you can't buy a sofa or big screen tv in san ramon. we don't necessarily want to be the supplier for bed springs. >> a lot more hearings are scheduled. a little more tweaking, but in twenty years time, this parking lot could be the new downtown. live in san ramon, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> a couple was supposed to help the less fortunate. police say they used the money instead on themselves. annette and paul daniels ran the associated community action program in the east bay. it was supposed to help with job training, education, and housing. the couple is accused of spending federal grant money on personal luxuries like spa services and using 8 cap to work at their home. >> sad for the people that actually lost the services that a cap was providing. any time you have an economy like we're having and there's a safety net out there that essentially develops a big hole, it's devastating to people who need access to services. >> dillard and daniels who lived in this home were ousted a year ago amid allegations that they built the antipoverty p

san ramon wants to reshape its future by reshaping the city. it's there where city leaders explain what they think it will take to make san ramon destination. >> this is the typical suburban shopping center and what said officials are saying is in the crosshairs for redevelopment. san ramon said two officials say this will be their new downtown. >> is the community of strip malls, business parks and homes. city leaders want more. >> is the sense of community, our sense of place and mission. >> what they see as the replacement for retired storefronts and malls. i mixed used blend of commercial housing. these are some examples to communities throughout the country. outdoor cafis, pedestrian walkways and an idea that so far injury to young and old. >> i'm not opposed to them expanding the services and utility of this area. >> i think that would be agreed ideas. san ramon is the growing city and it is kind of old men away so it would kind of spice it up to bring it downtown to the area. >> i would ask people to leave an open mind. >> tonight city l

the bay looks quiet until you get to san ramon, alamo. north bay quiet also. we have an area of low pressure spinning northeast another batch of showers could develop for the morning. we'll keep an eye on that after that 70s. here's katie with more news and eric. >>> 4:31. right now in the news, oakland police have cordoned off the area around the 2100 block of 62nd after an officer shot and wounded a suspect. amy hollyfield is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: police are trying to sort through why this happened. they haven't said why the officer shot at the man. they did say the man was armed with a gun. this happened about 11:30 last night in the 2100 block of 62nd avenue. police say someone was robbed. police did make a vehicle stop. the passenger in that car ran away. they say that passenger had a gun and that is the man who police shot. that man is expected to survive. in the hospital in stable condition. no police officers were hurt. that is what police have told us so far. we have a few more questions. we know they are working through

it was invented by firefighters in san ramon who are all too happy to let san jose use it. in fact guys in san ramon have a tv commercial a psa, public service announcement, simply awesome. it is beautifully filmed, explains exactly what the app does and how it works. i've posted a link to the video on our nbc bay area facebook page. i guarantee you'll love this short film and get teary eyed too. that, too, created by firefighter in san ramon. >> we'll have to check that out. >>> of course everybody it is valentine's day. and that means florists are especially busy. we do have a live look at san francisco wholesale flower mart. beautiful roses. all kinds of gorgeous displays are being sent out today. christina loren joins us now. how's this v-day shaping up weather-wise? >> looking good. i'm sure three bouquets have your name on it marla. we'll see a nice day. we're holding back showers until tomorrow morning. temperatures this afternoon will be nice and mild. 58 degrees in san jose. we've got plenty of 60s out there as well. as we head throughout the afternoon, hit 63 in l

the boater 64-year-old man from san ramon was last seen leaving the harbor wednesday. ep you updated on abc7news.com. >>> today at 3:00, how to live with food allergies. then at 4:00, san francisco's mayor tells us why he's moving on and looking on the bright side of the 49ers building a new stadium in santa clara. >> will family court reunite sheriff ross mirkarimi with son before his domestic violence trial starts at end of the month? we are following today's outcome. those stories and more today at 4:00 and 5:00. >>> today's perfect pet is a real love bug. >> she will break your heart if you are not careful. take her home and give her love and you wouldn't break anybody's heart would you? no. how anita how are you? >> fine watching marshmellow fall in love. >> staring at you making you want to pet her. anita at oakland's spca tell us about marshmellow. >> marshmellow is a little over 4-years-old a wire haired jack russell parts of russell terrier mix. as is difficult with breed, -- as is typical with this breed, very smart. >> that's why she likes me. >> is there any

the boater 64-year-old man from san ramon was last seen leaving the harbor wednesday. keep you updated on abc7news.com. >>> today at 3:00, how to live with food allergies. then at 4:00, san francisco's mayor tells us why he's moving on and looking on the bright side of the 49ers building a new stadium in santa clara. >> will family court reunite sheriff ross mirkarimi with son before his domestic violence trial starts at end of the month? we are following today's outcome. those stories and more today at 4:00 and 5:00. >>> today's perfect pet is a real love bug. >> she will break your heart if you are not careful. take her home and give her love and you wouldn't break anybody's heart would you? no. how anita how are you? >> fine watching marshmellow fall in love. >> staring at you making yu want to pet her. anita at oakland's spca tell us about marshmellow. >> marshmellow is a little over 4-years-old a wire haired jack russell parts of russell terrier mix. as is difficult with breed, -- as is typical with this breed, very smart. >> that's why she likes me. >> is there an

northbound out through the san ramon valley lanes might be blocked until 6:00 this morning from san ramontowards danville. south bay, light everywhere now northbound 280 for headlights, you can barely make out a few cars heading northbound highway 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. there's major muni news. the end juda line closed for six weekends starting february 24th, they will have bus shuttles to give you a heads up this is happening in a couple of weeks. i'll take you to the waze map everything looking good no problems across the bay bridge, san mateo or dumbarton bridge. next weekend, are you ready for the president's day westbound bay bridge closure? you can only find out how the conditions look for your area by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> 4:40 now. >> i don't think we are ready frances to answer your question. >>> next, a change of heart ucsf put as illegal immigrant back on a kidney transplant list what changed? >>> muni bus driver faces charges for a fatal accident why he says it is all introducing the new flip & fresh from air wick with 100% fragrance oil. it's something

we have light rain light to moderate from san ramon dublin livermore pleasanton san leandro castro valley and hayward fastest winds south bay 20 to 22 miles per hour next batch of light rain to head up towards san francisco wet during the morning commute. >>> good morning. i wanted to start off with a live shot of the bay bridge toll where we see some of that ponding which mike and eric encountered on the way to work. traffic is light, look out for that as you head into work into san francisco. now 680 walnut creek. light traffic surprisingly, no accidents or stalls reported at this moment. southbound looks good through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. still a wind advisory posted for the dumbarton bridge. so far no trouble reported across the span or on 101 and 8980. >>> gay rights groups and same-sex marriage opponents across the nation are riveted on san francisco this morning. at 10 a.m. a court will decide whether california's prop 8 same-sex marriage ban is constitutional. terry mcsweeney is live outside the courthouse. >> reporter: a three-judge panel of the 9th circuit court

the attack happened monday in san ramon.other suffered several strikes to her head and body but doctors say she is expected to survive. ricks is being held in the contra costa county jail in lieu of $1 million jail. >> a less invasive prenatal test created by doctors at sanford is expected to be available to pregnant woman next week. it can detect problems with the fetus as early as 10 weeks in to pregnancy. it would replace amniocentesis and cvs. >> 29 schools have reported outbreaks of noro virus since january and 21 long-term care facilities have had outbreaks. there have been no quarantines or required closures this year. health officials say the single most important thing you can do to stop norovirus is to wash your hands. alcohol based sanitizers don't kill the virus. it often causes the stomach flu. symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, chills, and aches. >> things are cooling down a bit. bill martin is here with what we're looking at this weekend. >> in some places it didn't feel cooler because there was less wind. some

this morning rain coming down, we need that rain and heavy in san ramon, hayward, throughout the next couple of hours looks like san francisco you're going to hit with a batch of moderate rain through probably the next 15, 20 minutes. so it works like this for today. the the showers continue for the first part of the day. at 9:00 a.m. showers starting to break apart. that will continue to be the case through 11 a.m. a little isolated activity down to the south bay. tonight we get cheering. we have another round of rain. but we'll take through the temperatures, grab that jacket and the umbrella. 59 in morgan hill, that's it for today. 53 in dublin. we'll see a high of 56 down from the mid-60s. a couple of 70s on the map. through tomorrow morning i think we'll see a few showers but drying out again thursday into friday and warming up as well on sunday into monday. a disturbance tries to make its way in. i think we'll see light showers, and overall we have the great air quality later today. >> thank you very much. 4:48 now. a makeshift memorial has been set up outside the home of where a

east bay temperatures up into the 70s by the afternoon as high as 75 in san ramon and pleasant hill andin the napa valley. sunshine inside the bay as high as 74 in oakland, 70 degrees today in san francisco. and should be about 76 in santa rosa. looking out over the next couple of days, return of a sea breeze brings with it cooler temperatures around the bay area. probably patchy fog moving in along the coastline. much cooler temperatures expected as we head throughout the weekend and breezy too. partly cloudy toward the middle of next week. that's a look at weather. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> thanks, lawrence. i'm excited about your seven- day forecast. let's go towards chopper 5. once again, they are live over the bay bridge right now, heading up the incline looks like. yeah. there you go. they completed overnight roadwork so clear into san francisco no metering lights. usually around 6:20 or so they turn them on. looks good from the east bay. elsewhere the photographer is live at the peninsula with this live look near great america parkway in santa clara. headlights moving nor

they identified the man was ramon of san jose. police say he was shot at 10:15 p.m. last night in the parking lot of the apartment complex. he was taken to the medical center where he died. no arrests have been made. >>> a busy oakland police department. a man was found killed this morning. the map you are looking at shows the wave of violence that hit the city. investigators were still at this shooting this afternoon, most of the shootings happened in east oakland although it moved to west and north oakland yesterday with 7 shootings reported since yesterday. >>> agents teamed up with oakland police today during a raid. it happened at a house at 6:00 a.m. this morning. police were on the scene. authorities say they detained one person but haven't released details as to why the home was targeted. >>> two restaurants destroyed last year could reopen. they have applied for permits through the city to reopen in temporary tent structures. the two establishments were destroyed along with an apartment building. the city tells ktvu permits are currently in the review proces

>>pam: in san ramon, police arrested a man after he attacked his own mother with a baseball bat.night police were called to a hold on to rental lane in san ramon because a woman was yelling for help. when they arrived they found a woman who had been badly beaten. he was standing on the court's holding a baseball bat. he is now being held at a jail in martinez. >>craig: a huge day for the doubt. here is the big board. after getting to 13,005 at its peak the dow slid back down at 12,009 of the 65, still getting more than 15 points for the day. it was a real roller-coaster of a date. this a midday rally was fueled by news of a greek financial bailout. this dow topping 13,000 twice before sliding down late in the day. the price of oil and gas as consumers and investors concerned. >>pam: a big deal in the works for bay area bases in at lakes. how the media company could be streaming big movies before they hit premium cable channels. a controversy all situation in the works. chris brown and auriana. zahara since scott hoch my for trouble before >> he does not have the ability to bail o

desde ayer por la tarde--- take vo ---las autoridades han informado que "show su wong", residente de san ramon, salio del embarcadero en un bote recreacional y nunca regreso--- ---la busqueda de la guardia costera se ha concentrado cerca de "pillar point harbor", donde se ha lo calizado una pequena embarcacion, pero no saben si pertenece a la persona que se esta buscando--- cu ---la policia de oakland ha estado muy ocupada en las ultimas horas--- take vo ---esta manana agregaron a su lista de pendientes la balacera que se reporto en la avenida 60, cerca de la calle tevis--- ---esta manana se podian ver a oficiales de la policia usando lamparas de mano a la busqueda de evidencias alrededor del automovil en donde estaba la persona lesionada, quien fue hospitalizada-- - ---desde ayer por la tarde, ya son cuatro los incidentes con armas de fuego que esta investigando la policia de oakland--- ---hasta el momento no se ha dicho si esos incidentes estan relacionados--- cu ---mientras tanto en san jose, la policia busca la ayuda de la comunidad para tener mas informacion sobre el responsable que esta

flowing through the napa valley and the san ramon valley everyone else is doing good. as far as temperatures, look at this mid 30s around santa rosa, napa, fairfield, livermore, upper 30s redwood city, mountain view, los gatos everybody else low to mid 40s half moon bay 48 antioch 47 i just updated those temperatures about a minute ago. next system around seattle and heading towards portland. we have a day full of sunshine and a few clouds passing through from time to time. it will be slightly warmer hard wind yesterday was blowing hard out of the west, 35, 40 it is gone, 5 to 10 mile per hour wind mid to upper 50s. seven day forecast, coming in looking at that the warmth through saturday, sunday should be dry, monday looking wet probably wet for the better part of the daylight hours. >>> good morning. very good conditions at the bay bridge toll no delays, easier ride westbound 80 crowded through university. i want to take you to the waze traffic map heavy traffic on basco road reported seven minutes ago fog has been reported in the area it is slow in vallecito and isa

you can see san jose getting a break now but we're going to fly you into the heaviest downpours, san ramon, hayward, even oakland getting hit. south san francisco, yeah, everywhere across the board. this morning our bob redell is live in fremont. we have gusty winds, heavy rain at times. you see this impacting commuters behind you? >> not right here in fremont, but to echo what you were saying, good morning, christina loren, what your doppler was showing with regard to hayward, north from our location, say you get to 84 and north that's where you see the rain. we're south in fremont. our brake lights heading southbound, headlights northbound. you can see if you can from here the roads are dry. we've got rain, not much in the way of anything that would impede your drive in to work. it is windy, something you want to keep in mind especially if you have a high-profile vehicle. what we're going to do momentarily is back up and continue our trek southbound on 880, trying to get to san jose, mckeon, claire minute. where winds that knocked down a power line. >> that's right. conditions are such t

the san ramon valley ride is smooth with sluggish conditions coming out of livermore and some slowing on 101 northbound with an accident on the shoulder at developers. >>darya: this weekend, a gop candidates have their eyes on the nevada where that state's caucuses take place. from a santorum and paul steady yesterday in the reno. romney's lamp a white house proposal that could result in the transfer of prisoners from guantanamo be thick-just guantanamo bay. this comes one day after getting the endorsement of donald trump. >>mark: the u.s. consumer products safety commission is offering a free app to let consumers know about the safety of products that people are using more thinking of buying. we do have one recall to tell you about. michaels foods recalling hardboiled eggs in brine, health officials say the product could be contaminated with listeria that could cause serious and sometimes fatal and so far there are no reports of anyone getting ill. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from the roof on van ness ave. sampras's go looks beautifu

pleasanton and san ramon, 30s around the peninsula to mid 30s in the valley. 45 apiece in san jose and pacifica. there you have the temperatures for tomorrow. daytime highs into the 50s. nearly 60 or 61 degrees for the outside number. extended forecast calls for the warmest day of the workweek by friday. otherwise a chance of rain again friday night through monday. that is the pin point forecast. dennis, back from pebble beach with sports up next. solomon battled colon and liver cancer for nine months..today, he lost that battle, dying at the age of 59. ... solomon played 8 of his 11 >>> former 49ers receiver freddy solomon battled colon and liver cancer for nine months. today he lost that battle at the age of 59. he played eight of his 11 seasons with san francisco after arriving from the dolphins, he quickly became one of the most versatile offensive weapons and won two superbowls with san francisco. a quarterback in college, solomon is given credit for helping both dwight clark and jerry rice learn their craft. he is survived by his wife. >>> with spring training a few days away, th

a lot of the san ramon valley will be right at 75- 76. first >>mark: we're continuing to follow a story out of san francisco. here is where the fire is. will tran is joining us now with more information. is the fire out? >> in yes. here is video that i shot around 5:15 a.m.. the transformer was fully engulfed in flames. at this point they do not know what caused the transformer to burst like that. i can tell you that power has been restored according to pg&e. according to pg&e they do not believe there will be able to restore full power of the short section of the street until possibly dinner time tonight. there are no injuries. >> the shooting appeared to be inside of the basketball court area. he was located behind the center in the park. this park has a community center where young kids go to. obviously you have to try and the careful with where you are at. this was an unfortunate incident. >>mark: police say they have no indication whether or not the shooting was gang- related. we're watching a hot spot. a big backup after an earlier s

and from danville to san ramon, 580 is looking good overcaster valley. -- over caster valley. >> nobody told me the bay bridge was going to be closing. >> well i just did. >> you knew that was coming. >>> now the win is not as -- wind is not as strong yet in the east bay 28 to 50 and 50s in mt. deablow. sunny and breezy this afternoon and 52 at napa, you don't see that very often. that is why they have a 2 miles per hour north wind and if we didn't have that, the temperatures would plumb mitt. weak systems go across and drop and we are on the surround edge of that, now tomorrow will be cold and the days are warmer each day. changes come over the weekend sunday possible rain here and it is a tricky forecast. the last two systems brought rain and the last few were completely missed. 50s and 60s should cover the spread top to bottom, may be a little warmer and presentville danville, all around 63 and 64. here comes some clouds on sunday. cool and breezy on monday. pamela? >> thank you, steven. if you have not heard yet, bart is going to help, we will have more coming up plus the search for

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san ramon into dublin seeing good rainfall into the oakland area now and also into san francisco. still, a system moving onshore as we speak but splitting apart. we have an area of low pressure developing on the back side of this to the south of us stretching of the moisture down into southern california so kind of splits as it moves across the bay area. we're left with rain this morning and a slow moving system. temperatures will be cooler. plan on highs only in the 50s outside. turning to showers though by the afternoon with a few sunny breaks and then it looks like we are done with the rain for quite some time. high pressure building in. i think temperatures running above average. those numbers near 70 degrees by thursday and friday. but it is wet out on the roads. for that, we go to elizabeth. >> okay, thanks, lawrence. yeah, we're monitoring if we see any major accidents out there. so far things appear to be moving up to speed. here's a live look at the dublin interchange. westbound 580 everything is a little busier on the roads now but not too bad overall. stall westbound 92

we start with a live shot of 680 walnut creek this is southbound towards highway 24 through the san ramon valley no roadwork scheduled and the sunol grade grade. next, to san jose, northbound 280 headlights light out of downtown area up towards cupertino looking quiet on highway 17 out of the santa cruz mountains towards downtown northbound 17 as well. also, mass transit no delays on bart, cal train, ace or muni. >>> 4:36. >> still ahead, have you her the frigid weather sweeping europe right now. >>> more reports of deadly shelling of civilians in syria after china and russia vetoed the united nations' effort to stop the carnage. >>> mitt romney is on a roll coming off a landslide in nevada. we'll pre this week's gop battle ground states. çk >>> good morning. this is the abc7 morning news. you are looking live of a picture of the bay bridge in the background. mike will have more coming up the possibility of rain moving in. stay with us for that. >>> 4:39 is our time. >>> big win for mitt romney in nevada saturday. his rivals for the republican presidential nomination are shrugging it off.

campbell, dublin, and san ramon. back to you. >> they are all over the place. i'm not sure i want to wait in line. >> if you have a second, let's take a look at this. the station is closed and swing around here and have a look at this. >> so people lining up and it's clearly closed waiting to see if it opens again. it's been like this all day long. >> let's figure out how much they are burning waiting in line to save the extra 20 cents a gallon. >> hopefully they live around the corner. >>> tonight, google is donating food to people displaced by an apartment fire in mountain view. the flames were first reported just before 3:30 this afternoon at the dana garden apartments near highway 237. it took crews about an hour and a half to contain the four alarm fire. fire officials say five units were destroyed while five others suffered smoke and water damage. there were no reports of any injuries. >>> there's been a food fight in napa. animal activists tried to crash a fund raising dinner for a soon to be outlawed delicacy. robert lyles was there for the duck dispute

. >> they are in campbell, dublin, vallejo, american canyon, livermore, san ramon, and here in pleasant hill. reporting live in pleasant hill, i'm mark sayer. cbs 5. >>> and to find the cheapest gas in your area, go to cbssf.com. click on the autos tab. >>> something that would send gasoline prices even higher. an isreali attack on iran to stop iran from producing a nuclear weapon. tonight, the ap reports that isreali officials will not give the united states any warning if it launches an attack on iran. u.s., which gives israel billions of dollars of aide every year believes any attack on iran would be a temporary setback to iran's nuclear program. >> do you or anyone you know take sleeping pills sometimes? well, tonight, kit tells us california researchers are saying there's a startling link between sleeping pills and death. >> could your sleeping pills kill you? the latest research from uc san diego says very likely, yes. the study took ten years to complete and is the most exhaustive of its kind. it tracked health reports of 34,000 people, half of whom took sleeping pills. folks who

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san ramon valley high students will try to break the guinness world record for the most people wearing sunglasses in the dark at once. the rally will raise awareness with muscular dystrophy and a student with the disease will speak. today volunteers will hand out 1,000 plastic glasses. they picked a good day. >> perfect day going to be nice and sunny. >> absolutely and warm too so we have another day of warm temperatures at least warmer than average this weekend winter returns and brings chances of much needed rain next week that may coincide with chances of snow in the sierra we don't have any this weekend what you see there is wait is going to be there when you takeoff -- there is what is going to be there when you take off and head there later today. beautiful picture from sutro tower and the golden gate bridge temperatures mild if you are leaving now everybody in the mid to upper 60s antioch 61 san jose and los gatos 70 and 71, 27 watsonville everybody else inland 66 or 67. -- sun behind today, i don't want to say it is cooler just won't be as warm cool weather this weekend when cl

san ramon all over the place anywhere 15-20. san jose northeast at 16. oakland airport north at six. if the wind turns southerly at santa rosa, they will be done completely. they are the coolest 47. look at redwood city. there is big differences here in the temps. if the breeze stops boom, we plunge. just depends on your location. high pressure is moving. system right there. it's going to dig to the knot of us as -- to the north of us. still sunny and warm today. not as warm as we had wednesday and thursday. that wind will start to decrease and turn more on shore. today sunny and warm. breezy at times but cooler later. you will be all right but won't be as warm as you had the last couple of days. if it turns westerly or southerly, the highs probably won't make it. we'll go with it. it will be more noticeable on saturday and much cooler pattern. look at the lows highs only in the 50s, pam. >> wow. >> yeah, wow. >> maybe we will get snow up in tahoe. >>> it has been the center of a long legal debate. the fate of a sex tape featuring former presidential can

the coast guard had been looking for 64-year-old [ non- english language ] of san ramon. he left from half moon bay on wednesday and his son alerted authorities he was missing last night. >>> more breaking news now. the ceo of san jose-based micron has died in a small crash. the semi conductor company said steve appleton was killed when his single-engine plane went down at the boise airport this morning. he was the only one on board. it is not clear what caused this crash. he was a professional stunt plane pilot. he was 51. >>> a major women's health organization has made an about- face on a funding decision that has drawn criticism. the susan g. komen for the cure foundation said today it will restore funding to planned parenthood. anne makovec on why komen says it's reversed its decision. she joins us here in san francisco. anne. >> reporter: that is after the controversy went viral over the last three days. the national chapter of the komen foundation sent out a strong statement this morning. >> we want to apologize to the american public for recent decisions that cast

san ramon city council holding a meeting to talk about canceling this, the star-spangled spectacular held on july 4th. the city says it can't afford the cost as more people will pour in to watch from neighboring communities that have canceled their shows. the cost of traffic and crowd control also has tripled. to weigh in you can attend tonight's city council meeting at san ramon city hall starting at 7:00. >> two competing ballot measures that would change the election system will go before supervisors. the first would replace the city's current ranked choice voting system with nonpartisan primary in september. if no candidate receives 65% a run-off would be held between the top two. the second would keep ranked choice voting but consolidate city elections so they happen every four years. right now city attorney and city treasure are elected two years apart from the mayor, sheriff and district attorney. the measures could appear on the june ballot. >> it's 5:07. while she can't predict love might be in the air for you our talented meteorologist christina loren can predict and foreca

. >>> looks like no rocket's red glare this independence day for people in san ramon. the city has taken the first steps towards getting rid of the fireworks portion of its fourth of july celebration. the council voted last night to have staff plan this year's events without the pyrotechnics. the change is as you'd expect -- yeah, over money. san ramon says it just can't keep up with the cost of growing traffic and crowd control. the new scaled-back celebration will be reviewed february 28th. >>> 5:08 right now. christina loren joins us in the nbc bay area weather center. >> good wednesday morning to you. we want to get you over the hump so you can enjoy the end of the work week and hopefully that weekend if you're someone who works monday through friday. we do have some showers that could slow you down this morning. give yourself plenty of time. at this point they are now racing into the central valley and we have a little bit of activity pushing over nevada. most of the action is over tahoe, fresh powder above 6,500 feet. throughout the next couple of hours we'll con

eastbound has been cleared. 680 good in walnut creek no problems southbound through the san ramon valleynow back to the waze traffic app. one commuter reported fog in petaluma, reports of fog from commuters on highway 12 in napa. right now things are looking good on 80 past the american canyon and 680 to the benicia bridge this is information you want to have handy while commuting. you can go to abc7news.com/waze. you can put it on your smartphone or iphone. >>> 4:55. the world's first test tube hamburger could be a reality. a dutch scientist has taken stem cells from a cow and created muscle tissue in the lab. he says his goal is to find a green way to produce inexpensive meat. an anonymous backer agreed to pay $317,000 to fund the research. the doctor hopes to grow enough samples to create a hamburger by this october. >>> scientists have been able to grow a plant from ancient fruit long buried in siberia. it died 32,000 years ago a squirrel stored the fruit and it laid frozen until scientists found it a few years ago. research able to take cells from the plant and grow them in culture

pretty good on the roads now, 680 walnut creek no problems southbound towards highway 24 through the san ramoney roadwork should be cleared in the next few minutes. south bay all is well northbound 280 headlights 17 out of the santa cruz mountains coming from right of your screen. even waze traffic map looking good through the altamont pass and basco road no delays lieu the area at this -- through the area at this point. if that changes with we'll let you know have traffic information when you need it go to abc7news.com/waze. don't forget to become an traffic spotter. >>> california's community colleges say they will have to drop more classes lay-off more staff and probably drop summer school to deal with a huge budget shortfall. the 149 million dollar deficit is related to a big drop in fees as well as a decline in property tax revenues the community college system says it will have to borrow to pay its bills the 112 community colleges had this budgets slashed more than 8 million dollars since 2008. >>> embarrassed uc berkeley officials trying to figure out how the university sold a million d

san ramon valley high students will try to break the guinness world record for the most people wearingunglasses in the dark at once. the rally will raise awareness with muscular dystrophy and a student with the disease will speak. today volunteers will hand out 1,000 plastic glasses. they picked a good day. >> perfect day going to be nice and sunny. >> absolutely and warm too so we have another day of warm temperatures at least warmer than average this weekend winter returns and brings chances of much needed rain next week that may coincide with chances of snow in the sierra we don't have any this weekend what you see there is wait is going to be there when you takeoff -- there is what is going to be there when you take off and head there later today. beautiful picture from sutro tower and the golden gate bridge temperatures mild if you are leaving now everybody in the mid to upper 60s antioch 61 san jose and los gatos 70 and 71, 27 watsonville everybody else inland 66 or 67. -- sun behind today, i don't want to say it is cooler just won't be as warm cool weather this weekend when clou

. >>> san ramon annual fourth of july sale will be going dark this year. they took the first steps to scrap the display from the upcoming celebrations. the fourth of july event has drawn tens of thousands of people. but city lead leaders are worried they won't be able to -- >>> gay rights activist are vowing to protest at san francisco city hall every valentines day until same sex marriage is legal. gay rights supporters sang songs of love. couples could not obtain marriage licenses yesterday. a federal appeals court rule it unconstitutional last week. the same sex marriage ban remains in effect. they refused to leave the courthouse and were briefly detained in plastic handcuffs. >> we are focusing on love and relationships and the right to be recognize by our government. >> the annual valentines day protest is part of national freedom to marry week. >>> the amazing voice of tony bennett on the 50th anniversary of his song. he was a guest of honor at city hall. celebrations earlier in the day. an estimated 3,000 people attended the free event. bennett rece

680 in walnut creek no major problems, southbound traffic flowing well towards highway 24 and the san ramon valley. >>> students in an east bay high school are peeved over a growing bathroom battle. the principal's decision to close most bathrooms to relieve vandalism is creating a different urgent problem. amy hollyfield is live in concord. it is causing a big stink. >> reporter: yeah, the students have nowhere to go. they are fighting back. that i launched a campaign on campus and youtube. check out this video. they show fliers they've posted on the bathroom doors questioning why the doors are locked. they plead their case on the video. the principal has locked the bathrooms of all the graffiti that the bathrooms are getting trashed by the students. a problem, yes. some are questioning if that warrants locking all of the bathrooms here on campus? now there are reports that students are fidgeting in class, not paying attention because they couldn't find a place to go before class. others are saying some are relieving themselves in the stairwells. the principal locked all but one boys' and

good on the roads. 680 walnut creek southbound towards highway 24 roadwork scheduled through the san ramon valley lanes could be blocked in directions until 6:00 this morning. we head to the south bay and check out 280 and 17 interchange light traffic northbound. that's how 17 across your screen. as you head through los gatos right lanes scheduled to be block in both directions until 6:00 not causing a delay. no delays either on mass transit. looking good on bart, cal train, ace and muni. waze traffic maps the ride through the north bay there's a traffic spotter on the road now that sonoma highway stretch. not having a problem now in the north bay. i wanted to check out the north bay for you that's where mike was saying we could see more drizzle this morning. you can have this information available to you while you drive. turn on this free traffic app by going to our website learn more, abc7news.com/waze put it on your iphone and have traffic information available while you drive even if you are a passenger. >>> 4:40. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi will soon head back to court on domestic viol

even though we have a few problems traffic still light no problems southbound through the san ramon valleyand sunol grade, 280 and 17 interchange we have things moving along 17 coming out of the santa cruz mountains. >>> kind of a problematic drive for friday. 4:39. >>> california's top republicans are gathering in the bay area. the message they will be hearing from a presidential candidate with >>> warning for pedestrians after a woman ended up being trapped under a san francisco muni train >> big decision expected tad that could yank the welcome mat out from hundreds of college bound students in the south bay. ab >>> welcome back. 4:41 on a friday morning. is that a beautiful shot that is fantastic. looking out at the bay bridge. mike is going to tell us how warm it is going to be. >>> a woman recovering from injuries she suffered after being trapped under a san francisco muni train. i was a frightening scene at second and irving -- it was a frightening scene at second and irving streets she was crossing with her dog when she tried to climb over the connector between cars she was nearly

. >> reporter: in san ramone. >> a plane crashes in to a family's home. how it missed a man inside at the time and the rescuers who helped pull the pilot out alive. >> new hope for the millions battling sleep apnea. how breakthrough technology could be the answer. >> and good evening. we fired it up. it's live, it's the high definition doppler radar. the rain, when to expect it and the drive it'll affect as the news continues right here on cbs5. . >>> a small plane crashes upside down into a montana home and the homeowner was inside when it happened. three people and two dog was on board the plane and get this, it was the homeowner who helped them escape the wreck. nobody was seriously hurt. >>> and nearly a month later after the cruise line disaster forces continuing their patrol of the ship. they say team also patrol to stop anyone from stealing the ship. at least 17 people died and 15 are still missing as a result of the accident. >> the sound of what people thought may have been an explosion startled the neighborhood in east oakland. turns out part of

san ramon resident is missing since wednesday in half moon bay. the coast guard spotted the boat today four miles off the shore from the state park in san mateo county. late tonight they have done all they can. >> a follow-up to a story we brought you last night. mobile foot truck owners are fighting back after yesterday's dramatic shootout caught on video. not only are they arming themselves, but the association is calling for mandatory security cameras to provide another player of safety. they were shot in a robbery as they closed up, but had a gun too andet urnedavfire. both men were wounded and both will survive. >> we are not new to the community. we are a vibrant part of the community. for us to be robbed andor family members killed, it has to stop. >> members of oakland's food truck association are holding a meeting on safety next week. >> the silicon valley and beyond is in shock after a ceo died in a plane crash. the chairman of micron technology was killed when the plane he was flying crashed in a boise, idaho airport. he was 51 years old

out in the east bay san ramon comes in at 49 degrees 50 at fairfield and 48 degrees at brentwood. 552 at napa. north bay santa ross a gets up to 54 degrees. 53 for san leandro. extended forecast after clouds tomorrow and much cooler weather, 30 degrees cooler than it was on friday for monday. tuesday we'll get some sun, wednesday we increase clouds, we get more rain on wednesday. it's still not going to be much quarter toy a half maybe three quarters of an inch and guess what happens next weekend. >> sunshine. >> that was e above middle c. >> we're going to get sunshine after one day of rain this week. >> we'll tack it for about weekend. thank you much. if the trend continues by the time we wake up tomorrow gas will cost more than it does net. the price of a gallon of regular unleaded increased an average 2 cents in california overnight last night. that's according to aaa statewide average is now up to 4.28. prices have gone up just about every day all month. a week ago it was 4.02. a month ago 3.73. last week california drivers paid 3.70. on meet the press the governor had alternativ

search crews found the capsized boat belonging to the 64-year- old of san ramone today. he launched from pillar point hear bonk on wednesday in good weather. the empty boat was found this morning. >> a judge refused to lift the stay away order for two protesters. yesterday a judge issued an order to a dozen demonstrators who were among hundreds arrested last weekend during clash was police. we have photographs of the protester who have been ordered to stay away from city hall. just go to ktv.com and click on slide shows. >>> some oakland residents say they are fed one the movement and are planning a demonstration of their own. the group stand up for oakland will gather just before noon on monday. the same day occupiers say they plan to protest. stand up oakland wants supporters to wear white to show their support for the city. >> federal approximaters have dropped their doping investigation into lance armstrong. today's surprise announcement ends a two year probe into if he used performance enhancing drugs. the united states attorney made the decision but didn't say why.

680 flowing well southbound towards highway 24 at the top of the screen, no problems through the san ramon sunol grey. now the waze traffic -- sunol grade. now to the waze traffic maps. towards santa cruz we have this angry-looking commuter who is a traffic spotter. her picture looks very happy. you get the idea, the drivers who turn on this application share their speeds with other drivers. what the traffic app will do it will show you where things are slowing down based on other drivers' speeds it is a great tool to have handy. you can get more information by going to abc7news.com/waze. learn more about it and download it to your iphone or smartphone and you can your mode or what your waze driver looks like. >> everyone is entitled to a little unhappiness once in a while. 4:57. later on today speeds could be slow around the cow palace. >> help begins today for bay area homeowners in trouble. the free aid coming to the cow palace this morning that could save thousands from foreclosure. we are live with what you need to know. >> reporter: the san francisco sheriff is taking his situation t

thickest fog now napa and livermore towards pleasanton, dublin, vanville and san ramon.noon sunny low to mid 50s 4:00 mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. the storm comes in tonight through tomorrow morning then gone tomorrow afternoon increase in sun and warming trend through friday. chance of showers sunday night into monday right now it looks too light to affect the bay bridge. good morning frances. >>> good morning. mike and eric were telling but the snow in the mount hamilton area closed now due to the snow on the freeways looking good south bay i can find accidents or problems -- i can't find accidents or problems this morning. not as windy or wet as yesterday. live shot 680 walnut creek looks clear here mike did find a patch of fog in danville we'll keep an eye on that. bay bridge toll nice and light no problems. keep in mind that the westbound bay bridge closure is expected for this friday night. if you are looking for alternate routes around the bay bridge closure, check out our exclusive waze traffic app this gives you real-time information b

the construction we often see through the san ramon valley is not there. not there in many spots. 14-minute drive out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange, 680 and 580. we'll get a live look at oakland. 880 fast coliseum. look how light that traffic is. it's really light even for this time on a monday. we'll track the traffic. this is probably going to be a light load until folks can wake up after that super bowl and all of the commercials they have been watching. >> thanks. >> we'll talk about big time motivation. the new york giants, they owe the super bowl victory in part to a teenager. >> you might remember this video of holland reynolds crawling across the finish line during a race more than a year ago. the cross country runner from san francisco's university high school had collapsed from dehydration and hypothermia a few feet from the finish line but you'll see managed to muster the strength to crawl to the finish. she says to honor her coach jim tracy who had been diagnosed with lou gerhig's disease. the giants coach used that to inspire

we have construction through san ramon. here in sunol, nothing. hardly any cars. >> thank you, mike. >> still ahead it's not mad cow disease but close. what health officials are saying about a rare brain disease that killed one and sickened another. >> a massive drug bust in mexico. we will tell you how much authorities confiscated. >> you may want to wait before you buy that ipad. when the new ipad 3 is expected to be announced. ur >> welcome back. happy friday. a lovely day all in and of itself. that's a live look at san francisco early morning, lights twinkling for you. we'll post you up on the weather and traffic coming up in moments. 4:44. >> a massive drug bust in mexico. the government seized 15 tons of methamphetamine. to give you perspective the average suv weighs about two tons. the meth was found at a small ranch. the bust comes as u.s. officials issue a travel warning. the warning includes more information on drug violence in states and cities in the country. mexico tourism officials expressed concern that american tourists were gettin

the 64-year-old san ramon man took off wednesday near half moon bay. his capsized boat was found yesterday morning. but no sign of the man. >>> a dozen fremont residents forced to evacuate as water gushed from a six foot pipeline are back in their homes tonight. the flooding happened shortly after midnight when crews were poxing tests on the pipeline. backyards and garages and interiors of homes were flooded. the department of water resources will work with homeowners to restore property to their previous conditions. >>> and today, san francisco mayor ed lee and hundreds of volunteers celebrated the chinese new lar new year. by cleaning -- lunar new year by cleaning up parts of chinatown. today was part of the community's first clean team event. and several more cleanups are scheduled throughout 2012. >>> tonight, a reprieve for man's best friend. dogs may be welcome in a major bay area park after all. the park service proposed banning dogs from much of the golden gate national recreational area. and they wanted to require leashes in other locations. o

the three freeways every lender ride was an adjusted 80 westbound " said 80 southbound soul to the san ramon valley, an easy ride, so although in this sluggish into dublin. our 101 north belt, it pulled its low around julien. here is that right leaving the house at ellen gulden cambridge. >>darya: this is the story we're covering all week, the shutdown of the bay bridge. the favorite westbound into san francisco the upper deck is going to be closed starting friday night. jackie sissel is live taking a look this morning. >>jackie: samaras whether it will determine if they will continue with the shutdown. if they proceed will be shut down from a friday-tuesday. if not, they will push the shutdown behind a week. >>darya: it could rain on sunday, it will have the work completed but it is just the paint drying? >> yes. it is really about the painting. there restriking. it is hard to believe that this multibillion-dollar project could be held up. >>darya: stay right here. we give you more weather and traffic than any other bay area stations. cost >>mark: a 15 year old suspected of killing his adop