air b&b has 3,000 listings by people like him, renting multiple apartments according to inside air b&b. >> we need stronger enforcement in the city to prevent this illegal activity happening. we need increased fines. if you are representing out apartments that are supposed to be available for residents of the city of new york as a business model - sorry, find a legal business. most of us have to find legal ways to make an income. >> david is the head of public policy for air b&b. the company profits off the rental. whether it's legal or not. >> we have gone through issues. people want to come and experience neighbourhoods. what is incredible is when you stay in a hotel. you stay in times square. when you come into air b&b and everywhere else and new york, we see a big demand for that, for experiencing new york like new yorkers do. >> what would you say to the people that have multiple liftings. should they get off b&b. >> hard for them. >> would you be happy for them to start. >> we are focused on the people that do it in their own homes. that's what is great. that's what we focused o

notwithstanding the fact that air b&b is on a rocket ship. one company we have not mentioned much as amazon. they have started to integrate travel bookings. is that a model that fits? brad: at the end of the day they have to provide something unique. just getting into the travel business without leveraging something outside i don't think it's going to work. amazon tried to get into travel 15 years ago and ultimately decided to get out of their partnership with expedia after they failed to gain consumer traction. but in other parts of the world like japan and korea, in china we are seeing those horizontal marketplaces get into travel successfully, so if they tailor it, it can work. ruzwana: do you think that the mixed-use approach to these markets will bring more success? in travel, being able to be just a place like that. brad: it's a great question. we went through a few portals in 1997, and then we went to specialty stools as we found everything through google. in the post-search world where we have only room for a few apps on our phone we

recently an 18th birthday party swelled to more than 250 people at a rented air b & b house.n the streets when police responded to the call climbing over neighbors' fences. neighbors tell us they saw those same partygoers driving drunk and urinating in the street. they plan to address this issue at its next meeting. >>> a day in court for a san jose police officer on the wrong side of the law. seung vu was charged with possession with intent to sell after 12 pounds of mayor juan with an was wr found inside a storage unit he rented last summer. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted. >>> a 16-year-old girl is back behind bars after escaping from chp. originally arrested on suspicion of a number of things including stealing a car. the 16-year-old was able to slip out of her handcuffs and escape. officers found her thursday, the next day they rearrested her. she is being held in the juvenile center in san leandro this morning. >> coming up on "today in the bay" why a glitch meant free coffee for everyone at starbucks. plus all your stories at 7:00 and the weather. back

owner did not get back to us tonight about this house but he did tell neighbors he was taking this off air b and, b. i'm peggy bunker. >>> a welding torch is being blamed for a massive fire in the east bay tonight. you're looking at fires at an autorepair shop in antioch. two people were work inside the shop when the fire started but luckily both of them made it out alive. >>> on wednesday, deputies say, cairn was spotted driving recklessly in windsor. investigators say the deputies opened fire as she drove at them. >>> well 100 years later and the pain still lingers. people around the world remember the more than 100 million armeanians killed. turkey refuses to acknowledge the killings as genocide, calling the deaths, a by-product of war. >>> on the wrong side of the law, officially charged with possessing drugs for sale. they say he had more than 10 pounds of marijuana inside a storage unit he rented last year. the veteran of the police department could spend more than four years in prison if convicted. >>> and angry demonstrators packed the mission district. a victim's family now claims t

trendy and cheap is renting out an air b & b unit illegal? this week on "america tonight". >> in "america tonight's" extensive reporting on campus sex crime, we have seen case after case in which victims said the system both on campus and off, failed to protect them. hoping federal scrutiny could force change where they could not. at the university of montana in mis missoula. sex crimes in sports. >> the university of montana in missoula. home to the famous grizzlies. filling the stadium beyond mt. sentinel. >> growing up we came here for griz games. i loved coming here for football games. there was no option for me. i was going to live in missoula, mont. >> for kelsey belmont, that all changed when she said four university of montana students raped her. off campus apartment they played a drinking game. >> the next thing i know i'm in a bedroom. don't know why i'm in a bedroom. and then someone walked into the room. and there was a crotch in my face. and i was like, i don't want to. and i pushed him away. and he grabbed me by my jaw and i bla

so air b&b is a site for peek to rent rooms or those looking for accommodations.so i'll type in havana, cuba, and do a search. the company sent teams to cuba to sign up home owners who are looking to have guests. the average price in here is $43. you have some nice accommodations. $50 here $30 here. the majority of them are clustered around the havana area but as a reminder, tourism is still banned for many americans. you have to have one of 12 government approved reason to go. so if you're a journalist or have family who are there, then you can go and you can use air b & b. >> in this spot you have to sleep in the pool? >> says private room but they're trying 0 -- trying to show off the pool. >> back with a nod to this day in history and opening night for a sci-fi classic. that's next. instantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry

my law will create a provision that requires hosting plat forms like air b and b who have access to data to provide monthly data to the planning department on the number of nights each unit is listed by the individuals who are registered. this way the planning department has evidence of whether the 90 day limit has in fact been fallowed without being to get that information there is no way to verify compliance thmpt third item established fines for hosting plat forms that list unregistered short term limits. it allows a fine of up to 1 thousand dollars a day against plat forms if they offer tourist rentals on their sites for units that registered with the sit a. we know all are thousandoffs units that are being rented, but when the hearing was held only a few dozen units were registered with city. a requirement is meaningless unless we impose penalties when unitss are listed without registration. the 4ths item preserved neighborhood by prohibiting short term rentals in rh 1 d neighborhood, which are zoned for no commercial actirfbty. we don't want to introduce commercial activity in the

malibu joins san francisco chicago, washington and other areas where air b and b reached deals for taxes and expect to collect half a million dollars in taxes. that tax goes into effect this month. >>> soon could take 60 seconds to charge your phone. how a bay area university mixed with luck could change the way you charge your phone. >>> it's new and it's state of the art. come fall of next year it will start solving commute problems. >>> still showers out there and really cold tonight. overnight lows down there. maybe even frost in neighborhoods. we'll lay it out. >>> now here's a look at the tuesday night commute where it's a busy night in the east bay. not bad now along highway 880 but the a's game and fleetwood mack in a short time from now. >>> let's take a look across the golden gate. looks like smooth sailing from the toll plaza. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had new shoes before. to help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. bring your gift to any sleep train, and they'll be given to a local foster child in need. not everyone can be a foster

they neighbors who brought their concerns to the city. >> we did hear tonight a request to look at air b&b and how that might be affecting us. >> reporter: the city council plans to address the problem at their next meeting which is welcome news for neighbors who witnessed party-goers driving drunk -- [ bleep ] >> reporter: and relieving themselves in the street. >> finally by the third weekend, you know, you talk to the more elderly residents. they were affirmatively scared in their home and couldn't wait for the police to get here. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> well, as the days get longer and warmer bay area air quality leaders are launching the summer spare the air season. no alert issued for today. but starting today the air district want everybody to focus on reducing pollution levels by considering commute alternatives especially if you drive alone. >>> so far, no sign of a letup in the recent soaring gas prices. experts say it could surge another ten cents a gallon over the coming days. that's after jumping more than 20 cents a gallon in many places over the last week. rece

if you go to air b and b just to see what the houses look like there and the way people live. >> i'm sure folks will check it out. >> thanks very much. >> coming up after a short break traffic and weather together, we will do it on here's traffic and weather together. good morning vittoria. >> good morning, everyone. i have a a lot of good news in regard tour commute right the now specifically talking overall, overall traffic is great. no major problems out there. minor construction on some of the majors but major construction we have is on i-95. we have usual stuff around girard and cottman after a new closing in those names. we have an active construction zone out southbound side of i-95 heading in to center city fail giving you one lane of traffic. notice here southbound i-95 we have a vehicle block ago this left lane. only right lane gets by causing a build up early on. this will set you back in regards tour rush hour commute but weather seems to be just fine. katie. >> thumbs up absolutely yeah. we eventually start to see wind kicking in. that is one and only thing that sort of

even though, an air b and b representative was helping to organize today's rally. >>> chipotle rightr? up next, why the popular chain new delivery service may not be a hit. >>> state of emergency in chile. after this incredible volcanic eruption. why this large plume of smoke and ash is just the beginning of the worries. >>> i'm michael finny ask finny is just ahead. so i'm still checking your questions on twitter and facebook. just search for michael finny i'll answer your questions here live a little later. >>> from this view from east bay hills camera storm clouds down over mt. hamilton. how far will they reach? i'll have the accuweather forecast, coming up. >>> brutal commute right now on san francisco's sky way, it is jammed up in both directions. that's your traffic peninsula, 101 south giants game let out, but traffic is looking ugly [bulldog yawns] i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. choose $300 in free gifts, and get up to 48 months interest-free financing with any tempur-pedic mattress. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ we sh

the united states trade embargo has blocked most american businesses from operating in cuba, air b andout homeowners there for the last three months after the obama administration started easing restrictions on cuba, americans head to go cuba still have to fill out the paperwork and list the reason for their visit and tourism is not one of the approved categories. >>> a well known italian restaurant will shut down after all, cass corner has stood on the corner of powell and green for years, they have been trying to negotiate a lease but the two sides did not come to a deal. according to the chronicle, the owners decided yesterday to close down, their last day of business will be april 19th. >>> all right, pam we continue our coverage of today's funeral service to slain officer michael johnson in san jose, we'll tell you more about today's plans that span the south bay honoring this police officer killed in the line of duty. >>> a man caught on video attacking a san francisco taxi driver, what the driver said about the assault and the unusual weapon that the attacker used check out my b

. >>> air b & b looks to cuba.lly books a room. >>> i'm seven on your side's michael finney. radioshack has a new look as it emerges from >>> san francisco based air b & b is expanding to cuba. more than 1,000 properties will be listed here's a look at some available. americans still need to obtain a license to visit cuba for business education or 12 other reasons spelled out by the u.s. government. tourism is not permitted. >>> we got our first look at what radioshack stores will look like. >> 7 on your side's michael finney shows us what we'll see next. remember we used to go to radioshack radioshack. a lot of people now -- >> do they have a plan? >> yeah i think this can work. radioshack has a new owner. new owner standard general. and a new partner sprint. the future radioshack will look a lot like phone stores. these are the renderings sprint gave to the bankruptcy court judge. you'll see many carriers being sold, but eventually sprint will be the only mobil phone at radioshack. sprint will still share the spa

"the chronicle" also reports that city treasurer jose blames air b&b with any problems linked to taxollections. >>> we are just a day away from an expected announcement from hillary clinton saying she will will run for president. former first lady, senator and secretary of state will spell out her plans in a tweet and a video posted online. she'll travel to iowa to begin campaigning. current policy show her well ahead of both her democratic and republican rivals. republican senators ted cruz and rand paul has formally announced their campaigns and senator rubio is expected to announce on monday. >>> another first tonight, the monster jam. we saw a few of the mechanical beasts parked outside the stadium yesterday. inside you see how the 49er's home field has been turned into a giant off-road course. thousands of fans are expect to attend monster jam. it begins at 7:00 this evening. they do noon run extra light rail trains, but officials stress there will be less service than what's available for wrestlemania a couple weeks ago. next on abc7 news, a you >> sounds like something out of

air b&b could be the biggest in latin america. the decision comes less than three months after united states announced it will ease travel restrictions to cuba. >>> today is the eighth annual world autism awareness day dedicated to bringing attention to those people living with this disorder but what exactly is autism and where do we stand on treatment? meg tirrell has more. >> reporter: rhonda kelly changed the light on front porch to blue every april. their daughter, taye begangan, has autism. now 7, doesn't communicate verbally. now uses ipad to express what she wants. >> these are just normal people. they communicate differently than we do they express themselves differently than we do but still have thoughts and feelings and es just the same. >> reporter: a range of diagnoses under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder. cdc finds it as a group of developmental disabilities with social communication and behavioral challenges while the advocacy group autism speaks calls it a group of complex disorders of brain development. >

vacation rentals in cuba, the biggest move on the island since restrictions were eased last year, air b 1,000 properties around cuba and 40% of them are in havana and some are in tourist destinations including the southern coast. >>> it's tax time but for seniors who are on a fixed income there is an organization that can help. >> reporter: the aarp foundation has 28 tax aid organizations where low and moderate income seniors can get their taxes filed for free. >> you need a 1099 for the city pension. >> they are all volunteers and john kelly has been doing for 15 years. >> i retired at age 60 which was pleasant and i decided i wanted to give something back. >> the aarp foundation helps 15 million taxpayers. >> it's a great thing for seniors to have things like this you don't have to pay to get your taxes done. >> a number of seniors take advantage of the free service year after year they know it's a safe place to come and get their taxes done and they can trust you and they haven't paid anything to get that done. >> the volunteers help anyone that meets the income guidelines nationally

what's the problem with air b&b? at aljazeera.com/americatonight. ricatonight. >> in our fast forward segment turning the tide? the university of alabama has long grappled with its bitter history of racism. "america tonight's" michael okwu saw a sea change for the crimson tide after an historical election for student government. >> we are in a new era for university of alabama, we are moving forward we are progressing and our entire campus structure is shifting now. and it is because of that that i was elected. >> reporter: last month junior elliot spillers, was elected student body president one of two african americans ever the last one 39 years ago. the machine is a coalition of all white fraternities and sororities who participate in and some say rig school elections. this reputed secret society dates back at least 100 years in the university, members meet in the basements often called going downstairs. >> it was a political machine. >> former alabama politician steve flowers was a machine member. >> we went downstairs together, we nominated mad

air b and b is working with law enforcement and offering the kings a place to stay until their home can be cleaned out. >>> bernie sanders running for president in 2013, the longest serving independent, he will run as a democrat. he will stand up and fight for working families across the country, sanders entry into the race gives them at least one liberal alternative to hillary clinton. >>> meanwhile, president barack obama is announcing a new initiative to get more young people reading, the white house got major book publishers to provide $215 million books to low income children. he is ensuring that every student has a library card. >>> still ahead on "action news" at noon, there is a new way to get rid of double chins and it only takes five minutes. and a delaware county athlete is not letting retirement slow him down, meet the 74-year-old squash champion many life begins with a howl, we scream, shout shriek with joy. until, inhibition creeps in, our world gets smaller quieter, but life should be loud. sing loud, play loud, love loud. dentures shouldn't keep you quiet life should be

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are doing is we are poise td for more resourceed to the hotel tax fund from short term rentals and air b and b, taxes to aadditional revenue from new sources t. is a prime time for cultural equity and more fubding for the arts groups. i'll just say that i support the whole arts eco system as tom ducaney the director of arts in san francisco identifies, but think we need more explicit efforts to raise the bottom so that our neighborhood art organizations and deersever arts group are supported with neighborhood stabilization funds, cultural equity support as we see new funds come igin so we expand the whole pie but especially for equity and the smaller arts groups. with that i wanted to ask if julia nagle from the budget and legislative analyst office can come forward for the report. thank you so mitch for the great work on this report as well >> good morning chair and members of the committee, present breed. [inaudible] as one aortdeuced [inaudible] who are the 2 an lshs who worked on this rrt. we were asking to look at 25 years of grants fl arts funding allocations. as part of that we we

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. >>> and the ceo of air b in b, brian chesky. >>> i'm alison harmelin. thanks for watching. captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> one person is dead, after fire tears through a plumstead township home we will tell you what we necessity about the victim as crews tried to find out what spark that blaze. >>> good morning i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. also two homes on the edge of a massive sink hole in florence township, new jersey. what is cause ago this erosion and what crews are doing to try to fix that problem. >>> katie. >>> erika, yet another coal front slate add cross the delaware valley today and it does appear like it will have a clash to work w thunderstorms fire up today and they could solve gust, i'll explain all of the impact that will lie within that, timing break it town and everything you n

. >>> san francisco could see more regulations on the short-term rentals affecting companies like air b and b. they said they want to limit all short-term rentals to 30 days or less and not allow more than 120 days total per year. leigh says he hopes to preserve rental housing for locals and protect people who rent out rooms to help pay their rent. the revisions will be discussed at a planning commission hearing on april 23rd. we will follow-up and let you foe what happens. >>> new details into the final moments of a deadly bart accident. what the driver did seconds before impact. >> and dash cam video of police ramming an armed suspect. we will show you what happened next. >> and the special delivery to the international spacestation, but did space-x stick the landing? >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya pa you tell. sandhya patel. a change in the wind direction this is abc7 news. >> two years after a fatal bart train accident in the east bay the national transportation safety board has released its findings. it happened during the tense contract negotiations that lead to a bart st

"the chronicle" also reports that city treasurer jose blames air b and b with any problems linked tolections. 5:35 is or time. we are just a day away from an expected announcement from hillary clinton saying she will will run for president. former first lady, senator and secretary of state will spell out her plans a tweet and a video posted online. she'll travel to iowa to begin campaign offing. current policy show her well ahead of both her democratic and republican rivals. ted cruz and rand paul has formally announced their campaigns and senator rubio is expected to announce on monday. >>> another first tonight, the invasion of man center jam. we saw a few of the mechanical thieves parked outside the stadium yesterday. inside you see how the 49 areas home field has been turned into a giant off-road course. thousands of fans are expect today attend monster jam. it begins at 7:00 this evening. they do noon run extra light rail trains but officials stress there will be less service than what's available for wrestlemania a couple weeks ago. next on abc7 news a young mother gets caught

you can find more than a thousand homes listed on air b & b. this is the most significant u.s. business expansion to cuba since the obama administration eased travel restrictions late last year. >>> it is coming down, slowly but surely. bird's aview of what the candlestick looks like today. next. >>> tonight on our 6:00 newscast, a game-changer. future of live tv is here. are you periscoping. we will show you the local new app that lets you connect to each other in realtime. >> raj already gave me a sneak peek. >>> demolition of candlestick park began almost two months ago. we will show you the progress. a gaping hole on one side of the stadium bp crews are chipping away at the walls with giant cranes. one is used to bash the walls with a heavy weights and another one claws away the debris. team work with the cranes there. construction workers are dismantling the stadium piece by piece, spraying water as they go so the dangerous dust doesn't go into the air or nearby community. demolition is set to end in about a month. >> interesting to see that. in the 1960s they didn't have

. >>> other news now, san francisco-based home rental service air b and b is taking advantage of the relations between united states and cuba expanding to the island nation. our reporter is in the newsroom to tell us how it will work. >> starting today airbnb is now available in cue pa. the company is taking advantage of loosened restrictions on trade and travel to the island that has been in place for decades. there are more than a thousand airbnb apartment and home rentals in havana. employees worked with local residents who were already representing out their homes as bed and breakfast. a child they have is internet access and use is very low there. some hosts may have to get to interpret cafes to check on reservations. before you book you must obtain a special license from the u.s. government and the be family visits, professional research and religious activities. i was on their website where you can see the listings with pictures and the average price for a proposal is $43. >>> thank you. this morning, water agencies across california will begin work to combat the severe drough

. >>> well starting today, american travelers can book home rentals in cuba through air b and b, we checked the website this morning showing nearly 600 rentals available in havana this month with tries starting at 30-dollar as night. for the last 50 glories the trade embargo has blocked businesses, b and b has been talking with homeowners thereafter the last three months. americans heading to cuba must still fill out paperwork and list the reason for their visit and tourism is not one of the approved category. >>> art has a new set of crossover tracks in the east bay that says it will help keep trains moving more efficiently. another set opened this year, crossovers make it easier for trains to shift directions, they also make it easier for trains to go around a disabled train. >>> it's no secret americans love their smart phones, especially pam over here. now we have the numbers to prove it, according to a new study 46% of the americans say they just can't live without their smart phones. 54% said the gadgets aren't always needed but do improve their lives. 70% of americans associate their

. >>> san francisco could see more regulations on the short-term rentals affecting companies like air b and b. they said they want to limit all short-term rentals to 30 days or less and not allow more than 120 days total per year. leigh says he hopes to preserve rental housing for locals and protect people who rent out rooms to help pay their rent. the revisions will be discussed at a planning commission hearing on april 23rd. we will follow-up and let you foe what happens. >>> new details into the final moments of a deadly bart accident. what the driver did seconds before impact. >> and dash cam video of police ramming an armed suspect. we will show you what happened next. >> and the special delivery to the international spacestation, but did space-x stick the landing? >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya pa you tell. sandhya patel. a change in the wind direc ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another

reporting live in palo alto i'm jodi hernandez nbc pay air b krbc bay area news. >> maybe normal but tough to watch. thanks jodi. >>> you can see the storm radar showing the storm moving in on your left moving in on the right. the skies over downtown san francisco. chief meteorologist jeff mainieri is following the storms. >> we're gelding the cold winds whipping up primarily coming out of the west for the interior valleys. you'll see on the doppler radar our storm system is now 360 miles way just here off to the north. we're tracking most of the returns here well up near eureka, also ft. bragg. it's not a heavy rainfall, but something is better than nothing. in terms of the bay area possibly a few spotty showers here beginning by 10:30 tonight and maybe heavier pocks down here and near san francisco. but we'll begin to see some of the heaviest rainfall as we head into the early overnight hours. we're going to track the full timeline on these anticipated totes and what could be a bull's-eye expected right across the south bay and how much we'll pick up. >> okay. i like the sound of t

. >> it is heating up and i get investors don't have to wait for uber and air b and b to get it into the market. we had it today. and after starting out the year on a slow foot those investors that have owned a basket of ipos already traded we have the renaissance ipo index, those investors are up 10% so far this year. so they are feeling pretty good about what is coming up in the ipo market. so we saw some very good results today. etsy just incredible. it did help to have a very loyal set of community that was involved in purchasing shares in the ipo. virt u will pay a big percent and party city i think investors were impressed by the expected growth there. >> and let's talk about if you are the average retail investors with a longer horizon and you want to get into the ipos, you've given us three bullet points before you take that leap. you take a look at revenue and earnings correct. >> certainly. and now we're talking about an individual stock. so here you have to be very careful. and would say the -- i would say the first thing is be careful about story stocks. look at the compa

. >>> 4:45, new this morning, air b&b is expanding to cuba. starting this morning, the online home service will allow american travelers to book in cuba. this is the most significant expansion to the island nation since the obama administration loosened restrictions last year. >> 4:45 right now. >>> godaddy exceeding expectations during its first day of training. landon dowdy joining us live at cnbc world headquarters with all the details on that. good morning, landon. >> hey there, that's right, shares of godaddy soaring on the first day of trading. the it soared to $26.13. it's considered a big company which generated necessary losses from 2011 through 2014. futures are lower ahead of the open, all of the major indices closing in the red yesterday. the dow lowest level since february 3rd falling 7 points to 17,698 and the nasdaq down 20 to 4880. back to you. >> landon, thank you very much. we'll be following that. >> we sure will. >>> baby's first profile pic. you're about to see a lot more kids photos on your facebook feed, offering a scrap

. >> san francisco is looking to change rules to regulate home rentals a group of air b and b hosts considered legislation. the rally is one of a campaign organized despite regulation limiting home rentals to 120 days per year and increase oversight. hosts say complying with the current law is difficult a lot. >> a thousand hosts started to make phone calls. >> a stricter proposal backed by the supervisor would cap rentals at 90 days. >> unless you know addresses of the units being rented unless you know numbers of days rented for, the laws will not be enforceable. >> a representative was at the rally but hasn't seen the proposed legislation >> authorities busted a pot growing operation that included 50 green houses. this is video of the marijuana plants being ripped from the green houses today. authorities saw the growing operation from the air this month. deputies detained 31 people. >> this is the tip of the iceberg. if you look at what happened between april and now, we've got surveillance and search warrants. now, comes the really hands on part. >> the marijuana plants taken from the 49 g

. >> san francisco is looking to change rules to regulate home rentals a group of air b and b hosts considered legislation. the rally is one of a campaign organized despite regulation limiting home rentals to 120 days per year and increase oversight. hosts say complying with the current law is difficult a lot. >> a thousand hosts started to make phone calls. >> a stricter proposal backed by the supervisor would cap rentals at 90 days. >> unless you know addresses of the units being rented unless you know numbers of days rented for, the laws will not be enforceable. >> a representative was at the rally but hasn't seen the proposed legislation >> authorities busted a pot growing operation that included 50 green houses. this is video of the marijuana plants being ripped from the green houses today. authorities saw the growing operation from the air this month. deputies detained 31 people. >> this is the tip of the iceberg. if you look at what happened between april and now, we've got surveillance and search warrants. now, comes the really hands on part. >> the marijuana plants taken from the 49 g

air b and b list home shares for u.s.rs, business from his facebook, to phone companies and airlines are anxious to invest. raul castro made no promises about new freedoms for his people but president obama says with the new era oven gaugement that will be inevitable. >> well, three thieves pulled off one of the biggest heists in british history. police say it was like something out of the movie. new images showed suspects dressed as workman walking in and out of the building in london's jewelry district completely unnoticed. they dropped down a elevator shaft to cut through 6 feet the of reenforced concrete break in the vault. then they raided dozens of safety deposit box west millions of dollars in cash and jewelry over easter holiday weekend. police admit an a alert did go off just hours after the burglary started. now they are investigating why no one responded to that call. >>> well, some folks from illinois were allowed to return home this morning, days have after their community was rocked by a deadly tornado. two

air b&b lifts home shares for u.s. travelers. businesses from facebook to phone companies to airlines are anxious to invest. while he made no promises, he said the new engagement will make that agreement investable. >>> and we turn next to the breaking story from washington, d.c., tourists, flocking there for the cherry blossom festival. when gunshots were at the capitol. police rushed to shut down the area. everyone in the capitol building locked inside and this the bomb squad at the foot of the steps. here's abc's bazi kanani on what those investigators found. >> reporter: sirens and police shouting as emergency crews put the u.s. capitol on lockdown. >> the united states capitol police officers quickly secured the scene and locked down the capitol. the disturbing scene captured on tourist cell phones. on the west terrace, police say the man shot himself and they investigated the man's luggage, a backpack and a suitcase nearby. witnesses say he was carrying a sign. >> he had a sign and the sign said something about taxes. >> re

. >>> san francisco could see more regulations on the short-term rentals affecting companies like air bo limit all short-term rentals to 30 days or less and not allow more than 120 days total per year. leigh says he hopes to preserve rental housing for locals and protect people who rent out rooms to help pay their rent. the revisions will be discussed at a planning commission hearing on april 23rd. we will follow-up and let you foe what happens. >>> new details into the final moments of a deadly bart accident. what the driver did seconds before impact. >> and dash cam video of police ramming an armed suspect. we will show you what happened next. >> and the special delivery to the international spacestation, but did space-x stick the landing? >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya pa you tell. sandhya patel. a change in the wind direction looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring