a uc davis police officer walking down a line of protesters pepper spraying them. hat video create add national outrage. the officer shown spraying the demonstrators was dismissed from the uc davis police force. john pike says he suffered a psychiatric injury in the aftermath of the incident and he has filed for workman's compensation. members of the occupy movement say they are angry. >> the fact he's claiming benefits for the mental trauma he received for the violent act he committed. i mean, that's a perversion of justice. the community is justifiably outraged. >> workers compensation attorney said if pike is awarded a 50% disability claim he could get a little more than $150 a week. >>> activists will soon be asking for your signature on a petition to let voters decide the fate of an obscure state law. since 1975 it has set fixed cap on certain medical malpractice awards. john fowler is investigating if that law needs to be changed. >> reporter: doctors and clinics say keeping that malpractice cap reduces their costs, allows them to treat more patients better. s

zimmerman's trial has been turned over to the justice department. >> a former police officer who pepper sprayed students in a uc davis prot jeft now seeking help from the state through a worker compensation claim. abc 7 news found out he has a hearing next month. the former uc davis police lieutenant drew criticism in 2011 for dousing students with pepper spray now wants worker's compensation for psychiatric injury. the former marine sargeant received death threats after the video went viral. he was fired after an investigation found his action was unwarranted. >> i think it's wrong with what he's trying to do. >> ian lee was pepper sprayed. he and 20 others shared in a settlement from the university last year. the college junior hopes the claim is denied. >> when you reward people like pike you tell people that it's okay to hurt students that. is a message we knlt send. >> walls were not returned but melissa brown specializes in worker's compensations she says they must have thought this through because more public scrutiny lie as head. >> filing a psychiatric zplimt easy. you give up your rights to privacy. >> the

zimmerman's trial has been turned over to the justice department. >> a former police officer who pepper sprayed students in a uc davis prot jeft now seeking help from the state through a worker compensation claim. abc 7 news found out he has a hearing next month. the former uc davis police lieutenant drew criticism in 2011 for dousing students with pepper spray now wants worker's compensation for psychiatric injury. the former marine sargeant received death threats after the video went viral. he was fired after an investigation found his action was unwarranted. >> i think it's wrong with what he's trying to do. >> ian lee was pepper sprayed. he others shared in a settlement from the university last year. the college junior hopes the claim is denied. >> when you reward people like pike you tell people that it's okay to hurt students that. is a message we knlt send. >> walls were not returned but melissa brown specializes in worker's compensations she says they must have thought this through because more public scrutiny lie as head. >> filing a psychiatric zplimt easy. you give up your rights to privacy. >> the departm

. >>> a former uc davis police officer involved in a pepper spraying incident two years ago is seeking disability insurance. pike was fired last year after an investigation. his case is scheduled to be heard in sacramento next month. >>> tonight crews will spray for mosquitoes in east san jose to stop the spread of west nile virus. the fogging begins around 11:00 p.m.. east of interstate 680 in the foothills. about a dozen dead birds have tested positive for the virus. a couple mosquitoes in the neighborhood were also infected. the county says the fog like spray is not toxic to humans or pets. >>> time is 4:37. let's go to sal. keeping an eye on traffic. happy friday to you. >> happy friday. we are doing pretty well out there. we are looking at all the commutes. you can see traffic is going to be okay. starting off on interstate 80 westbound it looks pretty good. the marine layer is out there. it means you might run into fog in some of the areas if you are drives through. let's move along and take a look at the commute here on westbound bay bridge toll plaza. it is light. no problems g

new follow-up to this uc davis pepper spray incident. policefficer fired for his action now seeking disability pay. find out whyth. >> facebook ceo zuckerberg ready to do something he has never done before. >> in the accu-weather forecast center. deepening marine layer cooler than average weather. 7 day forecast just a moychlt everyone wants it. coming up. everyone wants it. coming up. app join the rank of instagram >> former police officer who pepper spray students at protest is seek payment from the state. he was fared for his action but filed a worker compensation claim. we have the story. >> john pike the former uc davis police lieutenant who drew worldwide criticism in 2011 for dousing peacefully sitting student demonstrator with pepper entry want worker compensation for psychiatric injury. former marine sergeant received death threats after video went viral. pike fired year ago after an version found his action was unwarranted. >> it's wrong what he was trying to do. lee was one of the protestors ep pepper sprayed. he and 20 others shared

this was at uc davis. a policeutenant casually dousing peaceful student protesters in the face with pepper spray. well, he was later fired. so why does he now say he deserves workers' comp for what went down there? >>> plus -- >> when you are rand paul, actually comparing snowden to martin luther king or henry david thoreau, this is madness. >> the people who want to criticize me and call names, they're precisely the same people who are unwilling to cut the spending, and they're gimme, gimme, gimme. >> presidential aspirations making for a perfect storm in the republican party. we'll get the first read. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's four course seafood feast. choose your soup, salad, entree, plus dessert all just $14.99. come into red lobster, and sea food differently. right now, go to redlobster.com for $10 off 2 select entrees. good monday through thursday. and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your

. >>> former uc davis police officer involved in pepper spraying incident is seeking workers compensationhn pike says he received several threats after being identified as the officer who pepper sprayed protestors on the grounds there in tonal. pike was fired last year after an investigation. now his case is scheduled to be heard in sacramento next month. >>> a 13-year-old hayward girl is being credited with helping police arrest a suspected burglar who broke into her house. the girl was babysitting her younger brother when she heard a strange noise. police say she realized someone was rummaging through her garage. her mom who didn't want to be on camera shares what happened next. >> she called me. she said mommy there is two guys in the backyard that are trying to get in the house. i told her call 911 and then i hung up and called 911 and headed over here. >> police say they got to the house in time to see two men leaving the backyard. they chased and arrested 22- year-old quentin. they have strong leads on the second man. >>> the same law firm that took pg&e to court in the san bruno pi

. >>> a former uc davis police officer involved in a pepper spray incident two years ago is seeking compensation for psychiatric disstress. he received numerous threats after being identified as the officer who pepper sprayed protestors on the ground. his case is scheduled to be heard in sacramento next month. >>> time now 6:57. sal, you are watching the mccarthur maze. big problems this morning. >> yeah we had a crash about 45 minutes ago. cleared now. westbound bay bridge big backup before you get to the toll plaza. it is getting better slowly. if you have the time to use something else. use another bridge. this is one bridge you could use. now let's go to steve. even with the sun there is is a westerly breeze. more 80s and 90s. we will continue that into the weekend. >>> coming up on mornings on 2 growing concerns about a south bay ambulance company. those concerns now has county leaders looking for a back up plan. >>> sexual assault in the south bay ktvu news was first on the scene 90 minutes ago. stay right here with us. . >>> police are investigating an alleged rape of a woman at annual ap

. >>> a former uc davis police officer involved in a pepper spraying incident two years ago is now seekingkers' compensation for psychiatric distress. john pike says he received a number of threats after being identified as the officer who pepper sprayed protesters on the ground in 2011. pike was fired last year after an investigation. his case is scheduled to be heard in sacramento next month. >>> time now, 7:36. happening today, chefs and food lovers, they're gathering in gilroy. marking a milestone. the 35th annual gilroy garlic festival. ktvu's katie utehs is there in gilroy with a taste of what's to come. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, i don't know if you can see the greece splatter. we're with the -- grease splatter. we're with the pyro chefs. they are frying up calamari, it's not the only entertainment that they have in store. i see the lens is fogged up a little bit from all the heat. there are 46 concerts planned for this weekend in three stages. i'm joined by entertainment committee cochair, kirsten. tell me about the acts you have. >> we have 36 acts, if you're a count

has ruled that nups have the right to -- newspapers have the right to publish the names of the uc davis policecers who propepper sprayed protesters -- pepper sprayed protesters in 20011. the names will not be posted immediately. the union can still appeal the decision to the state supreme court. the court noted that the incident was videotaped and has been widely viewed on the internet. >>> well, another b.a.r.t. strike is looming with the deadline now just 11 days away. there's little sign of progess in negotiations between the management and unions. b.a.r.t. workers could walk off the job on august 4th. local transit agencies are telling commuters to prepare for the worst. they say bridge commuters should sign up for fastrack as one way to try to deal with the gridlock. >> fastrack helps. it does help. >>> 8:08 is the time. sal has an update on that crash in the east bay. sal? >> that's right, pam and dave. good morning to you. 80 westbound is the crash we're talking about. that would be the traffic -- the traffic coming down the albany exit. no major injuries. but those cars were stuck toge

uc- davis? now the police officer who was fired over it wants workers' comp. this is the video that went viral. that is former officer john pike hitting students right in the eyes two years ago. he claims he suffered psychiatric injury after the "occupy" showdown. there will be a settlement meeting next month. >>> the city of richmond is moving ahead with plans to sue chevron over last summer's refinery fire. the city council voted unanimously this week to hire a law firm to handle the case. one councilmember says the decision came after they tried three times to negotiate with chevron. richmond claims a big drop in property values since the fire. >>> santa clara county is getting ready for possible problems with its ambulance company. they are calling it -- they are telling rural metro it has 10 days to pay $10 million. rural metro says it will make the payment. but county officials are getting other ambulance companies in line to take over if necessary. >>> august 4 is the new deadline for a new contract for bart workers. it was extended until then ending a

police. >> lab techs at uc davis are testing for poison. >>> even though they're illegal, you can usually see fireworks all across the city of oakland on the 4th of july. >> firefighters were on patrol and trying to educate people about the dangers of illegal fireworks. >> all 25 of its engines were on patrol and looks for illegal activity. >> if we see someone having a barbecue or discarding cigarettes and such. >> oakland police say they're also out in force using shot spotter technology to find people shooting off guns or setting illegal fireworks. >>> cities all around the bay celebrated independent with an old-fashioned parade. bag pipes and plenty of american flags, both large and small of san jose's annual rose, white, and blue parade. >> the crowd also enjoyed a line of classic cars and vietnam veterans and supporters marched through the neighborhood. >> organizers expected about 40,000 people to show up and watch the band and members of the military march in the parade down hearts avenue. this year's theme was people helping people. >> the awana's club organized the parade. >>> the c

. >> reporter: those meatballs have been sent to uc-davis for testing. now, policelaced with strychnine, which is a very dangerous toxin especially for pets. coming live out here, vets are saying that if you suspect something is wrong with your dog, have your pet checked out as soon as possible. back to you, frank. >> da, are there symptoms dog owners should look out for with their pets so they know they may have eaten one of these meatballs? >> reporter: police say those two dogs showed signs of agitation, problems breathing and they were also having tremors an seizures. >> okay, da lin live for us in san francisco, da, thanks. >>> students are outraged this morning. california's largest community college has lost its accreditation. a state commission found city college of san francisco does not meet program criteria. college officials have tried to turn things around since last july, when the school was sanctioned for several violations including fiscal mismanagement. >> we followed their advice to the letter, and still it wasn't enough. i mean, the changes at cit

newspapers can publish the names of the police officers involved in that pepper spraying incident at cu davis. all of the names of the officers involved may be presentsed. the uc police officers union which wants the names to remain confidential must now decide whether to appeal the case to the state supreme court. of course this all happened back in 2011, when a group of student protesters were pepper sprayed during a peaceful protest. >>> the suit filed by the head of the african maritime sailing team said that the yacht club did not act in good faith when it rejected the team's application. the group is seeking an inswrungation to delay the event scheduled to start in september. but the golden gate yacht club says it is confident the cuts will go on as planned. the two sides are expected to meet with a new york judge today to determine if there will be a hearing. >> a lot of stories surrounding this race, that has nothing to do with racing. >>> 4:38 right now, some showers in the forecast. >> good morning to you, john and laura, good morning to you at home. that's right, now we have made it to wednesday, we're done with the showers, we're going to cut your

. >>> straight ahead, a new follow-up to the uc davis pepper spray incident and why the police officer fired for his actions is now seeking disability. >>> and this weekend's annual gilroy garlic festival is in full swing. we will tell you why this year's festival is extr welcome back and thanks for joining us. we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, kira. a nice shot for from mt. tam where we have plenty of low clouds and fog. 56 in san francisco. 61 in mountain view. and the clouds are going to hang tough for half moon bay today. just 55 in santa cruz. we will see some 70s, but it is a gray start. later on today near san martin and gilroy, it will be a beautiful afternoon. 10:00, 61 degrees and sunny skies. we will look for the 1:00 temperature to be in the mid-70s, sunny and mild. by the afternoon just in the upper 70s. it could be much warmer for this time of year. a really nice afternoon. by the evening that breeze kicks up with numbers in the upper 60s, cooling off. so fantastic weather are from gilroy and the garlic f

. >>> the former police officer who pepper sprayed students during an occupy protest at uc davis is askingor workers' compensation. john pike claims he suffered "psychiatric injury" stemming from the confrontation back in november 2011. this video of pike dousing protesters with pepper spray went viral and he says he received several threats as a result. he was fired in july of last year after an investigation found that his actions were unwarrant a settlement conference is scheduled for next month in sacramento. >>> financial troubles appear to be getting worse this morning for santa clara county's private ambulance company. county officials concerned about whether rural metro group will be able to continue its life-saving services. they met with the company's ceo yesterday. the bay area news group reports officials telling the company they will be seeking alternatives if the ambulance provider cannot meet its contract. the ceo says the ambulance provider will catch up on its late payments within ten days to avoid breaching $375 million contract. >>> an elderly person in northern californ

. >>> a former police officer who pepper sprayed students at a uc davis protest is now seeking payment from the state. he was fired for his actions, but now he's filed a worker's compensation claim. abc7 news capitol corresponden nannette miranda has the story. >> john drew worldwide criticism in 2011 for dousing peacefully sitting nonstraytors in pepper stray and now wants worker compensation for psychiatric injury. he received death threats after the video went viral. he was fired a year ago after an investigation found his action was unwarranted. >> i think it's wrong what he's trying to do. >> he and lee were one of the protesters pepper sprayed. he and others shared in a million dollars settlement from the action last year. he hopes his claim is denied. >> when you reward him with benefits, you tell people it's okay to hurt students and that's a message we absolutely cannot send. >> melissa brown specializes in workers's comp cases and is not connected with this case. she said they must have thought the case through very carefully because more public scrutiny lies ahead. >> a psyc

. >>> the names of the police officers questioned about using pepper spray at uc-davis may be revealedt says there is no reason to keep confidential the names of the officers who doused "occupy" wall street demonstrators with pepper spray in 2011. the officer's union has 40 days to request a review before the names must be released. >>> the state supreme court will stand behind the decision to allow gay marriage. they rejected a request from the san diego county clerk to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses there. last week the court rejected a similar request from prop 8 supporters for a temporary hold on the marriages. >>> 5:39. delivering headaches. why you may not like the new plan to help the u.s. postal service save money. plus -- >> where to eat, where to stay, what to do. >> the final chapter, the reason travel books may be facing a digital demise. >> and why this bridge demolition was delayed several days. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, part of the milton-madison bridge in northern kentucky yesterday to make way for a one. it only took a few sec to come down... but the >>> explosives

currently on leave pending the outcome of the >> the former campus police officer who pepper sprayed students a drawing and occupy protest at uc-davispealing for workers' compensation. he claims that he suffered psychiatric injury from the 2011 incident. this is video that would bar or on line. it shows officer and ent viral online. john pike was fired after an investigation found that he acted on warranted. >> memberships are on sale for a bike sharing program that will start next month. the program will be in five bay area cities. this includes palo alto, mountain view, redwood city, san francisco, and san jose. the $7 million pilot program is organized by the bay area air quality management district. it will start with 700 bikes and the test cities. >> we will be right back. [ male announcer ] how do you do a summer clearance the dodge way? first wait till summer. then get the cars ready. now add the dodge part. ♪ ♪ the dodge summer clearance event. right now get 0% financing for up to 72 months and no payments for 90 days on all dodge vehicles. line welcome back. the opening bell on wall street. the dow jones industrial is up 80

this morning the former police officer who pep sper sprayed students at uc davis is asking for worker's compensation. john pike claims he suffered, quote, psychiatric injury stemming from the confrontation back in november of 2011. this video of pike dousing protesters with pepper spray went viral. pike says he received several threats as a result. he was fired in july of last year after an investigation found his investigations were unwarranted. a settlement conference is scheduled for next month in sacramento. >>> the nevada state psychiatric hospital accused of busing mentally ill patients all across the country has lost its accreditation. the independent agency that accredits hospitals nationwide issuing a preliminary denial of accreditation for rawson-neal hospital last week. it's citing violations in quality and care of patients and their safety. "the sacramento bee" reporting late last night, the hospital decided not to appeal, immediately losing its accreditation. the hospital will remain open, but it will lose much of its funding because of this change. >>> 5:21. a costly mista

court has now ruled newspapers can publish the names of the campus police officers involved in that infamous pepper spraying scene at uc davis. the state appellate court says all of the names of the officers involved may be printed. but it told the sacramento times and sacramento bee that they cannot immedtely obtained the names. this all happened back in 2011 when a group of protesters were pepper sprayed during a peaceful protest. >>> a new lawsuit -- africans maritime sailing team claims the golden gate yault club did not act in food faith. the nonprofit group trains young african-americans to be competitive sailors. this group is now seeking an inswrungation to delay the events scheduled to start in september. the golden gate yacht club says it is confident the cup will go on as planned. the two sides expected to meet with a new york judge today to determine if in fact there will be a hearing. >>> in the meantime, you can still head out to the bay this morning. want to check the forecast from christina loren. >> it's really hard to predict conditions in the bay. which is why it makes for such dangerous conditions out the

. >>> former uc police officer who doused peaceful protestors with pepper spray demand worker compensation. john pike suffered describing injury caused by the occupy uc davis incident. he was fired from the department in july of last year after task force determined his actions were unwarranted. state records show he has august 13 hearing regarding the matter. >> new at 11. car blasted right through the front window of a novato pizzeria half hour before 60 people including kids were sitting down to a party. this happened at begin deli pits ri a 4 this afternoon. all 3 people in the car were able to get out safely. 67-year-old female driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. police are investigating the exact cause of the crash. party moved to another location. >> next on 7 news at 11:00. only minority juror from the zimmerman case talks about the verdict. >> george zimmerman got away with murder. >> why didn't she vote to convict? why now standing by the verdict? more from the news exclusive interview next. >> also video horrific train crash in spain. what we learn about the man who was at the controls. >> and spectacular view above the waves. how the p

. >>> former uc police officer who doused peaceful protestors with pepper spray demand worker compensation. john pike suffered describing injury caused by the occupy uc davis incident. he was fired from the department in july of last year after task force determined his actions were unwarranted. state records show he has august 13 hearing regarding the matter. >> new at 11. car blasted right through the front window of a novato pizzeria half hour before 60 people including kids were sitting down to a party. this happened at begin deli pits ri a 4 this afternoon. all 3 people in the car were able to get out safely. 67-year-old female driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. police are investigating the exact cause of the crash. party moved to another location. >> next on 7 news at 11:00. only minority juror from the zimmerman case talks about the verdict. >> george zimmerman got away with murder. >> why didn't she vote to convict? why now standing by the verdict? more from the news exclusive interview next. >> also video horrific train crash in spain. what we learn about the man who was at the controls. >> and spectacular view above the waves. how the p

. >>> former uc police officer who doused peaceful protestors with pepper spray demand worker compensation. john pike suffered describing injury caused by the occupy uc davis incident. he was fired from the department in july of last year after task force determined his actions were unwarranted. state records show he has august 13 hearing regarding the matter. >> new at 11. car blasted right through the front window of a novato pizzeria half hour before 60 people including kids were sitting down to a party. this happened at begin deli pits ri a 4 this afternoon. all 3 people in the car were able to get out safely. 67-year-old female driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. police are investigating the exact cause of the crash. party moved to another location. >> next on 7 news at 11:00. only minority juror from the zimmerman case talks about the verdict. >> george zimmerman got away with murder. ?> why didn't she vote to why now standing by the verdict? more from the news exclusive interview next. >> also video horrific train crash in spain. what we learn about the man who was at the controls. >> and spectacular view above the waves. how the photograph

> the former police officer who doused peaceful protesters with pepper spray in 2011 is demanding workers' compensation. he says he suffered psychiatric injury caused by the occupy uc davis incident and was fired from the department a year ago after a task force determined the actions were unwarranted. the records show he has an august 13 hearing regarding the claim. >> beach loving coyote could be strange but there have been several sightings at ocean beach. this picture is from the ocean beach bulletin. people have reported 20 sightings of coyotes around golden gate park in richmond district. officials say so far the coyotes have not caused any problems. >> unique video of santa cruz surfers is making huge waves on the web. san francisco photographer mounted a camera on a small aerial drone and sent it over the lake, a popular santa cruz surfing spot and this is the result. a dramatic look at surfers camping waves from an entirely different point that was previously out of reach for anyone who did not have a helicopter. what are those? >> sea lions on the rock and the seaweed in the water. >> a bay area home invasion leads to a stand off with miss and the investigation

. >> though former campus police officer who pepper sprayed students endured an occupied protest at uc-davistion. john pike claims that he suffered psychiatric injury from the 2011 incident. this is video that went a viral on-line. this shows officer pike pepper's barring protesters. he was fired after an investigation found that his actions were unwarranted. >> richmond city leaders have hired a law firm because they plan to sue chevron for the massive fire at the refinery last august. this is video of the refinery fire which sent thousands of people to the hospital. that same from handled a suit against pg&e by the victims of the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. the farmers receive up to 13.5% of any money that is awarded by chevron. >> you can now sign up for a new bike sharing program. this includes palo alto, mountain view, redwood city, san francisco, and san jose. the $7 million pilot program is organized by the bay area air quality management district. it will star with 700 bikes in the cities. >> bay area baseball. the oakland a's cannot be to the multi talented loss angeles angel

>>mark: the former campus police officer who pepper sprayed students during an occupied protest at uc-davisling for worker's compensation for it to john pike claims he suffered psychiatric injury from the 2011 incident. this is the deal that went fire on library officials officer pike pepper spray protesters. pike was fired after an investigation found that his action was unwarranted. >>darya: tonight, officials at santa clara county will begin a ground fogging and the brass and neighborhood-- berryessa neighborhood that's where for the first time and skills in east san jose test positive for the west nile virus 3 is. previous praise for the mosquitoes found to carry west nile have been in south san jose, saratoga and cupertino. officials say, the fog like spring is not toxic to humans or animals. there have been no reported infections in humans in santa clara county this year. Ñáçwlook at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only