child advocates, parents advocates of sacramento, dependency associates of sacramento, bridges' stars program, and sacramento treatment providers. parents in the program not only receive treatment, but gain an understanding of the root causes of their disease in an effort to break the intergenerational cycle of trauma. we were failing our families. before dependency drug court, we only had 18 percent of families who actually were unified and had their children come home and their cases closed out, with parents who no longer had substance abuse problems. as i went through the stars program and realized that these people that are trying to teach me about my disease have gone through it themselves. it was a blessing because it wasn't somebody who's never experienced what i've experienced telling me what i needed to learn, somebody who had actually been there and was doing the deal, staying sober one day at a time. everyone agrees that we want parents to be safe, nurturing parents. everyone agrees that good quality treatment on demand is important, and everybody agrees accountability is n

donna cordova from our nbc station in sacramento has more on this from the scene. >> get paramedics. don't mustbaby. >> reporter: witnesses yelling at some of the passengers who got off of the light rail train after the crash who were trying to help the victims in the suv which you see like crumpled near the center of the screen. >> only maybe about 30 yards south of the intersection and the vehicle had flipped over and its on its top. >> reporter: the suv and the train collided at 26th avenue near 25th street in south sacramento. here it is being towed from the scene. of the four people in the suv, three are dead including an infant, a boy. the lone survivor in the suv, a woman is being treated at the hospital. 50 people were on the train. several of the 16 injured train passengers were taken to the uc-davis medical center including a 13-year-old boy. >> he has lumps on the back of his head. he has a neck brace on. eyes is red from crying. he's scared basically. >> reporter: investigators are looking at video and evidence at the scene. they're also talking with witnesses on the trai

two factors have altered the way sacramento does business. some believe legislators will have to get along better than they have in the past. why? because they are in districts that they don't necessarily understand. they have changed constituents. and the way that they run their elections now, the top two people go off to november regardless of party. so for republicans particularly, who feel they have been hurt by this redistricting process, the top two primary system and redistricting may lead some of them to move more towards the center, which will be the kind of votes that jerry brown needs to get the big issues through. >> we'll be watching for that as our lawmakers go back to sacramento. also we're watching for the state of the union address on tuesday. and you can get more of larry's insight any time of day. you can search on website website. >>> school officials are trying to change the way teachers are assigned. they want to overturn the current system that runs on seniority and replace it with a system called mutual matching. the i

back to you. >> thank you, mark sayre in sacramento. >>> federal transit authorities appear to be in favor of extending bart into santa clara valley. the u.s. department of transportation recommends more than $900 million in federal aid be set aside for the transit agency over the next decade. that is the entire amount bart had been looking for. a line from fremont to milpitas and the berryessa area could open in 2016. >>> bay area professional sports were shaken up today as the raiders fired their head coach. hue jackson learned this morning he would not return to coach the silver and black next season. it's the first major move by the team's new general manager, reggie mckenzie. >> this decision centered around my wanting to bring my own guy in. >> the raiders finished with eight wins, eight losses this season but failed to make the play-offs for the ninth straight year. the time now begins its search for its sixth head coach in 10 seasons. >>> prosecutors today began building their case against the suspected serial killer accused of murdering four northern california women. ann no

despojó de su vehículo a una mujer, los oficiales participaron en la persecución que etermino en sacramentonvolucra a muchas cuadras, los ladrillos estarán acompañados. >> la más alta concentración de niños en san francisco y esto es importante en la voz latina. >> sobre la ruta segura van a monitorear a los niños. >> la violencia que ha cobrado la vida de niños los estudiantes de secundaria quieren difundir el llamado de paz . >> la violencia en oakland dejan cicatrices . >> ¿qué días vas a participar?. >> es estoy alegre y quise ser parte de este proyecto. >> es que tres de los homicidios abatieron a la comunidad estudiantil . >> esto fue de nuestra idea . >> este altar tengra un importante significado . >> esto es por los que fueron matados en esa matanza y además el ayuno está programado para culiminar el 30 de marzo. >> noticias univisión 14 . >> un pre candidato republicano abandona su candidura . >> . >> un edificio ardió en llamas y es un mueble de dos pisos donde se desato un incendio en la madrugada, 150 bomberos acudieron y el techo se desplomo. >> nadie resuta herido. >> el pres

the accident happened at a crossing in south sacramento early yesterday evening. an suv collided with a light rail train flipping over several times. a man, a woman in their 40s and a baby boy were killed. another woman inside the car survived, and is listed in serious condition. 16 people on the train were also injured. footage shows a freight train had already passed the intersection, but the crossing arms remained down because the late rail train was on its way. witnesses say the driver of the suv swerved around a cross arm and on to the tracks. >> trying to go around the sticks, tried to go around and got hit. >> investigators say video of the crossing arm shows it was functioning properly during the time of the accident. >>> a warning this morning for people living in san francisco, especially the elderly. police are urging the public to be cautious of money transfer scams. investigators say suspects call the victims pretending to be a relative and asking for money. they call the victims grandma or grandpa to earn their trust. you're then asked to verify -- y

heat is on in sacramento. laid out the 2011 and 2012 plans. he wants voters to approve tax hikes, about $7 billion worth with a surcharge and half cent increase on sales tax. here's john. this looks like a replay. i've seen this before. what do you think happens this time? >> i think they're going to turn the taxes down. this is a 20 year growing problem. we're doing the same old stuff. we have a revenue problem in this state because we have a million less people working than a decade ago. if you want the break the cycle, bring jobs back to california instead of scaring them out with tax increases. >> that's been the hope in sacramento is that the economy as the level rises will get the state back on. >> it will never get it back to where you do those million jobs, as long as we have this tax structure and regulatory burden. it's false to say republicans are against more revenue, they just think you do it by creating more jobs. >> i'm in sacramento and listening to both sides. with the democrat side, they tend to reach more let's get money as

. >>> decisions in sacramento could lead to job loss in the area. pink slips went out because the city cannot afford to pay them. they has beened out 2500 lay off notices. it doesn't mean they will all lose their jobs, they are just on notice. it will be in a $25 million to $30 million budget hole. >>> now, to the man responsible for taking the money, governor jerry brown. he channelled it by saying reports of california's demise are exaggerated. he made the proclamation during the state of the state address in sacramento. jodi hernandez is live with more on the speech tonight. jodi? >> reporter: the governor delivered an awesome message. she tried to maintain a positive tone as we continue on a path that's far from easy. >> putting it as stiffly as i can, california is on the mend. >> reporter: governor jerry brown says he's determined to stay on the path of recovery in a 20 minute state of the state address, he spelled out his plan to get california out of debt while maintaining the status as the land of dreams. it's a plan that includes tax hikes

avisos de condiciones congelantes para zonas al norte y al centro, fresno y sacramento, la noche fríañana 53. aquí está el pronóstico para los próximas 5 días. lluvias a partir del jueves. información en pantalla. esto representa algo distinto de los 20 y 30. las lluvias el jueves hasta el sábado. eso es lo que tenemos. pasela bien. >> creo >> cuartos de final de la copa del rey. >> william nos acompaña. >> en 5 minutos cambió el rumbo del partido. mirandes con gol, error de ... el jugador que ha dado que hablar, pablo infante anota el segundo para el visita. vladimir... anotaba, la defensa le hizo honor a su categoria. juan ángel alvine marca el empate y ... anota para el español. >> en el estadio santiago bernabeu se juega el clásico entre barcelona y real madrid. el total de partidos entre ellos es de 216 partidos. real madrid tiene 83 exitos y 45 empatez. >> los 49's reciben a nueva york. antes ya han jugado y ganado san francisco. >> fihser fue presentado como nuevo estratega, mike nolan será coordinador defensivo de atlanta. >> se dice que el mago marcarian llega para defender a

we'll go 62 with sacramento with a few stray showers that was eureka, 52 degrees.zle to start the commute and then look for mixture of sun and clouds. you see the clearing north bay to south bay. and then it will be cooler tomorrow with low 60s, upper 50s to low 60s in the north bay. 60 will be high tomorrow for san rafael. 58 for san francisco. half moon bay, earlier this afternoon, reached a high of 66 degrees. 58 by tomorrow afternoon. 62 for san jose. 53 degrees for watsonville and cool 59 for monterey. >> after that system goes through tonight, dry conditions and by the latter part of the workweek, we warm back up, to near 70 degrees. it's spring like for this time of the year. >>> shu is here. superbowl hype already? >> superbowl 46 is week away. we'll hear from tom brady and sean white is winner of the x-games. a f >>> how about big game basketball. cal hosting stanford, they had a sellout first in two years. sacramento mayor, kevin johnson in the house. cal. to cobb in the center and they keep. jorge had 18 and stanford closes the half with a 15 run. cardin

sacramento. a big rig overturned last night spilli >>> crews spent the morning cleaning up a mess east of sacramento. big rig overturned last night spilling 43,000 pounds of frozen strawberry puree all over the roadway. the chp says the big rig driver was going more than twice the speed limit when he lost control and crashed. nobody was hurt. quite the mess. >>> i'd say so. all right. we have a big step forward today in the construction of the devil's slide tunnel in pacifica. crews are pouring is hement for a major portion of the roadway. that's where we find gil diaz at the construction site to show us what's going on. gil. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yeah. caltrans is calling today monumental. as you said they are starting to pour cement in the tunnel. last week it was the southbound lanes. today it was the northbound lanes. take a look. this is what caltrans has been looking forward to since the project began. but the cement pour comes a couple of months behind schedule and the tunnel re

the accident occurred in south sacramento. we have more on how it happened. >> reporter: this south sacramento crossing looks more like a war zone. 17 light rail passengers injured and some being treated on the ground while a black crumpled suv was on the ground. >> i was sick to my stomach. >> reporter: the light rail train slammed into the nissan pathfinder around 4 this afternoon. >> it was severe. it was like you felt the driver really hit on the brake, and then really hit on them. we all lurched forward. >> reporter: a passenger next to him was thrown into the seat ahead but it wasn't until passengers looked outside the window that they realized what happened. >> a bunch of kids looked outed window and said there was a car, there was a car. >> reporter: passengers and nearby neighbors raced to the damaged suv trying to help the victims, man and two women, and a 18 months old baby. >> we got the baby out, and that was one of our priorities. >> reporter: a man ejected from the car died at the scene along with another woman

we have breaking news sacramento. an accident happened around an hour ago at 26th avenue in south sacramento. the light rail train hit a small sport utility vehicle at the crossing. six people were taken to the hospital for serious injuries ana dozen for minor injuries. investigators are on the scene trying to determine the cause of the accident. we'll bring you more information as soon as we have it. >>> in oakland, police are investigating the suspicious killing of a man and a woman last night. police say they found the bodies of the two victims inside a car at about 9:30 last night. the car was parked in front of their home on apple avenue on lake merritt. they were a longtime couple who had just moved into the neighborhood. police went to the home to check on the couple after co-workers reported the two did not show up for work. one person of interest has been detained in this case. >> officers did discover some unusual circumstances regarding this vehicle. i can't go into these particular details because of the i

. >>> up in sacramento investigators want to know why a driver who crashed into a train ignored the warning signals. three people inside an suv were killed on saturday including a toddler. a fourth person is in the hospital with serious injuries. investigators who reviewed video of the crash said warning lights were flashing and the crossing arms were down but the driver went around them. people who live in the area say it's something they see drivers do often. >> people do it all the time. i don't know why they do it. >> 50 passengers were on the train at the time of the crash. 15 were examined at the scene six were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> sheriff deputies are investigating the stabbing death of four men that left a wedding reception. a group of men walked up to the victims and got into an argument. there is no word yet on the condition of the victims. two of the suspects are described as latino men in their early 20s. >>> 4:37 is the time right now. walnut creek police officers are investigating a series of fights that injured three officers and landed nine people i

. >>> thornts in sacramento are investigating a train crash that killed three including an infant. it happened about 4:00 this afternoon. fire official say a light rage rail train collided with a nissan pathfinder. three people died, including a bab boy. at least six others inside the train were injured of coming up at 10:30 we'll have a live report from sacramento on what investigators have uncovered so far and what witnesses say caused the accident. >>> iraq war veteran wars honored in the first welcome home parade for service members who return ed from overseas. thousands lined the streets in st. louis to cheer on hundreds of veterans in the welcome home heroes parade. the event included resources for iraq and afghanistan veterans to help them with job opportunities and ease the transition to civilian life. in addition, to the music and fanfare, volunteers also read the names of the more than 6000 service members who have died since september 11th, 2011. >>> a team of nuclear experts from the united nations has arrived in tehran. their three-day mission to talk to scientists sus

, bueno, fueron los estudiantes los primeros en poner a prueba bien los refleojs del conejo >>> sacramentous ex compañeros, volvió a ser el mejor encestador, pero ahora el dicho que dice que para que la cuña apriete, se aplicó en este juego, el ex de sacramento, apretó 2 >>> y en el béisbol de las grandes ligas, los yankees de nueva york aparentemente llegaron a un acuerdo para hacerse los servicios de este jugador japonés, es todo en el mundo de los deportes, buenas noches >>> hasta mañana , william muy sábado se declaró como día para cuidar el aire en el área de la bahía >>> gracias, buenas noches, noche de viernes, perfilándose ya el fin de semana extendido >>> pero esta es la sierre y hacia el este, pero en la bahía, amigos en san josé, oakland, gran parte del área se mantiene estable, a partir de mañana sábado, temperaturas en los 59°, parcialmente nublado, ponga mucha atención, porque día domingo sigue descendiendo la temperatura, y entra el sistema y comenzará a entrar ya esa humedad normal y característica del mes de enero y también de febrero, así que, la bahía se mantiene estable

members of your school board who are here with what jerry brown is doing to them in sacramento on the budget side they certainly will be coming to your door quite often for assistance, so they are here. president of that board -- actually works for you, i do mendozmendoza. [applause] there are other school board members whose name i will get in a minute. then there are as the remainder of the official family of san francisco, and before i goethe to those official members, however, i think i should identify some of your real friends. you are identified now is the high-tech mayor in the country. every high-tech organization is looking forward to doing something in san francisco.

>> i live at 1150 sacramento street. i was not going to make any comments, but i have to respond to commissioner antonini about his response to the people at the 49 games. is alcohol that causes the problems. you have this shooting down in los angeles, you have alcohol is a terrible situation. it is permitted, we know that. but there is no way to control alcohol use at events where there are thousands of people. you cannot control how many people at the game drink and people at new orleans were right in front of me and i was embarrassed by the people in front of me to carry drinking and drinking and got meter and meaner. this business of allowing alcohol, the extended use of alcohol, is poisoning the children and people and it's not only poisoning them, that is bad enough, but the ramifications to people who are in their presence and have to put up with it, you should honestly consider it. you asked us to be paid to the people -- you asked us to behave to the people out of town. as long as people are drunk, you can tell

and 60 in sacramento. >>> well, two chinese institutions came together to launch a rather unique project. the first, former nba star yao ming, and the second was a half dozen of china's giant pandas. >> speaking of giant, it's yao ming. he is huge. >> he's a big boy. >> well, he was there to help open what's being called a semi-wild enclosure for the pandas. the hope is that these pandas, which were born in captivity, can eventually be introduced into the wild. >> it is a long-term project, to say the least. the experts claim the project won't reach its goals for 50 years. that's a long timeline. >> good to see he's doing some goodwill in his retirement. >> yeah. good for him. more "world news now" when we

and the woman was from sacramento.he said that she is a mother of three, so convincing that even her husband thought she was sick and the trip to the e.r. revealed she didn't have cancer, but something called a syndrome at the mental illness, it causes a person to act as if they were sick, typically to get attention. >> they learn about the signs and symptoms and how to behave. >> they will make every effort to return the donations. that's a heartbreaker for the family. >>> well, 9:10. >> yes. and the weather forecast today, finally some changes in stored. definitely cooler outside today. >> yes, a big drop after yesterday's near perfect weather for the near perfect football game. we're looking at temperatures that are dropping out of the 60s into the mid-50s around the bay area today. the cool down will continue for you into the beginning of the week with a mix of clouds around the area today. and now, looking for the rain here with the cloud cover. then we'll see the breeze shift more to an on shore pattern. still ve

. >> warriors host sacramento tomorrow night with long time golden state coach smart returning as they. smart spent years as warrior assistant then took over a coacn on hisship let him go then when the kings fired paul west fall he took over sacramento operation. kind of home coming for him at the arena 8. i have been here for so long. for 8 and a half years. so many family friends l in the area for me but always good to get back there and so many people that i know. it's different going into the locker room like in pre-season game but this is different circumstances now it's a regular season. >>reporter: we were going to show a bunch of highlights from the thunder clipper game then griffin did this. showing up and showing up angry. are you serie griffin. perkins is under -- perkins is like 6 foot 11. 250 and griffin just powers right through him. that is nasty. that was sick. that was wonderful. griffin had 22. clippers beat o kc 112-100. that is your toyota sports report. >> p.e. scored the basket. >> that was impressive. >> same thing to another guy last year. now perkins has been

the mild weather continues with 61 in sacramento.ack home we are talking about temperatures again today coming up low 60s to mid-60s. so this will be a good five to seven degrees warmer than in some spots yesterday. so feeling mild. remember, the winds here by the delta, fairfield, antioch and even around mt. diablo the winds will continue to gust around 25, 30 miles an hour. san francisco coming in at 62, on the peninsula 63. half moon bay a beautiful day at 60. down by the monterey bay we are talking upper 60s. 68 watsonville with 65 in monterey. here's the 7 day forecast. a very mild weekend with numbers coming up today, even warmer tomorrow. then a weak system, not going to bring us rain but it will bring the cooler temperatures come monday, especially tuesday, and then by the middle of next week we are talking still above normal. so it's getting like we can't trust the forecast models. we keep thinking things are going to change, but maybe another week it will come. >> our director just got back from a week in tahoe. when he boo

. >> reporter: supporters of the plan, which would eventually link the bay area and sacramento with los angeles and anaheim, say high-speed rail would relieve congestion, help transform california's economy, and create much-needed jobs. but an assemblyman from hanford, which would be in the first phase of construction, says he doesn't see it. >> this project is cost the state a lot of money and in my area with crime, wedcasion, with all these different cuts that are affecting us directly this is a drain on the economy. this is a drain on our priorities. >> reporter: governor brown proposed putting the california high speed authority into a transportation agency along with caltrans, a move which senator dianne feinstein says she supports. in a letter to the governor, the senator says, failing to resolve problems with the rail plan would potentially jeopardize $3.5 billion in federal funding. but opponents don't buy it. >> the problem that i fear is that it will be buried in caltrans and continue down the same train wreck path. >> we're very encouraged by the letter. >> reporter: lance si

george warren reports now from sacramento. >> to begin with the garage fire probably got bigger thanshould have because city budget cuts browned out the nearest fire station. firefighters took at least twice as long to get here. now the homeowner is getting burned again. this time by the federal government. . because of the flood risk this station is under federally imposed building moratorium for three years. we have done a lot of stories on it but honestly, i always assume the building moratorium only applied to new construction. the nearly three months later plywood still covers the fire damage. even though the out of town homeowner received an insurance check and hired a local contractor. >> we were told by the city that we can't reconstruct in this area due to fema restrictions. we can't fix this house. >>reporter: if you think it's ridiculous that an owner is willing and able to fix his fire damaged house but can't because of government red tape you are not alone. we spoke with the city council woman who represents this area. >> i understand no new construction but repair to ex

i spoke to one gentlemen driving back from sacramento. trip that normally takes him only an hour and a half. >> because of the rain, flooded everywhere. so i got home 3 and a half hours. it's ridiculous. it's pouring. it's flooded. it's actually -- accidents everywhere. >>reporter: he says it's rchblingt i agree. but everybody says that we do need the rain so we know. that but kind of a wet soggy night that we have to dole with. for everybody at home cozy in front of their tv tonight, jealous. live in san rafael. 7 news. >> all right thanks very much. we appreciate that gentleman let's go straight to spencer now with a look at the forecast really coming down. >> it is. over wide area. not just confined to small segment of the bay area but the entire area is getting drenching right now. live doppler 7 hd heaviest rain is still concentrating mainly in the north bay and pockets of heavy rain in other locations. look at this. from offshore to the coast all the way through sonoma and marin county across napa county it is just pouring. let me g

. >>> police and residents are on high alert after several arsons in sacramento county. a firefighter says someone has been setting dumpsters and trash cans on fires outside of homes and businesses in the north highlands and carmichaels area. there have been 14 incidents since new year's eve. investigators believe they are dealing with one more firebug. >> they can start a fire that easily and i don't know about it until i hear the fire truck rolling up, they can start it any place. >> investigators are looking into the possibility the fires were set by copycats in the wake of the los angeles arson fires. >>> a 24-year-old boater in truckee fell into donner lake while canoeing monday night. that triggered a massive rescue effort involving helicopters, search dogs and patrol cars. a man's girlfriend swam to safety. he was not able to make it to shore. >>> pesticide have been detected in fish in san francisco. the epa said an covies collected in the lorinson channel in the richmond harbor have high levels. that channel and nearby park canal were dredged in 19 6 to remove t

locals call it the sacramento baby hospital.st set were conceived naturally. >> and want to take you outside to breaking news. occupy marchers on the move. take a look at that picture now. there is in front of the ferry building and there is everything peaceful. we know they've been talking about mortgages and foreclosures and you can see that big sign there saying save our homes. we're going to continue to follow this for you on abc 7 news.com. >> and we'll update that again for you at excitement. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> tonight at 6:00 worst of the rain is expected to arrive this eveni

en sacramento, legisladores estÁn de vuelta al trabajvro los temas que se tratarÁn seran variados, algunosdor, el aumento de impuesto, la propuesta, y tambiÉn un limite al gasto pÚblico, y aumentar el saliario mÍnimo en california. >>> son abrazos cordiales de bienvenida, varios rostros distentidos, comenzÓ la sesion 2012, la sonrisa y abrazos, no durarÁn por mucho tiempo, la fricciÓn se verÁ especialmente cierto se habla de aumentar impuestÍsimo. >>> estoy de acuerdo con el gobernador brown, es necesario. >>> el gobernador propone aumentar impuestos para combatir un dÉficit de casi 13 mil millones de dÓlares, la decision serÁ de los votantes, y necesitarÁ que la legislatura apruebe la idea, republicanos deberÁn darle la aprobaciÓn. >>> no podemos aumentar impuestose, cuando lo hacemos, empresas, y negocios abandonan el estado. >>> otra propuesta que sonarÁ fuerte, la de aumentar el salario mÍnimo, luis alejo defenderÁ, y hara entender, la necesidad de llevarlo a cabo. >>> podemos aumentar el sueldo mÍnimo a 8, 50, y luego un aumento de cada aÑo. >>> el aumento dependerÁ del nivel de la ec

abc 7 joins us in sacramento with the story. >> california is one two of states to reach the target of 12% for adult smoking rates but good news is coming with a price. the sacramento nursery is one of numerous programs under first five california benefiting from a 50 cent tax on cigarettes which was approved in 1998. funding education services for young children. >> we provide emergency day care and overnight care for children whose parents are facing a crisis. >> but adult smoblging rate in a record low, just 11.9% meaning with fewer cigarettes being sold kids programs are not getting as much money from the tax. the balance sheet is $79 million, nearly a $40 million drop in just eight years. and state budget hardly in a position to makeup the dimpbs we'll be looking to pro tri to protect children. >> conservatives say the state should not bail out first five because supporters knew the day would come when the programs could be success oofl it would look like the proponent as chiefed their purpose. so now they have to live with it. >> when the tax passed, lawmakers moved several progr

three people died when the train plowed into the suv yesterday afternoon near sacramento city college a few miles south of the state capital. the dead include a 21-month-old boy. six train passengers needed to be treated for minor injuries. the driver's son is doubting eye witness whose say his father went around the crossing gates. >> my dad was a 62-year-old man. that's a teenage move. my dad is not a teenager. >> not a daredevil. >> we know it was not like that. i believe in my heart there was a malfunction and they were out here messing with this. >> cameras mounted at the intersection recorded the nissan path finder driving around the crossing gates. investigators plan to scour video from cameras on the train. >> the redevelopment agency will close on wednesday and that means layoff notices for 120 employees. they won't officially leave their jobs until the end of march as part of what the city calls a transition period. the layoffs come after california's supreme court upheld the plan to close nearly 400 redevelopment agencies. >> budget problems are affecting santa rosa schools

forced police to close the highway opened tarmac but opened it later and then crashes began. >> in sacramentoncerned to make identity websites may have been hacked. officials took down the city's main website and a few other municipal sites as very, eight percussion. no one's personal information was compromised. powerful dry santa ana winds had died down across southern california and winds moving in from over the ocean could bring relief from the bone dry conditions plaguing the area. the national weather service is red flag high wind warnings for los los angeles county is expired today. did i here you say 70s? >> yes, definitely 70s. and i will point the warmest day coming up. we have just bypassed winter here entirely. today we have highs of 60 degrees to 71 degrees and it was 69 degrees in santa cruz and now with the blanket of clouds overhead, temperature wise in the 40s and 50's, honestly as it has been in recent nights due to the cloud cover that continues to drape across the bay area. 39 tonight in santa rosa, low 40s in the santa clara valley. for your morning commute, the official

live in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and tonight at least one family is devastated by the sexual assault of their child at the hands, police say of a teacher. 35-year-old craig chandler is under arrest he taught second and third greaters. the alleged victim, a student. abc 7 is live with the story tonight. >> and this letter does not mention craig chandler by name but tonight the long time teacher is in jail and a team of psychologists on campus. the emotions at whaley elementary are almost universal. the school community is in a state of shock over accusations against a popular teacher. >> we're stunned and shocked we're like, oh, my god. is it true? is it not? >> police arrested the 35-year-old craig chandler. he had been a teacher at whaley nine years, charged with felony sexual assault of a child. the school district sent home a letter with all of his students today its your worst nightmare. you never want to ever believe anyone that you know could be accused of something like this. >> police arrested chandler at his home in san jose last night. his neighbor says chand

these are challenging times, and the news of the sacramento and sacramento reinforces the reality that we have known for a long time, that local governments will have to do more with less. from the gold rush to the great earthquake, to the deepest recession we have seen in a generation, we must once again look to each other, to lift us up and forge a path forward. we will find that because this is the place where great thinkers and innovators from all over the world and across the country have come. irish and chinese and italian, african-american, gay, lesbian, transgender, hippies, techies, biophysisists, but all came to san francisco. they bring different perspectives, and together, we built a city like no other on earth and made san francisco the innovation capital of the world. and today, more than ever, san francisco is always to invent the future, right here and right now, by capitalizing on the greatest resource, our people. innovations about a different way of thinking and approaching our problems, and with the innovative approaches to crime fighting and community involvement,

[applause] >> i wish you had gone back to sacramento. because he just reminded me that i forgot eric mar. newsom had to remind me. [applause] thank you. the board of supervisors adopted a set of rules to determine how you fill a vacancy when it occurs during the time of a sitting mayor. and those rules require that the presiding judge of the superior court in this county administer the oath of office. we are fortunate to have the presence of the presiding judge and she is katherine feinstein. where are you? would you please join us to do the duty of swearing ed lee in. mr. lee. >> if you would be kind enough to please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i edwin m. lee. >> i edwin m. lee. >> do solemnly swear -- >> do sol manyly swear -- solemnly swear -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states >> and the constitution of the state of california -- >> and the constitution of the state of california >> against allen

the details were released today in sacramento. the plan connects a series of unrelated floodplains to create a flood protection network. officials say it will help the environment too. >> getting ecosystems out there. that's where the ground water benefit comes through. by doing this this relieves some of the pressure on the water supply system. >>> the system will strengthen levies and allows storage of water underground. >>> a dose of fog this morning slowed down some at the airport. slowed some on the highways as well. it was a coastal fog. it cleared up by mid-morning and early afternoon. we got this, a beautiful sunny day. temperatures in the north bay in the 70s. most of us in the mid-50s. what's tomorrow going to be like? like it was today. more sunshine, no fog in the morning or very little if there's any valley fog and it'll be sunny right when you wake up in santa rosa, napa. there might be some patchy fog. these are the highs from today. highs tomorrow will be about the same. these are significant. hayward 67, vallejo 6

numbers plummeted in february with just three in sfo and four in sacramento.sts point out sacramento's airport sits in the middle of a flyway for migratory birds. >> numbers increased a lot. birds my great from the north where there are snowy condition autos northern california's latest strikes on saturday and the bird damaged one of the jet's two engine autos still ahead this afternoon, sea of fallout. how much bank of america was hurt by plans to charge people for using their debit cards. >> and have you ever wondered what stores do with money they charge for bags? dan did. i'm answering questions coming up next. >> and there is a case that prompted kids to investigate the san francisco police department. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a t

abc 7's nannette miranda is in sacramento with the very.alyst gave the proposal a thumbs up when taking a look ats the picture long term because it continues to whittle down deficits. it's a short term, he believes the governor overestimates tax revenue. >> we're concerned about capitol gains aassumptions that the administration is making is off the issue. >> tailor believes the state will take in $3 kbrinl less than what the governor predicts. the disagreement mostly over how much wealthyest californians will bring in. richest 1% pay 40% of the state total intake of personal income tax. boosted by capitol gains. brown administration believes numbers are correct. >> there is revenue forecasting that is challenging. particularly owe for those high income, high wage californians whose behavior can swing number autos a game changer can be the offering of facebook this year, neither lao nor governor accounts for butld

or sacramento where he spends half of his time. donnelly admitted to accidentally leaving the gun in his briefcase as he tried to board a plane and could face a $10,000 fine. reports of domestic violence are swirling around san francisco's new sheriff and his wife. >> it is unfortunate, there is serious allegations, i need to allow the process of investigation to move forward and determine whether or not there's adequate evidence there. >> the mayor is talking about information that emerged today that san francisco police had respond to a neighbor's domestic violence report at the home of newly sworn in sheriff and his wife. we will tell you how his wife responded and what people in the former supervise's district are saying. >>> there was good news today, lower unemployment and a spike in job growth. president obama says the number shows the economy is moving in the right direction. >>> we are creating jobs on a consistent basis and we won't let us until everybody can find a job. >> the united states experienced a highering surge

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the news out of sacramento and washington every day reinforces a reality we have known for some time. local governments will continue to have to do more with less. as is so often the case in our history, from the gold rush to the great earthquake, to the deepest recession we have seen in a generation, san franciscans must once again look to each other to lift us up and forge a path forward. we will find that half vote -- path forward, because this is a place where great thinkers and innovators from across the world have come. irish, chinese, italian, african american, latin american, gay, lesbian, trans but -- transgendered people, hippies, techineiees, you name it. together, we all build a city like no other on earth. we made san francisco the innovation capital of the world. [applause] today, more than ever, san francisco is uniquely poised to innovate on the future right now, by capitalizing on our greatest resource, our people. innovation is not just about technology. it is about a different way of thinking and approaching our problems. it is through innovative approaches to crime

our sister station in sacramento tried to talk with the city and police, but they said they couldn't speak of it while it was under review. we spoke with one former sheriff who said the risk outweighed the cost. >> dealing with the time factor. you look at the need to capture the offender versus the cost, the inconvenience to somebody's fence. >> reporter: he thinks the city should probably go ahead and pay but says that actually property damage is pretty common in suspect searches like this. police did arrest henry albert smith, junior. he'll be back in court later this month. the city attorney's office should decide in about the next two weeks how to proceed and whether to pay or not. reporting live in vallejo, i'm christie smith. jon and laura, back to you. >> thank you very much, christie. >>> 5:03 right now. foggy conditions being blamed on san jose's first traffic death of the year. a 25-year-old woman killed when her car was struck by two others on curtnor avenue. she was coming up to an intersection with no traffic signal. police say there's no evidence that alcohol was invol