calistoga in the east bay oakland richmond 72, 74 fremont inland spots a little breezy in the hills. temperatures low to mid 70's walnut creek 74 livermore 73 degrees look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. and you have to take a look carefully here. you don't see a rain drop in sight. really those temperatures will come up into the 70's next few days mid 70's in our warmest spots. saturday and sunday low to mid 80's inland. well above average. temperatures at the coast in the low 70's. might want to hit the beach for the weekend. i will tell enthusiastic much i took a look at the records and we will be flirting with a few record high pressure for the weekend. i'll be back with the wake up weather in a little bit. >> we'll see you then. >> all right larry off mike is in with sports. >> whether do you have for us. >> barry bonds. remember him. greatest home run hitter of all time back in a giants uniform. barry bonds 7 day as hitting instructor with spring trainin instructor with spring trainin traini >> barry pwndz all time leader in home runs back in a giants uniform first time sin

calistoga in the east bay oakland richmond 72, 74 fremont inland spots a little breezy in the hills. temperatures low to mid 70's walnut creek 74 livermore 73 degrees look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. and you have to take a look carefully here. you don't see a rain drop in sight. really those temperatures will come up into the 70's next few days mid 70's in our warmest spots. saturday and sunday low to mid 80's inland. well above average. temperatures at the coast in the low 70's. might want to hit the beach for the weekend. i will tell enthusiastic much i took a look at the records and we will be flirting with a few record high pressure for the weekend. i'll be back with the wake up weather in a little bit. >> we'll see you then. >> all right larry off mike is in with sports. >> whether do you have for us. >> barry bonds. remember him. greatest home run hitter of all time back in a giants uniform. barry bonds 7 day as hitting instructor with spring trainin training. happy to be become and talks about hey. hey. [doorbell rings] what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-ve

calistoga in the east bay oakland richmond 72, 74 fremont inland spots a little breezy in the hills. temperatures low to mid 70's walnut creek 74 livermore 73 degrees look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. and you have to take a look carefully here. you don't see a rain drop in sight. really those temperatures will come up into the 70's next few days mid 70's in our warmest spots. saturday and sunday low to mid 80's inland. well above average. temperatures at the coast in the low 70's. might want to hit the beach for the weekend. i will tell enthusiastic much i took a lookc at the records and we will be flirting with a few record high pressure for the weekend. i'll be back with the wake up weather in a little bit. >> we'll see you then. >> all right larry off mike is in with sports. >> whether do you have for us. him. ry bonds. r greatest home run hitter of all time back in a giants uniform. barry bonds 7 day as hitting instructor with spring trainin tr ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every no

over a decade hand in hand with juliet as we were sitting down and working with the cities of oakland and richmond, standing down corporations like chevron and trying to figure out how to invest and create communities in oakland and richmond that would be thriving and sustainable. so, you've had a number of speakers here today. i see -- i'm very familiar with [speaker not understood] the head speaker, 35 or whatever it is. you know, everyone that you've heard here today from the naacp to neighborhood residents, key community leaders and organizational leaders, the one thing i'll leave you here with is that is a fraction of who believes in juliet ellis and what she is trying to do in this city. (applause) >>> so, tread carefully because the outrage that you have heard here, that's nothing. so, i'll leave you with that. thank you. (applause) >>> good evening. my name is lisa gray and i'm a business owner and resident here in san francisco. i'm also a professor at mills college and i teach in the area of racial equity, social justice and women's lead shear ship and i'm here to talk to you in that con

that are full of that potentially explosive fracked crude oil through cities like berkeley, oakland, richmond emeryville all along the capitol corridor line where amtrak trains currently run. the crude that we're talking about did in fact fuel the fire like this one in quebec last summer when a train there derailed, 47 people killed. berkeley's vice mayor and others who live here are worried the same type of accident could happen here if union pacific trains carrying that crude are allowed to travel along the capitol corridor line on the way to the phillips 66 refinery in santa maria. a union pacific rep says their plans however are still up in the air. >> until there's a vital project and we're going to be moving crude oil to these facilities, we just won't know. >> reporter: now, environmentalists and city officials believe the plans are a little bit more definitive than that and tonight the city council will vote on whether to marshall resources to actually fight this in washington, d.c. reporting live in berkeley, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> we will bring you the results of that vote tonig

rest of us and tonight temperatures mostly in the mid-to-upper 40's and a few 50's around oakland and richmond and san francisco. now, the seven-day forecast shows calmer tomorrow, and temperatures are two to four degrees warmer and well stay that way through wednesday and thursday, a warmer day as we bring in spring, temperatures will fall back to near average but dry through the weekend. >> sue? >> we do have the high winds for the san mateo and the benicia bridges and other than that, there are no delays for those commutes into concord from surface streets, with an early fatal accident at willow pass and 6th. you can get around it by take concord boulevard and by 6:00 that area of the road should be open. a car flipped over the embank ment at 680 but there is still debris in the lanes and they are working on getting a clean up crew at northbound 101 at 280. and there is a couch in the lanes at 280 with cruise on the scene. to the bay bridge toll plaza there are no metering lights with an early statute beyond the toll but that is gone and traffic is flowing nicely into san francisco. eric? >

mid-to-upper 40's for most of us tonight because of the brees and 50 around oakland and richmond and 52 in san francisco. it will be noisy above a thousand to 1,500'. we have a few high clouds tomorrow. a few possible on wednesday. high clouds and sunshine on thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures after peaking on thursday will drop closer to average into the welcome. >> 6:20. a female engineer accuse as san francisco tech company of unfair treatment because she a woman. the company is taking action. >> first, facing falling poll numbers, president obama is hoping march madness can give a political boost. hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. you can use the money to pay off your current mortgage if you have one. the remaining money can be used for anything. there's no monthly mortgage payments. and you still own your home! call today to get your free guide and dv

the state and the state assembly and the mayor of san francisco and the mayor of oakland and the voice mayor of richmond and one of the small towns near your place. harry this one but i don't i know it's california. (laughter) but just the collections of the members of commissioner caisley and board of supervisors. the delegation from atlanta couldn't get here because they couldn't leave expect one member of the delegation left a day early and the achieve city council councilmember is here and a whole bunch of other people who came from atlanta from connecticut and frank is here doing what they do well, to celebrate this occasion. i wish i could cite each and every one of you who are activity and applicants for continuation. i'm just overwhelmed by the show of support and i hope that is as the years unfold and if the projections stated by mr. hall were true and that in the form that others will use that bridge if others will use my life and what i've done and the methods and levels of service in spite of the terms that newsom has used to describe if they use my life as a means to participate in making p

60's are more likely around the bay and inland the tonight, 52 in san francisco, and 50 at richmond and oaklandand everyone else mid-to-upper 40's and breezy above1,000 feet. warmest day is on thursday when the spring starts, and the cooling trend for friday, saturday, and sunday, temperatures will end up friday and saturday where we are today, the coolest this week. enjoy the sunshine. it is back. but not as remain what as yesterday. >> thanks, "dancing with the stars" kicking off the 18th season tonight with "the twist." >> stars and their professional partners switch up over the next nine weeks and you, the viewer, get to decide how the stars and the pro's are paired. that kind of twist. now the chubby checkers "twist." of the your comfort zone which is something we have never done and want to challenge ourselves and it is most important, then, we do the best job we can do. >> another show containing the host will be joined by a new co-host and former "dancing with the stars" finalists, erin andrews premiereing at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc7 news. >> next, out of the tragedy at south by sou

oakland. also in richmond as the bay area rescue mission, another event there. also begins at 2:00 p.m.n west mcdonald aext bring a photo i.d., proof of address, income and proof of citizenship and they will help you get through the process and sign up for health care. the good news is for those signing up so far four out of five people have qualified for subsidies to bring the cost of having health insurance down. as you head the rep say don't wait until 11:00 p.m. because there could be issues if everyone is jumping on at that time. the clock is ticking. less than 18 hours. >> all right. chase cain, thank you. >> heading over to our microclimate weather alerts we have storms brewing in the north bay. they spread south as well in the next few hours. san jose, san francisco and the san mateo bridge. the concern right now is really the wind. >> right. christina loren has been watching the radar scopes and other scientific equipment we don't know how to work but she does. >> i've got cool tools helping me gauge everything. three things you want to concern yourself with if the you spend an

explosive fracked crude oil along the same heavily populated line that amtrak trains run from oakland to berkeley to richmond and emeryville and down south to its santa maria refinery. here is why it matters. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the same crude that phillips could be carrying is so volatile, that it killed 47 people after a derailment in quebec last summer. protestors worry berkeley will be next. >> it's not a question of if there's going to be an accident, it's when. >> reporter: a union pacific represent was vague when i asked about the plan. >> there certainly could be a possibility that some type of crude oil would pass on many of our lines. >> reporter: she says any plans to transport crude through east bay are not set in stone. >> until there's a viable project and we're going to be moving crude oil to these facilities, we just won't know. >> reporter: but that won't stop berkeley. the city technically has no power over whether the trains run since the railroads are federally regulated. >> we definitely need to be very active at the federal level. >> reporter: but city council members want the co

upper 50's to let 60's along the coast, and mid-to-upper 60's san francisco, richmond, oakland, fremontded to the south, palo alto and san jose, low 70's and low-to-mid 70's in the north bay and east bay valleys. tonight, it will be clear. low 40's around napa and livermore and san francisco will be 50. saturday, the warm offshore freeze develops and we are going to push the temperatures up to report levels. we will be in the upper secretaries along the coast to 70 and mid-70's to 80's around the bay and low-to-mid 80's inland. transition monday st. patrick's day, warmer-than-average, and next week, morning clouds giving way to high clouds and sunshine and temperatures are close to average. in lake tahoe guess who has the ski report? >> will they make green snow for st. patrick moves -- we have a resorts we have 6' base? squall valley and 6' in alpine meadows and an average of three hours to three hours and 20 minutes to travel along 80 and 50 from the bay area. kirkwood and soda springs, kirkwood has 7' base. soda springs has 3' base. that is two hours and 50 minutes with no chains req

upper 50's to low 60's along the coast and mid-to-upper 60's around san francisco, richmond, oakland,alo alto south, east bay hills, north bay valleys and east bay that hits the low-to-mid 70's. above average. not is warm as it was yesterday. tonight, cloud cover, nonexistent so we have up more 30's to low 40's santa rosa, napa, livermore, and mid-to-upper 40's elsewhere until san francisco at 50 degrees. tomorrow, clearing. offshore wind. that will bring us the warm temperatures and the dry air so if allergies or dry air was bother you, you get a relief but tomorrow it is back. the seven-day forecast shows four to six degrees warmer or four to eight degrees warmer tomorrow and another two to four degrees warmer on sunday and the winds shift back to coolers from on monday and st. pat technical's -- st. patrick's day is dry. have a great day. >> it will be a stress free for the ride with the san mateo and dumbarton bridge top speed across the water. no delays. we have construction until 6:00. less than 15 minutes. northbound 880, the off-ramp is shut down with construction crews workin

the nimitz freeway between oakland and hayward and the east shore. richmond berkeley. here's what we're talking about. you can see that westbound 580 drive quiet past the pleasanton area into the castro valley. live look at the nimitz right now in oakland and southbound 880 near the oakland coliseum. except for that real mccoy forry everything on time, including bart systemwide. that's your latest kpix traffic. >> thank you. >>> u.s. stock futures are flat ahead of this morning's opening bell. asian markets sank on disappointing news about chinese trade. >> reporter: this week investors will find out if americans are shopping again. reports on retail sales and consumer sentiment are due in the coming days. on friday the dow rose nearly 31 points. the nasdaq dropped 16 points. u.s. employers stepped up hiring last month despite the brutal winter weather. the labor department said friday the economy added 175,000 jobs in future. the unemployment rate inched up to 6.7% from 6.6 because more americans started looking for work. a recent recall for faulty buckles. grieco has

now there is lighter rain towards richmond, berkeley and oakland.fall have changed from a third inch to a half inch. we've seen over an inch in the santa cruz mountains. we still are not done with thunderstorms. we may see low snow levels cheryl? >> thank you. >> abc7 news is live

richmond and san rafael bridge. in san francisco to daly city and bayview and brisbane pulling out of south san francisco and headed to alameda and oakland, here is the heavy cell on the richmond-san rafael bridge, watch out to mill valley, you are seeing an upstick in the amount of dryness moving through because you had it pushing down a second ago and this is all headed over to richmond and el cerrito and berkeley. we have dumbarton bridge. it is raining lightly on san mateo but dumbarton headed over to newark and union city you will get heavy rain so uponning is possible. out of the santa cruz mountains to saratoga we have moderate rain in your neighborhood. expect rain to reach the south bay the next half hour. you have had a dry commute so far. it is just about hour. scattered showers in the afternoon. the heavy rain falls this afternoon and is scattered and upper 50 to low 60's. >>> good morning, everyone, at 6:09 we are tracking our ride in the north bay if you are traveling between highway 29 and 37 you will find this accident a car trying for make the transition to eastbound highway 37 that will rod several times and we do not k

as far as our weather at him, we are going to be the same in richmond at 69 and oakland is 71 and danville is 73, two and three degrees warmer and 67 in san francisco, and 73 at san jose, and 72 at petaluma, four and five degrees warmer than yesterday. >> in the dublin interchange a mixup of a couple of cars. a lot of folks getting on the freeway and emergencying to get north on 680 and merge to get west on 580 so it is one of the mixture in and out areas at the dublin interchange with the red sensors and west 580 to northbound 680, hopefully that will be cleared. otherwise, road work oned roads and nice and kauai and southbound 680 at geary to be pecked up and a first look at 101 as you travel southbound toward the central san rafael exit with tail lights headed into central marin hock good across the golden gate bridge, no delays and in fog. >> thank you, this welcome, san francisco was hot in here. and hot on social immediate can because of a radio station iting the 2002 song on loop for 70 hours. 105.7 played the song on friday afternoon until 5:00 yesterday morning. the festival was t

. >> if they spend it in your store, here is how richmond works. and oakland'sum wage hike still needs final approval from the city council council it is expected to -- city council it is expected to work. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> happening today, a suspected serial arsonist is due to enter a plea. he intentionally set more than a dozen fires over a five-day period back in january. it includes a massive fire which destroyed the huge warehouse. he has a long history of starting fires as far away as city leaders who hoped to put information as well as video to help police track him down the san jose city council is looking at a new way to tackle the city's homeless problem. they actually approved a pilot program who would help the homeless find temporary shelters. there is not enough to take in with the largest number of hotels on the streets. >> this is a very cost effective way for us to get homeless housed and there is far less and they will be taking in the homeless and it could start as early as this summer. >>> it was won by people who bo

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a little cooler by the water. 69 for richmond. oakland today in downtown san francisco 69.e had to the north. 72 expected for santa rosa. here's your 7 day around the bay forecast. as i said were going to continue. the when we are seeing will die down later on this morning's of this afternoon should be a lot calmer for you but the temperatures will steadily climbed as we have to wednesday thursday friday some spot in the low 80 degree mark on sunday in the local back down with afternoon highs getting back into the upper 70's. that's the way the forecast is shaping up. let's find out about the commute now with george. >>george: thanks. no hot spot for your ride around the bay area for it sits there with a few of the incidents but nothing that's really going too slow you. here's your ride to the bay bridge and as we move closer to 6:00, we may back up a little bit of american life have not yet been activated. there's a wind advisory in effect of the bridge this morning. for the san mateo bridge and highway 92 no delays, 11 minutes for your drive across the. as we had the mari

beautiful picture of bank of america and transamerica tower and temperature today in richmond is 69 like yesterday but oakland is 71 and two degrees warmer and danville is 73, three degrees warmer and san francisco is 67, three degrees warmer and san jose is 73 at four, and petaluma is a bigger jump from 67 to 72 degrees. we have 12 hours and four minutes of sunshine today. low-to-mid 70's is the rule until richmond and san francisco and upper 60's and the low-to-mid 60's along the coast. tonight, less cloud cover and dry air and legislation wind and cooler. we will have upper 60's in napa and santa rosa and low-to-mid 40's inland and the bayshore and san francisco and to the coast. while you were sleeping last night, cold front slid to the south and high pressure moved in and relaxed the pressure gradient bringing us warmer weather the next couple of days and the high pressure over the southeast going to deflect all of the storms to our north and our next chance of rain is possibly two weeks from new and here it is, you and see going around the next several days and by the 25th and 2th we will get a chance o

it will be milder and temperatures in the mid-40's to low 50's around richmond and san francisco and oakland and san francisco. tomorrow morning we should be quiet at 5:00 and this is a narrow band of moisture moving through. by 8:00 it is moving through the heart of the north bay. by the end of the rush it is moving from the north bay to the heart of the bay. by noon it is moving into the south bay. by 3:00 or 4:00, mostly it is over. as we head to the overnight hours through wednesday you saw wave after wave of showers hoping to get converter to half an inch from the storm and maybe 1" in 9 north by. we have a break on thursday with a chance of a shower on thursday morning but mostly it will be gone. friday is cloudy and warmer and the next system comes in, hopefully, with more rain but the timing is not is great, it could be saturday and sunday. leyla gulen? >> a five our neighbors are hitting the snooze button because it is quiet across the bay area. we have construction in san jose and construction in berkeley eastbound 80 between buchanan and powell until 5:00 this morning so slow for

the reason san francisco in antioch 51 in daly city of richmond. 49 in oakland and hayward and san jose : tanagers nonetheless will be cooler tomorrow. a still have low seventies out there mainly in the 60s and low 60s. close to the coastline. >> : in a weakened things warmup we also have rain in the extended forecast a little bit more look later in the hour. >> : sfo plans to close fotwo of its four runways. the run was will close for 60 improvements. all flights will share the remaining two runways. all the runways should be back in service by mid september. still ahead tonight at 8 watter officials reconsidering a plan to drain all reservoir. will tell you about the reasons behind it all. >> : coming up a little later in the broadcast the raiders on the verge of signing up new quarterback. king of belize incognito must be greater. we also show you a line drive. >> : coming up often when a driver gets pulled over for a traffic violation eject anger to the officers. this is not one of those stories. all explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. >> : ♪ boom, boom, shake the

i-80 back toward oakland and emeryville and richmond right over san francisco we are seeing heavier showers. light to moderate rain continues on 580 through the trivalley and 680 through san ramon and walnut creek. the rain has moved in and there is nothing to block it. for so long, we were talking about that locking ridge of high pressure. gone. not here now. as waves of moisture keep moving across, there is no reason why they won't come here. they have come here. rain pushing to the south. if you're watching from san jose saying where is the rain? it will be to you soon. it will be a slow commute thiefening. also, tomorrow -- this evening. this is the first of three different rain chances coming up this week. we will talk about the other two in about so minutes. >> paul, thank you. >>> train has moved out of southern california, but the clean up is just beginning. cbs reporter jeff nguyen. >> reporter: this used to sit so feet from the ground. now, you can tell it is no longer regulation height. all of this because mud came flowing down from that hillside. the homeowner tells us there was

oakland police put a school on lockdown near a raid. >>> the city of richmond is a step closer to havinghe highest minimum wage in the country. the city council last night gave initial approval to a plan to hike the minimum wage from $8 to $12 and .30. an increase -- $12.30. an increase would be phased in. some business leaders are worried it will deter new hiring. one councilmember believes that should be taken into account. >> it's a real issue. i think we need to do it intelligently and get the benefits from minimum wage. people need a wage increase and do it in a way that doesn't cause us to lose jobs. >> final approval is expected next month. if it passes, richmond would overtake san francisco which currently has the country's highest minimum wage at 10.74 an hour. >>> the city of san francisco is banning the use of e- cigarettes at bars, restaurants and businesses. the board of supervisors voted yesterday to treat electronic cigarettes like regular tobacco. a final vote is expected next week. the ban could go into effect as soon as next month. >>> now to california's drought. a con

it goes from sacramento through richmond, el cerrito, berkeley, emeryville and oakland all the way down to san jose. phillips 66 at first denied trains would be coming through berkeley or jack london square but later in a statement said it was not up to them, they said it was up to union pacific and that railroads have special rights under federal commerce law. >> cate, is berkeley taking any action? >> reporter: well, yes. most certainly they are, michelle. we know that the vice mayor has introduced a resolution opposing any plans to bring those trains through berkeley and that she said she is hoping lawmakers in washington can help. but ultimately the city that can stop this is san luis obispo. they can reject it altogether. >> cate caugiran live in berkeley, thank you. >>> developing right now at 6:00 the search for a malaysia airlines flight 370 has expanded to the opposite side of malaysia. that plane had 239 people on board and it's been missing since saturday. mark kelly joins us live downtown every downstairs in the newsroom to explain why the -- joins us live downstairs in the

richmond. you will fan out in san rafael and oakland and fremont and palo alto and you will have the low-to-mid 70's today. tonight you have the clouds rolling in and it will not be so cold. low 50's around richmond and san mateo. notice where the rain is, it is not in our neighborhoods. here is what is happening, high pressure at the bottom of the screen is shrinking and trying to hide. that is keeping the storm away for today. that is why we will have a warm and dry day. the cold front and the trough behind it is one and two, tuesday and wednesday's rain and showers. at 5:00 tomorrow morning, dry in the north bay but by 9:00 when the commute is over the rains are moving in but 9:00 through nine it moves through the day and noon to 2:00 or 3:00 it moves through the south bay and it becomes showers by 5:00 after the steady rain and overnight we get a low between systems and then wednesday morning we have showers rolling through on wednesday afternoon, wave after wave after wave. being progressive with the storm as far as the totals and a couple of feet of much needed snow in the sierra. 3:00 to

coast and bay, 60s and 70s, and 72, sonoma is in there petaluma, 74 fairfield, richmond at 68 degrees, 75 brent wood oaklandsame for danville, alameda 67 and it is kind of a mini summer pattern and 70s low santa cruz 73, 60s on the coast parts of the peninsular and very low 70s. tomorrow looks a little cooler, we will have a dip in there as we get to a westerly breeze and it looks good all the way to monday. >>> we will officially start work for the military veterans. it will be located on the war memorial on vanness. the vend finished -- finished project should go around the world. they are hoping she becomes the first american idle from san francisco. [applauds] >> family and friends host add watch party last night -- hosted a watch party last night. the judges offered some criticism of her performance but they say they love her voice. the fans didn't agree with the statements. >>> a man was arrested for stabbing and killing a south bay teen is a free man, why south bay [ cuters -- south bay prosecutors are working on other areas. >> . >>> the man arrested for the stabbing death of a teen is out this morn

across san pablo bay and the golden gate bridge and to san francisco and 80 from vallejo to richmond and to oaklandive you an idea how late the drizzle is, to light rain, and winds are gusting at 13 and novato and from the north behind the cold front, ahead of it we are still getting wind off the ocean and sutro tower shows how clean the air looks and how if it was rainy we could not see very far but we we will sunglasses handy. we could have record warmth this weekend. today we are back to average. upper 50's to low 60's at the coast. mid-to-upper 50's in the rest of the neighborhood and san jose is 15 degrees cooler than the 81 from yesterday. napa is low 30's and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 40's and 50 in san francisco. weak moisture combining to make the morning commute tougher than you would like it to be on a monday morning. the heavy rain to drizzle moving into the south bay and out by 9:00. clouds are breaking up by noon and then a little bit of green in the east bay hills in the afternoon and it should be really dry and bright as we head to the afternoon hours. rain is less than .

station the following day after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase from richmond to san jose. >>> oakland police working with the fbi to take pounds of pot and ammunition off the streets today. eight people as a result under arrest after a raid on a home near 90th. oakland pd says the investigation lasted several months. the operation was focused on illegal weapons but so far, ammunition but no weapons. police locked down the near high school. >>> minimum wage could skyrocket. the city of richmond could be the highest minimum wage in the state. within the hour, the richmond city counsel will debate whether to put one of three propels on the november ballot. it will choose between $11 an hour, $12.30 per hour or $15 per hour. the current minimum wage is $8 an hour. san francisco's 10.74 is the highest in california. >>> well, it's an unlikely story about skipping school from hooky to heroes. three seniors from a high school in san ramon decided to cut class and ended up saving a life during a fast-moving fire. cheryl hurd joins us with the incredible story, cheryl? >> the teenagers beat th

gatos, mountain view and palo alto, but look at all the dry air, rain free in richmond, concord, danville, lafayette and oaklandfall totals, ukiah more than 1 1/2 inches, santa rosa, 1/3 and then san francisco 1/8- inch and oakland and san jose less than .1-inch of rain, but there's more coming. the moisture train from hawaii to the bay area is not going anywhere. the rain will be back. we'll talk about our next chance coming up. in awhile. the injured bear was brought tahoe's wildli >>> we'll see how the drought just led to one of the strangest sights we've seen in a while. take a look. >> reporter: the injured bear was brought into the lake tahoe wildlife care section, the same bear that sparked a buzz of reaction and shut down the ski resort for a morning because it was on a ski run. what did you think when you heard about the bear? >> scared. >> we had to wait two hours to go on the slopes. >> reporter: x-rays taken after the bear was rescued showed no broken bones, just open wounds and trauma. >> anything could have caused it, coyotes, dogs, a fall. >> reporter: when wildlife officials weed this bear, he w

but over in richmond and hercules, oakland some light shower activity.allejo light weather and spotty rain showers from san francisco on southward. but this will pick up. in fact, the rain is going to last throughout the afternoon in fremont and san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast, scattered showers for everyone today. dry tomorrow. more rain and rain on monday. >> lisa, thank you. you wouldn't normally say this sounds like good news. but thanks for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. the news continues now online, facebook and all your mobile device was our new abc7 news app. abc7 news continues at 1:00 a.m. "good morning america" is next. have a great day! >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, earthquake causing rock slides and rattling store shelves and nerves in southern california. >> pretty intense. >> what's got seismologists so worried about this one? >>> caught on camera. building collapse. >> oh, no. >> fire breaks out in a landmark high-rise that was being renovated. so, how did this happen? >>> on the run, a nation

now san francisco has the highest san jose is right behind that $10.15 and oakland $8 per hour same as it is here in richmond. final passage increase is expected to happen at a meeting next month. live this morning in in richmond ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> now this is what was going on before the minimum wage vote. there were some unexpected fireworks at some other richmond city council meeting. he accused union workers of disrupting a public comment session when people spoke in support of chevron's to upgrade the richmond refinery. they resumed a short time later. >>> they threw its support behind how much landlords can raise improvements to their property. they will not be allowed to raise rents to pass on any cost of improvement. tenants have complained about pushing people out of rent controlled apartments and they are ratifying that deal in the coming weeks. >>> the fire started at 9:00 last night at a three story house on monterey boulevard in san francisco. crews contained a three-alarm fire with the red cross hospital and they have offered to shelter the people and 6 pets were also living there

it goes from sacramento through richmond, el cerrito, berkeley, emeryville and oakland all the way down to san jose. phillips 66 at first denied it would go through berkeley. but later they said it's not up to them where the trains travel. it's up to union pacific and railroads have special rights under federal commerce laws. >> that's the only map and that's what it shows. >> reporter: this scientist and engineer was commissioned by the sierra club to submit comments on the eir and says the train route through the east bay is inevitable. >> there is no way you can get crude oil without sending it through one of the major metropolitan areas. >> reporter: she says the only alternative to the berkeley- oakland route would be to run the trains on union pacific's 8th line from stockton over the steep altamont pass through livermore and pleasanton. >> it would be an unlikely route. >> reporter: as to what kind of crude they would be carrying, the report says the most likely source would be the back enfield of north dakota and points out that accidental oil spills along the tracks would be si

it goes from sacramento through richmond, el cerrito, berkeley, emeryville and oakland down to san jose. phillip 66 at first denied trains would come through berkeley or here through jack london square, but later in a statement they told us it's not up to them where the trains travel. it's up to union pacific and railroads have special rights under federal commerce laws. >> that's the only map and that's what it shows. >> reporter: scientist and engineer phillip foxx was commissioned by the sierra club to submit comments and says the train route through the east bay is almost inevitable. >> there's no way to get crude oil without sending it through one of the major metropolitan areas. >> reporter: foxx said the only alternative would be to run the trains from stockton over the steep altamont pass through livermore and pleasanton. >> it would be an unlikely route. >> reporter: as for what kind of crude the trains will carry, the report spelled it out. it clearly says the most likely source would be the bakken field of north dakota and it points out that accidental oil spills along the tr

oakland a nice drive and richmond/san rafael bij. the issue is we have couple of earlier crashes and in orange here because traffic ond the weather systems are tied together. our road weather index says a chance for fog out of santa rosa. but more likely along highway 1, bodega bay. we call that out in case you are expecting any one heading through that area. >> it's 5:49. santa clara county could be the latest to crack down on e-cigarettes. tomorrow the board of supervisors will consider a measure treating the devices like traditional cigarettes. specifically would be illegal to use the gadgets at all county buildings and within 30 feet of outdoor service area. they would be banned in county vehicles. they will be billed as a -- they are, rather, billed as a safer, cleaner way to get a nicotine fix. they are growing in popularity. several studies looking into the health risks are under way now. just last week san francisco leaders approved a similar ban. >> a proposed contract will keep hospital workers on the job. school officials

shared with federal, state and government agencies only after oakland city council gives written approval. >>> people living in richmond's most troubled public housing are sounding off to city leaders and a community meeting. we've been following this on ktvu for the past several weeks. some residents say their apartments are plagued with mold, roaches and bedbugs and complaints of gone unanswered. the richmond housing authorities serve some 10000 people including 3000 families and 500 children. >>> next are the clipper card will get you around more places in the day. right now works for large systems such as bar, the metropolitan transportation commission voted today to expand it so the card can be used on the bay area smaller transit system. this way commuters will have to use tickets plus a clipper card. >>> airliners could be coming to san francisco international airport to make the runway safer. the runway or status lights are like regular streetlights. it they alert pilots if it's not safe to taxicross or take off from runway. president obama's budget proposal includes $42 million for those lights. the the faa want

. >>> and it is affecting your commute into san francisco, and oakland, we will tell you where to expect that back up. >>> a richmondchool teacher facing child abuse charges, it happened right in front of the shocked 7th grade students. >>> and the many questions that still need to be answered, ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, we want to take you right back out to emoryville, this is an accident involving many cars and you can see quite a bit of slow traffic there. we will have more on how much of a delay this is causing into san francisco and how far back as well. you need to know this before you head out the door if you need to go through the emoryville area. it is thursday, march 6th, and let's talk about weather and traffic. the roads are wet, do we need an umbrella? >> there are some areas of fog and we did have thunder and lightning and i know that course very well, so if somebody could let me know what it is. it has two zip codes but we had reports of thunder and lightning. semolina, forestville,

showers hitting the ground in and around alamedas well as oakland be a mostly sprinkles falling in the downtown area, the rich man -- richmond and novato, areas of if cop cord some red work work there and snow level are expected to stay right around 7 feet so fairly high with this system. notice it begins to fill in with a little bit more as we are into the evening commute. it doesn't take much, in the evening hours it will begin to wind down and we'll see a few scattered showers left over tomorrow morning. we'll see acquire ther of an inch will pick up and maybe a little bit more. and widespread up -- upper 50s. and tomorrow we wake up with the possibility much morning rain and we dry out to mostly dry conditions same for tuesday as the second one moved in use it day. we have dry whether or in the forecast and as we get to sunday we will be springing forward. >> thank you rosemary. second weekend in march. >>> cleaning up and what we heat had. . >> global stocks are down over russia's military advance into ukraine and that outweigh is the reports in u.s. manufacturing. the dow jones industrial average is down 175 and s&p 50

richmond. kron-4's justine waldman has more about this teacher in trouble. oakland police are investigating a shooting tonight. that reportedly occurred on an east bay freeway. it happened around 3-pm. the victim says, he was shot along highway 580.near high street. after the shooting. the victim apparently drove to the area around highland hospital. and walked in the hospital. he was treated there for a wound on his elbow. police do not know the circumstances behind the shooting. and it is unclear whether the victim and shooter knew one another. no arrests have been made. police are investigating the connection between a burned body that was found outside an oakland apartment this past weekend. and the woman who was killed inside the apartment a month ago. 77- year- old susan fong was found dead inside her apartment, after an alleged home invasion. her nephew, richard fang, was home at the time. and claimed the intruders got away. police confirmed the charred body. found outside the apartment early saturday morning is richard fang's. they tell us, his death appears