they debated the issue until 1:00 in the morning. find out if the city of san rafael will be getting a brand new target store coming up. a fire continues to burn at a warehouse of a popular drink company. the reason it may take days before firefighters can leave the scene. a sweep of local sex offenders. it's all ahead on the ktvu

morning news. good morning, it's friday, april 22nd thank you for joining us i'm pam cook. rosemary is in for steve paulson. this is a big weekend for a lot of families. what is the weekend like? >> that's right. you will need a jacket. scattered showers in the forecast for the weekend. this morning waking up with a few pockets of low clouds out there. throughout the afternoon it will be warmer. filter sunshine if you know what i mean. sprinkles on and off throughout the weekend. in the meanwhile let's toss it over to sal. rosemary i do know what you mean. this mornings commute on 880 looks good. let's get to pam. intellect thank you -- thank you, sal.

plans ended this morning for plans to to build a target store. tara moriarty is in downtown where san rafael where many business owners are not welcoming the new neighbor. >> reporter: merchants some of them say a new big box store would take away business from them. they were not happy after seven hours of debate the council voted to give target the green light. opponents say a big chain store would crush small businesses. it would create jobs. in the end the council voted 3- 2 to allow the chain to come to town. >> if it's local jobs, that is a very, very good thing. it saves on greenhouse gas, it saves on commutes. it's a good thing for our community. it all crumbles apart if they

are commuting in from out of town. >> reporter: they did promise to commute within. >> it doesn't take a brain surgeon. target will generate $55 million in sales, it will come at someone elses expense. >> reporter: the nearest target right now is in nevada. the new one will be built on an old landfill. target has agreed to contribute $250,000 to the community over the next ten years. many that would be used to improve the downtown area and east san rafael libraries. the new store should open by 2015. the only snag would be if the target backs out to donate and hire locally. reporting live from san rafael i'm tara moriarty. there is another critical decision late last night that may give way to new developments and jobs on treasure island. coming up what is developer want to build and why some are opposing their plan. also this morning police

are looking for suspects in an overnight shooting at an oakland gas station. it happened just before midnight at 73rd and bancroft. at least one gunman opened fire at the gas station wounding two people. both victims are expected to survive. witnesses spotted several young men running from the scene. so far police have not made any arrests. a huge fire at a warehouse and now it could be sunday before it's completely out. that fire has been burning since wednesday afternoon. firefighters are soaking the building using ladder trucks, piles of burned products can be seen through open doorways. the martin family stored its juices and cider at that warehouse. they expect shortages in the summer and fall. >> we lost 6,000 bins of apples that was in this cold storage last night too. there is no way to replace that

fruit. >> smoke is also a big problem. people with respiratory problems should stay indoors. it could be next week before it's safe for fire investigate evers to enter the building. san francisco police are looking for a man that exposed himself to a woman and sexually assaulted another woman. police released two sketches. police believe one man is responsible for both attacks even though the sketches appear to with different. both happened in the inner sunset last saturday at 2:00 a.m.. the man first exposed himself to a woman near stanen and frederick streets. then minutes later he followed a woman into his apartment and sexually assaulted her. she fought him off. a new medical marijuana dispensary is up and running in the city of antioch. it's located inside a shopping center on wild horse hill and

it opened last month. it reports several neighboring businesses are complaining about the smell and smoke coming from the dispensary as a result the antioch city council will consider a 45 day moratorium on new dispensaries at its meeting on tuesday. it has been three months since they found a 45-year-old man buried in the backyard of his home. they are waiting for the toxicology report on dale smith. the coroners office calls this a complex and difficult case and says the tests won't be completed for another three weeks. they all show what was in smith's system when he died and possibly what caused his death. lawyers for smith's wife have told her not to talk. pg&e chief executive is stepping down. peter darbee will leave his

seat. his departure comes six months after the san bruno explosion. his decision is aimed at helping pg&e turn the page and become a safe and stronger company. today is the last day on job for dorothy dugger. dugger plans to spend the day visiting different departments and saying goodbye. doghole be paid -- dugger will be paid almost $1 million. right now it's 4:37. it is friday this morning sal how does the traffic look? >> it looks good. good morning, to you. traffic is moving along nicely. if you are driving on interstate 80 westbound heading out to the mccarthur maze. and the bay bridge finds traffic moving very nicely and

coming into san francisco. and this mornings commute in san jose looks good getting up to highway 17. 4:37 hello rosemary. good morning. we made it to the last business day of the week. it will be sunny with high clouds blocking and blinkering us that -- blocking and bringing us that filtered sunshine. santa rosa reporting a little bit of fog this morning. 39 in napa. a chilly start in some areas. we are colder than yesterday by 5-10 degrees. the satellite view showing you the next system that will bring soggy weather in. high clouds will continue to move through for your friday. the system here really is a weak one. it will bring us a chance for rain on sat and a very slight chance on sunday. let me roll you through the next few weeks.

notice plenty of gray going on. we have scattered showers in the forecast here. here about saturday morning 9:00 or so right off the coast we get a few sprinkles as we move on through. now we are into sunday and still just weak waves moving through. not picking up a lot of rain. we have to leave in that possibility there because you don't want to be caught off guard. partly cloudy skies for today. mild conditions by the weekend. that slight chance equals 20- 30% chance. a few scattered showers possible saturday into sunday. partly sunny skies in store for today. slightly warmer. 67 redwood city. 68 degrees santa rosa. in addition to the cloudy conditions and a few sprinkles, whether be mild. our temperatures -- mid to upper 60s tomorrow. cooler for sunday. continue with the cloudy

conditions on monday. best looking day over the extended period here looks to be tuesday. pam. thank you. senator john mccain is in libya today meeting with rebel forces. he was warmly greeted by many people carrying american flags. mccain has been an advocate for libyan rebels. carrying the bodies of two photo journalist killed covering the fighting. dozens showed up to greet the fairy. going door to door and looking for sex offenders. well how much these

protestors shove out just to attend president obama's fundraising dinner and what they were asking for. good morning, westbound 24 traffic looking pretty good on the way to oakland. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

good morning, to you. we've made it to friday and we're sweetening the deal here.

dry conditions. partly to mostly sunny skies. slightly warmer in the afternoon. the heavy winter storm could mean dangerous northern california reservoirs and river this spring. safety experts are reminding boaters to always wear life jackets and warming -- and warning swimmers water can make you tired fast. >> sheriffs office. >> they went door to door looking for sex offenders violating their probation or patrol. our cameras were rolling as agents made one arrest. they found pornography on his computer. >> we will take the computer to the sheriffs office and have them do a more thorough search to see if there is anything

child related which may lead to something else. >> overnight we learned the agents made three arrests after checking in on two dozen sex offenders. 14 were living in one hotel in santa clara. now supervisors will have the final say on a treasure island project. they approved -- the project will provide badly needed jobs. others worry about the island's safety in an earthquake and what it will do to traffic on the only land root off the island. >> they can't bring anymore cars out here. there is only so much the bridge can support. >> this is an opportunity we have to bring carpenters to work. if >> if they give it their okay it could take another 15 years

to finish the work. president obama heads back to work after wrapping up his western tour billion three fundraisers in -- with three fundraisers in los angeles. >> two and half years later the financial system works again. >> president also made a stop in reno yesterday. he discussed his plan to reduce the federal deficit. they paid their dues at president obama's last stop. some protestors paid $76,000 for tickets to his breakfast fundraiser. they sang their concern about the treatment of private bradley manning. he's the soldier accused of

passing financial leaks. japan's government is taking the first steps toward rebuildings country. the government has approved $50 billion for reconstruction. that is only expected to cover a fraction of the total cost which could end up to be $305 billion. the world's biggest auto maker says its production will be back to normal before the end of the year. this morning toyota's president apologized for the delay. toyota and its suppliers suffered serious damage to its plants creating shortages of parts. overnight triple-a updated its gas price averages. a gallon of regular costs $4.21 in san francisco. now president obama wants to know if that high cost is

partly due to fraud. the president announced a new justice department investigation yesterday. it will try to figure out if oil market manipulation is behind the sudden high prices seen in the bay area and across the country. gas prices have risen by 25 cents in the last month. lock your doors and windows that is the situation after two home burglars this month. investigate tours say the -- investigators say the burglars got in through unlocked doors and windows. the suspects removed a window screen but left after they found the window was left. funeral services will take place tomorrow for 16-year-old andy zang. he's the san francisco teenager found shot to death. now the boy's father says the

shooting was not an accident. >> the way they sought out to destroy is meditated. >> that was a translator. two teenagers are facing charges for andy zehngs death. one is calling the shooting an accident. prosecutors in the cain see bailey burden trial. yesterday bey's former girlfriend testified she could not recall comments bey made about the case. but prosecutors tole the grand -- told the ground jury that he asked her to watch a new report

about bey's death. he has been known ooze the home run king -- he has been known as the home run king. now what will his record be?

processions like this one are being held all over the world today as christians observe good friday. they are commemorating the crucifixion of jesus. some even reenacting the carrying of the cross. the pope will driver his mass. the vatican is being ordered to turn over evidence in a priest abuse case dating back several decades. a federal judge in oregon made the ruling yesterday. the abuse happened in portland in the 1960s.

the judge said the vatican must now produce documents regarding its policies against sexual abuse punishment. about a dozen laid off grocery store workers are waking up hungry this morning in the south bay it's all in protest of their former employer. they are in the middle of of a two-day hunger strike. yesterday gathered outside of the store in san jose. the former workers are demanding their jobs back after being laid off in january. they say they laid off 300 people even though the chain continues to open new stores. >> it doesn't make sense. since they opened a new store. we expect one in sacramento. so it doesn't make sense. >> a spokeswoman tells us that

only 150 people were laid off not 300. the company also says the layoffs were made because of the struggling economy. a young woman from mexico city also staged a hunger strike but for a very different reason. the 19-year-old didn't eat for 16 days just to attend the royal wedding. she is now on the way to london. she is taking with her a picture she painted to give to prince william and kate middleton since she has no invitation to the actual wedding she hopes to follow the paparazzi and give it to the couple. you can watch the festivities right here. we will be talking all about it very exciting. sal, you will have your tea and crumb pets ready. >> i'm so excited.

not really. >> every woman loves it. >> i'm sure it will billion very interesting. good morning, right now. i'm somewhat excited because i think we will have a lighter than usual traffic day today. it is good friday and some schools are out. and other people just have the day off. it will be easier for you to drive to work today. we will continue to watch the commute. hopefully we will have an easier morning. also the morning commute on the bay bridge approach looks good and there are no major problems here. if you are driving across the bridge, the traffic is moving along well. i'm afriday the map -- i'm afraid the maps are not up. we will have to go to rosemary. good morning, to you. we are waking up with a few low clouds out there. especially along the coastline. santa rosa reporting fog and we are cooler this morning. a chilly spot in some -- a chilly start in some spots.

we will have high clouds. high clouds ahead of more wet weather in time for the weekend. now these systems very, very weak. a very slight chance for rain on saturday. in fact, saturday looks to be the better chance. but on easter sunday we are looking at a possibility of a few sprinkles. we will be mostly gray. our temperatures will be mild. we will need sweaters on top of those easter dresses. taking a look at what is going on through the 8:00 hour. sitting in the low 40s. low 50s for our coastline. noontime numbers not too bad. mid 50s along the coast. and into the afternoon wide spread 60s in the forecast. take a look at what is going on. 67 in concord. mid 60s in oakland. 68 degrees for santa rosa. the extended forecast here so again it's just going to be a gray weekend in store but that chance for rain is going to be minimal. our temperature will remain in the mid to upper 60s.

our warmest day looks to be on tuesday. barry bonds' will remain a record holding home run king. 762 and in a season 73. baseball commissioner says those records will stand. he says anyone who understands the sport will understand why. a muni driver caught texting on the job behind the wheel again. why the agency says she wasn't fired and who's job is is on the line today. a big decision from cal train why their move to cut service will be have you paying more. o?oowq

a muni driver accused of texting while driving was supposed to be out of a job. muni says she was on the job yesterday. gun downed at a gas station. why police are looking for more than one suspect. after seven hours of heated debate that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. the city of san rafael argued whether or not to have a target store come to town. going green at the airports. why sfo may be