(hermela) in moraga, a community on edge after an elderly couple is robbed at gunpoint.tonight police are looking for two men responsible for the brazen roberry.chief jon king, moraga police departmentlast night about 1030 we had a couple who were returning home from having family dinner. and when they reached the driveway they were accosted by two suspects one of whom had a gun and they were basically robbed in their own driveway...the suspects fled with the woman's purse but fortunately neither one of the victims were seriously injured.in moraga, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news.

in moraga, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> also in moraga police are on the hunt for two robbers who held up an elderly couple at gunpoint. it happened at a home on indian wells street at about 10:30. the couple says as they pulled into their driveway, two men ambushed them and pulled out a gun. they stole the woman's purse and knocked the man not ground. the suspects ran saint andrew's drive. >>> a verdict in the trial of a man charged with killing a 9- year-old boy from discovery bay. 20-year-old william schultz was found guilty of first-degree murder. he was arrested for the murder of jordy almgren two years ago. schultz had been playing videogames with the boy's older brother. the next phase of the trial will deal with his mental state. if found insane he would sent to a state hospital instead of prison. >>> in the south bay commuters dealing with systemwide delays on vta. a light rain trail hid and killed a pedestrian in campbell this afternoon after hitting and killing the pedestrian near campbell avenue and civic center drive. investigators are there now. we have learned that

this is what the hillside looks like behind tim alfords home on augusta drive in moraga.ill gave way about year ago. his home was red tagged shortly thereafter and remains so to this day. that is because the hill... still looks like this."it's been just about a year and thing look just about like they did a year ago"the hill behind alford's home is owned by ebmud. on tuesday alford was one of several moraga residents who went to ebmud's board of directors meeting to demand some action in repairing the hill. "i think it is your realm to ask your staff and your counsel and your risk management department why it's taking so long, it is pretty expensive, we're renting a house nearby and we're still paying a mortgage""your staff wants to tell us that ebmud is not responsible for a landslide on its property, if the property belonged to me, you or anybody else, they would be responsible for maintaining that property and fixing that landslide as a downhill land owner"the lafayette-moraga regional trail is also closed as a result of the slide"never did i ever think that day, that

she is live in moraga. kate? >> natasha and reggie, good morning. it is sprinkles out here in moraga. it was raining until 4:45 a.m. my whole commute from san francisco out here to the east bay was really rainy. driving out there can be tricky as this storm moves around our area. but, yeah, as you mentioned, a lot of hail this week. take a look, we have a fair amount of video of the ice coming down. this is in south san francisco last night around 10:00. enough hail that you were able to grab a handful off a windshield. in woodside yesterday afternoon, a lot of hail. so much so, it actually covered the ground. almost looked like it was snowing. that was along kings mountain along skyline boulevard. yes, snow in berkeley if you can believe it. at a little bit of a higher elevation, granted. this is tilden park at grizzly peak near the steamed train. there was a lot of snow. of course, it wasn't cold enough to stick on the ground. still, quite a sight, that there was snow right above u.c. berkeley. here in moraga, i've spoken to early birds this morni

when it comes to money, the city of moraga says it's short, too, so it's had to jump through federalps for the 3.3 million in repairs. why does the paperwork take so long? >> there's so many things they require that has to be done. >> the federal process is very lengthy and they do check to make sure all the ts are crossed and is dotted for us to proceed. >> reporter: those throwing the party say their patience and sense of numerous is wearing thin. >> i'm going to find out when is it going to happen? do we have to buy another cake for it? >> reporter: to give you an idea of some of the holdups, the city had to get individual contracts with each of the utilities involved in this project basically saying that they'll take care of their own while this work continues. at&t, pg&e, comcast, you can imagine the time that that would take. in moraga i'm emily turner, cbs5. >> wow. >>> we've got numbers right now in the bay area, a fairly balmy night, 60s. earlier today it got downright hot. napa hit 80 degrees. a weird day when half moon bay is just about as warm as napa and warmer than frem

in their driveway in moraga on wednesday night on indian wells street. the couple was just getting out of their car in their driveway when two men rushed up and snatched the woman's purse at gunpoint. a neighbor heard her scream. >> she held onto her purse. she was really frightened. >> no doubt a terrifying ordeal there. there's no information on the suspects. but a similar robbery happened when a woman was shot during the robbery but she survived. suspects were arrested. >>> it's 4:56 right now. the wind is whipping in certain parts of the bay area. hoping they will let up today, kari. >> we're looking at the oakland camera and it's still windy out there. we'll talk about the weekend forecast as the winds calm down, coming up next. >>> and i had also picked the oakland camera, kari, because of the wind shake and the traffic heading up to the bay bridge. >>> also, a deadly fire in oakland. four killed when flames took over an apartment complex earlier this week. dozens are homeless and now we know what started it. and the next steps for survivors. thide

school in moraga.d to be responsible.(take pkg) it's very upsetting and troubling and disappointingthe unsettling discovery of 7 to 8 fliers hanging in various places on the junior high school campus happened wednesday....two 8th graders found them and turned them in to school officials.the superintendent says the posters showed an image of a drum...with a cartoon character popping out of it...around which the words muslim looney tunes. the source of the poster came from the animated tv show family guy another student was determined to be behind the incident.they met with the parents they contacted law- enforcement they had a conference which included the student for the purpose of a better understanding what happened what the motivation was and also to talk about what kind of support would be provided and there were consequences as wellbut those consequences did not involve the child being arrested.our job is to promote civility and respect for all people to take opportunities like this to educate kid

and march madness comes to moraga. we'll let you know where >>> breaking news, the family of a missing pregnant woman has been sound safe. as you're news cost was coming on the air, abc 7 news got a call from the family of 32-year-old lauren soriano she'd been found. we asked police to confirm and we're waiting for a response from them. soriano is nine months pregnant and scheduled to give birth next week. her family reported her missing this morning saying she got into a dark-colored car in the haight. we'll update you at 11:00 on channel 7. >>> a man in san jose is now a million dollars rich ever. lan fam purchased a winning million dollar multiplier scratchers ticket from lee's sandwiches on king road. the california lottery says the store gets a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. >>> if you feel a little off tonight, it could be because you lost an hour of sleep. daylight saving time began today. some want to do away with the time change here in california. state assembly man canton chu introduced a bill

this is what the hillside looks like behind tim alfords home on augusta drive in moraga.ave way about year ago. his home was red tagged shortly thereafter and remains so to this day. that is because the hill... still looks like this."it's been just about a year and thing look just about like they did a year ago"the hill behind alford's home is owned by ebmud. on tuesday alford was one of several moraga residents who went to ebmud's board of directors meeting to demand some action in repairing the hill. "i think it is your realm to ask your staff and your counsel and your risk management department why it's taking so long, it is pretty expensive, we're renting a house nearby and we're still paying a mortgage" "your staff wants to tell us that ebmud is not responsible for a landslide on its property, if the property belonged to me, you or anybody else, they would be responsible for maintaining that property and fixing that landslide as a downhill land owner"the lafayette-moraga regional trail is also closed as a result of the slide"never did i ever think that day, that i wo

this happened in moraga, not far from the country club. cheryl burden joins us. it happened right in couple's driveway? >> it did. and i talked to the husband of that couple, and he didn't want to go on camera. but his neighbor did. and he heard all the commotion, and he told me what he heard. >> wife was really screaming loud. >> reporter: when ivan heard the screaming, he knew something was wrong. his wife came out and saw her neighbor in a tug-of-war with her purse. >> one guy. they were grabbing her purse. she hold on her purse. she want to yank it out from her. you know. she was really flightened. >> reporter: the robbery happened 10:30 wednesday night in the drivenway of a home on indian wells street in moraga. >> there was a brief struggle with the male victim and one of the suspects. and the other suspects was reportedly armed with a gun. >> reporter: both men in their twends got away. this armed robbery is similar to one that turned violent in arent de last year when a woman was shot and her husband pistol whipped in driveway of their home. in this case,

it happened in moraga on wednesday night on indian wells street.dinner when two men approached them with a gun in their driveway. the thieves stole the woman's purse and then pushed her husband to the ground before running away. the couple is in their seventies and they live in the community behind the moraga country club. neighbors say they are now worried it could happen to them. ( darya ) police only have a vague description of the men... saying they are hispanic and in their twenties. they hope one of the homes in the neighborhood will have surveillance video that will help track the thieves down. (darya) if you're flying out of s-f-o this weekend... be prepared for delays. one of the runways will be closed for repairs. that includes repaving the runway and installing new lights. s-f-o says the runway

a roadway in moraga ship down for months is back open. kpix5's jessica flores shows us what took so long. >> reporter: this stretch of boulevard is finally reopen tonight after nine months of being closed. moraga closed the road in july to shore up an underground landslide that's moved for decades. crews built an underground retaining wall to stop the ground from moving any further. the repairs cost $2.6 million. i'm jessica flores in moraga, kpix5. >>> fire at a redwood city school sent two people to the hospital and tonight firefighters say a flaming tortilla was to blame. it caught fire as a parent was cooking for multi-cultural day at sandpiper elementary. the flames quickly spread to a nearby coffee machine. look out. a janitor had some trouble breathing after putting the flames out with a fire extinguisher. the parent also had minor burns. no students were hurt. tonight the spring snow pack in the is i -- >>> tonight the spring snowpack in the sierra is the best it's been in years and while that's great for the drought, there could

in moraga leslie brinkley. abc 7 news. >> plans to fix potholes and roads in disrepair may have you grumbling at the gas pump. governor brown asking lawmakers to raise the excise tax on gasoline 12 cents a gallon. abc 7 news reporter, has details about the controversial proposal to fix our streets. no matter where you drive in the bay area. potholes and deteriorating roads are a problem. for years, cities have complained they don't have the money to fedex thix them. deferred maintenance carries price tag of $130 billion. poor road conditions were made worse by this winter's storms. the roads in poor condition cannot with stand it. so they're vulnerable to walter coming through the, through the roadway. and eroding the soil and the base underneath. >> the current state excise tax is 36 cents a gallon. it will go up to 48 cents. republican lawmakers in sacramento indicated they're against the higher tax. >> anything about a tax. a problem. but that's the price of civil zblachlgts of all the stuff we do in governm

. >>> two gunmen confronted an elderly couple in moraga as they were returning home from dinner. police say the gunman was waiting for the couple as they got out of their car. they pushed the man to the ground and made off with the woman's purse. >> security officers regularly patrol the community near the moraga country club. still, at an a butt 10:30 last night, police say a man and wife believed to be in their 70s pulled into their driveway here on indian wells street. as they arrived at their home they were accosted by two people two, men who were armed, and they were literally robbed in their driveway of their home. >> reporter: a neighbor asked we not identify her. >> i heard her screaming, and she was holding her cell phone, calling 911. she said that some two bad guys came and grabbed my purse. >> reporter: police also say the second suspected robber pushed the man to the ground, but that man was not injured. >> he told me that he wrestled with the guy, and i said, oh my gosh. >> reporter: the two member then ran away with the woman's pur aferred a bag. the sheriffs helic

. >>> a group of homeowners in moraga is fighting east bay mud over this damage from a mudslide.lide took down part of a hill. as abc7 news reporter laura anthony reports, the frustrated homeowners say they've had enough. >> reporter: tim has been look at this, a huge slide beneath his moraga home, for nearly a year. it's the same length of time that he, his wife, and three kids have been out of their house. the property beneath it is owned by east bay mud. >> it's been really hard on the kids, hard on my wife, and it's a lot of uncertainty. we don't know when we're going to be able to get back in this house. >> i hold each and every one of you accountable. >> reporter: now, the neighbors are speaking up or at east bay mud's board of directors. >> if you don't take action, there will be repercussions. this community will not be quiet about this issue any longer. >> and we do feel for the homeowners. >> reporter: alex coat is the general manager of east bay mud and he cites two reasons why the district hasn't done more than cover the mess with plastic tarps. >> this is unimproved

it happened in moraga last night.(steve) the criminals are still on the loose. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to one of the victims and neighbors. tonight police are looking for two men responsible for the brazen roberry.chief jon king, moraga police departmentlast night about 1030 we had a couple who were returning home from having family dinner. and when they reached the driveway they were accosted by two suspects one of whom had a gun and they were basically robbed in their own driveway...they ran away on foot but a witness did hear a vehicle racing away from the area.the couple are in their seventies.. and live among other senior citizens in this quiet community behind the moraga country club.their neighbor who didn't want to talk on camera says.. she's afraid.sot victim's neighbor last night was really very scary. i didn't think all those bad guys would come up here and hurt other people.. they pulled my neighbhors purse and wrestled with my neihbors husband and then they ran away.maybe we should not go out after dark and double lock the doors. and i probab

i say, i don't know" in moraga haaziq madyun kron4news still ahead. emotional moments for the the widow of a fallen navy seal. how the president honored the two during his first address. we''ll show you in just a few minutes on the kron four morning news at five. and next. firefighters forced to rescue a dog two times in just one hour. we'll show you why. after the break. and here's a live look outside... san francisco san jose accident nb 880 at coleman blocking 3 lanes a four-legged houdini. that's what people in pennsylvania are calling a dog who managed to sneak out of his house not once. but twice in one hour. a 45-pound siberian husky named maverick was able to kick the window, open a screen and climb on top of the roof of his house. it all happened while his owner was out running errands. this caused concerned neighbors to call for help. after maverick was rescued by firefighters...they received another call. telling them maverick was on the roof again. at us." maverick's owner says she plans to lock her windows before she leaves the house. com

it happened in the usually quiet town of moraga near moraga way. ktvu's rob roth joins us with the latest on the investigation. rob. >> reporter: julie, moraga police say they are now looking for any surveillance video that may help lead them to the two men they say robbed that couple at gunpoint. security officers regularly patrol the community near the moraga country club. still, at about 130e last night police say man and wife believed to be in their 70s pulled into their driveway hear on indian wells street. >> as they arrived at their home they were accosted by two people two, men who were armed and they were literally robbed in their driveway of their home. >> reporter: a neighbor asked me not identify her. >> i heard her screaming and she was holding her cell phone calling 911. she said that some two bad guys came and grabbed my purse. >> reporter: police also say the second suspected robber pushed the man to the ground but that man was not injured. >> he told me that he wrestled with the guy, and i said, oh my gosh. >> reporter: the two men

that will help track these guys down.reporting in moraga, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news.eve ) governor jerry brown and other state officials are taking their plan to fix california roads on the road... today, at a news conference in the bay area, they laid out the problems and how they plan to fix them all by way of more taxes. grant lodes is here with more details on the new tax proposal. (grant) the winter rains that pounded california may have ended the drought...but left the raods a mess...highlighting a deeper problem that's been brewing for decades. state officials are proposing a 12- cent tax per gallon increase at the pump... currently, when you factor in state and federal gas taxes...we're already paying nearly 59 cents per gallon. governor brown is also proposing an average car registration fee hike by about 51-dollars. the governor says the taxes would be spread out to fix crumbling roads and bridges. drivers we spoke to say regardless...california gas is already so expensive. jerry brown, we must do this, the state is deteriorating. it need fixing and if we do

repairs cost moraga $2.3 million. at 6 p.m. tonight the city will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony to re- open the road. >>> in case thought the wintry weather was all over for the year, check out this is snowy scene in the sierra today. paul deanno is here with the results of the best spring snow survey in six years. paul. >> it's fitting, snow today, too. it is almost april. april is saturday. but the sierra is still loaded with enough water to keep our rivers and reservoirs full for months, the dry months. as you can see more snow today as state scientists made their latest measurements near lake tahoe. surveys found 183% of normal as of today. 94 inches of snow still on the ground at phillips station. >> in this case, most of the storms came in rather cold so we tended to build the snowpack as opposed to having these big rain event such as we had in '97 so it's been a very good year from snow accumulation standpoint. >> think all of us will remember frank standing outside there a couple of years ago when there was not one fla

. >>> a roadway in moraga that was shut down for months is open. rheem boulevard between fernwood drive and via barcelona was reopened last night. road crews built an underground retaining wall to stop the ground under the road from moving any further. the repairs cost moraga $2.3 million. >>> great sign in the sierra the spring snowpack the best it's been in years. but as lisa meadows explains, that could spell trouble when it warms up. >> reporter: the oroville spillway disaster overtopped levees and localized flooding, all things mother nature has thrown at us. with the bad we also saw the good. major drought relief across the state and most importantly, our natural reservoir the sierra snowpack built to astounding levels but it won't stay that way forever. >> we know that the snowpack is again near 200% of average so that the resulting runoff from that high volume of snowpack is going to be well above average. >> reporter: a lot of water runoff means a lot more water making its way into an already stressed flood control system. >> we are concer

in the hills above moraga, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> an angry board of supervisors denied a request by a landfill company for more time to get rid of construction waste at its site. sky 7 was over the landfill showing the pieces of scrap lumber and broken concrete that litter the ground. in yesterday's meeting supervisors noted that the landfill company had not complied with rules from two years ago calling for the waste to be recycled. the company now has one week to get rid of the waste. >>> a group of blue star moms in the east bay began an ambitious project today to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. abc 7 news was at berean christian high school in concord for an emotional ceremony. the occasion was the unveiling of a granite memorial in honor of a graduate who died in iraq. his mom understandably was overwhelmed. >> it means so much because it just means that his -- he will never be forgotten, that there's a remembrance here and a reminder for every child, every student that comes through here for the rest of their lives. he won't be forgott

the repairs cost moraga $2.6 million. the landslide was fixed by the installation of an underground retaining wall. if all goes well the road will re-open in a week. >>> let's check to see how the rain is impacting the morning commute. >> sandra osborne is in the traffic center this morning tracking our travel times. >> hey there. good morning to you. all right. we are starting to see more of those incidents starting to pop up right now. some of them are because of the rain. one spinout has been cleared but you can see residual disease behind this in oakland, 580 eastbound before park boulevard. some minor slowdowns there. another crash cleared off eastbound 37 east of novato causing some minor slowdowns. some of them typical for the time of the morning and some of them people slowing down as they skirt around that crash clean-up happening right now. if you are planning on skipping driving in the rain altogether i highly recommend right now all mass transit is on time. >>> today the board for the golden gate bridge distri

up to moraga avenue. downpour moving through walnut creek, pleasant hill, and concord heading toward pittsburgh and antioch. here's a look at walnut creek right now. 7:00 a.m., yeah. light to moderate spots of rain. the moderate rain will be more prevalent. so will the winds from noon to 4:00. windy at 7:00. we'll transition to scattered showers. both commutes will be tough. >> okay. so far it hasn't been terrible. the driving conditions are not great. we are starting to fill in. the brooklyn bridge open it, metering lights on -- bay bridge open, metering lights on. volume is light. i'm not sure why they flipped them on -- maybe because of the conditions, they're trying to slow people down. that's getting busy. quick check of drive times, no major delays yet. southbound 680. highway 4, wualnut creek, highwy 13, heavier rain pushing through. weekend 580 tracy to dublin, this is how you know it's a friday, under half an hour at 26 minutes. >>> moment of honesty -- too many of you are cheating your way on to

we are in moraga. until 15 minutes ago, it was raining hard. now, we have light sprinkles. i drove out here from the city and it was raining the whole way. a tricky commute this morning. one of our writers shot this video on her commute into san francisco. this is on san rafael on the 101. decent rain here around 2:00 this morning. all this hail that we've been talking about. take a look at this in south san francisco around 10:00 last night. enough hail to grab a handful in woodside, plenty of hail, that it almost looks like snow covering the ground. that was on king mountain boulevard along skyline boulevard. snow. yes, we're saying it, snow in berkeley. this was a little higher to higher elevation on grizzly peak. there was enough snow to really hit the ground on tilden. the ground isn't cool enough to let it stick. it was snowing and that was shot before 2:00 a.m. snow near u.c. berkeley. as i've been talking to you, guys, the rain started to come down a little more here in moraga. wild and whacky and unpredictable weather. mike is doing a good job of forecasting. live

the repairs cost moraga $2.6 million to fix.dslide was fixed by the installation of a underground retaining wall. >>> let's check the forecast at 6:32. >> i have a surprise for you again. i know you remember yesterday i shared a surprise with you? this time around i'm going to take you back to yosemite. for 10 years i have been emailing with my favorite forest ranger phillip russell so he sends me photographs and i ask him questions about the best time to go to yosemite. this is his latest photograph he sent. it is picturing yosemite falls. >> that's why we get to go camping. >> you know, it's only 169 miles to yosemite from san francisco. it's as the crow flies due east. and look, three hours away, you can be there! you see the meandering merced river. can you imagine the meadows? can you imagine the mosquitoes? [ laughter ] >> but no -- >> i don't want to. >> but phillip russell the forest ranger was telling me that the best time to see those falls is right now until about mid-june. how fantastic is that? i just wanted to shar

it happened in moraga on wednesday night on indian wells street.as returning home from a family dinner when two men approached them with a gun in their driveway. the thieves stole the woman's purse and then pushed her husband to the ground before running away. the couple is in their seventies and they live among other senior citizens in the community behind the moraga country club. neighbors say they are now worried it could happen to them. ( mark ) police only have a vague description of the men... saying they are hispanic and in their twenties. they hope one of the homes in the neighborhood will have surveillance video that will help track the thieves down. ( darya ) we are now learning more about the man killed in a fire inside an apartment in walnut creek. he was a world war two veteran. firefighters

when it comes to money, the city of moraga says it's short too.hy does the paperwork take so long? what about it was so lengthy? >>> there's so many things they require that has to be done. >> the federal process is very lengthy. they do check to make sure all the t's are crossed and i's are dotted. >> reporter: those throwing the party say their patience and sense of humor is wearing thin. >> do we have to buy another cake for it or is it going to be over? >> reporter: the city is almost finished with the paperwork. then caltrans reviews it and doles out the federal funds. from that date, it will take three months to fix. >> we are following the process and being very patient, but our patience is wearing thin. so we're hoping once we get the applications completed, submitted and reviewed quickly, we'll be able to get work started right away. >> the sooner they get started, the sooner it will get done. >> reporter: so just to give you an idea of some of the holdups with the paperwork, the most recent had to do with the utilities involved. there ar

moraga you had rain for the past 60 minutes. it is snowing at mount hamilton as well.rain has pushed out of the allen rock area. meanwhile here is mountain view with light rain showers around highway 85. and then there you have the rain showers. right now over the bay bridge where boy, it is slippery when wet and a bit on the blustery side. right there is the flood warning. meanwhile we are keeping a flood watch in effect for the cover keys in strait. they have been letting out the water from the lower sacramento river. i have to get out of the way for this. a little ray of sunshine as the sun is making an appearance. official set up at 6:43. temperatures in the 30s and 40s out another door. you couple that up with a bit of a breeze this morning. it feels raw. oakland wind at 20. sfo at 11. eight miles per hour winds in napa. those winds will continue to blow. area of low pressure took a huge nose dive out of the gulf of alaska. bringing us rain saturday and sunday. over an inch of rain in napa from saturday night. 1.36 inches in san francisco since saturday night. fut

and march madness comes to moraga as >>> despite winning 27 games last soap, st.ary's got snubbed by the ncaa tournament committee. this year though, coach randy bennett and his gales got the nod. check out the reaction today in moraga. st. mary's is the seventh seed in the west regional. it will play virginia commonwealth thursday at 4:20 in salt lake city. if the gales win they'll likely play arizona on saturday. st. mary's went 28-4 this season, three of those losses to conference champ gonzaga. cal did not make the tournament but will be a number one seed in the n.i.t. the bears host cal state bakersfield tuesday night at haas pavilion. cal went 21-12 losing to oregon in the pac-12 conference semifinals. >>> the bears have to settle for the n.i.t. four pac-12 teams did make the tournament. arizona is the number two seed in the west. the wildcats play north dakota on thursday. both oregon and ucla are headed to sacramento as number three seeds. the ducks face iona. the bruins get kent state. usc is in wednesday's game against providence. the winner will take on

it formed last march at a major intersection in moraga. last may-- the town approved a three million dollars fix to the sinkhole. but the repairs were delayed follow some red tape in the federal funding process. town staffers say there should be a permanent fix by summer. (steve) you're looking live outside at san francisco's embarcadero. and what a beautiful day it was. sunshine and summer like temperatures.(vicki) let's check with kron-4's chief meteorlogist brittney shipp. can we expect this warm weather to stick around .a ridge of high pressure over the region will result in continued dry weather conditions along with warm daytime temperatures. a slight cooling trend is expected on wednesday, especially across the north bay as a weak system pushes into northern california. light precipitation may be possible wednesday across the far northern portions of the region while most areas south of san francisco will likely remain dry. dry and mild conditions return for late in the week into the first part of the weekend. unsettled conditions p

inflammatory fliers targeting muslims were discovered at a moraga junior high.ere were seven or eight of them - found hanging in various places around the campus of the joaquin moraga school campus. two eighth graders found them....and took them down and turned them in. parents we talked to say they're shocked that something like this would happen at the school.. "it's a pretty tightknit community and i think most of the kids at the school due respect each other they do a lot of different activities trying to respect the differences and the kids do tend to be there for each other so it was a surprise." it's been determined that one of the students is responsible.. administrators won't release details - but say the student is facing consequences.. (steve) rallies billed as "a day without a woman" are planned for tomorrow across the nation. and we've learned that at least two marches are planned for the bay area - along with other events.(catherine) kron 4's vicki liviakis is here to show us who's behind it and what we can expect. vicki? yeah, catherine and steve.

. >> this happened not far from the country club in moraga. >> the wife screamed really loud. >> reportervan heard screaming he knew something was wrong. his wife came out and saw the neighbor in a tug-of-war with her purse. >> one guy was crabbing her purse and the robbery happened around 10:30 in a drive way of a home on indian wells street in moraga. >> there was a basketweave struggle with the male victim and one of the suspects and the other suspect was reportedly armed with a gun. >> both men in their 20s got away. this armed robbery is one that turned violent last year when a woman was shot and her husband pistol whipped in the driveway of their home. in this case the couple was not hurt. tonight neighborhood patrol is keeping watch on the community. police say people who live in these safe cities should not feel they are immune to violent crime. >> make sure we're aware of our surroundings doing basic crime prevention techniques like locking your doors and looking around your surroundings and making sure you're new york city followed. >> police tell shared hurd they want the neigh

homes on augusta drive in moraga are uninhabitable since last march. homeowners went to try to get something done about this. laura anthony is joining us live. laura, any progress to report? >> reporter: not really, larry. if you talk to the homeowners. we have seen a lot of storm damage like this all over the bay area this winter, but the catch here is that this happened almost a year ago and it's still covered in plastic. two homes here uninhabitable and no repair work done. in short, it still looks exactly like it did last march. tim alford has been looking at this, a huge slide beneath his moraga home for nearly a year. it's the same length of time that he, his wife and three kids have been out of their house. the property beneath is is owned by east bay mud. >> it's been hard on my kids, hard on my wife. it's a lot of uncertainty. we don't know when we'll be able to get back in this house, if we can get back in this house. >> i hold each and every one of you accountable. >> reporter: how alford's neighbors are speaking up or at east bay mud's boar

it's been one year since massive sinkhole opened up in moraga.'ve laernld group of high school students with a sense of humor deck trade hole with a happy birthday sign with balloons and streamers too. crews working on it. a traffic light was originally swallowed up. in the initial days following opening, a gas line was knocked out and so was electricity for hundreds of pg & e customers. >>> a history making march storm. we're talking new york, boston and philadelphia, expecting at least a foot of snow and the impact of the snowstorm is being felt across the country. of course including here in the bay area. michelle, a bunch of flights, dozens, have been cancelled. >> reporter: that's right. we talked on several families who are discouraged realizing their flights have been canceled. just here alone, about two dozen flights have been canceled. er they said they're jet lagged and they're trying to regroup after their flight to new jersey was canceled. >> bad timing. >> reporter: nationwide, 1,700 flights have been canceled to and from the east co

this was the scene today, moraga. the gails will play virginia thursday in salt lake city. if st.ary's wins it will likely play arizona on saturday, the gails went 28 and 4 this season, three losses to conference champion gonzaga. cal did not make the ncaa tournament but will reportedly be a number one seed in the nit, the bears hope going to the dance were all but dashed when they lost to oregon in the pac-12 semifinals. arizona is the number two seed in the west, the wildcats play north dakota on thursday, both oregon and ucla are heading to sacramento as number three seeds. the ducks will face iona while the bruins led by alonzo ball gets kent state, the winner against providence will take on smu. the defending national champ, villanova, and kansas the top seed in the midwest. despite losing to duke, north carolina is number one in the south, out west, gonzaga the top seed for the second time in school history. the zags went 31 and 1 this season. the warriors will get their next three game home. the sixers come to oakland on tuesday, it has been a brutal week for golden state b

. >>> authorities are warning residents about a string of robberies in lafayette and moraga. three houses were hit last week. the thieves got in through an unlocked door or window and in some cases the owners were home at the time. they are recommending people get alarms and security cameras and keep doors and windows locked all of the time and officers are seeing a spike of car break-ins in the area. >>> angry parents are demanding answers from a school board in napa valley. many parents are napa high school students left without answers. they are waiting to a conclusion to an ongoing hazing investigation which players were inappropriately grab teammates in the locker room and left 11 members of the j.v. team disciplined and some suspended from school. many parents say the investigation has gone on too long and has left most of the team and coaches under a cloud of suspicion. >> please give us a definition of what hazing is. let us know what is an assault and what is not. >> i know for a fact that some of my teammates did not do what they are accused of doing. you are ruinin

public works crews today spent hours filling in hundreds of holes along thornhill drive near moraga avenue and up the hill. but soon after -- the gravel -- flying off as cars zoomed by. neighbor ed would like to see a more permanent fix. >> they don't use a pressure roller and it gets flipped out by the cars within a day or two. so this is your basic lipstick on a pig event here. >> reporter: still, with crews at work, linda's happy. after all the decades of living in oakland, she is making her mark on the city. >> i have never really just taken the initiative and done some silly thing like this before. >> reporter: we asked the city if they have any plans for a permanent fix here at thornhill drive. we haven't heard back yet. in oakland, jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00 an ugly incident on bart. we are learning a 73-year-old woman was the victim of an unprovoked attack! police say a man kicked her in the head, knocking her unconscious. it happened on a richmond- -bound train between the san leandro and coliseum bart stations. officers took that man into custody. >>> despite some lo

healthier rain around pleasant hill, lafayette, back toward mora moraga, highway 4. we have more showers. you can see north of the richmond-san rafael bridge. hercules. it may go across the bay bridge. all those areas getting wet. look at this, just funnel from the arctic right into our neighborhoods. that's why temperatures today, 10 to 15 degrees cooler than average. showers overnight. san jose, 101, 880, sleet yesterday. sleet will be less likely and hail out of this scattered shower event that we have today. it'll start to move to the north during the afternoon hours. storm track is going to stay mainly to the north. we'll have milder temperatures. spring forward this weekend with a chance of showers on sunday. we have scattered showers, hail less likely, breezy on the peaks. 6:00 in the morning, as we head into the evening hours, most of the snow and lower elevation showers are in the north bay. that's where they're going to stay tomorrow. we'll put a 1 on it for you guys. the rest of us will be okay. probably need the sunglasses tomorrow. we'll get warmer throu

. >> also, it is march madness in moraga. st. mary's is heading to the big dance. >> we have pretty slow traffic in some areas because of accidents. we also have pretty slow traffic in areas where there are not crashes. everyone seems to be back on the road. >> we have sunshine after a beautiful weekend. monday looks just as nice here. temperatures warming up but for how long? it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> time is 7:42. an nfl meeting is getting closer and a group in oakland is increasing efforts to keep the team from relocating to las vegas. they lie -- they highlighted the social significance of the team to oakland. the committee says the group will ask state officials to review the nfl's relocation process. they've also talked about plans to boycott bank of america afte

moraga and lafayette got pommeled with rain. belmont and san mateo with good rain.leepy hollow, pacifica, cupertino and kensington all with over an inch of rain. very low snow levels. i imagine christien kafton will find some around 2,000 feet. 2200 feet. something like that. the rain band though looks like it wants to focus on san francisco over to oakland and parts of the east bay and also the peninsula. there's not as much to the north but from richmond, berkeley, san leandro, peninsula, half moon bay had very good rain. montara had very good rain. hayward over to san ramon and danville. over toward livermore again and some of this makes its way out highway 4 then points east. hamilton i would think has just a ton of snow. radar has been really lit up there in to the santa cruz mountains highway. highway 17 and snow reports coming in from there as well. 40s on the temps. we're very slow to warm up. low 40s. they haven't budged in a while. slow process to warm up today. this will be the coolest day of the week. high pressure will give us a break starting tomorrow,

also in the eastern portion of our bay area moraga heavy rain. look at this particular cell heading towards highway 580 as you make tracks into oakland and take the turn into the bay bridge this morning. we do have some heavy downpours to talk about throughout the morning hours. throughout the afternoon, it will be scattered. right now we have some rain showers around the bay bridge. that's now traversing out in an east direction towards the estuary also right around the alameda area. so all this activity has a lot of atmospheric river conditions associated with it. it's lifting from the south to the north. nothing like what we experienced in january and february but nonetheless, we can experience a heavy downpour from time to time today. in addition to that, we do have some gusty winds, 12-mile-per- hour winds san francisco, 13 sfo. but the gusts are up to 20 and 25 so it's one of those double white knucklers this morning. the windiest conditions next to the seashore in the bay. currently the roads are wet and the temperatures are in the 50s and

yesterday, public works crews spent hours making temporary fixes on the street near moraga and up theill. >>> some advertisers are boycotting google and youtube. they are pulling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of ads. the company claims some of their ads ran at the same time as extremist content. at&t, verizon, mcdonald's and the british government are the companies involved. they are mainly upset about content on youtube from religious "extremists" and a ku klux klan leader. google's top executive says i apologize to our partners and advertisers who might have been affected by our ads with controversial content. google has promised to keep the content separate. >>> three children in san francisco are heroes by the city's fire chief. they have just received medals for saving a swimmer's life. last month the year-old aaron heard a swimmer yelling for help in the san francisco bay. the man was holding on to a pier. he rushed to get help from his brother and his brother's girlfriend. they threw the man a rope and dialed 911. the swimmer got emotional in thanking them. >> aaron, [

moraga's campolindo lost to rosary academy 62-45 >> although today palo alto east side girls won their division and in the boys division 1 game roosevelt beat union city's logan 54-45. >>> seahawks host pete carroll more interested in the warriors game than the guy next to him. 2nd quarter golden state leading sacramento 42-34. off the turnover ian clark to draymond green for the dunk. draymond scored 23 points. 3rd quarter warriors up just 9 now. steph curry hits a long two and warriors win their sixth straight 114-100. >>> sharks in dallas the second time in four days. 2nd period on route to a first career hat trick. san jose falls into a first place tie with anaheim in the pacific division. >>> up next we finally have our first buzzer beater of the ncaa tournament. you'll see it next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hired wyking jones as their new men's basketball coach. jones was an assistant under previous coach >>> the nissan sports report coming up next on kpix5. >>> king jones hired as a new coach and rodgers in the two times u.s. open champ and andy north, how about that, wisconsin ver

. >>> march madness spreading in moraga. last night, st. mary's won. >> bcu made a run in the second half, shrinking st. mary's lead to two but the galz held on 85-77 to advance to the second round for the first time in four years. >> trying to ride the wave. it's so fun. we're just not ready to be done yet. so kind of joke around after this game, they can't get rid of us yet. st. mary's, they can't get rid of us yet. >> there are not many teams that st. mary's have got wins in the tournament so it's an awesome feeling. >> the gales take on second-seeded arizona tomorrow about 4:45 p.m. in the round of 32. the winner advancing to the sweet 16 at the s. a.p. center in san jose. >> very nice and we'll be watching. >>> all right, let's turn to mike nicco now. we are all watching the weather. what are we seeing? not major fog right now. >> no, it's very clear out there. probably like reggie's mind this morning after northwestern won. he found out they had a basketball team and they made the tournament for the first time and they won their first

they include a mermaid, t-rex, chop sticks, even >>> a sinkhole that's been causing road closures in moraga for more than a year will be fixed soon. it happened last year. the town has finally gotten federal money to help fix the crater that grew to be 10 feet wide and 15 feet deep. repairs are expected to be finished in may. >>> california's $64 billion high speed rail project is still on track for now. opponents tried to stall the project by suing to block a crucial funding source, the $10 billion bond voters approved in 2008. they contend the state's plan doesn't meet conditions included in that measure. a judge ruled their challenge was premature but promised to reconsider their argument before the state actually issues the bond, which should happen next month. >>> every good story needs a good story teller and we think we found one. >> and every day, the boy would come. how many of you run like that? >> matt keller, so good. side note, cannot read the giving tree without bursting into tears. >> you can't. but matt's a true professional. >> that was shady. he read the giving tree in san

. >>> in moraga tonight police are investigating human remains a hiker found earlier today. the bones were in a secluded area between rheem boulevard and south lucille lane. police say they'd probably been there a while. as of now, foul play is not suspected. >>> five suspects are in custody tonight after a hit and run crash that injured a bicyclist in palo alto. chopper 5 was overhead just before 5:00 today as police searched for the suspects along home early avenue. officers say two suspects -- homer avenue. officers say two suspects were arrested at the crash site, but three others took off running. officers found them over an hour later hiding in a nearby shed. the bicyclist hit has serious injuries but is expected to survive. >>> tonight president donald trump is doubling down on his claims that former president obama wiretapped him and now he's dragging german chancellor angela merkel into it. kpix5's veronica de la cruz is here with the story. >> yeah, ken, during a press conference with merkel president trump took his nearly two week old claim that the obama administ