Whether the company was negligent. Her further claim that she was not promoted because she complained about being discriminated against. Nine have to agree, so the judge sent them back to deliberate some more. Well continue to follow up dates in the case throughout this newscast. Well be live from the courthouse in San Francisco at 5 00. Another big decision in court today. This one from italy. That nations highest court overturned the murder conviction of amanda knox and her italian boyfriend. Two years later, they were acquitted allowing knox to move back to the u. S. Where she remains. In 2013, an Appeals Court found them guilty again. Todays ruling to overturn that decision is the final one. She cannot be tried again. The judges will reveal the reasons in the coming weeks. Knox said shes tremendously relieved and grateful. Here at home, new developments in the shooting death of a San Jose Police officer. We have learned of a computer glitch the night officer johnson was shot and killed. Were live at Police Head Quarters with the details. Reporter police just ended a News Conference here. They say that the computer crash that the computer crash did not occur during the Fatal Shooting of officer johnson, that the crash occurred just afterwards. They say that these problems are caused in part by the overload of documents like police reports. They say its an old system with a hardware fast approaching its life span. They say they are going to fix all of the computers and replace them as soon as they can. 2660 fourth center. Reporter officers responded to the 911 call tuesday night. Police radio traffic was heavy with calls from responding officers. The volume of traffic on the mobile data terminals computers and patrol cars was also high. Then the glitches on the laptops started. The system becomes bogged down and then it seizes to a halt. Certainly that happened on tuesday. The computers really enable us to communicate en masse. Radio systems can only allow one person to talk at once. When theres hundreds of people thats not a possibility. Reporter officers say the laptops are old and outdated. Whats more, theyve complained to the brass about it since last fall. These are the memos and letters sent to the chief and command staff. The City Council Approved the budget request, but they didnt know until the night of the Fatal Shooting just how bad its become. I was at the command post when i first heard an officer mention it to me. Reporter we approached the police chief at a luncheon. It didnt fail during the incident, just because of the amount of people that were connected with that one incident which made it slow. I dont know how that transpired but it was after the incident. Reporter i caught up with the chief. We have been working with them. Reporter is there money coming from the city . I believe so. Staffs working with the city leaders and budget to address the issue. Reporter in the meantime, we were told by officers the Computer System had glitches again today. One of the first one of the first of many tributes for officer johnson will take place tonight on senter road and new street. Officer johnson died there tuesday night. The vigil on senter road begins at 6 30. Another will take place at 8 00 p. M. And we learned today that officer johnsons Memorial Service will be held next thursday at 11 00 a. M. Well have live coverage on abc7 news and well also stream it online at abc7news. Com. A caltrans crew injured a woman while clearing out a homeless encampment in san jose today. Now, the skip loader seen here was tearing down a tent while a woman was still inside. She had to be treated for minor injuries. Chp officers were escorting the caltrans crew at the time of the injury. The investigation into what police are calling a kidnapping hoax is still going on this afternoon. Denise husband kins attorney insists she was a victim of the crime. Her attorney strongly denies the kidnapping was made up. She was a victim of a very serious assault. And like a number of women who have been victims of serious physical and emotional assaults she was initially hesitant to come forward. But shes fully cooperated with Law Enforcement with the hope to clear her name. Police accuse her and her boyfriend of orchestrating the hoax and plundering valuable resources away from the community. The pair could face criminal charges. Fire Officials Say a quickthinking bus driver rushed 35 students to safety after their school bus burst into flames. This is incredible cell phone video here. Firefighters rushed to put the fire out, but the bus exploded. Probably because its gas tank ignited. That fire started inside the engine compartment and spread into the interior of the bus. Thankfully nobody was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Scary. Happening now, some east bay teachers are staying late at school. Theyre staging what theyre calleding a gradein. Were there to explain. Whats a gradein . Reporter typically teachers do this at the end of the school day which is they grade papers they meet with students and they do a whole bunch of other things e except that they typically do this inside of the building. Not this time. They are out here to show everyone that teachers put in a lot of extra hours. Oakland teachers have been without a contract for nearly two years. Right now the two major sticking points are over salaries and seniority rights. Oakland unified is proposing a 10. 5 raise over three years with the possibility of an additional 1. 5 if state revenue projections pan out. If all 250e67ers move to the cheaper health plan the district is adding 1. 5 on top of that. Either pay the difference or move to kaiser and then there would be additional Salary Compensation in exchange. The union wants between a 14 and 17 salary hike. Perhaps the most contentious issue is over seniority. The School District would like veteran teachers to give up their seniority rights when they try to move to another school. Thats something the union opposes. Theyre putting everybody into the same pool so veteran teachers who may have come from a closed school would have to compete for the same openings as somebody from outside the district. Reporter the teachers applying would be selected by a committee of other teachers and parents and finally approved by the principal. The idea is that those who work there every day closest to the problem understand the needs of the school best and how to meet them. They should be able to select teachers who best help them realize the common vision of the school. Reporter now negotiations will of course continue. If there isnt an agreement by the end of april, the union may tell its members that it may be time to take more drastic measures. Live in oakland, abc7 news. Thank you. Governor jerry brown tweeted this photo this afternoon. It shows him officially signing emergency drought relief into law. Legislators approved the 1 billion plan yesterday. Nearly twothirds of the money goes to flood protection and critics say it wont solve the brought. Brown stresses this only builds on the need to conserve water. Hes calling on all in california to reduce water use by 20 . Now a clear afternoon. Thats right. What will the weekend bring . We have the accuweather update. Yes its bright and clear today. Sunny skies. Breezy and much cooler than yesterday. Very pleasant afternoon around the bay area. As you can see little patches of fog near the coastline, but its mainly sunny. Check out the 24hour temperature change. It is 21 degrees cooler in San Francisco right now than it was yesterday. 17 degrees cooler in san jose. Check out this live view from the emeryville camera. You can see the low clouds of fog there. At least part of the coastline. 58 degrees right now in San Francisco. 68 in oakland and san jose. 75 morgan hill. Heres a view of sfo. Its 70 in santa rosa. Mid70s at fairfield. Heres our first forecast as we look at the golden gate bridge. It will be breezekyy and coastal fog this evening. Patchy fog lingering. Breezy and sunny tomorrow afternoon with a high of 80 degrees. Ill she you whats coming our way beyond tomorrow in just a few minutes. A maniac says point into Yosemite National park will open this weekend. Cars can start using it tomorrow at 6 00 a. M. The road, a main east West Crossing in the northern portion remains closed. And liftoff, the year in space starts now. On their way towards the International Space station. How long you could live in space, still ahead on abc 7 news at 4 00 the science experiment one astronaut is about to undergo. But first google snags a wall street star. And now were learning exactly how much shes getting paid. And chilling new details about the pilot who flew his plane into a French Mountain side. The evidence all the way from his home. Reminder Michael Finney still taking questions on twitter and facebook. Hell answer them live here in just a few minutes. And checking the traffic on this friday. This is san jose. Youre looking at the traffic backed up on 101 its a historic day for space travel as two astronauts are launched into or bit about to begin a historic oneyear stay. The study could be dangerous for both men, but could also make it easier to put a person on mars. Ted rolands as more. Fridays rocket launch marks the beginning of a year in space for Astronaut School kelly. The year in space starts now. Kellys extended stay is expected to provide essential information about how the human body holds up in space. This is really going to help us learn a lot about the negative effects of space on our human physiology and hopefully well figure out how to mitigate that. Scientists will also be monitoring his brother, mark who is a former Space Shuttle captain. The goal is to compare how the twins bodies differ during marks extended exposure to potentially harmful elements in space. The top risk is radiation in the deep space environment. Right after that bone and muscle cognitive function behavioral health. Kelly already spent six months at the International Space station. Hell set the record for a u. S. Astronaut for the longest time spent in space. While the risks are certainly real, the payoff is the potential to help pave the way to mars which would require a year and a half in space. Risk taking has always been a part of the space program. And always will. But in this case yeah i mean theres extra risk. Kelly was with two russians on the trip on friday. One of them will remain up there with him for the entire year. Google snagged a star to be the new chief Financial Officer and shes getting paid like one. She received a 70 million cash and stock deal to make the jump to google from morgan stanley. They say her salary will be 650,000 a year, but the big money is in bonuses and stock. She will begin receiving a 40 million stock grant every other year. Thats more than her predecessor who received 39 million in cash and stock in 2012. Not bad right . Senate minority leader harry reid says he will not run for reelection next year. He made the announcement early this morning in this youtube video. It comes just months after reid suffered serious eye and facial injuries in an exercise accident. He says he had a lot of time to think while he recuperated and wants to spend more time with his family after his term is up. It appears fifth middle aged men are at a lower risk for some cancers. And the government is making a new move to curb childhood obesity. Fit minute in late 40s are less likely to get cancer than unfit men. Also found that fit men that do get cancer increase their odds of surviving it. The ucsa announces grants to fight childhood obesity. 9 million in grants will go to seven different colleges and universities. They said onethird of americas children are overweight, and its one of the most pressing Health Problems in the nation. Well does kin needsology tape really work . More and more are wearing it these days. The Trainers Association tells the New York Times there is no study that shows it actually works. And brands will start listing calorie counts on cans. They will all do this. Some starting as early as this week. This comes a week after a listing of nutritional information on alcoholic beverages. Im jane king, heres to your health. Time to turn to our weather for the weekend ahead. The weekend. Magical sounding words. Its looking pretty good. Were off to a good start today. Sunny, breezy conditions. Much cooler than yesterday. We have a little bit of fog near portions of the coastline. Not along the entire coast. Let me give you a look at our current winds gusting to 17 Miles Per Hour right now. Theyre generally out of the west and northwest. So we have a cooling a sea breeze today that dropped temperatures significantly from yesterdays levels. Blue sky out over the bay. And these are our forecast featurers. Patchy coastal fog will develop tonight. Sunny days this weekend. A little bit warmer on sunday. Heres the fog pattern from this morning to afternoon. Notice fog sliding down from the north. We have a big patch of it right now just south of the golden gate. Pull back and give you a look at the satellite image. Here comes a cold front. Well expect no rain at all and almost nothing in the way of clouds from this system as it passes through. High pressure will give us mostly sunny weekend. And although cooling down today and tomorrow, well see warmer weather on sunday. Tomorrow look for breezy conditions continuing at the coast and beyond. Low to mid80s around the bay. Then a little bit warmer on sunday. Upper 70s around the bay on sunday and mid80s inland. Overnight, look for patches of fog, mainly clear skies. Lows mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s. Torment, sunny, breezily and pleasant. Much like today. Low to mid70s right around the bay. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Warming warming up a few degrees to mid80s on sunday. Mid60s on the coast. Monday it turns a bit cooler. And well have a rather steady pattern for most of next week. Low to mid70s around the bay and low to mid60s on the coast. No rain in sight. All right. Thank you so much. Up next, major milestone. The reason abcs the view has not one but thousands of reasons to celebrate today. And then take a look at this. The the duchess of came bridge maid her last public appearances today before the birth of her second child. They toured three locations in southeast london including slt. Its a charity working with disadvantaged young people. Their second child is due mid to end f april. A major milestone for a stable of daytime television. The view celebrated its 4,000th episode. It began back in august of 1997. Even though a lot in the world has changed, the format really has not. Basically five women discuss Current Affairs ranging from social and political issues to tabloid headlines and celebrity news. Barbara walters created the show. Now in addition to walters, there have been 12 different regulars on this show. From the beginning in 1997 to 2013. Good run. Yeah. Music, beer wine and food. Im in. Theres something for everybody in the bay area this weekend. Thats right. Abc7 News Reporter has the details on some events you may want to explore where you live. Just kicked things into gear at the good guys 33rd all american get together. Muscle cars will be burning rubber all over the fairgrounds in pleasanton this weekend. Its a karen enthusiasts dream. But the whole family can enjoy entertainment. Let someone else do the driving so you can enjoy the bay brew. Back for a fourth year. Come and sample a wide variety of hand crafted eded suds. For more information, go to our website at abc7news. Com. Abc abc7 news. And we continue. Up next, fright fallout. The trouble now facing the man caught clashing in this berkeley back alley encounter. Mystery in manhattan. Families searching for loved ones today after multiple buildings were levelled in a fiery explosion. And the evidence in wow something sounds sweet in here need a little honey in the bowl. Yeah badabopbopbopa no . Must be the honey checking your headlines where you live at 4 30 there is a new verdict in the ellen pao gender discrimination lawsuit. Were told a final verdict has come in. Earlier this afternoon the jury ruled the company, Kleiner Perkins, did not discriminate against pao because shes a woman. However, they could not come to an agreement on one of the claims. Jurors must agree by a threefourths majority before any verdict is official. The Memorial Service for a San Jose Police officer Michael Johnson is next thursday morning at the sap center. Well have details on how the community is honoring the officer killed in the line of duty coming up at 5 00. Wayne freedman is on the story of a woman weeks away from adopting a child. Well have that story tonight at 5 00. And new information on the pilot who investigators say intentionally flew a plane full of passengers into the french alps. We now know that pilot had a secret medical condition. Thats right. Investigators say there was not a suicide note but they have found indicators that he may have been been keeping a secret. In his homes in germany, investigators uncovers evidence they say could help explain why copilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally crashed the flight 9525. Among the clues, a doctors note excusing the 27yearold from work the day of the crash. His Company Never received it. Prosecutors explaining other documents and prescriptions indicate some kind of ongoing illness and treatment, something they say he hid from his employer. Translator without any restrictions. Investigators are still piecing together what happened in the flights final ten minutes when they say he locked the captain out of