put on administrative duties. >> it is a media. >> he used to supervise the same officers in narcotics. >> we confiscated thousands of powns of narcotics and never one allegation, and never one instance where any of these officers were accused of taking one dollar. >> this is the latest in a series of videos that was released showing possible police misconduct. these videos were taken in march. the f.b.i. is now investigating prior cases. >> in the latest case, police say they found methamphatamine, packaging materials in reyes' room. the suspect has a long rap sheet including a dozen burglaries and assaults and kidnapping. vick lee abc 7 news. >> a firefighter on the peninsula is heading for a comfortable retirement, but it is not the pension that the outgoing chief is getting that is drawing attention. david louie reports it is the chunk of change in unpaid sick time. >> doug fry is getting a hefty check as he retires from the fire department. a check for $300,000 for unused sick days. >> these things were negotiated and the fact of the matter i was a good employee in the 36 years i have been here, i have been sick three times. >> unused sick days are added to the earnings. chief fry's base pay will determine a pension of $159,000 a year. residents recognize the $300,000 payment for unused sick time is a big figure. >> obviously he will walk away with a nice pension package anyway. is this going to make or break the whole deal? i can't think it is the case. >> it is the terms of the contract. i don't think he would get that contract today. >> communities are belt tightening and such arrangements could soon be history. >> we have been planning for this so it is not, an unexpected expense. again, you know, you can look at it, that there were certain costs we defrayed. >> he saved the cities money by not calling in sick. the department itself will be disbanded over a disagreement of cost sharing between san carlos and belmont. >> his last day on the job will be on may 31st. he will be available for consultation until the district dissolves in october. >> a republican lawmaker is calling for an investigation in the million dollar three of had year contract for a man hired to run the welfare system. william lightborn will collect more than $300,000 a year in pay and benefits and making him one of california's top paid burrcrats. assembly man brian jones blasted the decision to hire him. >> governor brown is asking hard-working californians to pay higher sales tax and car taxes. >> jones filed three public records to see the contract. the administration has 10 days to respond. >> to weird may weather. a late spring storm linger bay area tonight. here's what it was like driving over the santa cruz mountains and no continues to accumulate in the high sierras, and henly - heavenly ski resort, spencer is this about to end or more on the way? >> more on the way, carolyn. we have showers showing up on live doppler hd than we had an hour ago. looking at the action, in and around san francisco starting in the marin county and moving to richmond and berkeley and san francisco and san ramon and upon down in hayward and fremont and light shower activity and spotty showers around san jose and heavier activity near morgan hill . santa cruz to monterey, showers there and inland to holister and snow falling in the sierra. more on the way. >> thank you, spencer, a power out age may be weather related. 3000 cust nerse brisbane district should be getting their electricity back at 6:30. >> a man accused of killing an oakland journalist took the stand in his own defense. they are live in the courthouse with the details. >> it is windy out here as you can see. one of the first questions that the lawyer asked his client when he was on the stand, why are you doing this? makai's answer was crystal clear. he said i want to tell my side of the story. >> the families are all in the courtroom expecting to hear closing arguments instead a surprise twist. the man accused of driving the get away car spent the day testifying in his own defense. makai's lawyer: >> my client wanted to testify and tell his side of the story and this is the moment it had to be done. >> makai joined the bakery to get away from san francisco. he was shot three times. prosecutor pounced on his criminal history and gang ties. makai said he was a loyal employee and went by the muslim name ali and he told the jury he had nothing to do with the killings. his lawyer asked. were you order to kill chauncey bailey? >> no. >> did he order you to kill anyone? >> no. were you involved in the murder in any way? >> no. the former bakery leadership did not order the journalist killed. makai proved that the star witness lied on the stand. >> my client, he said he was not involved and they were a liar which is what we said all along. >> makai impliedard linked him to the murder mad because makey had sexual relations with three women thatard slept with. >> it is a bias thatard would have had against make. >> there are cell phone records that showed he was called. y hoo called him to wake him up early so that he could pray. makai said he never heard them call white people devils in the black muslim baker e. there were family members some of whom were white. there are closing arguments that are expected to continue tomorrow. in oakland abc sevennews. >> police in los angeles late today gathered more than 500 cluse - clues in the beating of bryan stow. they held a news conference just a few feet from a bill board of the suspects. they have formed a bryan stow task force and a shirt similar to one the woman wore on march 31st. police think people have information and protecting the guys that are responsible. >> don't shield the folks. let us make an arrest in the case. >> doctors are conducting test on brian to better understand his head injury. he remain in a coma in critical condition. >> whatever political futurar nold schwarzenegger might have had is up in the air. >> he confessed to fathering a child 10 years ago. the scandal will severely damage schwarzenegger's reputation in the republican party. >> if he were the mayor of san francisco, this would be a set back, but it wouldn't be fatal. but if you are a republican, already questioned by social conservatives as to whether you are a rhino or real republican. this reenforces the fact that you are not one of them. >> maria shriver said it say heart breaking time. my concern is for the >> one of the children said it is not easy but i appreciate love and support and as we heal. and the new alignment comes to the oakland side of the bridge. find out what to watch for. >> how high do gas prices have to go before you cut back? >> tonight a real time experiment. >> and what happens when the >> and what happens when the sierra ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> there is another change coming to the bay bridge. there is the upcoming memorial day weekend and the bridge will stay open. heather ishimaru is explaining how it is helping. >> even the small change on the bay bridge is a big deal. anyone with the time and interest can walk in the market location on a wednesday and sit down in a driving simalator that is like the real thing and that will give you vertigo. or if you have an iphone you can drive yourself. last quarter of the mile of the lanes have to be moved slightly to the south. that will allow room for construction work to go quicker than planned. both sides of the bridge will hope simultanously in 2013 instead of staggering. they took 3 d modeling technology and made tools for the public. this animation played on an ipad shows the coming alignment change. >> after memorial day weekend, it will look like so instead of pinching back you ease over. >> the driving simalator is open to the public on wednesday. you can practice with a virtual drive of the new alignment and first time motorist with an ipad can download the simalator and using the ipad as a steering wheel. >> you have to turn it like it is a steering wheel. is that how you drive. >> it is only in the point in time where you have a platform like smart phones and ipads that we do the final jump and basically coming out of the show room and a simalator that you can ride n >> caltrain put in the technology. that showed in multiple accidents and one day. memorial day alignment will be cake by comparison. >> it is one of the times a detour improves the commute. >> some eastbound liance will be closed overnight . reopening at 5:00 the next day. >> for more information on the simalator app and way to get a look at bridge construction and plan go to our website at abc 7 news.com. heather ishimaru abc 7 news. >> thank you, heather. if you knew how much gas you were use pollutants were in the air would you change your driving habits? >> laura anthony has the story from richmond. >> my mpg dropped. >> the researcher eliot martin is using gps device to get real-time information of how he's driving. >> the feed back could change people's behavior. >> the device tells martin how much gas he is use whether his car is emitting too many pollutants. >> you don't want to brake too hard and go too fast. >> it is called eco driving. this navigator was made in china. >> there is displays here that basically show the driver how much gas they are consuming and how much carbon in any begin time. there say scorecard. drivers of the same car or a fleet wide rating. >> when it comes to fuel economy it is not just how hard you push on the gas pedal. >> but will a driver armed with real-time information make better decisions? that's what martin and the team of c researchers are trying to figure out. they installed the cars and will study the result. one thing researchers in uc riverside know from their own survey, with or without the navigator. they will drive the strategy if and when the price of gas reaches 40.40 a -- 4.40 a gallon. >> you can see from the reporters it is windy and rainy out there. >> depending on where you are, spencer. >> we have pockets of rain and there are strong gusty winds. the weather is unsettle for -- unsettled for sure. looking in san francisco and across the bay. we have clouds in the sky. it is not raining anywhere but the rain is more widespread and intensifying as you can see on live doppler hd. look at areas that are getting wet weather. marin county through fairfax and the golden gate and sweeping to vallejo and berkeley and east bay and hayward and san ramon and down to fremont. farther south near monterey bay, we had rainfall right around the bay coastline and shore line earlier . now moving to salinas and holister . temperature readings are in the mid-50s. we have uniform readings with a two or three degree variation . we'll see sunny breaks tomorrow afternoon and warming up on thursday, finally. here is another impulse coming our direction that will bring us concentrated showers and widespread showers we expect to develop in the evening. it will be a wet night. it is snowing in tahoe until 5:00 tomorrow morning. we expect 12-15 inches of new snow above 7500 feet . gusts will be up to 45 miles per hour. there will be blowing snow and reduced visibility in the area. this evening, rain is getting heavier as we approach midnight. pockets of heavy downpours near and around san francisco. 5:00 tomorrow morning, official beginning of rush hour in the morning, we'll have pockets of showers and rainfall in the bay area and it will move out quickly and we'll get clearing by late morning to midday. in the afternoon hours we'll start to warm up a bit. we'll have mid-to upper 40s to around 50. similar range to last night . high temperatures in the south bay inching up to mid-to upper 60s . low to mid-60s on the peninsula . mid-50s on the coast. high of 61 tomorrow and pen in the sunset district. north bay highs in the 60s . low to mid-60s on the near east bay and a few degrees milder with mid-to upper 60s and near monterey bay mid-60s and on the bay upper 60s inland. here's the 7-day forecast, morning showers, we'll clear out and sunny skies mainly for thursday and friday. 70s inland . cooling down over the weekend. chance of showers on sunday. it is a strange month. >> thank you. >> and a wind fall for san francisco taxi drivers. >> yeah, a fare increase that z >> knet ready to dig deeper when you hop in's cab in san francisco. fares are going up to the most expensive price per mile in the nation. drivers say with gas, food and credit card fees they need to charge more to make ends meet and today the transportation agency agreed. >> it is important that san francisco knows they have a skill dedicated population of taxi drivers. >> right now the meter rate is average for big cities. $2.25 and la at 2.70 and new york at $2. the rates will jump to $2.75. the price you pay the minute you step in a cab. the mta will vote on that next month. >> the f.b.i. is investigating a police corruption scandal. according to the times, the f.b.i. agents questioned lombardi over the weekend. he was charged with selling drugs from informants. lombardi was a member of cnet. county narcotics enforcement team headed by norm an wielsch. wielsch and chris butler face charges of trying to sell confiscated drugs. >> sad news, tonight. a baby falcon died. the bird hatched on the 18th floor ledge. the chick that died was apparently lunging for food when it fell to its death. it was unable to fly and struck the rotunda. two prevous chicks at city hall met similar fates. >> new at 6:30. the landing of a shark that went terribly wrong. >> the fighting shark stops fighting, completely. the shark doesn't look too good. >> the shark named junior and the controversy on the golden gate. >> we have to do a different way to do the research. >> should it >> good evening once again. managers was a federal marine sanctuary are grappling with a controversial issue. should they renew the permit for researcher to grab white sharks off of the golden gate? dan and carolyn. it is important to keep in mind all pictures that you are about to see are right off our coasts. great whites are protected under federal law and the fair lawn sanctuary has strict rules with people going within 164 feet of them. but the superintendent made an exception for a researcher and facing tough questions because of it. >> long-time researchers got to know the stocky young adult great white and gave him the nickname junior. >> but they have seen a terrible change in junior since he was a star of a shark man special. taped in november 2009 and aired last month. a tagging technique went very wrong. >> you got it? >> on the contender, the situation turns on . the fighting shark stops fighting completely. >> the shark doesn't look too good. he is gut hooked and swal ode the hook and the crew try to bring him up and the gate is not sescured and in the struggle he chomps down on the buoy. >> that only just happened right there. >> it takes the crew to raise him on the platform and they have a hard time giving him oxygen because the buoy is in the way. >> where is the hook? >> the crew try to figure out how to get the hook out. they take samples. >> look at his sperm while i have a chance. >> the buoy pops free. >> the crew members bolt on a satellite tag and turn the attention to the hook. they reach through and clip it off and leaving most in the shark's throat. super sweet. in all from hooking to release. junior spent an hour and 20 minutes with the crew. >> it is unfortunate. we worked to get that hook out. it is in a bad spot. >> they gave him a new name. they check for signs of life from the shark they nicknamed lucky. >> the doctor refused to be interviewed. but i spoke with him in november 2009 shortly after catching junior. i was not allowed to see the video until the special aired. >> what happened with that shark? >> we caught and released it and it is fine. so it is over two weeks and we are getting greatidate a. >> but it doesn't tell the whole story. a year later junior was back. he's in terrible shape. >> huge bites all over his head and other sharks are beating him up. >> sanctuary superintendent maria brown refused to be interviewed for the report back in 2009, she defended the technique. >> i equate it to what it is like when i go to the dentist. you get a cavity filled and it is something that maybe you don't want to do, but you do it quick and it over and it is done. >> now blown and their staff are defending doughmeyer on the website. they don't believe that the catching caused the injuries. >> the shark comes back and looks terrible. but a broad range of researchers are not buying it >> it seems apparent that the animal's weakened condition is directly to having been done this way. we never saw a shark in this bad condition before. >> i don't think he should be lynched because he made a mistake and i am sympathetic of his career being affected by >> several researchers believe that the tagging technique with the long bite and bashed hook made him injured. >> if an animal is injured or weakened state is not healthy, other sharks will strike out and attack them. >> and an aquatic vetinarian seems to agree. they obtained a e-mail juniors condition could be result of the migrating hook that was left in, during shaper and believes that junior suffered a broken jaw. it is agape. >> the other issue. doughmeyer don't use the normal tags. they are permanently installed and they wield the end of the bolts. dough meyers harm the dorsal fin over time. >> a number of people showed that the fins are warped and deformed by the permanently attached device that covers with algae and is burdensome for the animal. >> dough myer applied for a permit to take up more sharks. brown has had to postpone the decision. >> we'll put it out for public review again. >> last week, at the council meeting. members questioned whether the invasive techniques are adding that much to the exit yoing research and expressed concerns about another permit in light of the study. it puts the population in the great whites the in fairlawn around 200. >> with the small number of animals that are there, we have to find a different way to do the research. >> that is a giant male. >> in an e-mail. doughmeyer said he quit shark man. i am posting a blog to tell you which scientist is taking his place and the changes he's making to prevent the problems in the future and posting e-mails for the advisory and doughmeyer if you want to express your attention. his work was costing millions and the tv production company helped to pay the bills. >> thank you. >> and coming up next. a plan to eliminate thousands of neighborhood pot hools. and california towns that are on flood alert. what could happen if the sisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisi san francisco mayor ed lee introduced a bond issue aimed at fixing pot holes and roadways. it would improve 850 miles of city streets. sidewalks will be fix bridges and overpasses will be seismically repaired. the mayor said one thing that keeps coming up. >> i can say i haven't been to a town hall meeting where somebody didn't mention. mayor can we just fix the pot holes. >> mayor lee promises it will not require a tax increase. it will be on the ballot in november. >> hp reported earnings are up. but a leaked memo warns was tough times ahead. because of soft computer sales and japan earthquake. news of hp was a drag on the stock market. dow fell 68 points and hullard parkard was off 8 percent . one construction of new homes took a dramatic down turn. especially apartment projects. the industry is operating at a pace that is less than half of what is considered healthy. >> bay area gas prices continue to fall. they are three-six cents lower. they could drop 30 or 50 cents by memorial day. walgreens, the drug store has begun to sell fresh foods and meat and salads at 30 bay area stores. if it works here, the idea could spread to others. >> and mississippi rising. why the u.s. coast guard stepped in to help prevent the flooding of hundreds of homes. >> and saving an important >> late today the u.s. coast guard reopened the major port on the mississippi river that was closed earlier in the day. they were concerned that cargo could put added strain on the levees. they have opened len spill ways and flooding mostly farm land to protect the down stream. the mississippi is swollen with snow melt and will not recede any time soon. >> we can expect high water for three weeks and even though the river is projected to crest tomorrow. it is not a quick crest and it will not come down quickly. flood waters are expected to peak in vicksburg and natchez. this is greenville, mississippi where homes are 15 feet under water. >> california could face a serious flooding threat this spring if the snow in the sierra melts all at once. some town in the valley were placed on alert. >> this past winter will remembered for near record snow fall in the sierra. it is a bounty for the california water situation, it could create problems for those down stream. >> the main area of concern is in the river valley. >> dave is chief of the snow survey. >> with that much snow in the central and southern sierra . the reservoirs are full. they will have a major juggling act to pass that flow down in the river in the valley without inundating the system. >> major rivers are running high especially in the jan -- valley. they have released gradually. but if the weather gets too warm, too soon, things could change in a hurry. >> if it gets too hot flows will create flood issue. >> no is the former chief for the army corp of engineers. >> we have a snow pack that will provide more water than we can deal with. it will fill the reservoirs. we'll not have empty space in them. >> the levees are carrying water and will carry them for two months. >> the area of most concern is west of the modesto, fragile levees are soaked for weeks. >> all of the water coming in from the trib butitaries, they have to come through the channel. >> 1983, a major levee broke and flooded a vineyard. there are improvements since then. the central valley system with aging levees is much the same it was and just as vulnerable. here in the county near newman, this trailer and others were evacuated because of the high water. >> these are resort trailer parks and we had to evacuate as the water encroached on the pads. we had to move them up for safety reasons. >> that water is supposed to come down. >> we'll be right on it every day and keep it oust here. >> for these folks, the bulging river will be a reminder that sometimes there is too much of a good thing. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> we'll go back and update the rainy and windy accu-weather forecast. >> more rain midday. showing light rainfall. we don't have heavy rain at the moment. it is southeast ward in vallejo and east to concord and san ramon. matches - patches of light rainfall. moving to the hill country. holister is getting rainfall at this moment. how much cooler today was it than the average for may 17th. upper 50s to low 60s for the most part. 16 degrees in santa rosa and 17 in redwood city and livermore. chilly day for may 17th. tomorrow, milder and below the average. inland locations highs in the mid-to upper 60s on the bay. low 60s tomorrow . monterey bay will see mid-to upper 60s for the most part. morning showers tomorrow and afternoon clearing and mainly sunny and milder on thursday and friday. inland highs in the low to midcents. it is cloudy and breezy and cold over the weekend and chance of rain on sunday. >> thank you, spencer >> the future appears secure for a san francisco cherished piece of area. it is a memorandum of sending. it was created in 1940 and placed in city college. mexico consule general said it is a step in the right direction. >> this is how we have the with san francisco . to be in the process in which we want to show the cultural heritage of rivera here in san francisco for the benefit of the whole community. >> the agreement calls for the cultural institutions of both countries to work together to conserve the mural and encourages cultural and academic activities between united states and mexico. >> messy accident thratook place in the toururururururururr >> tonight on coffee tv 20. benefits of coffee for men. >> social media frenzy that is about to hit wall street. a demand for mountain company. >> we'll see you then. now baseball, giant's baseball. >> larry is here. >> rockies swept the two-game miniseris and edging on top of the national league west. miguel starting to pick it up offensively . right to jimenez . huff scores . too south bay native hit a homer . next inning. pat burrle. men in scoring position and reaching out to the gap and giants are up 3-one. seventh inning. johnathon sanchez and miguel on the run and jose lopez gunned down . sanchez made a throwing air and pulled in the eighth. last night karlos gonzalez with a game winning homer. it sent him away. last night the as heading to extra innings. 2000 hanging on to within the finish. talk about excited fans. they are down and out to right center and that falls n four-four on to extras in the rain. if is kirk who pushes it underneath. elis hitting 195 . they will play again tonight weather permitting. new owner got his first look at the warriors home away from home. the annual ceremony for teams that missed the playoffs. they got the number one overall pick to rebuild any post lebron era. sharks will meet tomorrow night. among the goal stay away from little green men. they are hilarous in vancouver. they sit by the penalty box and heckle sharks players. i hoach you are making money because you are looking like a idiot. in the last two games we haven't created the battles and so keep going better . we definitely play out there. in california. the winner five hours . he owns the leader jelly jersey with his teammate. very danger out there. >> and multile bikes. >> that's the edition of abc seven. thank you for joining us. see you tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> good night, everyone. closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- an electrical engineer from toronto, ontario... a medical student from minneapolis, minnesota... and our returning champion-- a rabbi from teaneck, new jersey... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--