i want to move the maps to contra costa county. little bit better now in pleasant hill and walnut creek and 24 westbound but still slower than usual. the speeds are up to 37 miles an hour at pleasant hill road just a few minutes ago was down to 18. a motorcycle crash southbound 101 at 580 -- actually, at the lacks purr lading area -- larks purr landing area. i guess we won't see 101. >> i can't see it either, sal. >> well, 101 is slow as you approach it. >> okay. >>> we're in the fog, too. you go down to san jose and the fog is gone. that was a nice transition. thank you. thank you. >> there it is. >> there's san jose, sal. >> it's terrible. i just want to make sure the viewers get this because we've had a crash and a stalled vehicle. if you are trying to get to work on time, you will be late. >> thank you, sal. >>> we do have a lot of fog, as we just toughed on. that will keep things a little cooler today. higher clouds to the north as well. but they will just kind of drag across the north bay. but the systems are heading north an

. >>> coming up next, chevron says contra costa county owes it $73 million. we'll tell you what's at stake if the county is ordered to pay up. >>> plus -- >> it's rather unusual. >> most people don't beg their doctors to let them go running when they land in the hospital. why this texas man did. i'm with him. >>> and here on this sunday, sunshine but still very windy. as we head through monday, less wind, but more sun and temperatures back into the 60s across the south bay, even into the east bay as well. we're back to get you into the first full week of april here on this evening. we'll see you after the break. >>> chevron finds out tomorrow whether contra costa county will pay back tens of millions of dollars chevron says it overpaid in property taxes. the county is reconsidering the property tax assessment on the chevron richmond refinery from 2007 to 2009. the cash strapped county, cities and dozens of special districts will have to come up with the money if the oil giant wins its appeal. chevron has received a refund on taxes before. it appealed its 2004

here's frances with contra costa county. what is going on? >> not much.dwork on the antioch bridge in both directions one lane gets by until 5:00, another few minutes. then, check out the sensors westbound 50 miles per hour. traffic has been good the past couple weeks, lighter than normal. bay bridge toll no delays, wind advisory for many bay area bridges all the east-west bridges, including the bay bridge, san mateo and dumbarton, richmond san rafael and even the benicia bridge. no wind advisory for the golden gate bridge. crews heading across the span now changing lane configuration as traffic heads southbound into san francisco delay-free out of marin county. we'll go to the waze traffic app to check out the commute even through the altamont pass no signs of slowing commuters getting ready to start their commute to work, no problems on the peninsula or south bay. you can keep track of this yourself by going to abc7news.com/waze to download our free traffic app and you can put it on your smartphone or iphone >>> 4:56. the maker of the textured beef crit

and ktvu's rob roth is in contra costa county tonight, where one bay area musician credits his success to what dick clark did. >> reporter: greg ken said that dick clark helped to launch his career. >> i mean i look at this, i get a lump in my throat, knowing that we wouldn't have dick clark anymore. >> reporter: he says once they started to play his song, jeopardy, it was a hit. >> he brought rock and roll into our living rooms. >> reporter: he appeared on american band stand four times. this washington his second appearance. >> also my fashion sense, you couldn't do that today, could you? >> reporter: it was during his appearance that clark mentioned a thank you letter he received from ken's father after his first appearance in 2009. >> he is a sincere guy, dashes off a letter. i treasured it. he genuinely felt thank you for having my son on your television -- radio show. dick saw it this way, this was an honest letter, that is what touched him about it. >> reporter: ken said that clark knew music and helped nervous musicians be at ease. >> every time we were on show, he took time ou

eastern contra costa county has been watching bigger thunderstorms building. napa county over towards solano county looking at lighter rain but here comes the rain now into san francisco. this is the outer band. we'll see several waves of these showers come on through. what you're looking at there, that orange box that just popped up to the east around merced, that is a severe thunderstorm warning that's been issued east of interstate 5 just within the last minute or two. around the bay area, here come the bands of showers moving on in. we will continue to see this cold air aloft coupled with an unusually strong jetstream which is firing like an arrow into the central coast. we have winds higher up going west to east and winds going south to north that sometimes gets these storms to rotate. it can support stronger updrafts which equals some larger hail sometimes. all of this is happening overnight so that's pretty unusual. we could get some hail with some of those heavier showers. you'll see heavier showers start to come on in. the main event right around 3:00

already stop and go traffic in parts of contra costa county an 680. let's move along and take a look at 237. there was a crash westbound at 237 at the lawrence expressway. it was blocking three lanes far time. they may have moved it out of the way. traffic may be effected as you drive toward the lawrence express way. here in milpitas it does look good. let's go to san jose. northbound 101 101, 880 and 280 looks good there. let's go to steve. >>> our system which was a slow mover yesterday has finally sped up and leaving behind pretty good rain totals. it was steady all day and stacked up for some. i can't remember the last time san jose had so much rain. it was one of those core kippa terns. inch plus for hayward. from concord, cordelia up to napa three quarters to almost an inch there. rain turns to snow right around blue canyon. 40s for some. low 50s for others. because that system is moving out we will have some sun in the morning. we will cloud it up in the afternoon. possibility of showers and maybe some thundershowers. out to the valley it's pos

. >>> we are following breaking news in contra costa county. health advisory cancelled after reports of a fire at the conoco phillips refinery this morning. health services received reports after 1 a.m. at the refinery haz-mat crew was to monitor the air they say no health impacts are detected. the fire was put out. >>> police have been searching for vandals who have been slashing tires in pleasanton. the first reports came tuesday morning from residents in the harley gate court neighborhood. wednesday police received reports from a dozen people with slashed tires. >> when you have it and you only know it is you and find out you get a slash you think is somebody out to get me. when i heard there were other neighbors i figured this was somebody who obviously is having fun slashing tires. >> vandals hit 30 cars a few weeks ago in another pleasanton neighborhood. police have made no arrests in that case. >>> >> muni is cutting back on overtime. the controller's office says muni is on track to spend 60 million dollars on overtime this year, nearly

first of all, let's go out and take a look at contra costa county county.-- 680 pleasant hill. there is also some slow traffic on highway 4 and slow traffic on highway 4 in antioch. the whole thing, not looking that good this whole freeway system. let's move along and fake a look at -- at some live pictures. the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic there continues to move along. we had an aapproach to the bay bridge -- we had an approach to the bay bridge. you will see slower-than-usual traffic. i already had a few e-mails about that. it's getting better. that's the only thing i can say. if you are driving on northbound 280, getting up to highway 17. that traffic is busy. i would like to put up the maps again if i can. there is a new crash right at highway 92. this one came in. that will make it slower heading southbound from hayward getting to the san mateo bridge. it's 7:40. let's go to steve. >>> well, mostly cloudy, although there are a few areas of getting some sun. this will be in the morning and then gradually throughout the day, we'll -- a little bree

we've heard about colony collapse, it's a problem around the world but not happening here in contra costa county. let me show you bees that have been collected here in contra costa neighborhoods just recently. experts say swarms are pockets of healthy, disease resistant bees that have been immune from problems others are having. it's the season to be a bee in contra costa county. in concord thousands of bees swarmed a car until a kid in a bee keeper suit gathered them up as shown in these pictures provided to abc 7 news. >> this is different. >> shelly lives in the same neighborhood. her car didn't get swarmed but she nearly did. thanks to the colony in her yard. >> i'm giving them their space, yes. i had three of them fly into my face yesterday. i said that is ochblg i got the message. >> she says she'll leave well enough alone but others won't. >> i'm getting between five to 20 per day. >> mike is with the bee keeper association. he and his fellow bee keepers have been getting swarmed with calls from homeowners asking them to remove what they consider a nuisance. >> we pick them up and bring t

as we look at contra costa county, it's not been a bad drive.he right of your screen, there is a sign flashing there. there could be trouble up ahead. that sign started to flash and i'm looking here at the list -- the list that the chp is giving us. i don't see anything. but sometimes things happen and then the chp hears about it later on. i keep looking to see if something is going on there. let's take a look at the westbound bay bridge. that's normal. there are no major problems here as you drive into san francisco. there is a backup of about 20 minutes at the toll plaza. it has been a decent weekend all in all. highway 4 of course, slow traffic here, it's getting a little better. i wanted to move the map the down to the south bay where -- to move the maps down to the south bay where this has been a nice commute getting into the valley. this has been a nice week. perhaps some people are gonna start to have spring break and -- whatever they call it. and we'll see lighter conditions. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. partly sunny, partly cl

napa county, solano county, contra costa county later today, a spoke in the wheel in this system may r off some showers and clouds later today. the wind machines and vineyards have been roaring. sonoma county and napa county for good reason. lows in the 30s. highs in the upper 50s for many, or extremely low 60s. there's a lot of areas that are cooler not far away. our system, not much now but that swings in and that could -- mendocino county, lake county, napa, solano county later today, could get a few showers. westerly or northwesterly breeze. the system will dill a little south today and eject tomorrow. tomorrow morning, cold if not colder in wind-protected areas. so a coal morning, then sunny for a while, breezy and cool, then partly cloudy skies, mainly north and east as you said. 50s for highs. for almost everybody a cool day. cold friday, them clears out, saturday looks good. sunday looks good. and monday increasing clouds. looks like rain next week. >>> new signs that the job market is getting a little stronger. the number of people filing for new jobless benefits fell by 6,00

>>> a 3-year-old girl is recovering tonight after being attacked by the family pit bull in contra costa countyopper 2 was overhead. the toddler was visiting her grandmother's home in unincorporated contra costa county when she was mauled. animal control officers say the dog was quarantined tonight and will be euthanized. no criminal charges are expected. >>> a monterey county choir director pleaded not guilty to charges of using a spy camera to peak at female students during a field trip. 26-year-old jayvon nicholas was arrested earlier this week. girls on the overnight field trip say they found a pen in their bathroom outfitted with a microcamera. nicolas has been released from his teaching position in san francisco. >>> a family suffered minor injuries after their car was hit by a train. caltrain says the accident led to delis of up to 90 minutes. caltrain is warning people who live within earshots of tracks on the peninsula and south bay to expect some noise between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. el te -- empty trains will be running a that hour so caltrain can train new drivers. the

>>> a 3-year-old girl is recovering tonight after being attacked by the family pit bull in contra costa countyews chopper 2 was overhead. the toddler was visiting her grandmother's home in unincorporated contra costa county when she was mauled. animal control officers say the dog was quarantined tonight and will be euthanized. no criminal charges are expected. >>> a monterey county choir director pleaded not guilty to charges of using a spy camera to peak at female students during a field trip. 26-year-old jayvon nicholas was arrested earlier this week. girls on the overnight field trip say they found a pen in their bathroom outfitted with a microcamera. nicolas has been released from his teaching position in san francisco. >>> a family suffered minor injuries after their car was hit by a train. caltrain says the accident led to delis of up to 90 minutes. caltrain is warning people who live within earshots of tracks on the peninsula and south bay to expect some noise between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. el te -- empty trains will be running a that hour so caltrain can train new driver

the 17 year-old who police say was driving the vehicle it was released from contra costa county juvenile hall yesterday. authorities say they were unable to file charges. police to suggest that speed was a factor in the crash. a 41 year-old was killed along with his nine year-old daughter. another 12 year-old daughter was injured. police say the boys escalade jumped the curb slamming into the three bicyclist who were on the sidewalk. the young driver was only slightly injured and neighbors tell us they believe traffic often moves faster than the 45 mi. an hour limit over the stretch. the victim's family released a statement saying we understand this will be a long process. we know this country has a justice system put in place and we respect it. we're focused on being a family and laying our loved ones to rest and letting the police do their job. the police released a statement saying they will continue to work relentlessly to resolve the investigation. >> surveillance video may reveal more about a deadly crash between a cyclist and a pedestrian. sources tell us a camera captured the dea

year-old boy who we say was driving a cv when it slammed into 3 bicycles was released from contra costa county's juvenile hall yesterday and they say they're unable to file charges on the deadline required by law police initially held him on vehicle manslaughter charges suggesting that speed is a factor of 41 rolls of killed the nine year- old daughter had asset it was as well another daughter was injured will be ok slavery's and three bicyclist riding on the sidewalk the endeavor was on a slightly injured themselves cbs five the lid traffic on this stretch of the boulevard and moved much faster than that slated for the areas of victim'' families this statement saying that he understands this to the long process so that justice system is put in place and we will respect it this time we're focused on the family and career loved ones to rest they're doing their job and waiting for toxicology of the what driver may or may not been doing in the time of the crash the man who pleaded guilty to hit and run and san francisco will be sentenced today prosecutors have recommended a year as part of a plea p

. >>> well, the oldest lapd mark -- landmark in contra costa county has been vandalized. today it's abandoned and covered with graffiti. the doors have been stolen along with the bronze plaque designating it as a landmark. there a few years ago, there was protection of the land from developer. >>> 7:11. spectacular failure. what's happening this morning after north korea's highly publicized rocket launch crashed. >>> also, the giants have already set a record before they even hold their home opener. >>> most of the rain has moved out of the area. there will be more this afternoon. but a semi break here this morning. you can see the system moving out. but from eureka and crescent city, that will be the low that will give us more showers and possible thundershowers this afternoon? happening now in new work, new jersey, the mayor is being called a hero after saving his neighbors from a fire. this is a live news conference of the -- i'm not sure if that's the mayor there. >> yeah, that's the mayor. >> cory booker. >> he was treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation and a s

this morning we're looking at contra costa county again.ave cleared out. 680 is improving. >>> let's go to steve. a very good morning. mostly cloudy. a lot of high clouds. a little cooler today. this is a very weak front that's coming in. it will give light rain to the north bay and just kind of a mostly cloudy day. san francisco very close -- high clouds in the morning. and some light rain, we have the colder air coming in tomorrow and carrying ut into friday morning -- carrying you into friday morning. 50s, 60s, a few upper 50s with filtered sunshine but temperatures continue their downward trend. look at the lows, they will be near freezing if the breeze stops on thursday and friday. good news, we kick it ouout for the weekend and whater. >>> it's one of the worse mass murders in bay area history. we are gating more information about the suspect yesterday. >> reporter: oakland police say the victims shot were not targeted by the suspect. details are ahead. >>> and we have developing hills from the hills above silicon valley. a big fire.

in contra costa county the percentage of bank owned home sales went from 37% at the start of 2011 to 49% one year later. >> it can have a trickle-down effect. >> the isreal letter says that increasingly banks are going the short sale route and as a result homes sell prices are climbing and a bad market is bottoming out. >> overall prices have pre must stabilize over the past year- and-a-half, and they're going to trend up the rest of the year. >> a sign of growth that has neighbors hoping for more. >> it just keeps going and getting better and we don't see any more foreclosure signs. >> the bad news is that some banks are still holding onto a lot of foreclosed homes. realtors say that those homes will eventually trickle back onto the market but it is unlikely that we will see any kind of a bank fire sale. >> the seventh disco cyclist that hit and killed an elderly pedestrian in the castro will face a vehicular manslaughter charge. the district attorney says the only thing left to settle is whether the counts against him will be a misdemeanor or felony. witnesses say that the site was

. >>> a cold case in contra costa county from 20 years ago has been re-opened. police have a description and sketch of the victim and are hoping to generate new leads. we talked to the artist behind the newly released sketch and she has more. kimberly? >> the morning of june 2nd 1993, a man walking his dog spotted a body under debris. the woman referred to as jane doe died from blunt force trauma to the head and her decomposed remains were believed to be there a year before they were found. they did not yield a description of the victim until now. now there is a sketch that hopefully will lead to the victim's identity and her killer. >> it could lead somebody to say possibly that's her. or, i know somebody that didn't pay the rent back in 1993, and she just disappeared. i don't know where she went. or little things like that. >> this sketch was developed based on photos of her remains. it's a loose interpretation of what she might look like. dna was used to describe what she looked like. 5'0" to 5'4", and reddish pwroupbd hair and a complete hysterectomy. anybod

if you recognize the woman in this sketch, you're urged to call contra costa county sheriff department. >>> a pitch fork wielding teen is behind bars tonight after allegedly trying to break into a woman's home in half moon bay. sheriff deputies say the suspect broke windows and banged on the front door of a houseea n main street last night. that's when the elderly woman inside opened the door, he pointed the pitch fork at her and tried to enter the home. the woman slammed the door and called police and the teenager continued to pound on the doors and windows. when the deputies arrived, the suspect resisted, but was taken into custody and arrested. >>> setting sail after months of tense negotiations over the americas cup yacht race. san francisco city officials have finally put pen to paper. nbc bay area joe rosetto jr. shows us work is already under way, charting a course for the water side spectacle. >> reporter: this patch of water front along san francisco's embarcadero isn't exactly a vision of beauty, yet. to see beyond the chipped asphalt and construction crews takes a little lea

live in contra costa county where they pay tribute to dick clark. what'll it be?'ll have blueberry pancakes. uh huh. actually, make that glazed pecans... ok. with chocolate... no... caramel sauce. whipped cream? uhhhhhhh, yeah... but on the side. introducing build your own pancakes. only at denny's. >>> we always had a date on new year's eve with dick clark and many musicians always have someone to help launch their careers. >> dick clark passed away today at the age of 82, a true eye cop to so many people. now clark's death came as a surprise in particular to greg king who appeared on "american bandstand." kimberly tere talked to him about the impact clark had on his career. >> reporter: like most people we talked to, jessica and raj, in the music industry toe greg only had kind things to say about the man he credits for his success. for radio personality greg kin, dick clark was a pioneer, a man who brought this mysterious music called rock 'n' roll into america's living rooms. >> what you saw is what you got. he was completely honest. he didn't have a schtick.

pro contra costa county to san fransisco, i saw tank tops and shorts. that is pretty rare?>> baker beach was packed. a gorgeous day all over the area. temperatures well above average. between 15 and 19 degrees above average. 90s and a lot of spots. these are current temperatures out the door. concord still coming in in the upper eighties. 88 degrees in concord, livermore, san fransisco now and the low seventies. mid 80s in santa rosa. tonight we will cool things down but it will still be on the mild side for the overnight temperatures. mainly in the '50s. if you upper '40's. areas of patchy fog along the coast. we will warm things up again tomorrow. not as warm as today. no ninety's. mainly in the low '80s in some of the inland spots. otherwise seventies across the coast and day. but still a very nice sunday because high-pressure is still intact so there's no rain in immediate forecast. things could change in the middle of next week. and in the meantime here's your can point forecast. as you can see a lot of fifties. 54 in fremont, mid 50's and livermore. 51 degrees in sant

the cold temperatures this morning, gusty winds and pop up showers, stretching from napa to contra costa county as well. the northern extent and the rain showers developing, outside of napa, and tracking to the south and to the east, fairfield, brentwood and bethel island, wind speeds a factor as well, gusty, winds around san francisco, sfo32 miles an hour. cold night again and a hard freeze warning to the north of the bay area, over night lows to the 20s. 24-30 degrees. still chilly closer to home. first thing, friday morning, the readings will be in the 30s. lower 30s for napa and santa rosa. san jose upper 30s. chilly over the past couple days. temperatures maxing out this afternoon, upper 50s to 60 degrees. everybody up a few degrees friday and warming trend continues. as we begin the weekend. you can see all the unsettled weather to the north and east of the bay area. we will hold on to the showers chances in the short term. high pressure rebuilds tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. winds 10-15 miles an hour. easter sunday, the main rain is to the north but we will thicken up clouds, chance of s

. >>> we are following some breaking news out of contra costa county where emergency crews are on the scene of a dog attack in martinez. this is a live look at the scene just a few details are being released. the sheriff department says that a three-year-old child was mauled by a pitbull about 45 minutes ago. it happened at a home on the 3100 block of plum avenue. we have a crew on the way and we will bring you more information on ktvu many -- on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> thank you for trusting your news to ktvu. we are here on line at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. p@

attempt to drive a stabbing victim to the hospital put six people in the hospital early today in contra costa county. the vehicle collided with another car in brentwood shortly after midnight. and a 14-year-old girl died in the crash. >> heard a really loud boom, and we looked over and saw a bunch of dust and debris and saw a car flying through the air. >> two cars major damage. one of its side. one damaged in the front. and basically requested a couple medical helicopters. a total of six patients today. >> three people were stabbed during a fight in brentwood not far from the crash scene. it's not clear if the stabbing victim was the same person who died in the accident. >> alan: new video of a near san leandro that left six people homeless. a two-store home burst into flames shortly after 9:00 last night. the fire which could be seen for 580, was out in 30 minutes. destroyed the house and the fire is now under investigation. >> ama: coming up, paying tribute to one of the five people lost in the yachting accident on the farallon island. today's touching memorial service. >> when i seen his face, t

a contra costa county town is getting ready to pass one of the toughest anti tobacco ordinances in the bay area. the dublin city council is considering a plan that could ban new tobacco retailers from opening near schools parks and day care. and revoke or suspend licenses of stores that sell tobacco to minors. caltrans spent today targeting litter instead of world war. every year it is assigned one day to pick up litter all over the state as part of the key california beautiful campaign. caltrans wants everyone to think about what they're doing before dropping trashed because millions of dollars could be used for transportation projects. roberta is live at the shark tank where it should be just as hot inside as outside. >> doesn't this look familiar? the pavilion fondly referred to the shark tank to all those wonderful people will be coming out to cheer the sharks on, it is game 4 and a stanley cup playoff action as the sharks play host to the blues. is a must win situation so things will certainly be heating up inside. let's stay look at some of the current conditions as we take a bir

. >> reporter: anyone with information about the victim's identity is asked to contact contra costa county sheriff's office. >>> coming up next, healthy, fit and young. yet this woman in her 30s nearly had a heart attack. we'll show you how the warning signs were hidden if her dna. >>> the story behind this picture taken last year the night osama bin laden was killed. the president and hillary clinton reflect. >>> and proof that power really does corrupt? how researchers have linked power to cocaine-like effects. >>> today's temperatures around the bay area probably felt more like summer. as we head back to the work week, we'll see a bit of a cool-down tomorrow. san jose temperatures tours in the 70s. bigger changes as the storm track aims back toward the bay area this week. when you can expect rain in your forecast. >>> a huge eucalyptus tree fell this afternoon in benicia onto a warehouse causing plenty of damage. firefighters say the tree knocked out power and broke a natural gas line as well as pipes for the fire sprinklers. and that flooded the warehouse. no one was hurt but an arbori

. >>> in contra costa county moraga police are urging drivers to avoid canyon road after the rain caused flooding and trying gored -- and triggered a rock slide. >> as we cleanup from the rain, the sierra is seeing new snow. heavenly camera shows plenty of fresh power. all this snow good news for resorts but it could take patience getting there chain or snow tires required on i-80 and highway 50, the same for highway 89 in squaw valley. >>> in oakland this morning this is glen manor place where sky 7 shows a massive tree uprooted by the wind and rain. >> similar in the santa cruz mountains public works crews dealing with a massive oak tree that fell a mile and a half off highway 17. david louie took this picture. the tree snagged cable and phone lines, thankfully, no powerlines. >>> if you have video or photos we would love to see them. you can upload them to ureport or e-mail them. >>> we are also continuing to follow developing news from modesto. the man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and another after a fire ripped through his fire. the deputy is 53-year-old robert paris, a 1

since 2005, more than 35 people in contra costa county have been diagnosed with west nile virus.06, two people died from the disease. county officials are urging people to help reduce the risk of the virus by dumping or draining standing water. >>> tomorrow the san francisco giants will play their home opener at at&t park, but the weather could have a say in the matter. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us the last-minute preps and the giants' backup plan. >> reporter: this is the scene you want to see the day before the giants home opener at at&t park, field crews honing the field, making those last-minute tweaks. and this is the scene you don't want to see, black clouds hovering over that same field. >> it's a lot of detail getting the park cleaned, getting it decorated, getting it ready for whatever the weather brings. >> reporter: and what it could bring is what you'd call the "r" word in baseball, rain. >> we're getting ready for the expected storm, so we're trying to get as much done in terms of prepping the field. >> reporter: for giants facility manager george costa the

. >>> some contra costa county teachers are getting a raise. what made it possible during a year of cuts. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> the official search for a missing santa rosa teenager is about to end at sun down tonight. the sheriff's department says ground and air search today for 15-year-old mulanari did not turn up any clues. authorities say malinari may have been depressed when she was last seen saturday morning. she is described as 5'9" tall, about 150 pounds with curly brown hair and brown eyes. she left with a green backpack, a laptop and green mountain bike. >>> some of its charm is actually what's prompting the owners to close a famous chinese restaurant in san francisco. we were with the cloud as they lined up for their final meal. >> reporter: how do you measur

. >>> in contra costa county moraga police are urging drivers to avoid canyon road after the rain caused flooding and trying gored -- and triggered a rock slide. >> as we cleanup from the rain, the sierra is seeing new snow. heavenly camera shows plenty of fresh power. all this snow good news for resorts but it could take patience getting there chain or snow tires required on i-80 and highway 50, the same for highway 89 in squaw valley. >>> in oakland this morning this is glen manor place where sky 7 shows a massive tree uprooted by the wind and rain. >> similar in the santa cruz mountains public works crews dealing with a massive oak tree that fell a mile and a half off highway 17. david louie took this picture. the tree snagged cable and phone lines, thankfully, no powerlines. >>> if you have video or photos we would love to see them. you can upload them to ureport or e-mail them. >>> we are also continuing to follow developing news from modesto. the man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and another after a fire ripped through his fire. the deputy is 53-year-old robert paris, a 1

. >>> home-based gun sales, after a contra costa county man sparked a citywide debate. there was a special request of don't bring your guns to the meeting. the man wanted the guns out of his own home. council members listened to more of an hour of heated public comments before making its decision on whether to allow licensed gun dealers to sell out of a house. city leaders approved the ban, 3-2. >>> california will test an hiv prevention bill to attempt to stem the spread of the disease. it will be prescribed to 700 men and women who are high-risk but not infected. researchers say the pill costs $26 a day. and only makes sense economically, if prescribed to people at high-risk. an earlier study, taking the pill reduced the risk of contracting hiv by up to 73%. >>> the cvs pharmacy chain has agreed to pay $13.8 million to settle charges in a hazardous waste lawsuit. it happened at hundreds of cvs stores in california. including many in the bay area. the charges include mission handling chemicals. as well as improper does posal of hypodermic needles. because of the settle

. >>> breaking news in contra costa county. health advisory lifted after an incident at the conoco phillips refinery in rodeo. health services received reports of a fire after 1:00 this morning. a haz-mat crew was sent to the scene and monitored the air. they said no significant health impacts were detected and the fire was put out. >>> dive teams will be back in the water today searching two south bay reservoirs for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. both reservoirs are close to the 15-year-old's home. divers are searching for any evidence connected to her dispeers republicans. her parents reported her missing a month ago today after she didn't show up for school. another search is set for tomorrow and sunday. >>> another twist to the problems surrounding treasure bill lock year -- bill lockyear and his wife. she sent -- police within to her home where nadia lockyear said she was fine. she told a reporter she drafted part of the e-mail but everything about her husband was added. a spokesman for bill lockyear says the a

. >>> authorities in contra costa county are looking for a gunman following a drive by shooting this afternoon. the shooting happened in north richmond at the corner of market avenue and fifth street. as you can see, sheriff's deputies marked a large number of bullet casing outside the rancho market. so far we have no description of the suspect or suspects or their vehicle. >>> happening now, we're continuing to follow the dramatic efforts to rescue a huge gray whale caught in fishing line. we want to show you some pictures taken a couple of minutes ago. this has been going on since about 1:15 this afternoon when a rescue team received a call that a 40-foot long gray whale was in serious distress. the mammal center has sent out crews and they're trying to cut the fishing line off of that whale. we will keep you posted if we get new information on this situation. >>> we have new details now to report about a gunman who's body was found inside a burning house in modesto last week after a long stand off with police. the coroner identified the gunman as 45-year-old richard ferrario. inve

there are more than 700 registered sex offenders in contra costa county. but we're not sure if this suspect is registered or not. back to you. >>> teachers in alameda walked a picket line before heading to class. coming up in 12 minutes, the labor issues they are concerned about. >>> sheriff investigators are continuing their yaund water search for any new clues in the disappearance of sierra lamar. as part of our continuing coverage, allie rasmus is live in morgan hill in the location investigators are combing through right now and new information investigators are checking. >> reporter: right now, sheriff's underwater search teams are doing their work about a quarter mile away from us. they are down this dirt path. off to the left you can see where they have some of their vehicles, even a boat staged near this area. this is near monterey in morgan hill. investigators are using sonar equipment connected to their boats to look through an approximately five-acre pond. this, of cows, is all part of their -- of course, is all part of their search for 15-year-

. >>> detectives in contra costa county are hoping to generate new leads in a cold case from 1993.olice now have a description and composite sketch of the victim. talking to the artist behind the newly released sketch and more for us. >> a forensic artist was able to take photos of the remains in that case and develop a just released sketch. investigators are hoping it will trigger someone's memory and help them identify this woman to solve the nearly two decade old case. the mystery begins in a picturesque town northwest of martinez. a man walking his dog june 2nd, 1993, found the woman's body. the sheriff's office has never been able to identify the woman or who killed her. all we know is she died from blunt force trauma to her head and her body might have been there a year before it was discovered. some 20 years later, forensic artist took every clue to help make a sketch of the murder victim. >> it doesn't seem like there's enough being done, so many active homicides authorities have to pursue because they're hot cases and they've got leads. these cases, when they get cold, som

in contra costa county the percentage of bank owned homes dropped down to 29%.his realtors says increasingly that banks are going to short sale route and home prices are climbing and a bad market is bottoming out >> overall prices have pretty much stabilized over the last year-and-a-half and will trend up the rest of the year >> a sign of growth that has neighbors hoping for more >> it gets better and we don't see any foreclose science >> realtors stress this is not remain, mean a return to the real estate market of 2004 but it does mean it may slowly improve with a ripple effect. >> roberta has been tracking the storm all week long. >> we actually started off the morning with some scattered rain showers but right now we do have very light precipitation. high-definition doppler radar clearly illustrates that. there we have rain showers right there in downtown san jose. it looks like this cell is in between milpitas and alum rock near pepper tree lane and also some light precipitation starting to lift up towards fremont. ocean beach, the clouds have philbin and t

earlier in today couple had a close call with live power lines in contra costa county when a truck took down the lines knocking them into a camper. the husband and wife were trapped inside that camper for a half-hour until pg&e crews were able to d energize the lines. >> all of a sudden i was hit, i didn't see it. it came down and then it stopped. >> pg&e says the couple did the right thing and it is a good reminder that all downed power lines should be treated like they are alive >> tonight the standard a city council talks about what to do with the remainder of the pipeline that exploded in 2010. there are three options on the board, they may take it out of the ground completely, they might leave it in and fill it with concrete or they might do a combination of the two. >> 1 go is refusing to eat, the man accused of killing seven people at oikos university in oakland. a 43 year-old has not even anything since being booked on the jail after the april 2nd shooting. doctors are monitoring his health and evaluating his condition every day. >> he has the right not to eat and we cannot forc

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to believe but this year there are more than 800 homeless students going to school in west contra costa county schools. here is when the with a student rising above in richmond that is in that situation. >> will is staying in a trailer park in san pablo right now, with his best friend. it is definitely a step up from sleeping in his car. which he has had to do at times. financially will is totally on his own. >> you don't know where the money will come from? >> right, i do not know if i will have enough money to cover everything i need to cover. >> when will you do if you can't? >> i am not sure yet. >> he rents a small room in a trailer not much bigger than his bed. he's to get social security survivor benefits after his mother passed away. but that stopped soon after he turned 19. >> he has no parents right now, no financial assistance of any kind. he is basically raising himself. >> it is almost like karma. i have gone through a lot of bad luck so there must be good luck coming in the future. as you know what i mean? i just need to get through this. >> he manages his life with logic and car

as well as -- as well as pock pock county -- as well as contra costa county.urself some extra time all week and remember to drive cautiously out there. into in about there. >>> okay. in about ten minutes, steve will be back here to talk about the weather. you can also have updates sent to your phone. >>> had know, we told you about this before. we've lay picks -- roardy he's up and around. in la kra ten that you. this is in within you a whack. the wear is there he's been -- this is a black bear. officials are on the roof looking down as we are. we're not sure if this is the same bear we talked outerrer area now. bau last month, the back back in glendale break into a barge, bid open, a refrigerator and gave up costco meet balls and tuna. we also know fans of that set up a pain phage. it has about 300 followers. it doesn't appear to be dangerous. but the bear is in someone's back yard in la c ten shaw -- la cre -- la cresentia. >>> happening now, mountain view police are looking for a woman who tried to save the life of a pedestrian who had been hit by a car. th

contra costa county off to a nice start things clear southbound right towards highway 24 no trouble acrossthe bay bridge, no delays at the toll plaza, roadwork on dumbarton bridge until 6:00 this morning. we'll show you a live shot in the south bay, northbound 280 and highway 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. >>> 4:40. >>> coming up, new details about a stand off between modesto police and suspected cop killer. how investigators state wanted man really died. >>> coming to a theater near you. the movie star signing on to tell the oscar grant story. >>> the r-rated stripper truck that caused a big3q from the wildflower valleys of yellowstone to the serene waters of glacier bay, air wick has partnered with the national park foundation so you can experience the spirit of these national treasures in your home. the national park collection. something in the air wick. you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than the leading bathroom cleaner. lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water sta

we had pretty good showers building across nappa, and contra costa counties too. of the sort. moisture to the east. one thing you will see by sunset tonight. some of the high clouds coming on in. as the the system that is offshore, at least for 24 hours, is going to hit the brakes and kind of spin right off to our west. eventually, wobble towards the coastline. i think by sunday afternoon. the way the weekend should shape up. tomorrow, looks great. mostly sunny skies. few high clouds. temperatures in the 60s and 70s with mild conditions. sunday for areas north of the golden gate during the day. we'll see showers moving in. especially for santa rosa. man to the north of, let's say san francisco. you go through the afternoon. futurecast, picks is up pretty well. saturday. and high clouds. filtered sunshine coming in. temperatures, 60s, 70s around the bay area. notice what happens here. get towards eastern sunday morning. starting to see showers in the north bay. by the time we get towards sunday evening. areas from san francisco, north, could see some scattered show

>>charles: according to the contra costa county sheriff's department, and around 1:00 p.m.tuesday, three men were standing at the corner of fifth and market. a car with multiple people inside pulled up and started shooting. two of the man on the street started shooting. two men received loans. the suspect vehicle sped away but there's no distinction on the car or occupants. investigators with the sheriff's department are on scene right now interviewing neighbors and trying to piece together what happened. so far, the motive in the shooting is unknown. >>jaqueline: temperatures are in the low fifties in a number of places. here's a look at your current conditions. >>pam: earlier today, rescue crews did try to untangle the will that was caught in a fishing line. we're being told that they were not able to free the whale -- that they were able to free the will from a good portion of the fishing line. the whale is not entirely free but rescuers say they will resume efforts tomorrow morning. for now, the wheel appears to be in good health. the university of california is reporti

seems to be favoring napa county, back over towards parts of solano and contra costa county.he rain continues very steady, nothing too heavy, no outrageous amounts, nothing like downpours. but it's here and it continues to work its way. now, what happens, it's going south to north. one band came in, then stalled out over napa county. i can't say i blame it. it's not a bad place to hang out. but then the next one came by, merged with it. now it's moving south to north. this is a very favorable pattern for parts of core dehlia, vallejo, up to napa county, which is why they have the most. there's still more offshore. this is a cloudy and rainy day for some. took a while to get to san jose and parts of the peninsula. the rain has returned, probably will be with us through friday. if you don't have rain, cloudy, breezy and cooler today, as highs stay in the 50s. so far, pap in a, 0.64. concord and vallejo, third of an inch of rain. santa rosa, third of an inch. quarter of an inch. you can see the line extending. there's still plenty now starting to fire up a little bit on the san

here's 680 in walnut creek right now through contra costa county things are quiet. south bay 280 and 17 things look clear. >>> 4:32. developing news. police searching an east oakland warehouse that houses what appears to be a major marijuana growing operation. they've been there all night. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. any arrests? >> reporter: they've made 11 arrests. they busted a major grow operation here at 89th avenue and "g" street. they've been watching this warehouse for a while. they made a grand entrance, police broke through that gate that you see there and used flash bang grenades to get in. once here they arrested 11, 10 men and one woman. they took two pit bulls into custody and more than 1,000 marijuana plants. they don't think it was being grown for medicinal use. they think it is bigger than a street level operation. police found several weapons that wouldn't -- they wouldn't get any more descriptive. 30 officers here and some agents from the dea. police say this was a major operation. it is still an ongoing investigation so they can't releas

the child was bitten at 11:30 this morning at a relative's home in contra costa county. animal control officers tell us that the 50 pound male dog will be euthanized. we are told the owner, who surrendered the dog, will not face criminal charges. >>> it appears there will be no change of heart on lucas films decision to cancel the plan for a new studio in marin. the journal was told it is too late to reverse course. the company founded by george lucus, announced this week it is is pulling the plug on a proposed $2-- 275,000 square foot building. they were hoping to resurrect it but in opposition to neighbors it has to move on. >>> concord is home for a new health clinic. it is hoe indicated on the sierra road off of monument boulevard. 17,000 square foot facility and offers medical, dental and fission care. offering preventative health care to the growing number of low income or uninsured residents. >>> the family of a man killed in the berkeley hills speaks out. their version of what happened is very different from the police account. >> the sun is shaoeuping -- is shin

the contra costa county district attorney office says it is waiting for more evidence before formally charging the 17-year-old. witness say he was speeding and trying to pass a car when he veered off the boulevard and hit solomon and his 9-year-old daughter t.da wants to know if he was also driving while distracted. >> so you can take a look at the cell phone record. see if they match the time that he was driving and gives us an indication of possibly he was either texting or talking which may have helped contribute to the accident. >>reporter: 17-year-old faces at least 2 counts of vehicle already manslaughter. >>> growing concerns tonight about gun violence in an east bay neighborhood. it is happening near sycamore drive between dog wood way and spanos street seen here on the map. we talked with neighbors about why they are so concerned. allen? >>reporter: recently they say the gun fire has gotten out of control. now police tonight were unable to substantiate increase in shootings but the resident are adamant about it. >> sfi security gates around the river stob apartment ins antioc

underneath that, sometimes that can get some rotation with some of the cells off to the east of contra costa countyonly will we have showers tomorrow, but potential for stronger storms, especially between fairfield and sacramento tomorrow. most of the widespread rain shuts down. during the afternoon we see the scattered showers firing up. thursday, there goes the next cold front. that is storm number two that will come rolling in on thursday. it's also going to pack a big punch in the sierra. maybe as much as 20 inches of snow here. by the time we get to thursday afternoon. tonight's forecast, 40s and 50s outside. temperaturewise tomorrow, just like today. though i do think we're going to see a little more sunshine. but that's one part of the recipe for afternoon thunder this time of year. sunshine mixed with the winter-like air higher up, could power up some showers. may drop some small hail as well. a little bit of everything i think we'll see tomorrow. a bit of scattered thundershowers. one more system, thursday into early friday, showers beginning to shut down. the weekend looks great. friday,

anyone with information about the victim's identity is asked to contact the contra costa county sheriff's office. >>> if you drive through some of oakland's busiest streets, that ride will soon feel smoother. kicking off its annual spring pothole blitz this morning. the program is aimed at fixing potholes at high traffic areas. this year, crews are starting in north oakland and they want your help. a pothole is rattling your ride, call the agency so they can get out and fix it. with a limited budget, the city can only patch streets as opposed to repaving them. >>> i want to check the forecast right now with meteorologist christina loren coming off a nice weekend. >>> beautiful weekend. just beautiful. we're going to get more of the same this week. overall looking cooler, cloudier, and we're going to add some showers back into the mix over the course of the next 72 hours. but for today, all you need to know is this morning it's gorgeous out there, you don't need the heavy coat and you can go straight to the light sweater because temperatures today are going to end up in the 70s. onshore fl