silt friday morning, thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. investigators trying to figure out what caused a grass fire in presidio. a driver saw flames before 2 a.m. near the presidio golf course the fire was put out a

short time later only 50 feet of grass burned. a group that raised funds to keep a popular park open will demand donations be refunded after the discovery of tens of millions of dollars hidden in the state agency in charge of parks at a time when parks are being closed due to budget cuts. terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with the story. >> reporter: it was upsetting these groups, 54 million dollars has been found in the state parks' fund and it is looking like maybe none of it is going to save these parks scheduled foreclosure. take a look at pictures, some people are -- saying it is unbelievable the money wouldn't be going for parks slated foreclosure. henry hill park was on the hit list until a fund stepped in and raised 27 -- $279,000, privately raised a promise from the group to raise the

same amount for the next two years. that deal might be off the table. >> if we don't get assurances from the legislature they will move these funds back into the state parks we will -- >> reporter: state parks director has stepped down, one week ago today. other non-profits want their money back including forecast rock state park. the preservation fund is giving state until september 30th, to make a decision. today in san jose, there is going to be a news conference so people are get to -- are going to get the message out the state has to be something about the money raised privately and that money in that undisclosed fund in sacramento. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. in a few hours the police say the man who caused a horrific road rage accident in fremont is scheduled back in

court. last week the 21-year-old told the judge he could not afford a lawyer a public defender was assigned. he lost control of his car nine days ago, barely missing a toddler slamming into the little boy's mom and sister if a stroller. the mom and child are okay and he faces two felony counts, including reckless driving causing bodily injury. sheriff looks for more potential victims after arresting a man suspected of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. they say he befriended the girl at a shopping center. offered her a ride home an had sex with her. her family confronted pollack at a convenience store last night where deputies arrested him. he ly moved to the area from tennessee. he drives a 1993 red toyota with a tennessee plate and often visited the shopping center. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. somebody is calling

residents and business owners saying they are raising money for the fire department. the san francisco fire department says it is a scam. two people have been contacted, one by e-mail, one by phone a merchant got a call asking for nearly $200 to pay for a fire department yearbook. he was told the department does not solicit donations. oakland city officials say their police officers are wrong about their radio system breaking down while president obama was in town early they are week. officers claimed the system crashed during his speech at the fox theater monday night and they couldn't communicate with other officers in the room. city officials responded saying no officer in the theater was affected. city officials say the problem began when an air conditioning unit on one of the radio towers went down causing an antenna to fail. they insist it didn't happen until long after the president

left town. palo alto police looking for the person who pulled a gun on a man riding his bike home from work. all the robber got was a cell phone and small amount of cash. he was wearing a black hoodie, had a black handgun on the bike path between the town and country center. police want you to call if you recognize that person. newark police continue to hunt for four armed men who robbed a jewelry store in a shopping mall around 12:15 yesterday inside the newpark mall. they stormed in the store and smashed display cases, grabbing merchandise. one fired a gun, nobody was hit. police believe the robbers ran through a jc penney store before hopping into two stores. san francisco archbishop set to make major announcement this morning. no word on what he is going to announce.

he had the double bypass surgery last october after experiencing chest pains while vacationing in long beach. the 76-year-old was appointed archbishop of san francisco by pope benedict xvi in 2005. mayor lee is the latest city leader to come out against chick-fil-a. people had been speaking out an clothes the nation about chick-fil-a's efforts to build restaurants in their neighborhood because of the company's ceo's stance against same-sex marriage. the mayor sent out this tweet: it is 5:07. don't know if you remember pictures of the presidio fire. that looked like light rain coming down rather than mist or drizzle. >> mike? >> split hairs the difference between drizzle and rain it has to do with the size of the

drop it did look -- for the most drizzle this morning even mist not all of us are getting it as you can see on live doppler closer you get to the bay and to the ocean you are going to see some. winds another big factor gusting up to 35 in fairfield we have a stout sea breeze up through the san pablo bay into the delta that's why so much cloud cover and why the area is so humid with that mist and drizzle. temperatures in the 50s. lunch hour clouds back at the coast temperatures upper 50s, mid 60s around the bay low self teeth inland. by 4:00, clouds stubborn at the coast where they will be at 4:00, 60 for you, low 70s around the bay upper 70s inland. 7:00 hour, friday heading out, upper 60s inland, mid 60s around the bay upper 50s at the coast, everybody might need a light jacket.

tree and recognize we'd low, grass and mold -- tree and ragweed low, grass and mold high. good morning. san rafael live shot southbound taillights past the civic center on 101, roadwork in the northbound direction through cortamadera, repaving should be picked up by 5:30. elsewhere light traffic at the bay bridge toll no metering lights, no problems upper deck into san francisco incline section looking good. update on this accident at hilltop in richmond eastbound 80 has been cleared out of lanes and you will find traffic getting by that accident on the shoulder. elsewhere around the bay, situation on the peninsula southbound 280 past hick an accident that too out of lanes.

-- this weekend we have the nhra races at sonoma raceway expect a lot of traffic on highway 37, also on highways 101 marin and highway 80 in vallejo too if you are headed to the races expect delays past there. giants taking on the dodgers too. next, twitter and facebook stumble but google previews the if you the money report, next. one of the nation's largest banks accused of defrauding members of the military. what it will pay to settle with the government. >> first, we want to thank you -- [ unintelligible ] >> for every new like we get one dollar guess do help bay area foster kids go to facebook.com/abc7news

good morning. ford recall widens now involves nearly half a million escape and maverick suv's from a decade ago more than a dozen crashes and one death blamed on sticky throttles. new cars using less gas. average for new cars in the first half of this year was under 24 miles a gallon up a mile from a year ago as carmakers prepare to meet tougher government standards. facebook's stock lost about a

third of its initial value the first earnings report shows revenue up but profits disappointing one reason is users are shifting to mobile devices which cuts into ad revenue. with more and more men shopping new york city supermarket catering to them with a man aisle stocked with razors, chips, hot sauce and condoms. i'm rob nelson. good friday morning. capital one bank has agreed to pay 12 million dollars to settle allegations that it violated federal laws that protect members of the military. the justice department says capital one wrongly foreclosed on homes and improperly repossessed cars. the bank wrongfully sued service members and refused to lower interest rates on credit cards and car loans. under the settlement, capital one will pay at least $125,000 to each service member whose home was foreclosed and

$10,000 for each car illegally repossessed. amid security fears, political gaffes and last minute preparations athletes are ready to compete in the much anticipated london olympics. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: they are rehearsing in london, the 42 million dollar opening ceremony extravaganza is hours away. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the city is on edge about the games. this didn't help. >> it is hard to know just how well it will turn out. >> reporter: mitt romney's comments to nbc set off a firestorm in london. his remarks led the news, the city's mayor reacted in front of 60,000. >> a guy called mitt romney wants to know whether we are ready. are we ready! >> reporter: romney later clarified his comment he admitted he made mistakes when he led the 2002 salt lake city

games. >> i made a few mistakes all overwhelmed by the many things that the athletes carry out. >> reporter: is london ready? >> absolute top priority, must be to keep people safe. >> reporter: british prime minister cameron says security plans include extra police on the ground, in the sky and on the water. the british military also helping. there were jitters earlier in the week, fighter jet scrambled to meet a plane that lost communication and the evacuation of a mall near the olympic park after a fire alarm went off. whether london is ready or not, the athletes say they are ready to go for the gold. tahman bradley, abc news. stay with abc7 news for the latest olympic results for team u.s.a. and your other favorite countries. on air we are going to announce a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know, no problem you have time to turn away. on our social media we will be posting results you have to

click a link to see them so you won accidentally find out results. find us at facebook.com/abc7news and follow us on twitter at abc7 news bay area you can always find us at abc7news.com. 5:17 now. you can always find mike nicco right there with the forecast. good morning. watch outgoing to be a slick start this morning for some of us as the moisture is plenty, drizzle along the coast, mist around the bay, i didn't need the windshield wipers eric and kristen did gives you an idea what is waiting for you when you step out flags blowing to the east we have that nice sea breeze on the ferry building this morning. ceiling not so low we can't see the bay bridge going to cause problems, i think we'll have flight arrival delays into sfo announced in 50 minutes or so. you can see how unorganized

the wet weather is, real small pockets here and there, except for along the coast. late sunshine, another cooler than average afternoon, probably one of the last in the forecast overcast tonight could be moisture tomorrow morning by tomorrow afternoon the warming trend begins check out temperatures today compared to average four degrees cooler, 64 in san francisco, oakland 68, five degrees cooler than average, napa and san jose at 77. redwood city one of the farthest from your average high about 9° cooler when you have that 74 today. cloud cover extensive throughout the morning hours by noon out of the bay or i should say inland valleys, by 1:00 out of bay, slivers of sun along the coast, 50s,

start down in the south bay mid to upper 70s like that 77 in cupertino and san jose. 69 in millbrae low to mid 70s the rest of the peninsula. good morning half moon bay, 62 one of the warmer spots along the coast. mid 60s downtown south san francisco, 60 at stinson beach mid to upper 70s north bay valleys. 69 richmond. east bay valleys, 70s upper 70s to mid 80s towards antioch and brentwood. 80 morgan hill, monterey should see sun in the afternoon 64. at&t park dodgeers in town, three games -- behind us mostly cloudy, 60 dropping to 56. temperatures jump tomorrow four to six degrees, couple more degrees sunday seasonal

averages morning clouds giving way to afternoon sun monday through thursday. good morning. i thought we would go to the san mateo bridge taillights headed westbound you are in company there traffic is flowing smooth fully hayward towards foster city and the other direction headed up the incline section no problems good commute between the peninsula and east bay. bay bridge toll metering lights off. it is early and traffic is lightheaded on the upper deck no problems in-- incline section through the ten if you are traveling this morning, all mass transit getting off to a great start. no delays here if you are headed out update for you eastbound at richmond 80 accident cleared out of lanes on the shoulder. if you are headed to the maze from the carquinez bridge less than 20 minutes. highway 4 beginning to up out of antioch not bad towards

concord. altamont pass smooth sailing this morning. we are getting developing news out of san francisco where there's a big mess right now because of this. look at this video, we are told a car hit a fire hydrant on castro and henry streets. you can see the gushing fountain as a result. it happened before 2 a.m.. firefighters are still on the scene working on how to turn this off. we are told the water is still running. we don't know of injuries. you can see the car that presumably hit that fire hydrant. amy hollyfield is heading to the scene and will bring latest in a live report. are you ready for some football? let me rephrase, you are ready for football. 49ers head into training camp today, expectations are high. hear from them, next >> update on "good morning america" host robin roberts. she has been having serious health issues. today she announces when she

is going to take time off from the show. man aisle. it's stocked with things like razors, chips, hot sauce, and condoms. that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson.

good morning. 5:24 on the abc7 morning news this is an example of that mist we've been telling but. live look of the golden gate bridge, a little wet and cars passing through, mike is tracking where this precipitation is he will tell you more coming up. new health update from "good morning america" host robin roberts this morning. robin plans to take medical leave around the end of august for her bone marrow transplant. she announced last month she has a blood and bone marrow disease after beating breast cancer five years ago. robin says friends will be

subbing for her during her absence. they include, barbara walters, diane sawyer, katie couric and kelly rip pavement this afternoon -- randy moss is scheduled to speak for the first time since he signed with the team in march. today the 49ers will hold their first practice of training camp, as you saw appearance in the nfc championship game which they didn't make expectations high this year. davis said he will be disappointed if the team doesn't get to the super bowl. >> i have high hopes for this team, high expectations that is something we have to live up to as a team. we have a lot of talent. we have a lot of guys [ inaudible ] >> 9ers play first preseason game august 10th, against

vikings. first regular season game september 9th, lambeauq7 field against the packers. you will be able to 9ers and raids thursday night football. 9ers against seahawks -- [ unintelligible ] that game will be december 6th, the thursday night football here on abc7. 5:26. following developing news in san francisco. firefighters on the scene of this very wet mess in the castro district after a car crashed into a fire hydrant. we are live at the scene with the latest. state park scandal and discovery of millions in hidden money. demand that group -- settlement pg&e has reached with some of the

families devastated by the san bruno explosion and fire. temperatures like yesterday. fives and 60s along the coast, 60s and 70s around the bay. definitely hotter across most of the country. st. louis back around 100, 90s new york, d.c. and atlanta, 107 phoenix, low to mid 70s portland and seattle. several areas in yellow, possibility of severe weather. all major airports across the lower 48 on time. i expect delays at sfo. when i find out i will let you know.

>> reporter: a mess in the castro a car hit a fire hydrant sending water all over the place that story coming up. also, tense hours for people in a santa rosa neighborhood after the s.w.a.t. team is called to deal with a man firing a gun. construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge takes another big step forward. -- [ inaudible ]

>> 5:30 thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. firefighters are working to cap a hydrant after a car crashed into it this morning causing a huge fountain now, big mess. amy hollyfield is live at castro and henry streets. how are they doing? >> reporter: they've stopped the flow of water the gushing is over. take a look there's the fire hydrant there in the back of the pick-up truck it is out of here. this driver just knocked it over and crews have loaded it up. look at this video when the car hit the hydrant it knocked it off and triggered water at castro and henry street 2:00 this morning. the man working on the water situation told me police took the driver out of here, he appeared to be drunk. residents never lost water,

crews say they may have lost some pressure. they just got the hydrant capped. did it create a mess and a challenge for a couple of hours. but, they have resolved the situation. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you. 5:32 now. a few hours from now, the non-profit group that raised nearly $300,000 to keep a popular south bay state park open will demand state lawmakers return the public's donations or make sure it is used on the park. governor brown's administration discovered 54 million dollars in hidden money in the park department's account. the foundation says the money could have been used to keep 70 parks off the budget chopping block. henry park near morgan hill was on that list until the non-profit raised money to keep the park open. terry mcsweeney will have a live report coming up in our

next half hour. a 2-year-old boy is being treated for third degree burns after falling into a fire pit in marin county it happened last night at dillon beach a fire department spokesman says the boy fell backwards into the pit he suffered burns on his lower back. the family members were with the toddler when the accident happened. an ambulance was called for bodega bay which is 20 miles away. pg&e settled lawsuits with two families that lost lives of loved ones in the san bruno pipeline explosion two years ago. >> san mateo county superior court judge approved the deal yesterday for an undisclosed amount. attorneys have negotiated agreements with pg&e peg in 50 cases. more than 400 suits filed by survivors who lost relatives in the 2010 explosion. santa rosa man faces several felony charges after five hour standoff with the sonoma s.w.a.t. team.

officials say they received the report before 6:00 last night from a man who said he heard gunshots from his roommate's bedroom. deputies say the 48-year-old man refused to come the out of the house all other residents were evacuated. 11 p.m. a remote controlled robot was sent into the house and found him lying near a bed intoxicated and unresponsive. he was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation. bike rider accused of killing an elderly pedestrian in san francisco's castro district is due back in court today. 36-year-old chris bucchere pleaded not guilty to felony vehicular man lauter -- vehicular manslaughter last month. he's free on he's accused of running into a 71-year-old man when he was in the crosswalk at market and castro last march he died a few days later. prosecutors say bucchere made no effort to stop or slow

down. this morning a glimpse of things to come on the new bay bridge caltrans lit up 24,000 individual l.e.d. lights on the completed eastern section. the state-of-the-art lights were created just for the bridge when both sides are completed 1500 fixtures will house 48,000 l.e.d.'s creating a flat white light that does not shine into opposing traffic. better for an iowa-based lighting company designed the special lighting. >> what we use for l.e.d.'s individually aimed and visored. you create basically the ability to pain the road surface as opposed to throwing a bunch of light at it. >> the new about is on schedule to open labor day weekend, next year. >> seems to be high-tech in almost every dimension, including those lights. >> after all this time and money, that's good. >> looking forward it to.

>> time for a check on the weather forecast mist and drizzle out there definitely off to a moist start, good morning, good news, not widespread and not very heavy as doppler shows you right now. visibility, lowest at the coast 2 1/2 miles at half moon bay horizontal everywhere reporting stations okay a lot of cloud cover still think we'll have issues at sfo through the morning as you can see the cloud cover and best chance of wet weather along the coast through 7:00 in higher elevations in the 50s mild start by noon temperatures running in the 60s and 70s inland sunshine by noon just pulling out of the bay between noon and 1:00, that's why you still in the 60s cloudy at noon in the 50s. a few areas of sun breakthrough the clouds along the coast by 4:00 -- a few 80s inland. by 7:00, grab a coat,

temperatures 50s at the coast, 60s around the bay, 60s and 70s inland. over the next three days warmth building back into the forever castaway from the coast. at the coast, mid 60s with a little more sun, around the bay top out in the mid to upper 70s. upper 80s to near 90 a little closer to where we should be for this time of the year. tomorrow four to six degree jump in temperatures and a couple more degrees inland as we round out weekend sunday into monday good morning. shot now of the embarcadero here's what is going on, on sunday. the san francisco marathon you can expect many street closures, including the embarcadero the start and the finish in front of the ferry building that begins 7:45 in the morning. most road closures will be done by noon this goes throughout the entire city over the golden gate bridge, marina green, all throughout

san francisco sunday morning the marathon if you are coming to town early in the morning expect delays especially embarcadero and in friend of the ferry building that will be the start and finish, a lot going on around the bay area. right now live shot of southbound 101 through marin traffic starting to pick up past the civic center into southern marin no problems here's the golden gate bridge when you get there you will find mist and fog out of the waldo tunnel. did need my wipers this morning across the golden gate, no delays here, four lanes for your southbound commute direction. we have road hazard southbound 101 through gilroy some sort of tire and metal debris in lanes. gilroy garlic festival this weekend beginning today, heavy through the area. ironic the meteorologist is the only one who didn't have to use his wipers coming into work this morning. >> maybe he had some special connection. >> maybe. high school student sues

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welcome back. the family of a former albany high school student wants $10,000 over a c+ the student received in chemistry. a year from college and dreams of going to ucla and earn ago a until the teacher refused to let him make-up missed work. his family says it began when he missed labor to attend adoption hearing of his younger sister. he says the teacher agreed to let him make up the lab but ed her mind and gave him a failing grey. the family wants either an a+ or the opportunity to make up the missed work. >> they allowed a rogue teacher who deny him what he worked so hard for and earned. determine what schools he does or does not get admitted into and impact his ability to pursue his dreams.

>> well, the district officials have changed his c+ to a b. he has transfered to berkeley high where whaoes been getting all a's. neighbors in a central valley community are on alert this morning following a frightening encounter with way mountain lion deputies had to shoot and kill the animal after it tried to get into a home in turlock. the lion was spotted in a tree the homeowner heard a crash and thought somebody was trying to break into her house. deputies found the front door of the home was broken in but the house was clear they noticed the female mountain lion in that tree. the animal approached the officers who felt threatened and shot and killed it. authorities say the area is lion habitat. next, ford prepare goes aluminum. bloomberg business report is next. first heat now tornadoes. neighbors back east get

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>> welcome back. temperatures are a lot like yesterday, fives and 60s at the coast, 60s and 70s around the bay. 70s and 80s inland.

doppler is showing just how dry it is around the state today, a lot of sun, 86 in sacramento, low to mid 90s around chico and fresno. sierra sun and temperatures tahoe upper 70s to near 80 low to mid 90s around yosemite mostly sunny. near 80 in l.a. this weekend. low to mid 70s in san diego. 5:47. residents in the northeast are cleaning up today after heavy rains and tornadoes caused major problems. check this out, a funnel cloud loomed over new haven, connecticut yesterday, winds toppled trees and snapped electrical lines. 300,000 homes and businesses lost power in three states. heavy rains caused flash flooding in some areas, airlines cancelled more than 800 flights. significant discovery in the fight against aids. two men are h v-free after

undergoing bone marrow transplants. researchers in boston state findings suggest giving patients transplants while they are on and tie retro viral therapy could cause the virus. -- researchers warn further study needs to be done to proffer the patients are cured. state school leaders are reminding parents of 7th graders about an immunization law. california law requires all 7th graders be immunized against pertussis. lawmakers enacted the requirement after california had more than 9,000 cases of whooping cough in 2010 worst outbreak in 60 years. your health department can tell you where you can find low cost or free vaccinations stew. dents can be barred from school if they don't -- students can be barred from school if they don't get the shots. the man who made that catch, dwight clark joined

other current and former players at pasta bowl vi last >> in the 80s bill walsh always had us raising money. >> gel to raise funds to sigh pore the 49ers fund -- to -- to support the 49ers fund . >> the 49ers' foundation hoped to raise -- $160,000. [ talking over each other ] time for a check on the forecast. >> if you like it warm you might be cheering. -- [ unintelligible ]

>> i was thinking they weren't dressed properly for this morning's weather. [ talking over each other ] good morning. having fun on a friday. looking down at the marine layer clouds are stubborn again today as we have a stout onshore flow and mist and drizzle for your morning commute, live doppler showing that it is not widespread which is good news closer you are to the coast more likely you going to get wet and also higher elevations into the low hanging clouds, 61 mountain view, mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. sunshine late today, that means another cooler afternoon

overcast tonight, moist again with mist and drizzle possible, warming trend begins tomorrow afternoon and hangs out for the rest of the forecast. today we warm up a little, one degree warmer in oakland, 68, same in san francisco, 64. san jose 77, two degrees warmer. fremont 74, four degrees warmer. cloud cover hanging around the bay area by noon it is out of our inland valleys, by 1:00 out of bay at the coast we'll see a few breaks in the cloud cover during the afternoon. 50s to 80s what we have from the coast to inland in the south bay today mid to upper 70s, los gatos 80, up the peninsula, low to mid 70s, millbrae 69. pacifica and daly city cool spots along the coast 59 for you. 67 sausalito, bodega bay cloud cover and 58. inland temperatures are 20° warmer. east bay shore berkeley 66.

fremont 74. inland valleys upper 70s to mid 80s antioch and brentwood. monterey 64. santa cruz 71. gilroy no steaming garlic here not by temperatures, 78 mild from what it is usually during the festival that will happen all weekend. dodgers in town, 7:15 first pitch cloudy, breezy 56 bait end of the game. four to six -- degrees warmer tomorrow, two degrees warmer sunday mid 60s the rest of the forecast at the coast. near nine continue land. maybe flirting with the ac once or twice next week. good morning. san jose live shot of 280 headed northbound as you can see traffic light flowing smoothly from san jose towards cupertino out of the santa cruz mountains highway 17 no problems, no problems up

and over the summit, east shore freeway in company as you world your way past the golden gate fields area into the macarthur maze no significant slow downs, the commute is starting to pick up in ernest. here's the bay bridge toll, nothing going on here, nice and light -- light no metering lights, upper deck flowing smoothly. bart and muni, ace, all mass trarpbs it is getting off to a great start no delays and great alternative if you are headed out. elsewhere, an issue eastbound 80 hilltop that accident on the shoulder, you won't find significant slowing past the area eastbound maybe a little rubbernecking westbound. drive looking good to the maze less than 20 minutes out of antioch less than 10 minutes up and over the altamont pass no slowing into the livermore dublin pleasanton area. races this weekend sonoma raceway nhra races beginning

tomorrow, expect traffic along highway 37 from highway 80 over to 101 throughout the whole entire weekend due to races. 5:53. believe it or not despite storms hitting the nation, the drought problem is getting worse. >> here's jane king. good morning. u.s. drought problem rapidly intensifying more than 20% of the nation in the worst two stages of drought up almost 50% from last week. 90% of topsoil in six mid western states is now short of moisture, hurting crops and sparking growing concern about food prices. warner brothers delaying release of the film "gangster's club" by four months after that the movie shooting it contains a theme with bad guys shooting up a theater. starbucks blaming consumer

pull back especially in europe. super mario to the rescue yesterday, european central bank president pledging to preserve the euro that helped drive u.s. stocks higher. ford working on a pick-up truck with a mostly aluminum body to boost fuel economy. one of the biggest gambles in the automakers history includes manufacturing obstacles and convincing pick-up buy there's aluminum is as tough as steel. the discussion of having it ready by 2014 is premature. i'm jane king. 5:55. dozens marched through san francisco's financial district to show solidarity with people protesting against police in southern california. last night's demonstration started on the embarcadero then moved along washington street. the protesters rallied at the

spot where san francisco police shot and killed a man last week. officers say he was armed with a knife and stabbed a co-worker. activists accuse police of shooting him while he was handcuffed. police deny accusation. the march followed four nights of protest in anaheim two separate deadly police shootings over the weekend set off those clashes. crews will begin effort to eradicate an exotic species of fruit flies. the oriental fruit fly can harm more than 230 kinds of fruits and vegetables including many local crops. state workers will put out bait stations that will attract and kill the males. oakland turning to a pr campaign to polish the city's reputation and attract more tourists. >> oakland. >> oakland. >> to know it is to love. ♪ ♪ the ads are part of a

blitz by the visitor's bureau to bring more into people into the city using local celebrities and business owners to show there is more to the city than violence. "the new york times" ranked oakland as number five on the top 45 places in the world to see saying the new restaurants and bars beckon amid the great. next, we are continuing to follow developing news that broken hydrant sending water gushing into the sky in the castro district. we have the latest on the cleanup and suspected drunk driver held responsible. bay area mayor taking a stand on chick-fil-a as the fast food giant faces continuing scrutiny

good morning thanks for joining us on this