in so

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. >>> michael finney will have results from a breakfast sandwich taste test.alifornia mom who won a small victory for consumers. >>> finally, cell phone art and bail lay legend performs this weekend. >> -- and a ballet legend performs this weekend. >> reporter: ballet superstar baryshnikov stars in a new play at the berkeley repertory theater the story of an aging russian general. -- [ inaudible ] >> works of art on an iphone. ♪ ♪ [ inaudible ] >>> this afternoon stray showers possible to be very light, breezy and cooler conditions is what everybody will be dealing with temperatures in the low to mid 60s cool tonight with 40s, dry for tomorrow's commute and dry from tomorrow through wednesday. >>> that's going to do it for now. who wants to be a millionaire is next. >>. have a great day. abab

. >> easter bunny arrived and looks like michael finney. >> you do have your yellow and blue tie. >> s. >> and this is -- what do you have for free stuff? >> i'm tying oprah into finney's friday free stuff. there you go. check out this bracelet on the cover of oo". >> this one? >> not that very one. >> okay. >> and that is sure, check this out. take a look. it's a purple colored gold plated bracelet and there are wood chips from bombay fashions.com the largest online seller of fashion accessories like this. and it's a $20 value you're going get it free. and as long as you're going to be looking that good might as well have something to eat. >> oh, deer! >> and there you go. >> krispy kreme two pack for easter. and look they look like easter egg autos they do. yes. they do. >> you're going to get one of your choice a classic glazed this is celebrating the krispy kreme being in the bay area 12 years now. >> anything inside? >> yes. >> there is one yourself. >> how do we get this? >> what a great question. >> and you can log on while there check out my consumer blog. >> any oprah stuff o

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i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, old-time radio.bay area's role in the birth of broadcasting. picking a wireless network is a lot like picking a team. you could go with the fastest, most reliable, and at the very least, talented at what they do. or... you could go in the other direction, and see what happens. pick the right team. with over 6 times the 4g lte coverage, verizon is the obvious choice. >> a forgotten part of broadcast history is being recalled in a new book. it was about how san francisco was once the second most important broadcasting center in the country right after new york city. abc7 news parts entertainment reporter don can the tunes in to some long forgotten sounds. ♪. >> he takes great pleasure in presenting dr. frank mccoy. >> radio the way was it. and across the nation people were listening to shows from san francisco. >> before radio there was no national entertainment. >> it changed our culture. radio historian john snyder has chronicled bay area broadcasting in this new book. a thousand actors, musicians an

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at 6:00 from michael finney the east bay woman tricked into participating in an international fraud scheme. we'll be right back here. os >>> the humane society has its hands full playing mother for 20 cute baby ducks and geese. they fell into a storm drain. the center is caring for 10 gooselings after a dog scared away their mother and they'll all be released back into the wild in a couple weeks unless the baby birds under danger. it's tempting and don't do it people see baby birds and feel they need to be cared for. often people can leave them alone. parents are nearby, watching them. >> the sent jer one of a handful that care for sick and orphanned wildlife. >> and there is april update on a story that tugged on everybody's heart. freeway continues to make a remarkable recovery. last week spotted dragged by a rope on the side of a truck, injuries so severe, one hind leg had to be amputated. so there is he is doing better now and could be ready for adoption but many calls have come into the society of the north bay about adopting freeway a lottery is going to be held now. >> this there sw