Gonzalez has more. Reporter Hillary Clinton finally addressing the email controversy, responding to the revelation that while she was secretary of state, she used a private email address for all of her government business and that account was run from a personal email server at her home. When i got there, i wanted to just use one device for both personal and work emails instead of two. It was allowed. It was for convenience and it was my practice to communicate with state department and other government officials on their dotgov accounts so those emails would be automatically saved. Reporter clinton also admitting she deleted her personal email. Planning chelseas wedding or my mothers funeral arrangements. She did not put this to rest. She has exacerbated the process. Reporter though clintons turned over 55,000 pages of email to the state department only what she and her team have deemed public business will be released. And that could take months. Some now speculating this controversy could hurt clintons chances of a potential president ial run. The idea that she needed special rules for her own email, that she never came up with an explanation for why she did it those confirm some of the worst suspicions about Hillary Clinton. Reporter at the News Conference, clinton avoided talking about the impact this could have on a potential run for the white house as some questioned why she waited more than a week to address this issue. A plane on its way to honolulu was forced to return to oakland because of the problem with an aircraft. Flight 47 suffered a nonemergency engine issue. It had to burn or dump fuel to go back to oakland returning about three hours after it took off. The passengers were transferred to another plane that Hawaiian Airlines brought in from san jose so all the passengers could continue on their flight. Investigators still trying to figure out why two cars of a Freight Train derailed today in san jose. This incident occurred just after 9 50 in the morning when two empty cars went off the tracks near east taylor and north seventh streets. No one was hurt. The afternoon commute in berkeley should be back to normal after a messy morning. This is a live look at i80 from our emeryville camera. Traffic is slowly moving in both directions. But crews were out this morning cleaning up after a truck spilled its cargo who was a lot of wood onto the westbound side of the road. That made things awful for drivers. The truck hit a pothole Near University avenue around 6 00 a. M. The wood fell across several lanes. At one point it took drivers more than two hours to get from highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza. The city of berkeley is proposing a new law to require some Liquor Stores to have surveillance cameras. The ordnance will be voted on in a few hours. Reporter this is all prompted by two different homicides that took place here at bings liquor. Store owners tell us they support the idea of this law and said that many are already on board with having cameras inside and outside their stores. Ray is no stranger to hightech security cameras. I think the latest technology. Reporter ray has security cameras surrounding his store and outside the premises. Its something the city of berkeley wants many downtown Liquor Stores to get on board with. Councilman chris worthington. I dont think this is drastic. I dont think its going to solve the whole problem of violence and crime connected to alcohol. But its just one small tool to help us try to address it. Reporter the city hopes more cameras will equal safer neighborhoods and of course another resource for police. A study showed a majority of the businesses already have security cameras. This new law comes at a time when crime is on the decline for 11 consecutive years in berkeley. Still city leaders say its needed. The safety of the public is worth a small investment. You have to have your eyes open all the time in any business you have, a liquor store or any kind of business thats what i say to everybody. Reporter el cerrito passed a similar ordnance in 2007. Very grim, thats the assessment of our water supply. The general general manager of east bay mud said supply levels could reach a low not seen since the late 70s. Conservation efforts are dismal. So far this year, at just 4 . The Water District says that could lead to new series drought measures including surcharges. On the subject of water, in the south bay, the Santa Clara Valley water board will hold a Public Meeting to discuss a possible rate hike because of the draught. The rate increase is more than three times higher than last years increase. The hike would generate over 42 million from moving water from sources outside of Santa Clara County. A final decision is expected in may. The rain weve been looking for may not be what we hoped for. It is gloomy outside. Feels like it out there. Nothing is hitting ground. Live doppler 7 hd, areas of green showing up on the radar screen. Thats moisture traveling over land areas in the clouds, in the atmosphere. But no reports yet of rainfall. Theres a long trail of clouds and moisture moving in our direction. Heres how it looks from our exploratorium camera. 64 in san carlos. 55 at half moon bay. Includes over the bay looking from the south bay camera as well. Fairfield, 68. 69 in concord and livermore. Clouds over the golden gate. This is our first forecast. Well see mostly cloudy skies this evening. Theres a chance of spotty light showers overnight and in the Early Morning hours. Tomorrow afternoon, mostly cloudy a few breaks of sun, maybe scattered sprinkles. Looks like about all the rainfall well get out of this system. Ill be back with the full forecast in a moment. The 49ers lost the heart and soul of their defense today. Linebacker Patrick Willis announceing he was retiring at age 30. The News Conference if you saw, was a mixture of tears and some laughs. Abc 7 sports anchor mike shumann was there. Willis made to walk away while he still can walk and that was the key. Reporter no question there. Interesting you say that because it was like, feet, dont fail me now. After surgery on his turf toe in the offseason, patrick realizes he cant run sideline to sideline. And he decided, its time to call it a career. Theres never been an athlete like him with the 49ers. He went to seven straight pro bowls to start his career. Fivetime probowler and he was a special player on and off the field. He won with class, lost with class. Wellrespected around the league. He knew it was his time. He wants to be able to walk and talk when hes 40 years old. He decided to call it a day. Its a lot more tough than you think it is when you get up there to announce your retirement. Here i am today standing before you guys as an honest man saying that i feel like i have no regrets. But i feel like there would not have been a day in my career that i dont feel like that i gave this game everything i had. Reporter tell you what i was drawn to tears myself when i watched him announce it. Its a tough thing to do. But hes one of the greatest ever to play the game. And he walked away on his own terms. I think not many athletes get to do that. On the other side of the ball the 49ers lost the heart and soul of their offense as frank gores apparently about to sign a contract with the indianapolis colts. He had agreed in principle with the eagles but decided hed rather pay for pat hamilton under jim harbaugh. Playing with andrew luck would give him the chance to get him a super bowl ring. Look for frank gore soon to announce he will be playing for the indianapolis colts. Shu, if you look at the niners the past 24 hours has felt like a mass exodus in addition to the two you mentioned, you also have the big guard going to arizona, justin smith likely to retire make it official sometime next week. The niners just signed wide receiver tori smith from the ravens. As a former niner, be fair about this, is this team better, worse or about the same as they were last year at 88 . Reporter well, i think theyve done a nice job reloading. Tori smith will replace Michael Crabtree who looks like hes going elsewhere. Motherland and willhoit will replace him. I think with the backfield to replace gore, theyve reloaded pretty well. And they will be as good as they were. Last year, not an indication of that. But i think this team can do well coming up next season. Thank you, shu. See you with more at 6 00. The Niners Organization also in the spotlight after another player was arrested recently. Fullback bruce miller facing spousal battery charges. Coming up well have a look at the teams image issues and what it could mean for ticket sales going forward. Still ahead at 4 00, protecting vulnerable workers. What Santa Clara County is doing to make conditions at nail salons safer. Also coming up, empowerment and inspiration. Why organizers say todays professional businesswomen of california conference was more than a pep rally for women. And students expelled, why the university of oklahoma took aggressive action after a racist video posted by a fraternity went viral. Our first live look at the afternoon commute. At the Golden Gate Bridge here traffic, although its kind of cloudy and overcast, traffic is moving pretty nicely in both directions. Marin county sheriffs deputies said today they found evidence of detonation of an explosive device at a home in novato. Authorities say after searching the home they couldnt actually find the device itself. Neighbors had complained of loud explosions at the house yesterday afternoon. This is the same home where authorities found nearly 90 explosive devices and bombmaking materials last month. At a Court Hearing this morning, both 43yearold lauren lee mason, the woman who lives at the home, and 33yearold robert lee spear pleaded not guilty to last months charges. Theyll both be back in court march 30th. Right now, testimony is wrapping up for the day in a sexual bias suit against a prestigious Silicon ValleyVenture Capital firm. Ellen powe is stewing the firm for 16 million. Powe testified for a second day saying shed been retaliated against and then fire after she filed a complaint. She underwent crossexamination including questions about her affair with a coworker. The firm denies wrongdoing and says powe performed poorly as a junior partner. Several hundred workers in the bay area waiting for their paychecks finally collected their overdue money today. About 700 workers with Gca Services Group didnt get paid last friday because of bad weather in tennessee that impacted the fedex hub. About 70 of those workers clean up San Jose City facilities including the police department, airport and city hall. We talked to a few this morning who didnt want us to show their faces because of concern for their jobs. Im living paycheck to paycheck. If i dont get my check, im behind. The paychecks finally did arrive at the companys office last night and were told all workers should get their checks by the end of the day. The Santa Clara County board of supervisors today approved a program to improve the lives of people who work at nail salons. The countys healthy nail salon Recognition Initiative will promote the wellbeing of what it calls a potentially vulnerable workforce. The new regulations focus on making the countys roughly 2,000 nail salons a safer place attempting to educate salon owners on how to cut down on the use of potentially toxic chemicals. For now the program is voluntary. This building is set to become a new arts center for the nonprofit route division. There will be space for clams and exhibit space. The division was pushed out of its Mission District home because of escalating rents. The group got a 75,000 grant from the city to make the move to mid market. The owners of the building also gave them a break on the rent because they like what the group does for the community. The professional businesswomen of california conference. Its happening at the moscone center. And nbc 11abc 7 is a proud sponsor. We found the event inspiring when we were there. It was also fun. Abc 7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield was there just as the event kicked off. Reporter before a word etch b even was spoken from the stage women were already impressed. So empowering to see so many women in business who want to grow and learn and develop. Reporter 5200 people are registered to attend the event. Abc 7 news anchor Cheryl Jennings opened the conference and moderated the mornings keynote session. She quickly let everyone know this wasnt just going to be a pep rally for women but also a time to look at some cold hard facts. There are more ceos named john than there are women serving as ceos in this country. Theres a lot of work that still needs to be done. And weve got to recognize that its not going to come without demanding it. Reporter she emphasized the importance of creating a path for the next generation. These stickers helped get everyone starting asking, my one legacy will be fill in the blank. This is really great, actually. Its something to think about. What would you leave for the next generation . Believe in yourself, i think, is the biggest thing. Single biggest thing one can do. Reporter representative spears said the idea for this conference was born around a coffee table 26 years ago. The idea was to give women a place to network. Todays event was sold out. In San Francisco, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Great to see so many people out there, too. When i stepped outside, i felt like i was suddenly in a wind tunnel. The winds just picked up this afternoon. We saw Spencer Christian there hulahooping. Lets get right to it and see what the truth is about our weather. The truth is the moisture may not produce much rainfall. We have cloudy skies over the bay area. You see green showing up on the radar image indicating moisture in the atmosphere. But its not hitting the ground yet. Heres what it looks like from mt. Tam. Spotty, light showers possible. Temperatures will rebound on thursday. Ama mentioned its cool out here. And it is right now. Well have beach weather by the weekend. Heres our satellite image showing the approaching stream of moisture. This is a long trail of moisture reaching all the way back to hawaii. But most of it looks like its evaporating for hitting the ground. Well just see a chance of some spotty sprinkles overnight and into the early hours tomorrow. But by tomorrow night it will be all gone and we mantd have any measurable rainfall at all. What about the sierra . Will there be snow . Maybe an inch or two above 7,000, 8,000 feet. Cloudy skies and low temperatures in the low 50s tonight. Tomorrow, the highs wont be very high. Upper 60s. San jose, mid70s. Downtown San Francisco will have a high of 64 tomorrow. Up in the north bay, only seeing low to mid60s under mostly cloudy skies. 62 at santa rosa. 64 at sonoma and napa. In the east bay, partly to mostly cloudy. Not much of a chance of rain. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. 67 in oakland. And the inland east bay will have highs tomorrow in the mid to upper 60s. About 68 at pleasanton, 69 at livermore. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Notice the big weather warmup coming our way. By saturday, highs in the 80s inland. About 80 around the bay. Up to 70 or above on the coast. It is going to be beach weather over the weekend. Not much change over the next few days after that. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80 inland. Mid to upper 70s in our bayshore line locations. And upper 60s to about 70 on the coast. So we have very warm, almost summerlike weather coming our way and spring is still ten days away. Thank you spencer. Up next, why kids might not get to have it their way the next time you grab fast food for dinner. How an hour in a hot tub likely saved the life of a newborn calf. This is your san mateo bridge on the righthand side, thats your traffic heading over towards the peninsula, westbound. Lighte in our house, we do just about everything online. And our old internet just wasnt cutting it. So i switched us from uverse to xfinity. They have the fastest, most reliable internet. Which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. Works . Works. Works works . Works. Works. Ooooh. I can hear that sizzle. Getting louder and louder philly cheesesteak and egg sizzling with prime rib and gooey cheese. I better just silence this sizzle the new philly cheesesteak and egg skillet. Dennys. Welcome to americas diner. Feeling fat . No longer an option on facebook. The social Media Company has removed the chubbycheeked, doublechinned feeling fat icon from its status updates feelings list because of a change. Org petition asking it to drop the icon deeming it insensitive. Other emojis include laci sarcastic and nauseous. Jane king has todays wellness report. Reporter burger king dropped fountain drinks from its kid menu boards. The move happened late last night following similar moves by mcdonalds and wendys. Soft drinks are still an option but they are not listed. Instead, milk and juice will be on the listed menu. Meanwhile, mckale . Mcdonalds reportedly rolling out kale in the u. S. Mcdonalds would use kale in salads and even perhaps off a kale smoothie. A new study finds excessive doting on a child could cause them to be narcissist. The best chance for a welladjusted, humble child is a balance between warmth and realism about a childs abilities. And Daylight Saving time can cause more than just the loss of an hour of sleep. Researchers tell the wall street journal it can also cause us to behave badly. It can make us more prone to fighting and even more selfish. And finally an interesting study about rich and poor women and their sex lives. Poor women are five times more likely than affluent women to have an unintended birth. The difference boils down to contraceptive use not sexual activity. From the nasdaq,im jane king. Heres to your health. Still to come tonight, image issues for the 49ers. Next, how player arrests and Team Turnover may hurt ticket sales next season. And what families of some victims of the speed demons here are your headlines at 4 30. Hillary clinton says she did not email classified information on her personal account while serving as secretary of state. Clinton has been criticized for using only a personal email account as it could be more susceptible to hacking than the state departments email. Abc news tweeted more of clintons response saying here, use of private email was for convenience but would have been better to have two email accounts. The city of berkeley is looking to Liquor Stores to help fight crime. The council is to vote on ordnance to liar some Liquor Stores to install or upgrade their surveillance systems. The decision comes tonight. The 49ers have had a rough week with team leaders retiring signing with other teams and another Domestic Violence arrest. Abc 7 News Reporter is live in santa clara looking at whether the teams image has taken a hit. Caller if you want to get an idea of just how bad the image of the 49ers is right now, you can go to twitter and search out some of the leaders of the team. Try a hashtag search for jed york. There are some things written about him so bad i cant share with you on television. Here hardcore fans are a little more forgiving. Bad news continues to get worse for the 49ers and quite a few of the faithful are shaken. I thought wed be back on top of the division at the very least this season. But i have to admit that im really pessimistic just as a fan and as a season Ticket Holder too. We were hoping to be in the playoffs. But i dont think its going to happen anytime soon. Reporter she was at levis stadium to see if there were any more Patrick Willis jerseys left. The arrest of yet another 49er is a shock for fans. This is the radio call leading up to bruce millers arrest on suspicious of Domestic Violence. Her boyfriend attacked her. Reporter Roger Knowles says the ongoing misbehavior of some players is clearly affecting the team. You cant have people like frank gore playing alongside people who have these long rap sheets. You have to have pretty much one or the other. Reporter as the 49ers organization continues to struggle, knowles says there is a real concern brewing for fans who paid a lot of money for those season tickets. Did they really overpay for those psls when they thought they were buying into a championshipcontending team and now seems theyre going to be buying into the perpetual mediocre teams before the harbaugh era. Reporter on ebay two psls were posted for just over 2,000. In santa clara, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. Alleged victims of the socalled speedfree killers are accusing the San Joaquin Sheriffs Office of destroying evidence. There is concern authorities deleted missing persons Files Associated with the case. Marie gillette thinks her father was killed by two men suspected of killing as many as 72 people. He didnt deserve this. He didnt deserve it from the two that murdered him. He didnt deserve it at all from Law Enforcement who was supposed to protect and serve. A state senator filed a motion in federal court to unseal records in this case saying she has emails proving the Sheriffs Office removed missing persons information from Justice Department files. The San Joaquin County sheriff says the files were not deleted but transferred to the department of justice. Shermanton says he can show Law Enforcement where to find additional victims. He killed himself shortly after his parole in 2012. The president of the university of oklahoma is keeping his promise to take action against the Fraternity Members videotaped reciting a racist chant. David boren expelled two members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity two days after the video surfaced. Karen traverse has the latest. Reporter its a controversy thats not dying down. Today the president of the university of oklahoma expelled two students who were identified as playing a leadership role in this video. It showed freshmen with Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a song with racial slurs. Today the members of the fraternity continued to pack up their things. The letterings on their house removed. Their charter revoked. The fraternity evicted. Are you embarrassed . Extremely. Can i say anything else . Reporter the incident is dominating campus life at o. U. Some students told abc the chant is part of s. A. E. s racist legacy. But the National Chapter which boasts 15,000 members denies any connection to the offensive lyrics. This song is not a sanctioned, endorsed or otherwise a national song. Reporter the chapter president s of oklahomas historically black fraternities and sororities gathered last night to talk about how the s. A. E. Video could be a learning experience. I think this is an opportunity to turn the tide and move forward and set a precedent for the entire nation. Reporter oklahomas president said there will be zero tolerance for threatening racist behavior and the investigation into what happened on that bus will continue. He suggested today that others could be disciplined or even expelled depending on what School Officials learn. Karen traverse abc news washington. Fire investigators got a pretty big clue about what may be behind a big explosion at a fire at a house in a denver suburb. Crews arrived at the house and found the words my wife is a cheater spraypainted on the home that was engulfed in flames. There was an explosion but fire Officials Say its too early to determine a cause. Neighbors say it was chaos immediately after the explosion with everybody trying to find two children who live in that home. Turns out nobody was home at the time. Police are searching for a person of interest in that case. Theres a saying that clothes make the man. But one particular mens shirt conveys what some say is a sexist message. Coming up why the clothing maker is now apologizing for this jersey. Im Spencer Christian, look at the clouds developing in our skies and below. Is there any rain to. A new sports jersey may look slick on the outside but whats underneath is causing a controversy. The tag of a jersey that was made by an Indonesian Company has laundry instructions reading, give this jersey to your woman, its her job. What year is this . The Company Posted an apology on twitter saying they never intended to demean women but said not all men understand how to take care of their own clothes. Some have said the apology misses the point. The Jersey Company has not commented further. Maybe they should just stop talking. Probably would be a good idea. Time to check our weather. Gloomy out there today. We never want Spencer Christian to stop talking. I never want to stop talking either, especially about weather. It is a little gloomy. We have clouds at various levels in the atmosphere. Moisture in the air but nothing hitting the ground at the moment. Looking at the National Weather picture tomorrow showers in the Pacific Northwest and in northern california. Showers also from the midatlantic state to the southeast and the gulf coast. But in the central part of the country, mainly sunny and try. High of 55 at minneapolis today. It was frigid in that region last week. Across california tomorrow a mixed weather picture lots of clouds, showers up north, over into the sierra, down through tahoe and yosemite and other parts of southern california, here in the pay area mostly cloudy skies. A few breaks of sunshine high temperatures will be generally in the mid to upper 60s near the bay and inland. Upper 50s to low 60s on the coast. Notice the green up north, there may be a few spotty sprinkles overnight and in the Morning Hours tomorrow. Most of the bay area probably wont get any rain out of the system. But farther north, there could be measurable rain near cloverdale or clearlake. Thats just about all we can expect from this system in terms of rainfall. Ill tell you all about the big warmup coming our way when you check out my forecast at 5 00. Look forward to that. Thank you. Still ahead, a kidnapping ordeal caught on video. How a quickthinking young brother and sister came to the rescue. And a rancher talks about the creative way he helped save a freezing newborn calf. Im Michael Finney. A major hotel chain becomes the first in the nation to accept apple pay. But apparently a lot of people arent buying it. Ill explain all of this wow something sounds sweet in here need a little honey in the bowl. Yeah badabopbopbopa no . Must be the honey Pharrell Williams and robin thicke now have to fork over millions of dollars after a jury ruled blurred lines was too much like marvin gayes song. The singers deny copying any music. They are expected to appeal. Binding arbitration, a lot of consumers agree to it without even realize they have agreed and now a push is under way to ban binding arbitration altogether. Michael finney is here to tell us why. I have to tell you, this is super, super important. When im at a party and talking about it i see peoples eyes glaze over. But its important and youll start hearing a lot more about it. A report released today found 75 of americans dont know many of their financial contracts include a forced arbitration clause. These clauses can be used by banks, Credit Card Companies and Cell Phone Companies to get out of nearly any kind of lawsuit, especially class action lawsuits that could be filed. A survey by the Consumer FinancialProtection Bureau find most arbitrationbinding cases are found in favor of the companies. Between 2010 and 2011 arbitrators ordered consumers to pay 2. 8 million in mostly disputed debts. Companies were ordered to pay consumers less than 175,000 in damages. Remember, no judges are involved. Consumer advocates want regulators to ban binding arbitration clauses altogether. The first major hotel chain has announced it will be accepting apple pay but it may not like the results of this new survey. This is video supplied by marriott international. Today the Company Became the first hotel chain to announce it will accept apple pay in such ladies and gentlemen of the jury cities such as l. A. , new york and chicago. The announcement came on the same day a survey revealed 66 of americans say they would never use or hardly ever use their cell phone for payment. Those who responded say they would use mobile payments all the time. 11 say they would use it most of the time. New protections have been put in place for student loan borrowers finally. President obama signed the student aid bill of rights today. It requires Loan Services to lay out in plain language just how much a student owes and the options for repayment. It also outlines ways students who are falling behind in their payments can be helped to get back on their feet. The average Student Loan Debt after graduation with a bachelors degree is more than 28,000. Average. Thank you, michael. Police in a small Washington Town are looking for a man caught on Surveillance Video trying to kidnap a 22monthold boy. Amazingly this incident could have been worse if not for the heroic actions of the toddlers older siblings. Heres the story. I cant explain the feeling, anxiety that goes into finding out that your childs missing. Reporter the frightening ordeal all caught on Surveillance Video at a nearby Grocery Store in sprague, washington, population, 500. You see the suspect running with 22monthold owen right in his arms. Shortly after ripping him out of his stroller at a nearby park. Within moments, the toddlers older sister then his brother chased the suspect with the empty stroller. Michael wright says he left his three kids with a trusted friend while at work. But then the three children were left unsupervised playing in a park near the sitters house. You entrust somebody with your children and you dont expect Something Like this to happen. Reporter the screams of owens fastthinking siblings caught the attention of dorothy who was working nearby. She says once she realized what was happening, she sent her grandson and his friend to chase the man. I didnt really care. There was a kids life in danger. Reporter and thanks to their pursuit, the kidnapper dropped the toddler in a vacant lot and fled. I told that little girl i said, honey, you did exactly what you needed to do. Scream your head off. That was what saved that baby was her screaming and us running. Reporter luckily none of the children involved in the incident were harmed and the manhunt is still under way for that suspected kidnapper. Something you dont see every day check this out thats a man sitting in his hot tub with a newborn calf. Why . He was found lying in a pile of snow after his mother gave birth to him. He seemed lifeless but was still breathing. So he put the calf on his atv and raced him back to the house. I was like no, in you go, buddy. Eu i jumped in fully dressed. We had a bath for an hour. I think the end story is going to be great for him. Wow. Leroy is now standing on his own after spending nearly two days inside deans house wrapped in electric blankets. Hes eating on his own and is going to be fine all thanks to a little hot tub time. Up next, finding the Perfect Match for you to get into shape. What Fitness Centers have been cooking up to keep you coming back for more. Im dan ashley. Coming up new at 5 00 you gave us so much happiness and joy. A beloved worker gets a big surprise from customers. Its really a sweet story you dont want to miss. And potato versus veggie it is crunch time for 7 on your sides Michael Finney as he teams up with Consumer Report for a taste test. Turn around every now and then i get a little bit hungry and theres nothing really good around turn around every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air. Turn around barry i finally found the right snack now try fiber one protein bars with the great new taste of cookies and creme. Female narrator for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. My shoes have a hole in them. I can barely fit in these anymore. I hope no one would notice. They hurt my feet. I never had new shoes before. To help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. Bring your gift to any sleep train, and theyll be given to a local foster child in need. Not everyone can be a foster parent. But anyone can help a foster child. The star wars universe is about to explode with new stories that connect the final movie return of the jedi to the upcoming sequel the force awakens. The new movie will take place 32 years later. In that time a lot happens to the characters. Today, lucas film announced 20 new books will help fill the gap. And theyll drop easter eggs in the upcoming movie. And there will be the first gay character in the universe. The books arrive this fall. The movies out in december. The movie a production of disney which is the Parent Company here at abc 7. The fastestgrowing segments of the Fitness Industry is whats known as boutique fitness. We look at some of the creative ways the industry gets you to come back for more. You can try yoga on the water, surfing on the sand or defying gravity as you work muscles you didnt even know you had. These are just a few of the huge range of fitness classes now available all around the bay area. This class is in redwood city. The studio began featuring pole dancing which still draws a steady stream of customers. But now a growing number are here to exercise in the air upside down. It wasnt scary for me. Its really different, really fun. At first it started with just people who maybe had circus backgrounds. Now its people coming out of their cubicle and into the studio. Reporter annie is a computer programmer. You get to be pretty and sexy while doing exercise. Reporter beginners start on a hammock. The more advanced students use aerial silk. Everybodys body is different. Its a nice way for them to explore themselves. Reporter the demand for new ways to get people moving is so strong, 12,000 fitness professionals showed up at this convention in anaheim all looking for new ideas and the very latest equipment. One new apparatus thats a hit in the bay area is surf set, created to simulate surfing on dry land. This class is offered at crissy field. The moment you step onto surface, your heart races. Its a great card owe workout. And youre engaging your core muscles. Reporter leigh teaches yoga on standup paddleboards. Your brain will balance the board before you shift too far to one side. Reporter the boards are anchored so you wont float away but you might attract an audience. The learning curve is very quick. Reporter this group ranges from an 11yearold girl to a 68yearold retired teacher. Its just changed my life completely. I have better balance. I have better selfesteem. Reporter no one fell on the water during this class but it happens occasionally. So nonswimmers have to wear a life jacket. Although this doesnt come cheap. Classes range from 15 to 35. But you can save money with a Service Called class pass. 99 buys you unlimited classes at 280 studios all over the bay area. Pretty much every kind of workout that you can think of. It makes it really easy for people to find the right thing for them. And we have links to class pass and all the other fitness activities at abc7news. Com. Thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4 00. Im ama daetz. Im larry beil. Abc 7 news at 5 00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. Its Silicon Valleys trial of the year. And now the woman at the center of the gender discrimination lawsuit is explaining what she wants. Plus there have been questions about my emails. Finally there are some answers. What Hillary Clinton wishes she would have done differently. Also ahead why our drought situation is looking to be even worse than we first thought. And why the sale of half a dozen hospitals has been called off. Im Spencer Christian. Our skies are cloudy but not much rain is going to fall. Ill have your forecast in a moment. The woman at the heart of the gender bias trial that has Silicon Valley on edge returns to the stand today and makes an impassioned plea for women in the workforce. The courtroom was absolutely packed. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im Cheryl Jennings. Thanks so much for joining us. Ellen powe is suing her former Venture Capital firm for gender discrimination and retaliation. Abc 7 News ReporterTiffany Wilson joins us from outside San Francisco superior court with the testimony. Tiffany . Reporter today was ellen powes second day of testimony but it was the first chance for the defendant to crossexamine her and it just took a couple of questions before that attorney dug into the very intimate details of ellen powes affair. This morning, ellen powes interim ceo walked into the courtroom for her second day of testimony. She told the jury despite her new title its important for her to continue to gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against her former firm saying quote, i believe there should be equal opportunities for women and men to be Venture Capitalists. Todays testimony focused on the investigation into the complaint she filed in 2012. She says from the beginning, she was wary of the investigator the firm hired. At times, she felt he tried to push her into answers and when he came back with a finding of no discrimination or retaliation, she wasnt surprised. She send this email to senior management, i found him unprofessional, antagonistic, and bias. I do not believe his report represents an independent, unbiased perspective. The courtroom turned tense after lunch as the defendant attorney began the crossexamination. She grilled powe on her work history, exposing her lack of investment experience. She countered powes statement that she wanted to be a Venture Capitalist by playing a portion of the video deposition where powe said she hoped