kron-4's jeff bush attended a community meeting tonight in benicia. where valero argued that the move would be good for the community.. how did people react, jeff? this is the biggest fear that benicia residents have regarding the transport of crude oil by raila repeat of a train accident like this one in their town. jan cox-golovich opposed to the project i am absolutly against it. we have had lots of toxic problems here in benicia over the last 25 years but this is the worst potential disaster that our town could ever see and that is flamable, volitile, explosive bakin crude rolling down our industrial park. valero officials say they understand some might be concerned but they say they place a high value on safety and precautions will be in place to minimize the hazzard. chris howe valero our local teams and the railroad and our local community is clearly capable of responding to an incident if it happens in the vicinity of our site. i know, just today, we were meeting with the oil spill prevention and response group with the state at the refinery t

one now for the benicia bridge, if you are traveling northbound or southbound 680 between benicia and martinez. again, be extra careful as well as for the bay bridge. they issued those high wind advisories around midnight. we called chp, they are still in effect now. so at the bay bridge toll plaza, everything looks great so far out of the east bay out of the oakland area. once you reach the incline to about midspan, they do have those two left lanes blocked. we'll get a check of the nimitz coming up. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we're learning more about a rape case involving a san jose police officer. santa clara d.a.'s office says 38-year-old geoffrey graves escorted the victim to who had fought with her husband to a hotel. the officer returned to the room 15 minutes later. court documents show he pushed the woman on to the bed and raped her. investigators say there's physical evidence to back the victim's claims. >> although he had cleared the call, his vehicle was at the location for an extra 39 minutes approximately. >> the rape allegedly occurred back in

that's located at 3120 bay shore road in benicia. >>> some developing news now in texas. ships are stranded there including three cruise ships as an oil spill clean up continues this morning. you're looking at new video and you see the oil stretching out for miles on the water. a barge hit another vessel in the houston ship channel on saturday. one of the barges tanks sprang a leak, sending more than 4000- barrels of oil into the water, and now some of that oil is in the gulf of mexico. >> it did release a significant amount of oil, and that quantity of oil is not only in the galveston bay, but now as the winds and the tides drive it out. proceeding out and offshore. >> no word on what caused the accident, but fog may have played a role. about 10 birds have been found drenched in oil so far. texas has deployed a bird rehabilitation trailer to the area for quick response. the houston disaster comes as the nation marks the 25th 25th anniversary of one of the worst oil spills in history. it happened in prince william sound in alaska. the xon valdez ran aground and spilled 11

are we talking about bakken being transported as well through benicia? >> if bakken crude is one of the crews that's available by rail, it's possible that it could make its way to our plant. >> reporter: he is talking about highly explosive fracked north dakota bakken crude oil the kind that killed 47 people in quebec last summer. 50 trains could snake through this area. 70,000 barrels a day. and people who live here worry it's a recipe for disaster. >> bakken crude from north dakota has been involved in five catastrophic train derailments across the country and in canada. >> reporter: and scientists say canadian tar sands crude brings its own set of problems. >> when you start to refine those heavier dirtier crude oils all that pollution comes out into the communities. >> reporter: a derailment could mean a catastrophic spill or fire one that state legislators agreed just last week first responders are not prepared for. legislators determined that incident command is not prepared to handle a major disaster. what do you say to that? >> well, our local te

reporting live in benicia cate cauguiran kpix 5. >>> it carries its own risk. in 2007, the cost cobuson spilled bunker fuel into the san francisco bay. >>> rescuers working through the night have not found new survivors at the scene of a massive mud slide. 8 people with confirmed dead. crews heard people yelling for help late saturday night, but the mud was so thick and deep, described as being like quick sand, searchers had to hold off until midday yesterday. >> the slide came from the north of the road here cross the development, across the street, and into this valley of trees where part of the river is now pooling. >> there are concerns about potential flooding because debris is partially blocking a river. residents still in their homes are being warned to be prepared to evacuate quickly. the governor of washington has declared a state of emergency: kpix 5 reporter kiet do following developing news. several shot overnight. injuries are minor but the shooter was just firing at random. >> that's right. witnesses say it didn't look like the shooter targeted an

are we talking about bakken being transported as well through benicia. if bakken crude is one of the oil available by rail it could make its way to our plant possibly. >> reporter: he is talking about highly explosive fracked north dakota bakken crude oil, the kind that fueled this explosive fire that killed 47 people in quebec, canada, last summer. 50 car trains full of bakken and tar sands could snake through this area. 70,000 barrels a day and people who live here worry it's a recipe for disaster. canadian tar sands crude brings its own set of problems. >> when you start to refine those heavier dirtier crude oil that comes through these communities. >> reporter: it could mean a catastrophic spill or fire in a derailment, one that first responders are not prepared for. legislators determined that incident command is not prepared to handle a major disaster. what do you say to that? >> well, our local teams and the railroad and our local community is clearly capable of responding to an incident that happens. >> reporter: vallejo insisted tonight their pr

. >> live doppler 7 hd is to the north of benicia to 680 so watch out. that is a bet radar returns and pulling from martinez and headed out into the open water the next five minutes is a better radar runs. in concord we have a good cell where 680 and 242 split. to the south, lafayette is now out of a healthier cell headed to walnut creek the right now, it looks dry at 680 but two or three minutes this will be wet. if you are headed out that way be prepared. best chance of thunder is in the morning headed into later part of the commute. 48 to 54. we will have showers, stronger ones moving to the east by noon and 56 to 58 and scattered to isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. it will be well cooler than average. this morning is when we have the biggest push for rain. it will be raining in your neighbor. >> as we look what is happening in north by where this is plenty of wetness, we had the accident waiting still waiting if a tow truck at highway 37. to the north we have report of flooding on highway 12. if you are making it away from 80 to 29 you

the boy suffered non-life threatening injuries and expected to make a full >> benicia resident are on edge about the possiblity of curdie oil being transported by train through their neigborhood. this explosion from a train carrying oil in canada nine months ago killed 47 people doing the exact thing. many benicia residents in the area say this could be disatseter waiting to happen in the neigborhood while valero executives say that getting crude to the refinery is inherently a risk but transporting crude oil by rail carrys with it about the same risk as transporting it by tanker ship. valero officials say they understand some might be concerned but they say they place a high value on safety and precautions will be in place to minimize the >> our local team in the community is clearly capable of responding. >> valero officials also said that transporting the oil by rail is better for air quality because the refinery will get less oil from ships which in the dash as several hours while the oil as they offloaded. >> align >> the for the first time in six years, santa clara county has se

kron-4's jeff bush attended a community meeting in benicia.plosion from a train carrying crude oil in canada nine months ago killed 47 people. now - a proposal from one oil company could have oil being transported through the bay area -- in the same way. kron-4's jeff bush attended a community meeting tonight in benicia.where valero argued that the move would be good for the community.. how did people react, jeff? this is the biggest fear that benicia residents have regarding the transport of crude oil by raila repeat of a train accident like this one in their town. i am absolutly against it. we have had lots of toxic problems here in benicia over the last 25 years but this is the worst potential disaster that our town could ever see and that is flamable, volitile, explosive bakin crude rolling down our industrial park. valero officials say they understand some might be concerned but they say they place a high value on safety and precautions will be in place to minimize the hazzard. our local teams and the railroad and our local community is c

gusts especially the benicia bridge. back to you. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," firefighters find dozens of pot plants in a burned out home in san jose. we're live at the scene with how neighbors are affected right now. >> you heard mike discussing a gruesome scene as he talked about where the pedestrian was hit, dragged by a car, now the shunt on for the driver. >> a live look outside from the south bay this morning, we need for the sun but it's clear. should be a great day on tap. christina's got a look at the forecast. a lot more ahead. >>> good morning. i'm bob redell. we'll take you live to the south bay where a house burns because of a pot grow inside that was wired illegally. that story coming up. >> a tour bus slams into a man crossing a street in san francisco. what witnesses say they saw moments before the crash. >> meanwhile, it's a mostly clear start to your st. patrick's day temperatures in the 50s now as you pick out the green. don't forget, you could get pinched if not. i have a big forecast. major

many benicia residents in the area say this could be disatseter waiting to happen in the neigborhoodhile valero executives say that getting crude to the refinery is inherently a risk but transporting crude oil by rail carrys with it about the same risk as transporting it by tanker valero officials say they understand some might be concerned but they say they place a high value on safety and precautions will be in place to minimize the hazzard. this explosion from a train carrying crude oil in [ kelly ] my days start early. and so do mouth germs. but now i have the protection of colgate total® mouthwash. it works just as hard and just as long as i do. [ man ] rolling in 5! [ male announcer ] colgate total® mouthwash. it kills germs on contact and has a germ-killing shield that keeps working for 12 hours. it doesn't quit even after eating and drinking. hi! [ male announcer ] colgate total® mouthwash. 12 hour germ protection even after eating and drinking. ♪ for that creamy delicious taste that makes even the most impatient, patient. dude! tillamook sharp cheddar, tastes better because

there's one in effect for the benicia bridge, as well.s the latest tweet from "kcbs traffic" asking you to drive with caution today. by the way, no metering lights just yet at the bay bridge toll plaza. they will probably be turned on very shortly. in san lorenzo first reports of an accident. you can see the latest tweet also southbound 880 near lewelling blocking the slow lane so chp is rolling to the scene. sounds like one lane is blocked. westbound 580 delays out of tracy now traveling westbound into the dublin-pleasanton area. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." more on this gusty forecast, here's lawrence. >>> yeah. those offshore winds really how long around parts of the bay area now. 20- and 30-mile-an-hour winds even some gusts to 40 plus miles per hour. out the door we go. we have some clear skies though all the way to the coastline. that's the way it's going to stay. those winds subsiding by the afternoon. and then sunny and warm all the way to the coastline if you can believe this even warmer for the weekend. high pressure sneak

there is a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and benicia bridge. if you are traveling in the south bay, obviously not too many problems out there right now. a few slowdowns on northbound 101 between 280 and mckee. but for the most part through your downtown san jose stops, everything still moving at the speed limit. over the altamont pass, big delays once again from tracy through the livermore valley. it's just your usual delays. all right. that's your "kcbs traffic." more on your gusty forecast, here's lawrence. >> those winds whipping around the bay area this morning. 20 and 30-mile-an-hour gusts even a couple of 40-mile-an- hour gusts, as well. so the winds the big concern this morning. it's those offshore winds those dry winds that will crank up the temperatures and bring you lots of sunshine into the afternoon. out the door we go. we have some windy conditions this morning but that begins to calm down as we head throughout the day so by the afternoon, sunshine and warm temperatures all the way to the coastline. and even warmer weather expected

. >>> tonight, the benicia city council was discussing a plan to spend nearly $1 billion to buy waterrom an outside source. republic roth talked to some residents in benicia. >> reporter: to save water, colleen castillo mixes super hot water from the kitchen with cold water from the bathroom to wash her face. that way, she doesn't have to waste water to warm up. >> we have a big family. we don't want to waste all the water. we do limit their water. >> reporter: even so, her water bill could go up because of the drought. they called a special immediating to discuss spending almost $1 million more for water. the state is shutting off deliveries, leaving them to buy water from a more expensive source. >> this recommendation is being made so the city would be able to bank water to use either this year, or in the next several years if this drought continues. >> reporter: the added cost may be passed onto customers, including joy alberts, who uses money in her rain barrel for her garden. >> it's frustrating, there's nothing we can do about it. we still need to drink water. >> it's a commodi

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> welcome back. >> there was a 6.9 america off the california coast and here is sergeant barney where the sheriff's office. >> thanks for joining us, sergeant. are you feeling the aftershocks? >> as recently as an hour and a half ago i felt one. >> can you tell us of the possession you felt in some described it as a bolt rocking. >> it was not a jolt but a long, rolling violent earthquake shaking enough to make me want to get out of the building. >> surprisingly, have you had any reports of dam? we hear you have not? >> no reports of injury or any significant damage. >> big, are not uneconomy for eureka, right? there was one in 2012 and in serious damage or injuries. do you attribute that to low population base or what do you think? >> combination of building code and low population. earthquakes and this was a good one. >> have your earthquake kits ready. >> my wife got up the kids and took them outside. >> thank you, sergeant, and good luck. >> it is now 5:16, americans are taking public transit more than ever.

. >>> tonight, the benicia city council was discussing a plan to spend nearly $1 billion to buy waterrom an outside source. republic roth talked to some residents in benicia. >> reporter: to save water, colleen castillo mixes super hot water from the kitchen with cold water from the bathroom to wash her face. that way, she doesn't have to waste water to warm up. >> we have a big family. we don't want to waste all the water. we do limit their water. >> reporter: even so, her water bill could go up because of the drought. they called a special immediating to discuss spending almost $1 million more for water. the state is shutting off deliveries, leaving them to buy water from a more expensive source. >> this recommendation is being made so the city would be able to bank water to use either this year, or in the next several years if this drought continues. >> reporter: the added cost may be passed onto customers, including joy alberts, who uses money in her rain barrel for her garden. >> it's frustrating, there's nothing we can do about it. we still need to drink water. >> it's a commodi

issued high wouldn't advisory for benicia bridge.l with both hands on the wheel. 101 southbound is 4 minutes from santa rosa to san francisco. through the santa cruz mountains, 23 minutes. from the maze to san francisco, there is another high wind advisory from c.h.p. so drive slower. >> state hopes to have regulations in place for driverless cars bit under of the year with an open house yesterday to discuss safety with the public. there were questions of where riders would sit and how much insurance would cost and would would be at fault if an accident. also of concern is how the driverless considers utilize people's personal information. >> they are operating and traveling down the public roads and getting information how to maneuver the vehicle and that information is stored somewhere and the people are concerned. >>> manufacturers can test out cars on roadways when they have paid $5 million for insurance. >>> the sonoma county sheriff is have thing 52 home burglaries targeting vacation rentals, stealing mostly electronics and fur

machine that doesn't deliver money but something equally >>> covering benicia, san mateo and all the bay area. >> when the 49ers stadium opens, there will an new flavor. you cannot play football or throw fries bows. you cannot bring a keg or outside alcohol into the parking area or plane amplified music that you can hear 50 feet away. can you shout? >> yes! >> and we are shouting at mike on the roof. >> i hear you loud and clear, you are saying you want more rain. >> bring it on. >> but not during the commute. we talked about that yesterday. the commute was going to be bad with the heavy rain and hopefully that is an issue as the ground becomes more saturated us of the series of storms lining up across the pacific ocean back to just off the japanese coast. first, i will show you what happened earlier, the last 48 hours, you can see san jose has the rain fade and at .07" and san ramon valley got .75" and a third on the peninsula and .5" around petaluma and napa and santa rosa. you can see the light-to-moderate shower moving across santa clara to milpitas and alum rock with another 10

benicia police obtained the new state-of-the-art campus security system in response to the growing numberf school shootings. first responders will have special computers giving them a detailed look at every square inch of ref i classroom on -- of every classroom on campus. >> everyone in the building would see it. even more. you wouldn't know where all of the cubbyholes are. >> the program could also help guide an officer through school buildings with turn by turn instructions and warnings. police say it's like a video game designed to help prevent a real-life tragedy. >>> a new campaign is using eye- catching technology to help parents reduce the number of shoo gary -- sugary juices given out. the goal is to reduce tooth decay, obesity and type 2 diabetes in children. health officials say it's a fight against marketing tactics that trick parents into believing that juice drinks with a healthy alternative for kids. they say most drinks contain little fruit, unnecessary calories and a lot of sugar. >>> some san jose school kids received a big surprise today, a special gift which is music t

downtown benicia that is where we are seeing the best radar return. but right now i can see that far and most of that is not making it to the ground. it is still getting undercut bit layer of dry air. same in richmond, straight over and richmond is looking nice, a few drops, and you can see the rain falling from the clouds but not making it to the ground on castro street it is a little bit of energy that is rolling through the atmosphere. when that stuff offshore comes ashore you see the atmosphere moisten and month of it reach the ground. we will get progressively wetter as the afternoon unfolds. if you are headed out, mid-to-upper 50's right now and mild other than when the wind blows light it is in san francisco it feels cooler. all the way over to the east bay hill you can see no rain is falling. it gives you an idea how light it is. down to the south bay we are looking at downtown san jose where it is great, rain for all of us, with rain into overnight and the next storm is thursday. that is it for a while through the welcome, it will be dry and

. >> the bachelor picks his partner but wait until you hear what he is not >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> an oregon family is giving their big cat a second chance. this is not a regular house cat but it is big, 22 pound cat that held them hostage. meet lu he went on the attack on sunday starting with the baby boy pulled the cat's tail which whacked jesse on the forehead and the mother's boyfriend kicked the cat away and the cat chased familiar including the dog into the bedroom and they called 9-1-1. police captured lux and put him in a crate. >> okay. >>> new video shows the impact of a 6.8 earthquake off the coast on sunday. there is another cat, running away. the surveillance video on facebook shows items shaking. that was an 18-pound cat and tommy boy is doing fine relaxing and sleeping all day. the earthquake did not effect him. there he goes again. it was downgraded from initial reports but did not cause serious energize or damage but there is good video there. >> well check with mike on the forecast. >>> not so windy. butted winds

benicia had a couple report jenny said steve it's cold. so there you go.lin and daily city said the same thing. it's cold. 60s and 70s on the temps. upper 50s and lower 60s. upper 60s on the peninsula. it looks pretty good for the weekend. just a little warmer on sunday and monday. increasing clouds tuesday. >> thank you, steve. >>> this will be a busy day on wall street as six companies go public today. it will be the busiest single day since january. four of the companies making their debuts are in the tech sector. the most closely watched of today's ipo's is a-10 network. it makes equipment to boost performance of data center. starbucks says it will sell wine and beer in more of its stores. right now it sells alcohol in 26 stores. it plans to expand that to thousands. the adult beverages will be sold only after 4:00 p.m.. starbucks says people already gather in their stores to relax and see friends. and this expands the idea into the evening hours. >>> what do workers think of their boss? there is a new survey that asks workers all over the country that

>> we do have the high winds for the san mateo and the benicia bridges and other than that, there are no delays for those commutes into concord from surface streets, with an early fatal accident at willow pass and 6th. you can get around it by take concord boulevard and by 6:00 that area of the road should be open. a car flipped over the embank ment at 680 but there is still debris in the lanes and they are working on getting a clean up crew at northbound 101 at 280. and there is a couch in the lanes at 280 with cruise on the scene. to the bay bridge toll plaza there are no metering lights with an early statute beyond the toll but that is gone and traffic is flowing nicely into san francisco. eric? >> the ncaa basketball tournament, march madness, begins this week and stanford is the only bay area team inviting with the 21-12 record celebratedy on the farm the first time under the coach and to the big tournament since 2008. they are headed to st. louis as the 10th seed to face 7th seed until on friday. cal, usf and st. mary's got invited to the n.i.t. turn mate. >> road rage technolog

arrow pointing toward the benicia bridge. lanes block for paving work. we have overnight work going on there. rest of the bay, green zone. green blotches, san francisco, north bay, altamont pass a concern. wet road, more of an influence on the roadways. >>> in minutes, a winter weather advisory will be in effect for the sierra. a live look at highway 50 and twin bridges there. higher elevations could see up to a foot of fresh powder through tomorrow morning. we'll track the wet weather all morning. anytime not on the air, nbcbayarea.com. we've put our interactive radar on the front page to track this in real time to your doorstep. >>> breaking news in san francisco, seven people hurt in a hit-and-run that shut down geary and van ness for hours. police looking for the driver who slammed into a van and took off. "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us with the latest details. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you the scene has cleared here at geary and van ness, but there is a streetlight that's laying on the ground there in the center median, aft

at 68 in san mateo and 64 degrees in pacifica and east bay temperatures under sunny skies. 70 in benicia and vallejo and 71-degrees if walnut creek. inside the bay 71 in oakland and 68 in san francisco. and about 70 in petaluma. very nice weather and cool overnight tonight. temperatures dropping off in the low 40s in towards santa rosa. about 46 in san jose for an overnight low. and some 50s at the coastline. the sunset time tonight is at 7:20 and as we look toward the end of winter, that's right. spring officially begins on thursday. some very mild temperatures. then we start to cool down for the weekend. but it looks like we may just get back into a wet weather pattern and that first full weekend of spring guys, we'll have more on that throughout the guy. >> someone is getting excited. >> getting excited about it. >> okay lawrence thanks. the weather will be perfect for a big run this weekend anyways in oakland. >> and that's where we find kpix 5's roberta gonzales and the mobile weather lab. hi roberta. >> reporter: it's absolutely a glorious day here in oakland. currently it's 63-deg

. >> we got road work out there and high winds on the benicia bridge and the san mateo bridge.he lanes are closed until 5:00 this morning and westbound you will find the lanes closed for road work westbound 80 from golden gate field into powell and 880, northbound, at 98 and the san mateo bridge has high wind advisory. kristen and eric? >> a major thoroughfare in contra costa county is closed after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car that left the scene. nick is on the scene. nick? >> this started at midnight and investigators are still on the scene in concord off of 5th. you can see what i am talking about with evidence markers on the street because investigators are still collecting evidence. look at some of the video, concord police are vetting a hit-and-run vehicle and pedestrian collision on willow pass. the victim was struck while walking westbound on the sidewalk. the vehicle was driving eastbound on willow pass and this happened just before midnight. >> our investigation revealed that the victim was struck and killed by a vehicle which fled the scene. we have witne

the gusts are affecting the benicia bridge where c.h.p.ind advisory and cartinez is lookingear. i-80 is clear westbound through berkeley. >>> back to the top story. the san francisco firefighters are still putting water on what is left of the inferno at a high-rise under construction at the giants ballpark near mission bay. you can see how massive the flame were at the height yesterday evening. katie marzullo is on scene. >>> i can speak to the winds mike was talking about and they are gusting. right now firefighters are very much working on the building and you can see down the road there were three ladder trucks in place. they are down to two but they are still blasting water on the building trying to soak it down and keep the embers from flying. if you look at the video, a gas truck had to drive around and refuel the diesel because some are in such precarious spots and they are not moving. the fire was reported 5:00 last night. the building is under construction.

before a pac benicia.t a major oil company -- >>> tonight a major oil company is admitting something christin ayers has been reporting on for weeks. >> reporter: for years the company has been mumm on what kind of crude the company wants to bring to venezia. now we know -- venetia. representatives from oil giants valero admitted this publicly for the first time. >> crude oil may be a candidate if it fits our profile. >> reporter: you heard that right. the new project that valero is pitching will very likely roll canadian tar sand, some of the dirtiest crude oil out there, through venetia to its refinery and that's not all. >> reporter: are we talking about bakken being transmitted as well through venetia? >> if bakken is available by rail, it's possible that it could make its way to our plant. >> reporter: he's talking about highly explosive fracked north dakota bakken crude oil, the kind that fueled this explosive fire that killed 47 people in quebec, canada, last summer. 50 car trains full of bakken and

team in benicia. >> >> we don't hear that too often. the bay area. in walnut creek, rain made driving difficult and put storm drains into overdrive. >> it's been a very wet monday as well people trying to dodge rain there, too. >> in the north bay what looks like hail, perhaps snow flurries on top of mount tamalpais >> with rain came cold temperatures today. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> thunder, and rain the weather rolled through the bay area. let's begin now with sandhya patel. >> we're just getting started with the storm. this steady rain starting to shift but we have very heavy rain right now taking you in closer we have heavy rain coming down. today we've seen thunderstorms. now there is lighter rain towards richmond, berkeley and oakland. it's steady as you can see so far rainfall have changed from a third inch to a half inch. we've seen over an inch in the santa cruz mountains. we still are not done with thunderstorms. we may see low snow levels cheryl? >> thank you. >> abc7 news is live

concord, pittsburg, antioch, martinez, benicia, dealing with some showers, as well. here's our deficit. even with the rainfall today, we are down more than 19 inches in the north bay. san francisco you're down nearly a foot for the water year. san jose about 8." we're not going to catch up and get back to zero but, you know, more rain helps and we'll see more rain coming up over the next several days. san bruno currently 61. san jose 61. a little bit of sunshine out there. livermore 60. oakland 60. san francisco and santa rosa in the upper 50s. here's the setup in the atmosphere. nowhere to be seen is that big blocking ridge of high pressure that was with us all of november, all of december, all of january and most of march. it's gone. so now we're talking about a big area of low pressure sitting offshore. what this will do, it's going to grab tropical moisture and continue to feed it in. we are' waiting for the next round of steady rainfall but between now and then which is tomorrow and friday we are going to have scattered showers. it will be mainly dry but not com

looks like some light rain in benicia. drier conditions and martinez in concord looks like we're dealing with spotty showers ride around bill will pass. take a look at san francisco. have your rain has arrived stretching from ocean beach china beach down towards 20 sitting potrero hill. this will continue to work its way east. it will cross the bay bridge to work its way into the east bay. it did not deal with rain in just a with mostly cloudy conditions right now. here's a look at satellite and radar. if the to the right moving into the bay area. let's have some snow showers in the sierra nevada. i do want to attract rest of your day. no seat even by 7:00 this morning some light rain expected for most of the bay area. despite showers and nothing to organize. the sea waves of red will begin to intensify as to get into the afternoon. by lunchtime heavier rain is expected along the 880 corridor for it because he rainfall rates at about a quarter of an inch per hour. heavy rain expect along the coast line. it will continue to

>>:benicia's valero community advisory panel will hold a meeting on valero's proposed project. the project would install a rail car unloading rack, and construct new rail lines, to allow valero to receive crude oil by train. the oil coming in by train would replace crude oil received by ship. that meeting is tonight at 6:30 at the ironworkers union hall on bayshore road. walnut creek police will be cracking down on drivers who speed down ygnacio valley road. and they've brought back the department's motorcycle traffic team to help. there were 245 injury accidents last year, compared to 195 in 2012. officials say this is partially due to the drop in traffic enforcement over the past two years because of decreased staffing. a peeping tom has been arrested after repeatedly pursuing a woman in palo alto who was not interested in him. the young woman was in her driverway on channing ave cleaning out her car when police say 20 year old carlos bejinez walked over and told her he was a tree trimmer. bejinez also told her that there was a dangerous tree on her property and offered his s

a suspicion death if a san jose home in the south bay and with have that story from >>> covering benicia, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we cover developing news in the south bay a suspicious death is under investigation in san jose. >> we go back to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield at scene >> this house has a feeling of abandonment, it is quiet. the yard is overgrown. the doors and the windows are barred up. police got a call to come here last night about 7:40 possibly a dead person here. the fire department will responded. they get a report that possibly someone was hurt here. police did go inside the home and found a man who was dead. they have not said what caused his death. they are calling it "suspicious." they did bring the coroner to the scene along with the homicide team and they are investigating. they have not released his name. they want to notify his relatives. they have not released anymore information at this time. the house is very quiet. we are cross the street from the san jose public library, the evergreen branch. police have cleared out of her

of contra costa county at willow avenue and toward san pablo avenue and hercules and 780 headed to benicia there is an uptick in the intensity and through richmond and pulling out out of fairfax and headed to san francisco, the wettest spot is the richmond-san rafael bridge. the bigger picture shows how narrow this band is only 33 miles across so it will come in, it will dump enough rain to make the morning commute challenging. it will move on then, and do nothing for the drought. it will keep the temperatures in the mid-50's. by noon, we have breaks in the cloud cover and low 60's and it will be a mild day at 4:00 with close to average temperatures and enjoy sun and dry weather this evening in the mid-50's to low 60. >> the traffic is getting busy with a solo spinout blocking a lane, and fortunately, it is non-commute direction and westbound is bunching up at the bay bridge toll plaza with no metering light. accident westbound 580 stalling the track and over to the livermore area we have a big rig on fire so there are struggles from the central valley. san rafael has headlights beyond the

the benicia bridge has advisory and the san mateo bridge, use extra caution. a car flipped over the embankment and a tow truck is on the the scene. northbound 101 before 280 expect some delays with debris in the lanes. walnut creek traffic is flowing nicely and south 680 tail lights headed to highway 24, no delays. >> honda is recalling 900,000 vehicles because of fire risk. the america's money report is next. >> a new tool the i.r.s. unveiled to let you track your refund. >>> covering daly city, dublin and los gatos and all the bay area there is abc7 news. >> if the federal government owes you a refund you have more options than waiting for the check tore direct deposit from uncle sam. the i.r.s. usually issues refunds to less than 21 some days but you don't need to wait and wonder. you can check the status of your refund on the i.r.s. website under "where's my refund tool," and lets you check the status on the smartphone using an app. >> google is tightening policy for inapp purchases and now you have to enter a password days after new york woman sued google

we have that >>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is aids use. >> welcomemorning. developing news, city college students are still protesting inside a campus administration building this morning. >> this was a violent confrontation with police officers. nick? >>> these students are still here and you can see they are camped outside. this is video from yesterday, calling for the reversal of payment plan they believe forces students out of school because of out-of-state tuition requiring them to pay thousands worth of fees upfront an expense they cannot afford. this video was posted showing students at city college trying to occupy the hall yesterday afternoon. we have learned that two students were arrested during the protest. one was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. they are demanding the special trustee resign because they feel there is a lack of democracy. >> we want the school to be run fairly and affordable. public education should be tree or close to it. >> the building closed at 10:00 last night but police allowed the protests to

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 5:13. the california economy is continuing the economy with revenue growing, raises have been given to a quarter of the employees awarding $1.2 million to staff including the highest paid. the raises range from up to 6 percent and mostly given to employee whose have not had races recently. the brown administration will decide whether state budgets will justify a 2 percent for 180,000 rank and file employees who faced furloughs during the recession. >> police in new york are looking for the parents of a boy left in the cold in harlem. officials say the baby was found abandoned in a stroller across the street a firehouse last night. michael allen looked out the window, saw the strollers went to the park and flagged down the firefighters bundled up and appeared okay. parents can lobby a baby at a fire station without fear of process but only if the child is left safely. >> up to 60 develops are backed up trying to get into the busy houston ship channel. coast guard officials say 168,000

every fire engine in the city of vallejo along with crews from benicia responded to the four alarm fire at an abandoned building that used to be an auto shop. and it used to be a restaurant called the china barn. but thick black smoke could be seen as far away as marin county. it started from homeless quarters that were in the abandoned buildings. it's unclear how the fire started but homeless fires in the area have increased in recent weeks. >> with the economy, we have several buildings in the area that are are vacant and we have homeless members that are frequenting them. so they are habitatting these -- ha bitting these buildings. >> this is video from back in february of a fire at a building just a few blocks from here. that building used to be an army surplus store. investigators say this fire also started from a homeless encampment. back out here live luckily no one was hurt in this fire. overall it took about an hour to put it out. live until vallejo brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is a shakeup surrounding the future of ring kong valley fire services. they want santa

. >> huge flames at a south bay church and we are on >> covering benicia, san ramon and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> we continue to follow breaking news in san jose where firefighters battled the fire at a church on minute avenue avenue. >> our reporter is on scene with the latest. >>> matt? >>> we have good news: the fire is officially out. firefighters are work on getting the structure secureed. the video dramatic. large flames were shooting from the office building of the church of god of san jose and firefighters called for two alarms and they were able to knock down the flame quickly before they got into the trees surrounding the building. only one building has fire damage. i woke up to noises and looked out my bedroom window and saw the lanes and smoke rising and i said, everyone get up the church office is on fire. >> flames did not spread to the neighboring chapel and is used by the church staff for administration purposes and 100 people attend the church with no word on what starts the fire. no one was reported inside the bidding when it starts. firefighters are expect

now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >>> covering beniciaesidents with windsor are pleading for last minute reprieve to save two dozen trees that could be chopped down. these only trees are on old redwood highway. the county say they must go to make way for a planned shopping center. neighbors do not buy it. they are hoping for a change heart. there are the trees, some are estimated to be 150 years old. >> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu visits the white house today. president obama is expected to personally appeal to netanyahu to of in forward on peace talks with the palestinians. netanyahu is also scheduled to meet with governor brown in silicon valley. they will sign an agreement on friday that expands california's partnership with israel on economic development, research and trade. >>> roughly what of venezuela tv audience was not able to watch supporter actor winner jared leto express solidarity with dreamers in ukraine and venezuela because the private channel did not broadcast the academy awards. it was cared on cable but ma

benicia police obtained the new state-of-the-art campus security system in response to the growing number of school shootings. first responders will now have special computers giving them a detailed look at every square inch of every classroom on campus. >> anyone in the building would see this information, even more. you wouldn't know where all of the little cubbyholes that people may hide in. >> the program do help guide an officer through school buildings with turn by turn instructions and warnings. police say it's like a video game that's designed to prevent a real-life tragedy. >>> a warning from san leandro police about burglars posing as utility workers. police say they've seen several burglaries in recent months where burglars have prevended to be workers -- prevented to be work. neighbors are passing out flowers. >> i think that's awful and i hear they are targeting the elderly which makes me mad, angry, upset. >> police say the suspects often work in pairs. if you have any any questions about the identity of a pg&e worker, you can call the utilities dispatch center. >>> 7:16. a

i just got a tweet from someone who said they saw a crash in the benicia area. i'm looking at it here on the chp computer. the person hit a wall. it has been wet where this accident occurred. southbound 680 at marsh view. let's take a look at the live pictures highway 4 we promised you a look at four. it still looks pretty good on 80 it's moving well. richmond to berkeley heading out to marin county southbound 101 looks good. we were talking about it here in the newsroom that there are few few things you can predict about traffic. but slow traffic during wet weather is one of them. and this is a look at 260 in san jose. you can see traffic is moving well. so far the south bay commute looks good. now let's bring in the man. >> we have a lot of cloud cover over us and rain is picking up. brian up in clover dale said it's raining pretty good up there. the grapes and the sheep are happy. so what more do you need to know? [ laughter ] this system is definitely going to give us off and on rain. this is much better than yesterday's system yesterday's system was a littl

vallejo and benicia in there and san francisco .41.y who keeps wonderful records. some of the rain has been heavy. had a report of very heavy rain out in walnut creek not too long ago but from oakland, san leandro, really taking the brunt of it. that seems to be the line. you can see to the north there's not a lot. middletown. the rain has been quiet. it's tailed off. it's heavier for some areas. especially towards walnut creek, talked about walnut creek, alamo and walking back around -- look at this from san mateo towards half moon bay, 280, 101 if you are getting pounded by some of that rain, you can tweet me or e-mail me or facebook or something. i appreciate the info. that looks like heavy rain slamming towards foster city, millbrae, also -- who else? redwood shores. patrick will let me mow what's going on. back to the east bay, between san ramon, danville. not as heavy for some san jose areas. it's starting to pick up south of morgan hill and around santa cruz heading in. this is really intense. it's close to the radar site. that'

benicia 71. petaluma 72. san leandro 70. 73 sonoma. bay ukiah mendocino county low 70s, windsor 73. couple of degrees cooler sunny on friday weekend gorgeous to get out 60s at the bay, 70s inland. changes on monday in the form of clouds. we'll see some changes on tuesday in the form of showers. scattered showers will be out there on tuesday and wednesday. so the pattern is changing next week but i'll tell you what, it is a gorgeous, gorgeous night in sausalito. we are live with filtered sunshine and a sunset that's going to be to die for coming up in 30 minutes. that's your forecast. vern has sports coming up next. ,, the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can get a $200 best buy gift card during sleep train's big gift event with purchase of selected mattress sets. or, get 24-months interest-free financing. sleep train's big gift event is ending soon. ♪ your t

span has a wind advisory as well as benicia bridge. here in san francisco, talking about high winds that continue to fight that fire. china basin area. there's a waterway here. separates 280 and king street from the scene where crews are. you can see it from the roadway. as the sun comes up that will be a distraction. slowing for drivers not anything other than normal. muni and buses reinstated. the city look different. highlighting bar traffic and weather together, higher winds on the peninsula side north of san mateo. oakland, as you approach the oakland hills and towards the bay bridge as well. keep in mine. bigger trucks, vans blown around side to side. smooth drive for the san mateo, dumbarton bridges. typical build for 101, 87. same thing for the tri-valley. all coming into the orange and yellow zone. orange speeds below 50, yellow below 60. we're in the 55 area for 680 through sunol and pleasanton. approach off the san mateo bridge, gusty conditions. that's what we see foster city, peninsula. 101, northbound palo alto smooth dri

the 70s in the south bay as high as 78 in los gatos, 74 in milpitas, 67 pacifica. 76 pleasanton. 74 benicia78 brentwood. 60s and 70s inside the bay with sunshine. looking good and sunny the next couple of days, patchy fog. we'll cool down toward the weekend with a few more patches of fog but then there's a slight chance, at least a slight chance, of a few showers next tuesday. but are you guys as sad as me that winter is ending? >> oh, man i was -- i feel horrible. >> i welcome the spring. [ laughter ] >> feeling like that for a while. >> thank you. >>> mobile weather is on the run up in wine country this morning. kpix 5's roberta gonzales is filling up on some tasty treats ahead of macaroon day. yum! >> macaroon day?! >> reporter: my goodness, here, michelle and frank, let me tell you, i wish this was smell-a- vision! take a look at the breads. we decided to come to thomas keller's bakery in yountville. outside 37, inside toasty and warm. this is jeanine the pastry chef. tell me what's going on. it's good to see other people are working this early. >> good morning. we're just getting set u

though other proposed rail terminals in pittsburg and benicia are on hold awaiting environmental impact reports, this one apparently managed to fly under the radar. >> gasoline gets transferred every, single day and bakken crude is very like crude. it's very similar to gasoline. this would not be something that would be a significant concern to us. >> the kinder-morgan terminal is on burlington northern railroad property so it's only regulated by the federal railroad administration. the city of richmond says it has no say. we'll have more on this story coming up tonight at 11. >>> coming up, hundreds of thousands of people in the bay area expected to face mandatory water cuts starting tonight. why the water district is accused of making empty threats. >> and as water spews out of the street, what's the real fear tonight in this busy bay area neighborhood? television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale $197 mattress sale is ending sunday. bulldog: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: that means sunday is your last chance to get a serta mattress

looking at vallejo, approach to the benicia bridge. there's a spinout. >>> team coverage of the rain all morning long. mike checking changes to the commute. we'll continue to check in as they have reports coming up in a few minutes. >>> blareaking news san francis. police are looking for three people who ran from a hit-and-run crash that hurt seven people and shut down a major intersection for hours. the crash happened 1:00 at intersection of geary and van ness. christie smith with an update on the investigation. it's a well-traveled area. >> reporter: it is. very busy street here in san francisco. it was shut down for a time, but van ness is back open in both directions. right now san francisco police are still trying to piece together what happened here but i want to show you what's left of this accident. that is a light that's down in the center median. witnesses are saying they saw a collision that they just couldn't believe. they saw one car roll, and a second car, they say, that actually started the whole thing. the injured peopl

there are four oil refineries in contra costa county and a fifth in benicia. >>> san jose appears to be at a crossroads in a quest to transform itself into a good downtown to a great one. a nonprofit made up of bay area businesses and government leaders. it's advising the city to approve high density housing and office buildings downtown. the group says the key to the city's survival is getting more people into a sparsely populated urban core. the housing should be near future b.a.r.t. stations and transit hubs. there are 39,000 jobs in the downtown area dpicompared to 380 in oakland. >>> have you checked your lotto ticket? people rushed out to pick up their tickets last night. >> i didn't get the meganumber. someone in the bay area matched 5 out of 6 numbers. "today in the bay's" christie smith, where the winning ticket was sold. bay area people we pretty lucky. >> reporter: imagine being told you are not the big megamillions winner but you still got a ticket with a face value of $1.9 million? that's what happened to someone who bought a ticket here from huntington liquors in san br