the power is back on in downtown oakland. the outage which lasted about 45 minutes did cause tense moments. window washers were trapped on a platform near the top of a a building at second and harrison streets until the power was restored. they were helped off and were not injured. pg&e says the power outage affected 3800 customers. it was caused by an underground equipment failure just after 10:00 a.m. at third and mlk boulevard. the problem was fixed. all of the power was restored around one hour ago. >>> after a large and public raid on oaksterdam university, we learn you had in plans for the school's future. we're live from oakland to let us know what's going to happen. >> reporter: good afternoon. the man who started oaksterdam university in downtown oakland is deciding he will step down. it stems from that federal raid that happened here 2 1/2 weeks ago. here is still some of the evidence from that raid. agents chopped down these marijuana plants. founder richard lee says he wants to sever ties with the school because o

they picked up the road work in downtown oakland. it looks like traffic is moving well.o worries there. at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is moving along nicely. today is opening day for major league baseball. yesterday was too. but tonight the athletics play a night game and it will be here at the oakland coliseum. so plan that in your traffic mind that people will be showing up. this mornings commute on 101 and 280 are looking good. yesterday we had a terrible day on 17 and 880 we will be watching that closely today. let's go to steve. >>> if i was tailgating now i would be asleep by 3:00. [ laughter ] >> no kidding. >> frost advisory is out until 8:00. temperatures yesterday got in the 20s and 30 -- 20s and 30s. the amp high loss warm up a result bit. not a lot but a little bit. yesterday was a cold day in the city. look at that 52. 65 in san jose today. 63 in concord. 64 santa rosa. 59 in san francisco. yesterday pretty good shower activity popping up. that line formed just like we thought it would. that pushed off toward the east. so a lot calmer conditions today

there is no specific or credible threat connected to this internet posting. >>> well downtown oaklandto move ahead after a federal raid. now federal agents loaded up that big truck yesterday after a safe marijuana plant was confiscated as well as other items. at the same time you heard people protesting about the raid and k tv u was given an exclusive tour of the facility. you can see doors knocked down, empty planters and a warrant was also served for founder richard lee. >> one of the leaders of the movement is trying to bring this movement into the light. they are treating a hero like a traitor and that makes me sick. >> now the internal revenue service and d e.a are telling us very -- dea are telling us only a little as the criminal investigation continues. >>> homicide visioners have identified the homeless man who was killed in this weekencop co the body of john russell was found behind a video store and the accused killer s now police homicide was following a robbery attempt. >>> all right, happening right now, oakland police chief howard jordan is talking about the shooting at

typical downtown oakland and i stopped to take pictures. i said when i grew up i never saw anybody asian on tv who was not a waiter or had a thick accent. i understand what the symbolism is for hope for young asian americans. in my city because we're so divorce, anybody can become mayor. just as president obama's election was so important for a generation of kids of all colors, breaking the barriers. probably what has been surprising, i did not know as much for ed. when i was elected, i got emails from shanghai and china. recently one of the members of the consulate staff said you are known by more chinese than by more americans. we're in such an intern global economy with the media and internet at the time as we mean personally internationally probably maybe a role we have not totally on folded. i feel we need to market the california brand in a shut more effectively. we need to do that more collectively. that is an important market for the port of oakland. that is a huge part of our future economy. we play some personal role, oakland and

marijuana plants from the oaksterdam gift shop, and a buyer's collective, ocbc on 16th street in downtown oakland this morning, they brought outgrow lights, went through files inside in four locations downtown behind yellow tape this morning, including this campus and museum. one union rep says about 100 people work at oaksterdam, founded in 2007, calling itself the premier cannabis college. students and former students showed up to protest. we spoke with them and a couple of agents that told us that this is under seal and they can only say who is here. >> the irs, criminal investigation, dea and the u.s. marshalls are here. >> can you say if anyone is under arrest or anything like that, if you have taken anything? >> i'm not going to comment on what we've taken, and as far as any arrests, not going to confirm or deny we have done any arrests. >> the dea now has decided they can do this. they're trying to challenge is, and it is not going to work. the public is going to speak and we're never going to stop. it is never going to end. >> reporter: and the protesters keep coming to downtown oakland.

time taking the connection out. >> i'm disappointed because i i'm a big fan of oakland and i'm sorry this occurred downtown firefighters put out the fire in the bother quickly. the fire didn't spread to any other cars parked here or any of the cars here rather. several oakland police officers came to the area, filing multiple police reports overnight, helping the people who were victims of this vandalism. along with some of broken glass next to the booth you can see a few keys left on the ground here. now it's not clear at this point when or if someone who the people who own this parking lot will be out here to maybe give the keys back to the people that belong to, and clean up some of the broken glass here. but this is the parking lot on 17th and broadway in downtown oakland. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one person is dead and two others are injured after a triple shooting in san francisco bayview's hunter point neighborhood. it happened on griffith street last night. police tell us three people inside a car were shot, someone drove them to san francisco general hospital. police say one victim w

northbound looks pretty good all the way up towards the downtown oakland spots. s down 80 looks good from the cardenas bridge down to the maze. a similar story on 24 from walnut creek all the way to oakland. >> >> on healthwatch, a spice used on pizza and other foods may actually help fight prostate cancer. and ingredient in the reagan of is found to kill prostate cancer cells in laboratories. now doctors are trying to figure out of the compound can be used in future treatments. police are looking for an irate fast-food customer who attack the manager of a mcdonald's with a baseball bat. >> investigators say the man was angry because he felt he had waited too long >> perhaps this individual has anger management issues or some other things going on >> the victim is now recovering from minor injuries. it is an example of how not to park your car >> a confuse driver looking for a parking space in paris ended up trapping his car on the stairs of the metro station the driver is admitted he had mistaken it for a parking garage. nobody was hurt and the car was on scratch

the new plan to improve one of the heaviest traveled routes between downtown oakland and san leandro.>>> food for thought. michael finney joins us live, yes he's right here. next with the results of a massive consumer reports taste test involving more than 100 fast food breakfast sandwiches. $t >>> more and more fast food restaurants are getting in on the breakfast game. >>> michael finney got up early to join the low down on the best and worse choices. >>> consumer reports just tested dozens of fast food egg start your morning off right as dunkin donuts suggests or wake up to deliciousness at mcdonald's you may change your morning routine based on results of this report. >> egg mcmuffin. >> reporter: breakfast on is the go is easier can you make healthy choices without sacrificing taste? consumer reports graded the nutrition of 100 egg sandwiches soldr?f7s by fast fod restaurants. >> as far as nutrition, just six out of 106 sandwiches rated very good. >> reporter: what about taste? consumer records taste testers went undercover to athlete three different locations of each chain. >>

northbound long good, setting downtown -- getting to downtown oakland and getting to san francisco and if you are driving on the oat it is a feet drive. oh, my goodness there is a big moon there and now it will be full tomorrow. i think it 18:00 p.m. is what it is -- is what we have. mendocino, lake downty even county and i would keep an eye on the sky. west, northwest for early april, it is leaving behind some cool readings and these will get even cooler over the next hours. you will not see any 70s, you will see a lot of 50s in the blue but even upper 50s and lower 50s so this is a problem, there is a not a lot to that but was days getting longer, we have a build up in the afternoon, it happens through tonight but later this or noon north and east, a been of a few showers looking um it will up. i know some of you like this, upper 50s, santa clara 62. cold tomorrow morning then sunny more clouds to the north it is starting to make an impression. what this man is after and how you may be able to recognize him. >> plus, it is the leaning tower of the new bay bridge, and it is no mistake

those taillights moving northbound towards the downtown oakland exits.ajor road work and we have not seen too many incidents on the roadway. the continue to check chp reports and there's nothing going on right now. except for your usual congestion as you can see 3 antioch. west on highway 4 seeing a lot of speeds under 25 mi. per hour and then once you get past antioch it looks pretty good. pittsburg, concord, no problems across that stretch. marin county commuters, no wind advisories as he crossed the golden gate bridge. looks great. no major delays through san rafael. that is a nice to meet so far. everything is still on time for parts, part, ferris, all moving. tune in to cbs t >> the new board seats are here. >> i am very excited. >> a refreshing change for bay area commuters, getting a first look at the new seats planned for bart trains. the old ones are being replaced with vinyl ones which is much easier to clean. it has been one of the longest complaints for passengers. >> i notice that you're standing, why is that? >> i don't feel comfortable sit

federal agents are as oakster damage university in downtown oakland.selves the first cannabis oak. what's going on -- first cannabis college. what's going on out there? >> reporter: this is known as a pretty popular political marijuana dispensary and it's -- medical marijuana dispensary and it's pretty clear there's something going on. there's u.s. marshals standing guard and the crime tape goes all the way to the corn of the building, back -- corner of the building, back in the parking lot. there's agents inside the parking lot. and irs told us a short time ago that this investigation is under seal. she could not tell us what they are investigating or why their agents are here at this medical marijuana dispensary. she says the investigation is criminal in nature. this is about all she could tell us about what's going on. >> we are doing enforcement here today. what we are doing is under seal. at this at this point, i'm not going to comment -- at this point, i'm not going to comment. >> reporter: now, the agent would not say how many agents are here, h

family and friends held a vigil last night in downtown oakland. officers found the victim shot near 13th and franklin before 6:00 yesterday morning. investigators state victim had been in some sort of verbal altercation before the shooting. people say the victim was a trance are named brandy. police are still -- transgender woman named bran >>> right now oikos nursing students have resumed classes at unitech in fremont. nursing students say it was too painful to return to the school. six of the seven killed were nursing students. the 7th was a receptionist. the man accused in the oikos shootings scheduled to enter a plea a few hours from now. he has been on a hunger strike since his arrest. police say he went to the school looking for revenge because he was angst at school officials for refusing to re-- he was angry at school officials for refusing to refund his tuition. >>> doyle drive -- this is the highway patrol leading the first cars through. no problems this morning, kind of slow and go 4:45 this morning the speed limit is 35 miles an hour.

route between downtown oakland and san leandro parts station that includes bus only lanes and collated street medians for fast loading and unloading of the bus with buses riding that would be fully operational by the year 2016. and it was a crime that ruined countless hours of volunteer work in those tragic community garden in san francisco house of the weekend. the damage is estimated around $15,000 and they say they're heartbroken. >>> things that we've been working on for months but approximate about 5000 plants being destroyed and this plant is slated to go into a restoration project. the guard molly close through july for cleanup and restoration. it 620 right now we're all tired of those high gas prices but wait until you see what one and one of the loss of a gas station. >>> not a happy guy and she met the president of the united states the mistake at one college student and never forget. >>> this storm clouds rolling to the bay area and light dusting of snow crosstie country here's your snow report sparked the bloody skies should be dry about 90 in. on the ground and some of tho

and massive dragnet in downtown oakland in the suspect arrested dried. >>> it was a surprise when the suspect he wanted brawl the donned a woman's blouse to escape a manhunt in jack london square. he spotted the man and his girlfriend this morning reportedly stolen car that had been linked to a kidnapping and assault and all the me that. this gave for hours halted amtrak service along the embarcadero that is an police say thing is that weird and said the motel. did ways they did try to disguise his appearance to evade police to text and in the entire place on lockdown an hour into the standoff are the girlfriend of the cuts. demand and armed assault weapon that it now appears his only weapon was a wardrobe change. >>> broadway reopened an amtrak was running again acted with it police did searched the motel for any sign of an assault weapon unclear when they turned up in no plans cbs five. >>> the stanislaus county sheriff has a body found in a burned out apartment this afternoon is the gunman who killed a sheriff's deputy and a locksmith yesterday the apartment went up in flames just

last night's weekly occupied marched in downtown oakland left behind thousands of dollars in damages. witnesses say 10-15 demonstrators dressed in black used hammers to smash windows on small businesses and they also spray-painted slogans on downtown buildings including wells fargo bank. recent marches had been peaceful so police had scaled back their presence. no one was arrested but investigators say they will study surveillance video. to bay area u.s. postal processing services will find out later this month it will need to shut their doors. centers in burly game and petaluma are among 250 locations around the country that could close. it is expected to save them $3 billion. the move will practically eliminate overnight mail and regular mail could take at least one extra day to arrive. fellow passengers using a cell phone? things that the highway patrol considers distractions. a crackdown on distracted driving. mitt romney is the favorite but will it be enough for rick santorum to stay in the race? >> full approval of the weather around the bay area. surf advisories are posted and

westbound 580 as you drive out towards the downtown oakland area. is also some slow traffic to be had. there's a new crash on westbound 80 at san pablo dam road. causing a little slowdown all of a sudden. this commute had been good but now it's not. also, want to show you some -- no video? ok. 6:49. let's go to steve. >>> mary ann in san mateo says it's cold. i believe it. winds will increase later today. for this time of year it's cold. i saw 32 near santa cruz. it's cold. cold air is here. the system that zoomed by left behind a lot of cold air so for the morning, cold, 30s, westerly breeze, northwesterly, a few clouds but generally clear. i think peninsula and south bay sunny. partly cloudy and cloudy to the east. napa county, solano county, contra costa county later today, a spoke in the wheel in this system may trigger 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 a

see traffic is moving well, there is road working throughout the section between high street downtown oakland and you might see some lane closures and picking up some cones because of cal strands working. this is a look and it's not a bad drive, very light delay at the toll plaza and this morning northbound 280 northbound 101 and 85, it is a good start, let's go to steve. >>> high clouds, low clouds, a few combinations, overall it is a cloudy morning and mild temperatures, thunderstorms continue to be erupting but it is getting closer as well and they will have a few splashes of showers. it is still there but other locations are showing in the variable winds directions. santa rosa is reporting some light rain, it is a combination of drizzle and light rain, one low there tapping into moisture it will continue to send in bands out of north. so today out of the south, as we head towards wednesday and thursday, i don't think they will amount to too much. low-to-mid 70s and we'll see a cool down wednesday to thursday and after that everything starts to rebound. friday the weekend will be sunny and

dispensaries including one slated to open here in this vacant building in downtown oakland. it seems like the federal raid may have put the brakes on things. business is booming at harbor side health center in oakland. as medical marijuana patients from across the state seek new places to buy cannabis, amid a federal crackdown on marijuana. >> we have been seeing a number of patients we call refugee patients to come from jurisdictions where dispensaries in their communities have been closed down forcing them in some cases to drive over 100 miles to get their medicine. >> reporter: just two weeks ago federal agents raid eed oaksterdam, and sent shock waves across oakland's medical cannabis community. >> i think it's a terrible shame so many people lost their jobs, a lot of building owners lost rent, the city of oakland lost a lot of taxes. >> reporter: they decided to turn over operations to someone else and tonight the usually full classrooms are empty as the remaining staff figures out how to regroup. the future of the pot industry is uncertain. they have issued reports to

. >>> downtown oakland says this drove away business for months and now this is breaking it back. after months of police conflict with occupy protests calm has been restored. ktvu's paul chambers joins us live with the shift happening downtown. >> reporter: this weekend will mark 5 months since police rated the plaza. they are restoring frank ogawa plaza. surprisingly, some businesses are thankful the occupy movement happened here. >> reporter: for 9 months, opening three months before the occupy movement began. giving the store full perspective. >> stressful. people were nervous. people of occupy oakland camped out last fall. businessbusinesses in the area say it has some positive effects. >> gave home. >> all the businesses teamed up and tried to bring positive energy. >> many said they saw business down, business deals that had been moving towards completion, dying away. >> reporter: they were almost one of those businesses. two weeks ago that changed when they had their grand opening. >> occupy did delay some of our building here, couple times but that didn't stop us. >> repor

family and friends held a vigil last night in downtown oakland. officers found the victim shot near 13th and franklin before 6:00 yesterday morning. investigators state victim had been in some sort of verbal altercation before the shooting. people say the victim was a trance are named brandy. police are still -- transgender woman named bran >>> right now oikos nursing students have resumed classes at unitech in fremont. nursing students say it was too painful to return to the school. six of the seven killed were nursing students. the 7th was a receptionist. the man accused in the oikos shootings scheduled to enter a plea a few hours from now. he has been on a hunger strike since his arrest. police say he went to the school looking for revenge because he was angst at school officials for refusing to re-- he was angry at school officials for refusing to refund his tuition. >>> doyle drive -- this is the highway patrol leading the first cars through. no problems this morning, kind of slow and go 4:45 this morning the speed limit is 35 miles an hour.

protesters will converge on downtown oakland for a rally then they will march to the barts station for a immigration rights rally. it is part of a mayday occupy general strike across the country. >>> the mayday rally will have a new alley today. ktvu's robert handa is live in the san jose area with the big push behind the protest this year. >> reporter: that big push by groups is to put immigration reform back in the national spotlight. today many groups began sending out messages promoting the san jose march and this year it will have a different look. >>> the demand for reform at the protest is the same goals when they started the 2006 match. the event still draws thousands every year. they say they are frustrated by president obama's lack of action. >> pushing for making sure that we are not separated. >> reporter: this year it will have new supporters, occupy san jose and other bay area occupy groups plan to join. >> we work to help the under curved, which tends to be the immigrant community. >> reporter: she has mixed feelings after she spoke after a conference in washington, d.c.

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and the heart of jhoulys in downtown oakland.an extraordinary urban garden where you can escape from the urban life. >> california hasn't executed anyone on death row in six years. a new lawsuit is trying to force the state to resume executions. >> a central valley man has made it his mission to get executions resumed in california. he is taking legal action to take theness steps to proceed with the execution of the man who murder his sister. nannette miranda has the story from sacramento. >> i get sick to my stomach. i am asking this court to set is right. >> bradley said he's been waiting more than three decades for closer. his sister, terry, was brutally murphyed and raped in 1981 in a vineyard. her killer, michael morales, sits on death row and is one of 14 inmates who have exhausted all their appeals. just as he was about to be executed in 2006, a judge granted a reprieve, allowing his lawsuit to move forward after he claimed the three-drug lethal injection method was cruel and unusual punishment. he filed a law of the his o

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the oakland oaks took part in a spade through downtown oakland on their way to the season's first game. that was against the san francisco sea hawks. a dancer named dorel dina threw the first pitch. we couldn't find any results to tell us who won that game. this is a year of anniversaries for baseball. it was 50 years ago this month that dodger stadium opened in los angeles and perhaps the biggest anniversary of all this year is in boston where fenway park turns 100 years old. randy shandobil visited fenway park and compared it to candle stick park. >> reporter: there's more american history in boston than just about any other city in the country. yet of all the shrines here, the one locals seem to love the most is a ballpark. this is the most available piece of real estate in the city of boston. nothing else matters. >> reporter: take a poll of baseball players, fans and baseball journalists, ask them to rate the 26 major league stadiums. almost all of them will rank boston's fenway park at the top, and candle stick park at the bottom. >> it's really a beautiful park from a fan point

. >>> downtown oakland is vowing to move ahead after a federal raid. it is a story we had first on mornings on 2. this is a scene as federal agents loaded a truck yesterday with a safe, marijuana plants and other confiscated items. at the same time an angry crowd of medical marijuana supporters protested the raid. acts left behind bashed in doors, empty planters and empty file cabinets that held records. >> a lot of our students are invading confidentiality when it comes to patients. >> and at the amsterdam founder, they are now charge of missing teen sierra lemar are heading into new territory. the volunteer took over and the up in organizers say much of the search covered public land. now they want to search private property. >> i will be contacting all the private owners to see if they had searched the area to see if it has been searched by authorities and we will help. >> they have scheduled a volunteer search this saturday and they plan to search out it's search and rescue teams sometime this week. sierra lemar days period march 16th and many beli

. >>> and massive dragnet in downtown oakland and a suspect arrested drag. >>> it was a surprise when the suspects came out dressed in women's clothing. >>> across as in criminal they say the wanted parlayed on the long skirt and that was in a woman's blouse to escape a manhunt in jack london square police spotted the man and his girlfriend this morning reportedly a stolen car that had been leaked to the kidnapping and assault in alameda. the two escaped into the motel for hours as police and slots at the massive perimeter of the amtrak service on the embarcadero us simply say things that we're inside much healthier by changing into a men's clothing. >>> screws wouldn't work police caught on to his plans after a vacuum in the most talent in the entire place on locks down an hour into the standoff brought the suspects grow fun outing paths the man himself surrendered three hours after it ended police believe he may have been armed with assault weapons but it now appears his only weapon was a wardrobe change. and since that standoff ended the embarcadero is it reopens an amtrak is runni

they will be on one bus route between downtown oakland and the san leandro b.a.r.t. station.he board expects it to cut pollution and lure more motorists out of their cars along that route. >>> there appears to be less pollution in the bay area. the latest report from the lung association says the bay area is no longer of 25 top cities in the one. most of the local smog wassed -- blamed on -- was blamed on heavy car use in santa clara county. the other big areas of the state were in southern california and the lower central valley. if you want to know about the air in your neighborhood, we have a link to the entire report on -- report on our website, ktvu.com. click on "web links." >>> pg&e will begin removing trees under power lines in sonoma county today. it's part of a controversial maintenance program. pg&e says the work is to remove 17 trees that represent immediate threats to high- voltage lines. the company says this is not a start to a more extensive removal plan that's been criticized. some property owners object to pg&e's plan to remove thousands of trees from the ge

the massive dragnet in downtown oakland and the suspect dressed in drag. >>> was a surprise when the suspect can now dressed in women's clothing. >>> across stressing criminal police say the wanted prole down the long skirt necklace and a woman's blouse to escape a manhunt in jack london square police spotted the man and his girlfriend this morning reportedly in a stolen car that had been linked to a kidnapping and assault in alameda the two escaped into the motel for hours as police and suave set up a massive perimeter of the amtrak service along the embarcadero that is fun police say things got weird inside the motel. >>> they tried to disguise his appearance to evade police detection by changing its women's clothing. >>> crews wouldn't work police caught on to his plan after a battle in the most talented in the entire place on lockdown and an hour into the standoff by the suspect's girlfriend adding tax the men themselves stranded three hours after it all began police believe he might of an armed with assault weapons but now appears his only weapon as a wardrobe change. broadway r

heading downtown oakland. have a big rig having trouble getting off the roadway. there may be slowing for the next few minutes. it is moving and we will track that at 880, not showing any slowdowns for the time being. further south looking at northbound 808 heading into the area. taillights past high street and moving slowly. volume starts to pick up now. still no major issues as far as speed goes there. all the way down to the san mateo bridge on the southbound side. wind advisories for san mateo, dunbarton, bay bridge. look agent a slow drive westbound 580 out of the altima pass. >>> 6:12. delay of game. why north bay neighborhood does not want to play ball with a pro team after all. >> texas twisters. big riggs flying in the air. neighborhoods torn apart. strong winds, tornadoes touched down. we will tell you more about the aftermath and show you incredible pictures coming up in a live report. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables

once sunrise comes in, even towards the peninsular and oakland downtown. it will be close.here it is a big old dome of high pressure and it is kicking in morning lows. warming trend affects mainly those inland and the coast except for santa cruz capitoa it has to do with fog. 65 to 77 in sonoma, calistoga will be there, richmond 66 pittsburgh 79 oakland 70 and danville 78 and walnut creek cupertino, santa clara 76 and 74 for palo alto, might be a little warmer 64 in the city and 59 in daily city. still looking warm saturday and a cooling trend starts on monday. >>> they seemed to be abandoned and in very bad physical shape. now these horses are getting the help they need, it is a story you will only see on 2. >>> they are upset about the poundty and why the tomb's general manager is not holding a drunk drivers. >> find out what highway 17 will do after a pad couple of days. picking a wireless network is a lot like picking a team. you could go with the fastest, most reliable, and at the very least, talented at what they do. or... you could go in the other direction, and see

this morning we saw very wet weather in downtown oakland, as well as in china town, but folks weren'tletting the rain stop them from taking care of their weekend errands. the storm brought wind, strong surf and the possibility of snow on bay area peaks. the storm was bringing heavy snow to lake tahoe. this is a look from the cal trans camera at dutch flat on interstate 80 at 2:30 this afternoon. the eastbound lanes were at a crawl all afternoon, and as you might expect, chain restrictions are in effect tonight. >> got to watch out. not only rainy here in the bay area, it was also cold. >> it was very cold. >>> mark tamayo with what's next. >> a break in the action earlier today but already rain showers developing, pushing back into the bay area. those rain bands could produce some more thunderstorms in the short term. right now on live storm tracker, this is the loop over the past couple of hours. you can see what's happening with rain developing into the pacific. moving into the north bay and lining up just off shore. a closer inspection of the radar, you can see the action on the in

. >>> federal agents classed with medical marijuana supporters in downtown oakland. happened when agents from the dea, the irs and u.s. marshals raided oakster dam university. coming up at 7:45, we'll dake you inside -- take you inside. you will see what was confiscate and what was left behind. >>> primary elections are getting underway in wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. mitt romney is favored to i -- to win all of the contests and more and more he's focusing his attacks and comments on president obama. >> these have not been great times these last four years for president obama. he likes to say he didn't cause this situation, he inherited. and that's true. but he's responsible for the turn around not happening sooner -- happening sooner. >> rick santorum says he rejects the idea and by continuing to -- to pam cane -- campaign is hurting the republican nominations. >> and now mitt romney is exactly halfway of getting the number of delegates he could need to clinch the republican nomination. >>> pg&e still wants to move ahead for plans with a power plant in o

they would be on one route between downtown oakland and the san leandro board. >>> all right. 8:37. check in with sal. see how things are moving on 880. it's going to be a little bit slow on 880 near 98 on the right side of the freeway. if you are driving north, you might so some -- you might see some fire trucks or engines there. let's take a look at 880. let's a little bit very coming in as you pass the col coliseum as the. san mateo bridge a little bit traffic is busy, dumbarton bridge as well. the south bay continues to be a big issue with 101. i guess it's becoming ther gonna -- you saw the east shore freeway is becoming really slow now. let's go to steve. >>> we have a full rainbow here over novato. the photographer -- the tropical system was moved out and -- thank you, george. there is our system. it doesn't look like much because it is -- it isn't much. now, you can see the rain kind of picking up in intensity. we've -- we'll have morning rain and cooler, breezy. the wind has been up 25, 30 miles an hour. it will be a different pattern. we had a southeast wind almost all wee

million project to create bus only lanes and bus stations on elevated street medians between downtown oakland and the bart station. officials expect the project will increase ridership and reduce pollution. construction begins in 2014. >>> users of a travel service named san francisco airport their fourth favorite in the nation. number one was orlando, florida, followed by atlanta, georgia. three dallas in texas. and charlotte-douglas is 5th. >>> water officials say they may not have to impose restrictions this year. the district says it is all thanks to the heavy rainfall we have been seeing. while a water shortage isn't imminent they are still encouraging residents to use water wisely. it is accepting a dry year over all. by november they are expected to fall short of last year. >>> a late spring storm and five cars were involved in a collision in antioch. police said five people were sent to the hospital. >>> another crash in san leandro. about 2:00 a.m. a big rig and a car collide on 880. no one was seriously heard. the sun game out in many parts of the bay area. one of our crews captured

things will start looking good same thing goes, and traffic continues to look good all the way to downtown oakland major delays, no metering lights just yet. here is steve. >>> a nice looking day as temperatures inch upwards and we still have a lot of high clouds even in the north, still some patchy fog, we are not expecting any over shore breeze and still a westerly or southwest breeze all the way to the delta. and still a couple when you are sitting at 50 degrees days are longer now and there will be less when we get a bigger jumpp and now everything is taking aim towards portland or the more extreme portion of california and we do have patchy fog but the afternoon will be mostly sunny as high pressure kicks up here. a westerly breeze is in place. we will go 76 in antioch, 70 if redwood city, temperatures continue to warm up friday and saturday and then sunday looks a little bit cooler. >>> spain reported banks had a bad loan ratio hitting an 18 year high. all the markets finished the day up overnight. japan and china about 2 percent each, and the yen weekend against the dollar and euro that cou

it happened about 8:20 tonight in downtown oakland at 123th and broadway at a burlinger king restaurant. police say a man who appeared drunk entered the restaurant and began to harass an elderly woman. a fight spilled out into the street where apparently intoxicated man fell down. he died on the way to the hospital. >>> an incredible survivor story, video captures a little girl escaping a potentially deadly crash with only minoryers. >>> also more falloult tonight from the us secret service scandal in colombia. coming up a little bit later, the policy changes being implemented. . >>> the bay area warmed up nicely this afternoon. coming up where we could have patchy fog fix thing tomorrow morning a temperature change you will notice in the second half of the weekend. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy,

. >> still to come there is a hiddel jewel in the heart of downtown oakland. >> an urban garden to escape from the riggors of city live. stay with us. >>> earth day is coming up. there is an oasis thriving in oakland. the gardens at lake merit. >> it's been there all along. >> hello people. >> we hear that. you snow we've been working for years trying to overcome that. >> a jewel beneath to stand in. this is one of the most peaceful in the city. her budget has been cut year after year and thanks to donations... and thousands of volunteer hours it's driving. >> i think we billed a sense of community about this garden. it's in part belongs to the people. we express that. >> there is a connection of 150 rare bonsaies including this one, growing00 years. also here the largest collection of outdoor homes in the entire western united states. there are 65 varieties in all. and not far away there is a collection of the largest of its kind in the continental united states. there is a sense of community garden with plots managed by local groups. so this is very important to the community this, gard

37-year-old grew up, and where she lived until she was shot and killed yesterday morning in downtown oakland. and martel was sitting behind the wheel of the car, one, or two men began a conversation. a witness told abc 7 it was cord yil but minutes later one of the men became angry, firing into the car where she was sitting. and until last year she worked as an outreach worker that serves the transgender communities. >> when you don't provide a space in society for people who are other and different, if you don't provide places for them, whether it's socializing or services, this is what happens. >> now, last night people gathered at the scene to remember martel. her murder is one one of three over the weekend. investigators are trying to figure out what led up to this shooting. it could be considered a hate crime if they find out the shooter was motivate bid a perception of the victim's sexual identity. now, i'll have more on what led up to this shooting from a witness who was inside of the car tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you, laura. from a former oikos university student one go

whales off our coast and what we can do about it a car burst floo noo flames this morning near downtown oakland. sky 7 was overhead just seconds after the car ignited. there is a firefighters doused the fire with water, it appears flames gutted the car's interior, police tell abc 7 news they made three arrests officers believe was connected to a burglary. and sky 7 captured this video taking arrests into custody this, is just after 11:00 this morning. they stopped a car from northbound interstate 880. >> the search for sierra lamar taking place on a couple fronts. divers continue to search ponds near the coyote creek golf course and there is a need for volunteers as well. we are live with the story. >> the family is following to search for evidence on several fronts. there are crime lab results as well as ground search taking place today. the sheriff's dive team finishing up a thorough search of the ponds. so far have ruled out thousands of underwater images looking for possible evidence in this case. >> if it's there, we're finding it and using our sonar and divers and kayaks but searching eve

earlier construction delays reported in downtown oakland on the nimitz seems to have cleared up.ound 580 is problem free, no delays for the south bay freeways and the north bay looks that as well for the 101 southbound right. >>justine: eighth police officer has now been killed outside of a wal-mart store in austin, texas. the suspect is in custody. the officer was shot in the neck and died at the seat. the officer was body to routine phone call. we are learning that to differ wal-mart employees tackled the suspect in that the shooter. they had to hold him down until police could get to the scene to arrest them. >> ron hall made a stop in the bay area is today. >> he has some very good use, especially the war on drugs and the way america views foreign policy. on his internal staff, especially with the fed and the irs and taxes, i think it is a little idealistic. >>mark: mitt romney has a new senior adviser on his campaign. as coolest is now manning the post. he served as counselor to george of the bush. romney is confident that he will be the one taking on the president in novemb

a major milestone there is a $150 million bus rapid transit project covering the route from downtown oakland to san leandro bart requiring construction of several bus-only lanes and a number of special passenger-loading zones. one finished weekday buses will arrive every five minutes, developer says it will be like a railroad on wheels and built in phases beginning in go two years with a come pligs pleegs date of 2016. >> coming up next a bay area woman gets caught up in an international fraud scheme. >> and turns to 7 on your side michael finney for help. stay with us. rsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrso >>> there is a scam going around the bay area you should probably know about. >> the people at risk of being taken are the very people that can least afford it. >> there is a warning for us. michael? >> that you posted job and post a resume, i should say. go through a job interview land a position in that is when problems begin? it's a scam of international pro portions. >> what are these? >> tires. they weren't the only thing that shipped to me this, is the last parcel shipped. >> that is cheryl evans. sh

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here is a live view right now from downtown oakland under mainly sunny skies. there are sunny skies around the bay area now. there is clouds passing through the area throughout the day. beginning at 10:00 and until afternoons clouds did produce light rain today. up into north bay it wasn't light everywhere. there is almost half an inch of rain in novato today. there is most of the remainder of the bay area dry today, we're dry, mild, temperatures into low 70s inland from north bay to east bay to south bay. upper 60s around the bay. temperatures aren't going to drop off much overnight, looking for showers delayed and likely thursday morning into afternoon hours thursday. there is a warm, dry weekend. there is a look at the radar image. we have two rain makers moving into our direction. that second front will drop down from northwest bringing us showers beginning thursday morning but will end before the end of the day. there is clouds increasing and by early evening by 6:00 we'll see showers beginning to develop and there is getting better organized tomorrow nigh

it looks like that all the way to the downtown oakland exit. from milpitas out toward san jose. >> very muggy outside, a few showers showing up around the bay area this morning. plenty of clouds outside as a weak system slides through. as we head throughout the day, '60s and '70s expected. weak system slides through. as we head throughout the day, '60s and '70s expected. ,,,,i'm a native californian. times are tough. our state's going through a tough time. but we can fix it. ♪ chevron's been here in california for 133 years. we work hard. we support 1 in 200 jobs in the state. we support each other. and we spent over $450 million dollars with local small businesses last year. and, together, we can keep this... we're committed. ...the great state of california. committed to california. ♪ >>> i want to slow down the news. and i'm not the onne. and i'm not the only one. >> what we said is simple. now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people. ♪ ♪ >> oh, yea. ♪ ♪ you should listen to the president or as i like to call him t

nice and light right up to the downtown oakland exits' >> we have some clouds outside for you right nowsure off the coastline. temperatures are running rather mild, and numbers in the '50s and '60s outside right now. all lot of clouds on and off throughout the day today. as we look towards the next all lot of clouds on and off throughout the day today. as [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. stuck. firefighters had to pull them both out. welcome back to "cbs this morning." watch where you're walking. >> imagine giving up a kidney to help save your boss's life and

one protest is planned for downtown oakland and a march is planned for san jose. workers with the golden gate bridge district are planning to picket and occupy oakland announced it plans to join them. >>> the state of california is coming up short on the revenues needed to pay its bills. the franchise tax board is reporting that personal income tax receipts toáaled six preponderate $45 billion by wednesday. and they're hoping it'll hit 9.4 billion by monday. they expect california to be two to $3.5 billion short. >>> the assembly today passed a bill allowing for cars that have clean air stickers to use toll lanes for free. highway237 has toll lanes. >>> protecting our security online, but at what cost? the bill move it's way through congress and why the white house is threatening to veto it. >>> and back in 10 minutes. we're >>> the fremont school board is using the help of police dogs to cut down on drug use. the superintendent says the dogs will be used in locker rooms and parking lots only. the canines cannot be used to sniff students unless given consent. schoo

it looks like this all the way up towards the downtown oakland exit.