ktvu's rob roth brought us this report. >> reporter: salmon season is late this year. the federal government delayed the opening two weekings and shortened it by another two weeks because the drought is destroying the salmon population. >> it is very scary. the population keeps going back ward. it's going to have an effect sooner or later. >> the numbers are frightening. 20 years ago the salmon run numbered 200,000. last winter there were 445. the reason is basic, fish need water. and they haven't been getting much. >> less water in the streams for spawning, less water in the streams for the healthy growth of the baby fish. and less water to move them through the system through the delta and estuary and beyond. they rely on fresh water flowing through the delta. but with the drought, much of that water has been diverted into two enormous water bodies. some argue that water is wasted on crop such as cotton or rice which use massive amounts of water. >> we have provisions in the operations of both projects to cut back on water for fish. during poor water years. >> we can

. >>> antioch is adding new officers to its police force and ktvu's rob roth is live with the incentives the city is offering. rob? >> reporter: over the years budget cuts meant fewer officers on antioch streets but now antioch is adding to the department by making it more attractive for experienced officers to leave their current jobs and come here. >> reporter: fire arms training this afternoon. the 6 officers are not new law enforcement. he spent the past 13 years as a patrol officer for stockton police department but he sees more opportunity here. >> hopefully i will be promoted. >> he is one of two new officers from stockton. the six recruits were sworn in as police officers today. among themm is a former -- them is a former deputy. he says he could have showsen another large department looking for experienced officer. >> sometimes always bigger is not better. >> reporter: they are highly sought after because they are already well trained. >> they are in a training program for a short amount of time and they are able to make a difference. >> reporter: to help lure experienced office

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> french president visited san francisco today. mayor ed lee and gavin newsom give him a warm welcome at city hall. he arrived from washington, d.c. to meet with top tech leaders. he said that california and france have the same vision. [ speaking foreign language ] >> france wanted to change the world and together we can change the world. we can change the way we consume, produce, the way we deal with health and technology in order to make the world a better place. >> he helped launch the site of a new french tech hub in san francisco. he says right now there are 300 french tech companies in operation throughout california. >>> moisture streaming towards the west coast of the united states but not in our area. we are getting the cloud cover. that is an atmospheric river. the focus northern california. north you are getting rain. coming down up there. portland, seattle. for us a few showers north. just slight sprinkles. they will work their way south as we go into the evening hours and we could see showers in santa rosa, right now

he tells ktvu's rob roth the penalties for possessioning drugs need to be re-- possessioning drugs -- possessing drugs need to be reduced. >> reporter: people say drugs are not hard to find. some days are like a open air market. >> you see people smoking crack a lot. shooting up. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney wants to change how some drug crimes are prosecuted. >> how can we say that what we are doing has worked? it is insane. >> reporter: he says he would like to see most cases reduced from felonies to misdemeanors, including possession of heroin and cocaine. he said it would alleviate prison over crowding crowding and get drug hughessers help -- users help. >> all those people we have been arresting they are coming out quickly and they are reoffending because we are not dealing with the problem. >> reporter: he doesn't like the idea, say it would remove abincentive to clean up. -- an incentive to clean up. >> motivate them to change their lives. >> reporter: he says he has seen it all and doesn't think much of the idea. >> if it is a misdemeanor everybody wouldn't wor

ktvu's rob roth looks at the push to conserve. >> comsume as lot of water. >> -- consume as lot of waternsumes a lot of water. we shouldn't be hogging anymore water to keep our lawn green. doesn't sit well with me. >> reporter: they say 2/3 of their water use goes to landscaping and officials say half of residential water consumption goes to lawns. the couple says it makes sense to lose the lawn but it is the responsible thing to do. >> decent lifestyle, at the same time being kind to our environment. >> reporter: they are not the only ones making a change. we called the contra costa county water district who said the number of people ripping out their lawns quadrupled over last year. they have a incentive program that pays $1 for every square foot of lawn. last february 27 people took advantage. this february it is 109 and the month still isn't over. january had similar increases. >> a lot of people going this direction. >> reporter: it needs no water. he says more and more customers are replacing their lawns with it or other designs. >> a lot of people will go down this direction over

reporting live,s rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on the impact. that closed. the owner is not sure whether he will return when the renovation complete and as rob roth mentioned many others relocated or in the process of relocating. >> reporter: today the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary faced off against the internal revenue service, the tax status of dispensaries at issue. >> have the same rights as any business in the united states. >> they own the medical marijuana dispensary in sacramento. she says the irs refused to deduct normal business expenses. she is challenging a settlement on a tax penalty. >>> as you might imagination business is brisk for a girl scout in arizona who set up shop outside of a medical marijuana dispensary. she has set a goal of selling 600 boxes of cookies. her mother says it is the identical location for cookie sales. >> it takes a lot of time. if i could move twice as many -- >> do you think this is the clientele? >> yes. >> she not the first one to come up with the idea. she sold out in 45 minutes. >>> now at

ktvu's rob roth was at the meeting. those details, coming up at 5:30. >>> new at 5:00, a showdown in santa rosa. a mall is apologizing after a security guard asked some people to strip down or leave, because their shirts were too political. those shirts were in support of andy lopez, the 13-year-old shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy in october because that deputy thought he was carrying a real assault weapon. ktvu's katie utehs is at the mall tonight. even lopez's mother was there. >> reporter: that's right. we spoke with a family presented who said she was harassed to the point that she took off her shirt, stood inside the mall wearing a thin t-shirt and bra. friends, meanwhile, recorded the whole interaction with cell phones. the parents of andy lopez, the teen shot and killed by a deputy last december, tried to eat dinner at the santa rosa plaza food court monday evening following an afternoon protest at the police station. they say several security guards, seen in this video, told the group they could not wear t-

rob roth with the answer. >> reporter: these new officers under went fire arms training this afternoonofficers may be new to antioch but not new to law enforcement. the past 13 years was spent as a patrol officer for the stockton police department but he sees more opportunity here. >> hopefully some day i'll be promoted to sergeant. >> van is one of two new officers coming from stockton, the others came from b.a.r.t., martinez and the contra cost sheriff's office costa sheriff's office. he says he could have chosen any other large departments actively looks for experienced officers to fill their shortages. >> sometimes bigger is not better. >> antioch is making a concerted effort to recruit experienced officers looking to make a change, often highly sought after because they're already well trained. >> they come on the street, tear in a field training for a very short amount of time and then released on their own able to make a difference in reduced crime in our community. >> the help lower experienced, antioch improved its benefits and contingent salaries, topping out at about $8,300

. >>> and among the items stolen in a school parking lot were vehicle are registrations and rob roth reports that could be leading to additional crimes. >> reporter: anglic a works in the main office at brookfield elementary school. last week she was victimized twice. >> it was very emotional and frightening. >> she noticed someone pried open the lock in her suv. >> you can see where it's bent. >> the only thing they took was the registration and the insurance, which contained my address. >> her nightmare had only gun. three days later when she arrived at her home on center street, she says she found a huge hole in her front door. not only was jewelry missing but keys to her family's other cars. >> first few days was very frightening for us to spend the night. we had to make special arrangements to sleep somewhere else. she believes burglary is reported to the break-in and since last week, two other school employees and a parent have had their cars broken into and registration stolen twice yesterday. >> the objective of educating our children is important and requires our full attent

as rob roth reports, there are incentives encouraging people to make a change. >> it consumes a lot of. >> then take the flagstone path that starts there. >> reporter: this couple put in their lawn just three years ago and now they say they plan to rip it out. >> we shouldn't be using more water just to keep our lawn green. it doesn't sit well with me. >> reporter: the homeowners say 2/3 of their water goes to keeping their lawn green. the homeowners say it doesn't only make sense to lose their lawns but the sensible thing to do as well. >> we're trying to be as kind as we can to our environment. >> reporter: the homeowners here aren't the only one makes this kind of change. we called the water district who told us the number of people who are ripping out their lawns have quadrupled over this time last year. the water agency has an incentive program that pays $1 for every square foot of lawn that is replaced with low water using landscapes. last summer 47 people took advantage. this summer has climbed to 149. and the month still isn't over. january had similar increases. >> there's a l

rob roth with the answer. >> reporter: these new officers under went fire arms training this afternoonthe six officers may be new to antioch but not new to law enforcement. the past 13 years was spent as a patrol officer for the stockton police department but he sees more opportunity here. >> hopefully some day i'll be promoted to sergeant. >> van is one of two new officers coming from stockton, the others came from b.a.r.t., martinez and the contra cost sheriff's office costa sheriff's office. he says he could have chosen any other large departments actively looks for experienced officers to fill their shortages. >> sometimes bigger is not better. >> antioch is making a concerted effort to recruit experienced officers looking to make a change, often highly sought after because they're already well trained. >> they come on the street, tear in a field training for a very short amount of time and then released on their own able to make a difference in reduced crime in our community. >> the help lower experienced, antioch improved its benefits and contingent salaries, topping out at about

. >>> and among the items stolen in a school parking lot were vehicle are registrations and rob roth reports that could be leading to additional crimes. >> reporter: anglic a works in the main office at brookfield elementary school. last week she was victimized twice. >> it was very emotional and frightening. >> she noticed someone pried open the lock in her suv. >> you can see where it's bent. >> the only thing they took was the registration and the insurance, which contained my address. >> her nightmare had only gun. threyse later when she arrived at her home on center street, she says she found a huge hole in her front door. not only was jewelry missing but keys to her family's other cars. >> first few days was very frightening for us to spend the night. we had to make special arrangements to sleep somewhere else. she believes burglary is reported to the break-in and since last week, two other school employees and a parent have had their cars broken into and registration stolen twice yesterday. >> the objective of educating our children is important and requires our full attention

as rob roth reports, there are incentives encouraging people to make a change. >> it consumes a lot of water. >> then take the flagstone path that starts there. >> reporter: this couple put in their lawn just three years ago and now they say they plan to rip it out. >> we shouldn't be using more water just to keep our lawn green. it doesn't sit well with me. >> reporter: the homeowners say 2/3 of their water goes to keeping their lawn green. the homeowners say it doesn't only make sense to lose their lawns but the sensible thing to do as well. >> we're trying to be as kind as we can to our environment. >> reporter: the homeowners here aren't the only one makes this kind of change. we called the water district who told us the number of people who are ripping out their lawns have quadrupled over this time last year. the water agency has an incentive program that pays $1 for every square foot of lawn that is replaced with low water using landscapes. last summer 47 people took advantage. this summer has climbed to 149. and the month still isn't over. january had similar increases. >> there

tonight a courageous teenager tells rob roth she's determined to fulfill her dreams despite being paralyzedy a stray bullet nearly three months ago. >> i kind of didn't know instantly. >> reporter: romero says through physical therapy and determination she's able to move one leg this much. >> it's going to take time for me to build up walking around with the braces and walker. >> reporter: she's permanently paralyzed from the waist down but she knows how she could have not been here. >> i am glad that i'm paralyzed instead of not being here. >> reporter: she tell us what happened the night that a bullet went through the wall of her house. >> it went through the house and hit me here. as the two dove on to the floor dominique felt a sharp pain. >> i started to scream because i felt something. >> then something went wrong with her legs. >> it felt like they were going to sleep. the feeling went from normal to going to sleep to i completely can can't feel them. i was panicking really bad. i was saying i can't feel my legs. >> reporter: a few weeks later in the hospital doctors told her she wou

ktvu's rob roth is live from pittsburg with why the situation is so dangerous. rob?the public to see the dangers from the homes that grow marijuana. >> here are the charred marijuana plants. in excess of a thousand plants. >> reporter: fire investigator -- >> you can see some of the equipment being used. >> reporter: showed us the inside of a marijuana grow us. for the contra costa county fire protection district the fire inside this house was the last straw. officials say in the past two years they fought 30 fires at grow houses. if they see it is a grow house they won't go in till pg&e turns off the power. >> when they need to escape, everything goes to -- they need out, they need windows. they are trapped. >> reporter: now they will focus on protecting the neighborhood and firefighters want neighbors to look for warning signs that a house could be an indoor pot farm. covered windows and no landscaping. >> they will stay for a few hours and leave. >> reporter: investigators say pot growers by-pass electric meters that start fires. in san francisco two years ago a e

ktvu's rob roth is live where work is underway to make the crosswalk there safer. rob?rying to cross tennessee street here when he was killed in the crosswalk, now his family is hoping to honor him by making the crosswalk safer. >> reporter: from grief comes a ray of light. >> anything for my father at this point. i wish he could have been here. >> reporter: he owns this market on tennessee street. on january 3 he walked across the street when he was struck by a car, knocked to the ground and run over by a second car. both drivers are cooperating with police while the accident is being investigated. >> it reminds me that was the end of my father. i don't want no one to lose their life that way ever again. >> the family wanted to do something to help tennessee street, a street their father loved. the family is donating money with an organization team tennessee to pay half the $8,000 cost of pushing in flashing sign. the city is covering the other half. the signs will be familiar to this one. >> we want to be part of the solution. we don't want -- it is no much pain invol

ktvu's rob roth is live in oakland where neighbors are not letting their guard down yet. rob? >> reporter: right. here in the diamond district residents are revived over the arrest -- relieved over the arrest but too soon to let their guard down. >> police arrested four teens, two 16 years old for breaking into a house two weeks ago and shooting an 81-year-old woman who was home. the news was spreading throughout the neighborhood today. >> it is good for me and my wife. we have a child. we are happy to know they are doing things to, you know, find the person responsible for this. >> reporter: the woman is home recovering but said he was very happy about the arrest and credited the police department. >> people should feel free to be safe inside their own home. >> the attorney general charged one of the defended with assault, home invasion robbery and another burglary. >> all of the suspects have a history of theft. >> the shooting is the most high profile of a series of break ins and robbies in a quiet neighborhood. it -- robberies in a quiet neighborhood. it helped some look i

tonight a courageous teenager tells rob roth she's determined to fulfill her dreams despite being paralyzedy a stray bullet nearly three months ago. >> i kind of didn't know instantly. >> reporter: romero says through physical therapy and determination she's able to move one leg this much. >> it's going to take time for me to build up walking around with the braces and walker. >> reporter: she's permanently paralyzed from the waist down but she knows how she could have not been here. >> i am glad that i'm paralyzed instead of not being here. >> reporter: she tell us what happened the night that a bullet went through the wall of her house. >> it went through the house and hit me here. as the two dove on to the floor dominique felt a sharp pain. >> i started to scream because i felt something. >> then something went wrong with her legs. >> it felt like they were going to sleep. the feeling went from normal to going to sleep to i completely can can't feel them. i was panicking really bad. i was saying i can't feel my legs. >> reporter: a few weeks later in the hospital doctors told her she wou

in richmond, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now to some developments on a story ktvu first broughtnvolving home burglaries of people on vacation that police say were carried out with the help of a pet smart employee. san mateo police now say 25- year-old ashley kirk and her husband, juan aramos were responsible for three additional robberies in that city this past august. police say kirk worked at a pet smart in san carlos, and identified the homes to be robbed when people boarded their pets at the store. last month, the two were arrested in connection with several home robberies in san carlos, foster city, portola valley, and redwood city. >>> late word tonight of troubles on a delta flight to oakland that landed safely about an hour ago. the flight was coming from los angeles, when passengers reported smelling smoke. passengers say when they arrived, the pilot slammed on the brakes. when the plane arrived at the gate, passengers were told to get off, and leave their belongings behind. we spoke with delta, and a passenger, and are awaiting official word on what may have caused the

rob roth,. >> david: >>> the so-called petsmart burglars are patient additional charges. last month we reported the arrests of two suspects and several home burglars. today authorities said a 25- year-old and her husband are also linked to three break ins in august of last year. the suspects targeted homes after families boarded their pets to go on vacation. >>> police are investigating a report that a man tried to adduct a fourth grader. she told administrators and police that around 8:00 a.m. in the school drop off driveway the man offered to give her a ride. he was 30 years old, a white cap with a 49ers logo on it. he was driving a blue van, possibly with damage on the bumper. the school district sent out an alert to parents. >>> one year after santa cruz's darkest day two police officers who were gunned down were honored with a living memorial and a change to the uniform worn by all police officers. >> reporter: handshakes, hugs today at the dedication of a memorial garden honoring the officers killed one year ago today. their deaths were the department's first such l

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> health officials today also confirmed california's first death from whoopinge the 2010 epidemic. the infant was an infant from river side county. 83% of the patients in 2013 were children and officials tell us the illness is a cyclical disease. >>> miami surveillance released this video of bieber being booked into jail. >>> and the faa now says it's looking into a separate incident involving bieber at a new jersey airport last week. the singer and his father are accused of harassing a flight attendant on a chartered plane and ignoring the pilots repeated warning to stop smoking marijuana on the flight. bieber was held for several hours at the airport before he was released. >>> wall street staged rally today and ended the week in positive territory. the dow was up 165 points. today the nasdaq added 68. this is the first time in four weeks that the markets have ended in positive territory. >>> and google is now the second most valuable company in the world. that ranking is based on market capitalization at the close of business today google stock was worth $395

in richmond, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now to some developments on a story ktvu first brought involving home burglaries of people on vacation that police say were carried out with the help of a pet smart employee. san mateo police now say 25- year-old ashley kirk and her husband, juan aramos were responsible for three additional robberies in that city this past august. police say kirk worked at a pet smart in san carlos, and identified the homes to be robbed when people boarded their pets at the store. last month, the two were arrested in connection with several home robberies in san carlos, foster city, portola valley, and redwood city. >>> late word tonight of troubles on a delta flight to oakland that landed safely about an hour ago. the flight was coming from los angeles, when passengers reported smelling smoke. passengers say when they arrived, the pilot slammed on the brakes. when the plane arrived at the gate, passengers were told to get off, and leave their belongings behind. we spoke with delta, and a passenger, and are awaiting official word on what may have caused t

rob roth reports after speaking with residents and seeing the deplorable conditions for himself. >> aisha jeffrey and 3-year-old daughter showed us their bathtub that barely drains. jeffrey says bath water recently came out of her sink. >> across the walk we saw mold on the wall next to a child's bed. >> it's getting bad. i have my little girl. i don't want her inhaling that mold. >> reporter: in one building the residents complained of cockroaches. one resident showed us where bedbugs got her. about how money has been spent, richmond school board members have become concerned. approximately 500 school aged children live under the roof. >> if it's unhealthy you can't focus. >> reporter: school board president ramsey wants the district to meet with housing authority executive director tim jones. the richmond city manager told us he may call for an audit of the housing authorities maintenance records. >> our maintenance records are showing that we're responding to work orders, we're getting them done all the time in a timely basis. we're following up and we're getting the work done. there h

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> health officials today also confirmed california's first death from whoopingfant from river side county. 83% of the patients in 2013 were children and officials tell us the illness is a cyclical disease. >>> miami surveillance released this video of bieber being booked into jail. >>> and the faa now says it's looking into a separate incident involving bieber at a new jersey airport last week. the singer and his father are accused of harassing a flight attendant on a chartered plane and ignoring the pilots repeated warning to stop smoking marijuana on the flight. bieber was held for several hours at the airport before he was released. >>> wall street staged rally today and ended the week in positive territory. the dow was up 165 points. today the nasdaq added 68. this is the first time in four weeks that the markets have ended in positive territory. >>> and google is now the second most valuable company in the world. that ranking is based on market capitalization at the close of business today google stock was worth $395 $395 million. apple is still at number o

and ktvu's rob roth is there and so far, trappers haven't been able to catch any of the pigs. >> pictures of them all across here. >> vicki frequently has uninvited guests in her yard in the area of south san jose. >> there's activity here. >> she showed us these pictures she took last week, and the damage to her steps and to her property. you can still see where the pigs dug up her yard. >> fear for my dog. i do fear for myself. >> the dry weather brought the pigs closer to civilization. wild pigs have been spotted in other parts of the bay area. these pigs were forging in san ramon last year. >> see how this is torn up? >> she has seen a dozen or more pigs at one time and worries about a confrontation. >> i think they are getting comfortable in this environment and that doesn't mean we are. >> when the problem first surfaced last fall, the san jose city council approved a three month ordinance that is about to expire. it allows state approved trappers to capture wild pigs and then kill them. it's a law supported by some environmental groups, in the three months the ordinance, trappers h

rob roth town out the church is considering some security changes. >> reporter: midday mass at st.n a century they have been tendering to souls. >> this is my church, and they just -- somebody comes in and does this. >> reporter: san francisco police were dusting for fingerprints around a window frame in a small room behind the church sanctuary of it was here that a stained glass window hung for 106 years until yesterday. >> there were just two hinges here and spaces pg violated, especially a sacred place like this. >> reporter: this is a picture of you meek window it's a german designed rendering of st. one a fast. church officials say sometime yesterday afternoon someone puff taken off the window hinges similar to these and walked off with the approximately five foot tall window. the church just wants it back. >> i don't know who would take it and what they would do with it. i think it would be very difficult to sell it or you know pawn it. >> reporter: they are well- known for allowing homeless people to sleep in its pews. church officials say they don't believe a homeless perso

rob roth town out the church is considering some security changes. >> reporter: midday mass at st.church for porn a century they have been tendering to souls. >> this is my church, and they just -- somebody comes in and does this. >> reporter: san francisco police were dusting for fingerprints around a window frame in a small room behind the church sanctuary of it was here that a stained glass window hung for 106 years until yesterday. >> there were just two hinges here and spaces pg violated, especially a sacred place like this. >> reporter: this is a picture of you meek window it's a german designed rendering of st. one a fast. church officials say sometime yesterday afternoon someone puff taken off the window hinges similar to these and walked off with the approximately five foot tall window. the church just wants it back. >> i don't know who would take it and what they would do with it. i think it would be very difficult to sell it or you know pawn it. >> reporter: they are well- known for allowing homeless people to sleep in its pews. church officials say they don't believe a

in pittsburgh, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> charges have been filed against a burglary suspect, shot and wounded by a private security guard last week. the guard says he confronted two men after he spotted them haking off with stolen items. authorities say at the time, ward was free on bail in a robbery case from last year. neighborhood residents had hired the security company that the guard worked for. >>> also in oakland, an alert about an uptick in street robberies in the montclair neighborhood. a woman who works there, told us about her frightening experience, but didn't want to appear on camera. >> i looked down, and i saw the ground. i'm so scared. i cannot do anything. >> now the head of the mount claire village authority says if people see something suspicious, they should call the guards who patrol the area. the guards can provide an escort or help if police are tied up elsewhere. >>> a group of san francisco tenants get a reprieve at least for now from being evicted. the owner of a building on market street had planned to demolish it, and build an office there. the ow

ktvu's rob roth will have more coming up at 6:00 p.m. >>> fight in a park led to the first killing this year in gilroy. police say after the fight started two other men joined in and at that point someone fired shots. a 68-year-old man was killed, a 34-year-old man suffered life threatening wounds. authorities say the suspects took off in a white car. >>> a diesel spill closed down anomerism on 580 today while -- an off ramp on 580 today while hazmat crews went to work at 7:30 a.m. this morning. one of the tanks started leaking. the off ramp was closed for several hours while hazmat crews cleaned up the fuel. >>> 10 years ago today the first gay couple to get married in california took their oath in san francisco. then mayor ordered marriage licenses. today san francisco is celebrating the winter of love. ktvu's tom vacar is live where there is a large crowd gathered. >>> there are more people walking inside city than walking out. it is going to be a big celebration we will bring you at 6:00 p.m. for them this is a milestone which is also a bittersweet remnants. >> reporter: they were f

in san francisco, rob roth ktvu channel 2 news. >>> health officials have confirmed california's firstth from whooping cough since the 2010 open 2010 -- elementary school -- epidemic. it's a silly call disease that peeks every three to five years. >>> a male snow berger sage kotsenburg won the first gold medal. the games kicked off with the opening ceremony and the lighting of the olympic caldron. fireworks went all. a lighted display showing snowflakes was supposed to morph into five olympic rings but only got four of them. norway leads with three medals. the u.s. has one medal, the snowboarding, the event that sean white pulled out of earlier this week. sweden a silver, canada a bronze and the host country russia has not medalled. >>> four san jose sharks are headed to the olympics for the men's hockey competition. they knocked off the columbus blue jackets 3-2 in san jose. one who scored was patrick marleau, he and defenseman mark edward. joe pavelski for the united states. >>> 20,000 fans expected to attend the a's fan fest in oakland. the sold out event gets underway at 10:00 this

in pittsburgh, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> charges have been filed against a burglary suspect, shot and wounded by a private security guard last week. the guard says he confronted two men after he spotted them haking off with stolen items. authorities say at the time, ward was free on bail in a robbery case from last year. neighborhood residents had hired the security company that the guard worked for. >>> also in oakland, an alert about an uptick in street robberies in the montclair neighborhood. a woman who works there, told us about her frightening experience, but didn't want to appear on camera. >> i looked down, and i saw the ground. i'm so scared. i cannot do anything. >> now the head of the mount claire village authority says if people see something suspicious, they should call the guards who patrol the area. the guards can provide an escort or help if police are tied up elsewhere. >>> a group of san francisco tenants get a reprieve at least for now from being evicted. the owner of a building on market street had planned to demolish it, and build an office there. the ow

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. >>> rob portman and chuck todd and jordan roth will be in the house to you take us.from the political playbook. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill, i think it'snd a nice day today and why joe and mika aren't here. right? the sun is supposed to shine? >> they are at the beach somewhere discussing politics. >>> good morning. a big storm in the middle of the country. east coast you get your february thaw and we need it. we did a little bit of melting yesterday and we will do more today. this storm in the middle of the nation like a spring-like and march-like storm and all of the ingredients. we have flooding and severe weather with it and maybe tornadoes later tonight and heavy snow on the back side. the worst of it is over the top of chicago. you have a snow pack and now you have thunderstorms overhead with torrential rain and a lot of water issues in illinois and chicago. later today the area of yellow a slight risk of severe weather and maybe even a few tornadoes, especially areas of tennessee, kentucky, northern mississippi and alabama. make sure