cornell barnard is live in san matteo where one lawmaker is already demanding answers. cornell? >> the sheriff's office saying little. but they are working with the police to recover stolen guns. state senator says enough is enough. >> shattered glass marks the spot where an unmarked san matteo county sheriff sergeant's car was broken into friday night. it happened on jones street. guns and ammo ripped off. >> the first will be a shotgun. the weather base 12 gauge, blue steel with a brown stock. second firearm is an ar-4. >> this man says he sees he break-ins all the time. >> i don't think it is the best place to leave an unsecured gun in a vehicle any more. most especially around here. >> it is not clear where in the car guns and ammo weren't left, but those weren't the only items taken he. police put out this bulletin. >> xl bulletproof vest. >> the weapons and ammo stolen were not issued by the fbi. this theft is one of six in the bay area since 2015. the weapon used to kill kate snidely on pier 14 was stolen from a bureau of management ranger car from san francisco. jerry hi

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard joins us live in redwood city now with the very latest. cornell? >> reporter: dion, eric, the name of the sheriff shaurergeant been released. meantime, a state senator wants to know why this type of theft keeping happening. >> shattered glass marks the spot where an unmarked san mateo county sheriff sergeant's car was broken into friday night. it happened on jones street in the tenderloin. guns and ammo ripped off. >> the first is going to be a shotgun. it's a 12 gauge pump action blue steel with a brown stock. then the second firearm is a colt ar-4. >> reporter: 500 rounds of loose ammunition was stolen too. >> an undercover car parked here with unsecured weapons in it. that's just crazy to me. >> reporter: this man says he sees car break ins all the time in the tenderloin. it's not clear where in the car the guns and ammo were left, but those weren't the only items taken. oakland police put out this bulletin. >> >>. >> reporter: the fbi confirms the sergeant serves on its joint terrorism task force but the weapons and ammo stolen were not issued

abc7's cornell barnard has more. >> reporter: cindy decided to not relandscape her yard. the pigs did it for her. they were recently caught on this home security camera near westside drive digging for grubs or insects. what looks like snow is really green gas being shredded from the pigs as they look for a food. the rainy season is making soil easy to dig and bringing the pigs out in force. >> this neighborhood is not the only place where the landscaping is apparently delicious. sky 7 was over homes in san ramon's norris canyon where two dozen wild pigs have struck 20 properties. >> pretty good size pigs. they get to 4 or 500 pounds. >> reporter: the homeowners association held an emergency meeting about what to do about the renegade pigs which breed and live in nearby open space. the hoa on the west side will use an eco-friendly means to degrub turf to keep the pigs away. >> hopefully that will do it. >> reporter: it's not the first time the wild pigs have feasted in this neighborhood. they were here in 2013 and now they are back for seconds. in san ramon, cornell barnar

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard joins us live in redwood city now with the very latest. cornell? >> reporter: dion, eric, the name of the sheriff shaurergeant been released. meantime, a state senator wants to know why this type of theft keeping happening. >> shattered glass marks the spot where an unmarked san mateo county sheriff sergeant's car was broken into friday night. it happened on jones street in the tenderloin. guns and ammo ripped off. >> the first is going to be a shotgun. it's a 12 gauge pump action blue steel with a brown stock. then the second firearm is a colt ar-4. >> reporter: 500 rounds of loose ammunition was stolen too. >> an undercover car parked here with unsecured weapons in it... that's just crazy to me. >> reporter: this man says he sees car break ins all the time in the tenderloin. it's not clear where in the car the guns and ammo were left, but those weren't the only items taken. oakland police put out this bulletin. >> goi >>. >> reporter: the fbi confirms the sergeant serves on its joint terrorism task force but the weapons and ammo stolen were not i

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in santa rosa where several communities shared the spirithalloween. cornell? >> reporter: hi, dan. the biggest party happened right here in old courthouse square tonight. up to 1,000 families treated to a fun, free halloween event. exactly what many folks needed. >> all right! >> reporter: bowling a strike felt great. there were lots of games and prizes for kids, who needed a halloween party now more than ever. >> we could play games and eat candy. >> it was a very scary ordeal. >> reporter: most every family has a scary story about the night fires forced them from their homes. this event called a hero's halloween, a chance for hundreds of displaced families to have some fun. >> let the kids kind of get out, not have to think about maybe what their home looks like or doesn't look like anymore. >> steven lee lives in coffee park, devastated by fire. >> it's great because we have no place to go. you know, we would have to go and look around, find new places. and we can just come downtown. it's awesome. >> happy halloween. >> reporter: downtown

. >>> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in santa rosa tonight where there are justifiable worries about flooding and landslides. cornell? >> reporter: dan, the city of santa rosa preparing for a lot of rain to be flowing downhill in the fountain grove neighborhood. check it out. storm drains like this have been sealed off completely because drain pipe was destroyed during the firestorm. flooding -- >> we're going to have stuff by the door just in case. >> reporter: barely a week after lisa tito moved back into her fountain grove home, spared by the fire, she might have to leave again. >> it is what it is. we can't control that. and we hope for the best. >> reporter: on banberry court crews are trying to beat the storm by removing 80 feet of plastic storm drain pipe which melted in the fires. replacing it with this metal pipe. last week a sinkhole seven feet deep developed on newbury court where more underground pipe was found melted. >> we're prepared for the storm. we've got crews monitoring the hillside. >> reporter: the problem is getting bigger. 23 areas of damaged or destroye

. >> happening now, abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in santa rosa where people are attendingestival that signals the beginning of that rebuilding process. cornell? >> reporter: hey, eric. hey, dion. santa rosa wants the world to know it's on a comeback trail. take a look. lots of music coming from old courthouse square. an event called sonoma strong in full swing. it's a thank you to first responders and a way to mark the beginning of rebuilding efforts. earlier today some firefighters delivered brand new bikes to some very happy kids. >> my favorite color is blue, so this is perfect. >> reporter: 9-year-old jack thompson has a brand new bike. his old one was lost the night his family escaped the fires. >> i miss it a lot. >> yeah? >> but i'm excited to have a new one. >> it's emotional. they lost a lot. >> reporter: the smiles were everywhere. the line was long for a giveaway. a quick i.d. check was all that was needed for a new set of wheels p. >> the community has been fabulous, and we just feel really blessed to have an opportunity like this to kind of help them get the j

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live at the concord police department tonight where authorities say this young victim was targeted. >> reporter: dan, police believe these five suspects conspired to kill lawrence jansen. their names have not been released. jansen's relatives are demanding justice tonight. >> thank god. thank god finally. >> reporter: rhonda lechuga reacts to the news of five arrests in the murder of her 17-year-old nephew lawrence jansen. >> i don't wish them to be dead but i wish them to be locked up the rest of their life. >> we believe lawrence was targeted. >> reporter: jansen was walking with friends near olympic continuation high school monday afternoon when police say a black sedan pulled up, a group got out, and one fired on the teen. he died a short time later. police say the shooter is an adult but some of the suspects are juveniles. all five males booked for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. >> we are exploring all avenues that could help explain the motive of this case. >> reporter: police have recovered a handgun and getaway car used in the cri

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live at the concord police department tonight where authoritiess young victim was targeted. >> reporter: dan, police believe these five suspects conspired to kill lawrence jansen. their names have not been released. jansen's relatives are demanding justice tonight. >> thank god. thank god finally. >> reporter: rhonda lechuga reacts to the news of five arrests in the murder of her 17-year-old nephew lawrence jansen. >> i don't wish them to be dead but i wish them to be locked up the rest of their life. >> we believe lawrence was targeted. >> reporter: jansen was walking with friends near olympic continuation high school monday afternoon when police say a black sedan pulled up, a group got out, and one fired on the teen. he died a short time later. police say the shooter is an adult but some of the suspects are juveniles. all five males booked for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. >> we are exploring all avenues that could help explain the motive of this case. >> reporter: police have recovered a handgun and getaway car used in the crime. >> i

. >>> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in santa rosa tonight where there are justifiable worries flooding and landslides. cornell? >> reporter: dan, the city of santa rosa preparing for a lot of rain to be flowing downhill in the fountain grove neighborhood. check it out. storm drains like this have been sealed off completely because drain pipe was destroyed during the firestorm. flooding -- >> we're going to have stuff by the door just in case. >> reporter: barely a week after lisa tito moved back into her fountain grove home, spared by the fire, she might have to leave again. >> it is what it is. we can't control that. and we hope for the best. >> reporter: on banberry court crews are trying to beat the storm by removing 80 feet of plastic storm drain pipe which melted in the fires. replacing it with this metal pipe. last week a sinkhole seven feet deep developed on newbury court where more underground pipe was found melted. >> we're prepared for the storm. we've got crews monitoring the hillside. >> reporter: the problem is getting bigger. 23 areas of damaged or destroyed drai

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in santa rosa where several communities shared the spirithalloween. cornell? >> reporter: hi, dan. the biggest party happened right here in old courthouse square tonight. up to 1,000 families treated to a fun, free halloween event. exactly what many folks needed. >> all right! >> reporter: bowling a strike felt great. there were lots of games and prizes for kids, who needed a halloween party now more than ever. >> we could play games and eat candy. >> it was a very scary ordeal. >> reporter: most every family has a scary story about the night fires forced them from their homes. this event called a hero's halloween, a chance for hundreds of displaced families to have some fun. >> let the kids kind of get out, not have to think about maybe what their home looks like or doesn't look like anymore. >> steven lee lives in coffee park, devastated by fire. >> it's great because we have no place to go. you know, we would have to go and look around, find new places. and we can just come downtown. it's awesome. >> happy halloween. >> reporter: downtown

in san jose, cornell barnard. 7 news. >>> a bay area man has been charged with molesting a child in jamaica. the department of justice says 43-year-old douglas peacock of foster city molested a 6-year-old in the pool at a resort in june. he's being returned to san francisco to face the charge. if convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> a stanislaus county deputy is on leave tonight after a newly released video shows a brutal beating during an arrest. report reporter has details. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> it was coming from over here and he was coming on the other side, the opposite side of the road. >> reporter: a friend translate% as michaela garcia describes what she saw last friday night, right before someone else at modesto's caruso shopping center captured disturbing video that now has a stanislaus county deputy under investigation for repeatedly hitting a homeless man. the cell phone video recorded without audio shows what happened after deputies and modesto police responded to calls from th

corne cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> concord police looking for gunman who shot and killed high school student moments after class ended for the day. sky7 flew over as police looked for clues. after the shooting, victim walked back to the campus. taken to the hospital but later died. concord police believe the shooter rode inside black sedan. >>> this has been a bright crisp fall day. rain on the way. but live doppler 7, mainly summer. comfortably cool. mainly low 60s. high of 65 in concord. rain is coming later in the week. wet pattern, 90% chance on wednesday, 80% on thursday, 30% on friday, dry on saturday, then the rain comes back sunday and monday. closer look in just a few minutes. >> thanks. >>> happening now, pot in san francisco, big question, where can it be sold once it becomes legal? meeting under way right now. plus -- >> welcome to dream force. >> the big sales force event under way in san francisco now. more than just big-name speakers, causing big gridlock for people in the city >>> police in mountain view labelling fatal stabbing of man outside a theater isolated incid

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story. >> there's holiday music in the air and lots of customersn the stores. the sonoma plaza was crowded on this small business saturday. >> is it good to see a lot of people on the street today? >> of course. the more the better. we're grateful. >> the candlestick shop owner says it's an early christmas gift to see customers returning since the wildfires. >> people got the impression that we were devastated and we're not. >> we want to let everybody know we're up and running. >> margo vows to do all of her holiday shopping locally. >> i think the small businesses are the heart of america. >> walt pinot noir tasting room is open. >> this is marvelous to see the square full and people supporting us. it's great. >> in downtown santa rosa, the streets weren't quite as crowded, but many like dina and her friend gail, doing their part. >> i always feel strongly about supporting local businesses anyway. but with the fire, even more. >> there's a holiday shopping passport filled with downtown discounts. long-time florist says she needs help. >> my busin

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story. >> reporter: protests at the san francisco police commission meeting boiled over. deciding if police officers should be allowed to carry tasers. what police call a less lethal option san francisco police officers association president martin halloran commends the commission for approving the use of tasers but worries a policy for using the weapons could put too many restrictions on how an officer uses a taser. this video -- >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use a taser, what's the point of having the policy? >> we just oppose the -- >> alex post from the democratic socialists of america says the sfpd should use for deescalating tactics like time and distance during standoffs. >> people die from tasers. i think using the -- it's just the wrong way to go. >> police chief william scott wants all officers to carry so-called conductive energy devices or tasers. before that happens, scott said in a statement we understand and acknowledge the public's ongoing concerns about ced use before the devices can be

. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in sonoma county where businesses have been in need of customers, and today those wishes were answered. >> business pretty brisk in sonoma today, cornell? >> reporter: yeah, eric and dion, you wouldn't believe it. town plaza very busy place today. took us forever to find a parking space. what a difference from the days and weeks after the wildfires when the plaza was pretty much deserted. small business saturday marking a comeback for this region. ♪ there's holiday music in the air and lots of customers in the stores. the sonoma plaza was crowded on this small business saturday. >> is it good to see a lot of people on the street today? >> of course. the more the better. we're grateful. >> reporter: the candlestick shop owner dan galison says it's an early christmas gift to see customers returning since the wildfires. >> people got an impression that we were devastated, and we're not. >> we want to let everybody know that we're up and running. >> reporter: margo voss vows to do all of her holiday shopping locally. >> i think the small bu

in sonoma county, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> the el cerrito community is banding together to continuedition started by one of the first residents of the city. abc 7 news was on mouser lane where boy scout troops shoveled and spread mulch on a hillside. it will turn into a vista of lambs, angels and saints just like the one created by beloved neighbor sun dar shoddy. >> it's something that mr. shoddy put on to his property years ago. the public can continue to come and see the display that he started more than 50 years ago. >> the display will be up this year from december 10th to the 26th. it will be lit up every night from 5:00 until 10:00. >>> good morning to you. sunday morning. we're spreading this rainfall out throughout the entire day. so it's going to be rainy, windy and we could see a thunderstorm. here's the leading edge of a cold front that's pushing through the north bay. live doppler 7 going in closer. you can see the heavier downpours along cloverdale and guerneville. just offshore of inverness and point ray. it's spreading rainfall within the next hour through midday. ou

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story from santa rosa. >> my favorite color is blue. this is perfect. >> 9-year-old jack thompson has a brand new bike. his old one was lost the night his family escaped the fires. >> i miss it a lot. >> yeah? >> but i'm excited i have a new one. >> it's emotional. they lost a lot. >> the smiles were everywhere. the line was long for the giveaway. a quick i.d. check was all that was needed for a new set of wheels. >> the community has been fabulous. we feel really blessed to have an opportunity like this to help them get the joy bike. >> the marin county firefighters made it all happen. 535 bikes were donated. >> generosity of the people around the bay area. bikes same from san mateo, santa cruz, all over marin, sonoma, everywhere. >> the donation drive isn't over. their goal is 1,000 bikes. across town, this workshop seminar helped fire victims replace lost documents. jasmine is getting a new passport. >> we left our stuff in the box and it was open. it flew open. >> music filled old courthouse square. a festival called sonoma strong m

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story from santa rosa. >> my favorite color is blue. this is perfect. a brand new bike. his old one was lost the night his family escaped the fires. >> i miss it a lot. >> yeah? >> but i'm excited i have a new one. >> it's emotional. they lost a lot. >> the smiles were everywhere. the line was long for the giveaway. a quick i.d. check was all that was needed for a new set of wheels. >> the community has been fabulous. we feel really blessed to have an opportunity like this to help them get the joy back. >> the marin county firefighters made it all happen. 535 bikes were donated. >> generosity of the people around the bay area. bikes same from san mateo, santa cruz, all over marin, sonoma, everywhere. >> the donation drive isn't over. their goal is 1,000 bikes. across town, this workshop seminar helped fire victims replace lost documents. jasmine is getting a new passport. replacing the old one lost during the evacuation. >> we left our stuff in the box and the truck was open. it flew out. >> music filled old courthouse square. a festiva

cornell barnard just spoke to police about what exactly went down and he joins us live with this developing story. what can you tell us? >> that office are will be okay. he suffered only minor cuts and bruises. treated at local hospital because of that. two suspects in custody after leading the officer on a chase. we have blurred the face of one of the suspects because we do not know if he is a juvenile. >> one suspect led way in handcuffs after an all-out manhunt in this neighborhood. this man and an accomplice were found hiding in the backyard. >> they were found hiding between the fences, in two backyards and they arrested him. >> earlier in the day a mote psy cycle officer found them parking cars at the mall. the suspect took off and the officer gave chase on to 28 will 0 towards san francisco. >> the officer was injured. he lost control of his motorcycle as he was continuing the pursuit at a high rate of speed. >> luckily suffering only minor injuries in the crash. >> we are very thankful our officers are okay. >> sky 7 is moments ahead when the suspect's honda collided with this daily

. >> cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> a 32-year-old hayward man has been booked for critically injuring a san francisco police officer early wednesday morning. in the castro neighbod.oorh identified him. lisoemains hospitalized with hr b-tfeeingniea wounded in the exchange of gunfire. that happened near 18th and diamond after midnight wednesday when officers approached a suspicious vehicle. the injured officer is in condi. >>> we're just a few days into a new higher gas tax and people all over the state are already fighting back. abc 7 news was in san francisco as people stood in front of a gas ssataying, stop the gas tax tax-trophe. a new law went into effect raising the gas tax by $.12 a gallon, diesel tax by $.20 a gallon. >> because of the gas and the diesel both have gone up. that increases not just the gas but the price of all goods. because transportation of goods is primarily via truck. >> annual car registration fees will also increase by 25 to $17w measure. >>> members from 11 shia muslim mosques located throughout the area organized a peace march and blood drive this weekend.