>> in the news this saturday morning, january 7th, police say they have arrested a suspect wanted for three sexual assaults in san francisco. police have just wrapped up an investigation into sheriff elect ross mirkarimi that may involve domestic violence. >> good morning, freezing in the north bay but sunny and warmer for everyone this weekend. >> good morning, a 32-year-old man faces charges for a series of violent attacks on women in the mission district going back to june. the city's new special crimes unit identified the suspect using surveillance video and a tip from the public. >> people, especially women who live in the area or cross through the area daily are relieved that the man wanted for three sexual brutal assaults in the area has been caught. >> i am happy that he is caught. this has such a name of being

such a quiet, very quiet, nice street. >> it's quite a sigh of relief. honestly, it's pretty unnerving to know that there's someone like that out there. >> they are happy but still cautious. >> good news. >> going to change your behavior a bit? >> probably not because there is always the possibility there could be somebody else. >> members of san francisco's special victims unit announced the arrest of the man wanted in connection with three sexual assaults, robberies and kidnappings. he's seen here on the surveillance video supplied by the police. he's seen here on the two attacks that occurred on fair oaks. >> he is responsible for three sexual assaults committed along the 24th street corridor. he will be booked in jail on multiple felony sexual assaults, robbery and kidnapping charges. >> the victims were all attacked in the early morning hours. police say all were petit women and range in age from to 20 to 50.

the officers say that members of the new special unit, which includes officers from 11 different disciplines, helped them put the case together. dna and a tip helped them make the arrest. >> there was some characteristics on this case that were a little bit unusual that narrowed down our suspect pool. it kind of made us focus on a certain type of a suspect. we were lucky to have the fbi in on this case. >> police say the attacks started in june. the most recent was december 8th. supervisors said residents have been understandably on edge. >> people in the neighborhood were extremely concerned and fearful that this rape had happened, you know, right on their street, right on the sidewalk. >> san francisco police say they aren't releasing the name or photo of the 32-year-old african-american male they arrested. they said they won't do that until they are finished talking to the witnesses and victims in the case. abc7 news.

>> he will be sworn in as san francisco sheriff tomorrow but this morning a former soup sore, ross mirkarimi is being investigated for domestic violence. >> this photo of sheriff elect ross mirkarimi and his wife shows what appears to be a loving couple. but the police investigation suggests otherwise. it's a case that's now in the hands. the district attorney. >> we will evaluate the case as we would do so with any other case involving domestic violence. >> the domestic violence accusation comes from one of their neighbors. she didn't answer her door. same story at their house. according to police, a neighbor called police saying she spoke to her wife who asked her to videotape a bruise on her arm after her husband grabbed her on new year's eve. it also indicates the neighbor said she'd a text message conversation with the victim about the incident, her injuries, how the injuries were caused and who caused the injuries.

but a spokeswoman for his wife quotes her as saying what is happening here is wrong. i have absolutely no complaint against my husband. my husband has never been abusive to me. ross and i are committed to our marriage, our son and our family. >> probably the most frequent problem in domestic violence prosecutions is the victim doesn't want to testify. abc7 legal analyst dean johnson said such cases can be won without the victim's testimony. >> frankly, i have seen cases filed, i have seen cases tried to injure verdicts successfully on weaker evidence. >> the affidavit does show police seized the neighbor's video camera and i-phone, possible evidence in the d. a. decides to go to trial. and if mirkarimi is charged," he has a lot to lose. >> there are a number of provisions that prevent people who have been convicted of felonies from holding public office. it's usually one of the normal incidents of the sentence in a felony. >> johnson also says that one of

the most problematic thing that a defense attorney will face sometimes is if a peace officer is convicted even of a misdemeanor domestic violence charge because i can no longer carry a firearm. in johnson's word, a peace office who are want carry a firearm is pretty useless. abc7 news. an assemblywoman pleaded no contest to stealing from the san francisco neiman marcus store. she was arrested in october after a camera showed her walking out of the store with leather pants and other items. she's accused of stealing nearly $2,500 worth of clothing. after reducing the charge to a misdemeanor, the judge sentenced her to three years probation and a $180 fine. she wouldn't answer our questions about a motive, but a spokesperson said a medical diagnosis may have impaired her judgment. >> she's been diagnosed with a brain tumor, but for her it's benign and can be taken care of and addressed with medication, which is exactly what is happening.

>> after the sentencing her spokesperson confirmed the brain tumor but said it had nothing to do with the incident. she's been ordered to stay at least 50 feet away from neiman marcus stores. miles canyon road is open again after being shut down for more than an hour last night because of a head-on collision. five people were hospitalized, including a child. one driver drifted over the center divider about a mile west of senol and collided head on with another car. victims were taken to three different hospitals. the crash left both directions of the highway blocked until after midnight. hundreds gathered in oakland yesterday to remember a five-year-old shot and killed last week. gabriel martinez was killed outside his father's food truck. yesterday family, friends and even strangers gathered for a memorial service for the five-year-old. >> every sometime he came to my house, make me laugh. i love the little kid.

>> he didn't know you and if you didn't know him, you would get to know him because he would tell you, hey, i'm gabriel, come, come play with me. >> congresswoman barbara lee and oakland mayor jean quan were among the mourners. they don't have a motive but said the little boy was most likely not the target. he's the third child to be killed by gunfire in the past five months. in a crowd of controversy, construction on the sonoma smart train could begin on tuesday. the vote comes on monday. opponents say voters were misled when they approved a quarter cent sales tax increase that's paying for the train and they are trying to get a measure on the ballot to repeal the tax. coming up next, critics claim political extortion. they say voters are now being held with a gun to their head. and fooling the flora. is our unseasonably warm and dry

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year of a budget shortfall, everything from schools to courts will be cut deeper if voters don't approve the governor's tax increase. that has critics crying foul. we have the story from sacramento. >> governor brown built another round of potential trigger cuts into the state's budget. of this time nearly $5.5 billion if voters don't approve his tax -- sales tax hike and income tax on high wage earners. the reduction would hurt schools the hardest. $4.8 billion less, which is equivalent to shortening the school year by three weeks. >> a student entering first grade this year, by the time that student graduates with three fewers weeks each and

every year, in accumulation it would be the equivalent to one fewer year in that student's entire educational life. >> u.c. and csu would each are slashed another $200 million. cal fire would have to cut back 10% which means grounding some of the aircraft and closing some fire stations. all 600 seasonal life guards would lose their jobs and rangers would be laid off. they call the governors proposal extortion. >> it certainly is political extortion because he's basicall3 saying i'm going to really cut essential services unless you pass this tax. >> it really is. >> park visitor mary johnson feels like she's being coerced. she will vote for the tax hikes to avoid increasing california's unemployment rate. >> i think it's terrible. even though i'm disabled and i'm not working right now, i would rather pay the taxes than to see people laid off. >> many in the education community don't look at the

potential cuts as threats, saying the governor really has no choice but to be straight with voters. >> laying out a very clear picture about what those choices are and what the consequences will be if that revenue doesn't come to fruition is what they actually have to know. it's about being honest with voters really. >> the governors campaign advisers expects to get approval from the attorney general's office office by the end of the month to begin gathering signatures and get the tax hikes on the november ballot. abc7 news. >> you might think it's march or april outside and so do some plants and fruit trees that are starting to bloom. they think it's spring. this early warm weather could hurt many fruit trees in the long run, especially in the rain comes and they start to bloom. this is not the first time this happened in the bay area. >> this happens around here not that infrequently, actually, but this year i've heard of some that have finished blooming and that does seem unusual. what will come of that, i'm not

sure, but hopefully they just get their fruit earlier. >> a tree expert pointed out blooming is a natural process and there's nothing you can do to stop it or even delay it once it starts. it will keep going until the rains interfere with things. >> 53 by the delta, right? >> right now? >> and 29 in napa. >> wow. >> that's 24-degree spread across 21 miles. >> just over the hill. >> isn't that raze? >> it is. >> that is what will warm us up today. very mild in some spots already. the higher elevations, not the valleys. we will warm up today for everyone. even warmer tomorrow and that's all due to the winds. i will tell you if they will bring in any rains coming up. >> up next, the warriors travel to l.a., taking on the lake wes with a new tiny guy and hoping

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picture from our camera in emeryville. look at the lights on the right side of your screen. the new bail bridge went up, looks like a big sailboat. but hopefully it doesn't go anywhere. it cost a lot of money. a nice crystal clear picture. and lisa is here to see how long the crystal clear will ask and how warm it will get today. >> well, the winds mixes up the atmosphere so we don't have to worry about a spare the air. but right now we are looking at the breezy winds in the valley. the wind gusts not too bad but upper elevations to the east we are talking 20, 30-mile-an-hour winds. sunrise at 7:26. 5:07 the sunset. 28% of normal is where we are for santa rosa. san jose, 1.55 inches of rain for the season. we are talking about not only a dry weekend, a very warm weekend, as well, with temperatures up near 70 in our

valleys in the north bay. perhaps tomorrow. right now 29 with a quarter mile visibility in napa right now. pretty cold out there. 46 in san francisco. you are seeing this right with the delta temperatures in the low 50s. antioch at 50 degrees. that's all due to a little bit of a north wind. 35 in livermore. 37 concord. another very cold morning but the warmer air working its way down to the the surface and those winds will be blowing today so it will be breezy in the hills but that will warm us up. watch out for the fog and the awfully cold temperatures this morning. sunny and milder over the weekend and still dry into next week, next weekend. so with we will be looking at definitely a warmer than normal forecast today. but with the dry weather next week the temperatures will begin to cool off. the pattern remains the same as high pressure builds into the eastern pacific. the flow around the high bringing the gusty winds not only for our east bay valleys, but for the sacramento region

and northern lake tahoe. a red flag warning. the lower relative humidity and possibility of this fire danger here, and the grapevine, the gusty winds. but the surfers like the offshore winds. it tends to hold the wave up a little bit. so we are looking at pretty good conditions. looks like by tuesday when things begin to relax a little bit, still a slight offshore push. we will have the better surfing conditions offshore. but as for today we are talking breezy winds and warm weather with temperatures above normal. we are talking five to seven degrees above yesterday's readings. a few low 60s. mainly lots of 50s yesterday and today. look at the 50s on the coast. records have been set, south lake tahoe mid-50s yesterday and more warmth in the sierra nevada. coming up around three, four degrees here, east bay valleys.

63 oakland. san francisco 62. half moon bay about 60 degrees. and in watsonville today upper 670s. the offshore event just getting going today, allowing for the numbers to continue to warm another degree or two tomorrow. that will allow for maybe near 70. then cooler. a little cloudier, but not a whole lot of change through friday. >> and those folks back east, the guys looking at the temperatures, i know they don't appreciate the fact we need rain, they are just saying i wish i were out there. >> but it's strange everywhere. it's mild in places where it shouldn't be so we aren't the only ones. >> thanks, lisa. in sports the nfl playoffs kickoff today and by tonight the 49ers may know who they will be playing next saturday. last night the warriors took on the lakers. here's larry beil with the highlights in the sports. >> good morning. the warriors played the lakers last night. golden state hoping the arrival of little nate robinson could provide a spark.

speaking of a spark, charlize theron in the house. 18 points, 10 assists for ellis. kobe bryant, 14 points the first half. tied it up at 10. the little man off the bench taking over, nate robinson just signed this week making his warrior debut. looking good in the lane. nate had nine points the first half but shutout the second. golden state up by four at the break. kobe with 176 his 39 in the third. that's the way he ends the quarter. klay thompson 6 of 8 from the field, 14 points. warriors got within three. monta with the steal here. doral wright, yeah. one of 18 warrior turnovers and golden state drops it's fourth straight, 97-90 in l.a.. for years people in the nfl noted there were 32 leagues in the year and 31 operated in

pretty much the same fashion and then you had the raiders. that may change with the hiring of mckenzie. he went into management and worked his way up in the green bay organization. 19 years with the packers. he will leave them and immediately get started with the raiderd. under the late al davis the raiders would often take more ever to get people hired and make decisions. mark davis' son made a swift and decisive move. it will be interesting. see if they can get on the same playbook, if you will. mckenzie will be introduced tuesday. and the niners play the waiting game. many figure the saints are the most likely opponent. they will play the lions today. two of the league's most explosive offenses.

>> you remember how the game unfolded and the type of talent that you were going up against. but then again, a lot has happened in the last four weeks and i like we are playing better football. >> it will be a also bit different atmosphere. all nfl games are intense. there's only 16 of them during the course of the regular season so it's not like cranking it up. i think the big difference is, you know, the season is over. -- the loser season is over. stanford lost to oklahoma state in the fiesta goal but they beat the cowboys in recruiting, apparently. sanders will pick stanford over his dad's alma mater. remember his dad. he was unbelievable. small, electric running back, junior is bigger, 5'11", 190, he can fly. he is expected to make his choice official today.

one of the factors in his decision, sanders is going to blend in, not be bothered, no celebrity status at stanford. at oklahoma state he would be under the microscope every day. and two big recruits tweeting they will formally play for cal in the fall. safety shaq thompson from sacramento, rated the number two player in the state overall and the third best safety in the entire country. he's expected to be joined at cal by wide receiver jordan payton. payton a four-star recruit from west lake village in southern california. to the cotton goal. kansas state and arkansas. razorbacks came out firing. second quarter tyler wilson on the money to jarrius white. 19-0, arkansas. k-state cut it in the half. and collin klein doing what he's done best. taking off and running. they score 16 unanswered. get within three. arkansas puts it away, wilson a dart to colby hamilton, and

arkansas wins the cotton goal, 29-16. a little whale watching off the coast of maui. spectacular. pga season opening. the tournament of champions. byrd. he leads. shot of the day, 25-year-old keegan bradley. the approach on 9 for eagle. watch the backspin here. he's two back of byrd heading to round two at maui. have a great weekend, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> the city of oakland is getting the nod as one of the best places to go in 2012. oakland came in fifth. this is on a new york times list of the 45 places to go in 2012. oakland continued behind panama, helsinki, myanmar and london, where the olympics will be taking place. they cited oakland's growing nightlife and tensions calling

down of a recent clashes involving the occupy movement, although there were two in the past 8 days. mayor brown said they should have been number one. speaking like a typical mayor. >> just ahead, the ad that takes aim at a candidate that adopted two daughters from oversees. and also the bone marrow drive of look four people of two specific d

>> gop presidential candidate jon huntsman saying a new online add targeting his adopted daughters is out of line. it's sponsored by supporters of rival ron paul shows the two daughters adopt the from china and india. it labeled huntsman un-american or speaking mandarin.

and it shows a caricature of him >> i speak chinese, of course, i do. if someone wants to poke fun of me for speaking kind niece, that's okay. what i object to is bringing forward pictures and videos of my adopted daughters and suggesting there is some sinister motive there. the ron paul campaign said it doesn't know who it behind the ads but called it distasteful. ron paul and huntsman are expected to be fighting for second place in new hampshire. don't forget the candidates will debate in new hampshire tonight and the only place you can see it live, right here an abc7. that starts at 6:00. in his weekly address president obama said recent economic news said the country is headed in the right direction and he promises not to let up in growing the economy this year. he is referring to yesterday's better than expected september jobs report. the nation's jobless rate stands

at 8.5%, down two percentage points from november. next wednesday the white house will host a forum on showcasing american jobs. leaders that are bringing jobs back to america. >> we have to keep creating jobs and we have to keep creating our economy. so everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules. we can't go back to the rules when the days the financial system was stacking the deck against ordinary americans. >> in their response, the republicans say the answer to bringing back jobs to america is to help small businesses and reduce government regulation, the parents of a are 4-year-old are trying to find a bone marrow donor to save his life. they said it's been tough to find the donor. >> the four-year-old has a disease that his bone marrow doesn't produce enough new blood cells.

>> this disease means he's not producing any blood cells. it's not just anemia, which is red blood cells, it's white blood cells and it's platelets, as well. he needs a complete miew immune system, and you do that through a bone marrow transplant. >> kyle has been in and out of the hospital since december 25th. he urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. his father, david, is caucasian. his mother, angie, chinese. that makes it a bigger challenge to find a donor. >> in kyle's case he's a mixed-race, chinese caucasian so most likely he will need an asain-mix donor or it makes it more difficult to find a match. >> there will be two drives this month, one in san mateo and other at a free clinic in san francisco. the process of finding a donor starts with a cheek swab test. the test is free and painless.

donors must be between 18 and 60 years old. if a match is found, in most cases stem cells are collected from the donar's blood. kyle's mother is encouraging people to join the bone marrow registry. >> some will say i can't imagine. i think parents can imagine what it would be like. >> you can also order a swab kit through the asain american donor program. information is on our website, awc7 news.com. in san mateo, leeann malendez, abc7 news. another drive take place in san francisco next saturday at the ash bury free clinic that goes from noon to three. >> this morning at 10:00 parents can get a free child seat safety inspection in redwood city. a new state law requires

children to be restrained in a rear booster seat until they are 8 years old or at least 4'9". there is also new legislation introduced this week requiring hospitals discharging young children to tell their parents where they can get free instructions and inspections. the national safety transportation board estimates 80% of child safety seats are not installed properly. >> i know you have been there at the computer, lisa, do you see any hints of rain coming our way? >> no. that's the short answer. maybe a lot of folks have the weekend on their mind, and if you do, boy, is it cold in some spots. but elsewhere we are talking low 50s in the east bay. take a look at that, you can see the clear skies. it will be a beautiful day today. no spare the air but warmer temperatures. i'll have the details next. >> nice picture there. also ahead, we will tell you some of the big waves slashing the bay area coast and the plans

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>> welcome back. that's a wow shot right there. it will get would would you wowa few minutes. it's peak whale watching season right now and there's been several sightings in the pacific. let's start in hawaii. two humpback hal enter the harbor. the mother and calf were trailing a fishing boat for days before following it right into the harbor. researchers say the rare move may have happened because the calf was following the fishing boat and the mother was following the calf.

another sighting off the washington coast. a large orca spotted. killer whale populations have risen steadily since 2006, and that could explain why there have been so many sightings recently. >> and off this coast they aren't look for whales, they are looking for waves. and the mavericks surf contest could be called any day now. yesterday the window for the famous competition opened and big waves attracted a lot of surfers. but as wayne freedman reports, not the right kind to hold the contest. >> on the san mateo county coast there may have been more shutter clicks than waves, but the waves is what drew people here, even from a safe distance. >> how far away do you think we are? >> i don't know, i would say maybe half-mile? >> on this day when they held opening ceremonies. there were lots of diehards waiting for moments like this, as 24 of the world's best big wave riders geared up for competition.

among them is alex from brazil. >> big enough for sure, but just really lumpy, you know. breaking all over. >> spectating may have been as good as it will get because local officials plan to close the beach and bluffs on event day. too many people, they say, too dangerous. part of the logic that large crowds have wills of their own and short memories when it comes to this beach and those waves. >> this is the rogue wave that injured spectators and nearly wash away the contest for good in march of 2010. between this threat and more danger from the crumbling bluffs, spectators must watch in screens at pillar point. the event already iures people here almost as much as their dairy-free clam chowder. same for this woman who sells flowers and expects a big percentage bump for her business. >> i would say like 30%, 30 to 40.

>> meanwhile the surfers and photographers wait for the contest that will come on short notice. among them, brian who is hoping for a couple more days >> i just lost my second set of camera equipment. >> he was out there when one large wave rendered $6,000 of equipment worthless. error 50, it now says on the screen. >> we now know that stands for -- >> your camera got wet. [laughter] >> those cameras will not be the first nor the last. abc7 news. >> gorgeous video from down there. >> yeah. maybe a little cleaner tuesday in terms of the waves. >> okay. >> in terms of holding them up. >> the wind to hold them up? >> yeah. >> fantastic. >> this weekend they are talking about gusty win in southern california. problems if you are traveling south. also the sierra nevada, a red flag warning on the west slope. and heavenly, 30s at blue

canyon. tahoe valley airport in the 50s today. for mount tam, there are upper elevation winds bringing mild temperatures if you are above 1500 feet but in the valleys it's within freezing. talking about upper 20s and some fog with napa around the bay area talking about the very chilly conditions. 29 right there. 44 in oakland. 36 in mountain view and 38 in san jose. so here's a look at our highlights. freezing in the valleys this morning. sunny and milder this weekend. still dry into next week. are we ever going to see any rain? it looks like in another week or so -- we keep saying this -- but things are looking like they could change. but not in the short term. we are looking at warmer numbers today. got the surface ridge, the upper level ridge, and as it all builds east we are talking about breezy winds just building today. right now you are only feeling

those if you are by the delta and around, say, mt. diablo. but later on today it will get breezy, even in the livermore valley. that will help to allow the temperatures to climb. so you are in the upper 50s for the most part around the bay. today we will be surpassing those highs by five or seven degrees. beautiful outdoor weather today. in fact we are looking at the winds not causing a problem, but they will really aid in the warming today. tomorrow will be warmer than today. especially in the north bay valleys. around santa rosa and napa. but across the state, really very subtle changes. 51 in the southern sierra, 54 big sur, 74 palm springs. pretty clean atmosphere and good visibility so maybe a good day to head to the boch. 65 palo alto with morgan hill

coming in at 66. santa cruz 66 and down by the monterey bay we are talk about more mid-and upper 60s here. it will be a little breezy with temperatures really warming due to these winds. so tonight we aren't going to see a lot of fog due to the northeastly winds. and tomorrow getting started with another chilly one and then highs will be near 70s in some of our warmer locations. a couple degrees warmer tomorrow and we will cool it back with a few more clouds. dry through next week. eventually we have have to see a system breakthrough the ridge because it's getting ridiculous. >> a similar forecast. a hint maybe it might be burks it hasn't yet. >> yeah. that's why we need to just focus on the evan is days. anything beyond that is kind of sketchy. >> thanks a lot. microsoft has patented a gps feature that's helped people avoid dangerous places.

it's been dubbed avoid the ghetto. it takes into account unsafe neighbors, dangerous weather and bad terrain. but there are fears that "avoid the ghetto" to penalty eyes poor neighbors. >> people don't want to get shot or carjacked. it has nothing to do with dissing poor people, it has to staying alive. and it's really what makes a lot of this technology works and what allows people to justify paying for it. >> it works in realtime. so it gives users up to the minute information. microsoft will likely implement the new settings into its windows phones developed by htc, samsung, lg and nokio's new lunia800. you are about to start seeing a new technology exclusively here on abc7. it's a free app you can download called waze that allows you to avoid traffic jams and helps you become a traffic spotter to help

make our traffic reports that much more accurate. abc7s jonathan bloom has more on how it works. >> take a left at middle field road. >> frank commutes every day from san carlos to palo alto. >> it's usually 30 minutes door to door with little traffic knowledge on a bad day? >> as much as an hour and ten minutes. >> to cut down on the bad days he's been using a free app called waze. it tells you where the traffic jams are and how to get around them and it does it by gathering realtime gps data from millions of users as they drive. >> we have a community of 10 million drivers that are responsible for helping us collect the information. it's all driven by the crowd and created by the crowd. >> she thinks of it as a win-win. gps drivers agree to share their gps information and it gets more accurate as more people use it. >> it's 100% community. people know all they have to do is open the application and

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>> being the year of the dragon, we will perform the golden dragon and make sure he has a smooth, smooth year for his new office. >> the dragon faces are impressive. over the years the heads have become lighter for the dancers to manipulate. it's appropriate they should be part of the ceremonies for san francisco's first asain-american mayor. dragons of filled with symbolism. a mythical character in the chain knees zodiak. >> the best part of all the animals together, it becomes the most powerful and that's what this city is, made up of all these components like a dragon. that's appropriate for this city and this mayor. >> a showcase of the city's diversity. this is organized by world arts west that started the dance festival 34 years ago. >> we are fortunate to have such a thriving arts commune knit san francisco and to be part of

that diverse cultural pollism -- pluralism that we've been known as the jewel. only san francisco can do this type of thing. >> a collaboration, so it will be with with the mayor owes inauguration, dance and the san francisco symphony, the boys chorus and many others. willie brown will m. c.. willie! willie! it's in contrast for brown's first inauguration during a booming economy. thousands attended. there was music by santana and hughie lewis. this time it is simply about celebrating the cultural richness of the city. in san francisco, don sanchez, abc7 news. >> if you are out and about this weekend, it's going to be nice. >> yeah, it's going to warm up. this morning freezing cold temperatures and a little fog in the north bay valleys. by the afternoon breezy winds in the hills. offshore winds. low 60s for livermore. concord 64, 62 in the city. boy, what a day.

a little breezy along the coast. 65 monterey. but the look ahead shows a couple degrees warmer tomorrow and we will look for the cooling with some clouds, but no rain, staying dry through friday with highs coming down a little bit. but still overall above normal. >> all right, lisa. thanks a lot. thank you for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. the next newscast at 8:00 a.m. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter at abc7 news bay area. you can talk all about it on facebook. and have great day!

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