reporting live in palo alto, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right, amy.u very much. >>> 6:32 now. san jose may have finally hashed out its medical marijuana policy. until now the city was taxing all medical pot sold in the city even though the pot clubs were considered illegal. now that is changing. the number of clubs allowed the being drastically cut. it's abc7's lisa amin gulezian reports the guidelines are coming under fire. >> several medical marijuana supporters, users and dispensers are outraged. they met for an emergency meeting immediately after the san jose city council voted 6-5 to regulate and limit the pot clubs in the city. councilmembers decided to allow no more than ten collectives in the city. they are currently more than 120. all the marijuana has to be grown on site. and licenses will be given out after a screening process on a first-come, first-serve basis. >> it is not going to be easy. we don't know how many will qualify. we will not be making subjective decisions about which one is best or not. that will be a time stamp. >> that doe

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san bruno to explain. amy?er: did that record keeping violate any laws, eric? the p.u.c. regulators are working hard to hold pg&e accountable. you can bet that the residents of san bruno are also watching this very closely. pg&e hasn't been able to provide the critical safety documents, so it's widely believed that the utility will be found guilty. possibly fined $400 million. the state also wants to know if this record keeping or lack of violated any laws and contributed to the blast in september. pg&e has already indicated it will push back. arguing it wasn't required to keep records when it installed its older pipes. and attorneys for pg&e have told the "san jose mercury news" that the p.u.c. seems to be starting this investigation with the presumption of guilt. pg&e taking issue with that. this investigation will likely be very closely watched by the victims here in san bruno. and their attorneys. live in san bruno, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you very much. >>> 5:32 now. united airlines flight

amy hollyfield. >> thank you. >>> 6:32.york joined the select club of state where the gasoline prices now top $4 a gallon. san francisco was one of the first to join the club. others are alaska, connecticut, hawaii, and illinois, according to triple-a. michigan where the price of gas hovered around $3.95 or so, could be next with indiana, nevada, washington and wisconsin close behind. gas prices have gone up for 26 straight days, indications are there won't be any price reversal soon. >>> setback today in the condition of the giants fan two was severely beaten at dodger stadium last month. bryan stow's family maintained constant vigil at his side. they were hopeful he would be able to come out of a medically induce coma but when doctors tried to wean him off sedatives, he suffered seizures. he has been placed back in coma state and is in critical condition. his tamly remains hopeful -- his family remains hopeful. >> we have faith in how strong bryan is. he is stubborn and has a lot of will power. we say you can do this. >>

>>> good morning, i'm a amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. japan has experienced another major aftershock. second within a week. very, very latest coming up. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at at&t ballpark where the hopes for the ballgame to go on and just the ballgame to go on, no retaliation for a giants fan beat in l.a. >> hopefully the temperatures will remain on the cool side but all the tempers. we'll talk about the forecast in a minute. sprinkles in the north bay, a better chance on wednesday and some warm weather for the weekend. >> quite a few overnight accidents, it's looking pretty good on the roadways. live shot of bay bridge toll plaza. no slowing at this point anywhere around the bay area. >> kristen: hope you had a nice weekend. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. on one month anniversary of the earthquake another powerful quake has rattled nerves and knocked out power in japan. it also caused complications at already crippled nuclear power plant. amy hollyfield has been following the latest information. >> about 250,000 ho

amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. the president raised a lot of money in the two-day swing. >> he has. after breakfast, he should leave san francisco with $3 million. looking good for the trip in san francisco. last night he spoke before a crowd of 2,500 at the masonic auditorium. it ranged from election campaign to budget. >> if we want to reduce our deficit, we need to cut spending and we need shared sacrifice. that means ending tax cut for wealthiest 2% of americans in the country. we can afford -- who can afford it. [ applause [ applause ] >> it told out. 10,000 ticket bought you access to vip reception. it seemed to impress most of crowd. >> it's very powerful, driven and believable. >> it was very good. but again, general so he didn't speak about anything specific. he could have done but still early in the campaign. >> he addressed the fact many are frustrated with his performance and he's frustrated, too. he said it's complicated and messy and change is not simple. he is expected to raise $3 million from the tr

live in dublin amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. an arrest could come soon in the case of a german tourist kill would boy a stray bullet. the family met with san francisco police investigators and the da. they hope to make an arrest in the near future. she was celebrating her anniversary when a bullet hit her in a shoot out with rival gang members. >> they come and see the place where my wife and their mother died. i think it is most important time for mow to come back. >> suspects who were arrested shortly after the shooting were arrested. schroer holds no ill will to san francisco and plan to return to the city. >> there is a center of a new investigation. hundreds turned out it hear pg&e's answers on replacing pipe lines. sarah is live with the latest. they are demanding thousands of stuff. they are starting and it could result in jail time for pg&e officials. last night here in san bruno. some answers to told to a packed meeting. pg&e is telling the crowd it going to hydrotest are upony miles of line at shareholder expense . pec

i'm amy hollyfield.ate on the trial coming up. >> and new exhibit opened in san francisco that will give you a new appreciation of the plant world, only on 7 will give you a sneak peek of some truly wicked plants. >> back home, notice the rain. expect airport delays at sfo with some snow moving into the sierra nevada. mid section from kansas to chicago looking at delays. light showers from southern new york through new jersey. check out your airline and the weather across the nation. check out our website and that is where you will find flight tracker. @aaaaaaaaaaaaaa)a)a)ppawltlt >>> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where barry bonds could soon learn his fate. a jury could start deliberating his case as early as today. the story coming up. >> good morning, cold showers, possibility of a thunderstorm. >> it is a little windy and wind advisory across some of the bay bridges. not. caltrain officials are expected to vote to slash runs and raise fares in an effort to solve the budget. >> also this mo

i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco. president obama will continue the fundraising trip with a breakfast downtown. details coming up. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live if san francisco city hall where there will be a big announcement today to help you find a parking spot easier. it is also going to make it easier on the environment. the story is coming up in a live report. >> weather wise, moist morning around the bay area. you should see sfo where a light rain shower just moved over. we had flight arrival delays there. i'll show where the rain is now and when it will leave your neighborhood. >> the roads are slick. we have seen a car go off the roadway and down the embankment in solano county. we have a complete traffic report coming up. >> good morning >>>. 5:00 a.m. on thursday morning. wet out there. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off. as you heard, we have morning showers and slick roads and it has contributed to traffic trouble. we will get the latest on weather with mike in the weather center. this will lighten up soon? >>

abc7's amy hollyfield live at facebook. amy? >> reporter: yeah, eric it's for all of us right? we can go online and watch the president and international with him. much of the visit is about fundraising. there is up support and funding here. but he will try to reach out to the masses with the visit to facebook. he will host a webcast. the audience can ask the president questions. he had dinner with the ceo of facebook so he is familiar with the website and company. he will then attend a private dinner in pacific heights. $38,000 a plate fundraiser. the cost is raising eyebrows but those in the neighborhood don't seem to be bothered. he matter their political affiliation. >> some people would enjoy it. it would be nice.

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san mateo.eporter: well, eric, it is. what is more valuable to you? time or money. you are not going to take the time to work around the close stations anymore or dealing with the service cuts but yes this will cost you more money. according to the media partner "san jose mercury news" a one-way trip will go up 25 cents. parking will go up a dollar a day. but the riders were facing the possibility of no weekend service. station closures. and on weekdays only have trains in the commute hours. the agency is facing a $30 million deficit. now they are looking at using money set aside for construction projects to close this deficit. they think this will help get them through the next year or two. until they can secure a dedicated funding source. can you read between the lines there? they are going to look for a tax. but that is down the road. right now, they look like they have solved the immediate problem for now, which is great news for riders on the peninsula who depend on the service. expect the

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abc7's amy hollyfield live at facebook. amy? >> reporter: yeah, eric it's for all of us right?can go online and watch the president and international with him. much of the visit is about fundraising. there is up support and funding here. but he will try to reach out to the masses with the visit to facebook. he will host a webcast. the audience can ask the president questions. he had dinner with the ceo of facebook so he is familiar with the website and company. he will then attend a private dinner in pacific heights. $38,000 a plate fundraiser. the cost is raising eyebrows but those in the neighborhood don't seem to be bothered. he matter their political affiliation. >> some people would enjoy it. it would be nice. an opportunity of the lifetime to have dinner with the president. >> i think everyone should have a right to give however much they wish. yes. >> you are not a supporter of president obama? >> i would support another candidate. >> the president will also meet with those who can't afford a $38,000 dinner. he will appear in the sonic auditorium and tickets range from $

live if san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> it is indeed. amy, thank you very much. >>> 4:34 now. the president arrived at the masonic center last night to the sound of protesters. >> mr. president, we want money for jobs. we want money for education. >> demonstrators from just about all sides of every issue use the president's visit to try to get attention for their cause. protesters followed mr. obama all day yesterday at every stop he made, including a private fundraiser in pacific heights. however, president obama's supporters far out-numbered his critics. the president kicked off the visit with a town hall meeting at facebook headquarters in palo alto. he was joined on stage by facebook's notoriously casual ceo mark zuckerberg. >> my name is barack obama and i'm the guy who got mark to wear a jacket and tie. >> that gathering was streamed live on facebook. the president defended his budget plan, including a proposal to raise taxes on wealthy americans and he criticized the deep cut misrepublicans are pushing for. he made a pitch to young

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. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland where a head honcho is getting paid almost a million dollars to go away. >> live look at the embarcadero, downtown san francisco. we have high clouds but no rain this morning. a couple of chances in your forecast. i'll tell you when in a few minutes. >> and few incidents reported right now. chp says it's a good ride out there with very light traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> good thursday morning. >> it's 5:00 a.m. april 14th, today would normally be tax day. >> but thank goodness we got an extension. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm janelle ngt the voog for a mistake nau manager after a current one resigned after reaching a one million dollar severance deal. some say there was pressure on for her to quit.

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amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: thanks a lot. authorities in marin county and nevada plan to hold news conferences today about the arrest of a nevada man for four murders. one of them was in marin county. joseph naso is 77 years old and from reno. police arrested him in nevada as soon as he was released from jail. he had been serving time for a probation violation. authorities will say they occurred in 1977 and 1978 and 1993 and 1994 and one was a marin county woman. police have withheld many of the details because they need time to notify the victims' families. >> they are looking for a fifth teenager in connection with a weekend murder of a 16-year-old boy. the victim was found dead in a duplex in 2100 block. casada. the floor had been soaked in gasoline and aborted attempt to destroy evidence by starting a fire. 15-year-old suspect is jailed. three others are jailed for arson and conspiracy. >>> the giants and dodgers go at hit again at at&t park. no problems were record in last night's first meeting of the rival teams since t

>>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. even muni officials are shocked about the wild wide their passengers were taken on. we have video you have to see coming up. >> reporter: live at the federal courthouse in san francisco. barry bonds trial continuing today and judge making a ruling on a piece of evidence that could make or break the case. >> good morning. we're talking about cooler weather and increasing clouds and some breezy conditions headed our way. >>> good commute. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. not much going on. >> eric: thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and i'm kristen sze. san francisco transportation officials will meet today to review a video showing a muni door opening with passengers right in front. >> you have to believe this coming up at the meeting. we have video to see to believe. a rider posted it on youtube. here they are zipping through the tunnel with the door wide open. passengers remained calm and no one alerts the driver. muni officials no one told the pulled the emer

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live at the oakland airport. passengers are dealing with more cancelled southwest flights and the news that cracks were found in three more jets. story is coming up. >>> also the prosecution is expected to rest in the barry bonds perjury trial and some say the jury could be deliberating by mid-week. >> and a little cool, low 40s on the coast and mid-50s downtown but today is the warmest day of the week. >> new injury accident reported, we'll get details on that. for now, enjoy a pretty easy ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> eric: it's 6:01. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and topping our news this morning, federal transportation officials are announcing to make sure the oil and gas pipelines are safe in the wake of the deadly san bruno explosion. terry mcsweeney has the latest. >> reporter: today, transportation secretary ray la hood is announcing program to repair aging pipelines to prevent deadly blasts like we had in san bruno last year and like allentown pennsylvania. they will announce new inspection requir

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i'm amy hollyfield. i'll have the story from san francisco coming up. >> and victims make some emotional pleas for big changes as officials consider new regulations to prevent another san bruno pipeline disaster. >> good morning. no airport delays across the country yet but showers will slide eastward. its weak system and mix of rain and snow from detroit, pennsylvania, southern new york. check out any delays if you are traveling across the country. go to our website and give you all the information you are looking for. that is at abc7news.com. check out our flight tracker. we'll be right back. >>> live in san francisco where firefighters are still putting out small fires in the tenderloin at a six-story building that caught fire last night. >> a deadline and closer to a deal. i'm emily schmidt in with a possible government shutdown coming up. >> and cooling trend is on the way. when will we see the showers? >> so far, good in terms the commute. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> and after more t

amy hollyfield joins us and what they are expecting today. >> even the prosecution seems to think its case weak. prosecutors asked the judge to drop one of the charges against bonds. legal experts say it seems like the prosecution's case is falling apart right before are very eyes. barry bonds did not take the stand and in fact no one did on his behalf. the defense rested without calling a single witness. legal experts weren't surprised. they say the prosecution's case is weak and clearly the defense is confident in the case. so the conventional wisdom is that he won't be convicted even if he is, the punishment won't be harsh. it will likely be house arrest. punishment may come to his reputation. >> it's going to be on the ballot for the hall of fame. there is nothing if you are convicted of a felony, that would preclude him from being listed as a candidate. question is how does a possible conviction affect what voters would do? >> bonds is on trial for telling a 2003 grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids. the prosecution took two weeks and called about two dozen witnesses

amy hollyfield joins us live from the hayward campus. what is going on right now. >> reporter: you know, janelle, we usually see this at berkeley. the students here say they are frustrated and angry. behind me they are setting what will be slam poetry and teach-ins but they started the day's events with some rally cries and picket signs. >> students at cal certainty university and their professors stepped out of the classroom to make a statement together. >> i'm fighting for my future as a faculty member and i'm really fighting for my students. we deserve a future and without an education we will not have a future. >> students and faculty have stories of packed classrooms, a lack of supplies, broken technology and tuition increases that put college classes out of reach for many. >> i am the peer advisor and the freshmen are coming in and automatically the first quarter they are taking out loans. didn't have to do that. opportunities were difficult when i started in 2006. >> reporter: they are concerned about what already has happened but

amy hollyfield is live in san mateo with the latest. we have talk about keeping all the stations open? >> this one really caught me off-guard. the caltrain officials talked about how bad it would be and there wasn't a solution in sight. now they figured it out and they will keep the stations open. it's a reversal of fortune at the caltrain station. great news for riders who were facing the possibility of no weekend service. trains in the commute howers only in the week. station closures and fair increases. now according to a media partner a new plan would save current service and keep stations open. great news for passengers. >> i would like to see the trains keep going. they are very beneficial to everybody that works. i work for the county. i've been taking it for ten years. i'm happy with it. >> passengers may have to pay a little more. the money is likely going to be coming from funds, usually set aside for construction projects. passengers have to pay for it too. there will be $1 more for parking a day. the officials have a plan to

amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> the san jose based cisco is cutting about 550 jobs. they announced today its restructuring it's consumer unit and shutting down the video camera business. it comes after several quarters of disappointing results. cisco says it's realigning consumer business to focus on routers and switchers and servers for data centers. >> two big bay area transportation projects may fall victim to budget cuts. it calls for $38 billion in spending cuts including cuts to various transportation projects, officials with the california high-tech high speed rail project were banking on $2 billion a year to get bullet trains running between san francisco to l.a. by 2020. the cuts could cause delays for both projects. congress is expected to vote on the federal budget tomorrow and president will release more on the cuts in a national address tomorrow. >> in n sacramento tomorrow first hearing is on a new bill that would ban californians from openly carrying unloaded guns. the measure passed both houses of the state legislature last year but never made it to g

amy hollyfield joins us with more. he is the first head of state to visit facebook in palo alto. >> that's right. to embrace the vision but he embraces social media. the group code pink is showing his displeasure with the president. typically a liberal group and protest at the city hall but we did find a lot of excitement b here about the president's visit. >> his bay area visit dominating many of the conversation at the breakfast at in palo alto this morning. >> i think it's very important for us in the bay area. >> there is a lot of pride here as the president prepares for his big townhall meeting at palo alto's facebook headquarters. >> a lot of my former students will certainly be there. another student hosted a dinner for obama with the mayor. it's really nice to see young people getting involved into play. >> but even palo alto is not the friendly territory it used to be >> questions like on facebook, whether it would be hard ball, whether his liberal supporters are upset with him regarding recent compromises. >>

we have team coverage, amy hollyfield is at the st. regis in san francisco but let's start with vic lee where the president left about half an hour ago. vic? >> we are going to try to reestablish our connection with vic lee but right now we want to talk to amy hollyfield. >> reporter: even in liberal san francisco president obama is finding that he has to face disappointed democrats here. this breakfast at the st. regis was supposed to be for supporters, it was an expensive breakfast. it was sold out but what he didn't know that some of the people of the audience bought a ticket because they wanted something to protest right there at the breakfast. >> it romantic cost $35,000 to have breakfast and supporters believe it was money well spent. >> the reason i decided to come is i think things are hard for the democrats and obama needs all the support he can get. >> but it wasn't as supportive as the president might have hoped. a group stood up at the table and sang the president a song. ♪ >> no cameras were inside the breakfast but they s

amy hollyfield has more. >> and big mystery remains why doesn't the board want dorothy dugger as general manager? she is leaving behind a surplus of $28 million. the actual discussion was taken 5-4 vote but the meeting was found violated laws. but the message was out there for dugger. to listen in today you would never know the board voted out. her supporters spoke out passionately on her half. >> i have been very ang rit about the action the board took in february. throughout my adult life i've supported talented women in leadership positions. dorothy dugger is a talented woman worthy of my full support. >> i agree completely that it will be next to impossible to find a replacement that is worth a million dollars, thank you. >> a million dollars, she referring to the golden parachute. they agreed to give her $980,000. the board did vote on a temporary replacement of her sherwin wakeman and the board was split and opponents said it's not a good message they are getting somebody from the outside and not looking at the people that work for bart that is next in line. the vote was 6-3. amy h

amy hollyfield joins us with more. he is the first head of state to visit facebook in palo alto. >> that's right. to embrace the vision but he embraces social media. the group code pink is showing his displeasure with the president. typically a liberal group and protest at the city hall but we did find a lot of excitement b here about the president's visit. >> his bay area visit dominating many of the conversation at the breakfast at in palo alto this morning. >> i think it's very important for us in the bay area. >> there is a lot of pride here as the president prepares for his big townhall meeting at palo alto's facebook headquarters. >> a lot of my former students will certainly be there. another student hosted a dinner for obama with the mayor. it's really nice to see young people getting involved into play. >> but even palo alto is not the friendly territory it used to be >> questions like on facebook, whether it would be hard ball, whether his liberal supporters are upset with him regarding recent compromises. >>

amy hollyfield joins us live from the hayward campus. what is going on right now. >> reporter: you know, janelle, we usually see this at berkeley. the students here say they are frustrated and angry. behind me they are setting what will be slam poetry and teach-ins but they started the day's events with some rally cries and picket signs. >> students at cal certainty university and their professors stepped out of the classroom to make a statement together. >> i'm fighting for my future as a faculty member and i'm really fighting for my students. we deserve a future and without an education we will not have a future. >> students and faculty have stories of packed classrooms, a lack of supplies, broken technology and tuition increases that put college classes out of reach for many. >> i am the peer advisor and the freshmen are coming in and automatically the first quarter they are taking out loans. didn't have to do that. opportunities were difficult when i started in 2006. >> reporter: they are concerned about what already has happened but

amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> the san jose based cisco is cutting about 550 jobs. they announced today its restructuring it's consumer unit and shutting down the video camera business. it comes after several quarters of disappointing results. cisco says it's realigning consumer business to focus on routers and switchers and servers for data centers. >> two big bay area transportation projects may fall victim to budget cuts. it calls for $38 billion in spending cuts including cuts to various transportation projects, officials with the california high-tech high speed rail project were banking on $2 billion a year to get bullet trains running between san francisco to l.a. by 2020. the cuts could cause delays for both projects. congress is expected to vote on the federal budget tomorrow and president will release more on the cuts in a national address tomorrow. >> in n sacramento tomorrow first hearing is on a new bill that would ban californians from openly carrying unloaded guns. the measure passed both houses of the state legislature last year but never made it to g

. >> stay with us for storm coverage on "good morning americic >> good morn being, i am amy hollyfield. a police officer in the hospital and a transient is dead after a violent confrontation . >> the death toll in the south, over170 now dead after tornado ripped ripped cross the states. we'll have the live report. >> we'll look at doppler and what sevore weather we expect here today. back here at home we'll have our own wind. it could make things dangerous. >> you saw the police activity. we'll tell you about the road closures and an accident in san mateo. >> looking back. thanks for joining us. >> yeah. thank you very much. it is good to be back . breaking news oust dublin this morning. a suspect is dead and a sheriff's deputy was injured in a shooting incident there. amy hollyis live with the details . >> the officer saw the man and thought he was acting strangely. she approached him. he immediately hit her. they say he hit her pretty hard. she was able to grab her gun and she shot him to death. investigators don't know what the man was doing to make her approach him. but they know w

amy hollyfield has more. >> and big mystery remains why doesn't the board want dorothy dugger as general manager? she is leaving behind a surplus of $28 million. the actual discussion was taken 5-4 vote but the meeting was found violated laws. but the message was out there for dugger. to listen in today you would never know the board voted out. her ters spoke out passionately on her half. >> i have been very ang rit about the action the board took in february. throughout my adult life i've supported talented women in leadership positions. dorothy dugger is a talented woman worthy of my full support. >> i agree completely that it will be next to impossible to find a replacement that is worth a million dollars, thank you. >> a million dollars, she referring to the golden parachute. they agreed to give her $980,000. the board did vote on a temporary replacement of her sherwin wakeman and the board was split and opponents said it's not a good message they are getting somebody from the outside and not looking at the people that work for bart that is next in line. the vote was 6-3. amy hollyfi

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san jose with the story. amy? >> reporter: yeah, terry, the ceos here are not happy with the government. the ceos say they have good news. they expect to be doing some hiring in the next year. but they think there would be more jobs if the government would work with them, not against them. hank says he would save $10 million a year in taxes if he relocated his company to another state. >> all the surveys done by independent research indicate we are the 48th or 50th most business unfriendly state in the nation. we need to look at how to turn it around. >> the issue is the centerpiece of the silicon valley ceo business climate summit. survey of ceos found three-fourths of them give the legislature a negative rating. the most in the survey history. >> the survey showed surprisingly that the ceos care a lot about budget and governance reform and making sure that california functions. it's imperative to healthy business climate. >> they want budget reform and a government that doesn't cost so much. they give this examp

we have team coverage, amy hollyfield is at the st. regis in san francisco but let's start with vic lee where the president left about half an hour ago. vic? >> we are going to try to reestablish our connection with vic lee but right now we want to talk to amy hollyfield. >> reporter: even in liberal san francisco president obama is finding that he has to face disappointed democrats here. this breakfast at the st. regis was supposed to be for supporters, it was an expensive breakfast. it was sold out but what he didn't know that some of the people of the audience bought a ticket because they wanted something to protest right there at the breakfast. >> it romantic cost $35,000 to have breakfast and supporters believe it was money well spent. >> the reason i decided to come is i think things are hard for the democrats and obama needs all the support he can get. >> but it wasn't as supportive as the president might have hoped. a group stood up at the table and sang the president a song. ♪ >> no cameras were inside the breakfast but they s

. >> good morning, i am amy hollyfield, live in san francisco where a new police chief has been chosen and he has some baggage . >> a different story in san jose. one hundred officers were told they may not have jobs. they are among the city workers sent lay off notices. >> a live look in the bay area bridge. we are looking at mild conditions . we'll talk about a cooling trend. >> good morning, so far, so good. no accidents to tell you about. but we have road work in the san ramon valley. >> this word this morning, an oakland landmark is getting a new name . oakland officials ready to sign off on a name the oakland overstock.com. i am terry mcsweeny, thanks for watching. eric thomas has the day off. pran fran has a new police chief. you may have heard his name. amy hollyfield joins us live with the details. >>reporter: his name, it may be good or bad. generally the move is celebrated and the cops on the streets in the hall of justice generally like greg suhr. people praise him for his calm nature and community outreach he did does. mayor lee interviewed three candidates and praise suhr

amy hollyfield joins us. this prompted increased security. >> there was a lot of police today, cheryl. it was interesting to see. the protest is over but they have left their mark. take a look at the plaza out here in front of the administration building. chalk art with several messages. pictures in case that chancellor charles reed wants to stop and do reading. students and faculty rallied outside the building for an hour yeah at the cal state east bay. the target is chancellor reed on campus dealing with the presidential opening they had here at the university right now. students are upcelt about the tuition hike. they say they just can't take it anymore. >> what is happening right now is that the csu and state of california is committing suicide. we are not going to be able to sustain current education for people of the state unless we invest in it. >> this is the second protest in a week. last week here at the cal state university on campus there were demonstration. here at the 23 campuses, the campuses a

amy hollyfield joins us live from san francisco. this trial is racing toward the conclusion. >> finally the day is here. the case is finally going to the jury today. the defense had hinted barry bonds might possibly take the stand. you can only imagine how much time the prosecution ended up preparing for a cross-examination, but that never happened. the jury spent two weeks listening to more than two dozen witnesses, all of them for the prosecution. the defense didn't call a single witness saying only the defense rests. legal experts say shows the did d defense is very confident. >> it's not a surprise. quite frankly this is the one of the weakest prosecution cases anybody has ever seen. the defense is following conventional wisdom, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. >> bonds is on trial for telling a 2003 grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids and witnesses testified that he knew he was getting steroids from his trainer. the defense will argue those witnesses are lying and they all have an axe to grind and part of a conspir

amy hollyfield joins us. this prompted increased security. >> there was a lot of police today, cheryl. it was interesting to see. the protest is over but they have left their mark. take a look at the plaza out here in front of the administration building. chalk art with several messages. pictures in case that chancellor charles reed wants to stop and do reading. students and faculty rallied outside the building for an hour yeah at the cal state east bay. the target is chancellor reed on campus dealing with the presidential opening they had here at the university right now. students are upcelt about the tuition hike. they say they just can't take it anymore. >> what is happening right now is that the csu and state of california is committing suicide. we are not going to be able to sustain current education for people of the state unless we invest in it. >> this is the second protest in a week. last week here at the cal state university on campus there were demonstration. here at the 23 campuses, the campuses a

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san jose with the story. amy? >> reporter: yeah, terry, the ceos here are not happy with the government. the ceos say they have good news. they expect to be doing some hiring in the next year. but they think there would be more jobs if the government would work with them, not against them. hank says he would save $10 million a year in taxes if he relocated his company to another state. >> all the surveys done by independent research indicate we are the 48th or 50th most business unfriendly state in the nation. we need to look at how to turn it around. >> the issue is the centerpiece of the silicon valley ceo business climate summit. survey of ceos found three-fourths of them give the legislature a negative rating. the most in the survey history. >> the survey showed surprisingly that the ceos care a lot about budget and governance reform and making sure that california functions. it's imperative to healthy business climate. >> they want budget reform and a government that doesn't cost so much. they give this examp

reporting live in san jose amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy thank you very much. >>> 6:05 now. homeowners affected by last month's landslide in san pablo now decided to ask the city for more time to consider a repair plan. earlier, the city offered to repair the area around the slide as long as the homeowner signed a waiver promising not to sue for damage after the repairs. however, the city said the homeowners need to make a decision by next tuesday and homeowners say the deal seems unfair. >> if i do a crappy repair on a car for somebody, and then sell that, does the new owner then liable for transmission blowing up? >> last night, the homeowners agreed to draft a letter to the city of san pablo requesting more time to make the decision and to allow a lawyer to review the waiver. >> time to check the forecast now for the easter weekend. mike, what is going on out there? >> there you go. look at that. we have winds that are blowing. fairly light. we're calm just about everywhere. but the west wind at s.f.o. 9 miles per hour. concord, 5. southwest wind at fairfield and easterly

. >>> good morning i'm a amy hollyfield.e in san francisco where fire victims still haven't slept even though the fire happened at 9:00 they are still looking for a warm bed. >> also in the headlines the defense begins it's side of the story in the barry bonds personally trial and lawyers say bonds may take the stand in his own defense. >> and after six years of debate and controversy richmond city council takes a big vote on plans of a casino. >> continued cool and breezy today. ite legal you know when the rains are coming in. >> and dublin 580 near off 80 is slowing down. no delays at bay bridge toll plaza. >> i'm janelle wang in for eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. san francisco firefighters have spent all night at the scene of a massive fire that forced more than a hundred people from their homes and this morning it appears the fire is flaring back up again. amy hollyfield joins us live with the very latest. >> you were saying the fire just happened but judging by the looks of things several firefighters and trucks a

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. abc news. >> hundreds of san jose city workers have been told they may not have jobs in june. they are issuing 600 pink slips and part of an effort to close the deficit. san jose cannot avoid the lay offs and he said fewer workers will be let go if they agree to 10 percent cut in pay and benefits. low priority crimes may not be investigated. >> lauren county agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit filed by a 66 year old man repeatedly tased in his own home by sheriff deputies. >> stop resisting. wood acres residents sued for excessive force. paramedics came to his home after he fell in called them. he had been drinking and threatened to shoot himself. he was tased for resisting arrest. >> the pg&e said 34 miles of gas pipe line are incorrectly listed as seemless. pg&e records show that the pipe line that caused the deadly explosion in san bruno was listed as seemless when in fact it had wielded seems. pg&e sent a letter to say regulators vealing the 34 miles of pipe line was installed befor

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield live in san carlos. redwood city has a big question to ask san carlos today. a question that could save some money. i'll have that story coming up. >> good morning. weather-wise, you see the clouds gathering over the bay. right now patchy clouds and scattered showers. more and when they get to your neighborhood and when they leave. >> and new accident reported in palace an ton area, getting details on that. here is a live shot of 680, a little further north. >> good wednesday morning, thank you for starting your day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> a man accused of killing four women decades ago is set to make his first court appearance today. police on the other side of the country are checking cold case files to see if he could be a suspect there. terry mcsweeney is live in san rafael. >> reporter: homicide investigators in new york are taking a real good look at joseph naso to see he might be involved in what they called the double initial murders where the victims all first and last n

. >> i'm amy hollyfield. live in oakland where baseball and bake will go be the center of attention and bottom of them will be raising money for the earthquake and tsunami victims in japan. >> good morning, mild start with temperatures in the 50s and 60s this morning. but it's not going to be as warm this weekend. >> and we have a truck fire in san francisco. >> eric: april fool's day. thanks for joining us. i'm a eric thomas. >> kristen: and i'm kristen sze. jerry brown is trying to prevent a financial system. he says he will do it with or without republican support. it's the idea of taxing the rich. janelle is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: it's the latest idea to help solve the $26.6 billion budget deficit. i'll have more on that in a minute but governor brown has his own idea and that is overhaul the state's pension system. governor's proposal would limit pension spiking, boosting pensions with a big raise before a worker retires. pensions would be based on a worker's three-year average salary and not

amy hollyfield is live in san carlos with more on the story. >> reporter: redwood city plans to talkabout possibly joining forces, the move would save them $1.2 million a year and redwood city about $1.5 million a year. the money the savings would come from cutting administrative staff, cutting a fire chief. consolidating is a hot trend. san bruno and millbrae city councils decided to move forward with a plan to merge their fire departments. >> we're eliminating some positions through attrition. they will be losing their jobs. >> it makes a whole lot of sense for the cities and possibly for more cities down the road. >> what about a big emergency like the pipeline explosion that we saw in san bruno last year. some are asking questions how it could impact a response time for a big emergency like this. officials say they believe it could have a minor impact. consolidation could save communities hundreds of thousands of dollars and in some cases, millions of dollars and the idea seems be widespread. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> school board in concord has approved contracts with tw

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live at at&t park which has been ready to welcome to the world champions san francisco giants. we'll have a preview up next. >> eric: good friday morning. 5:00 a.m. thank you for joining us. hang loose out there. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. interesting weather causing problems, too. a chp officer is in the hospital n and a section of the major freeway has recently reopened after the officer was hit by a car while trying to help a driver that had crashed. terry mcsweeney is live near 880 at bascom avenue. >> reporter: wild weather in the south bay today. you can see the smoke, if you want to call it that, in my breath. 45 minutes ago we had a hailstorm and that just added to what was already on the ground from a 2:00 a.m. hailstorm. that may have played a role in this accident. take a look at how it started. this black pickup truck was pulled off the freeway. 880 northbound near stevens creek. a chp officer stopped to offer assistance. it may have a flat tire. that is when a white car hit the officer. that happened approximately the same time

amy hollyfield is live in bart headquarters in oakland. she turned turned in resignation yesterday. >> she did and she is getting $958,000 as a golden gate pair chute on her way out. her last day will be next friday. in february the directors took a vote 5-4 to fire dugger but an attorney determined that that closed session meeting that they did that this violated state public laws. but yesterday, dugger announced she would resign. board members the almost million dollar payout seems ridiculous, 350,000 is for litigation and $600,000 is for severance pay but it's cheaper to defend a lawsuit and it's cheaper than losing a case. she has been there for 19 years a fact that is not lost on her customers. >> that is a lot to go away. i would want pay someone a million dollars to leave if they weren't doing their job correctly so something is being hidden. >>> and he here is the any mystery no one said why she is leaving. she is leaving behind a budget surplus of $28 million. she did dead greed that the direction that bart is heading so maybe tha

>>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. live at the oakland airport where passengers are dealing with cancelled southwest airlines flights and the news that cracks have been found in three more jets. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. preventing another pipeline disaster. federal regulators are taking action and you are invited to participate. >> good morning, cool numbers around the bay but we're going to warm up. in fact today will be the warmest day of the week. >> good start for monday morning. an earlier accident. live shot bay bridge toll plaza. i'll have an update on a mudslide on highway 116 coming up. >> kristen: frances is back and now we can roll and roll. >> eric: let's rock, i'll roll. and dozens of flights are being cancelled today while inspectors continue to look for cracks in the fuselage. amy hollyfield is live in oakland's international airport. amy? >> reporter: there is no panic here. i did a quick survey of passengers in line. one says she too old to be nervous. another said he was too tired.

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