possibility the gunman may have been involved in an argument just before the shooting. >> investigators say ivan lopez set out yesterday to kill soldiers going into two buildings and opening fire. the soldiers at the largest army base were unarmed and caught off guard. three were killed, 16 were hurt's investigators say ivan lopez turned the gun on himself. >> in 15 minutes first responders from the military police and emergency services responded to the scene and ingoinged the shooter and the shooter is dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. >> ivan lopez was a truck driver and active military served four months in iraq in 2011. he was not wounded in battle he was being treated for self reported traumatic brain injury

and anxiety and depression while being evaluated for ptsd. >> he was always smiling and waving. i didn't think anything strange or unusual. >> this comes five years after another lone gunman claimed 13 lives the most deadly ever on a united states military installation. >> the folks have sacrificed so much on of behalf of our freedom and many of the people have been through multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan and they served with valor and with distinction. when they are at their home base they need to feel safe. >> they do not believe it was an act of terrorism but at this point they are not ruling anything out.

>> we will continuing coverage on air and online with our reporting continues on twitter@abcnewsbayarea. . >> five young men face murder charges in the death of a teen stabbed during a fight. the men, ages 17 to 20 are affiliated with a gang. according to the campbell police the five, along with 16-year-old ivan diez got into an argument at a popular pork march 16, and the stabbing took place in self-defense. the other pepper being held under the provocative act doctrine. >> he had to rocket himself and ended up killing the 16-year-old they are legally charged because they started the altercation. >> that were is recovering from his injuries and is not being

charged because police say he was defending himself. >> happening today the man called the central figure in the racketeering conspiracy casey with senator yee is due in court for a hearing with a judge released 49-year-old keith jackson on bail if he can post adequate property bond. the hearing is to decide whether jackson can make that happen. the bail amount is not announced. jackson is a political consultant and close friend of yee and was involved according to the complaint in drugs and weapons trafficking and murder-for-hire. >> a special task force at san jose state will hold another public meeting to look at racial tension on campus after alleged hate crimes. the panel of students and academics and community members met four times after a black student came forward claiming the four white roommates tore mentioned him for months. the students face hate crime charges. the task force meets another time after tonight and will make

recommend additions for new policies later this month. the meeting is at 5:30 in the evening nearing building. >> new this morning, caltran says california highways are in the best shape in a decade. nick is in berkeley. is this possibly true? there is no way drivers agree. >> absolutely accord to caltran. this is what we hope to find out: caltran says that this is their best showing in more then a decade. what they are saying is that 79 percent of roads in california according to a study they commissioned are rating as "healthy." this something we are going to ask our viewers. this is what we are talking about. according to a recent report from caltran 84 percent of california highways are in good operating condition. state and local traffic officials caution that the news is mixed. a $3.9 billion infusion of cash

the past several years for road paving is almost gone and streets in man cities like san jose and oakland are in bad condition. the focus on paving gained momentum in 2006 when state voters approved a bond for transportation fixes. we know you are at home watching so we pose this question to you: go to our face book page and tell us what highways are freeways you think are "good" or "not good." we want to hear from you. israel says this is the best they have been in a decade. what do you think? the c.h.p. is looking for a driver would led them on a high speed chase across east bay freeways with the pursuit reaching 100 miles per hour part of it caught on camera before 10:00. the car is four door black nissan raced west on highway 24

to westbound 80 and made a u-turn before the bay bridge toll plaza and escaped the camera and the c.h.p. >> authorities say the driver was wanted for d.u.i. on a prior warrant and the highway patrol broke off the chase because it was too dangerous. >> in oakland international airport there was a runway blackout. the lights on a runway was out for on minutes. some manns were diverted to the backup north runway. officials are apologizing because the temporary path increased those over parts of almeda and san leandro. mike? >> we need more rain but the next system will not offer a lot of rain it will be more of a pain especially with drizzle tomorrow morning and scattered light showers. the rainfall deficits is 7.25 in mountain view and nearly 8" in livermore and 9.

it will not happen with the next system. fog forming around santa rosa with high clouds keeping the fog from forming and a little bit of a wind right now showing up at fairfield but that will change this weekend and that is when we have the warming trend. today we are below average, and off to a dry start with clouds and mid-40's to around 50, and in the upper 50's to nearly 60 at noon and low 60's in the 4:00 hour and dry ending to the day at 7:00 we will be in the mid-50's which is mostly cloudy conditions. now a check on the commute. leyla gulen? >> as we take you to newark, that is where we have a crash involving one vehicle that overturned and it was blocking a lane and we have c.h.p. crews and emergency crews out there right now and we are seeing a little bit of slowing as you make your way toward the nimitz so you can see the yellow there

and that activity is causing slowing. 580 westbound from tracy to dublin is 24 minutes interest concord at westbound four and san rafael to san francisco is 20 minutes along 101. as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza, the drive is moving swiftly as you come away from the maze and into san francisco so certainly no accidents out here and a little bit of construction that will wrap up at 5:00 this morning and a couple of lanes are taken out before treasure island and then it loosens up with the update ahead. next, the secret budget against cuba, and how the united states masterminded a social media attack on the communist nation. >> legalizing marijuana and what a new poll is revealing of a major shift in america's attitude toward pot.

covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area this is abc7 news. the first morning in a couple days are we can look out and not see rain clouds gathering but just wait. mike tell us about the great of the that could include more moisture. we lending that the obama administration secretly financed a social networking in cue to undermine the communist government. an investigation found that the united states agency for international development went to great lengths to conceal their involvement if a so-called cuban twitter. the program offered a free text service starting in 2009 ended in 2012 attracting tens of thousands unaware it was backed by the u.s. government but messages were never sent to spark dissenator. >> a sleepless night in chile

after another earthquake 7.6 magnitude after shock bigger than the 1989 loma prieta earthquake in the bay area a day after an 8.2 earthquake caused six deaths and damaged thousands. new photographs show a huge crack on a roadway and structural damage inside a building. chile is the most earthquake reason areas in the word and people there have been good at implementing building codes and evacuation plans a reason that so many survived. >> majority of members are coming to terms with the legalization of marijuana. a poll finds three forths of americans feel legalization is inevitable whether they support it or not. only 15 percent say they would be bothered if people in their neighborhood used marijuana in their home and 63 percent would be bothered by use in public. the survey suggest that the public support to move away from

mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders by 2-1 margin. >> governor brown is defending his three-year-old criminal justice realignment law but says he is open to making improvements. the democratic governor says many law enforcement officials want more money it is still in short supply despite the state budget surplus. the realignment will not take effect until 2011 as a way of reducing prison spending and lowering the prison population and keep lower level offenders in county jail rather than sending them on to state prison. >> san francisco police are looking for more victims of a travel agency scheme that ripped off more than 100 people so far. it is a step you will see only on abc7 news. investigators say most of the victims are chinese. in all, they have last at least $260,000. the main suspect is raymond chu who had amid travel and shut

down the china town office a month ago. a victim spoke us but did tut want to be on camera. >> i paid $4,000 for my trip to hong kong in june but the travel agency took arm my money is disappeared. i tried. i was so upset. many did not realize they were ripped off until they arrived at the airport only to be told they had if reservation. >> we know of car pools but how about air pools which allows pilot to sell empty seats on private flights now east ground in the bay area. >> car pooling is a merchandise everyone day makeover with wheels and wings. >> this week, start-up air pooler partnered with pilots from a flying club and offer bay area flights. >> we don't advertise specific flights. air pooler is a platform that pilots come to and passengers come to, to find each other,

given that they have common destinations. >> the c.e.o. says that pilots use the website to post when and where they are boeing and the number of seats available. a passenger can catch a ride by agreeing to share prorated cost of gas and taxes and fees. >> you are interested? >> yes, fantastic. >> some private pilots are concerned about f.a.a. regulations that prevent them from getting paid to fly passengers. but one hopes the service will take off. >> it is a great idea and i have heard of people trying to put this interest affect before with success and all i can say i wish them the best. >> you can fine the complete list available at www. www.airpooler.com. >> flying this morning over parts of the midwest could be an

issue and the alarm clock was a tornado siren this morning in st. louis with spring-like weather there and we are get a reprieve but it is not that big of a deal. more of a nuisance but it will not drop or deficit as the amounts are boeing to be pore roadic. you can see the system is long the coast emily the pacific northwest and not a lot of moisture even up there so this is the low coming our way tonight and tomorrow and if you are headed out in wood side 38 degrees and redwood city is 42 and menlo park is 43 and san mateo and foster city is 45 and san bruno is 50, a warm spot. and look at all the low-to-mid 40's until conquer at 47. fairfield is 48. half moon bay is, as well. san jose at 45. livermore is at 41 degrees.

this is how it looks from our roof camera, with the clouds hanging around and the embarcadero is dry. it will be mostly cloudy and dry and milder today with light rain tomorrow and soaring highs this weekend and interest next week. today, because of the cloud cover, we will hang out in the upper 50 to nearly 60 at the coast and low-to-mid 60 for the rest of us. tonight, the temperatures are up because of the cloud cover and we will be in the mid-40's to around 50 degrees with drizzle possible this time around and it will develop overnight as the system drews near. tonight at 11:00 in the evening, headed into the overnight hours the clouds are thick are and scattered driver with best chance of showers along the coast and our higher elevations at 5:00, but this starts to push inland during the commute to 9:00. by noon, the robert is starting to come in and that is what will bring us scattered light rain

through action and for the evening, it will be dry. rainfall amounts all over the place because this is scattered rain. if you get any, it could be around .05" at the lower will vacation and if you are higher it could be .2" to .4up. we are looking at 10 or 15 degrees warmer by sunday and nearly 10 to 20 degrees warmer on tuesday topping out at 70 at the coast and low-to-mid 80's inland. spring warm will be back after the next few days. >> happy friday eve everyone. in san jose we have an issue involving a sign that fell on the freeway. northbound nimitz at the alameda if you are making your way up to the san jose aircraft it is in the lanes and be careful.

the san jose airport, looking good. and highway 85, it is nice and clear. now, at the richmond and san rafael bridge, the tom -- toll plaza is looking good, and at the north bay you will be greeted with this: clear conditions southbound 101 with the head lits showing traffic is clear and accident free. katie and eric? >> watch abc is available to dish cuss continues who want to watch online or on smartphones and tablets by clicking on the "watch abc" to find out how to access it. you can search in your app store

and watch your favorite abc fors live or on demand on your mobile device. >> new this morning, the porn production studio in the old national guard armoury could be converted to office space. the owner of the building and the porn website is applying for a city permit to make the conversion, as a plan to hold on the building if making adult movies there becomes unprofitable. health regulators aimed at curbing the spread of aids is driving the business out of california and into less regulated states such as nevada. he bought the building in 2006 for $14 million. coming up, in time for the spring allergy season, the newly approved pill that can bring relief for millions of suffererers. >>

but at this moment, she's fighting a brain tumor. announcer: please take a moment and join st. jude in finding cures and saving children. visit stjude.org.

>> if you suffer from allergies, great news that could allow you to skip the next round of shots. the food and drug administration has approved the first tablet for gradually reducing allergy symptoms an alternate to the allergy desensitizing shots that dissolves under the tongue for patients age ten to 65 and reduced symptoms and the need for medicine up to 30 percent. we will weigh in with more on that at 7:00 a.m. >> will ferrell will not go to a local high school prom after all but the comic actor is amused by the teacher's attempt to get him there. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go ♪ ♪ the choir never liked me anyway ♪ >> the high school teacher

posted two video on youtube trying to get will ferrell to co-chaperone the prom and the actor thought the video was funny but he will be in europe during the prom. >> but otherwise... >> right, otherwise ... >> if it works he will be getting more individual questions from leyla gulen and me. mike? >> nice. good morning, everyone, mariners are if time to take on the a's and we are back to a schedule 7:05 with clouds and 55 and dropping to 51 so dose warmly. around the state, you can see the high clouds taking over our neighborhoods as we head into the afternoon, and a slight chance of a shower around eureka and the higher elevations around mount shasta in the mid-60's to 70's and mid-to-upper 60's around san diego and los angeles. here is my seven-day forecast: clouds today action light mix tomorrow, and dry on saturday with temperatures soaring well above average on sunday through

wednesday. across the bay area we have this accident that is both in the eastbound and westbound direction and we have debris in the lanes because of an accident that involved an overturned vehicle so 880 is not affected but eastbound 84 at newark boulevard that is where we have the accident still in the clearing stages. we will see what walnut creek is doing, southbound 680 away from highway four toward the interchange with highway 24, that is a nine-minute commute but you can see how clear conditions are and everyone and moving along at top speed. >> thank you, search crews in australia are looking for the remains of a woman killed by a shark as she swam off a popular beach. the 63-year-old woman was killed on her morning swim much the shark grabbed her as she swam with locals and could be the second attack in less than an --

than a week in the area. >> britain's queen is in italy for a private meeting with pope francis. she arrived in roman hour ago and is in the italian capital with her husband at the invitation of president. it is part of a one day visit to the cup, the royal couple will first have lunch with the president of italy before heading to the vatican could have tea with the pontiff. it will be the first time she had met pope francis installed just over a year ago. >> no one was hurt after a delta flight made an emergency landing at new york's john f. kennedy international airport. the officials say the plane went off the runway into a grassy area after landing. the delta flight 886 was scheduled to listened at la guardia but diverted to kennedy. it was scary and passengers said they needed to land at kennedy because they had a longer runway which would better ensure safe landing. the f.a.a. is investigating.

>> this morning, we are getting a first look at the cell phone video of an emergency landing in the capital of brazil. the pilot lands the plane safely on back wheels only. this video was posted on youtube. the front landing gear failed to deploy and no passenger was hurt. ft. hood rampage, the texas army post is the scene of a deadly shooting spree if the second time in five years. >> the fast food protest in oakland and some workers say they are being ripped off. >> subway project is bringing more than a speedy trip to san francisco's chinatown, and the squeaky invasion is being

you know, from a young age. i definitely want to major in political science. become the mayor or something. make the situation better for other people. my name is justin, and i am your dividend.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone at 5:00 a.m. i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas on this thursday morning, the gateway to friday. it will be dry today...but maybe not tomorrow. >> that is the case. we have a weak cold front coming our way with high clouds that are here but not dropping anything this morning. they are keeping the temperatures up a little bit compared to yesterday at one-or-two degrees. you will not notice it. this afternoon, a lost high clouds and it will be dry and slightly warmer and low-to-mid 60's around the bay and inland and we are in the mid-50 to neitherly 60 with thicker clouds along the as