. >>> talk of an emergency homeless shelter is pitting pittsburg city leaders against merchants. >>> flash floods swept away their homes, the help now understood -- underway to homeowners in capitola. >> spring like weather today, will it continue for your saturday and sunday? i'll show you the warmest day of your weekend. >>> fire officials in reno say arching fire lines sparked a wildfire last november. the reno fire department says the wind and blaze caused $15 million in property damage. another fire near reno last week burned 29 homes. investigators say fireplace ashes that were not properly disposed may have sparked that fire. >>> venecia police are looking for an armed robber who held up a check cashing store. the robbery happened last thursday at the check cashing business on interstate 80. the robber showed two clerks a handgun. got the money and fled on foot. the suspect is described as an 18 to 25-year-old black man with a thin build and medium height. >>> the city of pittsburg is running into community opposition as the city is looking for a site for a homeless shelter. m

pittsburg would never touch it. demaryius thomas with the touchdown. denver wins. is john elway. broncos move on to foxboro. >> first snap of the overtime. down at the 40. down to the 30, to the 20. thomas to the 10. >> that was the call of the touchdown. denver plays new england on saturday. the first home playoff game for the ravens in five years. we'll hear from the houston coach in the next half-hour. merrill and men's basketball team on the road in north carolina at to play nc state. lund in red. pe'shon howard to stoglin -- maryland in iran. a nice pass for the slam. nc state wins. maryland women won, 16-0. ravens are back to work to get ready for houston. >> a big demand for data with data. >> this dog is back home after disappearing on thursday. why he is so important to the community. >> these folks in mexico taking the term flash mob literally. >> oh, my goodness. i have to follow that. we have cooler conditions and temperatures in the 40's. >> hard to follow that up. the morning commute is so far looking good. will update you on any delays. >> two people

united airlines gate for a flight back to pittsburg.ake a look what it says underneath the flight information. how about that tebow? a reporter from the pittsburg tribune review took time to snap this picture as he waited for his flight back home. >> ouch. >> i'm wondering if the flight attendants on board were doing a little tebow'ing in the aisles. >> i'm sure many cocktails were served on the plane. >> to ease the pain. >> help everybody sleep. join us at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. go niners. >> that's right, against the saints. go out and have a great day.

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highway 4 westbound pittsburg concord area at willow pass a hit-and-run accident blocking a lane therews on the scene. san rafael live look headed towards the civic center getting a little more crowded we don't have significant slow downs. up and over the waldo grade, golden gate bridge moving at the limit southbound into san francisco to pay tolls. mcarthur maze flowing from 580, 880, into 80 a little bunched up as you head to the toll plaza, metering lights remain off no significant delays there in san francisco. >>> 6:18. you could have a moment of doesn't while waiting for your next flight -- a moment of zen while waiting for your next flight. sfo will open a zen room thursday, physiologists seau or stretching is great because sitting for hours -- -- >>> we are volunteering our country to lead your country. >> two men in canada released a satirical political video that has again viral it has something to say about all of our presidential candidates. >> j do we and the to be your president? two words -- these guys. mr. obama, we are canada and even we think you are too polite. >> th

pittsburg, california. >> that's right. pittsburg without the "h", in california. we're looking at the laurel road on tramp. there's a tree down. but a christmas trees. they shouldn't put it in the roadway, though. highway 4 is on schedule as well. it shows throwing in antioch over towards pittsburgh. speeds are starting to drop. even on a friday. s in the first to show the slowing. it will be thick. it will come up on you. a live look out there shows you the bay bridge. the volume is starting to pick up. we'll see this grow over the course of the morning, of course. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >> it's 5:38. the governor is issuing new budget plan. because it's politics it's causing uproar on both sides f the aisle. >> plus occupy oakland protesters stepping up their push to get their voice heard. >> and the warriors talking trade. the blockbuster deal to bring . never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very

we'll see mid-60s here for the east bay inland valleys. 65 concord, pittsburg, pleasanton a high of 66. look for readings in the mid 60s from berkeley to oakland. fremont, a high of 67. 60s for san francisco for another day. 62 the high. 67 redwood city and ha pal -- and palo alto. santa rosa we could see some of the warmest weather right here with a high of 70. 66 novato, mill valley. here's the seven day around the bay and no rain in the forecast all the way through next weekend. we'll see sunny and mild weather for the next seven days. >>> they are already testing olympic . ifs in russia for the 2014 games. the olympic president visited two facilities under construction there. he stressed all of the arenas must meet international standards. the 2014 winter libs are the first for the russian >>> the 4ers will be playing the saints. >>> alabama, florida, and ohio state were finalists for desists for barry saunders. >>> wow. an amazing story out of montana about the moxie of ma'am's -- of man's best friend. there was a dog trapped in an avalanche what -- that killed its owner. but he s

. >> a quick entry update from pittsburg.ornyn and hall does need knee surgery and is out for the playoffs. >> baltimore city has recorded his lowest homicide rate in more than 30 years. but could the shrinking population be a major factor? we will crunch the numbers. how the ravens win yesterday is a huge win for the city. that is >> the cold air is back. tomorrow barely getting to freezing. many areas will stay below that. wednesday, a couple of floors, but then another warming trend. >> -- a couple of flurries. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- --www.ncicap.org-- the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how this fresh toasted number would tantalize your taste buds -- it's time to actually experience the subway big hot pastrami melt, built

looks a lot better into pittsburg and then clear on the eastshore freeway. we'll check mass transit in just a few minutes. frank? >> all right, gianna. thanks. >>> we're following developing news in the east bay. contra costa county firefighters tackling an early- morning fire in martinez. you can see the flames just tore through most of the home. it's located on walnut street in martinez. fire dispatch says they got the call around 4:00 this morning. a lot of flames, a lot of smoke. but no injuries to report at this hour. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you the very latest as soon as they arrive. but some amazing pictures out of martinez this morning. >>> also developing, off the coast of italy, navy divers blowing holes in that toppled cruise ship. those holes will help the divers now get inside the search for 29 missing passengers and crewmembers. six people are confirmed dead from friday's shipwreck. new audio today has the ship's captain arguing with the coast guard about returning to the ship that he had left before everyone else was able to get

good out of antioch westbound highway 4 from hillcrest towards pittsburg, six minute ride, 21 minutesthe carquinez bridge -- once you get to the bay bridge toll things nice and light into san francisco. >>> 5:39. >>> a rookie hero a volunteer cop is credited with single-handedly nabbing the man who authorities say started all those car fires in southern california. >>> new progress report on the state's goal of reducing the number of inmates. splenda® no calorie sweetener is sweet... and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda®, you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. and now get even more with splenda® essentials™, the only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. just another reason why you get more... when you sweeten with splenda®. >>> good morning. the suspect us a ed of setting more than 50 arson fires in los angeles is expected in court today. turns out a rookie volunteer deputy single-handedly stopped him. reserve deputy lalezary is a beverly hills real est

we did have a disabled vehicle as you head to pittsburg and bay point.should see these turn to yellow as well as through concord south of 242 for 680. getting roud crowded there. expect slowing for danville to the south, 680, 24 through lafayette to the caldecott, we show a smooth drive. the east shore driveway, 20 minutes to the toll plaza. metering lights are on. a live look at oakland. pretty crowded both sides. the other side of the bay, the golden gate bridge an easy drive but we have a good number of headlights heading out of the north bay and cold as well. watch for possibility smaller ridges height have drost on them. >> still to come tfda fines the red cross nearly $10 million for putting you at risk. we'll tell you how. >> mitt romney will release his tax returns in the spring. we'll have a live report. >> and for all of your news, traffic and weather find us on facebook. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some

a little slow and go through pittsburg as well. if you are heading along the altamont pass westbound delays here also speeds just under 40 miles per hour in some spots. 17 minutes now west 580 from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. the south bay still one of our bright spots this morning not too bad. some extra volume northbound as you work your way through downtown san jose but overall okay. we'll continue to keep you updated on that trouble spot along the eastshore freeway. that's a look at your "timesaver traffic." here's elizabeth. >> if you are heading out the door, put away the umbrellas. you won't need them for the rest of the week. do bring a jacket but may not a really heavy one. temperatures are mild. check out 50s along the coast and bay. low 50s anyway. so we have some low clouds to start you off w kind of a mix of low and high clouds. and no fog to speak of so far this morning. it's similar to yesterday but temperatures a few degrees warmer especially some of our inland spots reaching highs of 66 degrees. so

better in pittsburg and no delays once you hit 80. altamont pass starting to stack up. seeing a few extra cars out there with a little bit more slowing as you work your way westbound from the altamont pass over to 680. we'll check mass transit next but first, here's elizabeth with better news. >>> if you like dry weather put away the umbrellas. we have a relatively picture- perfect day over san francisco. you can see the embarcadero there. it is a little hazy in the distance so we have some low clouds we're dealing with this morning and maybe some areas of fog still especially in the north and east bay valleys but temperatures yeah, not too bad. 43 concord, san jose 53. temperatures are warmer than the past couple of days. so rain is north of the bay area. we are going to stay dry. high pressure is moving in and not budging for the next few days. so yeah, umbrellas will not be necessary through the end of the workweek. temperatures mostly in the upper 50s to low 60s. we should see some sunshine return by this afternoon expecting partly cloudy skies and temperatures in t

now, the good news is, gets a little better through pittsburg. past pittsburg, no delays toward the eastshore freeway. live look at 880/237. extra cars on the road this morning through this portion but overall still light. we have some reports of flooding on the flip side eastbound 237 at 101. just a large puddle out there. we are starting to see a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are off. 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's your "timesaver traffic." >> thank you. >>> this morning, l.a. police are investigating a very gruesome discovery. two women walking their dogs up in the hollywood hills yesterday when the dogs began playing with something. sadly it turned out to be a human head in a plastic bag. investigators believe it was not in that area very long either. >>> also in l.a. county this morning police pursuit did not end well for a motorcyclist and his passenger. you see him driving along

all along what the ravens, still a battle for the super bowl championship, it does study include pittsburg. tim tebow had paid -- played so poorly, they were absolutely stunned. tebow hit demaryius thomas and over time for an adr touchdown. the ravens are deep into their game, trying to replicate their october 16 effort against the texans. that victory came when their first string quarterback went down to their third string quarterback. kickoff is at 1:00 right here in baltimore. >> thank you. with the ravens home playoff game, baltimore's economy will get some help from houston texans fans. thousands will be packed into the stadium next sunday. those not wearing purple will be traveling from out of town, obviously. they could pump $25 million into our economy with guests staying at hotels and gathering at local bars. the city will benefit greatly. >> had a net gain in january on a sunday is great. it is bringing people downtown and some out of town business. whether the team is buying hotel rooms, the national media coming in, and fans of the texans that might be traveling here from the g

it improves once you hit pittsburg.dwork on the eastbound side, that wrapped up about 15 minutes ago. so traffic should be moving along eastbound as well and check this out. westbound 580 starting to load up a bit both directions through the altamont pass. mostly as you head on and off of 205 there, looks like traffic getting busy, slows at 680. mass transit right on time. a great choice this morning. bart 41-plus trains on schedule. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> we have a lot of sunshine coming our way but changes are in the works. high pressure now beginning to weaken and slide eastward. we are likely to see more of a sea breeze and cooler temperatures around the bay. still, some nice temperatures by the afternoon as high pressure will hold on strong enough to keep those temperatures above the average. but couple of patches of fog to start out this morning, mostly in the north bay. and a few patches of fog out toward the coastline. a little cooler though for today as that sea breeze will be kicking in but more s

well, let's take you out to pittsburg where we have a full freeway closure for another 20 minutes or so eastbound 4. over at loveridge a foggy start to the morning commute. we'll show you some cameras around the bay area. we'll have all your time-saver traffic in just minutes. >>> we are just four days away from the new hampshire primary. and one candidate is already looking ahead. mitt romney is holding a rally at the peanut warehouse. this is in conway, south carolina. here's a live look, a very crowded warehouse as you can see as they await mr. romney. you remember that he beat rick santorum by just eight votes in the iowa caucus. it was a squeaker. >> that may be true, but there are now some questions about romney's 8-vote win over santorum in iowa. a man says the state republican party made a mistake in recording the votes in his washington wells caucus site. he noticed the mistake the next day when checked the results on the iowa gop website. he says the website showed 22 votes for romney in his precinct when there were actually just two. >> when mitt romney won iowa by 8 votes

it will build through pittsburg and bay point. the 59 coming down a bit.e'll look at the approach to the bay bridge. no major problems approaching the maze. hercules to richmond a smooth drive. should see that slowing in about 45 minutes. as the build continues and a little flowing on the lower deck. back to you. >> thank you. 5:37. polls are almost open in florida. up next we'll go live to tampa for a look at how the primary race is shaping up there. >> a new confession of guilt. what one man has to say about the death after marine. >> a major step forward as san francisco prepares for the america's cup. >> a live look that is san mateo bridge, highway 92. ahhh. so soft. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ♪ ah. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. >> welcome back everyone. a l

slowing continues through pittsburg and bay point. concord holding steady for 242.ing the bay, the metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. the san mateo bridge has volume that increases westbound with the taillights over to the peninsula side. a smooth drive and a few at least. the fog is not as much of an issue as it was yesterday. a clear view over that high-rise to the foster city side. >>> it is 6:39 right now. coming up on today in the bay, a piece of san francisco history will come tumbling down sometime today. >>> a close call in iowa. we will have a live report itms moines w des moines with more of the results from the caucus. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morni

in the east bay maybe a few sprinkles over the pittsburg- antioch area. the north bay partly cloudy and dry at this time. napa with winds to 13 miles per hour. the winds will continue to relax. the storm is moving off to the east. we saw quite a bit of rain in the last 24 hours, even since thursday. we'll tally those numbers for you. >> thank you. >>> all of our rain here in the bay area means lots of snow in the mountains. snowflakes fell well below the 4,000 foot elevation level. about a foot of snow fell at blue canyon in placer county. chain restrictions are in effect on the mountain passes on i-80 and highway 50 for all vehicles except those with four- wheel drive or snow tires. >>> the san francisco sheriff was in court today on charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his wife on new year's eve. this is not the only court appearance for ross mirkirimi this week. paul chambers is live to explain what happened in court this morning and if the sheriff plans to stay on the job. >> reporter: good afternoon. sheriff ross mirkiri

congestion heading through pittsburg and bay point funneling down through the walnut creek interchange but it will take you through the maze, and south of the back-up you see as you head into berkeley. we track that sigalert situation. meanwhile, metering lights should be turning on at the bay bridge toll plaza but that will be a little lighter flow because of all of these folks held up right there. quick check of the south bay, that commute starts to build. no problems north of san jose. south of san jose we'll see slowing developing around capital expressway, tully and 68 680 interchange. we'll follow that sigalert up in richmond and san pablo. >>> new jersey governor chris christie wants same-sex marriage on state ballots this november. the governor is proposing an amendment to the state constitution which will need three-fifths approval from the state legislature. if it makes to t to the ballot it would be the first time in u.s. history voters are asked to legalize same-sex marriage through a ballot question. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee says he's a man of his word and he will ma

driving conditions accident westbound highway 4 somersville blocking right lane from antioch towards pittsburg. rock slide has highway one closed both directions 20 five miles south at big sur no estimated -- estimated time of opening. san rafael live shot if you are leaving past lucas valley road towards the civic center wet roads and fog up and over the waldo grade on to the golden gate bridge live look roads are wet there and yes, wind as well. once again, a little extra time would be best. >>> 4:55. in east palo alto the search continues for two men accused of shooting another man in the back during an an cemented -- during an attempted robbery yesterday morning. police say the two men approached a 53-year-old man from behind and demanded money the victim walked away and was shot in the lower back. he's expected to be okay. >>> winter storm sweeping across northern california this weekend has claimed the life of a park ranger. officials say high winds uprooted a huge tree around saturday morning it fell on the ranger who was in his tent. the 27-year-old employee was staying in yosemite val

temperatures later on today check them out. 62 in mountain view and redwood city. 59 hayward. 58 pittsburg. 59 concord. 60 san ramon and danville. 60 petaluma. 59 mill valley. so for the next few days, looks like we're staying high and dry. no low pressure systems moving in anytime soon. so high pressure is the big story. we could see a little bit of valley fog in the night and morning that could be an issue over the next seven days. so check out the temperatures. friday and saturday, we're calling for mostly sunny skies and those temperatures are above average by the way. we should be around the upper 50s to low 60s. >> we're always looking at the weekend. >> we are. >> with binoculars. >> i arrived here on super bowl sunday it was 80 degrees the day i got here. my wife had never been here in february and she said, is this standard procedure? i said absolutely. >> is that really true? >> it was 80. >> bring it on. >> take some more of that. >>> it is 4:55 now. starbucks is going to start selling beer and wine at some of its locations. it's all in an effort to drum up business during the a

you notice green areas, 50s would show yellow so we're okay but it's building through 4 and pittsburg bay point. carquinez and benicia bridges a nice flow out of the north bay into the east bay. smooth at highway 4. 880, the bottom of the screen, a little blip westbound. no incidents going on. we'll monitor the situation but smooth so far for 24, 580, highway 13 and the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. you might have to use the wipers from time to time. >> thank you, mike. 4:55. how many water skiers does it take to break a world record? >> after this weekend it has to be more than 145. that's how many skiers stayed up on the water in australia, all behind one very large boat. isn't that amazing. reminds you of the go-goes in vacation. 114-foot catamaran pulled the skiers for a full nautical mile. there were 154 skiers to start, but nine of them fell. the folks at guiness are expected to certify that attempt in a few months. pretty cool to watch. >> it's pretty to see. i wonder who comes up with that? >> i don't know. >> still ahead coming up on "today in the bay" the latest on

highway 4 good antioch towards pittsburg. 580 altamont pass, 15 minute drive into the dublin interchangenot bad. that mattress that was in the road in oakland, bay the coliseum, cleared out of lanes now you can see the sensors, everybody moving at the limit. walnut creek heading southbound 680 no problems, very light, a few headlights. san jose 101 no problems, this is not -- it is san jose 101 -- toll plaza light, we had that up, no problems coming into san francisco, abc7news.com/ traffic for all the information before you leave the house this morning, great resource. >>> now 4:55. >>> growing popularity of ecstasy in santa clara county has led health officials to launch a campaign about the dangers of the drug. health advocates learned that children in junior high are trying ecstasy which they commonly call fizz. new study finds 25% of teenagers have tried the drug. ecstasy is more available and cheaper than ever. >> i think what people have not been aware of is the disastrous results that can come as a result of using this drug. it is known as a [ inaudible ] >> since 2009, five peop

we are seeing a few brake lights westbound 4 through antioch then things improve through pittsburg into concord. elsewhere dumbarton bridge roadwork on both directions of 84 crossing the span. san mateo bridge moving fine and 280 still looks good coming out of downtown san jose. by the way, mass transit is on time on schedule. that is a check of traffic. for an update on your weather forecast, including possible 70s, is that right -- >> is it hump day? >> i hate that term. >> i like it. [ laughter ] >> do you? >> i do. >>> outside around the bay area today, lots of clear skies right now. it is cold out there as we speak and it looks like it is going to stay clear all day long. fantastic day weather-wise with spring-like temperatures. chilly start 33 santa rosa, 36 concord, 47 degrees in san francisco. by the afternoon, yeah, we may not quite get to 70 degrees but it's going to be close. 67 degrees and beautiful in santa rosa, 67 mountain view, 65 in san jose. the nice weather going to stick around over the next few days, plenty of sunshine above-normal temperatures almost 10 degrees abo

looking good for the east bay. 64 in pittsburg. across the water, 62 in san francisco today.vernight, another mild night. not going to see frigid conditions when it comes to the 20s and even in the low 30s. we're going to stay away from the freezing mark with another full deck of cloud cover tomorrow morning. area of pleau pressure to the north. a piece of energy break off just enough to bring us light showers through the north bay. so through the next 24 hours it works out like this, mostly cloudy down through the south bay specially. light showers in the north bay. sonoma will see the most action. and later on, mild and mostly sunny. high pressure rebuilding in quickly. that's going to warm us up. showers move through by 10:00 a.m. wednesday. we're done with the whole thing. so we have about a six-hour window for showers. starting about 3:00 a.m. and like i said, mostly impacting the north bay. by thursday, full-on sunshine. you'll get that vitamin d. yeah, looking really good as we head through the weekend. 68 b by friday. 70 on saturday, breezy and dry. sunday, mild condi

the pipeline runs through pittsburg, brentwood, discovery bay. the longest stretch of unsurveyed pipe was six-plus miles in pitts bug. that's where one leak was so severe it was considered an immediate danger. a natural will gas pipeline exploded in san bruno last year, you'll remember, killing eight and leveling an entire neighborhood. the contra costa missing maps were discovered by december 21st. will pg&e will will be subject to fines over the incident. law requires the pipelines to be surveyed over five years. >>> in southern california firefighters battled fires this morning in los angeles that could be the work of a serial arsonist. more than a dozen cars set on fire between midnight and 6:00 a.m. will this morning. will investigates say the fires may be linked to nearly two dozen fires in the same will area on friday morning. some fires were set in garages or carports and spread to homes. but so far there have been no injuries. >> we were in bed. will my wife heard some popping noises, looked around because we had heard about the fires so

quick check of drive times, things looking good out of antioch, 15 minute ride out towards pittsburgstbound 80 from the carquinez bridge 18 minute ride towards the maze. westbound 580 as you make your way towards the dublin interchange from 205, about a 13 minute trip. for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 4:55 now. san francisco police have asked the city zoo to hold off on giving reward money for the return of a stolen monkey. according to the san francisco chronicle the case involving banana sam is still open. the 17-year-old squirrel monkey was taken thursday night. saturday, a man called police saying he found the monkey and coaxed him into a backpack. zookeepers have said it is could you tellful -- said it is doubtful. there had been a $5,000 reward. >>> scientists found the first hybrid sharks, 57 off the coast off australia, they are a cross between the australian black tip shark and common black tip shark this interbreeding is very rare. scientists speculate they are interbreeding to better adapt to cooler waters they say it is evidence of evolution before o

in the hills between pittsburg and concord. fire crews had it contained by about 1:30. nobody hurt, no homes damaged. >>> a across the country and across the world, people are pausing today to remember the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. in one bay area city, people say his message is needed now more than ever. christin ayers is in oakland to tell us why. christin. >> reporter: elizabeth, i'm here live at gabrielle martinez's memorial. the 5-year-old was shot and buried 10 days ago. gabriel's death and the death of two other young boys in oakland inspired a martin luther king, jr., day that was both mournful and hopeful. >> i just hope that it doesn't happen to anybody else and i hope that people really do change. >> reporter: for gabby martinez, martin luther king, jr., day was about remembering a little boy she will never see again. her 5-year-old brother gabriel martinez was the last homicide victim of 2011 shot dead when a gunman old fire near her parents' taco truck on international boulevard. >> i just want his name to be remembered. >> reporter: ga

state law requires the city of pittsburg to pick an area for a facility.h the sites under consideration. they're concerned about potential loitering and shoplifting. >> negative in a big way. i mean, homeless means they usually don't have any money to spend. that means crime will happen. >> homeless advocates say emergency shelters are essential, especially during these rough times. downtown business owners say they understand the need but they want the facility built in an area that does not affect the local economy. the city planning commission will decide where to zone for shelter next month. >>> former san francisco supervisor dusty has a new position. mayor ed lee appointed him to a newly created position focusing on services and better outcomes for those who are homeless or living in support of housing. he has work on the city's homeless problem for years and is a supporter of the various outreach centers across the city. >>> some central valley farmers had helping power fighter navy jets, growing cam lena seeds and now the military is extracting the

police say 20-year-old wesley pittsburg failed to stop striking the teen in the crosswalk. the boy is in stable condition with serious injuries. pittsburgh was book into the sonoma county jail on $30,000 bail. >>> vallejo is marking a homicide rate that is getting worse instead of better. in 2011, 18 killings took place in vallejo. most notably the shooting death of police officer jim kapoot. that's one more than during 2010. and the city's second highest homicide rate since 1994. the last slaying of 2011 happened just before christmas. 22-year-old cesar villalobos was stabbed to death in his pickup truck. >>> san jose became the first city in the nation to boost the minimum wage above $10 an hour. city council introduced the proposition last year. the minimum wage in san francisco went from $9.92 an hour to $10.24 an hour. >>> new figures out tonight show how hard the recession has hit the bay area housing market. in an analysis for the san jose mercury news. data quick reports that local homes lost more than 1/3 of a trillion dollars during the past four years. homes in o

including pittsburg, san francisco, oak land and police are looking into whether shiro night lounge violated any city ordnances. jade hernandez, ktvu news. >>> pennsylvania assemblyman jerry hill is expected to unveil two new laws including pipeline safety. he says the legislation will hold utilities and regulators the áf. it would require the regulators to consider safety testing when installing new lines. >>> claudine wong talked to witnesses about what they saw -- >> reporter: morning boards replaced windows of this downtown oakland starbucks. inside signs warned customers not to touch what's left of smashed out windows during last night's protests. >> we have a beautiful city. and it only takes those actions to make people think that we're a bad spot,. >> reporter: oakland police told us at least a couple of patrol cars had tires slashes. witnesses say when tensions rose, police responded. >> they did announce, please, if you don't go back to wherever you live we'll have to arrest you. so please go back to wherever you came from. >> they may have to use force which y result in injury. th

east bay temperatures mid-60s into brentwood and pittsburg. about 64 at livermore and 63 degrees in pleasant hill. inside the bay we'll find those temperatures up in the 50s. more of a sea breeze kicking in blowing more fog throughout the morning hours inside the bay and toward the oakland area. temperatures going to cool off for the next couple but toward the weekend those winds are going to switch again become offshore likely going to see some of those temperatures well into the 60s again. probably the warm spot on sunday afternoon, then we start to cool down sunday. lots of 60s at the coast. >> that's a beautiful forecast. >> i would love to have some rain but there's nothing out there now. >> nothing. you got nothing. >> i got nothing out there right now. >> can you work on that when we talk to you next time. >> i will absolutely. >> thank you. >>> 4:54 now. in health news, more women are apparently having twins these days. an expert says the reason is a double whammy. more women are having kids later in life which increases the likelihood

the officers called for aid, the contra costa police officer and pittsburg and brentwood pd helped us to interview the victims, and contain the scene. >> police say the father who hosted the party tells ktvu that he is very sorry about the shooting but he just wanted to show his daughter a nice party. >>> a judge is expected to set reporting reporting live from -- a judge is expected to set ross mirkarimi's trial date. he consistently reject goes or hints that he should -- ejects or hints that he should step down. >>> a san francisco prosecutor is now facing domestic violence allegations. sanaz nikane was arrested saturday afternoon on one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. the circumstances that led to her arrest were not made public and the alleged victim was not identify. a spokesperson for the district attorney says the office of the california attorney general, kamala harris, will be handling the investigation to avoid any kind of conflict of interest. >>> police have not released the information on how many arrests were made at the 49er game. but they say a fan assaulted two

. >> reporter: a new pittsburg homeowner is learning somebody about his home. >> i have to say that there'sgreat cover up in here. they literally came in, cleaned the house so nobody would suspect that anything had ever happened. and we were told we could move right into the house. >> reporter: perhaps worse of all is that the grow accessories and water led to a mold problem. >> this is mold. >> reporter: serious enough that tucker's daughter and real estate owner's son have gotten sick. >> it has triggered his asthma more and he's been sick a lot. >> reporter: they say the listing agent didn't disclose the grow operation nor did the previous owner bank of america which says now carries his loan. >> they should have disclosed it to us. everybody should have disclosed it to us. i know my clients would have never sold it to him. >> the homeowner says he's seen the mold. >> do you find something of something that should have been disclosed? >> i would say so. >> reporter: i spoke by phone to bank of america, they said they would look into the matter. >>> we are learning new details tonight abo

westbound 4 heavy through antioch, picking up speed to 31 miles an hour towards pittsburg.about this waze traffic app it also gives you traffic information on city streets. someone reported moderate traffic on i go nay show valley road -- this is a great tool that you can have available to you while you drive. you can download it by going to abc7news.com/waze ilearn more, put it on your iphone, -- smartphone we have almost 2,000 members i'm hoping to reach that by the end of the week. >>> it is now 6:38. >> it appears there's a creeking floor in the housing recovery that story just ahead. >> live report from the new york stock exchange. live look at the big board now the dow is up 65 points. >>> trouble via twitter. the tweet that has many calling for a richmond police officer to be punished. >>> new rules meant to protect the environment that many say are putting local residents at risk for a potentially deadly virus. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney in walnut creek. it appears everybody has finally had enough of the saturday night drunken brawling. police, city officials

from pittsburg and i actually visited there for the first time last fall and saw something that i had never heard of, the cathedral of serving which is the second tallest university building in the world the tallest is in moscow they thought they we're doing something better than capitalism but it is a 42 story building the first few floors are built like a gothic cathedral. it is amazing. go spend some time in the cathedral of learning. but since then being a different colleges now holds the charros claims share of history and management at hillsdale and serves as senior historian at the foundation for economic education rican find some of his articles. he has published seven books and and when he explains the difference between political entrepreneurs which is a good text for the increasing discussion for the differences between crony capitalism and free enterprise. the work with the administration coming out in the fall 2008 as everybody said we need to emulate what fdr had done. and the newest book is "fdr goes to war" which he co-authored with anita folsom. as i said in my book 1

low to mid-60s today and near east bay, 64 in san leandro and union city out over the hills, 63 in pittsburgpleasanton coming in with 64 and monterey bay, sunny skies and numbers around 70 in gilroy. seven-day forecast, few high clouds toward the latest afternoon hours, chance of showers toward the morning commute and partly cloudy the rest of monday and tuesday. wednesday another chance of showers north. >> carolyn: i see you have doing his little -- >> go back in the hole for the groundhog day. >> let's look at sports this morning. oakland a's is holding a fan testimony at oakland arena. college hoops, last night the 20th ranked st. mary's gales battled byu. >> we'll tip off with college basketball. fans don't realize that byu is in every conference except for football. now on the road. he was red hot knocking down the first four three's. and where is waldo, brad waldo led wait for st. mary's. then again here is another one for matthew. waldo was everywhere on the break and another one. 19 points and 11 boards, gales take 11th straight win with 80-66 final. >> usf hosting san diego. flaco

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drive from the carquinez bridge into the maze less than 20 minutes highway 4 moving well, antioch pittsburgp and over the altamont pass not bad towards the dublin interchange, un15 minutes. >>> -- under 15 minutes. >>> down time for demi. the cryptic explanation for the star's trip to the hospital. >>> big makeover school lunches are about to get. . that's "america's money." i'm paula faris. [ woman ] before allegra, i was constantly fighting indoor allergies. after allegra, i found peace. [ male announcer ] only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy, 24-hour relief. [ woman ] after allegra, i have iall. >>> bay bridge toll so far, so good clouds out there, nothing to slow us down on the way to warm temperatures all this week we'll talk to meteorologist mike nicco coming up. >>> actress demi moore is being treated for exhaustion this morning. a spokeswoman says she decided to seek professional help and was rushed to the hospital because of the stresses in her life. no further details being released on her condition. as you know, the last few months have been tough for moore. in november she ann

. >> reporter: a new pittsburg homeowner is learning somebody about his home. >> i have to say that there's been a great cover up in here. they literally came in, cleaned the house so nobody would suspect that anything had ever happened. and we were told we could move right into the house. >> reporter: perhaps worse of all is that the grow accessories and water led to a mold problem. >> this is mold. >> reporter: serious enough that tucker's daughter and real estate owner's son have gotten sick. >> it has triggered his asthma more and he's been sick a lot. >> reporter: they say the listing agent didn't disclose the grow operation nor did the previous owner bank of america which says now carries his loan. >> they should have disclosed it to us. everybody should have disclosed it to us. i know my clients would have never sold it to him. >> the homeowner says he's seen the mold. >> do you find something of something that should have been disclosed? >> i would say so. >> reporter: i spoke by phone to bank of america, they said they would look into the matter. >>> we are learning new details ton

check out pittsburg, concord. have a report of potential lightning in the santa cruz mountains areas. i will see if that verifies. that is the story from this latest system. i've had wind gust reports of up to 50 miles per hour. it's raining at the past level right now. it is pouring rain as we showed you with eric rasmussen there. here's the next system on sunday. it's not as powerful. this one that went through, it's the main event. this deal on sunday it's going to rain and it's going to hit right on the championship game. looks like the field will be wet. not a highly torrential thing but scattered showers. here's your tomorrow right here. this thing is through here in the next hour. lit ray hello it's been with us through the broadcast -- literally it's been with us throughout the broadcast. there'll be clouds and sprinkles. this deal shows up as we get to sunday, mid-morning and the afternoon. friday 10:00, midnight that was tonight. that's right now, the forecast for about an hour from now heading south. it

. >>> what is typically a difficult commute coming out of antioch towards pittsburg on highway 4 westboundwith a new accident westbound 4 past a street. slow traffic, look at your drive time there, about 10 minutes, now cleared up a little that is beyond the accident towards highway 242 so traffic antioch. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on. a little back up past the west grand overcrossing. take a look at our new app this is fun my husband and i downloaded it on our iphone over the weekend. it is called waze, it is free. you can see on the upper deck of the bay bridge heavy traffic. we've got our spotters here saying yes speeds 10 miles an hour. here's a traffic spotter, long ride 11 thank you for chiming in this morning. if you would like to join our group you can do that by downloading the app free as we did on our iphone or the android store for more abc7news.com/waze. >>> 6:39. >>> trading is underway on wall street. just ahead, a live report from the new york stock exchange. in the meantime here's a live look at the big board right now dow up just a little 5 1

check out pittsburg, concord.a report of potential lightning in the santa cruz mountains areas. i will see if that verifies. that is the story from this latest system. i've had wind gust reports of up to 50 miles per hour. it's raining at the past level right now. it is pouring rain as we showed you with eric rasmussen there. here's the next system on sunday. it's not as powerful. this one that went through, it's the main event. this deal on sunday it's going to rain and it's going to hit right on the championship game. looks like the field will be wet. not a highly torrential thing but scattered showers. here's your tomorrow right here. this thing is through here in the next hour. lit ray hello it's been with us through the broadcast -- literally it's been with us throughout the broadcast. there'll be clouds and sprinkles. this deal shows up as we get to sunday, mid-morning and the afternoon. friday 10:00, midnight that was tonight. that's right now, the forecast for about an hour from now heading south. it moves

you can see some speeds are 66 miles per hour as you get closer out of antioch towards the pittsburg-bay point area. so overall not too bad. roadwork not too much. there is some on the lower deck of the bridge eastbound 80 out towards oakland. you may still find various lanes blocked. scheduled according to caltrans until 6:00 this morning so again we'll continue to keep you updated on the power outage through downtown san francisco. again that's van ness to franklin, eddy to ellis. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> when those lights went out, i thought that meant you could just gun it. [ laughter ] >> no, shouldn't do that,. >>> outside today, we have some changes. lots of clouds across our skies right now. a dying cold front slipping on by. we have cloudy skies at the coast with some fog, overcast inside the bay with mid- to high-level clouds and same with the valleys but the temperatures are staying mild in the 40s and 50s. this afternoon skies breaking a bit. we'll see clouds and a mix of sun and clouds. cooler mid-60s in the warmest spots inland low 60s inside t

highway 4 starting to see a few brake lights through antioch and improving through pittsburg and concord. we were following a very serious injury crash in oakland where for a while a person was reportedly trapped in a vehicle partially blocking the westbound 580 park boulevard on- ramp to 580. that's the completely clear. that's good news. no longer any incidents in oakland, looks good towards downtown. another look at the san mateo bridge in the commute direction. so far problem-free towards the high-rise in foster city. that's a check of traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> cold start to the day around the bay area. clear skies as we see the offshore winds blowing today and the temperatures 30s and 40s out there now. as we head toward the afternoon what an afternoon it is going to be. beautiful all the way to the coastline. get out and enjoy. lots of sunshine and temperatures running a good 10 degrees above average in some parts of the bay area. so great weather for today. that area of low pressure brought clouds yesterday continuing to head south but this ridge going to hol