>> reporter: san anselmo police officers are warning parents about a suspicious man who tried to lure a young girl into his van. now police have new information to use in their investigation. biohazard signs posted near fisherman's wharf in san francisco. the reason people should not be worried. and president obama will soon be back in the bay area. we'll hear from his economic advisorier about his town hall -- adviser about his town hall

meeting -- at facebook. good afternoon. we begin with the investigation into the suspicious activity involving a young child in marin county. a man apparently approached a girl yesterday and tried to get her into his car. allie rasmus is live with more. >> reporter: it happened as girl was walking home, at sir francis drake president and san anselmo boulevard. the -- boulevard and san anselmo boulevard. the girl was walking home from school when a man in a box-type van asked if she wanted a ride home. he's described as a white man, in his 30s and 40s. he was wearing a black plastic -- wearing black plastic

glasses and driving a black van. a san rafael resident called police to report seeing a man fitting the same description driving a black van around the middle school in san rafael. they reported seeing this three hours, just three hours before this happened in san anselmo. >> we have sent out a track flier to all of our local agencies and the schools have been notified. >> reporter: now the superintendent's office would not tell us which middle school the 11-year-old was coming from when this happened but they did send out notices warning them -- warning parents to be more vigilant allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a 6-year-old boy bought a loaded gun to school in

houston, texas. the gun went off. police say the boy would brought the gun and two other kids were hurt. but they should be okay police are trying to figure out how the kid got the gun. a mysterious sheen, rain- bow colored sheen was spotted at about 6:30 this morning at aquatic park. no-swimming signs were posted. they believe it's diesel fuel and not spilled oil. it's tough to know where the spill came from. >> we don't really know anything. it probably came from the bay. whether it came from a ship, it baste just -- it basically just drifted in. >> the coast guard reported it was gone and they are still monitoring the situation and will probably take the no swimming signs down today. president obama will hold

an online town hall meeting to talk about the economy at facebook's headquarters. kraig debro just spoke with an adviser and has more. kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon. the president was in virginia this morning, he took his message to annandale, virginia, his deficit reduction message, that's exactly the form his presentation will take tomorrow at facebook's headquarters. >> we fought two wars and we created a new and expensive prescription drug program, and we didn't pay for any of it. and as the saying goes there's no such thing as a free lunch. >> he's gonna go to facebook to talk about exactly this -- we

can agree on what the goal is. that was actually a major accomplish. and we agree on timing. now the question is what should the competition of the package be? what they said was over the next two years they were worried that -- that we would not be able to reach political agreement on some of these longer-run deficit issues that the president is going to be talking about out -- out in california, when he comes to this facebook event. >> reporter: he's talking about the s & p and their ominous warning, that sent the market tumbling to lose 140. now, the president will leave for reno on thursday. tomorrow's town hall meeting will be streaming live. it's not open to the public and wednesday night, the president will actually attend a pricey $35,000-a-plate fund-raiser.

a cheaper event, $25 to $2500 dinner is planned for the masonic. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. >> and we'll stream this for you tomorrow. you can watch it at ktvu.com. a judge may decide whether the jury in the chauncey bailey murder trial could be part of a secretly-recorded video. the judge and lawyers saw the tape adwhere one of the defendants described the killing and then laughs about it. prosecutors and defense attorneys are arguing about how much of the tape should be shown. if the judge decides to allow it. the jury could see as much as 90 minutes of the tape tomorrow. oakland police are investigating the killing after richmond woman last night by a drive-by shooter. they say 33-year-old beatrice ber ton was shot several times as she walked on union street near poplar park.

her boyfriend rushed her to the -- rushed her to hospital. she was with friends. they heard more than a dozen shots. she worked in a staff kitchen. a san jose dog park remains closed after what authorities believe was a pet poisoning. a dog died on saturday after visiting butcher park on camden avenue. there are fears that someone planted poison bait. jennifer said her 3-year-old collin started vomiting and collapsed. dog died after leaving the park. >> we heard he got poisoned. we weren't happy about that. we love the dog park. >> and you love your dogs, too? >> yes and we don't want them to get sick. >> jennifer said she adopted

the dog from six weeks ago and he was perfectly healthy. santa cruz biotechnology cells antibodies to researchers. now the "sentinel" reports the company is under investigation by the u.s. agriculture department after a dozen sick and injured goats were found. they faced problems before in. 2009, the usdga fined them -- fined them for violating sanitation rules. caltrain commuters may not see cuts to service afterall. the "the mer rue --" the mer ruery news "is reporting to save the services and that money would come from borrowing from a capital fund. the city of burlingame has

agreed to move forward with the plan to purge its fire department with two other peninsula cities -- cities. the city council voted in favor of the measure. >> under the proposal, millbrae and san bruno would join in. officials say the merger would save the cities hundred of thousands of dollars and most of the savings would would come from closing two fire stations. the family of brian stow says he will remain under heavy sedation for the next 4 to 72 hours and doctors may know more about his condition on friday. stow's doctors were trying to keep him off the -- wean him off drugs, but he suffered seizures -- seizures over the weekend. his sister said they removed his neck brace over the

weekend. the sign at the woodland hills store reads "no discounts to giants' fans." some shoppers found it tasteless especially in the wake of the brian stow attack. >> you should table it down. it's just incredibly sensitive and has no place right now. what we got were blank stares like we were a couple of aliens from outer space. >> the store has since taken that sign down. a big scare after reports a man in nordstrom. why it turned out to be a false alarm. the day start off with some drizzle. now it's dry. and rosemary orozco will tell is if more showers will return. and the rare appearance of the cuban leader today. o?oowq

a tense situation in a shopping mall near boston is over. police evacuated the burlington mall this morning in search for a man who witnesses claim had a rifle. after hearing about the gun scare, man in question called state police to tell them he was the guy they were looking for. however, he never had a gun, only an umbrella sticking out of his backpack. this morning a ceremony was

held to mark a somber anniversary. it's been 16 years since the deadly oklahoma city bombing. a moment of silence was held at the expect same the bomb ripped apart the federal billing in 1995. empty chairs sit at the memorial for each of the 168 people kill. timothy mc veigh, the bomber, was atwitted and executed -- acquitted and executed. highly radioactive from the basement in one of the fukushima plant buildings is now being bum -- being pumped into a cooling center. this will help knock out some of that from the earthquake. president obama has declared a disaster in california to help people recover from financial losses following last month's tsunami that was caused by the giant

earthquake in japan. the damage estimate is at $48 million, mostly in the santa cruz and crescent city harbors. a federal disaster declaration allows state and local officials to ask for federal funds to help with the repairs. california emergency management says it will save the state about $25 million. there is more trouble in the tower. an air traffic controller who was supposed to be watching the skies has been suspended for watching a movie. the faa says the problem was discovered when more than three minutes of a movie's soundtrack was transmit over an open microphone at the cleveland control tower. the controller's manager is also suspended. the faa administrator and the head of the air traffic controllers union are now out talking to controllers about all of the recent control tower problems. >> over the country, over the

next week, talking to controllers, trying to find out if there is something systemic about this but also about personal responsibility, showing up, doing your job and doing it as a well-rested controller. >> there have been seven cases of reported controllers sleeping on the job so far this year. tomorrow is the anniversary of the explosion that led to the sinking of the "deepwater" horizon oil rig, which became the largest spill in u.s. history. one year later, not much money has been paid out. bp provided $20 billion for a victim relief fund but only 3.8 billion has been paid out so far. the spill left00 million gallons of oil in the water. for first time in 46 years, former cuban president, fidel castro, is not the leader of the communist party. this is new video showing fidel castro as he made a rare appearance this morning.

he appeared unsteady on his feet and had to clutch the arm of his aide. his brother, raul, was named secretary of the communist party in an official transfer of-of power ceremony -- transfer-of-power ceremony. good afternoon. we started out very drizzly in many cases, and while we've gotten rid of that, there's still some in a few spots left. we're partly sunny in most case. our winds are light. west to northwesterly at the moment. the onshore flow continues. low 60s in redwood city. 66 san jose. we're watching our temperatures climb in spite of the low clouds. 6 livermore, 66 in concord. san francisco, oakland, low 60s and napa/ver reporting 60s as

well -- santa rosa reporting 60 as well. it looks like we'll clear out late in the afternoon, it takes about until 4:00 or 5:00 until we see some breakout there. the clouds will be back for tomorrow and tomorrow we have a system, another one to bring us rain. your satellite view, the system that brought us a little bit of rain now off to the east, that one beyond it. but this one approaching the coach and by tomorrow afternoon, early evening we could see scattered showers. so partly sunny skies. we'll remain dry. by tomorrow, changes, once again. afternoon highs for today, sitting in the upper 60s. some 70s out there with plenty of sunshine. we'll have to wait to see if santa rosa actually hit 70 this afternoon but we're holding onto that hope. 70 expected for antioch, 67 for hayward, berkeley economicked to hit 66 in the -- expected to

hit 66 in the afternoon. mountain view, 70 expected here. 68 redwood city and 70 in san jose. your extended forecast -- we continue with this unsettled pattern it looks like with waves tomorrow and then late in the day and then thursday morning a few scattered showers. we dry out by the second half of thursday, friday looks mild, dry, but into the weekend, it's a big easter weekend. we're tracking the models here. itit looks like a slight chance for maybe scattered showers for the weekend. >> all right. keep a close eye on that for easter egg hunts. the san jose sharks want to take back the lead in their first round of the nhl playoffs. they play kings tonight at 7:30 in los angeles. the series is tied at one apiece. game 4 is in -- apiece. game 4 is in san jose. tickets went on sale at 10:00

this morning. the sharks are inviting fans to a game-watching party at the silver creek sportsplex. the game will be shown on multiple screens and the mascot will be there and raffles and trivia contests will be held for sharks prizes. sacramento still has a shot of keeping their nba league. the league is sending an attorney to see if sacramento is a bigger fit than anaheim. that's where the king owners want to move the tale. they leave for sacramento thursday and friday. mayor kevin johnson in sacramento says he's lined up $7 million in commitments for sponsors and luxury suites in order to keep the team in the state's capital. a major hiring spree. why mcdonald's says it needs thousands of work he for its restaurants. plus -- a new way to feed

the meter and it involves your cell phone.

johnson & johnson leading the dow jones higher today after its earnings beat wall street expectations but there's still worries about the u.s. debt. gold prices are topping $1500 for the first time ever, shattering an important psychological record due to a wave of market uncertainty and investors are looking for an alternative to the weak u.s. dollar. right now the dow is up 60.

nasdaq is up 8. s&p is up 6. there's good news from housing industry today. builders broke down on the most new homes in six months. new home construction is up more than 7% in march, to an annual rate of 549,000 homes. that's almost 30,000 more than analysts had forecasts and the trend could continue as the number of building permits issued also rose. delta airlines is leading the latest attempt to raise airfares. they added $10 round trip to most of its routes and they are watching to see if other carriers follow the lead. this is the 11th time this year that airlines have announced fare hikes but the last four have failed. airlines said they need higher fares to cover the jet fuel i would hoose gone up 49% since last april. this is hiring day at mcdonald's. the restaurant is looking for 1500 new workers.

that includes 2,000 crew and management positions in name. more than 250 local mcdonald's stores are taking part in today's event. many of the restaurants are switching to 24-hour-a day schedules. so they need new full-workers and part-time workers. drivers in san francisco will soon be able to feed the meter online or with their mobile device. the transportation municipal transportation agency is launching the new parking program on thursday. you can establish an account by your cell phone or by the internet. you can enter the location -- the parking meter located on the meter. >> i would use my phone. other pay services are gonna be going towards a pay phone. >> the sfmta says there will be

a 45 cent fee for every transaction and it will go to the contractor. we are a few days away from the royal wedding. special teams are checking -- are checking the areas along the parade route. tear are crews in helicopters that will play a big role on security on day. >> maybe they don't want thes noise of a helicopter rising over the top. we'll move away and be adistance away -- be a distance away. nearly 2 billion people around world are expected to watch the royal wedding. you will be able to watch the royal wedding right here. coverage begins at 2:00 a.m. on friday, april 29th. coming up on the news at 5:00, in the oakland hills today, neighbors are fighting a proposed, new 100-foot tall communications tower. residents say they were never

informed the huge structure would be looming over their community. find out why police and fire officials say this tower is crucial to improving emergency response. that story and more coming up on our next newscast, the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.