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sketch, and tonight many around town are telling us he looks familiar. police say this is the man who tried to paul 15-year-old girl into this white honda sedan on friday afternoon. she was walking home alone from school on whitman avenue but fought back and got away unharmed. she gave police enough information for this sketch. a thin white man in his early 20s, scruffy period 5'7" wearing prescription glasses. here's the same sketch without the glasses. we showed the picture a neighbor. >> i have seen him walking over here. always seeming and have his own -- >> walked here. >> she is saying she has seen him. >> her daughter taylor swears she has seen him across town. >> yes, i saw him by my school. >> you think? jurick yeah. he was just walking, though. he wasn't doing anything. >> last month a man wearing a hoodie, matching a similar description, tried to kidnap a 14-year-old girl into his white sedan near joshua and ebony way. she got away and police are connecting the crimes. >> the suspect is described as being an inch or two shorter and slightly more slender build but we're actively pursuing the theory these cases could be related. >> reporter: parents are on alert. >> sounds like there's like serial predator out there, and looking for girls. >> we have to teach our daughter, see something strange, pay attention. don't stay on the phones with you head down because he can snatch kip. >> you let your dow walk home from school by herself any. >> no, i don't let my kids catch the b.a.r.t., bus or anything. >> those who recognize the suspect plan to call the police. the search for him continues inch hayward, abc7 news. >> authorities in santa clara county are on the lookout for a jail inmate who escaped from valley medical center yesterday home was being treated when he attacked a deputy and ran off. 40-year-old janelle carder was arrested on suspicion of child molestation station. >> police in concord are looking for a gunman who shoot a man in a drive-by. the victim was with a group of friends when a car approached. someone inside opened fire. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. in san jose, one person was killed and another injured in a drive-by just south of downtown. around 2:00 a.m. two men in their 20s were shot twice by someone inside a car on oak street. police have not made any arrests. president obama today joined thousands of people in solidarity in selma, alabama, on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. half a century ago today civil rights activists marched from mont guantanamory, alabama to the famous bridge in selma, where they were met with pollution brutality. the event goal january sized americans and hastened pass ongoing of historic voting rights. >> not a clash of armies but a clash of wills. a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> we know the march is not yet over. we know the race is not yet won. >> the president enlisted the next generation and those who came to witness this moment in history, to come together and be foot soldiers for change. >> all lives matter. >> all lives matter. >> black lives matter. >> black lives matter. >> a couple dozen people walked across the golden gate bridge this afternoon to show their support of bloody sunday and protest police officers across the country accused of shooting and killing unarmed men of color. a mother and a group of protesters in wisconsin are demanding answers after police shot and killed an unarmed black man. the shooting happened last night in madison. police say tony robinson hit the officer in the head. police were trying to stop robinson, who was accused of battery and running through traffic. he ran into an apartment and that's where police say he attacked the officer. >> an early st. patrick's day celebration near cal poly university ended with several students getting hurt. a roof collapsed under the weight of party goers. firefighters have i 30 to 40 people were on top of the roof when it gaveway. nine people were hurt, including one person who was impaled in the thigh by a piece of wood. the other eight students had mostly cuts and bruises. the united states flag will no longer be on display in the lobby of the student government offices aft uc irvine. this week student leaders voted to pan the patriot trick display. and saying the flag has been flown in times of colonialism. a lamaker says she may introduce a constitutional amendment to prohibit state funded universities and colleges from banning the flag. one of the world's greatest parades right now winding through the streets of san francisco, the chinese new year parade. tiffany wilson joins us with a look live at the colorful celebration. >> reporter: yes katy, welcome to the excitement. this is celebrating 2015 the year of the ram. i'm going to step out so you can get a live look at the action as it makes its way down market street. the parade started at 5:15 at second and market and now the floats, line dance ares and the dragon will wind their way from market street to union square and then head through chinatown. it's the largest chinese new year parade outside of asia and one of the top ten parades in the world. people have been waiting for hours along the sidewalk to catch a glimpse of the floats and costumes. the highlight was the golden dragon and fire crackers. the golden dragon is over 200 feet long and requires 100 men and women to carry it through the streets. it's covered with colored lights. spectators say this parade is an amazing event no matter if it's your first time or an annual tradition. >> been pretty awesome. just different than all the other parades i've been to before. i'm not used to all the dragons. >> he love the percussion. playing the drums, we love hearing the drums and the parade go through. >> reporter: now, as you can imagine, the parade has definitely had an impact on traffic throughout the city. it's expected to wrap up around 8:00 tonight, and after the route is cleared, then the streets will be open but if you're heading out tonight keep that in mind. everyone here doesn't want -- live from san francisco, abc7 news. >> looks and sounds like a great time. thank you. still ahead at 6:00 a rise in syphilis cases in california could affect our most vulnerable citizens. >> why daylight saving time could be bad for your party and why the celebrity behind this photo taken friday in san francisco says several people in the pick were missing out. >> i'm abc7 meteorology meteorology drew tuma, coming off a fun-filled saturday across the bay area. a live look from sutro tower camera showing the beautiful evening on tap. >> great news for direct tv customers. you can watch abc to watch your favorite abc shows on your smartphone tablet or commuter to get started visit abc7 news/app or download the free app by search, watch abccc a tiny north bay agency that combats mosquitoes is asking for more money. they want people to pay about $13 more a year, a 59% increase. the money would cover operations and help pay pensions. he agency warns of an early and aggressive mosquito season with the possibility of the west nile virus. a majority of voters need to approve any hike. critics say the agency overspends and officials should tighten their belts. tonight most americans silts their clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time. doctors warn there will likely be a spike in heart attacks on monday. a study found the number of heart attacks increased 24% following the time change. the study blamed the loss of sleep and change of schedule. syphilis cases are on the rise in california, and san francisco has the fastest growing rate. the cdc reports those infects are young men, but newborn cases are on the rise to mothers who have not been diagnosed or treated for the infection. >> the areas where there's problems in the world with syphilis are less developed countries that don't have the resources, don't have public health resources and test and treat for syphilis so it's unusual it's so rampant in the u.s. >> the rate of syphilis cases in california has grown consistently in the last 15 years. making it one of the high nest the done -- highest in the country. health party ands say syphilis is easily detected with a blood test and treat with penicillin. >> coming up next at 6:00 washington dc's smithsonian assess no more selfie sticks. find out why the popular photo tools have been banned from the museum. a cooldown could be on the way. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >> we have a heart-warming story out of georgetown university where a young man finished off a career that was cut short due to if you're going to visit the nation's top museum you have to leave the selfie stick at home. the smithsonian just banned them. museum officials say they want to protect both visitors and items on display, especially when it's crowded. the civilie stick allows a longer reach when you're using your smartphone so you can get more people in your pictures. the ban is not on selfize, just the selfie stick. several top museums around the country are doing the same thing. former full house star john stamos took a great ping tour in san francisco. a friend snapped third photo of him wearing a black outfit, sun glasses and hat in front of the house. that's him on the left. fans were visiting but had no idea uncle jesse was right there. he said, boy these youngsters have no idea what they're missing. hash tag full house house, hash tag, turn around. i love that. i don't if i would have noticed either. he is nondescript. let's check in on the forecast anything but undercover. drew tuma with what is going on out there. >> so many people out. >> you're not looking everybody in the eye. are you a celebrity? >> so close. live doppler 7hd showing you right now we are dry and we are mainly clear. i'll take you outside live look from emeryville camera, showing you the gorgeous sunset that occurred minutes ago. we're having a nice evening. mild tower start off with and then cooling off into the 40s. so the forecast does call for changes headed overnight in form of cloud cover, especially along the coast and around the bay. tonight, at 2:00 a.m., daylight saving begins. set your clock ahead one hour before you go to bed. tomorrow the clouds will cling to the coast allowing for cooler temperatures. inland spots will be toasty for sunday. in terms of sunset time, the sunset just went down at 6:09:00 p.m. today. tomorrow with the time change we'll have a later sunset. the sun going down at 7:10 on your sunday evening. in terms of saturday numbers opening up the almanac on the seventh day of march, warm. san francisco so oakland to san jose temperatures well above normal for this time of the year. normal, mid to lower 60s. right now some spots, 63, san francisco. 66 oakland, 71 concord, san jose, a mild 67 degrees. satellite and radar is going to show you not one not two, but three areas of high pressure over the west coast bringing us the sunshine and also the dome of heat over us, and this heat is going to stick with us over the next three days or so. as we look at the forecast, in the future mode, watch as the clouds dive down from the north overnight, tomorrow morning, 8:00 you make wake up to mainly cloudy skies especially around the bay and along the coast. by the afternoon sunshines on the way but you do notice the clouds hug the coast. that means for your sunday cooler along the coast but still warm in our inland spot. future temperatures tomorrow lots of 70s again from fair feel antioch, livermore oakland, low 70s. right along the coast, temperatures stuck in mid-to-low 60s. so overnight tonight 30s in the north bay, 46, richmond. 50, san francisco, 44 overnight in san jose. highs for sunday see kind of a micked -- mixed bag. along the coast, low 60s. inland, mid to potentially upper 70s by sunday afternoon. so here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, we switch our clocks ahead one hour tomorrow morning. lots of sunshine in most spots for sunday. monday coastal fog burning off. sunshine and clouds on tuesday, and then wednesday increasing clouds ahead of our next storm system. not a lot of rain unfortunately but cooler temperatures nonetheless in the 60s and then temperatures rebound back into the 70s by late next week. >> my goodness. we just have to deal with one day. >> one day of seasonal temperatures. >> we need it. thank you drew. >> shu here now with sports. i would not have recognized harbaugh in that a's uniform. >> or john stamos. [laughter] >> the last place i would have expected to see jim harbaugh would be the arizona coaching first base for the oakland a's. that's where he was this afternoon, wearing number 24. he and manager bob melvin are od friends who invited harbaugh to coach first base. bottom nine, tiled at seven. nunez drills it off the mound. the walkive winner, 8-7 the final. here's jim how talking about his friendship with bob melvin. >> we can talk and text during the season and got something to bounce off him always very responsive and very helpful. >> giants and parts in scottsdale. full horse derek norris now we the padres. opposite field off castillea aoki has trouble and the run scores. tim lincecum giving up the long bile. will meyers, first home run of the spring and the padres go on to win 7-6. let's tee it um. world golf challenge at doral in south florida. i saw something today every never seen in a professional tournament. par-3 4 270 yards. dustin johnson finds the bottom of the cup for an ace. fired a 69 6-under five book of the leader, j.b. holmes, who three-putted on one to lose the laid. now the same hole, same club, same result. two hole hole-in-ones on the same hole. now dustin johnson birds 16 with this putt but j.b. finds the zone. he has a five shot lead at the cadillac championship going into sunday's final round. college hoops. stanford has any hopes ofen invite to the ncaa they need to upset number five arizona today in tucson. head coach johnny dawkins' squad made the sweet 16 last year. dave york, three right before the buzzer, arizona led by 16 at the ham. mcconnell playing his final home game. jefferson, two-handed slam. mcconnell with ten points, 11 assists. arizona wins big stanford finishes 18-12. cal and arizona state in tempe, arizona. senior day for shaq ms. kickic and he went out with a steal. tyrone wallace led the bear with 23. that's all cal got. 21 points seven boards. cal lost five of the last six 74-70 the final. wcc tournament st. mary's one and done. defeated by portland, they've been beaten by the gales nine straight times about led wire to wire today. 69-52 the final. the first time in 13 years randy bennett's squad failed to make the semis. >> kentucky looking to go 31-0. first they had to get through florida who beat the wildcats three times last year. kentucky was not to be denied. the steal and the finish. kentucky wins 67-50 31-0 for the first time in school history. >> senior day is always special especially for tyler adams. he was recruited to georgetown and was expected to be the starting center. however, diagnosis if with an irregular heartbeat, and after four games into this freshman year sudden -- was suddenly over until today. on senior day he started and got the first bucket of the game. a one-handed jam. he would then leave the game ending his basketball career in style and in front of his dad. what a special moment for this young kid who became a student manager for the team after his diagnosis. tyler's dad kick started a wire to wire victory for georgetown. this sports report brought to you by bank of the west. what a great gesture from the school for him and his dad. >> wonderful to see. thank you. tomorrow, you can watch the warriors play the clippers at oracle arena only on abc7, our live coverage begins at 12:30. next at 6:00, employees at a home improvement store step up to help a lowe's presents: how to plan for the future. happy valentine's day. happy birthday. sorry i forgot our anniversary. happy mother's day. now get roundup 32-oz. concentrate for $18.97 at lowe's. join us tonight on kofy tv 20. scientist are trying ute a beer uncovered from a 107-year-old shipwreck. find out how it compares to what is on tap at your local pub. and then suspected car thieves caught on video. that story tonight at 11:00. the crew at a southern california home depot helped make the final months of a six dog's life much more comfortable. 15-year-old ike has cancer in one of his hind legs and has been given two to six months to live. he likes to go on walks at mat handat that time beach and sit in the sun but the pain can be too much so his owner went to home depot asking for help, and the team stepped up. they volunteered to build a custom wagon for ike for free. the wagon will get a few tweaks before it is handed over but ike's owner said his face lit up going on a test run. >> that is so adorable. well done, home depot crew. that's it for abc7 news at 6:00. i'm katie marzullo for drew and shu, stu for watching. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. coming up today on "intelligence in your life" would you like to make more money, get promoted you need to know how to reshape your name. we'll have a study of 6 million people in the workplace and how their name affects everything. and then a study of over 1 million date prognosising profile. and want to increase your brain power once and for all? 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