. >> x, obama and congressional -- next, obama and congressional leaders at the rosa sparks -- rosa parks statue dedication. >> wednesday, president obama and congressional leaders dedicated a statue of rosa parks in the us capital. congress authorized the statue in 2005, shortly after she passed away. she is the first active -- african-american woman to have a statue in her honor in the capitol rotunda. this is one hour. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the house of representatives, the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of united states. [applause]>> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [applause]>> good morning and welcome to the united states capitol. this is a red letter day for the american people, and i am glad you are all here and are taking part in the celebration. since the era of reconstruction, this chamber, which once was the hall of the house of representatives, has become home to statues sent by the states. today, we gather to dedica

we will remember, we will honor, rosa parks.s from a fellow alabama and -- alabaman, all-american icon, willie mays. her bravery, serving justice, and inspiring change, may this statue long be a tribute to her strength and spirit, the legacy and leadership areas may god bless the memory of rosa. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united dates senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] >> mr. president, you honor us with your presence. thanks for being here. [applause] speaker boehner, leader reid, leader pelosi, members of the parks family, distinguished guests and friends, we gather here today to remember a woman whose legacy has already outlived her time among us. we honor her, not only with our presence, but with this permanent win minor of the cause -- reminder of the she embodied. with this statue we affirm that the courage and the cause of rosa parks not only earned her a place in the hearts of all americans, but a permanent place among the other figures in the fall -- in this hall of n

rosa parks."anne theoharis is a professor of political science and has written extensively on the civil-rights movement rid she joined us in february on what would of been the 100th birthday of rosa parks. claudette colvin, president of the much talked about rosa parks' singular act, that you had done it before. nine months before. she was 42, you were 15 years old. what gave you the courage that they? you were coming home from school? >> yes. what gave me the courage? il of the unfair treatment had experienced in my early childhood. celebrated negro history for the week, but our school did it for the whole month. so i had a whole month to talk about all of the injustices. >> back in 1955? >> yes. we had an instructor who used to teach english. .he taught literature my history teacher, mrs. africa. taught us about we learned through current events. we learned about africa. all ofgan to think about this and how unfair we were treated. driver call the police, they accuse to resisting arrest as well

we will remember, we will honor, rosa parks.s from a fellow alabama and -- alabaman, all- american icon, willie mays. her bravery, serving justice, and inspiring change, may this statue long be a tribute to her strength and spirit, the legacy and leadership areas may god bless the memory of rosa. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united dates senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. [applause] >> mr. president, you honor us with your presence. thanks for being here. [applause] speaker boehner, leader reid, leader policy, members of the parks family, distinguished guests and friends, we gather here today to remember a woman whose legacy has already outlived her time among us. we honor her, not only with our presence, but with this permanent win minor of the cause reminder of the she embodied. with this statue we affirm that the courage and the cause of rosa parks not only earned her a place in the hearts of all americans, but a permanent place among the other figures in the fall -- in this hall of nat

>> santa rosa. >> one, two. one, two. >> [ bleep ] real, man.s ain't no joke, man. >> knowing they house some of the most dangerous inmates in state of florida, officials at santa rosa correctional institution have a few creeds they'd like to instill in their staff, and they're prominently displayed. one resonates with the warden more than others. >> we never walk alone. just saying that the staff and this agency are a family. we are going to be there for each other in times of need and we're going to be there in tough times and we're going to be there in the best times and in times of danger. we have 824 staff members. we could have an injury to one of those staff members at any time. >> roll, 2119, 2119. >> santa rosa houses more inmates in close management confinement because of violent behavior than any other florida state prison. william mccrory has met a few of them over the past nine years. >> is it frustrating? sure, it's frustrating sometimes to see somebody who has the potential not to be an idiot but wants to be cool for their home bo

fight, stabbings, a lot of stuff goes on here in santa rosa.ndry comes from the los management units. >> violent inmates back there. you know what they're capable of. it's just a place you don't want to be. trouble with inmates, all in one building. >> the most hazardous laundry is washed separately from all the rest. >> these yellow bag, the ones that come in what we do, usually don't open them until we stick them into the machine. you know? this is daily. the blood and stuff from cutters and suicide. >> armando doctor, the close management one inmate recently contributed to the latest load of yellow bag laundry when he deliberately cut himself inside his cell. the damage was so severe, he need add transfusion to replace the blood he lost. two days later, he's cut again. >> bleed out there on the floor. appears inmate doctor has a self-inflicted injury to his left arm. came up, unresponsive laying on the floor. do a life safety check. now he's setting up for strength. medical has been notified. >> he's been doing this quite a while. probably a

you set an example for all of us to follow as a correctional officer here at santa rosa. be a great loss for us losing you. we wish you all the luck in the world. we envy you, being able to retire, and we want to present you with this retirement award. it says "retirement award, santa rosa corrections institution congratulates james demerey for 14 years of excellent service for the florida department of corrections. good luck for an enjoyable retirement." >> thank you, sir. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> i would like to say i really appreciate everybody, even officer knight. and i'm going to miss this. >> we have a good bond. we work real well together. we almost have a telepathy. when his replacement comes, i am hoping that -- it's never going to be another officer demerey, but hopefully, we'll get back into the same swing of things, be able to accomplish what officer demerey and i have been doing for the last six years. >> but not everyone at santa >> i would like to say i really appreciate everybody, even officer knight. and i'm going to miss this. >> we have a go

[ katherine ] rosa ! i need a burger, medium, lettuce, tomato, pickles no mayonnaise, - an order of fries and a small salad. - at this hour ? - oh, no. not you too. - okay, but ground beef hasn't arrived yet. - all i have is turkey. - mr. brashov, we don't have any beef for the hamburger. now what are we going to do ? - i'll make it with turkey. - turkey is t beef. - but it has less fat. - and less taste ! - the customer is waiting ! - all right, go ahead. i hope he will understand. - i'll go explain. - looking for the bike path ? - i'm trying to find the post office. - shouldn't you be trying to find your school ? - no, school's closed today. -what's the name of this place ? -is that the only question people know how to ask ? - well, there's nothing outside that says-- - yes, i know that already. all right, you go up to the corner and turn right. - right ? - yes, right. and then you go two blocks and you will come to the shopping center. the post office is in the middle of the shopping center. okay. grea

. >> we have serious situation in the santa rosa area and ongoing all morning with slick roads the problem. south 101 beyond hopper we have a five-car accident with all lanes of 101 blocked temporarily while they get this cheered -- cleared out. the sensors are green so maybe it is cleared. from the central valley, highway four from antioch to conquer, it is mild this morning and the east shore freeway to the macarthur maze, from highway four, just under 20 minutes. >> kristen and eric? >> it is 6:02. from contra costa county, a silver alert is issued for missing dan danville man who is, 180 pounds at 5' 7". he was last seen leaving his home yesterday. police soak with him on the phone and he was disoriented. a silver alert is issued from the bay area to son california. if you see it, call police. >> president obama has arriveed in israel three hours ago making the first visit to the country since taking office. air force one landed in tel aviv around 3:15 and the president was welcomed by several israel leaders including president peres and prime minister binyamin netanyahu. the white hou

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the buddhist community in santa rosa is in mourning. at this temple they are grieving the loss of two beloved members. dozens of mourners are gathering at the buddhist temple where the 76-year-old and his 74 creerld creerld ---year-old wife worshiped daily. they were more than parishioners here. they founded the temple 11 years ago and their loss is unimaginable. >> i feel like his work is not done here. there is much more. he needs to be with us to help us. >> the couple was killed in a fiery crash near davis when a big rig lost control on interstate 80 and crashed through the center guardrail hitting the bmw. the chp says the big rig driver claims he choked on some food and passed out at the wheel. a small flower and card was left at the couple's home in petaluma. neighbors say they were kind and loving. >> they loved their church. they looked after the homeless. very lovely people. >> pang and his wife came to california 30 years ago and would help others navigate the immigration system. >> he knows how the system worked and helped u

kpix 5 reporter elissa harrington is live in santa rosa with new details. >> reporter: that santa rosa police department and district attorney's office are handling the investigation. they are in the process of interviewing witnesses to try and determine why deadly force was used. a toyota camry window blown out was towed from odd fellows park in guerneville around 3:00. the driver a kidnapping suspect was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies almost 16 hours earlier. police say the victim's text messages led to her rescue. a captain in the santa rosa police department says a man in san rafael received an alarming text around 10:30 last night. >> the woman who was texting him was reporting to him that she was concerned for her safety and being driven to sonoma county against her will. >> reporter: she also provided a description of the car. the friend called 911 and santa rosa sheriff's deputies spotted the vehicle on guerneville road. the driver led them on a 10- mile-high speed chase. >> the deputies tried on two occasions to use spike strips to disabled the vehicle and end the pursu

the buddhist community in santa rosa is in mourning.this temple they are grieving the loss of two beloved members. dozens of mourners are gathering at the buddhist temple where the 76-year-old and his 74 creerld creerld ---year-old wife worshiped daily. they were more than parishioners here. they founded the temple 11 years ago and their loss is unimaginable. >> i feel like his work is not done here. there is much more. he needs to be with us to help us. >> the couple was killed in a fiery crash near davis when a big rig lost control on interstate 80 and crashed through the center guardrail hitting the bmw. the chp says the big rig driver claims he choked on some food and passed out at the wheel. a small flower and card was left at the couple's home in petaluma. neighbors say they were kind and loving. >> they loved their church. they looked after the homeless. very lovely people. >> pang and his wife came to california 30 years ago and would help others navigate the immigration system. >> he knows how the system worked and helped us. >

work squad ♪ ♪ we are the santa rosa work squad ♪ >> every morning inmates at florida's santa rosa correctional the gates of this maximum security institution. they are part of the secure labor squad, or rls. ♪ left, left, left right left >> it's kind of like the old chain gang but not to that level. it's actually their job assignment. >> today the squad will be working on the farm, a seven-acre plot of land adjacent to the prison. >> all the food we grow goes directly to feed the inmates. most of them, believe it or not, they do like to be out here work. some of them don't, it's more like a punishment to them. but most of the ones, they do like to be out here doing something. >> you never get used to the shackles, but it's something you learn to deal with. if you want to come out here and work, get the fresh air, it's what you've got to do. i put myself in this predicament. so i've got to suffer my consequences like a man. >> the inmates use tools that could easily turn into deadly weapons and lead to escape. so security measures are designed to prevent that in no uncertain terms. >> it's alwa

something popped up in santa rosa, santa rosa avenue and east todd road, a crash and now they have justamedic vehicles and again, santa rosa avenue and east todd road. we will go there first and earlier when we looked at this oakland picture, the camera was bouncing up and down and things have improved since we went on the air and we started watching at 4:30 and things have changed. we have a 25 minute delay on the bridge and it looks typical and it's pretty typical. you can see if you are driving between hayward and fremont -- oops, i didn't mean to do that did i? no. the time is 28 minutes and it is going up a little bit but it's not as bad as it could be on maui avenue. >>> we are looking at san francisco and bay bridge and we do have instability and -- instability and the results on live tracker right on heelsberg and clover bay area some lingering showers. parts of the east bay, we will shift the maps basically to the south of gilroy approaching salinas and the winds have become backing off a bit. winds are sustained at fso sustained at 18 miles per hour and winds coming out of the

the buddhist community in santa rosa is in mourning. at this temple they are grieving the loss of two beloved members. dozens of mourners are gathering at the buddhist temple where the 76-year-old and his 74 creerld creerld ---year-old wife worshiped daily. they were more than parishioners here. they founded the temple 11 years ago and their loss is unimaginable. >> i feel like his work is not done here. there is much more. he needs to be with us to help us. >> the couple was killed in a fiery crash near davis when a big rig lost control on interstate 80 and crashed through the center guardrail hitting the bmw. the chp says the big rig driver claims he choked on some food and passed out at the wheel. a small flower and card was left at the couple's home in petaluma. neighbors say they were kind and loving. >> they loved their church. they looked after the homeless. very lovely people. >> pang and his wife came to california 30 years ago and would help others navigate the immigration system. >> he knows how the systemworkea worked and he

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santa rosa, 9. we had 70 in fairfield. ayre werd, 60, and loss georgia -- los gatos, 69. we'll continue to see high clouds overnight. look for a voigtly cooler day tomorrow. slightly. maybe a degree or two. we still have plenty of sunshine and then get ready for big changes. rain returns tuesday night and wednesday. you can see some of the high clouds that continue to venture across the bay area. now, they'll increase over the evening so overnight, 40s across the bay, the high clouds inlating us. 41, santa rosa, and livermore

i think the rosa parks school has been a great model of how to do this type of education. is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. and on the imperative agenda item if we could take a roll call vote. madam clerk. >> supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. supervisor campos? campos aye. president chiu? chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the resolution passes. madam clerk, could you read the in memoriams? >> yes, mr. president. today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individuals on behalf of supervisor tang, for the late ms. chan ran chang. >> and madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the body? >> >> that concludes our business for the day. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [adjourned] >> how is it going san francisco. it's springtime in san francisco. here is what's happening around

of 58 in santa rosa rich mond and santa rosa.o mid to upper 70s, 74 degrees in san jose. 76 morgan hill. 72 in redwood city. and palo alto. low 60s on the coast and downtown san francisco up to 68 degrees tomorrow, temperatures will, upper north bay, highs into mid-70s, 75 in santa rosa and napa. inland east bay highs in mid-70s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. it becomes cloudy on saturday. a chance of sprinkles. it does remain mild over the weekend despite clouds but it turns cooler monday and remaining cooler()Ñq with highs only around 60 degrees and rainy weather tuesday. and wednesday. >> becomes lion like next week. >> this is driest area on record. >> one of the driest in san francisco, january, february. one of the three driest on record. >> all right. >> more ahead including an answer to why people get this. >> an amazing break through, new at 6:00 researchers developing a tool for reading minds of mice that could lead to treatments for alzheimer's. that sat 6:00. we'll be right back here. blp >>> a study finds ba

it started in santa rosa where a suspect led police on a pursuit that ended in guernville. there was reports the man may have been holding a woman hostage during the pursuit and that woman was able to lead investigators to her. "today in the bay's" christie smith is talking to sheriffs this morning about the incident to find out what happened. a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> a federal lawsuit will be filed this morning against the oakland unified school district police department. the lawsuit is on behalf of a district police sergeant who claims he's being retaliated against for telling the truth about corruption within the department. nbc bay area's investigative unit spoke exclusive with the sergeant about what he says happened the night 20-year-old brown was shot and killed back in january of 2011. his partner fired seven shots at brown after brown allegedly tried to stab him with a screwdriver. he says the investigation into that shooting was not handled properly. his attorney says police protocol is to question officers separately. instead school official its trie

record highs on the way for today in places like santa rosa. 76 degrees. shatter folksily the old record of 71 that was set back in 2002. this one if we hit 76, that's going to be a tough record to beat. let's go santa rosa. 74 degrees as we head throughout the day in san rafael. 71 for oakland. 80, i put 80 on the map today for gilroy. make sure you're ready for that. you want to dress in layers. as we head throughout monday into tuesday, 60s return and 50s are back wednesday into thursday along with rain. we need it this time of year. if you have been suffering this time of year because of high pollen county, the rain will help to wash out all of that pollen. that's good news. let's look at your drive and see how we're faring in that department on a friday. >> traffic flow is lighter than the first four days this week. we are still seeing that slowdown the first burst hitting around northbound 101 from 680 up toward 880. that will calm down a bit and then kick in again just about 6:15. we'll track that. nothing unusual except this is probably a monday th

santa rosa police arrested five for driving under the influence.d four others for driving with a suspended license. complete bay area numbers are expected to be released soon. an elderly man was found shot dead at a vallejo home over the weekend. it happened in a home on hichborn street late last night. the victim was found on the property dead with apparent gunshot wounds. vallejo an elderly man was found shot dead at a home on hichborn street this evening, according to vallejo police. police were called to the home at 408 hichborn st. at after shots were heard, according to sgt. kevin coelho. the victim was found on the property deceased with apparent gunshot wounds, coelho said. his identity is beind withheld, pending notification of next of kin. thick columns of smoke could be seen hanging over antioch, brentwood and oakley due to a grass fire on sherman island. this was the startling sight people in the east bay saw yesterday. according to fire officials, the blaze started around 3- the island. it's located where the sacramento and san joaquin

right now 76 in livermore and 79 in santa rosa. that 79 was good enough in santa rosa for a new record. we're going to talk more on this heat, how long it lasts and when much welcomed rain returns in just a few minutes. >>> some students who want more than just an education. the bay area college lobbying for a say in the city. >>> can gay and straight scouts share a tent? the next step. >>> what will the survey reveal in the wake of the boy scout's ban on gays. the survey will include questions such as whether straight and gay scouts should share a tent on a camping trip. and should a gay youth minister be allowed to serve as a scout master? at a national meeting in may, scout leaders are expected to vote on whether to drop or extend the ban on gays. >>> the u.s. military is in the hotseat over sex assault cases. a senate hearing on the issue was held today on capitol hill after a guilty verdict was dismissed in the case of an air force pilot in italy. the suspect's commanding officer dropped all charges despite the judge's convict

i sure got to hand it to you, rosa. you calmed them down quickly. - it was easy once i found out what the problem was. - hey, way to go, rosa. kids, huh ? so what was the problem ? suzanne lost the wedding ring. - hi, everybody ! - hi ! hi, mommy ! hi, mom ! - i hope the kids weren't too much trouble. - oh, no trouble at all. - how's my best man ? - great. and how's my ring bearer ? what's the matter with her ? search me. - i'll go talk to her. - she's probably just a little nervous about tomorrow. i guess we're all a little nervous. all i know is i'm the luckiest woman in the world. and tomorrow is going toto be a perfect day. - perfect ! - so, looks like you're about to set up for the big bash. well, actually, there have been a few last-minute surprises. surprises ! oh. yes. the photographer called to say he would not be able to come tomorrow. they are thinking about closing down the airport. and your wedding ring has been lost ! surprise. take a breath. there's no reason to panic. everything's going to be fine. i'm n

certainly cool there. 74 up in santa rosa.is a look at the parade route. 11:30 taking it downtown with those increasing sunny skies it should be nice by 1:00, 64, 65 by 3:00 and breeze kicks in with lower 60s. couple degrees cooler tomorrow. increasing clouds. tuesday and wednesday, much cooler, maybe a quarter to half an inch of rain. the breeze is back on friday. that will allow us to warm up to the mid 70s. "abc 7 news" is great resource for you to follow. live doppler 7 hd, latest conditions rain or shine and get video forecasts and power outages and weather tweets. >> good information is a treat but we'll need it this week. lucky that the rain is holding off. >> lisa: you are right. >> katie: thanks, lisa. coming up next, a special tribute for some legendary east bay athletes. we'll tell you who will be inducted into a new sp >> katie: this week's warm weather triggered a spectacular sight in yosemite. sara sanders and found the waterfalls are making a big splash. >> snow capped cliffs and bare tree branches shows winter

the exit just south, santa rosa avenue is the alternate to get back to eastbound 12. kristen and eric? >> university of california faculty leaders are taking a stands against giving degree credit toss students for online courses offered by outside institutions. they have endorsed an open letter opposing a bill if sacramento calling for letting students at california public universities and colleges get credit for the most popular lower division courses taken online from outside providers if and only if the class is full on campus. the academic says this will privatize public higher education with no quality criminal. >> state investigators are reprimand kaiser permanente for mismanaging their mental health services. officials say they make patients wait too long between appointments and dispenses inaccurate information, possibly discouraging patients from getting therapy. the information came to light in a recent report. state regulators have to decide if kaiser permanente will face fines. >> new statement on autism shows more cases than ever. one in 50 schoolchildren

santa rosa, 78. and a look ahead to your five- day forecast -- you will notice temperatures cooling off a little bit for thursday. these are all minor changes. with your weekend always in view, partly sunny skies. slightly cooler on sunday. no rain clouds in the five-day forecast. but coming up in a few minutes we'll take a look at rain chances for next week because we could be introducing rain clouds for that time frame. >>> 7:10. state lawmakers and superintendents from six california school districts are examining governor brown's new school funding plan. yesterday, at a hearing, most participants praised the principals of the finance reform plan. the plan gives more money to schools that have more english learners and low-income children but superintendents of the districts with fewer disadvantaged students say they worry about inadequate funding because of the new formula. >>> new legislation is being introduced in the california state senate that would require colleges to give credit for online

santa rosa 65. 64 vallejo.head out to the east bay comfortable weather. 64 in oakland. 65 union city. inland area close to 70 degrees. 67 in livermorsn livermore. 66 degrees in concord. look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. mix of sun clouds tuesday wednesday. isolated showers possible over the higher terrain but light showers for the entire bay area at least a chance thursday. brief warm-up friday. better possibility of seeing rain over the weekend. saturday and sunday not looking great for the easter egg hunt but hoping the time changes. >> warrior looking great tonight. >> big game against the lakers. >> they pushed the lakers around tonight like the new kids on the block. curry leading the way despite injured right aevrj. fearless leading the warriors second straight victor [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...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... d

fairfield 41, 43 napa, 41 santa rosa.e bay 40s, even 50 in oakland, 50 half moon bay, i'm also seeing the fog out there. the clouds have moved across the bay, oakland reporting partly to mostly cloudy skies, alameda, heyward, down into san jose. storm tracker 2 showing you the ridge of high pressure in place. i put air to show you the motion. the clockwise most, sinking air, pushing some of that moisture to the ground creating the patchy dense fog. winds are light but we've got an onshore breeze i'm seeing through napa. napa, you got away without the fog yesterday morning but i'm seeing it in your neighborhood this morning. visibility down to 1/4 mile. we get that moist pacific air in the ridge of high pressure and sinking air associated with it, pushing it down to the ground and there you have it. visibility down to 1/4 mile in areas like petaluma, santa rosa, novato, napa as well. here is a look at afternoon highs under mostly sunny skies, 75 santa rosa, 76 napa, 60s in sausalito, 68 alameda, 75 walnut creek, in the sou

santa rosa 65. 64 vallejo.head out to the east bay comfortable weather. 64 in oakland. 65 union city. inland area close to 70 degrees. 67 in livermor livermore. 66 degrees in concord. look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. mix of sun clouds tuesday wednesday. isolated showers possible over the higher terrain but light showers for the entire bay area at least a chance thursday. brief warm-up friday. better possibility of seeing rain over the weekend. saturday and sunday not looking great for the easter egg hunt but hoping the time changes. >> warrior looking great tonight. >> big game against the lakers. >> they pushed the lakers around tonight like the new kids on the block. curry leading the way despite injured right aevrj. fearless leading right aevrj. fearless leading the warriors second straight >> warriors host lakers and seems to be a changing of the guard in the west. but no change at for the warriors tonight and curry started despite bum right ankle. translate to the court early o on. curry showing no

santa rosa, 78. and a look ahead to your five- day forecast -- you will notice temperatures cooling off a little bit for thursday. these are all minor changes. with your weekend always in view, partly sunny skies. slightly cooler on sunday. no rain clouds in the five-day forecast. but coming up in a few minutes we'll take a look at rain chances for next week because we could be introducing rain clouds for that time frame. >>> 7:10. state lawmakers and superintendents from six california school districts are examining governor brown's new school funding plan. yesterday, at a hearing, most participants praised the principals of the finance reform plan. the plan gives more money to schools that have more english learners and low-income children but superintendents of the districts with fewer disadvantaged students say they worry about inadequate funding because of the new formula. >>> new legislation is being introduced in the california state senate that would require colleges to give credit for online

right now, napa at 38, santa rosa at 37.sure is going to be the main topic that's up from the weekend weather department, lots of sunshine, in fact spring-like sunshine that will pull our temperatures into the 70s and that's 20 degrees above average for this time of year for some places the upper 70s. the unfortunate thing, air quality will begin to suffer and the pollen levels will be high, everything in full bloom now. temperatures today a little bit shy of the 70s, 60 in san francisco, 63 in oakland, 64 in san jose and warm spots in the north bay, close to 70 in wine country. tank tops, sunglasses, enjoy for me. >> sunscreen. first full day of u.s. defense secretary's chuck hagel's visit to afghanistan is marred by bombings. at least eight civilians including children and one afghan police officer were killed. that attack followed a separate suicide bombing outside defense ministry in kabul. nine more people were killed, another 14 were injured. at the time of the blast secretary hagel was at a meeting in a military base

santa rosa. now novato. petaluma reporting fog. you may be dealing with that as you get out the door. in the valley it will burn off fairly quickly. along the coastline it could be patchy in nature for the entire day. the rest of us going to be warming up. especially our inland spots and this warming trend will last all the way into wednesday. we will peak on wednesday with the warmest temps. our extended forecast looks dry. the ridge of high pressure in place. you can see that storm track well to the north. you may see a few clouds roll by from time to time. we are now into wednesday but you don't see any rain. it keeps deflecting toward the north. thursday comes along. we could be covered in high clouds but we will not see any rain. friday dry. saturday dry. and into sunday morning we're dry. temperatures right now 43- degrees in concord. 37 in napa. 37 for santa rosa. wide spread 40s around the bay. a cool start out there. a lot like where we have been. most of us within a few degrees of yesterday morning. 70 degrees in vallejo.

. >> a memorial with marcus johnson here at santa rosa bible church.ge from infancy to basketball to a go-cart racer. they had a loving and supportive relationship. his short life touched hundreds of people. they gathered at the church to honor and celebrate his life. his mother deanna johnson was deeply touched. >> i'm overwhelmed by the number of people that are here. he would be overwhelmed i think he would say, wow, cool. >> he was killed march 16th when a sprinted car driven by his cousin chase johnson malfunctioned. the car geared off the track killing mar kiss and a supporter. his mother mentioned taking him to school each day. >> it's going to be really hard taking him to school and picking him up every day. every day i pass middle rincon road and have tears in my eyes. >> they talked about his behavior and young female friend broke down in tears for a song dedicated to marcus. >> his family said he would like to help students that are less fortunate. some of the money will go to help to pay for students. if you are interested in donating go to

santa rosa, 66. so, the forecast highlights include those high clouds that will stay with us off and on tonight. it will be a cool evening in most locations. mostly sunny and mild tomorrow. then we're going to bring a chance of showers into the seven-day forecast next week. lows tonight, upper 30s in the north bay and east bay. welt we'll look for a little bit of the high cloudiness near the coast. half moon bay, 41. 46, san francisco. 44, san san jose. here's a look at the setup. high pressure brought us a nice spring day today. it will do so again tomorrow and into monday. and then after that, we'll see thickening clouds and a chance of rain by next week mid-week. so passing cloud tomorrow and temperatures will warm up a few degrees. if you were in the upper 60s today more than likely you'll be in the low 70s tomorrow. >> here's 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the forecast animation clear. although a few clouds off the coast, and you can notice move across the bay area, around the lunchtime hour, and t

the storm has also caused problems in the santa rosa area where crews are dealing with the downed tree. that downed tree blocking california story and gates road, with high winds not only taking down the street but cables phone lines and power lines came down with it, and it happened at at 1:15 this morning. fire crews are on the scene trying to politic it and move the tree out of roadway. it is not known how many could be without power. check this out, the drive across the golden gate bridge was very dicey, and treacherous this morning, this video was shot a short time ago when heavy storm cell was moving across the span with winds gusting over the spokesman, as well, and this was our drive through petaluma this morning, 101 north, rain hitting the wind hold past and furious and if you are driving out there, if you are starting the commute to work, anywhere in the north bay or the bay area, be careful. the roads are extremely slick. again, the power remains out to some businesses here at hamilton marketplace in novato. we are live in novato this morning for abc7 news. >> power outages

we're starting to get showers moving into santa rosa. it is very light.ly about a tenth to .05 per hour. if you are traveling from san to row is a to points northward, we're going to eventually get this in the south bay. it's just going to be slow going. temperatures in the 50s right now. it's cold. wind blows and it's going to feel like the 40s. let's get you outside to the live look. from emeryville, all of the last-minute touches for the lighting of the bay lights. and there it is from san francisco on our sky camera. we'll surely catch that for you tonight and have full details coming up on our 11:00 p.m. show. the timing hasn't wavered too much. we do expect rain to intensify, gradually start in the peninsula. if you have plans at 9:00 p.m., we don't even expect much of anything back to the east bay or the south bay. it will be more like 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., midnight, 1:00 a.m. before you start to get some showers down in the south bay and also back for the tri-valley including pleasanton up to walnut creek. the last two spots to get rainfall for

few sprinkles can developed around santa rosa.could be a couple of sprinkle in the east bay but most evaporating before it hits the ground. high definition roof top camera coyote tower, telegr hill, few c hill, few clt there. temperatures right now 45 degrees in santa rosa. frooiv 49 in livermore and also in los gatos. i do have showers in my accu-weather 7 difficult forecast. let you know if the wet weather is going to affect the easter egg hunt in a few minutes. >> thank you. some time in the next few hours the drive from pacifica to half moon bay is going to change forever. 2 brand new tunnel about to open which will take traffic away from the treacherous road at devil slide. the new tunnel look a little definitely like the glowing the glowingize staring us down like that. 7 news reporter is live tonight in pacifica. sirnlt is a long >> yes and cal-trans now saying that those 2 tunnel should be tr so. it means drivers along highway 1 here heading to devil slide won't worry as much about the rock slide road closure knu. >> tonig

santa rosa and fairfield and livermore in the hid to upper 40's. today we have light sures and heavy showers and snow tomorrow and brighter and warmer weekend. notice all the satellite lows, one came through last night and that is the first punch, and the second is coming on the back side of it and that is the second punch tomorrow. you can see through the day today scattered light showers and they taper during the evening, the afternoon and evening hours and overnight, the north bay will have a steady stream of light rain and that will move in the rest of the bay by, say, noon, and move across rather slowly all the way through the evening and early overnight hours until, finally, on friday morning, they are out of here and you can see the clearing trend that takes place friday afternoon. rainfall amounts, another quarter to three quarters of an inch in the lower elevation and 1" to 2" in the mountains. this weekend with daylight savings we have an extra hour in the evening to enjoy the temperatures in the 60's and 70's away from the coast, and we

francisco we have a good deck of low clouds and fog and in the north bay great our valley, napa, santa rosa and some of it moving across the bay so be careful, down to 44 in napa and 50 in livermore. we have clear conditions but we should look for fog along the east bay as well, along hayward and oakland. you can see the visibility is down to nothing at half moon bay and six miles at the san carlos airport. headed out this morning, look if clouds and dense fog in the valleys and along the coast and mid-60's to the upper 70's around the bay. a big warm-up today and the fog comes back tonight and we have a rainy weekend. >> good morning, everyone, we will check on our commute. >> good morning, everyone, happy friday, right now we have a live look outside at the tolls on the bay bridge. it looks like the follow is blanketing the area and traffic is moving through pretty well over there. the golden gate bridge shows fog cleared. now as we head over to menlo park we have an accident involving a couple of cars and deer unfortunately northbound 280. we do not see any slowing and it has been pushed

overcast skies over santa rosa and visibility down to a quarter mile in santa rosa. petaluma, nova that reporting a little bit of patchy dense fog. our warming trend will continue with the ridge of high pressure strengthening over california. i think we will peak on wednesday. some of the warmest temperatures so far this season perhaps even for the year. the extended forecast looks dry. 42-degrees in concord. 38 in napa. upper 30s in fairfield. wide spread 30s for some of our chillier inland areas. wide spread 40s around the bay. 47 san francisco. here's a look around the at the afternoon highs for today. 73 in santa rosa. santa rosa 10-degrees below the seasonal warm. upper 60s along the east bay shoreline. 71 san jose. mountain view 69 today. 70 for you pa low coast. the exfriended forecast. temperatures begin to drop off as question get into the second half of your week and your weekend we remain dry and rainfall totals becoming worse for the season. >> thanks rosemary. >>> with the click of the heels many movie goers were off to receive the prequell of the movie

here we have the upper 30's to mid-40's for santa rosa, napa, and sausalito. hopefully we have most of you covered. today we will have fog fading quickly, and warm around the bay area through the weekend, and the coast will be cooler than the rest of us and a minor storm next week. we are desperate for the rain and mountain snow. mid-to-upper 70's in the south bay and 80 at los gatos and santa clara. up the peninsula temperatures will be low-to-mid 70's to 68 in millbrae and upper 50's along the coast to mid-to-upper 50's downtown and south san francisco and napa and santa rosa at 78. 20 degrees cooler at bodega bay and low 70's throughout the east bay shore and oakland and richmond and herb cheese could -- hercules could make it to 78 tonight is another mild evening mid-40's inland with patchy fog, and san francisco and san jose the same. we will have above-average temperatures away from the coast through the holiday weekend and by tuesday next week temperatures are cooler and we will look for the first sign of rain. >> on the san mateo bridge you could see t

santa rosa, 50 and 49 in napa and livermore this hour, 55 degrees.ast highlights we'll continue to have high clouds overnight tonight. cool in some of the inland locations. get ready for sunshine and mild temperatures tomorrow. we will bring in chance of showers as we head into wednesday and thursday. lows tonight, upper 30s to near 40 degrees in north bay and east bay. otherwise we'll keep things in the low to mid 40s. high pressure off the coast continuing to keep the storm track to the north and west of us. a few high clouds will come through for your sunday but it looks like wednesday and thursday before the high starts to weaken and that will allow a couple of storm systems to pass through the bay area. until then, tomorrow passing clouds. we'll put the map in motion, this iston sunday outlook. few clouds and midday hour, some of the high clouds start to move in around noon tomorrow and by tomorrow afternoon a little more cloud cover. mainly high clouds. we'll call it filtered sunshine. highs for the sunday. 70 for san jose intestinal cupertino.

and 66 degrees in santa rosa. as we head throughout the afternoon, plenty of sunshine, just a little haze out there but not bad. tonight, likely going to see a few clouds low fog. otherwise we have some changes as we head in toward the weekend. high pressure though sliding in overhead today bringing some very mild temperatures and this really going to continue to move eastward so behind that you have this cold front that's going to pay a visit to the bay area and change our weather. temperatures in the 70s in the warmer spots. this is going to be some kind of day. almost like spring outside. looking good if you are traveling today, too. about 76 in fresno. 75 degrees in sacramento. about 66 degrees in yosemite and 69 degrees into monterey bay. around our bay we are looking at temperatures running up into the mid-70s in towards san jose. you will see about 71 in fremont. east bay temperatures also running up into the 70s and looking good into the afternoon. and looks like inside the bay plenty of sunshine throughou

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it took place at his middle school in santa rosa.e was in the pit at marysville race way on saturday when his cousin 17-year-old chase johnson lost control. his car slammed into a pit killing the 14-year-old and 68-year-old from grass valley. more on the victims and the crash. >> reporter: the start of the civil war sprint car series took a tragic turn at race way park saturday night. in a practice run, chase johnson seen here lost control. he watched the car leave the track. >> he must have been going 90 and there is not much you can do when the car is going that fast. >> he hit his cousin mar marcus johnson and also killed was 68-year-old from grass valley. they were at the penngrove home was the sign saying privacy to deal with the horrible tragedy. friends left flowers at muffler shop that the father owns here in santa rosa. 11-year-old michael is also an award sprint car driver. as a father his death has hit him hard. >> he was sweet kid, i know that his dad loved him very much. >> he was always nice and nice to talk to. >> mich