>>isabel: the montclair neighborhood is becoming unsafe.re moving out. they feel neglected by the oakland police department. however, more officers have been assigned to the montclair district. now the latest for the gas prices there seems there is no end. it even increased 5¢ overnight. here is where prices stand. $4.25 on average in california. $4.25 in san jose. $4.29 in san francisco. and $4.23 in oakland. >>marty: coming up the republican candidates will make a stop in the bay area. >>isabel: a live look. the approach to the bay bridge. things are moving smoothly. it looks like the sun is shining. we will be back. if ♪ >>marty: burlingame is the spot where you can bridge will be newt gingrich-at the hyatt regency. this is at a campaign event in everett, washington. he only has 30 percent of registered republicans in california. and those numbers are even expected to drop. >> former georgia congressman is also lacking. this is after rick santorum and mitt romney >>isabel: there is an environmental group called waterfront watch that is s

. >> reporter: they claim they haven't taken officers away from the montclaire district.plan to assign more officers to this area. they're getting help from allied agencies because of a spike in crime across the city. one resident tells me she's satisfied with the current police presence. >> with limited resources, it's appropriate to put the police presence in other parts of oakland that have higher crime rates. >> reporter: they need more police here. >> we're worried. we want more presence. >> reporter: police say the best prevention tool is your neighbor. the advice? get to know your neighbors. >>> rocks launched into homes in livermore last week, one of which landed dangerously close to a baby's crib. five suspects have been arrested. police say the suspects were linked to 21 acts of vandalism, all of which occurred last saturday. the sense are being describeded as male juveniles. police indicated they told them they threw rocks from a moving car, they are remorseful, and didn't realize their actions could have hurt others. >>> ace the domestic violence a-- as the do

. >>> oakland, a tree came down blocking a roadway and slowing traffic in the city's montclair district. the crews were busy this morning clearing an intersection of colton and hem lock. last check, crews were working to repair the fallen tree limbs out of the road. >>> police in oakland are investigating several shootings during a violent weekend. it includes a fatal shooting at 8 fifth avenue and international boulevard around 1:30 this morning. police have detained a person of interest but it is still unclear what led up to the killing. >>> oakland police are still looking for suspects in a drive- by shooting. six young people were wounded on adilin on 13th street west oakland. investigators placed nearly 50 evidence markers outside the home where the shooting took place. the police tell ktvu that five young men and one young woman were wounded. all six victims are expected to survive. and in all, there were ten shootings in one 24 hour period in oakland. >>> san jose police are investigating that city's third homicide of the year. police found a victim lying in a parking lot of an a

the body of 78-year-old joseph robertson was found in his montclair home yesterday morning. investigators say they will wait to formally classify the case until autopsy results are released next week. >>> a coast guard helicopter search is launched after a 40- foot vessel crashes into a break wall. it happened off the city of alameda this morning. investigators arrested a woman they say was drunk when she wrecked the stolen boat. she then told officers another woman was on board. no one was found in that search. police believe the second woman fled on foot. >>> students getting sick across the bay area. 2012 has been a big year for the norovirus. now the virus is quickly spreading among east bay children. christin ayers shows us the staggering number of illnesses at local schools. christin. >>> reporter: elizabeth, it's not just schools. this year, contra costa county public health officials are telling me that it has been a remarkable year in this regard. they say last year there were just five cases at norovirus at care facilities. this year, already 25 of those cases. man

. >>> a new lead tonight of the murder of an elderly man killed in the montclair district. the crime has neighbors worried about safety. was it random? or connected to a string of robberies? cheryl, you have new details? >> reporter: police are treating this as a suspicious death. right now, they're treating it as a homicide. detectives just left the home about ten minutes ago. and they took away lots and lots of evidence. >> i feel really bad for the guy. >> reporter: bruce conrad says he feels bad and worries that his neighbor's suspicious death could have something to do with the rash of burglaries in this oakland hills neighborhood. >> people feel like police don't respond. i guess the oakland police force is stressed. >> reporter: conrad is the head of the watch group. he sent out an e-mail to members when he found out that joseph robertson, a former montclairian newspaper developer, was found dead in his home. >> an old guy. kind of defenseless. i feel bad. >> reporter: police aren't ruling out any motive in this case. neighbors say the house was being worked on. rela

thought we'd take some time to talk about this more in-depth let's go to journalist michael tracey in montclair new jersey michael as someone who has yet to win a primary in this campaign these are seen by some people as strong words derogatory words even offensive by many why do you think ron paul felt the need to say this about the direction that the u.s. is heading. this is something that ron paul saying for quite a while i think i remember an interview with him in two thousand and seven where he said that you know the state of the country is too soft fascism so i don't think he's trying to say that the united states is on a path to or ask. suppression. you know the way that he characterizes the situation i think speaks to a growing apprehension that a lot of people have about where the country is headed and i think you know ron paul has gained traction not because he's and remarks but because he you know shoots from the hip and some of the that as you say the growing apprehension and some of those concerns have been articulated in the last several months by the occupy wall street movement i

the man lived just above montclair district. abc 7 is live with the story tonight. laura? >> hi, dan. oakland major crimes unit has been near now 11 hours pro, sesing any evidence they can find signed of the home where joseph robertson was found this morning. his family told us they can't believe anyone would target him. >> for god's sake, he was a very gentle soul. if anyone knows anything, please come forward. >> his nephew says the 78-year-old spent most of his life in the home where he was found dead early this morning. >> he was gentle. he was peaceful. he was nice. he wouldn't hurt a bird. so... i can't say anything except if it was foul play, he didn't deserve it according to police he was found by friends that came to check on him this morning. his body had been inside of the home several days. >> right now we have a major crimes unit investigators who are here and are looking into the death. >> it's alarming. >> neighbors on the secluded street were shocked the man who lived alone with help from part time care givers and family was apparently killed. >> i hope it'

that man lived above the montclaire district. laura? >> neighbors here say about the only problem they've had in the neighborhood is the rash of burglaries. now, a man lived here is dead, his family says he has no enemies. >> he was a very kind and gentle... >> the nephew of the 78-year-old was stunned. he says his elderly uncle was found dead in his home. >> he was gentle. he was peaceful and nice. he won't hurt a bird. so... i can't -- it felt like he didn't deserve it. >> according to police he was found by friends who came to check on him this morning. his body had been inside several days. they're treating this like a homicide, investigators are looking at all possibilities. >> now we have a major crimes unit investigators here and are looking into circumstances behind the death. >> neighbors were shocked that the man who lived alone with occasional help from care givers and family was apparently killed. >> i hope it's not a random incident and that we have to fear here, it's getting scary because there have been break ins. >> for

right now, crews are disinfecting henderson elementary school in montclair.ay, the health department confirmed the presence of the virus after several students and teachers were suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhea. school officials sent out a letter to parents asking that anyone with symptoms stay home for at least a day. >>> recently unearthed tapes reveal president richard nixon was a big fan of football but not a big fan of then commissioner pete rozelle. nixon was recorded in 1972 saying he was furious with the nfl's blackout policy which blocked any game from being televised in the city it was played. nixon told his attorney general he would do whatever it took to make sure games were televised. eventually, congress passed a law in 1973 banning the league from blacking out any game that was sold out three days before kickoff. >>> all right, i get to do sports here. it is one of the best rivalries in college basketball, maryland versus duke. unfortunately, the last few games haven't been so kind to the terps. terrell stoegland struggled, scoring o

cleaning crews used bleach to disinfect henderson elementary school in montclair over the weekend.students or siblings -- who were siblings of the previously infected students. several cases were reported at the school earlier this month. virginia health department officials say if your child experiences any symptoms, keep the child home for at least 4 hours before the symptoms -- rather, 48 hours after the symptoms have ended before sending your child back to class. >>> the d.c. council chairman wants to clean up the language. last week council members marion barry and david catania got into a heated shouting match. chairman brown tells the "washington post" he wants to enforce a code of conduct that will prevent members from using profane language during a public meeting. he wants to be able to remove a member from a meeting if that member uses inappropriate language. >>> in maryland, the battle over legalizing same-sex marriage moves to the state senate. the house of delegates narrowly approved a same-sex marriage bill on friday. the bill is expected to have an easier road in th

right now, crews are disinfecting henderson elementary school in montclair.friday, the health department confirmed the presence of the virus after several students and teachers were suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhea. school officials sent out a letter to parents asking that anyone with symptoms stay home for at least a day. >>> family, friends and complete strangers gathered to honor two little boys killed by their own father who burned their house down. last night, people in utah held a candlelight vigil. earlier, more than 1,000 people gathered to say a final good-bye to 7-year-old charlie and 5-year-old brandon in washington state. the brothers shared a single casket. their grandparents spoke at the funeral service. >> we thank you for your support. we know that they're with their mother. >> one week ago today, the boys died when their father, josh, set their house on fire. it happened during a supervised visit with a social worker. paul had been fighting for custody of the boys but lost days before the double murder-suicide. police named powell

while at drew, bill's talents were recognized by the union baptist church in montclair, new jersey, andter chosen to be a pastor there as well. the king family presided over the installation ceremony. in his first parish, bill gray worked to serve a whole community, advocating aggressively for the needs of his congregation and the community's most vulnerable members. as the city of montclair undertook urban renewal, he helped to form a development corporation to ensure that relocation resulted in safe, decent housing for his parishioners around their neighbors. this issue of housing hit bill gray personally. when he tried to rent an apartment while studying at princeton and was told the unit was unavailable, he sensed immediately that it was because of his race, and he found a friend who was white who volunteered to go to the apartment, look at the apartment at which point the landlord said in fact it was open. bill filed a lawsuit and for the first time sought damages for the psychological impact of discrimination. while the monetary award was small, his victory in the suit set precede

montclair, 48. st. helena, this is p an hour ago, was 49. china basin in the city, 54 degrees and fairfield was about 53. uh-huh. the wind tails off. the napa airport two years ago is 52. now they are 41. mountain view is 41. no breeze verses a breeze. it just depends this morning is northerly. >> here is our system, it won't do much. a few high clouds. overall, we're okay ta. but still a little pit whammer yesterday and -- the weekend makes me nervous. it will be drizzle saturday. highs, low to mid, maybe a few upper 60s. everybody will be close here. mostly sunny tomorrow, and then increasing clouds on saturday. cloudy to mostly cloudy on sunday. cool and breezy on monday. tori and dave? >> all right, thank you, steve. >>> as promised rick santorum released his tax return. what it does about his income once he left the u.s. senate. . >>> apple is making significant changes. what the company is doing about growing complaints about privacy. >>> and why a decision from an appeals court could cost contra costa county millions of dollars. whatc