he told us, i want to thank the alameda county sheriff's department for work and support. it's unfortunate that because of not being able to work through legal issues we will not continue to have their support. we will ask the chp to take on a little more work. we will redeploy officers. >> the deputies will be missed. >> without them being on the street. >> there is more bad news, they were hoping that alameda would help in the next police academies but police recruits are welcome to go through the program. larry reid says he will try next week to get deputies back on the street. >> katie: small plane had to make an emergency landing today at a vineyard in sonoma county. emergency responders saying the pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. take a look at these pictures provided by the bennet valley fire department. you can see how the plane landed upside-down. it happened at jamison road which is east of santa rosa and ten miles from the gray wood ranch airport. >> still ahead, we'll show you the destruction left behind by a massive earthquake in china.

a lot of people think of this as hayward but it's alameda county incorporated. as you drive on hayward it's wide closure. mission boulevard near cherry way near hayward unincorporated hayward here fatal crash. it will be a long investigation as two pedestrians were hit. one was killed at the scene. the other was take ton the hospital. let's move along to the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on. if you are driving on the commute to 24 westbound, that looks okay driving to the tunnel so far. 6:19 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. good morning. a very quiet pattern. although a little change. weak system. moving into the pacific northwest. kind of ushered in a little more of a westerly breeze. few high clouds. it will still be mostly sunny today as the bulk stays way to the north. instead of a north, northeast wind or breeze and temperatures warmed up yesterday they will back off a little bit coast and bay. 40s and 50s. san rafael 47. i did see a 44 in mill valley. napa airport is 42. temperatures are kind of stuck here. the nights are getting sho

with those alameda county deputies did help but it all came down to money. this afternoon council member larry reid leonard tonight would be the sheriff's deputies the's last night. >> i'm depressed. >> larry reid just lauren that sheriff deputies will not be helping patrol oakland's streets after saturday night. >> so far as council member libby and myself, we were able to convince our colleagues to extend the funds to retain those deputies that's been working on our streetsle. reporter: the sheriff's deputies have been working on a contract since february 1st that supplied 11 deputies to the oakland ploiption for saturday and sunday nights. costs the city $265,000. that money rap -- ran out. and his department and oakland could not work out a new deal. >> worker comp costs going into it. equipment that has been damaged during our time in oakland, and we have to front, and we wanted oakland to absorb some of the costs. >> that's not all oakland wouldn't pay for. the major sticking point came when a sheriff's deputy tried to make a traffic stop last month at

a big loss for oakland as help from the alameda county sheriff's department is about to dry up. it comes down to money and officer safety. don knapp is in oakland not far from within an alameda county deputy was shot during a traffic shot three weeks ago. don. >> reporter: that's right, ann. we were here three weeks ago tonight when that traffic stop occurred and the violent action occurred and that violent action may be part of the reason that the sheriff wants to drop the contract with oakland to patrol oakland streets. the shooting that wounded an alameda county deputy sheriff here near bart three weeks ago may have killed oakland's contract with the sheriff's office for extra patrols. the reason? the extra costs of policing in oakland's rough crime areas. >> having done this now, we have one injured deputy off for a significant amount of time. we have several cars involved in collisions. those go down. there's the cost value there. so all these things add up and it actually adds up to more than what oakland paid for us to be there. >> reporter: 11 teams of deputies have been

alameda county is ending the police partnership with the city. 11 teams of alameda county sheriff's deputies have been working two days a week, mostly on weekends and averaging 15 arrests of shifts over the last three months. a recent shooting that wounded one alameda county sheriff's deputy near the fruitdale b.a.r.t.s station might be a reason for the pullback. the reason? the extra cost of policing in the high crime areas. >> and there is one deputy injured and he will be out for significant amount of time. several cars have been involved in collisions and those go down, a cost value there and they add up to more than what oakland paid them to be there. >> the city council members believe they can still salvage the much-needed bill. >>> to gun control now and bay area lawmakers reeling from the latest failed efforts to get tougher gun control laws for congress. a townhall meeting and they promised not to back don. thompson said that it will be a tough battle, though, with some strong opinions on all sides. >> we med with pem who believed like the one member that there shouldn't be any gun

alameda county deputies are helping short staffed oakland police every weekend.g on patrols and the risk that comes with every stop. >> hang on you guys. hang on. >> reporter: in oakland, deborah villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a suspected drunk driver was arrested last night after authorities say he crashed into an alameda county sheriff's deputy patrol car also in oakland. the patrol car was seriously damaged on its right side. no one though was hurt. the driver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. >>> the oakland city council this week will consider the costs of expanding the city's police force. the department is working to increase staff levels from 611 officers to 833 including a new academy that starts tomorrow. a report out last week estimates the expansion will cost $67 million. on tuesday, the city council will review the report and discuss the budget which is due at the end of june. >>> san jose firefighters are preparing a welcome back celebration. frank ryan suffered a heart attack on august 30th while battling a fire at a do

she problem is alameda county and oakland cannot agree on who should pay for workers compensation andipment damage. >> a total surprise. council member and myself were able to convince our colleague to expend the funds to retain those deputies that's been working on our streets. >> i won't feel safe without them being out on the street. >> the chief howard jordan tells he plans to redeploy officers and ask the chp to help out. >> still to come... running for their livesment thousands of people seek cover at a popular pot rally in colorado. >> rising flood waters in the midwest. the evacuation is underway right now. >> the new app that can help save a life. how it's >>> we have new details about at the federal lieser plant explosion in texas. search and rescue teams have finished their work and the death toll remains at 14. some residents are being allowed back in their homes but not those who live closest to the site. >> the illinois river continues to rise in the town of spring bay officials ordered evaluations and asked residents to put sandbags around their homes. the river is expe

she problem is alameda county and oakland cannot agree on who should pay for workers compensation andipment damage. >> a total surprise. council member and myself were able to convince our colleague to expend the funds to retain those deputies that's been working on our streets. >> i won't feel safe without them being out on the street. >> the chief howard jordan tells he plans to redeploy officers and ask the chp to help out. >> still to come... running for their livesment thousands of people seek cover at a popular pot rally in colorado. >> rising flood waters in the midwest. the evacuation is underway right now. >> the new app that can help save a life. how it's >>> we have new details about at the federal lieser plant explosion in texas. search and rescue teams have finished their work and the death toll remains at 14. some residents are being allowed back in their homes but not those who live closest to the site. >> the illinois river continues to rise in the town of spring bay officials ordered evaluations and asked residents to put sandbags around their homes. the river is expe

. >>> alameda county is putting 11 sheriff's deputies off the street -- pulling them off the streetsf oakland because of disagreements over who should pay for what. deputies he happened oakland city officers on weekend patrol since february. tonight will be the last time that happens. alameda county will not renew the contract with oakland. >> the workers comp costs, equipment has been damaged during our time in oakland, and all that stuff we have to front, and we wanted oakland to absorb some of the costs. >> the final straw came last month when a deputy was shot in the foot. oakland refused to pay for his care and time off. the city will ask the chp to help out and will re-deploy officers. the oakland police department is at its lowest staffing level in ten years. >> breaking news out of southern california where a brush fire is burning out of control. these are live pictures of the fire the san gabriel mountains near the city of monrovia. 100 homes have been evacuated as precaution. the fire has burned 150-acres so far. fire officials say steep terrain and thick brush make the fla

you will can see alameda county out there. that's the bomb squad. they are about to do a sweep of the arena. it's going to be a packed house in there tonight, 20,000 people inside. it will be busy next door, too, because the as play tonight and all of this happens during the evening commute. so traffic will likely be a mess. there's no doubt it's nice to play at home. before sunrise crews were getting things ready at oracle arena. fans say they are ready. >> they play at home. >> reporter: we checked with players at the practice facility this morning. >> walking around, getting something to eat. everyone is expressing how proud they are, showing their appreciation and waiting to come see us tonight. >> reporter: the coach said us seth curry is still a game-time decision but also says this team is a no-excuse team that does not depend on a single player or the home crowd to get the job done. >> the crowd will not win a game tonight. it's gonna up to us to do the things we've been doing to put us in position. we will not be pulled into believing that

in a statement released by the alameda county da's office, da nancy o'malley said quote "mr. boyer, a paramedic, dedicated his life to helping others. his brazen daytime killing at the hands of a 16 year old armed with a gun is a tragedy on many levels." late thursday, police 13 year old, that makes 6 teens in total from 14 to 16 in this case. cameras were not allowed in court. burton didn't enter a plea. he is back in court friday for his arraignment. >> jacqueline: right now we're looking at the golden gate bridge clear skies here clear skies everywhere. high temperatures today as mentioned a little more than mr. day. it was even at 80 degrees up and now the proper settings for inland valleys 76 in san jose. temperatures only in the upper 40's and '50's out the door tomorrow morning. >> pam: developments surrounding the saratoga teen who was sexually assaulted. and later committed suicide. family attorney. that the school district is not telling the truth. plus: another smelly problem in parts of the bay area. where trash is once again piling up. because of a garbage worker

transit provides bus service in alameda county and western contra costa county. >>> the curtain closesn pleasant hill's domed movie theater today with the complex due to be demolished. fans of the decade-old complex can see "2001 a space odyssey" today. some of preparing to present their case to the city council may 6th. tomorrow the council will meet in closed session to discuss a lawsuit aimed at stopping the demolition. but our media partner, the contra costa times, reports the developer, cy west, already has a demolition permit and is not commenting on plans to build a two-story sporting goods store on that site. >>> coming up, a worldwide effort to save a bay area woman's life. why it's become so urgent to help the stanford professor. >>> and take a live look from our roof cam, showing you the bay area in a yellow glow there. lisa argen will have your >> without colt welcome back, everyone. it's 6:40, almost 6:41 on this sunday morning. this is a live look from our damage cam, giving you one view of the bay. everywhere throughout the bay area, nice, warm weather this week. lisa ar

transit provides bus service in alameda county and western contra costa county. >>> north vallejo littleague is resuming their schedule after suspending games in the wake of a shooting at within of the fields. both fields were locked down last wednesday after an argument among t-ball parents led to shots being fired in the parking lot. officials say it's not the first incident of gunfire near the fields and suspending games was necessary for everyone's safety. at a parents meeting yesterday the parents decided the games will continue as scheduled. >>> the curtain closes on pleasant hill's domed movie theater today with the complex due to be demolished. fans of the decade-old complex can see "2001 a space odyssey" today. tomorrow the council will meet in closed session to discuss a lawsuit aimed at stopping the demolition. but our media partner, the contra costa times, reports the developer, cy west, already has a demolition permit and is not righting on plans to build a two-story sporting goods store on that site. >>> coming up, a worldwide effort to save a bay area woman's life. why it'

coast guard, alameda county sheriffs, bomb squad, bart police, to conduct sweeps of the facilities right now. so all those areas are being checked. they will be continuously checked. >> reporter: and two bomb specialists with the alameda county sheriff's department did just that. >> we're going to be on standby and on the lookout for anything that anybody might see. >> reporter: there's no shortage of potential targets in the bay area. golden gate bridge officials said they were on heightened alert. and bart trains were closely monitored. but no new security measures were taken. there will be meetings in the coming days to talk about securities at next month's bay to breakers race. but san francisco police chief suhr told kpix 5 news not a lot can be done in open street races. >> it would be a needle in a haystack. we just need to open the eyes and ears. >> are we going to be doing bomb sweeps at the america's cup, at bay to breakers? >> to be honest with you, we do more bomb sweeps than anybody is ever aware of. >> reporter: after 9/11, cities and police agencies set up new security pro

they are now appealing to the alameda county board of education hoping to convince the board the schools financially stable. american indian gained national attention for the unique model and focus on reading and math. >> the time they spent on math. they spent hour and a half of instruction each day open mathematic. and then they spent another hour and a half with tutoring or homework or with some type of support if they need it f.not they are spending time with it. never been charged with any wrongdoing. if i stole money request don't you put me in jail and not destroys the kid education. >>reporter: alameda county district attorneys of the would be the one charging him but i contacted them late this afternoon and they assured me no charges have been filed. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> this had to be tough to steal. massive plaque honoring barry bond at giants ballpark mission. used to sit just before the seat in lower right field. residue from the glue that held up the plaque is in place on the wall there you see it. stadium officials not sure where it went or when it was taken. t

transit provides bus service in alameda county and western contra costa county. >>> the curtain closesn pleasant hill's domed movie theater today with the complex due to be demolished. fans of the decades-old complex can see "2001 a space odyssey" today. that's it. some of preparing to present their case to the city council may 6th. tomorrow the council will meet in closed session to discuss a lawsuit aimed at stopping the demolition. but our media partner, the contra costa times, reports the developer, cy west, already has a demolition permit and is not commenting on plans to build a two-story sporting goods store on that site. >>> coming up, a worldwide effort to save a bay area woman's life. why it's become so urgent to help the stanford professor. >> we have a live look from our sutro cam, showinga shot of the bay area. things ever heating up rapidly on this sunday morning. lisa argen will have your forecast in a few mi >> welcome back, everyone, on this beautiful sunday morning. this is a live look from our roof cam showing a bit of the embarcadero with the bay bridge in the backg

again, an alameda county sheriff's deputy hit and killed a pedestrian.ontinue their investigation there. also, northbound 101 approaching bailey avenue, that accident is still in the clearing stages. in the meantime, it's backed up from morgan hill to south san jose. better news over at the bay bridge, only backed up to the end of the parking lot to the first overcrossing for a 10- to 15-minute wait. that's traffic. here's brian. >> thank you, elizabeth. >>> good friday morning. thanks for stopping by channel 5 as we look at the transamerica pyramid. a lot of blue out there. a few high clouds out in the east bay. but we still have a warm on tap with 81 degrees forecast in fairfield, san jose today 81. san francisco 65. cooler by the shoreline. 72 at oakland. extended forecast we are still looking for things to warm up midweek. >>> a massive manhunt under way for one of the suspects in the bone marathon bombing. another suspect, his brother killed in a shoot-out with police. the manhunt has been centers in boston, the suburb of watertown, but the hunt is

we talked with the alameda county coroners office. at this point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this tragic train accident. we did put a call into san lorenzo high school which across the street from the accident. we are trying to find out if the teen attended school here. the sheriffs department tells us the teenage victim were playing. around 6:45 yesterday is when the amtrak hit the boy. >> this is a very unfortunate incident. obviously the kids all over the community walk in this neighborhood on a daily basis. coming to and from practices. it's very important id kids will -- shep shut down -- 133 passengers and a handful of crew members were on board at the time of the accident. the amtrak did bring out a release crew. there was also members of the clergy. reporting live in ann -- >>> final preparations are under way for the gun show at the cow palace. and the promoters expect another big turnout this weekend. the gun show has been very popular lately due in part to the concerns the recent push for tougher g

we talked with the alameda county coroners office. at this point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this tragic train accident. we did put a call into san lorenzo high school which across the street from the accident. we are trying to find out if the teen attended school here. the sheriffs department tells us the teenage victim were playing. around 6:45 yesterday is when the amtrak hit the boy. >> this is a very unfortunate incident. obviously the kids all over the community walk in this neighborhood on a daily basis. coming to and from practices. it's very important id kids will -- shep shut down -- 133 passengers and a handful of crew members were on board at the time of the accident. the amtrak did bring out a release crew. there was also members of the clergy. reporting live in ann -- >>> final preparations are under way for the gun show at the cow palace. and the promoters expect another big turnout this weekend. the gun show has been very popular lately due in part to the concerns the recent push for tougher g

have a gre day. >> it is a confirmed fatality in an alameda county sheriff has hit andil pedestrian. this is along mission boulevard at blossom way and medford avenue. there is an ongoing investigation. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard will be there in a few minutes with more details. as we led back build to the sig-alert with a car pinned under a semi truck and down to seven miles per hour westbound 80 with one lane blocked causing a problem. headed over to san francisco, this is in san jose, actually, northbound 101 a crash out there before bailey avenue. kristen and eric? >> 5:50. >> the next hour the aftermath of the deadly blast in a small texas community and abc7 news reporter is there as investigators try to figure out what went wrong. >> a legal roadblock california's high-speed rail system has cheered. >> the very latest from boston. >> we will follow the latest developments in massachusetts involving the boston bombings and the police commissioner is urging residents do stay inside as the hunt for the bomb suspect goes on as police go door-to-door inside a 20-block area o

it involves an alameda county sheriff's deputy.eputy reportedly hit two pedestrians on mission boulevard at cherry way, one of those people died. ktvu's janine de la vega has been there at the scene all morning, and traffic it looks like it's still blocked janine. >> reporter: it is, and i just spoke with a chp lieutenant who tells me that mission boulevard will remain closed for at least three more hours because they're still investigating. the body is still lying in the middle of the street. they are gathering evidence trying to figure out how fast the patrol officer was going when he was here on mission boulevard. you can see all the damage there where the officers are standing, and you can also see the damage done to that white car that was also hit. now let's go to an aerial view from chopper 2 that was taken earlier this morning of the accident scene. authorities say at 4:30 this morning a sheriff's deputy from alameda county was traveling northbound on mission boulevard in unincorporated hayward when he hit two pedestrians w

is the story we're working on at 6:00. >> alameda county supervisors volted to support a resolution urging the sheriff's department not to report certain immigrants to federal authorities. asking the sheriff not to comply with secure communities. placing a hold on undocumented immigrants so they can be picked up by agents. >> well over a thousand people in this county had been deported the majority did not commit serious crimes. the intent is being lost. >> the sheriff says shofr officers work on a case by case base dwrois determine who gets reported to authorities. >> number of people that are violent criminals all, which create public safety concerns for me. >> last december attorney general harris said the immigration holds are optional and several counties have stopped complying with federal authorities. >> senate majority leader plans to unveil new legislation to repeal cuts that are now beginning to sting. read wants to use savings from the draw down of troops to repeel the cuts. affects are beginning to ripple throughout the government and economy. most visible was air travel delays

abc 7 news is live for us in alameda county tonight. heather? >> the project is the largest among 82 in td program. now this, summer it's about to get bigger by tens of millions of dollars. the reservoir has been filled only to 40% since 2001 because the 88-year-old dam holding water back is subject to liqu liquifaction. >> there is loose material in the base that could liquefy in a major earthquake. we're about 500 yards from the fault which has a maximum credible earthquake of seven and a quarter. >> heavy equipment now do laps, digging and hauling materials that will rise just downstream supposed to be done in 2015 but a landslide was just found during excavation of the slopes that unstable geology means project had to be redesigned. at a cost two of more years. but in the event of a drought or if hetch hetchy is unavailable we need the calaveras. a. >> it is being used for construction and continues to supply water to customers but you know we won't be able to have full use until it's complete. so it's important for to us continue moving for

. >>> and the end of patrol and the issue stopping the alameda county sheriff's deputies from patrollingnd's streets after tonight. . >>> the city of west, texas, will soon be receiving much- needed aid after wednesday's deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. the blast killed 14 people including five from the west volunteer fire department. more than 160 people were injured. damage to the plant and nearby homes and businesses is extensive with at least 60 people still missing and possibly trapped under the rubble. >>> preparing san francisco for the next big disaster was the goal of a major disaster drill today. and as ktvu's alex savidge tells us volunteers were motivated about what happened in both boston and texas. >> reporter: checking on survivors after a large earthquake, that was one of the scenarios volunteers dealt with today during disaster training at everett middle school in san francisco. >> can you get a medic or something in here? >> reporter: on-hand roughly 300 volunteers are nert, the city's neighborhood emergency response team. rebecca lieberspach is learning how to c

boston area swat teams searched tactics developed by the alameda county sheriff.ram. 30 swat teams come every year for 48 hours of intense training to deal with terrorist bombings and natural disasters. >> it's very nice to know that as they are going through this they were reflecting back on some of the training that they received here in our area. >> the sheriff was in communication with boston authorities this week. he said some of the training situations played out during the manhunt. >> happening now the san francisco running community is coming together to show its support for boston. we are live now in ocean beach to tell you what runner who just returned home and that marathon are saying about the tragedy and the relief effort. >> reporter: around 60 do 70 will making their way through the city right now. some of them just home from boston. they are even more determined. they say the bombings will not slow down the running community. >> we are very grateful that everybody is safe. >> reporter: runner was san francisco's road runners clock had a moment of s

three of the suspects were arraigned at the alameda county juvenile justice center today the alameda ty d-a is seeking to charge the juvenile defendants as adults. >> in saratoga. school officals are speaking about the case involving audrie pott. the teen who took her own life months after pictures reportedly surfaced of her being sexually assaulted at a party. three teenagers have been arrested. audrie's family accuses the district of failing to take action. the district says it did what it could. >> tonight, an 11-year old boy from martinez remains in a boston hospital. after being seriously injured in the boston marathon bombing. aaron was with his family. cheering on his mother when the bombs went off. the young boy has now undergone multiple surgeries. a family friend tells kron4 the surgery went well. and he is recovering. >> boston unversity has confirmed, the third victim in monday's bombing was a graduate student from china. 23 year old ling-zi lu was studying mathematics. kron four's catherine heenan has the latest on the human toll from the bombing. >>catherine: this is the

. >> alameda county sheriff's deputies checking out a call shot four pit bulls when they began attacking a sheriff k-9. happened today near the hayward city line. who of the pit bulls died instantly. a third dog was shot in the paw and survived. the fourth dog was put down by deputies at the request of the dog0s roper, officers were looking for a drug and car theft suspect when the pit bulls charged. a neighbor said deputies could have respond differently. >> sloppy. and watching it, it was sloppy. pow, pow, pow. i couldn't believe what i was seeing, they were shooting dogs and having to watch the dogs die right there and then the one suffer. that was the worst part. >> deputies say they had no choice but to shoot the pit bulls when they began attacking their k-9. >> coast guard officials say an engine leak led to a boat fire that sent one man to the hospital. the boat caught fire off candlestick point. you can see three men on the in. all four were rescued safety. the engyp was leaking gas when the owner tried to fire it up. >> i heard this zap, poof, and then flames. flames were too bi

abc 7 news is live for us in alameda county tonight. heather? >> the project is the largest among 82 in td program. now this, summer it's about to get bigger by tens of millions of dollars. the reservoir has been filled only to 40% since 2001 because the 88-year-old dam holding water back is subject to liqu liquifaction. >> there is loose material in the base that could liquefy in a major earthquake. we're about 500 yards from the fault which has a maximum credible earthquake of seven and a quarter. >> heavy equipment now do laps, digging and hauling materials that will rise just downstream supposed to be done in 2015 but a landslide was just found during excavation of the slopes that unstable geology means project had to be redesigned. at a cost two of more years. but in the event of a drought or if hetch hetchy is unavailable we need the calaveras. a. >> it is being used for construction and continues to supply water to customers but you know we won't be able to have full use until it's complete. so it's important for to us continue moving for

. >> alameda county sheriff's deputies checking out a call shot four pit bulls when they began attacking a sheriff k-9. happened today near the hayward city line. who of the pit bulls died instantly. a third dog was shot in the paw and survived. the fourth dog was put down by deputies at the request of the dog0s roper, officers were looking for a drug and car theft suspect when the pit bulls charged. a neighbor said deputies could have respond differently. >> sloppy. and watching it, it was sloppy. pow, pow, pow. i couldn't believe what i was seeing, they were shooting dogs and having to watch the dogs die right there and then the one suffer. that was the worst part. >> deputies say they had no choice but to shoot the pit bulls when they began attacking their k-9. >> coast guard officials say an engine leak led to a boat fire that sent one man to the hospital. the boat caught fire off candlestick point. you can see three men on the boat and one in the water. all four were rescued safety. the engyp was leaking gas when the owner tried to fire it up. >> i heard this zap, poof, and then fla

the price you pay for living on the coast. >> reporter: san mateo county and cities today joined sonoma, marin, san francisco, alameda and santa clara counties. not every city but about half the bay area bans plastic bags. one reason to reduce landfill waste. a san francisco study the year after it banned plastic bags showed an actual increase in plastic bags in the trash. plus, it said plastic bags account for just one half of 1% of solid waste. >> we're seeing fewer bags on the creeks and on the bay shoreline. that's great for fish and wildlife in the bay. >> reporter: david lewis says san jose's guadalupe creek had 40% fewer bags. the bags can starve wildlife. recycling has not been effective. >> we're hoping that very soon you won't be able to get a free plastic bag in the bay area. >> reporter: for san mateo cities, the bag ban begins as late as october. there's a state proposal to end all this city by city confusion with a statewide bag ban. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> if you had a chance, it was a nice chance to be out by the water today. let's look at the forecast. >> it's changing quickly out there

alameda county firefighters got the call after midnight.ld ktvu the fire is suspicious. it took crews 20 minutes to knock out. flames shot about five stories high in the air and could be seen for miles. >> nothing but red and then all of a sudden we see the flames. it's just about 20 feet from the fenceline from our bedroom window. we gotta get the heck out of there. >> reporter: about two or three families fled from their homes. there were no forced evacuations. luckily no one was hurt. we spoke to the principal, he said the district office was about to be renovated and the portables were going to be used for housing. arson a responsibility, they say -- possibility, they say. >>> this is a photo of 80-year- old kellsen heart. she's signed as 5 feet tall, 90 pound, black hair, brown eyes. authorities say she was last seen yesterday morning. authorities say she has diabetes and moderate dementia. anyone with information is asked to call the senate county sheriff's office. >>> a preliminary hearing is scheduled this morning for the driver acc

. >> arson investigators from alameda county fire department are on the scene later this morning with school efficients notified and they will arrive on campus shortly and the portable units were so new that no electricity was connected to them. the investigation is just going here if san if -- in san leandr. >> a historic building was gutted by an overnight fire located on south first street near interstate 280. it started at 9:30 and it took two hours to bring under control. the building was build in 1884 and the form site of a bicycle shop. firefighters say the place caused major structural damage and the building could be in danger of collapsing. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has a live report next half hour. >> we follow breaking news in the boston marathon bombings with the surviving suspect, dzhokhar dzhokhar tsarnaev moved from the hospital to prison and confined in massachusetts at the prison and moved overnight with an armed convoy. the transfer took place without incident. it is not clear if he was driven or flown there. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has much more o

cameras were not allowed in the proceeding at the alameda county courthouse. on april 2, shots rang out in the oakland hills neighborhood off of keller avenue. prosecutors say, burton, along with 5 other teens now in custody, were attempting to carjack boyer. and when he refused to give up his car, police say, burton was the main gunman. boyer died a few days later at the hospital. >> tonight bart police releasing a sketch of the suspect believed to be behind the shooting death of a man at a richmond station. the shooter was described as being in his early-mid 20's, about six feet tall with a slender build, medium to dark complexion. bart police also released woman who arrived at the station with the suspect, walked away right before the shooting, but then returned after the victim was shot and took off with the suspect. she is described as about 5 feet 6 inches with a slender build, medium to dark complexion, with long hair. trash is piling up again. in the east bay. thousands of people did not get their garbage collected today, and the same thing expected to

we talked with the alameda county coroners office this morning.this point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this terrible accident. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:35. later this morning a group of eighth grade students in san francisco will stage a protest by going silent. it's a demonstration protesting bullying and antigay. they will be taught about the effects of antigay violence. >>> the search for a man considered armed and dangerous has expanded now from marin county to santa cruz county. investigators say the man was spotted twice on in the past few days. coming up at 5:45, the vehicles the suspect may now be driving. >>> 5:36. final preparations are under way for the coming up gun show at the cow palace. huge crowds turned out for the last gun show in january there. and promoters are expecting another big turnout this weekend. gun shows are very popular in recent months. that is due in part to concerns the recent push for tougher gun laws could lead to a crack down. also california law

. >> the alameda county coroner's office says it appears the death on the bart tracks this morning may have been a soo.dz a train struck the individual at the 12th street station. the coroner will not say if it was a man or woman. bart trains did not stop at the station for three hours during that investigation. >>> boeing says testing on its 787 dream line ser more than halfway done but the work has been going slower than hoped. boeing is work on its proposal to fix the lithium-ion batteries to prevent them from overheating and catching fire. once testing is finished the faa has to give its approval before the 77 can fly with passengers again. >>> new at 120rbgs circus is in town. the universe sol circus did something special for a select group of people. amber. >> reporter: frank, the circus will begin performances tomorrow night but this evening they gave a sneak preview to some families who otherwise wouldn't be able to attend the show. this free sneak preview at the east oakland youth development center brought global performers to children whose families can't afford to show them

. >> the alameda county coroner's office says it appears the death on the bart tracks this morning maye been a soo.dz a train struck the individual at the 12th street station. the coroner will not say if it was a man or woman. bart trains did not stop at the station for three hours during that investigation. >>> boeing says testing on its 787 dream line ser more than halfway done but the work has been going slower than hoped. boeing is work on its proposal to fix the lithium-ion batteries to prevent them from overheating and catching fire. once testing is finished the faa has to give its approval before the 77 can fly with passengers again. >>> new at 120rbgs circus is in town. the universe sol circus did something special for a select group of people. amber. >> reporter: frank, the circus will begin performances tomorrow night but this evening they gave a sneak preview to some families who otherwise wouldn't be able to attend the show. this free sneak preview at the east oakland youth development center brought global performers to children whose families can't afford to show them a w

of absenteeism in public schools. >> the city of san lorenzo has the highest rate of asthma in alameda county. supervisor wilma chan committed $50,000 of county money to help fight the disease in that city. >>> so what's cool about your school? submit your nomination at our website, cbssf.com/coolschool and we might feature your school on the show. >>> it is 5:21. coming up, the warriors get an nba record and a play-off opponent. >> finally got that set. plus, they are back at it. the as sweep the astros. highlights coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, le lowsh threw >>> san francisco giants wrap up a road trip this afternoon in milwaukee. time to get out of there. no fun. brewers pitcher kyle lohse had a no-hitter going for five innings but hunter pence tied the game with a two-run double in the 6th. then in the 9th, milwaukee's blake lally drove in the winning run with the first history of the season. bruce beat the giants 4-3. they will wrap it up today. >>> to the coliseum where the as are hot. josh reddick part of the fun in the 1st inning. put a crooked number on the board. his double drove

. >>> oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting involving two alameda county sheriffs deputies last night. it happened after the officers pulled over a car on san leandro street near 33rd avenue. sky 7 was over the scene with where a passenger was arrested for drug possession and driver refused to get out of car when a deputy reached through the passenger side door, the driver surprised to speed away. both deputies fired several shots. >> the driver of the car was hit multiple times. he later died at highland hospital. the deputy is recovering at highland. >> because of the shooting it happened in oakland the investigation is being handled by oakland police. >> members of the san francisco symphony have reached a tentative agreement to end the strike. they have agreed on a 26-month contract subject to ratification of full orchestra. the strike begin 19 days after management wanted to freeze salaries in the first year of the new contract. >>> more than a quarter million people from around the world gathered at st. peter's square as pope francis celebrated the first easter mass o

we talked with the alameda county coroners office this morning. point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this terrible accident. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:35. later this morning a group of eighth grade students in san francisco will stage a protest by going silent. it's a demonstration protesting bullying and antigay. they will be taught about the effects of antigay violence. >>> the search for a man considered armed and dangerous has expanded now from marin county to santa cruz county. investigators say the man was spotted twice on in the past few days. coming up at 5:45, the vehicles the suspect may now be driving. >>> 5:36. final preparations are under way for the coming up gun show at the cow palace. huge crowds turned out for the last gun show in january there. and promoters are expecting another big turnout this weekend. gun shows are very popular in recent months. that is due in part to concerns the recent push for tougher gun laws could lead to a crack down. also california lawmake

against which you can measure, according to jail psych services, only 4% of the population in alameda county is receiving psychiatric care. so, as you can see, we have a significantly more needy population in terms of mental illness in san francisco. ~ and lastly, this fiscal year we provided more overtime in terms of mutual aid than we have in previous years, and that's been driven by the occupied protests, our wonderful success of the giants, fleet week, and the success of the 49ers in their football season. so, returning to the topic of the mentally ill, as you can see, the hours of psychiatric care being provided in our system has risen dramatically over the last four years. and when you compare that with a jail population that remains largely static, what that means is our prisoners are increasingly mentally ill. and the impacts that that has on staffing comes at three levels. one, mentally ill patients often have to be placed in safety cells and it takes staff time both to place people in those cells and then it takes additional time to monitor prisoner sayetv while in those cells. any

alameda county is ending the police partnership with the city. 11 teams of alameda sheriff's deputiesen working two days a week, mostly weekends averaging 15 arrests a shift over the last three months. a recent shooting that wounded an alameda county sheriff's deputy, near the fruitville b.a.r.t. station may be a reason for the change. the extra cross of policing in high crime areas. >> i had deputy injured. he's going to be off a significant amount of time: several l cars have been are involved in collisions, those go down. there's a cost value there. all those things add up and add up to more than what oakland paid for us to be there. >> still oakland city council members believe they'll be able to salvage the much needed deal. >>> bay a area lawmakers are reeling from the efforts to get tougher gun control laws in congress. democratic congress members at palo alto and mike thompson promised not to back down. thompson says it's going to be a tough battle with strong opinions on all sides. >> we've met with people who believe like the one member that there shouldn't be any guns and w

in alameda county, they have the highest rate of asthma in the state. but the county is fighting back. we are going to show you the breathmobile. it's a custom built rv that operates as a mobile pediatric asthma and allergy clinic. the vehicle was at the bohannan middle school in san lorenzo yesterday. in 2011, 11% of the students were diagnosed with the disease. >> children with asthma tend to miss school and when they miss school, they are not able to fulfill their full potential. it's one of the biggest causes of absenteeism in public schools. >> the see of san lorenzo has the highest -- the city of san lorenzo has the highest rate of asthma in the area. county money to help fight the disease in san lorenzo. >>> what's cool about your school? submit your nomination at cbssf.com/coolschool and we might feature your school on the show. >>> it is 6:21. coming up, the warriors get an nba record and a play-off opponent. >> but first, as we count down to opening day, here's a live look at the new bay bridge. we'll be right back. ,,,, when i take a picture o

. >> alameda county, marin county, los angeles county, all passed local ordinances banning gun showsunty property. this is a strange, unique situation, that the state happens to own the property on which the cow palace sits. >> to protect themselves. i'm sick, i'm older, and i can't run. or duck or whatever. so this is my choice, and this is what i'm going to try to do to protect myself. >> the senator says the only support for gun shows he has received is the from the even propoeter and event organizers. i spoke with the event organizer, crossroads of the west gun shows. he tells me more than 1240u7b people attended the event. they will be back in june when they expect the crowd to be larger and that's because of proposed legislation making it's way through they believe targets gun owneres. at 11:00 you'll hear from members of the grassroots organization and you'll hear from others who say i just want to shop and buy my ammo. >> ama: today the sponsors of a senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers say a vote will likely heap this week. the vote would require backgr

a sergeant with the alameda county sheriff's department bomb squad was called out. he said he knew pretty quickly it wasn't a threat, wasn't capable of exploding. it was missing some of the necessary parts. he says, it was a vietnam era grenade and pretty banged up as well. the first officers to see it turned off his police radio immediately in case this was a live grenade and was operated by radio or remote control. international shut down for an hour between 47th and 50th. here is the first bomb squad sergeant on scene. >> this is an inert hand grenade. looks like somebody through it out of the window of the car maybe to scare somebody. we knew right away it was not live as soon as we got here. >> reporter: what tells you that? >> you can just tell by the -- just by the look of it. you know right away. you could tell all the functioning parts are not even there. he says he was able to pick it up by hand and didn't need to put on his protective suit. some people actually have these grenades as memorabilia. they keep them but he also tells me it is a misdemeanor to

the women are being held in the alameda county jail. >> we are getting our first look at big machinehat will tunnel under san francisco for the new central subway project and it will run from the caltrain station at 4th and giant to china town and we will look at the massive machine. >> the first two pieces of this giant boring machine have just arrived here. this will be a staging area until it is lowered into the ground where it will be assembled into one of the largest drills to create a subway tunnel. >> i had to go back to get it all here on the screen. >> frank came from san jose with his camera to get a shot of this, sections of a giant boring machine which will create san francisco's newest underground subway line. >> it is out of this world. the size, the huge machine used to make the tunnels, all this new stuff, amazing. >> when it is constructed, this giant drill will be 300' long, big enough to create the central subway, a tunnel 1.5 mime long to north beach. >> this piece is 120 tons. >> when it is all put together what is the weight? >> i believe it is around 400 tons.

ironically, alameda county deputies are patrolling oakland on the weekend to help the understaffed city force. reporting live in oakland. >> >> meantime, authorities say a suspected drunk driver collided with a sheriff's deputy car, at 10:15 on international boulevard and 14th avenue. the driver smashed into the side of the patrol car. no one was hurt. the driver was arrested for suspicion of driving underred influence. >> >> right now, long-awaited rain is falling across parts of the bay area. we have live team coverage. our meteorologist is back with us, tracking the system as it moves through the area. we begin, though, with christian. >> we are here on interstate 0. take a look, you can see the road starting to dry off from this afternoon's cloud burst. we have been on storm watch. most people tell us the when did not impact their holiday plans today. >> i did not. it's easter, christ day and its a good day. >> reporter: we shot this video of rain in union square today, easter sunday. we saw a lot of people out and about, enjoying easter brunch. a lot of people told us any rain we g

. >> alameda county sheriffs deputies check out a call in shot four pit bulls close to the hayward city line. two of the the pit bulls died in be stanley. a third was shot in the paw and survived. the fourth was later put down by deputies they say at the request of the dog's owner. they say they were look fog for a drug and car theft suspect at the house when the pit bulls charged. neighbors say they could have responded differently. >> slopty. >> sloppy. i just think it was sloppy and watching it it was sloppy. pow, pow, pow. i couldn't believe what i was seeing, the way they were shooting the dogs and watching them die there and the one suffer. that was the worst part. >> deputies say they had no choice but to shoot the pit bulls when they began attacking their k-9. >> coming up next, apple picking. how officials are cracking down on the black market for stolen i-phones and ipads. >> i look in the mirror or and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> the president showing off his lighter side. a look inside >> welcome back, everyone. this is a liv

. >>> oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting involving two alameda county sheriff's deputies last night after the officers pull over a car in san leandro boulevard around 9:30. sky 7hd was over that scene, where a passenger was arrested for drug possession. then officers say the driver refused to get out of the car. when the deputy reached through the passenger side door, the driver tried to speed away, dragging the officer with him. both deputies then fired several shots. >> the suspect driver of the car was hit multiple times and later died at highland hospital. the deputy saved gunshot wound to his foot. >> because the shooting by sheriff's deputy happened in oakland, the investigation is being handled by oakland police. >>> the search is on in oakland for a gunman wanted for a murder this morning. a man was shot to death around 10:30 on 68th avenue. witnesses heard up to five shots. police believe it was a drive-by shooting and think the gunman was in a white grand-am. >> now we return to our wet easter forecast. this afternoon we saw spotty showers. people running for co