closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc more than a million dollars worth of marijuana. this phroeurpbgs swoop into a warehouse. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at scene. how many arrested? >> reporter: 11 people were arrested. the s.w.a.t. team made quite a statement here. look at the gate knocked down. they knocked that over and threw flash bang grenades. they say they do that because of the weapons that are usually involved. a police source tells us the

people came out and surrendered and they were running a smart operation inside this normal-looking warehouse. the bust came as a shock to some of the people who work next to this warehouse on 89th street in oakland. they say they see suspicious activity. police tell us they've been doing surveillance on this place for several weeks. overnight the s.w.a.t. team went in and discovered more than 1,000 marijuana plants. officers called it a very sophisticated grow operation. they arrested 11 people. sergio works next door and didn't suspect a thing. >> i just work i don't see anything. >> reporter: bob floyd across the street had his suspicions. not because he saw anything, but because of something else he sensed. >> you knew because you could smell it now and then. >> reporter: so he wasn't surprised but was shocked to

hear about the arrests. >> the 11 people is the big thing. i never saw 11 people go in and out of there. you would think would you see more groceries or something going in and out. i don't know when they did it, but they didn't do during the day. >> reporter: they managed to get groceries in a source tells us there was a break room for workers complete with snacks, video games and a place to grab a nab. police say those arrested did not put up a fight. officers confiscated several á pit bulls. >> 9:00 at night here you can hear gunshots. it is oakland. >> reporter: there is an officer here now but for a while it was unmanned and some people broke in to this warehouse this morning to try to get whatever police left. the officer tells us they grabbed some trash bags full of shake the dead leaves that

fall off marijuana essentially trash. now he's going to watch over this place until they can get it bored up. a source tells me -- it boarded up. a source tells me it looks like the dea will be taking over because it was such a large operation. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. novato police trying to find the person who opened fire on a house last night while a family was inside around dinnertime. fortunately, nobody was hurt. right now that attack is a mystery itch >> reporter: a really scary mystery. -- police still trying to figure out why someone would fire on this home at least 10 times, according to police you can see bull lot holes in the window. the home -- the bullet holes in the window. a seemingly nice couple in a quiet neighborhood. the bullet holes shattered the blissful life they've shared

for 12 years. right now they have a student staying with them they were home around 6:00 when gunfire erupted through their front window. >> i was still in the family room by the time i stepped closer to the hall it was pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: police are investigating as they work to fan a motive. >> it appears the house was specifically tar get, but the reason is under investigation. >> reporter: right now the bliss family is stale here but sharon admits she is -- is staying here, but sharon admits she uneasy. >> we have a quiet life, we work, go to church, come home. if we were standing there it would have hit news the head. >> reporter: police have not identified suspects yet. if you have information you are asked to call the novato police department. katie marzullo, abc7 news. parents and students in san bruno are breathing a sigh of relief after learning two elementary schools won't be close. the school board voted 4-1

last night to keep the schools open, against the recommendation of the superintendent who just last week released a report urging the closures. the two schools will have smaller student populations next year when the 6th grade is shifted to a nearby middle school. right now, new secret service scandal may be erupting. investigators checking reports that agents in el salvador hired prostitutes. they were there last year in advance of a presidential visit. a seattle station is reporting agents received sexual favors from strippers and took prostitutes to hotel rooms. that report came hours after secretary napolitano told lawmakers a similar incident this month in colombia was isolated. so far eight agents have lost their jobs over the colombia strip club and prostitute scandal. counterterrorism officials say there is no credible or specific threat to the u.s. related to the upcoming

anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. bin laden was killed last yeah in a -- last year in a raid in pakistan. government officials are still urging americans to be vigilant because al-qaeda groups continue to want to attack the u.s. and some have pledged to avenge bin laden's death. right now weather causing delays at airports some arrivals delayed a little more than an hour scattered showers throughout the morning you can tell from this picture of the san mateo bridge. a viewer sent this picture through ureport of a rainbow in burlingame this morning. meteorologist mike nicco is in the weather center to tell us what is happening now. good morning. south bay through the diablo range is where the best radar returns are showing and north of morgan hill around st. theresa boulevard. all this is starting to move southeast as the cold front is moving through the bay area

now over the last three hours it did kick up spotty showers and will continue over the next couple of showers. i think the worst is behind us the heaviest and wettest weather we get under one of these thunderstorms possible or just thunder showers, you may get up to a 10th of an inch but spotty in the afternoon most precipitation to our east. breezy and cool this afternoon, nice warming trend for your weekend and rain totals, in a few minutes. vallejo humane society is asking for the public's help to pay for treatment given to a dog who survived being dragged down a freeway, now being called freeway had to have rear leg amputated he's doing well his rescuers say they spotted the dog dangling from a black older chevy pick up a week ago they followed the driver trying to get him to stop. the rope snapped and that freed the dog and the family rescued him. officials are hoping to find

that driver. recovery should take a month then he will be up for adoption if you would like to help pay for his care go to abc7news.com see it on tv. this morning the humane society has stepped in to help more than a dozen orphaned baby birds. 10 geese were found near bakers street in san francisco separated from their mom while a dog was harassing them. they are in the peninsula humane society. another group of 10 babies this time ducklings, were rescued after they fell into a storm drain in san mateo while they were being pulled out their mom stayed in the area but left soon after. the ducklings are at the are for compassion in burlingame. an honor student admits to cheating. why is he now suing the school? >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney at lands end in san francisco there's a new

look out, just for you where you cannot only lookout you can look back too i'll explain in

if you plan to cross the golden gate bridge this weekend you can expect a lot of gridlock doyle drive closing for construction tomorrow night starts at 8 p.m. going to allow crews to demolish the existing doyle drive to meet current

earthquake safety standards. drivers are warned to try to avoid that area. the alternate route is 19th and park presidio beautiful. local traffic go past the field richmond san rafael bridge also an option. download the waze app on your smartphone and become a traffic spotter. parents of a student kicked out of an honors english class are suing the school district. sequoia high says the sophomore copied a classmate's homework and that violated an honesty pledge he and his mother both signed. the parents admit to the plagiarism but argue the punishment was not clearly spelled out, too severe and could hurt his chances for college. good news about a place being call the newest jewel in golden gate national park. on the coast above the

courthouse. terry mcsweeney is there in the wind with the preview. >> reporter: here is your lands end lookout not only a great place to obviously lookout, but a great place to look back on a fascinating part of san francisco's history. there's a lot to look at, at the lookout, 1400 square foot educational divided into three sections. one is nature. >> what is the geology of this area? >> reporter: the middle is future oriented showing the sustainability of the building and it deals with financial sustainability as well. >> part of it is to tell the story to give visitors an opportunity to really learn about the area as well as to create a financial stream to pay ÷rrá. >> reporter: the third is cultural aspects of lands end, rare and mean rare film clips of life out here 100 years ago.

and a few decades ago the glory dates of the citro baths. >> -- the glory days of the citro baths. >> the train was only five cents he wanted it to be available to everyone. >> reporter: one of the most noticeable aspects how much you don't notice it. >> as you came you weren't having your view of this place blocked as you come to the lookout. instead you can see through the building. >> reporter: not a bad place to come for a cafe snack and daydream dreaming even if it is dreaming of a day long, long ago this place will be open daily 9 to 5. grand opening 11:00 saturday. what kind of weather are they going to have -- we are sitting next to the guy who knows the answer to that question. >> saturday morning?

pretty nice low 60s not as breezy as it is now about the same amount of sunshine head on out there and enjoy breezes blowing through the winds of change on the way we'll talk about how cool it is going to be chance of a stray shower this afternoon and how warm it will be this weekend. plus, a runaway puppy causes problems for travelers at one of the nation's busiest airports. katie couric comes to abc7 in september but you will see her new show next week not on tv yet

you see any animals? >> that dog. >> a puppy named birdy delayed several flights at laguardia airport yesterday when she escaped from her crate and decided to play on the runway. authorities finally had to find the own area a delta flight to help coax the dog back. birdy and her owner made it safely to memphis. plane is being whipped around by high winds trying to land yesterday in spain. you can see the wind nearly

blows that plane sideways. the pilot had to abort the landing. the same winds diverted several other flights and damaged towns along the spanish coast. i know those people were holding ton their breakfast. >> always scary when you are landing. -- mike is here talking about sfo delays as well. >> now it is breezy out there also. first heavenly, beautiful snow falling up there even had hail and heavy rain at times up to a couple inches in the foothills into the higher elevations snow level 7,000 feet this morning. back home, from sutro you can see the clouds still out there, cold front moving through on the back side you can see clouds moving impressive on this shot, same from mount tamalpais this morning. doppler showing the best returns now still around mount hamilton into the south and southern sections of the santa clara valley near

half moon bay. we have the chance as you can see upstream of instability showers the strong sunshine, the cold air, the moisture, and one or two showers are still possible during the afternoon hours. as far as rainfall totals nearly a third of an inch in san francisco, the big one is redwood city and cupertino half an inch, quarter inch concord san jose, a third in st. helena, healthy storm. winds gusting at 32 miles per hour at oakland, 24 sfo most of us in the 20 to 30 range except 18 at half moon bay, 14 at san jose, 7 in concord your winds will pick up. mid to upper 50s, 60 in los gatos monterey and salinas mid to upper 50s, santa cruz, watson and -- [ unintelligible ] the drizzle giving way to rain, isolated shower this afternoon, brighter tomorrow, warmer through the weekend into next

week. temperatures from 5° today in santa rosa, 65. san jose and fremont 11 and 12° cooler than yesterday most of news the low to mid 60s by the afternoon with a partly sunny sky clear lake and half moon bay cooler in the upper 50s monterey bay stray shower during the afternoon low to mid 60s also inland. good chance of snow continuing in thevt?g÷ sierra for the next couple of hours 48 tahoe mid to upper 60s central valley, big sur, los angeles and san diego. lows tonight get behind this front that cold air from canada it will be clear upper 30s in santa rosa and cloverdale low to mid 40s rest of our inland neighborhoods. low pulling to the south, cold front has moved through all of the heavier steadier rain to our east this unstable air behind us could spark that stray shower this afternoon and another 10th of an inch of rain if you get caught under

one. keep an eye to the sky if you see a dark cloud coming your way it may open up. tomorrow two to six degrees warmer and calmer in the afternoon hours. saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday temperatures away from the coast a little above average mid 70s to low 80s. costco shoppers can now find a new big ticket item for sale on shelves, a mortgage. rolling out a full lending program on its website. members can logon and get a price comparison. costco expects its affiliates to be accurate and quick and offer competitive rates. it hopes to offer auto and student loans. starting next tuesday katie couric will be hosting a weekly program on yahoo. she will talk about news, health and parenting, a little bit of everything.

katie's afternoon talk show will debut this fall. yahoo is lunching several other programs. coming up your weekend started in what's hot. >> stay with us.

michael finney will have results from a breakfast sandwich taste test. the california mom who won a small victory for consumers. finally, cell phone art and bail lay legend performs this weekend. >> -- and a ballet legend

performs this weekend. >> reporter: ballet superstar baryshnikov stars in a new play at the berkeley repertory theater the story of an aging russian general. -- [ inaudible ]

>> works of art on an iphone. ♪ ♪ [ inaudible ] this afternoon stray showers possible to be very light, breezy and cooler conditions is what everybody will be dealing with temperatures in the low to mid 60s cool tonight with 40s, dry for tomorrow's commute and dry from tomorrow through wednesday. that's going to do it for now. who wants to be a millionaire is next. >>. have a great day. abab