you may go 44 in places like the petaluma area. the model shows geting to livermore valley but i think it'll be more. you get the idea. consequently it'll be a warmer day. fog burns off and temperatures stay cool along the coast. looks like a summer pattern. in the inland bay valleys you're in the 80s. mid-80s even. after we come back. we will look at forecast numbers, we will look at your saturday and sunday. there's a whisk of a chance for rain in the five day. we'll see you back here. >>> they gave him the nickname the wizard because of his success on bay area wrestling match. now he's documenting his own true story in a hollywood movie. how this iranian immigrant is telling his american dream. >> in two minutes a celebration set for golden gate park on monday. and why a lot of people are worried about what's going to be left behind. [bulldog yawns] it's finally morning! i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event is ending soon. i'll have first pick from the huge selection of tempur-pedic ma

. >> a petaluma native was hiking on mt. everest when the quick hit. he is safe. there was a conversation he with his dad. he said i am being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. he was headed to kathmandu on a helicopter that was transporting bodies off the mountain. we will have reaction from the family in a report at 6:30. >> so many people want to do what they can to help nepal. if you visit our website we have a list of the organizations working in that area along with links to help you donate. >> it's 6:06 and napa county officials return to the headquarters that were rocked by the 6.0 magnitude earthquake. officials including the board of supervisors are ready to move back into the third floor on third street. they are scheduled to return tomorrow and friday from temporary quarters. it cost more than a million to fix the third flar of the building after the earthquake broke air conditioning pipes and ceiling tils. >> this morning pg&e is accused of misleading the grand jury. the grand jury indicted them on 27 felony counts. safety code violatio

he and his family fled the political turmoil in the late 70s and ended up in petaluma. >> even thoughtory of an iranian kid coming to america, it's an america dream story. >> just after doing the research it was ridiculous how brutal people were to people from iran and -- how they were treated in america. >> reporter: alley found his niche on the wrestling mat. at just 112 pounds he was the top wrestler. so fast a local sports writer nicknamed him the wizard. >> they would joke i can pin an opponent quicker than you can say my full name. i was so scared. it was out of fear. i wanted to get it over with (laughs). >> reporter: he found a new passion. fast cars. got into racing and then making movies about racing. this is a scene from his film born to race, fast track. now he has come full circle shooting scenes in the petaluma house he lived in. >> it's a very surreal experience letting me relive it. >> reporter: and sharing his love with a new generation. >> we heard petaluma and we were like, oh, isn't that a farm country. >> whether it's petaluma or sonoma or napa, now we're doing a

there is a line between novato and petaluma. but a stronger one in guerneville, calistoga, lake county, mendocino county. a couple of lightning strikes reported off the mendocino coast. that's the next band moving in. out towards eastern solano, contra costa county, things are beginning to develop as that system also starts moving into napa county, near bethel island just now east of rio vista and french camp. not much, a little line forming southward. what we're waiting for is what's swinging in. that could give us a round of showers also possible thundershowers. we sent him north. i don't get a chance to do this very often but send it to sal castanedo. what are you in novato? >> reporter: that's right. it feels like the morning show all over again. you know, you mentioned the cold air. that's absolutely right. i've been standing here and we're standing underneath a clear spot. as we turn north, as you mentioned, steve, as you turn north, you can see the clouds building in over sonoma county and here we are in novato at the mar

wow... >> five miles visibility in petaluma with low clouds filling in. if you have drizzle let me know so we can pass it on to our other commuters either leyla or me. let us know. we are having a hard time seeing it like this on the exploritorium with low clouds hanging over the bay bridge and to the port of oakland. it will be partly sunny and breezy several days ahead and we will be locked in the unsettled pattern bringing us isolated showers in the higher elevation and really really really, really isolated with the best chance over the sierra with thunderstorms developing this afternoon and possibly tomorrow afternoon. at night the clouds will rollback in and keep us mild with drizzle possible the next couple of nights. we have several areas of instability and a low to our south, a low to our west, and there is to the south pushing the moisture into the sierra and the one to our west is bring us the deep marine layer and the cold front is coming in keeping the marine layer going with a chance of scattered showers through wednesday and thursday. get us

temperatures are chilly in some spots at 39 in petaluma and june -- 51 in san francisco. atop the studio it is a light breeze with the flags waving. the forecast calls for clear and cold start today, in the 30s in some spots and sunny over the weekend. high pressure is in control. no chance for rain at least for the next seven days. we are tracking high pressure one, two areas over the entire west coast. what that is doing is splitting up our jet stream storms are going to the north and the south right an the state of california and that is why we are going to stay dry through the seven-day forecast and the weekend with a lot of sun hype is -- sunshine is on tap. 71 in concord. 62 in san francisco. sunny skies. cloud cover along the coast. 59 at half moon bay. 70 in napa. 67 in palo alto. later this evening seattle is take on oakland at 7:00 with 10:00 the fm will drop to 53. the sunset today is 7:41 p.m. lows are clear skies 39 in napa dropping to 44 in concord and 46 in fremont and 45 in san mateo and falling to 45 in san the week ahead shows the temperatures are skyroc

petaluma, 59. 69 in fairfield. 68 degrees in livermore. and turning cooler tomorrow, showers arrive but may not last all day. we'll get steadier rain monday and tuesday. satellite shows the approaching frontal system bringing us unsettled weather. and clouds bring rain early sunday. at 5:00, it will be dry. clouds increasing in the north bay. then, late overnight saturday night into sunday morning the rain arrives in the north bay and sweeping by 9:00 a.m on sunday to all parts of the -- most parts of the bay area. showers, wet in the day then later in the day, most of the prims east. we'll have showers tapering off giving way to partial clearing into afternoon hours. so light showers with partial clearing. to the sierra three inches of snow around lake tahoe. so winter like in the bay area. through tuesday, which will be our rainiest day, one quarter to three quarters in the central bay area tonight's lows in the mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys. tomorrow sunny and cooler. upper 50s on the coast. and here is the accu-weather fore

it will be 76 in petaluma today. also mid-70s in novato. lake and napa and sonoma counties and temperatures pretty much in the 70s approaching 80. we are going to talk about record warmth when to expect it but first here's liz. >>> thank you, robert. caltrans crews are blocking the connector ramp from southbound 680 westbound 580 right there by the dublin interchange until 5 a.m. so heads up there. otherwise, the rest of the roadwork is cleared and we are not seeing any major delays yet through the livermore valley. if you are coming across the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are off. roadwork eastbound approaching the center anchorage. all clear on the approaches getting into the city on 24, eight a or 580. here's a live look right now near sfo heading to oakland airport or san francisco international airport. everything is really quiet and some roadwork in burlingame continues until 5:00. that's "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> protestors came out in droves all over the bay area to voice thei

you notice from petaluma to santa rosa we are looking at the visibility reduced.also half moon bay. elsewhere not so bad. in fact we will see the quick warmup inland. but a wide range of temperatures this weekend. so pretty much like a summer spread. starting out with the fog along the coast and around the bay. then we will look for things to change by the beginning of the work week. it's going to bring slidely cooler air, a slight chance of a shower, and then as we get toward the end of the work week a better chance of rain. we will have to see how that plays out t could be promising. but so many times the extended outlook at promised rain and hasn't delivered. it is april. so we will have to wait and see. right now from our satellite perspective you notice we have high pressure to the east of us and west of us but there's a system dropping down into the pacific that will allow for the low clouds and fog and the onshore flow to keep us mild and cool at the coast. and then very little change tomorrow, as well, with the warm numbers inland. plenty of 70s around the

according to the press democrat the driver crashed his car on lakeville highway in petaluma and took off with another guy with was in the car with him. officers found the black mercedes on the side of the road but no sign of suspects. c.h.p. helicopter was helping in the search. >> the civil trial over the suicide a saratoga teen will start today in san jose. the parents of 15-year-old audrie potts blame three classmates for her suicide after they sexually assaulted the drink teen and took photos of the incident. she hung herself several days later. they serve less than 45 days each in juvenile hall and the family said that was not nearly enough much family for one of the boys spread to pay $600,000 to settle his portion of the case and lawyers for the other two boys say the suicide stem from other factors not related to the assault. >> another man arrested in the shooting death of an oakland mother will be this court to enter a plea. police arrested the 21-year-old last week on murder charges in the death of 30-year-old pierce caught in the crossfire of a shoot out. she was trying t

so is bob dickinson of petaluma who last i found out his missing son spencer was alive. the 21-year-old called him from base camp. >> it was spencer and he said hi, dad. those were the first words and i was -- [ screaming ] screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes i'm on a fat phone, i've only got a couple of moments. call my mom tell her i'm okay upon. >> dickinson immediately phoned spencer's mom who lives in san diego and was doing a tv interview. >> spencer he just called me. >> how and when spencer will return are not important, they say. only that he's alive. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> so many people want to support relief efforts and recovery efforts in nepal and find out through the give where you live effort on aishs 7bc 7 news.com. >>> shinzo abe became the first leader to speak before congress. some are not happy with what he didn't say. abe sketched his vision for a more robust role for the security of asia and the world. he emphasized japan's long alliance with the u.s. and voiced support for the transpacific partnership. a multilateral trade deal

peggi rodgers petaluma 44.e is a weather watcher she is literally a rock star at her job. you can a rock star, too. be one of our weather watcher at cbssf.com/weatherwatchers. thanks, peggi, have a great day. let's head now from petaluma to san jose. skies visibility unlimited at this hour as high pressure builds into the bay area. number-wise 43 santa rosa to 51 degrees in oakland. it's now 55 in san francisco. winds are all under for the most part 10 miles per hour as you take a rook. when we head north in fairfield, we have a wind advisory in effect for the carquinez straight and other areas. light winds but increasing northwest 10 to 20 across the metropolitan area later today. chance of rain tuesday. until then, high pressure fully in command. very low humidity. sun-up at 6:35. already happened by the time it sets tonight our pollen count going off the charts for the next several days up been forewarned. i know frank is having a miserable morning as far as the allergens are concerns. thursday near or recor

petaluma police investigating for possible sex crimes in 2013.n't enough evidence to charge him. last months, ludwigsen was fired by the college. police arrested him last week. >> we're talking about a repeated pattern of touching breasts, buttocks, kissing on the lips, unwanted contact. >> coach pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in new york. petaluma police are working with new york authorities. >>> two bart workers killed on the train tracks in 2013 did not have a lookout. the ntsb released its report on the deadly accident yesterday. that was their finding. they say the workers received authorization to be on the track without a lookout watching for trains. the general manager of bart released a statement on the findings saying, bart has made significant changes to its track-side procedures to provide additional safety measures for our workers including slowing down trains when workers are nearby and stopping trains if workers are within six feet of the tracks. they also mandated a lookout to be in place. >>> chevron has the go-ahead to mo

good news involving a petaluma native who was hiking when the quake hit. spencer dickinson is safe and his cousin tweeted saying he called to tell his dad i am being helicoptered off the mountain and tell mom i'm okay. alyssa will be here with the emotional moment the rest of the family learned he was alive. >> a marin county man is helping with earthquake relief and provided abc 7 news with this video. he told us he was at a meeting when the quake struck. >> the ground rolled like i was on a boat for about three minutes. completely rolling. i was looking down at earth and watching it. >> he claims it took at least three days for the military to arrive in his area of kathmandu. >> a miracle in nepal. a man was pulled from the rubble nearly four days after the devastating earthquake. crews reached the man after an all day effort to pull the 28-year-old out of that building alive. rescuers say he was trapped heavy beam that crushed the leg. if you visit our website, we have the list of some of the organizations working in that area along with links to help y

. >>> a bay area family has been worried about a young man from petaluma hiking near mount everest.mos on the phone call they will never forget. >> oh, no! >> reporter: when the nepal earthquake triggered this massive average at the base camp on mount everest. it wasn't just climbers left gasping for area. so was the bay area family of 21-year-old spencer dickinson. >> i woke up to a phone call from my mother. >> reporter: ashley of san anselmo says her cousin spencer who grew up in petaluma was alone in nepal as part of a year-long journey of self discovery. >> he had told us, i'm going on this trek to base camp and up on everest exploring the villages. >> reporter: since saturday the family has been frantic for news about spencer. they set up a social media search listing him as missing. even posting an identifying tattoo in case the worst had happened. >> so it was just this deep gutteral drop of -- of fear that i haven't felt in a long time. there was no instinct one way or the other if he was okay. >> reporter: and then last night, at a candlelight vigil in san diego, this happ

petaluma, 79. bodega bay the cool spot at 57.the east bay shore, how about some mid to upper 70s for you. and along the east bay, inland abds, mid to upper 80s. temperatures cool this morning, may not need the air conditioner this afternoon. definitely not as comfortable as it was over the weekend. low to mid 50s in most neighborhoods tonight. look at the clouds remaining at the coast. some spill into the bay. and possibly some fog up in the north bay. so high pressure dominates our forecast today. but this cold front will induce the sea breeze tomorrow and then usher in that cooler air for wednesday. so look at the big drop on my accuweather seven-day forecast. 5 to 10 degrees, holding steady through wednesday and warm almost to today's levels thursday and friday. before sea breeze kicks back in and 60 at the coast, near 70 around the bay and 80 inland this weekend. sorry, no rain. here's leyla. >>> the san mateo bridge moving without a hij here between hayward and foster city. big gaps between the vehicles, running at top speed

petaluma, boulder creek, 36. although i did see petaluma dip to a 34 and they rebounded.isk, also up in the russian river. everything is to the north or south of us. highs today will be close to seasonal average. slightly above. in fact, i went 65 in san francisco. about 66, 67 in berkeley. and low 70s for many to the north bay, east bay and also south bay, peninsula upper 60s and lone 70s. i went -- low 70s. i went 74 for antioch. southern california has clouds the to the north we'll have clouds. 30s and 40s, santa rosa made it to 38, now 39. looks like that's it. sunshine, nice, mild, warm. temperatures near average. patchy morning fog. that's it. otherwise we're looking good. proableably into the weekend -- probably into the weekend as well. sal has an update on the traffic. >>> yes. brian flores is on the scene of this richmond bridge disaster really. a truck that caught on fire. disaster for the commute, causing a horrible traffic mess. brian, we just found out from chp that the lanes will be closed for quite some time. >> reporter: yes, it will be like this througho

live in petaluma tonight with the latest.charles? >> reporter: the investigation into this plan crash has wrapped up this evening you hear from ntsb but let's look at video from the crash scene. the sheriff's office received a 911 costa adding that a plane had crashed. they sent out helicopters to recognize the crash. bay notice it was it all alike aircraft, which is an experimental aircraft had crashed and the pilot was the sole operator of that aircraft and he has died. >> reporter: they do say that this is a two-part investigation which is to examine the wreckage and move it to the other location. >> need to move it to a secure environment to go through a full investigation. it is >> reporter: 2 early in to the investigation to see what has happened to cause this crash occurred with this is to say that there was high wind and the area. we do not know who was the pilot of this aircraft. we did tracy tel #is registered to a as a tear in petaluma. charles clifford kron 4 news. >> catherine: at 830 and that is school building that is

emeryville nice and sunny throughout with mid-40s in petaluma.a. 51 concord and warmer air on the way for the entire bay except if you are way up the coast. this morning waking up to a chilly start in napa. 11 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. hayward and livermore 7 degrees cooler. low 50s downtown. mid-60s today. plenty of sunshine but as you head guard half moon way and pacifica, it will stay cool there. we have warmer days for the inland valleys. in fact the beaches should warm after the middle of the week somewhat. but it's summer heat for tomorrow. well into the 80s east of the caldecott tunnell. high pressure offshore today and tomorrow. then the high drifts to the east a trough will come in tuesday and wednesday. then the models kind of diverge. i'm going with the warmer outlook that shows warmer weather into the end of the upcoming work week which, of course, is the beginning of may. 52 today in yosemite. looking at the cooler start 30s in the northern sierra. 56 for the afternoon high. today the coolest day of the week out of the

sky 7 hd shows the haystack landing bridge in petaluma that runs alongside highway 101.does not meet the needs of the new smart commuter train that will start using the track late next year. sonoma marin rail transit is looking to look for the bridge's removal. its replacement will be a used draw bridge from texas. >>> more proof that housing is simply out of control in san francisco. a 265-square foot studio is now on the market for get this, $425,000. the real estate blog curbed said it's the smallest dwelling for sale in the city. it's like a closet almost. for $1,600 a square foot you'll get nicely redone wood and floors and a remodeled kitchen and bathroom and also a short walk to the -- it's a short walk to anything! >> yeah, really. >>> all right. well it's time to get a check on our accu weather forecast for the holiday weekend. >> sandy patel with the sirens in the background. something is going on. >> hopefully you can hear me. a beautiful day right here in the bay area. gentle breeze and the temperatures in the mid-50s to the upper 70s. let's look at live dopp

petaluma, 59. 69 in fairfield. 68 degrees in livermore. and turning cooler tomorrow, showers arrive but may not last all day. we'll get steadier rain monday and tuesday. satellite shows the approaching frontal system bringing us unsettled weather. and clouds bring rain early sunday. at 5:00, it will be dry. clouds increasing in the north bay. then, late overnight saturday night into sunday morning the rain arrives in the north bay and sweeping by 9:00 a.m on sunday to all parts of the -- most parts of the bay area. showers, wet in the day then later in the day, most of the prims east. we'll have showers tapering off giving way to partial clearing into afternoon hours. so light showers with partial clearing. to the sierra three inches of snow around lake tahoe. so winter like in the bay area. through tuesday, which will be our rainiest day, one quarter to three quarters in the central bay area tonight's lows in the mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys. tomorrow sunny and cooler. upper 50s on the coast. and here is the accu-weather fore

the next closest calistoga and petaluma at 41 and mid-40s in novato and rohnert park and guernevillet 42 and santa rosa at 48 and napa and 50 in san rafael and mill valley at 54 for a warm spot. san francisco and san carlos and half moon bay at 50 and alameda is the warm spot at 56 and newark to the south is ten degrees cooler at 46 and 50 at san jose and san ramon is 43 and lafayette is 48 and fairly is 38 and brentwood is 49. we are all over the place. we are anywhere from one to 14 degrees cooler and because of that with sunshine, breezy conditions coming off the ocean and dry air we will be cooler this afternoon around the bay at 62 to 68 and inland 67 to 70 and along the coast 57 to 60 as we move forward through the next three days still breezy tomorrow and two- to four-degrees warmer and a couple of degrees warmer on friday and the breezes are back with scattered showers in the back half of the forecast coming up. >> 36 bart trains running on time and muni has no delays and no delays on ace but back to bart we will have track closings teen fruitvale station on sunday and this i

the fog has moved into petaluma this morning. it's situated half moon bay.to be a cool cloudy day here and it will take until at least 11:00 for the fog to clear the bay. the mostly closer to the bay. so by the middle of the afternoon we will get more sunshine and that's going top an impact on our high temperatures today. the exploratorium camera with the warrior colors here. mist and drizzle for some of you with cloudy skies by the coast. there will be 80s in the inland valleys, but definitely the low clouds and fog will allow for a cooler day for most. but still the warmest day of the week today with the inland valleys warming up. all of next week will be in the 60s and 70s. higher elevations. saw some showers, high pressure sits way offshore. there will be several disturbances throughout the week ahead that will allow for the activity to fire in the north coast, the northern and the southern sierra. but for the bay area probably not. maybe a few sprinkles. waking up to mist and drizzle will be more like it. we will see the cooler afternoon highs. upper 80

three miles half moon bay and petaluma. how warm we will get today. mainly 60s and 70s around the bay. still some 80s from brentwood and concord today. at the coast don't look for clearing. we will see upper 50s there. low 60s in san francisco. upper 70s in the south bay. today will be the warmest day. we will talk about our cool down coming up. tiffany. >> lisa, thank you. >>> a police officer in ohio is being praised for showing restraint and choosing not to shoot a man charging toward him. >> i won't shoot you man, i'm not going to shoot you! >> a body camera on the officer captured the whole thing. officer jesse kitter kept his finger on the trigger as the suspected killer came running at him, daring him to shoot. the officer kept his cool, even after tripping and falling on his back. after about a minute help finally arrived. >> i definitely felt during the entire interaction that he was trying to gode me into opening fire on him. clearly he was yelling "shoot me, shoot me!" >> police arrested michael wilcox. the polic

gary in petaluma said i can see a few sunbreaks in the west. spc has painted the sacramento valley for a marginal risk of thunderstorms. if ever you wanted to go the possibility of chase, today would be the day because we are gonna get some breaks and the instabimty associated with it is about as good as it will get for april. cobb mountain, 1.70. daly city close, 1.67. san ansell mow, 1.28. larkspur, 1 point -- an ansell mow, 1.48. larkspur, 1.48. redwood shores .60. sfo .58. that all makes sense. heaviest rain looks to be around pacifica and daly city. some of these are going to lighten up pretty quick. that cold pool of air. once you get a few sunbreaks. morgan hill to gilroy, that was heavy rain. also brentwood, oakley, now it's more scattered, lighter rain. some of the rain totals about what we thought, .50. benicia, concord, fairfield, scattered. sonoma, napa into santa rosa and petaluma. but the snow is on the go. 40s on the temps. that cold air is estimatorring in -- estimator in it. late morning, early afternoon. i think this could giv

near the petaluma municipal airport.multiple witnesses described watching the aircraft spiral toward the ground. officials continue their investigation to find out what exactly happened... >> our next step is to get the wreckage recovered. and hopefully to a more secure environment where we can actually go through in-depth for the whole aircraft itself. >> catherine: no one else was injured in the crash. the pilot's name will not be released until family is notified. friends came to the crash site say the pilot was of learning for six months and was going to take this test this week 8 san francisco police officers have been suspended and the chief wants them fired as a result of the departments racist text scandal. the 8 are part of a group of 14 identified as being involved. kron 4's dan kerman has the latest. >> " i am disgusted by these text messages and we will take appropriate action" >> dan: san francisco police chief says he has identified 14 officers involved in the racist text scandal he has suspended 8 officers

petaluma has had a couple of reports.em. higher clouds coming up from the west-southwest and that's about it. mostly sunny, occasionally some partly cloudies, maybe scott -- mainly to the together. a lot of 60s to just near 70. may hit the 70 and then back off pretty quick. soft 70s. sal, you and i have had a pretty quiet morning. >>> yeah, we have. things are getting quieter. let's take a look at the toll plaza. that's the only spot that's still busy trying to get into san francisco. we're hoping for improvement here as well. there's still a 5, 20-minute delay before you make it on the span. but the san mateo bridge looks good. i also want to mention that the livermore valley commute has been looking very good as you drive through. that's unusual for this time of the day. usually we have a lot of slow traffic. 880 is clearing out to fremont and milpitas. back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> well, at 8:32. uc berkeley students are taking action right now about climate change this morning. brian flores on the campus. you've

the accusations now facing a woman in federal custody. >>> and a plane down in petaluma. the investigation happening ri in >>> live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> here are your today's headlines where you live at 4:30. eight san francisco police officers have been suspended for their role in a racist text messaging scandal. they recommended all the officers be fire pd. one of them has already resigned. the police commission will now decide the others' fate. >>> arrested the man holding the bat you see here in this picture. he is accused of beating that homeless man who is also in the picture. ahead outside the abc news reporter katie mazullo will tell us how police tracked him down. >>> it's a landmark decision for a procedure that could cost the state $100,000. abc 7 news reporter katie on why some people are calling this a victory. >>> in petaluma a student pilot is dead after a plane crash earlier this afternoon. you can see from sky 7 hd the small custom painted glider is in pieces. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live off brown's lane and

in petaluma, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> pam :funeral services for san jose police officer michael johnson. will be held tomorrow morning at the s-a-p center. officer johnson was killed in the line duty last week. shot by a man who pulled a weapon on his wife. and then threatened suicide. johnson had been with the san jose police department for 14- years. the funeral procession will begin in los gatos at ten- o'clock. a motorcade will head up winchester boulevard.to stevens creek boulevard. on its way to the s-a-p center on santa clara street. live coverage of the funeral will begin on kron-4 morning news at four. the service -- itself -- will be live streamed in its entirety starting at 11 on kron- 4-dot-com. >> reporter : >> pam :see what the giants are cooking up an at&t park this season >>:here is our forecast for it as well. will be getting some cooling temperatures for you falling off for the next few days. we will touch up on that. >> pam :with the giants getting ready for their opening game at a-t & t park. the team is also cooking up new food at their concession stands. to

after crashing in petaluma. >> catherine:these pictures of the scene are from our partnership with abc 7. kron 4's charles clifford is live near the scene of the crash tonight with more. charles? >> reporter: the california highway patrol along with the sheriff's department trick conducting the investigation to in regards to what actually has happened. we do not know what action calls the crash creek there were high wind and the area. we did see the went we did see the winning break. finally, we have learned that the aircraft is registered to an address to impact along. we have not identified the pilot occurred at a look into speed with next of kin. >> catherine: a woman was taken to the hospital a short time ago - after her car crashed on southbound 880 in fremont. >> catherine: the driver was trapped in the car - and had to be removed. the c-h-p issued a sigalert because the number five lane was blocked because of the collision. >> catherine: the woman arrested for trespassing at san jose's airport was in court today. deanna pre-dell was arrested tuesday and booked on charges of tres

i have to give a shout out to petaluma.who are represented on the weather, outstanding, judy, diane, gary up there. [ applause ] >> just -- met out in front here -- petaluma out in front here. not that the rest of you are not great. but something about petaluma they've been sending in wonderful information. oakland, san leandro, hayward, newark, union city, fremont, san mateo bridge, still dealing with rain. there was a little cell that developed also towards alum rock, evergreen, east san jose and that seems to be the line. there is still a little bit there. we will have to keep an eye on this band. kind of skirting down the coast. cold for many and fog. napa, petaluma and also santa rosa. tomorrow will be critical for the minimum. we'll keep an eye on things and see if the breeze dies. if the amount of relative humidity goes down, we could have slows at 30. keep an eye on that. north, north north. our low is moving out. as it does, we get more stable air coming in behind it. a mix of fog, sun and cloud. a few showers. on

touching in some parts as the nose becomes a shock to those in the northeast a lot of people in petaluma are not surprised in the least they are fearful of him to this day and have chosen to hide their identities. >>: i attempted to expose him to the reporting and to the police. and having a cease and desist order. >> jr stone: years ago ludwig and his family moved away from his home in petaluma and the tenure that he was a wrong he coached softball from 2002 to 2003 he was also the head coach of the end of salt. as an 18 women traveling softball team they're fearful that he could be linked to other victims. >>: the voice is disguised. i know there are many other victims. >> jr stone: police have been in contact with the number of individuals as is the rest but it's at this point additional charges have not been filed. those of we talk with says that there is a sense of relief knowing that charges have been filed. >>: finely that he is gonna be held accountable i was elated. >> grant lodes: a cal berkeley a student arrested tonight kicked out of the dollar after it plays a videotape othe

the billa series of armed robberies in petaluma. has police scratching their heads.day stretch -- five businesses have been robbed -- and police believe the same man is responsible. >> pam: new at 8 tonight. kron four's philippe djegal is live outside the latest business hit by the suspect: >> reporter:a 7-eleven on east washington street. >> pam: philippe? >> reporter: in interest and a dark mask and clothing early tuesday after threatening declared on washington street and telling him to hand over the cash. >> lee, to delete surprise for me. --this is really really a surprise for me. >> reporter: police say, he had the same in all working quickly and wearing dropped and wearing dark clothes threatening the cashier. >> the careful when you give the money to rid the ready to call on 911 and everything. >> reporter: a valero gas station and up one on wall washington street. aside from the man in dark clothing in investigators has also released this picture of interest seen on camera shortly after the initial crimes were permitted committed last week. still no results.

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it happened at 7:30 this morning along highway 101 at petaluma. the work being done here is a key part of preparing to wide were the highway to three lanes in each direction. we are set back from the freeway by 100 yards and there is a fence lining the perimeter and that stopped the pipe. officials say they don't know why he tried to stop the pipe. they say he did try to stop it, though he saw it coming and that probably was a kneejerk reaction. but it was too heavy and as it was rolling down the hill cal osha will investigate. train will investigate, too, saying the only comment they can give us is that their heart goes out to his family. at this point they have not released the victim's name but say he has been with the company for 8 1/2 years. >>> thank you. marine scientists have just a short time ago arrived at a pacifica beach where the body of an endangered whale washed ashore. they answered very important questions. our reporter is in pacifica. janet is it attracting a crowd? >> certainly. this is a very rare sight at pacifica beach and br

at kastania near petaluma boulevard. several agencies including osha are investigating. >>> a controversial vaccination bill goes to another vote today. it would force almost all california kids to be immunized before attending public school. a hearing at the state capital brought emotional arguments on both sides. >> my name is rhett. >> reporter: a 6-year-old cancer survivor from tiburon spoke in favor of the bill requiring more california kids to get vaccines. >> for 3 1/2 years, i took chemo to get the bad guys out. >> reporter: that chemo weakened his immune system so he was told he would have to stay out of school for three weeks during a measles outbreak spread by classmates who had not been immunized. >> it was frustrating. infuriating really to think that rhett might have to miss more school due to a vaccine preventable illness because some don't immunize. >> reporter: they packed hallways and senate hearing rooms in support. >> 70 years ago i got polio. [ crying ] >> it has changed my life forever! >> reporter:

petaluma was the first sonoma county city to publicly discuss a potential moratorium on development. the city council backed off that idea. the city needs affordable housing and rental units, but doesn't want to overtap water resources. a delicate balancing act as we deal with the fourth year of drought >> absolutely. happy to have the rain but it did nothing. we had a little landscape that was parched not so parched now. temperatures will be warming up today and tomorrow. so looking at a beautiful shot this morning. a beautiful several shots around the bay. but the low clouds and fog will be back and they will provide the cooling at the shoreline tomorrow. and today it will be breezy a look at san jose where it's nice and sunny. 57 there. temperatures right now in a narrow range and much warmer than they were yesterday. santa cruz nice day today even though the winds will keep the coast on the cool side. but 70s here closer to our neck of the woods. half moon bay looking at 58. napa lagging behind at 53. everyone is nice and sunny and starting out chilly this morning but right now i

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the boulevard at washington street is a major intersection in petaluma so make sure that you have plansu in a couple of minutes. here is a picture of san jose at 70s miles per hour away from 280 and 680 to the airport along 280 into cupertino with no delays and drive time traffic, 680, we we highway 17 everything at top speed. >>> the humpback whale is making a big slash in environmental news. the federal government is proposing removing most of the humpbacks from the endangered species list. noaa fisheries want did reclassify humpbacks interest 14 populations. the firm agency said protection and restoring efforts the past 45 years have led to an increase in humpbacks in many areas. if the proposal passes the populations that are removed from the list of endangered species are protected under the marine mammal protection act. the public has 90 days to comment on the changes. >> san francisco cartoon art museum hopes to find a new home after being forced out of their home by rising rent. they will remain open at the current downtown location on mission street through the end of june. tha

do... at spam.com >> covering lows altos, antioch petaluma, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> new this morning, a stanford professor will receive the richest chineses in medicine and science. he will share the half million albany medical center prize for his work to develop brain imaging technology. the advancement allows researchers to gain wider insight into psychiatric diseases and other conditions. he will share the prize with a harvard university scientist. an award ceremony is hold in new york next month. >> more news from stanford: oprah will make an appearance tonight. she speaks at 7:00 p.m. at the people church. she will deliver an address called harry's last lecture honoring meaningful lives . >> what kind of weather will the queen of talk have when she is in town? >> if show knows about spring in california she is in good shape because it will be a very reminiscent type of weather, breezy clouds and afternoon sun and 60s and 70s today and the next several days. off the coast, though, we have a couple of areas of low pressure that enhance the marine layer but as

look where it is ten degrees cooler in petaluma. notice flags on the ferry building not really blowing or not being moved by the winds. they will later on today. high clouds and sunshine will replace low clouds this morning. breezes will keep us 58 at the coast. 64 in san francisco and around the bay 65 to 72 and t bay is cloudy but dry. the next three days even cooler tomorrow. showers saturday. bring warmth back on sunday. a big turnaround. >> we're starting off with green conditions. look at this map. top speeds everywhere across the bay area. no problems but a big closure. keep this in mind for tonight. starting at midnight, a full closure of 72 hours of southbound van ness avenue until sunday at 11:59. always a possibility it could end earlier. maybe even later. you just want to plan ahead. muni will not be rerouted. all motorists will have detours in that area. pedestrians will be allowed through 101 southbound from san rafael into san francisco 17-minute commute. >>> happening today think twice before throwing that scrap of p

we've been in the upper 40s to low 50s most of the morning. 74 petaluma. 72 richmond.ro. low 80s in livermore. 83 antioch. in the santa clara valley, beautiful afternoon expected. 83. 75 san jose. for the peninsula 69 san mateo. 67 san bruno. a cool 61 san francisco. cool at the coast. the extended forecast, temperatures begin falling as early as tomorrow and eventually our inland communities will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. slight chance of showers wednesday and thursday but i think for most of us the more notable difference is the temperatures coming down. >> as for today though that classic microclimate, like you said 68 on the coast. 80s inlands. >>> check out this video from benesia. do you see what is happening? >> a fish tank. >> this is the lost wine bar in benesia. before 6:00 last night. everyone hanging out when all of a sudden that salt water aquarium just kinds of exploded. the owner says over 100 gallons of water came rushing out as did the seven fish inside and the customers also went rushing out. four of the fish were saved. there it is again. you c

smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> covering los altos antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> people over profit is the message of those facing evictions in the mission district as fliers were passed out. protesters say they are forced at because the landlord is selling the building to developers. the state senator is working to modify the eviction roar in san francisco to prevent abuse. >> a federal appeals court will hear arguments on whether to lift a texas judge's injunction on president obama's immigration plan. a district judge in brownsville, texas, granted the preliminary injunction in february. 26 states are opposed to the executive order to shield five million undocumented immigrants from being deported and they filed the request. the justice department attorneys have argued that the injunction harms public interest by delaying implementation of the order. >> alaska airlines said the ramp worker who fell asleep on on the job will never again work on any of the flights. for the first time we hear the terrifying 9-1-1 call the worker mad

it crashed into a field off freights road just outside the petaluma airport. debora villalon is there now after talking with witnesses and the ntsb. deb, it appear it is victim was based there. >> reporter: his name has not yet been released but based on the tail number and talk here at the airport it appears he was a local man. from sky fox, a look at the plane crash on which the pilot died instantly. >> we're conducting the investigation itself. >> reporter: the ntsb arrived shortly after the crash. its fixed wing single engine very lightweight and classified as experimental because an enthusiast can order a kit and build it themselves. word of the crash spread. >> pilots are always very sad about that. but i think we, there's risk in everything we do and we've all kind of accepted that risk. >> i don't know who it is. i'm very, very sorry to hear that. >> reporter: cafe owner dan kelly says ultra lights are popular at petaluma's small airports. he would fly in one without hesitation. >> sure i would. just close to being an issue. >> reporter: this is the vi

petaluma, 75. lake county, a beautiful day with high ins the low 80s . we are getting warm thursday. we are getting hot friday. 80 near the bay. 70 at the beach. but we cool down for the weekend. you will enjoy saturday and sunday. 60s near the bay. temperatures going up. going down. moving all over the place. lack of rainfall? that is the constant. >> yep. >> all right. thank you paul. >>> coming up to night, how to lose $750 million in one day. the tweet that cost two ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >> twitter stock crashed today after someone leaked the latest earning reports on twitter. >> it happened an hour-and-a- half before the san francisco company actually planned to release those numbers officially. before the closing bell, it was not pretty. shares plunged as much as 20% before rebounding a bit closing down 18%. twitter's first quarter review fell short of the estimates ca

meantime up the road in petaluma there is growing debate over a proposal designed to dial back water use. city leaders there are set to discuss a temporary ban on new construction during the drought that would ease pressure on petaluma's water supply. but some city council members believe a building moratorium is not the right solution. such a plan would install several proposed projects including an expansion at the brewery. that brewery is one of the city's heaviest water users and there will be a public discussion on an issue during a building moratorium. they will have that discussion again open for the public later on this month in the city of petaluma and obviously that could be a fairly heated debate. >> yeah i think a lot of people will show up for that meeting. thank you alex. >>> in napa people will get a chance to speak out about a proposal to phase out wood burning fireplaces in the area. they attended the same kind of public forum. there was strong opposition that calls for replacing traditional fireplaces with gas or electric ones in order to prevent air pollution. >> t

. >>> petaluma police say one man is responsible for a string of robberies in recent days, a and as ktvu'sbach tells us, officers are determined to catch him before someone gets hurt. >> reporter: petaluma, population 60,000. good food, family parks and now home to a wave of armed robberies. five locations in the last six days, detective sergeant ed crosby is on the case. >> the more these occur, the more overconfident he might be. >> reporter: crosby says the robber who covers his face first hit on march 25. three times that date. a quick stop, then 45 minutes later and a mile away, it was this velero gas station. seven hours later, he did not hit a convenience store, he did not hit a gas station, instead he went right into a market deep inside to the pharmacy. >> the clothing is more distinct. what he was after was different. he wasn't after money, he was after codeine. >> reporter: both within a mile of each other in the downtown area. >> he hasn't again outright displayed what was a weapon. but if he's referring to having a weapon, we're going to take him at his word. if there's someth

five miles at petaluma and half moon bay.ur and 25 minute flight arrival at san francisco international airport and drizzle is possible and mild this morning. we will not warm at the coast mid-to-upper 50s with the clouds stubborn and the drizzle will dry. we are in the my 50s to low 60s away the bay and inland and mid-to-upper 60s with more sunshine at 4:00 but grab a coat. with the sun up we will be nearly 60 and when it drops the 50s are coming. >> you called the huge delay at sfo hopefully the drivers are not facing bag delays. >> if you are in the east bay, that is where you have the major trouble on 880 at 45 minutes between fremont and hair. or hayward and fremont. in the southbound direction. that is san rafael the drive there is mice and clear and we see a few extra car on the road but they are moving along at top speed and at the golden gate bridge you cannot see the majestic beauty under the cloud cover but it is good enough for me because you are moving along at a decent clip. we have our 360 camera on the ground