closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc this memorial at oikos university pays tribute to the victims as students return for the first time since the cam -- campus massacre three weeks ago. i'm kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. >> katie marzullo is live at oikos university. >> reporter: there's only within class taught here this morning an english -- only one class taught here this morning an english as a second language class. one by one with somber faces students pulled into the

parking lot. they are here for the first class taught since six nursing students and a receptionist were shot and killed. >> i'm still dealing with the emotion. >> reporter: he is the teacher he will let students dictate how things will go. >> it is going to be hard to go in the classroom. i don't know, i think we'll talk about it a little bit. we'll try to move on and see how it goes. >> reporter: a large memorial at the front door serves as a reminder of the tragedy. flowers, teddy bears, handwritten messages from all over the country. garcia was inside on the day of the shooting. he hopes his return will inspwaoeur others. >> i thought it was important that i come back.

>> reporter: mr. garcia says he knows students have been meeting and supporting each other over the last couple of weeks. he has talked with them as well but he wasn't sure how many would show up for class today. the president of the university is here, he did not want to make a comment this morning. he said he would address the media tomorrow. katie marzullo, abc7 news. amy hollyfield is live at fremont unitech college where classes for nursing students were expected to take place. >> reporter: that was the word and the welcome mat is out. turns out, it is not that easy. administrators here say they are more than willing to accept the oikos nursing students. it turns out the nursing board and the state have to approve the move. those officials will have to come out and make sure this is the appropriate environment for the nursing students.

there is some bureaucracy involved. unitech says it is willing to go through the process. >> at this point, we want to help. we're not sure what the future of oikos is, as a school. and the students i'm sure need to feel that there is another place for them to go in case the school shuts didn't. >> reporter: officials say they e-mailed the board and state this morning they are hoping to hear back by the end of the day. they say they possibly could get students in by the end of the week. no oikos students showed up today, so it appears word did reach them. their classes at this point, still in limbo. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. the gunman 43-year-old one goh has been charged with killing six former classmates and a receptionist.

he said he was angry at school officials for refusing to refund his tuition. oikos university has set up a memorial fund for the victims and their families we have a link it to on abc7news.com under see it on tv. antioch police just announced the arrest of five people in connection with the death of an innocent victim at a bar. three men are in custody with two 17-year-old teenagers. the shooting happened march 31st. the victim was not involved in the fight that led to the shooting. all five suspects have gang connections. the search continues for the woman who tried to rob a convenience store at gunpoint in oakland. the crime was stopped by a delivery truck driver. the driver saw what was going on inside the store before 10

last night the woman was pointing a gun at the clerk and made threats to shoot him if he didn't hand obvious the money. the truck driver grabbed the woman and struggled for the gun. >> an employee in fear of safety of his fellow co-workers was able to wrestle the gun away from the suspect. the suspect then fled on foot, without loss or anybody getting hurt. >> we checked with the store manager this morning he's expected to release surveillance video to the police and has been told to not talk about the investigation right now. a few hours from now suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi will have his first hearing before the ethics commission. oral arguments are not expected for several weeks. mayor lee suspended mirkarimi for official misconduct after mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in a domestic violence case

involving his wife. friday a judge rejected mirkarimi's request to overturn his suspension. the ethics commission will make a recommendation to the board of supervisors who will decide whether mirkarimi should be removed from office. uc berkeley police may decide today what to do with protesters who have taken over a piece of uc land in albany. officers have told the protesters they are subject to arrest and declared that tract a crime scene. protesters say they want to stop uc from selling the lot and are planting crops on the land to make their point. in north carolina witness testimony in t criminal trial of john edwards is expected to begin within half an hour. his former aide andrew young is expected to testify first star prosecution witness. this is video of edwards arriving in court this morning. prosecutors claimed he used

donations from his 2008 campaign to cover-up an affair with his mistress who became pregnant with his now 4-year-old daughter. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. another high profile trial underway now in chicago. within the last few minutes oscar winner jennifer hudson took the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in october 2008. prosecutors claim he became angry when hudson's sister, hises strapblged wife started dating someone else. >> the florida man charged with the shooting death of trayvon martin is in a secret location after being released from jail overnight. george zimmerman posted $150,000 bail. he's allowed to leave the state, but must wear a tracking ankle bracelet and has a curfew.

the attorney for martin's parents say they are not happy zimmerman is out. >> think about the crusade they had finally have mr. zimmerman arrested. now he walks free again among all of us. it is tough for them. >> zimmerman apologized to the parents during friday's bail hearing. he claims he shot martin in self-defense in february. still ahead, serious allegations facing wal-mart. how it expanded so quickly in mexico. winter in april? the powerful spring storm hitting the northeast and how residents are bracing for it.

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the white house says president obama's lawyer has concluded that no member on his staff -- defense secretary panetta us is stepped security clearances today for military members investigated for their possible roles. 11 military members face scrutiny in the probe into what happened before president obama arrived for a summit in colombia. in addition to 12 secret service employees. -- [ unintelligible ] president obama placed new sanctions today on people and entities in iran and syria that use technology to target their citizens and erode human

rights. he announced the crackdown during his first appearance as president at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum. the u.s. claims syria, iran and other regimes have used technology to track disdens or internet access. the president used today's visit to surprise express his administration's support for israel. >> the president: when faced with a regime that threatens to destroy israel the united states will do everything in our power to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> the president says the world must never again allow hatred to take root into the madness of mass atrocities. big blast of winter in springtime expected to dump more snow and problems on the northeast part of the state. karen travers has the story. >> reporter: the calendar may say spring. old man winter seems too be making one final appearance. the nor'easter could dump several inches of snow.

western pennsylvania as well as new york state can expect more than a foot of snow by the day's end. the blast is no big deal say locals. >> that's part of living in pittsburgh. we are not in florida, we are in western pennsylvania. >> i put it down to the tempestuous nature of spring. >> reporter: it is not just the northeast, a winter storm warning was also issued for parts of north eastern ohio, 3 to 7 inches of snow forecasted. the nor'easter turned up strong winds some up to 50 miles an hour, knocked down trees and branches, 1600 residents of long island are without power. storm caused plenty of disruptions drenching most of east coast with several inches of rain. some in new jersey navigated through flooded roads last night. the downpour is a welcome sight parts of the northeast received below normal rainfall for this time of year.

the drought has sparked several major brushfires in recent weeks. >> i walk home without an umbrella, it felt nice. >> miserable. >> reporter: forcasters say the slow-moving storm could linger through monday before moving out some tomorrow. schools are closed and more 8,0d businesses are without power in elmira, new york. midday the storm was moving out. karen travers, abc news, new york. damage is done, flight delays on both coasts. >> boston, newark, philadelphia, here up to 85 minutes at sfo because of this cloud cover from emeryville towards san francisco how long this will last and the system that is about 1,000 miles away now will bring us a chance of rain and even thunderstorms. lost and found. a soccer ball's incredible journey. and the symbol it has become for japan's recovery after

last year's it quake and tsunami

. a very special soccer ball will be carried on a flight from alaska to japan after floating 5,000 miles across the pacific following last year's tsunami one of first

pieces of debris washed ashore in alaska from the quake and tsunami 2011. a man found the ball. his wife was able to translate what was written on the ball. they tracked down the owner, a 16-year-old boy, here's what he said through an interpreter. >> i didn't imagine my ball would reach alaska. thousands of kilometers from japan. it is my treasure. i was transfered to another school after 3rd grade and my teacher and classmates gave the ball to me it has been hard to find my belongings after the . >> he lost his home and all his possessions in the tsunami. the man plans to personally deliver that ball to the teenager in may. >> it has become more than just a ball. mike is here to talk about the flip-flop in our weather. >> absolutely. this time of the year the spring seesaw we are on the lower end after such a warm weekend we'll stay through the early half of the forecast may

go deep we are that chance of rain wednesday and thursday by the weekend sun is back and warmer weather on the way. no 80s and 90s. northeast from sutro tower this morning, low clouds even drizzle that will be consistent during the afternoon. here's a beautiful picture of santa cruz not the sunshine we had over the weekend, still people enjoying the beach as we come upon the noon hour. you can see the east bay and south bay, valleys, first two tart to get rid of these clouds, eroding with the southerly wind pushing into the north bay along the coast where going to stay for the better part of today. temperatures in the east bay valleys and south bay, we are in the mid to upper 50s there and same around the monterey bay. as far as what going to happen today, i still think we'll see coast around the drizzle and the rest of us and cooler.

scattered showers wednesday and thursday, we need rain after that hot weekend dry, sunny, warmer but not uncomfortable weather for the weekend. today, 58 in san francisco, oakland 62. hayward 65. concord, san jose and fremont, 11, 12 and 13° cooler than it was yesterday. clouds stubborn along the coast mid to upper 50s into san francisco, clouds in the north bay i think the low 60s bay shore by 2:00, you should have sunshine, low to mid 60s, already seen the sun in the south bay and east bay valleys upper 60s to low 70s, monterey bay upper 60s, morgan hill, gilroy and hollister sun mid to upper 60s. if you look at coast cloud cover drizzle around big sur clouds keep l.a. and san diego mid he 60s.

-- mid 60s. tahoe 71. if you are head to the game white sox in town cloudy, cool 7:05 first pitch, 59° depositing to 56. thankfully, the cloud cover will keep us mild low to mid 50s. drizzle along the coast, higher elevations around the bay especially north bay valley. could be a few slick spots for the morning commute. here's that low, spinning out here here the jet stream, it is going to gather moisture, a little energy and start to move our way with that counterclockwise flow it will fling that moisture at us wednesday and thursday, bring us isolated thunderstorm, possible especially thursday. slight warming trend tomorrow. clouds won't hang around as long as today. dip in temperatures wednesday and thursday with chances of wet weather.

friday transition, saturday, sunday, sunny, warm everywhere. wal-mart says it is conning a full investigation into bribery charges. -- it is conducting a full investigation into bribery charges after it was reported the retailer paid 20 million dollars in bribes to expand more quickly in mexico. the accusations date back to an executive's e-mail from 2005. the department of justice and sec also investigating. wal-mart could face big government fines. a company spokesman released this statement: if the allegations are true, it is not a reflection of who we are or what we stand for. we are deeply concerned and are working aggressively to determine what happened. prince harry has been award a prestigious humanitarian award he will receive the award for distinguished humanitarian leadership in washington next month. the 27-year-old prince has

extensive military experience and is training as an apache military pilot. harry will use that occasion to pay tribute to british and american veterans' charities for their wor

check out this live webcam video of the falcon chicks atop t pg&e building on beale street. they look quiet now maybe taking a little nap. there are three chicks at 3:00

scientists will put id bands on them to track them and determine their sex by looking at their heel bones. >> the parents are going to complain a lot about that. later today, practical mother's day gifts she will love. then how aspirin could prevent a common type of cancer. at 5:00, a new problem with the food stamp program that has taxpayers spending more than some of us pay at the grocery store. are we going to shake this cloudiness in san francisco? >> maybe not the closer to the bay the more likely you may see sun coast into the north bay tough mostly cloudy mid to upper 50s even low 60s north bay more sunshine tomorrow but we'll start off with clouds and drizzle expect flight arrival delays into sfo tomorrow morning they will end

quicker in the afternoon than today. rain on the way wednesday and thursday if you didn't use the irrigation system this weekend, mother mature will help. for all of us here at abc news thanks for joining us. >> who wanted to be a millionaire is next. millionaire is next. have a great day. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc i can barely hear a thing with amber's band practicing. ♪ you're right, we've had enough. but i know exactly what to do. you take care of the music and i'll switch us to anthem. sometimes you just have to pull the plug. ♪ sorry, grandpa, we'll try to keep it down. i just... give it to me. ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you're still more rocker

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