live in hercules, amy hollyfield "abc 7 news". >> eric: thank you very much. santa cruz county has approved an emergency proclamation due to storm damage with officials asking the governor to declare the county a disaster area. flash flooding hit capitola twice causing $10 million in damage and cleanup from the scotts valley mudslide was a quarter million dollars, the county estimates the storms did more than $17 million in damage. a local disaster delegate count kliags can clear wait to for federal disaster aid. >> kristen: parade of baseball players continues at barry bonds perjury trial. terry mcsweeney is live at the federal court in san francisco with the latest. what do you think? >> reporter: barry bonds may have scored runs yesterday. based on his testimony of jason giambir. he said he never knowingly take steroids. giambi said when he was getting steroids from greg anderson they were marketed as alternative, undetectible steroids. it's possible that bonds thought they were alternatives to steroids. take a look at jason giambi. the former oakland a, mv

for another top story of the morning, let's go to amy hollyfield. , amy. >> good morning, terry. we're on the peninsula where today is the day for people who use caltrain to speak out. caltrain is talking about cutting services and increasing fares. they do wanna hear from the public. caltrain officials say they're dealing with a $30 million budget deficit and no funding source. that is on their list of things to do, to advocate for a permanent funding source. until then they gotta balance the books. considering cutting weekend trains almost in half and eliminating service on the weekends. talking about closing seven stations and increasing fares. it's bad news all the way around. if you want to say something, there's a meeting today at 10:00 this morning. it's going to be in san carlos at the san tran administrative offices. if it happens, expect to see it go into effect in july. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we'll start with the temperatures that's affecting everybody. the showers are so isolated, barely showing up on the radar but you may run int

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thanks a lot.t may be tough going for governor brown meeting his march 10th deadline on his budget proposal. this thursday's date helps having enough time getting a ballot measure on the tax extension ready for a june vote. but republican lawmakers are balking and democrats have down thes. a joint budget committee approved a budget plan last week close to what governor brown proposed. that package is set to go before vote chambers on thursday. oakland mayor jean quan is calling the city council into emergency session tonight. quan is proposing two new taxes to close the city's $46 million budget gap, the first of an $80 parcel tax over a five-year period that needs approval from two-thirds of the city's voters. a $1.99 phone tax only requires a simple majority but voters rejected that idea in 2008. governor brown hopes to hold a special election on tax issues. they plan to attach the oakland measures to that initiative if it goes through. >> the palm springs and surrounding area was hit by high win

i'm amy hollyfield. m going to have that story for you right away. >> you saw the fog there in amy's shot. that's causing flight arrival delays of nearly 30 minutes into sfo. flight departure delays out of d.c. and a whole lot of wet weather through the middle sections of the country. %r#h#h#h#h#b >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini slee ♪ >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. it is 6:29. kind of foggy out there in spots that's moved in this morning. mike will tell you more about that coming up. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. trading getting started right now with the opening bell on wall street. on your left nasdaq what do you see in folks from starbucks, the ceo ringing the opening bell there because today is the -- >> 40th birthday. >> at starbucks, that's right! all right. well, a cup of coffee sounds good this morning for you if you're just getting up. crude oil futures are falling on hopes that opec may boost oil production today. opec numbers have talked about that but no addition ha

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> it's 6:05. thank you very much.lameda police recovered one of the two boxes of cremated remains recently stolen from a church. they were in a backpack taken from christ episcopal church before a memorial service on saturday. police found the box on 29th avenue near the 880 ramp. they believe it had been thrown out of a vehicle. no sign yesterday of the second box of missing human remains. >> palo alto police are warning residents of a rash of car burglaries. four window smashings took place in restaurant parking lots within an hour's time last night. two happened after 7:00 in a parking lot. the other two happened outside sundance restaurant. police say they've seen an uptick on car burglaries in el camino and warned people to keep valuables out of sight. >> the lamborghininy belonging to a celebrity chef was last seen, the $200,000 yellow convertible last seen tuesday morning. it was sold earlier in the day in san francisco. investigators say -- get this -- the thief rappelled down from the window from a roof and d

amy hollyfield is live near ocean beach. ey're asking people to say away from that area because of the tsunami warning that includes the west coast including the bay area but, amy, we've had people gathering here. >> it's changed every minute. now the great highway is closed to all cars. check it out behind me out at the lincoln section. they put the barricades up. this just happened a few minutes ago. they just decided to do this. they say pedestrians are not allowed out here. they're out here at their own risk. the police presence out here is heavy. san francisco police, park police, they are watching very carefully. i've seen san francisco police driving with their spotlight on watching for people so they can tell them what we're possibly facing. they want to warn people and keep them aware. they are definitely keeping in touch with each other as well. here's another police officer. they even told us we are here at our own risk. they decided to be very cautious just in case -- they don't know what is expected. but it's pre

another top story, amy hollyfield in san pablo. >> good morning.is hillside to quit moving. they are going to move in a crane today and try to get some trees off this hillside to protect the homes that could vied down the hill. there is evidence that the problem isn't just behind the holes. look what is happening in front. look at the crack in the driveway on wyman road. this crack is new and big. officials are worried they have yellow-tagged six homes, meaning the people that own the homes can't sleep inside of them. and they have declared an emergency. they can now tap in money set aside for emergencies. they are hoping to get a similar declaration from the county and state, as well. but the people that live here say it's not a big surprise. hill has a history of sliding and people are questioning whether the homes should have been built here in the first place and if they are worth saving now or is it time to walk away. city officials are going to fight and have a crane to remove some of the trees leaning back there. >>> final check on weather a

>>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. live in san pablo where an emergency meeting has been set today to deal with the emergency of a sliding hillside. this story coming up. >> also this morning, federal prosecutors could end their case today. they have decided to extend the witness list. >> and san francisco man after finding a videotape of a drug search. >> and big weather story, record high temperatures. more of us are experiencing some and we have a 15-20 degree cooling trend for the weekend. >> good morning, i'm sue hall. we have a stalled oversized vehicle westbound 80. we'll follow that and all the morning commute. >>> weather has been like a rollercoaster. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. the top story, san pablo city council says an emergency meeting to appeal for the governor for help. residents have been evacuated since last week. amy hollyfield is live in san pablo with the next step. >> check out behind me the family basketball hoop has been replaced by an enormous crane in the front yard. his home is

live in san bruno, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you very much.land police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened late last night. officers were called out to the scene at around 10:00 after receiving a call about gunshots. an unidentified man was found dead in the backseat of a red sedan parked on 37th street between west and market streets. police say the victim was shot in the car and two other people were inside but they were not hurt. they have no motive or suspects in the case. >> interim police chief jeff godown has ordered an audit of plainclothes units. his action comes as several investigations are underway of possible police misconduct. san francisco public defender has already identified one group of officers based on security video from two south of market hotels. the officers are accused of making illegal searches and falsifying police reports. the attorney's office has already decided not to prosecute five drug cases after the tape surfaced. >> what it suggests is that the pattern and practice that we've seen in these cas

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you.he release of accused criminals will continue this morning. the process began last night by stunning video released by a public defender that triggered a police misconduct investigation. terry mcsweeney is live at the county jail on 7th street with the latest fallout. terry? >> just yesterday afternoon the judge ordered 42 additional inmates released. the number could be in the hundreds before this is all said and done and all of this because of surveillance video that apparently caught police doing what they should not have been doing. take a look at some of that video that we've been talking about that started this whole thing. officers allegedly without warrants and failing to properly identify themselves before illegally searching the apartment, mostly in the south of market area. police report in some cases not matching up with what the video shows. 56 cases dropped so far, most drug cases, although some did involve weapons and grand theft. here's one of the people unexpectedly ga

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> all right, amy, thank you.ne of the east bay's largest school districts is bracing for another round of job cuts. the mount diablo voted to send layoff notices to dozens of teachers and other employees next week. terry mcsweeney is live in concord. terry, they had another proposed surprise for folks last night. >> yeah. they are talking about shortening the school year by five, maybe six weeks. what is that going to do to parents' day-care costs. they're definitely sending out employees saying we may not need your services next year. they're living a less son of economics. if you're students, greater costs to employees making a bad situation worse. last night's meeting, it was pretty edgy at times. they are trying to figure out what to do about that $22 million school district deficit. they voted to send out layoff notices to 180 employees including 27 elementary school teachers, 33 music teachers will also be notified. >> there is absolutely no way to run a school district 175 days. they've already cut the per

i'm amy hollyfield live on treasure island. the new bay bridge tower looks a little taller this morning. i'll explain coming up. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at san francisco international airport where travelers are dealing with the 6th fare increase so far this year but there are some things you can do to get a better deal and i bet ya i got a couple you haven't thought of. >> step outside this morning got a clear sky and cooler conditions. but this afternoon spring warmth in the forecast and rain, showers throughout the weekend. >> but it's pretty quiet right now on the roads. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. no accidents, no hot spots. >> do you think he's going to help us get deals terry? >> he says that. see how that's gonna work. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. >> i'm eric thomas. the huge tower is ahead of schedule. crews put up the 4th segment and worked all week because the weather has agreed with them. amy hollyfield is live on treasure island with more. amy, the big question this morning is could th

amy hollyfield has more on this story throughout san francisco. amy? >> we're here at the great highway which is closed to traffic. it's so quiet out here. it's weird to see and the -- you are take a look how quiet it is. the water still looks relatively calm but no one is allowed here on the beach. pedestrians can be here on the highway. they cannot keep you away but police are in full warning mode right now. they're canvassing people telling them they're here at their own risk. they have found some homeless people who don't really know what's going on. they're bringing them up to speed advising them to head east. if you're home at the ocean beach area, you can stay there. they're not of -- what we'd like you to do is be safe. one of the best ways to do it is stay away. we're asking onlookers when we see 'em to go to the high ground where we know they can be safe. >> there are some tunnels that run underneath the great highway. people often use them as a way to get to the beach and avoid all the traffic. they're trying to keep an eye on those tunnels

. >> eric: we have seen amy hollyfield, two landslides and terry mcsweeney following the problems on the roads in the east bay but we begin with mike and the flood and wind advisories. mike, we saw how amy was getting pounded there in her shot. >> the higher elevations you are going to get hit first. you can see here live doppler, the first push of rain moving in, but notice there is a lot of green and blue with this. this is not the heaviest of the rain yet. it's still about an hour to an hour and a half away. big picture, strongest thunderstorms, thunderstorms lurking off the coast near eureka. that entire storm system is moving towards us. that is why we're dealing with conditions that are favorable for flooding. as you can see right hire, urban and small stream flood advisories until 3:00 this afternoon. we have winds that are gusting in higher elevations and along the bay shore until 2:00 the 45 mile-an-hour winds. any time you get that, trees could push power lines down and trees could cause more mudslides. then you have the rains that are also causes problems. high surf until 9

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in scotts valley where geologists have a tough task ahead of them. they need to clear a rock slide and they don't want to create another one. >> here we're looking at dry weather looking back from emeryville, we're talking about more flooding rain, more mudslides, it's not only possible today. i'll have details. >> good morning. vallejo ferry is out of service and we have a wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. >> that is a lot of stuff. you have a lot ahead of you. >> thanks for joining us. >> topping our news, a community is facing problems with the storm. they are trying to clear a landslide that has cut off residents. amy hollyfield joins us live from scotts valley. >> reporter: they are in a hurry but they have to take another time. they don't want to trigger another rock slide. take a look at what they are dealing with. the site is about 200 to 300 feet wide. one woman caught it on her iphone. it's blocking nelson road in scotts valley. they are able to walk around it but no cars can get around it and about 25 homes are blocked is creatin

amy hollyfield is live at the downtown san mateo caltrain station. amy? >> eric, the cuts they're proposing are huge but so is their budget deficit. they're facing $30 million in the red so officials say they have to do something drastic. they're talking about cutting weekend service entirely. getting rid of half of their weekday service, only during the peak commute hours and talking about raising fares. customers say they understand financial hardship but would like to see officials find another way to solve this problem. >> we have to do something about it because there's a lot of us who don't drive. so we need public transportation, and so they need to work on the deficit so we don't have to pay too much as it is. >> and there's more. officials are also talking about closing seven stations. so look for lobbying for certain stations to start. in mountain view city officials are already crafting a plan to plead for their station to stay open. got an opinion? you can express it at today's board meeting. it's at 10 a.m.. it's going to be in san carlos, bu

. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield. at berkeley high school they will have a hot line they can call to report crime after three arrests here yesterday. >> reporter: live at the federal courthouse in san francisco as the barry bonds trial continues. to hear the defense talk about it it's a simply matter of barry versus a bidder. >> eric: thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: checking in with mike. >> we have rain one mornings and wind one morning and now we have both. walnut creek where some of the heavier rain is falling. they are a little bit slow in san ramon valley, concord around 7 miles an hour but santa rosa, is all above 30 miles an hour. sfo around 14. strongest storms are moving through the east bay and south bay. fremont, san jose, los altos, sunol grade, that whole area is getting the heaviest of the rain. don't let your guard down, more rain on the way. i'll have the complete forecast. >> don't let your guard down on your commute. several problem spots. new accident eastbound 80 on the lower de

>>> i'm amy hollyfield live in hercules where homes have been yellow-tagged. a huge hill is threatening to crash down into a subdivision. the story is coming up. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live at barry bonds perjury trial continues today. it may be as exciting as yesterday but it could be more important as the former oakland a's slugger takes the stand to say that he used steroids and got it from the same guy as barry bonds. >> pretty mild this morning but this afternoon the warming trend continues and it may not stop in until we reach record high temperatures tomorrow and thursday. >> good morning. following a sig alert in hayward after a big rig slammed into a guardrail on the nimitz. >> eric: thank you for waking up and joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. eight families are out of the east bay. authorities yellow-tagged more homes yesterday warning of deadly danger from a potential collapse. amy hollyfield is live in hercules with the latest. >> reporter: the residents who were yellow-tagged are worried about security. they are hoping th

amy hollyfield is live in america h eric close with the latest. >> reporter: the city can now seek out state funds to help homeowners but the question is how far should they go to try to save the homes. it's more of a matter of if, not when that hillside is going to come down. it could take a series of pilings drilled into the hill that would cost $4 million to save homes that aren't worth anything close to that. one homeowner testified to the city council meeting that this is personal. he wants and needs city officials to help him. >>> i want to be in that house until i pass away. >> he really shouldn't be in there is at night. my concern is they will be asleep and the hill will move. >> i'm not going to leave my house. i'm going to stay and fight this. >> reporter: four homes have been red-tagged. they are empty and two of them seem to be making an important role. they are actually holding up the hill. a total of eight homes have been severely damaged. no one is hurt but people are very emotional. some have lost their home and others could still could. but the city may have to approa

you saw amy hollyfield's shot. winds and including the bay shoreline and high interview. it gets kick upped from 5:00 through 9:00 tomorrow evening. >> that is it from here. we have problems on the roadways. >> first, let's go to king vale 80, cars and trucks are getting through. there are chain requirements getting through donner summit. let's go closer to home, san leandro, we'll show you where roads are closed between davis and marina boulevard due to overnight flooding. traffic alert is in effect, there is a live shot. traffic is getting by. when the commute gets underway in earnest slow traffic. hercules, slow traffic to eastbound 4. that has been blocking a ramp and we'll follow it for you. >> kristen: more rain is threatening to intens my weather worries in santa cruz mountains where there has been two landslides. amy, it's looks pretty windy right. >> reporter: it's windy and cold. there is no rain yet but we know it's coming. we've been hearing about it all week. hills and mountains what makes this contemp

amy hollyfield is on her way to the scene. if you see sky 7 is already there. we'll have more for you on this story coming up in just a little while and sooner than that if something big breaks we'll bring it to you, as well. >> star witness in the chauncey bail murder trial is expected back on the witness stand today to provide details about the shooting death of the oakland journalist in 2007. broussard yesterday that yousef bey ordered him to kill bailey. broussard talked about two other slayings and he even chuck nld court when describing about one of his victims tried to run away when he fired at him. bailey was working on a story about the bakery's impending bankruptcy. in a plea deal broussard will serve 25 years in exchange for his testimony. >> a san jose police officer is recovering after a serious hit-and-run accident. he suffered injuries to his face and upper body and was thrown off his motorcycle on first street around 1:30 yesterday. he struck a vehicle that pulled in front of him and hit his brakes. the driver kept going. police say they are loo

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live at berkeley high school where students will soon have a hot line they can report crime. this after three arrests yesterday. i'll have details coming up. >> and live at the federal courthouse, barry bonds trial continues today. we'll be hearing from a former friend, current enemy of barry bonds, a recording that he made enough to convict bonds? >> eric: that is greg anderson who was on the stand yesterday. not the gentleman who is going to testify today. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. we're in a series of storms. very wet and windy and treacherous. >> eric: mike is here with a look at the forecast and tomorrow is going to be wetter? >> exactly. we're dealing with 40 mile-an-hour winds in san jose. 32 at sfo. 24 in hayward to 38 in santa rosa and 18 in livermore. everybody else 10 or below. so watch out. it is gusty this morning and with the slickness on the streets, it is making it for a tough go traveling around. let's talk about what is happening. let's first start around the entire bay. you can see the back edge of the steadier rain to star

. >> we want to head out to san francisco's ocean beach with amy hollyfield watching the situation there. amy, what's going on? >> cheryl, no big surge here but the great highway and ocean beach is still officially closed. police and local officials are having a conference call right now discussing what to do next. they are feeling skittish but many people are not. many riding their bikes, some made it all the way out to the water. they're ignoring the fact the beaches are closed and it's over. they're headed out there. here's an example of how they feel about the threat out here. >> sounds like most people here weren't tearily concerned. the only threat is people swimming and being in the ocean itself, not really onland. we figure we were okay here. >> during the overnight hours police have no idea how large the tsunami would be. they shut down the beach around 4:15 this morning and patrolled the area all morning looking for people who weren't aware of the warnings. they told pedestrians they were here at their own risk. they didn't evacuate residents though but some were ready to go. >

. >> we want to head out to san francisco's ocean beach with amy hollyfield watching the situation there. amy, what's going on? >> cheryl, no big surge here but the great highway and ocean beach is still officially closed. police and local officials are having a conference call right now discussing what to do next. they are feeling skittish but many people are not. many riding their bikes, some made it all the way out to the water. they're ignoring the fact the beaches are closed and it's over. they're headed out there. here's an example of how they feel about the threat out here. >> sounds like most people here weren't tearily concerned. the only threat is people swimming and being in the ocean itself, not really onland. we figure we were okay here. >> during the overnight hours police have no idea how large the tsunami would be. they shut down the beach around 4:15 this morning and patrolled the area all morning looking for people who weren't aware of the warnings. they told pedestrians they were here at their own risk. they didn't evacuate residents though but some were ready to go. >

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you so much. a new recall has nothing to do with equipment. how a little bug is making big problems for mazda. >> fighting drug cartels. president obama meets >> here's something you don't hear every day. northwestern university's president say he's disappointed and called for an investigation after engaging in a sex act in front of dozens of students. it happened in the union sexuality class last month. they were warned about the explicit nature of what they were about to see. the school will determine if that demonstration violated any local laws. the teacher did not have a comment. >> u.s. and german officials are trying to determine the motive that killed two u.s. airmen and whether the gunmen acted alone. he confessed targeting the u.s. military in what investigators believe is say possible act of islamic terrorism. police armed with body armor were seen patrol be terminals. he pulled out a semiautomatic weapon shouting god is great in arabic. two people died, two others were wound

i'm amy hollyfield live on treasure island.'ve got some engineering eye candy for you this morning. the bay bridge tower is taller than it was before. we'll show you the pictures and tell you the story up next. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at san francisco international airport where it's up, up, and away! the story coming up in just a couple minutes. >> good friday morning to you. check out this beautiful picture. the sun's almost coming up over the east bay hills. it looks that way from downtown san francisco. colder this morning. some spring warmth this afternoon and also spring showers for the weekend. details comin' up. >> san jose, the north 101 off-ramp temporarily blocked because of an oversight load. but elsewhere traffic flowing well. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> frances, pay attention because amy says this is engineer eye candy and you're an engineer so thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's talk about that eye candy, a major milestone in the building of the bay bridge achieved

. >> amy hollyfield continues our storm coverage live on highway 17 in santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: things are starting to happen in santa cruz. we heard about a tree that fell on someone's home. it happened on nelson road of the person inside is okay but that is the same road where the mudslide happened earlier this week and it has crews very worried. look at the hillside, you can see a trickle of mud coming down the hillside. we've been watching it for about an hour. you can see caltrans crews. they have a bulldozer scooping the debris on the road. this is happening on the southbound side of highway 17. it did shut down traffic briefly so they can get the road clear of mud. caltrans citizen this is routine for them during the winter months and they haven't dealt with any major calls today. everyone wants to avoid is nervous about happening is large landslide that we saw in scots valley but they want to make sure it doesn't slide anymore. they haven't evacuated the residents but it is possibility. >> if we have to start moving people out and baste because safety issue we'll get th

. >> amy hollyfield continues our storm coverage live on highway 17 in santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: things are starting to happen in santa cruz. we heard about a tree that fell on someone's home. it happened on nelson road of the person inside is okay but that is the same road where the mudslide happened earlier this week and it has crews very worried. look at the hillside, you can see a trickle of mud coming down the hillside. we've been watching it for about an hour. you can see caltrans crews. they have a bulldozer scooping the debris on the road. this is happening on the southbound side of highway 17. it did shut down traffic briefly so they can get the road clear of mud. caltrans citizen this is routine for them during the winter months and they haven't dealt with any major calls today. everyone wants to avoid is nervous about happening is large landslide that we saw in scots valley but they want to make sure it doesn't slide anymore. they haven't evacuated the residents but it is possibility. >> if we have to start moving people out and baste because safety issue we'll get th

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you for the information. >> we got an alert from the city of vallejo fire department. like other communities they're saying for that area, maybe a tidal surge of 1 to 2 feet. they're vising their residents to take precautions that way. stay tuned to your local radio and tv station. >> that's a good point. the tsunami warning does go into the community. you could have backup antioch, brentwood back to those areas, too. >> you have the water coming through the golden gate into the bay. you can see a surge. >> the best news we could have is low tide comes in 5:51. we're in transition to low tide now. no matter how big it is, it's going to run into a lower tide which is great news. here's a look from -- >> pacifica. >> yeah, pacifica where terry is this morning. we've seen worse from some of our winter storms. it comes crashing in. we see it inundated. that's one of those areas that floods a lot. >> we're two and a half waves from it getting here. >> what's continuing to happen, especially japan. see the swarm of earthquakes.

amy hollyfield joins us now with details. >> cheryl, the manager here tells me he has no idea this wasappening. he didn't know about it until he got a phone call early this morning. right after that phone call somebody grabbed a piece of paper they wrapped food with and heardly and unexpectedly closed for the day and maybe even longer. >> i got scared and nervous and frozen, you know. they said come here. >> with a roomful of customers eating breakfast and placing cards, about 80 federal, state and local officers moved in on the oaks car club in emeryville. they told the customers not to run, that this is a search of the casino, not the patrons. >> to sit down. there's one maybe who had some papers and got afraid and they checked on her first. >> the f.b.i. confirmed that officers from seven different agencies executed a search and arrest warranty car club as part of an investigation into crime in the pay area. one is the bureau of gambling control. authorities refused to release anymore details. >> hopefully tomorrow we have information we can send off to the public. employees it tell

amy hollyfield joins us now with details. >> cheryl, the manager here tells me he has no idea this wasappening. he didn't know about it until he got a phone call early this morning. right after that phone call somebody grabbed a piece of paper they wrapped food with and heardly and unexpectedly closed for the day and maybe even longer. >> i got scared and nervous and frozen, you know. they said come here. >> with a roomful of customers eating breakfast and placing cards, about 80 federal, state and local officers moved in on the oaks car club in emeryville. they told the customers not to run, that this is a search of the casino, not the patrons. >> to sit down. there's one maybe who had some papers and got afraid and they checked on her first. >> the f.b.i. confirmed that officers from seven different agencies executed a search and arrest warranty car club as part of an investigation into crime in the pay area. one is the bureau of gambling control. authorities refused to release anymore details. >> hopefully tomorrow we have information we can send off to the public. employees it tell

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live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. vallejo police are trying to find a person who gave marijuana-laced cookies to a fifth grader. school officials say the grace patterson elementary student got them from someone at a local convenience store on the way to school monday. they ate the cookies at lunch, got nauseous, realized they had ingested pot. three students were checked out at the hospital. all four are fine. >> a private investigator already faces charges of trying to sell drugs with a former top narcotic agency. it reports chris butler is now also accused of offering to sell two bricks of c-4 explosives to an informant. prosecutors say state drug enforcement agent norman weld stole marijuana from police evidence rooms and sold it. this is video from an earlier court appearance. welch was in charge of the state-run narcotics task force in contra costa county. both are due back in court tomorrow. >> barry bonds due back in court a few hours. he's expected to reenter his not guilty plea during this last hearing before

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> 5:06 now. could be tough going for governor jerry brown.he governor set this thursday's date in hopes of having enough time to get a ballot measure on his proposed tax extensions ready for a june vote but republican lawmakers are balking and some democrats have doubts. approved a plan closes to what governor brown proposed. that package is set to go before both chambers on thursday. >> at least a dozen parents have spent the night outside an elementary school in belmont to register their kids for kindergarten this morning. parents want the chance at the two spots available. the belmont redwood school district is facing rising enrollment. it takes students on a first come first serve basis. >> jean quan is proposing two new taxes to help close the city's $46 million budget gap. the first is an $80 parcel tax over a five-year period that needs approval of two-thirds of the city voters. a $1.99 phone tax only has a simple majority but voters rejected that idea in 2008. govern jerry brown hopes to attach the oakland measures to that initiative

live in san pablo, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: residents and business owners in capitolaing ahead with clean up orders. they are declaring it a local disaster and to start the process to receive government assistance. many say they won't survive without it. they are counting losses in the millions. rain last week overwhelmed a drainage pipe that runs through a monthly home park. >> i think somebody should be liable because all these people have been flooded two days in a row and all this damage could have been preventable. >> kristen: the pipe replacement could cost million dollars. crews are hoping it doesn't rain. >> eric: barry bonds' perjury trial and testimony from a key witness, the former miss stress is going to take the stand and talk about the alleged use of steroids. she is expected to testify that seeing her testicles getting smaller and also talk about sexual performance. her testimony could prove to be the most embarrassing. >> kristen: federal agents and local law enforcement officials are searching for a suspect that left a explosive device wrapped in a new

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amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thanks a lot. >> final check on weather and traffic. mike? bay and thicker in the north bay valleys. lowered to a mile and a quarter novato, no delays right now. expect the low clouds to dissipate but the high clouds will hang around and temperatures this afternoon, above average. mid to upper 60s in a lot of neighborhoods. 70s santa rosa, napa. the east bay valleys, fremont and also the south bay all the way over to santa cruz. upper 50s to low 60s along our coast. now, for tomorrow watch out for that light rain moving into the north bay during the morning hour. the rest of us light rain and sprinkles into the afternoon hours but it should be over by 7:00 in the evening. frances? >> been pretty good so far this morning. bay bridge toll plaza final check only backed up towards west grand just for some of the lanes. there is a new injury crash. chp just arrived at the scene. it doesn't look like it's causing delays if you're heading between hercules and martinez at this point. as we check out drive times for you, no delays on the nimitz right

live in antioch, amy hollyfield. >> it's 5:04 now. sfo wants to ban religious groups, charities and other organizations from panhandling passengers. the issue will be discussed by the airport commission today. terry mcsweeney is live at the airport and sfo with more. >> san francisco international airport directors are tired of panhandlers out here. they say they go about their trade in a very overly aggressive way. today the airport commission is going to vote to ban soliciting money at the airport, in the airport, or even out on the curb starting in april. take a look at the pictures of the airport. the commission says these panhandlers have been followings passengers, yelling at them and detaining them at times. passengers reported confrontational behavior. they say panhandlers called themselves airport officials, sometimes calling themselves security personnel and they know who to go after. they go after the most vulnerable, the young, the elderly and those not fluent in english. san francisco international wanted to do this some

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. >> amy, thank you for the great work this morning. >> as she waslow at the moment but as mike has been telling us here in the studio we're about to get into the low tide period. that is something folks need to keep in mind. >> the tsunami just about four minutes away. >> you couldn't ask for better timing to have the tsunami come in during low tide. look how far-reaching. centimeters over here. the blue and purple, that's the land mass. here's japan. you see how high it was and how it dissipates. will reach all the way down to the southern tip of south america and antarctica because that's how far-reaching the tsunami can be. this one with speeds up to 300 mph. that's pretty quick. what's going on as far as our warnings. you'll be surprised how far inland they go, all the way to the delta. the tsunami could push through the golden gate head up and then into the delta community. that's why you see napa and sonoma, some of those counties under the tsunami warning. i've been watching this particular buoy here. the wave heights have not changed over th

>>> i'm amy hollyfield. live in san pablo where an emergency meeting has been set up for today to deal with the emergency of a sliding hillside. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in at&t park in san francisco. giants are making news left, right and center. opening day against the dodgers, showing shown on big screen out at&t and they have a brand-new first baseman and barry zito in a car crash. >> here is a live look from downtown san francisco. clear, calm this morning. record high temperatures, that is big story again today. mother nature throws us a curveball. >> good morning. we've got "h" train delays, number one delays and got a downed power pole. details in the update coming up. >> eric: we're going to stay away from the baseball metaphors >> kristen: a lot of news coming your way. >> eric: san pablo will meet emergency session to officially ask for state help in dealing with a mudslide that threatens to destroy half dozen homes. amy hollyfield is live at san pablo. amy, this hill is very unstable? >> it is

live in south san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thanks a lot.o commemorate this women's day, secretary of state hillary clinton honored ten individuals this morning with the women of courage award. first lady michelle obama was a guest at today's ceremony in washington d.c. the award recognizes women around the world who have shown courage and leadership in advocating for women's rights often at great personal risks. today includes a president, journalist, blogger and lawyer. >> these women have accepted these risks. they have worked for change. and time and again these women have discovered a very simple truth; that courage can actually be contagious. >> the state department has honored 38 women 27 different countries since 2007. >> that courage can be contagious. something to think about. meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> yeah. looks like we're dry as expected, seeing a little sunshine. more in the forecast and warming trend. i have a couple more chances of rain but looks like the weekend is still on the drying trenend. >> m

live in south san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thanks a lot.o commemorate this women's day, secretary of state hillary clinton honored ten individuals this morning with the women of courage award. first lady michelle obama was a guest at today's ceremony in washington d.c. the award recognizes women around the world who have shown courage and leadership in advocating for women's rights often at great personal risks. today includes a president, journalist, blogger and lawyer. >> these women have accepted these risks. they have worked for change. and time and again these women have discovered a very simple truth; that courage can actually be contagious. >> the state department has honored 38 women from 27 different countries since 2007. >> that courage can be contagious. something to think about. meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> yeah. looks like we're dry as expected, seeing a little sunshine. more in the forecast and warming trend. i have a couple more chances of rain but looks like the weekend is still on the drying trend. >

amy hollyfield is live at at&t park. the stages are alley high here. >> yes. the battle is intense. they are fighting over location and most requested locations have been, around the ballpark and also in the financial district. the city will limit the number of food trucks in certain locations. so the stakes are high and the competition is fierce and then there is they are going the extra mile to fight for their spot. >> it was quite cold to be sitting on the sidewalk but this line of people started forming friday morning. they stayed here all weekend long. the goal is to get a coveted permit for a food truck here in san francisco. there wasn't any second guessing whether they needed to sleep her for three nights. >> i'm disappointed, i thought i would be number ten out of a hundred, i was two-thirds of way up after two days, i would not have bothered. >> they didn't know what to expect. for the first time, they have revamped permit process for food trucks making it easier and cheaper to get. chefs and business people vied for an opportunity. >> we have the permits indefinite time.

amy hollyfield is in san pablo. city officials talked about it today. >> they had an all hands meeting to discuss what to do next. they need to figure it out. i want you to take a good luck at this backyard. so how wiped out it is. it has changed a lot since friday. now a picture from any friday. it looks bad then but it is worse now. that is why authorities had evacuated this family and yellow-tagged the home. they are paying for the family to stay in a hotel and they have set up a donation fund in trying to figure out what to do next. the hillside is trying to save it but authorities are way out to make that decision. >> we're discussing it but it will be the determination whether it can be repaired. if it can be repaired by look at some of the solution and how much it may cost to do. hopefully we can get fund out here from fema or whoever, the county to shore up this hill. it's not just behind my house. this is the last point of something that a little bit bigger. >> reporter: city officials today are clearing ou

amy hollyfield is live. >> the meeting is starting at noon. council will talk about how to help the homeowners on the state level and also locally. >> the hill appears to be moving quickly. this the backyard of one home a week ago. now, take a look today. >> a little bit seems to crumble away every day. but the process to fix it doesn't seem to be moving quite as fast. today the city council is meeting to ratification the declaration of emergency one week after the hill gave way. >> the process moving fairly quickly. emergency declaration has done fairly quickly. we did that last sunday. it has to be ratified. >> and walkers are living in a hotel. the house isn't safe. they definitely need help from the government considering the estimated costs of securing the hillside is $5 million. >> we're hoping and praying that it comes soon. i don't know houch time the house has to sit there. >> the city council has found city money to offer the victims for their short term needs. they are asking other residents about doing the same. >> at today's meeti

amy hollyfield has a look in the oakland hills. >> reporter: it's wet out he here. they have closed a trail in the east bay hills. this is huckleberry preserve and they are checking on other spots to see if they are safe. here is shot of what happened deeper into the trail at huckleberry. a tree came down and took a chunk of the trail with it. officials are worried they will see more these coming down. geologists say the ground is now 95% saturated, up from 90%. more rain is coming so the question is where all rain going to go? we should see widespread shallow mudslides which is why they are in constant motion today. >> waking checking trails for trees. right now you can see the storm door is open and saturation, kind of lining a sponge, we reached capacity. we have had a lot of trees fall block trails and we have crews out to see what trails we can keep open. >> reporter: here is an example. this is a slide that happened. you can see it takes time to carefully pick up after tease slides. there were four slides over the weekend in oakland. they are working cleaning

amy hollyfield has a look in the oakland hills. >> reporter: it's wet out he here. they have closed a trail in the east bay hills. this is huckleberry preserve and they are checking on other spots to see if they are safe. here is shot of what happened deeper into the trail at huckleberry. a tree came down and took a chunk of the trail with it. officials are worried they will see more these coming down. geologists say the ground is now 95% saturated, up from 90%. more rain is coming so the question is where all rain going to go? we should see widespread shallow mudslides which is why they are in constant motion today. >> waking checking trails for trees. right now you can see the storm door is open and saturation, kind of lining a sponge, we reached capacity. we have had a lot of trees fall block trails and we have crews out to see what trails we can keep open. >> reporter: here is an example. this is a slide that happened. you can see it takes time to carefully pick up after tease slides. there were four slides over the weekend in oakland. they are working cleaning

amy hollyfield is live at the scene. >> reporter: it was a sleepless night here in san pablo. residents say they heard popping and cracking all night long, just outside yesterday afternoon when the homeowner told them to go out and play and they said, mommy, the backyard is gone. the hill is still moving. >> this was level yet. >> le oven says his backyard shifted even more. his wife's reaction when she woke up confirmed the suspicion. >> it's getting worse. it still continues to move. i'm going to have a new address. >> last night all of this, from here all the way over to this section here. >> reporter: down below on hillcrest street, peter's mother home is in the line of fire. they listened to thing sliding and breaking all night. he feels certain this hillside is soon going to completely give in. >> retaining wall has been almost completely breached. there is nothing to stop this, nothing to stop this mud from overtaking how itself. >> it shows the complete picture of how much has slipped away. residents hope the city can help them prevent more sliding. >> we've been here

amy hollyfield is in san pablo. city officials talked about it today. >> they had an all hands meeting to discuss what to do next. they need to figure it out. i want you to take a good luck at this backyard. so how wiped out it is. it has changed a lot since friday. now a picture from any friday. it looks bad then but it is worse now. that is why authorities had evacuated this family and yellow-tagged the home. they are paying for the family to stay in a hotel and they have set up a donation fund in trying to figure out what to do next. the hillside is trying to save it but authorities are way out to make that decision. >> we're discussing it but it will be the determination whether it can be repaired. if it can be repaired by look at some of the solution and how much it may cost to do. hopefully we can get fund out here from fema or whoever, the county to shore up this hill. it's not just behind my house. this is the last point of something that a little bit bigger. >> reporter: city officials today are clearing ou

amy hollyfield is live at the scene. >> reporter: it was a sleepless night here in san pablo. residents say they heard popping and cracking all night long, just outside yesterday afternoon when the homeowner told them to go out and play and they said, mommy, the backyard is gone. the hill is still moving. >> this was level yet. >> le oven says his backyard shifted even more. his wife's reaction when she woke up confirmed the suspicion. >> it's getting worse. it still continues to move. i'm going to have a new address. >> last night all of this, from here all the way over to this section here. >> reporter: down below on hillcrest street, peter's mother home is in the line of fire. they listened to thing sliding and breaking all night. he feels certain this hillside is soon going to completely give in. >> retaining wall has been almost completely breached. there is nothing to stop this, nothing to stop this mud from overtaking how itself. >> it shows the complete picture of how much has slipped away. residents hope the city can help them prevent more sliding. >> we've been here