. >> reporter: syed farook had on his iphone no longer a mystery to the fbi but how the agency hacked into the phone and who else is a mystery to the rest of us. a senior tech writer comments. >> the broader issue is not over. law enforcement and government want access and tech companies will fight back. we will see it fought out in courts around the country. >> reporter: the fbi withdrew a case that could have forced apple to break into the phone. apple claimed building a backdoor would set a dangerous precedent. the company remain firm yesterday saying as a result of the government's dismissal neither of these occurred and this case should never have been brought. the fbi has not said what i >> apple turned down 14 similar request to help authorities get information from devices they designed. >>> the obama administration will issue a proposed rule taking aim at opioid addiction and would increase treatment for the people addicted and strengthen training for professionals who prescribed the medication. opioids are a class of highly addictive pain drugs including codeine and morphine

in new york are investigating cases involving 175 apple products, with encryptions similar to syed farook's i-phone. right now, the man who could be the next leader of the university of iowa police department is accused of interfering with a criminal investigation. investigation.the case involves interim public safety director david (vih-sin) visin. the incident happened in june when visin allegedly tried to cover for his stepson in a drunk driving hit-and-run incident.according to records, visin took 33-year-old sean crane from the scene before he could be interviewed...and he repeatedly refused requests from a county deputy to pull over so his stepson could be questioned. visin blamed his actions on low blood sugar levels from diabetes. diabetes.in a statement released by a spokesperson for released information involving the incident to a senior v-p >>> in the statement released by eight spokesperson for the university, benton released information to the senior vp of finance and operations. crane pleaded guilty to an old of ui charge in december. he paid a fine and completed court-ordered

says an outside party has stepped forward with the possible way for unlocking the phone used by syed farook. the fbi had wanted apple to disable the phone's security features but apple claims doing so would force them to rewrite the entire phone operating system and make all iphones vulnerable to hackers. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> talk about a chilly start to the day. and now through the afternoon with all of that sunshine, the temperatures have really been warming up nicely out there. in fact, in hillsborough county, 71. in tampa right now. as warm as 74 in brandon and fish hawk. plant city at 74 degrees. even off to the north in citrus county, we have been enjoying much warmer conditions today than what we saw yesterday. so that warm-up is starting to quick in now. you will notice a difference not only in the temperatures but also in the wind speeds. they have been a lot more yesterday. most of the wind speeds between 5 to 15 miles per hour. even near calm at times. and the flow has mainly been from the north, keeping that drier air in. but

the u.s., investigators continue to struggle to unravel the iphone used by san bernardino shooter syed farook. tonight, in a bold about-face, the justice department now says it may not need apple after all, putting the brakes on its landmark court bat until the 11th hour, and telling the judge, an outside party demonstrated to the fbi this past weekend a possible method for unlocking the phone. apple has fought the government's attempts to force it to weaken iphone security so investigators can break in. >> we have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. >> reporter: but it's not just apple. third party messaging apps used by terrorists, and law enforcement worldwide is just struggling to keep pace. david? >> neal karlinsky tonight, thank you. >>> when we come back, the race for the white house here, and the voting under way at this hour. fighting terror, a top priority in the race for president, as we all know, as voters now cast ballots in three states tonight. donald trump, hillary clinton, the front runners. >>> and later, what's being done at the eiffel t

to get by syed farook's password. the government is cautiously optimistic this alternative method will work. we'll see what happens. >>> president obama emphasizing importance of cuba to u.s. businesses during his historic trip this week. >> america wants to be your partner. around this visit american companies are moving ahead with new commercial deals. >> top leaders are joining the president on the trip. >>> still ahead here on wbtv news this morning, big changes coming to the southpark area of charlotte. more new development in the yotzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsr` ?aenga?t with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, it's gotta be d's. >> christine: the zoning committee would approve a plan to bring big changes to southpark replacing sharon united methodist church with up top 490 apartments

says a 3rd party provided investigators with a method to unlock a phone owned by syed farook. a third party was found to help investigators to unlock it but gave no details. the announcement puts an end to the legal show-down between the f.b.i. and apple. no comment from apple. >>> an update. firefighters have gotten control of the grass fire burning near the facebook headquarters. burning near bay front avenue. gusty conditions caused problems angus and -- and gusts in the area of 25 miles per hour at four p.m. contained to the grassy marsh land and fire crews will be on the scene for a few hours to make sure it doesn't start back up. >>> u.s. berkeley has the dean of social sciences to oversee the effort to improve the handling of sexual harassment cases. the university appointed interim leader carla hess to take on the issue. the school has criticism by employees accusing school officials of mishandling recent sexual harassment allegations. >>> i don't think anybody on the campus right now is happy with what is happening and whether it is become public or not, this is not t

tough demanding a judge terrorist's iphone the fbi argues it can't get important information from syed farook's phone. he of course one of the san rnardino killers. the stice department told the judge yesterday they just want one phone unlock, but apple argues the consequences of that are dangerous. >>> the wounded warrior project has fired it top two executives over a scandal about lavish ending. the nonprofit group raised more than $300 million last year to help injured soldiers, but it has come under fire by its own employees for extravagant spending. the board says it created an office of the ceo to oversee the organization. >> now storm team 4 meteorologist joining us. >> great weather. just no shorts anymore. sorry about that, guys. transition day today. above average. 59 degrees. beautiful shot there. mostly sunny skies around the city. we are rain-free after we had those earlier showers this morning for your morning commute or just before. take a look at the temperature change over the past 24 hours. 15ng on ersey shore. this is in ocean county. also connecticut enjoying that mix of sun

take vo --...crear un programa para tener acceso a la informacin del iphone de ''syed farook"..uno dela masacre de san bernardino... ---- representantes de "apple" argumentan que esto violara los derechos de privacidad de las personas y pondra en riesgo la informacin de millones de usuarios... ---- el prximo martes ambas partes se presentarn ante un juez en una corte en california... lorena/topvo --en mxico, por primera vez en ms de una dcada, la capital del pas decret una emergencia ambiental, despus de que los niveles de ozono sobrepasaran el doble del lmite. --las medidas del plan de contingencia prohiben la circulacin de autos viejos y camiones pesados, tambin la suspensin de actividades industriales que usen combustibles que generen emisiones, adems de recomendar a los residentes a permanecer dentro de sus casas, evitando las actividades al aire libre. take vo/lorena --en per, miles de personas marcharon anoche por las calles de la capital para protestar en contra de la candidatura de la hija del ex- presidente alberto fujimori. --por segunda vez en una semana, los manifestantes

could hack into encrypted iphones specifically to unlock the phone used by san bernardino shooter syed farook. >>> ice is slippery until it sticks to something like a chokehold windshield or airplane wing. however, researchers at the university of michigan may have come up with a solution to this problem. they developed a coating that makes ice slip off of surfaces with just a light pushsh or just the force of gravity. they call this icephobic coating. it hopes to start using the coating in frozen food packaging within the next year and possibly on airplanes and cars a little bit later. working on a similar r substance inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs. >>> the u.s. is a pretty happy place to be. but if you want to be happier, you might want to check out denmark. it ranked number one on a list of happiness compiled in part by columbia university. swswitzerland and iceland rounded out the top threree. canada at number six. the u.s., by the way, came in at number 13. syria, afghanistan and eight sub-saharan countries were the least happy places on earth to live. >>> go ahead nom nom nom s

for help, the fbi now says a third party showed investigators a possible method of getting into syed farook's phone. the fbi believes a locked iphone given to farook by his employer may hold information on the december 2nd terror abeing ttack that killed 14 people. but getting access to that information has opened up a debate over privacy and data encryption. >> we need to decide as a nation should have over our data and over our privacy. >> reporter: on a day when he was to unveil his company's latest gadgets, apple ceo tim cook took a firm stance against the government. >> this is an issue that impacts all of us, and we will not shrink from this responsibility. >> reporter: last month a federal judge ruled in favor of an fbi request for apple to create new special software that would unlock farook's phone. but in the latest court filing, the government says it will test this new method of opening the phone, and it may not need the tech company's help. >> the last-minute change, of course, raises questions about why the government has consistently said for over a pmonth that apple and only a

he said the fbi's request is specific to san bernardino shooter syed farook's iphone. james comey/fbi director: "this case in san bernadino anything other than doing a competent investigation." but he acknowledged forcing apple to unlock the phone would set a precedent. apple's top lawyer argued any hacking software it provides the fbi can and will lead to a broad encroachment on privacy and security. bruce sewell/apple attorney: "weakening encryption will only hurt consumers and well-meaning apple to protect their personal information." yesterday a judge in new york ruled the f-b-i cannot force apple to unlock an iphone used in a drug case. that ruling could have implications in the san bernardino dispute. looking around the nation... president obama today sat down with key senate republican leaders to discuss the high- stakes vacancy on the supreme court bench. reporter: sir is anyone going to listen: pres. obama: thank you everybody. the president refused to answer questions from reporters during the meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and chair of t

request for apple to unlock the phone of san bernadino footer syed farook. they would have to create new software that could jeopardize the security of any iphone. just before today aide product launch in california apple's c.e.o. tim cook had this to say about the debate. >> we do not expect to be in this position and at odds with our own government. have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. >> the f.b.i. says there's no other way to learn whether the phone there's information about the massacre that killed 14 and hurt dozens more. >>> new, cherryville police are looking for three men accused of stealing from ace hardware. you can see two of the men. one wearing the white tank top. and they are accused of stealing a cooler and other products. the man in the nikki shirt is holding a small cup. if you have information please call officers. >> right now, a parade to honor the 2016 state basketball champions jm robinson high school. the city of concorde is hosting this parade. this is live from sky3. right through the trees a

. >>> the battle between apple and the feds over hacking the iphone of syed farook. apple delta breeze claiming the government actions would appall the nation's founding fathers. apple argues the feds are violating the constitution by trying to broaden the authority of the 227-year-old law. apple said while the san bernardino attack was tragic, government expediency should not stop civil liberties. >>> we get to toss over to sal who is back. hope you had some nice days off , sal. >> i did. i'm a little rusty here. what's going on? >> your microphone is on. that's a good start. >> it is? good. >> we can hear you. there you go. thank you. >>> right now, traffic is doing okay around the bay area. maybe we will see what is going on. traffic continues to look good. no major problems. it is a nice drive coming into san francisco. also looking at the san mateo bridge. that traffic looks good as you drive over to the peninsula. if you are driving to south city, highway 101 is off to a great start. no major problems this morning on the be sure or on the nimitz freeway. off to

government could force apple to write new software that would unlock the cell phone of syed farook.was the shooter in the san bernardino terrorist attack last december. the apple folks argue they shouldn't have to write that software, they shouldn't have to open that phone. the u.s. government said this is a terrorist investigation, we need access. well, late yesterday what the u.s. government says was they had found another way into that phone. not clear exactly how they did it. they said not only that, they'd already gotten the information off of syed farook's phone that they'd been looking for. so they took steps to drop this case. we got a couple dueling statements here. first from the fbi on apple saying, during the past week, to include the weekend, extensive testing of the iphone was done by highly skilled personnel to ensure that the contents of the phone would remain intact once technical methods were employed. the full exploitation of the phone and follow-up investigative steps are continuing. now apple on the fbi, saying, from the beginning, we objected to the fbi's deman

hearing against the tech giant scheduled for tuesday saying they believe they might have a way in syed farook's phone. apple ceo monday said he didn't expect to be in this position. >> we have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. >> this hopkins research will be security papers once apple finds a way to patch that hole that the research team found. is there what we are looking for to sea if it happens. we know that it happens if we see a particular link. this link here. >> the f.b.i. battle with apple unrelated to the hopkins research but the students say this proves even the good encryption can be exploited. >> apple has some of the best in the business and they still messed up. maunders new details about the man suspected of shooting a virginia police officer to death. ronald hamilton says he is mentally impaired after serving two tours in iraq. he is an army staff sergeant from wood bridge. charged with capitol murder for shooting ashley guindon february 27. it was her first day on the job. at a pretrial hearing in manassas what pill top's lawyer says clie

saying the feds asked syed farook's employers to change an i-cloud password.which meant agents couldn't access the phone's information. he also claims he's "deeply offended" by the fbi's tactics - which he says have included lying and behaving unprofessionally. >> pam:congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. grilled michigan governor rick snyder. and e-p-a administrator gina mccarthy today. accusing them, of not taking action when they learned about the water crisis in flint, michigan. diane gallagher reports on the hearing from washington, d.c. which included several fiery exchanges. calling for both mccarthy's and snyder's resignations. >> reporter:michigan we failed. the flint water crisis takes center stage on capitol hill, with the house oversight committee grilling michigan's governor rick snyder. maryland the governor's fingerprints are all over this. and e-p-a administrator gina mccarthy. georgia the environmental protection agency, they didn't do that, they didn't protect the public. at times, calling for their jobs. utah - or house oversight committee chairman if yo

now, this is the same judge who order apple to unlock the iphone of the san bernardino shooter syed farook who killed 14 people at a company holiday party back in december. legal experts say apple will argue the law the feds are citing, the all rich act of 1789 is outdated and apple could also argue forcing it to write software also violates its free speech rights amounting to what lawyers call compelled speech. back here at apple headquarters the keynote today certainly doesn't have the buzz that the apple watch had a couple years ago or when the ipad was first rumored to come out. but you never know what tim cook will have up his sleeve. back to you. >> you never know, kiet. any possibility they will mention an apple car during today's launch event? >> reporter: yeah, you know, we were first to report the secret facility that apple was testing some kind of a car project in sunnyvale. apple has a lot of distributors and suppliers all across the world. that's how a lot of the media gets word of these products coming down the pipeline. there has been zero word of any kind of apple car. that

heated.the tech giant is refusing to help the justice department unlock the bernardino shooter syed farook. apple says creating a new software to bypass existing security measures could pose a long-term cyber-security threat.the company also says forcing its engineers to write code for the government would be a violation of their free speech.the government fired back at apple - saying they're attempting to make the case bigger than a single i-phone. they're accusing the company of using this case as a 3 some would say it's a little late..but the academy of motion picture arts and sciences has issued an apology for jokes chris rock made about asians while hosting this year's oscars.the comedian was recognizing the accounting firm of price waterhouse coopers as the official ballot counter for the award show when he brought three asian kids on stage.rock hailed the trio as the firm's "most dedicated, accurate and hard-working representatives." 3 a 27- year- old man in china isn't letting his disability keep him from seeing all his country has to offer. 3 quan peng is a paraplegic who around.l

. >>> fbi says it has successfully opened the iphone used by san bernardino terrorist syed farook. no word on how they did it. but the justice department says it 100 its lawsuit against apple. apple had refused to unlock the phone saying it jeopardized customer privacy.'s tracking down on aggressive costumed characters, a new push to end harassment. a proposed law would corral costumed characters and those painted topless ladies. into certain zones and pedestrian plazas. this comes after one of many different spiderman characters and a tourist both arrested saturday for fighting over a one dollar tip, city leaders say it is a recurring problem. >> elbow arrested for aggressive solicitation. cookie monster nabbed for groping a teenager. creepy is not. >> this city council will hold a hearing on the proposed regulations wednesday. >>> txu trouble still ahead at 11. >> i was honking in front of the door. >> a woman takes a $600 cab ride then allegedly ditches the driver without paying. tonight she is talking to cbs2. >>> stolen cars leave the lot one by one. off this massive crime. >>

james comey says apple's new encryption is so powerful only the company can help it hack terrorist syed farook. apple insists everyone's privacy is now at stake. for lawmakers it is no easy choice. >> building that software tool would not affect just one iphone. it would weaken the security for all of them. >> the big question for our country is how much privacy are we going to give out in the name of security. >> yesterday a federal magistrate sided with apple in a similar case in new york ruling there is no law forcing apple to hack a locked phone of a drug dealer. however, that new york case ruling. >>> a second day of tears in court, sportscaster erin andrews fished testifying in the case against -- finished testifying in the case against her stalker. andrews said her life has changed forever. >> i think about it every day. for the second straight day, erin andrews' emotions spill offered as she talked about being videotaped without her nashville hotel room. as i walk right by the fans, as near as they are to me, and i think, my god, everyone in this stadium has seen that video. >> reporte

. >> reporter: given the iphone belonged to shooter syed farook, he thinks the white house will have or may have already had an internal meeting that allows federal agencies to debate whether to share how to hack into smartphones in the interest of national security. the process of breaking into a device can be high ly technical. >> there's a round about way of doing it, you just having been thinking about it. >> david louie, "abc7 news." >>> a judge in oakland will take a couple of weeks to decide if a new federal law requiring sex offenders to be identified on their passports will stand. opponents are challenging the law, saying marking passports would wrongly imply some offenders had engaged in sex tourism and put them in danger. the goal of the law is to allow other countries to know that an offender is traveling there. >>> in san francisco, police are looking for a dog napper. police say a man stole a catfish from a store near allen street earlier this month. this is the surveillance photo of police believe who stole the 5-year-old dog. if you think you've seen the suspect or th

this is the same judge who ordered apple to unlock the iphone of san bernardino shooter syed farook who killed 14 people at a company holiday party back in december. legal experts say apple will argue the law of 1789 is outdated. apple could also argue that forcing it to write software also violates its free speech rights amounting to what lawyers call compelled speech. back here live at headquarters, the keynote certainly doesn't have the buzz of the apple watch or when the ipad was first rumored but you never know what tim cook has up his sleeve. >> he's a man of mystery. you mentioned the apple watch. how about apple tv? any updates on that? >> reporter: yeah, zero mention zero about an apple tv. everybody has been waiting for years on that. as far as apple watch goes, we could see a refresh on the wrist bands. we are live in cupertino, kiet do, kpix5. >> thank you for that. >>> 5:08. today the board that oversees california community colleges will consider changes to the process of accrediting the schools. some of the potential changes could affect the structures of the 113 campus s