>> alan: the guardian ain't yells on patrol in the mission tonight. not everyone's sure their

>> alan: the guardian angels hit the streets of the police tonight, trying to keep the peace. san francisco police had already stepped up its enforcement activities after a series of stabbings and shootings blamed on a gang war. >> reporter: san francisco police have said the past year things have been pretty quiet here in the mission district. but the stabbings you mentioned, and two shootings, one which left a 24-year-old dead, have police concerned that the gang activity is stepping up though, guardian angels stepped in.

the guardian angels are on patrol in the mission district. police say a shooting last saturday led to a rival gang's trashing of the victim victim's memorial on the corner of 17th that produced another shooting where a man was wounded by more than one of a dozen shots. enter the guardian angels. >> we're having a little situation with the gang wars. so we're here hopefully to make a presence. >> reporter: six guardian angels are patrolling mission street. the angels believe they can deter violence by their mere presence. >> if we have a probable cause we can make a citizen's arrest. >> they give some comfort to people who frequent the district. >> nice to see some authority on the streets. so, i think it will keep it safe for the neighborhood. >> make you feel safe center. >> it does. >> reporter: but this mission district resident, the presence

of the angels is all smoke. >> it's security theater, like the airport, they try to make you feel safer enthe they're not doing anything that preventz crimes from taking place. >> reporter: the guardian angels have patrolled the streets of the mission in the past. he says the angels make the situation worse, not better. >> the guardian angels won't make a different? >> don't make no difference. okay? angels only walking around, and call the police? and making more angry to the gang members. >> reporter: he says the gang members only fight each other and actually protect the neighborhood. >> gang member never bother people. he take care of everybody. >> reporter: the gang members? >> yes. >> reporter: the gang members take care of everybody? >> yes. >> reporter: not a claim supported by the police. they say gang activity is on the rise, and whatever help they can get is welcome.

the guardian angels say they're patrolling two nights a week, and two days a week. they're going to be stepping that up to four days and nights a week until the situation near the mission district cools down. reporting live in the mission district in san francisco, abc-7 news. >> alan: it's raining out there tonight, and if you haven't seen the rain yet, you probably will by morning. let's go to leigh glaser. >> leigh: you can see starting to pick up some activity here. this is the first wave. we have two that will move in. this one, the light one. another one move inside during the wee hours that will brick the -- bring the entire area with rainfall. san francisco, the yellows there, especially towards the bay bridge, moderate rain, and daly city, san lee -- san leandro, and mountain view, san jose, campbell, seeing some

green, too. so more is gathering off the coast. we'll let you know how long it will be with us later. >> alan: security has been ramped up at caltrans' redwood city station after a group attacked a man waiting for a train. the attack happened at the station on james avenue last night. a group of nine to 15 suspects robbed and beat the 47-year-old san jose resident. anyone with information should contact the san mateo county transit police. the contra costa county sheriff's department says it arrested one of its own deputies. steven tanabi, for conspiracy to possess and sell drugs, all part of a larger investigation that started with the arrest of a contra costa county enforcement team commander normal welsh. this is welsh in court when he plead not guilty to stealing drugs from an evidence locker and selling them.

his alleged accomplice, christopher butler, also pleaded not guilty. >> the violence in libya continues tonight. rebel fighters gained ground as forces for moammar gadhafi launched counterattacks. we're live. >> reporter: today, clashes erupted between forces loyal to gadhafi and the rebels in the keel oil port town. it was clear who won. the flag that has become the rebel's symbol was hoisted high. they succeeded in driving gadhafi's forces out. further west, just 30 miles from tripoli, government troops launched a course -- counterattack in the city of -- they will not stop until they capture the capital where

gadhafi is still clinging on to power. >> gadhafi, hiding. >> reporter: in the evening city of benghazi, where the opposition is keeping a tight grip, an ammunitions dump exploded, killing 26 people. tens of thousands of displaced foreign workers are stranded at border towns. two u.s. air force cargo planes brought water and blankets to the refugees. the red cross is asking the u.s. for more help. >> we need aways to bring these people back home. >> reporter: there is no sign the battles for control of the city or the humanitarian crisis in libya will end anytime soon. abc news. benbenghazi. eastern libya. >> alan: at home, san bruno serviceman with an astonishing story of bravery and compassion is back from afghanistan tonight. joe burns went to afghanistan on

january 1st this year, with the first marine tank battalion. a month and a half later he was on his way home to san bruno with a purple heart after receiving injuries from a roadside bomb. the 20-year-old says he expected a celebration for his birthday, which is today, but nothing like this. >> what do you think of this? >> a little much but i'm enjoying it. >> did you expect this? >> i didn't feel this. it feels good. i'm glad to be home, be with my family. you guys are awesome. you didn't have to do this. >> alan: when he arrived in afghanistan, the marines were sick with the flu. they were short of medicine so he used his open money to boy what thigh needed to treat the minimum. >> pg&e is making a search for every document related to the gas pipeline system. workers are sifting through

paperwork, some dating back to the 1920s. the california public utilities commission issued the order after the pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. workers are sorting at several locations, including this one at the cow palace. they have have taken days to coy the request. >> a fierce debate between dog owners and park officials. a public meeting was held to discuss a dog management plan today, and park officials pointed out a growing up in or visitors is resulting in a growing number of conflicts involving dogs. park officials are proposing several alternatives, including on and off leash areas. the dogowners say this alien yates them. >> what this really is about is getting people out of the parks, and most of them people that go to the area, especially like ocean beach, are really there with their dogs.

so if you kick the dogs out you're kicking the people out, too. >> alan: that woman says the proposal could fours hundreds of dog owners to use city parks instead. she says san francisco cannot handle golden gate national park officials will hold two more public meetings. in an effort to improve hygiene, b.a.r.t. is considering replacing its cushion covered seats with easier to clean hard surface chairs. this comes after numerous complaints about dirty seat cusses. b.a.r.t. officials say a significant drop in customer satisfaction in terms of cleanliness on the trains. >> we heard from the customers they want a cleaner b.a.r.t. train, and we're responding. we're going to invest more in the cleanliness of the trains. >> alan: all this comes after the bay citizen conducted an experiment with the supervisor of the sf state biology lab. after swabbing a sample of b.a.r.t. seats they discovered

mold and antibiotic resistant bacteria on the cushions. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says the findings were not surprising considering 330,000 commuters ride b.a.r.t. every day. >> charlie sheen may have lost a sitcom for now but still has an audience. his new online show launched tonight that drew more than 100,000 viewer. also, klepto, the cat, comes clean, as his owners turn over all of his stolen items. we'll talk to you along a pub crawl -- take you along a pub crawl where snuggies were

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>> alan: charlie sheen is continuing his unofficial media blitz. he debuted a new live can be show. he hosted the show while several people sat nearby. the actor showed off his latest tattoo with his new catch phrase, winning, across his wrist. the actor indicated he'll be doing another show soon. at one point sheen had 115,000 people watching. >> one of the most popular stories on the web site is about a cat burglar who was caught on surveillance sam -- camera stealing items from his neighbors. dusty, aka klepto, is cleaning up his act. >> reporter: this is no ordinary rummage sale.

>> daddy, are these mine? >> reporter: everything here was stolen. and here is the culprit. dusty, also known as klepto the cat. >> dust took all these things report rot -- >> reporter: dosty dusty was featured on animal planet, and then on the "david let ehrman show hoe hoe and now the animal plant is back. >> we're hoping the owners will come back and claim it. >> didn't know it wag gone. report. >> reporter: it started three years ago. >> he had a full bath cloth in his mouth, and he has a little mouth. >> reporter: the owners would return things piecemeal, but they couldn't keep up. >> i asked you guys if you were missing things. >> i think so. >> reporter: doing this just seemed easier.

>> oh, that is ours. burglarized and didn't know it. >> reporter: but saidie knew her things -- >> my bathing suit bottom, another bathing suit bottom, and this is my top. >> reporter: would wind up here, her house seems to be at the top of dusty's hit list. >> a pair of shorts. my dad's car wash sponge. >> reporter: after several hours, dusty has a mountain of loot and his owners have advice. >> don't leave anything outside you don't want gone. and if you're missing something, come to our house. >> reporter: dusty will still be in the spotlight. the city of redwood city has asked him to be their grandmarshal in this year's pet parade. lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: will dusty steal again? well, over the years, the snuggie has evolved from a

simple blue blanket with sleeves to a fashionable wardrobe. tonight, a sea of snugy-wearing partiers invaded san francisco. dozens of people lined up to kick off the second annual snuggie pub crawl. they're offering special doesn'ts for anyone wearing a snuggie. let's go to leigh glaser. i don't think they have invented the water resistant snuggie, which is what they need. >> leigh: what's coming down is the rain. this is the first wave of two systems that will affect the bay area overnight, and definitely tomorrow. you can see on live doppler 7hd, some of the rain, even the yellows, up near santa rosa, the tiburon area, and also this one just past -- from tiburon towards the richmond area, the

bay bridge, east bay, and even to the south we're seeing rain, morgan hill, gilroy. this rain will start to pick up in -- intensify, i should say, by tomorrow morning. you'll see than in a moment. it's mild out there, 56 right now san francisco. 55 oakland. 55, live -- livermore. don't look for temperatures to drop much. this is a warm system so temperatures will stay above freezing. rain overnight. heavy at times. showers and breezys afternoon, and looks like things will cool down and clear up by monday. here's the moisture moving in now. this is part of the warm sector of the cold front. this is due in here by early tomorrow morning. and some of this could be heavy at times, around 4:00 or 5:00 tomorrow morning. here's a look at the timing on this system. you can see overnight tonight,

we'll see most of the shower activity, the heaviest well to the north of the golden gate bridge, then by 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, the front moves through and we'll pick up moderate ray. by tomorrow afternoon, the rain will turn scattered showers, and then by tomorrow night, we'll see the clearing and the winds will pick up, bringing us a cooler day on monday. rainfall, maybe a half inch cross the bay area, maybe an inch north bay, and down towards the santa cruz mountain areas, that's it, and it will be a fast, mover. most of the moisture comes in tomorrow morning, winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow. a above the 6500-foot level. we're looking at five inches at the lake level. the highs for sunday, breaks and scattered showers. upper 50s to near 60 goings. san francisco, 57. in the north bay, probably see some sun breaks late in at the

day. 57 for vallejo on the east bay. oakland, 59, 60 for fremont. 60 for antioch and brentwood and down towards watsonville. mixture of sun and clouds, scattered showers, at -- 59 degrees. tomorrow, wet, and windy, warm it back up tuesday and wednesday, and the next chance of showers is thursday and friday. >> alan: we can see the giants and a's in action against each other. rick: charlie sheen it's all about winning? maybe not in spring training. the cactus league, the giants and ay's meeting for the first time this spring, and the sharks were dancing with the stars

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he struck out five and did give up this line drive single to brandon belt. oakland scores lead to in the fifth. nearly had more but barton grounds to belt, who throws out the player at the plate. we didn't get any video of the a's highlights but they did win, 6-0. >> still to come. college basketball hoops, stanford in berk he, and at the wcc tournament, [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant

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pepperdine trailed by seven at the break. the second half was all dons. williams behind the back to green. 23 for green. then petro puts the dons up by 14. usf wins, it will now face gonzaga in the semifinals. and then it was santa clara and marry mount. loyola down by one at the break. the broncos eventually pull away. foster from downtown, put santa clara up by seven, and then the dish. he led the broncos with 22. moments later, it's foster with another three. he had 18 points. santa clara wins, 76-58. the broncos now play st. mary's in tomorrow's semifinals. cal and stanford wrapped up

their season. the bears were looking to a venge a 14-point loss to cardinal in their opener. sanders had the spotlight all to himself on senior day. cal kept pouring it on. sanders with the jump hook. he had 1 points and 13 rebounds. bears up 29-13. green with the pretty fade-away, stanford down by 12 at the half. green tried to keep the cardinal in it. he passed for three and the foul. grown -- cal has a 14-# run, capped off by this crabbe two-hand slam, and then gutierrez with the great pass to crabbe, who lays it in. cal rolls into the pac-10 tourney with a 74-55 victory. and it was north carolina beating duke for the acc title.

>> alan: thank you very much. that's it for abc-7 news. thanks for watching.

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