closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc good morning i'm kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. richmond police are looking for those responsible for a huge marijuana grow they discovered it this morning in a warehouse. >> amy hollyfield is there. police are not arresting the person living with the pot plants? >> reporter: that's right. she was living here. she said she nu -- she knew there were marijuana plants here but police are letting her go the police spent the morning loading up the bed of a pick-up truck with marijuana plants while the person who

was living here, watched. she told police the plants did not belong to her. >> we did have a person on scene acting as a watch guard. she is trying to get ahold of the person responsible for the warehouse. >> reporter: the woman told us she needed a place to stay after she was the victim of an armedburg . she says she has been here a few months and says the plans are not hers. police think the district attorney will be more interested in the owner. they are going to hold off on arresting her. they admit her calls to the owner of the plants will probably go unanswered. >> >> reporter: the woman call 9113:30 this morning -- this morning because the warehouse was on fire. firefighters discovered the huge grow. police say there were 2100 plants inside. one resident heard about it, but said it was so unbelievable he had to see it.

>> i never thought nothing like that was going on. that is ironic there >> reporter: pg&e shut the power off once officials realized the high level of use. people who live in the area says everyone in the neighborhood knows everyone, but no one suspected a thing. >> they were open. nobody knew. nobody knew nothing. and it is crazy that nobody knew in the hood like that. >> reporter: police say they have the name of the person who these plants belong to. now that they've finished emptying out the warehouse they are going to go and look for that person. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. breaking news in san small gas leak just forced evacuation of part of contra costa college. the leak is near the library. a spokesman says they've moved a few hundred students to the northside until pg&e is able to shut off the valve which the utility says should be

happening within minutes. in dublin police looking for the driver of a dark colored mercedes who hit a bicyclist and left the scene last night. police say the man was between 55 and 60. investigators found a piece of the car in the area and determined it was from a 2010 or 2011 mercedes benz. it may be a black car and likely have front end damage. >> two standoffs ended differently this morning. in oakland two armed carjackers got away following a four hourlong police search. the suspects pistol-whipped a driver and stole his car. police chased them until they crashed and ran. the suite team sealed off the area looks like they -- the s.w.a.t. team sealed off the area looks like they got away before the barricades went up with >> in richmond an armed man

turned himself in he was wanted for attempted murder near hilltop mall earlier this year, no one was injured. a man shot overnight has died. he was found on sunnyvale avenue with gunshot wounds to his upper body. if you know anything about in case police give the -- please give the police a call. today marks the two month anniversary of the disappearance of a morgan hill teenager. volunteers are out again right now searching for sierra lamar. investigators are also interviewing people. terry mcsweeney is in morgan hill with latest. >> reporter: volunteers just wrapped up searching this field a few minutes ago. about a mile from here at the search center they are getting word about witnesses and international news coverage and it is -- the mother of

sierra lamar on this two month anniversary of her disappearance. >> it has been a long two months. and we ask that you [ inaudible ] >> reporter: everyday begins with a prayer at the sierra lamar search center. her mother is here as she is most days. her faith strong she says and her spirits lifted by word from investigators of progress in the search for her girl. >> witnesses. >> reporter: they have witnesses who saw something related to the car or something else? >> that i can't comment on. >> reporter: there's witnesses they are talking to? >> yes. >> reporter: this comes on the heels of the announcement this month of the recovery of a red and black volkswagen last week the story was on "america's most wanted" today more media coverage as her mother awaits the arrival of a reporter from the bbc. >> it is great the bbc is coming this morning to help release more coverage.

i feel that that station has a different audience. >> reporter: until see rather is home searchers vow to beat the bushes looking for clues this field has been searched a number of times crews are back again today. >> the searches over the years have found that a lot of times, people miss things and going back to it sometimes makes the difference. >> reporter: for many the desire to make a difference is based on their status as mothers and fathers. >> i can just imagine how the family feels, i don't know if i could handle something like this. >> reporter: the santa clara county sheriff's office will only say they have no comment on what the investigation is doing now. what they are asking witnesses or if they have witnesses. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. the defense team just rested in morning in the high profile corruption trial against former presidential candidate john edwards.

his attorneys decided not to have him testify or his mistress rielle hunter. closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow. prosecutors say edwards masterminded a conspiracy to use merely a million dollars of campaign cash to hide his then pregnant mistress during his run for the white house in 2008. if convicted he faces up to 30 years. big news that from facebook it is boosting the size of the initial public offering by 25% designed to take advantage of strong demand by investors facebook says unloading more shares will boost the total number from 337 million to 421 million shares are set to start trading on the nasdaq friday. massachusetts lawmaker urging mark zuckerberg to come home. he has published an open letter in the menlo park patch touting virtues of setting up

shop in massachusetts. zuckerberg founded facebook in his harvard dorm room. the congressman takes a jab at california contrasting the state's multi-billion dollar deficit with massachusetts's balanced budget. still ahead, san jose fire department r08s out a new piece of equipment designed to do more with less. how actress halle berry wants president obama to help protect her children and those of other celebrities. a big fine -- [ unintelligible ] copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure.

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. president obama is calling on congress to do more to help small businesses this morning during a discussion in washington. he wants congress to pass legislation to give businesses a 10% income tax credit if they create new jobs or increase wages this year. he brought that 12 inch hoagie to the white house for lunch. sketchers shoe company has agreed to a 40 million dollars for false advertising its shape-up shoes. showing the shoes curved bottom would help people lose weight and tone muscles settlement will provide refunds to customers it also includes the company's resistance runner and toner

shoes sketchers does not admit to any wrongdoing. actress halle berry is asking for president obama's help against the paparazzi. last week she was in a con tpraopb with photographers outside her daughter's -- preschool. she is calling for a federal law. legal experts say photographers are within their rights to shoot photos and video of anybody on public streets. after last week's incident berry has expressed interest in moving to france where the privacy laws are more strict. joanne white is putting out a different fire. a judge has declared her a deadbeat divorcee and ordered she pay $3300 a month for spousal support her ex-husband automatically deducted from her paycheck. she said she stopped paying 14 months ago after he choked one

of his sons in a drunken rage. >> san jose fire department taking new approach to responding to emergencies. the department unveiled program being used for low priority calls keeping the department's larger engines and trucks available for fires. the program uses vehicles the fire department already has with two-person squads instead of the typical four-person team. >> our engine is out now on a call if another comes the squad can pick it up in this area so the next engine isn't coming from a different district so we can respond in a timely manner. >> that pilot program is now operating out of five san jose fire stations. the department is going to evaluate the program's effectiveness after a year. >> mike with the forecast will tell you whether you should keep waiting for sun. >> here in san francisco we still have a couple more minutes also at the airport where we have flight arrival at sfo. san jose oakland the sun is

coming out. cooling trend the next couple days before a warmer weekend. internet chatter heating up about the appear 's next generation iphone how it may look different. i'm katie marzullo, organizers of the golden gate bridge 75th anniversary party has announced the final details of the event they are hoping for better weather

moments ago organizers of the golden gate brim's 75th anniversary -- celebration announced final plans. katie marzullo joins us where a lot of festivities are going to take place. >> reporter: peel are going to see a little bit of everything but it is going to be completely different than the 50th anniversary, if you remember that there is not going to be a bridge walk there is going to be just about everything else under the sun. >> 75 is a big birthday so wee we are going to have a big party to celebrate our favorite local icon. >> reporter: may 27th, is the

day festivities all day if 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. from fort point to pier 39. artists will create bridge inspired works, tent and stage set up and watercraft parade. no way to know how many thousands will show up. one thing is for sure. >> dive something crowded down here on an -- driving is crowded down here on an average weekend it will be impossible to park there's no event parking. >> reporter: organizers suggest walking, biking or public transit come prepared and bring your patience. >> it will be a slow exit people should come well prepared, warmly dressed, well hydrated and plan for a long, slow exit. >> reporter: a small price to pay for a free one in a lifetime event. >> here we are 75 years later celebrating. >> reporter: the grand finale is a big fireworks show the best place to see it would be

from fort point to east marina green there are lots of other advantage points those details plus more on abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. katie marzullo, abc7 news. looks like that marine layer hanging tougher in the city around the golden gate bridge. >> we do want it to clear up for the big celebration. let's look outside, we look from emeryville towards san francisco you can see a few breaks starting to develop over the east bay shoreline a lot of breaks as we need the east bay valleys looking from vollmer peak you can see some of the clouds and their retreat. visible satellite you can see over the last couple of hours how quickly it is going away stubborn at the coast today, going to keep your temperatures cooler. 54 at half moon bay.

north bay valleys just now clearing out. east bay and south bay in the 60s to 72 in antioch monterey bay, 65 watsonville. 70 gilroy. i think we'll have an afternoon full of sun everywhere except the coast, cloudy tonight. cooler thursday and friday afternoon warmer weather even out to the coast for the weekend. today one degree warmer in concord at 79 three in fremont four in oakland san francisco and san jose santa rosa 77° today seven degrees warmer than yesterday mid to upper 70s south bay san jose and cupertino 75° peninsula low 70s to start clouds stubborn around millbrae and san mateo mid to upper 50s along the coast today more sundown town south san francisco this afternoon 60, 63 sausalito, 72

san rafael mid to upper 70s north bay valleys mid 80s clear lake, cloverdale, 30° cooler at the beaches bodega bay today 55. 65 richmond up to 71 in fremont in between 68 in oakland in the east bay valleys, 80s pittsburg, antioch and brentwood. low 60s monterey and carmel upper 60s the rest of the monterey bay. traveling the state today sierra 73, mid 80s chico and sacramento, palm springs 107. cardinals in town for a two game set before we take on the a's or the a's take on the giants for the weekend increasing clouds 7:15 first pitch 61 dropping to 55 tonight temperatures there mostly cloudy in the low to mid 50s weak cold front will steer winds back onshore and less sunshine tomorrow temperatures four to six

degrees cooler away from the coast it won't be as breezy friday still temperatures cool then more sunshine saturday to tuesday, low 80s inland mid 70s around the bay low 60s at the coast that will be 5 to 8° warmer than today. in the next hour president obama will award the medal of honor to a u.s. serviceman killed during the after the military lost his paperwork in 19 0 he charged -- in 1970 he drew enemy fire away from his fellow soldiers. he died after lobbing a grenade into an enemy bunker. the citation ended up lost in the pentagon's bureaucracy until it was found. attend today's ceremony. apple is reportedly moving toward larger iphone screens.

the company has ordered four inch screens apple has never changed the size of the screen it has always been 3 1/2 inches since 2007. production on the new iphone is set to start next month apple specials to debut that new phone later this year. >> in arkansas a boy who has a rare medical condition can now go to class thanks to technology. he has a condition associated with muscle weakness. it leaves his body so weak he can't eat or breathe on his own. but the school district has purchased a robot that allows him to virtually sit in class with other students. the robot is equipped with a camera that allows him to participate with his class. >> incoming video conference. >> zack got to sit in on a science experiment, for the first time. the speech path was there with him. and they had turned down the

volume because zack wanted to keep interrupting the class because he was so excited about being there. >> zack is testing the robot everyday for a few hours at a time he hopes to participate on a daily basis, next year. we'll be right back.

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before we go, mike has developing news. beach bacteria warning for stillwater cove near beach through at least friday morning. >> that going to