in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> thank you. there is a shooting outside a center disrupted voting activities. in the man was wounded shoulder. stumbled into the center around 3:00 this afternoon, asking for help. staff members quickly retracted. we hear the gunshot. we immediately follow the procedures that we were supposed an emergency situation. >> luckily no voters were inside time of the shooting. the gunman was taken to the hospital for treatment. for four menoking who are possible for the shooting. s it an end?, i he will need surgery. he'll be out for the regular city. it is a big blow. the national weather service its turning the warning. they said that residents were the weather becausees here's the they have become desensitized. newcials say they hope the will encourage people to seek shelter immediately. fortunately, we are cooling off after a warm day. look outside.ive relatively clear. but will it look like for the rest of the night? what you think about those serious warnings for tornadoes? >> absolutely. people n

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. the uc davis police chief stepping down in the wake of a pepper spray assault last year. the lieutenant sprayed students during a november 18th protest. the uc davis police chief says she's decided to retire after discussion was the family. and says, quote, the university does not want had to be the defining moment nor do i wish it for it to be mine. >> deputies admit they're withholding information about evidence found during a search for young sierra lamar and insist it's necessary because of the investigation. the sheriff's dive team continued its search of what is called perk yolation pond. and it's not far from the spot where the 15-year-old disappeared more than a month ago. you can imagine the search is a double edged sword, finding something could mean very bad news. >> it's scary in some ways but if they can find us smg that leads to us her alive that would be g you know? maybe there sefdz they threw in the water. >> the sheriff's office says investigators with omding evidenc

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> all right lillian thanks very much. our viewers many of you have been sending us photo of the lightning. tom sent this shot from san francisco south market area spectacular. we have been getting numerous phone calls in the newsroom from viewers around the bay area who heard thunder in the neighborhood. this incredible photo of rain lightening we show new a second was captured in the city as well. now if you have any photo or video or earthquake damage send us, up load to u.report that the address here l earthquake in mexico the other day and the storm system tonight. any time you get any pictures send them to us. >> right now all flights at san francisco international airport almost back to normal tonight after rain lightning caused flight delay up to 2 and a half hours. airport officials say as of rate now delays are ru running about 15 minutes or less. >> crew cleaning up a lot of raw sewage not very pleasant obviously that overflowed in san francisco during this morning heavy rains and now more rain as you heard on t

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> all right lillian thanks very much. our viewers many of you have been sending us photo of the lightning. tom sent this shot from san francisco south market area spectacular. we have been getting numerous phone calls in the newsroom from viewers around the bay area who heard thunder in the neighborhood. this incredible photo of rain lightening we show new a second was captured in the city as well. now if you have any photo or video or earthquake damage send us, up load to u.report that the address here l earthquake in mexico the other day and the storm system tonight. any time you get any pictures send them to us. >> right now all flights at san francisco international airport almost back to normal tonight after rain lightning caused flight delay up to 2 and a half hours. airport officials say as of rate now delays are ru running about 15 minutes or less. >> crew cleaning up a lot of raw sewage not very pleasant obviously that overflowed in san francisco during this morning heavy rains and now more rain as you heard on t

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you. that is an amazing story. moving on you can call this tomb stone technology. some grave stones can now link loved ones to online memorials using a smart phone. a monument company is offering to put them on headstones. you can scan it and it will connect you with a memorial web site about a loved one. and you can send text messages to families or share stories. the company says it's selling several every day. >> and just ahead a mix up at this morn's mem raigs of the 1906 earthquake but everything is golden now. >> have you ever ridden with a cab driver giving you a hard time for using a credit card? i'll tell you what's up with that today. >> i was angry that she wasn't hearing me. >> for the first time ross mirkarimi talks about what led to bruises his wife suffered at his hands. >> first, diane sawyer with a look at what she's working on for world news. >> there is tonight on world news, our friend dick clark, someone once called him the oldest teenager in america. we're going show you something we saw him d

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> much more to get to here tonight. coming up.mber a bay area environmental pioneer who has passed away. also ahead surprise change of plans for the maker of so-called pitching slime. >> and to the ends of the galaxy and sounds of another >> man who people say did more than any person to pre-serve california's coast line has died. peter douglas retired last fall after working for the california coastal commission for more than 3 decades. many years as the director. douglas co-author the landmark coastal act in 1972 which locked in to place the public right to access the state beaches. peter douglas died of cancer. he was 69 years old. the. >> university vowing to open tomorrow despite yesterday raid by federal agents. hundreds of people march from san francisco city hall to the federal building 2 blocks away today. they denouns obama administration fight against medical marijuana dispensary. several stan fran supervisors joined the protest. >> need to make it clear that we don't believe that what the federal government is doing is

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> state assembly has passed a bill that would punish students who use social networking sites to billy their classmates. bill would allow schools to suspend or expel even students who create on line profiles im pars natureing classmate or burn pages filled with material intended to harm other teens, democratic assembly woman of san jose is the bill sponsor. passed assembly today with unanimous vote and now moves on to the senate. >>> a lot more to bring you here this monday. just ahead. 6 ordinary people doing extraordinary things. they are helping to make the world a better place. we have the wish of this year goldman prize. >> also. new look at what a storm on the sun looks like. just ahead. event that has nasa scientist l buzzing. >> i'm spencer in the accu-weather forecast center. big warm-up is coming our way. i'll show you how warm it is >> an award known as the green nobel prize is being handed out right now at the san francisco opera house. the goldman environmental prize goes to 6 people for the grass roots efforts to protect our planet. each o

in the newsroom, wayne friedman abc 7 news. >> when l news continues tonight. new terror warning. coming up. security officials worry about an attack from al qaeda as the first anniversary of osama bin laden death approaches. there is tight security at airport tonight. >> failure to launch. north korea parades the missiles around but whole nation engaged in a charade? secretary of the treasury comes to san francisco to talk about china. but is forced to talk china. but is forced to talk about something else >> another half hour of news >> another half hour of news begins >> good evening once again. we start this half hour with a threat of terror. president was briefed today about the possibility that al qaeda is making plans to retaliate as we get closer to the first anniversary of osama bin laden's death. from coast to coast and over seas there is extra security tonight at airports and on board planes. the latest now from brian ross. >>reporter: greatest concern to u.s. officials is the al qaeda group in yemen and the master bomb maker. l who has survived repeated u.s. efforts to

. >>> in abc 7 newsroom we'll have new details on that san francisco mass murder investigation. our vic lee has information on the cell phone call that led police to their suspect. and if there is a steak on the dinner table be sure to see what the i team learned about meat glue and a look inside of a tunnel project below the bay protecting local water supplies, its coming up at 6:00. >> thank you. see you then. >> oakland is commemorating the 160th anniversary of the founding and the city kicked off a week long birthday celebration. >> residents invited to join a dance group or play hoops in front stiff hall. >> more events taking place next week. and they include a performance of les miserables. >> the mayor will be there to cut a giant birthday cake. >> and back outside now. doyle drive is about two and a half hours from being shut down and demolished. >> they're moving equipment into place at 8:00. if all goes as planned doyle drive will be demolished and a new roof will open up. >> if you want to go to abc 7 news.com we have ways for to you get around traffic gridlock. so t

in the newsroom, jummy olabanji, abc 7. >> he was known as the pop culture icon. fans are mourning the loss and dick clark. >> he died yesterday in santa monica of a heart attack. he was often called the world's oldest teenager. he hosted american bandstand and went on to become a producer and entertainment tigtan. d.c. film producer and worked with him closely on several projects says that clark broke down racial barriers. >> it was not just a white show or a particular type of music show. he mixed it up in all one program. everybody to london. >> #generations remember dick clark goes to new year's eve telecasts for four decades. he was 82. it's 50 degrees outside. >> still ahead, a big honor for a potential psychotics -- for a psychiatrist who has been named one of the most influential people in the world by "time" magazine. >> many more people are suffering with allergies. we have the results of a new survey. >> first, traffic and weather. the roads are starting to (bell rings) hi. yes? you know those delicious granola bunches in honey bunches of oats? i love t

live in the newsroom, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. i want to turn to the trayvon martin case. gun-control advocates will be on capitol hill today urging congress to take steps to keep guns out of the wrong hands. want lawmakers to reject a bill forcing states to honor out of state concealed weapon permits. comedian bill cosby is weighing in over the debate over the killing. he told cnn the debate should be focused on guns and not on race. he said that he was once a gun owner but no longer is. >> accord hearing set for today in the uva lacrosse murder trial. a judge in charlottesville will set a sentencing date for george huguely, convicted of killing his estranged girlfriend yeardley love. he killed her in may of 2010 after a violent fight. his lawyers are expected to appeal. the man charged with carrying out last year's massacre in norway went on trial. anders breivik admitted carrying out the bombing and shooting spree last july that killed 77 people. he pleaded not guilty to criminal charges telling the court he acted in self-defen

. >>> all new video into the abc 2 newsroom of the two alarm fire at an apartment in reisterstown. look at this. this coming into us from a viewer. it happened around 2 in the morning at the preserve at owings crossing. the apartment is behind the future care cherry wood nursing home. no cause or word of a cause or any reports of injuries this morning. we will keep you updated. >>> the body of a woman whose husband said she went missing 21 years ago is found. now the husband is charged with her murder. friend of the victim say they cannot believe it went this long before bringing the case to a conclusion. >> reporter: cindy still lives next door to the home robert jarrett shared with his first wife christine. >> she would call and confide in me somewhat. you know, enough to where i knew there were problems. >> reporter: then in january of 1991, christine jarrett vanished. cindy fryer suspected robert had something to do with it. >> he waits two days and comes knocking at our door saying have you seen chris and we are like no what do you mean have is we seen chris. >> reporter: they

live on this breaking news in the newsroom jay korff, abc 7 news. >> more breaking news in the district when a person was struck and killed by a recycling truck. they are at 14th street and columbia road. jennifer donelan is there. she is leveraging details. >> the victim is an adult man who was killed when he was run over by and large recycling truck. it happened on columbia road just off the 14th street next to this school. just to give the an idea, this is 14th at the height of rush hour and this is causing quite a headache. this happened around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. we have been told the man has not been identified by police. also, the recycling truck is not from the city. we have been told by councilman that it is a private contractor out of maryland. we spoke to their headquarters in texas and they're waiting for information. we spoke to david baker who was in his car in the alley at the time of the accident. >> the trash truck moved in reverse. a couple of cars were following him out of the alleyway. halfway through the alley, he just stopped. the lead car, the driver got out

in the newsroom, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> the boys state university student accused of fatally stabbing your college roommate in september is free on bond. the washington times reports alexis simpson was released last week. her attorney said the move signals support of the killing being self-defense. she's charged with first-degree murder in the death of dominique frazier. trial is set for august. montgomery county police will be back on the scene of an four- month murder. franklin mobley was shot in december. police will go back to the scene today to hand out flyers with additional information about a potential witness. they think the witness was waiting at a bus stop not far from where the young man was killed. >> vote 2012, polls show the presidential race to be a virtual tie. >> in and compile the results of six surveys conducted over the past 10 days. the polls show 47% of voters favor the president 44% support mitt romney. the three. difference is really within the margin of error for the survey. the white house giving you a chance to hang out with the president and actor

new this morning, new video into the abc 2 newsroom of a two alarm fire. all this take place in reisterstown courtesy of michael that happened at a apartment complex because of future care around 2 this morning on reisterstown road. there's no word of the cause or injury. we will stay on this and bring you updates throughout the day. >>> spring is here and with that comes earth day. whether you are family boater or sailor or fisherman there's need to know tips to keep the waterways save. so if you feeling your -- fueling your boat, don't top it off and clean up your trash and put it in reusable trash and containers. don't hose it off on the side of the boat. and spending of those waterways, good news for crabs. a survey by the department of natural resources found the bay's juvenile blue crab population is at highest level. numbers haven't been this high since 1993 and i know lynette you are exciteed about that because you like the crabs. >> i love crabs. >> how are you this morning? >> doing well how are you. >> doing well. weather wise you came in with a

in the newsroom, mark matthews, abc 7 news. >>> a lot more to bring you. mad cow disease. inspectors scour the farm where the cow got sick as the beef industry prepares for an economic low. >> bank says a checking account is free for life and then begins charging. 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

in the newsroom, kris van cleave, abc 7 news. >> ford is recalling more than 140,000 focus to fix the2012 model wiper motor. other contaminants could reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash. >> facebook will be buying instagram, their largest acquisition to date at $1 billion. facebook says instagram will run independently and they can still use it on outside social networks like water. >> a new king has been crowned on broadway. "the lion king" is now the highest grossing show on broadway. almost $854 million. it debuted in 1997. phantom opened in 1988 but the lion king has a higher average ticket price and a larger theater. is that right? let's talk about tonight. in prime time, it is rock and roll my on "dancing with the stars." they will perform to classic rock stars. kiss will perform. followed by "castle." >> lets see what is coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> gordon peterson has a look. >> will maryland gamble on another casino? right now, in indianapolis they're talking about the possibility of a $1 billion casino in prince george's county but there's not a lot of

in the newsroom,al ben wong -- alan wang, abc news. >> thank you. >>> a mendocino county prosecutor is under investigation after a marijuana growing operation was found at his home. 150 plants were found, authorities say, growing inside the home of deputy district attorney sergio fuentes. it is the one he shares with his mother. the case is investigation and no arrests have been made at this point. he is on paid administrative leave. >>> up next, the weekend doyle drive closure. we'll look at alternatives for anyone who needs to make their way over the golden gate bridge. >> and a kidney recycled. how doctors transplanted a single organ twice. >> and a crumpled car where the family inside dangles off the side of this california freeway. and then late other "nightline". >> i'm cynthia mcfaden, carolyn and dan, coming up on "nightline" when debt collectors asked her for money she fought back and won big. tonight she turns the tables to collect. plus is hidden in -- plus, hidden in america. they call themselves the forgotten ones. >> thank you, cynthia. abc news at 11:00 continues >>> bra

in the newsroom,al ben wong -- alan wang, abc news. >> thank you. >>> a mendocino county prosecutor is under investigation after a marijuana growing operation was found at his home. 150 plants were found, authorities say, growing inside the home of deputy district attorney sergio fuentes. it is the one he shares with his mother. the case is investigation and no arrests have been made at this point. he is on paid administrative leave. >>> up next, the weekend doyle drive closure. we'll look at alternatives for anyone who needs to make their way over the golden gate bridge. >> and a kidney recycled. how doctors transplanted a single organ twice. >> and a crumpled car where the family inside dangles off the side of this california freeway. and then late other "nightline". >> i'm cynthia mcfaden, carolyn and dan, coming up on "nightline" when debt collectors asked her for money she fought back and won big. tonight she turns the tables cllect. plus is hidden in -- plus, hidden in america. they call themselves the forgotten ones. >> thank you, cynthia. abc news at 11:00 continues right after

newsroom,live in the brianne carter, abc 7. >> it is 45 degrees outside the. >> that money could go a long way haiti, but something is still a little strange about the story. still ahead, police searched for answers into what led to a at a religious school in california. g about thelearnin accused gunman. ranking members of the obama administration out of a job this morning. do with wild spending in las vegas. ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. romance happens. confidence happens. ♪ when skin meets goddess, anything can happen. introducing venus & olay, a match made in skin heaven. olay moisture bars release skin conditioners to help lock in moisture and boost your shave. while five blades get venus close. revealing smooth. renewing beauty

abc 7 is in the newsroom with more on what is at stake. >> if the teachers decide to go on strike we're talking about a major disruption to all 23 campuses of the california state university system. a massive strike. at noon, teachers lined up to cast votes on whether to allow the union to call for a strike. and they're not the only ones. 23 could walk out in sex. >> everybody is going to be affected. and if we don't do something it affects our current and future students. >> teachers asking for a 1% salary increase and say that is not the main stumbling block. they want the university system to support a cap on class sizes. >> how am i going to teach 75-100 studz glents a class? >> most students agree. >> three years ago the class has been full. but more and more i'm getting up in my classes i'm noticing that the classes are getting more p more pack students have a hard time enrolling in most classes. >> it's harder. there are many people turning and trying to get into the class csu admits it's been an ongoing problem but says in four years, the state has cut $1 billion in funding. for

newsroom. long-time powerhouse producer, and abc's new career's eve, rocking eve host, dick clark, has died. details surrounding his death are unclear. but clark had suffered a significant stroke, back in 2004, forcing him to retire. the tv legend also suffered from type 2 diabetes. clark has been married three times and has three children. he started his career, hosting "american bandstand." he was affectionately called america's teenager because he never seemed to age. dick clark, dead at age 82. wjz will have much more on dick clark and his death, coming up, all new at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >>> shocking new scandal. photographs of u.s. troops in afghanistan, that appear to show soldiers, posing next to bodies. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the u.s. is launching a criminal investigation. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show american troops, posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos, absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core

and abc 7's vick slee in the newsroom tonight with the story. >> this his wife is in venezuela and visiting her aling father. a day away order kept the couple apart and lopez found a way to speak to her husband. and she wrote a letter in a newspaper. >> i miss them and want them to be okay. >> ross mirkarimi responded to the letter after the court hearing. lopez wrote that the new year's eve argument was mischaracterized as domestic violence when it was simply an emotional misunderstanding between the two. lopez said her husband's troubles were the result of a vendetta to oust them from office. mayor ed lee suspended mirkarimi as sheriff, charging him with official misconduct. she compared it to an attempt 10 years ago to overthrow the government in venezuela. i am shocked to witness the same formula being applied to my husband and that is what's happening to ro.s the mayor declined to respond but both the police chief and district attorney did. >> the police department takes any suggestion of domestic violence seriously. we investigate it optively and. >> it's overwhelming evidence to show

abc 7's vic lee is in the newsroom with more on this for us. >> vargas pleaded guilty to felony dui and hit and run charges. he was sentenced to a year in jail in county jail and community service. today in court he was repetent. he faced the judge. >> and vargas apologized to the parents. >> i cannot express words to express how remorseful i feel towards the family. >> the prosecutor read a letter from the family. they were unable to leave philadelphia for sentencing. >> it's hard to know how sincere you are with your remorse, it can be seen in a person's eyes. >> ryan's parents could not look into the eyes of the 22-year-old that triple -- crippled their son. ryan is now going through another surgery, his fourth. >> you're incarcerated because of your actions but ryan is incarcerated because of your actions. he can't do many of the things he used to enjoy doing. >> vargas left the scene, hitting other cars. and was arrested after a sobriety test showed he was drunk. >> i have learned so much out of this. and and and we want you to become a member of society and make a good living. >>

abc 7 news. >> and now the race for the republican presidential nomination. the candidates have campaigned the hardest. scott thuman is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> as you mentioned, most of the country keeping an eye on of wisconsin. ithe was not working at the room so much as working the campground -- the camera. thhoping they would dole out votes. >> hopefully i will get the delegates i need to take back the white house. >> santorum, despite being outspent four to one hinted he may have an upset in the making. >> the longer we are in this, the stronger we are getting. >> wisconsin offers 42 delegates, maryland 37, and 19 in the district for a total of 98. santorum's pour organizing is his achilles' heel. he will not even be on the ballot in d.c. newt gingrich and ron paul both campaign a little bit but lag well behind their counterparts. >> i think some of the less capable candidates should bal out. >> the romney camp keep turning out endorsements like former president george h. w. bush, pualaul ryan, and johnson. >> santorum is back in pennsylvania. if he loses all three, that may very well be the alamo of his race. >> d.c

newsroom, you go into your office at 9:00 a.m. and you turn on a tv so you can see what the news was paired you could not turn on abc, cbs, and nbcause there were in the quiz show and soap opera box. i will say, lord knows, my father is right. we spent a lot of time covering and and nicole smith. but when something big is happening, we covered that as well in a minute 15. >> tell me something, chris. people ask me about you. >> they ask me about you, too. [laughter] >> what persuaded him to sellout? what they mean is they believe that you now believe, having gone to work for fox and you enjoy it, that you have left, that you're no longer objected, that the fox news operation is biased, right wing, not fair and balanced. you've heard that. what is the answer? >> we talked about this in the beginning. what happened to me personally was that, looking ahead at my career and, because i am lawless, i have 30 more years of my career even though i and 60 or will be 60 in october, i saw what was going on at the networks and saw them shrinking, cutting bureaus, cutting staff, charging more and more money for smaller and smaller audiences a

newsroom." we're glad to have you with us. i'm martha maccallum. gregg: i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. in an interview with diane sawyer airing tonight on abc'ss, romney was asked what he would like to tell president obama. he responded with this. >> start packing [laughing] that is what i would like to say. obviously we have a very different view. the president, i'm sure, wants another four years. but the first years didn't go so well. gregg: well that very confident tone coming just as gallup daily tracking polls pulling slightly ahead of the president although still in a statistical dead heat, 47% to the president's 45. martha: mary katharine ham, columnist for "the daily caller" and fox news contributor. good morning. nice to see you this morning. >> good morning. martha: what do you make of the start packing comment? >> he is trying to take on a little bit more of a tough guy confident edge to him. sometimes he is not great at that. i think this was fine. it was a good-natured comment. i don't think it was rude or anything. there are some good signs for romney. he does need to be showing a little more confidence. i think that helps voter

newsroom, you go into your office at 9:00 a.m. and you turn on a tv so you can see what the news was paired you could not turn on abc, cbs, and nbc because there were in the quiz show and soap opera box. i will say, lord knows, my father is right. we spent a lot of time covering and and nicole smith. but when something big is happening, we covered that as well in a minute 15. >> tell me something, chris. people ask me about you. >> they ask me about you, too. [laughter] >> what persuaded him to sellout? what they mean is they believe that you now believe, having gone to work for fox and you enjoy it, that you have left, that you're no longer objected, that the fox news operation is biased, right wing, not fair and balanced. you've heard that. what is the answer? >> we talked about this in the beginning. what happened to me personally was that, looking ahead at my career and, because i am lawless, i have 30 more years of my career even though i and 60 or will be 60 in october, i saw what was going on at the networks and saw them shrinking, cutting bureaus, cutting staff, charging more and more money for smaller and smaller audienc