they were out dancing in the streets as they were playing the song "break rocks the usa" and that's when rocks started flying. >> they started shooting paint balls and throwing rocks. one guy had a thing in his hand and busted out the window. you see i have paint all over me and everything. >> campaign workers think the backlash toward the obama campaign stems from the recent medical crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries. oakland police followed the marchs but made no arrests. speaking of vandalism, police say two of their own car were hit near city hall early thursday. they say it was part of an attack to an relationship to an investigation. police putting out new warnings for anyone who shops on craig's list. we are told about the new rash of robberies. the latest targeting a car buyer who was lured by an internet ad

right into a trap. >> give me the money or kill, i kill. >> this man say he was robbed to the gunpoint when he respond today an ad on craigslist. he said the person wanted him to come here this quiet section of berkeley to buy the car. when he showed up he was robbed by two men. >> he broke my glass and said give me the money. and i had the guy in my head. give me the money. >> he says he had his wife and two young daughters in the car with limb at the time. he also had the $6,500 in cash seen here that he had to pay for the car. >> because he say only cash, no checks, no nothing, only cash. >> brooklyn police say he's the fourth victim this past week in an increasing rash of these robberies. >> since last week we've had four robberies in the last four days and several weeks prior we've seen at least one or two robberies either within a week or within a couple of weeks. >> officer watson said the

crimes are similar. an ad for a car or electronic device is placed on craig's list. the address is usually in a quiet, upscale oakland neighborhood. the meet is set between eight and 9:00 p.m.. each victim has been robbed at gunpoint usually by men but also a woman was seen. >> victims reported are different races. caucasian, hispanic and african-american males are reported, sometimes working individually or in groups. >> watson said she doesn't know if it's a ring of chiefs or just some robbers who have found easy targets online looking for a bargain. she said that's one of the things to look out for if you are shopping on craigslist, something that looks too good to be true. >> choose areas that are highly populated like grocery stars and parking lots. >> there are warnings posted on craigslist what to lack for when making a purchase but officer watson said if you are going to buy something go with several

people and make sure you are in a populated area. abc7 news. >> oakland's police chief said it is time to impose a curfew on the streets of oakland. violence involving teens and younger children is typically happening late at night. he wants it stopped. the police chief said he will ask the county counsel to impose a curfew to keep heads off the street when they should be at home. not everyone agrees. we have the story. >> violent crimes are up 20% in oakland since january. police chief howard jordan knows something has to be done and likes the idea of a curfew. so does oakland counsel president. he wasn't available, but his chief of staff says he was behind a similar proposal last year. the shootings and the homicides that our young people are involved in as either victims or suspects, they are taking place during these hours, peek hours in the evenings, 10:00 p.m.. >> last year's proposal did not

have the momentum chief jordan hopes his will have. he's counting on the community to put pressure on the city council. this oakland resident said she would support a curfew. >> parents don't have any control on what their children do once they have it in their mind to do something. and regardless of the time. it happens. >> the details of the curfew have not been hammered out. that's why mayor jean quan said she's wait to go see the entire plan. but a council member said she won't support a curfew. >> when you don't have a real strategy you come up with gimmicks to make it look as if you are doing something. >> daniel is with the center on juvenile and criminal justice. one of the first organizations to study the impact of curfews. >> if the intention is to reduce crime, curfews are not a good policy. just the opposite. it's a bad use of police resources. >> and that is something oakland pd does not have. in 2007 there were 741 police

officers. today there are 644. in oakland, leeann melendez, abc7 news. >> someone has knocked over as many as 20 of those controversial crosses that cover a hillside in lafayette. they recommend the americans killed in the war in iraq. peace activists put them up in 2006 to call attention to the human cost of the war but many crosses were immediately pulled down by people supporting the troops and felt the crosses showed an anti-war buy yays. this morning the contra costa sheriff's department said they have not received any complaints about the crosses getting knocked over but as you see here they were knocked over. a section of oakland's international boulevard known as the track where human sex traffickers force victims into prostitution will be walked today by people trying to fight the problem. the group love never fails is responsing today's 5k walk

event. sex traffickers is a major problem in the bay area according to the fbi. the campaign has the support of california police associations and children's groups. oakland mayor jean quan and other community leaders are expected to speak on the prop 25 prison sentences and convicting traffickers. it take place this afternoon at courter gilmour field on 66th avenue just off international boulevard and again in oakland. this morning police in the north bay are on the lookout for three men wanted for walking a jewelry store at gunpoint yesterday morning. shop's owner suffered minor injuries and juliannena's fine jewelry was robbed at the mall. one was armed with a semiautomatic pistol and another used a tire iron to smash jewelry cases. the suspects were last seen speeding north on highway 101 in a black dodge charger with blue paper license plates. zachary row, the

twelve-year-old boy when had a tree fall on him a week ago, he's facing a rough week ahead. he was in the park when a huge oak tree fell on his tent during a camping trip. his right leg was amputated this week and he will have to undergo several more surgeries. >> one of the more tragic case that is i believe the intensive care unit has seen. this one is he kind of setting precedent for how long it might take this young man to get back on his, you know, feet so to speak. >> a fund has been set up to help zach and his family with expenses f you would like to help go to our website at abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." >> coming up next, the chick-fil-a kiss in but it was not nearly as big as wednesday's protest of appreciation. why this one all about fizzled. and clint eastwood puts in his cue cents on the presidential campaign.

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[ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. with 43% daily value of fiber for you. crunchy nutty clusters and real almond slices for your taste buds. >> this morning one man is dead, two others injured in man after a concrete and steal beam fell on a truck at the mall of america. it appears the driver of the u-haul judge misjudged the height of the garage ramp ceiling, rammed into the beam last night. beam fell on the front of the truck, crushing it. police say the entire thing appears to be just one terrible accident. once gone, chick-fil-a restaurants are at the center of the debate over same-sex marriage. owner of the chain said there was a kiss-in held last night but not a lot of people came in to kiss. >> only a few same-sex couples

showed up for the kiss-in at fairfield. two women and a little girl holding a sign and two men outnumbered by news crews embraced for the cameras. >> wanted everyone to be okay with. it that's what it is about. >> what do you think of the turnout? >> a little disappointing. you know, what are you going to do. >> steve drove up in support of the fast-food chain. he didn't see the kiss. >> i'm glad i missed it because i just don't support that. i believe a marriage is between a man and a woman. >> today's counter protest was tiny compared to the show of support for chick-fil-a on wednesday when clouds across the country lined up to buy sandwiches. customers were back the company's president that said same-sex marriage runs counter to the word of god. the fairfield franchise is the only chick-fil-a restaurant in the bay area. what happened? >> i thought they would have a huge turnout from the guy population. i thought it would be a huge

turnout. >> in castro, heart of the gay area's gay and lesbian movement there was a surprise over the turnout. >> i'm not sure. maybe it was on a friday and people didn't take the time to take off work. i truly think if people didn't think there would be a huge turnout i think more people may have shown up for it. >> the national same sex kiss-in day had better luck in other parts of the country, including in atlanta right in the backyard of chick-fil-a's headquarters. >> i love you. >> this is actually a crime to do this. >> others took their demonstrations a step further painting "tastes like hate" in southern california. >> no one has been arrested for that graffiti. now some wendy's franchises in the carolinas are posting messages of support for their rivals at chick-fil-a. john alston, abc7 news. actor-director clint eastwood has announced he's supporting precious dennings candidate mitt romney.

>> why do you endorse the governor? >> i just -- because i think the country needs -- >> thanks. >> he made the announcement at a sun valley, idaho fundraiser for romney yesterday, kind of tipping his hand he was supporting romney. he said he met him when filming mistake river when romney was running for governor. he likes his tax reform. he endorsed john mccain the last time around. >> contra costa employees are ready to fog. the area to be fog sudden in brentwood border by san creek parkway, and brentwood boulevard. the spraying begins monday night. the fog is going to look like this with mist shooting at an

ultralow volume from the back of trucks. the county will use the chemical pyrocoide, while new mexico flammable, poses little threat to humans. >> the california case of mad cow disease at a ranch in april was an a isolated case that did not pose a threat to the nation's food supply. the cow was unable to stand and had to be euthanized. as a precaution, her calf also had to be put down but tested negative. it's only the fourth time the mad cow disease was found in the united states. it was discovered during random testing conducted by the usda. a red flag warning remains in effect today in oklahoma as the three largest cities are being threatened by wildfires. it's so bad authorities can only say that dozens of homes and building in and around oklahoma city, norman and tulsa have been destroyed by fires that erupted yesterday. they don't have an exact

account, it happened owe fast. it may have been started by someone throwing burning newspapers out of a pickup truck. firefighting efforts have not only been ham birdie by gusting winds but a temperature of a record of 11313 degrees. major highways are closed and no serious injuries are reported from those fires so far. there's a bit of that going on in this area, at least the warning. >> we have a couple of disturbances that will move in tonight, and that's allowing for a red flag wong from 10 tonight to 11 tomorrow in the sierra nevada. back home plenty of low fog and clouds and the disturbance making for an unusual day around the bay. late clearing, cool temperatures ask the risk of thunder. i'll explain next. >> the a's give up a ninth inning home run and are forced to try to win another game in their last at bat. could theyñ/&ñfñ!ñ'ñx1q

>> welcome back, everybody. 5:20 on this saturday morning. we are looking at a live picture of the golden gate bridge. you can see the fog is definitely there and i can tell you as of two hours ago you needed, i don't know, intermittent wipers to come across. there was some mist coming on to the windshield as that came across, but wide open and overcast. is it going to last? i don't know. but lisa argen does. you've got the overcast on the

bridge probably along the coast? >> a nice run. overcast, is it going to last? >> didn't even know i did it. >> okay. well, you did. and we are looking at a 2200-foot marine layer w that we have a southwesterly wind up by the delta really blowing, up to 33 miles an hour. the cool air being transported into our east bay and parts of the central valley. so yesterday that 93 in fairfield, no, not going to happen today. we've got the influence of a pretty good onshore flow. the doppler radar shows activity in southern california where we've had lightning strikes south toward bakersfield. you will notice the moisture here. we are talking about dry thunderstorms, the possibility throughout the day today. more like tonight in the sierra nevada. we have a disturbance offer the coast to the south and west of us, and plenty of subtropical moisture being pumped up from the south. the elements coming together to allow for an interesting day,

especially south and east of the bay. 60 right now in antioch with 55 in oakland, 57 in san carlos. good morning half moon bay, 52 for you. and with the low clouds and fog we are looking at pretty uniform temperatures and good visibility along the coast for a change. but that burn-off is going to be a little later today due to the deep marine layer and that moderate on show flow. the mist and drizzle a possibility this morning. cloudy with the patchy fog. cooler days for today and tomorrow. but then the warmup begins again and we are talking the possibility of near triple digit heat by, say, thursday and friday of next week. so if you like it cool, we've got it for you this weekend. the numbers steadily come up, beginning monday. so here is the first system. it's an upper level low to the south and west of us. and it is pumping up that moisture from the south. so we had thunderstorms yesterday in the southern syria, southern california, and it's going to move.

within the next 36 hours across the state. as that happens, the possibility of dry lightning and thunderstorms increases from 11:00 tonight through 11:00 tomorrow. so the possibility for lightning strikes and with those strong outflow winds we could see some fires here all the way down toward clear lake. now there's not much moisture associated with these systems so we are talking scant rain, if we see any of these thunderstorms. so here's the way it's going to play out throughout the rest of the day today. notice the green representing the showers and thunderstorms spreading to the north. and this will be more likely overnight tonight into tomorrow but if you are tracking the temperatures, pacifica 57 today. don't look for any clearing there. across the bay, though, it's going to be late clearing and a nice day with 70s there. and you head on inland we are looking at low 90s. but that's out toward brentwood and you will still have a little bit of a breeze out there. really pretty good summertime spread today. if you are headed to the could

seem look for numbers in the 60s by midday with a little bit of sunshine. we will call it partly cloudy. back home, 63 in the city, 74 fremont. we have the low 80s around livermore down by the monterey bay. we are talking about 80 in gilroy. a cooler day today. later clearing and the possibility of a thunderstorm. higher elevations of the north bay could see some cumulus buildups today. it looks like we will warm up slowly and get back to summer by the end of the week. >> welcome back. you were off last week on vacation? >> yes. >> where do meteorologists go. >> actually i went to the mountains. >> and you knew what it was going to be like when you got there. >> i had a clue, yes. >> all right. lisa, thanks a lot. in sports this afternoon the a's are back at the coliseum against the blue jays after pulling off another walk off victory, their 13th of the season. here's mike shumann with the highlights. the sports. >> the a's were busy yesterday making moves. brought up catcher daric norris. and along with pitcher dan

strale who made a major league debut against the blue jay. he's a strike-out machine. highest total in pro baseball coming into the game and added five more. struck out his first batter. johnny goals knocks 115th of this year off brett, 2-0, a's. in the fourth, cris carter, see ya. his ninth of the season in only 29 games. makes it 3-1 oakland. two men on in the nine together close it out but jeff mathis says not so fast my son. two outs, his together of the year, a three-out homer and cook with the blown save. we go extra. bottom of the 15th. cocoa crisp with the sack fly and a's with their 13th walk off win of the year, huff 4, the final. all right, daric norris brought up because suzuki was traded to washington.

the 20-year-old suzuki spent his entire career in the major was oakland but he was struggling at the plate hitting .218 with one home run and only 18 rbis in 29 games. he will reason united with former agio gonzales in washington. i think they war him out. oakland will pick up some of his salary. kurt its is joining a first place team. they are 2 1/2 games over the braves. and giants and colorado. g-men get to them early. the top of the first. sanchez lasts only three innings. giants up one. top of the fourth, he crushes it from adam. his fourth of the year. now 3-0 giants. they get four more in the seventh. melky cabrera brings home two with a double down the line. giants lit up the rockies for 16 hits and buster posey was red hot, 3 for 4 including this

three run blast in the eighth, 15th of the year. and giants explode with 16 runs, 16-4, your final. pga tour in akron, ohio. the putting stroke continues to sputter. a three putt from five feet. 2 over 72. 13 back of our leader. that would be jim furyk who fires a 4-under 66 to maintain the lead. and new american sweetheart gabby douglas is now the cornflakes serial cover girl. she's the first african-american female gymnast to win the gold in the all-around. they call her the flying squirrel. she'll be flying high in endorsements soon. that's way the ball bounces. have a great day. >> straight ahead, up for auction. we will show some of the items confiscated by agencies that

will be available today. >> after $64 million in hidden funds was discovered in the state park budget, governor brown

>> topping our news this half-hour, in sacramento they have released the results from an audit of more than 500 special funds controlled by state agencies. it was ordered by the governor after last month's $54 million state park dunket scandal. abc7 news capital correspondent nannette miranda look at what the state officials uncurved. >> there are not other hidden assets. >> a sweeping audit of california's 560 special funds ordered by governor jerry brown found that the secret $54 million hidden in the parks department budget for more than a decade was an anomaly. >> this makes it clear that there are no other hidden pots

of money. >> but auditors found more than $1,400,000,000 in dis-- more than $400 million in discrepancies. the timing of when bills are counted and plane old human error. >> forks, the victim's compensation fund has an extra $29 million now. >> that's money from criminals who must pay restitution to their victims. the state disburses the funds for things like counseling, emergency relocation or burial services. >> a little concerned because where was this money, why did this happen? >> crime victims action alliance says the fund went nearly broke last year. the fund's board had to make drastic moves to stay solvent, including lowering the maximums victims receive. >> the fund was in dire straights and the board had to take some very serious action and roll back some monetary

caps. >> as far as parks, governor brown made it clear he wants the extra parks money to stay in that department. that, after several donors came forward threatening to rescind their contributions if leaders used the $54 million for something else. >> we are going to use the dollars for keeping parks open. >> the finance department says the difference between the parks money and the victim's fund is someone intentionally hid the parks money. the audit of the parks budget is still pending. in sacramento, abc7 news. today is your chance to bid on items that the tsa confiscated as security check points at california airports along with property that the state just doesn't need anymore. the state auction includes hundreds of items for furniture to computer monitors, electronics, automotive supplies, you name it. it's probably available at the state surplus warehouse. during yesterday's preview session potential buyers shopped for bargains and noted buying state surplus can be a win-win situation.

>> it's good. you get a lot of a lot of junk the state doesn't need anymore and put a few dollars back in the state coughers and maybe i will make a buck or two on ebay. >> the 10:00 amezaga auction offers up hynes of items seized by the chp. it's located on national drive. that's north of downtown sacramento during the intersection of interstate 80 and interstate 5. san jose's new $50 million luxury card casino is finally set to open next wednesday morning. it's locate on airport parkway. it was originally supposed to open in april but delays in obtaining a city permit pushed things back and the casino plans a ribbon cutting ceremony as hundreds begin their new jobs. they are required to close down their existing garden city card room and that will occur simultaneous wednesday morning around 8:00. a crick reminder, here at abc7 want to do what we can to help people in the bay area to find

work. our next hire event this tuesday, the 7th in san jose. it's going to be held at the vine street development center from noon until four. go to abc7news.com/jobs for more information on that. plans to charge for parking at a santa rosa shopping mall have been delayed by at least another week to complete mall renovation. the santa rosa press reports they have been telling customers three decades of three p rking will end this monday. mall operators say the charges are necessary to discourage other prime downtown people to take up parking spaces before the mall even opens. once it opens, the first 90 minutes are free and after that a two dollars charge kicks in and increases to nine dollars to park all day long at the mall. coming up next, the important role bay area

scientists are playing make sure the mars recover your osi is playing on marchs. and how warm is it going to get and how warm is it going to get as the week goes on? lisa argen

>> reporter: it's 53 in san francisco right now, overcast. not a hot day, but a pleasant day on the way. and if you like it hot, give it other few days. lisa argen will tell you about that in just a little bit. excite men is building for tomorrow night's landing of the rover curiosity on mars. it was december when n.a.s.a.

launched the space cast carrying curiosity. all these months and 125 million miles later, the time is at hand. here's the details. >> if there's curiosity about the curiosity rover, it probably began with this, the now famous seven minutes of terror video depicting sunday night's landing. >> it's extremely hard. we know everything has to work right, and it is an anxious moment, whether or not i had a video to look at. >> michael mire, the mission's lead scientist, had only a few minutes to speak with us as his spacecraft and mars moved together. it's a place where water once flowed. it has a mountain of sentiment still in the middle. as n.a.s.a. has explained, it is an opportunity to read their history layer by layer. >> the entire area is layered,

giving us a recorded history of what represents hundreds of millions of years of time, maybe a billion years of time, three or four billion years ago when the planet may have been more like earth had been. >> curiosity will not be looking for actual life but signs of it. organic molecular clues that the conditions tore life actually existed on mars. they said the relevance of such a find without not only scientific but philosophical. >> if there's life on the planet next door that awakens us to the possibility there's life throughout the universe. >> meantime final rehearse sals by the team that will drive curiosity,' consuming sunday night brings a landing and not a collision. this is a one ton vehicle on earth, the largest item we've ever tried to place on mars. it's faith is in the hands of hardware, guarded by complex computer sequences. all that mass on auto pilot and a world on pins and needles. >> if you are wondering when we

might see our first pictures from the surface of mars, figure two hours and they won't be complicated pictures, simple ones to show the rover has landed and that it's safe but later on we will be treated to a high definition version of the journey. it's video taken by the journal that will be released later. think of 7 minutes of terror turning to elation. in the newsroom, wade freedman, abc7 news. >> he's making a forecast of his own right there. 7 minutes of tear and then elation. what's going on around here on our planet? >> we have activity in the sierra nevada, thunderstorms to the south and a pretty healthy marine layer this morning. so from emeryville we are looking out and it's nice and dark but we will look for slow clearing today. a cooler day and the possibility maybe of some thunderstorms. the weekend, the rest of it, stay tuned. i'll tell you about a cool start and warm finish coming up. >> lisa argen with a lot on her plate today.

a lot of stuff. also ahead, get ready for the art and soul festival. arts and entertainment festival don sanchez is your guy. >> do you know how to buy a good dorm fridge? you will have my report.

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>> welcome back. 5:43. looking out from our roof cam near the embarcadero. you can see it's overcast. i think you can get the idea it's an overcast morning right now. there was some mist on the golden gate bridge a little bit earlier. no big deal as far as moisture. we've got some clearing skies on the way. we've got some warming temperatures if you sit around for a week or so or a few days. more from lisa argen on that in a little bit. heading off to college? in addition to your clothes, bedding and computer, you may also be thinking about getting a small refrigerator for your dorm room. here's 7 on your side's michael

finney with some tips on choosing the right one. >> lillian mayer is packing up to go back to college. one. most important items she takes with her is a mini fridge for her dorm room. >> i use it mostly for milk and also jam or lettuce or study snacks. >> consumer reports just tested 19 mini fridges, including ones by danbi, haier and kenmore to find out which do the best job. there are two types, one with a separate freezer department and one with the freezer inside the fridge section. and they mesh you shall the temperature. in the freezer section, thermo couples are put into packages of frozen spinach. testers monitor how evenly both maintain temperatures in both sections. >> inconsistent temperatures affected nearly every mini

fridge. in two door model it was worse and in the other section it was an issue in the freezer >> they use it to measure how noisy each fridge is. some are much louder than others. energy efficiency is another area where testers found big differences. >> some of these compact refrigerators cost nearly as much to run as a full-size model even though they only have about a quarter of the space. >> they mound most of them tested didn't perform well. but testers did find one to recommend. this frigidaire cost $220 and both of fridge and the freezer sections keep their cool. >> consumer reports says before you buy a mini fridge for a dorm room, check the rules at your school. some don't even allow fridges and some require you rent them from the school itself. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side's. >> oakland's biggest festival of the year begins today and organizers say get ready for a

street party. it's art and soul weekend. 50 bands, five stages, homegrown pop stars, a dance battle and college students turning city hall into a 3d big screen. here's arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez with a preview. >> this is what it will be like for the weekend, only bigger. >> we are turning the plaza at oakland city hall into a massive art gallery with large scale art installations and sculpture that you can only find here and at burning man. >> and among the images they will be projected on city hall created by students for digital arts. >> we are so used to being confined to spaces like this. when you get out into the public and you short of show your skills, you kind of up your game a little. >> another part that is going to be, i think, the show-stopper is playing with the architecture of the building. >> for the first time food trucks will take their place at the festival.

here's the famous 5-10 burger. >> we just actually won an award for being the favorite truck and stuff like that in oakland. >> there's the art, and here is the soul. and the oakland urban street dance has become an international phenomenon. there is a competition on saturday. and oakland's newest superstar. it's on the disney channel hit series "shake it up" and the video has more than 4 million views. and she comes back before she takes the main stage on sunday afternoon. >> i really feel like i'm at home and everyone gives me a bunch. love and every time i come back i feel like nothing ever changed. you know what i mean? i can't wait to see everybody and i feel the warmth right now. >> and it's about oakland pride. >> just really cool to be in oakland where people are hanging out and there's not really any tension. just a good time. >> i'm don sanchez, abc7 news.

>> a few thousand people will beheaded over there today and the pressure is on you to give them an accurate forecast so they know what to wear. >> you know what, we will see late clearing, limited sunshined. to not only the cooler temperatures, but the depth of low cloud and fog definitely taking their time to clear, if we see any clearing at all. here's the look. it looks a little different out there with the mid-level clouds. not only the low clouds, but we are looking at several layers of clouds. if you are headed to the petaluma music festival today count on 07s. taste of downtown in livermore, maybe in the 80s. san jose renaissance fair, mid-70s, partly cloudy and the fremont festival of the arts, hopefully you reach 70. we are looking at temperatures in the 60, but you notice the cloud cover and activity to the south of us.

we've seen thunderstorms overnight from bakersfield south of salinas. and just trace amount of rains reported here with a rumble of thinnedder through the overnight hours. this energy is lift to go the north. not only do we have the subtropical moisture but we have the instability and upper level low that could spark a thunderstorm, helps i to the north of us in the north bay mountains today. then the red flag warning in effect through the overnight hours in the sierra nevada. good morning antioch. it's 60 for you. we have gusty winds out by the delta. 55 with the southwest wind up to 35 miles an hour. 57 in fremont. 53 in san francisco with the cool temperature in santa rosa, 51. so we've got the range around this morning, but by the afternoon our temperatures in a narrow range will call for the patchy fog this morning. a little clearing out there and then a chance of thunderstorms throughout the north bay mountains. this will, the possibility of dry lightning today through tonight but we will look for the

warmup and more unusual summertime weather as soon as we get to, say, the monday time period. so we've got not only this one area of low pressure to the south and west of us, there's another one and that is allowing for that subtropical moisture. plenty of clouds and moisture to be pumped up from the south. here's the moisture. the one ingredient, the energy from the west. those two combine and the possibility exists for the thunderstorms. that's why we have a red flag warning from 11:00 tonight for the sierra nevada through 11:00 tomorrow morning for the possibility of lightning, and we've got the dry fuel out there. plenty of that. and with the strong outflow winds, we could see some of these thunderstorms, if we see them spread fire. so be careful if you are headed to the high country. you will see the thunderstorm activity mainly in the southern sierra, then spreading north. possibility into the north bay mountains. and a temperature spread across the bay today ranging from the upper 50s with no clearing in pacifica and we will look for a

cloudy afternoon for the most part in oakland with numbers in the upper 60s and you head out further into our inland valleys, stopping about in the mid-80s today. so not only a cool day, but limited sun for you and for the a's game. we will talk about partly cloudy skies, low to mid-60s for the temperatures there and back home 71 san macias mattio. 59 half moon bay with the clear lake area could see a 90 or so. 82 morgan hill. you will notice temperatures still cool tomorrow but the possibility of a thunderstorm today. then we will look for the warmup into next w ek. >> you are catching all the festivals, all the parties, and you go to every single one of them. >> you know that, yeah! >> she brings the keg. no, just kidding. a state of the art center for infant care in the bay area has passed a milestone. more than 200 infants have been treated with a technique that helps prevent brain damage and other debilitating conditions.

abc news health and science reporter carolyn johnson has our story. >> and he's like i want to stop, i'm having too much fun. >> watching him play in his oak-shaded yard you never would have imagined the wild swings that marked the first few days of his life. when he first met him in 2008 he was still recovering from a life saving treatment. a cutting edge treatment that began hours after a traumatic injury that cutoff oxygen to his brain. >> they basically said we don't know what will happen to him. he has lost a lot of oxygen and we need to take him to san francisco. >> nolan was one of the first infants treated in the neurointensive care nursery at the hospital. doctors used a special temperature controlled in cue bay tore designed to cause hype owethermia. >> cool the brain down that has suffered with the lack of oxygen. >> he said the technique has

been so successful in protecting infants from brain damage that his team invested in technology to make the overall treatment process even more effective. >> our model is different than anywhere else in the world because we bring in the pediatric neurologists and because we have continuous monitoring of the brain at every stage. >> a powerful electroencephalogram has been defect if an infant is having a seizure even when there are no symptoms and a camera gives them access to the readings around the clock. >> in a physiology lab or at home overnight on a personal computer. >> a few feet away this newborn is being monitored with a second device that look at the brain in a different way. >> this is a near infrared monitor. it tells us how well his brain is using oxygen? >> a nearby lab fernando gonzalez is experimenting with

what is used to raise red blood cell count in infants. >> we are combining it with hypothermia to provide more long-term protection. >> i think we are heading into an exciting age. >> heading off conditions like cerebral palsy and giving them the chance to grow into healthy, energetic children. >> he is the most sparkly kid. he's just sparkly. >> carolyn johnson, abc7 news. we want to thank three more people who are helping to raise thousands of dollars for foster children just by like abc67 news on facebook. thank you to nancy w of antioch, gay k from martinez, and clawed b of pittsburgh. now you, too, can make a difference. just like abc7 news on facebook right now and a dollar is going donated to the abc7 sleep train dream campaign. folks, we aren't asking you for the dollar.

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receiver should be on the 49ers. the clock is sprinting at 61 miles an hour. coming up, in oakland protesters break out windows at an obama re-election campaign office and buyers beware, a

>> in the news this saturday morning windows smashed in oakland. the surprised target, the obama re-election headquarters. why did they do that? and people looking for a new ride are being taken for a ride in the east bay at gunpoint. we will have a warning about online car buying. good morning, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. happy saturday to you. let's start with a look at the forecast. here's lisa argen.

>> good morning, everyone. take a look at this. the view from mount tam. sun advise 6:16. we have low fog and clouds and mid-level clouds and that will make for an interesting day around the bay. we are talking about late clearing today and with that we will call for partly cloudy conditions. the cool temperatures are going to stay with us and with extra clouds and disturbance offshore we could see the possibility ever a thunderstorm in the north bay mountains. 50s and 60s to start out with mid-50s to the mid-60s under partly sunny skies by noontime. 50s at the coast, low to mid-80s inland and low fog and clouds back tonight. we will see a more stable day tomorrow. i will explain what that means is a look at the forecast coming up later. terry. >> thank you very much. this morning barack obama's headquarters in downtown oakland is boarded up of a protesters went on a rampage last night and smashed its windows. you can see the mess left by vandals outside the campaign office on telegraph avue