this morning police are hoping this woman may have some answers about the killer abc7 news has the latest. >> a steady stream of people continue to pilgrimage to the front steps of the santa cruz police department. >> it shows a lot of community support. a lot of people are really -- we are affected by this. >> the show of support has been overwhelming. a planned public memorial service next thursday was to be held at kaiser permanente arena with overflow crowds at the auditorium but both venues were deemed too small so it will be at hp pavilion in has been hose. >> i think the fact it is so big that it had to be moved is awesome. i think it shows the kind of support that this community is able to give to each other, and i wish it was in santa cruz. >> tonight santa cruz officers are back on patrol. the day shift counterpart took over from the highway patrol and the sheriff's department.

they took on police services for a few days. some welcomed the return to service. >> the citizens here have been so supportive that it's nice to get back and serve them again. it's been a rough couple days but we were all antsy to get back. >> investigators are still piecing together the events that led to jeremy opening fire on the two detectives. the sheriff's department is now looking for theresa johnson. investigators say she is not a suspect burks they want to talk to her because she may have associated with goulet in the last few weeks. investigators say theresa johnson may also go by theresa lamb. they believe she is homeless and they are hoping anyone that noise her will have her contact the santa cruz sheriff's department. abc news. >> the memorial for the detect he have butler and detective baker will be held thursday at noon at hp pavilion in san jose. also a scholarship fund has been

established in honor the officers. officers have already committed $125,000 to the fund. if you want to make a donation, go to our website and click on "see it on tv" at the top of our home page. >> dealing news out of washington. across the board federal budget cuts known as the sequester are here. last night the president signed billions of dollars of cuts and dollars of cuts and people are bracing for the impact. we have the details. >> before president obama signed the order to start $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, people across the country prepared for the worst. at mount rushmore national memorial, that means no hiring for the busy summer season and no more traveling for park staffers either. at fort bragg, spending cuttings are already in place and

thousands of workers in central texas will feel the most pain from the budget cuts. >> our employees have been, you know, really confused and shattered by what could happen. >> and along with worries, people seem annoyed and frustrated. >> everybody recognizes that we've got to do something different, but it seems to me they could be adult. >> lawmakers appear to understand the frustration. >> shouldn't be making a series of dumb, arbitrary cuts to things that businesses depend on and workers depend on. >> for the nearly 4 million americans who have been receiving unemployment benefits for more than 26 weeks, the budget cuts could mean 9% less in their checks. >> $144 a month is one week of groceries for myself and my two daughters. >> the pain for most of these cuts won't be felt until next month. flyers may face longer delays because of fewer air-traffic controllers and civilian defense

department staff forced to take one day furlough every week. >> but for all it's not bad news. it will not delay tax refunds, in fact, it may mean fewer audits. abc news, new york. >> we are learning more about the marin county man who was shot and killed by police in sonoma county. police say he had been smoking marijuana with a woman all night before he kidnapped her. officers shot the 27-year-old man after he crashed his car during a police chase in gurnville. this picture is from his facebook page. his car was towed away yesterday. thursday night a woman in the car began texting a friend saying she was kidnapped and asking the friend to call police. the victim claim he began acting strangely after they smoked. this morning santa clara county is planning for what they hope to be the bay area's biggest gun buyback event.

so many turned out at this event in marin county, authorities ran out of cash. today's event will be held from ten to two in the santa clara county fairgrounds in san jose. they will pay up to $100 for each shotgun, handgun and rifle and $200 for assault weapons. it was a much different evening in oakland. the evening art festival has been scaled back after a teenager was killed last month's he event. abc7 news reporter allen wong gives it a second look. >> suzie guerin decided to leave oakland's first friday event early because she said it's no longer the art scene it used. be. >> in the last few months i haven't been coming because it's been morph a party scene. it got to the point it was so crowded you couldn't walk joan -- anymore.

>> 8:00 crowds began funneling in and it took on a circus-like atmosphere but oakland police were going to maintain control. the city let it be known. >> the city makes it very clear from our intentions are. >> john, who owned the beer garden, was reminded not to allow patrons to walk on to the street with beer. >> we've had to increase the number of security guards i have to keep the alcohol from coming in and going out. >> the city is clamping down after 18-year-old was shot and killed after last month's first friday event. but the crowds still game despite the new rules. >> show support. can't be scared. >> people want a safe place to come out and be a part of a community. people are tired of being at home. >> this time they hired extra security and decided to close the event early. it cost the city about $16,000 to hole the event. this is the police staging area but we didn't see anyone arrested. reporting in oakland, i'm allen

wong, abc7 news. >> >> the oakland police department now has an overseer but we don't know who it is. according to our media partner, a federal judge will the notice release the name of the director until the official's salary is set. the overseers will have sweeping powers to ensure the department satisfies reforms that were supposed to be completed five years ago. >> today the family of a hayward woman missing for more than a week now will search for her. 29-year-old samantha was last seen leaving her home on havanah avenue february 19th. police say they have not found any indications of criminal activity. her family is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to her safe return. a ceremony in vallejo this morning will welcome home 20 army reserve soldiers who were returning from afghanistan.

it begins at 8:00 at the maritime academy. the reservist who served with the 721st engineer company, which is a heavy construction unit, will each be presented with an american flag and lapel pin to thank them for their service. we will be there. >> it's 6:10 this saturday morning. what are we look at for weather. >> high clouds. a pretty sunrise. the view from mt. tam, isn't this gorgeous, 6:49 the official sunrise. more in the way of clouds. take out the umbrellas. i'll have the forecast next. >> also next, new concerns about a sinkhole that swallowed up part of a house in louisiana. what the engineers are now saying about the danger this morning. and plus a bay area lawmaker resigns, admitting that he spent resigns, admitting that he spent ♪

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>> welcome back. stop what you are doing and look at the tv. how gorgeous is this as we watch the sun come up over the bay bridge. if you look closely, you can see the light, the art installation on the bay bridge they have been testing recently. it's up and running. so you have the twinkling lights, the horizon over the bay. a gorgeous day. looking at temperatures in the mid-50s. get outside and do what you need to do while it is still dry because rain is in the forecast. >> rescuers say a giant sinkhole

is too unstable for them to recover a man who fell into it after the sinkhole opened up thursday night. the victim, jeff bush, is now presumed dead. his brother tried to save him. >> we heard a loud crash. i ran in there. i heard somebody screaming, my brother screaming, and i ran in there and all you could see was this big hole and all i could see was the top of his bed. >> as i told the family earlier, the only thing that would be worse than what they are feeling now for their loss would be to experience additional human loss. >> engineers worry the sinkhole will grow and consume more of the house that teeters on top of it. 115 catholic cardinals gather in rome on monday to choose a date for picking the next pope. they were officially summoned by the vatican yesterday. once together, they will decide the actual start of the conclave

at the vatican. meanwhile benedict xvi from here on known as pope emeritus or your holiness spent his first day in retirement. some say he showed clear signs of exhaustion. >> you only have to look at him to see how sick he looks or how weak. he's deteriorated even in the last couple of months. >> his apartment will remain sealed until a new pope has been appointed. even his twitter accounts has been cleansed, all tweets wiped out for the next pope. santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa jr. is apologizing for what he did to feed his addiction. abc7 news reporter has the story. >> mr. shirakawa violated the law and the faith that the residents of santa clara county had placed in him. >> santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen announced

criminal charges against county supervisor george shirakawa jr. >> four felony counts of perjury, one felony count of misappropriating public money, and seven misdemeanors for failing to file accurate campaign reports. >> investigators say shirakawa used taxpayer and campaign donation money as his own and some of it went to support his gambling addiction which shirakawa admitted to when he resigned in response to the charges. he said he also suffers from depression and he apologizes for his actions. >> this is an extraordinary situation and it called for extraordinary measures and right now the extraordinary measures is that he's resigning. >> the san jose residents we spoke to say it was the right move. >> i think it is the right thing. there's a lot of controversy missappropriation of funds and campaign funds. it was like the icing on the cake.

overall its best that he step down. >> in addition to that he admits to plead guilty to the charges. he faces jail time. he must also pay $50,000 in state penalties and approximately $14,000 in restitution to the county. he has already paid back about half that amount. shirakawa was booked and releeed on his own reconnaissance. he has a court appearance in two weeks. abc67 news. a noun taken lie on has been spotted in san ramon. a viewer called and said she saw the mountain near the medical center this week. she sent us pictures showing the animal in the bushes. san ramon police have been in contact with the people who spotted that mountain lion. looks like a scene right out of the jungle. and that's somebody's backyard. >> yeah. anyway, we are looking at

changes. mild out there right now with numbers in the 50s. so really pleasant, and a gorgeous sunrise. in fact we are looking at a few high and mid-level clouds and that makes for a pretty start to the day. live doppler 7hd is very quiet. we will be looking at a few returns being pick up later on tonight and tomorrow and that's because a weak weather system will arrive and that will bring just a couple of sprinkles, maybe a light shower, but that sets the stage for not the storm door, but another system, a more significant one, heading our way tuesday and wednesday. so we do have some nice shots for you. isn't this beautiful from our roof camera. numbers this morning are mild with a few clouds around. 53 in san francisco with 50 in oakland, 51 in san jose. good morning half moon bay. 46 for you and 51 in santa cruz. so we had 70s and 80s yesterday. it will still be mild around san benito county and south bay but with the cloud cover we will be

cooler especially in sports near or coast. and with the wind shift we are really going to cool down dramatically as we begin the work week. 48 in livermore. it's 50 in fremont. 46 santa rosa. and up towards petaluma where the little kids are getting ready to play, in the low 40s. should be a nice afternoon with the 60s on the way for the late afternoon. so here's a look at your forecast. fair and mild this morning. so we have the cloud cover out there. that's what is keeping the temperatures up. we will call it mostly cloudy today and chance of light showers headed our way through the overnight hours and in particular on sunday. so very mild this morning. much milder than yesterday. we had the fog in spots and temperatures have been cool all week long. but right now we are five to seven degrees milder from santa rosa to livermore. a little cooler at our coast. a large swells off the coast with breaks and high waves anywhere from five to eight feet, allowing for dangerous sneaker waves from the north

coast, the peninsula and all the way down to the monterey bay right on through the evening hours. higher clouds are entering the sky, and that is due to a shift in the jet stream and a ridge of high pressure that will eventually slide to the east. so that's the big picture. we still have high pressure in control and that will allow for another dry day today. but eventually a little piece of energy will head our way, and that will allow for the ridge to really give way and allow for more significant system come tuesday. but today it's just thicken clouds out there and the computer animation shows that throughout the rest of the day today. but into tomorrow you will notice a little built of green showing up here. that should bring maybe a light shower and certainly the numbers continuing to trend downward. 71 in sacramento today with 80 in fresno. 83 in los angeles. so not much cooling there. upper 60s from san mateo, palo alto. 68 in the north bay. here's the look ahead. you notice much cooler weather

as we begin the work week. then the rain comes. sear snow is in the forecast as well and drying out the end of the work week. we are another great weather resource for you. follow live doppler hd on twitter for the eight latest bay area weather conditions and get spare the air alerts, power outage information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. it will be an active week ahead. >> good thing. thank you, lisa. coming up next, a piece of hollywood is up for grabs. the unique history behind this mansion, and how many dollars you would need to get into it.

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>> good morning, dan. he is live from good morning america. >> good morning. america under the knife. overnight the president signing into effect $85 billion in spending cuts, the cult of an ongoing budget battle with the republicans. the question this morning, how bad will the cuts really be and who is to blame. and what did the president say that had sci-fi fans abuzz. and the giant sinkhole that opened up under a home in

florida. it wall load one man in his bed in his sleep. he is presumed dead and the house could come crashing downey moment. we will have a live report from the scene. and what items are getting the boot from the mcdonald's menu? we will tell you. and on a lighter note it's the modern family emergency kind of. several cast members from modern family got stuck in an elevator overnight. how long were they there and how did they get them out? we will give you the breaking details coming up on this good morning america on saturday morning. >> they probably entertained themselves. thanks so much. facebook is set to unavailable their retooled news feed next thursday. no word on what the changes will look like. the last time facebook held an event like this, the company was unveiling its graph search. looking for a new home away from home? well, there's a place in

southern california if you have enough cash. it the a beverly hillman son is up for grabs. >> it was once owned by william randolph hearst and used by jfk and jackie during their honeymoon. and it was also used in the film "the bodyguard." it's $600,000 a month to rent it or $115 million to buy it. >> coming up, after a less than perfect launch we will tell you when the spaceflight is set to ron view with the international space station. >> and it's little league opening day. i'm live in petaluma, which happens to be the home of the all-stars who made it to the national championships last year. coming up,

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wait until you see what lisa argen has for us. look at that. >> 6:39. another mine minutes the official sunrise and isn't this pretty with the lower clouds and high clouds around the bay. we are talking about a beautiful start to the day with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. so it's pretty mild out there. in fact, we look for highs today in and around the 70-degree mark. even with the mostly cloudy conditions. up in petaluma numbers in the low 40s right now. the world champs or third place champs are getting ready to play at 8:30 and they will get underway with numbers in the 40s with a few clouds around. by the afternoon 50s and 60s. so a slow rise this temperatures with increasing clouds. and they are hanging out, you have folks up in the north bay throughout the rest of the afternoon. highs come in about 4:00 up 0s and for the evening hours holding on, maybe a few sprinkles in the forecast for the latter half of the weekend, and rain headed our way for next week. details a bit later. katie >> lisa, thank you.

it's a good morning to be a baseball fan. it's little league opening day n petaluma that means a special ceremony featuring the team that made it all the way to the little league world series. abc7 news reporter kira klapper is live in petaluma with the excitement. good morning, kira. >> good morning. a lot of excitement and as you and lisa were talking about, all of this -- the sun was so beautiful a moment ago behind me, an orange sky. a great morning for some baseball, as you were sag. the petaluma national little league team is ranked third in the world. they are first in the hearts of their fans and that's why they will be honored this morning before opening day officially kicks off. they will be honored and then they will turn around and present their western regional championship banner to the league. they are ranked third in the world, but second in the country. pretty impressive. they came within one game of winning it all at the little league world series in august. they got a massive parade upon

their return and even got the key to their city. the team will greet the hundreds of players who they inspired during this morning's ceremony. as lisa mentioned, it begins at 8:30. it's here on carter feel at petaluma junior high. and then after that the first games are spring for the petaluma valley little league will kickoff. reporting live in petaluma with what i swear to you was the most beautiful orange sky just moments ago, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> still looks beautiful, kira. thank you so much. our own carolyn johnson is actually mcing the opening ceremonies for the event this morning. so that should be fun as well. it is official, president obama has signed an order authorizing $85 billion in automatic spinning cuts. the cuts, known as a sequester, could have a wide-ranging effect in california. unemployment benefits could be cut and children may be eliminated from certain programs. school officials are already trying to meet a march 15th deadline when layoff notices must be handed out if they

anticipate less money next year. >> more layoffs than there certainly would have been because of the sequestration issue. we are going to see an uptick in the number of layoffs we see on march 1th as a result of congress' action. -- or inaction. >> the effect of the cuts won't be felt until april. this morning the president is calling on congress to take action to hault the cuts. in his weekly address the president said not everyone is going to feel the impacts of the cuts right away so there is still time for congress to take action. the president said both sides just need to compromise. >> none of this is necessary. it's happening because republicans in congress chose this outcome over closing a single wasteful tax loophole that helps reduce the deficit. this week they decided protecting special interest tax breaks for the well-off and well-connected is more important than broking our military and

middle class families electric these cuts. >> washington state congresswoman said the house sent alternatives to the cincinnati, but senators never acted on them. she said the gop has shown the choices can be made in a responsible, thoughtful way. >> new this morning, 30 low income people will receive free procedures at the kaiser permanente. it is an event to help the uninsured. patients have been referred by various bay area medical clinics and they will get free procedures, such as hernia repairs, cataract removal and colonoscopies. the doctors and nurse donate their time and they are making operating rooms available at no charge. a commercial spaceflight carrying cargo from the bay area is back on track after a less than perfect lunch.

the privately-owned space x rocket lifted off at cape canaveral yesterday morning but when the unmanned capsule dragon separated from it, three of the four thrusters failed to fire. it took hours to regain control and the rendezvous with the space station has been delayed until early tomorrow morning. jonathan bloom tells us more about the payload and the bay area students watching its mission. >> two, one! >> as the second space x mission rumbled into orbit, these high school students watched intently because something of theirs is on board. >> this experiement is made to test the microgravity of the space station. >> building a little box like this one has consumed the past five months for these students at fremont christian school. >> this is a lot of effort put in with lunches and after school weekends and a lot of our lives have been -- our high school lives have been put into this project. >> in the tiny enclosure, a tiny measuring device they designed

with the help of their mentor. we are going to verify the gravity on the space station, what we are told it is, that it is 1 millionth of what it is on earth. >> that microgravity is the key to other experiments being sent to the space station by n.a.s.a.. the tiny dots are seeds. >> this is an opportunity to look how plants grow in space without earth's gravity. >> it's a step toward growing food on long space missions, and something else. plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. therefore, they could be useful as a part of an air revitalization system for long-term space travel. >> these are the space equivalent of petri dishes and test tubes to move liquids around. >> you don't have the gravity to hold things down. >> it's a way the astronauts could do medical experiments.

>> underring what happens in microgravity leads to what is likely happening on earth. each of the experiments will stay in space a different peer of time. the cell biology will come back on march 25th when it returns to earth. the seedling experiment will stay up until space x3 makes its return flight in the fall. abc7 news. new this morning, 200 volunteers from san francisco companies will donate time today to help mentor high school kids and get them thinking about careers. it's the inaugural college track day in san francisco. bay view hunters point students will be at city hall today to meet with mentors starting at 11:00. the volunteers represent fields including science, technology, and sales. mayor ed lee will be there. he plans that talk about the importance of internship. coming up next, the potentially life altering question for women.

how much faith can you have in a one dollar pregnancy test? abc7 news health and science reporter carolyn johnson has some answers let's go outside and take a live look from emeryville back across the bay at san francisco. this is a gorgeous sunrise. it is so beautiful out there this morning. lisa argen will have your forecast, let you know what's next in just a few minutes.

would you trust the results of a one dollar pregnancy test? there are expensive brands now available at discount stores and online. how reliable are they? experts is say it depends on a number of factors. abc7 news health and science reporter carolyn johnson has the details. >> tracy remembers the tense and exciting months leading up to her first pregnancy and tests she regularly used to test her condition. >> if i thought about it, i would hope i was pregnant and i could get one and it could be up to five a week. >> they cost $10 to $15, but they can be cheaper. as low as a dollar for some brands sold at discount stores like dollar tree and dollar general. many see them as a bargain. >> i feel like it's the same thing and it's actually, you know, much more affordable. >> but are the tests reliable? this doctor is an obstetrician at california pacific medical

center in san francisco. she said it first helps to understand how the test works. it looks for a hormone called hgb. it is produced during pregnancy. >> the difference between test is some have an ability to pick up a lower level of this hbg than other tests. >> she said the sensitivity comes into play in the earliest stages of the pregnancy before the fertilized egg attaches to the wall of the uterus. that process is accompanied by the release of hgt, which tests project with varying degrees of sensitivity. >> none of them over the counter will pick up a level of one or two. unlike other tests that can pick up a minute level. >> but there are difference. top of the line at home test can pick up a reading as low as 5.5 measured in international units. other premium brands pick up 20 units, and all the tests are designed to detect a minimum of 50 units. since the levels hipcally double

every 72 hours, the difference could be a matter of days or weeks before a less test registers a true positive. >> maybe wait until at least one day past when the woman is expecting her period. >> at that point the fda-approved tests generally show accuracy in the high 90% range. for many women it may come down to a question of economics or timing. >> a lot of people are skeptical about it, but there's a generic brand for everything. >> the doctor said it is also important to follow the instructions carefully. some tests require a certain amount of time to produce a reading while others may tend to fade if they are read too late. >> lisa argen is keeping an eye on the forecast for us. it finally includes some rain. >> that's right. not today, though. they are still looking at thickening clouds and that against our change around the bay. but as we head outside it's a mild start from the roof camera. the sun is up.

the official sunrise a couple moments ago. mid-50s here downtown. we will talk about just as mild and cloudier and rain all headed our way and that's in the seven-day outlook, too. i'll explain ahead. >> thanks, lisa. also steph curry takes to the court for the first time since his a 4-point

>> welcome back. thanks for joining us at 6:46 this saturday morning. we are so loving the sunrise this morning. happens every day, granted, but it is particularly gorgeous with those clouds. this is live from san francisco, looking to be in the mid-50s today but not quite the blue skies and sunshine we were enjoying yesterday. lisa argen will have your full forecast for you coming up in just a little bit.

there's some rain in there. in sports tonight st. mary's hosts a team a day after being put on probation for recruiting violations. here's larry beil with the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everyone. the st. mary's basketball program is a west coast power. the challenge now is maintaining that because the ncaa has just hit the gaels with four years of probation. they will still be able to compete in the ncaa tournament, but it's scholarship reductions and a one-year ban for the coach recruiting off-campus. the gaels admit they had some recruiting violations, but if you read the entire report, it seems the punishment is too harsh for the crime. >> we take full responsibility for any missteps that i have had as a head coach, division 1 program, and we are responsible to overseas all aspects of the program. so i regret any areas -- in

those areas of coming up short in any way. >> coming off his 54-point outburst in new york, steph curry took his jumper to boston last night. he was considerably cooler with the warriors paying a visit to the celtics. all eyes on steph. he hit 11 threes against the knicks. 3 of 11 from downtown. still finished with 25 points in this contest. trying to do it off the ball here. curry long defenders. feeds harrison barnes for the throw-down. and barnes really needs to get more offensive. 16 for the rookie. with authority right there. paul pierce, he could just fall out of bed and still make jumpers. led the celtics with 26. still has some springs in those legs. to the rack. and the warriors defensive woes continue. please guard chris wilcox. there's no one within ten feet of him. the warriors dropped their third straight, 94-86. the miami heat on a twelve game

win streak hosting the memphis grizzlies. lebron games to dwyane wade. precision passing there. under 30 seconds left. heat up by one. lebron ices it. a stone-cold three. lebron a near mortal 18 points in this contest, but the heat win number 13 in a row, 98-91. oh, as lebron would tell you, it's good to be the king. in this case we are talking about super bowl mvp joe blanco, and a new contract that will make him the highest paid nfler in history. he receives a $168 million deal from the ravens. the number is astounding. and blanco will make under $169,000 per day during the regular season. amazing. that's a wrap on morning sports. mike shumann will be here with all of your highlights at five, six, nine and eleven p.m. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> all right, speaking of what's

ahead as today moves on, the weather. gorgeous for now. could we just because it right here? >> isn't it pretty? we are talking about partly cloudy skies around the bay making for a beautiful start. in fact very mild conditions with more 50s than 40s. we will see more 60s and 70s today. that's our slight switch. we are looking at a few returns well offshore and things are changing. we are about 70% of normal in san jose with over three inches of rain. we will add a little bit to that come tuesday and wednesday. but we do have rain in the forecast before that for parts of the bay area. so we will continue to watch this throughout the day. but we are expecting just clouds around the bay today and a chance of showers headed your way pretty much in the east by and the central valley tomorrow. a gorgeous shot. the sun was up about 20 minutes ago w he are looking at numbers in the 50s. 52 in san carlos with mid-40s at our coast, half moon bay.

53 downtown and 50s in san jose. we are looking here over towards our east bay with numbers in the mid-40s for fare field, 48 livermore and 50 in fremont. so you see the clouds out there. that will bring numbers down a little bit today. still going to be mild. we still have high pressure in control but it's beginning to give way and slide to the east of us. overall we call it fair and mild this morning with more clouds for a mostly cloudy afternoon. some filtered sunshine in the south bay so those areas will a little bit more sun will climb through the 60s to about 70 today. a chance of showers headed our way. just a slight chance overnight into tomorrow. we are mild. we talk about that this morning. anywhere from two to five degrees warmer than we were yesterday. we had plenty of fog out there. and we are looking at that beach hazard throughout the day today, right on through the evening hours with those high energy swells and wave breaks, anywhere from five to eight foot waves from monterey along the

peninsula and the north coast today. definitely be careful. right into the evening the waves will ten to dial back but it's really because it's so powerful them aren't so high, just very, very powerful out there. so the satellite composite just the higher clouds pushing up through much of california but notice still lots of sunshine. temperatures in the 80s in southern california, and we broke a record overnight with lake tahoe in the mid-50s for very warm conditions there. in fact, that was a high temperature record yesterday. 56 degrees at south lake. high pressure still in command, but it is slowly sliding to the east. this weak frontal band will allow for the ridge to continue to break down and bring us the cloud cover today. our forecast animation shows more clouds around right on through the evening hours, but the rain now really looks like the sacramento valley, down through parts of the central coast, but throughout the day on sunday we will so a better chance of showers. more clouds around, a few

breaks, but it will be cooler tomorrow, as well. talking about numbers still very warm from southern california along the central valley, 70s there. 60s at our coast and the change come first at the coastline with low 60s half moon bay, 71 concord and 73 in livermore. so cooler tomorrow. a slight chance of showers. much, much cooler monday. dry tuesday and wednesday, best chance of hours half-inch and maybe six inches of snow in the mountains. >> we will take it. thank you, lisa. coming up next, he's back. the return of arnold schwarzenegger to a post he

>> arnold schwarzenegger getting back to body building. he's reclaimed his title of group executive editor of "muscle and fitness flex" magazine. it's a job he used to have, but he resigned in 2005 under pressure that, as governor, the position was a conflict of interest. critics said he profited from ads for dietary supplements while considering legislation to keep kids from using them. back then the magazine was paying schwarzenegger $1 million a year. there's another chance to share in the glory of the world championship san francisco giants. the world championship trophy tour visits livermore today at the robert livermore community center from 11:00 this morning until 1:00 in the afternoon.

fans have the tune to have their picture taken with both the 2012 and the 2010 world series trophies. they are asked to also make a donation to the junior giants baseball league. that serves more than 20,000 boys and girls in 80 communities throughout northern california. >> it's a good day to play baseball and maybe one last few this week? >> yeah. no rain today or tomorrow, even though they are talking about sprinkles and a light chance of showers for the second half of your weekend. today for the 5k run in san francisco, the color run, it looks good. numbers in the mid-and upper 60s. we will look for temperatures to be slightly cooler at our coast and the look ahead. the chance of showers tomorrow. numbers continuing to come down and anywhere from two to four degrees tomorrow and then rain by tuesday and wednesday. >> all right, lisa. thank you. thanks all of you for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. thanks for watching, everyone. have a great morning!

good morning, america. this morning, america under the knife. at midnight, $85 billion in budget cuts started to kick in, affecting everything from airport security to food inspections to the janitors on capitol hill. will this really be as bad as the white house is warning? tears in court. the emotional outburst in the trial of the star quarterback, accused of a campus assault. a verdict in a case that divided a small town. the trail blazer. she broke down doors in hollywood with her portrayal of a single, divorced mom on "one day at a time." this morning, we remember bonnie franklin.

"modern family" emergency. stars from abc's hit comedy, stuck in an elevator. how long they were there. the jokes they cracked while trapped. and the breaking details how they got pulled to safety. it's all caught on tape. good morning, everybody. we have developing stories this morning. including the ongoing situation at the house in florida. it looks like something out of a horror movie. the earth opening up, with no warning. swallowing a man in his bed without a trace. coming up, why crews had to stop working here overnight. this house could collapse at any moment. >> apparently sinkholes are more common than we knew. such a tragic story. also, we'll tell you about baby chloe. the week-old baby found in a plastic bag that captured houston's heart. authorities are trying to find the parents that abandoned her