. >> gail sky-jones says richard lee's home was raided. a spokeswoman said agents were serving in multiple lok buzz no arrests warrants and information is sealed by court order. that is all she would say. some tried to sper swayed the police. others screamed on sen tiz. and the. >> we have a real hero to us and an activist to us. his university is a beacon of change and innovation. >> oakland city council woman says enforcement of federal marijuana laws is out of place in oakland. >> and a top priority is stopping gun riot autos of all days, shooting today in oakland under scores the security council woman's statement, coming up at 6:00 tonight how they tried to prevent d.e.agents from leaving this sight even as they're shouting for them to go. >> police in san francisco arresting protestor was occupied a vacant building yesterday. we're live from the scene. >> police have just finish add resting the protestors who took over this building last night. it sits on northeast corner of turk and goss street and according to police inside is a me

founder richard lee says he wants to sever ties with the school because of his legal issues and the other cannabis businesses that he runs. he said it was not an easy decision. >> yes, it's difficult giving up all that we worked heart to do down here in oakland. part of the battle. i think it's the politics of the issue and that the people who are in favor of cannabis prohibition are fighting back. >> reporter: lee announced today he is retiring from the university turning control of the medical marijuana school over to executive chancellor dale sky jones. this comes after a mass he have raid by the i.r.s. and dea. lee's home was also raided. lee is hoping the school can survive this federal crackdown. today we were given a a tour of the downtown oakland facility where medical marijuana advocates are vowing to keep the doors open at the university. >> i feel that we will continue to move forward. it's a shame what they've done to rich. but our leader now has to fall back so we can take care of him and now it's time for his generals to carry on. >> reporter: richard lee says he may be reti

people being busted and prosecuted. >> reporter: after 22 years of fighting to legalize marijuana, richard lee is facing a federal crackdown. agents raided five properties monday. the irs says the search warrant remains sealed. lee's future hangs in the balance. >> hoping and praying that nobody gets prosecuted. >> reporter: the raid uprooted the university. lee is stepping down as are the. 40 employees are out of work. most classes are cancelled. lee says he was operating within state law and had the blessing of oakland city leaders, paying a $60,000 business license fee and thousands more in taxes. he doesn't know what triggered the raid. >> maybe it is pay back for prop 19, the irs started auditing me in 2010 during that campaign. >> reporter: prop 19 was a divisive campaign in the california medical marijuana community. lee says he does his best to work with critics. >> you can't please everybody. you try to write an initiative that compromises. >> reporter: lee wants to focus on washington state and colorado while he waits to learn what the feds will do. he hopes that the story will bring

including, a connection to richard lee. yesterday's raid have enraged the cannibus community. >> this may have galvanized a response from the community to say who is next? >> the founder, richard lee did attend today's rally but did not speak to reporters. the medical marijuana training school remained closed to clean up. >> still to come here at 5:00 -- it's true. some one may be pawing you to change the way you commute. the new plan on the peninsula. >> the way we define the universe we are actually breaking the boundaries of that every time we push one of the elements out. >> pushing the limits of science, right here in our backyard. up next in our "bay area proud" series, meet the woman leading a team in charge of a different kind of ex-mror asiexploration. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. a cold front approaching the bay area. that will hope drop our numbers throughout the next two days. big time differences in our temperatures. detail it all, next best chance for showers in the seven-day forecast. you have got to see tight belie

agents also raided near by coffee shop run by the university founder richard lee. >> richard lee is aal activist to us. his university is a beacon of change. >>reporter: oakland city council woman called today raids a waste of taxpayer mone money. >> we need all possible law enforcement resources to be focusing on gun crimes and working to stop the violence. >>reporter: one protestor was arrested. dea spokeswoman says no arrest warrants link to the raids themselves have yet been issued >> 75 occupy protestors ended up getting hauled off to jill after san francisco police evicted them from a vacant building near the civic center. this video shows what the building on turk street looked like after the protestors were removed. it was a mess pro-testtors began the occupation last night. catholic church owner the building. kitchen leaders asked police to advice the occupy sf members to stop trespassing on private property early today. protestors wanted to turn the building into a service center for the hom homeless. >> when the law stops serving its people is when the law should be changed

richard lee is holding a news conference, and christie is there live. >> reporter: well, the future of oaksterdam university seems to be much smaller and in real need of community support. i have been speaking with administrators this morning. they have a press conference underway right now. but they are telling me they were completely surprised when the feds moved in here on april 2 at oaksterdam university, taking marijuana plants, files, computers, and other equipment. the cannabis college has been functioning, they say, with volunteers basically over the past couple of weeks. and richard lee, no longer running the show, says he'll be involved more with trying to influence policy. it was founded in 2007 to learn about the cannabis industry. they say they have 100 students and more are coming, and they have leased a small auditorium space inside the building, but the raid has hit them hard. >> i have to say, this community and the employees of oaksterdam are phenomenal. 45 people lost their job, and almost all of them are continuing to volunteer in one way or another to just keep it

raided five locations connected to prominent medical marijuana proponent, richard lee. early this morning, agents of the irs, dea and federal marshals. served notices at the universal. and hauled away boxes of evidence. agents served warrants at lee's hope and several other businesses including, the university gift shop and museum, where medical marijuana was sold. federal agents say the warrants were under seal and would not reveal what they were looking for. the chancellor of the university, which teaches people how to grow medical cannibus believes it was to send a message. >> they were going after everything, affiliated with richard lee, richard is one of the leaders of the movement to try to legalize cannibus. >> protesters clashed with agents and temporarily preventd them from leaving. the chancellor says lee was not arrested but is laying low for now. >> coming up here. the role of a lifetime. at 5:00, ashton kucher gets a brand new job. >> more information, oikos university in oakland. update you on the deadly shooting spree today. we're back in a moment. [ bird

oakser dam founder richard lee declined to speak on camera, on the advice of his lawyer. but employers say that oakser dam will fight on, activists believe that it was a political move, targeting the marijuana growers. >> they seemed to be targeting lee. >> they are protecting people, like maybe one of those potential officers could have stopped just one of those deaths at the school. you know at the time when this happened several people died in the city. >> where are our priorities? while our civic leaders are screaming for gun control, they're begging for help with gun violence. and our federal agents are going about attacking the marijuana growers. >> reporter: they say they can't comment on this criminal investigation. also we're just learning late this afternoon that founder richard lee will announce tomorrow that he will take a back seat in the wake of this week's raid. live, oakland, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and a well known silicon valley business person landing funding for a new on line university. 36-year-old ben nelson is the former ceo of the photo sha

agents also raided near by coffee shop run by the university founder richard lee. >> richard lee is a real hero to us. real activist to us. his university is a beacon of change. >>reporter: oakland city council woman called today raids a waste of taxpayer mone money. >> we need all possible law enforcement resources to be focusing on gun crimes and working to stop the violence. >>reporter: one protestor was arrested. dea spokeswoman says no arrest warrants link to the raids themselves have yet been issued >> 75 occupy protestors ended up getting hauled off to jill after san francisco police evicted them from a vacant building near the civic center. this video shows what the building on turk street looked like after the protestors were removed. it was a mess pro-testtors began the occupation last night. catholic church owner the building. kitchen leaders asked police to advice the occupy sf members to stop trespassing on private property early today. protestors wanted to turn the building into a service center for the hom homeless. >> when the law stops serving its people is when the l

times report richard lee decided that after a federal raid on the home earlier this week. mornings on 2 took you there. we were the first to report on that raid early monday morning. federal agents seized almost everything inside the building including pot plants, bank account records and computers. they are still open although its classes have been drastically scaled back. >>> two congressional committees investigating that spending scandal at the las vegas conference of a federal government agency. coming up at 6:15 the california connection to the excessive spending by the general services administration. >>> an appearance by republican presidential candidate ron paul at uc berkeley drew thousands of students. >> we don't need to have more troops spread around the world. we are already in 150 countries. i think if we have a military we should defend this country. we shouldn't be the policemen of the world. >> paul's message of antimilitary intervention seemed to resinate with younger people. you can see it was moved outside to accommodate a bigger crowd. >> he is the on

after federal raid earlier this week richard lee is leaving oak dam university. we have the story. >>reporter: inside of this university today is jaws shell of what it used to be. empty pod. empty desk. empty cover because the place is bankrupt. for richard lee who established this place a heavy heart. >> i started getting calls from all over the country. while the raid was still in progress. >>reporter: monday dea agents served a search warrant removing computer record and marijuana plants from the college that had been dedicated to teaching the business of agreeing and selling medical marijuana. lee has been both a philosophical and financial backer of that kawchlts he says it made him a target. >> this issue is getting to a tipping point and the so the people who are against it are pushing back. >>reporter: so after all the pressure lee made major nounlt nounlts. he's stepping away from the university letting another organization run it. >> i have been doing this over 20 years. so i think i have done my duty. >>reporter: lee says he will continue to advocate for medical marijuan

richard lee made that decision after a federal raid this week on oaksterdam. mornings on 2 was first to report on the raid that you saw monday morning. federal agents seized almost everything inside the school in downtown oakland including pot plants, bank account records and computers. oaksterdam university is still open though the classes have been drastically scaled back. >>> we are waiting for the new jobs report. good news is expected. most experts believe 200,000 jobs were added to company payrolls. that will make it the fourth straight month of increases. however, the unemployment rate is expected to stay at 8.3%. >>> two congressional committees are investigating the spending scandal at a las vegas conference. coming up at 5:15 the california connection to the excessive spending. >>> 5:06. republican presidential candidate ron paul got a heros welcome during an appearance at uc berkeley. >> we do not have the facilities, the moral authority or the constitutional authority to go around the world and tell other people what they must do and how to run the

we first told you about richard lee's decision to resign earlier this month. they raided lee's home. lee says he's severing ties with the school. >> yes, it's difficult giving up all that we worked regard to do down -- hard to do down near oakland but part of battle. >> 44 >> -- he plans to still port the legalization of marijuana. >> a rally led to stop cuts. last year the san francisco supreme court announced dozens of layoffs and the closure of about dozen courtrooms. >>> ahead in seven minutes san francisco pauses to remember the defining moments of it's history. >>> also the director of the california's high speed rail project is fight backing against a report that the state denied funding for that. the analyst report find the $68 billion bullet trains relies on quotes speck cuelative funding. >> it's not uncommon to launch projects without all the money in place. lawmakers are currently considering the governor's request to sell $2.6 billion in bonds. >> the daily california. the hearing is to decide if the student body president had a right to shoot dow

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another property rented by richard lee. lee who has been involved in a decade long battle to legalize marijuana did not she up at any of the sites today but among those protesting the federal crack down city council woman rebecca caplan. >> we need all possible law enforcement resources to be focusing on gun crimes and working to stop the violence. >>reporter: spokeswoman for the dea would confirm only a number of property ins oakland were served with search warrants. and that all of the information about those warrants is sealed under a court order. as agents were leaving, the site here protestors blocked traffic on broadway and lay down in the street in front of the dea trucks. l miss ingraham of san francisco pulled her wheelchair in front of the lead truck. >> we need to stop them from attacking sick and disabled people lives depend on this. >>reporter: one woman was arrested. after revving to move. but oakland bliss able to move the others out of the way without incident and without arresting anyone else. there is no w

this was founded in 2007 by a guy named richard lee. goal is to train people to work in the medical marijuana dispensary. >> pot formers. there's an industry here. especially in california with the medicinal marijuana industry. >> when you graduate, do you get a thc degree? >> oh. >> well-played. >> do they roll your diploma? >> is this university going up in smoke? >> now that the feds are closing in. >> i want to sit here for a minute and let y'all get that out of your system. >> and always their vending machines are fully stacked. >> does the school have a drug policy? >> what kind of courses do they offer? >> horticulture 4101, civics, legal rights. >> methods of ingestion. >> vaporizing, 8701. >>> federal agents from the u.s. marshal service, dea and the irs raided the campus. they have a federal search warrant. >> i wonder what the school mascot is? >> is it sparky. >> or chester cheetah. >>> canada, our friendly neighbor to the north is doing something that i think we should do, and that is getting rid of the penny. this video po

richard lee is handing over control to sky jones. the change more than symbolic. school will separate from the medical marijuana dispensary that lee also operated but the raid and loss of revenue will hurt. >> this is what we need in order to operate the school. a short term, we can survive through new enrollment. >> the school will move into a smaller location and saying teachers will volunteer until they can get back on their feet. >> some confusing moments today at major intersections after a pg&e equipment problem, service affected in the area of martin luther king junger way and third street around 10:00 this morning. the outage caused confusion burke no maiblg major problems. the malfunction blew off a man hole cover and 3800 customers lost service. and took crews an hour to restore power. a warning tonight, tomorrow, pg&e will be conducting a controlled release of natural gas. and if have you questions or concerns about the smell of gas you can give pg&e a call. >> the man who brought rock and roll and new year's eve television is dead tonight at age 82. >>

richard lee's marijuana trade school oaksterdam university remains open, classes scaled back since the raid by federal officials monday his dispensaries also open, but nursery is closed after agents confiscated his plants. lee was detained, never arrested. he's transfering his remaining businesses to new operators but will remain an outspoken pot legalization advocate. >>> president obama is warning the u.s. job market will still face ups and downs after the labor department released the march jobs report this morning. that shows the unemployment rate dipped to 8.2% from february. it also says employers added just 120,000 jobs last month. down from the more than 200,000 jobs the economy added in each of the previous three months. that means the unemployment rate is likely -- dip is likely due to a high number of americans who have stopped looking for work. >> president obama addressed women and the economy in a forum at the white house today. he told participants that the nation's economic problems won't truly be solved until the glass ceiling is shattered and women are recognized as a

richard lee's marijuana trade school oaksterdam university remains open, classes scaled back since the raid by federal officials monday his dispensaries also open, but nursery is closed after agents confiscated his plants. lee was detained, never arrested. he's transfering his remaining businesses to new operators but will remain an outspoken pot legalization advocate. >>> president obama is warning the u.s. job market will still face ups and downs after the labor department released the march jobs report this morning. that shows the unemployment rate dipped to 8.2% from february. it also says employers added just 120,000 jobs last month. down from the more than 200,000 jobs the economy added in each of the previous three months. that means the unemployment rate is likely -- dip is likely due to a high number of americans who have stopped looking for work. >> president obama addressed women and the economy in a forum at the white house today. he told participants that the nation's economic problems won't truly be solved until the glass ceiling is shattered and women are recognized as a

we believe it to be richard lee the same person who is running the university around the corner.we are told as i said no arrests have been made this is and forcement operation where search warrants are -- enforcement operation, search warrants are being served. it is not just the university and the oakland cannibus buyer's club that are being raided other raids are going on in oakland the dea would not say where or how many just this is an enforcement action in oakland and these are not the only two places being raided this morning. mark matthews, abc7 news. >>> in san francisco protesters still involved in the take over of a vacant building owned by catholic church. they've been there all night. sue thompson joins us from that scene. >> reporter: good morning. police are continuing to monitor this building owned by the archdiocese of san francisco. a few minutes ago i spoke with leaders of the archdiocese. they say they did tell the police that these protestsers -- protesters are in factthey wd like them to leave. occupy san francisco stated they would like to turn this vacant b

courses for people interested in the hot industry early this also visited the home of their founder richard lee briefly detained him but did not arrest him. medical pots of orders for upgrades screaming obscenities at the agents. >>> marijuana has never killed anybody in not only that you can use it as a medicine and here we are reading something that's does no harm to anybody. >>> they complies with a complex of state and local laws as far as the feds are considered all marijuana medical concluded it is illegal. >>> dozens of protesters and police custody at the center does go police evicted them from a building that the catholic church owns officers say their move about 75 occupiers this afternoon but not before they cause some major damage. walls are covered with graffiti, light fixtures are smashed windows and doors barricaded police is that the protesters were ready for big fights. >>> and officers that is their large stockpiles a brick's into chairs and other items on the roof that were positions as a weapon against the police officer. >>> their build the plant to turn that building in to

agents also raided a nearby coffee shop owned by oaksterdam university founder richard lee. no arrest warns have been issued. >>> president obama says the republican budget plan passed by the house is a prescription for a decline that harms future generations. he told a group of newspaper executives today that republicans are peddling another round of trickle down economics, a policy he says doesn't work. >> the president: instead of moderating their views even slightly, the republicans running congress right now, have doubled down. and proposed a budget so far to the right it makes the contract with america look like the new deal. >> the president told the audience america cannot afford another tax cut for the wealthy or cuts that make it more difficult for future generations to get a college education. the 3 1/2 trillion dollar republican proposal aims to slash the federal deficit by cutting government programs while lowering tax rates. >>> this saturday republican presidential front-runner mitt romney hopes to secure his party's nomination. gop voters headed to prime in -

one of these women was hannah lee corbin of virginia. the sister of richard henry lee. she was a wealthy widow who paid taxes on her land. in 1778 she wrote a scathing letter to her brother asking why revolutionary principles did not apply to her. why, she asked, should she be deprived of her voice and representation when she had as much stake in society as many men? her brother, richard henry lee, was flabbergasted. he simply did not anticipate this line of inquiry, and he had no adequate rejoinder for her question. he simply pointed to custom and tradition as the grounds of exclusion. but what this meant in fact was that hannah lee corbin and all the widows paying taxes like her were being deprived of representation simply on the basis of their sex. simply because they were women. surely no woman in philadelphia of 1776 anticipated this. maybe john adams. because abigail had primed him. now, what happened in new jersey is that the legislature -- legislators in the state of new jersey took this principle of no taxation without representation seriously and took it to it

the school's founder, richard lee, backed an attempt to legalize marijuana in california in 2010 thatuccessful. he says he will now focus on legalizing marijuana on that campaign in other states. >>> temperatures are pretty mild out there this evening in the upper 40s in a number of places am even still in the 50s down in the south bay. of that's a contrast to last night. but we're getting some warmer air filtering into the bay area, as well as some cloud cover which you can see here. a wider view picture showing the tail end of a storm, and the core of it pushing closer to the coastline. you can see it's tracking more toward the northeast and the bay area. we'll get a little bit of this cloud cover out there tomorrow. no rain expected though. it's going to start off chilly tomorrow morning, frosty in some areas, temperatures still in the 30s in a number of place, but warming over what we saw today. into the afternoon, a few clouds streaming overhead, warmer temperatures through most of the bay area. upper 60s and low 70s in the south bay, but 50s closer to the coastline. for the even

richard lee made that decision after this week's raid on oakster dam. they seized almost everything including pot plants, bank account records and computers. >>> between february and march -- one incident a woman told police she found someone recording her with a cell phone camera while she was in a shower. university police are urging women not to go to the bathrooms alone and notify police right away if they see something suspicious. >>> the district attorneys office in san francisco is looking into an online post by a bicyclist who hit and killed a 71-year-old man. police say the bicyclist hit 71- year-old sue chichi last week while crossing castro. now the cyclist wrote about the accident on his blog. he is said to describe the accident in great detail and proximate causes his helmet for saving his life. the da office is still trying to consider whether to file charges against the cyclist. >>> suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi returns to court this morning. he was orerred to take domestic violence classes. mirkarimi appears before the c

people being busted and prosecuted. >> reporter: after 22 years of fighting to legalize marijuana, richard lees facing the consequences. a federal crackdown. agents raided five properties linked to oaksterdam university on monday. the irs says the search warrant remains sealed. lee's future hangs in the balance. >> i'm hoping and praying nobody gets prosecuted. >> reporter: the raid uprooted oaksterdam university. lee sea says he's stepping down and new operators are taking over. right now most classes are canceled or not yet scheduled. while violating federal law, lee says he was operating within state law and has the blessing of oakland city leaders paying a $60,000 business license fee and thousands more in taxes. he doesn't know what triggered the raid but has a theory. >> maybe it's payback for prop 19. the irs first started auditing me in 2010 doing the prop 19 campaign. >> reporter: prop 19 proved to be a divisive campaign within the california medical marijuana community. lee says he does his best to work with critics. >> you can't please everybody. so you try to write initiatives that

millionaire richard lee had bankrolled the state roll proposition in 2010 that would have legalized marijuana. the valid measure. search warrant for yesterday's raid -- >>> locked into the city manners are accepting the public comment about a plant. the plant would convert animals fat into fuel. it would be capable of producing 65,000 gallons of high quality bio diesel and bio jet fuel a day. both bio fuels are made with vegetable oils. fuels from animal waste are harder to produce. the planning commission could vote tonight and permit for design was environmental review. marine county get it is healthiest county in california inen annual survey. researchers rates count the us on criteria including mental health. residents are less likely to smoke, feel or die in a car crash than the state average. it took its clean for an inaugural ride. it tried out the new seeds riding alongside regular pangs. the new seed meant to last up to 2 years current. now bart wants to hear what passengers think about the seats. >> we top the survey within the research department and we will pass out during the dep

agents also raided a nearby coffee shop owned by oaksterdam university founder richard lee.rest warns have been issued. >>> president obama says the republican budget plan passed by the house is a prescription for a decline that harms future generations. he told a group of newspaper executives today that republicans are peddling another round of trickle down economics, a policy he says doesn't work. >> the president: instead of moderating their views even slightly, the republicans running congress right now, have doubled down. and proposed a budget so far to the right it makes the contract with america look like the new deal. >> the president told the audience america cannot afford another tax cut for the wealthy or cuts that make it more difficult for future generations to get a college education. the 3 1/2 trillion dollar republican proposal aims to slash the federal deficit by cutting government programs while lowering tax rates. >>> this saturday republican presidential front-runner mitt romney hopes to secure his party's nomination. gop voters headed to prime in -- prim

. >> the man you just heard from, richard lee, the founder of oakland's oakster dam. his place was raided to call for an end to such raids. >>> a 12th secret service employee has been implicated in the agencies misconduct scandal that raised lots of questions about national security. the news comes as two more agents resigned today and another was fired. it makes a total of six agents have lost their jobs following an incident in columbia that involved agency personnel bringing prostitutes to hotel rooms. it involved as many as 20 columbian woman and came to light after a fight over payment between a prostitute and a secret service agent spilled into a hallway. >>> part of the former fort ord military base is now a monument. president barack obama signed a proclamation that will protect 15,000 acres of the old base along the bay. home to protective wildlife and plants. they trained 1.7 million soldiers from the start of world war i to the start of desert storm. now the eastern half of the base will be preserved and known as fort ord soldiers national monument. >>> gri

we believe it to be richard lee the same person who is running the university around the corner.we are told as i said no arrests have been made this is and forcement operation where search warrants are -- enforcement operation, search warrants are being served. it is not just the university and the oakland cannibus buyer's club that are being raided other raids are going on in oakland the dea would not say where or how many just this is an enforcement action in oakland and these are not the only two places being raided this morning. mark matthews, abc7 news. >>> in san francisco protesters still involved in the take over of a vacant building owned by catholic church. they've been there all night. sue thompson joins us from that scene. >> reporter: good morning. police are continuing to monitor this building owned by the archdiocese of san francisco. a few minutes ago i spoke with leaders of the archdiocese. they say they did tell the police that these protestsers -- protesters are in fact trespassing and they would like them to leave. occupy san francisco stated they would like t

the founder of the nation's first medical marijuana school richard lee and four other employees were temporarily detained. authorities refuse to reveal why the place was raided, only that it is part of an on-going investigation. on its facebook page this morning, oaksterdam university is thanking its supporters. >>> across the bay, san francisco leaders demand the feds layoff can business clubs. a rally is scheduled to get under way in front of city hall, protesting the federal government's crackdown on medical marijuana clubs. the rally will include speeches from some city supervisors and several state legislators. a new march to the federal building will follow. >>> injured crew members from a damaged racing yacht finally back on dry land in the bay area. their 68 foot long sailboat docked this morning. it was pounded by waves and winds saturday about 400 miles off the california coast. a coast guard cutter was called in to rescue two injured crew members who were taking part in an around the world race. they arrived in port just yesterday. >>> an oakland charter school that has ca

founder of the school, richard lee, will hold a press conference today, to discuss his personal plans as well as plans for oaksterdam. the university was raided and shutting down the school and making the future of medical marijuana in oakland uncertain. oakland issued permits important four new pot clubs in the city. but now it is unclear whether any of them will open shop. >>> a painful chapter in oakland's history will be the subject of a new movie. plans are under way to bring the 2009 new year's day shooting death of officer granted to the big screen. according to the hollywood reporter, spencer who won this year's academy award for best supporting actress is slated to play the part of his mother. film student ryan kuglar who attended high school in the bay said the tragedy made an impression on his life. his father understands why he wants to make the movie. >> he fit the script. the same height, same style. while t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, dreadlocks, you know. realized this happened far too often, man, far too often. no one is talking about it. >> michael b. jordan, best kn

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. >> advocates say federal agents detained and questioned the university president richard lee buzz did not arrest him. >>> san francisco's oldest continuously operating medical marijuana dispensary is fighting efforts to shut it down. the hope net cooperative must close by friday or the property could be seized and the owner sentenced to prison. despite that threat, he says it planned to remain open past the deadline. it was raided by the dea in 2005. workers say they have 1200 signatures on petition for supporters saying it should stay open. >>> have arrived safely in alameda tonight. the crew members arrived this afternoon aboard a coast guard cutter. the sailors were taken part in the around the world yacht race when their boat was swamped by a monster wave. he came to the rescue bringing medical supplies and taking the injured to shore. >> we were able to put our new ship and crews -- >> the damage is expected to arrive early tomorrow morning at jack london square where all of the boats in the around world race will be on display in 2 weeks. to see more videos go to the web site kt

the first medical marijuana school says yesterday's raids targeted the school's founder, richard lee. last month, oakland moved ahead. >>> holding on to hope, investigators are expanding the search for morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. canvassing areas in morgan hill, san martine and gilroy this week. investigators are stepping up the efforts. those daily searches with hundreds of volunteers are now starting to just wind down. the next community search is set for saturday. >>> it is 4:37 right now. i want to get a look at the forecast for the tuesday morning. here's rob. >> yeah, the forecast not too bad to start the morning. we're not going to need an umbrella for the morning, but the afternoon and evening, that's a different story. the breeze is picking up during the day and we're going to wrap up the day before sun down with a few showers out around the north bay and some of that may linger into this time tomorrow morning. temperatures not too chilly, we're in the 40s to near 50 outside. the wind will be something we'll be watching, though, as we get through the afternoon, 15 to 3

leaders of the nation's first marijuana school, say the raids targeted the founder, richard lee.aids came amid a growing crackdown on the cannabis industry. oakland city leaders criticized today's raid. last month, the city increased the number of pot clubs from four to eight. >>> it is the fastest-growing property crime in america. and the bay area is sat the center of it all. we're talking about stolen and fake i.d.s, used to steal, used to file false tax returns. used to gain access to areas. nbc's investigative unit found that local and state cops are only now catching up to the program. stephen stock shows us what he found. >> reporter: the percentage of stolen identities and fake i.d.s has actually doubled nationally in the last two years. here in california, we rank among the top five states in the nation, per capita, for this crime. >> now serving, b-1. >> reporter: every year -- >> here we go. >> reporter: 8.25 million californians get a new driver's license or photo i.d. >> very good. >> reporter: but in a flash, all that information on the card can be stolen. californi

richard lee who started the school will give up ownership of his oakland-based operation targeted in a federal raid earlier this week. the university will remain open though classes have been scaled back. lee's dispensary will also stay open but will be transferred to new owners. lee says he remains an outspoken marijuana advocate. >>> fighting crime with facebook. the palo alto police department is turning to social media after a rash of home burglaries. police are now using facebook, twitter, and other sites to spread important information to neighbors like crime prevention tips and crime statistics. it's part of the department's lock it or lose it campaign. since the start of the year police say there have been 71 day time burglaries compared to 31 in the first three months of last year. >>> up next, the rush to replace the easter bunny. while oneerupent spring mascoomc different spring mascot, coming up. toothpaste is not formulated for cleaning dentures, the abrasives in the toothpaste actually create those micro fine scratches in the denture, and that's where bacteria can grow a

richard lee is a leader in the statewide movement to legalize -- to legalize marijuana. >>> people iness the damage one day after a series of powerful tornadoes touched down. coming up at 7:45, we'll have the latest on cleanup efforts on a -- in a live report in arlington texas. [ sound of gunfire ] >> >>> that video was shot inside of a claim of a hail storm. the plane was brought back to the gate to be inspected for hail damage. yesterday, evening american airlines canceled all flights at dallas/fort worth which is one of the airline's major hubs. the airline as i there could be more delays today to and from san francisco. so you are sucked to call ahead to your airlines if you are traveling. >> good idea, time 7 originals 34. two teenagers in san pablo could be facing hate charge crimes. police say six cars and a garage door were spray spray painted it be dash spray painted. and some of those cars were painted with swastikas. >>> there are four teams ready to keep in the america's cup sailing race in san francisco hast year. that's after one or two french peoples scheduled to be in

richard lee announced he would be giving up ownership. >>> a fatal shooting, he turned himself in toice. 27-year-old derek ray pitman is being held without bail after surrendering. he is being held for the shooting death of stevens on the circle. he has a history of arrests around the bay area. there is no word on when he is due in court. >>> state lawmakers rejected a bill that would have made it a felony to date students. they stripped them of their health benefits and pensions even if they were 18. they voted against it saying it needs more working. now the bill was worked out for a teacher who recently had sex with a student back in 1988 and he is now out on bail. that former student broke up with him after the arrest and they are reporting the couple is now back together. >>> state lawmakers saw the debate on whether to build the high speed rail line. here is that list, opposing plans to move ahead. they are connecting san francisco to los angeles and it depends on funding sources that are highly speculative. voting on whether the $68 billion project will probably be held this s

the raid prompted oaksterdam founder richard lee to give up ownership of the school's, but the executive director is looking for a more affordable home and resume classes. >>> the founder of medi medileaf has been arrested, accused of an embezzlement scandal. kuburovich is accused of swindling investors in a real estate plan and diverting the money for his own use. >>> in less than two hours contracts, nor than 40,000 at&t workers are set to expire and that could lead to strikes. workers are part of the drinking phone and long distance data part of the phone giant's business located mostly in california and the midwest. the communications worker of america onoon is authorized to stop job action. >>> three bay area marines are back home tonight after a yearlong deployment overseas. [ applause ] >> a patriot guard and family members were on hand to welcome home the marines. the three are home after a year in afghanistan. >> it's fantastic being back with my family. it's aore long's time being separated from my family, but it's well-worth it. my family supports me with everything that i do

team was inside of the coffee shop blue sky, a dispensary that closed down but had been run by richard leeone pro testor used this video. another team served a search warrant on offices of the oakland cannibis buyer's cooperative. another property rent bid lee. lee, who has been involved in a decade long battle to legalize marijuana did not show up today and those those were rebecca kaplan. >> we need law enforcement resources to be focusing on gun crime and working to stop violence. >> there is a spokeswoman confirming a number of properties were served with warrants ask all information about those warrants is sealed. and prot testors blocked traffic and laid down in the streets in front of dea trucks. and one pulled her wheelchair in front of a truck. >> we need to stop them. peoples' lives depend on this. >> one woman refused to move and police were able to move others out of the way without incident and without arresting anyone else. and there is no word on when we might see arrests in this investigation. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and michael finney is next with that. >>>

>>mark: richard lee says it is time for the takeover his marijuana growing facility.ity was raided on monday as well as his home. the purpose of the raid was not disclosed. the school offers class's on how to grow marijuana and how to run a medical marijuana business. >>darya: the man charged with sexually assaulting free under age girls in oakland has been arranged. >>mark: here is a live look from the mt. tam cam. >>mark: here is a live look from the mt. tam cam. we will be right [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we co

richard lee's marijuana trade school oaksterdam university remains open, classes scaled back. open, but nursery is closed. after federal agents confiscated plants monday. lee detained, not arrested, transfering his remaining businesses to new operators but says he will remain an outspoken pot legalization advocate. >>> bay area protesters planning to be out again this good friday at gates of the livermore laboratory as in years past members are organizing a demonstration to protest the impact of the nuclear arms race. this morning they are taking up the vision of the occupy wall street movement and calling for economic justice for majority of people who struggle to get by. organizers will be holding a prayer service before an 8 a.m. march to the lab's main gate. >>> 6:36. today, friday night, coliseum, oakland a's, season open you are going to be out there, what are you going to wear? >> mike, be the fashion maven this morning. >> i mean green and yellow is a given. >> absolutely, just which coat or how heavy? temperatures in the 50s. upper 50s depositing -- droppinging into t

they are leaving oakster dam and they believe they were targeting the founder, millionaire richard lee is trying to legalize marijuana. >>> there is a move to make things more baby friendly. they are trying to make it easier to bring baby strollers on to the muni buses. it the policies -- the policies for muni buses has been a long time group and they are losing babies with toddlers at an alarming rate. >>> how are we moving so far? >> it is okay and the commute is developing nicely. chp has not had a lot to give us and that's the way we like it, this is 237, we are seeing some slowed traffic in the usual spots, that is not to be unexpected and we are looking at just a couple of things which are slowing things down such as the joke points. 880 heading out to dixon -- heading south to disks on land -- six on -- dixon landing road. and watch out if you use that intersection, treat anything you see like that as a four-way stop, just a reminder. we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza and it could be a stalled vehicle in one of those lanes. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, partly clou

. >> reporter: founder richard lee was awakened by agents at his home who served a warrant there as wellnow no arrests today and all the dea and irs will say about this investigation is that it's a criminal case, details are sealed. we're live in oakland, debra villalon. >>> a pot club in san francisco has gathered hundreds of signatures and protest letters to fight federal efforts to shut it down. it's the oldest medical marijuana dispensary. it survived another threatened closure in 2007. now the justice department says if the club doesn't close by this friday it owners could go to prison. >>> chevron lost its bid to return hundreds of payments to californians. the county assessment appeals board ruled against the oil company. had chevron won, contra costa county would have been forced to return as much as $73 million. chevron is also appeals it's tax bills for 2010 own 2011. >>> a fancy new card club and entertainment venue won't be opening tomorrow as planned. the club asked a judge to force on a judgment. the san jose city attorney says he is working with the owners and police depar

richard lee, the man who founded this place made an announcement he is leaving i've been doing this over 20 years soy think i've done my duty. i think that others can take over. >> he cannot roll through remnants without a heavy heart. it's just a shell now. empty shells, empty pots after the raid. he says the school is bankrupt. if there are future students here to learn the business of growing it will not happen under his ownership. not that he's giving up the fight to legalize marijuana. >> i'm not leaving the fight. i'm going to be campaigning more than ever for legalization. and maybe going to washington and colorado. >> the d.e.a.has not yet said what it's looking for in those warrants. lee says he doesn't know, either. and he says they're looking to make his life difficult. >> wayne, thank you. we have breaking news now. >> yeah. we do. take a look this is in east l.a. southbound 5. that is an armored truck dangling over the side of the road. >> explanation is that driver took a wrong turn which -- need tloes say he took a wrong turn. we're told there is no robbery attempt or anyt