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KGO ABC7 News 500PM March 28, 2015

Like this one filed. One at twitter, one at facebook since this process began three years ago. In San Francisco, abc7 news. Thanks very much. A judge today sentence add former schoolteacher to 12 years in prison for molestation. A jury found Joseph Martin guilty of 19 counts of child mow less station back in january. He could have been sentenced for life. Martin was charged with inappropriately touching some of his male students. The niece of the man who shot and killed officer Michael Johnson says her uncle was a caring caring, loving and sweet man. The niece told us her uncle had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She says he had been suicidal in the past. Denise believes the reality of dying weighed heavily on him and it may have pushed him over the edge tuesday night. Two candle light vigils are planned tonight so the public can pray and pay respects to officer johnson. Abc7 News Reporter david lui joins us from the site of tuesdays shooting. David . Reporter relatively new organization that was mobilized recently for Council Election is sponsoring this evenings vigil where officer johnson was killed tuesday evening. Theyre trying to show their support for the officer, but theyre also reminding of the sacrifices officers make every day. The San Jose Exchange Club each year honors officers and firefighters injured in the line of duty. The group added a moment of silence to recognize officer Michael Johnson. They get up every morning and put the uniform on and they do their patrols knowing that at any time it could be over for them. The san jose mayor and police chief were on hand. The chief has been spending time with the Johnson Family helping them deal with the grief and seek their wishes for next thursdays Memorial Service. Horrific event for Law Enforcement and for them. So its a its a loss that you cant really understand. Were helping them get through it best with can consider. Reporter the departments chaplain has been helping as well. Financial needs are also a concern. The family of officer johnson is entitled to a federal benefit of 300,000, a state benefit of 270,000, and a san jose Retirement Fund payment of 37. 5 of his last years salary. Many others are organizing fundraisers. These people are taking orders for this memorial tshirt. We thought 200 shirts would be great. And weve already exceeded that order by a lot. We have businesses reaching out. Reporter if youd like to order one, well have the link on our website, abc7news. Com. Abc7 news. The night officer johnson died the Computer System son jose Police Officers used to communicate slowed down and actually glitched. Police say its a problem whenever theres too many calls at the same time. When they go down, officers have to communicate via radio which means they can only talk with one person as a tight. The mayors new budget includes money to overhaul this outdated system. Officer johnsons Memorial Service will be next thursday at 11 00 a. M. In san jose. We will be carrying that service live on abc7 news at midday. 1 billion is on the way to help deal with californias historic drought. Governor brown signed the legislation this afternoon tweeting this is just one piece of a much larger effort to help those impacted by the california drought. The pran includes funding for water recycling. Nearly twothirds goes to flood protection. Pg e installed a 50ton underground vault. The bulk of which will be under water in the bay. The lines will run in the bay. Interesting about San Francisco, it doesnt have any Power Generation facilities. So its completely dependent on electric transmission lines to deliver power to the city. We want to make sure we have a resilient and reliable system to serve our customers here. Work on that new power line is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. A woman had to be treated for injuries after a cleanup crew drove other her tent. Sky 7 hd shows the remnants of the camp. A worker was in a skip loader helping tear down the makeshift structures when the heavy duty vehicle plowed right into the womans tent. She had minor injuries. Officers were escorting the caltrans crew during the cleanup when this happened. Happening now teachers at Oakland Tech High School are staging a socalled gradein hoping to push the district to finally settle their contract. We are there live tonight to explain what those teachers are doing. Reporter besides getting really hot out here, these teachers have been here since 3 45 this afternoon. As you can hear, this is a very busy street with a lot of cars. And these teachers just want people to see them to know that theyre working out here today working long hours. Its what they do every day. Teachers at oakland tech did their afterschool duties outside to show the district how hard they work. Theyre asking for a Salary Increase of between 14 and 17 . In reality teachers are doing work on weekends, evenings. I wake up early and do work before i come to school. Reporter theyre proposing a 10. 5 raise over three years with a possibility of an additional 1. 5 if state revenue projections pan out. If all teachers move to the cheaper Kaiser Health plan, the district is adding 1. 5 on top of that. Either pay the difference or move to kaiser and then there could be additional Salary Compensation in exchange for that concession. Reporter heres what the union says. Even though it is a high raise, everybody else was much higher than us. Reporter but perhaps the most contentious issue is over seniority. The School District would like veteran teachers to give up 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 or transfigured 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 and they should be able to select teachers who best help them realize a common vision of the school. Reporter and of course they will continue to negotiate. In fact, there are several sessions scheduled at the end of april. The union will then go to its membership with an update and then they will decide where to take it from there. Im live in oakland. Abc7 news. Thanks very much. A big win for oaklands bishop Girls Basketball team. In the last hour, the team won the state Division Three championship. Theyre going on right now at uca berkeley. They took home their third state title in four years. Their boys team plays in the championship game tomorrow against Southern Californias mother day. Coming up here more news about young people. The horseback ride that got a kid kicked out of school. Plus hard work in the east bay. How all this hammering and sawing is saving wildlife. And Southern California a School Bus School of kids goes up in flames. Theyre all safe thanks to one man who jumped into help. Were going to send you out for a night o late today a landslide ripped a port right off a home in washington w. It happened right about an hour ago just south of seattle. Three more homes may have been damaged. Engineers are now there to evacuate and evaluate the structure. Officers are keeping people away just in case more hillside or parts of houses continue to fall. A number of would be parents have had their hearts broken after the Adoption Agency they turned to suddenly closed. Abc 7 News Reporter met with one of those parents today. She wants answers from the agency. Its a story youll see only on abc 7. It has the look of an agency the office, furniture, materials. After 32 years, the black adoption placement and Research Center is out of business leaving behind would be parents in its wake. I was actually adopted as an infant. And i always wanted to give back to another child. Kara, for a year, she and her husband have gone through the qualification process. As part of it they made this book filled with photos. The agency returned that book in the mail along with their documents and a letter with a generic salutation which said only that the center was closings with no explanation and no offer for future help. It bothers me the most that they got to know my family and if theyre going to go out of business, why didnt you try to bridge us or have a call with us communicate with us and let us know months ago that were in trouble or were going to close let us have the opportunity to go to another agency. That letter was signed by the Board Chairman who also serves as the oakland city attorney. She did issue a statement which reads, a smarl number of families are in the process of applying for adoption. This may make it more difficult. However, for those families the process can be continued with another agency. After all kara has been through it may be small consolation. Maybe its not our time. Abc7 news. Dozens of hayward children have a new outlook. They are receiving checkups and new glasses today thanks to the eyes of hope outreach program. Abc7 news was there when organizers brought their mobile clinic to the elementary school. This was the first eye exam for some of these kids. They have a higher than average uninsured population. If you cant beat them, join them. Thats what volunteers did today as they set stakes and planted trees. The area has to be replanted after a family of beavers chopped down the vegetation to make their dams. Beavers are our species. Having them in the creek has a lot of dichbt types of bugs and fish. Martinez had considered killing the beavers, but of course the public outcry made the city reconsider. Well in the first for any white house administration, president obama has put together a fiveyear plan to fight antiresistant germs or super bugs as theyve been called. The goal is to prevent and contain infectious outbreaks at home and over seas as well. It calls for 1. 2 billion in the first year. The drug resistant bacteria causes 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses a year in the united states. Thats according to the centers for Disease Control and prevention. A quickthinking fastacting bus driver led 35 students to safety this morning after the bus they were riding in burst into flames. The bus had just pulled into the middle school in orange county. Thats when the engine just burst into flames. The fire burning into the first three rows. Tlankfully no one was hurt and firefighters put out the flames. We are learning new details this evening about the troubled past of that german copilot who intensionally slammed a packed plane into a mountain. We look ahead to world news tonight. Great to see you. Coming up here more on the breaking developments here following the suspected killer, that copilot who locked the captain out whats now been discovered in his home. Also tonight, the search for the missing survivors jumping to safety. Were on the scene for that as well. New developments right there in california. Is it the real life gone girl . As you know her lawyer very defiant. Well have a report on that tonight. David, do you have any hints about the person of the week . Imagine being told you have to leave your loved ones for an entire year alone floating in space . Can you guess our person of the week . Of course. World news is coming up right after this newscast at 5 30. Right now you may not believe how far a south Bay High School senior was willing to go just to ask a date to the prom this week. Well, the stunt landed Miguel Gonzalez is suspension from the high school. We caught up with this student cowboy today. Reporter students at the high school couldnt believe their eyes this week. I just see a horse come out of nowhere. Reporter the cell phone video gone viral. The senior borrowed a french horse and saddled up on campus to ask if shed ride to the prom with him. I was like wow i hope she said yes. Reporter and did she say she said yes. But miguel says the School Principal said no no horses on campus, too dangerous. I dont think its dangerous. Knowing i have the confidence to do it. I know i can handle my horse. Reporter hes been around horses all his life. The school suspended miguel for two days. I knew i was going to get in trouble. I didnt know what the consequence was going to be. Reporter in hindsight, he thinks he should have asked permission first. Its a story to be remembered and just to talk about, like personally for the rest of my life. Im going to tell my kids, theyre going to tell their kids. Reporter late today, the School District reconsidered its punishment and reversed miguels suspension. And yes he can go to the prom, just as long as he takes something with four wheels. Going to bring a horseback to school any time soon . I dont think so. Prom night is may 16th. Well a bay area woman is the new face of loreal. She went to school at cal and working at a graphics design firm when she was scouted by a modelling agency several years ago. She said she is honored to be chosen. Shes beautiful. But they should have picked you or our meteorologist. Great choices. Very kind. Its true. I know cheryl and i appreciate it. Thank you. Right now out here theres a cooling breeze. You can feel the difference. Yesterday, i was enjoying the warmth. Today, youre probably noticing a change as well. Even though i have blue skies here, the fog is really banked up against the coastline. Some areas seeing some clearing this afternoon. The wind is up. Gusting to 29 right now at sfo. That sea breeze knocked those temperatures down. Noticeably cooler. 17 degrees lower than 24 hours ago. Oakland, 16 degrees cooler. East bay hills camera showing you the marine layer back in full force. The tower barely visible. 58 right now in San Francisco. 68 in san jose. 55 in half moon bay. Still some areas on the warm side like antioch. Not as cool compared to other areas. Santa rosa right now 69. Its in the 70s, concord. Heres a view from the mount cam. Not exactly a beach day. The fog is there. Its going to be foggy in some areas overnight tonight. And a little warmer for your sunday. Pacific satellite picture shows you a dry cold front heading in our direction. Not going to produce any rain. Its going to sweep the fog layer out of here. Tomorrow and sunday, were looking at mostly sunny skies. Heres a look at your saturday preview. The temperatures really getting up into the low 80s inland low 60s coastline. Sunny in all areas and a little bit warmer for the second half of your weekend. Mid80s showing up inland. Tomorrow morning, your early plans, if your kids have games mid40s to low 50s. Theyll probably need a light jacket. Cool out there with fog along the coast and around the bay. Tomorrow afternoon, it will be a mild one in the south bay. 81 in gillroy. 77 san jose. 76 in santa clara. The suns going to be shining on the peninsula. Mid70s redwood city. Its going to be breezy in the sunset district. Mid60s. Blue skies in downtown San Francisco. 70 degs after the morning fog. Up to 78 in napa. 74 oakland. Hercules hercules, you like it nice and warm. Warm for you inland. 80 in walnut creek. The sevenday forecast the second half of your weekend is warmer, brighter, and then turning cooler next week. Breezy to windy tuesday, wednesday. Low to mid60s along the coastline. Temperatures will remain in the 60s to 70s range for the middle of next week. Thanks very much. Still ahead, all things travel. It is the fridayu4wn free stuff. Samsung is now ta65ky orders for i its newest smart phone. Its being calle whoo mmm oh yeah [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. Start exploring at followyournola. Com. Thousands of runners will take over San Francisco sunday morning for the transamerica rock n roll half marathon. There are quite a few street closures. Well have the specifics for you on abc7news. Com. Just an easy 13mile run. Well you have made it through another workweek and you deserve a free treat. But will you look good while youre doing it . Most important. 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Va na whites job is taken. Thank you michael. There is one in every city, but you probably take it for granted. Every time you do the dishes, flush or rinse, brush your teeth, i bet youre using it. In the abc7 news room. Coming up new at 6 00. The san jose Computer System went down at the worst time. Tonight, we continue front the chief about the problem. And the taxi passenger who got taken for a ride. The 6mile cab trip that cost a bay area man 500. Thats coming up in half an

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