the problem is westbound 580 in pleasanton. we will talk with sue and the big-rig fire just ahead. >> the dump man tied to the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba will be extradited to the united states to face charges in 2038. she is in jail in peru for the death of a woman. he is will be extradicted to face extortion and fraud when he served out his sentence. absolute loot is accused of taking $25,000 from the family of natalee holloway in exchange he promised to lead them to her body but be instead he left aruba and went to peru. >> we hear for the first time from the father of sandy hook elementary school shooter. he says he believes his son would have killed him if given the chance. authorities say the 20-year-old gunman shot his mother four times before he want on the rampage at the connecticut school. the father says his son spoke with many mental health professionals regarding asperger s but no one saw violent tend answers. >> a philadelphia woman is waiting to learn if a finger needs to be ambassador -- amputate

mobile weather, we drove up to pleasanton. a lot of you know i have been a tri-valley resident for the past 18 years but just recently i have been noticing this. purple pipes in pleasanton. so i got to thinking, what does this mean? so i called in jacqueline, the water efficiency technician. and good morning. thanks for getting up early with us? >> thank you. >> reporter: first of all, what is the purple pipe? >> purple pipe is a designated delivery system for recycled water. >> reporter: so we finally have recycled water here in pleasanton because i know as a resident it's never happened before? >> yes. this is the first time. >> reporter: so how do we use recycled water? >> we are going to be using this recycled water to irrigate val vista park. >> reporter: that is huge because we are in a drought situation. now, any other communities around the tri-valley doing such things? >> yes, all of them are. livermore, dublin, san ramon, all use recycled water. >> reporter: and now anytime you see a purple pipe this means what? >> i

kpix 5's da lin is in pleasanton with the factors driving the sale. >> reporter: liz, safeway is pleasanton's second biggest employer. their corporate offices are here in the city. that's why city leaders are extremely concerned that this buy-out could mean the relocation of these offices and also the loss of tax revenue. it's business as usual for shoppers at the safeway store. but the city of pleasanton is preparing for the unknown what might happen next. >> what kind of numbers they will have in their corporate headquarters if there will be a corporate presence here. that's one of the biggest things that i'm concerned about. >> reporter: the city's two safeway stores corporate presence and the workers generate hundreds of thousands of tax dollars for the city. a closure of safeway corporate headquarters would hurt this bedroom community in more ways than one. >> it has been a source of pride. people ask us what kind of businesses we have here and one of the first things out of our mouth of course is safeway. from that perspective, it will be quite a loss. >> reporter: the company that's bu

. >> the mobile weather lab is in pleasanton this morning.pix 5 reporter roberta gonzales explains how the pipes work. >> reporter: good morning, michelle and frank. good morning, everybody. hey, let me just tell you right now, lawrence's forecast is so spot on. it's currently 48 degrees here in pleasanton but those offshore winds have been kicking up to 10 to 12 miles per hour and it adds a little bit of a chill in the air as you head out the door this morning. many of you know that for the past 18 years i have been a tri- valley resident and lately as i have been running around the neighborhoods i have been noticing this a purple pipe. what is a purple pipe? i called on jacqueline a water efficiency technician. what is it? >> it's a dedicated delivery system for recycled water to use for irrigation. >> reporter: so you're telling me here in pleasanton for the first time ever we are going to start using recycled water? >> yes. >> reporter: wow. how do we use this? >> we are going to be bringing it in from the treatment plant next door and ir

oakland, 64 rand pleasanton with 69. it's time for the ski report.e are looking at a little bit of snow here as we head throughout thursday morning. generally by friday and saturday, spring skiing with temperatures in the mid 50s. a lot of trails open at squaw valley with 68 trails open. we'll continue to track that weather at nbcbayarea.com. and you can use our interactive radar. >> thank you very much, jeff. >>> still ahead, a gambler loses big in vegas and sues the casino. >>> plus, we have jimmy. >> hey, guys. the walking dead, and we're on next. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless receiver today. ♪ >>> a southern california man who lost $500,000 on table games at a las vegas casino claims he should. have to pa

drive from the central valley is slow from tracy to the altamont pass at 4 minutes into the dublin/pleasanton. we have an accident in san jose northbound 101 at 280 an overturn with debris in the road. high wind on the san mateo bridge so watch out. use extra grip on the wheel. traffic is hooking -- looking good. >> thank you, sue. it is 5:02. developing news from san jose where firefighters found a hidden danger that kept them from going inside a burning home. our reporter is in the newsroom

. >> pleasanton-based safeway's ceo is expected to become the president and ceo of the combined companies when the merger is complete. >>> a blind man falls off a metro platform in l.a. the lucky break that saved this man's life. >> the senate kills a bill to change the way the military handles sexual assault cases. what's next for one of the most pressing issues facing the armed forces. >> and time to start thinking weekend! the weather, hey, could be pretty good at least part of the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and if you are riding mass transit on this friday morning, so far everything looks good. we just checked in with bart, 27 trains all on time. a check of the roads after this

east bay, oakland and tri-valley locations like livermore, pleasanton, very close to 70 degrees.we do have rain in the forecast but it's not going to arrive until sunday night. so saturday, really the best day to get out and enjoy if you are making outdoor plans. 73 in the north bay. 67 in san francisco. the peninsula, tri-valley including the south bay expecting low 70s. so our warmest conditions. by sunday temperatures cool off a bit especially for the north bay back in the 60s because of the rain i told you about, the system that is across the pacific. leave you with this. yes, we do have to fast forward the clocks into this weekend. tomorrow night before you head to bed, remember fast forward one hour. the sunrise at 7:30. we'll lose an hour of sleep but we gain that extra hour back as we head into the evening. let's talk about the drive. >> that's a good note. it shifts your commute so the sun hits at a different time of the morning commute. and also the evening commute. people start to shift as well. looking here toward the bay area, friday looks light and that's what we ty

and over the east bay hills, east of the caldecott tunnel, we are looking at 78 brentwood and pleasantonu are headed to the st. patrick's day parade, starting at 11:30 this afternoon in san francisco with plenty of sunshine, we will be well into the 60s. and by 3:00 just a light on shore flow. temperatures above average. about 8 degrees warmer than they should be. tomorrow still very warm. monday a little cooler. the breeze kicks in. that will bring the on shore push back, allowing temperatures, especially along the coast, to cool off and that will be the trend right through thursday and friday with highs in the upper 50s to mid-60s around the bay. and actually that would be normal for next friday. >> wow. >> yeah, you know. >> we've hit normal. thank you, lisa. >> you're welcome. >>> in sports, tomorrow night the warriors are in portland to face the trail blazers, hoping to rebound from last night's disappointing loss to cleveland. here's larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. steph curry turned 26 yesterday. the cleveland cavaliers figured to be the p

grocery giant safeway- which is based in pleasanton - has agreed to be sold. the same company that already owns the albertson grocery chain. will be the new owners. safeway still has 21- days to receive counter offers. from other interested parties. the acquisition is worth about seven- billion dollars in cash. and could go as high as 9 - billion dollars. no stores are expected to close because of this deal. stay tuned for inside edition with deborah norville. see it, after the news. the fbi is refocusing their efforts on a string of murders from 1960 to 96 the fbi is now linking an additional case from reno to these murders making six cases. police are now crediting social mediant helping track down that sexual predator who victimized three young girls. police found that picture on this put a picture on social media and were able to use that to find to a 12 year-old girls who had fifth been with that man. those two girls then contacted police at which point they were able to put enough pressure on the suspect that he then stepped forward and turned himself in

the city of pleasanton getting read for for the sale of safeway.here is close to 2600 people works at safeway grocery stores and the company headquarters in pleasanton alone. the mayor says he was surprised by yesterday's announcement and it setting up meetings between safeway and the parent company of albertson's to see what can be done to soften the blow to the local economy. so what does the merger mean to everyone involved? for the employees that will be negotiating a new contract later this year, jobs could be on the line. for shoppers, the sale could mean lower prices if executives pledge to pass on savings to the consumer. analysts and customers, however, not so confident. >> they low pressure appropriwie stores. >> definitely the prices will go up, i'm sure of that. in most mergers that's usually the case. >> i don't know what that means for the prices. i see them going down a little bit. >> when you take two companies like that and bring them together who knows. >> the merger is far from being a done deal. safeway has a few days to try to

temperatures very mild. 66 out of pleasanton. everyone out in the 60s today don't think will see in the '70s by tomorrow but in had slightly warmer conditions as we look ahead. i think was a widespread '70s the song the strength will intensify and we will see warmer weather. '70s should be something to canada to a 7 day around the bay forecast. we do have a couple more chances with in the next days but i don't think we'll see any strong systems. more on that coming up in just a moment. after traffic around the bay area is pretty quiet out there. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic will be well from all of the approaches. right now the leader in lights are you may run into some low clouds and for checking the westbound train. we got some low clouds along the san mateo county coast line to keep that in mind as you work your way as we take it over to the traffic map not counted as 380 the connector ramp looks like we do have a vehicle blocking the slow lane currently facing the wrong way to looks like a tow truck

as you head inland temperatures even warmer with highs from about 78 in pittsburgh, 77 in pleasanton.uweather seven-day forecast, looking at the numbers, even maybe a degree or two warmer tomorrow. the official st. patrick's day on the calendar, cooler and breezy, 60s to the mid-70ss. more sunshine and the pest we can muster more soring on the 20th, thursday, a few extra clouds and the winds dicking up for thursday and friday. at this point looking pretty dry out there. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. following this live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions rain or shine. it looks good out there. but kind of skipping over spring for the short term 678 we will get back to that with the wind and some cooler numbers next week. >> we skipped winter, too. >> kind of. >> thanks, lisa. next, a special surf report bright for some middle grade uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,

live in pleasanton, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> safeway is a big company.e second largest grocery chain in the nation and employs about 138,000 people. >>> bay area headlines. an oakland school is on lockdown this afternoon after a student reported being assaulted on campus. chopper 5 showing heavy police presence at world academy. the suspect hasn't been caught yet. officers are going to keep looking tonight. >>> police chase in san francisco ended this afternoon with a crash and an arrest. stolen pickup truck collided with at least two other vehicles on potrero him. police say a few blocks earlier the suspect tried to get away by ramming a police car. he is now under arrest. we are told a bulletproof vest was found in the pickup. >>> five suspects are under arrest accused of robbing patrons and employees at this santa clara bingo hall at gunpoint. police say the robbers struck the same place twice including last month when an older woman was pistol-whipped. >>> the crisis in ukraine heated up even more today. there are signs of russian troops everywhere i

pleasanton would take a significant hit to its tax base.ugh the vibrant town hopes safeway will stay it knows it can attract other employers. >> pleasanton has an extraordinarily robust business community and will be able to weather whatever happens in the long run. >> reporter: maria nandorf of high school of business knowns how these things usually go. >> it appears that boise will be where the corporate headquarters will be located. >> reporter: and that could signal mass lay offs here in pleasanton. >> from the corporate headquarters perspective, now there will be two of every executive and corporate position and so that just can't continue in a cost efficient way with the combined company. >>> but says mondorf a combined safeway and albertsons can be a good thing for shoppers. >> the ability to negotiation with suppliers because you're competing with the wal-marts of the world. >> reporter: and they need to maximize its profits and ultimately sell it off. tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> more details on the $9 million safeway merger. the deal

. >>> safeway in a merger deal and ktvu's mike mibach is in perezenten for the headquarters -- pleasanton for the headquarters. >> reporter: one concern customers have is the safeway going to close, right now safeway officials say no. no stores will close because of the merger. for now. what the store says is it will make the shopping experience even better. >> reporter: safeway is headquartered in pleasanton. 266 stores across northern california. and is a favorite for thousands of shoppers. >> safeway brand is better than other brands. >> convenient. >> reporter: tonight it is off the market. safeway says it agreed to merge with albertson's. >> it will become a monopoly and we are not going to have as many choices as we had before. the ceo said we will be able to deliver outstanding products at the best price. >> i don't like it. >> doesn't bother me. stays clean. prices are good. >> reporter: more than 1300 safeway stores across the united states. if it goes through, it will create a network of 2400 stores and 200 and 50,000 employees under one company. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news

. >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >>> this isay the scene of the five-alarm fire at a luxury high-rise unconstruction near the giant ballpark with firefighters still there because they fear a collapse and are putting water on what remains and after 7:00 this morning the mayor and fire chief will be holding a news conference so we will give you the latest. viewers have been send us videos and photos of the huge fire. you can see the huge swirling funnel of smoke coming from the fire and we thank you for that. you can e-mail your photos or videos to ureport@kgo-tv.com. >>> police if las vegas released surveillance video of a couple lighting a pet shop on fire in late january at the prince and princess puppy boutique. they entered the bidding and set the fire. in seconds the entire shop was filled with flames but the sprinklers turned on saving the lives of all caged puppies. the couple was caught and are facing multiple charges 689. >>> a united airlines worker and his wife have pleaded no contest for steal luggage on a flight dive

for a spade lead belly's 79 pleasanton 70 in walnut creek. 89 and factory san leandro 75 in fremont.res in the north bay seventies and sixties. 67 in pacific does anyone for happened bay. >> : 77 in redwood city. >> : 77 and i will. again extended for as we do have whether it's moral and on sunday. things will start to cool down early next week. also keep pretty mild the pictures in the forecastle '70s and even more by the leak or cloud coverage >> : shall and the cabbie changes lanes and overtakes the bicycle thief and the cabbie continues off. back what does on the court uses the same land. except in the end of the driver the cuts across the solid green bark. at one more make that two more silver volkswagen and a motorcyclist theft what both in finland. : douglas are not permitted to use the slang because the new and improved also a street bike length of the religious wrote down a buck right that you wish to make a right- hand turn these broken remarking that is the only place you can enter to turn right. yet the tarots green dots are you not the garry and the big ticket for that n

at correct yes, south 680, on the curb by highway 24, everyone and moving at the limit from pleasanton hill to the walnut creek area. >> family and friends gin together in the celebration of the life of a berkeley firefighter when a tractor rolled on him, a giant american flag was draped in front of the pavilion on the berkeley campus where the celebration was held. he was a graduate of san jose state and 28-year veteran of the perk become fire department. >> a medical breakthrough holds promise of changing the lives of millions, with a new test that could determine if you are at risk of alzheimer's disease. >> new locations the a's are considering if they cannot reach a dole at uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? >>> good morning, everyone, at 4:52. you can see the pavement is wet and mike says there is drizzle. we will find out mo

and in san francisco will cooler pleasanton.rmore couldn't into the afternoon bottle is in these other >> : blow '70s 70 in hayward sent andrew. semiformal creek 74 in pleasanton. at the coastline only in the '60s. sixties the ocean beach 68 in san francisco. see also an element. >> : weekend big warmup in store. temperatures bubbling up to the '70s in the low 80s. we could set new records in the of sweetened bid >> : kickoff to a special east bay waterfront project also is expected to spruce up the bay area economy. plus breaking boundaries people on-line having a whale of breafemale announcer:eople what will you get with your new sleep train mattress? man: i'm getting a camera! - i'm getting an espresso maker! - i'm getting a new smart phone! female announcer: during sleep train's big gift event get a $200 best buy gift card with purchase of selected beautyrest, posturepedic or tempur-pedic mattresses. or, get 24-months interest-free financing. - a new tv... - a laptop... - a game console! female announcer: what will you get d

pleasanton would take a significant hit to its tax base.ugh the vibrant town hopes safeway will stay it knows it can attract other employers. >> pleasanton has an extraordinarily robust business community and will be able to weather whatever happens in the long run. >> reporter: maria nandorf of high school of business knowns how these things usually go. >> it appears that boise will be where the corporate headquarters will be located. >> reporter: and that could signal mass lay offs here in pleasanton. >> from the corporate headquarters perspective, now there will be two of every executive and corporate position and so that just can't continue in a cost efficient way with the combined company. >>> but says mondorf a combined safeway and albertsons can be a good thing for shoppers. >> the ability to negotiation with suppliers because you're competing with the wal-marts of the world. >> reporter: and they need to maximize its profits and ultimately sell it off. tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> more details on the $9 million safeway merger. the deal

pittsburgh tomorrow, 71, pleasanton, 72. 67, gorgeous debris in the beautiful city in san francisco. novato, 68. a high of 73 in cloverdale. rain moving in late sunday. it will be gone quickly because monday is looking sunny as is the entire week. we will be right back. ,,,, ♪ i wish i was made of money. i wish you were too. chances are, you're not made of money. so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. it's amanda. hey sweetie. what? [phones rings] okay, i'll send it. one hundred seventy-two dollars for a chemistry book, what is it, made of gold? just use citi popmoney. boom. ah, she's feeling lucky. hey sweetie...cancun, yeah no, you'll be spending spring break with your new chemistry book. with citi popmoney it's easy to send money to just about anyone, anytime. visit your local branch or citi.com/easierbanking to learn more. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to fo

low-to-mid 40's saratoga, pleasanton, american canyon, petaluma, all around 42 to 44 degrees. 45 in pleasanton. 49 in walnut creek. the camera is bouncing a little at 2,600' the new onshore breeze bringing a cooler day today with clouds. records are possible tomorrow. and sunday. the transition was trending dry and now it will be completely dry. the cold front is weak for us on the tail end of it and we will have 9 low clouds giving way to a few high clouds. it steers the wind and you can see the clockwise flow around the tide so the temperatures are cooler today. we are going to run in upper 60 and upper 50's to low 60's along the coast and into san francisco and 69 in oakland and 68 in san mateo and 69 in fremont and 68 in richmond and everyone else in the home 70's. compared to hawaii, upper 70's to low 80's. tonight, 41 in santa rosa for the cool spot. 42 in napa and livermore. and mid-to-upper 40's elsewhere to 50 in san francisco and a few clouds along the coast but nothing like what we are dealing with this morning. the seven-day forecast shows we are jumping fur to -- four to eight deg

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and we have some beautiful weather as you head toward the east bay too. 69 in pleasanton. 70 in livermore. about 70 degrees in pleasant hill. inside the bay 71 in oakland. and 69 degrees in san francisco. so your sunset time for tonight is at 7:12. your sunrise tomorrow is at 7:13. looking out over the next couple of days, we are going to see plenty of sunshine on the way. and some very nice temperatures too. in fact, by this weekend, some of those temperatures could be moving up into the 80s in the warmer spots. those will be some of the warmest numbers so far this year. >>> well, it's all about the purple pipes! didn't know what they were for but roberta gonzales is out with the mobile weather lab to explain. >> reporter: yes, lawrence. i have to tell you, here at val vista, it is currently 62 degrees. the winds have been blowing, howling, out of the northeast at 12 drying out the atmosphere at 28% relative humidity right now blowing all the blooms off the cherry blossom trees. this is a purple pipe. i have lived in the tri-valley for 18 years and running around i saw this purple pipe s

pockets of heavier rainfall impacting 680 around livermore and pleasanton, dublin and the trivalley. light rain has made it up to lafayette, concord and walnut creek. here comes the rainfall once again. here is why we need it to rain a lot in march. arming rainfall in february is one of our wettest months. four and a halfisms. march, still pretty soggy. about three quarters of an inch. all summer long we fall off. so if we are going to make up anymore of this deficit, it is going to happen in the next four weeks. i am happy to report it will keep happening. the rim of high pressure is now way down -- ridge of high pressure is now way down south. i had to zoom the map out to show places in california. the high pressure has gone on spring break. allows storms to ride up over top of the ridge of high pressure right into northern california. the ridge is no long raploching the rhode island it is actually giving it -- longer blocking the rain. rain overnight. rain will be done by the drive you drive back to work tomorrow. staying unsettled. another low pressure area with the same storm tr

inland concord and pleasanton in the low 70s right now. the way for tomorrow. could be warmer than what we had for today. sunshine throughout. look for temperatures by noon going up in the upper 60s and low to mid-70s. by the afternoon, upper 70s and low 80s and another spectacular day at the beaches, monterey bay. we'll start off with fog in the morning but sunshine for much of the day. monterey bay temperatures going up in the 70s for the afternoon. a nice day to head to santa cruz. we'll see mid- to upper 60s from half moon bay to ocean beach. low 70s for stinson beach. i will let you know how long the warm weather is going to stick around coming up. >>> children's hospital posted an event that had people shaving their heads. hundreds participated in the head-shaving event. studies show one in 322 children will be diagnosed with cancer before they turn age 18. parents whose children are battling cancer as well as supporters were happy about today's outcome. >> totally changes your perspective on life. you all of a sudden -- the things y

from tracy at 30 to 33 miles per hour and picking up through livermore and dublin/pleasanton and not a bad ride. from antioch, looking good and these are the green cell on the map where the roads could be affected by weather, slick roads and drizzle and not that it is raining or happening but it hasn't been on the roads so give yourself extra time and we will look at the maze from 85, 80, and 880 into the bay bridge toll plaza and tail lights headed to the westbound bay bridge all at limit. >> seven things to know as you start your day. >> it has been three years since the snuck ncaa -- from the fukushima nuclear disaster and what experts are saying about radiation coming in so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-mail away. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. of "looking for a good deal" and "sheesh, i should've looked some more." ♪ that's why walgreens makes it easy to save even more on your medicare part d prescriptions. ♪ just stop o

keep that in mind through livermore and pleasanton. road work is not uncommon, they often do that approaching so you have the reroute. the tri-valley freeways moving as are the rest of the freeways around the bay. we see a yellow blip into palo alto. the headlights, light volume. it may be a slow-moving truck or two. back to you. >> thanks. in a few hours suspended state senator leland yee should be back in federal court. yee has yet to enter a plea in charges of krup tun, bribery and gun trafficking though we haven't heard a lot of evidence against yee, legal experts say it's far from open and shut case. prosecutors have to prove yee's intent when it comes to making promises in exchange for campaign contributions. >> they have to prove that the money was given in exchange for an explicit promise by the public official to do certain official acts. >> johnson points out the case of former san jose mayor ron gonzalez indicted on several felony bribery charges, a judge dismissed the entire case saying there was no indication a crime occur

down at pleasanton 70 degrees, up in the north bay sunshine and 70 degrees in san jose, 67 in sausalito and way up north ukiah hit 68 degrees. extended forecast the heat is on, knock but sunny side up through the -- nothing but sunny side up through the weekend, numbers up into the 80- degree range by the latter half of the weekend even along the bay. it's going to be warm. that's the weather. >>> as for the sports, mr. o'donnell is here after we attend to a bill issue. stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to raise money for a worthy cause. . >> kpix5 news is sponsored by sutter health. >>> the stars were out in san francisco tonight to raise money for a worthy cause. >> yeah. check it out. danny devito there, anette denning -- annette denning, bonnie raitt, an evening of surprises to benefit usf. the children's camp, painted turtle, life threatening illnesses, they can go there and comedian kathy griffith was also there getting donations. >> i think josh grover was paying me to not sleep with him, but the point is i'm going to get some money out of him. josh griffin thinks he owns me. >> w

building now is through pleasanton and into sunol. we'll see this, head around the bend and approach auto maul, they didn't see anything but it was on the southbound side. car went off a road and flipped over. this are no major injuries. they report no injuries. that could mean one lane blocked. hopefully after the commute. we see slowing toward mission boulevard. then southbound 880 at stevenson as you come into the same area off 880 we have a crash in lanes there that could be blocking for a couple of minutes. the south bay, the northbound routes start slowing for north 101. the rest of the bay according to schedule, and the bay bridge with the backup once the metering lights were turned on. back to you. >> thanks a lot. preservationists in sonoma county planning to keep a rare albino redwood for a commuter rail. the train is 12 feet away from the transit line. the tree has a genetic mutation that causes its branches to be triped. it's one of then trees known of its kind to exist. it's important we study the rare redwood while we ha

east bay temperatures with some partial clearing into the afternoon. 67 pleasanton. 65 fremont, 64 hayward. 66 degrees in walnut creek. in the north bay, there is a slight chance you could see lingering showers. the temperatures are going to stay a little cooler. 61 in ukiah. 65 in sonoma. and about 64 degrees in san rafael. downtown san francisco 63 degrees. >>> new this morning, miles scott the 5-year-old who was batkid for a day through the make-a-wish foundation almost had another 15 minutes of fame. didn't happen though. it turns out he was supposed to make a brief appearance during sunday's academy awards. how about that? but the segment canceled without explanation the morning of the program on sunday. his mother told the international business times her son completed his treatment for leukemia and is doing well. it would have been fun to see him. >> glad he is doing well. >>> arnold schwarzenegger is keeping his most famous promise. >> i'll be back! >> and he is. the former california governor will be in san francisco next month shooting scenes for the new terminator movie. termina

this is coming into pleasanton. how it's impacting the ride to work coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, agreed to extradite convict killer joran van der >>> new this morning peru has agreed to extradite convicted killer joran van der sloot to the united states after he finishes serving his murder sense in the year 2038. joran van der sloot, a dutch citizen, convicted of murdering a woman in his lima hotel room in 2012. he first gained notoriety in '05 as the suspect of in ace of natalee holloway. u.s. officials want to try him, saying he extorted money from hol owe way's mother. >>> russia appears to be tightening its grip on crimea. ukrainian officials say there are now about 30,000 troops in the region. people who live there are rallying ahead of a vote this sunday to rejoin russia. but the recently installed prime minister of ukraine is vowing not to give up any land. president obama will meet with him at the white house on wednesday. >> the president is mobilizing international support for ukraine and working wi

but it ought not >> : sent 57 in san mateo 66 in richmond 62 is currently a chair and pleasanton. definitely at sfo on average over two hours. due to strong winds and gusts opposite true 40 mi. an hour. but >> : whabrought out 62 in fremont 61 and after a high in san jose 62 in concord 61 and now a word. 62 and union city and 61 after a high and pleasanton. 59 of bottle title among 6268 in san francisco. afternoon crueler by beach. >> : swells up to 20 ft. each morning. next in 24-hour warning. but lightning to as well thunderstorms all that the carrying two weekends. well dry up early next week however still chances of showers off and on relief to the work week. >> : is coming up when it rains it pours. bad drivers that is. alex played in the next edition of people behaving badly. can >> : the gadget that just got really is to the market that can make working out a lot easier. add more fun. i know that sounds ridiculous way too good to be true this product is really cool i think it can help your gym experience day to and coming up in tech report after break. the >> : cut ♪ ♪ [ ma

cutting through pleasanton and livermore as an alternate.hey join up with 680 and that leaves a little for the folks traveling southbound, 680 through pleasanton as they get used to the flashing lights and the lanes move more smoothly we'll see more traffic build-up. a smoother drive through the south bay. we have your northbound route 101 and for 85 now kicking in as far as the slow spot. 87 around curtner and 280 around 17 and 880. that's a typical pattern for the south bay. we'll see that shift sort itself out because of that hour we lose in the time change going on. we're looking at the upper peninsula, a smooth drive in the green north of san mateo into and out of san francisco. a live look in the area as well. this is palo alto, northbound shows a smooth flow heading up to willow avenue. it's the southbound side here through palo alto out of menlo park you get that sunrise slowdown. it's going to hit an hour later about with 8:00 that will make visibility tougher later in the commute. right now the green painted over the maps here san

. >> pleasanton police are looking for two gun men who robbed a liquor store. the two walked into express liquors on first street yesterday morning, demand money from the employee's wallet and cell phone. they believe the suspects ran to an art center where a getaway vehicle was waiting. police released this video of the suspects, one wearing ing iy hoody. police need help identifying a burglary suspect. this man tried to break into a home. he was caught on home surveillance. he's also associated with the gold suv spotted in the area f. you have information call fremont police. >> a follow-up for braking news yesterday a fremont 4-year-old fighting for her life this morning after a head-on collision that injured her and her mother and another driver. the collision happened at osgood road. investigators say both the mother and the other driver may have been drinking. they say just before the crash the car the mother was driving swerved into oncoming traffic. the young girl was seriously injured. in part because her car seat was not properly installed. it will be

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it's pleasanton's second largest employer.re are close to 2600 people working at safeway grocery stores and the company's headquarters in pleasanton alone. this morning the mayor says he was surprised by yesterday's announcement and he's now in the process of setting up meetings with safeway and ser rebrus capital to protect the local economy. what would this mean to everyone? for the employees who will be negotiating new contracts later this year, jobs could certainly be on the line. for shoppers executives claim the sale could mean lower prices thanks to cost savings. analysts and customers not so confident. >> they will probably close some stores. they simply are going to have to cut costs. they are spending $8 billion on this acquisition so they have to get some of that back right away. >> definitely the prices will probably go up i'm sure of that. most mergers that's usually the case. >> i don't know what that means for the prices. i kind of see them going down. >> the sky's the limit when you take two big companies and b

. >> pleasanton-based safeway's ceo is expected to become the president and ceo of the combined company when the merger is complete. >>> 6:40 now. more than 60 retail chains all across the country are now affected by a meat recall linked to a petaluma slaughterhouse. the u.s. department of agriculture says affected products have been sold in 35 states as well as guam and canadian authorities say recalls are under way in five provinces. rite aid, walmart, 7-eleven and safeway are a few of the chains affected. rancho corporation closed after the recall of 9 million pounds of meat having allegedly sold meat from unhealthy cattle. no human illnesses reported. weave a list of the recalled products at our website, kpix.com. and there's a link on that main page. >>> a local task force busts one of the most successful identity theft rings in the area. how they got away with it for so long and what you can do to protect yourself from similar schemes. coming up. >> and the manhattan just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look at the big board right now. you can see the dow is up a

. >>> a surprising find at a pleasanton construction site.n the discovery was particularly emotional for one bay area woman. >>> and construction on the first rapid transit project, it is about to start three ways it is expected to start on the south bay commute. >>> thanks 0 getting clear -- slower. we will tell you more will this commute and the bridge. >>> a lot of rain and i will tell you more on the extended outlook. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. . >>> welcome back, they are investigating several possible scenarios which caused a helicopter to crash in setting three cars on fire. the pilot and photographer were killed and a man down on the ground was seriously burned the crane operator was in radio contact before the crash and there is no immediate evidence the

a private equity firm is buying safeway, based in pleasanton. why would they want this?> they're getting pressure from above and below, from above from the high-end stores like whole foods and from below, costco, walmart. and also online, amazon fresh. so, the grocery business is not expanding, so if they can merge the acquired and maybe merge with this company that also owns albertson's, maybe they'll be able to get some efficiencies and save some money, and hopefully, make some money as well. >> are there some antitrust issues, though, given that the company acquiring them does own lucky as well, in addition to albertson's? >> there could be, and certainly antitrust regulators will see if it passes muster. we're already hearing from consumer advocates saying this is a little scary, because you know, when you have fewer choices and more control in fewer hands, potentially, prices go up, there could be impact on labor and, you know, the workers and so on. so, they're going to be taking a close look at that. it's not a done deal. >> right. and kroeger's, we hear, the numb

grocery giant safeway- which is based in pleasanton - has agreed to be sold. itsthe same company that already owns the albertson grocery chain. will be the new owners. safeway still has 21- days to receive counter offers. no stores are expected to close. industry analysts say. it's more liekley that the merged offer companies will eliminate redundant management. and embrace a change in philosophy by improving customer service to better compete with places like trader joes and whole foods. the acquisition is worth about seven-billion dollars. and could go as high as 9-billion. safeway was also recently fined more than two-million dollars. the fine stemmed from a complaint filed by alameda county's district attorney. it alleges safeway unlawfully charged shoppers with prices higher than its lowest advertised price. misrepresented the weight of safeway-branded products. and put statements on signs in stores that made it seem like certain produce was "locally grown". when it wasn't. sharks hosting sidney crosby and the pittsburgh penguins. fun fact. crosby has nev

we have 45 in pleasanton. here's where temperatures will be this afternoon for the blow to mid-60s.le cooler than yesterday. today will be cool and later on cloud eight. the road will be what for you grid of subtle whether to deal with your ride through the end of the weekend. more on that to come. now on top traffic grid we don't see the big crush of traffic gets. westar with a look at the bridges here at the bay bridge toll plaza doing better than when it started this morning. first we have backups and these outside the plane's three the catch lanes and the center lanes were cleared now it's the opposite. the good news is it's only slow from the 80 over across the westbound grid for your ride to the san mateo bridge an easy trip still with a 13 minute commute time over to foster city and for your ride to the rich and san rafael bridge starting to see a bit of a backup forming their and the cash lanes on the left-hand side of your toll plaza. a second look at the east bay. last report 80 north bound at 23rd. here's the good news is gone. fire extinguished with no lanes blocks. a li

livermore, pleasanton and dublin you may see some heavier showers. i'll zoom out to show you that the peninsula and the north bay mainly dry. but we have had some rain in the south bay over the past hour and that rain has been steady. you see the drops on our san jose camera. highs today so much cooler than we have been recently. san jose only 67. you're the warm spot. fremont, livermore, you hit 65 with afternoon rainfall. redwood city 63. oakland 63. san jose 60 degrees. there's a very interesting setup in the atmosphere now. it is the exact opposite, the opposite of what we have had the entire winter. now that high pressure is supposed to be building in, it's now over the four corners toward new mexico and colorado allowing what should have happened in the winter to now happen in the spring. that's a big area of low pressure up to our north feeding storms in. it's the opposite year for 2014. now that low pressure is here, now that the storm track has been laid downright over top of northern california, the front that moved through today is the tra

same for pleasanton. a little warmer for santa clara. half moon bay at 68.y into the weekend. there could be some patchy coastal fog but when it shows up, i will deal with it. it will be cooler next week. >> sunshine oplenty -- >> yes. >>> coming up a real jolt for starbucks fans to expand in the east bay. find out which local neighborhood successfully prevented the coffee giant from opening one of its shops. >>> an and an explosion levels two apartment bigs in new york city -- buildings in new york city. the number of people still missing from the plast. the -- from the blast. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley. nature at its most delicious. wow! ♪ [ female announcer ] with 10 grams of protein and real fruit, they're right at

a little breezy in hayward this afternoon, as well. 69 in pleasanton. 69 in concord. and 68 degrees in vallejo. inside the bay we'll see some cooler temperatures too, 62 degrees in san francisco and about 64 in alameda. your sunrise time 7:12. sunset 7:23. looking out toward the next couple of days we are going to warm those temperatures up just a little bit and then next week, guess what, got a chance of some showers moving in on tuesday and wednesday. not a huge storm but maybe a little bit wet. >> good to know. it's spring. but the rainy season is not over. >> we'll still keep going. i think a bigger storm by the end of next week. >>> it's friday and it's time for our weekly search. >> and, of course, the big question is "where's roberta?" >> kpix 5 reporter roberta gonzales at a mysterious location somewhere in the bay area. >> where she is about to take it up, up and away. good morning, roberta. >> reporter: good morning, frank. good morning, anne. and good morning, everybody. yes, we are in yountville this morning and first of all, let me explain. in all the thi