and that breaking news is taking place in the east bay. good afternoon everyone. i'm larry diehl. >> and i'm anna bey. police are searching for a gunman near a high school. authorities have set up a perimeter in the neighborhood near el serito neighborhood. >> people confirmed that shots were fired nearby but off campus. we have a picture that a neighbor in the lockdown area sent us. this is at a scene near the school. authorities have not said who they are looking for or perhaps if multiple people may have been involved but there are police

cars at various intersections. they've cordoned off the area looking for a house to house search and yard to yard search. stay tuned with us. two gang members are under indictment this afternoon following a wide 1/2-ranging bust that includes the seizure of guns and drugs. >> reporter: they call this area red october. as you can tell from the name, it was revealed back in october. officers are still going after six others at large. the investigation has provided local, state and federal agencies with key details how san jose street gangs are controlled by high-ranking so-called generals of la familia who are in prison. >> when an inmate is leaving prison, he will leave with

directives that he smuggled in his body cavity, often recrectally to bring to the streets and tell people to do certain things. >> directives are known as kites. the street gangs were told to do drug deals and kill people. they also had access to code keys. >> we had a source assisting us in recording phone calls and coordinating controlled buys of methamphetamine. and what the task force afforded under the circumstances, us, we were able to take down 24 members off the streets. >> six were still at large. each had nicknames like pistol and bam-bam. they were in a high wave of crime. they made money by selling two

pounds of methamphetamine a week. they got money they received from protection from the gangs. >> so they're acquiring money from felonies and taxation and monthly dues and all of that gets funneled up the chain to prison. >> law enforcement agencies hope this will put a dent on drug sales and on gang activity in san jose. the trial begins on april 13 in santa clara county superior court. in san jose, david louie. a san francisco judge says he'll consider a move of venue in an effort to move a sexual predator out of a neighborhood. 70-year-old howard christian was placed in a home in january. that situation angered neighbors as well as costa contra county and they complained they were not properly notified of this move which was ordered by the district court. they asked a contra costa county judge to hear those arguments

and that is set for tuesday. a man's body in this school's swimming pool was found at the start of the kids' p.e. class this morning. the principal at piedmont high school said he made the decision to clear the school because it wasn't clear how long the man would be on-site. it's not clear if it was an accident, or something intentional, but they say he was not a student orñi staff member there. the pool was last used last night during swim class. yesterday after a murder-suicide at the palo alto senior center. a man was found shot to death in the thesenior apartments yesterday afternoon. one man in his 60s appeared to die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the man appears to be in shock. >> he is good man and he is

american. i can't think that he can kill somebody. >> palo alto police say violent crimes at senior centers are extremely unusual. this is their first homicide of the year. oakland police is investigating an accident this morning involving a city maintenance truck and a pedestrian. the truck hit the man walking across the street around 10:30. the man was conscious after the accident and was taken to the hospital for treatment. the driver was cooperating with investigators. two men now in custody in connection with an overnight shooting near petaluma this morning. authorities received a call about 3:45 about a man with gunshot wounds who was asking a 7-eleven clerk directions to the hospital. two hours later police arrested a pengrove man for assault with a deadly weapon. the shooting victim is expected to recover. a happy ending for a family

of four after they spent a night loss in yosemite. >> we have a picture of rescuers with the family and their car on a dirt road. it's an area in the national park known as chinchilla mountain. the four adults contacted the mariposa sheriff's office just after thursday night and they were asking for help. the family spoke very little english, but told deputies they drove out of stockton for about six hours before they ended up lost on some dirt road at the end of the forest. reports say rescuers from several different agencies were able to track them down on their gps to that area and they were found yesterday at 3:15 in the area in good spirits. another big drop in california's unemployment rate fell again last month dropping to 7.62%. that's the lowest rate since june of 2008. california has added 1 million new jobs since 2010. here in the bay area, we added

27,000 jobs here last month, dropping the unemployment rate in every county below the figure. san mateo is lowest at just 3.5% unemployment. just in time for the weekend. the first day of spring which actually is cooler than winter. >> it's so strange. >> everything is cool in our winter these days right? just over 20 minutes ago at 3:45 p.m. so here we are. spring is in the air. we have a few high clouds in the air as well but it's mainly sunny and bright. looking over the bay you can see a few high clouds passing over. 53 degrees, 71 in san jose and morgan hill and a cool 59 at half moon bay. check out this view looking out over the golden gate. it's currently 78, petaluma 63. we've got fairfield concord and livermore. and as we look at the golden

gate bridge, sort of a weather and traffic pairing. this is our first forecast. partly cloudy breezy conditions this evening. sprinkles are possible tomorrow and overnight tonight as a matter of fact. spotty sprinkles. we'll have partly cloudy and mild conditions tomorrow afternoon with highs ranging from low 60s at the coast to mid-70s inland. there is a chance of sommerable rain come -- some measurable rain coming our way in the next few days. i'll tell you about that. you can see in the background the bay bridge behind spencer and this is the old eastern span of the bay bridge. this afternoon we're getting an update on continuing demolition of the old span, plus ongoing construction of a new bike path. wayne joins us live now from treasure island. wayne? [ inaudible ] orthopedic new and beautiful, construction is beautiful. >> reporter: if not for the

camera frank levy might be just like the rest of it. after 1.9 miles on a bike, he can get a view of this. what went up in the 1930s now coming down. >> that big steel is flying all over the place. what more do you want? >> reporter: what we now have is 1400 feet by caltrans with some of the more challenging work to come. here we have an ice peak that extends from the bottom. caltrans wants to remove it next october. >> we see the least impact to all of the bay and the environment here would be an implosion using highly controlled charges set around the foundation. >> reporter: it is an experiment that may lead to more of the same, or not, depending partly on comments from environmental

groups. just a friday attraction right now from a roadside view. >> that was wayne friedman reporting there. we lost wayne's audio because of interference with a radio station, but that walkway will eventually lead all the way to treasure island. the exact completion is at about this time next year if all things go according to schedule. still ahead on abc news at 4. call it a buzzkill. why you may soon think twice about pouring yourself a shot of your favorite liquor. rapper shug knight suddenly collapses. what a judge told him seconds before he fainted. in mississippi a man is found hanging from a tree. is the south racial violence returning? our first look at the afternoon commute this friday, and it's a disaster on a lot of the bay area roadways and it doesn't get much worse than this. this is interstate 80 in berkeley. right-hand side is eastbound traffic and basically bumper to

breaking news from el serito. someone appears to be in handcuffs now. this is a live look. >> they appear to have a gunman from el serito high school. the superintendent said they did hear gunshots but it was off campus, and police have been going yard to yard, house to house. at the top a few moments ago someone in handcuffs. we don't know exactly how he relates to this situation,

whether he's a suspect or somebody just wandering around the police want to further check out. >> we'll keep an eye on this and you can always find the latest on twitter and here on abc 7 news. in other news, the u.s. is making claims the islamic terrorist group isis was behind a bunch of suicide bombs in yemen that left 135 people dead and many injured. five suicide bombers carried out the operations at two mosques in the capital city of sinad during midday prayers today. officers are investigating whether isis really has the structure to enable these sort of attacks. rapper shug knight collapsed in court today after the judge set his bail at $250,000. he knocked his head on the chair going down and lost consciousness.

the 49-year-old is being charged with murder and attempted murder following a hit and run that killed a man in southern california in january. if convicted, knight could face life in prison. the problems may just be beginning for an illinois congressman resigning from office later this month. sources say the fbi is now looking into republican aaron schock's use of official campaign resources. tuesday schock announced he would step down march 31 over questions of how he used campaigns funds. the 33-year-old was a rising star in the republican party who had a penchant for documenting his luxury travels on social media. federal safety regulators are fining car seat maker $300 for failing to recall the seat

in a timely manner. greco will also be called for social awareness. they violated the behavior in the largest recall in history. the social company was created nine years ago tomorrow with the concept that allows users to say whatever they want but in 140 characters or less. there is now 300 million users nationwide. beyond the they were just setting up their twitter. the san francisco business journal said this was the latest bite of the office leases in the neighborhood. the building has more than 733,000 square feet of space. they now have more than half a

million square feet in at least three market square buildings. does pilates make you taller? and a buzzkill. get ready to find out how many calories are in your favorite drink. pilates strengthens your core but doesn't make you taller. some wear that it does. they talked to thousands that said it doesn't make you taller, but it can seem it makes you buyer. the first are peechzaches, tangerines bell peppers. the others are non-organic reasonable alternatives. do you want to know how many calryories are in that shot of johnny walker's? they will put content and nutritional information on their

labels of products and that will start in just a few months. speaking of beverages, what kind of milk is the safest. cow's milk is full of 9 pounds. coconut milk was low calorie but it was the highest in milks and this is your health. it's time to head into your wlrks wlrks. well, i'm making a value judgment. i'm not an extremely weird kid. a mild and breezy day, especially near the coastline. on we to go to a look at current

sfo. charles, was he gusting? >> 22 looking across the bem b bararedo. drops are possible overnight. chance of rain late suspended into early morning and it will be turning cold late. but we may get some droplets out of this first one which will swing through late tonight. the second system a little bit juiceier juiceier. we have a race starting sunday morning morning. late sunday into early monday morning, but it will pretty gone until then for most of the bay

area but just as high for us. snow levels will start at about 8,000 feet and drop to 6,000 feet. overnight in the bay area, partly to cloudy skies. low temperatures ranging from mid to upper 40s in the inland valley. low 50s, in fact, new to bay. sunshine. partly cloudy. mainly low cloudy with some spotty sprinkles but not much of a chance of rain. over napa high of 72. chais taste of youngville going on. it's a bar in central napa valley. partly cloudy skies and. thaet up to the low 70s.

. a slight chance of rain late saturday night into early morning morning. she got that many on the first day of spring, which was appropriate. jimmy kimmel gets a late night guest on his late night show and it has everybody talking

. a member of the abc 7 news team ventured back to her alma mater today. kristin deet spoke to students at her high school. kristin has been taking part for eight years now. a parking lot near at&t park will be a lot more crowded even when there is not a game going

on. a pop-up village called the yard admission rock opened up at noon yesterday. this was a venture between the giants and the port of san francisco. it features restaurants and shops inside recycled shipping containers. there were food trucks there, too. the space will be used for community events and will be rora big rush. here's some suggestions on how to explore where you live. >> things are coming up daisies and roses and lilies. things are popping up for this year's art and floral show. check out displays and styles ranging from impressionism to modern art featuring thousands of floral varieties. this week's festival will play into your heart beginning on sunday. the week-long program brings together three generations of

dancers, drawing inspiration from different regions of spain. say cheese! the 19th annual arts vest valuable is here from petaluma. make the connection clo lo. >> we have brown dellicacyies with wine. >> to find out more about these and other web sites notice bill murray. bill murray is certainly one of the funniest viewers,ing. >> that is quite the entrance. that is maria in drag appearing a hotter to south by southwest festival which is on oxygen.

you can watch jimmy óoókimmel. >> look at those ñ abc 7 news floor app bay area high school students are getting ready for a trip of a lifetime. the program taking them a vast day of and

and we want to continue to update the breaking news in el serito. sky 7 live over el serito high school. a police search is going on in the neighborhood and police confirmed they are investigating a shooting near the school's campus and they say the victim appears to be in stable condition. authorities have detained at least one person, and police believe there still may be a suspect hiding in surt roundthe surrounding neighborhood. >> as a result, the police have cord onned off an eight-block area around the school.

alan is on the phone with new developments. what can you tell us about what you're seeing now? >> reporter: i'm standing at the corner of lincoln and ashbury. that is right in front of the school gymnasium. parents are telling me that's exactly where the shooting took place. no official word from police at this time but a security guard told me they are still in lockdown mode. no students can leave the school. i see a lot of parents waiting in cars along the street waiting to pick up their kids. i was talking to one mother named roshita cannon who was out here. you spoke to your daughter on the phone? what did she tell you? >> i came here to meet her. i was on my way from picking up my son, and we've basically just been waiting for about 35 to 45 minutes. we received a phone call from the school about 3:0, 4:00-ish

saying that kids were just on lockdown and waiting. she was pretty upset. >> reporter: now you're just waiting for them to get out? >> i'm just waiting for them to get out. i have a set of plans here. one is in class with her basketball coach in there, and one is waiting there and they're waiting to get a -- we do have video. i don't know if we can show it to you at this time of police detaining a young man in a red sweatshirt. we don't know if he is the sub pekt but they definitely have him be yoind in crossfirl. a crime scene pretty much roped off here and they're moving along. but again the school still wrapped toes was it a student,

teacher or anyone else in any way connected to the high school? >> she thought it was a student or young person. >> it was a student. my daughter told me it was a student. i don't know if it was a boy or girl, but it was definitely a student that got shot today. >> that's your answer. larry? >> thank you very much. we'll be checking back with you throughout the afternoon and certainly updating this on abc news at 500. a black man found hanging in a tree in mississippi was reported missing more than twoñr weeks ago. right now federal, state and police was george's death of fay. >> reporter: a mystery in mississippi. in federal and state law enforcement officials have

search search. a black man was found hanging in a tree by the street. >> the specifics of how the body was at the time and we're waiting until we get a full i.d. before we come up with a solution. >> the man hanging there was 54-year-old otis bird. bird spent time in prison for the 1980 murder of a white woman. but the local sheriff says there is no proof right now that the hanging is connected to that crime. >> so let's not make there be some data that there's not. >> he searched the home for clues. he asked outside the family for help. >> if you know anything, please just let us p something. the february looking for a so-calledly res tri bugs.

. karen trav ers to get her possessions back after her apartment was burglarized, but at every stop an obstacle. >> dick lee has the story. >> a jolly time for all, except kimberly p, jewelry guests. you can. what about this? >> toothpaste. >> the burglar climbed five floors on a scaffolding and broke into her apartment. she called police. her investigators were table to

if someone else was watching her stolen tv set. she has a netflix app. she captured a screen shot of her i.t. address to track down whether she could carry down her own daughter weapon in son has the right to. she said the investigate or told her they didn't have the resources to go after the t arngs -- forcing at&t to give up the address. motion: denied. >> i'm incredibly from us tatd so i don't know who i'm going to do.

>> marcia. >> they also know but she doesn't know where he or she is. while she waits for good news, well you know the old adage. well governor jerry brown wants california employers to hire more former inmates once they're released from prison. the governor made the remarks this morning during the it in since 747 were released last november, more have been released because of felonies. they're required for the integrity, the trust, the respect that comes out of work is fundamental.

>> governor brown like prison programs that teach in fats at gob. exclusive at new wearable gats em oh auch i. looking out toward diablo. we see a few clouds in the sky.

although it is the first day of spring, winter is still in full swing on the east coast. people in cedric, maryland woke up today to a spring snowstorm. philadelphia and new york city also planned on several inches of new snow today. new york city hasn't seen more than three inches of snow on the first day of spring since 1958. rural areas of new york and pennsylvania could see as much as 6 inches by the end of the day. >> it has been a brutal winter back east. they keep getting blasted and we would love to have their snowpack. if we could just have their snow. >> could we ship it out here and dump it in the sierra? not happening. a few crowdslouds around and may produce a sprinkle or two overnight. let's take a look at this winter storm which is still producing snow from new york to boston and

points inland as well. south of new york it's mainly rain. we have airport delays. all the new york area airports about an hour or more. la guardia, jfk over an hour and a half delays. tomorrow look for snow in parts of the northeast. thunderstorms down in the southern plains. mainly dry with the remainder of the ocean. california tomorrow, a mainly dry day. there may be a spritzer or sprinkle or two in the northern parts of the state. that includes the bay area where we'll see some clouds passing through. a high today in the mid-70s. there is a chance of a few droplets overnight and perhaps more measurable rain saturday night into sunday. there's nothing significant coming our way in the way of rainfall. still ahead on abc 7 news, get drid for aready for a workout, and i mean a workout. that was the finished product right there.

it will take the air out of you. but up next, for the first time take a tour of apple's

just days after word got out of plans to launch a low-cost transatlantic flight, ryanair said it's not going to happen. the city has not approved any transatlantic project and does not intend to do so, at least for now. they claimed the bargain carrier was planning to offer service between europe and the u.s. -- get this -- as low as $15. the airline ceo says the report was not true, but because tuesday was saiptt. patrick's day, no one was around to retract it. potatoes that won't bruise and apples that won't brown. it's a step closer to grocery store aisles today. the food and drug administration approved them as safe, saying they're as safe as their conventional counterparts. they sell two kinds of apples

and potatoes, an idaho-based grower. no word yet on when they'll hit market. one of the feeatures of the apple watch was first made two years ago. they wanted to learn how to measure caliber burns. abc's "good morning america" got an exclusive tour of the lab from apple's director of fitness. >> how are you feeling, thumbs up? >> what is she wearing on her head? >> that's to track kbktlyexactly how hard she's breathing, the true way to get to how many calories you're burning. >> is this a game changer? >> we might be releasing one of the world's largest data on fitness, and the truth is we're just beginning. >> the results are in locations

from alaska to dubai. each apple watch has a heart sensor. it will hit the stores april 24. we'll have more coming up on world news at 5:30. if you want to get fit in a hurry but don't have time for long workouts, a bay area gym may have the answer for you. >> i went there found out myself, you better be ready to work out and hard. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: at first glance you might think this is an ordinary workout room at the quad fitness club in pleasanton. but it doesn't take long to discover that a guy who thinks he is pretty fit could be in for a serious challenge. >> we've been working out for 13 minutes, 14 minutes. >> is my mommy around? so what exactly is going on here? well it's a system called airfit. behind the scenes, this big compressor is actually sucking the air out of the room and into

this filtration system. >> in the room the air is very pure and clean. >> the machine also adjusts the level of oxygen to simulate different altitudes. pleasanton is about 350 feet above sea level, but people in the airport room feel as though it's a mile high. the lower level of oxygen means your body has to work a lot harder. >> at first it was very very difficult. i felt very light-headed. the second time i went, i felt like i was going to be sick to my stomach, and the last time i felt like i did everything. >> now it was my turn. but instead of a mile high they set the room at almost double that. we're doing interval training combining short bursts of high intensity with periods of lighter activity. a monitor is strapped to my chest. it transmits information to the computer -- >> so we know exactly how hard you're pushing so you can't trick it. 93% right now.

>> that 93 means i'm working at çó 93% of my maximum heart rate. when my heart rate goes down a little, it's back to the workout. the makers of airfit say exercising one or two miles high burns 30 to 40 more calories than exercising at sea level. that means a shorter workout less wear and tear on your body. yes, the workout may be a few repetitions, but it's still intense. >> in all i worked out for about 20 minutes. dennis says only 6 minutes were really strenuous and i burned 343 calories. that's a great result. maybe next time i will do it with a little more style. >> stand up so you can. >> not style, authority! do it with authority. >> i'm not sure whether there was more humbling than humiliating. the room, you walk in and it

feels like normal oxygen. you don't know it's like breathing through a straw until you really start working. the one thing i would say don't start out at 2 miles high. start at a mile. start out less than that actually. first class is free. they want you to come back. then it's $25, but there's several packages available that make it cheaper if you buy more classes. >> i'm going to go back and attack that room. at sea level. well mr. t is coming back to television with his own home renovation show. >> yeah. the best part it's going to be called i pit i the tool! >> that's awesome. hollywood reporters came out to see outdated families seriously remodeled rooms. >> i want to destroy something after that workout. the series is going to die later in the dsy.

rapper vanilla ice singer darrell hall. i didn't know they had shadows. >> i didn't know they had shaddowed. a couple corgis are going to predict the name and gender of that royal baby that's on its way. each playful public. and the winner is alexandra. she took the prize in this race pulling ahead of the rest. the odds in favor has been a girl named elizabeth. the video was put together as lab roex accident. we're launching would if i could

starting at 4:30. you can take one of these puppies. up next half a world away from the area. this special program giving local high school stund the thabs a. why some recommend. plus why yosemite's half dome has just become the

about 500 bay area high school students are set to make a difference this summer and travel to latin america where they will participate in service programs. >> leanne melendez tells us why this program is so different. leanne? >> reporter: it is different because these are kids from

underprivileged communities that could never afford to travel there just to volunteer. everything is paid for and they come back with the leadership skills to change their communities here at home. lakai gymwright is probably one of the most underprivileged students here. last summer he spent two weeks traveling to help a poor community. >> the travel is not a luxury, but it provides you with new eyes to look at your own life and your opportunities. >> reporter: because of private donations, global glimpse is able to take students from underserved communities in the bay area to i ammpoverished areas like nicaragua. they went to visit students in

nicaragua. >> we painted murals and put them in the classrooms. they were lacking resources and their building wasn't in good condition. >> having an opportunity to be able to see how people outside my comfort zone experience and live day-to-day life. >> reporter: since it started in 2007, global glimpse has taken 1900 students to latin america. the hope is that they come home to become civic leaders in their own communities. jose luciano from east san francisco bay is a good example. >> it was his first time out of the country first time getting a passport. since then he's lived in london, he's travel to countries across europe, he did an internship with the state department, and now he's working in politics in east san jose. >> i like to give back to my community, so that's one thing i kind of learned when we were out there, how to give back to our community. >> this summer they are taking 509 students from 40 bay area high schools.

global glimpse is now in new york and will soon be in chicago. in the newsroom leanne melendez, abc 7 news. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. police search for at least one gunman after a shooting near el cerito high school. we are live at the scene. plus -- >> as students and staff were taking off the pool covers, a body was found. >> what a shock in a south bay high school. police are called in, students sent home and everybody wants to know what's on the surveillance tape? plus -- >> we welcome everyone. let's just play by the rules. >> a less than enthusiastic response to building a casino in the north bay. just how reliable is this plan? spring is here and showers are coming this weekend. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandy patella. i'll have the timeline coming up. sky 7 hd is live over el

cerito high school where police are investigating a shooting just off campus. authorities have detained at least one person and police say the victim is stable at the hospital. the school is still on lockdown as police search an eight-block radius around the campus. good evening and thank you for joining us. el cerito high school is located on ash bury and eureka avenues, and that's where al is live using new technology. >> reporter: larry i'm on the cell phone right now because they have blocked off the entire block, so i've been cut off from my photographer. i'm standing right in front of the high school, and i can tell you that there was a row of parents all lined up here because the school was in lockdown. they were waiting for their kids to come out. but the police have since moved them out of here. let me put you into forward looking to where you can see where i'm standing. that essentially is the mobile

command center and from what i'm hearing from witnesses, this area on cornerthe corner is where the ambulance took someone away shortly after it happened. let's go to video that was shot earlier of what we believe was a young man that was detained from the area. police have not arrested him yet, but we believe he was being detained so they could bring other witnesses by to either identify him or they could question him a little longer. but right now the school is still locked down, and an active crime scene going on right here on this corner across the street from el cerito high school. i'm going to introduce you to mother who is waiting out here for her child. my name is ro sheet a. >> about 2: -- she said about 2:45 shots were fired