at the montclair district. there are police circling this area. there are police outside this parameter. because we are so close to highway 13 -- that kind of spilled out into other thoroughfares, that could get you anywhere in the bay area, and police are staked out at some of these entrances to the freeways and off ramps to freeways, trying to find this vehicle. they are also in the process of issuing an amber alert. they want to find these people as soon as they can. because it is a stranger abduction. and because these people are unknown to each other. they don't know what could happen. there is no history that they can look back to. to take an educated guess. these are some of the scariest situations, in terms of objections. >> just to be clear, that safeway where you are -- highway 13 is just about a block to your left-hand side. once you hit that the freeway, you can go clear over to 24 or head south to 580-eastbound. the location here -- here is where police are trying to block off. >> it is key. police are trying to act quickly to find th

ktvu's noelle walker is in montclair where she spoke with a woman who was held up at gun point. >> that woman has been held up twice in oakland but didn't expect it here. now victims are told to call opd and the neighborhood private security company as well. [ singing ] >> reporter: it is not the place you think of when you think of crime. [ singing ] >> reporter: but times are changing. >> i think the bank was robbed down there. >> a neighborhood rise in crimes of opportunity. >> i looked down and i saw the gun. oh, my god. so scared. >> reporter: so scared. she was walking from work to her car when she was held up at gun point. >> i am so scared. i cannot run or do anything. >> reporter: the association is warning about an increase in street robberies. telling victims to call police and call the neighborhood security company too. >> they can be very responsive if officers are available. staffing levels make it a challenge. >> reporter: oakland police have an empty patrol car parked in the neighborhood as a deterrent. it is why she moved from montclair. >> the criminals know it is an e

. >>> now to montclair, where an uptake in street robberies has people on edge. along with individuals robberies have stocked the bank of the west and safeway store. please have parked patrol car in the neighborhood as a deterrent. the montclair village association is telling people that if they are a victim of a crime to call oakland police and the private security company. >>> in san jose some students looked up in a new program to help them steer clear of gangs. it's aimed at getting students to see themselves as mentors and role models for other children. the department says it plans to expand the program into more classrooms and other school districts. >>> people were infected from an apartment in san jose today after a gas line break. a construction crew broke a half inch main about 1:00 p.m. today fire fighters say natural gas carried into the complexes underground parking structure. pg&e crews capped off the leak about an hour later and people were allowed back in. >>> a top official overseeing the new bay bridge is frustrated over recent problems. the me

the area is just above montclair. we have just learned that the person was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived onseen. the coroner is trying to figure out the victim's gender and identity. park police are teaming up with the oakland pd on the investigation. >>> police trying to figure out what led to a deadly stabbing outside a brewery in hayward. officers responded around 12:30 yesterday morning. when they arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed and consequently died on scene. we're told two other stabbing victims went to the hospital on their own. police have not yet released the name of the victim. >>> the celebration of the lunar new year continues in san francisco's chinatown today with a street fair. last night an estimated one million people gathered in san francisco for the annual chinese new year parade. this is considered to be the largest celebration of the chinese new year outside of asia and this is the year of the horse, naturally, which is the seventh animal in the chinese zodiac. san francis

. >> stephen: the first time i saw you was the montclair film festival, for this movie, 20 feet fromrdom. >> i tell you. >> stephen: it's a documentsary, it's oscar nominated. you're one of the stars of it. let's explain it to people here why. you are as i say a rock 'n' roll hall of famer, gained prominent-- prompt flens in 1960s for backup artist for elvis presley, frank sinatra, aretha frank line, the beach boys, sam cook, the rightous brother, cher, war wick the mammas and papas. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now this is all about the lives, all of the lives as backup singers what is the difference between the skills it takes to be a backup singer and to be a lead singer. >> you have to have a good voice and you have to be able to sing first of all. >> stephen: all right, that seems to go for both. >> most lead singers can't sing background and most background singers can't sing leads. you have to learn how to blend and most lead singers can't because they're standing out front, really singing. so they can't blend with us in the background. >> stephen: background singers have

in this church in montclair, new jersey, only nine miles away from where the game will be played tomorrow, sister pat daly has a different concern about the super bowl -- protecting young women she believes are being exploited by sex traffickers. >> people don't realize the underside of the celebrations. we see spikes of advertising for sex trafficking and prostitution in and around large sporting events. >> one so-called super bowl week special we found online this past week offered customers a chance to get out of the freezing weather and get warm and cozy with me. another from someone calling herself a new barbie in town and calling herself an nfl super bowl secret promised satisfaction is always guaranteed. sister pat says traffickers take advantage of the increased demand for prostitution by bringing in girls and some boys from across the region. the effort to control trafficking at super bowls is actually nothing new. for the past three years, starting in dallas in 2011, nuns and other activists have mobilized to raise awareness of sex trafficking around the game. especially of mino

it happened on saturday night near the wealthy montclair neighborhood in the oakland hills. police say the woman's body was burned beyond recognition and that it may be difficult to identify her. >> right now we're going to call it a suspicious death. we don't know if it's a homicide or whether it's something that was self-inflicted. we just don't know at this time. >> the coroner has not yet determined a cause of death and we don't know the victim's age. >>> an ethiopian airlines pilot is under arrest after he hijacked a plane and flew it to switzerland in an attempt to seek asylum. the boeing 767 carrying 200 passengers took off from the ethiopian capital bound for rome overnight. investigators say the man wanted asylum in switzerland because he felt threatened in his home country. when the pilot in command left the cockpit, the co-pilot locked the cockpit door and took control of the plane. the co-pilot landed the plane in geneva, eventually turned himself over to authorities. he now faces hostage charges, which carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years. >>> and an airpla

>> reporter:the safeway was here alongright near highway 13.just south of the montclair district. this is traditionally a fairly quiet, safe neighborhood.that's been rocked today and tonight. >> reporter: >> after mission we received is that the suspect is armed with a knife and not now to the occupants of the vehicle appeared and elderly gentleman and young several approximately 30 years old. inside the store inside the store possibly try to shoplift lobster. >> reporter: >> primary focus is locating the car and occupant spirit maybe i should start carrying a gun. i am in shock. it is broad daylight. >> reporter: possibly and four-door sedan or smu beat it is written and is an activity. the deal call the deal call the vehicle s a red inffinity ... suv or sedan 2001 african american male, wearing a green shirt or jacket and blue jeans , about 165lbs and 5-7 with salt and pepper colored haor hair. >> reporter: at this point the amber alert has not extended beyond bay area. it has not gone state wide at this point. it could happen with more details coming to light. there were two me

the body was burning near the montclair neighborhood. one resident believes the location may have played a part in the crime. >> i definitely think it is because this area is remote and probably the people disposing of the body were looking for a place no one would pay attention while doing it. >> the cause of death in -- and the woman's identity were not released. in san jose, a brazen afternoon shooting put a man and woman in the hospital. it happened around 1:20 near king road. the suspect escaped in a tan sedan. both are expected to recover. a march will be held tomorrow to demand the release of findings in the shooting death of a santa rosa teenager. andy lopez was killed by a sheriff deputy in:00. he ordered lopez to drop what he thought was an assault rifle and fired eight shots. it was really an air soft bb gun. investigative reports are never released to the public while under review for the possibility of criminal charges. still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, a tragic crash in the central valley. what happened that took the lif

the body was burning near the montclair neighborhood. one resident believes the location may have played a part in the crime. >> i definitely think it is because this area is remote and probably the people disposing of the body were looking for a place no one would pay attention while doing it. >> the cause of death in -- and the woman's identity were not released. in san jose, a brazen afternoon shooting put a man and woman in the hospital. it happened around 1:20 near king road. the suspect escaped in a tan sedan. both are expected to recover. a march will be held tomorrow to demand the release of findings in the shooting death of a santa rosa teenager. andy lopez was killed by a sheriff deputy in:00. he ordered lopez to drop what he thought was an assault rifle and fired eight shots. it was really an air soft bb gun. investigative reports are never released to the public while under review for the possibility of criminal charges. still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, a tragic crash in the central valley. what happened that took the lif

. >>> also in oakland, an alert about an uptick in street robberies in the montclair neighborhood. a woman who works there, told us about her frightening experience, but didn't want to appear on camera. >> i looked down, and i saw the ground. i'm so scared. i cannot do anything. >> now the head of the mount claire village authority says if people see something suspicious, they should call the guards who patrol the area. the guards can provide an escort or help if police are tied up elsewhere. >>> a group of san francisco tenants get a reprieve at least for now from being evicted. the owner of a building on market street had planned to demolish it, and build an office there. the owner dropped his request today, and a hearing was canceled. tenants oppose the demolition and tell us, they're not sure what will help next, but they are hopeful. >>> allegations of sexual abuse against a bay area teacher. tonight, we're hearing from two alleged victims for the first time. >> he would always pick me to sit right by him. >> two boys tell their story, and 2 investigates what the school knew f

. >>> also in oakland, an alert about an uptick in street robberies in the montclair neighborhood. a woman who works there, told us about her frightening experience, but didn't want to appear on camera. >> i looked down, and i saw the ground. i'm so scared. i cannot do anything. >> now the head of the mount claire village authority says if people see something suspicious, they should call the guards who patrol the area. the guards can provide an escort or help if police are tied up elsewhere. >>> a group of san francisco tenants get a reprieve at least for now from being evicted. the owner of a building on market street had planned to demolish it, and build an office there. the owner dropped his request today, and a hearing was canceled. tenants oppose the demolition and tell us, they're not sure what will help next, but they are hopeful. >>> allegations of sexual abuse against a bay area teacher. tonight, we're hearing from two alleged victims for the first time. >> he would always pick me to sit right by him. >> two boys tell their story, and 2 investigates what the school knew f

we've heard of more isolated incidents in montclair.he best way to protect yourself is vig lens and a locked mailbox. >>> more details on how to keep your mail and tax information safe. getting a locked mailbox can help a lot. people can rent a post-office box. you can choose to have your documents sent to you electronically. if you think your tax documents have been stolen, the irs says to contact them immediately along with the postal service. >>> hayward police say three stabbings in the city that left one man dad seem to be related. officers responded to a fight in a parking lot on b street near foothill boulevard outside of buffalo bills brewery after midnight. the man was found with a stab wound. he died there at the scene. about five minutes later, police were called to a car crash at a street and south garden avenue. the car was empty. officers learned two more stabbing victims have been dropped off at the local hospital. police are still trying to put together the chain of events. >>> we have new information on a gruesome disco

we have merrill brown, director of montclair state university director of communications and business media and former business writer for "the washington post." welcome to you both. james i will start with you. the biggest question everybody is asking, what will this cost me? will my prices go up? >> short run they will not cost awe thing. they were not competing with each other and not overlapping markets. they're competing with satellite and telcos like verizon and at&t. it will not really have material impact certainly not during yea3 one on your bill. gerri: merrill, i take a look at history of cable pricing and does not tell the story of flatter or lower prices. they have nearly tripled over last decade. in the next decade they will go up again to $200 a month. what do you see? >> well the opportunity here is for washington and prudent regulation to really make a difference and to he can tracks from these companies price cap restraints and also pro competition with new regulations. >> simply put you think the federal government will come in say, not on our watch, don't raise you

get ready to get out and shovel in beautiful montclair, new jersey where the ice is that high.ure of a mess. forecasters say this could be a really significant weather event from washington to new york. it is already snowing and icing further south. look at that, 32 degrees in augusta, georgia. that's where they have the masters. in about five, six weeks from no

get ready to get out and shovel in beautiful montclair, new jersey where the ice is that high. here it comes. this is a picture of a mess. forecasters say this could be a really significant weather event from washington to new york. it is already snowing and icing further south. look at that, 32 degrees in augusta, georgia. that's where they have the masters. in about five, six weeks from now. columbia, charlotte, 25. raleigh -- love doing the weather. what does it mean for the airlines, for business? we have the flight line from east to west, north to south covered. we'll have a forecast for you in one minute. there is evidence today that investors may be pulling out of the housing market. what might that do to prices? >>> plus, a controversial study from canada regarding mammograms. is this really a cost effective first defense? >>> and we will go live to sochi, folks. let's go over here. why not. the big game of the day, women's hockey. the u.s. taking on bitter rival, canada. the u.s. jumped out to a 1-nil lead but the canadians came back. they won the game. they went ahead

. >> rushkoff: today's teens, like this group of high school friends in montclair, new jersey, don't need to be chased down. they're putting themselves out there online for anyone to see. they tell the world what they think is cool, starting with their own online profiles. >> are you doing a profile picture or a cover photo? >> i don't know. >> well, you can't have a cover photo by yourself. >> listen to genna, she's the master of facebook. come on, we're trying to get you 400 likes! >> "how to get 400 likes on your profile picture." a profile picture is kind of like how you want people to visualize you. you put your best foot forward. and your cover photo kind of tells about your personality. >> okay, guys, do you think darius should do this picture? >> that picture? as his profile picture? >> i vote no. >> rushkoff: what is it you would want the profile to accomplish? >> you want it to show the true darius, and usually when you think of darius, he's always smiling, always a happy guy to be around. >> oh, that's so cute! >> so it's this one? >> yeah, it's really cute. >> we found a

montclair has reported a profit that beat analyst estimates.strong growth in the united states and in asia. earnings were at 19%. welcome back to "countdown." >> vivendi has been preparing to spin off its phone business sfr. withs received an approach a possible alliance between its cable provider. we got earnings from vivendi a few moments ago. let's go to hans nichols in berlin for the numbers. let's start with the numbers. beat. income was a it was up ever so slightly. revenue was a slight miss, even though it is up from 2012. thething they did go in earnings, they confirmed that the event he is pursuing actively exploring all opportunities -- vivendi is pursuing, actively exploring all opportunities for sfr. the mobilephone unit. that is where they have seen some real competition. 2012. around 39% in they have gotten into a price war. all this talk has driven up shares of all of the companies involved. will they have some sort of merger with the french cable provider? there are great synergies there. one of the challenges is how they actual

this happened saturday night near the wealthy montclair neighborhood in the oakland hills.e difficult to identify her. >> well, let's check our weather this morning with christina. >> good morning to you, scott. good morning to you at home. you might be getting up and about. a lot of people have the day off, after all it's presidents' day. temperatures 63 in the north bay, 59 in san francisco, old glory is getting a pickup. a little breeze especially at the coast. really not that strong, 5 to 10 miles per hour. throughout the day today it will be mild and sunny. temperatures work like this. city by city, a nice day in the south bay, upper 60s, 63 in san jose, 62 in walnut creek and 51 degrees in lake tahoe where a lot of kids are kicking off ski week. mild and mostly clear for tomorrow as well. we expect thick fog tomorrow morning, but then we get a treat. some rain and we need it as we head through the wednesday of the week. san jose and san francisco over to you, scott. >> thank you much. we'll have another local update for you in a half hour. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today."