obstruction of justice charge. bonds said, i'm thankful for the outcome and the opportunity to seek justice. vic lee is on the story. >> good for barry. i'm happy for him. i'm glad it's gotten a result so he can move on. >> it's about time. that's great news. >> i agree. it's been long enough. >> he should be in the hall of game. >> bonds has been more active with his old team in the past year. he attended spring training. he helped younger players with their batting. this is a case that's dragged on for more than a decade. he wa linked to a sports drug lab on the peninsula called balco. and he was asked in 2003, if his trainer gave him anything that required a syringe. he was sentenced to 30 days at home all the while he appealed his conviction. the ninth circuit court of appeals did that bonds' answer did not affect the case against balco. we interviewed scott osler. he was not surprised. he said the conviction was unfair. >> i had never heard him give any answer that wasn't round about and evasive. that's just the way he talks. i didn't think he was trying to break a law. >> osler said he will vote for bonds for the hall of fame. and this may not be over. the prosecution, the department justice, may appeal this to the supreme court. vic lee, abc 7 news. "sports illustrated" estimates that the trial cost the government $6 million. we'll have more on this story on channel 7. tune in there. moving on a gun battle on the streets of vallejo left a 7-year-old boy wounded. investigators at the scene where a stray bullet hit this boy, leaving him seriously injured. "the times herald" reports the gunfire break out during a wake for a man. it appears two people randomly shot into the group of about 40 people. a search is under way for the gunmen responsible. meantime a search for a 17-year-old from cupertino. connor sullivan showed up for his first period class monday morning but hasn't been seen since. chris nguyen spoke with the parents late today. >> reporter: at the stevens creek dam and reservoir in cupertino. >> connor? >> reporter: volunteers, hoping to track down a missing teenage boy. >> we went back by the dam, looking in the water and everything. and calling his name. >> reporter: 17-year-old connor sullivan was last seen on monday at monta vista high school. the three-sport varsity athlete seen here, attended his first class. he didn't show up to any remaining classes. nor did he attend track practice like he was scheduled to. >> he's a quiet leader. everyone respects him. and this is just unforeseen. just absolutely out of the blue. >> reporter: the santa clara county sheriff's office call this an open investigation. late this afternoon, connor's parents thanked the community for its support. now, a new concern. >> just afraid that somehow, somewhere else, we'll be searching. i'm hoping he's stayed near home. i just want him home. i want my baby home. >> reporter: sullivan's coaches, out here trying to get the word out. >> it's such a departure from the connor we've come to know and love. and you know the unknown is the scary part of it. >> reporter: volunteers will search into the evening. in cupertino, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. a retired police sergeant is accused of swindling 500,000 people from an elderly woman he once arrested. he was arested on monday. prosecutors say he met the victim when he busted her for prostitution in 2002. she says she gave him $450,000, paying part of his mortgage and his property taxes. investigators say he promised her they would get married when he retired. hayward place said they did not know he was involved in any illegal activity before he retired in 2013. heroic neighbors rushed to a fire that sent a woman to the hospital. the early morning fire was huge by the time it was discovered and 911 was called. this cell phone video of the fire was captured by olin stillwell. neighbors yelled to evacuate. some stayed behind, helping others that could not get out quickly. >> the lady's apartment that was on fire, she was stuck. i asked other neighbors to come and kick the door open. that's how they got her out. she was frantic. the ambulance took her. >> people helped each other. a police officer was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. what caused the fire is unknown at this point. in san francisco today, a sum summons between the mayor and other groups. solutions may be coming to help the homeless, but just for a few people at a time. >> reporter: in san francisco they're impossible to ignore and sometimes as difficult to help. the chronic homeless. an estimated one in every five of them may be veterans. >> i'm one of the lucky ones. >> reporter: after years on the street jack hanna now lives in city substized housing on carnie street. same for harry, a former navyman who hit the streets after a divorce and alcohol problems. this entire building dedicated to once-homeless veterans. are there more guys like you that need this? >> a lot. >> reporter: they may get more help after a visit from veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald, who met with the goal of getting homeless veterans safe havens in tough cities. >> we have to determine whether or not we have the commitment to take care of the people after the war. >> reporter: in san francisco today, the secretary pledged $1.8 million a year for the next decade to house veterans. it will subsidize 111 rooms in the city with more on the way. >> i got 6,000 maybe 7,000 people on the streets. i'm not going to let that number scare me. i'm going to do 10 at a time, 20 at a time. >> reporter: for vets, finally having a roof over their head is believing. >> been almost three months. >> reporter: living is believing. >> heat. that's all i need. and a nice bed. >> reporter: small steps. and maybe some solutions to what remains an overwhelming social problem. in san francisco, wayne freedman abc 7 news. a catholic website is defending the san francisco archbishop. it's in response to a group of local catholics asked the pope to replace the archbishop. the group said that the archbishop is mean-spirited. a virginia-based life sight news is raising money to buy an ad defending him. they want to thank the pope. today, the church announced the archbishop will not attend the march against same-sex marriage in washington, d.c. a bill to make vaccinations mandatory for california schoolchildren won the surprise approval today of a state senate committee. there was so much opposition last week, the vote was delayed. and the bill was thought to be dead. the latest version allows unvaccinated children to be homeschooled with other homeschool students. the bill must get through the judiciary committee before moving on to the full senate. there's more of a process here. stay with us. a lot more to bring you this wednesday night. coming up, what oakland leaders are doing to try to keep the raiders in town after last night's big vote in southern california. the drastic measures these bay area students are taking to conserve water. meteorologist drew touma is here with the weather. >> it's a quiet wednesday evening out there. mother nature wants to give us showers over the weekend. how it will affect your plans. the accuweather forecast coming up. >> that's good to hear. the dubs hit the big easy fo female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event is ending soon. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ what's 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the los angeles county city of carson. >> football is coming to carson. >> reporter: after the city council there voted to move ahead for a giant stadium plan for the raiders and san diego chargers. >> we're still working aggressively. >> reporter: those involved in stadium planning in oakland seem mostly unfazed. >> the carson city council had to vote to keep this issue moving forward. it doesn't really change our position or our game plan whatsoever. >> in order to save the teams, we must also support the teams. >> reporter: to that end coliseum city developer addressed business leaders and follow developers in oakland, about creating the kind of venue that would entice both teams to stay. >> we see the opportunity to be part of something that will change the face of the city and the region. >> reporter: one problem the ownership says they are not interested in sharing property with the raiders, even if each team has their own building. the biggest issue parking. >> we don't harbor grudges against their view on it. our mission is and weelieve it's best for the region and for the city and for the county, to have both teams still here. >> bring them back. bring them back. >> reporter: one thing is certain, all of that partying in carson puts more pressure on planners in oakland to find the money and get a deal done soon. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. on this earth day, we're going to give you an example of social engineering, aimed at conserving water. the idea is to motivate people to change their behavior. and it's being used to get students to cut back on the water they use. david louie shows us two examples at local campuses. >> reporter: across campus 400 of these devices are being installed at water meters. they monitor water use and transmit the data over cell network. the information can be accessed on smartphones or computer monitors students and faculty on a daily basis. it identifies possible water leaks. the university is hoping the data will be used to modify behavior, such as staking shorter showers or doing fewer loads of laundry. the project replaces a labor intensive system that delivered water use on a monthly basis. >> we spend a lot of time reading the meters. that's several hours of work we'll be able to avoid and use in other areas. so, that's labor reduction. and also, the amount of time we spend generating reports. >> i'm pretty competitive. it might change my habits a little bit. i can be a little more conscious i think. so, probably change a little bit, yeah. >> reporter: at santa clara university, ellen quo is demonstrating how to take a water-saving navy shower. it's urging students to cut their showers by 60 seconds. >> making this visible is an effective way to do it. we're turning off the fountains on campus. as a symbol that people recognize the significance of the drought. >> some admit they shower for ten minutes. is it much of a sacrifice? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: is this a habit you're going to develop all the time? do it every day? >> yeah. i don't see why not. >> reporter: campuses trying to find ways to get students to save water. in santa clara, david louie abc 7 news. if you're looking for a way to monitor how much water you use in the shower, there are a few products out there. this one shows water consumption, energy efficiency. it generates its own energy from the water flow. there's a number of products like that. drew tuma is here with the forecast. unfortunately, we're not going to get significant rain. but we might get a little. >> a little bit. just in time for the weekend. we'll start out damp and round it out. talk about the timing. live doppler right now we have dry skies. but earlier today just off to the east we had thunder showers around placerville. the showers are falling apart at this hour. a spring-like day in the bay area. sfo and san jose coming exactly spot-on in the 60s and 70s. oakland, one better than the average high 65. with an average of 66 degrees. a live outside exploratorium camera. pointed at the embarcadero in san francisco. decked out on top in blue and gold, to celebrate the warriors in evening. and underneath a partly-cloudy sky. the forecast calls for sunshine on the way for your thursday. the clouds will increase on friday, ahead of our next system. that will likely bring us wet weather to start off saturday for the first half of the day. out for this wednesday night 53 in san francisco. 54 in hayward. 63 in antioch. and san jose coming in at 57 degrees. a pair of low pressure systems are spiraling around each other creating unsettled weather factor off to our east where we have mountain showers developing. now, they're dying at this hour. we're awaiting this cold front to move in. it's going to die south and bring a shower likely early saturday morning. to time it out for you on future weather, we'll start tomorrow night at 9:00. it's mainly dry skies. as we go through friday the clouds will thicken up first, bring the first ingredient to the forecast. and the showers to the south. friday by 11:00 at night not out of the question to have a little drizzle on the friday night plans. it moves through early saturday morning. by 4:00, we have damp spots around the region. this is a quick-moving system. 11:00 in the morning, it's to our south. we are starting to dry out our skies. we'll get a couple inches. snow level high with in warm storm between 6,000 and 7,000 feet. in terms of rainfall, not a soaking. but nevertheless, we could see a quarter to half an inch of rain by saturday afternoon. overnight lows tonight partly-cloudy skies. 50 in richmond. 52 in san francisco. 51 in oakland. the same in san jose. and highs for your thursday, starting in the south bay. partly-cloudy skies. 71 for santa clara. 58 pacifica. 70 palo alto. downtown san francisco, sunny and 54. daily city, 58 bodega bay. into the east bay 67 san leandro. and lots of sunshine in the final stops. 76 pittsburg, 73 the high in liverton. we saw a little bit of wet weather first thing saturday. the second half of saturday is dry. sunday is sunny and dry. and we start another warming trend. monday tuesday and wednesday, that summer spread is coming back with 60s along the coast and 80s inland. >> any rain is nice. >> any rain is great. >> that's for sure. still to come here, in case you couldn't get tickets. the grateful dead find another way for fans to see the final concert performances. stay with us. it took tennis legend serena williams, fencing champion tim morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. but only moments to master paying bills at chase.com. depositing checks at the atm and transferring funds on the mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. keep up with those everyday messes with the help of roomba from irobot. a full suite of sensors automatically guides roomba around your home, going under furniture and along edges while avoiding stairs. and its powerful 3-stage cleaning system sweeps brushes and vacuums your floors. for a more thorough clean every day all at the touch of a button. roomba. only from irobot. covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all of the bay area. the warriors are in new orleans tonight, getting ready for tomorrow's game against the pelicans. the team took off this morning. landed late this afternoon. they sent us this video. the warriors can take a commanding lead in the best-seven series with a win tomorrow night. monday night the dubs beat a determined pelicans team here to take an 2-0 lead in this best of seven series. tomorrow's game tips off at 6:30 p.m. abc 7 news sports reporter, mike shuman, is in new orleans. he tweeted this picture with abe mendoza today. he'll have a preview at 6:00 tomorrow. and you can follow him on twitter for his insider perspective. and larry beale will have more on the game coming up in sports. here during this hour. if you couldn't get a ticket to the grateful dead's final concerts in chicago you're in luck. the band announced it will broadcast the event live via pay-per-view. the shows will be live streamed in a web cast. details on the band's website. the concert will feature the four original members to be reunited in chicago. another 30 minutes of news at 9:00 is coming up next. a chilean volcano reawakens after decades. also, the chinese scientists who claim to be the first to modify the human genome. and this -- >> what's that mean? >> plus one question. one brave little girl asked the first lady that many people are i like fun as much as anyone. but we need to talk about - whoa! what was that? - about mustache safety. my blazin' chicken sandwich has ghost pepper ranch sauce. you crave it. but you need to respect it. so remember: keep it neat, before you eat the heat. coming in hot! jack's blazin' chicken sandwich is back and it's got a new bacon buddy. they're both fired-up with spicy crispy chicken sliced jalapeños and ghost 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>> reporter: a residence hall for students in paris. so ordinary. but behind the sealed door of apartment 310, police say a terror attack was in the works. the alleged mastermind a 24-year-old computer science student from algeria. they say his plan, kill christians in churches as they worshiped on sunday morning. this is one of the targets, it's believed. the old church. on sunday morning the suspect was in this area, armed. and planning an imminent attack. that morning, around 8:00 a.m. a quiet paris suburb, police say he thought and killed a stranger who was sitting in her car, working on her computer. a half-hour later a speed camera captures his car about two miles away driving fast. at 8:50 a.m., he calls emergency services. saying he accidentally shot himself. police find him outside his home on the sidewalk bleeding from gunshot wound in the leg. a trail of blood led leads them to his car. inside, a cache of weapons, bullet-proof vests, mans and in his apartment, documents referencing al qaeda and isis. and authorities are looking for accomplices. they have evidence that he was in contact with someone in syria, who was giving him directions to attack churches here. terry moran, abc news, france. there's this. a radio active drone landed on the roof of the prime minister japan's office today in central tokyo. a member of his staff spotted the drone this morning and alerted authorities. local media says the drone was equipped with a small camera. and a plastic bottle containing small amounts of radioactive material. the prime minister was out of the country at the time. it has been a day of protest in baltimore over the death of a man while in police custody. some were marching in the streets. 600 people marched in outrage over the death of 25-year-old freddy gray. he was detained by baltimore police. autopsy shows he had a broken back. the justice department is investigating. six officers, meantime, have been suspended. a group of scientists say they have modified the genome of human embryos. the team set out to see whether it could correct a gene defect that causes a blood disease by iting fertilized eggs. the group says it did not try to start a pregnancy. and for ethical reasons, only conducted the tests in embryos that were abnormal. the researchers say the method used was not very accurate. the report was published in "protein and cell." dr. oz is breaking his silence after calls for his resignation. some doctors say say he promotes quack treatments. but now, oz is answering the critics. and vowing they will not silence him. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: america's trusted tv doctor, speaking out. >> freedom of speech is the most fundamental right we have as americans. and these ten doctors are trying to silence that right. >> reporter: dr. mehmet oz, fighting back against that group of doctors calling for him to be reproved from his faculty position at colombia university. >> we will not be silenced. >> reporter: the ten physicians, accusing oz of promoting quack treatments, specifically taking issue for his opposition to genetically modified food. one doctor is a advocate of gmos. another doctor is a convicted felon, serving 22 months in prison for medicaid fraud. four of the ten doctors have been liked to the american council on science and health, which has received grant money from companies that sell gmos. >> today, that changes. >> reporter: oz has found himself on the hot seat before. even called before congress. >> i can't figure this out, dr. oz. i don't get why you need to say this stuff because you know it's not true. >> i am second-guessing every word i use on the show right now. i've heard the message. i get it. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news new york. if you've ever needed any proof that nurses care about the patients they work with this video is it. a texas mother posted the video online showing how her daughter surprised one of her favorite nurses. watch. >> you were looking for me. >> yes. thank you, lord. thank you. >> she was paralyzed from the waist-down for 11 days with no explanation as to why. she started walking last week. and the nurse didn't know about it until that very moment. it was an emotional scene obviously, for everyone there. really touching. people commenting online that the video was just really really moving. and they commended the nurse and all nurses for the long work and effort they put in every day to help their patients. just ahead a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. a bay area woman who is paving the way for bruce jenner. she talks we aren't looking for just any college students. we're looking for the fighters. the focused. and formidable. with gpas that include grit. perseverance. ambition. who want professors who'll know them by name see who they can be... students who want more than a degree on graduation day... they want a career. if you're this kind of student you're our kind of different. devry university. different. on purpose. covering all of the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >> michelle obama answered questions from children, as part of the white house's annual take our daughters and sons to work day. one young girl innocently asked a fairly daring question. >> how old are you? >> how old are you? i'm 51. what does that mean? what's that look? say that again. give her the mic. >> what was that? >> you're too young for 51 years old. >> you should come up and give me a hug. come up here. give me a hug for that one. >> very sweet moment. no doubt that made both the first lady's and that girl's day. the transgender community is waiting anxiously to see the abc news energy with bruce jenner this friday on channel 7. will it be a teachable moment? or is it exploitation? caroline tyler sat down with one of the best-known transgender activists in the bay area to discuss her journey and what could lie ahead for bruce jenner. >> she used to be a self-described alpha male. >> i was the epitome of white affluence, white male dominance. white male entitlement. it didn't make me happy. >> reporter: theresa sparks left that life behind about 20 years ago. twice divorce with three children, she began her journey as a transgender woman. >> this is something you thought about that you lived. you experienced all of your life. and at some point you have to say, you know, it's time. i need to be who i am. >> sparks moved to san francisco and became an activist. here she is in 1999 one of the coordinators for remembrance day. her activism led to an appointment on the police vision in 2004. and later, a historic vote as its president. >> that was the shock for me and the police. >> reporter: this trail blazer heads san francisco's human rights commission. the 66-year-old knows a thing or two about being under the microscope. and expects diane sawyer's interview with bruce jenner to hope him up to intense scrutiny. >> you see it now. his fingernails or whether he has breasts or not. >> reporter: the interview is expected to give jenner his first opportunity to address reports he may be undergoing a gender transition journey of his own. sparks is hopeful the public spotlight will serve as an aha moment. >> hopefully people go, i get it for or i'm not afraid of it. >> reporter: theresa sparks believe that time has changed. when she received an honor as woman of the year in the state capital in 2003 republican lawmakers turned their backs. last year, three transgender women received that award. they received a standing ovation. >> you can see diane sawyer's interview with bruce jenner, friday night at 9:00 on abc 7. we'll have exclusive content on abc 7.com, including a first look at friday's interview. check out our site as well. coming up next, we have a chance to see some meteor showers tonight. meteorologist, drew female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! is ending soon! get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta 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emergency. one last time and check on the forecast. meteorologist drew tuma is here. reason to look up tonight. >> the sky right now, on live doppler is dry and partly cloudy. giving you good viewing conditions for the leonid meteor shower. you may see 20 to 10 meteors streak across the sky. we had bookended weather to speak. we had inclimate weather in rain showers. the center of the country, lots of sunshine. 55, st. louis. new england and the deep south, dealing with thunder showers and snow showers near boston. they could see flurries along the west coast. we're watching a series of low pressure systems. scattered showers around yosemite. and fresno could see a downpour. l.a., 67. 82 palm springs. closer to home in the bay area tomorrow, dry skies and sunny conditions. 68 the high. 64 in san francisco. 66 san mateo. 72, in san jose. 77 in fair field and antioch getting up to 78 degrees. the baseball forecast for tomorrow. take a look at this. dodgers and the giants, at&t park. 12:45 first pitch 63 degrees. your next chance for wet weather willrning. and it's out of here by sunday. >> let's hope we get some. earth day serves as a backdrop for an important event in san jose. today, biologist glen stewart repelled down to the pair grin falcon nest. he placed tracking bands on the recently hatched baby falcons. he also checked the gender of the birds. this year three females. >> i think the first earth day was 1970. that year, we could find two pairs of peregrines in the state. the lesson there is that we can make a difference. >> according to the u.c. santa cruz research group, the mother falcon has been very busy. she's had 32 babies over the past eight years. prolific in san jose. go warriors. >> go, warriors. go giants. go, a's. >> a lot to talk about. >> a lot. why am i -- just get to it already, coming up at 11:00, midair scare. why a passenger plane dive-bombed nearly 30,000 feet in a matter of minutes. a 91-year-old woman battles her city and whips. what inspired her to stand up. and why she was brought to tears tonight. that and more coming up at 11:00 on channel 7. >> larry beale is here. we have a good game tonight. >> so busy in the ports department tonight. we had to forgo the nap. >> oh. >> it's rough. if you're talking about april baseball, it does not get much better than a's versus dangers. the world series mvp against the cy young award winner. a thorn in the side of kershaw. grounds out by joaquin arias. and that's parent because the next batter is matt duffy. a hit to shallow center. can't make the diving catch. crawford scores. kershaw went six. allowed the two runs. bumgarner, sauce off jimmy rollins. pumped up right there. in the sixth, howie kendrick. makes the play. bumgarner in control. until the seventh. pitch count over 100. leaves a fastball over the plate. and alex guerrero crushed it. two-run homer. ties it up at 2-2. that's where we stand now. hand it over to the bullpen. 2-2, in the eighth. a match-up of aces from so cal. a's and angels. jered weaver and sonny gray. wild pitch gets away. david freese to third. ike davis, thinking going to get the safe out. the run scores. other than that sonny grill yant. voting drives in sogard. and then, it's billy butler. second homer of the night. of the series. second night in a row, he's i love watching him run around the bases. it's 9-1 a's. i like saying country breakfast. the warriors won two at home against new orleans. now, they take the show on the road to the smoothie king center. game three is tomorrow night. the smoothie king center. the warriors flew to new orleans today. a win in game three would give them a stranglehold on the series. and that means the pelicans are going to come out fighting for their lives tomorrow night. here's mike shuman with a preview. >> the warriors have home court advantage throughout the playoffs. winning two-straight. they arrived in new orleans. and i asked if it's a different mindset when they change venues. >> our guys like the challenge of being on the road. feeling the opposing crowd. there's a different energy than us against the world type thing. justice it's a little smaller on the road than it is at home. and the crowd's going to be behind them. and they're going to play with more intensity than they've been playing with. we have to make sure to raise our intensity level as well. >> how does the mindset change when you change venues? >> you want to be more controlled at a more controlled pace. game two at the beginning we tried to hit home runs. we had the crowd behind us. we want to control our environment. and keep them quiet. i think we do that by being solid. you know? moving the ball. being us. being who we've been all year. >> game three set for tomorrow night here at the smoothie king sneer center. reporting from new orleans i'm mike shuman abc 7 sports. >> the pelicans edged out oklahoma city on the final day of the regular season. first time since '09 the thunder failed to make the playoffs. that cost head coach scott brooks his job. he guided okc to one finals appearance. was named the coach of the year in 2010. the problem this year was injuries. kevin durant was hurt. so concerned he was going to leave as a free agent, he may have a big say. if the warriors get past new orleans, they will face memphis or portland. allen crabbe with his only bucket of the game. grizzlies, a 20-4 run. vince carter still in the league. courtney lee led memphis with 18. and then went up 18. griz roll. 98-80. portland is all beat up. game two, spurs and clippers. blake griffin, defense from boris diaw. if i tackled you like matt barnes did manu ginobili, you'd have your attorney draw up a lawsuit. >> that's a playoff foul. play on. another former warrior belinelli with the steal and strong take. st. mary's finalest patty mills. right now, in a the fourth. it's 88-83 spurs leading. atlanta's mike budenholzer received his coach of the year award. hawks starting fast. turns into a two-on-one. paul millsap, ooh, baby. fourth quarter jared jack. inside. the bounce there. there's jarrett jack. i'm catching up. final seconds. deron williams down two. and misses. atlanta takes a 2-0 series lead, 96-91. i miss a matt bonner dunk. that's okay. matt bonner's not making the highlights often. abc 7 sports, brought to you by toyota. >> didn't make them tonight. >> he did. but a 20 seconds. out of order. >> thanks. that's our report. we appreciate your time as always. we'll see you again in one hour over on channel 7. ♪ captioned by closed captioning services, inc. oh. check out these poseurs. 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