hershey's and reese's snack mix: snacks on snacks on snacks. >>> at 6:14 now, oakland unified school district officials say they're facing a $10 million budget deficit after a plan to limit spending backfired. our media partner the "east bay times" reports the district's plan in january to limit discretionary spending actually resulted in 249% more spending, this compared to the previous year. to balance the budget, the district now plans to limit purchases from the general fund. officials are also considering making cuts to special ed, early education, and nutrition documents. >>> police have identified the man behind a bizarre kidnapping in lafayette. a 26-year-old manuel bustos of pittsburg is facing charges for kidnapping, robbery, and burglary as well as elder abuse and autotheft. police say he broke into an elderly man's house to rob him yesterday but then he forced the victim at gunpoint to drive to the chase bank on mt. diablo boulevard. bustos wanted the man to withdraw money from his account but the victim instead called police. officers caught him in the parking lot of the

the oakland unified school district is suffering from teacher turn over. that is according to a new report by an educational advocacy is grow. 70% of new teachers in the district left, quit, or let go within five years of being hired. the report also found 1-5 teachers are in their first or second year and two tenths of the school districts budget is supporting them. oakland school district officials say the annual retention rates tell a different story. >>> san francisco supervisors will no longer feel the pinch of parking costs. they increased their annual stipend from $5,000 to $8,000. while that funding used to cover stationary and travel expenses, supervisors can use it to pay for parking in front of city hall. supervisors had to cover the $250 monthly fee out of pocket. >>> smooth sailing for bay area commuters taking advantage of a new transit option. lisa chan is live in tiburon where people are lining up to get on board a new ferry line. lisa. >> reporter: 30 minutes ago we saw the first golden gate ferry leave. now this is the first time in 40 ye

. >> also happening today, oakland unified schooling anim tkpwraeugz fair. it is is at 3:00 this afternoon at melrose leadership academy. >>> scott mcgrew has been examining the president's first 100 days in office. >> our attorney general met with the russian ambassador during the trump campaign. the trumps contact with the russians have already caused one resignation. nbc cameras cut up with sessions this morning. >> well, i have not met with any russians at any time to discuss any political campaign and those remarks are unbelievable to me. and anything else to say about that. so thank you. >> now, sessions has said in the past under oath he had no contact with the russians. let's go back and the first part of that sound bite from this morning if we could. >> well, i have not met with any russians at any time to discuss any political campaign. >> so we've got two different things. he added "about the campaign." in early january under he said i have no connection with the russians. this morning he said he didn't talk to the russians about the campaign. let

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. >> reporter: oakland unified school district just informed students and parents its two middle schoolstarting this year families can no the come to graduation. they have to watch it online. >> it was like, i'm not going to see her graduate? i'm going to be there. >> reporter: the superintendent told nbc bay area he decided to hold the ceremonies during the school day in an assembly and live stream the event. he said it saves the district money and they avoid headaches of setting up and breaking down and shuffling custodian schedules. students and parents say they think it's worth the time and money to have a public graduation. >> one day a year for an hour after school isn't asking too much. >> she won't hear us clapping, being happy for her, her family there to watch her. >> reporter: a meaningful celebration, lost for these kids before moving on to the unknowns of high school and futures as adults. >> last year everyone, all my friends got to do it. now we can't. >> i feel like i missed out on something while they get to do it and i don't get to do it. >> i was looking forward to my

nearly 700 oakland unified school district classrooms will get these supplies. re than 22,000 students at 41 schools are going to receive these packs of supplies. ub, a school and office supply store, made that donation. oakland mayor libby schaaf is going to be at garfield elementary school handing those supplies out this morning. >>> one chapter now closed because this morning, you may notice something missing. the final truss of the old eastern span of the bay bridge is finally gone. and we created this time lapse video of the work to remove it yesterday. demolition began ban in november of 2013. now it is still not finished entirely. the truss was one of the last visible sections of the bridge for drives. that concrete foundations, though, will have to still be demolished sometime this fall. >>> our long stretch of clear mornings and sunny afternoons going to come to an end. you can see the fog kind of waving along the coast but by about 4:00, 5:00, it's pretty solid there and it's going to cover a lot of us with fog. today in san jose, 80, but tomorrow 69. w

nearly 700 oakland unified school district classrooms are going to get these supplies. han 22,000 students at 41 schools will receive these packs. ub, a school and office supply store, made that donation. oakland mayor libby shaeft chaa going to be at garfield elementary to hand out supplies this morning. >>> watch out, amazon, walmart is trying to come for you. according to the bay area news group, walmart plans to hire hundreds of workers for its tech operations in san bruno and sunnyvale. their goal is to offer two-day shipping for online orders, which if it sounds familiar, ask a direct challenge to alison prime. prime service cost $99 a year but walmart service would be free. >>> it is pi day. >> not like a delicious pie that i want right now. pi like the only thing you remember from geometry class, 3.14, et cetera, et cetera. the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter if you recall. now, pi day started at san francisco's exploratorium, actually, 30 years ago and to celebrate, there's going to be tons of free events today starting at 10:00 a.m. this is vi

. >>> the oakland unified school district is holding an immigrant resource fair.will be followed by a legal workshop with with immigration lawyers. it will be held at the melrose leadership academy cafeteria. it starts at 3:00. >>> this is an incredible story. a group of roman catholic monks are trying to raise money to repair this because they're trapped. they live at a retreat that is cut off from civilization because that bridge is in disrepair to the north and then to the south, mudslides block a road. the monks say they are conserving food and fuel and believe that they will be able to weather being locked in. they are evacuating one of their elders, another elder monk leader had to be air lifted out because he suffered a heart attack and fractured a hip. so far, they have raised more than $130,000 of their $300,000 goal on go fund me. if you want to help them out, we have a link on our website at abc7news.com. >>> well, for the first time ever, tesla is the highest ranking american autobrand. that's according to consumer reports' annual report card. the rank

. >>> oakland unified's attempt to limit spending appears to have backfired.icit is now $10 million. >>> a legal boost for california's high speed rail system, the roadblock a judge has just removed. has just removed. >>> and change is in the a >>> a sinkhole that's been causing road closures in moraga for more than a year will finally be fixed soon. the sinkhole opened up last march. earlier this month, someone tloou it a one-year birthday party. the town has finally gotten federal money to fix the crater and it's grown to be 10 feet wide and 15 feet deep. repairs are expected to be finished in may. >>> i'm already missing my puppy. >>> california's $16 billion high-speed rail project is still on track at least 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 the measure. a judge ruled their challenge was premature but also said they would reconsider their argument before the state actually issues the bond ne

. >>> the oakland unified school district says cost cutting moves have back fired. hiring freeze and limiting discretionary spending is not working. spending for the month is actually 249% more than the same time last year in order to cut $10 million. they will limit purchases from the general fund and possibly make cuts to special education and nutrition problems. >>> a plan to help san francisco teachers live in the city where they work appears to be stalled. the san francisco examiner reports that the program to build housing for 500 teachers and professionals has only helped 16 in the past two years. they expect to identify a site to create teacher housing by the end of the year but it could take four more years before teachers could actually move in. >>> google is helping children in south carolina with homework by putting wi-fi on school buses. a lot of the children can spend up to two hours on the bus per day and may not have wi-fi at home. they are also given a chrome notebook so they can get on the bus and get the homework done. >> it opens up the world to

the church and only applies to day care centers that are part of the san francisco unified school district. >>> oakland fire chief has officially filed papers to retire amid the ongoing investigation into the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. she is the first african- american female fire chief in oakland. she is leaving amid questions about the failure to inspect the ghost ship warehouse. 36 people died. it was the deadliest fire in the city's history. oakland mayor says a nationwide search for a new fire chief will begin immediately. >>> in sacramento the state senate finance committee today discussed how to prevent deadly fires like the ghost ship. they're trying to identify ways to reform laws pertaining to building inspections and fire code enforcement. a father of one of the victims who died testified that young people move into abandoned warehouses because they can't afford to find affordable housing elsewhere. he wants lawmakers to adjust existing building codes so people can live and work safely in mixed use buildings. >> if you don't do this, they're going to continue to do these sort of unde

oakland. >> we have to unify as a country, and defeat the unamerican agenda that donald trump put forward. we have to continue to fight for healthcare for everyone and make sure it is working for everyone. >> and democrats pledged to keep healthcare affordable when she hosted a town hall in san jose. she credited the affordable care act for shortening the time that people wait. there's no republicans representing the bay area in congress. >>> as you saw, democrats in the bay area were applauding the cancelled vote, tonight, it appears that the republicans were celebrating the obama repeal too quickly. >> thank you david valadao, for replacing the affordable care act -- >> oops. those advertisements aired during the ncaa tournament games. the ads ran in virginia, texas, iowa and here in california tads are posted on the youtube page. >>> some national nonprofit that served the bay area are celebrating the american healthcare stalled vote. that including easter seals bay area. as we see, families whose children receive services from the agency are specially grateful tonight. >> 11-year-old t

matthews previously served as the superintendent of schools in the oakland and san jose unified school districts. >>> you can dress for milder temperatures this morning. we have got 52 in the north bay to napa at about 58 degrees. and mid to upper 50s just about everywhere, except for city. san jose, cupertino, light rain is moving in, 56 to 63 degrees. look at the winds now. they are starting to pick up. the cold front is going through, and it's going to be a bumpy ride getting in and out of all of our airports today, especially sfo. yard work, look for all the pollen in the wind. cooler if you are going to be exercising. on the water, almost too windy for most activities. here's a look here, and rains made it to 280 and 17, and tree pollen, weed pollen, and sycamore once again. 64 to 69 for temperatures today, except for the coast where it's 62 degrees. we are feeling temperatures in the mid-40s to 50 degrees and still breezy. look at the winds this morning. 6:00, they are about 10 to 20, and we will be about 15 to 30 if you are going to be out at 6:00. tomorrow morning we will be ar

matthews previously served as the superintendent of schools in the oakland and san jose unified schooldistricts. >>> another prominent democrat throwing his support behind gavin newsom's bid for governor. san francisco mayor, ed lee, released a statement saying i am proud to support gavin newsom because he is the bold leader california needs as we fight for the values and principles that make our city and state so great. four other candidates have great. four other candidates have thrown their hats in the ring. rosy greer is the only republican candidate so far. rosy greer is the only republican candidate so far. >>> pg&e say they are seeing a spike involving pauschurimpostug door to door, and they are asking for payment over the phone. watch out. pg&e says if you receive an unexpected visit, call or visit and don't click on any links or give them any information, instead call pg&e yourself to make sure it's legit. >>> if you use social media dating apps, there's an increase in sexual assaults and robbery in recent weeks, and some of their victims met their assailants through dating ap

oakland. >> so we have to unify as a country and defeat the very un-american agenda donald trump has put forward, and we will make sure it's working for everybody. >> democrats pledged to keep health care there are no republicans representing the bay area in congress. and democrats were applauding the cancelled vote, and last night it appears the republicans were celebrating a little too early. >> oops. ads like that one for central valley representative aired friday night accidentally during the ncaa tournament tkpwaeupz. according to dead spin, the ads ran in parts of virginia, texas,iowa and in california. the ads of still posted on the american network action's youtube page. >>> abc7 news reporter, melanie woodrow, shows families that receive easter seals individualized behavioral services, as well as camps. >> we were very worried about the vote because we did not know what would happen, and just hearing it was not going to pass this time and for the foreseeable future we will continue to get our services, which is a huge relief for all of us. >> they are dropping off their children at the

oakland. >> so we have to unify as a country and move toward to try to defeat this very un-american agenda that donald trump has put forward. we're going to continue to fight for health care for everyone and make sure that it's working for everyone. >> democrat zoloe lofgren poste to keep health care affordable when she hosted a town hall in san jose. she credited the affordable care act with shortening the time patients wait to see doctors at public hospitals. there are no republicans representing the bay area in congress. >>> democrats in the bay area were applauding the canceled vote, as you saw. last night it appears republicans were celebrating the possible obamacare repeal a bit too early. >> thank congressman david valadeo for keeping his promise and replacing the affordable care act with the better health care you deserve. >> oops. ads like that aired friday by accident during the ncaa tournament games according to deadspin. the ads ran in parts of virginia, texas, iowa, and here in california. the ads are still posted this morning on the american action network's youtube page. >>> some

. >>> happening today, francisco unified's new superintendent will be introduced. >>> the man who runs the oaklandm complex says it's still up in the air whether the raiders will be playing there next season. he is looking to see if the raiders can be forced out, and he said it doesn't make financial sense for them to have the team stay. >> financially it would be better for us if they moved on, because the game-day expenses exceed those of the revenues and from an operational perspective we would like to have the opportunity start doing new things with the facility that we are limited on with the raiders as our tenant. >> the jpa stands to move more than $1 million on the season. >>> if you are a smoker, be prepared for a big jump in the price of tobacco beginning tomorrow. on april 1st, california will spap on a $2 tax on every tobacco product sold in the state, and that includes smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes as well, and the tax was approved last november through proposition 56. san francisco will launch an sf quits campaign and will offer free quick kits to local residents that includes m

oakland, berkeley, richmond and san jose.. are the other 5.standupthe mayor tells me the will not affect the city's budget or resources. it is largely a unifying move and so far it reporting in san leandro, ha k4 news. "she said call 911, he's trying to shoot me." coming up: she was kidnapped on a freeway overpass ... in broad daylight nearly one year ago. tonight: the newly released 9-1-1 calls... and evidence.... as loved ones hold out hope, the vallejo teen may still be alive. then -- a bay area home has been hit by thieves twice in two months. the latest daytime crime caught on surveillance camera -- while the homeowner was there. her frustration and fear over being targeted again... and next:an emergency road closure after three sinkholes develop.. a live report on why this could lead to a much bigger problem. sleep is super important. the kind of deep sleep i can only get on my tempur-pedic. it adapts to me. my shape, my size, my body. tempur-pedic. this sleep is power. tonight . as we track more rain headed to the bay area...many areas are still dealing with storm related problems. that includes niles canyon in alameda county. part of t

unified school district. 13 already, that's a lot. we're having our fair share of rain. the bulk of it seems to be san francisco, oakland.akland, san leandro, hayward, back over to dunbarton bridge, san mateo bridge getting rain. going in to the peninsula heading in to palo alto, woodside, about ready to move in to los altos hills if it hasn't already. on the hayward side of the san mateo bridge. on the hayward side he says. there's mount hamilton. lots of snow up there. stretching a little bit to the east bay. some bands moving through santa cruz mountains. another new ban has formed up in the north bay. nothing too heavy. 40s on the temps. low 40s, mid 40s. it's a slow process to try to warm up here and rightfully so. everything just dropping down out of the north. that's going to keep us very cool today. >>> all right, sal, what do you have have on the san mateo bridge? rain? >> want me to on the fly add that for you? >> yes, i do. you take your time. >> i can go over here and add it for you by special request to steve paulson. >> thank you, sal. >> we'll look at that coming up. we're going to start with a look at hig

oakland, berkeley, richmond and san jose.. are the other 5. standupthe mayor tells me the new status will not affect the city's budget or resources. it is largely a unifying move and so far it has been that. reporting in san leandro, ha k4 news. as we are expecting some more rain tomorrow in the bay area... many areas are still dealing with weather related problems from previous storms. including niles canyon in alameda county. part of that road is closed because of mudslides. and now several sinkholes have opened up and if the problem gets worse, the entire road could be wiped out. kron4's lydia pantazes takes a closer look. it may not look like much... but these holes covered by asphalt are part of a much bigger problem on palomares road in alameda county. "the whole road could give way, yeah, it could." john medlock is the deputy dorector for the maintenance and operation department of the public c works agency of alameda county. he says each hole is about 4-5 feet deep. the county recently covered the holes with asphalt as a temporary fix to prevent the holes from getting any bigger. "the undermining of the roadway is across the road and so anywhere b