rosa cabrera returned to the ahir salon she's owned on fruitvale avenue for five years. only to find a broken window near the entrance to rosa's hair salon. cabrera says she then checked in with a few neighboring businesses and found she wasn't the only victim of vandalism. cabrera says the window of a shuttle van for an elder care facility was also broken. so were these six windows to a vacant storefront on the corner of the street. cabrera says her salon has been sprayed with graffiti in the past. more than a year ago, her salon was also burglarized. she says her shop is safe. the doors are always gated and locked. she just hopes police can do more to prevent crimes like this from happening again. >> i like to stay here because it is a quiet area. this happened, i do not know why right now. but this is still happening. i might have to close business or moved to another area. i think they need to hire more police and or take care of the city. >> reporter: cabrera says she did not file a report here at the oakland police department. but that some of her neighboring businesses did. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> grant: fairfield police are investigating two robberies that took place 11 minutes apart. the fairfield police deparment is releasing surveillance video of the robberies.hoping to get the public's help. here's the video. from december 23rd. police say the same two unidentified suspects rob the valero gas station on north texas street.shortly after robbing the 7-11 store on phoenix drive. one of the suspects held a chrome revoler handgun as they both grabbed money from the cash registers. both suspects left on foot. new at eight. the international maritime organization has approved a plan to change the routes that cargo ships use to enter san francisco bay. the goal is to reduce collisions between large vessels and whales. kron 4's charles clifford has details. >> reporter: migrating whales, such humpbacks, often pass through the waters off california's coast. far to often, these large creatures collide with cargo ships, killing or severely injuring the whales. but under a plan developed by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, and now approved by the international maritime organization, cargo ships will be required to travel through narrower shipping lanes in an effort to avoid these deadly collisions. the changes involve shipping lanes at the port of los angeles and long beach, as well as the approach to san francisco bay. this is a google earth view of san franciso looking north across the city. currently any cargo ship that enters or exits san francisco bay has to use one of three shipping lanes, seen here in red. but under the newly approved plan, these lanes will be reconfigured. the new routes will be longer and narrower. the idea is to restrict ships to a smaller area when they pass through know whale feeding grounds. are spoke with a marine biologist, jonathan stern. >> this is a great plan. if we alter the shipping lanes the whales could have more of a chance to avoid these ships. >> reporter: the new shipping lanes go into effect in 2013. in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> grant: cal trans has lifted chain restrictions on interstate 80 and highway 50 through the sierra near lake tahoe for the first time in days. roads are clear for now. but there is still plenty of snow off to the sides. roads on the way to tahoe area ski resorts are also clearing up. and resorts are reporting plenty of fresh powder on the ground. an avalanche advisory has also been downgraded from "considerable" to "moderate." >> jacqueline: this live look from the golden gate we are seeing mostly clear skies 41 degrees in fairfield and vallejo the same in half moon bay. 40's through santa rosa, livermore at a sunnyvale. a look at the satellite and radar we are seeing some high clouds through the bay area this evening with a storm sitting offshore. we can see a well-defined storm that will be pressing to the bay area as for go towards tomorrow. here is what we can expect clear, cold. the increase with clouds and we are going to see drier conditions and i will have more on that coming up. >> grant: still ahead at eight. five days and counting until the country falls off the fiscal cliff. the last ditch efforts in washington to avoid economic turmoil. >> the northeast continues to be battered with harsh winter weather. the mounting frustrations for travellers trying to get back home. >> and an update on the health of former president george h-w bush. why his chief of staff is telling people to quote. put the harps back in the closet. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ femal