they motor at 4:30 near lake merritt.orting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, christie. >> you may say behind me christie smith as well, a lot of cloud cover in the bay area, check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> i don't care where you're waking up this morning, you're going to find cloud cover from gilroy to santa rosa, everywhere you can get this signal, it is foggy this morning. but it's clearing out a little bit quicker than we thought in some spots. as a matter of fact, the north bay not seeing clouds touch the ground just yet. we'll take a look at the fog forecast in just a moment, up and running. low pressure firmly in control. you can see this counterclockwise spin. this the weathermaker. today it's going to drag a front through the area, as soon as it gets moving to the east, a pulse behind it. i do think that will happen. this guy is going to kick up the secondary of low pressure. for us that means on-shore flow will continue for the next few days. but once th

this morning, the city of oakland expected to weigh in tonight on a possible new dog park near lake merritt. sounds simple enough but has residence snapping at each other. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. >>> it might be the biggest score of his career. nothing to do about football. tell you about joe montana's multi-million dollar pitch. >>> a cal student arrested in a rally now faces deportation. >>> it's wednesday july 13th, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it is 4:30. let's go to meteorologist christina loren for the forecast. >> it's been very, very cool lately. as we head through today, even cooler. what i can tell you, we're not going to get out of these overcast conditions for the next five or six days. low pressure stationary as a result. thick fog, so thick it's generating a mist and slick road conditions. let's find out if we have anything to worry about on the roads. >> we're looking at the south bay, looking at a mist, need windshields here. not a major problem for speed sensors. construction zones, 85 split 101, alameda

over two recent car break- ins of city council members' cars one of them happening right here in lake merritt. but instead of going online and filling out a police report, like many residents are asked to do, the city council members reached out to the assistant police chief and they say there's nothing wrong with that. >> it happened so quick. >> reporter: we watched it happen to this woman in downtown oakland a few hours ago. a thief snatched her iphone and credit card information while she waited for a bus. have you ever had anything happen like this before? >> no. >> reporter: leaving her and a witness terrified. >> i'm afraid. >> reporter: it's not so different from what recently happened to two city council members, dudley brooks and another woman had their cars burglarized at lake merritt in june. ignacio de la fuente had a case full of cash and concert tickets stolen from his car but they got help from a high level friend. >> so yes, i did call keith jordan simply for purposes of seeing if he could check to see how long it was going to take to dispatch someone out. >> reporter: at a p

it's just east of lake merritt.y has been talking about building a dog park here on this property for about 10 years now. it would be called the lakeview dog play area. and today, the park's commission is set to vote on that as well as an alternative because there's a lot of folks in the neighborhood that do not want the dog park here. they are concerned it's going to make a green area brown and obviously cause more traffic and noise around the area. so they have proposed a different site, at the old police horse stables near children's fairyland. that's kind of in an old oak grove. it's more out of view. the dog park proponents say this will take forever for that to come to fruition because it's taken 10 years for them to get this plan this far. here's what they are looking at doing. it would be a cost of up to $40,000, needing to install a fence, concrete perimeter, landscaping, wood chips and deep trash cans to hide what comes with dogs. it would be the same cost either location. but they just need to figure out

upgrades that are coming to oakland's lake merritt.an francisco has sat empty. now, the doors to the armory is open by new controversial owners. >> when was completed in 1914 the imposing armory at 14th and mission streets was designed to keep san francisco safe from an enemy attack. national guard stayed until the early 70s. it left it all but abandoned after investors failed. >> there was graffiti on the on outside. >> peter is owner a video production company that specializes in "x" rated at the tish films. >> it's a landmark in its own right and enormous amount of character. >> despite opposition from some people in the neighborhood he bought the building in 2007 for $14.5 million and immediately started cleaning up the outside. davis cline was the broker for the building for 15 years. >> and the building has been a place for homeless and criminal activity very unsanity for many years. i think peter has done a good job cleaning up the building. >> 24-hour security and comes and going of hundred people employed here has led to a tur

. >>> 18-21 robots risk ud from a lake merritt home are ready for adoption. they were pound packed inside cages with no food or water. due to the living conditions many lost hair and three were deformed. authorities believe the owner was raising the bunnies for food. >>> amtrak is suing a nevada trucking company for last week's crash. sixty six people were killed and 20 were injured. the lawsuit blames the employer for being negligent saying the driver wasn't properly trained. amtrak stufferred $10 million in damage. >>> warmer this afternoon and that will continue into the weekend. high temperatures from today, 70s and 80s. 82 in redwood city. 82 in santa rosa. temperatures up 5-15 degrees over yesterday. here is a look that change over the past day. 15 degrees warmer in livermore. 14 in redwood city and 13 in san raff el. this is just the start of denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> in national news tonight a security breach is raising questi

>>pam: 21 rabbits from the lake merritt home by oakland animal services.ere packed inside wire cages. they were standing on top of each other. they had no access to food, water. many had lost patches of four because of their poor living conditions. the animals were only fed white rice which cannot be digest. even poorer nutrition. the city of oakland is concerned during the zoning changes with urban farming continues to grow. the lambs of the rabbits were very weak. - test the >> everybody wants these animals of course to be treated humanely. when the issue comes of raising animals they want this issue to be included i. >>pam: three of those are in the worst conditions been fostered. 18 others are up for adoption. >>pam: 1 amtrak is suing! with 20 injuries, six fatalities. this is amateur cellphones video. the truck drivers employer is negligent saying that the driver was not properly trained. amtrak employees are also suing the truck company. >>pam: this bernanrdo ararao, has been captured and now has been killed by officers. >>jacqueline: your complete f

one of those break-ins here at lake merritt. after those happened instead of filling out complaints online, both councilmembers actually went straight to the assistant police chief. they say there is nothing wrong with what they did. >> it happened so quick. >> reporter: we watched it happen to this woman in downtown oakland just a few hours ago. a thief snatched her iphone and credit card information while she waited for a bus. have you ever had had anything happen like this before? >> no. >> reporter: leaving her and a witness terrified. >> i'm afraid. >> reporter: it's not so different from what wes sently happened to two -- to what happened recently to two city council members. their cars were burglarized in june at lake merritt. ignacio de la fuente had a briefcase stolen from his car but unlike this woman, the councilmembers got help from a high level friend. >> so yes, i did call chief jordan simply for purposes of seeing if he could check to see how long it was going to take to dispatch someone out. >> reporter: at a pre

dog owners and neighbors are fighting over two spots near lake merritt.eighbors say a dog park would ruin the view near astro park. supporters disagree. >> this is just a good point for a community to come together. >> there is another plan to let dogs play by the old police horse stables and today parks officials will end up either choosing one plan or no dog park at all. >> there is some blue out there and some sun. some yellow too. we are slightly getting warmer to make their way to the end of the week. we are going to see the warmer temperatures on the way. but today still keeping them cool this afternoon seeing temperatures in the mid-70s in those inland spots. at the coast different story entirely. continuing to see gray skies and drizzle. by this evening the clouds building back in all over the bay area temperatures will be sitting in the high 40s through the low 50s and more drizzle along the coastline, good news though we are starting to see some clearing. you can see here on satellite this is pretty much covered in clouds this morning. actually

the former auditorium next to lake merritt has been empty for years. the city is selling the building to the city's redevelopment agency for $28 million. city officials say the move will help deal with a $58 million budget shortfall. you are 1 but critics say it's just a smoke in mirrors move. it won't sav the long problems -- it won't is solve the long problems. >>> the sidewalk was crowded on the bridge. passengers and bikers had to share. they plan to keep the area closed for three months. there are plans to paint a sidewalk to divide pedestrians and cyclists. >>> just ahead -- traumatic video of some people who got in trouble during a rafting trip in northern california. >>> and the perjury trial of a famous ex-baseball starr is coming up. he got some -- baseball star is coming up. he got some potentially good news. >>> stocks wavering, trading volume expected to be quite light this week since the markets were closed yesterday for july 4th. many traders looking ahead to next week when alcoa began the first major u.s. company to report financial res

investigators found 21 malnourished rabbits crowded into two small cages at an apartment complex near lake merrittsome of them were deformed from starvation. >> they knew they didn't have any food or water. it was very hot, so they were just frantic. desperate at the cage, pushing at the cage, trying to get to us, to get some help. >> animal activists think the rabbits were being prepared for slaughter. 18 are now up for adoption. three others are still being rehabilitated. >>> the former leader of the international monetary fund accused of sexual assault may have his bail substantially reduced. that's because prosecutors have serious doubts about the credibility of his accuser. dominic strauss-kahn posted a $6 million cash bond. prosecutors have questions about the hotel maid's background. that could question her credibility on the witness stand. one law enforcement official tells the "new york times," the maid has repeatedly lied since making the allegations in may. >>> amtrak is suing a nevada trucking company for negligence for hiring the driver who slammed into one of its trains. that collisi

investigators found the rabbits malnourished, crowded into two small cages at an apartment complex near lake merritt. some of them deformed from starvation. >> they knew they didn't have any food or water, it was very hot. so they were just frantic, desperate at the cage, pushing at the cage trying to get to us to get some help. >> animal activists think the rabbits were being prepared for slaughter. 18 are now up for adoption. >>> one of the new california laws kicking in today aims to get whooping cough under control. starting now, students in grades 7 through 12 cannot attend school without proof of receiving a booster vaccine. this is in response to a dramatic rise in the number of whooping cough cases last year. >>> now, we all know that slogan, i'm loving it. >> but it looks like most americans aren't too happy with popular fast food chains. apparently, new survey by consumer reports shows mcdonald's got some of the lowest markets only 11% rated their food as excellent. also low marks for food quality were burger king, it kfc and tack -- burger king, kfc and taco bell. which chains do they lik

. >> reporter: and a wonderful day to be on lake merritt in oakland where summer is in full sail. ideal day, too, for a county fair. this one in pleasanton, where the carnival rides create their own breeze. >> i love it. i love the weather. hang with family and friends, love it, can't do anything else. >> reporter: feeding 40 people is why this man chose to stand over a hot grill on a hot day, chicken and ribs coming up, sort of a pre-4th party. >> last tuesday, it was raining. we went fishing. tuesday it was raining on us but now we're out here barbecuing. there you go, california. [ laughter ] >> reporter: heat advisories issued today were cancelled when it turned out milder than expected. but they are back on for tomorrow in santa rosa, concord, livermore and san jose. meteorologist mark tamayo is here to tell us about the triple digits. >> we'll have more triple digits into the second half of the weekend. as for today, parts of the bay area actually cooled off a bit. but those microclimates really resurfacing. you can see the range from 63 in pacifica but inland a completely d

along with 20 other rabbits crammed into cramped wire cages in a squalid backyard near oakland's lake merritt. >> they knew that they didn't have any food or water. it was very hot. so they were just frantic, desperate at the cage, pushing at the cage trying to get to us to get some help. >> reporter: the rabbits were stacked atop each other, their feet scalded with urine. >> the smell was overwhelming. it caused my eyes to burn. >> reporter: patches of fur missing, malnourished from being fed only cooked rice that their bellies couldn't digest. animal activists say the rabbits were likely being prepared for slaughter which is illegal in oakland without a permit, a case of urban farming gone very wrong. >> need to to make sure people are doing it in a humane way. >> reporter: all too often backyard farming becomes animal cruelty. the city will discuss new regulations for raising and slaughtering animals in july. >> we want to continue the discuss and be part of any process to change regulations around having animals for food in oakland. >> reporter: it's a practice that could quickly overwhel

>>pam: rerabbits rescued last week near lake merritt.elly shows us those were sold the formed because of the way that they were being raised. >> the forto the deformity. >> many of them could not move because of the separate wire cages allotted for the amount of 22! this fur just a byproduct of the malnourishment. >> there were frantic and pushing at the cage. >> three of them have the form limbs this one speculates are displayed these are the formedeformed limd only fed white rice. which they cannot digest. >> they believe that this woman was raising these to sell four food. the worst being fostered and the other one are at oakland animal services for their up for adoption. clearly they are getting happy. >> the are jumping for joy, basically! maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> to clear skies we are seeing even fog. . saturday, 95! 99 degrees on the sunday a hot weekend. offthis warm weather will continue torture for the july how forecast. through san francisco clear skies, mild temperatures with a fireworks at 9:00 p.m. it is also going to

you'll hear from our chief of police later this morning from lake merritt, bart police headquarters. working hand in hand with san francisco d.a.'s office. our detectives are talking with their detectives and we'll find out what happened. we've got new policies and procedures in place. they will be followed as they are written. if they are not we'll make adjustments. >> reporter: bart investigators said they found knives and broken glass and bottle at the scene. one of the officers suffered cuts, he had glass as hard as in his arm. it the police chief says there was a possibility of a confrontation. they don't know much about the man that was killed. he was between 30 and 50, he is a white male and they don't know where he is from. the station is scheduled to open along 8:00 along with the other stations. they don't think service will be interrupted. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> it's been a violent night where authorities are investigating in richmond that led to four people dead and two others injured. they had started around 8:30 last night when a man was shot on ohio street n

is this general mode area of lake merritt. . >> access is not as good is not centralized >> they are anxious to pull it should forward. >> it is for 40 3:00 a.m. and changes in airport security and this is look at walnut creek. you are watching the kron 4 morning news a new report says that reaches in security at their purchase almost happen every day. they're looking in washington see what is working and what is not. >> airport security is a fact of life do travelers >> a lot we have been anticipating it truly has not done its job. >> a house committee at released figures showed that 25,000 up bridges insecurity were reached. 6000 breaches of improper or failed and searches. at gsa spokesman man a sad and it is up small fraction of the millions of travelers. >> weather is we face question >> most of them are coming in from overseas. >> they did a demonstration of long with a dog. >> it for 40 7:00 a.m. and what is happening weather wise. >> we're going to have a warming trend and it will continue into next week. this is current temperatures in oakland and the expected high for the d

at is completely wrong because it would put dogs front and center near an entrance to popular lake merritt. both locations being considered are near the lake. the newer alternative would be near children's fairy land tucked away in a grove of trees at a cost of $40,000 according to the chronicle. the original plan, which has preliminary approval already is near mcarthur and lakeshore, grand lake theater area. the problem there is the neighbors complain it's valuable space used for sports and lounging, very rare open space. i mentioned oakland has five dog parks. san francisco, by comparison, has 17. oakland also has a strict no dog rule in city parks. oakland dog lovers say they really don't want to go with a plan at this point because it would mean more delays for dogs wanting to romp and catch a tennis ball in peace. you can weigh in at the meeting at 4:30 today at lake side park garden center at 666 well view avenue here in oakland. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, christie, 5:07. students will have to save more for college this fall

. >> lake merritt dog park plan, dog owners and neighbors are in disagreement about where it should goinal plan that received approval back in december make space for the park at the corner of macarthur and lake shore, but opponents of the plan want the dog park out of sight in an oak grove behind children's fairyland. now and if vallejo neighborhood you can see that mail it to be picked up that is after nearly one week of no mail pickup or delivery. the post office discontinued service after a postal employee he says that a dog was let loose on the carrier. today it resumed after the postal service reached an agreement with the dog owner. an aide week-old puppy named attakus has been returned after being taken from the spca police say that a man was denied an adoption so it took off with the puppy. the workers had his name and track him down with facebook. they found the puppy at his apartment he is now safe and sound and awaiting adoption once again. [music] >> we had a pretty extensive fog out there this morning. it was everywhere, i will put this into motion and watch how of fog sc

so dogs right now banned here and banned around lake merritt which is very close by so they are just looking for a spot to take their dogs somewhere in this vicinity. the parks commission is going to be voting on this coming up later on today. elizabeth? >> thank you, anne makovec live in oakland. >>> a disturbing look at how a convicted sex offender stalked young girls. prosecutors say that the couple phillip and nancy garrido did their scouting before and after they kidnapped jaycee dugard. new home video shows just how they did it. >> got me real good? >> yes! ♪ [ music ] >> i can see you really good! >> the couple fooled park patrons into thinking that nancy was filming her husband singing instead of the little girls behind him. she also taped a home visit by a parole officer. >> i don't understand. i'm doing everything i'm spoiled to do. >> i know it. >> the parole agent leaves the house while jaycee dugard remained captive in the garridos' backyard. now, a judge has sentenced the garridos to spend the rest of their lives behind bars. in the meantime, dugard's memoir went on sal

. >> an open dog owners and neighbors are at odds try to put a dog park at lake merritt, the city isth sides they have different ideas about where the park belongs. the original plan will fence off a half acre at the corner of lakeshore. another plan puts it took about nine fairyland. oakland only has five dog parks. in oakland, i am aubrey aquino with kron4 news. >> a puppy named at his has been returned after being taken from the spca. police say that a man was denied an adoption but took off with the puppy any way. police found him at the man's apartment and he is now safe and sound and awaiting adoption once again. >> in san francisco, living social rolled out a special deal in the city $1 lunches. the marketing stunt was a big success there reported more than 14,000 lunches were sold in the city for $1 on wednesday. lines could be seen wrap it around many quarters as people waited to get their $1 lunch periods away that it works you have to download the free application on to your smart phone. it will tell you what deals that you can get in the area that you are in. i am jeff bu

. >>> two groups cannot seem to agree ton a new dog park in the lake merritt area.ne says one group wants it near fellview avenue behind children tea fairlyland. issues include money, space and the impact on local businesses. a park pea collision will take up the proposals this afternoon -- a park's commission will take up the proposals this afternoon. >>> it stall? >> good morning. right -- >>> sal? >> good morning. i want to show you the arrow i've drawn on this map just shows you how the slow traffic -- now it's improving a little bit. some of that red is turning to green. you will see some slow traffic on the peninsula. that's where all of the wet weather is across the bay if we're going to contra costa county, it there was an earlier accident. from concord to walnut creek, it's still pretty it slow. let's go to some of these live pictures. dave mentioned the toll plaza, well, it's improving there finally. we're getting a dry commute there as well t if you are driving on interstate 880 any time soon, on the right, that's northbound 880. by the tway, oakland airp

the parks commission expected to weigh in, as you said, this evening at 4:30 right here near lake merritt live in oakland, i'm christie smith. laura, back to you. >> 7:27 right now, you may notice cloud cover. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> overcast conditions this morning, two areas of low pressure will continue that cooling trend as we head through the weekend. finally high pressure will provide a little bit of a warm-up as we head through friday, saturday, and sunday. but overall, all the way through next tuesday, our temperatures remain below their seasonal averages, barely breaking 60 in the city today. let's get your drive information right now with mike. >> all right, christina. looking at the maps, emeryville, berkeley curve. draw your attention to the city side on the left, an accident reported having some activity on the shoulder as you're getting onto eastbound 880, the lower deck. live at the bay bridge toll plaza stackup off the maze and 880 overcrossing but lighter in some of the left lanes. there's the golden gate bridge, misty conditions and watch sl