there is no word on why. >> four members of berkeley city council are gathering in an hour to protest a federal lawsuit filed against the largest medical marijuana outlet. the "contra costa times" says it is aimed at seizing the property claiming the landlord of berkeley patient groups is breaking federal drug laws by ahouring the sale of marijuana, even though medical pot is legal under state law. it claims the business is too close to two schools. they say they plan to stay in business and join the lawsuit as a defendant. >> c.h.p. officer will be honored tonight for saving the life of a man who planned to jump off the golden gate bridge. sergeant briggs will be reunited with the california man who went to the bridge to kill himself in 2008. briggs spent more than an hour gently coaxing the man off the ledge, and that is the lat time the two saw each other. tonight he get as chance to say "thank you." the american foundation for suicide prevention is honoring sergeant briggs at an event in new york. >> night to have a reunion like that. >> mike nicco, what is up with the weather? >>

what one city's police union just announced. i'm tori campbell. the berkeley police officers association just announced a decision on whether to push for its officers to use stun guns. the tools have been controversial in the bay area. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live with what the berkeley officers decided and how they reached that conclusion. tara? >> reporter: they are pushing forward with this idea to arm their officers with stun guns. they surveyed about 600 people and 80% of those surveyed said they approved of the idea. they wrapped up a press conference an hour ago. they say they want to present the results to the city council next and get more public feedback. berkeley police and alameda police are the only two agencies in alameda county that don't use tasers. >> if we can save one person's life by deploying a taser versus a firearm then berkeley city leaders have a responsibility to at least look into tasers for our police officers. >> reporter: residents surveyed said they preferred taser use to physical force and gun use because they felt it redu

. >>> the berkeley city council is discussing a ban on smoking in the city's apartments and group housing arrangements. one proposal would ban smoking in multiunit housing. that includes apartments, senior living facilities, fraternities and sororities. residents who expose their neighbors to spoke who face fines up to 250 dollars, the city is working out more details. >>> investigators are looking into what sparked a house fire on the peninsula. it started before 1:00 a.m. on view ridge drive in san mateo. no one was home when the fire started. the homeowner says the house was vacant because it is being remodeled. building materials made it more dangerous for firefighters to fight the fire. >> what made it difficult for firefighters, we kept them off because the entire structure supporting the roof was burning. >> an estimate of the damage is not yet known and the cause is under investigation. >>> according to governor browne's new estimates his plan to overall the water system will cost 25 billion dollars. most of that money would fund w the sacramento river delta. the rest would pay fo

. >>> i berkeley city officials joining the fight to keep the city's largest and oldest pot club from closing. and it's shutting down berkeley patient group on san pablo government. looking to seize the permit. >> we're not going to close down, we're going fight this in open court it provides tax dollars and was forced to shut down last year but reopened in a new location. >> if you drive into san francisco at night get ready for a major detour they'll be doing work over the highway one connector, view crews will be taking down roadway piece by piece. >> now they're taking apart a steel truss section that is backwards from the way it's assembled. >> this will cause road closures starting tuesday. northbound highway 1 shut down for midnight until 4:00 a.m. starting at lake street. traffic rerouted to vanness avenue and lombard street. >> a lot more to bring you tonight. there is more still to come. we're going to tell but charges accused of holding them hostage. >> ahead a plan to tear down a big dam that will help the fish population. >> yes gambled on your love, baby... >> and my con

. >> coming up, push to save a historic post office in berkeley. what city officials are doing and the impact it could have nationwide. >> plus, the fire drill begins in about 30 minutes for hundreds of residents in marin county. live in mill valley i'll tell you why the fire is raging across california is making the annual drill di >> katie: welcome back. we're starting this half-hour with a quick first look at the weather, here is lisa argen. >> quickly warming temperatures, gusty winds all making for fire weather with a red flag warning in effect for about 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon. in fact relative humidity below 15% in some areas and temperatures are in the 70s already. so be very careful if you are headed to any of the parks because we're talking about tinder dry brush and gusty winds. that early on and then things will be changing. already upper 70s with north wind in fairfield with 50s in santa rosa. plenty of mid-60s and we'll be looking at cooler day for everyone. 10-15 degrees cooler and upper 80s for livermore valley. warm there but not hot. we a

. >>> i berkeley city officials joining the fight to keep the city's largest and oldest pot club from closing. and it's shutting down berkeley patient group on san pablo government. looking to seize the permit. >> we're not going to close down, we're going fight this in open court it provides tax dollars and was forced to shut down last year but reopened in a new location. >> if you drive into san francisco at night get ready for a major detour they'll be doing work over the highway one connector, view crews will be taking down roadway piece by piece. >> now they're taking apart a steel truss section that is backwards from the way it's assembled. >> this will cause road closures starting tuesday. northbound highway 1 shut down for midnight until 4:00 a.m. starting at lake street. traffic rerouted to vanness avenue and lombard street. >> a lot more to bring you tonight. there is more still to come. we're going to tell but charges accused of holding them hostage. >> ahead a plan to tear down a big dam that will help the fish population. >> yes gambled on your love, baby... >> and my con

berkeley. it's restaurant wars, and it's nothing like what's on tv's top chef. restaurant owners are battling the cityr a rule they say will hurt their bottom line. it could mean more options for you. >> once berkeley's iconic boulevard telegraph avenue is now in decline, sale tax revenues are slipping here, and some businesses are struggling. >> we're bending over back wards to try to make it a more pleasing place for people to come. >> the mayor wants to start by striking down a controversial quota system that restricts the number of restaurants that can open on telegraph. it sounds good to the students we talked to. >> i feel like if we could expand this to either rest rauptds, bars or party venues, i feel like we could bring a whole lot more attraction to berkeley as a whole. >> the mayor's proposal would declare war on mom and pop restaurants. >> abandonment of the quota system will literally financial hi hurt the small businesses that are here. >> since restaurants generally pay higher rent than other businesses. >> but isn't that kind of how it works? i mean, you put out a product. if it's good

. >> berkeley city officials defending a medical marijuana dispensary, today, stood with operators of the group to denounce the lawsuit. the governor accusing the landlord of breaking federal drug laws and looking to seize the property. berkeley officials say the sclub good for the city. >> providing thousands of dollars to nonprofits in the community and provided tax dollars. >> the group is the oldest and largest medical marijuana dispensary. the city council will consider a resolution supporting the club. operateors say they'll fight the lawsuit and vowed to stay open. >> up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 setting a new barre. how a high school athlete overcame her disability. >> a puppy's ordeal. how she survived a month aflown an abandoned vehicle. >> i'm spencer christian. we can see blue skies with low clouds. >> live take a look at traffic. downtown skyway is a mess in both directions at this hour. a giants game just let up. aum cars streaming onto the highways and biways here, it's going to take time to get home. >>> a high schooler is not letting a disability keep her from her dr

. >>> berkeley city officials are calling for a halt to the sale of berkeley's historic post office. the postal service has approved the sale of the downtown berkeley building as part of a series of cutbacks to reduce costs and generate revenue. nearly 3500 post offices across the u.s. have been slated for closure or sale. opponents fear it's only the beginning. >> this is ridiculous. it will lead to the privatization of a constitutionally mandated, basic public service in this country. >> berkeley mayor, tom base, and other elected officials signed a letter to the postal service calling for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices across the country. >> about 160 new wal-mart jobs are coming to the east bay. the giant retailer is opening a new neighborhood market in pleasanton in july and another in vallejo sometime this summer. temporary hiring centers have opened up near each location for full time and part-time positions. the pleasanton store has a hiring center. and the vallejo store is under construction where a mervin's store closed. the hiring center for that loc

. >>> berkeley city officials are calling for a halt to the sale of berkeley's historic post office. the postal service has approved the sale of the downtown berkeley building as part of a series of cutbacks to reduce costs and generate revenue. nearly 3500 post offices across the u.s. have been slated for close you shall or sale. opponents fear it's only the beginning. >> this is ridiculous. it will lead to the privatization of a constitutionally mandated, basic public service in this country. >> berkeley mayor, tom base, and other elected officials signed a letter to the postal service calling for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices across the country. >> about 160 new wal-mart jobs are coming to the east bay. giant retailer is opening a new neighborhood market in pleasanton in july and another in vallejo sometime this summer. temporary hiring centers have opened up near each location for full time and part-time positions. the pleasanton store has a hiring center. and the vallejo store is under construction where a mervin's store closed. wal-mart plans to open two

berkeley city country who support the use of tasers say it can be useful toll and help in avoiding use of three that will force. opponents say they can be the equivalent of three that will force when used on people who have medical conditions. this morning, shark fans are still recovering from last night's disappointing game seven loss in los angeles, which eliminated our team from the stanley cup playoffs. the sharks trail 2-0 in the second period after two goals by kings' right wing and san jose did not fold, though, and the russias remain within a goal but they could not stop quick who made 25 saves and the king held on and won the 7th game to advance to the western conference finals. >> it is 5:08. a tough loss but a great season. >> great season. a lot to look forward to next season. >> we will check with mike. >> the regular season means something because the home team won every game. we will try again next year. now, summer is on the way. as we look down on san francisco from sutro tower it is quiet, with scattered sprinkles. we have settled into the allergies, grass is moderate

. >>> the berkeley city council is discussing a ban on smoking in the city's apartments in group housingangements. one proposal would ban smoking at multiunit housing. that includes apartments, senior living facilities, fraternities and sa reports sororities. >>> redwood city stop using red light cameras to reduce traffic accidents. it will turn to new computer software that breaks down information such as pin pointing areas with the most citations, collisions and dui arrests. police would use the data to find patterns and shift resources to needed areas. >>> right now 6:17. check back in with sal. what are you covering, sal? >> looking at the toll plaza, filled in coming into the city. the metering lights have gone on meaning there's a bigger backup at the toll plaza. also looking at highway four which is getting busier, getting up to the grade. i skipped highway 4 and ot only bay point. the sun is kind of not allowing us to see such a great picture right now of the toll plaza but it is backed up for about a 15 to 20 minute delay. if you're trying to catch a flight at sfo, the ride ther

this pilot program is known as the go berkeley campaign and apparently this test period will kick off in september. cityders will take a look at the results and see what the best 0 options are -- best optiontions -- best options. we're live in berkeley, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:35. berkeley is in line to get federal grant money for three public transportation projects. the first big project is major reconstruction on the downtown berkeley b.a.r.t. plaza. the western part of that document avenue will be turned -- shattucck avenue will be developed. constructions could start in the start in the spring -- spring of 2013. >>> sal, can you help the folks at the toll plaza? >> it's pretty slow. this morning, traffic will be backed up for at least a 20- minute delay. if you are driving through. as a matter of fact, it has been very slow since about 6:00 this morning, just before 6:00, they turned the meeterring lights on. that's somewhat unusual they turned them on early. it's been that way ever since. we're looking at the commute on interstate 880. remember, tonight, the giants a

city 69 degrees. you'll get afternoon sunshine in walnut creek and pittsburgh. petaluma 71. berkeleydaly city tomorrow 62 degrees. extended forecast, we're getting warm on thursday. 80s away from the water. hello 90s friday, saturday and sunday, even 80s right on the bay, and we will stay sunny, we will stay mild, we will,,,,,,,,, it's happening now. people are switching to finish... ... and it's spreading all across america. quantum with new power gel delivers amazing clean and shine, even in the hardest water, which cascade just can't do. take the finish shine challenge with quantum. voted product of the year by consumers ! enough homes. large litters are coming in . >>> well, there is a furry frenzy in one east bay animal shelter. >> too many kitty cats with not enough homes. large litters are coming in all at once. you can blame it on the cold weather, they say. east county animal shelter in dublin got three litters in just 45 minutes last week. in order to avoid oout niezing these animals, the shelter is looking for noser parents. dennis, elizabeth, paul. trivalley animal rescue

city 69 degrees. you'll get afternoon sunshine in walnut creek and pittsburgh. petaluma 71. berkeley 65, daly city tomorrow 62 degrees. extended forecast, we're getting warm on thursday. 80s away from the water. hello 90s friday, saturday and sunday, even 80s right on the bay, and we will stay sunny, we will stay mild, we will stay dry well into next week. be right back. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. enough homes. large litters are coming in . >>> well, there is a furry frenzy in one east bay animal

the agency will hear proposals by cal berkeley and the city of oakland to reduce fire risk in the east bay hills. meetings run from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon and from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight at the east bay regional parks district training center on skyline buoulevard. >>> firefighters at the scene of an overnight fire watching for any hotspots. san jose firefighters tweeting out these pictures of the fire early this morning. they were called in to help out. the this building houses a business under construction. flames broke out at that building at 2:00 this morning. that fire, we can tell you, is now out. so far, no reports of any injuries. the cause of this fire remains under investigation. >>> want to check the forecast now with meteorologist, christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you, laura and jon. >> good morning to you at home. we have a good-looking day shaping up. hopefully, you want cooler days. that's what we are getting into as we drive through your week. temperatures are pretty chilly to start. we are in the 50s. however, we don't have any 40s, except up in nov

berkeley is one of eight cities in the bay area where police don't have the option. n says berkeley is the only city that's not even considering a change in that policy. >>> hacksers from china have reportedly gained access to the designs of many u.s. weapons systems. >> it's true. a report prepared for the defense department says the compromise designs include the patriot missile system and the f/a-18 fighter jet. the report does not openly accuse china but privately officials telling cbs news china is behind the cyber attacks. >>> time now 5:39. in the bull's eye again, the midwest braces for another round of fierce tornadoes. >> and would you pay good money for this? why one bay area councilman calls this art piece the silliest thing the city has ever done. when we come back. so do tire swings! this is our ocean spray cran-lemonade. it's good, old-fashioned lemonade. only better! whoa! [ splash! ] ocean spray cran-lemonade. french soldier near paris. the soldier had his throat slashed saturday... as he >>> new this morning an arrest in the stabbing of a french sold

. >> city of berkeley may join san francisco as having the highest minimum wage in the country. supporters say it's needed to help deal with the high cost of living. one business owner says she's for it though berkeley is an expensive place to do business. >> very no issue. i'm an employee. so i like the idea. >> the counsel expected to refer the issue to the labor commission for research from tlrk a formal proposal will be drafted which will be returned to the council for a vote. >> raising berkeley's minimum wage would match the minimum pay in san francisco, highest in the nation. but workers got a raise last month when they started making $10 an hour, it's been a tough adjustment for worker as long stevens creek boulevard. which, actually divides san jose and the city of santa clairea. they're making $8 an hour, $2 less than workers across the street. and this is making rounds onlichblt tomorrow at 5:00 a group wants the city to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour plans to hold a made yeah rally at city hall. the minimum wage in oakland is an hour. >> golden state warriors just

the berkeley police association hopes to go to city council to hope to find support from the city foraser use. live in berkeley, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> the police association survey was based on nearly 600 responses. >>> he may be the best dressed bank robber we have ever seen. campbell police are looking for this man. he slipped a note to a teller at the patelco credit union last friday and left with cash. there is no sign of a gun or a getaway car. investigators are hoping the clear distinctive picture will help them get their man. >>> and another robber caught on camera, this guy grabbed handfuls of mail from the back of a delivery truck while it was stopped at a red light on 36th and market in oakland. it happened may 13. federal authorities are looking for help in finding him. >>> an unusual bird rescue. the bay area group that helped a duckling hatch after her mother died. >> with a lot of the rule changes they made it will definitely be a whole different playing field. >> surviving the national spelling bee. the new challenge for young students now in the national spotlight.

berkeley is one of 8 bay area cities where police don't have that option. ion says berkeley is the only city that's not even considering a change in that policy. >>> santa clara county is demanding its fair share of education funding. more than 100 teachers and parents are meeting at the eastridge mall in san jose for today's bus tour to sacramento. this is a live look at the buses. they had just loaded on to the buses a short time ago. the big question, how will lawmakers allocate money generated from sales on income taxes to public schools and colleges? >> this is a good year to be having this conversation because i think there's really an opportunity to start equalizing funding from one school district to another. >> this marks the 11th bus tour sponsored by the silicon valley education foundation. >>> 6:39. coming up, game changers coming tim cook with clues on apple's next big thing. >> justin bieber stirring up trouble again. why he was chased down by a former nfl star. >> the market opened up about 10 minutes ago. can it follow up on a big day yesterd

. >>> the city of berkeley is getting ready to try out new strategys to improve parking conditions. starting in september, three flabd wills take part in a pilot program using different tack tiks. drivers pay higher rates at the meerts between noon and 6:00 p.m.. another would charge drivers more when they stay longer. yet another approach would impose higher rates and shorter time limits in busier areas. >>> pretty much everywhere you look bay area home prices are soring. in eight minutes why only one side of the buyer or seller equation is benefitting. >>> we now know the name of the boy who drowned in antioch on saturday. the contra costa county coroner identified jumai. a friend jumped in to try to save him, but the current was too strong so he got out and ran for help. after a two-hour sherj, fire crews pulled the boy's body from the water about a quarter mile downstream. >>> the u.s. supreme court has denied an appeal by the state of indiana to cut off taxpayer money to planned parenthood. federal and state law blocks the use of government funds to pay for abortion. offers a v

. >> a few degrees warmer for berkeley. mid-cities for navato. in terms of extended forecast we have wet weather but not associated with this system. this area of low pressure is centered over the pacific northwest. where seeing rain in that region of the country. no rain drops here just cooler, rain air in the bay area. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows a slight chance for showers, mostly cloudy conditions tuesday in to wednesday. >> as of now we are tracking a 20 percent chance of rain into the middle of next week. >> we have the changes in the forecast. we can looking quiet. more details on what to expect coming up in just a couple 419 on to traffic with janu it >> we are not tracking any hot spots in the traffic center let us take a look at the bridges. starting with the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. a problem free ride for the west bound 80 at this moment. >> in the same for the san mateo bridge no delays. drive time across the span 12 to 14 minutes. it we are also seen a problem free ride both north and south down

. >> city of berkeley may soon join san francisco at having highest minimum wage in the country. council scheduled to take the first step to hiking minimum wage from 8 dollars an hour to continue dollars and 55 cents an hour. supporters said increase is needed to help deal with high cost of living in berkeley. measure still has several steps to take before the council votes on it ultimately. >> yahoo ceo meier is extending paid leave benefits for new parents. new mom can take as many as 16 week. dad are eligible for 8 week leave. new parents also 7 500 dollars to help with baby related cost. new policy changes will bring yahoo in line with what google and face back currently offer the the employees. meier caught flack for taking only two week off herself after she gave birth to her child last year. >> new research suggest fewer consumer buy energy efficient light bulb when labeled as good for the environment. counter intuitive. here's is whatping had a. new study by the national academy of science because the issue of carbon emission is so politically polarizing. conservative don'

. >>> the city of berkeley will test a new metered parking plan. they will take part and now one, drivers will pay higher rates and the other would charge drivers longer when you stay in the area. >>> i noticed some of the roads are wet as you watch the east shore. >> the other problem is it feels like a monday for people a lot of people will be back on the roads and so give yourself a little he will extra time. look at steve westbound bay bridge. you may want to allow a few extra minutes because of the wet roads and 208 looks good getting up to highway 17. >> it is rain, sal. >> rain? >> yes, kind of a pet peeve of mine, nobody says it is a showering outside, it is raining outside. i am off my soapbox. rain gave us a third of an inch and 64 degrees, partly cloudy skies, a little breeze is still in place and there is a lot of cloud cover and we have a very me air mass and it is closer to downtown and 57, these are a breeze -- this is a breeze out towards the delta and coming out as 15 and novato shows a northerly breeze and i doubt it will last lon

berkeley 68. daily city 63 degrees. thursday, low 70s inland. mid 60s near the bay. friday, sunshine begins to come back. the stage for an awesome weekend. 8 os away from the water. if you are heading to the coast, even you will warm up to the mid 60s. that is your forecast, sports next. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> giants played an early win out of town today. >> it was sour today across the board. melky cabrera was having a career year. but came to a halt when he received a 50 game suspension for using performance enhancing drugs. >> don't ever know what's going through someone's head when they

and as we look live over the bay, towards oakland, as well as berkeley, santa rosa, 74. fafi72. union city58. here's a look at the forecast highlights. drizzle developing near the coast tonight. it will be a cool night across much of the bay area. a mixture of sun and clouds for your sunday, and, folks, looks like we're going to get wet. some parts of the bay area, as we head into the memorial day on monday. overnight lows tonight, chilly in the north and east bay locations. livermore, 49. 50s elsewhere, and the low clouds will start to penetrate a little further east overnight and that's where we'll look for the trizle as well. overneath tonight you can get a sense that the low clouds starting to move inland. drizzle by 9:00 a.m. near the coast, and this will take some time to burn back to the coast so i look for some afternoon sunshine for your sunday. it's going to be monday that we're really going to have to be concerned with and this is the name, a late-season cold front and this could bring us rain on monday. now, this forecast model could be overdoing it a little bit. but 9:00 a.m.

. >>> community groups in berkeley making it clear they want their city to stay drone-free. the berkeley peace and justice commission along with its police review commission want the city council to ban the use of drones around the city. they say drones create safety and privacy concerns for residents. tonight the commission holding a town hall to develop a proposed resolution which they plan to present to the city council. >> it's 5:20. education secretary arne duncan continues his bay area tower today, joining representative mike honda at an educational town hall meeting at fremont high school. he'll then at head to the san francisco airport marriott hotel. yesterday duncan visited a san francisco preschool to push president obama's proposal for universal access to preschool kids in low and moderate income families. >>> 5:20. coming up, a dream reality here. on time and under budget? we'll let you know how the 9ers aren't paying as much as expected for the brand new santa clara stadium. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed

the agency will hear proposals by cal berkeley and the city of oakland to help reduce fire risks in the bay hills. meetings run from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon and from 6:00 to 8:00 at the east bay regional park district training city. >>> the time is 6:36. still ahead, good deeds in a disaster zone. we will tell you how prince harry is offering his support to the victims of superstorm sandy. >>> full-court press. we are going to tell you why basketball star, kobe bryant, is lawering up against his own mother. >>> a live look outside. that is a spanning shot over san jose. you can see the sun taking over the clouds. christina loren has the forecasts. mike has your rhodoads back in minute. crash dating! three dates in one week! i had to get a designer dress! shop like a fashionista. and i did fall in love... save like a maxxinista. with my new dress. designer brands at t.j. prices. t.j.maxx. >>> new this morning, british prime minister, david cameron, is in boston visiting the site of the boston marathon bombings. he offered his condolences to governor duvall patrick and discussed lesso

they will hear proposals by cal berkeley and the city to reduce fire risk in the east bay hills. meetings run from 2:00 to 4:00 and from 6:00 to 8:00 as the east bay regional parks district training center on skyline boulevard. >> doesn't help when it is dry and hot. let's check the forecast. a cooldown coming our way. >> a cooldown coming our way, which is good news for the elevated fire danger we have had over the past couple of weeks. when fema is coming out here and we haven't hit june yet, that should pult your an denna up. it could be. i'm not going to say it will be but we have the potential to have a very, very severe fire season. you can help. get that space cleared around your home. that's one way. we will be taking you through more ways. as we get deeper into fire season which is has now started been in effect. moist ocean air coming off the pacific. because our winds are coming off, that cool ocean air is transported all the way through your inland cities, pushing through the delta this morning. that's good news. it is not going to be as hot as a result. it will still

cal berkeley owns the land and has the city's approval for development but occupy members claim it's public land. police are monitoring the situation. last saturday, "occupy the farm" did the same thing. four people were arrested and the planting was bulldozed. >> there are two new million areas in california tonight. le but no california ticket hit the jackpot, the two lucky tickets matched five numbers, including one person city 7-eleven in san jose. the second ticket was bought at a 7-eleven in kearn county. someone came into the store to claim the winning ticket this morning. lottery officials will not confirm that until tomorrow. each ticket is worst just over $2 million. here's the winning numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52. powerball, 11. the one ticket that matched all these numbers was bought in florida. here's the story. >> tonight we have the biggest jackpot in powerball history. >> lady luck hits one ticket sold in florida at this public supermarket. shoppers were absorbing the news. >> i'm like, i can't believe it. that's shocking, out of the whole country, this little market,

low 70s for sonoma, san rafael, mid 60s for berkeley and al immediate and daly city tomorrow another day. only 61 degrees. extended forecast, we are chilly so to speak through wednesday but look at the corner that we turned. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. by sad weir going to be in the 90s away from the water and even in san francisco struggled to get above 60 for the past week and a half may hit 80 coming up this weekend so this is a big change coming, but i think we should embrace the rain. i know the tiemg wasn't the best. we should embrace the rain because it's going to help out with that fire danger. >> and if you want to barbecue, you can do it next weekend. >> absolutely. >> a lot of the kids are thinking it better warm up because summer a coming. i'm going to be out of school. >> wasn't september like a month ago. >> that's true. >> it flies by. >>> all right. this is one of those holidays where typically you see a lot of people flying a flag in front of their homes. >> our mike sugarman found out each one of those flags tells a very spernl story of service and sacrifice

lower 80s and it takes a pretty strong system to get them out of the 80s but 64 berkeley, san francisco,en 4 in gilroy redwood city 78 and i don't think it too much will happen, look at highs, we will rebound on saturday, saturday will be cool and sunday will be much cooler. >>> it was supposed to be a 10,000 mile journey but it turned into an accident that brought an organ man's efforts to a tragic end. >>> what it means for your neck night out, stay tuned. and now love two more tastes, the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the irresistible new grilled onion cheddar. each just a dollar. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u

city officials in berkeley gathering to sign a joint letter calling for a halt to the sale of berkeley's historic post office. officials have approved the sale of the 99-year-old building and opponents say it has historic significance and should be preserved. local leaders are also calling for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices across the country. the sales part of of efforts to reduce costs. >> all of new england now is allowing gays and lesbians to marry. cheers erupted as the governor of rhode island signed a measure yesterday making it legal for same-sex marriages to take place. rhode island is the 10 the state to support same-sex marriage which will not take effect for four months. the first wedding takes place in august. >> bay area union workers cast their ballots in one of the biggest votes of its kind since the 1940s with a decision on whether to leave a union autecious are. >> the frozen food being recalled this morning because of a danger to your health. >> and oakland in a survey is said to be more >> that is the solar impulse, the swiss made plane that fli

through the north bay valley and breezy upper 50's to mid-50's at the beaches from 66 in berkeley to 70 in union citylittle bit warmer but no 80's, no 90's in the forecast for today so cooler over all. temperatures will drop and hold steady for thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, warming on mop, -- monday, tuesday, and wednesday next week. >> we are check our waze app with an accident at bailey road in this area. c.h.p. has arrived on the scene and this car accident involves two vehicles with moderate traffic according to our waze app. you can track your trip by apple app and google play. we have reports of a brushfire burning and sky 7 is on the way to the scene at the moment. kristen and eric? >> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> the morning news is back in >> as we hand thing off to "good morning america", here are five things to know, the medical examiner in oklahoma city revised the number of people killed by a tornado to 24 now including 15 children. that down from 51 people and 20 children. some victims were counted twice. president obama is set to address the nation in a few minute

upper 80s for union city, alamo hit 91. berkeley on the water cooled down to 80. look at ocean beach, 67. sfo 84. belmont 90. 90s for vacaville, santa rosa, san rafael 89. the radar is dry once again, yet another dry day in the bay area. there is that red flag warning. relative humidity in the north bay dropping below 30% and the winds will pick up once again and early tomorrow so the fire dade county goes from high to extreme in the north bay over the next 24 hours. details on a major pattern change with even a chance of rainfall. that's coming up in a few short minutes. >> thank you, paul. >>> breaking news from the peninsula. a three-alarm house fire burning in hillsborough right now. chopper 5 is headed there currently but smoke from the fire is visible. you can see them from the roof. we are told that one house is burning on black mountain road. that's near 280. smoke is visible to drivers on the freeway as you can see. firefighters attacking that fire. you can see the flames coming from the roof. we'll have more information as it comes in. >>> healthcare for

city 72. joining concord will be walnut creek and san ramon. berkeleyw, downtown san francisco is 66. toasty friday, saturday, and sunday. 90s away from the water. 80 in the city saturday. next week, we'll stay above average for each of the next seven days. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, communicators. >>> in a society as connected as our, you would think we'd all be pretty great communicators. >> instead, we seem to be getting worse. a new study finds with our eyes on our smart phones so much of the time, we're cutting way back on actual eye contact. and that could really set us back in the business world. the study found people were making eye contact 30-60% of the time. previous studies found the optimal amount to be around 70%. >>> another game 7 in hockey goes to overtime! and the a's trying to continue their dominance over the giants. labor day is still on. we're watching - and keeping you updated -- on the progress the new bay bridge. >> and the countdown to labor day is still on. we're watching! ,, look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was l

city, 80. heyward 78 degrees. mid 80s for pleasant hill. tri valley. nevada 81. berkeley 74.ntown san francisco, so much going on. both tomorrow and sunday, make it a two-year deal. look at monday, slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and tuesday through thursday, really not that sunny and not that warm. but, we're talking about 72 degrees. there's a foot and a half of snow on the ground in minnesota. >> where did this water come from? >> you throw it in there. >> will it make up what we didn't get in the winter nor. >> if we get 9 inches on monday, the answer is no. it will cool us off. >> we could use it, yes. >>> they are beaching themselves in record numbers on california beaches. how the bay area is coming to the rescue of some or fan sea highons. ,,,,,, wow, the track looks perfect. now we just need guests. yeah, so they can race! hey! kachow! bellissimo! guido! our tires are a-flying! whooooaaaaaa little tractors, dance! they're here! it is time! there's high-octane fun for everyone at cars land. only at disney california adventure park. is more fun than ever. se

those three new gates will support service to rich montheder, berkeley, treasure island, america laous and redwood city and a big undertaking on behalf of the emergency sprans sit thoser and so to do so they need to do eir under the quality regulations and an eis environmental impact statement and under federal and environmental projection act purposes and so for the purposes of the federal eis so the authority is the primary lead for that action as they are providing some of the funding. and the port itself is considered aid responsible agency as we are the landowner and so eventually the port commission will be asked to approve the eir as a function of moving forward with the project itself and as right now the eir, eis is going to be published in draft form this friday as soon as it is published we will make available a link for that on the website which is sfport.com and we are also co-hosting a public meeting on june 25th at 5:30 p.m. in the bay side conference rooms over at pier one for anybody that would like to come and begin the conversation on the draft eir. again, eis being published by weta

city. >>> in just a few months, berkeley will begin testing one of two controversy metered parking plans. they are part of the three-year pilot program set to start in september in three neighborhoods. the plans are designed to improve parking conditions and encourage people to use alternative means of transportation. one would have drivers pay higher rates between noon and 6:00 p.m. when demand is highest. the other would charge drivers more when they stay longer. a business owner we spoke to this morning says he believes both plans will drive customers away. >> i think they are gonna kill the businesses out here. similar shops down the street away from downtown offering similar services, people will spend their money there instead of getting a ticket here. getting $50. >> the program is partly funded by about $2 million in federal grants. >>> game 7 of the nhl western conference semifinals, just about six hours away. new at noon, fred ingles is live outside staples center in l.a. where the sharks take on the kings. fred, the winner will take it all. what's the atmosphere like at this ho

berkeley and san francisco are the two major cities in the bay area not using tasers. >>> get your grills ready. salmon season is in full swing. fishing boats brought in somewhere between the 30,000 and 40,000 pounds of wild fresh salmon today alone. the golden gate salmon association says they are seeing a salmon resurgence this season. >>> with that the countdown is on. today's city leaders broke ground at the san francisco museum of modern art kicking off a free four-day public celebration. that's before the venue closes its doors for construction. the 225,000-square-foot expansion project will take about three years. it will include a new 10-story addition along the back of the building. >>> a huge shift is taking place in the american family. what has more women than ever become the breadwinners. >> it's being called a danger to the entire world. what doctors don't know about a spreading virus that has so far killed two dozen people. >> it was a cloudy start for much of the bay area but what a beautiful afternoon from the marin headlands looking back toward the city. we have nothing

cities have spent millions to try to sway the owners votes. miami has hosted 10 super bowls and recently as 2010. >>> telegraph avenue in berkeley is hosting a 6-week party this summer in an effort to attract more business. the city will close a section of the street to cars on 6 sundays. there will be music, food, items for sale. starting june 9th, they will be closed between dwight way and durant avenue from 11:00 a .m.- 5:00 p.m. >>> a ticket bought in san jose miss today by one number. someone bought it at this 7/11 but the winner has yet to come forward. lottery officials say the ticket is worth an estimated $2.3 million. one ticket. in florida did match all of the 6 numbers for $590 million. >> wow! >> all right. what is your forecast for that winner? >> do you play? you. >> know what? i caved last night and i put my $2 in because everyone in the news room was. >> nobody asked me to put $2 bucks in. >> you are so busted. >> oops! >> i know you don't venture into the weather department because there is a tornado going around my head trying to figure out the forecast and it was slam dunk today. not as warm as it will be tomorrow. we are li

the berkeley police association polled city voters to encourage city leaders to consider tasers as nonlethal >>> showers moving through overnight, clouds breaking up and more sunshine as we head in toward the afternoon. over coit tower you can see some clouds a little blue out there, as well. i think throughout the day today these 50s and 60s will warm up nicely. probably a little bit warmer than yesterday. some mid- to upper 70s inland. 60s and 70s inside the bay and 50s and 60s breezy at the coast. next couple of days, more sunshine on the way, should be getting hot with offshore winds on friday and saturday. >> we're going to check your "timesaver traffic" coming up next. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store it's really not about you. they say, "well if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. oh, yeah! wow. once you experience it, there's no going back. at our memorial day sale, save on the closeout of our classic special edition bed set. now just $1299 a savings of

. >> reporter: uc berkeley professor has studied the impact of super bowls on cities that host them. a lot of money will be made, but -- >> i don't think the workers of the bay area are going to see the economic wind fall whereas i think the owners of the nfl, the nfl itself and some top brass that are benefiting from this will certainly benefit. but for you and me, i don't think we're going to see any extra revenues. >> reporter: so his point, simply don't expect a lot of new jobs. some people always figure out how to make money, say those scalpers who will surely hit the mother load. >>> ic will be here with his take on what the super bowl means. >> it has been an emotional and grueling 24 hours since disaster struck in oklahoma. it looks like all of the victims and survivors have been found. the death toll stands at 24. including 9 children. a tearful reunion. her son. she's among the lucky ones. 7 children were killed at another school. a specialist from the oakland fire department andmen low park team on standby. >>> today the national weather service upgraded the tornado to a r

it looks like it's heading baaing to rio vista, suisun city, berkeley, antioch. 50s on the temperatures cool and a breeze is in place. fairfield, 55 and a west wind of 15 miles an hour. a little chill in the morning air. most locations out to the delta show a west wind. look at this light rain. sacramento has been reporting light rain. here it is, continuing to work its way. there's fairfield's light rain. probably clipped vacaville as well. could be a little bit up in napa county and also into lake county. but give this system credit. it continues to give us some light rain. speaking of rain. a lot of rain. not light rain. look at this big low. it's pumped in copious amounts of rain. brooklyn and also into hoboken, new jersey reporting flooding earlier. thankfully, it looks like they've seen the last of that. they've had torrential rain back there. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. even 60s down to southern california. possibility of more rain. sacramento, san joaquin valley into the high desert. you can see that is still driving south. that low is impressive. morning fog, a lot of clou

city hit hard. winds in berkeley. coming back out here. you can see how deep the sand on the great highway. when the road will open, it could be hours, days, it could depend on the wind. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the strongest of the winds came last night. we are here on the 10:00 p.m. news, winds at 50 miles per hour at the san francisco airport. winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour. the winds died down today. the flag not as severe. wind conditions. heaviest winds now, these winds off shore, 50 miles per hour. these are 40 miles per hour winds. you notice they are off shore. most of the wind at the beach, ocean beach. great highway. inland winds are dying down. current wind conditions around the bay. live recording stations. you see, it is windy at san francisco international airport. but it isn't unusual. 29 miles per hour. fairfield 21 miles per hour. livermore, always windy, this time of year, 16 miles per hour. the winds are dying down but they cooled things off. when i come back, how the wind impacted your highs today and what they mean the ne

berkeley police association asked voters their opinion on the use of tasers and berkeley and alameda are the only two cities in alameda county with police departments that do not currently use tasers >> swedish music streaming company will move into a willing famed for a rock concert on market street in mid-july. the company will use flee -- three floors above the theater. there are 23 million activity users and six million ad free subscriber whose pay $5 to $10 for the service. >> mike? >> we will start with temperatures across the neighborhoods. 61 in antioch. that is the warm spot. most of us are in the mid-to-upper 50's with 55 in san francisco and 57 in novato and livermore and hayward and san jose. we have 55 as los gatos. now, today, as far as temperatures compared to yesterday, a beautiful picture of the golden gate bridge, low clouds hugging there and snow on top but it is not, just low clouds one to two degrees compared to yesterday with the early sunshine and the dry start and you can see in san jose it looks quiet and three day forecast, big time warming trend, and we have a heat wave coming fri

city. >>> attorney general eric holder was at uc berkeley today speaking to law school graduates. take a look at some file video of him addressing the anti-defamation league last month in washington. in berkeley he used the opportunity to criticize recent arguments that civilian courts should not handle terrorism cases. he said after september 11th members of congress put unwise and unwarranted restrictions on where certain terror suspects can be held, charged, and prosecuted. he said to limit their use would be counterproductive. >>> san francisco police were showing off their k-9s, the ones who sniff for bombs. officers were at little marina green to give a subpick demonstration of how sharp their k-9s' noses are. when they reached the box with the scent of the explosive c-4 inside, they sat down marking that box as dangerous. people say a -- police say the dogs will be out in full force next weekend and often play a vital roll in keeping big events safe. >> when it comes to detection work, they are a great use to our bomb squad. we actually work with our bomb squad hand in hand