a major swat operation at an east bay drugstore is over, but the search for a suspect still underway. for hours this morning police surrounded the cvs pharmacy hoping to nab a suspect inside. now the lockdown is over, but the search continues.

ktvu is finding out what happened. >>reporter: the lockdown is over because police discovered the man they were looking for is no longer inside that cvs store. they wrapped up their search of the cvs on 1500 broadway. you can see cars and customers are moving in and out of the parking lot just like a normal day, but it was a much different scene here earlier this morning. this is what the parking lot looked like at 7 a.m. police had their guns drawn and the entire parking lot was closed off for nearly four hours. it started at 6:40 this morning. the store wasn't open yet, but there were two employees in the back of the store, and they were the only people in the back of the store at the time. they were getting ready to open. a man walked up and approached the employees and was wearing a black ski mask. they immediately knew something

wasn't right. >> it's not typical for anyone to walk into a store, a place of business wearing a ski mask so we have to assume the worst. >>reporter: the s.w.a.t. team was called out. they watched the surveillance video and confirmed that the man with the mask left moments before police arrived. police still want to find this man and ask him questions about what he was doing here in the first place. they describe him as a black male, 5'8" tall, 140 pounds wearing a dark blue zip up hoody and black ski mask and was also carrying a backpack. anyone who thinks they may have seen this man or has any information should give police a call. the highway patrol says a woman led officers on a high- speed chase this morning that began in north sacramento and ended here in the bay area.

the pursuit came to an end around 10:30 when they set up spike strips to disable the suspect's vehicle on 680 in fremont. officers had their guns drawn, ordered the suspect out of the vehicle and then took her into custody. the chase began almost an hour and a half earlier when an officer tried to pull the woman over for speeding and unsafe lane changes. they say she refused to pull over and drove in excess of 90 miles an hour. no one was hurt. new numbers out this morning show california's job less rate is at its lowest leave nell almost three years. according to the state employment development department, the state's job less rate in january was 10.9 percent. that's down 310ths of a percentage point from december and the lowest since april 2009. officials say the dropped signals a continued gradual improvement in the state's

economy. allison burns has more on which sectors are seeing the most improvement. >>reporter: the report shows more momentum in hiring. employers added 227,000 jobs last month. economists were expecting slightly less. the unemployment rate stays the same at eight-point throw percent. now the employment gains come from many industries, manufacturing adding 31,000 jobs, restaurants and hotels hiring more, retails staying flat after big gains in january and construction down. labor secretary saying slow housing sales are still hurting the industry. >> i don't see that that's going to come back as soon as everyone would hope because we haven't fully recovered, but you see other segments of the economy that are starting to pick up. president obama went to a rolls recognize plant in virginia to talk about progress in manufacturing. this report takes on even more significance for him because

it's an election year focused in large part on jobs. >> more companies are bringing jobs back and investing in america. manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s. >>reporter: his rivals are not impressed, using campaign stops today to say he has not done enough to boost job growth. there is good news on the horizon for struggling homeowners with mortgages at bank of america. they've worked out a side deal with the federal government over mortgage foreclosures. under the deal bank of america would give more than 200,000 financially strapped borrowers the chance to reduce their mortgage principle by as much as $100,000 each. in exchange bank of america could have its policies reduced by $850 million. after years of debate and controversy the doors of the

new neiman marcus just opened in walnut creek two hours ago. not only does this opening bring more options for shoppers in the area, but also brings an estimated 200 new jobs. ktvu joins us live with the economic impact the city is hoping for. good afternoon, claudine. >>reporter: good afternoon. this morning when the doors opened, the line went around the corner, which is exactly what the mayor wants to see. >>reporter: the doors opened to cheering as they opened. the front of the line on a mission. >> she told me to be here early enough to get in to be the first 100, and i think they're giving away a handbag or something. >>reporter: are you buying

anything else? >> yes, i am. >>reporter: do you have a list? >> i have some things that she provided me. >>reporter: is that a sample so you don't get it wrong? >> so i don't get it wrong. >>reporter: getting here was a large hard fought battle. >> this is a magnet store that will draw other stores of its nature. this will just really make not just walnut creek, but other places like this as well. >> all these cheering people, 200 people with new jobs as a new man employee. >> everyone here excited to meet customers it. >>reporter: mission accomplished, makeup, the free gift bag, all in the bag. >> i'm completely out of my element. >>reporter: but you're getting points from your wife. >> i hope so. we'll see you later.

>>reporter: committed to making the store a success, even if it means he's doing the shopping. a computer train hit and killed a person in emerald park at around 9:30. the traction reopened about 10:00 a.m. there's no word on why the person was on the track. this video shows ms. lopez crying and pointing to bruises on her arm. lopez had tried to block the video saying she thought the neighbor who recorded it was an attorney, and that it fell under attorney-client

confidentiality. prosecutors say the video is crucial to their case and they're pleased with the ruling. a judge in the case is still considering a motion to move the trial to a different county because of pretrial publicity. the man accused of shooting an off duty federal officer entered a knot guilty plea. 61-year-old dennis bagwell faces charges of attempted murder and assault with a firearm. the union city teacher is accused of shooting him at his home last month. authorities say he was obsessed with his wife. bagwell is scheduled for a pretrial hearing april 20. a search is underway in a deadly shooting, a man shot several times on monterey highway at 7:00 last night, rushed to a hospital where he later died. right now there is no information on a suspect or a

motive for the killing. fairfield police are investigating a shooting last night near an apartment complex where two men were begunked down wednesday. no one was hit in last night's gunfire, but bullets did blow out car windows. police say they believe the shooting was connected to the gun fire wednesday that killed 24-year-old chew of fairfield and an 18-year-old bernard knight. they've not made any arrests. more signs of a recovery in a neighborhood that was devastated by a deadly gas pipeline explosion. the first families to rebuild after the explosion are reportedly expected to return home next week. it's been 18 months since a pg and e pipeline blew up killing eight people and destroying 38 homes in the neighborhood. the communityvillement director says 24 homes are in the rebuilding process. a protest is forming at uc berkley against this weekend's

scheduled appearance of nation of islam leader louis farrakhan. he's been criticized for racially charged statements he's made in the past. the black student union says they invited him because of his ability to inspire african- american students. a berkley landmark shutting doors today after 28 years. cafe fanion san pablo avenue is going out of business. alice waters the owner of the world famous restaurant is also a partner in cafe fannie. >> my brother-in-law has been running it 28 years, and it's time. it's the moment in time. >> the cafe's manager has been

quoted as saying it's no longer economically viable to keep cafe fannie open. ground was broken today on the long awaited phase iii of an east bay highway widening project as part of the highway four expansion in the county that will center on the area around the g street off-ramp in antioch. it's being widened to include a carpool lane and three other lanes for traffic in each direction. the project also includes e bartz. pone benedict weighs in on the same sex marriage debate. hear what he told u.s. bishops. it's a spring like day in the bay area, but things are expected to change. rosemary will be here with a look at the weekend forecast. see how the price at the pump is expected to influence who voters choose at the poll.

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a new rule took effect this week barring owners and operators of hud funded housing asking about gender identity. they also said fha mortgage finance ears are prohibited from discriminating when making loan decisions. those who violate the rules break the law and will be held accountable. pope benedict denounced what he calls the powerful and political current speaking to

league lies same sex marriage in the united states. it came in a meeting with bishops in the united states, and he also told the bishops there is an urgent need for catholic priests to discover the value of chastity. candidates campaigning ahead of several primaries next week in the deep south. mitt romney held a townhome meeting in jackson mississippi. he's behind in the polls there. mississippi and alabama appear to be two states where rick santorum and newt gingrich can make up ground in the race. rick santorum was at a rally in mobile, alabama, scoring two southern wins on super tuesday, and is hoping for two more in mississippi and alabama. they both have called for each other to drop out of the race in order to unify the

conservative vote. a new poll finds consumers are fed up with rise in gas prices and want the government to do something about them. according to the gallup poll an overwhelming number of consumers, 85%, say president obama and congress should take immediate action to keep a lid on prices. after nearly four weeks of daily price increases, regular gasoline averages $3..76 nationwide, higher in the bay area, where the average price is $4.40 in san francisco. already that time of year again where we spring forward to daylight savings time. standard time ends and daylight time begins at 2 a.m. sunday morning, so don't forget to set your clockses ahead one hour before going to bed on saturday night. fire officials say this is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms.

good afternoon. another enjoyable day over the bay area. your friday looking good. temperatures even slightly warmer than where we saw 24 hours ago. we do have changes. today we're potentially squeezing out the last warm day where temperatures are going to be above normal. cooler and even wetter weather in store for your weekend. stormtracker 2 showing you a little bit of coastal fog lurkinging right off the coastline tomorrow morning. these low clouds are ex picked to be inside the bay. we could wake up with mostly gray. today we're mostly sunny. the offshore flow continues. it's weakening. own the last 24 hours, by tonight expected to move onshore meaning the sea breeze. mid 60s in concord right now. the north bay looking pretty good. 64 santa rosa, 67 in napa. just right around the coast could be a little cooler for the afternoon because again the

sea breeze is coming back. 57 in oakland, 56 report in the san francisco. your satellite radar view i'm going to show you the change right here on this view. a ridge of high pressure over the area, but notice it shifting. do you see this cloud cover here moving a little bit closer and eventually by tomorrow the ridge will be gone and we have a series of disturbances moving our way so we're going to get much needed rain. picking it up, mostly sunny skies. it looks like tomorrow morning we may wake up with a few clouds that wilburn off, and there's the chance for rain in the evening. sunday morning still mainly dry, but over the course of the day, scattered showers in the forecast. if you're headed to the sierra, snow levels are expected to drop just below. nice and warm inland, showing you numbers and they'll

continue to warm. it shows you just how big the drop will be. unsettled weather in time for at least sunday. saturday looks mainly dry. upper 60s today in the forecast for areas like santa rosa. mid 60s for san francisco, as well as oakland, 70 degrees for san jose. 71 expected for morgan hill. the extended forecast for your weekend is always in view, and there it is. it shows you the coastal clouds that will be with us tomorrow morning. temperatures may not be as cold, but by sunday it looks like a few sprinkles. >> feeling a little more like winter, sounds like. the state fish and game president who was caught up in a mountain lion controversy may be removed from office. opposed with this photo with one he shot and killed.

it has prompted a discussion and vote. there's another vote in may that could allow them to appeal and remove him from office. this is video of wishbone playing with another bear back in 2007. zoo keepers say the 25-year-old bear was euthanized because his hind legs had stopped working. he was born in los angeles, but lived at the zoo for years. a huge drug bust. we'll tell you how much they confiscated and where they found it.

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taking a live look at the big board, the dow up and s&p and nasdaq all up. a glimmer of hope for the financial crisis in greece. the credit swap seen as a radical attempt to pull the country out of its dire credit

crisis, the hope by slashing debt the country can gradually return to growth and eventually repay the remaining money that it owes. the internal revenue service wants people who have already filed their taxes to know their refunds are on the way. new irs software that was supposed to speed up tax refunds and increase security actually caused a slowdown in the system. but the irs says it's now taking care of the problem. a u.s. coast guard cutter is back in the area after a successful drug bust. family members line had the dock to greet the returning crew members. it spent 72 days at sea working with a panamanian navy to stop drug trafficking. >> it keeps the drugs off the streets of america. so down in this particular run,

i believe $36 million of street value of contraband seized. >> nine vessels, a ton of cocaine and hundreds of pounds of marijuana, the crew also detained 15 suspected smugglers. tonight at 5, taking a closer look at the video that's gone viral. today the backlash, tough questions and how the organization that put out the video is responding. thank you for trusting ktvu for your news. have a great weekend.

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