hopes other womens -- victims will come forward. suspects have been identified as members of the case street gang. >> a dozen suspects with gang ties are off the streets today arrested during early morning raids. >> good evening. police officers and law enforcement officers from 14 other agencies served warrants in search of suspects and evidence they sthai may be connected to violent crimes throughout the city. oakland police with 14 other agencies, made their move before dawn targeting those think sea were planning violent acts within the community. officers served 20 in oakland there are key people we targ

yitd for this operation. those people we went after, today. >> 12 suspects were arrested and multiple firearms recovered. police say they're searching for a half dozen more suspects believed to have committed or participated in numerous crimes. conspiracy to commit murder attempted murder. >> the deputy chief gave no details on that attack. the list of alleged crimes continues and names of the police say are responsible are family. this video provided by the police department. police say the two gangs are responsible foremost of the violent crime. police say one of three people arrested in the murder of ravi kumra is a member of money team. in all, more than 100 officers

and agents were involved in the warrant sweep. he promises more arrest to follow. >> it's based on identifying a small number of individuals in this community involved in violent crime. >> there are other components. the threats said enforcement is a small part that true success is measured in community involvement. >> this afternoon, police accused of killing an elde elderly -- a girlfriend of a 69-year-old stanley jacobsen had been missing since february. jacobsen's body found in rise hiz floom a complex in san jose. it was discovered by his granddaughter under a pile of clothes and blankets.

police say jacobsen had been dead about a month. investigators say butler may have been defrauding jacobsen for insurance money. a group of lawmakers is closer to banning gun shows from the cow palace. mark leno prop yogs a law requiring supervisors to both give okay for any gun show to be held at the venue. the cow palace is on land owned by the state. >> last six months, within two miles from this very location here we have had 75 gun-related crimes. >> gun show organizer dz not return calls for comment. they say the gun show is the most popular show in the nation. >> 11 bay area mothers going to take their message to washington next wednesday. the group moms take the hill

will urge lawmakers and the white thousands pass legislation banning assault weapons and enact stricter background checks. the coalition formed following a school shooting in newtown, connecticut. members say congress needs to act soon. >> just trying to make sure that nobody else gets hurt. there are eight american children killedder day. and it's unacceptable. >> the group expects hundreds to attend the rally on capitol hill. >> the sheriff department is warning people about a man going door to dan climing to be from the sheriff's department. he's described as a tall, heavy set hispanic man. authorities say he displayed a badge and telling residents he moved to san carlos and wants to meet his neighbors.

police volunteers cleared out a homeless encampment this morning. it is one of 60 located throughout santa clara valley located just below san jose international airport. city cleared out about two dozen people, tents, tarps and bedding and chickens you saw there today after posting a notice there on monday. >> there is encouraging news about the economy tonight. the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%. labor zeptz employers added 236,000 jobs in february and wages increased. experts say it suggests businesses are confident about the economy. however, google today announced it's cutting 1200 jobs from it's motorola division. the 10% cut is on top of the 4,000 jobs cut in the summer. the cuts affect jobs in the united states, china and india.

google bought motorola in may. the division has been struggling to compete. and at and t amunsed it's hiring 500 new employees in the bay area including san francisco, napa and san rafael. at and t looking for outside plant technicians and splicing technicians. the company boasts it's the largest private employer of full time union employees. >> that surge was good news for the stock market. s and p 500 is now just 14 points from reaching an all-time record high. nasdaq composite closing at 3244. >> cardinals at the vatican have set the date to begin elected the next pope. the conclave will be beginning

tuesday morning starting with a morning mass followed by the first round of balancing in the afternoon. in 100 year nose conclave lasted longer than five days but this process is nout knot without controversy. david ono is in rome with that story. >> on a rainy evening a ray of progress. cardinals seen leaving after agreeg when to begin the conclave, it will be tuesday. and there are two american contenders and anything can happen. there is a great spokesperson for the chief. cardinal o'malley has gotten high marks for all diocese he

worked in. and another american cardinal grabbing headlines is cardinal roger mahony from los angeles. he made a rare public appearance friday. >> ochl pregs of hatred coming out of that. >> embattled cardinal, church documents show he shielded abuser frtz law. he's apologized for failing to protect children. the theme for the sermon? ing forriveness. >> obstacle that often times traps people for moving from hated to love is their inability or unwillingness toing forrive. -- ing forrive one another. >> many called for him to withdraw, he will not. calling it his sacred duty to

participate. the cardinal tweeted 115 voting cardinals will be moving in to the residence on monday, sequestered from the outside world until a pope is elected. >> so there will be a special mass tuesday morning and a procession tuesday morning into the sistine chapel. they'll lock and close doors and take only one vote on tuesday. and then... after the vote, they will burn the ballots, smoke coming out whether it's white or black that will tell us whether they made a decision. if it's black go back and do it over again on wednesday. reporting live abc 7 news. >> that is fascinating. >> we have more acoming up. a different hoarding problem involving dozens of dogs.

these chee with a was looking for a place to call home. >> snacking habit the newest millionaire gave up for a day that led to his buying a winning lotto ticket. >> i'm sandhya patel. warm up is on the way. i'll have a spring spri coming up

a pleasant hill man suspected of carrying almost five ounces of open yum -- opium after an x ray found those drugs. official as rested the 63-year-old at washington dullus international airport on march 1. mosharian had flown in from

germany. and customs officials found the opium. they say it's worth about $4,000 on the streets. >> lit let it burn is a policy adopted by the forest service when it comes to wildfires this summer. the forest service came in $400 million over budget last year. it instituted a more aggressive approach to fighting fire. it will let fires burn themselves out in remote areas that don't pose a danger to property or critical habitats. environmental groups ever praising the move. they say wildfires are an important part of healthy forest autos workers with fish and wildlife misspent millions of dollars over the last several years more than $5,000 uncovered last year. officials say a review found millions have been misspent. the money supposed to go to fund a purchase land but had been used to pay department

bills, pay third parties for land leases and buy store gift cards for departmental purchases. >> this is reasonable to think it's a way to fund department work. >> a department spokesperson says there is no evidence that anyone used this money for personal gain. >> an east bay man can thank his love of pumpkin seeds for becoming the latest millionaire. they matched all six winning lotto numbers, super lotto, right? worth $33 million. wow. >> you know rg cheryl i went by the store in walnut creek. you know, i didn't buy a ticket but i took advises of a man who had all six numbers and bought these pumpkin seeds

thinking they'd bring me some luck. meet california's newest millionaires. he confessed he's obsessed with pumpkin seeds getting them from the shell station on ignacio valley road. on wednesday he only had $15, enough for gas and a lottery ticket. he had to sacrifice the seeds. the next day, when he checked his tickets he knew he made the right choice. >> i check again and again. and i thought i'm just dreaming. removing my eye glasses. i rubbed my eyes again and again. really? maybe 10 times. no. that is it. that is the one. >> he drove to tell his wife. >> we won the lottery. she didn't believe. i told her... just one time believe me. >> they don't know what they'll do with the money. in november, he lost his job in graphic reproduction.

he's considering opening his own store now. >> get people that i know, friends, family, whoever zrnt jobs tork getting them work. >> after collecting the check they're in a hurry to get back. >> i have an appointment. i don't want to miss them. >> she is a hair stylist. we found her coloring hair this afternoon. she tells us she'll continue to work there because she's loyal to the owner. >> as long as she's there, i'm with her, if she laid me off... i can stay home. >> that shell station is getting business with people hoping lightning will strike twice. >> just passing by. i saw this and i thought this might be a lucky one. >> in case you're wondering winning numbers were 1, 2, 3, 22, 34 and the mega, 8. the store will get $165,000

for selling the winning ticket. live in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> save me some. >> will do. >> thank you very much. >> animal neglect charges could be filed against two watsonville residents authorities confiscated dozens of dogs. three dozen chihuahuas were seized from two apartments in watsonville. the santa cruz county shelter provided these pictures. the landlord alerted authorities after finding the dogs living in squall yid conditions. >> goodness. this coming sunday abc 7 is airing a special presentation called just like me.

some families now full of relief and hope to. learn more about music therapy and ability to change lives of children battling the illnesses. >> music opens up mer than just engaging verbally. i hope you'll join me this sunday right here on abc 7 for a special program "just like me". >> we'll join you. weekend is here. rain, gone. >> sandhya patel looking at that and more. >> yes. go ahead, break out shades this weekend. it's going to be bright, sunny skies and warmer. so it's going to be a nice looking weekend. you'll see rain is long gone. we still have clouds that are

scattered in nature, in the sierra nevada we're seeing snow and thunderstorms. heading up towards sierra. chain controls on state route 88 and four. looking at the view from our tv heavenly is seeing from three to 14 inches of snow f you want to do spring skiing it's going to be sunny. temperatures now 53 in san francisco. it's 52 degrees in san jose. here is a different perspective from our high definition mount tamalpais camera. cameras bouncing. it's blustery out there. it's 52 degrees in union city. up to 40 miles per hour out of the west. gusting to 29 in oakland with these winds coming off the

water out of the west northwest do not allow to us warm up, much, temperatures came up a few degrees but you probably didn't feel it. this evening, windy evening, sunny, warmer for the weekend. spring forward 2:00 a.m. sunday going daylight savings time. satellite and radar this is an area of low pressure that brought us rain. 5/100ths in 24 hours in san francisco. that is heading out. we're going to see a clearing trend. high pressure starts to take control of weather. warming trend starts this weekend carrying us over into early next week. tomorrow morning temperatures mid-30s to mid-40s. it's going to be a chilly start.

62 millbrae. 65 los altos, upper 50s near the coast. downtown 62 degrees, sunset district up to 60. and you look at the north bay communities, clear lake, 66. mid-60s san rafael. east bay is going to be a nice, mild, sunny day. 65 in oakland. inland communities 66 livermore right around where you should be for this time of the year. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. it features warmer weather. mid-70s as we head into monday, tuesday, spring forward saturday night. follow live doppler 7 for the latest conditions, so let's get video forecasts and alerts and weather tweets from your favorite weather team.

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coming up at 6:00 minimum wage going up to $10 an hour, tonight what it means for local businesses and how you may be paying for it already. also a bay area man falls victim to a latest version of an old scheme. michael finney back to explain why you better be care ffl someone calls claiming to be from comcast. and the nan who nearly became the world's first chinese man in the nba meets the man who did. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> right now, san francisco is starting to put pictures together for a st. patrick's day celebration. >> this morning mayor ed lee raised the irish flag at city hall. >> the flag is going to be flying from the mayor's balcony until march 17th. >> st. paddy's day is a big

event for san francisco. thanks for watching. this is "world news." tonight, the surge, big news about jobs and we'll tell you who is hiring next. and does it signal the return of made in america? the breach. how did investigators sneak a fake explosive device through security at a major airport? haunted house. is there something in your dream home that could make you sick? find out. and super mom. a huge tornado. a mother's dramatic sacrifice to save her children and what she has done now that has inspired everyone. our person of the week. good evening to you on this friday. we begin with jobs.

tonight the surge of hiring last month that has experts using words like turning point. 236,000 jobs added in february, unemployment dropping to 7.7%. lowest in four years. wall street soaring to another new high, skimming the 14,400 mark. and abc's david muir is here to tell us what this could mean for recovery across the country. >> when we saw the numbers, made us think of all the faces we met, all the american companies we traveled to. are they seeing the recovery? are they hiring? tonight travel with us as we go looking for proof. >> reporter: it is a welcome and unexpected headline tonight, unemployment at its lowest point in four years. factories adding 14,000 workers. retailers, 23,000 workers. but construction leading the way, builders adding 48,000 jobs. like doug smith from virginia, who told us -- >> best january for us since 2005. >> reporter: and tonight telling