>> we have a frightening wanting from police. the reason robberies at a mall are part of a larger crime spree committed by teenage gangs. thank you for joining us. i am kristen sze of the the gangs activity extends to the bart system and they offered new in the past hour about young suspects. amy hollyfield is at the bart station with the latest. amy? they have made a third arrest that happened last night or early this morning in oakland

and comes as a relief as the crime spree was spread here to the orinda bart parking lot. police believe that they now have all three people who are responsible for robbing a 63-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl in the stone ridge mall parking lot over the weekend. as orinda police chief heard of the attack he realized it was similar to what happened in his town, bart magazine lot, -- park lot on sunday. >> i watched the news that weekend and i learned this very same incident occurred in pleasanton at the mall. i thought it was very strange, very similar, and trying to put the pieces together i called the pleasanton police department and wanted to make sure they were aware of what happened at orinda bart station. they were. they were putting the cases together. >> in orinda, a woman was approached opening her car door. she was remembered of personal belongings but not the car.

she is okay. pleasanton police say two juveniles were arrested on monday and the third last night. that was in oakland. they new have to put together the evidence with other agencies to see if the three are responsible for the robbery in orinda along with robberies in san leandro but it is developing. they think they got the guys who committed the mall robbery and hope they are busting up a gang-related crime spree. >> thank you. police are expecting to continue searching for evidence near the dumbarton bridge after the discovery of a woman's dismembered body. matt keller is near the scene with the latest on the investigation. matt? yes, kristen, the fremont mess spokesman said this morning that the detectives were here last note into the early morning searching for more body parts and that is why the gate here on mash land roads is still closed

right now. they don't want anyone else to come across any evidence. workers i specific with this morning who work there are told detectives are here later today because they need to work for the time to go out. >> they went out there, we see the water, heading out and that is where it is, so the concrete ... >> on sunday, fishermen found a woman's torso with no head or amendments or legs south of the eastern end of the dumbarton bridge. the original 9-1-1 call was for a body if a suitcase, and fremont police were out here yesterday searching for more body parts and the alameda county coroner was will called in and they were searching bushes and broom byes and water. an autopsy was done on a torso, police are trying to figure if the body was dumped or floated here and how long it has been in the water. we expect more updates on the case later this afternoon from the fremont police department. reporting in fremont for abc 7

news. >> happening now a sentencing hearing is underway in san francisco federal court for former state senator 83 who admitted to taking thousands of dollars in barack obama -- in bribes and helping to buy automatic weapons overseas. he was buffed in a crime on organized crime. prosecutors are asking he get eight years. the tons are pushing for five years saying he has a history of public service and his wife is very sick. >> four people are now in custody in milpitas after an overnight burglary at a gun store led to a stand off. we were first on the scene as police arrested one of the membership, who others were also taken into custody, an officer did not have to go far to funds them, the gunshot was looked behind the milpitas police department but taking the 4th suspect was challenging, holed up in the store for three hours. my sergeant saw him holding the

gun and the sergeant gave him a command to drop the gun and he did, he stood at door and could not give himself up at that point. >> police were able to open the door and arrest him. oakland police are investigating an incident involving four off duty officers, police say the night of december 7 an officer was arrested for assault. the d.a. is reviewing the criminal investigation. all fur officers are currently on leave. >> and palo alto need your help to track done two people accused after stickup at the movie theater at palo alto square. police say the suspects, both arrested with guns, apporached two employees who were cleaning up for the night after all the moves wrapped up. the suspect took the employee cell phone and demanded to be taken to the safe but took off when they said this was not a lot of cash. officers do not have surveillance video. a young city man is facing manslaughter and other charges in southern california. accused of crashing a car he was

test driving and killing the employee riding with him. tiffany wilson has the latest on this stunning story. tiffany? >> kristen, authorities in san bernardino county say that a democrat of union city was under the influence and speeding when he smash add corvette into a tremendous. >> this is evidence of the truck that can be seen in the churned up grass and rubber marked pavement. but no image is so powerful, the face of the man who died. 43-year-old warren smale a veteran employees at the carmax lot of his life during a typical day at work. >> this is something that we do. it is a normal thing like someone -- i heard it i had to pay my respects because if it were me warren would be here. authorities say 28-year-old demetro stopped by to test drive a red corvette yesterday.

at 12:45 witnesses saw the car speed down this street and smash into this tree. demetro escaped with minor injuries and warren smale was taken to the hospital and me died. co-workers remembered him with a friend last night. >> he was an amazing, an amazing person like a father to all of us. he was the guy at work that it did not matter what kind of day you had, he was there for you. he would make you laugh. he would make you smile. >> demetro was chapped with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the glue of drugs. the county jail log said he posted bond and has been released. there is no word on whether he returned to union city. >> carmax released a statement calling the crash "incredibly sad day for the scar max -- carmax family." the company is working with authorities.

>> it is hard to believe we are still in the winter season. another warm day is on tap. check out this view over the bay from our explore storm camera at pier 15. meteorologist mike nicco has more on the spring fever. >> it will end tomorrow, the last day we deal with these temperatures. now, a look at our east bay hills camera, and i will throw over our temperatures compared to average, 9-12 degrees warmer, low-to-mid 70s, if you are headed out for the afternoon into the evening hours, get ready for a lot of sunshine, nearly 70 away from the coast through 5:00, and we will fall back support 50s by 9:00. with the cooler weather the transition could be wet and i will have that in the seven-day forecast. kristen? >> some parents are angry after the school board passed a proposal that allowed the san francisco middle school students to get condoms without a parents' speaker mission. they will consult with a nurse

and parents are not notified. it is naive to think that middle school kids are not asking sex but upset parents say it send as terrible message. >> between 11 and 14, and they not ready for it. i don't think this is present. it is not acceptable. >> we we san francisco unified school officials say 5% of middle school students sexually active and they want to keep them safe. >> f.b.i. is trying to get away people to unlock 13 different apple devices right now. the justice department is demanding that cupertino company help hack into 13 inphones around the nation in addition to one used by a san bernardino mass shooters. but apple will argue that the court order forcing apple to unlock an iphone is an infringement on the first amendment rights and has physical friday to spend to the ed. a bay score school district is selected it participate in a new program to improve the educational outcomes for

students. the harvard graduate school of education picked the oakland unified school district as one of six for the program. the initiative will develop social systems that are helpful to a child's well-being or to achef equity. >> president obama is giving unsite into what he is look for in the next supreme court justice and the characteristics he thinks that person should have. >> what does pizza have to do with you? a special pizza promotion in on of the

>> a for bay area residents are headed to the white house to be recognized for empowering and inspiring young people, founding president and c.e.o. of the oakland listen based youth uprising group is one of the individuals to be acknowledged and lee from aim high is selected as a champion of change. they will be honored on friday at white house. >> new this morning, president obama is revealing the traits shy looking for in the next supreme court just sits. in the post on his website the president said that the opinion he appointed to replace the late supreme court justice antonin scalia will have the ability to provide clear 18s to complex legal questions and writing "he

or she will have an independent mind, rigorous intellect, impeoplable credentials and a record of excellence and integrity." he made only one mention of what he said is the united states senate's constitutional ability to confirm that person. >> donald trump is on a winning streak after a big win in nevada with 45 percent of the vote in the caucus. marco rubio was second with nearly 24% and ted cruz was a close third with more than 21% and the saturday is the democrat's turn in south carolina for the primary. >> happening today, spacex will attempt a rocket landing at sea landing the ball cot booster on a floating plat norm in the atlantic ocean the 4th try at a landing. the landing at sea is much more difficult and spacex said they do nut expect to succeed this

time. >> facebook has new reaction to "liking," with different emojis of how you feel about what you see. meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast and a lot of "likes" there. >> and a little bit of prepare -- trepidation. >> and the theater is getting prepared for the oscars and what is needed tore

abc7 news begins with breaking news.s. two breaking news stories just in from san francisco. first, former state senator has just been sentetenced to five yr s in federal prison. we were telling you abouout thi, a win for the defense because the prosecutors wanted eight years. he has 30 days to surrender to authorities. our reporter said he left the court with his lawyer and as we mentioned, the prosecutors wanted morore the defense asaskd the judge for leniency saying his wife is ill and they got what they wanted and he admitted to taking t thousands if bribes and discussioned helping an undercoverr agent by a automatic weapons overseas. the other breaking news we arere tracking police a are in san francisco in ththe financial district after a reported suspicious packages with traffic diviverted off california stree. pine between battery and montgomery are closed. youu can see the officers are aseession the area, firirefights too, to make sure the area is in safe. we have an u update on the story

and on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> still practice this and the oscar goes to...those five words keep everyone on the edge of the seats but the process of discovering who wins is not easy with highly involved we vote countingng surrounded by intense security there is a specialized alarm suspect at the secrcret location where small teams count the categories by hanand. the winning envelopes arre loadd on to two briefcases or into the brief cases. we will not know who will walk away until susunday all happenig at the these december in the heart of hollywood. >> you will host 3,400 people in that theater and we are working around the clock to make sure that it is an amazing sound expererience and an amazing imae experience and something that can match the glamour of the gowns and the tuxedos. >> they wiill deliver the best

expense f for movie fans around the world and oscar sunday is now just four days away, and chris rock is hosting the show llie here. our coverage starts att 2:00 p.m., s so join us to see who is wearingg what and of course who wins. if you shared a first naname asa british oscar nominee, pipizza t is giving you a special treat, a free pizza, the chain is offering a almost motion to anyone with the same first namee as christian bale or chalet winslet but thehe offer is only valid at five u.k. restaurants, not in the united states. why can't we have the deal in the united states w with the nae for an american nominee? i would be there with you in line. absolutely. it would be n nice and then take it outside and eigight it in the well weather. now, here is what it has been thrrough the morning if you have not looked up and just notiticed the kind of clouds rolling through the sky, t the private sunshine, kind off headquartered not to notice that, it t has ben

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>> hey, everybody. with the oscars just around the corner, all this week, we're playing our game with some of the most rabid movie buffs in the country. can they turn their film fanaticism into piles of cold, hard cash? we're about to find out. it's movie week on "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready for more movie week? [cheers and applause] it's been a lot of fun, and we're gonna continue today. our first contestant used to skip school to go to the movie theaters. let's see if that alternative education pays off for him today. from denver, colorado, please welcome tim davids. [cheers and applause] hey, tim. >> how you doing? >> good to see you, man. >> thank you. >> so i think it's okay.