teeth...alameda county sheriff's deputies say, the alligator was guarding more than 30 pounds processed marijuana at the home of a drug dealer. assif mayar is in custody tonight at the santa rita jail. authorities say, mayar got the alligator to commemorate the death of rapper tupac shakur. kron 4's reggie kumar spoke with neighbors. who are stunned about this bizarre and dangerous discovery. >> reporter: when alameda county sheriff's special investigations unit discovered the alligator named mr. teeth. during an unannounced probation check at this home on mount jasper drive. the reptile was inside a bedroom in a large plexiglass container. the owner. 32 year old assif mayar had kept the five foot long more than 30 pound reptile 16 years. neighbor's say mayar, a woman and small child had been living in the home for two years. they say the owner had a lot of pit bulls, but they never knew this animal was living inside, keeping close watch.authorities say over 34 pounds of pot. neighbors were too scared to speak on camera. >> i'm not sure that it was how large it was. but it was in a cage

reporting live, kron 4 >> pam: alameda county sheriff's investigators got quite a shock. after finding a five- foot long alligator inside a castro valley home. the gator was protecting several pounds of marijuana. kron 4s reggie kumar tells us what led authorities to this location. the alligator's name is mr teeth. alameda county sheriff's office made the bizarre discovery during an unannounced probation check at this home on mount jasper drive. the animal is five feet long and weighs more than 3o pounds. it was housed inside a large plexiglass container, guarding 34 pounds of dried marijuana right next to it.sargeant j-d nelson says the owner 32 year old assif mayar got the reptile in 1996. we ask him why he has an alligator and he says that he got it to commemorate the death of tupack shakur.. >> at first i did not know what it was and i thought that it was fate. once i noticed that the was making movement you cannot tell from its container whether or not it can get out or not. i do not believe that it can but when your sitting next there, you do not want to take that c

the alameda county sheriff's department says they provide add cadaver dog for the search.onstruction workers say police dug a hole between two homes, removed some evidence, and then asked the workers to fill that hole in with concrete. kevin collins was 10 years old when he disappeared here. it was february 10, 1984, when he didn't return home from basketball practice. he was last seen at oak and mesonic talking to a man. that location is just two blocks from where they are now searching. neighbors say they remember the high-profile abduction 28 years ago. >> it was very odd that no one had seen anything or couldn't ca

>> reporter: now sharon lives over in alameda county, and alameda county sheriff's department spokesman tells me that an investigator is on this case. as for sharon, she is, as of four minutes ago, on the road driving down to new orleans to watch her boys. live in dublin, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> all right, terry, thank you. driving to new orleans. very interesting. from the fans and tickets to the players. it got real interesting today. 5,000 media members peppering the 49ers and ravens. they called it media day. it's disjointed and it's mandatory for the players and sometimes it's actually newsworthy. like today. let's bring in jim kozimor now who is spearheading our coverage from the big easy. good evening to you, jim. >> reporter: good evening, raj. it was a lot of fun. day three here in new orleans as we prepare for super bowl xlvii. media day, a day players get a chance to let loose and let loose is what the 49ers did in their media session. take a look inside what went on the superdome. certainly staly was having fun, given a tattoo sleep by a member of the media. t

-- auto thefts in alameda county last year. that's up 17% from the year before. pleasant tonight, thefts were up 47%. police are telling auto owners to help prevent thefts and break-ins by removing keys, locking doors and not leaving valuables in plain sight. >> i think the rule of thumb is keep your valuables tucked away. >> i always lock my car with my keys. so that works usually. >> the chp task force says the honda accord was the hottest car, it was the most stolen model last year. >>> protests are taking place this noontime at university of california campuses statewide over outgoing uc president mark yudof's compensation pack average. after five years on the job, he's evlooing the position and will teach law at uc berkeley. protesters are upset that yudof will receive a $230,000 annual pension. they want uc regents to cut expect pay and pensions before considering more tuition hikes and cuts to staffing or worker benefits. >> reporter: mac world 2013. find out why people keep coming back to this event even though one of t

there will be a 10-cent charge for paper bags at grocery stores in alameda county starting today.the alameda county waste management authority adopted the ordinace in 2012.banning plastic bags.in an effort to reduce the use of single carry out bags and to promote reusabe bagssome oakland shoppers say they will do what they have to do.to prevent paying the extra dime. >> i will start to use mine. >> i will have to remember to start using them. >> we all have to sacrifice for the environment. >>> according to stop- waste.org plastic bags are the most common liter items found in our waterway.shopping with reusable bags helps reduce litter, waste, protects creeks. and the bay new laws to tell you about this morning. >>> the highest minimum wage in the nation is set to rise again. as san francisco's low end compensation rate will increase from 10-24 an hour to 10-55 an hour. the city's minimum wage has increased every year since 2004. in a 2004 study. u-c berkeley found that the rising minimum wage had no impact on jobs or the propensity of employers to leave the area. it also found th

much during the housing bubble so there are rebounding. >> reporter: just over the last year, alameda county had a 13.2% increase in rent. rents in contra costa county increased 12% year-to-year. >> i want a room of my own. i don't really want to share. i don't think it's too much to ask for. >> reporter: we wish amanda the best as, you know, the folks at it. rulia.com say we have come halfway back from that housing bust. could take a couple more years before we're on flat ground. joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> facebook is looking into extreme measures to try to stop those spam messages testing a feature that charges users $100 to send direct messages to strangers. friend-to-friend messages would still be free. facebook says charging for messages may discourage junk mailers. >>> on and off the field san francisco getting pumped up for tomorrow's megamatchup between the 9ers and the packers. crews spent the afternoon putting the final touches on the field making sure that everything at candlestick is play-off-perfect. there's a lot going on around town if you walk around. i know you have. there's a

alameda county sheriff's deputies were greeted by an alligat alligator. it was guarding a huge stash of marijuana inside an east bay home. the al gateler be saved. the owner will be prosecuted. it happened in castro valley. nbc bay area's stephanie trong joins was the unique details. stephanie? >> reporter: good evening. the alameda county sheriff's spokesperson says this is the no time they have picked up an alligator at a house. but this was the biggest in recent memory, and is a shock to neighbors who tell us they're even more horrified because according to them, a toddler lives inside that house. this was the face greeting sheriff's deputies when they walked into a bedroom, mr. teeth, a five-foot long cayman alligator. >> was in a plexiglas enclosure, rather large and fairly mean to the deputies that were there. >> reporter: the gator keeping would-be thieves from the 34 pounds of dried processed marijuana stashed in the room. >> instead of a guard dog, a guard alligator. >> reporter: its owner has been on probation for less than a year for disturbing

there will be a 10-cent charge for paper bags at grocery stores in alameda county starting tomorrow.he alameda county waste management authority adopted the ordinace in 2012.banning plastic bags.in an effort to reduce the use of single carry out bags and to promote reusabe bagssome oakland shoppers say they will do what they have to do.to prevent paying the extra dime. >> i will not be shopping here without a back our was co-starring. > i have some and dashed the shuttle for my -- owner shopping back. and -- i always remember that will be the key. for me not to forget. >> ".environment's sake" >>> plastic bags are the most common liter items found in our waterway.shopping with reusable bags helps reduce liter, waste, protects creeks. and the bay >>> those looking to clean out their closets in time for the new year got a little bonus today. the folks at goodwill held a donate-a-thon at their main location on mission street in san francisco. those who came to give away their old belongings were assisted by those dressed as popcorn. the first 400 people also got free passes to the zoo o

>> oh, yeah, plenty. >> reporter: alameda county supervisor wilma champ says these stores are fronts for online gambling. >> they think they're doing the community a favor. they told us they are creating jobs. what they didn't tell us is they are creating a lot of crime. actually at this site there's been over a dozen arrests. >> reporter: the states recently declared these cafes illegal operations. now local authorities are trying to shut down all five internet cafes in alameda county using a land use ordinance. ron doyle says he will sue the county to keep his operations open. he owns five including two in this county. >> we're a computer store. internet store. people come in and buy our computer time as an incentive for them to come in and use our computer time we give them free sweepstakes. >> reporter: customers say these places are fun and addictive. >> like maybe six, seven. >> six, seven hours a day? >> yeah. >> i bring my son here. i mean, yeah. >> reporter: how old is your son? >> nine. you be doesn't play. he can go on facebook or whatever. >> reporter: neighboring busines

the alameda county sheriff's department is investigating and reviewing the surveillance video, hopingo find those responsible. live in heyward, nbc bay area news. >> to the 49ers, their big game, less than two weeks away, and one of the stories is the rivalry, sibling rivalry. it's the first time in super bowl history, you have heard it by now, that two brothers will coach against each other. >> it could be the sibling rivalry to be played out on the largest stage in the world. the brothers, harbaugh, going head to head in the super bowl. how healthy is the rivalry? we talked to a mother of twin boys, she said that from day one the boys were in competition, everything from grades, to high school wrestling and simply climbing a hill. but they were always also supportive of each other. they really don't look to other people as competition. they look at each other, they say, okay, can i beat you and then once i beat you, i can go out and do whatever to get the next group of guys. bring them in. you know. >> competition is healthy and we value that in a democratic society. but we have to

among grocery store is in alameda county are participating in this program. in alameda, kron 4. >> catherine: the first baby of the new year for the bay area was born at midnight in antioch. itself -- as kron four's jeff bush tells us, the boy was also delivered by his great grandmother. >> reporter: meet harley daniel sparks. he was born at the stroke of midnight at the sutter delta medical center with his great grandmother debra as the attending physician.which is unique enough but this isn't the first time she's delivered a family member. dr. debra stewart great grandmother >> i have eight grandkids and i delivered seven of those and i have three great grandkids and i delivered all three of those. >> reporter: kara jeter is harley's mom and is overjoyed by harley's entrance into the world. >> it's a blessing and it's really cool. i love it. the feeling, i can't explain the feeling but i already love him so much. >> reporter: >> i'm happy, really happycouldn't ask for anything better than a perfect baby. >> reporter: a perfect baby boy. the hospital staff s

alameda county sheriff's deputy state alligator was getting more the 34 lbs.ocessed marijuana at the home of a drug dealer. authorities say the governor's gaters of art that the greater insight is castro valley home for 16 years. alameda county sheriff's deputies discovered the alligator during an unannounced probation check. the reptile was inside the bedroom and a large plexiglas container. lakers 81 minutes of silent possibility in the home for two years. the owner faces drug charges as well as charges for ordering an exotic animal without permit. the oakland zoo as not caring for the animal. >> this just developing, a school bus crash. eight commuter and school was have grass and emergency responders are treating people of the same. we will hhoney, don't use your sleeve. vo: for cold and flu season, there's clorox bleach. ♪ ♪ [ fe[ male aleouncou ] ] take the t specipe k c klle. loselo up top ix pixndsd in two t weeksee withwi the cheeal eau lou. and so msouch moh . what wil wl you yoin in when you y lose?os >> more information on the bus crashed in new je

opd and the alameda county s.w.a.t. team spent 20 hours searching for the suspect.police say two of the five people taken into custody were arrested for parol violations. >>> if you want to see the 49ers play in the super bowl it's going to cost you money. tickets offered for resale are going for $3,000 a piece. the niners are offering packages for $2,400 and pregame party. or you can get air fair and hotel starting at $5,500. >>> in 18 minute it is two harbaugh brothers each hoping to take home the super bowl trophy. how sibling rivalry can lead to success in sports. >>> new at 10:00, a fiery debate over a plan to bring hundreds of affordable housing units to los gatos. the community not known for its affordability. matt keller is live tonight at the council meeting and says that critics say the housing prices are unfair. >> reporter: as you can see the meeting is still going, people are sitting in over flow seating. the town is considering a special zoning for this property and four others clearing the way for the possibility of high density apartments including a

new year's day will mark the end of a plastic bag in alameda county stores this is a growing trend in across the nation as well. laura anthony joins us live from oakland. laura? >>&(ñe well, this safeway has a sign on the door saying starting tomorrow, these bags will be a thing of the past here. and we found many folks who support the ban there were some who were unaware, or unhappy.0 this is the last day these bags will be exiting the store in oakland. kurt sif a new ordinance banning them effective january 1. not every shopper welcomes the change. >> do you think gits to get rid of these? >> do you think it's good? no. i mean, these are plastic bags. people don't bring bag autos others think they can adjust by bringing their own reusable bags, or purchasing paper ones for 10 cents each it will be a new habit. people will be -- it will be difficult but something everything does. >> at village market, plastic bags have been pass yeah now for four years. >> at the time we're just trying to ahead of the curve. it's terrible for the environment. we thought waits good. >> until now, vil

opd and the alameda county s.w.a.t. team spent 20 hours searching for the suspect.police say two of the five people taken into custody were arrested for parol violations. >>> if you want to see the 49ers play in the super bowl it's going to cost you money. tickets offered for resale are going for $3,000 a piece. the niners are offering packages for $2,400 and pregame party. or you can get air fair and hotel starting at $5,500. >>> in 18 minute it is two harbaugh brothers each hoping to take home the super bowl trophy. how sibling rivalry can lead to success in sports. >>> new at 10:00, a fiery debate over a plan to bring hundreds of affordable housing units to los gatos. the community not known for its affordability. matt keller is live tonight at the council meeting and says that critics say the housing prices are unfair. >> reporter: as you can see the meeting is still going, people are sitting in over flow seating. the town is considering a special zoning for this property and four others clearing the way for the possibility of high density apartments including a

honda accords and civics topping the list as the most popular stolen cars in alameda county. stolen vehicles are taken to the chop shops. police say a lot of the times the bad guys are using your car to get from point a to point b. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, claudine. 8:33. the city of san francisco, cracking down on the academy of art. the for-prof art school is one of the biggest landowners in the city. the city says they've violated loss. now they have issued $26,000 fines and are threatening to pose daily fines if the school does not start to obey the deadlines. one of those compliance deadlines is today. >>> copper thieves hit the soccer park again. they stole about a half-mile of copper wiring and caused about $10,000 of damage. the theft was discovered two weeks ago. that very same soccer park was targeted in 2008 and prompted the city to install locks. but somehow those thieves got in again. >>> 8:34. san mateo county superior court will eliminate jobs and close courtrooms because of state budget cuts. the county manager's office tells ktvu five

. >>> home values are up 15% in the last year and in forecast alameda counties could be up another 10%y the end of this year. they have watched the available homes shrink. >> it is not to go over offer but in lots of situations there is multiple bidding. >> but those numbers are across a wide region and people should focus on bay area residents. average rents in the east bay peninsular san francisco were nearly unchanged in the 4th quarter of last year. average rents it decide as for the leveling off. >>> one of the big story lines is two brothers coaching against each other. but jim harbaugh wants the focus to be elsewhere. >> they are the ones who have the most to do with it and they are the ones we should been talking about. they will probably exchange a few text messages but they will prepare for the meeting in new orleans. >>> they are counting down for the super bowl sunday and san francisco police are also getting ready for the super bowl game after after the championship game on sunday, there could be a lot more trouble after ending in the dark >> when it is at nighttime, peopl

the alameda county coroner identifies that man as 28-year- old paul chew of alameda.e say he was found about 10:00 a.m. this morning in the waters off crown memorial state beach. police say the man was wearing clothes, and there was no trauma on his body. an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow to determine if he drowned. >> reporter: san francisco police say they now have a man in custody for a suspect in a home invasion three years ago. two men broke into a home in the sunset district that was suspected of being a brothel. the homeowner was killed, and eight other people tied up. police say andre baneo was one of the two men seen entering the home by a security camera. he was picked up by police for a traffic stop. the other suspect remains at large. >>> the bay area bridge was lit up tonight, providing a sneak peek of thousands of decorative lights for an upcoming art display. the lights are part of an $8 million light sculpture under installation. currently, we're told about 85% of the 25,000 l.e.d. lights that make up the installation have been put in place. tonight

. >> alameda county estimates 15,000 children are eligible for low income health care program but the families do not take advantage of it. to resolution awareness and a few eyebrows, alameda county started this ad campaign showing a family showing all with signs of the message "you would not let your family go without clothes why let they goal without health coverage," they want families to take advantage of health insurance to prevent serious health problems. >> if you were trapped in the mortgage mess and lost your home we have important information. the national mortgage relief settlement is wrapping up the first phase so if you lost your home to foreclosure you have to act this week. the deadline is friday for submitting claims to get part of a $25 billion settlement involving bank of america, chase, wells fargo, and several others. it was announced last year that the settlement is connected to the action surrounding the robo signing controversy. banks were accused of improperly filling out mortgage paper work. we have a link with the information you need on abc7news.com. >> time

officials with alameda county and the city of oakland today approve add comprehensive study.includes housing and retail. city and county leaders say the raiders are also taking part in the effort and that the project is their best shot at keeping the team in oakland. >>> the future of the drake's oyster farm remains in limbo. a crowd stood outside the courthouse in oakland hoping that the court would allow the oyster farm while a decision is made. drakes bay lost its federal lease after ken salazar said the operation is harming the environment in drake's bay. >>> we're getting a good look tonight at one of the wild inhabitants of mount hamilton. a camera captured this photo of this mountain lion. experts say the adult male lion is between four and 8 years old and weighs more than 800 pounds. a stuart of the resort found the picture of the cat. >>> experts don't know why the dolphin died. it's not clear if a necropsy will be performed. >>> paying to park, even on sunday. how one website is vowing to help san francisco drivers fight back. >>> new at 10:00, graduation night for

. >> oakland is reaching out to alameda county in fighting crime.ed on tuesday to pay alameda county to place sheriff deputies on city streets as soon as possible. oakland has a shortage of police officers. a new class of the academy graduates in march the first such class graduating in five years. the vote to okay payment is next week. >> in san jose officials are trying to save residents money by overhauling the trash collection billing. homeowners are billed for trash service but the city council voted to explore other options that include paying through property tax bills or directly to the garbage companies. officials estimate the collective savings to san jose taxpayers could range from several hundred thousand to $3 million. >> muni directors in san francisco have unanimously approved a $24 million contract to upgrade the transit agency's decade old communication system which involves improving nine metro stations with better platform displays and public dress system and monitoring the 26 power substations used for trolls and buses and light

alameda county sheriff's officials believe moreno ran away with 22 year old rubin polanco. but delicia's mother believes polcanco abducted her daughter and may try to leave the country with her. delicia's mother says the sheriff's department is not doing enough to find her daughter. >> i called someone today and they still haven't returned my phone calls. i asked them if they have the video from over there. i know that burbank, they were willing to show us the video her walking. so, i'm like what's going on? where is all my help. i have community help but where is the police >> delicia's mother says they have not had any arguments and does not think her daughter would run away from home. in other bay area news. hundreds rallied against stricter gun control in pacifica today. kron4's jeff pierce attended the second amendment rally. he spoke with supporters. (speaking through megaphone) >> this is were we draw a line in the sand. we are not going to back up we are not going to blink this is our right. >> reporter: hundreds of people who have felt threatened by the national co

. >>> we will start off with an issue in contra costa county and this is actually alameda county northbound 680 as you come to the san ramon area and it is right there just at the off ramp at costa boulevard so watch out for a traffic accident at the off ramp which is good. >>> 880 southbound, today is a holiday and it will make it easier for some and at the bay bridge toll plaza, it will make it easier for some to get in as well. >> it is tough to look good at 4:30 a.m. pam seems to pull it off though. >>> well it is 34 degrees and partly cloudy skies and low 40s not too bad warming up and some very cold air in the east, our pattern might change a little bit, but we still have an easterly component and we have increases clouds and it looks like rain maybe, we have a long stretch of weather, inland temperatures, you get that easterly breeze and in fact near santa cruz we will have increasing clouds, not as strong as it was over the weekend. temperatures anywhere from lower 70s and we will hold that west breeze until tomorrow and things will change. we get a strep of this until the winter --

committees approved a few other measures last into the including hire alameda county sheriff's deputies to help patrol oakland city streets, funding for an additional police academy and hiring more lower level employees for work in the police department. the council will vote next week. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> do you like frost? >> yeah. love it. >> and cold temperatures. >> who doesn't? >> then you're going to love today! it's going to be one of those great starts to the day as we have cold weather once again early on but a lot of sunshine coming our way today. outside now, mostly clear skies out over the bay. it's clear and cold as many temperatures are in the 20s and 30s around the bay area. 28 in santa rose. by the afternoon, plenty of sunshine and sunshine bringing temperatures up into the 60s outside. it's beginning of much warmer weather over the next couple of days. right now let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> towards the bay bridge if you are heading into san francisco into the east bay towards the pay gates, so far no metering lights. actually the

the decision comes days after approving a $250,000 contract to bring in deputies from alameda county. i don't know if we have to pay them, that's a position of some in the capital. i'm meeting with the commissioner and the chp and talking to the governor, i hope it would be covered by grants. >> i will reach out to jerry brown, he knows the issue in oakland. playing this game with the highway patrol, do i pay for them is short sighted on his part. opd says chp will be back soon, it's not clear when. city officials are scrambling to keep operation impact from going away for good. >>> doing donuts on a bay area freeway. drivers give a lay by play of the side show stunt. >>> how studying to play steve jobs in a movie made aston kuchar so sick he had to go to the hospital. >>> radar is dry once again, find out why that is helping set a 100-year-old record in san francisco this week. but first, tuesday night in new orleans. [music] [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't

. >> reporter: in the last year, alameda county had a 13.2% increase in rent. >> i want a room of my own. joept to share. i don't think it's too much to ask. >>> one of the famed and beloved san francisco brown twins has died. vivian passed away in her sleep in an assisted living facility wednesday night after battling alzheimer's. she and her sister became san francisco staples after moving here from michigan more than four decades ago. after vivian fell ill in july, marion brown says she visited her sister in the hospital every day. >> well, my heart's broken. that's all i can say. i loved her so much . >> the twins ate together every day at uncle vito's on bush street. vivian would have turned 86 later this month. >>> a big day for san jose and the city's airport as travelers finally take flight for japan. what about the plane itself? >> 11 years, three months, and counting, but maybe not for much longer. the agreement that could finally end the war in afghanistan. >> and a piece of revolutionary war history which sat quietly in new york's central park for about 130 years! and tha

grocery stores in alameda county are now charging customers for paper bags. that follows the ban on plastic bags.. kron 4's reggie kumar tells us how people feel about it. >> more rai maureen fitzgerald e prepared. >> maybe it will make a dent >> as i >> this is not the only one who felt the same way. >> i did not want to break the dollar to pay for it back it is not worth it. >> i am in favor for the environment. >> they should give it to you for free. >> the majority did not mind paying. these people paid an extra 405. >> i did not know. and i leave knew the guy i thought he was joking but i think it is good. no more pet plastic bags. >> is only 405. >> grocery store is are participating in this program. in alameda, kron 4 news. >> catherine: survivors of a weekend bus crash on an oregon highway are collecting their passports so they can return home to canada. today - police officers allowed people to pick up their belongings. which were strewn across a hillside. sunday - their tour bus crashed on an icy road. the red cross says a lot of get on another bus.

. >> overnight temperatures st'mó to moderatea raise awareness and probably eye brows alameda county ad campaign a family baring all, the message is why let them go without health coverage is in the family wants -- county wants families s health insurance. s >> yale researchers found male jurors have a weight bias, men on a jury likely to find obese women guilty than leaner women. but weight did not make a difference when the defendant was a man. women tend to be more sympathetic. the female participants showed no weight bias. >> we're keyed up about the Ñsñ >>> coming up a story you'll see on abc 7 news, thousands of items recovered by a massive fencing operation tonight what this is doing to the mashlgt for stolen goods. >> a driver in a tight spot. the dmv overcharged her. she had to decide pay more or lose registration what. would you do? how it happened. >> and hitting the road with 49ers. faithful planning to follow the team to atlanta. hopefully, beyond those story pz more coming up at 6:00. >> we're talking about the niners the team advances and fans have good reason to chee

alameda county sheriff's deputies found the gator and the pot when they did a routine probation check on this 32-year- old man. >> initially, they didn't think anything of it. they thought maybe it was fake. and then as they were moving around, it started to move and it became a little more aggressive and that caused great concern for them. >> i can imagine! the gator's owner was taken to jail on drug charges. mr. teeth, by the way, is being treated now over at the oakland zoo. veterinarians say he is very sick so they are trying to nurse him back to health. >>> the great white shark may soon be on california's protected species list. several nonprofit groups have petitioned the state citing two studies that estimate only 338 great whites remain off the west coast. a team of state officials is skeptical about that low number. but on monday they determined there is enough evidence to protect the species as threatened or endangered. the issue is now in the hands of the state fish & game commission. >>> some of the top players from baseball's steroid era are rejected in the hall of fame

they will hire 20 police technicians and they have entered into a temporary agreement with the alameda county sheriff's department to hire 10 deputies and a supervisor to patrol oakland streets two days a week. also, a new police academy class is now scheduled for later this year to train more officers. now, these votes come as oakland has experienced a rapid rise in crime. there is some hope that these new measures may make a dent in the statistics. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> a one-alarm fire erupted at an apartment building on oakland street near octavia boulevard in san francisco. the fire was record around 2:45 this morning. trees near the three-story apartment building caught fire. the frames spread on the outside wall of the structure. it was out in an hour. no injuries. >>> police are investigating an armed robbery that took place in downtown palo alto last night. it happened at the 300 block of ramona street shortly before 9:00. at this time, police are not releasing details about the suspect, victim, what was stolen or the type of weapon that was used and they are

. >> the alameda county sheriff's department has arrested a man with 34 pounds of processed marijuana. what's so unusual is deputies say that marijuana was being guarded by this guy, a five foot alligator. the gatorwas found in a plexiglass tank. deputies arrested the owner and the alligator was taken to the oakland zoo. >> it's one thing to find marijuana but that's another thing. >> all right some light rain is moving through the bay area. bill martin is tracking it. what's it looking like bill. >> some light showers all around the bay area. the storyhere is going be cold. cold airdoesn't hold a lot of water, that's why we aren't seeing a lot of rain flt you can see over toward alameda you have some showers. . >> the showers have been going on for the last couple of hours. we head south and you have a few sprinkles. this is a very cold weather system with the potential to bring lightening and thunder but that will be out over the ocean. this air mass is cool and this water will spawn the activity. here is the cold air, there's the frontal boundary. look where the showers stay, offsh

. >>> sheriff's deputies in alameda county are using surveillance video to try to catch thieves who stoleozen cars from a car lot. investigators say three men kicked in the car door and stole car keys and drove off with the 12 vehicles including jaguars, mercedes and bmws. >> i have a family. this is my life. this is my living. this is for me to provide food and put food on the table. >> the family that runs this business believe the thieves took $200,000 worth of inventory. only one car so far has been recovered and no arrests have been made. >>> fire investigators say an early-morning fire at a fremont furniture store does look suspicious. crews were called to a shopping center on albry street shortly before 2:00 this morning. the fire was quickly put out. no one was hurt. they are now looking for the cause of the fire and information about a potential arsonist. >>> marin county residents will soon have access to the state- of-the-art emergency services. there was an upgrade launched to the tell figures system. it delivers an emergency information to cell phones like text, voice and e-m

they have entered into a temporary agreement with the alameda county sheriff's department to help patrol oakland streets two days a week. they are also going to hire 20 police technicians and a new police academy class is set for this year to train more officers. now, these votes come as oakland is dealing with a rise in crime including 131 murders last year and there's some hope that these new measures may make a dent in those numbers. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> new this morning a couple of ole christmas trees are to -- old christmas trees are to blame for a fire at an apartment building in san francisco. it was reported around 2:45 on oakland near oakstreet and octavia. nobody was hurt. >>> police will release more information on an armed robbery in palo alto on ramona street around 9 p.m. details are scarce. police haven't said anything about the suspect, victim, what was stolen or the weapon used. they are asking anyone with information tow contact them. >>> in other headlines around the bay, bart police have identified the man shot and killed at the bay fair stat

tonight the alameda county sheriff's department is investigating an officer-involved shooting in dublin. a man call forward help just before 9:30 saying his son was acting strangely. investigators say the suspect rushed at him with a knife. police and neighbors say the suspect has a history of erratic behavior. >> it doesn't have to come to this. but it's not like it was unexpected. >> the suspect has assault history he also has a mental -- history. so that is what they're dealing with. >> the suspect is recovering from nonlife threatening wounds. >> scary moments for passenger as board a ac transit bus hit by stray bullets from a shooting in a nearby gas station. passengers showered with bits of glass. the windows shattered. >> police treated it like a real threat but a 911 call reporting an armed man near a school turned out to be a hoax. the call sent three schools west valley elementary, cupertino middle school and homestead high into lock down mode. one class rab to find a safe haven. >> i had a huge fence over there by the football field. a lot of kids had cuts on their arms from

goh is currently being held without bail at the alameda county jail in dublin. >> today parking meters in san francisco were turned on!! for the first time on a sunday from noon to 6 meters all over the city were enforced kron 4's scott rates hit the streets and shows us what people think about having to pay to park on sundays the grace period is over. starting today, officers in san francisco will now ticket cars at expired meters. on january 6th the city initiated parking meter charges on sundays between noon and 6 p-m. but up until now, officers have only given out warnings at expired meters. now parkers run the risk of a ticket that will cost between 62 and 72 dollars. >> most decent conditions but these high clouds are masking the moonlight. some of these showers are taking aim. but i think that for the most part it this system will start to fizzle out. moderate rainfall to the north. as it comes to to the celt we will start to see the showers break up. most of those could be a sprinkle in the north bay but that is about it. a live view of city hall. those colors look familiar, th

. >> alameda county supervisor says these stores are fine for online gambling. >> they think they are the community a favor. what they didn't say is they are creating a lot of crime. >> the state recently declared these cafes illegal operations. now, local authorities are trying to shut down all five internet cafes, using a land use aired nines. ron doyle says he'll sue the county to keep his operations open. he owns five, including two in this county. >> we are a computer store. people buy computer time as an incentive to use our computer time, we give them free sweep stakes. >> customers say these places are fun and addictive. >> maybe six or seven hours a day? >> yeah. >> i bring my son here. he doesn't play. he can go on facebook or whatever. >> neighboring businesses say these stores attract the wrong crowds and scare their cust hers away. >> we've been fighting this over a year. >> the county hopes to have all five cafes closed in a few months. the lawsuits could push them back. cbs 5. >> you know, i'm looking at more rain today than i thought i was going to see. >> bonus rain f

alameda county sheriff's department. can you fill us in on the details. you are dublin police, contracting with the county have had encounters with this man before? >> minor contacts. he does have some assault history and threatening behavior history. possibly, some mental history. so when the deputy got here he was here in two minutes from the time he got here he was confronted by the suspect who had a large 12" rambo style knife and charged at the deputy who fired. the suspect dropped the knife and the deputy took him in to custody. >> do we know how many shots were fired in the suspect was hit once? >> it is non-life threatening injury. we had to take him to the hospital and we know the deputy fired more than once but we don't know exactly how many. >> do you know where the suspect was hit? >> we know he had a hit to the arm and elsewhere, we have to find out from the hospital. >> this is our deputy on the job for a while? >> he has been on eight years, a very well respected deputy. he was confronted with a difficult situation, someone coming at you wi

. -- it transportation measures in la and alameda counties. sca 4 and sca 8 would propose to the people of california and measure to approve the voters wrestle for voter transportation special taxes from two thirds to 55 percent. sca 9 is a little bit of a variance on that. it too would seek to reduce the voters threshold from two thirds to 55 percent. for economic development projects. those are not well defined in the bill yet. there is a lot of work to be done on this measure so we recommended watch. however for the two local sales tax measure bills we recommended support position. i can take questions here. i have a quick budget overview. >> what you get that update in that we will take questions. >> last week the governor release figures for the 2013-14 budget. legislative analyst said it's a reasonable budget. for the first time in recent memory you have a balanced budget in effect with a good chance of remaining in balance. the risk are mostly what might happen from the federal government and cost impact that might flow to the state in

eric swalwell represents the 15th congressional district which includes much of alameda county. d veteran pete stark in the november election. and jared huffman's second district covers much of marin and sonoma counties. he replaced a retired lynn woolsey. now, one issue the new congress will have to tackle is financial aid for the victims of hurricane sandy two months back of the the senate passed a $60 billion aid package just last week. but the house leaders put off the vote. and new jersey governor chris christie was among those outraged blaming his own republican party and pointing the finger specifically at the house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service, and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example of a government that's forgotten who they are there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you! shame on congress! >> voting on the sandy aid package could happen tomorrow but only for a small amount of help there. the

and in alameda county a reusable bag rule kicks in so businesses within the county will stop distributing single use bags to customers. in monterey the fee for a bag increases from 10 to 25 cents for paper. >>> there's a lot of people getting married in maryland this new year's day. that's because same-sex couples can now legally wed in that state. city halls in baltimore and other cities in the state were open at midnight for those who did not want to wait any longer. maryland is the ninth u.s. state where same-sex marriage is legal. >>> the chilly temperature in california didn't keep people away from a new year's tradition. more than half million spectators lined the streets in pasadena to watch the 124th tournament of roses parade featuring 43 floats, bands and equestrian groups. among those bands was valley christian high school from san jose. congrats to them. >>> where there's a rose parade there's always a rose bowl a little football. in less than two hours stanford will take on wisconsin in the granddaddy of them all for bowl games. it will be the cardinal's first rose bowl appea

eric swalwell represents the 15th congressional district including alameda county. pete stark in the november election. and jared huffman second district covers much of marin and sonoma counties. he replaces retiring lynn woolsey. >>> one issue the new congress will have to tackle financial aid for the victims of hurricane sandy. the senate passed a $60 billion aid package last week but house leaders put off the vote. and new jersey governor chris christie was among those outraged blaming even his own republican party and pointing the finger at house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example of a government that's forgotten who they are there to serve and why. 66 days and counting, shame on you. shame on congress. >> voting on the aid package could take place tomorrow but only for small amount of help. the rest of the money will be decided in a couple of weeks. >>> it is back

the committee did approve a couple of other measures including hiring sheriff's deputies from alameda county to come help patrol the streets of oakland and also hiring 21 civilian employees who would do some lower level police work that would free up officers in oakland to be on the streets and help hopefully help stop some of the murders from happening and the city council is going to be taking up this issue next week. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> let's get another check on the weather. lawrence is standing next to me. >> looming over you. good to see you guys. >> we're warming up. >> we are. the coffee is back at cbs 5. that was a rough day yesterday. >> it was. >> it's been so cold, too. >> sprint down battery at 7:00 after the show. >> let's get to peet's or starbucks right away. >> we have cold temperatures starting out again. some freezing temperatures as some of the overnight lows again plummetting down into the 20s and the 30s. we have those clear skies outside right now but looks like things are beginning to shift gears as hoops is building in overhead. we have war

. >> reporter: but even with the state help and help from the alameda county sheriffs, the bottom line that it will take years to recover from the massive police layoffs and retirements that has hit the city in recent years. >> meantime, asking the highway patrol, federal help, housing authority, oakland public schools, the alameda county sheriff will go a long way. >> reporter: chief jordan also said that 80% of the violent crime in the city could be traced to two warring groups. >> we know that there's probably about one to two percent of the population that's causing this violence. and that we're focused on them. >> reporter: newly elected councilman noah gallo says it's time to get tough. >> we have had too many incidents so we need to be more action oriented. >> are you talking curfews? >> whatever tools he needs whether it's a curfew, stop and frisk, we need to deal with it. i need to get the guns out of these people's hands and cars and deal with the issue. >> reporter: that's what they are beginning to do tomorrow as we said earlier when they review the contract to bring in bil

he was alameda county's district attorney before he unseated pete stark in the november election.ys he can be impatient at times but knows how to harness that to get the job done. >> i'm gonna go back there and work in washington and do the same thing i did which is work with people from both sides of the aisles, republicans and democrats to solve the problems and move the ball forward. >> swalwell says over 150 supporters have made the trip from the bay area to attend his swearing in. >>> also being sworn in tomorrow is democratic representative jarret huffman of marin county. huffman replaces lin woolsey who stepped down. >>> the california highway patrol says it did not see much change in the number of people caught driving under the influence over the new year's holiday. the agency said it arrested 1,273 drivers on dui charges between friday and today. that's three more arrests during the same period last year. officers made 208 dui arrests last year and there was one fatal collision. >>> one day after the program was launched in california, the chp issued its first-ever silve

he's being held without bail at the alameda county jail on seven counts of murder. his anger was fueled over a tuition refund. >>> president obama and joe biden are sitting down with communities across the country impacted by mass shootings last year. this is the a of the administration's -- this is part of the administration's push to curb gun violence. this includes aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin and newtown, connecticut. the president says he wants to hear from them as he tries to convince congress to pass gun legislation. >> i'm looking forward to a robust conversation. i know that this is not a shy group, mannly because they are dealing with the life-and-death situations every day. >> the senate is set to hold its first meeting on wednesday on gun control measures. the nra is -- the nra is vowing to defeat the man. >>> scientists at lawrence livermore lab are designing a high-tech suit that protects the wearer against chemical or biological attacks. the scientists are calling it the second skin. it's a fabric featuring microscopic tubes that can transfo

. >> squallwell was a former alameda county prosecutors. he will ban high capacity magazines and assault weapons. >>> california takes two oil companies to court. why they may be putting your health at risk. >>> taking high-powered guns off the streets. one bay area city gives us a look at the technology helping them crack down on crime. >>> and a once famous musician down on his luck gets a second chance thanks to a social media campaign. stay with us. >>> after a frigid start, a decent rebound today. a lot of sunshine on thursday. 50 in san matteo. and mid and high-level cloud cover passing by. but we will talk about weekend changes that includes rain coming up in just a few minutes. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon...creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [ whispers ] 100 calories... ma'am, hello? ma'