we are the alcohol and beverage control and we are funding through the abc special fund through your plication and renewal fees and our role to ensure that we are not a road block to developing business in that area is something we certainly keep in the forefront of our minds. america's cup races, we have had a couple of meetings with the stake holders in the city and promoters and pretty much everyone else that you can think is involved in that end of things and we hope to move forward and we hope to have abc permitted in place so we are not impeding the incredible time that it's going to be for this entire city and looking forward to spending a day out there and seeing what it's all about. but there are some regulatory and legislative hurdles that we have to get through because of the uniqueness of the event with the temporary location that it's going to be there for well over a hundred days. it's very unique in that aspect but we are working closely with everyone involved and we think it's going to come off well from a regulatory standpoint. that's about all i had today in terms of

they were all verified by the abc. they swore under penalty of perjury. this license means it has to serve 50 percent food and it must be be prepared on the premises. the original owners are people who owned the building and they opened a wonderful cafe. it opened at 6:00 in the morning, closed at 6:00 in the evening. some of the people wanted to have wine with their sandwiches or their lunch so they applied for a liquor license. every time that place changes it just gets worse. now they haven't been serving food in there for so long. why grant them a type 48 which will turn it into a bar. the neighbors don't want that. this is the last quiet corner in our neighborhood. it's tree lined. we've worked for over 20 years to keep this neighborhood clean and safe and we don't need another bar and club in that area. they didn't do outreach, they did promotion. they sent out a card and on the card one side says all ages, on the other side it says all the different e vents they're going to have. one is sex talk. >> thank you. just for those two are looking for a se

do the same thing, to go through the legislators to propose that to the public and propose it to the abc. i believe this nightlife summit was create because of problems in the public, there was problems with noise, problems with over drinking, a lot of our laws are based on that. i'm here to propose that we have more responsible training for our bar tenders and servers. the cocktail boom around the country has turned bartenders into a true professional. now that professional bartender's job is in question. >> i'm sure it's around the whole notion of where you can drink alcohol and the idea of one of those courses or presentations or event would whether or not it would constitute a public, somebody opened to the public or whether it was essentially amounting to commercial use of alcohol. and, you know, frankly the law is pretty clear on it and we have not or give a quota to a situation where there is any kind of commercial use of alcohol without the benefit of abc license. there are innovative ways to get ourselves into a scenario, a licensed scenario that could let something like that wo

we make sure we inform them of the timing of the abc because the abc -- obtaining an abc license can take a good deal of time. there is the state board of equalization with the seller's permit, the california utility commission permits limousines and shuttles. the industrial relations department permits car wash, garment manufacturing. consumer affairs permits cosmetology, auto repair, driving schools, contractors, state license construction licenses, department of social services, child care, senior care, department of public health as we talked about and deal with wholesale and pet food and now dealing with the new cottage food law. additional federal permits that we often advise businesses are on copyright office for protection, u.s. patent and trademark for protection, u.s. customs for imports and exports. we have a fair number of individuals that want to do importing and exporting and the u.s. commerce for resources and then in addition some additional information that we talk to businesses about is financing resources, so we have -- the city has a resolving loan fund but we also

the port of oakland going to be shut down for the investigation. abc 7 news joins us live with more. thomas? >> police and a long storeman are calling this an unfortunate accident. now, what we've learned is that the victim is an 80-year-old individual who has been a long shoreman here for 50 years. scene from sky 7 hd, divers went into the water to try to recover the body of a man that dove into 50 fweet of water, crews from oakland police and fire, crews and the coast guard responded to try to rescue the 80-year-old long shoreman, a man identified only as manuel. officer watson explained the difficulty. the man his co-workers say was loved and respected. >> a crane was brought into place. the diver as tached some cable lines. >> one of the first people i met in the water front and no one treated anybody else better. no one knew what it meant to be a brother to someone else like manuel did. fantastic man and will be very, very miss bid everyone. >> from sky 7 we can see the body recovered at about 2:30 pm. long shoreman say the man was working as a cl

the abc news exclusive. they take us right to the front lines. plus, the team at kabc in the middle of it all. >> all over southern california here. >>> and the historic snowstorm. tonight, where they have never seen snow in may. ginger zee with what's coming this weekend. >>> breaking news in the boston bombings. abc news learns what investigators were also planning. >>> fighting back. a home robbed every 15 seconds in this country. tonight, ride along with the robber. deborah roberts with the master thief. how he knows if your home is an easy target. >>> and the girl who just wanted to have fun. ♪ they just wanna ♪ they just wanna >> nearly 30 years later, her new message. tonight, what brought cyndi lauper to tears. >> i traveled the whole world. i'll start to cry, but -- >> our "person of the week." >>> good evening on this friday night. and diane does have the evening off. we begin here with a tale of two nations tonight. fire and ice, as i mentioned. and look. in the west, helicopters in the air this evening. firefighters on the ground ther

the targeting goes back further than last year. abc's reena ninan reports from the white house. >> reporter: the irs may be in need of an audit say critics after revelations it specifically went after conservative tea party groups. >> i don't care if you are a conservative, a liberal, democrat or republican. this should send a chill up your spine. >> reporter: new allegations from the irs inspector general's report due out this week. reportedly claim senior irs officials knew about targeting as early as 2011. why did the agency's commissioner appointed by george w. bush say this to congress last year? >> there is absolutely no targeting. >> the irs is apologizing saying none of the groups had tax exempt status revoked. acknowledged some withdrew their applications. the agency blaming three lower-level employees. insisting no high-level officials knew about the targeting. >> how stupid do they think we are? >> reporter: some groups were asked for a list of donors. >> it is very disappointing that the president hasn't personally condemned

week, the direct hit twister outbreak in oklahoma. tonight an abc news exclusive, cellphone video of what happened in one elementary school. by the way, president obama will visit oklahoma this weekend, and abc's david muir leads our coverage once again tonight with that exclusive. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening, and for the first time tonight we hear and see the moment that tornado hit one of those two elementary schools. in this case, briar elementary. the national weather service telling us winds were more than 200 miles per hour at that point. as you're about to see, as that twister hovered over the school, it was pitch black, and terrifying inside. this is the moment the monstrous tornado hit briarwood elementary. for the first time, we see what students saw huddled in that bathroom. complete darkness. and this is what they heard. [ wind and screaming ] >> reporter: as the pressure from the tornado took hold of that school, that bathroom, felt the air pushing down. >> it's almost over. it's almost over! >> reporter: their teacher promi

walters is the creator and co-host of abc's daytime show, "the view." she hosted "20/20" for 25 years. she joined abc news in 1976 as the first woman to co-host a network news program. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> her resume is unbelievable. >> we still get her for another year. not retiring until the summer of 2014. she'll still stay on as the executive producer. so we might see glimpses of at least her spirit through the show. >> absolutely right. what a pioneer. >> that's true. we're going to have much more on barbara's plans on "good morning america." and tune in later on this morning to hear from barbara on "the view." >>> time now for weather across the nation. a quiet start to the work week for most of us. there's going to be some much-needed rain in the pacific northwest. where it's been dry for two weeks. central florida could see showers by this afternoon. >> temperatures on the coast could be record-breaking. the west coast. unusually cold in the east. midwest, frost is a possibility. 20 degrees above average in the west. denver hitt

in places, the coldest may in a century. abc's clayton sandell is in boulder, colorado. >> reporter: from the golfers, who should be teeing off on this colorado course -- to the diners who should be enjoying outdoor cafes -- even the robins are wondering, what happened to spring? >> spring will be back. it will be abbreviated this year, but it will be back. >> reporter: for now, spring is buried under a snowstorm, raking ten states with a winter blast. >> unbelievable. i was just amazed. >> reporter: in minnesota, troopers and tow trucks are keeping busy on dangerously frozen highways, littered with spinouts. so much snow this storage building collapsed and this minimart also took a hit. >> you didn't think this would happen in may, especially when two days ago, i was out biking in my shorts. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: one big problem, the snow falling is heavy and wet, pulling down large branches like this, and as you saw, even some buildings that just can't handle the weight. >>> thanks, clayton. >>> now from weather, we turn

the world? one man's idea was a huge leap of faith. abc'sng results. >> reporter: perched on a precipice 23,000 feet above sea level. and he dives right in. russian daredevil valery rozov, with his own dramatic illustration of the principle what goes up, must come down. coming down fast in this case. 125 miles an hour. the world's highest-ever base jump. his everest stunt, the latest in a string of record-breaking jumps this past year. there was felix baumgartner's jump from a space platform, the highest ever skydive. and there was "titanic" director james cameron taking the deepest dive ever, jules verne style. seven miles down, deeper than everest is tall. of course the base jumpers like the ones who recently flew through downtown rio, they have just the flying squirrel suit to protect them. american joby ogwyn has done so many hair-raising jump it is, like this one in switzerland, his closet is full of squirrel suits. i guess the big question is, why? he gives the classic mountain climber response -- because it's there. >> it really is th

the stand. brandi hitt, abc news. 12-year-old northern california boy accused of killing his sister appears in juvenile court today. the boy told authorities that an intruder was responsible for the stabbing death of leila fowler. his attorneys concede he may have lied about the intruder but that does not make him a killer. and we are hearing the 911 tape from their mother placed on the day leila died. >> my children are home alone and a man just ran out of our house. my older son was in the bathroom. my daughter started screaming. there was a man in front of my house. the man is gone though? >> they say he ran out. i'm trying to. >> how old are your kids? >> 12 and 9. >> the father says his family is standing behind their son until the evidence proves otherwise. >>> following angelina jolie's double mastectomy, announcement, doctors cautioning women jolie's choice is not for everyone trying to avoid breast cancer. nonetheless her decision to have the procedure is lauded as heroic. abc's paula faris has more. >> repor

the president. jim? >> reporter: good morning, bianna. abcnfirmed that israeli warplanes have hit a target inside syria, a target the israelis deem a serious threat. explosions believed to be the bombing aired on rebel television. several smoke plumes from what appears to be streaking rockets fired from israeli warplanes hitting syrian anti-aircraft weapons according to abc news military sources. there's no official comment from syrian officials or the israelis and no reporting of the strike on syrian state media. here in costa rica where the president is traveling, no comment from the white house referring all questions to the israelis. as tensions rise in the middle east, president obama did tell reporters he's keeping all options open. but he is being careful because of prior mistakes, he says, made by moving too quickly in the middle east, and he is reluctant to send in american troops. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria, would not only be good for america, but also

on the scene. abc'sisten as eight shots ring out. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: police gunning down the two suspects in the street after their brutal attack on 25-year-old lee rigby, an afghan war vet and father of a 2-year-old. who was brutally stabbed and beheaded in broad day light. >> the only reason we have killed this man today is because muslims are dying daily by british soldiers. an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. >> reporter: the man brandishing his knives covered in blood in the video is believed to be a british man, of nigerian scent, michael adebolajo, a christian convert to islam. authorities raiding houses across london making arrests on charges of conspiracy to murder. trying to determine how many others were involved in the plot. we're learning more about the extraordinary acts of heroism, the cub scout leader standing in the face of terror, talking down one of the attackers. he told her, he was starting a war. her reply, you are going to lose, it is you versus many. the second, prayi

she was the only person ever taken out in public, to the park. and abcews has learned, it's believed ariel castro would take the 6-year-old girl to church, too. and tonight, the oldest of the young women held captive, michelle knight, was believed to have helped deliver that baby, she left the hospital today for the first time. a statement put out on her behalf reads she's in good spirits and would like the community to know she's extremely thankful for the outpouring and support. for now, michelle knight says she wants to live with gina dejesus and her family. the young victim that gave that thumb's up as she got out of that van. abc news has learned that gina and michelle had been put in that same bedroom on that second floor. they formed a powerful friendship, born from survival. michelle was the first taken captive and as she left the hospital today, new questions over whether police looked hard enough to find her. and tonight, the cleveland police department confirming that michelle's missing persons case was, in fact, removed from the fbi database

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a significant shift in the weather. abc meteorologist ginger zee is covering that angle. morning, ginger. >> good morning to you. record highs up and down southern california. also unprecedented levels of humidity on the low end, of course, you could see the smoke from space. look, los angeles right here, cam riarillo fires on satellite. always incredible to see. now the shift in weather and i promise you it and here it is, the sea breeze comes in, moisture at the lower levels, 72 only san francisco, santa barbara, down to 66. not only cooler, more moist and even rain tomorrow night through monday. you can expect in camarillo up to a quarter inch. a quarter to a half inch in the dark blue that includes los angeles so some good news but remember 64% of california still in drought. this is just a band-aid because we have an early fire season that is going to be hot and dry after all that rain. back to you, bianna. >> that rain definitely will help. ginger, thank you. >>> we return to the escalating tensions in the middle east. overnight officials in israel admitting its air

the abc news exclusive. they take us right to the front lines. plus, the team at kabc in the middle of it all. >> all over southern california here. >>> and the historic snowstorm. tonight, where they have never seen snow in may. ginger zee with what's coming this weekend. >>> breaking news in the boston bombings. abc news learns what investigators were also planning. >>> fighting back. a home robbed every 15 seconds in this country. tonight, ride along with the robber. deborah roberts with the master thief. how he knows if your home is an easy target. >>> and the girl who just wanted to have fun. ♪ they just wanna ♪ they just wanna >> nearly 30 years later, her new message.

we begin with something new in the case of the boston bombings. abc news has learned investigators believe they have located a possible seed bed of extremism. a mosque overseas, and two men, radical militants, who may have inspired the older brother to pull off that attack. abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, has the latest details and the new clues. >> reporter: u.s. authorities now believe a turning point for tamerlan tsarnaev came last year in the russian republic of dagestan, at this mosque known to be a gathering spot for extremists. russian security services have told their american counterparts the boston resident was seen meeting and leaving from the mosque with a known chechen terror recruiter, mansur nidal, who was killed in a stand-off with authorities while tsarnaev was in dagestan. the chechen insurgency is part of a larger violent group that has used a reign of terror in its efforts to impose islamic law and values across portions of russia. a u.s. official today also confirmed to abc news that tsarnaev, a failed boxer i

the water. they think it was simply a tragic accident. abc 7 reporter lisa minglese has more. >> reporter: you can see from sky 7 hd as divers, police and search and rescuers work frantically to find a 13-year-old boy who fell into the canal while playing with two friends. adrian heinz's son was there when it happened. >> i believe he reached in to get his hand in and slipped on the rock and fell in the water. i don't think he could swim. >> reporter: heinz says they were looking for lizards. no trespassing signs warn people to stay away. when the teenager fell into the water, his 10-year-old cousin jumped in after him. but couldn't save him. that boy got out and called for help. those who live nearby know to steer clear of the canal. they also call the fence weak and rittled with holes. >> we ask if anybody has a report of any holes, we have crews that come out instantaneously to repair those. >> reporter: as far as you know, have the holes been reported? >> i know we reported them once. there are definitely holes in that fence back there th

the abc news exclusive interview with the nba player who stirred the nation by going public, saying he's gay. >>> caffeine craze. everything from chewing gum to popcorn, packed with caffeine. how much is safe for children? >>> and amanda knox. the american college student accused of murder, speaking out. the devastating lie she says she was told in prison, and what she said made her suffer. >> i was tired of them having to sacrifice everything for me.

she was arrested tuesday the d.a.had until noon to file charges and the d.a.did not. abc 7 news learn aid big reason is that test results from the juice bottles are not back yet. and evidence sent to the crime lab yesterday. normally take weeks to months to get them back so without those results prulters have little to no evidence to take the case to court. we're learning that from the lawyer for this woman that she is distressed, his words and says she doesn't know why she's in custody. but she's grateful no one was hurt. we'll give thu interview from abc news with a barista who gave police the final information that led to arrest. >> vic, thank you. >>> a third grader teacher has been arrested on charges of mild molestation. police say the 47-year-old acted inappropriately with nine female students. he was arrested on 40 counts including lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. >>> a placerville man has been ruled out as a possible suspect in the murder of an 8-year-old girl. >> investigators say they're looking for laila fowler's killer closer to her hometown. >

we are always open to discuss conditions with alu and the abc and i'm sure we'll be going through that process. we're quite familiar with the standard conditions alu has proposed and we've gone over those with the owners and we're prepared to cover those in our abc license. they volunteer to end their entertainment at 11:00 pm out of respect for the residents that reside in the same business and will continue to do that as part of their ongoing business. >> public comment is closed. >> one of the last speakers asked for continuance on this. i generally might consider a continuance, however, i have think we could -- because of all the support that came out and i could see there was community outreach and just looking at cafe royal's we believe site i could see the building's very full and [inaudible] and that you do have a menu there. so for me, if we were to continue this, to put conditions on here, that would necessitate probably another session where we have all these people come out again. and i don't feel like i need to hear it again and waste everybody's time on this. so i'd like

the military. and a new investigation under way there. abc's martha raddatz has that. >> reporter: first it was the officer running the sexual assault prevention office for the air force charged with sexual assault. now it is an army sergeant at fort hood under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and possibly facilitating prostitution. his job? to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program. upon hearing the news, defense secretary chuck hagel ordered all services back to the drawing board to re-train and re-screen thousands of sexual assault and prevention personnel. in what is a staggering problem for the military. >> he broke in through my bathroom and raped me. >> there have been decades of promises. >> we have zero tolerance for it. >> we're not going to put up with sexual harassment. >> i have zero tolerance. >> we have absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. >> reporter: and countless hours of military training and messaging already. some serious -- >> sexual assault is a crime. >> reporter: some seemingly absur

and now, they're ready to set the world on fire. steve osunsami, abcgia. >> and we thank you for watching tonight. "nightline" will be here later, and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. goodnight. night. >>> a yacht race claims the life of a sailor. the special bay area connection the two swedish racing team. >> abc 7 news goes inside of the lab where the bay bridge bolts are being tested and how well they're holding up under scrutiny. >> long awaited crime fighting plan unveiled in oakland. changes coming to a city where one officer handles 10,000 dollary autos someone watching you and your family you and don't know bit. how hackers can gain control of a camera on your computer. >>> you're looking at video shot by a news crew showing choppy conditions encountered by the crew of the sail boat that cap sized on san francisco bay today with fatal results. >> one crew member died in today's accident. a british sailor identified as 36-year-old andrew simpson, from britain. a silver medal winner in london leaving behind a wife and a young s

. >> more details on the boston marathon bombings. abc news learned two brothers planned to set the bombs off on july 4th that. is what jahar tsarnaev told investigators but they finished bombs early and decided to set them off at the boston marathon. abc news learned the bombs were assembled in tammerlan tsarnaev's apartment. the body was release frtd medical examiner and taken to a funeral home. his remains carried away from the morgue in that black van you're watching right now. >> a third grade teacher in a school has been arrested, accused of molesting several female students according to union city police. the 47-year-old teacher works at alvarado elementary school being held on $1.5 million jail. allen what a shock to the community. >> very shocked. police aren't telling us how much students were victimized. investigators told me they are all girls, little girls between ages of 7-8. we spoke to a lot of parents here today who had mixed emotions. they're irritated, scared and angry z they want answers. the investigation into the thi

the ground. this is being towed to shore. it happened around 1:00 this afternoon. abc 7 news is live in alameda for us with the story. mark? >> we're at the boat yard and behind me, you can see the place looks deserted. crew members took off several hours ago. after this accident happened they went to try to help the yacht cap sized around 1:00 in the afternoon before city front and alcatras island. the 72 foot catamaran sailing in winds gusting over 25 miles per hour. when they flip over, it can be catastrophic, sending crew members flying into yachts wing or into the water, we're hearing the olympic sailor was trapped under the boat either mr the wing or one of the pontoons as much as 10 minutes. he and one other crew member was rushed to the dock at the st. francis yacht club. the gold medalist could not be safed. he won a gold in the star boat class. he just joined the team in february this afternoon, paul cart said the team is devastated by what happened. our condolences are with his wife and family. and just moments ago san francisco fire chief expressed her cond

limousines without permits are listed on the web site. abc in the newsroom with the story only on abc 7 news tonight. >> on oakland airport's web site, youl see a link to taxies, shuttles and limos and phone numbers so you can book a ride to and from the airport. and that is where these limos are listed. transportation reviews.com alerted to us this problem. and we contacted the state public utilities commission, verified number, and names of the company autos what if i were to tell you that 13% of l limos here have no permits? >> my goodness. that is not right. >> rose is correct. it's not right what. we told her is true. 13% of the services listed on the oakland airport web site have no valid permits. 10 of the 80 companies have had permits revoked or denied by the state public utilities commission. the agency that regulates limousines. just yesterday, a multi agency strike force led by the chp launched a surprise sting here, targeting

live in the satellite center, abc 7 news. >> tom, thank you for that. tonight we're learning new information on a bloody, shocking attack that law enforcement in the u.k. is now linking to terrorism. here's what government officials are saying -- two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death in the middle of the street. this is in a neighborhood that's in southeast london. now seconds later, police shot and wounded these attackers. investigate ares in the u.k. say the men seemed to have been motivate bid radical islam. >> chaos. t was chaos. >> we had these sorts of attacks before in our country and tpwhever buckle in the face of them. >> this attack led law enforcement to increase security at military facilities in london. last check tonight the alleged attackers are in serious condition under close guard in a london hospital. leon? >> new at 11 -- a big problem in a local neighborhood created new trouble pitting neighbor against neighbor. this all starts with a series of offenses but now construction project aiming to fix flooding problems ha

on the left and san francisco, it's just really slow going this friday. abc 7 news >>> an ostrich is back in captivity after running wild in china. >> the ostrich roaming the busy streets tuesday night. he was dodging cars and got hit head on, and kind of laughed it off. that is what he did. >> each time the bird managed to run away. police, tluk see him there. the bird expected now to make a full recovery. >> that is about 45 miles per hour? >> looked like it. >> yes. >> passing cars. >> we're getting a video look at the san francisco zoo's newest baby giraffe. >> keepers say it's spunky and already bonding before the baby is put on public display. it doesn't have a name yet but i'm going to brandon from the giants brandon belt whose nickname is baby giraffe. >> take a look at this, this is not your parents wedding photo. the photographer having them chase bid a t rex that was photo shopped into this picture. >> miller instructed the group to look at the camera and show as much fear as they could. it worked. miller isn't saying whether it's supposed to repre

gosnell now faces the death penalty. terry moran, abc news, new york. >>> and we're learning more tonight about the answer to a question a lot of us have been asking. how could anyone go inside that house in cleveland and have no idea three women were being held captive there? tonight the brothers of ariel castro are speaking out. what did they see? what did they hear? and how were they deceived? abc's alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: how is it possible to visit this house time and time again and still not know about the horrors inside? for the first time, ariel castro's brothers are speaking out. >> there was no signs of anything like that. >> i didn't go to his house very much. but when i did, he would let me in, not past the kitchen. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn, pedro and onil castro, who were arrested along with their brother but later cleared and released, say they had no idea amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight were held hostage for a decade inside the house. >> could you see anything beyond the kitchen

the biggest jump in seven years. as abc'sers are flooding the market. >> right now it is a very competitive market. >> reporter: two weeks into the hunt for their first home in san diego and the robinsons can see it won't be easy. >> just the few homes we have looked at so far they have sold within a few days of us viewing them. >> reporter: home prices are up. especially in hot markets like phoenix, las vegas, los angeles, san francisco, atlanta, and dallas. the problem, a nationwide housing shortage. there are lots of buyers, 25% more this year than last. but the number of homes for sale is actually down. and sellers are holding on. >> most homes that come on the market are selling within three to five days. however they're just waiting for as many offers as they can. then taking their time reviewing it. >> reporter: some are taking drastic measures. bidding wars are common. >> a hot property. >> so are personal letters appealing to sellers. there are even lotteries like this one. buyers line up. throw their names in a hat

every contestant joined in the celebration. abc's brandi hitt from the ballroom., diana. this was kellie pickler's season. she was one of the stars to beat early on. after another fantastic performance she is taking home the coveted mirror ball trophy. >> kellie and derek! >> reporter: kellie pickler won season 16 of "dancing with the stars." after ten weeks of dancing, 12 stars were narrowed down to the final four who put it all out on the dance floor in hopes of taking home the mirror ball trophy. after monday's competition, zendaya led the pack, and country singer kellie pickler. second. followed by aly and jacobi jones. and the finale featured star-studded performances by pit bull and psy. then the final three were given an instant dance to rehearse in minutes. ♪ they continued to wow the crowd with their moves. >> look at the reaction from the audience. you are awesome, i am telling you! >> reporter: and the scores were added to their totals for monday night. >> you made every single dance special. >> reporter: then came next elimination. >> jacoby and karina

state law requires the winners go public. here is abc'sporter: the six numbers add up to $590 million that is. and lady luck kissed just one ticket sold in the town of zephyrhills, florida, at this publix supermarket. shoppers there were absorbing the news. >> wow, i can't believe it. that's shocking. the whole country. this publix in little zephyrhills would be the winner. >> it's crazy isn't it? that's so much money. somebody is going to be really happy. >> reporter: who is holding the tech it to easy street? y don't know yet. one lottery official offered unorthodox advice. >> sign the back of the ticket. if it were me put it in an envelope. duct tape it to my chest. be known as the millionaire with a nasty rash. >> reporter: more than 230 million tickets were bought. on saturday in just one hour, texas sold over 1 million tickets. while sales for the day averaged a dizzying $36,000 a minute. interest was so fierce powerball.com crashed after the winning numbers were drawn. >> tonight we have got a guaranteed jackpot. worth $40 million,

put traffic on the new bridge before the earthquake happens. >> abc 7 news saying it's likely that the new bridge could be safer an old bridge come labor day. we should know more about that come may 29th in oakland. in sacramento abc 7 news. >> tonight six former school district employees charged with embezzling $15 million. accord together district attorney this scheme went on for a decade but how did they gaet way with it for so long? that is the key question. we're live with the story. >> trish basscomb in charge of the student support division. he and her teamworked with nonprofits like edgewood center to get needed medical ask educational help for students in the district. the state and federal grants given to her division had to be used within a certain time period or risk losing those funds. the district attorney says they put this into a slush fund. >> money never too be parked into a separate account. >> this supposedly went on from 2002 to 2010. saying five employees funneled money into personal accounts. basscomb is said to have taken $87,000. a sixth employee was paid $12,7

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ng made possible by disney--abc cable networks group captioning performed by the national captioning institute, inc. >>> live, this is abc 7 news. >>> tonight we are getting the full, heart breaking story of what happened inside that limousine that caught fire on the san mateo bridge. >> here's what we learned so far. the limb/had nine passengers, one more than is allowed under state rules. the rear end of the limo was running very close to the ground as it was moving. >> the survivors had to crawl through a pash tigs dividing the driver's from the passenger's compartments. among the dead are nurses from community hospital. >> and we received photos of two other women who were killed. all were on a girls night out to celebrate the bride's marriage. our reporter talked with a husband tonight. >> reporter: carolyn, he said he and his wife did almost everything together. they would even go grocery shopping with each other. bun on a rare occasion she went out on saturday night and left him alone with the children. >> it's almost that close to perfect. >> reporter: it was the life he share

the world? you embrace gravity. here's abc'sa precipice 23,000 feet above sea level, and he dives right in. russian daredevil valery rotsov with his demonstration of the principle what goes up must go down. going down pretty fast in this case, 125 miles an hour, the world's fastest base jump. is this just a string of record breaking jumps this past year? there was felix baumgartner's jump from a space form, the highest ever space dive, and titanic director james cameron took the deepest dive ever, jules verne style, 70,000 miles down, as deep as everest is tall. the base jumpers have just the squirrel suit to protect them. this man has done so many hair raising jumps like this one in switzerland, his closet is full of squirrel suits. i guess the question is why? he gives the classic mountain climber response, because it's there. >> it really is the feeling of being superman. to be able to fly wherever you want. you just think, i want to go over there, and, boom, you do it. >> reporter: in reality, he's more like buzz lightyear f

the lack of u.s. support. alex marquardt, abc >>> even though it was memorial day, there was no rest for those working to clean oklahoma's tornado zone, including members of the military. some of them are in the thick of things, removing debris from devastated neighborhoods, passing out supplies to volunteers and said it's all part of their mission. >> i joined the military to serve, i didn't join to sit on the couch on memorial day. >> great attitude. obviously plenty to keep them busy. last week's storm caused more than $2 billion in damage. it destroyed 1,200 homes and damaged ten times that many. >>> there were some scary moments in central illinois as a powerful thunderstorm roars through. it damaged dozens of homes. and brought down trees and power lines. thousands were left without power. utility workers say they just don't know when the power will be fully restored because the damage is just so widespread. >> as for today's weather -- there will be afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the northeast. the most severe stor

the ordeal included beatings and sexual abuse. abc news learned one of the suspects is blefd to have fathered a child with a one of the victims. >> two victims berry and gina dejesus have been release frtd hospital. >> these girls women are so strong, stronger than i am. they have a positive attitude this, is what we need from everyone. >> the third victim is expected to leave the hospital home. >> neighbors says the owner of the home attended a candle light vigil. castro has been arrested with his brothers. >> there are some similarities between the case and jaycee dugard case. she was held in an antioch home 18 years. nanette? >> a few years ago california had a missing child mirror why cell. jaycee dugard held behind this house. this case brings back memories here. >> the quiet neighborhood where jaycee dugard was held captainist seems back to normal. her

the water. they think it was simply a tragic accident. here is abc 7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian. >> we found the child deceased in the water as a parent victim of a drowning. >> reporter: it is a sad ending to a 2 1/2 hour intense search of the canal in antioch. you can see from sky 7 hd as divers, police and search and rescuers work frantically to find a 13-year-old boy who fell into the canal while playing with two friends. adrian heinz's son was there when it happened. >> i believe he reached in to get his handle and stepped on a rock and fell in the water. i don't think he could swim. >> reporter: heinz says the boys were looking for lizards when they crawled through a hole in the chain link fence that surrounds the canal. no trespassing signs warn people to stay away. when the teenager fell into the water, his 10-year-old cousin jumped in after him, but couldn't save him. that boy got out and called for help. those who live nearby know to steer clear of the canal, they also call the fence weak, and riddled with holes. >> we asked that if a

as you know the abc provides permits, temporaries when licenses are transferring. we all know when business closes escrow it closes before the abc license and we hamstring people for not allowing the new owner to take over. that is -- yay, a great thing and giving our executive director some more power for suspension is really valuable and i personally appreciate those two items as well as the dj's of course, so that's great. i have no questions. i just wanted to tell you they appreciate all of that. anybody else have questions for the supervisor? >> yeah i do. supervisor wiener i have questions about the temporary permits. one of the biggest issues is the night issue and new owners bring issues as they try to keep things under control. is there any provision that they have to do community outreach before getting this temporary permit? >> well i will ask the executive director to respond in more detail. i can just tell you that the -- i think the maximum number of days -- was it 60 days? >> 90. >> 90 days. i mean it is a significant problem when a club is sold beca