onto the lawns and came half a foot of wiping out or mobile home and vehicles. then i just heard commotion and smoke coming from the truck. >> reporter: within the last hour the truck was taken away. i'm told he is from vallejo but not identified yet. he will be looked at napa county department of corrections, evading officers, assault with a deadly weapon and stolen property. they found that stolen television in the pedestrian bed of his truck. >> katie: thank you. an oakland woman who was mugged after answering her front door is fighting back. the video showing her ordeal may be difficult to watch but oakland police are hoping it will inspire more victims to

come forward. alan wang shows us what happened. >> reporter: the woman in this video has no idea she is being targeted by two young men who don't realize they are being caught on camera. the robbers stole her purse on east 17th street in oakland. they were exposed by surveillance cameras and police arrested them. >> investigators released this video in hopes there might be other victims out there who have not come forward yet. >> reporter: we went back to the same block and found a woman who says her purse was stolen and she was pistol whipped on the same day within the same hour as the woman in the video. >> i'm so scared they'll kill me. >> we showed her video of suspects. >> that is him, i'm sure it is him. >> reporter: the woman reported the incident when it happened but she didn't realize that her

neighbor had been mugged. >> reporter: what do you think your neighborhood needs to do now? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: would it help if you communicated and talked and got together? >> i think so. >> community involvement is paramount. >> chinatown is perfect example of a community mobilizing against crime. >> people should say, time to do something. >> reporter: police help them set up a crime prevention council and crime was cut down substantially. cameras were rolling for this victim but now police want neighbors to organize, communicate and cooperate with them. the reason being is police say the criminals are better organized than the pains in. in fact police say the two men they arrested are part of a gang that has been victimizing oakland residents for some time.

>> katie: a dozen members of local gangs were taken off the streets during pre-dawn raids yesterday morning. the operation spanned the entire bay area with the help of 14 other law enforcement agencies. they served 24 high risk search warrants, 20 of them in oakland, two in antioch, one in pacifica and one in brentwood. this video shows a remote controlled robot scouting some of the targeted locations. the results of the raid, there were 12 arrests of members of two of the city's most notorious gangs. police are looking for half a dozen more suspects. >> there were key people that we know were involved in violent crime. those were the people that we went after today. >> katie: in all month, an hundred members of law enforcement were involved in the

raids. new this morning, san jose has seen a spike in crimes like burglaries and car thefts. "mercury news" looked at crime stats. 28,000 property crimes were reported in 2012 and that is nearly 30% increase over 2011 and the highest figure since 1995. it is generally a reflection of statewide trends for more property crimes. san jose ranks fifth among biggest large cities. berkeley restaurant owner is hoping to be back in business after spending the night making repairs at chez panisse. an electrical fire was racing through the ground floor. john alston shows understanding the main upstairs dining room is still intact. >> reporter: instead of dleigtd the friday night dinner crowd.

they were boarding up windows and among the disappointed was jamie drake that was planning to have a birthday dinner here. >> the reservations are tough to get. yeah, what better place to go to chez panisse for your birthday. that was the plan. we are lucky we live down the street. we will come back. >> reporter: the fire started just after 3:00 in the morning. the apparent cause was a faulty electrical box. the main dining room is fine thanks to a sprinkle system but the front porch will need repair work. it opened in 1971 and most famous restaurant on shadock avenue. owner alice waters hopes to open next weekend. >> it's rebuilding to the upstairs but i can see the upstairs could open very soon if

we find some way to camouflage the front of the building. >> throughout the evening, people stopped to look at the damage including one woman who had her wedding dinner here. >> my husband said it burned down and he said, no, but it looks like it will be already all right. >> reporter: there was another fire here 31 years to the day. insurance will cover the repair work as well as the salaries have employees. >> katie: bay area rapper mc hammer saying that charges have been dropped. he was pulled over last month because he was driving a car with expired tags and the car wasn't his. he was charged with resisting arrest and suspicion of obstruction. he tweeted last night, all charges were dropped. have a great weekend. dublin police have not returned our calls about the tweet. >> a cat sanctuary will reopen

tomorrow following wednesday's attack where a lion killed a woman. they denied rumors that he was on her cellphone when a lion pounced on her and killed her instantly. anderson said man on was following all the protocols. sheriff's deputies shot and killed the four-year-old lion. new this morning, construction crews are about to mark another milestone in the completion of the eastern span of the bay bridge. at 10:00 this morning, crews will pour concrete to create the final slab near the toll plaza. caltrans moved up the time line to allow both directions to open labor day weekend. original plans called for the westbound lanes to open first and then the eastbound lanes in 2014, but engineers came up with a way to complete the touchdown section for both directions nine months early. weather is not going to delay

any construction this morning. >> lisa: you are exactly right temperatures are warming up nice and sunny out there. beautiful, look for a high today in the mid-60s. that is warmer than yesterday. >> next more violence erupts in egypt after a court makes a decision. then new minimum wage in san jose starts on monday and what it means for local businesses and

>> katie: welcome back. thanks for tuning in this morning. it's 8:13. you are looking live at golden gate bridge on this beautiful saturday morning, clear blue skies and gorgeous bridge and it's going to be a warm one which is great news. not great news for the rain totals and lisa argen will have a look at the forecast coming up. we have developing news in egypt where security officials a protestor has died after breathing tear gas during clashes of police.

protestors have set the soccer federation headquarters and a police building on fire. you can see the heavy black smoke over cairo. they are angry because a court acquitted seven of nine police officials that or trial on a deadly riot last year. the other two officers were convicted and sentenced to prison. the court confirmed the death sentences of 21 civilians who were involved in those riots which left 74 people dead. starting monday, san jose's minimum wage workers are getting a raise. increase will test claims it will be bad news for both business owners and employees. here is david louie. >> the boss hasn't said anything yet but he will get a pay raise. he works 40 hours a week. minimum wage will go up to $2 an

hour. the money will come in handy. >> food, school supplies, try to buy a car. >> other minimum wage earners are heeding the warning. >> it will be nice to have $2 extra but it will be interesting how everything pans out. >> reporter: they are wondering if their hours will be cut effectively taking away the increase. that is possibility as fourth street pizza tries to calculate the higher wage. it has 20 part time and full time employees. $2 more will raises expenses about $2500. places for pizzas and drinks have already been raised by 25 cents to a dollar to help cover the higher wage. >> some people get a little bit upset. >> i tip less as a result of that? >> i see people not tip at all. >> opponents warn that small businesses may be hurt.

it may be customers that determines if it happens. >> prices were up dollar or two dollars more, i come here because it's cheap and fast. they raised it up i probably wouldn't go out of my way not to stop there. >> some companies have already been paying their workers over ten dollars an hour. the higher wage has led to lower turnover. >> labor is very hard to find it so we have to pay very well otherwise they will look for another job. >> you don't want to lose good employees? >> they are here for a long time. >> in san jose, david lou, louie. >> promising news for the 49ers. they report the team has sold three-quarters of the seat at the new stadium for a total of $403 million and that is roughly equal to the costs to build the staidium. they are on track to sell out completely before the start of the 2014 season which ask when

the niners will begin playing in the south bay. 49ers quarterback may not have come home with a superbowl ring, but he is still a big winner. hundreds turned out for an autograph and to take pictures with kaepernick. this is danville safeway. >> he is so sweet. any girl would love to have him. i'm telling you, he is a doll. i love you. >> katie: hey, any fan is a good fan. and they lost to the ravens but kaepernick hasn't lost his star power. line stretched down the street. it is 8:17 on this saturday morning and good day. should there be another star autograph you might want today. >> lisa: our weather is feeling

like spring, nine days away and live doppler, nice and quiet. more rain in the south bay we've had in quite some time. fresh powder. they picked up nearly four feet of snow, they are doing good. any fresh powder in the forecast? no. we're talking about more blue sky and temperatures were pretty cool this morning but right now, mid 40s 40s in santa rosa. you were down to 50 in gilroy. 48 and 45 in livermore. visibility is fantastic. emeryville, you will notice nothing but sunshine. near 50 in oakland. 53 in san francisco. 50 half moon bay. it will be cool at our coast again with those breezy winds but around the bay, here come the changes. in fact we're looking at a sunny and warmer weekend.

we're not going to stop. there warmer days into next week and remember, to set your clock forward at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we're looking at temperatures just a little bit about average today. first column represents the average temperatures, second high temperatures. you'll notice upper 60s from san jose to livermore. that brings us up two to three degrees above average. we'll look for more warming, 2-4 degrees warming tomorrow. further on sunday and more on monday and tuesday. low pressure is out of the golden state. high pressure taking its place as it builds into the eastern pacific. that is allowing for a warming trend, still breezy winds at our coast and lighter winds and downsloping winds in the north bay. that is what happens when you get that clockwise motion and pressure on the atmosphere. we warm up quicker with 70 in sacramento. 63 in los angeles. around the bay, what a day from

the south bay, 67 in san jose. we're looking at numbers from the mid 60 on the peninsula. 46 downtown and 68 up in novato. mid 60s fremont. 67 in pleasanton. abc news another great weather resource for you and that is at abc7news.com. with that you get video forecasts, spare-the-air alerts and power outages latest conditions and comes from our tweets and favorite weather team. even when it is not raining, little things you might want to know. >> we appreciate it because we can supplement your forecast when we are at home and on the phones and right there in our hands. >> katie: coming up next, glasses not allowed. its bar and not going to let you in with

>> katie: an east bay man can thank his love of pumpkin seeds to be the newest millionaire. he has $33 million to be exact. here is lyanne melendez. >> they are california's newest

millionaires. he confessed he is obsessed with pumpkin seeds. he always gets them from the shell station on ignacio valley road but except 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 ticket, he knew he made the right choice. >> i check again, again -- i remove my eyeglasses and rubbed my eyes again. really, maybe ten times. that is the one. >> reporter: he drove to tell his wife. >> we won't the lottery. she don't believe. i told her just one time, believe me. >> they don't know what they'll do with the money. he lost his job in graphic reproduction. he is considering opening his own store now. >> people that i know, friends

and family who don't have jobs and relatives and give them work. >> after collecting their check, they were in a big hurry to gel back to walnut creek. >> i don't want to miss them. >> she is a hairstylist. we found the new millionaire coloring hair this afternoon. she told us she'll continue to work there because she is loyal to the owner. >> as long as she is there, if she laid me off. i can stay home. [ laughter ] >> and shell station is getting plenty of business people hoping that lightning will strike twice. >> i saw it and it might be a lucky one. >> the store will get 165 for selling the winning ticket. -- $165,000. >> they are saying if you want a a drink, take off those google

glasses. the bar is warning people they must remove the glasses when they enter. san jose concerned about privacy. his customers ased seedy type, he doesn't want pick turs put on the internet. he says google glasses are not available for another couple months. cross that bridge when we come to it. >> an indiana man got a free subscription to netflix. he got a in netflix tattoo and posted a picture. people at netflix saying it no way. a year subscription costs about $96 and tattoo will last forever. >> next, president obama's message to both parties as he tries to untangle the gridlock in washington. oot also another bay area

community is trying to make the streets safer. which city is holding a gun buy-back this morning. >> an armed robbery suspect is in custody after a high-speed chase to a quiet mobile home park. live in american canyon. i'll have the sto

>> katie: welcome back. we're second away from 8:30 and started you off with a quick look at the forecast. here is lisa argen. >> lisa: take a look. this is beautiful, 22 degrees in the northern sierra, pretty breezy here, about 71% for the average and we did pretty well with this last system. there is fresh powder. 35 for a high today. we'll be looking at our winds backing off today. that is because high pressure builds in. we will have breeze at the coast but the warming trend gets underway today. what you see it on your window is what you get, all that sunshine for the weekend with numbers in the 40s right now. we'll look for numbers around 70 in warmest locations. aisle explain and seven-day outlook coming up. >> katie: breaking news in the north bay where a police chase came to a conclusion. it begin with a robbery at a walmart. our reporter has been on the

scene in american canyon all morning joining us with details. >> as you said it all started with an armed robbery at walmart. this man stole a tv and then led police on a high-speed chase mentioned a quiet mobile home park. it was just after 4:00 a.m. and proceeded to drive through the yards of these two mobile homes feet away where people were sleeping. he tore through the front yard all before police got him. this is video you are looking from moments after the chase ended. he had rammed his truck in the back of one of the patrol cars. witness i spoke with was watching tv when he heard screaming coming down his street. he saw the suspect's truck headed straight for his neighbor's home. >> he is going to plow into their bedroom and that is where their heads are. the bed is up against that wall.

he could have killed him. >> reporter: fortunately no one was hurt. officers and neighbors are all okay. the suspect was taken to the hospital after officers tased him to get him into custody. he will be booked including murder and armed robbery. >> katie: dramatic stuff. thank you. new this morning, president obama says he remains focused on finding a way to replace the automatic spending cuts that took place on march 1st. he hopes to break the gridlock. in his weekly address the president says the nation's economy remains his top priority but willing to reach out to republicans to find common ground on immigration reform and gun control, as well. earlier this week i met with republican senators to see if there were smarter ways to grow our economy and reduce our deficits than to arbitrate cuts

and so-called sequester that went into place. we had an open conversation about gun violence and other areas we can work together to mo of the country forward. i'll attend both democratic and republican meetings in the capitol to continue those discussions. >> alabama senator jeff sessions gave the republican response. there are a lot of things we pay on our utility bills but by dollar by dollar it adds up. statewide it adds up to billions of dollars. as nannette miranda found out the state hasn't been paying much attention. >> it demonstrated it has not been tracking these accounts. >> reporter: the state public utilities commission has been under scrutiny after a couple of audits it can't account billions

of dollars in fees. no one knows if customers were overcharged. it's assess order cable and phone bills natural gas and much of it pays for various programs. >> the forecast is not acceptable the rate payers weren't armed by those errors. no program services were affected. >> lawmakers scoffed at the notion that customers weren't armed because cpuc continued to raise fees. >> but we asked rate pay teors pay more and more. >> they can't even get the math right. stating the agency has trillions when it actually had billions. >> this reporting was in almost to the penny adding three zeros to it. >> and we told you last week about giving free cellphones to low income residents.

we tried to get straight answer on the universal fund fee would increase to subz subsidize the program. but cpuc says yes, they would double. >> how is it a doubling of the fee increase. >> in this particular fiscal year we are going to have to increase the fee level in order to be able to accommodate the program needs. >> do you know what you shall doing? >> that is a fair question. of course we know what we are doing. >> reporter: they insist it has the best fee setting practices in the country. nannette miranda, "abc 7 news". >> katie: new this morning, solano county law enforcement agencies are holding a gun buy-back in vallejo. the goal is to get illegal guns off the streets as soon as possible. participants will be paid $100 in cash or gift cards for handguns, shotguns and rifles in working condition. $200 for weapons that are classified as assault weapons by

california. the guns should be transported to the buy back unlocked and in the trunk of a vehicle. the event from s from 10:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon. meanwhile, 11 bay area homes will take their gun control message to washington, d.c. next wednesday. the group moms take the hill will urge lawmakers and white house to pass legislation that will ban assault weapons and create stricter background checks. coalition was formed following the school shooting in newtown, connecticut and members of the bay area chapter say congress needs to act soon before there is another mass shooting. >> we're just trying to make sure that nobody else gets hurt. eight american children killed every day and it's unacceptable. >> katie: they expect hundreds of other mothers to attend the rally on capitol hill. cardinals in vatican city have selected tuesday as date they will begin voting for the

next man to lead the world's one billion catholics. cardinals gathered this morning for the last session of congregation and preparations are continuing in the sistine chapel. it's under construction as are the seats where they will city. high school girls who can't afford to buy a prom test are lining up in san francisco to pick out a dress for free. the princess project takes place at market and church streets. there are more than 4,000 dresses there for girls to choose from and come in all colors and sizes. any girl with a valid high school i.d. can shop for a free dress. no proof of financial aid is required. doors opened 7 minutes ago and groups of shoppers are being allowed in every half-hour while supplies last. if they run out today, don't worry, dresses will be given

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>> katie: good morning. thanks for starting your day with us. it's coming up on 8:41 and laif view from lake tahoe tv. temperatures in the 20s right now. it will warm up to the 30s later but great weekend to be up there and rain up there made for good conditions up there. lisa argen says there is great snow conditions. >> how would you feel about a stranger going through your email? that is question posed by a stanford research project. jonathan bloom found out the answer has everything to do with what you would get in return. >> you probably wouldn't hand your car keys to a total stranger, unless they are a valet parking attendant. >> they can drive the car but

can't open the trunk. >> the professor is an advisor on a graduate research project called email valet. it aims to save you time and energy by having an assistant comb through your g-mail in-box. >> they can perform amount of actions based on the users requests and they can help them cope with overload. >> they created a program where for about $2 a day per user, an assistant that works part time can read the emails you want them to see and turn your messy in-box into a tidy list. >> people do a much better job as machines of negotiating everyday life. >> you can make that to-do list yourself but the study found using an assistant they can do more tasks on the list. >> just the fact that a task is

there for you, it reduces the frustration to do the task. >> so an assistant can help you be productive but how many people want a stranger going through their email. they found something surprising. >> we realize people get less concerned about privacy whenstart receiving benefits. >> less than 4% of survey responded initially they would share their in-box, 90% that use the service wanted to keep it. sadly for them, it's just a research project but it could become a business. >> katie:, all right. lisa argen has our forecast. how much warmer? >> i'm glad you asked. you can see how nice and sunny it is. in and around oakland, near 50 already and the winds are the key to our warmup. i'll let you know how warm and all that, next.

all that, next. >> katie: also ahead oakland hag

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where the temperature is about 48 degrees right now but it's going to warm up quite a bit. upper 60s which is 7-9 degrees warmer than yesterday. not to mention, san jose got the most rain with our storm this week. more than half an inch. they have just about seen it all. >> 72% of normal there, 8.66 inches for the season but they need more. that was beneficial. you can see all the sunshine and clouds earlier and right now live doppler 7-hd not picking up anything. in fact this radar sweep on top of mount st. helena will be high and dry. we are looking at a warming trend as high pressure builds into the bay area not only today, but the next several days. here is the roof camera and nice

and sunny. san francisco already in the 50s. 48 in santa rosa. napa at 42. you were down to 35 this morning. 47 around fairfield. union city 52. 48 in gilroy. emeryville, nice and clear out there with numbers ranging from the mid 50s in san francisco to the upper 40s, san carlos and san jose and 50s in santa cruz. big time changes over the next couple of days and high pressure takes command of our weather bringing us a warmer weekend and we spring forward early tomorrow where we lose an hour of sleep. look at the numbers, a high of 70 degrees today in napa. we will be looking at temperatures anywhere from two to eight degrees above average. more 70s and week ahead our weather system that brought the snow to the mountains and rain

in southern cal moving out. out in the pacific, high pressure ridge builds in and allow for good mixing and warmer air, downsloping winds with the warmer numbers in the north bay but everyone warming up significantly. how about 70 sacramento. 56 in monterey. just 57 in san diego. back home look for mid-60s to upper 60s with even 71 in santa cruz. 66 in redwood city. mid 50s with northwest winds keeping it cool at the coast. san francisco coming up 2-3 degrees this afternoon. lots of baseball this morning mild day today from sonoma to napa and 68 in vallejo. near east bay, 65 in oakland with communities around pleasanton and another little league parade and 69 in

brentwood. and numbers will continue to rise above the average for tomorrow into next week. full sunshine and few clouds and stronger sea breeze come thursday and friday and model is hinting at maybe rain next weekend. we can hope for that. >> katie: we have to spring our clocks forward which is extra hard on this shift. when you go to bed it is broad daylight outside. we'll figure it out. coming three weeks earlier than normal. in sports, monte ellis returns. golden state tried to win in an important match ofup against the houston rockets. >> good morning. last night the warriors were looking for their first win against the rockets. let's go out to oracle.

jeremy is alive and well. david lee missed most of first half with a banged up knee. he did make this before leaving. great drive right before the first quarter buzzer. rockets led by 1 at the half. chandler parsons with a tip in, golden state looking for a spark and andrew from outside connects for a second career three-pointer, but they couldn't cool off parsons. he led houston with 26 points. james harden had a hard time but he connects here. lynn has 15 points and nice layup here. warriors managed 12 points but lose 94 had-88. houston is game back for sixth place in the conference. local teams have gotten off to a good start in basketball women's tournament. cal took on usc, here is three

of her 15 points. jennifer branden led the bears with a double-double, 17 points and 16 boards. catholic wins 78-59 and face ucla in the semifinals. no problem with washington state conference play of the year, 23 points and 20 rebounds. with a back behind pass and cardinals will play colorado in their semifinals. >> at the men's tournament, santa clara against loyola, if the lions had one conference win but anthony ireland puts them on top. broncos got a top when brandon clark is fouled but did not come through on the free-throw line. santa clara one last chance. kevin foster is off the mark. 60-58 is the final and next up,

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number is 34. nobody picked all six so tuesday night's jackpot is estimated at $41 million. >> they will be hosting art inspiring hope gala. it's tonight at 5:00. family orientated camp was founded more than 30 years ago to provide a sense of normalcy for children who have been diagnosed with cancer. they hope to raise more than half a million dollars for the kids. it takes place at design center and tickets are still available. carolyn johnson will be speaking tonight. for more information or to get your tickets, here a link on our website. go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. it would be great if they get a full house. it's a gorgeous day. >> lisa: everybody is warming up except the coastline, a little

breezy out there. we will look for warmer numbers and north bay out by the dole that, anyone from two to eight degrees warmer. 67 in san jose, don't forget. to set your clocks ahead tonight and tomorrow, more sunshine and warmer weather right through the middle of the week. cooling at our coast but no rain in the sex seven days. >> katie: thanks everyone for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. we continue at 5:00 p.m. you asked for it and now the "abc 7 news" exclusive alarm clock app is available for the android and kindle fire. you can download it on google play. it has always been available for your iphone. have a great day everyone.

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