in the industrial area of benicia. i think it's statewide, if not nationally, that these grows being grown outside are now growing inside. >> reporter: the bust helped lead investigators here, where one man was arrested. officials say they are looking for more people who were involved. in benicia, john sasaki, ktvu fox 2news. >>> monday marks 4/20, the annual international marijuana celebration that draws thousands of pot smokers to golden gate park in san francisco. preparations are already under way. police estimate 15,000 people came out for last year's event, which fell on easter sunday. stores in the area say they lost a lot of business when police closed down nearby streets. officers at the sfpd park station told residents that they hoped to keep street closures to a minimum this year. last year, 20,000 pounds of trash was left in a single day at the park. the department spent $23,000 for cleanup and park patrol. >> we want people to enjoy the park, but we also want them to clean up after themselves and take thei

>> the head of benicia's programs believes the mandate will reenforce measures here benicia residents reduced their watering by 20% last year compared to 2013, preparing to face cut backs again. there are patches of dry, cracked soil. >> do you support the restriction? >> we have to, we don't have the water here. so yes. 100%. >> residents can water mondays, wednesdays, and fridays. and before 8:00 a.m or after 7:00 p.m . >> city received much water from lake oroville. about 65% full now the state told us that we'd receive 25% aloe indication of our state water. >> last year, benicia had to buy water on the open market. now, more residents are helping by putting in drought resistant plants alleden takes it further. >> when i take a shower i put a bucket in the shower until water gets hot i save the water and put it on the lawn. >> residents who use high amounts of water will pay a drought surcharge. those caught violating schedules will be facing fines up to $500. >> lake shasta is still only 59% full. california farmers are being told they'll get no water from the feds. >> cutting ba

>> the head of benicia's programs believes the mandate will reenforce measures here benicia residents reduced their watering by 20% last year compared to 2013, preparing to face cut backs again. there are patches of dry, cracked soil. >> do you support the restriction? >> we have to, we don't have the water here. so yes. 100%. >> residents can water mondays, wednesdays, and fridays. and before 8:00 a.m or after 7:00 p.m . >> city received much water from lake oroville. about 65% full now the state told us that we'd receive 25% aloe indication of our state water. >> last year, benicia had to buy water on the open market. now, more residents are helping by putting in drought resistant plants alleden takes it further. >> when i take a shower i put a bucket in the shower until water gets hot i save the water and put it on the lawn. >> residents who use high amounts of water will pay a drought surcharge. those caught violating schedules will be facing fines up to $500. >> lake shasta is still only 59% full. california farmers are being told they'll get no water from the feds. >> cutting ba

. >> carolyn tyler is live in benicia to explain. carolyn. >> reporter: yes this is the second year for benicia's mandatory water restrictions. it starts from now until october 15th. city officials believe they will be able to meet the governor's mandate. laura patterson has a lot of greenery on her benicia property. she also has dry, cracked soil and a planter that might sit empty this year. today new limits on outdoor watering took effect in her city. >> do you support the water restrictions? >> i do. we have to. it's a given. we don't have the water here. so yeah, i do support it 100%. >> reporter: residents and commercial businesses with odd-number addresses can water mondays, wednesdays and fridays. even numbers tuesdays thursdays and saturdays and only before 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. california's fourth year of drought is taking a toll. >> the city receives much of its water from lake oroville and it's about 65% full right now. the state has told us that we would receive a 25% allocation of our state water. >> reporter: las

and the industrial area of benicia. i think its statewide, if not nationally that these grows, being grown outside are now growing inside. >> reporter: and that bust helped lead investigators here, where one man was arrested. 34-year-old tuoy den of heyward. officials are looking for more people involved. gasia, back to you. >> john, thank you. >>> well, excitement is building for the golden state warriors' first playoff game tomorrow afternoon. the team's flag is flying over san francisco. you can see it there right on top of a high-rise. tickets to the warriors' playoff games right now are the hottest ticket around. i looked on stubhub. someone is asking $4600 per ticket for courtside seats. hey, at least that includes a parking pass. >>> the warriors had an incredible season. they have the best record in the nba and what's really amazing, they only lost two games all year at oracle arena. >> lot of people think they could go all the way to the finals. sports director mark ibanez is here. expectations are pretty high

some toddlers in benicia and vallejo are learning how to play. st. dominic's elementary school is this week's "cool school"." >>> reporter: rugby isn't a support we often see in the u.s. >> ready, yeah! >> reporter: it's very physical and gets a little rough sometimes. but these tots are having loads of fun learning how to play. >> yeah! >> it's so much fun. you get to hold the ball.

benicia bridge to the walnut creek interchange. westbound 24 is off to a good start. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news san francisco police say they could use your help in identifying a suspect caught on video hitting a homeless man in the head with a metal pipe. the man in blue. this is 9:15 wednesday night night. he pulled out a pipe and strikes the homeless man in the head. the the victim is in intensive care after getting more than 50 stitches. >> when you see an act so blatant and raw like this we would like to send a strong message. if you attack the homeless there will be a consequence. >> the owner of the nearby gangway bar says the victim is well known. friends say the victim was always friendly. never bothering anybody. they are shocked by this violent attack. police say if if caught the attacker faces attempted murder charges. >>> police are also searching for answers after a man was found shot to death in hayward. when police arrived they found 22-year-old william to the gunshot wound to the chest. no arrests have been made

the citizens of martinez and benicia and other folks in contra costa county and solano county have aht to know what's going on in their back yard. they have a right to know that there are dangerous things coming in by ship which could spill in the bay. they have a right to know that there are dangerous things being burned in the refinery next door that could impact their health. >> jeff: we reached out to the tessoro refinery for reaction and they said they do not comment on pending litigation. i'm jeff bush, live in martinez, kron four news. >> pam: a major gas explosion injures 11 people in central california. three people are in critical condition tonight after a gas line blast in fresno. people driving along highway 99 when it happened.stunned to see that wall of fire caused by a gas explosion. flames were seen shooting 100 feet in the air. investigators say a county road worker driving a tractor or backhoe that may have cut a gas line. that worker was with a jail inmate crew.doing a road widening project. >> "we do not know what action caused the gas line to explode we don't kno

police tracked him down, served a search warrant on his home in benicia thursday. and, placed him under arrest. calming news for customers still on edge. >>: "i don't like using the bathroom even with the door open. so, i mean to know that someone's watching other people use the bathroom is kind of weird." >>: "what kind of sense do you have, waking up in the morning thinking about doing that and in a public place." >>: "have you ever used that starbucks restroom? uh i havent, actually. no. good for you. yeah, now i don't really want to use it, haha." philippe djegal>>: investigators are working on tracking the victims of these crimes down. they're also looking into whether or not turner can be linked to other similar incidents. live in walnut creek philippe djegal, kron four news. pam moore>>: tonight, the remarkable story of brian stow took another step forward. from tragedy to hope. stow is the giants fan, who was beaten nearly to death. four years ago, outside dodger stadium. his recovery from severe brain damage. has been an emotional journey followed by peopl

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. >> water restrictions start in benicia, you can only water three days a week and no watering from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. benicia gets the water from the lake that is only 65 percent full and the city is only getting 25 percent of what it would nowhereally get from the lake this time of year. >> officials with the alameda county water district will hold a public meeting this weekend to help residents deal with this historic dry spell discussing the drought impact and conservation programs to help residents conserve. the district has applied water to 340,000 people living and working in fremont, newark and young city. the meeting takes place from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on saturday at the community center in fremont. >>> look at some of the before and after pictures of the state's reservoirs. some lake are daysly low levels, and with the low snow pack and no major storms ahead they will not fill up any time soon. simple changes at home can help you save gallons of water each day. we have a link to the details at abc7news.com. >>> the oakland city council is holding a rare thursday meeting t

benicia. they seized plants worth more than $14 million from a warehouse yesterday. in january authorities busted another grow operation in a warehouse less than a mile away. deputies arrested a 34-year-old hayward man in the latest raid. he's set to be in court on monday. >>> governor jerry brown set lofty goals earlier this year nanneding the state slash water usage by 25%. state water officials are expected to unveil knew details today on the water blue print. communities may have to reduce anywhere from 10% to 35% depending upon how much water they're currently using. governor brown says he is not backing down even though he's received plenty of complaints from dozens of water agencies throughout the state. the governor also met with business leaders concerned by the cutbacks including landscapers and the swimming pool industry. >>> residents of the palo alto mobile home park may receive eviction notices within a week. an attorney for the park's owner warns evictions could be sent out as s

cartinez canceled but the benicia stands.p your hands on the wheel. 580 westbound, tracy to dublin is 36 minutes. >>> an apartment in man hall is going -- in manhattan is going viral. >>, the announcement and now the campaigning, the issues that hillary clinton and marco rubio push on the presidential campaign trail. >> making medical history but at what cost? doctors say this woman is putting herself at extreme ice. >> the bay and the bay bridge. stay tuned. >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> hillary clinton will make stops in iowa today as she continues her campaign swing through key midwestern states. florida senator marco rubio will try to broaden his appeal to mainstream conservatives and pitch to younger voters. we look at the race for the white house. >>> good morning. election day is 573 day away but the race is already heat up. the field just got more crowded. first this was texas senator ted cruz and then kentucky senator rand paul. now, another republican sai

. >>> a self-imposed mandatory water restriction kicked in today in benicia. homeowners can only water three days a week. there is no watering from 8:00 in the morning until 7:00 at night. they get most of their water from lake oroville which is only 65% full and that means the city is only getting 25% of what it would normally get from the lake this year. carolyn tyler is in benicia and she's going to show us how folks there have already met the governor's conservation goal already. some simple changes at home can help you save gallons of water every single day. we have a link to those details at abc7news.com. >>> with this news of a record low snowpack up in the sierra, there is a bit of good news. rain and snow is on the way. sandhya patel is outside with a look ahead. >> yeah dan there are two systems that are on the way and those systems could bring us rain and snow. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd right now. up to our north we are tracking some showers mixed precipitation over the mountains. we will be seeing our share, it looks like. as you take

dominic's in benicia. now he teaches these preschoolers the core skills of rugby through play. >> yeah! >> do we remember how many points a try is worth? >> five! >> five, that's right! >> reporter: nick says it's the greatest team sport in the world. >> doesn't matter what size, shape, age, ability you are, there's always a position for you playing rugby. >> reporter: and his dream for these young rugby tots? >> to see some of the kids that we have been teaching today taking part of the 2029 world cup or the 2030 olympics and raising the gold medal for the u.s. >> good job, olivia, good job! >> they're pretty good. >> i think i learned a little bit about rugby, too. i followed the cal foragers a try is? >> five points! >> all right. so this year rugby pots, next year he hopes to add rugby kids, ages 7 to 11. so he is getting them early. >> all right. what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. >> do you watch rugby,

. ♪♪ >>james: the city of benicia is employing the seattle-based company to help locate leaks in thethis is the second time the benicia is using the company's services lacher made his crews repaired more than on the were listed discovered more than a hundred and 50 mi. a water pipeline to of the city and the pipelines are more than a hundred years old wine in the lives to save water and prevent costly water main breaks and crew will be working for next monday to try to get that work done mean about people wasting water and now facing fines of up to $10,000 per day that is not official yet with the legislation between governor brown and several mayors from across to say a $10,000 per day find what only applied to the worst offenders the plan requires water agencies to reduce water consumption between eight and 36% to put away are in the bay. >>james: it requires a percent reduction for people living in san francisco the number goes up to 60% for the alameda county water district and east bay mud the san jose water co. our backs to conserve the most at 2%. >>darya: as we learn navy sho

benicia, carquinez, bay bridge, standard. we have wind advisories those typically get, as we have this morning. but the golden gate bridge also got a wind advisory. the chp saying we've got strong gusts. emeryville, we pointed our camera towards san francisco. there's the bay bridge. rooftop camera is shaking. no problems for drivers but a note of caution. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> it is 5:50. friends and family dismayed be i the deadly deputy shooting of a mentally ill teenager will address san mateo county leaders today. san mateo county deputy shot and killed 18-year-old garcia in half-moon bay in june of last year. responded to a call from the home and garcia lunged at him with a nice. the officer has been cleared of wrong doing. today friends will join garcia's brothers who speak with supervisors about policy changes in the sheriff's department. >>> in the palo alto city council will vote tonight on whether to allow the last mobile home park to close. last night the council heard from residents of th

the advisory in place for a number of bay area bridges the bay bridge the san mateo bridge and the benicia risk and the golden gate here's a look at the san mateo bridge ride a pretty good when i track the and it delays here and on 101, southbound the golden gate also an adviser in this morning but like traffic in both directions. >>mark: san paolo police officer in charge would getting hair red wire to your was and is hard to court they're arrested officer can if i endorse this activity are on the car last week in san francisco this they also have a legal weapon--the illegal weapons he is facing charges of child endangerment because the to your girl was in his car when he was arrested the san paolo police said he was armed elements of leaves for unrelated issue when he was arrested and now he's been suspended he remains in custody of $250,000 bail >>anny hong: uc-berkeley student for voicing concerns after he was the rest of the second video of the students in a coed bathroom and the campus residence hall 20 rotted out for mendes faces charges of on offer recording of an atomic device inc

the citizens of martinez and benicia and other folks in contra costa county and solano county have a right to know what's going on in their back yard. they have a right to know that there are dangerous things coming in by ship which could spill in the bay. they have a right to know that there are dangerous things being burned in the refinery next door that could impact their >> marty:tessoro will be working closely with the land commission to defend the extension of the lease. the search continues this morning. for victims of a man who allegedly recorded people using a starbucks restroom in walnut creek. a suspect has been arrested >> reporter:walnut creek police say evidence found in 34-year-old jacob turner's benicia home. peeping crimes elsewhere. we stopped by his neighborhood. but those who live next to mystery. meanwhile, police are reaching out to the public, hoping to identify victims who used this starbucks unisex bathroom on locust street on two separate occassions. febraury 6th and this past tuesday -- both in the mid- afternoon. we spoke with mostly young people friday, w

. >> reporter: now she can come here, the national autism resources store in benicia. >> interactinges. >> reporter: the first brick and mortar store on the west coast and only the third in the country. it's a big surprise given one in 68 u.s. children has autism. >> i think there's a lot of challenges to putting together an autism store because autism is so complex. just to put this product list together, 150 vendors. >> reporter: the store founder bonnie has a son who is autistic. she operated an online store for 6 years before opening this shop on good year road. >> hopefully, help people learn from the school of hard knocks that i graduated from. >> reporter: from the warehouse in the back to the showroom, there are more than 1600 products here. >> i want to eat pizza. >> this is just a great way for people who are nonverbal to have a voice. >> reporter: from the speech device to this glowing sea turtle. >> parents will put this turtle on in their child's room and the child is preparing to go to sleep to help them calm down and relax. >> these apples or noodles? >> reporter: the

if you are driving to the benicia bridge and using 780 allow extra time.aza we go and that backup is getting bigger. the sun is making it hard to see. i will tell you it's backed up to the mccarthur maze and the metering lights are on. northbound 280 still looks good out of downtown getting up to highway 17. it will be a nice day today. let's go to steve paulson who has good news for us. right steve. >> that is correct. we have clear skies. there was a hint of fog earlier it looks like it has been wiped out. we are good to go. over all sunshine and warmer temps are on the way. not much of a breeze. what is there is favoring a north or east direction which would be offshore. and expect for a high cloud or two. dave shelton from martinez he said this is the only cloud i can see. there is one going over martinez. thank you, david. it will clear out pretty fast. we did have again some of that fog but it looks like it's retreating. you can see it off the coast for some. not much there. san francisco 71 today. a good 7 degrees above average. and san jose running

. >>> new maptory water restrictions start today in benicia with homeowners only watering these days8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and benicia gets water from from the lake that is only 6 pa percent full and only getting 25 percent of what it normally gets from the lake. >> officials with the alameda county water district hold a public meeting this weekend to help residents deal with the historic dry spell discussing the drought's impact and conservation programs. the district supplies water to 340,000 people living and working if for example newark and union city. the meeting takes place from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on saturday at community center in fremont. >> simple changes at home can help you save gallons of water each day, we have a link with details. >>> happening today the oakland city council holding a rare thursday meeting to discuss the budget. also during today's meeting the vice mayor and city council president will were introduce a resolution opposing the indiana religious freedom law that gives businesses the right to refuse service on religious groups. some believe the law open

. >>> city of benicia enforcing tougher water restrictions today. homes with addresses ending in odd numbers may only water monday wednesday friday, addresses ending in even numbers water tuesday, thursday and saturday. all watering must happen before 8 a.m. or after 7:00 at night. >>> meanwhile, governor brown heads to the sierra today to get a firsthand look at the state's dismal snowpack. the snowpack normally peaks on april 1. but today it is 8% of historic average. last week the governor fastraked $1 billion to aid in drought relief and critical water infrastructure. it's going to be a long summer. >> but we have rain back in the forecast. >>> one thing about that tahoe report, everything that i have been reading right now it's at 8%. we are thinking it could go down to 6%. it's dismal. so we need the rain that we're talking about even though it may come on the a's home opener on monday. >> oh, no. >> right now cooler temperatures. in fact, i had to call up the national weather service to verify the napa temperature at 35 degrees. if we see tha

. >>> busted in benicia! a huge grow house discovered over $14 million of marijuana seize the from this warehouse. the fbi and solano police searched the place on the 500 block of stone road this morning. they found almost 5,000 marijuana plants. one suspect has been taken into custody. he was booked on various marijuana charges and resisting arrest. >>> dozens of people wanted for bay area crimes are now behind bars thanks to a nationwide sweep by u.s. marshals. operation violence reduction 7 focused on violent offendsers and gang members. 64 of those arrested are wanted for crimes in oakland including six charged with murder. authorities in oakland also seized 8 guns an explosive device and narcotics. in all more than 7,000 fugitives were rounded up nationwide. in addition to oakland, the operation was carried in camden, new jersey, atlanta, baltimore, chicago, fort lauderdale, and new orleans. >>> some quick work by firefighters may have saved a san jose restaurant from becoming a total loss. as kpix 5's k

dominic's in benicia. now he teaches these preschoolers the core skills of rugby through play. >> yeah! >> do we remember how many points a try is worth? >> five! >> five, that's right! >> reporter: nick says it's the greatest team sport in the world. >> doesn't matter what size, shape, age, ability you are, there's always a position for you playing rugby. >> reporter: and his dream for these young rugby tots? >> to see some of the kids that we have been teaching today taking part of the 2029 world cup or the 2030 olympics and raising the gold medal for the u.s. >> good job, olivia, good job! >> and the cool thing, they have so much fun learning it. i still don't understand the game but -- >> i went to cal and some of my best friends have played on their national championship teams from years gone by. i still don't know the rules of rugby. >> i know. it's so confusing. >> i learned a little bit. a try is worth 5 points. >> but nick has rugby tots then hopes to do kids 7 to 11 next year. >> all right. well,

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> police are voting what they call a senseless tragedy in cleveland when a three-year-old shot and killed a one-year-old in the house. miss say there were several other children not home. there was one adult. investigators say the gun that killed the boy was left unattended. it appears to be an accident the police chief is vowing to hold whoever last the gun out in the open responsible for the tragedy. >> a florida man was killed in a crash at walt disney world speedway that allows guests to drive high end sports cars. a driver lost control of a lamborghini and hit a guardrail. the passenger died. disney is the parent company of abc7. law enforcement agencies call the shooting death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer a game changer with a vigil held where walter scott was gunned down. the officer slager stopped scott for a break were tail light that town deadly when slager fired at scott while he ran away. law enforcement experts believe the shooting is creating a consensus to have

we want to show you a picture of the person that was arrested. 34-year-old jacob turner of benicia. police thanked him at home and seized evidence that could reveal more victims. turner used a slip video camera. a little smaller than an iphone to secretly record an hour of restroom video on two different occasions. february 6th and april 14th of this year. the camera was hidden under the sink. a customer noticed it. they turned it in but it went boom lost and found and no one checked it. weeks later a manager turned it on and horrified by what she saw. >> that kind of makes me feel really uncomfortable. it makes me cautious about every public restroom because you don't know if there is going to be a camera. >> police say turner put up no resistance and had no explanation when they questioned him. he has no sectional fender history, no criminal record. while it will be possible to prosecute for electronic peeping, they believe those victims had a right to know. again those dates are friday, february 16th in the afternoon and last tuesday between 2:00 and 3:00. live from walnut creek

do... at spam.com >> covering benicia, san ramon san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> breaking news to pass on to you. in the last half hour we got word that there was flaring this morning that was visible at chevron refinery in richmond but we got an update it has stopped. however, the contra costa health department has issued an advisory for folks in the area, richmond and north richmond and san pablo so they could have irritation if they are sensitive. take necessary precautions. >> in other news this morning britain's royal baby watch is heating up. kate is due any day. many hope it is today because it is the queen's birthday. >> she has been keeping a low profile leading many to born december where she is spending the final days of the pregnancy. she could be at her parents' home. the gates are up outside the wing at the hospital where kate is expected to deliver. >> in honor of queen elizabeth's birthday gun salutes all over the capital city along the river thames. gun salutes were held at tower of london and windsor castle. she turned 89 today. >> a different k

all bay bridges other than the benicia we have flooding. we have flooding in san francisco. it is on the skyway. southbound 280 there is an accident involving a vehicle blocking a line. it is sideways. at king street, southbound 280, another accident involving injuries. one lane is blocked. busy morning. drive safe. >> this is "national selfie day." you are justified in taking a glamour shot today. here is kristen leyla and mike each taking a shot last year and we will update that with matt and drew but we want to see yourselfy. use hash abc7 get up. ago ago. >> mike is just trying to get a selfie of leyla. >> samsung is responding that the new phone bends. >> today, samsung enduring their own version of bending. they have posted online video to review claims the galaxy bo under pressure after the scrutiny when first released. >> a woman is granted permission to file for divorce through facebook. >> a judge grade after the woman explained she has been unable to contact her estranged husband any other way. >> you have to be logged on. >> those are the tech bytes, folks. >> st

. >>> the city of benicia is enforcing tougher water restrictions today. homes with addresses ending in odd numbers may only water on monday, wednesday and friday. addresses ending in even numbers can water tuesdays, thursdays and setting. all the watering must happen between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. >>> google takes over moffett field today. this is video of hangar one. the tech giant will use the 1,000-acre site to develop robots, drones and some other new devices. scientists will test high altitude internet balloons at hangar two. they say hangar three needs to be repaired. >>> beginning today, the sales tax is 10% in a handful of bay area cities. here they are: union city, hayward, san leandro, albany and el cerrito. the sales tax had been 9.5% in the five cities but last year voters in each city approved sales tax increases. in addition, alameda county voters approved countywide sales tax hikes. the trend concerns some local consumers and businesses. >> it keeps increasing the way it does, i think it can have an effect on hayward. >> the city of hayward pred

the big concern out of these bridges, benicia, carquinez, all caught with gusts of wind. all of your bay area bridges. use caution. all the drivers getting along just fine. look at your speed. showing 101 novembato. we turn the camera to the bay bridge itself looking toward the city. the camera is trembling a bit. it was moving a lot more earlier this morning. the winds can kick up from time to time. so if you have a van or even an suv at times, get blown around quite a bit. be careful this morning. >> hold on tight. >> both hands. >> that's the posture right there. >>> the markets have been open for a few minutes now. we'll check those numbers. there you go. the dow over 18,000. up 50 points so far in early trading. we'll see what happens moving forward. >>> it is 6:36 right now. still ahead, mountain lion gets pretty comfortable at a southern california home. ♪ at kaiser permanente, everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >

a star-studded ceremony for maya >> from benicia, san ramon, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news.> we have a lot of inbound holidays. today? it is "national beer day." there is history behind the holiday. april 7 1933, roosevelt signed a law allowing people to bra and -- to brew and sell beer in the united states. >> the united states post office is honoring world renowned activist and poet maya angela with her own forever stamp. a dedication ceremony was underway in washington dc, first lady and oprah were on hand. the ceremony did not go off without a hitch the lights want out in the middle of oprah's speech. a power outage. >> i am honored to stand as her daughter sister, friend at the unveiling of the "forever" stamp. a that was a for place do go dark. >> oprah kept going honoring ang e elou. >> that was great. >> drew tuma has been busy. >> wonderful to see the radar light up and great to have this much rain and now a second wave will likely move in, in the afternoon and it could bring hail to the region. >> when and where and the timing is ahead. live doppler 7 hd shows we a

there before everything gets really crowded now is a good time to do it. 680 looks good from the benicia bridge to walnut creek. if you are driving to the san mateo bridge, that traffic is looking good heading up to the high-rise. we have a nice looking drive all the way out and no major problems as you drive to the peninsula. and as we look at interstate 880 north and southbound, the traffic here looks good. still a little bit wet in some areas from the over night rain. i noticed that on the way in. i guess we had a little bit more over night. so some of the roads are wet. take it easy out there. for the most part traffic volume is a little lighter now that it's early. 4:47, let's go to steve. >>> sal, this is a very computer salvey area. we're having a data ingest issue. >> i see. someone is probably listening to that saying i can help. >> or an i.t. guy is going i can pen you from here. that's an old i.t. joke. there are a few showers theft. south bay might be in on that. maybe southern peninsula. otherwise there are breaks in the clouds. it's in the 40s for most here and humidity wil

. >>> some suffers water restrictions and they all begin in benicia, tougher water restrictions. homes ending in odd numbers only water monday wednesday friday, tuesdays and thursdays and saturdays on even numbers between between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. >>> snowpack normally peaks higher and today just 8% at the average. $1billion is going to be spent to help with the drought. >>> the snow makes a difference when it comes to the drought. >> i have an update on that. we are anticipating about 6% even more dismal than the original 8% that we were looking at. it is. and that's no joke on this april 1, as well. today we are looking at rain returning to the bay area but not until easter. today out the door, the most notable feature is not so much the feature that increase. we have a northwest wind at 13 at sfo. a little bit of a chill in the air. livermore 43. santa rosa 46. it's 50 now in concord. temperatures going to be very close to average for this first day of the month of april. with the sunshine and the breezy conditions a string of 60s from pacifica through half moon bay into monte

in hayward to 6 miles per hour in redwood city, 8 miles per hour in santa rosa, 12 around vallejo, benicia and martinez. here's what you need to know heading out the door. we have clear skies a little brisk -- we're talking about rain chances next tuesday and wednesday. a little brisk wind. high pressure is building into the western states, much warmer today through friday. nearly 80 at the state capital. we have the flurries tapering off in the greater lake tahoe area. 66 in monterey bay. official sun-up at 6: 35. by the time it sets tonight at 7:45, we'll have seen pollen soar today off the charts by tomorrow and friday through saturday. if you suffer from allergies, frank, it's not going to be good for the next couple of days. here's the extended forecast. disregard the bay temperature. that should be about 77 degrees. sorry about that, folks. we have some gremlins this morning with our computers. meanwhile, near or record warmth on thursday and on friday. hey, i need your help. we want some weather watchers. visit us at cbssf.com/weatherwatchers. hey, elizabeth, what's up? >>> what's u

>>anny hong:34-year-old jacob turner was arrested yesterday at his home in benicia, and police say they found evidence linking him to the crimes inside his home. >>anny hong:the incidents happened at the starbucks coffee shop on locust street in walnut creek. once back in february and then again on tuesday. >>anny hong:police say starbucks employees found a video camera hidden in the unisex bathroom in the middle of the afternoon. >>anny hong:now, investigators are trying to track down the victims. >>mark:happening now. >>mark:the bay area is getting ready for the playoffs, as the golden state warriors open the playoffs tomorrow afternoon at oracle arena. kron 4's will tran is live at oracle arena this morning. will? >>will tran: there's obviously a lot of places will tell you where you can go is 1230 on saturday you can watch a home for free practice the warriors the routine things shopping the same cannot generous as the one you have the best record in the western conference and the entire in vienna 39 and 2 at home high expectations this could be the year but the warriors of reading

benicia 69 degrees. san francisco only 63 which actually warmer than today.rnoon sunshine 72. and a foggy start in windsor with a high of 71. so near or below normal through friday. a little warmer over the weekend. a little sunnier as we head toward next week, still >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf is showing off her funky side in a new viral video. video is called oaktown pup today. ♪[ music ]♪ > rap ] >> it's a spoof of the bruno mars hit song uptown funk. in the video the mayor staff and volunteers dance with adopted dogs. hey, the video is promoting adoptions and getting pets spayed and neutered. so that's a good thing. it's pretty catchy. >> it is cool. lucky dogs. >>> all right. watching puppy videos, one way to manage stress. in tonight's jobs report, jill schlesinger has tips for keeping your cool at work. >>> reporter: april is stress awareness month. according to the american psychological association, more than a third of americans, including 40% of people here in california, say they're living with stress. 60% report that work is the source. the ea

much of the crude oil moved by rail in california goes through the bolero refinery in benicia and the as last year oakland council members banned croute by rail. >> pam: okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. >> pam: warriors fever is in full swing tonight is the teen gears up for play off hoops. to offer the game one of the first round is tomorrow at oracle on renown. kron 4 jr stone is live in oakland where fans are holding a pregame rally. >> jr stone: and just by the ring yet they have a number of construction workers finishing up a bar of their as they sip on their warriors of margaritas. that's the kind of atmosphere the to have out here. in that video you can see with a looks like inside is the of yellow their those are shirt set free handouts said the search says strength in numbers and that is below gold this year. when you come outside of oracle reno

low 70s closer to vallejo, martinez, benicia. sausalito only 65 with a foggy start. sonoma 76.eport tomorrow sunny and warm with a high in the 80s. extended forecast: >> two days with a chance of rain. we are not going to break the drought in april. what we can do is turn off the sprinklers and if it rains once a week mother nature waters our grass for us. >> loving it. >> thank you. >> keep it going. >> i'll work on it. >>> it's the football home of the dallas cowboys but this sunday night at&t stadium in dallas is all about country music. check out meranda miranda lambert one of the acts performing sunday. it could set a record for the most attended live awards shows. and you can watch the biggest night in country music here at 8:00 on kpix 5 followed by a special edition of kpix 5 news at 11:30. >>> the delay keeping the apple watch out of retail stores. >> plus a cheap way to ship boxes around the world but you can get what >>> if you were hoping to walk into an apple store and walk out with one they go on sale a week from today but if you want one, you will have to order i

. >>> a month long investigation has led to a multi-million dollar pot bust in benicia. investigators seized more than $14 million worth of marijuana from this warehouse. the fbi and solano police searched the warehouse in the 500 block of stone road yesterday. they found about 5,000 marijuana plants. one suspect has been taken into custody. he was booked on various marijuana charges and on resisting arrest. >>> rap mogul suge knight was hospitalized again after a judge ordered him to stand trial for murder. knight is accused of intentionally plowing his truck into two men in the los angeles burger stand in january and then driving away. one of the men was killed. the other seriously injured. knight has pleaded not guilty. his attorney argues knight was ambushed and ran over the men trying to escape. >>> the governor has ordered major water cutbacks across the state. one group is pushing back and giving him an earful >>> taking a live look out at the bay bridge toll plaza, on this very early friday morning, you can see the cars are not backed up. usually around this time

around suisun bay backing through benicia, american canyon, also in vallejo in the high 60s. 70 today in san rafael but cloudy at the coast and stinson beach and bodega bay. you have the full-on sunshine today and temperatures in the low and mid-70s. in the far reaches of the north bay. we'll talk about the weekend and what to expect. it's "hump day"! never too early to start talking about the weekend, liz. >> especially when you work the morning shift. [ laughter ] >> thank you, roberta. let's go outside and show you what's going on. just your overnight roadwork for the most part. nothing really to slow you down as far as accidents or stalls. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. this morning, caltrans crews are out there westbound and eastbound. so yeah, watch out for those flashing lights and blocked lanes. here's a live look once again out the door. the nimitz freeway, for a while they have been doing those full freeway closures, this is ongoing roadwork. this morning it's just southbound 880, 23rd to 29th but they have just about every lane blocked except for the left lane

that transition freeway that runs from vallejo all the way to the nation from the cortines to the beniciadge there is an overturned axa reported eastbound on 780 at fifth that hasn't cleared over to the shoulder. >>anny hong: nichol earthquake is stranded on social media this morning come across the dramatic falls going on now and paul at took a look at the fall that have been to get out quite a few photos coming out--not calnepal >>anny hong: here is another photo from the rescue efforts that is going on the and also in the mount everest area including base camp this is that abdomens reconsider the snow covering equipment intent here is another photo for the next few weeks people are trying to rescue people and hopefully save more lives a like this picture is to accept from the los angeles county fire department showing you some people were getting ready including search dog to watch and over to head over and make the stretch. here is a look as some of the guy schmos and the comment on or over and hoping the call with the search and rescue efforts to see more pictures going to our web si

another wreck this time midspan on the benicia bridge. backing up traffic right they at the scene."kcbs traffic." here's julie. >> liz, temperatures remain warm today with slight cooling along the coast and by the bay. so temperatures near 60 degrees low 70s by the bay 80s inland. as we head through the weekend temperatures continue to cool. we have unsettled weather by midweek next week. wow. sweet new subaru, huh mitch? yep. you're selling the mitchmobile!? man, we had a lot of good times in this baby. what's your dad want for it? ..like a hundred and fifty grand, two hundred if they want that tape deck. you're not going to tell your dad about the time my hamster had babies in the backseat, are you?! that's just normal wear and tear, dude. (vo) subaru has the highest resale value of any brand... ...according to kelley blue book ...and mitch. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> oh man! >> that gorilla in omaha's zoo had enough. the gorilla charged the partition separating him from the zoo visitors with such force that as you can see the g

union city same story for you to north of the east bay the northern half of the east bay we have benicia it becomes a little bit lighter as it get into zero clear but not by much senses the beginning to taper off just a little bit and enough that we're saying it tipoff a pop-up sale of heavy rain ride and a bottle that is where we're sitting on radar at the moment we have team coverage and that in 15 minutes this is not the end of it we have more on the way. >>darya: will is in mountain view looking at the conditions there. >>will tran: went in very cold is serious business when i get the gloves were there is no choice because it's windy and wet puddling going on right behind me that south on 101 in the slot the cars are finally adjusting to the conditions because you can see all of the spaces in between the cars a little bit earlier it looks like the there are making room for each other to conceal all of it picking up from the water i can tell you that it was raining really hard at around 530 to 6:00 now it is slow down just a bit we're talking about a steady rainfall with windy conditi

rail in california goes through the to soros refinery and marketing has and the valero refinery and benicia. >> stanley roberts: i've said it wants and i will say it again if you are writing dirty don't bring yourself attention to yourself you are about to see what i mean shortly. this driver is getting search by officer plats nor of the city of richmond police department and i will explain why in the second first let's look at why he was stopped in the first place. the driver was a solo driver in the carpool lane during the restricted hours when with than 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. monday through friday so he gets pulled over and had a chat with the driver door conversation the minivan will has a strong odor or week and a small bag be sold the and e asked where is his medical marijuana card to hand over the week. >> stanley roberts: he kapuskasing we'd a place that in the sandwich bag nothing else all right sit tight for me are right in his possession was $7.70 with something known as shape week but he's had of a physician's recommendation letter from southern california so makeslegal right?

starbucks restroom in the east bay. 34-year-old jacob turner was arrested yesterday at his home in benicia, and police say they found evidence linking him to the crimes inside his home. the incidents happened at the starbucks coffee shop on locust street in walnut creek. once back in tuesday. >> reporter: police say starbucks employees found a video camera hidden in the unisex bathroom in the middle of the afternoon. "i don't like using the bathroom even with the door open. so, i mean to know that someone's watching other people use the bathroom is kind of weird."what kind of sense do you have, waking up in the morning, thinking about doing that and in a public >> reporter:now, investigators are trying to track down the victims. >> mark:happening now. the bay area is getting ready for the playoffs as open the playoffs tomorrow afternoon at oracle arena. kron 4's will tran is live will? >> reporter: star of the second season for the warriors we should win at heavy favorites against new orleans pelicans barely made in the playoffs but last game the be in san antonio spurs. one vs eight even

coming up in 20 minutes what happened when 100-gallon fish aquarium exploded at a popular wine bar in benicia. >> a matter of life and death and a daring rescue. look at the pictures. what two police officers did just seconds before a car burst into flames. >>> good morning. time is 6:55. in the past hour we found out that a third ship carrying 300 refugees bounds for europe has sunk. killing at least 20 people. it's the second accident today involving a boat with refugees from the middle east. this morning's tragedy comes as the search continues for survivors after a smuggler ship carrying syrian migrants capsized over the weekend. more than 700 people were said to be on that ship. so far just 28 have been found alive. hundreds of refugees from the middle east are believed to have died in recent weeks due to the capsizing of over loaded smuggling boats bound for europe. >>> bay area armenians mark the 100th anniversary of what is called the first genocide of the 20th century. they marched to the mount davidson cross to remember the 1.5 million armenian christians killed in 1915. that region

jason walter turner was arrested at his home yesterday in benicia. the employees found the camera in the restroom in february and again on tuesday. it is believed turner is behind both incidents. our reporter. have a report from walnut creek at 6:30. >>> firefighters in san leandro put out a fire that destroyed one car. it broke out behind the business on washington avenue near 139th avenue before 5:00 and nope was hurt and the alameda fire department said that an investigator was called to the scene to did the causes of the place. >> petaluma police are looking for three women accused of stealing $6,000 in merchandise from a coach store. the three women entered the outlet on tuesday at 5:00 p.m. and walked out with $6,000 worth of coach purses and wallets. a security guard saw the women get into a silver hyundai with place that including 7e7 but they got away before the police avenue lifed. >> a skating report finds oakland police discipline is not would being. officers who were fired or punished saw the punishment overturned because officials and t

it's moving along very nicely. 680 from the benicia bridge to walnut creek and beyond that.rough. we're off to a nice friday start. of course i'm here to make sure that nothing happens. here's a look at interstate 880 north and southbound. this commute is look good. if you are driving south to hayward, there is a little bit of slowing but it gets better by the time you reach union city. i want to she you the rest of the eastbound commute. 580. you know it's a light day when friday looks like this. the road sensors are not firing up. it looks like it's green for most of that ride between the altamont pass and dublin interchange. >>> many folks are saying burr out there. a couple of tweets coming in. one was on the thunderstorms. also some of the low clouds and some of the higher clouds. a little bit of sun here for awhile. it will be more clouds i think winning out as a front begins to move in. it will be late here tonight and tomorrow. windy and cooler. clouds increase. it will be out of here and we will rebound on sunday. she sent me a tweet. burr. it is cold and windy out

the suspect 34-year-old jacob turner of benicia. police arrested him at home yesterday. detectives say that turner used a flip video camera. smaller than an iphone to secretly record an hours worth of video in a ever uni sex restroom. customer noticed it and turned it in. authorities say it will be possible to -- keeping without the victims identities but they did want to let all of the victims know in this case. again those days are friday, february 16th in the afternoon and then last tuesday between 2:00 and 3:00. live from walnut creek i'm tara moriarty, back to you. >> thank you. >>> meantime on the peninsula, police are out there searching for a man who exposed himself to a jogger. san mateo police say it happened wednesday night on a pathway near the bay trail and seal point dog park. female jogger says she heard someone yell and when she turned around she found a man that was exposing himself. the shock of it made her stumble and fall. the man never touched her but she did suffer minor injuries on her arm and fore head. and he was wearing a button up shirt and pan