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a rash of brazen kick-in burglaries have east bay neighbors on edge. rainson on the way, will it impact morning commute? coming up. used to be baskin robbins in alameda, now where keanu reeves bought ice. abc7 news now. breaking news. >> happening near concord b.a.r.t. station. thousands of b.a.r.t. riders have been stranded or delayed because a person is on the elevated tracks and have refused to comply with police to get down. >> live look. began five hours ago. not running between pleasant

hill and concord stations. >> they've extended ladder to the elevated tracks. commuters are frustrated. >> just want to go home, b.a.r.t. police, do your job. >> looking at pictures of the crowds. they're shuttling passengers between stations. also in the east bay, neighbors on edge following brazen burglaries in middle of the day in walnut creek. >> didn't look for unlocked window but kicked in front door. spoke with a victim. >> kicked it in. had alarm, didn't have it in. >> reporter: two brazen burglars kicked in front door of her home and quickly went to work. >> went under the bed. >> upstairs, ransacked the bed, looked for jewelry. >> shoved it in.

>> reporter: minutes after roberta and her husband left the house. >> took off, 20 minutes, get coffee, neighbor called me. >> reporter: neighbor called police when saw two men wearing hoodies outside the house. took off in black honda with no license plates on calder lane. short time later, in candleberry road, neighbors on edge. >> it's alarming. everybody is concerned about it. >> reporter: roberta says many things were taken, some irreplaceable. >> three items very personal, my dad, grandma and mom, that's gone. that's the sad part and baby diamond earrings i was going to give my granddaughter. >> reporter: similar to burglaries in san ramon but police say they're not related. cornell barnard, abc7 news.

police believe they'll arrest more suspects in string of car burglaries. rash in vandalized. >> can't leave nothing in our car. suspect in kidnapping. >> hit me really hard. >> grabbed her off the street, assaulted her, released her, then tried to grab second girl who escapes. all the elected city-wide leaders began their four-year terms being sworn into office. >> district attorney for the city and county of san francisco. >> you'll find these stories and more on our free abc7 news app.

new at 11:00, a real estate company has to consider a new set of rules to redevelop the concord naval weapon station. issued new guidelines for workers, including hiring 40% labor from the area and setting a prevailing wage. wants to build a development with thousands of homes, as well as shops and offices. live look outside from fromm exploratorium camera. it's dry but going to change. live doppler 7, along with water vapor imagery, it's a cold one, diving southward, a fast mover. where the rain and snow are now, up to the north, going to head in our direction while you're sleeping, spread in morning commute. 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the main line goes through. drive carefully, commute

includes wet roadways, gusty winds as times, already in the hills, and low visibility. we'll time it out and show you when to expect next round of rain coming up. remember you can track the rain with live doppler 7 on the abc7 news app and free to download. >> we say? >> no war. >> we say? >> no war. >> new developments in the response to the conflict with iran. people gathered at market and powell streets to promote peace and show opposition to attacks on iran and against tougher sanctions on iran announced by president trump. president chose sanctions saying won't take military options after launch of missiles on iraq bases. >> iran appears to be standing down, good thing for all parties concerned and the world. >> no one was injured in

yesterday's attack. lawmakers received a classified report on reason for taking out this man on friday. questioning claims that top general was planning imminent attacks on americans, take u question of restraining the president's powers. area ravaged by flames, fires killed at least 25 people and destroyed about 2,000 homes in southeastern australia. charred more than 15 million acres, one estimate says more than a billion animals have been killed. money is pouring in to help australia, including big donations from celebrities. elton john, a million in sydney show. prince harry and duchess meghan making headlines, stepping back from royal roles.

abc news reporter julie mcfarland is in london. >> prince harry and meghan with surprising announcement, couple is stepping back as senior members of the royal family, writing we have chose tone make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. adding they will work to become financially independent and continue to support the queen. not the first members of the royal family to step away from public duties, however they made clear they'll continue to work with the queen, harry's father prince charles and brother prince william. abc understands that no member of the royal family was made aware of the statement. swiftly after, reprimand from the queen, complicated issues that take time to work through.

couple broke from tradition in december taking break from royal duties, spending holidays in canada. tuesday was first public appearance since returning, visiting canada house in london to thank everyone for the warm hospitality shown in that vacation. meghan has acknowledged the glare of the spotlight has taken toll. >> not many people ask if i'm okay but it's a very real thing to be going through behind-the-scenes. >> unclear where in north america the duke and duchess will reside when not in the u.k. but said the geographical balance will allow us to raise our son and allow us to focus on the next chapter. chapter. chap. used to be baskin robbins in alameda, now where keanu reeves

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why. >> reporter: keanu reeves eating ice cream in alameda, twitter user posted confirmation. this woman felt compelled to touch the spot. >> this is where he sat. >> reporter: heard about the visit from coworkers. dying to know what flavor he got? >> i think pralines and cream. >> rumor was vanilla. >> no. >> that's my favorite, going to get it now. >> reporter: decided to stop by the now famous shop. >> got to be filming some movie in the bay area. >> reporter: we heard it's "the matrix 4." parts of "matrix: reloaded" was filmed in alameda. film commission confirmed working for a production under code name project ice cream.

alameda residents are catching on filming on the naval base? >> saw them, doing stunts. >> reporter: trying hard to track him down. >> on the lookout. >> reporter: keanu, hope you're watching. >> please don't be freaked out. >> reporter: in alameda, kate larsen, abc7 news. >> don't be freaked out. cafe x pulled the plug on their operations. >> tent zipped shut. said on twitter the three downtown locations helped develop the machines still running at airport and hinted on more locations opening this year. part of building a better bay area is taking care of the men and women in the military who protect us here and around the world.

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back my husband, saved my marriage. >> reporter: new facility is under construction now but at the same time the old building needs a little tlc. time takes its toll. giant trash can filled with ceiling tiles and the roof is leaking. >> like to tell you this is the only one we have in this building but it's not. >> reporter: several spots like this? >> several. >> reporter: not helping eggnog's move. >> television camera. >> reporter: or is it the reporter? it's the reporter. this saturday tony larussa is bringing together bruce bochy, buster posey, mark mcgwire to come together and sign autographs. raise the roof 9:30 to 4:00. all proceeds to pay for the roof

repairs. they're doing great work. rain is coming. >> talking about great work, meteorologist sandhya patel has the forecast. >> we need the rain, let's get to work. live doppler 7 right now, mostly clouds, couple of sprinkles showing up, not reaching the ground right now. we have to wait for that. system coming in to our north producing rain and snow showers there, more weak systems behind that developing in the pacific. we'll take any we can get. santa rosa just over 13 1/2 inches, 84% of average, we're falling behind, oakland just over four inches of rain, 45% of average. but in december and january it's not uncommon to see a stretch of dry days. don't panic yet. live look from emeryville camera

towards san francisco, visibility is good, not going to look like that in the commute. gusty over the hills, wet and breezy for the morning commute, unsettled pattern into next week. light level one, light to moderate rain expected, tenth to third of inch for most areas, brief, gusty winds. midnight, still to the north. 3:00 a.m., slides into north bay and san francisco. 4:00 a.m., most of the bay area. moderate and briefly heavy rain not out of the question. 7:00 a.m., spotty in nature. morning commute early, going to be impacted more than later. if you're going around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 in the morning, showers begin to taper and by noon it's all done. in terms of rainfall totals, tenth of inch at clearlake to

third of inch in san francisco and everyone else in between. snow in the mountains, winter weather advisory extended. reduced visibility, down to 3,500 feet. have your chains going up for the weekend starting tomorrow. 40s for most of you in the morning. need umbrellas and jackets. it's going to be a brisk day. temperatures low to upper 50s. mainly sunny but cooler breeze for thursday afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast, it's a level one, wet morning commute, morning frost and fog for friday, followed by sunshine and another quick-moving system for spotty showers early on friday. i don't think will impact the niners game. early monday, another shot, then trending wet, level one systems, neither one looks major but could be changing in about a

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