denim stores. >> and a man supposed to protect the community was putting it at risk. what police say he was planing with all of these weapons.

scary surveillance video as thieves set their sights on high end jeans. jeans that sell for up to $400 a pair are the targets and it is happening all over the world including here in the bay area. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. five bay area jean stores have been hit and abc7 news reporter sergio is live outside one of the local stores that was robbed. sergio? >> yeah, well right now this store is all nice and locked up. investigators tell us these crimes are happening in the middle of the day. culprits walk in and make off with piles of pants.

for some designer jeans fans true religion is a favorite. >> oh yes. those jeans are comfortable. around $100 $200, pretty good. >> and the steep price tag may be why these jeans are a favorite items for thieves. this true religion store in livermore is the most recent to be targeted in the bay area. they were robbed on thursday afternoon. >> there were 10 individuals that entered true religion and basically overwhelmed the clerks and then they stole a bunch of jeans. it was approximately $5,000 worth of product. >> according to livermore police, five true religion outlets in the bay area have been recently robbed. livermore, mill pea ties -- mill pea ties and walnut creek. at each of the stores, the descriptions are similar. six young men and four young women. they all have the same escape plan. >> ran out and they waited for two vehicles that were in the parking lot for their get away cars. >> but bandits are not the

only ones scooping up the true religion merchandise. this was a -- was from a store in chico. you can see two men with jeans in their hands and on their way out of the store. a few years ago in england, these brazen thieves packed up piles of true religion jeans and threatened the store clerk before walking out. true religion did not want to comment on our story. bay area police tell us they have several leads, but they did not released any surveillance video of the local heist. in walnut creek,abc7 news. santa cruz police believe they foiled a heist by arresting a man they say was the master mind behind it. he is in the santa cruz county jail tonight charged with conspiracy to commit grand theft. ama dates is live from uc santa cruz where he worked. ama? >> reporter: police tell me he was actively recruiting accomplices and gathering

supplies for his master plan. and after searching his mobile home this morning they are extremely glad they were able to stop him. he is a man santa cruz police say was on a mission. that mission to pull off an elaborate grand theft at a local business in the coming weeks. >> think of it as an oceans 11 kind of heist. it was a lot of surveillance and reconnaissance that had gone into this. a lot of planning to actually carry this out. >> reporter: an informant tipped off police. they investigated and decided to take action early this morning. they arrested him and served a search warrant at his mobile home. >> we discovered a number of firearms that were stored inside a false wall inside the home. inside that false wall was another false wall that lead to additional firearms and ammunition that were seized in the home. >> look at what they found, rifles, shotguns, pistols, assault weapons and 48 in all. some licensed, many not.

some were modified and others violate state laws. the amo? we are talking more than 50,000 rounds. some believe to be armor piercing and they were high capacity magazines. so police weren't surprised to learn what he did for a living. foreclose to 30 years he has been -- for close to 30 years he has been a community safety officer at uc santa cruz working night shifts on campus. they say he was immediately placed on investigatory leave when they learned of his arrest. he will remain on leave until they learn more. he had no criminal past and there was nothing to suggest he would have targeted the university or any of the students. abc7 news. a former varsity football coach at richmond's kennedy high school has been arrested on nearly two dozen counts of child abuse. 51-year-old baron edwards is charged with committing sodomy and lewd acts against a child. edwards coached the school's varsity team in 2004 and 2005. he is being held on more than $21 million bail.

a big change in our weather as we head to memorial day weekend. sandhya patel is here now from live doppler 7hd. >> we have our own radar and it is not picking up moisture, but we do have a few clouds out there. nothing to bother anybody. what we are watching is check out the pacific. there is a storm that is developing and rain is a possibility. right now from our high definition sue trough camera we are looking at downtown san francisco. the temperatures are in the 50s. it is going to be a cool start to your holiday weekend. the rain possibility, we'll let you know about the timing and the changes at the newest -- that the newest computer models are indicating. >> thanks very much. dozens of aftershocks have shaken the town of greenville where the 5.7 magnitude quake struck last night. residents of greenville about 150 miles northeast of sacramento reported little

damage for an earthquake that size. items did fall from store shelves and several residents lost pieces of china and other breakable things. it was felt over a wide area. >> we were screaming and we hugged each other in the middle of the room. he almost got hit by a very heavy mirror. our cat is still traumatized. he won't come out from under the bed. >> one had a magnitude 4.9. seismologists will not know what fault the quake happened on for at least a few days. new video has emerged of a collapse of a busy bridge in washington state. look at this footage and you can see the bridge in tact and then suddenly right there it collapses into the skagit river. washington's governor says a nationwide search is underway to find a replacement span. everyone survived. rescuers pulled three people out of the river including 20-year-old bryce kenning. >> and it was like something out of a movie. there is a huge explosion in

front of me the ground under the bridge falling into the water. >> they believe a truck collision is the likely cause of the bridge collapse. they say the truck was carrying an over sized load when it rammed into a bridge support. the i-5skagit bridge was built in 1955 with a steel truss design. that is considered obsolete by today's standards. the collapse is raising questions about the integrity of bridges all-around the country and certainly in the bay area as well. by federal standards the golden gate and the dunbarton bridges are considered functionally obsolete because the design is considered outdated. the eastbound richmond san rafael bridges are considered structurally deficient because of problems with potholes and corrosion. >> pg&e calls it its $2.25 billion fine illegally excessive. eight people died and dozens

hurt and 38 homes destroyed when a natural gas pipeline exploded. the utility agrees a financial penalty is just, but they argue the cost of improvements and upgrades to the pipeline should be deducted from the penalty. and new at 11:00, the santa clara county board of supervisors may decide to include new homes to be wired for electric car charges. northern california ranks first in electric car ownership, but fourth in the number of charging stations. the board is drafting an ordinance to require all new homes to be built in santa clara county to be wired to accept a charger of 240 volts. >> there is a demand as gas prices continue to increase and they are concerned about the environment. we know more bay area people are going to buy electric vehicles and i think everyone will appreciate when they drive into the new home that they can put in a charger. >> the ordinance could be presented to the board in the fall maybe in september. >> a warning for anyone who uses a limo service to get to

and from the international airport. we found 13% limo services listed on the website do not have valid operating permits. these are lie mos operating illegally without state approval, but with the perceived approval of the airport. they say it is in the process of reviewing and verifying the permitting for all transportation. still to come on abc news at 11:00, the crackdown has begun and the unexpected places they were looking for drunk drivers this weekend. >> and tonight's unusual moon rise. what makes it so special? >> and check this out, what would you do if the guy who just mugged you and then got hit by a bus.

millions of people are hitting the road this memorial day weekend and the traffic, it is still a little heavy even after 11:00 this evening for those drivers trying to make their way across the bay bridge toward san francisco. you can see the lanes that are backing up right now by those who do not have fast track. they blamed it under the drivers under the influence. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at one in peaked moppet with the story -- piedmont. alan? >> we usually see the dui checkpoints at larger intersections just off the highway. but this weekend you could run into one in a smaller community like piedmont and there is a reason why. the police are quite aware that drunk drivers take back roads through the small communities like piedmont to avoid dui checkpoint. >> it is easier to traverse to go through side streets. you are avoiding the highway patrol and you stay out of the

main parts of oakland and you are avoiding the heavy presence of officers in a larger community. >> tonight piedmont is surprising drivers with the checkpoint. they pooled the sources of the police agencies and hayward is providing the breathalyzer and blood testing. >> we have everything to facilitate that. the only thing we don't have is a mobile jail. >> in the past three years 4,300 drivers have been snared in these alameda county dui checkpoints. >> when you get in a vehicle and under the influence it is like picking up a gun. that's the way they look at it. >> one dui arrest cost him $10,000 in legal fees and fines. >> basically i lost my job i had for four years. i was working at napa auto parts and i was the main driver there. >> other bay area police departments say they will be teaming up this memorial weekend to place dui checkpoint in places where drivers least expect them.

>> now funding for all of those police officers and over -- and their over time is being paid for by a federal grant and you can see the police dollars at work. most police departments will have extra police officers out there looking for drivers under the influence. reporting live in piedmont, alan wang, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. a woman uh us coulded of trying to poi -- accused of trying to poison customers is delighted that she will not be charged. that's according to her attorney. she was arrested in april after witnesses say she swapped juice bottles in her bag with those in a december play case. lab tests show two bottles of orange juice contained vinegar. they originally thought they contained rubbing alcohol which can be lethal. and watch this, a woman who had had her phone snatched at the bus stop came to the rescue of the very thief who took it. it happened in columbia and was caught on video cameras. the man snatched the phone and then botches the get away when

he gets hit by a bus pulling into the stop. we didn't say he was smart. the victim helps him from under the platform. she grabbed her phone back and the thief was okay. he was treated and then arrested for the crime. a rare sight in the sky. it is called a super moon. the full moon is at its closest point to earth for the month. about 17,000 miles closer than average. inker cure re, vee -- mercury, venus and jupiter. the tight grouping won't be seen again until the year 2026. >> that's spectacular. >> pay attention out there. let's talk about the weather. cool for the weekend. >> sandhya patel is here jie. it will be cooler than average -- >> it will be cooler than average this coming weekend. but there has been a change in the timing of the coming rain. i will talk about that in a moment. they are tracking a few patches of low clouds along the coastline here. our radar on mount saint huh lena could be tracking some rain, but not until memorial

day late afternoon now. here is a view from our high definition emeryville camera. you can see interstate 80. the the view is spectacular. is santa rosa 50 degrees and fairfield54. the view from our high definition rooftop camera and there is our super moon. you will get a chance to view it again as we head into next month. sunny and breezy and patchy morning drizzle on sunday and we are looking at a chance of showers on memorial day. but now it looks like the shower chance is going to be pretty light and it may be mainly a north bay event. here is the system that will bring us the possibility of some light rain. it is a late season storm. here we #r* almost closing out -- here we are closing out may and we are talking about some showers. we do get some in the month of may. 8:00 on monday morning and i thought i would fast-forward and this is your memorial day. some cloud cover and watch the clouds increase as the system gets closer to the bay area. the rain line doesn't even make it to our region except

ukiah and cloverdale until about 4:00 p.m. the front is still well up to the north. now the computer models are showing the shower chance basically into the north bay and eventually petering out and moving up to the north. wait and see, but i think most of your earlier plans are looking fine. tomorrow morning if you have plans, cool, breezy and temperatures in the mid40s in the north bay valleys and most other areas upper 40s to low 50s. you will need that extra layer if you are heading out the door for your early plans on saturday. tomorrow afternoon 73 in morgan hill and 71 in san jose. 5* beautiful day in mill -- mill pea dis. 68 in palo alto and menlo park. 56 in pacifica. patchy low clouds lingering and it is going to be breezy. downtown san francisco 62, 58 in the sunset district. enjoy the sun in the north bay. mild temperatures, 73 santa rosa and 72 napa. 50s along the coastline. in the east bay, 66 in oakland and 68 union city. head inland and the

temperatures are cooler than average, but pleasant. close to today's levels. 74 in pleasanton and walnut creek. the giants are taking on the rockies tomorrow. game two of the series. at&t park, breezy, sunny and temperatures in the low 60s and dropping to the upper 50s. here is a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast. other than patchy morning drizzle on sunday we are looking at the chance of some afternoon rain on memorial day. coolest day and then the temperatures rebound and get you back to normal by friday. it is a long ways away, but the weekend is not looking shabby. >> just a little cool. >> yes, a little cool and nothing that will make you change your plans. >> thanks, sandhya. we have a lot to talk about in sports. >> larry beil is here. >> as sandhya reminds me, it is good to be young. in this case chris young back in his hometown with the game on the line and he did not

good evening. you can go home againment the outfielder who grew up in houston and family and friends are in the park and won it for the a's in the 9th. we want more, we want more. when we want something, we want more. a's and give me that. a's enjoying a 2-0 lead until the fifth. dominguez off tommy malone, and no doubt about this. 2-1 game and astros erupt for five runs in the fifth. jd martinez and a bomb. his fifth of the year and malone goes seven innings and allowed the five runs. 5-3 game and two on for chris young. hero or zero? hero. a three-run homer and the a's come back to win 6-5. they are now 7-0 against the

astros. giants and rockies and mccovey cove is back. somebody please tell me who that guy is. he is just off the dl and doubles in a pair. again in the 6th and here it comes and there it goes. solo blast and timmy goes seven innings and allowed four runs on seven hits. struck out eight and takes the loss. and a little help from the rockies third baseman. he guns down orblanco. timmy falls to 3 and 4. where is the energy? that's what the sharks coach was wondering in game five against the kings. the sharks are facing must win in game six. the home team victorious in every game in the series. the sharks are in the tank. that's good news. they have to find a way to solve it. he posted two shut outs in five games. they had to bring it on sunday night in the tank. >> in my opinion that was the weakest effort we have had.

things didn't work out and we didn't have our legs and we didn't execute. some of that had to do with l.a. a lot had to do with san jose. we bring our energy and our energy level back to where it needs to be and we really don't have to mix the lines up. >> heat and pacers game two in miami. lebron james 36 points and key turnovers late. look at lance stevenson and acrobatic up and in. that is pretty and this is pretty yes, sir. prettier, and with authority. attacking the bird man. george had 22 as the pacers stun miami and even the series 97-93. the indy 500 is coming up on sunday. great finish in the firestone freedom 100. look at this three wide and now four wide across the track. peter dempsey on the outside and wins this race by 2,000ths of a second. his first career winment abc7 sports brought to you by river

rock caw casino. >> that seems like a tie. >> got him by that much. >> thanks, larry. want to go for a space ride with actor leonardo dicaprio? >> that will happen for one lucky person. how much they will pay for that

here is a look at your wake up weather. patchy low clouds and it will

be cool inland. temperatures in the 40s and fives. lisa argen is here a the 5:00 a.m. tracking possibility of rain for your monday. >> sandhya, thanks. finally, a fundraiser in france gave a chance forbidders to ride along with one of hollywood's a listers. >> how would you like to go to space with leonardo dicaprio. >> and nicole kidman wasn't kidding. dicaprio will be a passenger on the may den voyage of the galactic. >> he ponied up $1.5 million to rub elbows literally with dicaprio in space. >> jimmy kimmle live is up next with star trek's captain kirk himself and chris pine and connie brit. >> stay tuned for that. that's our president are. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. stay tuned tomorrow morning at 5:00. we are always available on abc news.com and abc news bay area.

>> thank you for watching. and we appreciate your time. enjoy the the long hol

>> dickey: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight, chris pine. from "nashville", connie britton. and music from dawes. with cleto and the cletones. and now, as you well know, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for joining me. high atop my mountain fortress, i have a lot to get to tonight. so i'm going to start with