>> this is the story behind the story of the it is getting to be closing time of the afterey go . this is the would be robbery of a camera store caught on video. >> with so much good gear on sale, you have to figure that a camera store has a top notch surveillance system and shutter bug camera store, these three people seemed to have never made the connection. >> they came in the door. >> so the armed robbery that did not go according to anyone's plans -- >> there was not time to be scared. >> the owner, three of eight people working yesterday as suspects jumped behind the case. grabbed gear and then encountered something they had not planned on. resistance. >> i think we did the right thing. >> virtually every store employee helped.

>> what made you challenge these guys? >> instinct. we're not supposed to. and we tell the staff not hurt. it's personal for us. >> especially in a store that has been robbedn the threatene e away and one is a juvenile. >> they are desperate to come into a shop and try something like that. it is ashame for the kids and for >> so you got bit on the arm. >> when we were struggling on the ground. >> but as business returned to normal today, they know it could have been worse. a lot worse. >> it was something we all did for each other. >> santa rosa police are not saying much about this investigation. they do confirm that one of the suspects was 14. the other suspect, they say, may have been anywhere from 13 to

18. we will know when they tell us. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. five people were pulled the from the the second boast attempting a rescue, capsized putting three more people into the water. all five were eventually safely rescued by emergency responders. fire officials say this was the second water rescue in the tomales bay this week. strong words from governor newsom about what is expected to be a very dangerous fire season this year. he outlined ways california can better prepare for and fight the blazes. live in the newsroom with more on the recommendations from the strike forceful. >> governor newsom says these wildfires are not only more frequent but now more devastating. ten of the most destructive ones

having occurred since 2015. >> governor newsom inviting anyone who lik wonders if it real, to come to california. >> the governor outlining five key actions, preventing and responding to catastrophic wildfires. renewing the commitment to clean energy. an addictionating responsibility for water costs, holding pg&e accountability for safety. >> i expect that pg&e will get serious. no longer misdirect, manipulate, mislead the people of this state about their resolve and commitment to address reliability and safety. >> perhaps most controversial,al indicating responsibility for wildfire costs. alternatives include a cat strofg wildfire fund which would spread it more broadly.

a fault based standard whereby utility would pay for damage only if its own misconduct caused the fire. and the liquidity only fund that would provide bridge loans to pay liability claims until regulators determined if liability costs were eligible for recovery from rate payers. >> deprioritizing construction in these very high fire danger zones. >> since 2008, new construction in california's wildlife funds must use ember resistant materials. as for homes already built in high fire danger zones, cal fire is coming one some low cost retrofit steps. the the beautiful weather we have

is bringing lots of sunshine. >> some of you may want to head to the sierra to enjoy the snow. and of course, there's lots of it up there. the first look at what we can expect this weekend. ? just beautiul weather. let me show you the live picture from our camera. the winds are lighter. we're looking at ocean beach and it is just absolutely gorgeous. look at the temperatures. 60s, 70s, warmer than yesterday. most of the bret baier in the 60s and 70s. here's a sampling of what is to come. half moon bay, 76. downtown san francisco. 68 degrees. getting up to 71 in oakland. 76 in walnut creek and pretty warm in ant i don't know. close to 80 degrees. a high temperature

half. i'll let when you know those will arrive. it's coming up. allergies affect a lot of people. in fact, more than 50 million americans suffer from them every year according to the american college of allergies, asthma and immunology. now live with more. >> well, like up, on one hand, it is absolutely beautiful out here. everything is glowing green. the hills, the parks, what is not to like? except that this is not going to be an ordinary allergy season in the bay area. this is going to be an especially bad one. >> the pollen is everywhere. >> itchy eyes. >> i had to go take my asthma

inhaler. > right now the hills are alive with pollen. and we're about to get slammed with a big tidal wave. >> as far as i can tell, i think this had been the worst season in the last 10 to 15 years. >> he is director of the clinical research group in the bay area. he tracks pollen and he has a forecast. >> we've had a lot ofception and some relatively low temperatures. it has led to a relatively mild tree season. that is all going to change in a week or two. this grass is going to pollinate like crazy. we've had a lot of growth this year. a very powerful allergen. not only does it cause us a lot of misery with our eyes and our nose, we have a lot of wheezing and visits to the emergency

room. >> emby mothers today, we'll hit our allergy peak. close windows and cars in your home if you're allergic to gas. >> i'm an outdoor girl. >> i live with it. >> what i'm going to do is keep up religiously with these inhalers. just to be on the issafe side. >> wild oath, if you're out liking, white oats are the very first grass to turn brown. when they turn brown, that's when the pollen gets released. >> the worst allergy season as you heard in a decade. >> and you did mention contra costa in particular. what are the specific worst spots there? >> well, in the bay area, if you're by the ocean, and if you

are even in the peninsula area, the allergies are not quite as bad this. in many places, on out to the tri-valley area, those are some of the worst spots. the pollen tends to settle. on a bad pollen day. >> thank you. vta has taken some of its buses out of service for extra cleaning after several drivers got scabies. they say you cannot get it from riding the bus. it is from skin to zin contact. but they are fumigating about 12 of the buses as a precaution. they say there are no dlass delays because they are being kept out of service.

president trump is blocking an order. there is a temporary stay about a half-hour ago. a three judge panel set a tuesday dead line for civil liberties groups to submit on why it should take effect. it set a wednesday dead line for the governor to argue why the policy should remain in place. president trump said he strongly looked at the idea of transporting migrants to sanctuary ci sanctuary cities. >> it is just another notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the president of the united states and disrespectful of the challenges that we face as a country, as a people to address who we are, a nation of immigrants. >> this idea was first raise in the november. the white house and homeland

security officials that as early as this morning, it had been discussed and dismissed. just a few hours later, the president put the idea back on the table. chris nguyen will have reaction from san jose coming up at 6:00. a san francisco speier wants more san francisco neighborhoods to have a navigation krempblt would it require even supervisor's district that doesn't already have a center to open one in the next two and a half years. right now, there are eight that will need to open a center. london breed faced an angry crowd.>> ti s>llcome,oakland, a city of challenges? not one but two teams that are the best in california. >> also, an east bay childcare center targeted again. why they have to feel they're

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see you at denny's. no oakland girls teams have ever won two in a row. the bulldogs took division four crown. today, oakland honored both the bulldogs and the wildcats. >> sky 7 flew above a parade that crisscrossed several oakland neighborhoods. leeane joins us live from oakland. an accomplished athlete like yourself can understand the joy

that went through these girls. >> absolutely. say it, say it. i look good. holding this trophy belongs of course to oakland tech. i always wanted to hold one of these. this is a celebration that keeps on going and it was a great, great day for these two teams. >> two teams, both from oakland wrrgs crowned champions last month. and today their communities rewarded them with a parade. oakland tech won the division 4 championship. >> finally! i'm glad we got to do it. >> she played for oakland high which won the state division three championship. >> it was good to have the recognition wede rved. many people said we cannot make it. >> sky 7 followed the teams as meyth teadhe celebrating and stopping at a

number of oakland schools where fans were waiting to meet the champs. >> we never had much attention. now that we have all this, it makes me nervous and happy and thankful that i did something to help during my last year. >> she hurt the coach of the oakland tech bulldogs remembers the pep talk they had before the game. >> you'll remember this day. good or bad. so why not have the good version? >> the last stop was city hall where they had a banquet prepared for the teams. it was a celebration they earned by being determined and working hard. >> the memories linger. i remember my days. you were mentioning about being an athlete. i remember my days running track for the university of alabama. i had to throw that in there.

the oakland athletic league has started a fundraiser to try to buy these girls rings, state championship rings. they are trying to raise $15,000 and we're hoping for a generous, generous soul somewhere out there. abc7 news. >> all right. let's hope somebody mattered who can help out. owing's other championship team practiced for the opener. steph curry appeared to be free and comfortable. game one is tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. you can only watch it right here on abc7. stay with us for toyota after the game. nba analyst gary keating will be here and mindi bach will be

there with players and coaches. >> all right. joe pavelski will be back on the ice two days after he took the puck to the face. leading to the first goal in wednesday night's game. he took part this mrning looking just fine. he was not wearing the protective shield that he had after the incident where he took blow. horse racing has resumed at the famous santa anita park. but it could be short-lived. there will be a state hearing to look at the safety of horse racing. this comes in the weighing of 23 deaths of race horses at santa anita this year. they also man to introduce legislation that would authorize eth board to immediately suspend racing if dangerous conditions exist. not once, not twice but three times now police are hook for the thieves who stole a van.

this time the van was stolen from a school parking lot on west street in concord this morning. the van belongs to the diana dare daycare center. this is third time in a year that they've had a van stolen and the second time just this week. a van stolen this weekend was later found in the walmart parking lot. tesla is making it harder to buy its cheapest car. the $35,000 standard model three is no longer for sale online. customers can still call in and order or to go a tesla store. some of the high end features will not be on it. the higher priced versions of the model three are still available online. tesla says those have been more popular. the company is now offering to lease model threes. when the lease is up, you will not be able to buy the car. >> all the rain and heavy sierra snow pack, just keep raising water levels and reservoirs well

above normal for this time of year. it supplies a lot of the bay area is now an incredible 172% of average. the. fulsom lake is at 120%. lake shasta is at 110%. let's find out if we're looking for a dry weekend. >> it certainly looks that way. >> absolutely. it will be a dry weekend. and you might just want to head to the coast. look at this view. some people have just started the weekend early. lots of sunshine in santa cruz. nothing but blue skies. 63 in the city. upper 60s aroundhill, 71 in mt. view. it doesn'tet this. if you like no weather extremes. from our emeryville camera, the temperatures into the mid 70s in our warmest spots like santa rosa, fairfield, vacaville, can

you please cord. maybe hard to believe but it will get even warmer tomorrow. take a long at the forecast. sunny and warmer conditions are expected. cooler with more clouds sunday. we're looking at spring showers come monday. so reality check is coming. we get a few showers as well. lots of sunshine as we look toward the golden gate bridge of the live doppler 7 is showing the absence of fog. 11 degrees warmer in mountain view. 12 degrees warmer in santa rosa. the temperatures up 8 degrees. san jose andler more, 10 degrees. why would you want to leave the bay area? 10 to 20 miles an hour. 67 to 77 at our airports. and other areas, honolulu 83 degrees with showers. you'll see some wet weather at

least the first half of the day and bright skies in chicago. tomorrow morning, temperature in the 40s, 50s, maybe patchy clouds as we head into the afternoon hours. a nois by a. pretty warm. gilroy close to 80 degrees. 76, santa clara. 72 in santa cruz. 74, redwood city. palo alto. 66, half moon bay. down san francisco. 68 degrees. 64 in daly city. a pretty mild afternoon. you can down led to accuweather app. 72 in san rafael. 73, vallejo. 70, berkeley, 71, owing. 75 in fremont. it will be warmer than average this time of year. 76, livermore. sun ure you have your screen and just a word of caution. tree pollen levels will be

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coming up, an eastbound bay girl was attacked after saying she had been bullied for months. also only on 7, a deaf girl's hearing device was stolen during a school burglary. the story has a sweet surprise ending. many people are hurrying to file tax returns with just a couple days before the the deadline. be careful, the simpl mistake that nearly cost a bay area man his refund. all that coming up. thanks. we'll see you then.

the 15th is the deadline. monday. finally, an outdoor project made quite a splash at a senior center in san francisco. >> they were papering a mural on the garden wall at the 30th street senior center. they men to decide on the images outlined. >> with the outline in place, the senior volunteers added splashes of color. they stay end result will be a reflection of the people who use the center. >> plus, it makes the garden come alive. so we have all these wonderful flowers and then the story of the center. the singers who currently used it bringing their values, their themes. community, inclusivity, and also, creativity. >> the mural replaces an earlier version painted nearly 20 years ago which suffered water damage. i can do that if it was page by numbers. >> sorry, they must feel so good

about taking part in it. it is theirs. >> world news tonight is up next. tonight, the horrifying scene at the mall of america. authorities say a 5-year-old boy was thrown from the third floor balcony by a stranger. people rushing to save the boy. mother screaming for help. the boy critically hurt tonight and there is news about the suspect coming in now. also late today, the scare outside the white house. authorities say a man trying to set himself on fire. the deadly storm. as we come on the air tonight, the new threat. reports on of a possible tornado and now severe storms as a new system moves from texas up the northeast. rob marciano is standing by with the track. the student takedown by police. under investigation tonight. officers appearing to drag a 16-year-old down a flight of stairs and then hit with a stun

gun. she was facing charges until the