4:30 a.m. on this wednesday, thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. breaking news now residents in several homes on beth el island are being told to stay indoors while deputies search

for an armed suspect who they say shot at a deputy's vehicle. residents got a recorded phone message warning them to lock all windows and doors until at least 6:00 this morning. the suspect has not yet been identified. we'll bring updates as we get them. police and firefighters are investigating a crash that left a big mess outside a millbrae safeway. the driver says he fell asleep near the intersection before slamming his car into several trees, shopping carts, fire hydrant and the wall of the store of the the store wasn't damaged. the driver was taken to a nearby hospital. police are checking to see if alcohol played a factor in the crash. major cleanup underway in oakland after violent and destructive clashes between police and protesters broke out yesterday. police just released new

figures of how many arrested. terry mcsweeney is live in downtown oakland. >> reporter: 25 people arrested, one for felony assault on a police officer. two for arson. many of the others failure to disperse. i'm here at 14th and broadway, frank ogawa plaza this is the hangover after last night's violent gathering. you can see the plywood in front of the footlocker it didn't save the windows, a lot of graffiti all over this section of oakland. right now video of what was left in a window in this area, a wrench, right through the window. police cars trashed. one was torched. all of this the result of dozens of violent protesters who made up 10% of the 3,000 or so who came out to demonstrate on may day. most had gone home by night fall that is when about 9:00 police issued orders for them

to disperse after the second order the demonstrators threw bottles, glass and paint at police officers and elsewhere. officers moved in and made arrests. >> i was on private property in the parking lot and was asking the officers -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: police moved the crowd away from the plaza making arrests as they went. we heard the woman tell her side of her arrest story. oakland pd may have good evidence of their side of many of these arrests. several officers had remote cameras on their backs so they could record what was going on and document what happened out here. something that you see here and a lot of places after violence is the circle a, the international sign of anarchy. many of the people who find

themselves destroying various parts of oakland and san francisco, believe that anarchy is the way to go and it is a philosophy that they espouse. right now all is quiet there is still a big mess. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. the violence that resulted last night started coming to a boil at about noon yesterday. police declared the demonstration at 14th and broadway an unlawful assembly. they ordered the crowd to disperse. police used a taser on one and set off a flash bang grenade and used tear gas. earlier in the day there was minor damage as protesters stormed a bank and threw paper. police say an estimated 3,000 took part in marches and rallies in oakland yesterday and the vast majority did so

peacefully. may day protesters in san francisco still in a stand off with police now after occupying a vacant building. the mostly peaceful protest turned violent when one man threw pipes from a roof. another man was arrested for felony assault for allegedly throwing bricks. one man in the crowd reported to be an occupy protester himself had a minor injury. amy hollyfield is following report in our next half hour. this morning golden gate ferry service should be back to normal following a half day labor strike. we were there live yesterday morning as workers picketed the larkspur ferry terminal. service was suspended from sausalito and larkspur to san francisco until the afternoon. workers are locked in a labor dispute with the transportation district. stay with abc7 news for the latest we'll bring developments during the

newscast and get updates any time of day at abc7news.com. former san francisco sheriff on the list of witnesses the city plans to call before the ethics commission against suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. the city claims the former sheriff michael hennessey will testify about communications with mirkarimi on his acts of domestic violence. mirkarimi's campaign manager will also be questioned about phone calls made to a key witness that would be mirkarimi's neighbor ivory madison. >> you are thinking it is a communication trying to dissuade miss madison? >> at this point, that what we believe. we are interested in hearing about her possession on that. >> mirkarimi's attorney says the mayor's witness list seems like to create a circus atmosphere. mirkarimi's list comes out next week. the san jose city council is deadlocked on the mayor's effort to reduce retirement

benefits to most future city hires. the plan calls trimming benefits beginning july 1st, for all city workers except police and firefighters. the 5-5 vote last night came up short. san jose's proposed budget begins with a surplus of nine million dollars. the managers proposed budget would operate four new libraries and new community center. it keeps 21 school crossing guards on duty staffs a state park and provides police with two million dollars for gang prevention. we find out today whether cal-state faculty members approved a strike. the leaders of california's three higher education systems are predicting future economic doom if the state doesn't restore college funding soon. the executives of the uc, cal-state and community colleges say they support the governor's tax plan that plan

would include hikes on people who make a quarter of a million dollars a year or more. school officials are urging lawmakers to cut spending on prisons. bars, clubs and restaurants in walnut creek are about to face new rules. a council approved a controversial new ordinance requiring the businesses to follow specific alcohol regulations. if they don't, those businesses could have their hours of operation cut or closed down. the law is meant to give the city a way to go after and shutdown problem establishments opponents say it violates their rights. the law comes after several reports of drunken violence at several downtown hot spots. we started the week warm then baby steps down. >> no hot spots this morning, cool spots. >> absolutely, cooler weather this morning. good morning. we have breezes blowing in there's a small wind chill, doppler dry may not basketball

that 24 hours from now. winds blowing out of the southwest at hayward 10, south concord 14 southwest fairfield 15 west wind at sfo 16 north wind only nine miles per hour now at half moon bay. everybody else around three miles per hour or lower. still, a lot of us dealing with winds and cooler conditions, by 8:00 this morning we'll still be at our lows, which is low 40s around napa, fairfield, santa rosa, everybody else in the mid 40s to around 50. as we head towards noon, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s along the coast san francisco, oakland, san rafael, low to mid 60s elsewhere. 4:00, you still see patchy clouds along the coast 57 half moon bay low to mid 60s around the bay shore mid to upper 60s inland. as soon as the sun stars to lose the angle it gets cool quickly most of us by 7:00 mid to upper 50s. light drizzle is possible tonight especially along the

coast and north bay a few scattered showers for all of us tomorrow warmer weather begins friday through the weekend. good morning. accident-wise looking good around the bay area. roadwork on the peninsula 101 both directions through palo alto, lanes blocked until 5:00 this morning. looks like they are starting to clear and open the lanes now to clear that roadwork there. is slowing in both directions. i can show with you the waze traffic app that it looks lake they are picking it up, one of the traffic spotters reported a standstill 18 minutes ago. usually when they start to clear the lanes they sometimes stop traffic that was 18 minutes ago there's still slowing through the scene. everything should be cleared by 5:00, looks like they are picking up the construction now. elsewhere, i want to take you to contra costa county looking good southbound 680 walnut creek towards highway 24 as you head towards danville from

south main, there's lanes scheduled to be blocked until 5:00 as well. you can always get the latest traffic information real-time by downloading our free traffic app, abc7news.com/waze is the place to get it. 4:41. still ahead, the coast guard set the timetable for ending a ban on ocean yacht races outside the bay. new agency getting involved in the investigation into a deadly accident. north bay county's new demand for . we'll be right back. 3q every type of stain is different

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welcome back. coolest weather today traveling the lower 48 pacific northwest mid to upper 80s seattle, portland and boston. 80s from d.c., chicago, denver south 90 in phoenix. we have a lot of areas that could have severe weather but right now they are not affecting any major airports nor regional airports here nor three major airports around the bay area everybody on time. abc7news.com our flight tracker at the bottom. 4:48. the taliban is claiming responsibility for new deadly attacks on foreigners and civilians in afghanistan this morning. militants say they were sending a clear message to president obama, hours after he wrapped up his surprise

visit. katie marzullo is live with the latest. >> reporter: right now president obama is on his way back to washington, d.c.. in his wake, a suicide car bomber and taliban militants attacked a compound housing hundreds of foreigners, at least seven kill, 17 hurt most of the wounded were children on their way to school. -- nato says all of the attackers were killed. the taliban says attack was in response to the president's visit. some say that is highly unlikely because the taliban could not have plan add attack so quickly. president obama may the surprise trip yesterday before dawn in afghanistan he gave the first ever presidential address from inside a war zone. what >> the president: the goal that i set to defeat al-qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. we broke the taliban's momentum. we built strong afghan security forces. >> reporter: while there the president sign add exit

strategy agreement with president karzai. it says the u.s. will pull out 23,000 troops, turn over security to afghanistan in 2014. but, help with counterterrorism and military support through 2024. there will be no permanent u.s. military bases in afghanistan. the president should be landing at andrews air force base sometime this morning. katie marzullo, news that. newt gingrich is planning to officially end his campaign for the republican presidential nomination today. he has a video up this morning on his website thanks supporters. last week he indicated thed he would leave the leave the race after poor showings in five primaries. his campaign is more than four million dollars in debt. mitt romney's national security spokesman has resigned following attacks from conservatives because he's openly gay. he's been an adviser to foreign policy hawks, including former u.n.

ambassador bolton. the romney campaign says it is disappointed with his decision. janet napolitano says so far there is no allegations to support evidence of another stripper scandal involving secret service in el salvador. after 12 were accused in a prostitution scandal last month ahead of president obama's visit to colombia. napolitano says she doesn't believe there is a broader problem with the agency's culture. security seeners in new jersey made a surprising discovery in the luggage of a passenger bound for san francisco, three land mine casings, two packed with shrapnel. fortunately none had detonators. the passenger says she was attending an explosives demonstration. she was allowed to rebook her flight minus the mine casings. any problems getting out or in for folks at sfo this morning? >> i don't think. a little bumpy maybe because

of the winds other than that not much cloud cover that's why it is cooler from vollmer peak, emeryville in the foreground, san francisco in the background as we look west from the east bay hills this morning, 41 in santa rosa and napa, cooler spots the rest of us upper 40s to low 50s warmest redwood city oakland and antioch san francisco 48 san jose 49 around 50 monterey, watsonville, salinas. as we head into the afternoon, cooler than average high clouds and sun today as a cold front approaches that will bring thicker clouds tonight and patchy drizzle possible for tomorrow's morning commute and scattered showers for all of us tomorrow. not much of a change from yesterday. yesterday was cool enough. san francisco 61, two degrees warmer, fremont 66, san jose 60 noon the same.

along the coast the coolest and breeziest again, mid to upper 50s, low 60s around san francisco and richmond mid to upper 60s around the bay shore into the south bay sprinkling of low 70s east bay napa santa rosa 59 monterey, mid 60s santa cruz, watsonville, salinas, may get to 70 around morgan hill and gilroy breezy around those areas. mid 70s through the central valley cooler weather farther inland 81 fresno sierra sunny 60 tahoe 71 yosemite morning clouds will keep l.a. and san diego stuck in the mid 60s this afternoon, palm springs the warm spot you are dropping down to 84. tough game last night lost 2-1 cool breezes 7:15 first pitch, 58, dropping to 53 high clouds overhead will keep our

temperature up tonight most of news the upper 40s to near 50 -- most of us in the upper 40s to near 50. you saw the rain to the north tonight that is coming in on this jet stream you can see high cloud as head, cool sea breeze going to keep temperatures below average today. this system will bring us our chance of showers tomorrow. best chance for drizzle in the morning north bay along the coast a few scattered showers will start to move into the north bay around noon then slowly spread across the entire area as that cold front moves through. scattered, not everybody will receive them iffñ

quarter -- abc7news.com/waze is a place to get our free traffic app you can avoid delays for your commute. california's population is growing but not by much. the state finance department puts the number of people living in the golden state at under 37.7 million. increase of about 250,000

compared to a year ago. increase is less than 1%. the state's latest cities including san francisco, san jose and los angeles, all posted smaller population gains. that should be the largest cities. new report shows more teenagers are smoking marijuana and the numbers may surprise you. to the partnership at drug-free.org 1 in 10 teenagerses lighting up a joint, 20 or more times every month that number is double what it was three years ago. the good news is researchers say use of harder drugs like cocaine and meth have stabilized. prescription drugs 1 in 10 teens are using them down from 1 in 7 in 2010. today is the start of the summer spare the air season. >> it is. >> the smog that you have to watch out for. today not an issue.

time may be running out for occupy protesters who have taken over a vacant building. we are live at the scene with the latest. protest violence leaves big cleanup in downtown oakland. milestone engineers will reach today in construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. facebook sets a date for its initial public offering the huge haul it could take in, next.