skills and magic. >> hercules. >> come on. >> come on hercules. >> you are ready.stretch them out. >> reporter: hercules is skilled at, well eating. about 100 pounds of meat a day. but to see that muscled magnificent stretched out more than one story tall is magic, indeed. >> the "napoleon dynamite" made an awareness of ligers and made people have an interest in the natural world and made a un corporal come to life. >> reporter: unicorns are mythical but hybrids are very real. what is a mule if not a combination of the horse and dofk ki but a liger? there are only about a dozen in the whole world. >> oh how are you? he has these stripes and spots all over him but young lions have. in him he has more of a tiger pattern to his head that has some spotting in the middle of it. >> reporter: he doesn't have a mane. >> but in many ways he is just kind of 50/50 and it's a blend. it's not one trait and another added together. >> reporter: these mixes happen naturally doc says not through artificial insemination. naturally in a nature preserve but not typically in the wild.

hercules police chief is now the city manager after the last city manager nel son aleva resigned.ions raised about development deals, millions of dollars on no bid city contracts with his own company. the first thing is he dealing with is the discovery of apparently intentionally deleted files. >> project development files. general files such as pictures and forms that need to be filled out by employees. those are the types of files that were discovered to be deleted. >> reporter: spokeswoman saying the deleted files have since been recovered. the citizens group says they rubber stamped the questionable contracts. at the tuesday evening council meeting dan ramiro giving notice. the mayor resigned moments before this. >> i am retiring from the city council. after this meeting. i would really like starting to mend the relationship i have with my family. i lost it practically. >> reporter: the council member ripped up his recall notice saying he shared angry and frustration like the citizens adding i'm deeply concerned about financial mismanagement, conflict of interest and lack of t

>> in hercules, don knapp. thank you. >>> san francisco has a new interim mayor. >> ed lee was sworn in. the list of job responsibilities. close a $360 million deficit and find a new police chief. >> and i want to say to all of you i make that pledge that i will do my very, very best to represent all of the communities that you live in, that we cherish, that make this city a great city. there is no guarantee that lee will get his old job back as city administrator when a new mayor is sworn in next year but he says colleagues and friends convinced him to take the position. >>> a night out at a san francisco nightclub this past weekend ended in the death of a ucsf medical student. it happened at club temple south of market. 30-year-old joe hernandez and a friend were there when a fight broke out on the dance floor. police found hernandez on the floor unconscious. he suffered head trauma. today he died of his injuries. >> again, we are trying to ask for the public's help if anyone witnessed it so we can piece toge

. >>> hercules mayor ed ballico said he is stepping down to spend more time with his family. hercules residents have mounted a campaign to force him from office accusing him of financial misdeeds including an accusation that he approved millions of dollars. he has denied any wrongdoing. >>> there's a new twist to the parking wars in san francisco. coming up, how cameras will now parking violators and how some say this plan goes too far. >>> the republic of haiti downstream -- stops remember the earthquake one year later. >>> grabbed those umbrellas. we have some showers in the forecast for thursday. >> three men are in custody tonight following a police pursuit that started in oakland and ended in a crash in san leandro. the car being pursued crashed at the intersection of bancroft and dutton avenue. a parolee and two other men took off running and were soon caught. >>> tomorrow finish its first museum dedicated to the history of gay people will open in san francisco. -- the very first museum dedicated to the history of the people will open in san francisco. it documents furn

last year interim city official charlie long shed light on hercules financial problems. long was then terminated and the city council confirmed his termination last month. some citizens recently started a recall effort against the mayor and two other council members who voted to terminate long. >>> an independent report has something positive to say about smart meters. controversy wireless devices used to measure power use. the california council on science and technology says when smart meters are properly installed, they emit lower levels of radiofrequency than cell phones or microwave ovens. critics of the meters are criticizing that report. a co-founder of emf safety network tells the mercury news people are reported sleep problems, nausea and other health issues after smart meters were installed. >>> a marin county woman had a problem with her smart meter. jenny levinson says it was wreaking havoc on her motion detector. >> on for a minute, off for a minute. on, off, on off, off. eventually they'll make me have it. they're here to stay. i what happened they're doing

hercules police are investigating their own city hall. some files from the city's main computer network have been deleted. they believe it happened last thursday or friday. a hercules spokes woman says these were not confidential files. they were used by several departments and are usually recoverable because they are regularly backed up. police don't have a suspect. they will get help from another law enforcement agency or a technology company. >> the first museum dedicated to the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people opens its doors today in san francisco. 18th and castro traces gay history in the bay area. the collection contains thousands of items all donated by individuals including rare photos, videos, matchbooks from gay and lesbian bars, pamphlets as well as costumes. neighborhood merchants are helping with the lease. the museum will be open wednesday through saturdays 11 through 7 and sundays noon through 5. >> governor brown's proposed new budget faces its first test in sacramento today. next on abc 7 news at

hercules, pittsburgh, richmond and fremont are on the list for review. hercules came under scrutiny for charging the city several hundred dollars for his expenses. >>> subaru is looking to move new cars through richmond's port. they are working on a five-year contract with the port. if it gets done it would mean 40 full-time jobs and a million annually. honda moves 145,000 cars already through that port. >>> let's go to christina on an amazing january forecast. >> it has been an amazing january. in fact, lloyd and lindsey young have been working in this area for a long time. lloyd says he can't remember a stretch of weather like this in the bay area as long as he's been here. quite impressive. yesterday we broke temperature records in places like concord and hayward. 67 degrees. we hit 69 degrees in santa rosa. we are actually starting out a little warmer this morning. so i think today we'll end up just a little bit warmer and bump up each and every temperature by about two or three degrees. that means 70s across the bay area. temperatures right now in t

dewey tucker was found dead here hercules.hey say tucker was not the intended target but was mistakenly identified as the gang member. dewey's member talked about her late son. >> even though he traveled the world, he would call me from whatever part of the world he was. >> one of the suspect pleaded not guilty. >> this morning a hayward teenager is under arrest on charges that he shot his own father in the head. hayward police found the teen last night in a park near the shooting teen at sheraton lane. officers say he had a gun on him. witnesses told the oakland tribune the young man is 15 years old. they also said they heard shouting before the shots were fired. the father is in the hospital with a serious head wound. >> golden gate bridge officials will take their first step on the road to potentially becoming the first span in the bay area and possibly the entire country to go to an all-electronic toll system. it comes with a price for drivers and toll takers. terry mcsweeney joins us live from the golden gate bridge with

looking at 48 hercules because of the fog.the effect on the temperature in the east bay valleys. dublin 50. everybody else in the 40s. monterey bay and inland, mid to upper 50s. santa cruz, watsonville low 60s. tonight cloud cover in the lower to middle parts of the atmosphere. low to mid-40s around the bay and out to the coast. the flow starting to change a little bit. jet stream to the north and south. jet stream is going to eventually die down but not until sunday. that's when the areas of fog will dissipate completely sunday morning. all right. monday looking at sunshine. increasing clouds on tuesday. chance of rain wednesday. better chance on thursday. everybody will be in the mid to upper 50s for saturday through thursday. frances? >> mike, there's still an accident in san mateo. it might be hard to see because of a fog reported in the area. not blocking any lanes or causing major slowdowns but injuries reported. some activity. north 280 at 92. let's check out 280 in the south bay. there's quite a bit of fog earlier star

the other 25% just never forgave me for my movie "hercules in new york."er 20% just never forgave me for my movie "hercules in new york." 30% just want to have their money back for my movie "jingle all the way." today i'm here to pump you up. i had a chance to pump them up. got to pump up. i'm all pumped up. a pump is better than coming. is a pump better than coming? central valley, the abs. i always say that whenever there's smoke, there's fire. i've never grabbed anyone. >> you deny all those stories about grabbing? >> no, not at all. californians always say i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll be back. and i said, i'll be back. and so we are here back again and it's nice to be back here. for those that were gaming the system ihasta la vista. hasta la vista to prejudice. hasta la vista to the dance. hasta la vista, baby. hasta la vista, baby. i changed my mind. i want to go back to acting. baby. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: see you in the white house, big guy. i'm going to miss him. i

first the mayor resigns, now more problems for the stow of hercules.gation into missing government files. >>> and the real erin brockovich is back in the town that made her famous. why its problems with toxic chemicals may not be over. ,, [ female announcer ] for a limited time, get sizzler's 6oz, fresh cut, tri-tip steak plus our endless salad and dessert bar for just $10.99. um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. >>> we got light rainfall out there, a few sprinkles coming in through the bay area. more light and scattered showers through santa rosa, san rafael, pushing towards fairfield, vacaville and off the coastline, more that will be streaming in. forecast for today, not expecting heavy rainfall

richmond hercules, beautiful afternoon, fremont 65. mid-60s for dublin and walnut creek.ng temperatures to stay just a couple degrees behind the low 60s by the delta. antioch, 62. 70 in salinas. morning fog and afternoon sun, slightly warmer day to day and then minor fluctuations mid-week end of the week staying dry. we'll have to stay tuned for more rain because it is winter. doesn't feel like that. >> it seems like california has the best weather in the country. >>> blue shield says they plan to go forward with an increase of health insurance rates. individual policy holders could see their rates climb by as much as 59%. they promise the subject the rates to an independent review and issue possible refunds if the itself the bd. blue shield says they have hired an expert to begin the process. >> four years ago governor swarzenegger announced plans to open health clinics at elementary schools but according to california watch, not a single one has been established. lyanne melendez follows up. >> reporter: had high school has a modern health care for its students, mental h

hercules mayor ed balico is spokeswoman michelle harrington. balico, said he is stepping down to spend more time with his family. his decision came as efforts to recall him were becoming official. right after balico's announcement, balico was served with a notice stating that a group of hercules residents were planning to circulate a petition to have them recalled. the notices accuse balico, ward and kuehne of "failed leadership" that has led to the "unprecedented financial crisis" the city is now facing. >> new video as you can see their trend fear of how this fire got started. at truck stop in wesley, just after modesto. they couldn't get water from fire hydrants. they had to get water from the fire trucks. that fired just tried a sand shot, and market. nobody was hurt. >> a live look aside from walnut creek. 680 southbound bumper-to- bumper making your way past 24. a live look from cloudy san jose. traffic moving slowly here. 87 traffic backed up right now trying to get to the meter lights. 58 is set on fire right now, high in the upper 50s

after a string of hercules in the sport park area they find out.s house through a second floor window on monday. he fled as soon as he saw the man the attempted burglary is similar to others being investigated. >> we will be back with more in a few minutes, a live look at walnut creek in the dark when you can see by court to rescind creek high of 53. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. as you can see we have a chance of rain in the north bay today, the scene of the temperatures are warming up ones that rain chance johannes mehserle of the few clients to clear out tomorrow as the temperatures go up spikes on saturday 67 degrees for the high, don't break get the building sits just yet. please don't. (laughter) sunday, mild accord is due the next week. speaking new details coming after a rise in the big announcement that the offer the iphone tech reporter gabe slate has the details. >> now that the rise in will officially offer the iphone for beginning february 10th many analysts predict and rising hopes the tons of at&t-users will switch to

one is to have the hercules fire department under their authority. they worked together to pick up calls. another option would be to make the grouping more official under a joint powers agreement but that may not be enough money. >> the possibility of joining other districts is not very good because they are in just as bad of shape or worse than we are. >> reporter: city officials are calling for the public -- calling on the public for input. >> we have seen people trying to grind to station. it doesn't work. >> you will have a longer response time. that is the consideration for the city of pinole and their city council. >> reporter: next month a decision is expected. in pinole, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in east oakland school now has a new health clinic on campus. oakland mayor jean quan helps cut the ribbon today that will have nurses, a dentist, and mental health professional. the cost will be paid mainly through medical reimbursement. >>> the color-coded terror threat system is ending and is being replaced with the new system. >> wh

. >>> the mayor of hercules is resigning. he said that he needs to spend more time with his family. he has served for ten years on the hercules city council and the resignation took effect at the end of last night's meeting. he did not mention whether the decision had anything to do with a recall campaign that targeted him and other council members. >>> an explanation and an apology all in a letter from arnold schwarzenegger to the family of a murder victim. but tonight the family calls this letter a public relations stunt and now they are talking about a lawsuit. the story tonight from abc 7's cecilia vega. >>> dear mr. and mrs. santos words cannot adequately express the sorrow in my heart for the loss of your son luis. >> reporter: if the letter was supposed to make kathy santos feel better it only made her feel more outraged. >> maria and i send our deepest condolences and heartfelt prayers, most sincerely arnold schwarzenegger. >> the letter arrived at santos concord home over the weekend. it is the first time schwarzenegger reached out to the family since reducing the sentence

a hercules spokeswoman said these were not confidential files.server used by several departments and are usely recoverable because they're regularly backed up. they'll get help from another law enforcement agency or information technology company. >> the second winner of last week's huge megamillions jackpot has finally come forward to claim her prize. holly lobby of idaho did not appear at a news conference yesterday revealing her as the winner. we know she has two children and worked at a bank. worked being the important word here. she resigned on monday. she is splitting the $380 million jackpot with jim and carolyn of washington state. >> was she polite or was she interesting? that's the question. >> i play the lottery every week. that's why my real name's not mike nicco in case i do win. >> nice try, buddy. nice try. >> buy an island. >> you're here to tell us the forecast? >> yeah, meteorologist mike. >> you worked hard for that degree. >> five years, buddy! sfo, say no. there's no flight arrival delays. we'll keep an eye on it is athe rain

hercules, 64. 64 for union city. interior east bay where the fog will sit, be very patchy tomorrow.h, brentwood, and pittsburg in the low 60s there 63 for concord and livermore, and 70s around watsonville tomorrow as well as a recent mass. the seven-day forecast, we'll have a little system move through monday night, tuesday. so a bit breezy, especially in the east bay hills, and temperatures actually will come up, even near 70, and then the patchy fog will redevelop thursday, friday, saturday, and clouds next weekend. acknowledge we -- >> alan: on to shu. playoffs going on. >> mike: the green bay packers are the first sixth seed to advance to the super bowl. with three road wins wins in ph, atlanta, and chicago. packers opening drive. aaron rodgers, dealing. fires a strike over the middle to nelson. down to the two-yard line. two player preys later, what a fake. gets to the corner. packers lead. second quarter, more from the parkers. starks from four yard out. stretches, he's in. grebe greek -- green bay up 14-0. the bears can get back in at the game bought jay cutler picked off and

tonight on a bay area freeway. 24-year-old duey tucker was shot and killed while driving his car near hercules. four santa rosa men were arraigned this afternoon on charges including murder. the highway patrol held a press conference that just wrapped up a few minutes ago to explain what happened. >> reporter: the victim dewy tucker was not the intended target. this is truly an horrific and tragic case of mistaken identity. >> authorities say the four men intended to kill a member of a rival gang. we will explain how a recent seemingly unrelated crime may have helped crack the case on bay area news at 7:00 p.m. on tv 36. >>> we are going to change geeshes now and talk about the weather. we actually got to see some sunshine today. for a look at what is heading our way tomorrow let's check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> more clouds out there, julie and looking for rain to start your morning commute with a few showers. five-day forecast now. we can see what we are talking about. showers lingering throughout the day. morning commute could be wet in the north bay. afternoon commute

he was driving to church when he was shot on i-80 just east of hercules last year. >> this is truly a horrific and tragic case of mistaken identity. as mr. tucker left his apartment, he was mistakenly identified by one of these individuals as a rival gang member in which they were totally wrong. >> reporter: in a multi agency investigation, officers arrested four men in the last 36 hours. also facing murder charges are three others. officers say all four were in the car during the freeway shooting. >> we find that we have closure, some kind of closure because we know somewhat of why he died and why he was taken from us. >> does it make it harder? >> it doesn't take the pain away. >> reporter: tucker was a -- this is a youtube video. >> he's been gifted since he was three years old. he never took a formal music lesson, the only music lesson he took was trumpet, but he was a self-taught musician. >> reporter: he has now become silenced -- he has now been silenced. >> dewey is in heaven and he is free of all pain and he is suffering but we are the ones who are suffering. >> reporter: all

we cover san pablo, hercules, and richmond. my intention is to give you a picture of the impact that the academy has had in this district. last year and the year before, many students receive scholarships, and the students went, i believe six weeks with 95% attendance rates. this is 20 miles to san francisco. and 20 miles back every day. and using these cards -- this was 95%. they took everything from home video games, to the computer games, and for the first time many of them told me that they connected art with a viable career. and each student brought three or four of their parents to the exhibit this was at the end of the term, the six-week period. when i look at the faces of their parents, and how proud that they were, i felt very satisfied with what we had accomplished. and that is my story to you about the affects of this program, and the generosity. thank you. >> i am living at the heart of the campus for about 70 years -- 17 years, and so many people who came out for the never see said that they are natives. my sister

we'll tell you what he's -- hercules.ll tell you what he's doing. >>> a man convicted after double homicide will walk through t hanks to the decision by san francisco's new district attorney, george gascon. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪ >> reporter: let's take a live look. democrats and republicans are taking turns offering their condolences to the victims, honoring the here res -- heroes who responded and sharing their collective outreach at the s enseless tragedy. let's listen in live at democratic leader, nancy pelosi. >> the members of the arizona delegation, i'm greatly saddened in joining together with speaker of the house, j

napa, look for afternoon sunshine. 55 degrees in your neighborhood. 53 in hercules. oakland, 56. 58 in fremont. in the east bay, 56 for concord. danville, 57 degrees. as well as pleasant-on, 57. and we look for 59 for santa cruz. plenty of sunshine there watsonville, 50, and 59 for gilroy. by tuesday night and wednesday night we're going to lock for some strong offshore winds. gusts close to 40 miles-per-hour. wednesdayes groundhog day. see how much more winter we have left, if he sees his shadow or not, and then thursday morning and friday morning, notice little ice crystals there, very cold overnight in the 20s. >> alan: let's turn now to shu. he has been watching men's tennis. >> mike: i was up early this morning. novak djokovic looking for his second australian open title in four years, and andy murray trying to become the first brit to win a grand slam singles title in 70 years. they actually played doubles together in the 2006 aussie open. first set, novak in control. goes up 5-4. takes the first set. second set. joke consecutive -- djokovic with the great shot

here is giana. >> thank you let's start off with road work here cue lees, -- hercules, eastbound 80,ot too many delays a heads up as you head out the door. east 80 shut down in effect for the next 40 minutes, east shore freeway toward the bay bridge everything looking good no delays to report metering lights still up, a tire in the lane as we approach the incline they h push that out of the way within the next few minutes. cruising on the golden gate bridge, cruising, traffic moving nicely very light out of marin county, earlier construction near sir francis drake things are nice 101 south along the peninsula. no delays things looking good, 69 miles per hour. clear into sfo south of there, headed to san mateo bridge no delays, 14 minutes, 880 to 101 traffic very light. don't forget to check with our radio partners, that is traffic back up to you chef. >> thank you giana. >>> a look at this mornings top stories, six people hurt in an apartment fire in belmont flames broke out at an apartment complex just two hours ago. firefighters are still on scene trying to contain that fire. the e

hercules with union city coming in at 64. our inland valleys 62 in antioch.t 70 degrees for salinas. the accu-weather 7-day forecast shows the fog today, this morning into tomorrow morning. warmest day should be martin luther king holiday but mild and mid-60s until the middle of next week. so couldn't get rid of it and now -- (laughter) >> it's like spring. i love it. thanks so much, lisa. blue shield of california says it plans to go forward with an increase in health insurance rates. some individual policyholders could see their rates climb by as much as 59%. the company issued a news release yesterday promising to subject the new rates to an independent review and even issue refunds if the rates cannot be justified. blue shield says it has hired an actuary to begin that process. four years ago governor schwarzenegger announced plans to open health clinics at 500 elementary schools around the state. but a project of the nonprofit center for investigative reporting, not a single one has been established. abc 7's education reporter lee ann melendez follows up

one is to have rodeo hercules new fire chief over penol county. they could make the group more official, however that might not save enough money. >> the possibility of joining the other districts is not very good, or the other fire departments because they are just as bad a shape as we are. >> reporter: at the end it's the taxpayers who decide how much security they are willing to pay for. >> if you don't have adequate coverage you're going to have a longer response time. that's a consideration if -r -- consideration for the city of penol and the city council to decide what kind of service they provide. >> reporter: and a meeting is scheduled for next week to see if the fire chief of rodeo will take over penol county. david stevenson, ktvu news. >>>-- the district already has a $332 parcel tax. >>> most california residents say that they are satisfied with the governor's plan to cut spending and extend taxes. 29% are dissatisfied. still an overwhelming majority 75% are at least some what concerned about these spending cuts. >>> hundreds of inhome

a recall effort against three members of the hercules city council is moving forward.ecall leaders have collected enough signatures to serve notice to the mayor and two councilmembers. they will need more signatures, though to put the issue on the ballot. one of the councilmembers tells the "contra costa times" he will meet this morning with some recall advocates. issues involve city finances and alleged misdeeds by councilmembers. >>> time now is 5:34. you just got back from hawaii. we want some warmer temperatures, tracy. >> i want some warmer temperatures, too, but it is cold out there this morning again. the 30s all over the bay area. currently looking at 37 degrees in oakland and vallejo. upper 30s from fairfield to concord. the coldest spot livermore at 36. 39 in san jose. 39 in mountain view. the lower 40s from san francisco, redwood city, to pacifica. cold start to the day. in addition to that, we got some more fog to deal with this morning especially well inland. and speaking of fog, dense fog advisory in effect for the sacramento valley area until 11 a.m. are

again they've just conversation with the hercules communicate because now the reason no universal. with them what they are but just one platform obviously there is no such place as you know is seeing. in the asia pacific region. while mr various was in china looking at. both leaders dr the declaration. and their much joint initiative to. start a dialogue with this on the security principles based on the principle of human quality of indivisibility. peaceful settlement of. the use of violence confront the use of. known you richard. but you can not use a confrontational and any other me. being to get countries. if you sure can spin them of course there is nothing to you but just that i would like all of the countries of the regions to you confirm their commitments their cheer instead of such principles of this for the very crucial work is a reality many of the countries deny these principles but russia china. parts of the system and the introduction of such news it was very. crucial to another partner india who has attacked this proposal and gerry mr medvedev seized. on the like. a.

. >> reporter: in hercules, anne mackovic, cbs 5. >>> contra kosta county firefighters have extinguished a refinery fire in rodeo. crews were called about 2:30 today. there was thick black smoke coming from the refinery there. were no injuries. the company says they made appropriate state and local notifications about the fire. >>> other bay area headlines, the man shot and killed by oakland police yesterday is now identified. officers responding to a harassment call on taft street say the man came out of the house, pointing what they thought was an assault rifle. that's when officers opened fire. the weapon turned out to be fake. several investigations are ongoing. this was oakland's third deadly officer-involved shooting in a week. >>> daly city might be next to ban plastic bags. the city councilman will propose the measure february 14. the bans have already been passed in bay area cities like san francisco and san jose that prohibit most grocery and clothing stores from distributing plastic bags. but if daly city's ban is approved, it would be the first for san mateo county. >>> shopp

kathy and keith leighton from hercules were able to talk with their daughter air sarah over the weekend. she is a student in downtown cairo. they made contact with her using skype, the internet phone video service, she told her parents she is okay and having trouble keeping up with what's going on there in egypt. >> the sings will biggest frustration is the lack of information, lack of internet, and the inability to get even any solid information from the state department. if someone offered to put me on a bus to the airport right now i would probably prefer to stay where i am. >> she has been hunk erring down in her apartment since she was subjected to teargas in earlier protests. >>> four months after being released from an iranian jail. the country is calling for sarah shourd to stand trial on february 6th along with two other americans still in custody. the three are accused of spying. shourd, her fiance shane bower, and her friend josh bye tal were arrested in 2009 while hiking. authorities say they crossed into iran illegally. so far no word on whether she will return to iran. >>>

the city of hercules will soon have a new mayor.rent hercules mayor announced last night he would step down to spend more time with his family. he did not mention the continental -- controversies of that dogged him. >> thousands of state workers will have a find a land line or make a call on their own dime. governor brown has ordered their state-issued cellphones be turned off. he has said to collect half of the 96000 state issued phones by june 1st. it will save california $20 million a year. >> this is millions of dollars. what we're going to do is put out an order saying we're going to cut this cellphone use in half because we have to look for waste. it's looking for making glove compartment leaner and more effective. >> employees on call 24/7 will be allowed to keep their phones. brown will turn in his. of course he'll have his own private one. >> aides will have them. we'll be able to reach him when we need to. >> we hope so. >> take a look at the forecast. >> can you hear me now? >> governor, can you hear me now? >> wow 20 mil

880 ramp to 92 is shut down for road work but everything opens in the next 30 minutes, headed to hercules, a closure there as well they hope to have that rapped up by bush wrapped up by 6:00 a.m. -- wrapped up by 6:00 a.m. there is a construction closure that started last night, 11 to 5:00 a.m. and in effect throughout the week plan for that. this weekend they may have a full freeway closure. we have closures in marin county right now live look at the golden gate bridge traffic light. a look at your morning commute. >> where are all the cars. all right. >>> everybody watching the bcs game last night. >> sleeping in. >> it takes hard work the land your dream job but would you be willing to pay for it. >> let some body do the homework for me. >> what you should know before you hire a job bounty hunter. >>> some call it a match made in smart phone heaven. see why fans of the iphone may be disappointed by verizon's new deal ,,,,,,,, for cleaner air and your right to breathe it. for those who want to quit smoking and for those who need them to. we're fighting for clear skies over every city an

hercules at 55 all the way to 58 oakland and fremont. down in the south bay, 60 san jose.rybody else close, 58 to 59. upper 50s on the peninsula today with mid to upper50s along coast. mid-50s for downtown and south san francisco. throughout the north bay we'll have mid to upper 50s no matter if you're in the valleys or of beaches. look at monterey bay. a little more sunshining. low to mid-60s. around the state today a little light rain around eureka. everybody else dry. temperatures in the low to mid-50s along the coast into the central valleys. 57 big sur. check out l.a., 71 today and tahoe 41. back home tonight we have temperatures in the mid-40s inland rz upper 40s to near 50 around the bay shore and out to the coast with mainly dry conditions but thicker clouds. we have the cold front move through last night rather quietly. a small area of high pressure will bring us pockets of sunshine today. look for the rain to move in and mainly stay up in the north bay as this next system will also get steered to the north. your forecast, 500ths inch of rain, maybe nothing measur

hercules 48 beuse of the fog and you hit the fog and its dominance in the east bay valleys with 40s justut everywhere. we'll be near 60 santa cruz, watsonville an salinas. everyone else upper 50s around the monterey bay. tonight this is cloud cover but a different type. it's not fog, it's stratus and it will keep outemperatures up. upper 30s inland low 40s around the bay. heading to the sierra this weekend, no new snow. temperatures mid-30s tahoe. for us increase in sunshine by sunday, mid to upper 30s throughout the forecasfor highs. the rain wednesday mainly the north bay, for the rest of us on thursday. >> mike, thank you. >> you bet. >> two sisters were released from a mississippi prison on the condition one donates her kidney to the other. they spent 16 years in prison, for an armed robbery for only $11. the governor suspended their sentence but only if one would agree donate her kidney to save the life of the another kidmy. the tatments were costing the state of mississip nearly $200,000 a year. the sisters are still not sure we're going to get them to medical facilities where trea

the group hercules city council recall said they want to serve copies of notices at tuesday's council meeting women are getting a better idea of jean quan's plans who plans efforts this weekend in one of the city's roughest neighborhoods as well as a visit to china to help woo new business to the port and improve the city's image. she will go door-to-door with volunteers and the police chief spreading word about projects including a street clean up. >>> you can help an animal in need of a home. the 20th anniversary celebration of animal rescue foundation gala happens at 7:00. this money will go towards the foundation at walnut creek's center for the art on civic drive. let's go to christina doing double duty. the fog is weather and traffic. that makes sense. >> yes. i'm in a fog trying to figure out what i'm doing. everything seems to be falling into place and not as much to contend with in the east bay. we start with a clearer picture. you won't give yourself as much extra time if you wake up in the east to the south bay to the peninsula. we are looking okay. you may encounter dense

league qualification in thirteen years picked up some pace on monday at the start of the season hercules their opponent shocked the league by beating boston which but that result is a distant memory now with alec looking like a second class side fit it must be said on the night martinez is fifteen minutes strike with altitude right before the spanish international. final scoreline came about just moments after that. to restrict the turkeys the fence and finish the top six place. in the continental hockey league. got a much needed lift with a shoot out for three or the visiting dollar review on monday the army men thus getting revenge for last week's loss to those finns gould's to win from both sides during the second period but it's true that miners that just about enough to keep their team in the game. with a brace for the most bites during regulation. were closed off again conferred of the key effort by. this american goalie for spooled one more chance for the visitors but alexander came up short with his attempt so fine for the funny looking to build a winning streak after the second

. >>> a political firestorm in hercules is about to simmer down.n from his post before being recalled. he made an announcement last night at a city council meeting. he's accused of approving several million dollars of a no-bid contract and supporting sweetheart development deals. last night he told the council he plans to spend more time with his family. >> can you hear me now? governor jerry brown issuing his first executive order for this year's budget taking aim at state employee cell phones. he ordered agency department heads to go ahead and collect half of the approximately 96,000 state-issued cell phones that are used by public employees. he says that move will save the state at least $20 million a year. according to the governor's office, each cell phone costs an average of $36 per month. he'd like to see that number of cell phones cut 48,000 by june 1st, so try to get at least half of what he wants done by june. governor brown says he's going to lead by example and he is going to return his state-issued cell phone. >>> consider yourself wan

allegations of deleted computer files and improper business files so what comes next for hercules? some encouraging signs for one portion of the bay area, housing market. that's tonight at 6:00 here on cbs 5. maybe you've always been a loyal fan, but giants spring training tickets are now on sale! 17 games will be played down in tucson, from february 25th through march 26th. here's the deal -- prices will fluctuate depending on demand punish i amss

the commute direction into hercules. we will show you another. visibility down to a quarter mile in portions of livermore. keep that in mind and speeds no problem. at the limit for 580 out of the pass. traffic will build and we saw slowing there as well. the bay bridge toll plaza and the fog has crept in between san francisco and the bay bridge. visibility might be an issue, but you should be okay across the span and the volume of traffic. >> it's a quarter to. let's check in with christina loren. >> things are looking pretty chilly in the east bay. 34 degrees in concord and 35 in livermore and we have dense fog in the east bay this morning as well that you want to give yourself extra time to account for. about a quarter mile visibility and up through the north bay if you are headed that way, account for patchy dense fog at least until 10:00 a.m. we have big time changes headed our way and lots of sunshine as high pressure moves in and low pressure retreats off to the east and high pressure will stay in control for sometime. sunny skies anticipat

hercules 48 because of the fog and you hit the fog and its dominance in the east bay valleys with 40st about everywhere. we'll be near 60 santa cruz, watsonville and salinas. everyone else upper 50s around the monterey bay. tonight this is cloud cover but a different type. it's not fog, it's stratus and it will keep our temperatures up. upper 30s inland, low 40s around the bay. heading to the sierra this weekend, no new snow. temperatures mid-30s tahoe. for us increase in sunshine by sunday, mid to upper 30s throughout the forecast for highs. the rain wednesday mainly the north bay, for the rest of us on thursday. >> mike, thank you. >> you bet. >> two sisters were released from a mississippi prison on the condition one donates her kidney to the other. they spent 16 years in prison, for an armed robbery for only $11. the governor suspended their sentence but only if one would agree to donate her kidney to save the life of the another kidmy. the treatments were costing the state of mississippi nearly $200,000 a year. the sisters are still not sure gladys is a donor match. >> we're goin

. >> reporter: in hercules, cbs5. >>> oakland police have identified the man shot to death by officers saturday. 39-year-old matthew stiesowski barricaded himself in a home on taft avenue. then police say he came out pointing a replica assault rifle at officers. they killed him. several investigations are ongoing. >>> a police shooting in san francisco earlier this month has reignited the debate over tasers. a man in a wheelchair was shot by officers on howard street january 4th when he threw a naive at them. he survived and no officers were hurt. san francisco police don't care tasers. now that the makeup of the police commission has changed some say the policy should change as well. >>> checking other bay area headlines. a small pump fire in rodeo was quickly extinged today. crews were called about 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. the refinery says the flames were inside a coker unit. there were no evacuations or injuries. >>> a candle light vigil scheduled for tomorrow for a dublin girl that disappeared 22 years ago today while walking to her ice skating lesson. the recovery of jaycee duga

mid-40s concord through hercules and upper 40s to 50 degrees in san francisco for your morning commute an you umbrella, your rain will begin in the north bay sliding in the santa clara valley. here it comes an area of low pressure banging up against the northwestern quadrant of california. would you believe it hit 68 trees in morgan hill? that's the third time this year that we have seen highs in the 60s. now here comes the rain. by sun-up in the south santa rosa area, swinging around to the eastern portion of our district before lunch hour, quickly moving along the coast and out of here by that commute in the evening hours as you're heading back home. as far as totals are concerned, only 5/100ths of an inch in san jose, a quarter inch throughout the mountains, areas in the northern portion of our district. just a little bit on the damp side, certainly the sidewalks as well. numbers-wise into the 50s and low 60s which is where we should be this time of the year, check out your extended forecast coming down with fog returning friday. otherwise a dry weekend with just a slight chance of

kathy and keith leighton from hercules were able to talk with their daughter sarah over the weekend. sarah leighton is a student in downtown cairo. they contacted her with skype. she told her parents she is okay but she is having trouble keeping up with what's going on in egypt. >> single biggest frustration is the lack of information, the lack of internet and the inability to get really any solid information even from the state department. i think if someone offered to put me on a bus to the airport right now, i would probably like to stay where i am. >> sarah has been hunkered down in her apartment for the past few days ever since she was tear gassed earlier in the protests. >>> and you can count on us for up-to-the-minute developments on the crisis in egypt. you can also find updates anytime on our website, cbs5.com. >>> all right. time now 4:39. one bay area school district trying to avoid layoffs. what it's offering teachers who take early retirement. >>> because i heard a pow noise and all this light. >> a rude awakening for people in southern california. the damage after a pla

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. >>> hercules mayor ed dalico is stepping down. the the contra costa county times says he did not talk about recent controversies in the announcement and he says he is retiring to spend more time with his family. last year interim city official charley long shed light on the city's financial problems. long is terminate and the city council confirmed the termination last month. some citizens had recently started a recall effort against the council member and two others who voted to terminate long. >>> the time now is 4:41. it is a shocking approach to taking care of your health. the new services you can get for just $99. >>> and fares may be going up for thousands of bay area bus riders. the change that could make it harder for some kids to get to school. >>> and they claim to be the real founders of facebook. we will tell you why mark zuckerberg's legal problems may not be over yet. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, house. flames broke >>> we've got new video coming in of a two aliteral fire -- two alarm fire of a suspected marijuana grow house. fl

showers around for richmond concord and hercules on highway 4. walnut creek getting some light rain. also look to fairfield. snow into this here tonight, it is not selling yet but will later tonight, our future cast model shows sunlight's snow. it could cause some trouble with travel. one to 6 in. of snow and also on the highest elevations of joy for us know tomorrow evening. the winter weather advisory in effect till 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. the worst of the snow was forecast for tomorrow morning. future cast showing us that the bay area 10:00 p.m. but showing mainly light spotty showers. watch as they start to pick up after midnight. here's 2:00 a.m., couple pockets of heavier rain. that will increase more so by dog tomorrow morning. around 6 to 7:00 a.m., there's more have your orange color showing heavy showers. briefly heavy, even the possibility of a thunderstorm in there too. this will not stick around very long, by 10:00 a.m. most of showers will be out of here. along with some partially satisfies. not completely gray day like today. temperatu