passengers, bart announce its first arrest. we have new information that the person picked up is a teenager. good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. more arrest warrants are out tonight. bart police saying they identified a number of juvenile suspects through surveillance video. they face charges for saturday's mob-style take over robbery on a coliseum bart train. she's been talking with police. melanie? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. and bart police say when they saw the surveillance video from this incident, one of its officers recognized the suspect who was arrested today immediately. tonight bart police have a strong message for anyone who is considering committing these types of crimes. first police say they've made their first arrest in a flash mob style robbery on a coliseum bart train >> we're completely focused on this issue. >> reporter: saturday night 40 to 60 teenagers jumped the turn styles, hopped on the train and grabbed phones and bags, in some

cases even beating up passengers. >> definitely scary. >> reporter: the acting deputy chief says surveillance video played a kril cal role. >> we got some clear quality images. other individuals -- >> reporter: images police aren't sharing because most of the suspects are juveniles. >> we've issued today multiple arrest warrants. >> reporter: crime on bart is up. mostly robberies. the acting deputy chief says staffing is also up. officers are working five-day shifts instead of four. since march, bart police say they have arrested 19 people connected to group robberies. saturday night, officers were responding to an attempted suicide at another bart station when the coliseum incident occurred. >> i fear for my safety. so that's why i carry my back pack this way now. >> reporter: police are creating a multi agency task force. >> hopefully it doesn't happen too much in the future. >> reporter: if it does, bart police say there will be more arrests. >> you will be identified. >> reporter: in the meantime they are reminding distracted

passengers. >> listening to music. >> reporter: this is a crime of opportunity. >> i am going to do this right now. and leave it there. i have to turn it off for courtney way. >> reporter: in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> there is this, bart's newest train cars broke down during testing overnight causing delays that extended into the morning rush hour. sky 7 was over the four-car train which was towed to bart's hayward shop. the train broke down in overnight testing at 4:45 right before the system was supposed to open for service. terrible timing. one of the current generation trains had to push the disabled new train to a siding track. the agency is still investigating why the new train broke down. >> a martinez neighborhood is now safe after a marathon standoff ended with a suspect surrender at 2:00 this afternoon. now, we just got this photo of the suspect. his name is gregory prokopwicz. the incidents started in walnut creek. you can see right there, that is

where police moved in after they say a man killed a woman and in this video from last night, you see the man holding police at bay in martinez and then here's that same standoff location all the way down there this morning. police trying to wait out the shooter. abc7 news reporter laura anthony has been on the scene all day long. laura, are these back to normal? >> reporter: chris, they are. they are getting back to normal. they explain why the standoff lasted so long. they said they were dealing with a suspect who had numerous weapons. at least one gun, two knives inside the car. he was making threats. he apparently was using drugs as well inside the vehicle. the tense standoff between police swat units and a man suspected in the murder of a walnut creek woman lasted more than 19 hours. the suspect inside this mercedes. at one point even putting a sun shade across the front window. later he got out of the car, hands up, and then scrambled back inside when swat officers fired two nonlethal stun rounds at him.

>> during the negotiations they did not go well at some point he did threaten to kill one of our -- the negotiator that was speaking to him. >> reporter: finally the suspect appeared to drop what appeared to be a hand gun out the driver's side window. moments later police fired three gas or ferret rounds shattering the car's windows and forcing the suspect out hands up. >> the negotiations went on around 19 hours with him. some might ask why so long. and the reason is preservation of life. we're here to preserve everybody's life no matter what they do and we want to get him in custody with no one injured or hurt. >> reporter: 38-year-old gregory is wanted for the murder of a 47-year-old woman shot multiple times on first avenue in walnut creek thursday afternoon. police say she and the suspect were in a dating relationship. those who live around the martinez standoff scene were relieved it was finally over. >> i was able to maneuver.

i was in the initial boundaries of it trying to come out. i was getting yelled at the whole time. >> seemed like it took longer than it should have. what do i know, i'm not a cop. he had a gun. nobody wants to rush into that. >> reporter: police have yet to release the identity of the woman killed in walnut creek. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> a man whose beating by alameda county deputies caught on surveillance video settled his case. lawyers say their client will receive $5.5 million in the settlement. surveillance video captured the beating. it happened after he led the deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in a san francisco alley. that was in november of 2015. he remains in federal custody on unrelated gun and drug charges. >> the short staffed san jose police department just got stronger. its largest academy class in four years was sworn in this afternoon. abc7 news reporter david louie is live at a fairmont hotel in san jose where the graduation

ceremony was held. and david, you found out there are even larger classes in training? >> reporter: that is correct. well, christen, you know that 27 new offer certificates are a welcome addition to the police department. there are still 200 officers shy of its authorized strength. the class size also is significant. when you consider the recent classes have been down to as few as 7 recruits. the graduation ceremony for academy class number 28 marks a big come back for a department that has been des nated by retirements and by transfers. the class of 27 recruits is the biggest for san jose in four years. >> this is an absolute great start. we've stabilized and we're starting to grow. this academy is fantastic. our incoming june academy is maybe even bigger than this. >> reporter: cuts in benefits and pay in recent years made it difficult to recruit and retain officers. a year ago a recruit class numbered only 7. by the voter approved measure to

approve benefits and a new labor contract that raises pay 20% over 3 1/2 years are making s.j.p.d. competitive again. base pay for these newly sworn officers is $92,000. top scale put them over $100,000. >> i'm confident we could add 100 officers this year or more. we're able to continue to recruit in the way we have in the last two classes. but we know it's a long haul. >> reporter: san jose has had to turn to mandatory overtime, reductions in service and redeployment of detectives to patrol duty in order to keep a minimum number of officers on the street. now there are 27 more officers including san jose native daniel rodriguez. >> when i looked at being a police officer, i looked at what is the best police department within not only the state of california and the bay area, but throughout the whole nation. san jose was number one. >> reporter: chief garcia hopes recruitment success and larger academy graduations will put a dent in the staffing shortfall and make san jose safer. in san jose, david louie, abc7

news. >> got business in sunnyvale? it may have to wait because city workers have just announced they'll go on strike on monday. sunnyvale employees association said over 98% of its members voted in favor of a job action. it involves 450 of sunnyvale's 900 workers including libraryians, public works and parks employees. the primary issue is money. union leaders wanted 17% raise to keep up with silicon valley's high cost of living. the city offered 10%. >> get ready to pay a lot more if fill up your car. governor brown signed a new law that raises gas taxes in november. the tax is expected to generate more than $5 billion a year to repair california's aging roads and highways. here's how you're going to be affected. the excise tax on gasoline will go up by 12 cents to 30 cents a gallon. on diesel the excise tax will jump 20 cents to 36 cents a gallon and the additional sales tax on diesel will also go up by

almost double to nearly 10%. if you own an electric car, hey, you won't be spared. you'll pay $100 in annual fees starting in 2020. and by next year, all car owners will pay an additional vehicle fee between 25 and $175 per vehicle. >> she didn't make it to berkeley, but in just a few hours conservative comment ate irann coulter will be speaking in the central valley. this is video just into our newsroom from modesto will coulter will be the featured speaker at the annual lincoln day dinner. you can see mounted police are getting ready for protests that are expected to begin any minute now. we are also told private security guards will be there just in case. today berkeley's mayor said peaceful coulter related protests yesterday proved the city was able to protect both free speech and public safety. >> all right. stay with us. the next big fight in california versus trump. the president's new offshore drilling strategy sets up another clash and state

officials are already planning their next salvo. >> getting ready for may day marchers from san francisco to the south bay. thousands are expected to take part. >> getting out of traffic fast. >> elon musk's high concept plan starting to look more real. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. warming up for the beach and pool. we'll check out temperatures coming up. >> today we are all

tonight environmental activists are threatening to sue after president trump's new executive order to consider additional offshore drilling off california's coast. carlos granda from our sister station in los angeles has the story tonight. >> reporter: president donald trump issues an executive order that could lead to more offshore drilling. officials here in california vow to fight it. the order includes parts of the pacific, atlantic and arctic

oceans. it directs the department of the interior to conduct a review of all federal locations available for offshore drilling. this reverses a plan signed by president obama in december that blocked new drilling. officials estimate there could be 90 billion barrels of undiscovered oil and 327 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas. but opponents say getting to that oil and gas could lead to an ecological disaster. a spill off the coast of santa barbara back in 1969 released 3 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean and created a 35-mile oil slick. environmentalists say there will be a fight. >> i guarantee you there will be litigation over this by the state of california, probably by us, by other environmental groups. i'm sure the oil companies will get involved. if they buy a lease they're going to want to be able to exploit it. if they see people stantding in their way, they'll take us on. >> reporter: 27 oil platforms are now operating off the coast of california. but there have been no new federal leases since 1984. in santa monica, i'm carlos

grande, abc7 news. >> and tonight a number of state leaders are threatening action. state senator hannah beth jackson of santa barbara will introduce legislation next week to ban new oil and gas infrastructure on the coast. state attorney general javier becerra blasted the executive order with these words. instead of taking us backwards, the federal gofrmt should work with us to advance the clean energy economy that's creating jobs, providing energy, and preserving california's natural beauty. >> lawyers for the trump administration asked for more time to respond to this week's ruling on funding for sanctuary jurisdictions. on tuesday a federal judge ruled against president trump's executive order to withhold federal money from those jurisdictions. lawyers for the trump administration were due to file a motion to dismiss the case, but instead asked to have until next week to respond. the case was brought on by san francisco and santa clara counties. another major gathering of marchers is expected in several bay area cities on monday. thousands will take the day off

for may day. it's long been a traditional day of protest over economic inequality and social justice. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live. how will this year's protest be different from years past? >> reporter: oh, you know, i think you're going to have many subgroups with different agendas all over the bay area. now, anecdotally, i'm hearing that more small businesses this year will close to support workers. now, we all know that some tech companies like facebook are giving employees time off to attend marches and rallies. may day was once about the fight over the eight-hour working day. today there are many causes behind this day of action. the economic struggles of working financia working families is one of them. 9 international long shore workers union represent those working at the port of oakland. dock workers will walk out on monday and have a rally at san

francisco's justin herman plaza. >> and make a statement that america is not working for everyone and we need a system and a country that works for all working families, not just the fat cats, the billionaires and the 1%. >> reporter: in the south bay with its large immigrant community, people will voice their disapproval of the wall which president trump has said the country will build to keep immigrants from crossing over the border from mexico into the united states. >> 3:00 p.m. at fruitvale plaza where fruitvale is. >> reporter: they will protect the rights of workers and those who feel marginalized. >> for us to make the connection between all the different struggles, workers, migrant struggles, struggles against imprisonment and policing and see how these all affect our communities. >> reporter: all marches and rallies are expected to be peaceful events. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> the sonoma county sheriff is

showing off thousands of dollars worth of power tools recovered from several thieves. the thieves broke into a john deere tractor dealer in santa rosa yesterday. authorities caught up with their van near one was pushed out in an attempts to get away. tonight at 11:00, the abc7 news eye team takes you deep in the emerald triangle to show a dark secret among the marijuana fields. rape, crisis counselors, law enforcement tell us women have been sexually assaulted by some growers and pot farm workers. dan explores why these cases are so difficult to prosecute and what makes the women workers there so vulnerable. that's tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. >> tesla ceo elon musk apparently wants to be known as the boring guy. not that kind of boring. he seems quite serious tonight about his plan

underground. must bei musk unveiled more underground links of autonomous rockets, zooming cars through tunnels at speeds of up to 124 miles per hour. the boring company is apparently already digging a hole in the parking lot of the tesla office in l.a. it is not clear when or if wide scale boring will get underway. this week spacex has scheduled a rocket launch with a very mysterious pay load. the space flight company is carrying something for the national reconnaissance office. analysts believe it is a spy satellite. spacex is planning to land the first sage of the rocket back at the cape canaveral launching pad. lift off is scheduled for 4:00 a.m. sunday morning. >> what a day to spend outside in walnut creek, for example. abc7 news was at heather farm where one teenager trained for soccer under clear blue skies. looking good. and just across the way kids played on the all-ability

playground. even a duck enjoyed the warm weather which is about to heat up even more this weekend. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> that's right, it is going to get even warmer than it was today. good evening to all of you. take a look at live doppler 7. i want do show you something here from the satellite perspective. notice where those clouds are headed. the storm track well up to our north. there is a large ridge of high pressure that is going to continue to warm us up. so, we are going to see those temperatures rise even more as we take a look at fairfield high temperature tomorrow, 82 degrees. 83 sunday. but as we head into the early to middle part of next week we're going to be flirting with 90 degrees. it's going to feel like summer around here, especially in our inland communities and even the coast is going to get warm. a closer look at live doppler 7 showing you the absence of rain, we're not going to see any rain over the next 7 days, but i do want to tell you that the rainy season isn't over. as you know in may, we typically get a few showers.

so, i can't rule them out completely. but at least for the next 7 days it is dry. take a look at the winds right now. it's a little breezy outside. strongest wind is about 28 miles an hour out of the north in fairfield. it is down sloping wind is what has allowed you to warm up. but that wind is also a concern so wind advisory until 8:00 p.m. tonight for solano county. gusts 40 to 45 miles an hour may make driving difficult and watch out for blowing debris. at least through the evening hours. here's the idea for the weekend from our santa cruz camera. people are already out and enjoying the beach. temperatures today upper 50s to upper 70s. for your highs so far, the 70s will be turning to 80s this weekend. 63 in san francisco 70 in oakland currently 73 in san jose and nice day to be out and about from our sutro tower camera nothing but blue skies right now. as we look towards marin. 77 in santa rosa, 74 in livermore. if it's not warm enough for you it's only going to get warmer. from our east bay camera you have a great view looking across the bay. mild to warm for the weekend.

summer like heat inland mid week. cooler returns thursday and friday. not everyone enjoys the heat. temperatures 40s, 50s, sunny and warmer pretty quickly. noon to 4:00 p.m. 70s and 80 appear. once the sun sets, it will cool back down. this is going to actually result in much warmer weather as those winds will relax that we've been dealing with. tomorrow afternoon 80 in san jose, 81 los gatos, pretty warm day on the peninsula, 79 in redwood city. 70 in half moon bay. downtown san francisco 73 degrees. if you like sunshine and warmth make sure you have your sun screen. in the north bay you will see plents of it. 83 in napa, santa rosa, 76 in the east bay and oakland inland. you're going to be seeing those low 80s, 82 in concord. good time to download the accuweather app. look at how much warmer it will get next week. mid 80tion monday, tuesday,

wednesday, upper 80s to low 90s inland. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures up tomorrow. coming down a little bit along the coast and bay on sunday. but staying about the same inland. and then we take those numbers up to summer-like territory tuesday, wednesday, pretty warm inland. 60, 70 coast side, a sharp drop off by friday. 74 inland. that's what we're used to. we just figured let's fast forward from spring to summer. p>> i get a feeling people migh call in sick to work on wednesday. >> i wonder why. >> right? >> now you know. >> thanks, sandhya, very much. >> i smell the flowers, taste the salad, it's finney's friday free stuff next. on friday at world news. >> breaking news, reports that north korea just launched a missile. the u.s. military on alert. also the fugitive manhunt, the dangerous prisoner escaping on the way to the hospital. and is it time to sell the hottest housing market in ten years? we'll take you to the neighborhoods that are booming. >> thanks, tom.

we'll see you then. new at 6:00, are politics making you anxious, angry, depressed, you're not alone. how mental health workers are treating post election stress

all right. take a look at these great pictures of the sun from nasa. now, these aren't flares, but a charged particle spinning along the sun's magnetic field. kind of what iron filings do when you place them next to a magnet. the field is created by a flow of hot plasma creating solar energy. 93 million miles away. >> it looks so artistic. okay, today is friday and that means it's time for finney's friday free stuff. >> this looks like great stuff. michael is here. what do you have? >> i am seriously trying to buy the things i love. [ laughter ] >> that's so kind of you. >> these are good. these are from boudine.

you know they're bread. you love their bread. you must. they've been here since about 1850, slightly before 1850. i think they're the oldest continuous operating business in san francisco, 1849 actually. so, they have three new salads. is it farro? >> i say farro. >> very farro chicken salad. look at that. amazing good, 10.29 value. why would you spend that money? >> when you can get it for free. >> absolutely. isn't that really good? lovely bread. >> i touched this. that means i have to eat it. >> clever, clever. okay. now let me take you to the flower show. we go there every single year. it is absolutely phenomenal. every time people go they say, hey, thanks for the tickets and then it gets harder and harder to get them every year from us. $8 value. conservatory of flowers. everyone can visit on tuesday, may 2nd, for free entry.

1700 species of plants there. right now there is a special exhibit called butterflies and blooms. if you haven't been there, it is absolutely a stunning environment. you want to go. >> how do we go? >> i'm so glad you asked. go online to abc7 news.com. we'll hook you up. >> this is great, michael. thanks. >> but would you eat something that looks like an eyeball? >> that's a question you'll see

coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, the owner of missing pets in vallejo after the discovery of a mass grave full of dead dogs. so, why have animal abuse charges already been ruled out? the action plan to avert another disaster like february 7th getting east san jose floods. what city leaders and the local water district promised to never do again. and solar power is becoming more common and it could be required by law. 7 on your side michael finney has valuable advice to protect you from emerging solar scams. all coming up in half an hour on

abc7 news at 6:00. kristen, dan? >> alma, thanks. >> we all love bizarre food, right? maybe? >> depends on how bizarre. how about some dragon fruit? bizarre food on the menu today at the elementary school in pittsburgh. >> a group of third graders looked over the unique offerings before conducting a taste test. there were come kwats and jack fruit. kids tell us some of the food they tried was bizarre, but some pretty sour. >> and they learned much of it is grown far from their homes. >> the dragon fruit, planted in mexico. >> look how gorgeous you are. >> the idea is to give the kids a chance to really try something new and to learn about where and how their food is grown. >> and best of all, or maybe not depending, how it tastes. but they were all really good sports about giving it a try. >> yes, i have a limb

tree. worlds news breaking news. reports that north korea just launched a missile. the u.s. military on alert. this, after president trump warned a major conflict with north korea could be coming. our martha raddatz standing by. also developing tonight, the president's stunning admission on the eve of his 100 days, saying he thought the job would be easier. that, quote, "this is more work than in my previous life." and vowing not to give up on the wall with mexico. also breaking, fugitive manhunt. the dangerous prisoner escaping on the way to the hospital, overpowering a guard. the all-out search to track him down. time to sell? the hottest housing market in ten years. prices soaring. is your neighborhood booming? and, nightmare in paradise. thousands stranded at an island