be on guard around oakland's lake merritt.hat's the message from police after another woman was attacked near that park. police are looking to see if this attack is connected to several other assaults last year. christie smith is live from lake merritt with how women who live and work out around the lake are feeling. >> reporter: i can tell you that women here have heard the warning from oakland police loud and year, to be extra careful around beautiful lake merritt. it's such a popular spot for runners and dog walkers, a lot of restaurants, a lot of women are saying hey, i'm not going to stop coming here though this is the fourth sexual assault since september. the latest a woman on jackson street apparently followed to her apartment and assaulted and beaten in the common area. two women out for exercise say it's disturbing. >> walk together, watch our environment. we try to go on with our lives. we recognize you have to be cautious but we don't want to just give up. >> reporter: oakland police are saying that the same guy ma

. >> reporter: another sexual assault in oakland's lake merritt area. the fourth one in recent months. we'll tell you what police are saying about it coming up in a live report. >> also will cal wipe out five athletic programs? good morning. i'll explain what is at stake for cal sports and why a decision could violate federal law coming up in a live report. >> a look outside, problem in the south bay. we have rain in the forecast. christina will tell you when to expect that. we're halfway, about, to the weekend, on "today in the bay." >> good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get things started with a look at the forecast and the cold start we're talking about with christina. >> good morning. yes, it's a very cold start, about 15 degrees cooler this morning than where we were at this time yesterday morning. and we're going to continue to drop off through the next hour and a half, two hours. so grab that heavy jacket on the way out the door. lots of sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-60

he's live at lake merritt. >> oakland is a violent city but lake merritt is one of the safest neighborhoodsty. four sexual assaults in five months, most recent monday night about 10 p.m.. take a look where it happened. it happened on jackson street. again, 10 p.m. a man beat and sexually assaulted a woman on the grounds of the apartment complex where she lives. brutally beaten say police. she had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. and here talking to a number of women getting a number of points of view. some say they would never but never jog out here or walk out here by themselves. but we did meet one woman who says nobody is going to change the way she lives her life. >> it's important not to let that kind of thing if you're -- your right to pursue your lifestyle and running is very important to me. there are a lot of other people out here in the morning so i feel pretty safe. >> police do not think that the attacks, again four over the past five months, are the work of the same person. three of the victims were robbed. the woman monday night was not robbed. oakland p. d. and crim

as we push and we see it is by lake merritt. she was returned home about 10:00 p.m., which was a salted. this is the fourth time since sept. a woman has been sexually assaulted near lake merritt. >> reporter: she did so for injuries they aren't not life- threatening. they are checking on her well-being today. that is our utmost concern. we will look into whether that there's a connection. the method of operation does not appear to be the same. >> james: without evidence to show a connection they will show it as an isolated incident. >> darya: but to customers on wondering if troubling on the runway is good for the buck. the survey shows 64 percent of passengers say using the system is a good value for their money. 64 percent like it, 24 percent strongly agreed it was the. 15 percent of other writers disagree troubling was a cost- efficient. since the last survey they raised fares by 6 percent. this might be affected how people think of the value of it. is it worth it? that's a question. six 02 a.m., the sunshine is free. you can

police are warning women to be extra cautious in oakland's lake merritt area after another attack on there. it's the fourth sexual assault on a female in that area the past five months. cecilia has the story. >> it has a reputation for being one of oakland's safest neighborhoods but a string of sexual assaults has some women rethinking their exercise routines around the lake. the victim was walking home around 10:00. police say a man followed her into her apartment building and then sexually assaulted and brutally beat her. >> it was within the apartment complex but not inside of her unit. in the common area of the apartment complex. >> it was the fourth sexual assault since september in the quiet lake merritt neighborhood. a man attacked a woman in a residential area after lake shore avenue as she walked home in the early evening. she was sexually asalted and robbed. and twice on the same day in september two more women were attacked near the lake one in the 1400 block of third avenue and the other east 18th street and lake shore avenue. >> we'll look into whether or not there's a c

monday to her apartment complex at 800 jackson street near lake merritt. three other rapes have happened since september. the first two happened in late september of last year and then raped them. a third attack happened on january 18th. in that case the victim was also robbed before undergoing the sexual assault. jonathan bloom tran says to tell us what is new. >> reporter: the night after what was described as a brutal rape in pleading oakland police returned to the building, a police officer to and in asian languages went door-to-door interviewing neighbors. speaking in cantonese this woman told police she heard to screams from the stairwell after a man followed her neighbor inside and then attacked her. it happened around 10:00 p.m. as she came home from work. >> she did suffer injuries thankfully those are not life-threatening investigators are checking on her well-being and that is our utmost concern. >> reporter: the man who raped her was not someone she knew she described him as a six-foot tall, medium complection dark long sleeve shirt and dark ca

>> reporter: a beautiful day in oakland turns into a questionable night for women around the lake merritt area. since september, four women have been sexually assaulted. the most recent attack occurred monday night. police say a 50-year-old woman was coming home from work at 10 p.m. when someone followed her into her apartment complex near jackson and 8th and sexually assaulted and beat her. the suspect is only described as an african-american male about 6 feet tall with a medium complexion with a dark cap and dark shirt. >> sometimes the information does come slowly from victims who have been traumatized by a sexual assault. >> reporter: two women were sexually assaulted september 19 and another january 18th, also in the lake merritt area. police released this such sketch but they don't believe this man committed the most recent crime. >> what it appears at this point is the previous sexual assaults that were highly motivated by robbery are linked, and this new sexual assault is a different perpetrator. >> reporter: many of the women in the area had heard of the assaults and say they are

. >>> some people saw something in the water in lake merritt and got concerned. we'll tell you what it is. >>> as rosemary told us, heavy rain is coming. she's -- she has more on the forecast just ahead. >>> an update on a shaky wall right next to a busy roadway. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> a tree limb hanging over the solano avenue roadway impacted traffic. the workers finished up and removed the debris by 9:00 a.m. a brief scare in oakland after someone reported what appeared to be paint in lake merritt. >>> one person is now confirmed dead in iran after egyptian- inspired protests there. tens of thousands hit the streets yesterday. this cell phone video shows the scene in iran. the protesters chanted against iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, despite mannings that police would use force against them. in addition to the one-person filled -- killed, dozens of were reported injured. >>> a wall on ford street near

women in this area of lake merritt should watch their back. oakland police say a man followed a lady in her 50s to her apartment building. once inside the common area, the suspect attacked, sexually assaulting and beating her. >> she did suffer injuries and thankfully those injuries are nonlife threatening. the investigators were checking on her well being today. >> police called it a brutal assault and that has separated this case from earlier ones because nothing was taken. in the previous three, officers say that robbery on september 19, two women were robbed and sexually assaulted. a third victim emerged, caught up in a similar situation. in the most recent cases, the description of the suspect is very vague, but oakland police hope that will change. they hope the victim in this case gave that vague description, probably because she was so traumatized and hoping that will change so they can catch this guy. dana. >> grace lee at lake merritt, thank you. >>> firsthand look at california's new death chamber. by a bay area judge deciding wheth

in the neighborhood just next to lake merritt. third sexual assault in the course of several months there like mayor. police say it's not convinced to the other two. did it to happen on the other side of the lake and this had different method of operation. if police are rolling out in the continue to investigate. >> in san francisco the city's try to do everything it can to ensure the website twitter does not leave the city. the mayor and president spoke about at plan. offering twitter tax breaks to try and keep them here. the tax breaks would include a breaks to the payroll tax for any new employees that were hired wants the company moved. it reported in san francisco, kate thompson kron 4 news. >> facebook calls a press conference in the menlo park city chambers to officially announce they're moving the world headquarters from palo we'll go to menlo park. it will take over microsystems old campus that is now vacant ended is huge. 1 million square feet, 57 a. it to hold up to 3700 employees which facebook might lead. they will st

. >>> volunteers in oakland's lake merritt area are handing out whistles, hoping to keep people safe after several attacks on women that we have been reporting. the community group lake neighbors also gave out information last night to people passing by. police joined them on a march around the area. members hope that by getting to know each other, they will have a better chance of protecting themselves. >> we have a lot of people coming by and a lot of people saying they were very thankful that we were here, very thankful to get the information, and i think just seeing our presence out on the street made people feel like they are part of something bigger and not alone. >> this week, police released this surveillance video of a person of interest in a sexual assault earlier this movement the description of that man you see there matches the description of the three other attacks dating back to september. all of those incidents were in the lake merritt area. >>> a dealy city councilwoman will have to leave office. maggie gomez pleaded no contest to two counts of workers' compensation

. >>> a warning for women headed to lake merritt for an early morning run. another woman was attacked near the popular park. four women assaulted in five months in that area is one person responsible for them all? investigators say they are looking into that possibility. back in september, two women were robbed and sexually assaulted on 19 near lake merritt. mid january a woman is assaulted while walking home. monday night another attack. cheryl hurd has the latest. >> reporter: wendy and her son walk down ninth street to catch the bart train home. >> not so many here. it's kind of quiet. for me i feel safety. >> reporter: that was violated tuesday when police say a man sexually assault add woman in the 800 block of jackson street as she was walking home. >> as she returned to her apartment complex, she was followed by a suspect who was not known to her and she was sexually assaulted in the common areas of the apartment complex. >> and she was beaten. neighbors recalling screams. one woman careful to shield her identi identity. >> i have to be cautious all t

we put a map together to show you the area you can see how close it is to lake merritt. coming get better look. the victim was returning home at about 10:00 last night, pretty monday nighi meant monday nighte other three run opposite sides of the late listen in. >> she suffered injuries to thankfully there not life- threatening. investigators were checking on her today. her well-being as are most concerned. we will look into whether not there's a connection. at this time the method of operation is not the same. >> will: without any evidence oakland police say they will treat this as an unfortunate isolated incident >> darya: . new details after months of the plate the mount diablo school to restrict house voted to close to schools. the decision made in order to close the $1.5 million budget shortfall. it still might not be enough they're considering closing at their school possibly silver what or west what. they'll make that decision in two weeks. egyptian opposition groups are infuriated over a caked ultimatum that protesters have two options dialogue or tcoe. they felt

monday to her apartment complex at 800 jackson street near lake merritt.ince september. the first two happened in late september of last year when a man robbed two women and then raped them. a third attack happened on january 18th. in that case the victim was also robbed before undergoing the sexual assault. >> she suffered injuries, thankfully there not life threatening. the investigators were checking on her today. we will look into whether or not there's a connection. not appear to be the same. >> will: without any evidence they were treated as an unfortunate isolated incident. now, here is a look at the weather. >> janu: we're taking a live look outside, clear, beautiful sunny conditions. we are seeing lighter winds then yesterday which did make cooler temperatures this morning. senate, much of this afternoon. the dry patch will come to an end chance of rain next week plan. 55 half moon bay, and not let their fifties. 53 redwood city in the last status. 7 late in that radar shanghai pressure off off the coast. here is a look at youy around the bay. & c

. >>> oakland police warning women to be on the alert after another sexual assault near lake merritt. the latest attack happened at 10:00 monday night at an apartment complex on jackson street. she was approached and beat and sexually assaulted. her injuries aren't life- threatening. another woman was assaulted in the same area a few weeks ago when she also arrived home. it's not clear if these attacks are connected to two incidents in september. the suspect is an african- american male in his 20s, 5'10 to 6 feet with a medium build last seen wearing dark clothes armed with a weapon. >>> two officers who shot and killed an oakland barbershop owner last november will not be charged by the alameda county d.a. 37-year-old derrick jones was shot when police responded to a domestic dispute. officers say he reached for his waistband and they saw a shiny object that turned out to be a small electronic scale. >>> tasers will be the hot topic -- in fact... we'll find that here... okay. why don't we turn over to anne makovec who has the latest on tasers here in san francisco and san francisco p

take vo ...que sucedio a una cuadra de la estacion del bart de "lake merritt" en oakland.--es el tercer ataque de este tipo, en 3 meses, en esa area. --la policia dice que esto sucedio en la calle jackson, anoche, alrededor de las 10. --el violador llev a la mujer a la entrada de unos departamento s, la viol y luego la golpe. --el sujeto mide 2 metros, y estaba vestido con una camisa de manga larga y una cachucha. cu --tenemos nueva informacion esta noche, acerca del secuestro de juliani crdenas. take vo --se sabe ahora que la abuela del pequeño le dijo a la policia, que ella sabia de incidentes de violencia domestica entre su hija tabatha y el presunto secuestrador jose rodriguez. --en el dia del secuestro en patterson, rodriguez habria empujado a la abuela al suelo, mientras le quitaba al chiquito de las manos. --y cuando se lo llevaba, juliani habria gritado "no daddy, no daddy" . --recordemos que jose era ex novio de la mama de juliani. cu --- un juez federal visito hoy el penal de san quintin, para ver de primera mano si la llamada "camara de la muerte" esta lista ...

this person involved in a sexual assault at lake merritt in oakland according to police. as kron 4's christy reports, they hope this video will lead to new information in the case. >>> the video show as man walking down a sidewalk at night, his hands glyping something. the person of interest seems to match the description of the suspect. casually dressed in a dark long sleeved shirt. the bart station is less than a mile away where the victim said she was sexual assaulted and beaten. we spoke to residents to get their reaction to the newly released video. >> there is a lot of people that look like that. it's not a clear picture of his face. >> makes me feel more safe because it's showing maybe more businesses are aware there is crime in the area so there is more cameras. >> eyewitness to seen the person, that would be something we are following up on. >> reporter: police have yet to release information about where or when the footage was taken. >>> the case of a missing man is now a murder investigation after a discovery tonight. kron 4's jonathan bloom has the latest from

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. >> our big story tonight at 5:00, and other sexual assault in the lake merritt neighborhood of oakland. it happened this morning on the hundreds block of jackson street in the same neighborhood where a similar tack happened just last month. it right now police are not saying whether the two incidents are related, kron 4 jonathan is live tonight with a look at the search for the suspect in today's attack. >> pam, the building where the attack is presumed to have happen is directly behind me. it is the only apartment building here on this block. police say the attack happened inside the building. we have more value of the building, please tell us the assailant actually fall of the victim inside the common area of the apartment building

. >>> abortion rights advocates marched around lake merritt today as part of a nationwide campaign in support of women's rights. the nonprofit group observed this group along with events in santa cruz and several southern california cities. the group is protesting a proposal to eliminate more than $300 million of federal funding for planned parenthood. the leading provider of women's reproductive services. >> it's important to allow women to have the option of choice and make sure it's their decision and not somebody else's. i think what's going on, the gop wants to control what happens to my body. >> reporter: planned parenthood does not use this. it's being considered in the senate. >>> bay area leaders have a week to apply for backpay. blue star moms were up helping with a workshop to help those apply for retroactive pay. it's estimated 70,000 members and the beneficiary are owed money for inactive duty between september 11th, 2001 and september 30th, 2009. the average check amounts to about $3700. the stop-loss policy keeps troops in combat longer to prevent a unit from being brok

attack does not appear to be linked with other sexual say all the -- assaults in the nearby lake merrittea. >>> san francisco police are meeting to deal with new options when dealing with the mentally ill. it's in response to three shootings, including one in december, when police shot a man in a wheelchair outside a mental health facility. one proposed training program involves establishing a team of officers trained specifically to deal with people with mental health issues. >>> in egypt, the protests continued in cairo's main square despite a new warning from the country's vice president who says the demonstrations cannot keep going. the number of protesters who turned out yesterday was perhaps the biggest yet. many youth organizers are becoming suspicious that the new vice president is only planning superficial changes andty are refusing to open the dialogue -- and they are refusing to open the dialogue with him until president mubarak steps down. many are refusing to leave tahrir square. they are becoming concerned that if president mubarak remains in power that the victims will hav

rare and the action believe it is somewhat of a coincidence that three of them that happen the lake merritt area in the past few months. while they do say they're pretty sure these rates are not connected, they haven't ruled that out. this is what happened on the opposite side of the lake from the other two that happened in november and january. they are investigating all possibilities including the possibility of a connection between the three assaults. live in oakland, jonathan kron 4 news. >> new details that about the disappearance and death of 4 year-old juliani cardenas. court documents released today revealed new information about the kidnapping of the little boy was found dead last week in a canal. kron 4 to reset joins us now. we've been going over these documents we know that the search of the canal was quite public but what else were detectives during the and the scene. the >> which is that these documents and about 20 minutes ago. this is what we found out. we have learned it's a very violent kidnapping, between juliani and his mother's former boyfriend mr. rodriguez. let's go o

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for the second time in weeks, a woman has been assaulted near lake merritt in oakland. the latest attack happened about 10:00 last night at an apartment complex on jackson street. now, the woman tells police she had just gotten home when a man approached her, then beat and sexually assaulted her. >> she did suffer injuries, nonlife-threatening. the investigators were checking on her well-being today and her well-being is our utmost concern. >> another woman was assaulted in the same area just a few weeks ago when she arrived home. it's not clear if the attacks are connected to two similar incidents that happened back in september. >>> san francisco police are looking for the man who stabbed a 16-year-old boy to death in the ingleside district last night. police say that victor was walking with a friend when a man punched him several times and walked away. he and his friend followed the attackers and called police. that's when the police say the man turned around and stabbed the victim in the chest. the friend wasn't hurt. it's not clear if the victim and the other man k

they happened just east of lake merritt not far from the scene of this assault.f you recognize this man, call oakland police. >> this morning in sacramento, governor jerry brown will address the state's budget conference committee after a new taxpayer caucus yesterday aimed at stopping anymore tax increases. the caucus may be willing to support governor brown's proposal for temporary taxes for five years if he also gives taxpayers the option of cutting taxes by the same amount. >> the message is that tax increases are counterproductive, tax increases take us the wrong direction. >> we could raise an additional seven, almost $8 billion in tax revenue for california. >> also yesterday democratic assemblyman introduced a tax for high income earners and additional 1%, the same social programs that the poor rely on. california faces a $26.6 billion budget deficit. >> bart directors meet today but sources say there will be no vote taken on the job status as general manager dorothy dugger. the board had voted 5-4 in a closed session two weeks ago to ask dugger to step d

abc 7's terry mcsweeney is live near lake merritt with details. >> it is one of the safest neighborhoodsn oakland but four sexual assaults in the past five months have people thinking otherwise. the most recent attack happened monday night about 10 p.m.. take a look at the area where it happened. you look at a video from jackson street. again about 10:00 it happened. police say a man followed a woman into her apartment building complex. he then sexually assaulted her and brutally beat her inside the apartment complex, not inside her home. other assaults in the past few months, january 18th a man attacked a woman off lake shore avenue in the early evening. she was sexually assaulted and she was robbed twice in the same day in september. two women attacked and robbed out here. now, one on the 1400 block of third avenue and the other east 18th street and lake shore. police addressed the question of whether they're connected. >> we'll look into those, whether or not there's a connection but at this time the method of operation does not appear to be the same. >> as that victim was beaten so b

>>> this morning, oakland police warning women to be alert after another sexual assault near lake merritt. the latest attack happened monday night at an apartment complex on jackson street. the victim told police she had just gotten home when a man approached her, then beat and sexually assaulted her. her injuries aren't life- threatening. another woman was assaulted in the same area a few weeks ago when she arrived home. it's not clear if these attacks are connected to two similar incidents back in september. >>> now, the suspect is described as an african- american male in his 20s, 5'10" as to 6 feet tall with a medium build last seen wearing dark clothes and was armed with a weapon. >>> a heated debate is expected at tonight's san francisco police commission meeting. the commission will discuss arming officers with tasers and vote on it possibly. also how to deal with mentally disturbed suspects. recent police shootings involving mentally impeople has prompted the commission to look at new ways of training officers. the commission will hear from mental health experts and the memphis po

. >>> a safety walk planned in oakland tonight in the wake of attacks of women near lake merritt. police have been combing the neighborhood recently trying to find someone who can identify a man caught on surveillance tape. they had no success. they released this video recorded outside a store just minutes after a woman was attacked on february 7th. >> according to the opd, they said that this footage helped them a lot. this is the only footage available to them right now. >> tonight's safety walk to hand out whistles is scheduled to start at 6:00 at east 18th and park boulevard. >>> state regulators are accusing muni of numerous safety violations and being chronically unresponsive to investigators' findings. state public utilities commission plans to start the process of considering potential penalties against muni. the puc staffers are considered -- concerned, rather, about the condition of the light rail system including noted deterioration at church and dubois street and problems with the automatic train control system. muni's chief of transit operations says he is disappointe

police say that surveillance video shows the man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman by lake merritt. the victim says she was attacked in her jackson street apartment about two weeks ago after she returned home. police say the man is not suspected in three previous sexual assaults in the area that date back to september. >>> tonight, san francisco's police commission is expected to take a key vote on a proposal to arm officers with tasers. members will decide whether to further study that plan. if that's approved, the commission would again vote on the proposal after more research is done. last year, the commission rejected a request to give san francisco police officers tasers. >>> neighbors call it an eyesore, a home in berkeley abandoned years ago and taken over by squatters. people in the neighborhood say it's a big problem. don knapp reports, they just can't get anyone to do anything about it. >> reporter: sixth street in north berkeley borders the east side of the industrial strip alongside i-80. on a sunny day the neighborhood sparkles with modest homes nicely maintained and l

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morning oakland police are warning women to be on the alert after another sexual assault near lake merritte latest attack happened monday night at an apartment complex on jackson street. the victim told police she was -- she had just got home when a man approached her, then beat her and sexually assaulted her. the woman is expected to be okay. another woman was assaulted in the same area a few weeks ago when she arrived home. it's not clear if these attacks are connected to two similar incidents from last september. the suspect is an african- american male in his 20s, about 6 feet tall with a medium build with dark clothing, armed with a weapon. >>> so should cops be armed with tasers? that's one option san francisco police are considering after a number of high-profile shootings. anne makovec with more on the changes that will be debated today with more here in san francisco. anne. >> reporter: yeah, they're looking for a way of dehe is dalation when things get tense, a less lethal way to control the situation when they are dealing with a suspects, a way to deescalate the situation. the d

surveillance video will be enough to identify the man wanted for the rape of a woman in the lake merrittrea on february 7th.police released the tape which shows a man walking down the street while tugging at his pants.investigators say the same man may be responsible for the sexual assault on a woman in the 800 block of jackson street. he's described as an african-american male approximately 6'0 tall with a medium complexion and casually dressed in a dark long sleeved shirt and a dark cap.if you recognize the man in the video, contact oakland police or your local authorities. the judge will listen to more testimony before injunction preventing 40 being members from talking to which other within this area. he did not release the ruling yesterday instead he's scheduled to more hearings for next week. 7:21 a.m., a quick break. traffic is backing for next week. 7:21 a.m., a quick break. traffic is backing up george's following that. starbucks via is ] planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the

officers say the video shows the man who suspected of attacking a woman near lake merritt.the victim says she was attacked in her jackson street apartment just two weeks ago. >>> we have your weather and traffic coming right up. stay right there. >>> better news in san francisco. they have re-opened all but one lane of 19th. they had been blocking all lanes by san francisco state for a while. this was the scene from chopper 5 just a short time ago. you can see where the flatbed truck was. they got that pickup truck uprighted and out of lanes and all but sounds like the two lanes are still blocked but traffic is getting by okay. no big backups anymore. all right. out towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we have big backups here. unfortunately, it is backed up almost to the macarthur maze. the metering lights have been on for more than an hour. that's a check of traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> all right. and we are talking showers around the bay area, the possibility of some snow outside. scattered showers continuing out there right now. pretty good cell making

they all happened east of lake merritt which is not far from the scene of this assault. >> voted 6-1allow the police department to look into the use of tasers by officers. moving the issue forward comes a year after shooting down a similar proposal. last march they voted 4-3 from a request of george gascon to study the use of tasers. gascon is now the district attorney and the police commission is bringing in panel members. the department will study the taser issue and present its findings to the commission in 90 days. >> more breaking news. toyota has just announced it will recall more than 2 million vehicles in the u.s. to address issues of gas pedals that could get jammed or caught under carpets. they include the 2006 and 2007 lexus models as well as 2006, 2007 highlander, rav 4 and other toyota models. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you more details as we get them. >> this afternoon state regulators are scheduled to vote implementing new regulations for utilities operating pipelines in the state. they will consider new reporting requirements if they spike above leg

it happened this school on third avenue near lake merritt. police evacuated students class by class all afternoon. allen is live with the latest. allen i guess they didn't find anyone with a gun thank goodness. >>reporter: no they didn't. nobody knew for sure it was a hoax until late this afternoon. so you can imagine what the parent were going through after they got that emergency call today.i'll show you the relief open their faces when they were financially reunited with their children around 4:30 this afternoon. up until this point they were only told an armed man had entered the elementary school and they wouldn't -- would have to wait for more fovrment around 12:30 the school went into lock down mode while police swarm the campus and for 4 and half hours swat scoured the school looking for a man simply described in a non-emergency call as white man in his 20's who walked in the school carrying a rifle. police began escorting the 250 children out of the school and walked them 3 blocks to a staging area at lane college. that's where paren

. >>> whistles will be handed out tonight during a safety walk near lake merritt in oakland.e have been combing the neighborhood recently trying to find someone who can identify that man caught on surveillance tape. they have had no success so they released the video. it was recorded outside a store just minutes after a woman was attacked february 7. >> according to the opd, they said that this footage helped them a lot. this is the only footage available to them right now. >> the man in the video is considered a person of interest in the latest attack and he also matches descriptions in three other attacks dating back to september. tonight's safety walk is scheduled to start at 6:00 at east 18th street and park boulevard. >>> well, the time now is 6:13. a bart station agent is making a plea for help. their claims of abuse and what they want. >>> plus, san jose police lose their eye in the sky. only on cbs 5, why their police helicopter has to be grounded and what it means for public safety. >>> and this 880 camera through oakland really tells the story of traffic today. what

according to please the attack happened two weeks ago on february 8th in the area of lake merritt. see as a suspect watched through the shot he tugs at his pants at one point there. the female victim reported being sexually assaulted and beaten in her apartment complex as she returned home. police are hoping that this video will help them find the suspect. the muni bus on the 8 x line hit a parked car and ended up stuck in the mud. after a minor collision the bus driver pulled the bus onto the grass to try and move it out of the way of traffic. the bus that stock and passengers were moved to a second bus. no injuries were reported. >>jacqueline: a storm of the way as we head into tomorrow. it is up in canada right now but it will drop along the coast and pulling in tropical moisture with that. were also going to see very cold air filter and to the bay area. this will be in los snow levels down as low as 1,000 ft. out there tomorrow evening. 3:00 tomorrow were starting to see showers in the north bay. snow levels will start in the north bay about 2,500 ft. and dropped 1,000 ft. as w

they're at lake merritt. >> a law banning recognition of gay marriage is being vilified by those on thee of the issue. >> gay marriage advocates have long opposed the defensive marriage act or doma to define it as marriage between a man and woman. >> it keeps gays and lesbians and couples from having 1,138 federal rights. >> with the attorney general writing to the speaker of the house no longer upholding the constitutionality, it will open up on the federal level from social security to healthcare. >> the obama administration is really splitting. the bipartisan majority in congress and the people in 90% of the states. >> conservatives blasted the president for not defending the laws on the books but for others it was a day of celebrating civil rights. this is a huge watershed moment where president obama is fulfilling his promise to insure that all americans are treated equally. >> moves by the president will certainly reinvigorate the debate on the issue in every state including california or prop 8 as still unresolved. >> it's 5:45 now. some struggling homeowners may see their mortga

surveillance video will be enough to identify the man wanted for the rape of a woman in the lake merrittruary 7th.police released the tape which shows a man walking down the street while tugging at his pants.investigators say the same man may be responsible for the sexual assault on a woman in the 800 block of jackson street. he's described as an african- american male approximately 6'0 tall with a medium complexion and casually dressed in a dark long sleeved shirt and a dark cap.if you recognize the man in the video, contact oakland police or your local authorities. they're hoping some of my regular is him. at the weekend to judge has decided to listen to more testimony before deciding whether now to preventing gang members from gathering. in lick creek, hudson and tears as hundreds of students, parents, teachers gathered to light candles in honor of gavin powell, 17, and matt miller, 16. did too high school juniors i phone rafting lick creek and wellthe two had e rafting. >> i was the last person to see red, he was riding his bike. it hit new really hard. i just stood there for to its

they say this attack does not appear to be lanked -- linked to other nearby assaults in the lake merritt area. >>> very unusual protest is happening right now as we speak outside of a san jose courthouse. jade hernandez is there. she tells us why those demonstrations are supporting a man attacked of -- accused of attacking a priest. >> reporter: good morning. a small crowd has gathered to show before the man who will see the judge for beating up a priest. the church settled with the brothers but william rin of -- lynch's rage boiled over and lynch is accused of going to litner's retirement home and beating him up. the former priest denied abusing litner. in recent years,ers have come forward claiming abuse. william lynch's supporters are outraged about the alleged abuse and lack of punishment. >> it's very obvious that it's sexual abuse and would is in jail? number one, that victim has been accused. the perpetrator has never gone to trial. lynch's supporters began rallying about 10, 15 minutes ago. his preliminary hearing begins in an hour right here in san jose. we'll be inside that cro

a number of women have been attacked around lake merritt and police are looking for suspects. >>> partsdusting and snow could reach lower elevation in san jose and san francisco. a winter storm warning is in effect in the sierra, chains are required on interstate 80 and highway 50. >>> and we'll take a look at how this weather is affecting traffic and lawrence will take a look at that snowy forecast coming right up. ,, i love america, i love my pet bald eagle brock, my bison sara, i love my pick-up with the custom constitution paint job... i celebrate jury duty... i love america so much, i'm making an all american jack combo two jumbo patties, with melting cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickles, plus fries and a drink for only $4.99. i've celebrated every american tradition...except one... spring break cancun yo!!!!!!!! try the all american jack and enter to win >>> good morning. unfortunately, we still continue to see a lot of accidents popping up all over the bay area. here's a new one westbound 580 approaching hopyard right before the dublin interchange. lanes blocked there. also one up

the school near lake merritt was cleared after someone called to say he saw a man with a rifle go intoom. police are trying to learn who made the call now that it is believed to have been a hoax. >>> and san francisco might ban unsolicited deliveries of yellow pages phone books all around the city. supervisor david chiu is introducing a ban as a way to cut down on waste. his proposed ordinance would allow deliveries only to people who say they actually want those books. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning from the traffic center. we have reports of a new accident northbound side of 880. just in oakland here right at fifth avenue embarcadero an accident in the left lane. traffic slow and go through the area. here's live look at conditions through oakland. we are seeing extra volume on the northbound side. southbound slow and go into hayward. if you are headed on the bay bridge, we are backed up to grand at this point. metering lights are on. still slow and go, some extra volume across the upper deck into 16. and busy through the south bay

>>> police are warning women in oakland to be on the alert after another sexual assault near lake merritt assaulted outside her apartment complex. it's not clear if the attack is tied to similar incidents in september. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. brisbane slow in both directions. an earlier crash southbound 101 near sierra point parkway, four cars still there in the center divide. but look at this line of traffic. it's very slow still on southbound 101 from at least cesar chavez and northbound 101 very heavy in 380 interchange. here's live look near the central freeway. you can see that a lot of drivers are not too happy through that stretch. all right. the bay bridge toll plaza not too bad. we have had a couple of good days with good traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on but the wait is not too bad. just to the end of the parking lot and only in the busiest lanes. and one more camera, we'll show you the nimitz freeway 880 through oakland, just that northbound traffic our usual commute traffic here past

in oakland police say another woman has been sexually assaulted near lake merritt.extra precaution to stay safe. how are commuters doing? >> too bad not as well as the bay bridge toll plaza where it's only backed up just towards the parking lot because we've had a lot of accidents around the bay area so there's slowing everywhere. south 101 slow through san rafael towards 580. south 680 heavy walnut creek from walnut creek 242 to danville. even though it looks fine across the san mateo bridge there's heavy traffic southbound 80 from hayward to fremont. kristen. >> thanks s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

quite difficult and burdensome and i came home one evening about two months into my governorship and merritt was holding me to account for not being home enough. there was a little tension in the discussion. i told her, don't you remember, your the one that told me to do this and you gave me that inspiring speech and told me to get in the race. then there was a pause. and sheaid, yes, but i never thought that you would win. [laughter] she says she just wanted to get out of my system. i share that with you because in our country, today, we have a sense where there are some question marks as to whether the future is going to be bright or not and whether the future for our children and our grandchildren is going to be brighter and better than the opportunity that we had. i believe that this is the greatest and most prosperous nation in the history of the world and will continue to be in the future. but in order to ensure that, all of us in minnesota and across this great country have to make sure that we will remind each other what those things were, the values, the principles, the things that

terry mcsweeney is live near lake merritt with a big warning for women. terry?> the fourth sexual assault in five months, the most recent one monday night about 10:00 has police offering a warning and a reward. as you mentioned, it is not a high-crime area of oakland. in fact, it's considered one of the safest neighborhoods in the city. take a look at the specific area where it happened. we're talking about near jackson street out here, monday 10:00 at night a woman returning home brutally beaten and sexually assaulted at her apartment complex. the 4th attack since september. the other victims though sexually assaulted and robbed. this recent victim not robbed. police believe these incidents are not related, not the work of the same person they believe. women who walk and jog near the lake gave us their reaction. >> you just have to take precautions and walk i think in groups rather than by yourself. >> you have to be on your guard. >> the suspect description is a vague one. black male about 6 feet, medium completion and he was wearing a long-sleeve black shirt

. >>> there's been another sexual assault near lake merritt in oakland. the latest attack happened around 10:00 monday night at an apartment complex on jackson street. the victim told police she had just gotten home when a man approached her, then beat and sexually assaulted her. her injuries aren't life- threatening. another woman was assaulted in the same area a few weeks ago when she arrived home. it's not clear if the attacks are connected to two similar incidents in september. >>> police have released a sketch of the suspect, described as an african- american male in his 20s, 5'10" to 6 feet tall with a medium build last seen wearing dark clothing armed with a weapon. >>> a man accused of attack a retired priest in a south bay rest home goss court this morning. -- goes to cour this morning to a pretrial hearing. he allegedly attacked father jerold lindner in los gatos last may. lynch claims lindner assaulted him as a child. supporters hope to confront the priest as he enters court. >>> pg&e says so far it has not found any other section of pipe in no