>>> noncredible threat aimed at alhambra high is prompting a police response. i'm live at the school. with we'll let you know what kind of security students can expect this morning. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield in los gatos. people in for the new iphone. guess who is at the front of the line? he doesn't have to wait in line. but it is co-founder steve wozniak. >> i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. with one more day in the 80s before with we cool down this weekend. >>> i'm sue hall. live look of the bay bridge it is very light. we'll continue to follow your commute this morning. >>> good friday morning. 5 a.m.. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. >> more cops on campus at a high school. school officials are not sure the threat is the real deal but taking no chances. katie marzullo is live at alhambra high with more. >> reporter: obviously, it is quiet now h this is shaping up to be a very nontypical day for alhambra high students. police are going to be on campus today. according to the con that costa times a blood drive has been pos

but they do have to take it seriously so they are at alhambra high school. they are planning on increased police presence this morning. they are not saying what that will mean. school will be in session. that's to combat the chance of copycat threats. staffers will get information on additional safety procedures before classes this morning. the threat was mailed to a school district administrator basically saying that something bad could happen today. they are not saying more about the wording of that threat. police say they are working several leads and the superintendent here says he expects there is a chance of low attendance after parents got that phone call last night. and he says if that's the case, so be it. again, school in session. there was a blood drive that was scheduled for today though here at the high school and that has been postponed. elizabeth. >> probably be a quiet day on campus. thanks. >>> police at san jose state are investigating reports of two students being groped on campus. the spartan daily says a student reported it around 7:30 w

i'm katie marzullo live at alhambra high.>> reporter: good morning. we are at the apple store where apple co-founder steve wozniak is the first in line to buy the new iphone 4s. he got here at noon yesterday. he says he's been signing a lot of autographs, giving interviews. at one point he did sneak home for a quick nap, he then returned and brought bow nuts for the crowd. someone treated he was here so -- so the crowd -- so the crowd quickly grew. wozniak doesn't have to wait in line. it is like -- [ unintelligible ] he says he does it because it is a historical moment that he wants to experience like a rolling stones concert. also generates a lot of buzz. the phone will go on sale in an hour. wozniak is first in line. he says he lobbying it even though he has four on preorder coming to his house. he wants to buy one today. i believe they will need a nap soon here this morning. it has been a long night. because wozniak was here they say it has been fun. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> maybe go to work. amy, thank you. final c

so alhambra high school is going to be open today as you mentioned increased police presence.ut school will be in session in part trying to fight the chance of copycat threats, you know, you don't want the situation where every time anybody sneezes they're canceling class, although obviously they do want to take this seriously. the superintendent says if there is low attendance today, so be it. but they are planning on keeping the school open. there was a blood drive scheduled for today here, as well. that has been cancelled. back to you guys. >> any idea what the threat was, anne? did they explain that at all or was it just -- >> reporter: no, just that something "bad" was going to happen. they haven't detailed the exact wording of that email. they probably don't want too. you don't want to give the threat too much attention. but you want to take it seriously. it is a fine line. >> you can't mess around with that stuff anymore. thank you, anne makovec live in martinez. >>> let's get an update on your weather forecast. we're talking about the weekend. we're all excited about t

a similar threat was made to alhambra, one week ago tonight. cbs 5 has been told, every teacher at the combined three schools have been instructed to be on hyper alert. anyone looking suspicious, anyone without an id or pass will be automatically stopped. i'm told schools stand ready to lockdown each of the campuses. parents tell me tonight that hyper vigilance is offering them very little comfort. >> kind of scary. >> in what way? >> i don't want to send my child to school tomorrow. >> because of the message? >> because of the fear of what could happen. >> i don't know what to think. whether it's true or not true. i don't know if we're going to send our daughter to school tomorrow. so we're still talking about it. we're probably not. >> reporter: now as you heard in that voice message from the superintendent, he says he has called in concord police for additional security at the schools. right now, concord police is not commenting on what type of activity they have planned for the three schools here. it should also be noted that in addition to

. >>> students at alhambra high were greeted by extra police patrols and other stepped up security measurestoday in response to a vague unverified threat the district received earlier this week by e-mail. police say the extra security is an abundance of caution and they stress they haven't found anything that would lend credibility to the threat in washington a how panel wrapped up a hearing into the activities of solyndra, the bankrupt solar panel maker based in fremont. the committee is investigating whether the energy department broke the law when it restructured solyndra's 535 million dollar loan in february. new e-mails show the treasury department was concerned the deal could violate federal law. today the depend day treasury secretary testified, his department never questioned the legality of a loan. >> we do not have a legal conclusion or render legal judgment we were flagging an issue for them to consider. >> democrats claim the hearing was partisan witch hunt. congressman waxman blasted republicans for not allowing the energy department to testify and ing the-- blocking the releas

last thursday, a threatening e-mail was sent to alhambra high in martinez. police determined that threat was a hoax. on friday, a fifth grader at buena vista elementary school in walnut creek received a racist death threat. that threat is still under investigation. >>> the long war in iraq will come to an end this year. now, that announcement from president obama this morning. >> today, i can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> only a small group, about 100 or so, will remain in iraq to secure the u.s. embassy. preparations are already under way to close camp victory, the headquarters of the u.s. military in iraq. of course, we'll have much more on today's announcement at 5:00 and at 5:30 on nbc nightly news. >>> this morning, u.s. officials say an american predator drone was part of the air strike that hit the convoy carrying ousted libyan leader moammar gadhafi. it's still not clear how he got his deadly wounds. adrian mong has an upd

. >> classes are being -- are being held at alhambra high school despite the threat that was e-mailed to the high school. there was a warning that something bad could happen on campus today. parents were notified about this last night. there's a blood drive that was scheduled for today that's been scansled -- cans. ed. investigators are -- cancelled. investigators are still trying to find out who sent that threat. >>> 86-year-old mary sosa disappeared from last night from an assisted living facility. she has dementia. she relies on a walker and has wandered off before. she was in downtown berkeley. she's 5'2" and is possibly wearing a red jacket and black pants. >>> a san mateo man is in jail accused of ramming two boys with his car in a fit of road rage. the alleged incident happened while he was dropping off his second daughter at john f. kennedy school in -- school in daly city. a driver got annoyed at two boys. he was arrested at home. >>> police say one man left his 1-year-old son inside a hot car while he drank at a bar in fairfax on labor day. a witness confronted him who went

. >> the recent threat started last thursday when a threatening e-mail was sent to alhambra high in martinez. that was a hoax. then a fifth grader in walnut creek received a racist death threat. that threat is still under investigation. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi's life came to a violent end today, pulled from the sewer pipe in sirte by an angry mob. the video we are about to show is graphic. he lived by the sword and died by the sword. the mob bloodied him before shooting him in the head. this is home video that shows the former president alive. moments later you see his lifeless body. they are exacting vengeance for the many deaths he inflicted on his people. those deaths not just in his own country, but some here where brutality was also felt. in san francisco, for the families that suffered that loss, comfort or just acceptance tonight? >> reporter: in the past, gadhafi's regime took penalty for the bombing of pan am flight 103. two local men died in the plane crash 23 years ago and tonight loved ones told me his death doesn't provide much closure. >> a sad thing. heart wrenching.

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. >>> martinez police have given the all clear at alhambra high school after a threatening email was sent to an office manager there. police beefed up security at the school but classes were not cancelled. police have since tracked down the source of the email. no word whether charges will be filed in the case. >>> meanwhile santa clara district attorney will not file charges in a highly publicized gang-rape case. the 17-year-old de anza college student claims she was raped by school baseball players during a house party back in 2007. the d.a.'s office says it cannot prove that a crime occurred. and therefore, it will not file any criminal charges. a civil trial was held earlier this year. a jury found two defendants not liable. >>> pg&e is taking action to prevent another explosion like the one in the south bay earlier this summer. a leaking 2" plastic pipe caused a fire at a cupertino condo in august. utility says it will replace all the gas pipeline that have the same design and origin as the one that failed. more than 1200 miles of pipe are involved and hundreds of millions of do

alhambra high school in martinez will have extra police on hand today.y emailed a school district employee with a vague threat that something bad could happen today. school will be open, but some parents are expected to keep some of their kids at home today. >>> police had to wait outside a burning home this morning as they listened to two residents screaming for help inside. the smoke just too thick to go in without special equipment. the fire department rescued them. they are in good condition. >>> apple he could founder steve wozniak -- cofounder steve wozniak first in line to buy the new iphone 4s in los gatos. he decided to join in on the excitement at this store near his home. the phones go on sale at 8:00 this morning. a lot of people camping out. apple could sell 4 million worldwide just this weekend alone. >>> we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,, state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would

thursday's threat comes one week after alhambra high school in martinez received a threatening e-mail and the school was in lockdown in response to a teacher finding an empty handgun case. also on friday a fifth gridder received a racist death threat. now in addition to extra officers from concord, other departments have been notified of the threat at concord high school, including pleasant hill and walnut creek police and the sheriff's office. we've contacted police, they've referred to us the school district so we're going to try to spoke to them this morning, as well as some parent to find out if they're on edge this morning. tara moriarity, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> occupy oakland will have to stop occupying the plaza overnight. activists have been camped out near city hall for close on two weeks now, but the city of oakland posted an order on its website last night saying activists must now vacate the plaza by 10:00 every night. a long stand rat problem, fighting, public urination and vandalism are cited as reasons for the order. coming up at 7:30, we'll find out how

. >>> there will be an increased police presence this morning at alhambra high school in martinez after someone there made a threat. the office manager received a threat yesterday by email essentially saying something bad could happen. police are trying to track down the source. administrators have decided to keep the school open with extra safety measures and we'll have a live report on that at 5:00. >>> a man who operates a food cart in san jose now faces weapons charges. feds say jose ortiz has been selling guns for a few hundred dollars apiece. some of the buyers have been undercover cops. according to the u.s. attorneys office, ortiz kept the guns in a van in a plastic bag. he says another man supplied him with the guns and he didn't ask where they came from. >> reporter: he was reselling other people's guns and he didn't know that was illegal? [ speaking spanish ] >> it was easier for him to like, you know... >> reporter: ortiz has prior drug and weapons convictions but says he didn't know heed he needed a license. he says he is just a simple businessman. he could get 20 years in

. >>> students at alhambra high were greeted by extra police patrols and other stepped up security measurestoday in response to a vague unverified threat the district received earlier this week by e-mail. police say the extra security is an abundance of caution and they stress they haven't found anything that would lend credibility to the threat in washington a how panel wrapped up a hearing into the activities of solyndra the bankrupt solar panel maker based in fremont. the committee is investigating whether the energy department broke the law when it restructured solyndra's 535 million dollar loan in february. new e-mails show the treasury department was concerned the deal could violate federal law. today the depend day treasury secretary testified, his department never questioned the legality of a loan. >> we do not have a legal conclusion or render legal judgment we were flagging an issue for them to consider. >> democrats claim the hearing was partisan witch hunt. congressman waxman blasted republicans for not allowing the energy department to testify and ing the re-- blocking the rele

>>haaziq: 1 father decided to keep is daughter home from alhambra high school in martina's after receiving a phone call from the school district alerting parents that eyes will receive an e- mail containing a threat purify >> the school has an alarm system that notifies all parents. >>haaziq: he says when classmates found out about the threat, they responded like a sickle she is. >> many people said, i do not have to go to school, there was not a lot of worry. >>haaziq: one officer said all throw the threat appear to lack credibility, his officers are taking no >>pam: this vehicle fire happened last night just off of interstate 80 in vallejo. there is no word on whether or not anyone has been arrested. >>pam: the family of a man who drowned in the bay while firefighters stood by watching is suing the city and county of alameda. last memorial day, rescue workers watched from the shore as zack waded neck deep into the water, he was suicidal, he eventually died. firefighters did not rescue him because they lacked proper water rescue training. that program has since been reinstated. >>pam: in

. >> reporter: martinez police made their presence known at alhambra high, mostly to make families feelfortable after a potential threat to the school. sheri missed the district's phone message, so she came early to hear for herself. >> they have security out here. they've got the dogs. i'm still going to worry, but i feel pretty confident that it will be okay. >> reporter: on wednesday, a district employee received an e-mail warning that something might happen today at the campus of 1300 students. investigators say they're close to the source, and everyone is cooperating. >> we have contacted everybody involved. and there is no credible threat. >> reporter: the district says teachers talked about safety procedures this morning, and they really just want to show they're being proactive. most parents told us they believe it is a prank. still, nicole came to get her daughter after she texted saying she wanted to come home. >> they're scaring everybody. >> which is history, you know, the history of violence in schools. and this is a great school, great, safe area. but you never know. 10 i'

it happened yesterday evening at alhambra and truitt avenues near highway 4.terri dillingham. there's no word if the driver has been arrested. >>> there are the chico outlaws and the yuma scorpions. now a group planning to bring a pro baseball team to san rafael is asking the public to come up with a name for that squad. center field -- we've set up a link for anyone who has a suggestion and an idea. just click on the web links. there will be a vote from the finalists of five. winners receive tickets and a jersey. >>> today, alameda county will hold its first educational disposal conference. residents need to find a way to safely dispose of medicine so they don't enter waterways and other areas. similar programs are in plate in spain as well as france. they also want to identify places where drugs can easily be dropped off. in just about an hour, bay area residents and the first lady will attempt to break a world record. >> 3, 2, 1! go! all right! >> the first lady has challenged people to join her in doing jumping jacks for one minute. she's hoping to break t

but earlier this month, alhambra police also received a threatening e-mail. all right. you have police in all three cities talking to each other trying to see if this is a trend and if there are any similarities among these threats. allie rasmus, ktvu news. >> thank you, allie. >>> police in vallejo are hoping warning letters will then them win the fight against prostitution. the police department plans to mail dear john letters to the homes of men suspected of soliciting prostitutes. the paper reports that -- reports that officers will track the suspects down through their vehicle license plates. >>> prescription drug and medicare fraud cases in the bay area are deeping -- are keeping federal investigators busy. the law enforcement agent over- - overseeing the investigation says fraud are becoming more common. this man is serving four years in prison for forging doctors' signatures to get 34,000 worth of prescription drugs. they say he was able to buy them at low rates we defrauding medicare and selling them to organized crime rings for a large plot. >> i think this is