it comes after another attempted sex assault near lake merritt.followed the woman home last night and demanded that she take off her clothes. no word of any connection to other assaults in the same area. >>> president obama will be landing at sfo around 1:00 today. then the president will head to palo alto for a town hall meeting at facebook headquarters which will be shown live on the web. after the president will attend several fundraisers in san francisco. >>> and federal investigators trying to determine if air traffic controllers were involved with the first lady's plane as it got too close to a cargo plane as they both tried to land at andrews air force base monday. >>> showers could return to the bay area. hi-def doppler picking up on that now most of it light showers this will be off and off throughout the day. be prepared out the door. bring a jacket and also an umbrella. we'll see clouds and some sprinkles on and off throughout the day today. probably going to pick up more so toward the afternoon. chance of more substantial showers espec

> this morning, oakland police are warning women to be on alert after another sex crime near lake merritt. this is the fifth attack in recent months. kiet do has the story. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: we're live at the oakland police substation a short walking distance from lake merritt and this is the second sexual assault to take place on the same block. oakland police say this is now a high priority. they have assigned investigators from their special victims unit now to the case. the report came in yesterday along the 1400 block of third avenue just a short distance away from lake merritt. a man followed a woman home from the store and then came in behind her through the security gate. he forced her to take off her clothes but did not assault her. and then fled on foot. this is a high priority with oakland police because this is the fifth sexual assault in the past seven months. the most recent incident is in red and the other four are in yellow. as you can see, they are just within blocks of each other. there is not a lot to go on at this point and details and description

this most recent attack now pushes the total number of sexual assaults in the lake merritt area to 5 in the past 7 months. most are within walking distance of each other and the suspect descriptions are similar. back in september, oakland police released this mugshot after a sexual assault on third avenue on the very same block where yesterday's attack took place. the description in most of the attacks is similar, a black man six feet tall wearing dark clothing. surveillance video was released of a person of interest from an attack in february. police want to talk to this man in connection with the atok and the 800 block of jackson street. one person head about yesterday's attack and came to check her sister. >> it's frightening. >> reporter: police have stepped up patrols in the area and are reminding people, when possible to travel in pairs staying in well lit areas and avoid distracting electronics when outside. barbara knows all about sexual assaults. as a teenager she said she was beaten and raped. >> i'm calling on my sister because i want to make sure she's okay. [ crying ] >>

now there have been at least three similar attacks of women near lake merritt since late last year. so far police have not connected this suspect to all of those other cases. live in oakland, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> in milpitas, a man is in custody after allegedly caught shooting video up the skirts of women at the great mall. 42-year-old jorge comanera is accused of using a cell phone and video camera strapped to his shoe on april 11th. more video inside the camera allegedly shows the suspect touching a young girl inappropriately. anyone with information about this is encouraged to call the milpitas police department. >>> there was a high school bomb threat today in san jose. students were evacuated and sent home. branam high school was evacuated this morning after a school employee listened to a threatening message left on the attendant's phone line. the message claimed bombs would go off during the lunch hour. the principal says school officials thought it was a prank, but called in police and then police sent the students home as a precaution. it come

from lake merritt last year. this matter was still under investigation and a friend of the recent victim cells haazig madyun the schedule looks like a match. >>reporter: a police sketch that was drawn shortly after a victim's with a separate assaults reported just hours of each other east 18th nearly shore. and a few away box and click from lake merritt. the same area where there was a shoand a arrest this week. they are not believed that this a suspect is responsible for all three crimes. >> i talked to her yesterday. >>reporter: the neighbor says that that sketch is the same description. >> i believe that that was perhaps the same person the six months ago. the same description, african american with dreadlocks. >>reporter: have not released think 20 year-old named pending a review by the district attorney. the 20 rollehowever, a chinatown sel assault and fabric is also a possibility in chinatown-- and the month of february. he is also believed to be possible irresponsible. >>pam: firefighters--this 20 year-old

a man is being questioned by oakland police in connection with a series of sex crimes near lake merritt. the man matches the physical description of the suspects in assaults in the area recently. two days ago a man followed a woman into her home and forced her to undress. no arrests yet. >>> today the parents of a teenager who was shot by a friend in san francisco will speak to the media for the first time. 16-year-old andy zeng was shot in the back of the head on april 9 and died. the accused shooter is a 15- year-old boy. we are not naming him because he is a minor. the teen's lawyer says the boy thought the gun was unloaded. prosecutors say he then tried to burn the victim's body. the d.a. says the 15-year-old will not be tried as an adult. >>> a plan to keep the trains running but riders could pay more. the caltrain board will be holding a special meeting in a few hours. let's go to kiet do in santa clara with what's on the table. kiet, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for a while there, there was a lot of doom and gloom about closing stations and cutting lines including her

there's a connection to these two cases as well as other sexual assaults that occurred in the lake merritt area in the latter half of 2010. >> it was started interviewing the previous witnesses from some other cases to see if the confined any connectivity in in these instances. >>haazig: reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: in san francisco vandals struck a gas station over night in an attempt at an unusual protest. jeff bush shows you what they did. >>jeff: was about 435 a m four men wearing hoodies and masks on their faces showed up at the shell station, two of the men were scattering flares on the ground and on the gas pump. it was no big deal looks of their living. hitherto took the hills from each of the constant change in together so they cannot be used. the whole thing took a few minutes and the crew had enough time for friend come by with a camera to document the vandalism. eventually they took off into the darkness. the flyers were printed on plain white paper and talk about the oil industry and how bad it is carried the flag goes on to say the protest is to mark the one-year anniv

air -- lake merritt area. investigators say a man followed a woman from the store all the way to the gates of her home. he ordered her to take off her clothes and ran away. police only have a vague description of the attacker. still not clear if that incident is affected to a series of assaults near lake merritt. there's another warning. police say there were six separate street robberies during a two-hour period yesterday afternoon. investigators think the same person did it. he's described as an african- american man, between 25 and 30 years old, about 5 if the 9", weighing about 180 to 200 pound. he was spotted driving a light blue ford taurus. >>> it's 8:07. right now, president obama is in the air on his way to the bay area. this is new video of the president boarding air force one at andrews air force base in maryland. this happened about 30 minutes ago. the president is scheduled to arrive at sfo at 1:00 this afternoon. he will be here in the bay area through tomorrow morning. he's here to raise money f

this most recent attack now pushes the total number of sexual assaults in the lake merritt area to five in the past seven months. most are within walking distance of each other and the suspect descriptions are similar. back in september, oakland police released this mugshot after a sexual assault on third avenue on the very same block where yesterday's attack took place. the description in most of the attacks is similar, a black male, 6 feet, dark clothing. a surveillance video was released of a person of interest from a february attack. police want to talk to to this man about an attack on the 800 block of jackson street. barber mcglory heard about yesterday's attack and came to check her sister. >> it's frightening. >> reporter: police have stepped up patrols in the area and they are reminding people when possible to travel in pairs, stay in well lit areas and avoid distracting electronics when outside. barbara knows all about sexual assaults. as a teenager she says she was beaten and raped. >> i'm frantically banging on my sister's door because i want to make sure she's okay. [ cryin

. >>> oakland police investigating yet another attempted assault near lake merritt. a stranger reportedly followed a woman from a store into her home on thursday afternoon near international boulevard last night. he told the woman to take off her clothes and then fled on foot. police are investigating if this case is connected to a series of sexual assaults near lake merritt recently. there have been four cases reported over the last seven months. now, the suspect in this incident matches the description of a suspect in most of the previous cases. described as about 6 feet tall last seen wearing dark clothes. >>> the jury in the chauncey bailey murder trial could see a secretly recorded video as early as today. [ laughter ] >> oakland police recorded it while they were holding yusef bey iv and two other suspects. prosecutors say it shows them mocking bailey's murder and bey coaching the others about what to tell police. the defense argues the tape, though, doesn't prove that bey ordered bailey's murder. >>> it is 4:35. counselors will provide support today at a berke

. >> lake merritt has been called the jewel of oak land.e up the nation's oldest wildlife refuge created by the state legislature in 1870 but the lake wasn't always a lake. >> it was originally a tidal swoon. >> joe peters with the city of oakland. >> it's always been here. it was broader than it is now. it had a ring of marsh and mud around it at low tide. it was connected to the bay through a relatively wide channel. >> that channel was once blocked. today, much of it has been filled in and a series of narrow culverts restricts the amount of water flowing in and out of the lake. >> this end of the lake has always been neglected. >> but thanks to community advocates, voters and environmental groups, it is now getting attention. work is under way on the first of three segments that will widen the channel to link the lake to the san francisco bay. a 12-lane highway built in 1950 on the western side of the lake is the first to go. >> we are taking out the restrictive culverts and replacing them with a clear spanning bridge that will span over

the latest incident is the fourth sexual assault in seven months near lake merritt.kland will tran kron 4 news. >> mark: 6:22 a.m. we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. it is getting close to bay to breakers appeared the new sponsors zazzle. we'll have cameras around the course to capture the fun for you. you don't run into the fund that is the bay to breakers on kron 4 sunday may 15th. >> james: following national weather we have a system working its way through the southeast right now. the central part of the u.s. and did damage there yesterday. now atlanta at in in the eye of the storm. there is a thunderstorm watch in effect for atlanta. they're looking for hale, strong winds, heavy winds, a tornado or two as well. we have seen several suspected of being spawned by the system. they're waiting to see. it sits on them for a little bit so not good news for that. major report said that land to us so we could see flight delays. >> darya: looking at the severe weather, threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes hanging still over the midwest today. this is what

most of them around lake merritt. on friday a woman was walking her dog in the 400 block of james street. later that day another victim was rocked by two people at gunpoint. there weren't sitting on a bench near grand ave. saturday-- they were on a bench. >> also somebody driving a mercedes was also a victim. the amount it witnesses and petaluma are trying to identified this suspect/burglar. the smashed this front window and petaluma boulevard jewelry store. smashing display cases and stole jewelry. these are images with from video surveillance. and he is expected to be driving a white four-door maxima and your model. or all to wh fun---- =ultima a tinted windows. . hello this shooting was a 7- eleven on one eightsomebody oakd 1:00 a.m., a shooting, on a magazine st. several hundred dead fish and watsonville. jeff bush shows you where this was found and shows you what officials believe they died from. >>reporter: 300 dead fish were found. friday the game/warden came to investigate because of the run off of firefightin

the bus was in service along a route near merit conclude -- merritt college when it left the road. >>> california lawmakers are considering a bill that would strengthen the state's already tough smoking ban. supporters say it will close loopholes that exposes as many as one in seven workers to cigarette smoke in the 90s california passed one of the strictest no-smoking bans in the country. this would expand the ban to include break rooms, hotel lobbize, meeting rooms, private'ses used -- private'ses used as family daycares and owners and operators of business. >> mild conditions near the bay area today. what you can expect for the rest of the week. leigh glaser is coming up to tell you about that. >> hot and windy weather in texas is stoking fires burpininn >> alan: firefighters from 25 states are battling more than a dozen wildfires across west texas. a fast-moving fire charred thousands of acres. widespread electricity outages have been reported after several power poles burned down. the initial fire was started by a cutting torch being used on a pipe. hot and windy weather combined

more than doubling the tidal flow that goes in and out of lake merritt.. >> he says the lake has struggled to survive for decades. a lack of oxygen made it difficult for life to flourish. in fact, fountains were put in to help aerate the lake because the summer months frequently turned it into a giant pool of stagnant water. >> the water quality will improve. there will be more oxygen in the water. there will be more fish. there will be more plants. it won't smell as bad in the summer. actually come up pretty good. >> the project is expected to wrap up in 2015. in oakland, cecelia vega, abc 7 news. >> when it's complete, you'll be able to canoe or kayak from the estuary to lake merritt unimpeded. a word of caution when it comes to your tax refund. 7 on your side helps a man whose money was trapped in limbo for three years. ♪ ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? sure. ♪ ♪ [ beep ] hey. okay. -these'll do. -yeah. [ male announcer ] wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ so, where do you want to st

they were paddling in a canoe on lake merritt when fishes say they started going -- officials say they started going too fast. the boat flipped over. oakland firefighters arrived to help but the camp counselors acted quickly to save the boys. >> as soon as the boat did go over, they were directed by a staff person to stay close. she brought them over in her safety patrol boat. >> all three teens were wearing life vests. no one was hurt. >>> oakland mayor jean quan met with merchants this moving. one of the big topics was stopping crime. she spoke to the diamond business improvement association. many of them credit her to help organize the merchants to help reduce crime in her area. ktvu asked quan about another area, jack london square, where a shooting monday morning left two dead and four wounded. >> jack london is a different community at different times. i would say that incident was more part of the bar scene. over the years we have done things where we've asked the bars to get security and in some cases there's off-duty officers that work some some of the beg -- sol of the bigges

>>reporter: of the robberies happened here in lake merritt. people who were robbed walking down the street in broad daylight when they were suddenly held up at gunpoint. tisch and friday i will woman was walking her dog when someone approached her with a gun and took off with her cellphone. as you can see on this map that happened on the 400 block of g street. later that day a victim was sitting on the bench when he was robbed by two people. on saturday, police say someone driving a mercedes was involved in multiple robberies along fifth avenue near international boulevard. the mercedes had people license plates. reporting live, kron 4 news. vicki: 7 california lapd trying to find the people who shot a police helicopter. it happened around 6:00 a.m., the chopper was responding to reports of a shot fired when it came under fire. one bullet hit the fuel tank, the pilot landed safely and no one aboard was injured. they arrested one man but they have not said if he is connected to the shooting. >>brian: of view of at&t park from earlier this eveni

police are questioning a man they say matches the suspect description in several assaults near lake merritte most recent case two days ago when a man followed a woman into her home and forced her to undress. so far no arrests. >>> fbi investigating a link between a pipe bomb inside a colorado mall and the 12th anniversary of the columbine shooting yesterday. officers found a pipe bomb in propane tanks nearby after a fire broke out near the food court. fbi agents are searching for a month considered a person of interest in the case. the mall is located near the school where 13 people were killed and the shooters killed themselves 12 years ago. >>> today an aid ship transported the bodies two of journalists killed in libya. tim hetherington and photographer chris hondros were covering the battle between rebel and government forces in misrata. the city is under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops. beyond the front lines, hetherington earned an oscar nomination for directing "restrepo." >> he feels a gentleman. he was a very modest and humble thoughtful guy. he wouldn't talk about

he is suspected of robbing and sexually assaulting a woman near lake merritt earlier this week. on tuesday, the woman was followed home, robbed at knifepoint and then forced to remove her clothes. the man's also believed to be involved in a series of assaults from last year. >>> prosecutors filed murder charges against three suspects in a december shooting in antioch. brandon washington and alejandro landeros are accused of shooting arnold muckleroy. victoria moreno was charged as an accessory after the murder. the suspected gunman, michael banks is still saw the on a 2.2 -- sought on a $2.2 million warrant. he may be hiding in san francisco, vallejo, oakland or sacramento. >>> and the family of a teenaged boy shot and killed by a friend in san francisco spoke publicly for the first time. 16-year-old andy zeng was found shot to death this month inside a home in san francisco. a 15-year-old boy is charged with murder. and an 18-year-old is also charged with trying to set the home on fire to conceal the body. both suspects have claimed the shooting was an accident. speaking throug

right now oakland police are questioning a man in connection with a string of sex assaults near lake merritt. police say the man matches the physical description of the suspect on several assaults in the area over the past several months. the most recent case two days ago when a man followed a woman into her home and forced her to undress. police haven't arrested anyone just yet. >>> caltrain is dodging cuts but the board is expected to approve a new fare hike and parking fee increase at a special session this morning. it's part of the transit services plan to reduce its deficit estimated at $30 million. the plan will likely not include reducing a number of trains or closing train stations, though. board members have hinted they will be able to finance the current level of service for another year. >>> and what will be considered are 25 sent increase for base fares and raising the daily parking rate from $3 to $4. we'll have a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> and starting today it will be a little bit easier for drivers in san francisco to find that coveted parking spot. >> that is certain

they have been at around lake merritt. they're blocking and broad daylight and were held up by gun point. and friday at woman was walking her dog and was dropped. later that day to people rocked by gunpoint sitting on a bench. this happened on saturday. near international boulevard. police in vallejo are searching for whoever shot and killed a man. on april 16th. here are new post from a 711 store at the time of the shooting. you can take a look at the people that were in the 711 at the time. it happened around one in the morning. this door is on magazine street and they're hoping that somebody recognizes these people that could lead to solving this. and then was sitting in his car and was shot. >>mark: ok back to oakland with will tran. to separate the night club shootings over night. >>will: here is the latest. but for people in hospital, two of them are in critical, too unstable. all six but ems or at ste. jim needs when the shooting happened t. the police spent five hours gathering evidence and from what we understand

most have happened around lake merritt.le here were the victims say they were walking in daylight when they were suddenly house up at gunpoint. a woman walking your dog in the 400 block later that day another victim was rocked by two people again. will he was sitting on the bench. saturday, someone driving a mercedes s u b was involved in multiple armed robberies along fifth avenue. police and the layout are searching for a person who shot and killed a man april 16th. you can see here some of the people that they're looking for, whenever viewers they're hoping might recognize someone. it happened around 1:00 a.m.. someone opened fire on a man sitting in his car. >> mark: 24 road pittsburgh man shot multiple times and then drove himself to the hospital. after being shot in antioch, he was shot when he stopped his car to look good his cell phone. he's expected to recover. petaluma police are trying to find the suspects who they say it broke into a jewelry store, according to police they broke the window on petaluma this happe

. >>> there's a major new development involving the series of sexual assaults in the lake merritt area. a suspect is in custody accused of ordering a woman to take off her clothes two days ago. officers made an arrest yesterday and they say the suspect's face closely matches the sketch. they're checking to see if the suspect is tide to other sexual assaults. >>> private investigator chris butler is due in court this morning. the former ant ti okay police officer is accused of setting up people for drunk driving and other arrested when they tried to question his performance. the officers are accused of illegally buying guns from volunteers of the explorer program. >>> well, federal reports say large berkeley national laboratory allowed some subcontractors to hire employees that used social security numbers that belonged to dead people. inspectors reviewed more than 200 tax forms from contractors and found that 32 workers lacked the required documentation like social securtiy cards, driver's licenses or permanent residence cards. in a statement the lab said it's taking steps to ensure th

. >> darya: an arrest have been made in the lake merritt attempted sexual assault in 14th hundred blocksf third street police are not releasing information, they do say they'd are checking to see if he could be linked to any other assaults in recent months. officers arrested a man for the fatal shooting in alameda yesterday afternoon. near 500 block they are not giving in details about the victim or the person they arrested. >> mark: we will be right back as the news continues a live look from san jose right now were traffic is moving smoothly on 1 01 at 87. we have some light showers in the area as well. programming change to let you know about on friday kron4 will air nbc programming, dateline nbc will air at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. followed by a special 90 minutes of the kron4 news cast beginning at 10:00. >> mark: alive look at the sierra, april 21st, we have a chain requirements as you can see this snow making your way toward truckee. this snow, on this side of the road, some on the road right now. chain requirements on 80 and 88. to air-traffic controllers fired for sleeping on the

it comes after another attempted sex assault near lake merritt.lothes. no word if it's connected to four other sexual assaults in the area. >>> carry a stick, cane or even an umbrella the advice for people in the south bay protects themselves from animals. this warning comes after a string of dog attacks in the area. most recently two pit bulls biting a dog owner in san jose. we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,, [ female announcer ] here are some great reasons to switch to at&t. [ spokesman ] we make it easy for you to compare at&t... to cable. so what's the difference? at&t's just a better bundle. see for yourself. [ female announcer ] get u-verse tv and internet, plus choose home phone or wireless voice service, starting at $89 a month -- it's our lowest price ever. switch and get the hd-ready dvr at no extra charge. with u-verse tv, you can record up to four shows at once from any room... on a single dvr... and play them back... on any tv. nice. get wireless service on the nation's fastest mobile broadband network. i'd love tha

. >> oakland police say the mercedes involved in the lake merritt robberies may have targeted several people on across the avenue. in southern california, lapd try to find the people who shot a police helicopter. it happened at 6:00 a.m., the chopper was responding to report of shots being fired when the chopper itself came under fire. one bullet hit the fuel tank, the pilot did land safely, no one aboard injured. pleas of arrested one man though they haven't said if he's connected to the shooting. >>jacqueline: started out with clouds and even some rain. it did amount to much just a few inches. it the highest amounts of the north bay. tonight another weather system headed our way that will bring some more rain for tomorrow. it will be on the light side. this afternoon we had the sunshine and gusty winds that were between 30 and 40 mi. per hour. if temperatures into the '60s, warmest and fairfield and santa rosa. still cool in san francisco at 58. tonight there is a weather system to the north, of course it's up in your reak off. that is where the rain is. this is headed southbound fo

>> oakland police have arrested a man believed to be behind a string of sexual assaults near lake merritt. the 20-year-old parolee was arrested wednesday at a halfway house. he is suspected of following a woman home this week and forcing her to disrobe. the man is linked with similar assaults dating back to last year. >>> a former sheriff's deputy accused in a drug conspiracy scandal says he is innocent. steven sue nab buy pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges and is accused of a dirty dui arrest. he allegedly hired women to lure men into bars and then arrested the men for drunk driving. tanabe is one of three former antioch police officers accused in the conspiracy. >>> and this morning new developments in the plan to build a whole new neighborhood on treasure island. late last night san francisco's planning commission advanced the massive $1.5 billion redevelopment. it includes thousands of residential units, high-rise, transit, and a shopping area. critics worry about traffic on the bay bridge. the proposal now heads to the board of supervisors. >>> and we have been talking about th

he is suspected of assaulting a woman near lake merritt this week as well as a similar series of assaults last year. >>> pg&e is looking for a new chief executive this morning. the agency announced peter darby the ceo and president will retire next saturday. he will walk away with a retirement package worth nearly $35 million. meantime, pg&e says it will never find documents for some of its older gas pipeline. the company may have to spend five years shutting them down and testing them with high pressure water. >>> 6:11 the time. president obama arriving back in washington today. he is expected to leave l.a. in just a few hours capping off his three-day swing here on the west coast. rally supporters yesterday at sony pictures at culver city but outside the studio hundreds of armenian americans urged the president to publicly acknowledge armenian genocide. >> we expect our government as american citizens to deliver justice. >> president obama also held a fundraising dinner at nearly 36 grand a plate. he is hoping to raise $1 billion for his 2012 re- election campaign. >> it's expensive to

. >>> oakland police questioning someone in connection with a spring of sex crimes near lake merritt. police say the man matches the physical description of the suspect in several assaults over the past several months. now, the most recent case just two days ago. that's when a man followed a woman into her home and forced her to undress. police have not arrested anyone yet. >>> is there a natural gas pipeline running through your neighborhood? well, you could soon find out. pg&e is contacting 2.5 million homes and businesses that are close to its natural gas pipelines. this is all in response to last year's deadly explosion and fire involving a pg&e pipeline in san bruno. the utility has begun sending safety brochures and informational letters to homes and buildings within 2,000 feet of the pipelines. >>> caltrain dodging a bullet but commuters could end up paying more. the caltrain board will hold a special meeting this morning. kiet do joins us from the santa clara station with what's on the table. kiet, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for a while there, there was a lot of

before i send it over to elizabeth a quick look at a gondola tour at lake merritt.e of the day. mypix. if you have a picture to share, send it to us at mypix@cbs5.com. >> thank you. >> have you ever done that before? i didn't know they had that out there. >> i don't know if it's hers or -- >> cross your eyes and pretend you're in venice. >> sounds like a good date. >> good date? >> gondola ride. >> for all the boys out there listening, there you go. all right. >>> here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. we have our golden gate bridge camera back. traffic is fine through marin county. our golden gate bridge camera has been down. it's the little things, folks, in the traffic department. east bay cruising past the coliseum up into downtown oakland. one more check of the dumbarton bridge, the roadwork on the eastbound lanes of 84 should have just wrapped up. and that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> time now 5:56. in the next half hour, are smart phone apps maybe a little too smart? how you might be taken advantage of without even knowing it, coming

it's unclear if this case is connected to a series of sexual assault that have happened near lake merritt within the last seven months. >>> two richmond police officers are without jobs this morning after an fbi investigation found that they had been running a private security firm on the side as well as hiring and arming youngsters with handguns. the department fired officers danny harris and ray thomas. they had been put in charge of the explorer organization, which is a youth training program. two explorers, 19-year-old sergio rios and 20-year-old orlando torres say that they were given glock handguns when they became security guards. ray thomas has taken his case to court. he remains on paid leave. >>> all right, let's switch gears right now. 6:38. check the forecast, as it's rainy this morning in some parts. >> yeah, some parts of big bay area. you might walk out your front door and see overcast, dry conditions, still grab your umbrella because the rain will become a little more steady throughout the evening hours. tonight low pressure starting to push into northern california. this

it's unclear if this case is connected to a series of sexual assaults that have happened near lake merritt within the last seven months. >>> two richmond police officers are without jobs this morning after an fbi investigation found that they had been running a private security firm on the side as well as hiring and arming youngsters with handguns. the department fired danny harris and ray thomas. they had been put in charge of the explorer organization, which is a youth training program. two explorers, 19-year-old sergio rios and 20-year-old orlando torres say they were given glock handguns when they became security guards. ray thomas has taken his case to court so he remains on paid leave. >>> bart has three new deputy police chiefs this morning. they were sworn in on a move recommended by outside police experts following the fatal shooting of oscar grant. they wanted to reorganize the department so commanders are not overloaded with work. each deputy chief will be in charge of specific operations. two of them are veterans from oakland's police department. the other worked in bart for mo

almost in half and around lake merritt. broad daylight and were suddenly held up at gunpoint. on friday woman was what the lead dog and the victims of the two people were robbed it i could quit. one well they were sitting on the bench. i'm saturday a person driving and mercedes as cv was involved in a multiple robbery attempt. international boulevard. more news now. place in the late hour searching for it some of who shot and killed a man appeared they've just released these photos. there will be one of the leaders will recognize the man in this picture. it happened or of one am at this 7-eleven on magazine street. they say someone opened fire on a man who is sitting in his car. that is the caught on a weather forecast for now. we will shake up the ring for today. the sun across the board. alabama is absolutely, we're seeing some improvement on the wet weather. it is a lot of clout covering it appeared there expect it to, for the morning hours. storm track before issuing is drying out. it is really a week storm that passing

this latest incident makes it the fourth sexual assault in seven months near lake merritt. >> james:mark: city council voted to limit the medical marijuana collectives to attend. right now others 125 hot clubs operating. the council is divided on the process of selecting those 10. the options being considered first-come first- served, a lottery or a ranking system. last week they voted on establishing the zoning districts allowing them to operate in industrial and commercial zoning. >> darya: san francisco police are in the hot >> , public claims of misconduct, some of the alleged harassment caught on tape. this is stirring controversy. the public defender is joining the people passing out flyers calling and anyone else who has been an alleged victim of this alleged misconduct by the police. the police say they're doing nothing wrong. here's the video, it shows officers entering rooms at residential hotels, they say they're conducting drug busts. but the officers did all of this apparently without a warrant or consent. he says it shows they're not telling the truth. >> this is very s

an arrest has been made in tuesday's attempted a sexual assault case in lake merritt. it happened a few blocks on third avenue. kron4 has the latest. >> >> reporter: an arrest has been made in tuesday's attempted sexual assault case. >> we believe we have the correct person in custody even though this is an ongoing investigation. >> reporter: part of that will be going over the similarities between this recent case, and according to a neighbor once showed in the security gate he used his fight to prevent the door from closing. that is when the attempted sexual assault began. speak-e to overtake her pants down, not to make a sound. >> reporter: similar case in february as suspect alderwoman from the bart station to our apartment complex. sexual assaults are when she was inside the security gate of her building. police investigators are backtracking to see if there's a connection to these two cases and any others that occurred in the area. >> reporter: were interviewing previous witnesses to try and see if we can find any commonalities. >> justine: new details, pacific g

the victim's body was found on the 1700 block of 7th avenue near lake merritt just before 6:00 friday evening. the motive in the shooting is not yet known. >>> a newark man has been charged in the murder of the mother of his children. the police found jason monroe with blood on his hands and clothes wednesday morning outside of his house. the body of angry lean canteo was found inside the home, and was convicted of battery earlier this month. >>> more budget woes for the city of san jose, where officers have offered to take a 10% pay cut. the city has been asking for cuts from all of its unions to help close the $115 million budget gap. today's concessions could save the jobs of 150 officers, but even with that pay reduction, the city could still layoff more than 100 officers. >> it means a significant life- style change for many of my colleagues and maybe myself. it means a relocation to a less expensive house. >> most important step, we hope that the proposal pencils out, we have to cost it out and figure out how much savings we can count on, because we would use the savings to save

he is suspected of robbing and sexually assaulting a woman near lake merritt earlier this week.president peter darby will step down next saturday. he will leave with a retirement package worth nearly $35 million. also pg&e says it will never find documents for some of us older gas pipeline, so it may have to test them with high pressure water instead. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. you're on the brakes through petaluma compliments of a broken-down big rig south 101 at washington blocking lanes. only one lane gets by through there and traffic really building so give yourself some extra time. once you get south of there, along 101, not bad. marin county commute okay. you're clear across the golden gate bridge. nine minutes on that south 101 ride from 37 to 580. san leandro a surface street problem lewelling at washington. injury accident with lanes possibly blocked around that area, san mateo bridge good no delays through hayward or foster city across the span. that's traffic. here's the forecast. >> all r

. >>> oakland police questioning a man in connection with a series every sex crimes near lake merrittthe physical description of the suspect in a series of sex crimes in the past few months, recently two days ago. no arrests yet. >>> and this morning, caltrain's board is expected to approve fare hikes and parking fee increases. they are trying to reduce the deficit of about $30 million. but officials likely will not have to reduce the number of trains or close any stations at least for the next year. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,, [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly products. don't be big tobacco's next victim. >>> good morning. all right, we have some areas of congestion out there, westbound 237 if you're heading towards silicon valley. just kind of stop and go, no big accident

the best example of i will pose a cultural war in action in a recent dustup over the same- gender merrittfew months ago after three terms of democrat majority, the gay lobby, try to challenge the iowa defense of marriage act and the iowa supreme court voted to declare its illegal and to unleash same-gender merits. that decision set off a firestorm. it cost the last governor his job and the democrats the iowa house republicans gained a 20- seat majority and democrats cling to a two-both the rarity -- two-vote plurality in the senate. the rest of the supreme court would have been fired had they been up for pretension. it is into this soup that the next presidential election falls. iowa is caught up in the same cultural war stuff that divides the rest of the nation and is expressing the same economic pressures that are squeezing the rest of us. just as iowa has a disproportionate influence on presidential selection processes, we have a disproportionate representation in our nation's wwars. ever since the civil war, our service to the military has been over-represented. some of our national g

. >> darya: an arrest has been made in the attempted sexual is sold in lake merritt area.t have information please will not say who the person arrested is, they do think they may be linked to other assaults. officers have arrested a man in the fatal shooting of another man polyester afternoon, this was the scene at the 500 block where the deadly shooting happened. the victim was dead at the scene. in this case as well they are not giving us information. >> mark: quick break as the morning news continues, alive look from walnut creek, sunshine but 680 is bumper-to- >> darya: alive look at san francisco, the james lick traffic looking well. below that the bay bridge. >> james: let's look at the james lick freeway, it shows all that sun shine in this city. that's what it wakes up to to see this morning. so far so good, temperatures right now 48 degrees, cool but it will get warm quick. getting up to 60 by this afternoon, a lot of spots getting warmer than that by this afternoon. the cold front stretching across novato and to california that's where rolled through overnight, t