in the news this saturday morning, mostly peaceful protests in oakland over the sentencing of johannes mehserle and police make an arrest of a san francisco socialite killed in her russian hill apartment. >> 55 downtown but one of the days will be dry and the one will be wet. i'll let you know more coming up. >> it's the aftermath of the mostly peaceful protests over the sentencing of bart police officer johannes mehserle. a los angeles judge ordered two years in prison for the former cop who killed oscar grant.

but mehserle will be do less time than that, 2 years but under credit he could serve that which is 365 days plus he gets credit for the time he served, which is 146 days, which meaning he'll be out in seven months. people who thought the sentence was too light turned in and out oakland to protest. police say fwags mostly peaceful until about 6:00 p.m. when one group moved into an opposite direction that had been pre-arranged with police. >> we are all oscar grant! >> tensions between protestors ran high. hundreds of police all dressed in riot gear outnumbered the demonstrators. the crowd zigzagged through the

city and ended up in east oakland. they created lines and boxed them in issuing orders to disperse. there were repeated acts of vandalism. you have people throwing rocks at officers and one officer injured. he was struck but is considered in good condition. there was gun ripped from another officer's gun belt. it was recovered and that is when things got tense. >> you had one officer in the gun and ripped from his gun belt and the gun was pointed at other ors, they took the suspect into custody. >> those arrested were booked and load on to buses while fellow protestors on the other side were shouting at police to let them go. the chief praised the response saying his officers did a great job of keeping the streets

straight while allowing protestors to carry out their first amendment rights. >> i'm trying to send a message that is clear. you don't get to do this in oakland. you have a to protest and freedom of speech and voice your opinion and discontent. you do not have a right to tear this city up. >> most of 152 people arrested of failing to disburse and vandalism. >> for several hours, police closed oakland's fruitvale bart station where grant was shot. this is out of concern that protestors might head there but no crowds showed up and the station was reopened by 8:30 last night. >> protestors did swarm a transit bus in downtown oakland. sky 7 got this shot as the crowd brought the bus to a standstill as they left the plaza. lisa amin gulezian shows us how

the demonstration turned ugly when the demonstrators went on the move. >> reporter: hundreds started to march what was a peaceful rally honoring oscar grant. the crowd grew quickly as they blocked the intersection. as they moved south, people jumped on to cars and tore down a fence. the anger seemed to grow as the crowd went to east 10th street. that is where they met a massive police presence. police in riot gear approached the crowd and hemmed their line. the group retreated but only after destroying a chain link fence and disappearing through a lot. >> some say it was easy to get

caught up in the moving crowd and some protestors and tensions changed. >> they were jumping on cars. >> reporter: that is when you decided what? >> to back off. >> this is what rally organizers didn't want. they hope the supporters would have a chance to speak freely. the outrage of johannes mehserle sentencing and words. >> we need to unify and for oscar grant family we need some way to as a city and neighborhood as just unite. >> it wasn't right. i feel like he should have gotten more time. i felt like justice wasn't served. >> some of those are backing a movement, a positive one, it's called shut the city down. a massive group in oakland and

they want to talk about it next week. lisa amin gulezian, "abc 7 news." >> his sentence is not final. there may be appeals from both sides of the case. laura anthony was in the los angeles courtroom when the judge announced the sentence. she shows immediate reaction afterwards. >> oscar grant uncle says he wasn't surprised that he received two years for shooting his nephew but he was greatly disappointed. he compared to it michael vick. >> if on man compares to prison for killing a dog and gets four years, of course, two years is not enough. >> an emotional hearing, the judge signaled that he had serious concerns about a gun. they dismissed it for lack of evidence. >> it's been a sad course of

affairs that this young man who never intended to shoot oscar grant to be treated the way he has been treated. >> they thought mehserle clearly didn't mean to shoot grant of shock and surprise after the gun went off. they called one called weapons confusion. grant's mother begged the judge showing the maximum sentence. mehserle's turn, he stood facing the judge, he cried and i will never question the love shown by the family. i am truly took a son, a father and brother, a uncle. >> now i don't know if it's contrived. >> i have never understood how in the world the grant family continues to insist that he is not remorseful and he has not

expressed his remorse. >> his attorney is filing appeals for the involuntary manslaughter conviction. but they indicated they will appeal. a parolee is under arrest for robbing and killing a san francisco socialite. kathleen horan was found dead last saturday. police believe the suspect 43-year-old gary holland posed as a utility worker to get into her apartment. yesterday, they distributed this sketch of a man they wanted to interview. an officer approached him in sutro heights park because he looked like he needed help. >> the more we inquired and more we talked with the person, the more suggested that it was more

here than just a person laying down in the park. >> holland was released in prison in april after serving 11 years for attempted murder in fresno county. police say they have other pieces of evidence that they can't discuss right now. >> coming up next, tuesday's election is over but a surprising reversal in mayors al election. and race for attorney general is too close to call. and there has been an arrest in húhúhúhúhúhúgtoñ

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california's next attorney general. as of yesterday, pamela harris was trailing los angeles republican by 16,000 votes with more than two million provisional ballots still to be counted. the margin is to be the tightest since 2002 when steve wesley balloted tom mcclintock with subpoena,000 votes and in oakland there appears to be an upset. the first results of rank choice voting. they show oakland city councilmember gene kwan has pulled ahead and former state senate president peratta had less. in the rank choice system, officials voters second and third choices until one candidate reaches at least until 50%. >> there a break for thousands

of families for losing the state subsidized day care they rely on. an alameda court superior judge ordered to extend services. he scheduled a hearing on the issue on november 29th. child care advocates say it didn't notify families they might be eligible for other subsidized child care programs. >> one of two suspects stealing this pooch is under arrest but the dog remains missing. she was walking her dog last saturday when two men grabbed the dog and purse and took off. they say the dog may have been sold to somebody in the stockton area. if you are looking for sunshine, you'll get it for one more day. >> and in part of the bay area because we are looking at the clouds in the south bay. a couple of systems headed our

way. right now, partly cloudy conditions, almost everywhere but there is a slight chance of showers today. everywhere is going to see some pretty good rain. >> and warriors are looking outstanding remaining undefeated at home. larry beil has the highlights coming up in sports. i have fallen in love with making bird houses.

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good morning, 8:16, lisa argen is here now and detail where we are right now. >> very rainy day tomorrow but a slight chance in the south bay. as you look outside, the clouds from mount tamalpais. you can see the golden gate bridge on the left-hand side of the screen. mount sutro and some sunshine, as well. the sun is up late today, 7:40

and hour earlier tomorrow at 6:40 and fairly uniform temperatures. upper 50s south of the bay. low 50s in novato and napa. we've had fog and fog also around the monterey bay. but returns on our radar. i'll show you that in such a moment. partly cloudy skies today. we have a late sunrise, we have to set our clocks back. snowy weather for sierra, nevada this will slide on through tomorrow. but we do have a weak system off the southern california coast. live doppler 7 hd shows around the big sur coast we are looking at light returns. chances there for gilroy, san

benito a slight chance of showers. elsewhere, partly cloudy conditions and a pretty decent day today, staying dry as this area of low pressure is a weak one and the main factor with this will be the higher clouds that are going to overspread much of the bay. this is the stronger system. it's still off shore. cold front slams on through tomorrow. beginning in the north bay, this time tomorrow, definitely wet all across the bay area but by 7:00, parts of san francisco with the south bay still dry but the frontal passage will take place throughout the afternoon. late morning, everyone gets wet and by 3:00 in the afternoon, conditions will dry out, even partly cloudy skies but not before we see anywhere between three to four hours of pretty good rain. 1-2 inches in the north bay. 3/4 in the santa cruz mountains

lesser amounts in the coastal hills. east bay hills with the least amount in the south bay. you have a slight chance today. >> cold storm will let the snow levels to start out high, 7:00 in the morning to 6:00 monday morning. then lowered about 6,000 feet. gusty winds, eight to ten inches of snow. partly cloudy around the bay. 65 in oakland, 69 san jose with low 70s where you see more sun probably out in the valleys and 65 watsonville. school in monterey because of a cloud cover and slow burnoff of the fog there. we'll look for the rain to begin early tomorrow while you are sleeping. it will exit but it will be a wet afternoon. >> it will be a wet morning and raiders game look for the showers early.

>> with the cloudy and rainy weather, good time to sleep. >> and couple stanford alums, former congressman pete mccloskey and attorney general, but as mark matthews reports they are trying to prevent a sports program of being cut. >> the cal baseball and rugby team are being due to be cut. they have fallen victims to poor economy and budget crisis. >> we're not immune from the financial crisis. >> down in the peninsula a couple of stanford grads are collecting checks. >> i'm holding one check for $10,000. >> attorney general and pete mccloskey of raising money for cal. >> one of the things, i wanted

my grandchildren to have the same privilege. >> but they didn't cut baseball and rugby, also cut, men's and women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse. >> they will have to be restored and that would mean to finding 70 amendment to $80 million. >> does it sounds like a big number? >> it does. >> lacrosse player says she understands they need a permanent source of funding but she is hopeful. >> it proved that there is comradery in the bay area. >> the coach of the baseball team, maybe the university doesn't have to get all $80 million at once. >> i think it's more in the realm of trying to get three to five years of money to show sustainability out there. >> but there isn't a lot of

time. they say the university has until january. two stanford alums will send the checks back. that is the pitch. in this game of hard ball, mark matthews, "abc 7 news." >> if you want to help, there is a link you can go to at www.abc7.com. >> memorial stadium against aware state and stanford hosts arizona tonight. last night the warriors played the utah jazz hoping to stay undefeated at home. larry beil has highlights. >> good morning. warriors started the season, undefeated at home and trying to stay that way. curry back in action. first quarter, ellis, hustling loose ball and 20 rebounds,

golden state by 3. time winding down, and he'll run by the warriors to lead 40-39. low scoring half. in the fourth, behind the back lefty and more from curry in transition, nice finish! warriors 4-1 with an 85-78 victory. >> still basking in the glow of the world series win, giants are taking a tough love approach with pablo sandoval. message, get in shape or get to the minors. sandoval struggled on and off the field. he lost his starting job at third base, part of that is going through a divorce and custody fight but giants say in 2011 he has to lose weight. they have approached juan uribe

and aubrey huff as free agents. world series make the giants more attractive to prospective free agents. >> what the nation saw from our crowds and fans and how it worked both ways between the people and the club and the fans and the fact we take great pride in our baseball, we can be bigger and better. >> john cook is defending champion of the charles schwab cup championship. langer in contention on 16, gets past the trees, got a birdie. finished at minus 7. tom kite, dropped to 467 one off the lead. here a par four, drives the

green and almost holes this thing. he is 9 under. caught up with willie mays. >> i just had to cry a little bit. i don't get emotional about baseball because i love to play it. but i had to leave the room because what i thought the kids have accomplished. i don't think they understood it at the beginning. >> two weeks ago, we brought the story, young sensation made it to world finals. youngest competitor, let his club do the talking. semifinals, unleashing a 400 yard monster. he advances to the finals but did not have the muscle to keep up 6'4" joe miller, the english man swing weigh bad intentions

goes 414 yards to win it all. one of the biggest games of the season stanford hosting arizona on national television right here on abc7. expect another shootout. last year, they combined 81 points and nick folds has missed with a knee injury but the cardinals know exactly what to expect. >> they want their players to have one on one match-ups and linebackers. they want to spread you out and make you tackle open field. >> when they attack, crazy scene. javier makes a dangerous move, cuts off calvin burrel. and after that, takes the first swing and he went nuts.

it took a whole bunch of security guys to calm him down. they have never southeastern it before. a reminder, stanford and arizona we'll have it for you followed by another edition of after the game at 8:30. >> next at 8:30, some bay area students they got a school message they wanted to hear. rprp

>> good morning, a recap of the sentencing of former officer johannes mehserle for the shooting of oscar grant at an

oakland bart station last year. mehserle got two years but minus time served for his manslaughter conviction. a gun enhancement that could have given him ten years was dismissed. there was no evidence that he intended to shoot grant. >> they were consistent with the evidence. those rulings were absolutely appropriate and district attorney of the alameda county should be ashamed itself the way it's conducted the prosecution in this case. >> the judge's decision angered grant's family outside the courthouse where the trial was moved. >> so this case does nothing at all -- it goes to continue the polarization. >> mehserle addressed the court before he was sentenced. he cried and apologized for his actions. with time served he will likely

serve seven months in prison. the judge's decision sparked protests. more than 150 were arrested and charged with vandalism and unlawful assembly. grammy award singer ludicrous made an appearance. he is part of a campaign called get schooled and education reporter lyanne melendez explains the idea is to inspire kids to graduate and go on to college. >> students at marshal high were energized by calloway. he came with a message. >> what do you want to be when you get out of school? who said a lawyer? >> san francisco was one of ten cities visited by a campaign to encourage students to go on to college but it's not their teachers telling them this.

it's the performers they hear on the radio or i-pod. >> they listen to on a daily basis. we have an opportunity to reit rate that message but that will one that inspire them. someone saying i did you exactly what to do. ♪ note. >> exactly when i was in college i studied business because music a lot of people say it's 90% business and 10% music. it's important that you

understand that. >> if they did it, so can i. lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." this morning president obama has announced trade deals with india worth ten billion dollars and that is expected to create 54,000 u.s. jobs. the president and mrs. obama stopped in mumbai. they unveiled new export rules to ease trade restrictions with india. the trade deals include the purchase of 33 boeing jets. indian military is planning to buy aircraft engines from general electric. both deals were in the works but the white house says, the president sealed the deal with this stop.

retailers are worried about lackluster shopping season so they are starting early. black friday came early this year. >> black friday sales have arrived three weeks early this year taking some shoppers by surprise. >> i really don't like it. i wish one season would pass before starting the next. >> they are seizing every opportunity to grab those shopping dollars early. >> and some consumers are ready to respond. gap stores gave away 10,000 pair of jeans. promotion you log on and line up. >> facebook event, you get free pair of gap jeans. >> retailers say social media is the newest trend to boost foot

traffic. but plenty of more traditional deep discounts. economists are predicting modest gains for holiday sales. nowhere near the levels in the late 1990s but certainly up. >> we are giving out good deals. >> it that kind of year when you can find a 32 inch tv at best buy for 259 or a camcorder for 179. >> they give excellent prices and affordable for a lot of people. >> black friday as any indication, holiday shopping will be a buyers market. >> pick up an umbrella on sale. you might need it. >> and tomorrow we'll see more

rain but pretty nice from emeryville. a sunny picture here but we do have clouds, even the threat of rain in the south bay but tomorrow the big weathermaker, next. >> and also ahead the meals on wheels program, how on night on

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good morning, 8:38 and what a beautiful view, you see the low marine layer. a good day to get out and about. the weather is about to make a change, a few raindrops on your head. lisa argen is going to join us. >> a chance today. layering of clouds. >> this one shows the fog at

about 1500 feet and above we're looking at sun but the clouds are really prevalent along the south bay. also monterey coast where we could see showers today. two weather systems, a weak one and much stronger one. 56 in oakland, 50 along the coast. half moon bay as well as novato with upper 50s with more cloud cover, mountain view and san jose. we will be looking at a partly cloudy sky and sunrise earlier as we fall back, an extra hour of sleep. but the afternoon will be partly cloudy. due to this cold system, area of low pressure is around the gulf of alaska. here is the cold front but another weak system is off of southern california coast. live 7 doppler hd is big sur

coast and showers and pushing north toward gilroy and the san jose area. so the rotation may allow shower activity in the south bay. it will be light and brief. overall the low pressure center bringing the higher clouds, to the east bay and north bay. it's this system that we're waiting on to bring over an inch of rain in the north bay valleys. you notice the chain of moisture heading back into the pacific. here the time line, early tomorrow morning, 7:00, everyone north getting wet. berkeley and concord and a little further south across the east bay, wet weather and front comes marching to the south, moderate rain all across the bay and 2:00, we're behind it and breezy winds. it does mean we'll see a rainy

start to the raiders game tomorrow. lesser amounts in the valleys of the east bay and into the south bay, maybe half to three-quarters of an inch. definitely a good soaking rain with couple of hours, three to four hours of rain. winter storm warnings 7:00 in the morning to 6:00. we're talking about couple of inches in the low elevations of snow. maybe an inch or two and up to ten inches elsewhere. 65 in oakland. 7 in palo alto. down the monterey bay a slight chance of showers around morgan hill. temperatures still kind of mild there in the low 70s. accu-weather seven-day forecast, partly cloudy day. rainy day tomorrow and then a cool monday. another chance of rain coming in

on tuesday and slowly warming temperatures with a dry wednesday and thursday. >> we're hoping no rain on our parade. >> meals on wheels employs three million meals per year for seniors and with struggling economy, demand is growing. laura anthony shows how they are partnering with local restaurants to keep the program running strong. >> he has his own car and own time to deliver a hot meal to a walnut creek senior. for the past few years he has been a volunteer devoting one morning a week to his delivery. >> there is a lot of personal

satisfaction. they are wonderful people and you get to know these people to some degree. >> you have the cat today? >> he's outside. >> he solicited 97-year-old man and meals on wheels keeps him living at his own home. >> the secret is, i never took a vitamin and i never ate vegetables. >> its federally funded program. with the shaky economy the demand for meals has increased about 10% per year. >> more seniors are using meals on wheels. we have to find creative ways to do fund-raising. >> bay area restaurants seem

like a natural partner. >> we are doing it tuesday, november 9th, seven organizations are working together. whether it's in san francisco, santa clara, contra costa, there is a restaurant that is working with us that can help donate money to meals on wheels. >> one of 200 bay area restaurants that have agreed 10% of their november 9th receipts to meals on wheels. >> meals on wheels delivers food that are handicapped, that can't get out and get food for themselves. we see people everyday, i think its great charity to support. >> so on november 9th, those enjoying gourmet fare can do so knowing they are helping a senior like malcolm enjoy a hot meal every day.

>> we got this story from a recent listen media. >> to get a list of the restaurants, to go abc news and look under see it on tv. >> 7 on your side is next. >> coming up, we watch as a bay area family loses its home. i'm michael finney,

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that begins on market street at 11:00 a.m. but still, good reason to get out and support. >> drivers are being urged to check their tires and they may be older than they think. the year they were made are stamped on their side. and we found a supposedly new tire that was made in the year 2000. you shouldn't drive on tires that are six years old. they can shred, sometimes with fatal consequences. this man's son was killed when a tire blew out. >> i got my vehicle maintenance records, that is when i discovered the tires i thought were new were actually four years old when i bought them. >> the runner manufacturer association there is no scientific information has to be removed because of age.

>> chase will meet with bay area housing advocates to slow the tide of foreclosures. a distressed bay area homeowner spoke at that meeting to tell his story. chase broke his promise to meet and the bank is now taking the man's home. jose vega and his wife begin the painful task of packing up their belongings. two-year struggle to save his home from foreclosure is now over. >> right now, it's sad but there is always a sense of relief that the nightmare will soon be over. >> the hardest thing is the ordeal has taken on his family. a year ago the stress nearly tore his marriage apart and last week, when the packing boxes arrived it hit his ten-year-old son. >> he just broke down.

all his little friends gathered around him and started hugging him. >> those feelings of stress, fear and uncertainty children feel subconsciously passed on by their parents. >> their emotions of their parents. and if you are worried your children are likely to be worried. how incredibly contagious emotions are. >> christine carter is with science from in berkeley. jose has been hospital with his children has channeled his energy into positive action. he has taken nis children to community forums and even on stage with him when he addressed the chief of president obama's making homes affordable. we asked about chase's broken

promise to meet with him. >> there is a point that they grew so big that they lost that human touch. right now, we are just a number. >> those statistics from the treasury department that chase has granted 145,000 loan modifications since may of last year. industry publication reports the bank foreclosed on 255,000 properties in the first six months of this year. they reported $4.4 billion. jose says he holds no grudges that is something that dr. carter says is important. the importance of balancing negative feelings with positive ones. >> what it is, you still have each other. perhaps you still have your

health. so you feel thankful for. you are actually cultivate ago positive emotion. >> they provided this home video of a recent celebration. jose is thankful for a pevm position with the u.s. census bureau but that is not all. >> in the midst of the whole tragedy there is something really special for us. it is the love that we have for each other and how we're going to come along and we're going to be stronger than ever. >> he pledged to renew his wedding vows to his wife lucy. >> we're going through this together. and that our love for one another is going to continue and make us stronger and better people. >> chase declined to comment on

why the promised meeting never occurred and the foreclosure after jose declined a loan modification he considered insignificant. we have a link at our website, check it out at www.abc7.com. >> coming up next, a hollywood story about a horse like no other. coming up, the amazing racehorse that is few

we've got quite a story to share with you. one man that went through great lengths and to get into canada. he boarded a flight in hong kong while disguising himself as a

white male. he went into the wash room and emerged as an asian male and he seeking refugee status as canada what border officials are calling unbelievable. >> a southern california, undefeated six-year-old who raced this afternoon. don sanchez, it is not only that she always wins but the way she does it that is so remarkable. >> this is unbelievable! >> vinata, now the 6-year-old is back for the breeding cup for the last race and looking for her 20th straight win. >> she takes her time and then she'll power that is

extraordinary. >> she is like a ferrari on the freeway and everyone else isn't. any time you want to pass something, she just passes with tremendous ease. >> she is going to take us. >> around the barn she is gentle. a northern california trader that has two horses to pirnada. she is the best he has seen. >> in my mind and hearts of other people we have to routing to her on. >> interested sided slowly. >> the people started recognizing her and the public is in to her. >> oprah named her one of the most powerful females. >> she has yet to achieve the legendary sea biscuits.

but she is just one race away from perhaps becoming the greatest racehorse of all time. >> amazing horse. everybody has to get out and enjoy the day today. >> a shower around monterey and south bay. here is a look at live doppler. a weak system will provide more clouds in the south bay. partly cloudy elsewhere, 65 in oakland and down by the monterey bay, slight chance of showers, morgan hill, 71 and the rain tomorrow, good three four hours of it. of it. unfortunately raining on the

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