in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> indeed.al government dropped all charges against mississippi man accused of sending ricin laced let investigators the president and others. pall curtis walked out of jail this afternoon. just dressed media earlier today saying he's looking forward to seeing his family. curtis calls the whole situation overwhelming and says he didn't even know what reece inwas. >> i respect prchl. >> love of love my country. with never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. >> curtis release comes day after investigators found no evidence of the poison in his home or car. curtis attorney praised the government handling of the case saying he was treated well. authorities search home today of another mississippi man in connection with the case. they are not saying what if anything was found. >>> city of los angeles has forehead to pay more than 4 million dollars to would women who were hurt when police mistakenly opened fire on them during the man hunt for fugitive ex cop christopher dor

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> news this morning, bay area landfill workers who will meet in about an hour at 10:00 this morning in livermoore to discuss whether to strike against their employer, waste management. negotiations are stalled over wages and what the union calls dangerous working conditions. those talks broke down after the company rejected a union proposal to give workers a 50 cents an hour raise. we will be watching this story as it develops and we'll let you know whether a landfill strike is called. it is happening right now, more than 5,000 runners are taking part in a new half marathon in san francisco this morning. the inaugural trans america rock and roll run is under way. can you see them there on the right side of the video, crossing the golden gate bridge. the race began at 7:00 near aquatic park and winds through the marina. the field, pra siddo, across the golden gate bridge and back to the starting line. 1500 runners from 15 countries are taking part in this sold-out race. afterwards, they will be entertained by rock band in the aquatic park. this is open to t

in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> all right. coming up next, i'm going to show you around the new san francisco exploratorium. >> how >>> we're folk breaking news in southern california now this, is ventura county. two separate wildfires are burning ask threatening homes. one home caught fire as well. you can see smoke is in the area and strong winds as well, there is a is wind warning in affect until tomorrow, we've seen two water dropping helicopters on the scene. firefighters try to prevent this from spreading to other homes in the area. this is in ventura county. >> moving on, exploratorium reopens next week on the san francisco water front. abc 7 is the television partner and proud to be so. tonight i have a first look at some of the exhibits now in the works. at night this gallery looks like science fiction. by day, it's about understanding science facts. >> you can examine huge forms of life like a douglas fir that blew down in a wind storm. >> 1670 that seed sprouted and became this large tree. >> our check out the tiny

in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> brace yourself. chocolate without the fat.me might have come. scientist in britain have discovered a way to infuse chocolate with fruit juice reducing its fat content by asÑi much as 50%. they did it by using a blender to generate microscopic droplet of fruit juice fine enough to blend into molten chocolate. technology could be used with diet cola. work fast. that could be good. >> of in arnl tina several reports that people are buying what they think are toy poodles only to discover the dog is in fact a ferret pumped up on steroids. one man got suspicious. took the new pet to the vet who confirmed he had in fact purchased a ferret given steroids at birth to increase its size and was then groomed to make the coat resemble a fluffy toy poodle. that's not a poodle. that's a ferret. unbelievable. >> all right. well, california new power ball jackpot could make you very rich but don't count on it look at the odds. just ahead. michael has 6 winning numbers that you can jeans.on to secure youru >> lottery game with last year record

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> tonight one airline opening up new territory and extra fee charging for not talking about your suitcase. but you the and me. 7 news reporter lindsay davis weighs that the controversy. >> you thought taking off the shoe and rae moving lap top a hassle. one airline mandating before boarding the plane you step on a scale. samoa air the world first airline with pay as you weigh praising. asking heavier passengers to fork over more money for their fare. look right here on the web site it read don't wor worry we weigh you again at the airport. but with more than 80 percent of the country of samoa considered over weight, the ceo of the airline defened the practice on australia radio. so now someone weighing 130 pounds would pay half the amount for the plane ticket as someone weighing 260 pounds. but is this way of calculating airfare, fair? one norwegian economist is leading the charge calling the payment method intuitive and logical. he says this could be the way of the future for major airlines. whoever thought we welcome back paying more for about acknowledge

if the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> this weekend you also have the option of selling your gun instead of one. pl police department are sponsoring gun buy-back tomorrow at the south san francisco courthouse from then am to know into. they will pay 100 dollars for each happened gun and 200 for assault weapon weapons. funds limited and it's for the people of south san francisco, daly city, san bruno. pacific kashtion burlingame, and these others listed. >> 26-year-old richmond man is going to prison for the rest of his life without the possibility of patrol for kidnap and rape of 13-year-old boy in 2011. he's giving generals 4 consecutive life sentence because the crime cause such definite satellit satelliteing harm to the teenager. jones grabbed the eighth grader outside his house and dragged him to annualy. boy father came across the attack and rescued his son. jones will be formally sentenced on may 3rd. >> news in sacramento that could impact a lot of us. have you ever bought or sold event tickets you will be interested in what state lawmakers doing tonight. a measure that make it easie

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> emergency landing in scottsdale arizona was captured open video.ane had to come in without its landing gear not clear why but obviously malfunction. before he touched down the pilot heard on the scanner making what could have been his last q.he said if i don't make it tell my wife i love her. very poignan poignant. pilot did make it and able to walk away from really fairly harrowing experience. but no harm no foul he's okay. >> no to dramatic home video from the south. massive tornado tearing through rural tornado tearing through rural mississippi about ferocious twisters like this one killed at least one person and injured 5 others in the eastern part of the state. national weather service has issued a tornado warning for 7 states around the country. >> tornado left trillion of damage in missouri one touch down in this community. uprooted$x trees and hurled debris hundreds of miles in each direction. utility worker electric from constituted helping restore power in one city. state of emergency called in in that state. >> the line of severe storms

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> the government of north korea is advising foreign officials to evacuate staff, saying their safety could be at risk. the british agency in pyongyang confirms the advisory. north korea says the no notification was made in the event of conflict april 10th. kim jong-un made the advisory after two medium-range missiles move to the east coast of north korea. >>> this week president obama came to san francisco to raise money and now he's preparing to send his new budget to congress. first, he's selling it to the american people in this morning's weekly address. he says it balances the need for deficit reducing spending cuts with investments to create american jobs. >> my budget will reduce our deficits, not with aimless, reckless spending cuts that hurt students, seniors, and middle class families, but through the balanced approach american people prefer and growing investments a growing economy demands. >> the response by kansas governor sam brownback calls for spending cuts and program reforms that focus on reducing the deficit. >>> now to a crime that's on t

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> new report find that dog trained to search for explosives were pushedond their limits at the nuclear storage site in oak ridge, tennessee. energy department inspector general says canine security teams at the complex were over-worked. one specific example handler and dog conducted 102 vehicle searches over two hour period. workers for the private contractor providing the dog told investigators that request for break were ignored by supervisors. oak ridge was broken into last year by anti-war activist which led to security questions at the facility. >> boxing legend sugar ray leonard was the key note speaker today at the san francisco child abuse prevention center. he was not there to talk about boxing. he came to talk about the new battle that he's taking on to prevent child sexual abuse and has very personal reason for that as he discussed today. 7 news anchor cheryl jennings has the story. >> it happened so quick. >>reporter: boxing superstar spoke to sold out crowd of more than 500. about the people he trusted who molested him when avenues young teen

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> boston police officer says he is not a hero even after listeneding on of "time"magazine. officer raced toward the blast zone after hearing a loud boom. he helped a man whose shirt caught on fire then somebody hand add wounded boy to him. >> i started running with him to the medical tent. carrying him like a football and i got as far as exit street and boston ms pulling up in pwlachbilitys i stopped the ambulance and the paramedic from boston came out. i handed the child to him and i told him he has a head injury. bleeding from the head. >>reporter: he pints out he was one of many who called to help others after the attack. >> a lot of people want uses m me. about station full of hero where i work in district 4. police department full of hero. boston police. i think i really do have a city full of hero that helped. >> there is no word tonight on who the boy is or how he's doing after being taken to the hospital. >> one of the victims from the boston bombings got a visit from some special guests today. actor cooper new england patriots wide receiver eling

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> we hear more from april later in the newscast. security tight at all major landmark in the bay area including9 the golden gate bridge exploratorium police chief says his officers are out in force. >> officers in san francisco police department tl assigned to patrol were assigned a union form and put on the street. reashring the public that we are out here the out here in numbers. >>reporter: bart police will fought talk about any specific security plans but that passengers should expect to see more security on trains and platforms. >> because of the boston blast the nhl cancelled tonight bruins game and nba cancelled tomorrow night celtics game. across the country and of course in the bay area sporting venue are on heightened alert now and that is certainly the case in oakland. both the a's and the warriors playing this engine. oakland police and alameda continue sheriff's department are all at the coliseum where the a's are in action at the arena next door where warriors are playing metal detector being used as usual. >> officia

in the newsroom, hatzel vela, abc 7 news. >> is moussaoui is about to feel the effect of the sequester. budget cuts have forced them to reduce the number of security guards. as a result, rowling gallery closes now start on may 1st. other exhibits set for next year will most likely be postponed or cancelled. they have to cut their budget by $41 million because of the sequester. >> this is a live look at the weather outside tonight. march temperatures on the way. perhaps rain is coming with it. doug is next. what's enhanced security and verizon center. nats hoping to go deep to get the marlins tonight. at the university of maryland, honoring a legend, a luminary. abc 7 news at 6 continues. ." >> the irs says they will give more time to people only boston to finish their returns. as of this moment, the ira's website does not have the details on the boston extension. >> as we went through the afternoon, more and more sunshine, less cloudiness. looking outside right now in one of the time lapse cameras, this is in great falls. a little bit of a cloudy, but mid to late afternoon the cloud co

. >>> in the abc 7 newsroom coming up at 6:00 live coverage of president obama's arrival in san francisco. taking you to the neighborhood hosting tonight's fund-raiser. also from abc 7 news i team unusual settlement won by a doctor who lost his job for telling the truth. and new sponsor stepping up to make sure annual beta breakers race gets off to a good start. those stories and more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. dan? cheryl? >> thank you. >> finally here bay area rolling stones fans, i'm among them about to get twice the satisfaction. >> the group gave details of their 50th anniversary tour on their you tube channel. 50th anniversary. >> cool. drivers got details of the tour quickly as a teaser ad was replace wtd announcement. >> fans going to start it up on monday morning. average age of the group is 68, there is no indication this is their farewell tour. >> let's hope not. >> less than two weeks now until tax day our tax hot line is open. this is a look at the very busy team answering your questions. >> phone lines will be open until 8:00 tonight. >> with we're on watch for the pre

in the newsroom laura anthony abc 7 news thank you. >> boston police have released a number for peoplell to try to reunite with family members. and google created a person finder tool to help track loved ones. you'll find the information on our web site. >> california senator boxer expressed her grief about the bombings in a statement released minutes ago. senator boxer says my heart goes out to families who lost loved ones. and i am praying for the recovery of all of those injured. >> before the explosions runners in the boston marathon paid tribute to victims of another national tragedy. a special mile marker was placed at the end of the 26th file and featured boston city seal with 26 stars one of each victim of the december 16th shooting. >> in the wake of the explosions british police are reviewing security plans for sunday's london marathon, the next major international marathon. thousands of people crowd london streets. london considered a top target for terrorists. the race's chief executive commented in boston saying it's sad day for our friends in running. >> weem have continu

. >> in the abc 7 newsroom coming up at 5:00 nearly a year after facebook's ipo, mark zuckerberg cashesin stock options. wait until you hear how much this young ceo is worth now. >> this is so dear to me, close to me. >> sugar ray leonard tells an audience about the personal fight of his life in order to help others in the same situation, coming up at 5:00. >>> at 8:00 two back to back episodes on happy endings. join us at 11:00. >> a busy night. the woorers and actions both in action tonight. >> traffic and a lot of areas is going to be busy tonight. we've got a live look at the maze. a lot of traffic is headed towards berkeley. some going back for people on the righthand side. if i don't go to san francisco. in any case it's going to be busy tonight. for your traffic needs or health navigating you can get waze on the smart phone. a lot of the. >> the hype is intense at the arena. warriors tweeting these photos today. you can see every seat is draped in a tee shirt for fans to wear tonight. >> yes. tippoff against nuggets is at 7:30 at the coliseum. it's going to be so loud. >> oh, yes

. >> in the abc 7 newsroom search for a serial car burglar. he managed to elude police but not surveillance cameras and a goodwill bill pitting charities against each other. could result in more of here, is tonight's prime time line up. at 8:00 it's the middle, motdern family at 9:00 followed by how to live with your parents forest of your life at 9:30 then national and abc 7 news at 11:00. >> march madness we're not talking about men's hoops right now. >> it's all about womens basketball. wayne? >> behind me the team going through a workout today before going to the final four, they'll be leaving tomorrow, these young ladies are the darlings of west coast basketball now taking on three times from the big east. let's take a look. >> in berkeley where academia and real world blend together there is a buzz in the air. the girls have done well. >> i know they're doing really good. and hopefully, they'll win. >> california women hoop sisters have exceeded expectations. they upset power house georgia to advance from elite 8 to the final four in the

in the newsroom, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >>> more than 5,000 runners are expected in san francisco this morning at 7:00 for a brand new half marathon event. the inaugural transamerica rock 'n' roll san francisco run begins and ends near aquatic park where they have been setting thingsds up. that course winds through the marina, the presidio, across the golden gate bridge and back. the event has sold out with 5500 runners from 15 countries expected to compete and rock bands will perform in aquatic park after the race. the concert is free. it is open to the public. >>> now, that marathon is expected to cause delays getting to the marina green area until 11:30 this morning. there are street closures and muni detours in the race area that you see highlighted there. you can also expect heavy traffic around civic center plaza during the greek independence day celebration between noon and 6:00. and delays are likely around at&t park before and after the giants afternoon game. we have a full list of all the detours and road closures on our website, abc7 news.com. just click on see it on tv

owe a berkeley scientist is warning we're seeing growing number of abc 7 mark tthews is in the newsroom now. >> i did. he spent the last years teaching chem story. when a fertilizer plant blows up it's on his radar. he sees a link to other industrial disasters closer to home. the plant in the central texas town of west combined nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia fertilizer autos under high temperatures and pressure you can get hydrogen out of the natural gas to combine with nitrogen in the air and make ammonia. >> it involves hazardous materials at high temperatures and pressure. and is accompanied by high demand for the products. >> the degree is not high buzz of the lack of man power, there are not very many people monitoring these things. >> a pat yesh is emerging. >> we have pg&e explosion. we have the refinery fire. >> saying increasing demand should come within increased demand for safety. >> what does tha more demand and replacing things more frequently than you mightwi. >> hysrd to pull investment for those things because peoplen businesses believe the right after this sk low. >

abc 7 news. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> pam: multiple injuries reported a car crashing into a home the same still known-word on what caused this accident we will continue to will continue to follow developments. and now for today's market of date. here is a look at the closing numbers 43 points, boeing says they will soon deliver 787 and early may the dreamland has been. boeing kept producing even though it was grounded. after a series of weakhere is a look at the closing numbers: average closed down 43 500 both edged up a fraction of a point the so called dreamliner has been grounded since mid- january because of date, you might want to try designated hottie with over. surveillance video captured a dramatic scene unfolding colombia. the area. the man's face or demeanor second look. and then stood near him as a trainwatch his reflexes as the tracks.and starts to jump. the officer grabbed him -but said it's simply his job >> jacqueline: highs mainly in the '60s we did see 180 degree reading up at fairfield the chicken really see the ball how it impacted the bay area temperatures. wa

this was just in our newsroom this is aerial video shot by our partners at abc seven news.n by the railroad tracks. the car went off broadway. a single vehicle accident. one person is killed. one person that is seriously injured has been air lifted to a local hospital. this is westbound we will continue to follow this story and to bring you updates. >> pam: new tonight at five. a veteran san jose firefighter, who collapsed while battling a blaze last august, is back on the job. firefighter frank ryan was treated to a 'welcome back breakfast' at station- one this morning. ryan suffered a heart attack on august 30th. as crews were gaining the upper hand on a stubborn 3-alarm fire at st. patrick's church, on east santa clara street. ryan tells kron four's rob fladeboe. he began to feel faint, and the next thing he remembers is waking up in the hospital. >> we came out side and i felt exhausted. i felt that feeling of nausea and it was overwhelming. i want and ask for help and i guess minutes after i was once to get some help i collapsed. up at that point i felt that it was in

abc 7 news. >> still ahead an art controversy. >> why some residents are upset with what bart is dwoing a project in the mission district. >> in the newsroom coming up at 5:00 the president raised a lot of money coming to atherton but now that town telling white house it wants something in return. find out what. and the building blitz making housing affordable for some in the bay area, what owners mau agree to before move nchlgt those stories and more co >>> bart station at 24th and mission streets undergoing a face lift. >> construction began today and the plaza will include art work reflective of the mission district but the selection process turned controversial in that neighborhood. >> we learned about this issue in a recent listens meeting at the mission cultural center in san francisco. >> abc 7 news host that had discussion and explains efforts to bring local art to bart. >> san francisco mission district hz been a open cabinet for many. >> there is -- the mission now is known as one of the top 12 art places of the nation. >> angie is with a nonprofit stud yoi helping artists display work. so when announcing they're looking for work

newsroom an hour ago. the larger the main body of the prison at the top of the screen is the medical facility. abcashington post poll is reporting he was moved there under a convoy and the transfer took place wrought incident. this morning, many are still reeling from the development that they planned to do more damage in new york city. new york city officials say the brothers were going to set off more bombs in times square. dzhokhar tsarnaev said it was a spur of the moment decision. >> a victim from martinez wounded in boston explosions visited the blast site yesterday. aaron hern says he is feeling better. his parents are so grateful to boston police and doctors. >> cannot say enough about how ...how amazing the staff at children's hospital was. >> someone would doesn't want to go on camera the man carjacked by the brothers on thursday in an attempt to get to new york but he is talking to the boston globe. the 26-year-old entrepreneur said he escaped when they stopped for gas. it was cash only. when tamerlan set down the gun to fumble where the car the man says he took off his seatbelt and ope

newsroom. >> pam: you're looking at live video were all this has happened on the from this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. i can you tell me which assault? >> coming home due to a neighbor calling my mother i sought the police outside my yard. and they told me that they had captured one of the man. they arrested him and have him in custody. >> pam: you saw someone being arrested? and you knew that the family was nearby when all this happen? >> >> pam: kato tell all this happened? >> they took the child and they dropped the child off a block down. once they saw the police they brand, the other man ran towards my friends. and police caught him and my art. >> pam: and your own understanding also is that the child involved the young toddler is ok? >> yes safely at home with her parents. >> pam: how old are you? >> ibm 18. >> the police are driving up and down the street. just try to keep watch out. >> pam: aerial think you for your information. an attempted kidnapping someone from some amount of time have had the children have had the child. one of red has been made and we will gather additional infor

abc, and cbs, there's a billion dollar of advertising revenue at stake every year. >> reporter: as a freshman in college, stelter started a blog about the broadcast news business called tv newsroomntly looking at your phone. do you ever sleep? >> i sleep a lot. >> reporter: stelter had a lack of sleep when he embedded at the morning shows for this book. >> the work that happened between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. was astonishing. i learned that every second of the show was obsessed about ahead of time. >> reporter: you could have called me and i would have told you this. after months, stelter is as enthusiastic as ever. >> i'm more of a fan of the shows than when i started. it's harder than i thought. and these anchors are always tired. they're always exhausted. and yet, they make it look so easy. >> brian, getting nine, ten hours sleep a night. >> yeah. >> thanks to dan harris for that. >>> and coming up, the secrets to getting real rest and relaxation while on vacation with your kids. [ cheers and applause ] >>> great crowd outside, as we say good morning, america. and lots of families out there are starting to plan for the vacation. so, becky worley has three of the newest trend