Labor groups have long complained workers can not live on walmart wages. Now, a leading republican has changed his position about opposing an increase in the minimum wage. The president s reason for being at walmart was to talk about renewable energy. The agenda outside about wages and working conditions led by 200 Union Members and supporters. He just spoke a few days ago on income equality, how the gap is widening in american. Walmart is here in the widening of the gap. The president say republicans blocking an increase in the minute pum wage. They have said no to every proposal that we know could make a difference in the lives of hardworking americans. However, just today, the former g. O. P. President ial candidate says its time to raise the wage. Mountain view trying to study raising of the minimum wage. Northern california is the hub of the movement. Were working in solidarity. Our city, we made progress with Mountain View city council recently. A representative told us of the 321 employees in this store, less than 1 make minimum wage. Average wage in california is 13. 08 an hour for full timers. This associate has been at the Walmart Store 13 years. Can you live on minimum wage in the bay area . I did for years i was still living on it. But everything in the bay area is expensive. The choice of walmart for energy remarks was criticized by a member of the Partys National committee. I did have my security clearance revoked for the event today but those things do happen you move forward when you do speak out. The president touted a need for more companies to use solar and renewable energy. Well have the story coming up at 6 00 breaking news this afternoon out of arizona. A military plane crashed in the desert south of phoenix. Authorities are on the scene now. You can see the smoke rising from that charred aircraft a cording to reports, this is the marine corps jet that went down because of engine trouble the pilot was able to eject safely and has only minor injuries. Community leaders are speaking out against a new crosse in catholic schoolteacher contracts that dictates how teachers are supposed to act outside of the classroom to include expectations of personal lives based on catholic principles opponents believe it means they can be easily persecuted for life style choices. Could include being gay, living with a partner, unmarried, contraception. Which in our mind is in complete opposition to what we were told the attitude was when we put our jewish kid there. The Oakland Diocese says this is an effort to make things more clear. Fremont police reopened an investigation into a third grade teacher accused of slapping a child because of a math problem. Parents were out in front of Patterson Elementary School over the expected return of the teacher. Nick smith has the story. Family friends and parents of Julian Riviera swarmed Patterson Elementary School in response to the 9yearold allegedly being slapped in the face, who he claims slapped him. He went like this. Grabbed my face like this. And slapped me two times in the face we dont grab their face or hit him in the face. Im not going to let some man do that to my son. An investigation was launched and he was placed on leave. Officials told us berg admitted to touching the child but not slapping him. He described it as a tap to the face. Berg had been cleared of charges and set to return today until School Officials gt a call from investigators telling administrators to have the teacher stay home. Police have contacted us and they are going to reopen the case. Officials wont say what new information prompted police to reopen the case. Those gathered here today asking the teacher not be readmitted to the school saw this as a victory. This is unacceptable. The 9yearolds mother says the suspension doesnt go far enough. I will do everything very to do to make sure he doesnt come back. That is my son, ill protect him. Berg remains on paid aadministrative leave. Protestors say that if berg is allowed to return to the school, theyll beer be here to greet him. A school bus slammed into a median, some return ran from the bus. 15 students taken to the hospital to be checked out. None is suffered any serious injuries. Authorities do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role. A cal Football Player suspended from the team. Berkeley police say the 28yearold punched a man and kicked his dog on tuesday the man was seriously injure asked drew arrested yesterday the sophomore graduated from livermore high school. Hes scheduled to appear in court on monday. Cal athletics saying officials are aware of the incident and cooperating with police. Investigators now say a deadly fire in a sunnyvale mobile home may have been due to a cooking accident the man died inside of the home trying to save the woman, after he had helped the womans developmentally disabled son escape. He is being cared for by the American Red Cross and county social workers. Investigators released a report on what caused a deadly plane collision two weeks ago near richmond. Investigators say a hawker replica war plane and cessna were taking picture as above the Golden Gate Bridge before the accident the pilot of the hawker told the pilot of the cessna hes going faster so he was going to pass low and to the left. But during that pass he heard a thump. The 33yearold was killed. The pilot of the hawker able to land safely. The apple store in berkeley shut down because of this. This morning a burglar drove through the front glass door, smashing through the gate then stopped in the middle of the sales floor. Police say the burglar rummaged through the store for prized apple products and took off. Employees set up tables on the sidewalk to help customer whos had Service Appointments for phones and computers today police are still looking for that thief. Water wasted when the state can least afford it. Some San Franciscoins were upset to see standing water and runoff in one city park. Abc7 News ReporterTiffany Wilson joins us now with a story youll see only on abc 7 news. Tiffany . In judging but the lawn youll think were in the middle of an intense rainy season. There is standing water. We brought this to the harbor hafters attention, he promised a fix. Its always wet. Jeremy olsen avoids this altogether. A lot of times ill go down to the next park. Its become a common complaint by dog owners during this drought. Leading to serious questions about where is this water coming from . Why is so much of it pooling along the embarcadero . Someone is wasting water. It doesnt make sense. So should probably cut back on the grass watering as well. Last night, several folks told me they contacted the city about excess watering. Only their complaints didnt lead anywhere. Its under port jurisdiction. South beach harbor. Its kind of surprising. Were still having trouble. The harbor master said theyve dealt with the problems in the past. Identified by sharp spikes in the water bill. He had the crew come out to investigate the system. After learning about the problem from abc7 news, walter asked him to shut down the sprinklel sisser and crews set up tape. Its a serious problem. You know . Its not only wasting water we dont have. Its costing money. Im a manager. Im not supposed to do that. So well do everything we can to get it corrected. May mean dude can return to his favorite activity. He likes to roll around on the grass better for me if its dry rather than wet. During the drought, dry grass is better all around. In San Francisco, abc7 news. All right. What a difference a day makes clear skies out there today. Yes. Were going to have a warm up coming today. That warm up coming in time for weekend plans. Live doppler 7 hd well talk about changes under way. Its clear across the bay area right now. Looking at 43 100ths of an inch. Trace amounts oakland, concord, hayward. San jose didnt measure. That is long gone. Winds kicked up, gusting to 35 now at sfo. Its breezy out there. Mostly sunny skies. 72 in gilroy. Along with fairfield, 69 in livermore, looking at the view from our east bay hills camera its on the hazy side. This evening, tomorrow morning on the cool side, 40s, 50s and coastal low clouds. Its going to be a windy one tomorrow afternoon. Mostly sunny skies. Mothers day will feature warmth. Thank you. Still ahead on abc7 news at 4 00 another day, another recording on donald sterling. What he says was the real reason for his racist rant. Taking a look at americas most popular baby names. There is a major change at number one when it comes to little boys. Big price apple is ready to pay for beats music. The head phone guys. And Michael Finney is taking your questions will answer them here live just a little bit later. You can contact michael on abc7 and on twitter. At 4 12 taking a look at afternoon traffic on a friday. Get away friday. And if youre on the golden gate youre able to get away. Clear skies. All is well this friday afternoon. Back with more on abc7 news at k in just a moment. This is a map e points on my feet. I have flat feet. I learned where the stress was at the dr. Scholls foot Mapping Center. Then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support. Find a walmart with a foot Mapping Center at drscholls. Com. Im a believer. 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Then, the reason these teens decided to wear surgical masks to their prom. May is Asian PacificAmerican Heritage month. Today we recognize the principal dancer with ballet san jose the only thai professional ballerina in the united states. Well have more information on insta fwchlt ram. Pepper jack. Hey pepper jack. Ruff ruff, ruff ruff. Hes a spicy one. Annnnnd. Delicious. Tillamook pepper jack, tastes better because its made better. Ows you dont want to fly all over town to find the best deals. Ots of ways to save. Ots of ways to save. Real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. For mothers day weekend two pounds of driscolls strawberries are just 3. 99 moms love tulips. Theyre just 5. 99 a bunch. And brew up starbucks for only 6. 99. Theres more savings to love. At safeway. Ingredients for life. Take a look here. Chicagos new tourist attraction called tilt. Its a thousand feet in the air. There it goes on the 94th floor slowly tilts outward at a 30degree angle over the skyline. Its opening this week at 5 will get you this. If you want to call it a ride. It lasts more than a minute. Its an experience. I would say 20 not to do it im with you. Fans of cat videos head to oakland for a treat. Years funniest cat videos will be shown. And internet sensation lil bub will be there. Getting ready to meet fans and apparently there are plenty, shes gotten 650,000 facebook likes. Shes the runt of the litter born with a rare mutation but her owner says shes a true super hero. People looks are what people are attracted to but her story is what people stick around for. Most messages are people thanking me for posting pictures because it gets them through the day. The videos will be shown on oaklands great wall at 30 p. M on saturday. Big eyes there. Yes. Just ahead apple big move to buy beats music. Is it a sound deal . Were seeing a very serious problem that deserves attention of all america. Growing concern for americas veterans why a judge ordered construction to be stopped in a school being built on the peninsula. Experts from the u. S. And britain have arrived in nigeria to help search for more than 250 school girls. Today a report said nigerian authorities had a fourhour warning on the school raid. We have the latest on what is being done to bring back our girls. Nearly a month after the mass kidnapping investigators say it could have been prevented saying the Nigerian Military was warned about the threat to the school hours ahead of time but did nothing. Iet is unconscionable the despicable acts must be condemned another moment of silence for victims and across the u. S. , and around the world calls for action to rescue the girls are growing louder. Time is of the essence were going to do everything we can to move this as quickly as possible. A team of experts arrived today to help the search. Tomorrow, a team from the fbi and state department will join them. But there is no guarantee the girls will be found. Secretary of state kerry tweeted today too early to conclude, team arriving very difficult situation. More than 50 girls were lucky enough to escape. These girls with faces blurred described a harrowing ordeal. They were told if you try owe escape we will kill you all. Its a moror that haunts this father seeking asylum in the u. S. His daughter was taken 16 months ago. My heart was broken. I was like why is this happening . The parents of the missing girls hold out hope theyll be found ahiv. Experts in hostage negotiation and intelligence are working closely with nigerians to track them down. Coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00 youll hear from groups now increasing efforts to help solve this crisis. Now, 20 people were killed in one of the biggest clashes yet between ukrainin forces and separatists. The fighting erupted in the port city of maripol. Reports say a group of 60 gunmen tried to capture the Police Station there. Stopped by police and military according to the foreign minister two days before rebels planned to hold a referendum to break away from ukraine. Nato and ukraines Foreign Ministry condemning Vladimir Putins visit today to crima. Putin arrived in the port of sebastapol by sea taking part in victory day. Ending world war ii. The second victory Day Celebration by putin today. He also attended show of military muscle in a massive parade in red square in moscow. Video of what a syrian group says shows rebels setting explosives before blowing up a hotel yesterday. This video posted by a group called Aleppo News Network showing men placing bags in tunnels then cuts to a view of the hotel, we can see the explosion syrian state tv said rebels blew up that hoet yes. A Human Rights Group said it had been used as a government headquarters it also damaged sites nearby. More outrage about the growing scandal involving an arizona veterans hospital. 40 veterans died waiting up to two years to see a doctor. One purple heart recipient died after waiting months for a specialist visit to diagnose a lump found during a routine checkup. Why the hell cant our federal government and va do this for our fighting soldiers . That have given their arms, their sight, their legs and life for this country . Theyve failed them. Its still failing thousands of them. The accusations of mismanagement, neglect, and a secret waiting list prompted the senator john mccain to hold an open forum today in phoenix. Were seeing a very, very serious problem that deserves attention of all america, especially our veterans community. And its not just arizona. Clinics and 13 other states including california have been accused of doctoring paper work. Veteran groups are now calling for resignation of va secretary eric shinseki. Apple is said to be close to a deal with beats electronics a company known for sleek head phone line. They have a music streaming line. Apple reportedly offering to buy beats for a jaw dropping 3. 2 billion. We are live at beats San Francisco office for us lillian . We have seen employees come and go they seem calm about the whole thing despite the fact they can end up making a lot of money. Beats music moved into this dog patch Office Building less than a year ago the music streaming start up part of beats electronics making highend head phones made popular by celebrities. Today, employees had little to say about a possible acquisition by apple. There is nothing official. Right . Its all just rumors, just like, its all rumors we dont know anything anyone else knows the plan is being hashed out and could fall through but beats founder drchlt dre hinted at the sale in a video posted in you tube. First he billionaire in hiph hiphop. His company designed and manufactured the head phones until it parted way was beats a year and a half ago. He says the technology is a bit dated. Theyre not considered to be speakers okay . Or have quality. So