good morning, thanks for joining us. >> san leandro police are looking for two suspects in aj early morning shooting that has left three people dead and three hospitalized. police say all the victims were discovered inside an suv at a large warehouse complex at alvarado street around 1:30 this morning. that was the scene of a party that had been advertised on facebook. reports of shots fired as the

party was ending. investigators have set up a special tip line for anyone with information. you see the number there. you do not have to identify yourself. a massive policeman hunt has ended in mendocino county and residents are expressing relief. he was armed and dangerous and wanted for the murders of two local officials back in august. yesterday a police bloodhound tracked him down in the mendocino countywood we said. he was shot to death by members of a s.w.a.t. team. to mags ramon has details and reaction from fort bragg. >> 35-year-old aaron basler is dead. a sheriff is visibly relieved. >> this ends a 36-day

terrorizing situation, more than 40 law enforcement agencies have assisted. >> they have combed the woods around fort bragg for a month. he shot and killed 69-year-old a former ft. bragg mayor. he also suspected to have killed matthew coleman a land trust manager. the sheriff says three man s.w.a.t. team staked out a cabin that he recently robbed for food and drink much like the cabin he was seen breaking into on a surveillance video. >> they identified that is who it was. they engaged him and shot him. he fell to the ground. they approached him, it was obviously and death was instantaneous. >> ft. bragg received a reverse 911 call. it gave residents some relief

after 35 days of anxiety of having a killer on the loose. >> mendocino sheriff would like to advise you that your neighborhood has been secured. >> residents can finally come out of the hiding. >> it is a relief that it ended at this point. it was such stress in the community, 35 days of not knowing, to go outside at night. contra costa sheriffs investigators are looking into the shooting death of a man inside a bay point home. a woman who lives on azores as i recall says she shot the man after he intruded and made threats to her and her pregnant daughter. it happened yesterday afternoon. they believe the man knew both women but they are not releasing details or names until their investigation is complete. no arrests have been made. san francisco police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in the bayview district last night.

it occurred where blocks where the mayor and police chief met with residents about neighborhood violence. they say the problem is fueled by people drinking and loitering near liquor stores. last night around 10:00, police were called about shots being fired on thomas avenue near jennings street. the victim had been shot several times inside a liquor store. he died later at a local hospital. president obama says he would like to see defense of marriage act repealed just as the military rescinded the don't ask, don't tell policy. sergio has local reaction to remarks the president made last night at the annual human rights campaign dinner in washington, d.c. >> president obama was greeted by a lively crowd of 3200. he says he supports feinstein's repeal the defense of marriage act. >> i want to see it passed until we reach that day, my

administration is no longer it in the courts it's time for it to end once and for all, don't ask, don't tell should be in the history books. >> they watched the president's speech online. they are among the 18,000 same-sex couples who were legally married in california before proposition 8 passed. >> we're legally married in the state of california, yet we are denied over 1,000 rights under federal law. >> also with marriage equality u.s.a. >> it's great the president has said the law should be repealed. we want him to take the leadership to make that promise a reality. >> they were hoping to hear that the president has changed his supported for civil unions to full support of same sex recognition. bill mayes is with catholics for the common good. he disagreed. >> when he ran for president he

said he was committed to promoting marriage between a man and woman. he should stay with that. he is changing his position. >> obama also took republican presidential candidates to task for a recent debate where an audience boo'd a gay sergeant. >> you can stand up when people wear the uniform of the united states even when it's not politically convenient. >> rick santorum, has since said he did not hear the audience being and that is why he didn't say anything at the time. republican presidential candidate her man cane wootsz stage during the debate. he explained why he did not

speak up when the gay soldier was boo'd. >> when you have 60 seconds to answer any questions, taking that time to figure out why they were booing. i happen to think because don't ask, don't tell but we didn't know that. that was not the time to decipher why were they reacting that way. >> chris christie jumping in, would you support that? >> come on down, as they say. i respect governor christie. he has basically squished himself because he is not afraid to tell it likes it is, like me, but it doesn't concern me in terms of whether what it will do to my momentum. people that support herman cane, they do not defect. >> he also said this morning on this week, he thinks governor christie is too liberal on issues like immigration and gun control. >> bay area car maker tesla has

unveiled the first fully electric sedan in fremont. last night customers came from all over the world to get a firsthand look. had he had a chance to test drive it and compare notes while the vehicle is still in development. a rare opportunity before it goes on sale next year. i wanted us to get off oil. i don't mind being an exemplar -- there is a tradeoff. you make, we're used to be able to go and refuel and we're not used to recharging. >> tesla opened up the factory floor. the company took over the old nummi facility after toyota shut down production in 2010. >> coming up next, big changes to california's prisons. the state's knew realignment program and how it will affect where convicts go. >> also the rescue of that sea

lion, he crossed across eight lines of highway 101 on the

it's being called one of the most dramatic changes in the criminal justice system. this weekend a court order takes effect to designed to reduce prison overcrowding. nick smith reports. >> governor the governor said county leaders are ready for

realignment. >> it's boiled and difficult, it will continuously change as we learn from experience, but we can't sit still and let the courts release 30,000 serious prisoners. we do have to do something. this is most viable plan that i've been able to put together. >> the sergeant from alameda says his county is ready for realignment but hopes services don't become an issue. >> it's the ongoing costs that have yet to be determined. funding for realignment is guaranteed in this stairt year's stated budget. but brown and local officials say they must get a constitutional amendment approved and cannot be touched by the legislature. but arealignment is more about housing prisoners. it's providing services like healthcare, treatment programs and probation. >> this is most dramatic change in criminal justice in california.

>> i spoke to the probation officer by phone. he noted that even though realignment doesn't change the option for sentencing or the amount of time a prisoner may get in custody it does change who will do the supervision. >> this isn't a new population. these are folks that were coming out of prison anyway. what is different is county is responsible agency. >> every year 110,000 people go out our prison and every year 110,000 go out. it was mindlessly expanded and dealing with the consequences we are now dealing with. >> they plan to invest in alternative treatment programs. according to eight adult probation department, average age is 39 and the crimes are not serious, nonviolent and non-swallow fences. this morning, a sea lion is recovering after jaywalking across eight lanes of highway

101 in burlingame. it happened shortly before 7:00 yesterday morning. police say the sea lion ended up in a ditch near the broadway off-ramp. chp officers closed the ramp for two hours so it could be rescued. the 160 pound sea liew was sent to the marine mammal center for care. chp says it likely strayed on to the highway from a nearby lagoon. marine mammal center is testing it to be healthy and figure out why it became disoriented. >> we are confused by the weather lisa argen. >> couple days of possible rain. san jose, partly cloudy skies and cool where some 50s in the north bay. a nice end to the weekend, but, yes, rain is coming in and bigger system next week. also coming up, sanford

quarterback leads his team. mike shumann has the highlights of stanford victory over ucla. that is coming up in this morning's sports. ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ññ

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. time right now, 9:19. this is a live look from a our roof cam. we wanted to show you the start of what's called america's most beautiful run but we don't see too many racers out there. the bridge to bridge. they go from the ferry building

with the bay bridge in the background to the presidio with the golden gate in the foreground. fabulous thing about this race, it raises money for special olympics. >> they are getting in before any rain started. >> some folks may not see any rain until late tuesday but two systems to talk about. sunshine in between the weather systems. this morning starting out with partly cloudy skies. here is santa cruz. back home, not much of a marine layer to talk about. some patchy cumulus clouds. and delays are about 38 minutes at sfo. 62 in oakland we're talking about upper 50s in livermore and dense fog around hollister. all in all the clouds scattering

making for a partly cloudy day today. we're looking at mild temperatures. 60 at's at our coast. 70s inland and few upper 70s. it's close call whether we'll see for it the morning commute. parts of the afternoon commute. back to today, notice how we are looking most of cloudiness cleared, and ma right hand county should stay gray there and lots of 70s to enjoy today. here is a look at the satellite imagery, big system? this is going to shear apart and big dominant ridge of high pressure is going to help do it. most of the energy heading to the north, although we are going to see some wet pavement, light showers and the system moves on flew in the late afternoon tomorrow. here it is. 6:00 in the morning, look at sonoma county, santa rosa, up to

mend mendocino county and then showers throughout the afternoon and 5:00, a wave is going to develop on the southern half of the front. by the evening, monterey, looking at more showers. it won't be clearing the area, few leftover showers overnight. a bit of a break. then look what happens by midnight into wednesday morning. we've got the heavy rain just to the north. this one could bring over an inch to two inches in the north bay. if you didn't see the rain, if you don't see the rain tomorrow, you will see it with this system late tuesday into wednesday. so by 5:00, your morning commute really messed up with this forecast mod federal the east bay. first system, anywhere from half an inch north bay, tenth of an inch on the peninsula, just trace amounts east bay and south bay.

temperatures today look pretty nice, 79 sacramento. 83 in los angeles and we do have those showers along the north coast. other than that we're talking 67 san francisco. 70 in oakland with 75 in san jose. today, nice and dry, monday morning, showers in the north bay. light showers throughout the afternoon. little break tuesday, tuesday night, bulk of the activity moves on out by wednesday then we're back what we may think is normal sunny skies and 70s. >> people should start slowing down, learn how to drive on the slick roads again. >> yeah, and these systems impact both commutes. >> morning and evening. >> thank you, lisa. >> in sports, niners are in philly looking for a straight road win. raiders are hosting another a.f.c. heavyweight, new england patriots. last night, stanford tried to

remain undefeated playing ucla down on the farm. here is shu. >> stanford continues to steam roll through the competition. andrew luck man handled the bruins. decked out in all black. fourth and goal. richard, nowhere to go. andrew luck takes over and no problem. marcus down the field and andrew with a one-handed grab by from terrell. andrew is loving it. and another one handed catch. 18 yards, you the yard drive. 7-0 and they led 17-7 at the half. wasting no time in the third. blocked, over the middle, uses both hands, 51 yards, 24-7 stanford. trying to turn around, incredible play here, he takes

it into on fourth and 2. but they couldn't keith up with the offense. andrew luck, 23 of 27 and now they are 4-0 with a 49-19 victory. >> i think we executed well. quality defense but i think our guys were real anxious having a week off to put a good game together. >> san jose taking on colorado state, second quarter, raymond carter coughs it up. scoops it up and scores. scored twice in the first half. he did not return. big play to the spartans. third down for the spartans. matt deep and that will do it. 38-yard touchdown. they win their second straight. 38-31 the final.

>> we start off and like the giants there is team of destiny it could be milwaukee brewers. upton, and this is a bad idea. braun would score and that would be enough. he was smoking. and here is a fielder, see ya! 4-1 the final. >> to philly where the fans are ready but they were silenced in the top of the first. lance berkman crushes this one off of roy halle day. three-run bomb. phillies get on the board in the fourth. here sat flying hawaiian goes the other way. they score 3-1. then in the sixth, big blow, ryan howard, three-run jack.

phillies on top and they go on to win the game. 11-6 the final. >> american league, tigers a tough night for ump. taking on the chin but he would stay in the game. this one is going the other way. misses the home run by an inch. hits the top of the wall, this makes it 2-1 yanks. but he leaves no doubt. a grand slam into the second deck. 9-39 final. >> breakers and rays and down 3-0 in the fourth but the rangers battle back. napoli rips one to the left two runs score. they make it 7-3 but you can't counted out the rays. 3-1 shot and rangers insurance in the eighth, moreland gets all of it. so they win it 8-6.

>> raiders hosting the patriots and niners in the philadelphia. i'll have more at 5:00. i'm mike shumann, have a great day. >> next at 9:30, outrage in the east bay, after a hundred trees are cut down to help make the area greener. >> also a new school building project collides with a downed project collides with a downed economy,

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of trees just outside the park. now, the county and everyone involved is trying to figure out why it happened. >> this is what is left of 85 eucalyptus trees that once stood on the property. the trees boarded the entrance to the regional shoreline park. >> we come here every day. >> now it looks like a baren wasteland. >> it wasn't an act of nature. they were deliberately chopped down to make room for solar panels. but a supervisor says clear cutting was not in the plan. >> if it wasn't so serious, it would be comical, you are trying to create more green energy. >> why not put them on roof?

>> the function is where the most efficient place to put the panels and security issues around the jail. >> the board of supervisors had no idea this pile of chips would be the result. it appears to be a case of one hand not knowing what the other was doing. >> the communication was happening was not enough high level review. >> solar company officials say we do apologize and we were authorized to go into the site by the country and we were not asked to involve the community. officials for the nearby park weren't given a headsup either. >> did you have insight? >> no, we had no notification. the machines arrived and that was it. >> he says the trees can be fire prone but thinning is the solution, not clear cutting. those that have a clear view of

the jail are shocked. >> i don't know why they did it. on tuesday the supervisors may decide to go forward and finish the solar installation or replant oak trees and find a new site for the solar panels. >> a drive is asking voters to repeal funding for the north bay smart train project. volunteers are now soliciting signatures to put the $380 million rail transit project back on the ballot. the project has come up short on funding. planned service has been short minnesota to run from santa rosa to san rafael. they hope to gather 40,000 signatures by the end of january to get a measure on the ballot sometime next year. >> just as san mateo residents got used to paying 23% more for

garbage collection, the city council will consider another increase when it meets tomorrow night. garbage rates went up last april when the city switched companies. another 10% rate hike could be in the works partly because people are recycling more and putting out less garage but the collection costs remaim the same. if approved the average customer would pay $1.60 more each month. >> tomorrow the palo alto city council will decide either to reseries vers a long standing on pot clubs or put the matter before the voters. on a petition they have gathered enough significant itself to qualify a ballot measure that would permit up to three medical marijuana dispensaries. city's clerk office has a choice

of adopting the proposal or introduce a competing measure. they will try to convince the council to consider their proposal. >> a private school is in desperate race to keep the doors open and asking parents to come up with one million dollars to prevent the school from closing. lyanne melendez has the story. >> the state of the art building was supposed to house a growing population of students in el cerrito. instead the recession an ongoing economic crisis have affected enrollment. >> it's the economy and recession has just been really difficult for the school. the school could have an endowment at the time but it doesn't. >> they are having problems paying down a $13 million bond used to build a middle school. when plans to expand the school

were made before the recession, the board estimated it would have close to 300 students. today there are only 165. the school relies mainly on money from tuition which is $20,000 a year per student. >> the families moved, either moved in to public school districts that they deemed would be best for their children or moved across the country. >> according to the school, those that were moved out of the bay area were following the jobs. under financial pressure, the school was not able to offer financial aid scholarships to many of them. the school was not successful in negotiating the terms of the loan. >> we found out, that the bond holders no longer intended to work that way and wanted to foreclose on the property. >> i'm heartbroken at the thought. my kids love it here. it's such a happy, warm, wonderful place.

>> it's not the only private school to feel the impacts of the slow economic recovery. national independent school sneoq washington, d.c. represents more than 1400 private schools in the united states. according to a report during the six recessions since 1969, private school enrollment remained steady except for the last recession. >> just this afternoon, the school received a $250,000 matching pledge but again they will need close to a million dollars to remain open. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez "abc 7 news". >> we wish them luck with that. >> lisa argen is here now with a preview a wet accu-weather forecast. >> we still have a dry afternoon to enjoy but plenty of clouds out there. >> view from mount tam, pretty high up in the atmosphere, making sure a pretty sky. 60s and 70s today but we've got

couple of systems that have come through our area earlier in the week. also ahead, solyndra backlash, another bay area solar installer faces new troubles putting its panels

welcome back. time right now, 9:39. thanks for joining us on this sunday morning, the first sunday of the month. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge. you see the clouds there. wonder if they are going lift or just kind of hanging in to build up moisture? what do you call those clouds? >> we have the higher clouds would be cumulus and the low clouds bring us the fog and we do have a fix because the marine layer is mixed. we'll keep it partly cloudy because all those clouds moving from the incoming frontal

system. and here a view that shows the cloud cover out there. very pretty and we're talking a cooler start for the day. it doesn't matter when you see the sunshine. it looks nice when you see san francisco. transamerica pyramid, delays at sfo but enjoy the dry weather because we have just the afternoon before things change. we'll key see a couple rainy days and dry one on tuesday but wednesday. a wet weathermaker but then after that, offshore flow. much warmer temperatures, 58 degrees in san francisco. 62 in oakland, with 63 in mountain view. scattered morning clouds giving away to mild conditions, 60 and 70s. rain coming in to? some neighborhoods for the morning commute. very nice with numbers shy of

average. we should see 73 this time of the year. wouldn't you know some low 80s are still typical for early october. not in the forecast today but second system goes by, temperatures will be around normal. here is the first one. it's going to stretch out in most of the energy is heading to the north. due to high pressure keeping us dry, it's also pushing into the ridge and that is why it's getting really pulled apart. this first system goes across the bay area tomorrow. by 6:00, santa rosa will be wet and as we go through the morning commute, scattered showers, evening commute, rain, it's hung up here from santa cruz and we'll decedent shower fist in the evening hours. tuesday, a break before midnight when we have more rain. by wednesday morning, most of

activity pushes through so while you are sleeping we'll see pretty good rain, moderate rain. looks like the wednesday morning commute should be okay in some areas. this could change. by 5:00 it's still pushing through parts of the east bay. plan on a wet commute for monday and for parts of tuesday and wednesday. this first system only bringing detonator of an inch, east bay and south bay but half an inch in the north bay. 78 in yosemite and back home we're talking about 75 in palo alto. san jose, 77, morgan hill, few high mid-level clouds, it will push through tomorrow. then by late tuesday we're talking overnight rain should be ending by wednesday. then that will bring some problems. more warm weather, just not

ready for it. >> sorry. >> ready or not. thank you, lisa. >> the obama administration is defending the solar energy loan guarantee program. yesterday energy secretary said the stimulus program that expired friday will help develop several large power farms. he did not mention $538 million loan to solyndra which has declared bankruptcy and laid off 1100 workers. on friday the justice department decided to take control of solyndra. f.b.i. has launched a criminal investigation into the company. san jose is planning to partner about a local company to install solar panels on government buildings. despite financial challenges both the city and company are facing. karina rusk reports. >> reporter: san jose's budget woes will have an impact on the

ambitious partnership with solar city. the hope was to put solar panels on 28 government buildings that would save an estimated $140,000 in energy costs the first year and $5.7 million over 20 years. budget cuts however could force the closure of libraries and community centers slated to get those solar panels. if they aren't open, that changes the whole energy savings formula. >> we wanted to move forward and save money today. we don't want to take money away from the general fund. >> reporter: solar city says it's ready to provide financing on whatever ultimately makes sense for san jose. leading solar install ser disappointed the department of energy may not come through with a promised $275 million loan guarantee for another project. that one is intended to put 160,000 solar systems on the homes of military families.

>> without the loan guarantee there would be certain states we couldn't support solar in. states where there is a little solar investment today, it would be disappointing but we still plan to move forward. >> the mayor is concerned the fallout from solyndra's bankruptcy and federal loan will hurt the industry and city. >> we're looking at about $500 million of loan guarantees and private sector investment. i would really like to see the money xhomg into our community. >> reporter: city leaders accepted an i award for implementing green vision and focus on sustainability. they say a pull back on loan guarantees will slow the progress of solar in the u.s., but will not stop it. >> we've raised $1.4 billion from google, morgan stanley and citigroup.

the demand has never been higher. we've hired over 500 people in the last 12 months. >> solar strong project is one of nine loans worth about $7 billion being reviewed by the department of energy. now a doe spokesperson says the question surrounding solyndra is not impacting the loan application process right now but they are all being scrutinized for legal, technical and financial reasons. a stanford study is warning america about the so-called silver tsunami, aging babyboomers. by the year 2029, one in five will be 65 or older and what about the time when baby boomer needs home care. will the caregivers be a risk? >> so many people want to avoid institutionization. we don't have oversight in

california. most of the home care agencies are not licensed. >> this morning, you can join cheryl jennings for "beyond the headlines", dealing with aging, controversies and the resources to help. that is in about ten minutes right after our newscast. don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. college students know firsthand the lessons of inflation each and every time they buy a textbook. what some are calling a better way.ee

ask any college student or parent and they will tell you textbooks are really expensive. michael finney with the movement to make them more affordable. >> the shelves at netflix stores are already half empty this school year. they grabbed the books assigned to them by their professor and for those books they pay a premium. this biology book cost $187. this economic book, 197 and the anatomy book, $221. >> one parent stopped to sign a petition demanding the publishers and professors find an alternative solution. >> they keep sending out different editions of

essentially the same book to put out new books. >> and u.c. berkeley is the latest stop on a 40 campus tour on the textbook rebellion. mascots symbolizing mr. $200 textbook and rebel gathered attention. they gathered signatures hoping to change the book industry. >> what we're looking at is new models for publishers. best example is flat world knowledge. >> they make it available for free on the internet. they have the option of buying black and white self-printed bookss for as little as 25.95. a manager says that model just won't work. >> i don't see it happening because the information isn't cheap. there is a lot of work that goes in to it. >> students say what we have now

isn't working. prices have increased 22% over the last four years. this upward trend has been happening for 20 years. >> textbooks have been increasing four times the rate of inflation. >> even book sellers say that just can't continue. >> i do think we're getting pretty close to on that. >> the association of american publishers tells us it's aggressively working to provide students with alternative and less expensive course material options. one popular option is to rent books at usually half the cost. >> coming up, don sanchez the title machine gun preacher makes this film sound like a "b" movie but he gives it a much lower grade. review on the aisle is next. irir

in theaters this wand film with the unlikely title, machine gun preacher is based on a true story. don sanchez talked with the stars and checked out the film on the aisle. >> i hurt a lot of people. >> out of prison, selling drugs, stirring up problems. he finds religion and a calling. he goes to sudan. he is shocked what happens to children there, abused, starved, murdered. he decides he has to build an orphanage. and then the rest of it is pretty grism. >> it's all gone. all of it. >> burned to the ground. >> get off your butt and stop

your crying and build it again. >> the genocide there. >> the constant terror, it could happen at any moment. this is all going on. >> is there something we can do to make a difference in the world or is it hope hadless? >> i don't think it's hopeless at all. >> it gives you hope, you really see a man, a life of self-destruction and he turned his life around. >> and in turn changed children's lives. >> i think it sounds with the title. it sounds like an old "b" movie, butler is quite good and you have to commend them to bring attention to what happened in sudan. but there is something lacking, scenes have been left out and there is no emotional impact. i'll give the film a little more

than a quarter of a bucket. get prepared starting tomorrow, find that umbrella. >> yes, we're going to see rain around the morning commute. dry and partly cloudy today. view from emeryville. rain should rearrive in the north bay by the morning commute and will stay with us the evening commute. late lietd rain, 70 in palo alto and oakland. sun in livermore at 76. 77 in morgan hill. we get a break on tuesday, just scattered showers. then by late tuesday. heavier rain, couple inches and we're talking mountain snow as well in the sierra nevada. >> in october, a little bit crazy. that is going to do it for us. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. next newscast starts at 5:00 tonight. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and you

can talk about it at facebook.com/"abc 7 news." have a great sunday everyone.

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