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All right. Contra koflt a county Fire Department is hoping the public can help them find suspects in this case. They dont know at this point how many people are involved but they are looking for is Surveillance Video and witnesses. We want to get on to more breaking news this time in Sonoma County. Southbound 101 is open after a drive by injured two people. That shooting closed a section of the highway Near West Side road for nearly four hours. Abc7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman is live with the story tonight. Wayne . Reporter good afternoon, dan. The freeway is open but we are still seeing the back up. Ee see some here at central district. That is mckinley drive. See the traffic backed up over there. The closure was just about ending about one hour ago. By then the back up had extended to close to a mile in the north direction. Meantime the investigation is continuing at this point as to what happened and who was shooting who and why. According to the chp, they received a report of the shooting just past noon on highway 101 south of west field road, west side road. All theyre saying at this point is that an unidentified vehicle pulled up alongside another and opened fire on the two victims inside. What caliber, how many shots unknown. Its a motive we dont know right now. Despite being hit by the bullets, the victims survive. The vic simms arent talking. The chp will not say if this was targeted or if it was random, but they are determined to find the shooters. Here is chp spokesman j. D. Pwhat are the tools you have to find this car . We are probably going to mainly rely on witness and victim statements, what kind of descriptions they can give. Technology wise, this is kind of far off in the bay area on 101 to have a lot of surveillance, cameras and things like that. So, were going to be looking for witnesses and were asking them to contacts us. Reporter shootings on the freeway are very uncommon up north. The good news is the highway is open. Areas around 101 remain quite a mess. Youve been looking at it here. If youre south of here and waiting for someone passing through healdsburg, now you know why they are going to be late. There was a shooting on 101 earlier today. It closed the highway for four hours. Live in healdsburg, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. Wayne, thank you. A bomb shell in contra costa county, a civil grand jury is recommending the countys top Law Enforcement officer be removed from office. Grand jury findings out tonight accused District Attorney mark peterson, a willful or construct misconduct in office. In December Peterson admitted having spent more than 66,000 in Campaign Funds on personal expenses. The superior court judge will now decide whether to hand the matter over to the d. A. s or appoint a prosecutor. Two San Francisco men, one of them a ucsf psychiatrist are charged with up loading child pornography. They were arrested on tuesday after allegedly finding more than 1200 files of child pornography on various devices inside their home on gwen a vista terrace. Investigators say dr. Lock heart seen here in a photo from ucsf website was using the universitys wifi, internet to up load graphic images of children. Ucsf says it placed dr. Lock hot on leave and is fully cooperating with the investigation. A legal battle between uber and the city of San Francisco is intensifying. City attorney Dennis Herera went to court today to compel uber to provide the names and addresses of local drivers. This so San Francisco can inform drivers of their need to pay a 91 annual fee for Business Licenses to operate in the city. Uber supports business licensing for drivers, but says posting Business Information online violates driver privacy. Ubers Northern California general manager wayne teng issued a statement earlier this month saying in part we asked the city to allow us to get the consent of drivers and remove their Public Information from the public website but they hae refused. Tonight a public outcry appears to have paid off for supporters of a detained santa rosa mother. Immigration officers are set to release her within the next hour or so. A judge approved bond for her release earlier today. An anonymous donor paid the full bond a amount. She has been in i. C. E. Detention center in richmond since february of 2016, more than a year. She has was taken into custody right after being released from an Inpatient Rehab Program for victims of Domestic Violence who also suffer from addiction. Her supporters have continually rallied for her release. They even appealed to nancy pelosi. Only on abc7 news, university of california president Janet Napolitano is Standing Firm against mounting allegations of Inappropriate Conduct within her office. Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony is live at u. C. Headquarters in oakland with the story. Laura . Reporter hi, kristen. Well, today the u. C. Regents held a special meeting here to begin the process of launching their own investigation into the tampering allegation while the u. C. President acknowledged it looks bad, she told us the intention was not. There was no nefarious or inappropriate interference. Reporter Embattled University of california president Janet Napolitano insists her staff was not trying to manipulate the results of the state audit. Only trying to facilitate a confusing process. Frankly, ive regretted and expressed my regret for the way my office dealt with the surveys. Send some of that money back to the campuses. Reporter last month state auditor released a scathing rport that napolitanos office had a 175 million secret fund. But perhaps most damaging, evidence napolitanos staff interfered with the survey and is the responses given by administrators at three u. C. Campuses. There was nothing done to make the president s office look better. You know, there were some changes made that made us look better, some made us look worse in the end and that hasnt come out yet. And i believe shes the right person to work through this. Reporter california Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsome sits on the u. C. Board of regents. Thats inexcusable, thats just unacceptable. And theres no way you can spend that of all the things in the audit, that one is just a jaw dropper. Reporter newsome was among the regents who voted unanimously to hire an outside consultant to specifically investigate the tampering allegations. We oversee a university that is a public trust. Reporter napolitano told us she understands it looks bad. Thats why i welcome the board taking their own independent look at what happened and the circumstances. Reporter the regents plan to select an independent investigator in the coming weeks with a final report due by july. In oakland, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. Well, Janet Napolitano and Gavin Newsome have a lot more to say. We have his full interview on abc7news. Com. 200 to 300,000 chinook salmon were killed in a hatchery when a pump failed yesterday. The department of fish and wildlife say the fall run chinook salmon died at the Feather River hatchery in danville. A faulty wire cut off water supply to the fish. Officials say more than 2 million remaining salmon will be released over the next month. The salmon were evacuated from a main hatchery in february after the erosion of the oroville dams spillway. Well, south bay nurses claimed patient care is at stake. The anger over Staffing Levels some say comes down to dollars and cents. An athlete paralyzed in a rugby game. The coachs emotional words next. Im abc7 news meteorologist sandhya pau sell. Were in a breezy pattern. Find out if it changes this weekend. Your mothers day forecast is coming up. And norovirus is expected of si to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. Nurses at one of the south bays largest hospitals are trying to stop the turnover of newly hired nurses lured away by higher wages elsewhere. They say patient care at Valley Medical Center is at stake here. Abc7 News Reporter david louie is live in san jose with the story. David . Reporter dan, some of the nurses hearsay the revolving door keeps spinning they would like to he sue stopped. Newly hired nurses come through that door get trained and then quickly leave when theyre lured away by other hospitals offering higher pay. Now, the training and retention of nurses is very important here at Valley Medical Center, especially as it keeps growing. There is a new building here that is going to be opening with many more beds come fall. The nurses march out front to make a pointment they are concerned about how patient care is being impacted by what they call a constant turnover of newly hired nurses lured away by other south Bay Hospitals with higher pay. The Nurses Professional Association conducted a Salary Survey and found starting pay to be 16 lower than the average wage at seven other hospitals. New nursing graduates get trained at valley med or vmc in a wide range of specialties including intensive care, oncology, trauma and diabetes care. But when they leave it puts pressure on other nurses. The burden is falling on our experienced nurses which leads to burn out because there is not enough nurses to stop the hospital wards. In fact, were pretty short on an average daily. Were always short. Theres always nurses working overtime. Reporter vmc has more than 1600 fulltime registered nurses. One care unit lost 32 nurses in the past three years. Laura says it does affect patient care. When i come on a shift and we have more new nurses than new hires, you have oncology and cardiac patients and the new nurses are not trained in those and we lost all the ones we trained. Reporter the facility acknowledged the role of nurses. The leadership at Santa Clara County Medical Center is working to address all of the concerns. We know that nurses are valuable, theyre key to patient care and we appreciate their dedication. Reporter in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. The coach of a cal rugby player paralyzed during a game said he hasnt seen anything like it in his years of coaching. The coach spoke publicly for the first time about the career ending accident that put Robert Taylor in the icu. Taylor collided with other players and fell on his head last saturday during the National Championship game in santa clara. Doctors performed emergency surgery, but taylor is now paralyzed from the waist down. His injury has been very hard on the team. He is a beloved teammate. Hes that guy that you want to have on your team and you want to, you know, have a lasting friendship with him off the field. There will be a Prayer Service for him tonight at 8 00 on the cal campus. Nearly 400,000 has already been raised to help with his medical costs. We do have a link to his go fund me page at abc7news. Com. The in and out burger in livermore is still closed after a group of the customers complained of flu like symptoms last weekend. Norovirus is now expected. There are ways to protect yourself from getting this very contagious virus. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here to tell us how to protect us. This is a huge problem. Big deal. Norovirus outbreak spiked making millions of people sick. It is highly contagious and Consumer Reports offers advice on how to avoid getting sick and spreading the virus. Every year up to 21 million americans get sick from norovirus. Often associated with cruise ships and hospitals, it spreads easily in confined spaces. This year it forced schools and colleges all across the country to temporarily close. Often mistakenly called the stop as flu, but not related to influenza, symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pains and occasionally fever. You can get norovirus any time of the year but it is most common in the winter. Norovirus spreads through fecal matter, contaminated food or coming into contact with someone bhos sick with the virus. If youre close to someone who is vomiting, you may get sick through aerosolized particles. If that happens youll probably see symptoms within 12 to 48 hours. So what should you do to avoid it . Consumer reports recommends washing your hands with soap and hot water for at least 30 seconds. Especially after using the bathroom, changing diapers or handling food. Hand sanitizers alone do not work. Also if someone in your home has gotten sick with norovirus, disinfect contaminated surfaces with 5 to 25 tablespoons of household bleach per gallon of water. Wash linens, towels and clothes that might have been contaminated. Now, if you do get sick, Consumer Reports recommends staying home to avoid spreading it to others. Allow the virus to run its course. It usually takes one to three days. Drink plenty of liquids as severe dehydration can land you in the emergency room. There is currently no vaccine for the norovirus. Nasty. Thanks, michael. Good tip. The Marin Humane Society is looking for the owner of a lost tort us. Volunteers found the stray reptile on court road in novato last tuesday. It is an african spurred tort us. As you can see its shell is in rough condition. If the owner does not step forward to claim it, well, the animal will eventually go up for adoption. Police in someone saw a stop sign lying on the ground. They thought it would be a great addition to their garden sign was resecured in its proper spot. Abc7 news was on San Franciscos Market Street as pom poms and free food greeted bicycle riders taking part in bike to workday today. The Bicycle Coalition set up aid stations for riders all over the city. Bike commuting is popular and getting more so. Bike trips were up 10 last year. San francisco estimates they are about 82,000 bike trips in the city every day. And across the bay, the Oakland Police department sent out this video of chief Anne Kirkpatrick taking part in bike to workday. She cut her Carbon Footprint quite a bit riding the ac transit then taking the bus, then biking to work. Announcer now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. A good day to bike to work. As you check out the forecast, the temperature trend for napa youll notice is going to be a good couple days ahead to do the exact same thing. So, napas average high 76 degrees really for the next six days, we are expecting temperatures to remain well below normal until next thursday. Thats when youll actually see the temperatures bouncing back where they should be this time of year. Well keep you in a cooler than average pattern a good part of the accuweather sevenday forecast. You can see why temperatures barely made it into the upper 50s to low 70s today. Still have quite a bit of cloud cover. There were a few showers measurable in Sonoma County earlier today. Now most of the showers on our radar up to the north and its actually a mix of snow and rain showers, some thunderstorms have developed over redding area. Heres a live picture from our san jose camera and we are still seeing some lingering clouds but some blue sky up above as we look to the northeast. 60 in San Francisco to 67, oakland. 69 san jose, gilroy 72 degrees. A lovely view if from our kgo roof camera where the clouds are all stacked up right now as we look toward the bay and the breeze is blowing. 61 in santa rosa right now. 66 in livermore. Pretty much everyone about the same. And here is a look from our abc7 news exploratorium camera at 15. Here is how youre going to start off your morning, cloud cover. Breezy and cool for mothers day, a chance of rain early next week. Tomorrow morning when you get going, its going to start out cool enough to where youll need those extra layers. Mid 40s to the low 50s, there will be quite a bit of cloud cover around. As the wind kicks up, most of those clouds will get blown away. Just a few high clouds and patchy clouds linger. Well get you out of the 70s as well. A little bit cooler compared to today in our inland communities. A look at the hour by hour wind forecast, well show you tomorrow afternoon it is a little breezy. Picks up in speed, the wind that is, late afternoon, early evening. Close to 30 miles an hour along the coast. And well keep it on the breezy side for your friday night plans. But dont worry, the winds will drop off in time for mothers day. Its going to be a cool start, but a sunny one as we head into sunday. Temperatures mid 40s to the low 50s. Temperatures will rise as we head into the afternoon hours, but its still going to remain below average. Upper 50s to upper 60s. Lots of sunshine for all the moms. Make sure she has the extra layer to keep her nice and comfortable. Next week were going to fast forward to tuesday because you will notice that there is a possibility of some showers. Tuesday morning models are consistently showing potential for some light showers, Tuesday Morning into the afternoon hours and then its done. Accuweather foreca accuweather sevenday forecast will show you whats ahead. You can download the accuweather forecast app to keep you posted on the weather changes. Brght and breezy for your saturday and well keep that sunny streak going for mothers day. So, mid 50s to upper 60s. Temperatures will really remain below normal, dropping much lower than where you should be by tuesday, mid 50s to mid 60s with that chance of some showers lingering clouds wednesday and then thursday were warming it up. Is it too cool for you . Were going to take those temperatures up. Low 60s to upper 70s, dan and kristen. Hinting at some 80s. See if we can bring it back. Thanks very much. A Beautiful Day on twitch, the Bay Area Company going in on mr. Rogers. Thats next. Then at 5 30 on world news tonight with david muir. Coming up, President Trump in his own words why he fired fbi director james comey. You will hear from the president. Also breaking a 35hour standoff a bystander killed in the cross fire. What we just learned from the scene. And mothers day storm coming up. Thanks, david. And pouring the perfect shot, the pour spouts that could revolutionize the bar business. No ki well, how does a parked car just burst into flames in its happened multiple times even here in the bay area. Shocking videos from across the country and what the manufacturer says. Heres the question. Could you be at risk . A 7 on your side joint Safety Investigation with abc7 news, Michael Finney has that tonight on abc7 news at 11 00. Twitter ceo is defending President Trumps use of his social media platform. Jack dorsey says it is important to have the conversations the president is having out in the open rather than behind closed doors. Dorsey made the comments in an interview with nbc news. Whn asked in december how he felt about the president using twitter to attack critics and present his views, dorsey said it was, quote, complicated. In the meantime twitter today signed a deal with the nfl to live stream pregame coverage and a half hour show on the website. Twitter already has a partnership with the nfl to broadcast game highlights. Live streechling has been one of twitters biggest pushes to attract new users. Last month twitter reported its strongest user growth in more than a year. Its a Beautiful Day in this neighborhood, a Beautiful Day for a neighbor, would you be mine, could you be mine you can get your fill of this childhood classic next week. Streaming twitch will host an 18day, 886 episode marathon of mr. Rogers neighborhood. The marathon is a protest of short to get to the trump administrations plans to cut the corporation for public broadcasting. Twitch is owned by amazon and is a Live Streaming platform popular with gamers. A downtown walnut creek corner may be one of the most popular places in the east bay. No kidding. Take a selfie, picture, abc7 news was there with a bull man with bull dog was unveiled just an hour ago. The sculpture is at the corner of north main and mt. Diablo. A very well dressed man with a bul head leaning on a downtown light pole with his bull dog nearby. As soon as bull man was unmasked, the picture taking began. When i saw the rendering a long time ago i was thrilled with it. I think the statue is better than the rendering. Artist and donor joined the mayor for the unveiling this afternoon. Bull man with bull dog was a gift to the city by hirahara. Just ahead, the bingo game where winners how fafrom its sourcelpine spring to the bottle . Travel how about less than a mile and a half . Crystal geyser is the only major us spring water bottled at the mountain source. How fafrom its sourcelpine spring to the bottle . Travel how about less than a mile and a half . Crystal geyser is the only major us spring water bottled at the mountain source. Im alma daetz. Coming up on abc7 news at 6 00, an Affordable Housing crackdown. Tonight the two women accused of cheating the system and pocketing the profits. First factories, now whielt collar jobs may soon be taken over by robots, and some say that may not be such a bad thing. And betting on boats, the work now underway to get even more people out of their cars and onto ferries to get across the bay. All coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6 00, kristen, dan. Alma, thanks. See you then. Finally tonight, bingo with disney magic. Abc7 news was at the Childrens Hospital with a weekly bingo game. Kids really look forward to it. They do. Some gather in the play room to participate, others play from their rooms. This week disney donated boxes of prizes. They included toys from the avengeers and star wars. Bingo Means Nothing but happiness to our family. My son is always looking for thursday because that means bingo. Disney is a bigger deal. And kids really dont need to shout bingo to win. Each child and siblings were given a toy at the end of the game. Look at the smiling faces. Disney regularly sends care care packages. That makes us all happy. World news tonight with david muir is coming up next. Im kristen sze. And im dan ashley. Store sandhya patel, Michael Finney, and everyone here, we hope to he see you a download the abc7 news app to download the news any time at tonight, President Trump in his own words. Why he fired fbi director james comey. The president calling him a showboat, a grandstander. Also tonight, the president says he asked james comey if he was being investigated by the fbi. Is that a conflict of interest . And the acting head of the fbi tonight disagreeing with the white house in front of the american people. Also, breaking developments right now. A 35hour police standoff, a bystander killed in the crossfire, trying to crawl away. What we have just learned from the screen. The mothers day storm moving in. A possible noreaster now. Already bringing damaging winds tonight. The abc news investigation tonight. Cars igniting. This one, in a parking lot. Others setting homes on fire. Brian ross standing by. And the Sheriffs Department warning swimmers below,