not as egregious as uc san diego. they messed up in 2009.nt admissions notices to 28,000 applicants who were actually rejected.

. >> reporter: this five-story tower at uc san diego is built to function like a small hospital.

. >> structural engineers that uc san diego have rigged a five story fake hospital with more than 500 sensors and 80 cameras with the idea to simulate earthquakes and study their effects on everything from re- bar to possible beds and surgical lights >> is a clash of high-tech titans going on in federal court. kate is in san francisco where the oracle suv is back in court this morning. >> both companies have a lot at stake in this case. on only that but it could have an effect on other tech companies across the valley but the case right now is between these two titans. it is a billionaire battle between larry ellison of oracle and larry page of google and oracle says that google violated copyright patent by using java to build a popular handwrite operating system and oracle believes it is entitled to $1 billion of licensing fees. who will came out with a statement saying " we're confident our defenses. rhames not only go beyond copyright and patent law but they threaten the entire job a community, software developers and the goal of making systems work together smoothly ". cnet agrees

. >>> major test gets underway at uc san diego this morning aimed at making buildings more earthquake-proofse photos show a five story mock hospital that will be used. engineers will shake it to see was inside the building at various magnitude feuds. more than 500 sensors and eight -- 80 cameras will be used to collect data. >>> work to make the doyle drive approach earthquake safe is taking a big step for. far right lane northbound over pass closed as crews begin demolishing part of the existing overpass. the work will continue from 8 p.m. to noon everyday until april 27th. that day all of doyle drive will be closed for three days so the entire overpass can be torn down. >> it is a huge milestone for the project because once we accomplish this goal, traffic will be off the old structure. >> here's a map of the stretch of doyle drive being worked on now through the 27th. the road will be replaced by the new one billion dollar presidio parkway, the entire project is expected to be complete in 2015. >>> san francisco mooney officials are expected to vote today on two key proposals. one would

. >>> researchers at uc san diego have built a five story building and are testing to see how it holdsn earthquake. we have some time lapse pictures to show you of that structure being built on top of a big shake table that will simulate quakes up to 8.8. the first test set for today was to simulate the motion of the 6.7 magnitude north ridge earthquake of 1994. >>> back now to that breaking news off the coast in southern california. what you are looking at here are live pictures of a huge gray whale. it is entangled in a fishing net. it's actually been entangled since about 1:00 this afternoon. if the picture were to pan out here, maybe the helicopter pilot will do that in a moment you can see there's a boat that this whale is essentially tugging along. the boat people on the boat trying to remove that fishing line from this whale. from what we understand, this is an older whale probably about 40 feet long. it's a gray whale and if you don't know gray whales are absolutely enormous. they can grow to 52 feet long, weigh 35-tons and they can live 50 to 70 years. we want to bring in our

>>reporter: this 5 story tower at uc san diego is built to function like a small hospital. inside hundreds of sensors and cameras to record the damage in relevant time. in the event of catastrophic earthquake the concern for hospital isn't just building might collapse. it also still has to function as a hospital. >> we want to make sure that after an earthquake our hostile works because lots of other things won't. >>reporter: today they put it through shaking equivalent to north ridge. 6.7 in magnitude. big one is only a matter of time. are we ready for the big one. >> of course not. when we pet the big earthquake in california people will be in shock in terms of the total amount of damage. >>reporter: hopefully a little more ready after today. david wright abc news, los angeles. >>> space shuttle discovery made its final voyage but not before taking a victory listen around the nation capitol. crowd were just awe struck as discovery flew overhead on the back of boeing 747. flight marked time separation for discovery and kennedy space center that served as shuttle home base

down south at uc san diego where my brother went you may partake in a course titled foundations of westernmr. santorum to write that letter claiming what i meant is the uc schools don't teach survey courses in western civ. it took us 15 to find all those courses on western civ. you can tell from the tape where rick santorum is saying the thing about uc is he is really tired and the campaign trail is exhausting. i have empathy for the exhaustion factor and the too much going on factor affecting what people say. also, getting things wrong can be embarrassing. i know. i get things wrong. it doesn't make you bad person. you just have to correct it. you got to correct it. fp at first your correction goes horribly wrong then correct, correct, correct again. you just keep doing it until what you say seems true because we will fact check you. capital e cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said, "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer

then down south at uc san diego where my brother went you may, if you choose, partake in a course titledwestern civilization. it took mr. santorum a couple weeks to write that letter claiming what i meant was that the uc schools don't teach survey courses in western civ. it took us 15 minutes to find all those courses on western civ. you can tell from the tape where rick santorum is saying the thing about uc is he is really tired and the campaign trail is exhausting. i have empathy for the exhaustion factor and the too much going on factor affecting what people say on the campaign trail. so getting things wrong can be embarassing, trust me, i get things wrong. it doesn't make you bad person. you just have to correct it. you got to correct it. if at first your correction goes horribly wrong then correct, correct, correct again. you just keep doing it until what you say seems true because we will fact check you. .anduppo? schools flourish and students blossom. that's why programs like... ...the mickelson exxonmobil teachers academy... ...and astronaut sally ride's science academy are helpi

a uc san diego physics professor talked his way very technically out of a $400 ticket for failing top at a stop sign. here's the deal, the fact it looked like he didn't stop was apparently just an optical illusion. >> what he saw could easily be confused by the angle of speed of the hypothetical object that failed to stop at the stop sign. and what he saw did not properly reflect reality which was confirmed. >> he makes all kinds of sense. the physicist well, he says he was able to show that what the officer saw only made it seem like he didn't stop. but trust us, before other people try this defense, the physics guy, the proesz fer warns you it'll take that perfect combination of events to actually have your argument hold up in a court of law. good luck on that. maybe try a heavy accent. >> knowledge is power. >>> still ahead, the elephant seals in the in the room. why the pups are in need of rescue in bay area waters. >>> i'm doug mcconnell, i've explored the wineries in california. >> tri-valley is home to the livermore valley wine country. >>> new this morning, a warning from oak

this is dmitry, a physicist at uc san diego.ven a $400 ticket for failing to stop at a stop sign. dude, bummer. he arrived in traffic court armed with the signs using this chart and others apparently. he argued three points of physical science. first the observer, in this case the cop sitting 100 feet away was measuring his angular speed, not his linear speed, like when you're far away from something that's moving, it does not appear to be moving at all. that's angular speed. as opposed to something moves past you and you observe its linear speed. second, he quickly decelerated to a stop, he swears then accelerated quickly. finally and most crucially i would say though i know basically nothing about physics the observer cop's view was obstructed for a second at. at the moment he says he stopped his car but wases accused of having not stopped. for his very good work, he was let off the hook. no ticket, no fine, no points for a moving violation. for extra geek credit, he published his four-page work online and of course invited pe

not as egregious as uc san diego. they messed up in 2009. they sent admissions notices to 28,000 applicants who were actually rejected. not as bad. >> two years ago in santa barbara, a mix-up there as well. some issues out there in california with just breaking people's spirits and dreams. >> surfing and playing in the sun. better things to, do right? >> sorry, kids. always next year. >>> a strange sight in the skies south of houston as lots of folks talking right now. the red lighted were captured on camera late saturday night hovering and moving to form different shapes. kind of like a half moon or figure 8. it didn't take long for talk of aliens to take over texas city. >> yeah, everybody, alien this. alien that. pretty funny. >> early indications are it was a prank. a well planned one, but a prank. >> just a prank. that's the town's homeland security director. he's reviewed the video and has ruled out any visitors from outer space. the pranksters are not likely to face any charges. run for the conspiracy theorists. they loved that one. >

. >> reporter: this five-story tower at uc san diego is built to function like a small hospital. inside, hundreds of sensors and cameras to record the damage in realtime. >> in the event of a catastrophic earthquake, the concern for hospitals isn't just that a building might collapse. it also still has to function as a hospital. >> we want to make sure that after an earthquake, our hospitals still work because lots of other things won't. >> reporter: they put it through shaking equivalent to northridge, 6.7 in magnitude. seismologists say the big one is only a matter of time. >> are we ready for the big one? >> of course not. but when we get the big earthquake in california, people will be in shock in terms of the total amount of damage. >> reporter: hopefully a little more ready. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >>> and there are new warnings this morning about a potential eruption at a volcano not too far from mexico city. a lava dome is growing in the crater. the volcano has been spewing incandescent rock and water vapor and ash. people are being warned to stay at least se

. >>> structural engineers at uc san diego are given a very expensive earthquake test today.ortedly shake a hospital and more than 500 sensors and 80 cameras will be inside. the $5 million experiment will help them learn how to shore up hospitals like hospitals to help a community quickly rebound after a disaster. >>> today, three of the survivors of -- of the 1906 earthquake and fire will meet for dinner. they will meet at the fountain tomorrow night on market street as they do every year and have a moment of silence who remember a woman, rose, who was a survivor but she died last february. >>> we were watching it live. it was one final voyage for the space shuttle "discovery." we brought it to you live. it marked the enend -- the end of an era. >>> and sal will have a final check of the commute. how the roads are looking in the south bay. [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and ho

uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly familiar after a while because we built it and use it every day without knowing it. it has been buried. the living new deal project is like an archaeological dig. we are going after the new deal in california, but hope to extend throughout the united states. i thought that i am, photographer robert dosson could photo. it's gradually become a collabor

mid similar mistakes in the past n 2009 the san diego campus mistakenly sent admissions notices to 28,000 applicants who were actually rejected. a year later ucra told 60 applicants they were admitted when in fact they were on the waiting list. jon? jon: as the father of a high school senior i would not be amused. >> no. jon: patti ann, thank you. jenna: we'll leave it there. a 155-yard hook shot out of pine straw over and under trees to a pin you just couldn't see. all to win the green jacket. the man on top of the golf world, masters tournament winner bubba watson right here in the studio with us taking your questions by the way minutes away. hey, bubba. zap technology. arrival. with hertz gold plus rewards, you skip the counters, the lines, and the paperwork. zap. it's our fastest and easiest way to get you into your car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. jenna: it was a breathtaking shot, i'll try to do it some justice here at a critical moment on golf's biggest stage. here's the scene for you. the masters at the augusta national. bubba watson in a sudden death playoff facing nearly impossible situation. thi