police officer, johannes mehserle. now, in the trial that ensued after that, johannes mehserle said he was using his -- he thought he was using his taser, not his gun. and after that it was recommended that b.a.r.t. use tasers more to avoid confusion here's the problem -- there's not enough taser. they have 60. they would need to buy 130 more so each officer would have his or her own. this is something that b.a.r.t. will consider at their meeting. we've tried to talk to b.a.r.t.'s spokesperson. we're still waiting. we'll have another update. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a group of protesters after the sentencing of johannes mehserle plan to sue. a lawyer has filed claims against 32 police agencies. they were trying to control streets of oakland where crowds gathered after johannes mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison for shooting and killing the unarmed oscar grant. protesters' lawyer says her clients were arrested and spent the night in jail without being charged. 152 people were arrested the night of johan

police officer johannes mehserle is likely to walk out a free man and about 30 days. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after he claimed the accidently shot and killed 22 year-old oscar grant at the bart station in 2009. it chairs down as following the story and talking with the grant family members. >>j.r.stone: family members tell me their outrage. he may remember the cell phone video shot on january 1, 2009, in some of that video former bart officer johannes mehserle shoots and kills oscar grant who was on armed. johannes mehserle argued that he accidentally grabbed his gun and fired instead of his taser. the jury sided with his argument and gave him two years behind bars and now after 10 months he said to be released. i talked with the victim's uncle, he said this is about race that's one of the reason why there is outrage. >> he should've done 14 years and then maybe he could have addressed this as a family. we openly shared it that we need an apology, we haven't received one. >>j.r.stone: i did try to talk with johannes mehserle family, but they did no

its had could can be the same type of accident that johannes mehserle was involved in. this morning riders thought it would be a good idea with enough training. >> if you are -- if you are gonna handle anything like that, it's important to have more training. otherwise, what's the point? >> i agree with it. safer for the passengers. >> safer for them to use tasers? >> yes. i don't see the need for a gun at all. >> reporter: johannes mehserle said he thought he was firing his taser instead of his gun. the proposal is to spend $140,000 on 1340 additional -- 130 addish nal stun guns. >>> voters in san francisco, contra costa and alameda counties will be asked to approve parcel taxes on the november 2012, ballot. b.a.r.t. says it needs the money to replace 1,000 its oldest train cars. several rallies took place all around the bay area today with more to come this afternoon. it's part of a state-wide day of action in response to budget cuts to education. as jade hernandez reports, educators hope to increase awareness of the crisis facing california's public schools. [ cheers

bart cop johannes mehserle shot and kill ed oscar grant that mehserle later testified he thought he was reaching for the taser when he grabbed his handgun. a bart consultant said a solution is to give every officer a taser to be comfortable with them, know which is which. and become more familiar with the non-lethal device. they said not buying taser leaves them with fewer non-lethal options dealing with suspects. the controversy revved up again last year when a bart police officer fired from the vehicle a taser at a 13-year-old on bicycle trying to get away from police. that is against police policy. the 13-year-old was not hit. there was retraining and now there may be rearming. they may get their own taser for the 130 girl tasers. the vote comes on thursday. in oakland, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> bart plans to ask voters in contra costa, alameda to approve a parcel tax to replace the aging train cars. the bart board says it could be on the ballot as early as november next year. the media partner "contra costa times" reports that bart thinks it would cost more than

>>j.r.stone: johannes mehserle family did not return our phone calls. those who loved and lost oscar grant say this case is not over yet. >> would make me happy is of the department of justice picks this up. this is the justice we need to close the and give the family and friends the closure that we deserve a >>j.r.stone: . jerad stone, kron 4 news. >>pam: san francisco is softening its stance on immigrant juvenile swore arrested on felony charges. mayor ed lee said the city will no longer automatically report immigrants to authorities if they have enrolled in school and show family ties to the bay area. police are stepping up patrols in sacramento after a homicide suspect was spotted there. michael is wanted in the fatal shooting of a 24 year- old man back in december in antioch. investigators believe she visited a friend on campus yesterday. in watsonville man suspected of robbing a woman is in custody. police say chat robinson followed two women at about grocers storm monday and snatched a purse. witnesses attempted to follow the suspect but lost him

when johannes mehserle is expected to get out of jail?his could be a big day in the case of giants' fan bryan stow who was brutally beaten outside of dodger stadium. >>> well, good morning to you. welcome back. 8:29. investigators in rodeo still at the scene of a deadly overnight shooting. ktvu's jade hernandez joining us live. there's new evidence that we've just found out this morning about. jade? >> reporter: good morning. i just wrapped up a tour of the crime scene here in row day -- on rodeo. we've just learned that one of the bullets pierced a window back in this complex here. it pierced a window in an apartment complex. luckily no one was home but that bullet landed right near a bunkbed. again, no one was hurt inside that apartment complex but this deadly shooting could have had more victims. this is the first homicide of the year in rodeo. sheriff's deputies are on the intersection -- were at this intersection, when they found the spot that may proof prove there was a second shooter. all of the orange cones, that shows all of the

january 2009, johannes mehserle shoots and killed oscar grant at at fruitvale station. he testified he thought he was reaching for taser which he had just borrowed from another officer a couple hours before. making them carry them everyday will reduce the threat of misuse according to the police chief. >> when you talk about safety equipment like a gun, a night stick or a taser, best practice is for individual officer to be equipped with them so they can have better familiarity with the piece of equipment. >> june of last year, there was more controversy about bart police officers and tasers. a bart cop fired a taser at a 13-year-old boy who was trying to get away from police on his bicycle. that is a violation of policy, tasers were pulled from the force for a while and officers were retrained and now they have been rearmed. it clears the way for all of them to have tasers with them at all times and it passed. >> kristen: also happening right now, state regulators gave the green light for a new plan for energy users to pay more so the big energy users can pay less. >>

. >> this stems from the shooting of oscar grant by johannes mehserle mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and he testified he thought he was pulling his taser when he pulled his handgun. they say tasers should be mandatory so they can become familiar with them. the public defender says tasers are inherently dangerous weapons. we have seen them substitutes for deadly force but that is lie. >> a taser is better than a baton. for the most part it's not going to hurt like a baton would. >> he says tasers are almost always used on an unarmed suspect and if he has gun they are trained to use their guns. they call it responsible for 600 deaths because there is no indication of how a person stands an electrical current. >> i think it might be safe for them to have tasers rather than have the guns because they are less lethal,. >> i'm not worried about it. >> quite by chance, the national institute of justice released a report today saying that tasers protect suspects and officers but the last word of tasers, wait until thursday when the bart board votes on whether it should give to e

. >> this stems from the shooting of oscar grant by johannes mehserle mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and he testified he thought he was pulling his taser when he pulled his handgun. they say tasers should be mandatory so they can become familiar with them. the public defender says tasers are inherently dangerous weapons. we have seen them substitutes for deadly force but that is lie. >> a taser is better than a baton. for the most part it's not going to hurt like a baton would. >> he says tasers are almost always used on an unarmed suspect and if he has gun they are trained to use their guns. they call it responsible for 600 deaths because there is no indication of how a person stands an electrical current. >> i think it might be safe for them to have tasers rather than have the guns because they are less lethal,. >> i'm not worried about it. >> quite by chance, the national institute of justice released a report today saying that tasers protect suspects and officers but the last word of tasers, wait until thursday when the bart board votes on whether it should give to e

january 2009, johannes mehserle shoots and killed oscar grant at at fruitvale station. he testified he thought he was reaching for taser which he had just borrowed from another officer a couple hours before. making them carry them everyday will reduce the threat of misuse according to the police chief. >> when you talk about safety equipment like a gun, a night stick or a taser, best practice is for individual officer to be equipped with them so they can have better familiarity with the piece of equipment. >> june of last year, there was more controversy about bart police officers and tasers. a bart cop fired a taser at a 13-year-old boy who was trying to get away from police on his bicycle. that is a violation of policy, tasers were pulled from the force for a while and officers were retrained and now they have been rearmed. it clears the way for all of them to have tasers with them at all times and it passed. >> kristen: also happening right now, state regulators gave the green light for a new plan for energy users to pay more so the big energy users can pay less. >>

johannes mehserle thought he was firing his taser instead of his gun. johannes mehserle could be roo leased from jail -- released from jail early. there will be a hearing next week. >>> let's check in with sal. >> let's take a look at what we have with the toll plaza. it seems as if the fastrack drivers are queuing up -- cueing up. it looks like the cash lanes getting up to the toll plaza are a little bit quicker but they are waiting longer because the cash lanes do move through quickly as you move pass the metering right -- metering lights. let's go to the maps. i want to show you that eastbound highway 4, we had a closure there on eastbound highway 4 at loveridge road because of late-running roadwork. all lanes are still closed. the roadwork was extended to about 7:30. we're trying to get confirmation they are trying to reopen them. westbound was slow as well. >>> today will be better than yesterday. no, it will be. it will be. mostly sunny. still on the cool side. but some clouds tend to linger up to the north bay. but at least we have a little bit m

officer johannes mehserle said he thought he was firing his taser at grant instead of his gun.e was convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter. right now bart has 60 tasers so the officers have to check them out if they need them but the bart board is deciding whether to buy 130 tasers at a cost of $141,000 so that every officer will be assigned one. bart managers say in a report if officers have their own tasters to operate, they will be more familiar with them so they will have another nonlethal tool in dealing with violent suspects. so bart's board will consider all this at its meeting on thursday morning. >> sharon chin live in oakland, thank you. >>> new details this morning about a bizarre kidnapping in contra costa county. 4-month-old ramy gallego was reunited with her family in knightsen last night. the family reported her missing sunday morning snatched from her bassinette overnight. detectives say the grandmother took a cab and bus to grab her granddaughter and took a taxi back to southern california. there are reports the grandmother was pretending she was pregn

. >>> and there's more fallout tonight from the oscar grant/johannes mehserle shooting. b.a.r.t.'s board of directors voted unanimously today to equip all of its officers with stun guns. the b.a.r.t. police department currently has 60 guns. once officers are trained, they'll all be required to carry the weapons. the decision is partly the shooting death of oscar grant in 2009. johannes mehserle thought he was using his taser, not his gun, and his lawyers argued he had not been properly trained for the taser. b.a.r.t.'s staff says the move is intended to make all officers more comfortable with the weapons. >>> now to the latest in the bryan stow beating investigation. what's the delay here? no formal charges yet, but the chief of the lapd remains confident that they have the right man in custody. here's nbc's conan nolan from our sister station in los angeles. >> reporter: a somber los angeles police chief, charlie beck, in sharp contrast to the elation from sunday's arrest announcement today advising that the case against their suspect is far from complete. >> we still have a scor

officer johannes mehserle said he thought he was firing his taser at grant instead of his gun.convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter. right now bart has 60 tasers so the officers have to check them out if they need them but the bart board is deciding whether to buy 130 tasers at a cost of $141,000 so that every officer will be assigned one. bart managers say in a report if officers have their own tasters -- have their own tasers to use, they will become more familiar with them so they will have another nonlethal tool in dealing with violent suspects. so bart's board will consider all this at its meeting on thursday morning. >> sharon chin live in oakland, thank you. >> have you bumped into any riders? have you asked them their reaction? >> reporter: yeah, talked tie couple of riders this morning and they say generally it's a good idea for each officer to have his own taser so that they will know what they are using, they will become familiar with it but also just to have another option out there in a they will not just have their guns but they will also have something

the incident that prompted this january 1, 2009 shooting at the fruitvale station by bart cop johannes mehserle who thought he said, who thought he was using his taser. a bart consultant recommended giving each officer a taser to increase the familiarity with the non-lethal device. consultant said not buying the tasers would leave bart police with fewer non-lethal options dealing with the violent suspects. mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. all tasers were pulled last year from the bart police department after an officer used one to shoot at a 13-year-old who was fleeing police on his bicycle. that's against the police department policy. the boy was not hit. now retrained, all officers may be rearmed with tasers. come thursday, the bart board is going to consider spending about $141,000 so that every officer can have one. live in oakland, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> bart plans to ask voters in contra costa, alameda and san francisco counties to approve a parcel tax to raise up to $1 billion to replace the aging train cars. the bart board says the tax measure c

officer johannes mehserle said he thought he was firing his taser at grant instead of his gun. he was convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter. right now, bart has 60 tasers so the officers have to check them out if they need them but the bart board is deciding whether to buy 130 more tasers at a cost of $141,000 so that every officer will be assigned one. bart managers say if officers have their own taser to use, they will be more familiar with them and they will have another non-lethal tool in dealing with violent suspects. bart board will consider buying more tasers at its regular thursday morning meeting. back to you. >> sharon chin live in oakland, thank you. >>> in palo alto, the city council will consider major cuts to the police and fire departments today. a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls for the police and fire unions to make $4.3 million in concessions. if that doesn't happen, drastic cuts are likely. the daily news reports that the potential cuts include layoffs in both departments shutting down a fire station and eliminating the city's res

the suit names johannes mehserle and four other officers on the scene that scene that morning. johannes mehserle is in jail and is due to be released this summer. >>> santa clara county is cracking down on owners who have dangerous dogs. just last month in san jose, a pair of dogs attacked dawn wilson and her siberian husky in ka talldy park -- kataldi park. under the policy it will be easier to declare a dog potentially dangerous and the amount of liability insurance owners must carry will double to $100,000. dogs found running loose will soon be subject to new rules. county supervisors introduced a new ordinance that would allow animal control officers to spay or neuter any dog picked up twice in three years. all unlicensed dogs would be microchipped before sent home. the board is set to vote on this next week. >>> a warning. if you live in atherton, what thieves are going after in the area -- and the area you should avoid. >>> lady gaga taking over the farm. where you will be able to hear her music -- next. >>> good morning. northbound traffic on 280 is getting a little bit

now the civil lawsuit names johannes mehserle and four other on the scene. he spent the last ten months in jail. he is scheduled to be released this summer. >>> pg&e began testing more than 150 miles of its pipeline system. it could face more costly and time consuming safety checks. yesterday a judge gave a preliminary order to test and replace 700 miles of the older pipeline. that could take five years and cost more than $350 million. the order is the latest legal ruling tied to last september's pipeline disaster in san bruno. >>> sal, is the commute ready for a new day? >> it is ready for a new day. i think you will like what you see out there. traffic on westbound interstate 80 is nice heading out to the mccarthur maze. it is a nice drive all the way from the carquinez bridge to the toll plaza. we are also looking at westbound bay bridge toll plaza it is light. no problems coming into san francisco. and the morning commute on northbound 280 is also at the speed limit here. you can see the on the right that is northbound 280 it moves well all the way into

. >> kristen: we've now learned that former bart police officer johannes mehserle may be released from soon as next month after serving less than a year for shooting oscar grant to death. mehserle has spent the last ten months in the los angeles county jail. a jury convicted last july of involuntary manslaughter. it appears the judge will credit him for time served and good behavior. they say abc7 he could leave jail in mid-june. >> it would be very painfully emotionally adjudicate to be able to see him not behind bars and the fact that he is now seeking employment right here in northern california. >> kristen: meanwhile, a federal judge has removed bart from the list of defendants in the $50 million civil suit filed by oscar grant's family. mehserle remains a defendant along with other current and former officers that were involved in the shooting. >> eric: they are cracking down on dog owners. supervisors are considering an ordinance that would require stray dogs be spayed or neutered after being picked up by animal control officers a certain number of times. in santa clara county an

johann yuhas -- johannes mehserle thought he was pulling the trigger of a taser. >>> the heat will nowt the dallas mavericks for game one of the nba finals. >>> trouble in the open hills early morning. the attack that has prompted a massive search. >>> san francisco's public defender says he has new evidence and a new video he plans to release today that shows police officer misconduct. it's really about the potential fallout at the hall of justice coming up. >>> world stocks seem to be recovering a bit as we go live to new york to see this economic data coming out in just moments, stay with us. >>> all right, welcome back to the morning news. they're ringing the opening bell there this morning in new york. and trying to see who's ringing that bell on the nasdaq. looks like the solar company, brought their kids along. little party. hope they're hoping their stock goes up. looks like stocks will head up this morning, little bit of a recovery, consumer spending though rising more than expected. >>> thanks for joining us this friday, time now 6:30. >>> we have developing news right now, t

the fatal shooting of a passenger by bart cop johannes mehserle who said he was shooting the taser. he doesn't usually have one but he borrowed it a few hours before the incident. they recommend giving each officer a taser to increase familiarity with the non-lethal weapon. they said not buying the tasers would leave bart police with fewer non-lethal options dealing with the violent suspects. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. all tasers were pulled from officers when one officer used taser to fire at 13-year-old who was fleeing police on a bicycle. that's against the police policy. the boy was not hit. now the officers have been retrained. now all officers may be rearmed with tasers at cost of $140,000. they are thinking of buying 130 more tasers. live in oakland, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 5:05 now. the jury in the chauncesy bailey murder trial begins the first full day of deliberation today. in closing arguments, prosecutors says testimony proves that the owner of the bakery muslim -- your black muslim bakery killed bailey. they face life in prison i

former bart police officer johannes mehserle shot and killed unarmed passenger oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station. mehserle testified he mistook the taser for gun and he didn't have proper training. a central california chemistry teacher is in jail on charges of storing explosives in her classroom. 34-year-old jeffia honduras was arrested at her home in merced county town of atwater yesterday. she is held on $500,000 bail. 1100 students were evacuated from livingston high school after the teacher led authorities to her classroom where the explosives were found. a hazmat team and bomb squad detonated it behind the school. excited students and worried parents watched. >> it's call for concern but i feel that the hazmat and the school authorities -- [inaudible ] >> it's huhndorf's second arrest. she was charged monday on suspicion of child endangerment for helping three students injection chloroform. >> wow! let's check in with mike to get a look at the forecast for the holiday weekend. >> we're supposed to see the international space station pass over in seven minutes. will it be clear

the judge upheld the civil cases against johannes mehserle and tony pirone, another bart police officerwho was present when grant was shot. as for the civil charges against maresol dominici, burris says that some were dismissed and others upheld. the details of exactly which charges were upheld for her and which were dismissed for her are unclear at this time. >> darya: we will be back with more of a couple of minutes the golden gate bridge and traffic has loosened up a bit here it is moving well and is still great. >> george: welcome but that date 30 a.m. an accident on 101 marin county not a big accident but a big back up, hot spot for 1 01 south bound ride. mininmelinda hamollen has been light all day long but that has changed now. the bay bridge we just cleared a stall here, we are recovering from that. it was out there long enough it had an impact on the back up which before that stall occurred was backed up between 880 in west grand. san mateo bridge heavy in the westbound direction but no problems for commute. your ride to the golden gate bridge 1 01 southbound we talked about th

issue came to light following the 2009 shooting death of bart passenger oscar grant by officer johannes mehserle. mehserle claimed he meant to pull the borrowed taser but pulled the handgun instead. >>> a healer in san francisco is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow on charges of selling toxic pills. 79-year-old fang owns the healing center on utah street. the u.s. attorney office says he sold six god tablets or six spirit pills and it contains arsenic and other controlled substances. he claims if you take pills as described they have no ill-effect. >> the drugs have poison, yes. but the poison is too small for poison to make other poisons go away. >> the food and drug administration investigated after a patient got sick after taking the pills. he is free on bond. >>> the controversial sit lie law has not been effective to keep homeless people from loitering in the haight ashbury neighborhood. it made it illegal to lie on public sidewalks during a certain time but police say it has not changed behavior in the area. they notice the homeless get up when they see the patrol cars drive by and ret

by then officer johannes mehserle. mehserle claimed he meant to pull his borrowed taser but pulled his handgun instead. >>> san francisco police now say the controversial sit lie law has been largely ineffective to prevent homeless people from loitering in the haight ashbury neighborhood. it made it illegal to sit or lie on public sidewalks between 7:00 in the morning and 7:00 in the evening. in a bimonthly meeting yesterday officers acknowledge the law has not done much to change behavior in the area. officers say the homeless will often get up when they see the police patrol cars drive by but they return a few minutes later. >>> hearing this morning could mean that almost every california home powered by pg&e will have to pay more while some of the state's biggest energy users can pay less. abc7's amy hollyfield live in san francisco. a lot of people are saying huh? >> reporter: the opinion on my abc7 facebook page are split 50/50. what do you think of people using less energy? the rate is set up to give people using

former bart police officer johannes mehserle shot and killed unarmed passenger oscar grant at the fruitvale station. mehserle testified he mistook the taser for his gun and he didn't have the proper training. the 60 tasers they have now you check out on a case-by-case basis. that's part of the problem. >>> 6:08. you are probably looking ahead to the memorial day weekend and how the weather will look. do we have a chance for showers? >> there is a holiday weekend, mike? >> actually. it's supposed to kick off summer. supposed to. >> easy to miss right now. >> yes. good morning, everybody. a look at the live doppler7 h.d. we are seeing here that there are scattered showers up across the northern section of california. they haven't made it down to us yet. but the clouds are getting thicker by the moment. good news, it's calm outside. fastest winds are running around 5 to 7 miles per hour. the temperatures are mild. low to mid-50s until you get to santa rosa and los gatos with mid-to-upper 40s. by the afternoon hours, we'll see clouds break. some will break out. and temperatures, well, they will

the judge upheld this of the cases against johannes mehserle and tony peroni.y use see on the screen. he is the one who shot oscar grant. some of the civil charges were upheld and some were dismissed against them. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: tonight we now know that more than 100 teachers will be without a job next year in the mount diablo unified school district. j. r. stone joins us from concord and the will be a meeting about this tonight. >>j.r.stone: there is in that meeting is set to start in about an hour. will things get he did? it's hard to say. many teachers are all over the state protesting. in the distance, he could see the multi gardens elementary school. this is one of more than 50 schools in the district that will be affected by budget cuts or job cuts. many of these kids in concord don't know the changes they could face next year. they don't know about the budget problems that teaches bosses are dealing with. those with the unified school district tell me 180 pink slips were sent out last month warning teachers that they may lose their j

one of the defendants is johannes mehserle, the former bart officer who shot grant.serle could get out of jail soon after serving about 10 months of a two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter. the judge also ruled that bart cannot be held responsible for the shooting. >>> also this morning there are new efforts to track down the suspects who attacked giants fan bryan stow. 300 billboards like this one are going up in the los angeles area. they show the composite sketches of the two suspects wanted for the attack section weeks ago outside of dodger stadium. it also lists the $100,000 reward for information leading to those arrests. bryan stow's family says he has not had a seizure for nearly two weeks. and they are hoping to move him to the bay area soon. >>> 6:39. the passenger who stormed that cockpit on a flight that landed at sfo will not leave custody anytime soon. a san francisco federal judge denying bail for rageh al- murisi calling him a threat to the community. passengers and flight attendance wrestles him to the ground on sunday night. a former san ma

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the judge upheld the civil cases against johannes mehserle and tony pirone, another bart police officero was present when grant was shot. as for the civil charges against maresol dominici, burris says that some were dismissed and others upheld. the details of exactly which charges were upheld for her and which were dismissed for her are unclear at this time. >> mark >> darya: 5:20 a.m. we will be back in a moment with weather and traffic. you will feel cooler temperatures rain now this is james lick nice and >> darya: good morning and you for waking up. there is little stretch. it will be partly cloudy in chile today. we slide a little bit more to more down to the '60s for it friday, saturday, sunday. thunderstorms and showers, we were talking about an of lead day, on sunday. >> mark: president barack obama meeting with democrats today with republicans tomorrow this in an effort to trim down the federal budget. the white house is working to route that fighting measures that can be tackled now and those ones that can be left. joe biden leads bipartisan efforts to identify parts of the bu

>> now, the this follows the new year's day dilling of -- killing of oscar grant by officer johannes mehserle. he says he thought he was pulling out his taser. hiding out in beverly hills -- milds out in beverly hills. >>> and we'll tell you why the space shuttle walkers actually made history this morning. >>> did you look up in the sky? residents in the southern end of santa clara county right near gilroy had a clear view of the combined spacecraft, the space shuttle station and the "endeavour." but most of us had cloudy skies. so you really couldn't see it. if you did miss it today, you'll get one more chance. sunday morning 4:27. you will be able to look up and see what looks like a really bright star, heading from the southwest section of the sky overhead and racing to the northeast. earlier this morning, two of the space shuttle astronauts, well, it was a milestone while walking in space. the total time spent on spacewalks from u.s. space shuttles topped 1,000 hours. today's spacewalk was the very last one by the space shuttle crews. from now on, all space walks will be performed by full

he's juan -- 31-year-old johannes mehserle. he's one 3 -- 31-year-old giovanni ramirez.he's one of three people wanted. police say several witnesses at the scene of the beating also picked ramirez out of a lineout. police are not releasing his booking photo. he's being held on $1 million bail. he's been convicted of three prior offense es, robbery, attempted robbery -- offenses, robbery and a weapons violation. the family is incredibly relieved and also released a statement expressing their gratitude saying -- >> reporter: bryan stow's family is expected to have a press conference here at the hospital at 11:00 when they will talk about some of the emotions related to the reaction of their arrest. we're not expect too get any updates on his didn't -- to get any updates on his condition. back to you. >> thank you. >> 7:33. well, the two uc berkeley graduates still imprisoned in iran were allowed to phone home for only the third time since they were arrested almost two years argue. shane bauer and josh fattal said they staged a 17-day hunger strike after they were stopped f

the issue came to light after a shooting death of passenger oscar grant by johannes mehserle. mehserle claims he meant to pull his taser but had you lived his handgun instead. let's get an update on bart now. >> close to normal. they are recovering from delays. almost no delays. they had to shut down power after a person fell on the track. alameda harbor bay ferry resumed service and there is new crash at stone valley road. traffic is backed up to the bay bridge toll plaza. >> when we come back, mike will have a look at the bay area forecast. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> welcome back. beautiful picture, lingering clouds hanging around the coast