historically that's cheap for williams sonoma. i worry about housing after the homes figure we got despite what home depot said. i worry specifically about williams sonoma. why? despite the success they are a mall-based retailer. when you know the traffic to the shopping malls has been in free fall i'm not ready to say the mall is dead. it is on life support. second, tonight, wow, homes figure we got despite what home depot said. i worry specifically about williams sonoma. why? despite the success they are a mall-based retailer. when you know the traffic to the shopping malls has been in free fall i'm not ready to say the mall is dead. it is on life support. second, tonight, wow, restoration hardware. another high end provider of home furnishings preannounced a huge earnings miss. they are not analogous but there is enough overlap to make me concerned there will be a spill over. let me give you the bottom line. williams sonoma has gone from a dynamo in home furnishings that was a sure fire way to play the housing market rebound to

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alex savidge in sonoma.nk you. >>> the republican primary in south carolina is three days away now and the candidates are coming out swinging. >> he thinks he can use his real estate skills to magically bring the weapons systems. >> jeb bush is hoping to make a strong showing by taking on frontrunner downtown and his harsh criticism of george w. bush who remains popular in south carolina. ted cruz and marco rubio are also fighting for a second place finish. >> you know, this guy ted cruz, he stands in the -- >> boo! >> he lies about everything. >> marco rubio voted to confirm john kerrie as secretary of state. i voted against john kerrie. donald trump supported john kerri. >> john kasich has been adding list min -- senator bernie sanders spoke about the economy at a prayer breakfast in south carolina. hillary clinton was in harlem meeting with al sharpton and other civil rights leader. a recent poll shows sanders and clinton in a dead heat. polls from south carolina give hillary clinton a strong lead among v

sonoma county airport was too. 40s and 50s. the breeze tails off slightly and that makes a difference. it will be nice, we're waiting on a system. it will get here late wednesday. sunny, warm, near 80 for a few, they don't last long, way above normal and that translates to a lot of 70s to near 80 degrees. 4:02, sal. >> nice and early steve. >> is it ever. >> time to get going for some. let's look at the commutes here. bay bridge toll plaza, that looks good, no major problems cutting um to the pay -- coming up to the pay gates. today not as light as yesterday, yesterday was the holiday. todd everyone is back, this is interstate 880. the traffic is looking good. 280 north and southbound, one of the things we'll have this week that we didn't have last week, all of the days this week the embarcadero will be open, hopefully that will's things up in san francisco, look at san jose downtown. 4:03, let's go back to the desk. >>> a man accused of a triple shooting is behind bars booked on two counts of murder, one count of attempted mur

three alpacas and another dog and cat have died nearby but the sonoma county sheriff said that this is the only confirmed intentional poisoning case. the feeling of unease is taking over the neighbor. >> we like to give them carrots and apples and pet them, whatever, but it has eliminated that because for fear they could think we are somehow hamming their animals. >> no arrests but investigators say they keying in on a "person of interest" in sonoma county. >> three people are dead after tornadoes ripped through a couple of gulf coast states. two people were killed at an r.v. park in louisiana 60 miles west of new orleans. strong winds mangled the trailers and ripped the roofs off of the buildings. authorities are still looking through the debris for other possible victims. a third person was killed in mississippi. today, the carolinas will be hit with flash flooding and severe thunderstorms. a coast guard helicopter crew on a training mission ended up rescuing a surfer in san francisco. fire crews call them to help when they got a call yesterday. the coast guard was near with a rescue

and this one tweet coming from sonoma. it's pouring there. they're loving it up in parts of the north bay. and novallo around 37, approaching vallejo. we do have some more intense downpours. and a lot more action on the radar from south san francisco toward san mateo. we'll continue to track the rainfall intensity because tell be picking up for tonight. talking about some thunderstorm chances coming up. >> the rain and wind are making for slick roads and dangerous conditions. look at the live driving-time traffic monopoly. the red areas are showing where it's slow-going at this hour. and the square icon is showing where accidents have been reported. a live picture of the conditions along interstate 80 in berkeley. this is near the university avenue exit. the headlights coming toward us are heading toward the bay bridge. not as bad as you'd expect. in the other direction, a much didn't situation. these are the conditions along 880. drivers heading away from the distance on the right-hand side of the screen heading toward the north. >>> the win

here at sonoma valley high school, during the lunch break. it is unclear exactly what prompted that attack. but you can clearly see a girl who is from a neighboring alternative high school beating up a boy who goes to this school. >> here is the video, posted on facebook, and now, viewed by more than 13 million people. you can see the girl drops the boy to the ground, and then knees him in the face. twice. and the video went truly viral over this past weekend, after it was posted on the facebook page of popular mma fighter kit dale. now, following the assault the girl who attends creekside high school runs off, a teacher chases after her, and it is unclear if she caught up to her. the district did ask facebook to remove this video, because of its violent content. but according to the district, facebook has declined. now, some people commenting on that facebook post suggests that the boy who was being attacked there had been bullying other students. but the district says that many of the comments they have seen associated with the facebook pos

reporting live in sonoma county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> jodi, thank you. we're following some breaks news at this hour. this is linked to a woman's torso found near the dumbarton bridge in fremont. that torso could be of the woman who went briz misting in brisbane recently. the same investigators are at her home in peninsula. they're gathering evidence at shelly pichner's home as we speak. this comes after the woman's husband jumped from the bay bridge last thit. authorities say he was a person of interest. a woman's torso is found in the marshlands near the dumbarton bridge on sunday night. that's one week after shelly tichner disappeared. police cannot confirm if the remains are those of shelly tichner. we have crews in brisbane gathering more details. we'll have an update as soon as we get it into our newsroom. >>> imagine having personality so impressive it saves your life? it happened in south bay to benji the dog. the young terrier mix was found limping on the roadside. x-rays revealed he recently broke his pelvis and needed surgery. because he's suc

and she body slams him to the ground on thursday at sonoma valley high school. the video caught the attention of professional fighter. he posted the video and it is viewed 13 million times. the school district said that the girl goes to creekside high school that share as campus with sonoma valley. according to the sonoma index tribune a similar fight took place at creek side last month where a 17-year-old girl threw a 17-year-old boy to the ground and kicked him in the face. and kicked him in the face. [ inaudible ] >> the district released the at the same time saying it took appropriate discipline after the fight last week. students say the girl was suspended and the boy suffer add black eye and is still in school. the sonoma index tribune asked facebook to remove the video but they have refused. >> thank you. the developing news overnight, on social media, c.e.o. tim cook said apple will fight a federal order to unblock an iphone that belonged to bernardino shooters when a judge ordered apple to create a code to unlock far farook's phone. >> they want to try

and this one tweet coming from sonoma. it's pouring there.y're loving it up in parts of the north bay. and novallo around 37, approaching vallejo. we do have some more intense downpours. and a lot more action on the radar from south san francisco toward san mateo. we'll continue to track the rainfall intensity because tell be picking up for tonight. talking about some thunderstorm chances coming up. >> the rain and wind are making for slick roads and dangerous conditions. look at the live driving-time traffic monopoly. the red areas are showing where it's slow-

i'm jodi hernandez in sonoma county. i'll have a live report coming up. >>> and good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. pollen has been off the charts the past several days, but we're now tracking a storm system offshore. i'll let you know when this rainfall gets here to help out your lawns and also your allergies in about seven minutes. >>> i guess some people have religion and some people have, you know, materialistic things, but for me it was the dog. >> sharing the love. one man's touching tennis ball tribute to his late dog and the overwhelming response to it is a story that will make you bay area proud. a prominent attorney in the north bay has disappeared and te fearing the worst.56-year-old " currently representing >>> a prominent attorney in the north bay has disappeared and those closest to him are fearing the worst. 56-year-old steve mitchell is currently representing sonoma county in a high-profile civil case. he was last seen saturday morning and the only clue so far, his car found just south of the

alex savage, in sonoma, thank you. >>> time now is 6:34. the man suspected of a triple shooting at a popular san francisco tourist spot may be charged as early as today. 26-year-old richard contreras is facing charges that include two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. if prosecutors add in certainly circumstances like multiple murders, they could seek the death penalty. he is accused of opening fire at the scenic twin peaks lookout last sunday morning. killing 21-year-old jewelo peraza and 19-year-old renee mora. and critically wounding an 18- year-old man. >> we believe the three victims were targeted by the suspect. what the connection was, we don't know. we are trying to figure that out. and the motive for the shooting is still yet to be determined. >> sources are telling ktvu, contreras has a long criminal record. and includes auto theft, evading police, and weapons violations. police say in 2014, he was driving a stolen honda that crashed into an ac transit bus in richmond that slammed into a house. that bus barely mi

. >> the investigation under way after the fight on a sonoma high school campus. mornings on 2 begins now. >> good morning, thanks for waking up with us, this wednesday, february 18. i'm pam cook. >> welcome back from the golf links. >> good morning. >> welcome back. >> we will get your day started, checking with weather and traffic, and steve, raining later on? >> windy right now, but later on. it is on its way, finally, after two days of really hot weather for february. smoking hot down in southern california. but changes are already here. and it might take a while to get some of the rain going but it showing up just offshore. the cloud cover is here. the low is way up. some of the rain may be favoring areas to the north. a little ways to go yet but rain developing and cloud cover here and look at the lows, 50s and 60s and 70 in mountain view. and southeast wind responsible for a lot of that and it has been picking up here afternoon. east wind or a north wind, oakland due south at 16 miles an hour and south/southeast developing, san jose, from mountain view, and

all the sonoma county her is no longer actively searching for a missing santa rosa tone. the 56-year-old steven mitchell was last seen friday morning and the car was found the next day in the bay. investigators do not believe he is the victim of foul play. he was hired by sonoma county to defend it against a civil lawsuit filed by the family of andy lopez carrying a pellet gun when he was shot and killed by a sheriff deputy in 2013. >> a new cnn poll shows hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a dead heat in nevada. 48 percent of likely caucus attendees support hillary clinton and 47 percent favor bernie sanders. in october, hillary clinton led bernie sanders by 22 points. on the republican side, donald trump hold as wide lead over rivals at 45 percent supporting donald trump and rub, second, and ted cruz at third with 17 percent. the nevada caucus will be held on saturday. >> we are getting rain or, later today, in the p.m. commodity mute. >> yes, that will be affected. as you step outside, low-to-mid 60s if you are head out in the north bay, you are thinking you don't n

the boy is from sonoma valley. they are separate schools that share a campus. >> i think it's kids being kids. >> sonoma county parents like this woman know about the video. >> i think the parents of the children should definitely be involved, but as far as everyone else, once again, i think it's just blown out of proportion. >> with people on the internet weighing in on the campus violence, district officials issued a robo call to high school parents alerting them to the altercation, saying that he asked facebook to removed the individuvideo but it refused. >> reporter: some parents say they feel safe on campus. others say they believe there are too many fights here at sonoma high school. they are following discipline procedures when it comes to those involved in the fight. >> pretty dramatic video. now to a major change in the weather. can you say good-bye to the sunshine and hello to the cold and rain. here's a live look at san bruno. no storm just yet but it is on its way. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is wi

the fight happened at sonoma valley high school. a student posted video to facebook which caught the attention of the professional brazilian jujitsu fighter. >> i asked what happened and would you mind if i posted it. >> the school district says the girl goes to nearby creek side high school. the boy who attends sonoma valley made comments on her facebook page. she confronted him and he threw water at her. that's not captured on video. what is has been viewed more than 12 million times from dale's page alone. >> i posted it with the caption of what i was told and what i heard. it spiraled out of control. >> administrators took appropriate action in accordance with the school district policy. but they wouldn't elaborate on the policy. >> have the confidence to away and don't let it affect you, but sometimes you walk away and need it to protect yourself. >> it resonated for him. >> when the video goes viral it shows it affects a lot of people. >> they say the girl was suspended and the boy suffered a black eye and attending school. ab

the fight happened at sonoma valley high school. a student posted video to facebook which caught the attention of the professional brazilian jujitsu fighter. >> i asked what happened and would you mind if i posted it. >> the school district says the girl goes to nearby creek side high school. the boy who attends sonoma valley made comments on her facebook page. she confronted him and he threw water at her. that's not captured on video. what is has been viewed more than 12 million times from dale's page alone. >> i posted it with the caption of what i was told and what i heard. it spiraled out of control. >> administrators took appropriate action in accordance with the school district policy. but they wouldn't elaborate on the policy. >> have the confidence to walk away and don't let it affect you, but sometimes you walk away and need it to protect yourself. >> it resonated for him. >> when the video goes viral it shows it affects a lot of people. >> they say the girl was suspended and the boy suffered a black eye and attending schoo

all the sonoma county sheriff is no longer actively searching for this man, a missing santa rosa attorney. the 56-year-old mitchell was seen saturday by his wife. park rangers found the car to bodega bay the next day. investigators do not believe mitchell is the victim of foul play. he was hired by sonoma county to defend against a civil lawsuit filed by the family of andy lopez carrying a pellet gun that look like an ak-47 when slot and killed by a sheriff deputy. >> a president shows that hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are in a dead heat. 48% support hillary clinton and 47% support bernie sanders. donald trump hold as wide lead over his rivals, 45% support donald trump with marco rubio running second at 19% and senator ted cruz in third with 17%. the nevada caucus is held on saturday. >> big developing news overnight, apple c.e.o. will fight a court order to unlock an iphone belonging to a san bernardino shooters saying the idea is a threat to all of our privacy. matt keller is in cupertino with what is at steak. matt? >> yes, this was a significant victory for the justice d

many supporting her fight against an alleged bully n this letter superintendent home yesterday, the sonoma valley unified school district said comments were posted about indent containing inaccurate information and by persons not having first-hand knowledge. the school district would not explain what information was inaccurate this morning. the sonoma police chief said that the officers are looking into the fight and the girl could face a charge of battery on school rounds. the case could also be referred to youth and family services. >> the girl was suspended and the boy suffer add black area and currently is attending school. >> developing news, police are look for the man who shot three teenagers, all three victims are still in the hospital. but it looks like they are going to make it, the officers say the teen were sitting in a parked car and someone started shooting. witnesses noticed young men gathered an the car early in the evening and this morning, we spoke to a campus security monitor as berkeley high school and he said he knows one of the victims. >> very tragic. obviously. he g

. >>> two people are dead after an early morning crash in sonoma country. this happened on highway 1. police say it appears the driver was speeding. the car hit a tree and this, burst into flames. officers found two bodies inside the car. they have not been identified. >>> warm weather hitting parts of the bay area this valentine's day. i'm christy smith. coming up, we'll show you how people are enjoying it and when the rain is expected to return. >>> also coming up, more mountain lions on the prowl. they're attacking an eating pets in record numbers. what to watch out for. a small earthquake rattled the east bay this afternoon. ==take map== the magnitude 8 quake suck concord at 4:17 . >>> did you feel it? a small earthquake rattled the south bay this afternoon. magnitude 2.8 quake struck concord about 4:50 or so. depth was ten miles. no reports of injuries or damage. >>> well a buffalo valentine's day across the bay area. perfect to spend the night outside maybe, dinner on the patio or something romantic like that. let's take you hout or another live look.

the 17-year-old does not attend sonoma valley high. the video went viral after it was posted on a facebook account. facebook has refused to take it down despite requests made by the school district. the sheriff's department was at the school today, filling out a report. the young girl attends creek side alternative high school, which shares the campus. we know she will be charged with one count of battery on school grounds. she will be referred to the sonoma valley youth and family services program. if she refuses she'll go before the juvenile court. parents were notified by phone and e-mailed this letter in english and spanish stating the district takes all matters involving student safety seriously. but the incident has outraged some parents who say the school can do more to address the issues of bullying and social media. the school district acknowledged the fight began when the student posted something online, which irked the teen-aged girl. >> is the school doing anything about it? . >> i think they are, but not to a big point. >>

the 17-year-old does not attend sonoma valley high. video went viral after it was posted on a facebook account. facebook has refused to take it down despite requests made by the school district. the sheriff's department was at the school today, filling out a report. the young girl attends creek side alternative high school, which shares the campus. we know she will be charged with one count of battery on school grounds. she will be referred to the sonoma valley youth and family services program. if she refuses she'll go before the juvenile court. parents were notified by phone and e-mailed this letter in english and spanish stating the district takes all matters involving student safety seriously. but the incident has outraged some parents who say the school can do more to address the issues of bullying and social media. the school district acknowledged the fight began when the student posted something online, which irked the teen-aged girl. >> is the school doing anything about it? . >> i think they are, but not to a big point. >> the

. >>> a toxic scare at a sonoma county elementary school. high levels of lead detected in the drinking water fountains at healdsburg elementary school in sonoma county. kpix 5 reporter emily turner is there live where parents got some good news today. emily. >> reporter: they got very good news. just within the last five hours or so the health department came back with new test results of water testing here ter elementary school. it shows only traces of lead. so well within the legal limits of lead. they can breathe a sigh of relief but the school won't go back to the way it used to be. it will be bottled water for the remainder of the school year at healdsburg elementary school. the lead scare was a false alarm but even so school administrators aren't taking chances. >> recently administered tests at the school site revealing that we are actually within federal limits and the water is safe. >> reporter: murky water was tested around thanksgiving. they shut off water to all the drinking fountains and brought in bottles as backup but they did

it happened at sonoma valley high school. mark kelly reports. >> reporter: the school lunch fight gone viral shows a girl throw a boy to the ground. >> hey! oh!! [ yelling ] >> reporter: knee him in the face, then she runs off. >> who is that girl, right now! >> reporter: new video shows moments before the viral video. [ yelling ] [ securitying ] >> reporter: you can see the girl take a swing at the boy. [ cursing ] >> reporter: at one boy someone tries holding her back. >> disappointed to see the altercation on campus. >> reporter: school administration believes something set on social media sparked this schoolyard brawl. it happened thursday and has been viewed nearly 12 million times on facebook. >> we're working with our community, our students, to talk about social responsibility, digital citizenship and understand the effects of social media. >> reporter: students say both teens in the fight are freshmen. the boy goes to sonoma valley high and the girl creekside high an alternative school on campus. >> as far as i know,

the boy from sonoma valley high school. school district says both schools immediately took appropriate disciplinary action but did not go into detail. >> the lesson that comes out of this is that students would definitely think twice and if it's not nice, not to post it. >> we're working with our community, our students to talk about social responsibility, digital citizenship, to understand the effects of social media. >> letters have also been sent to parents about the fight and what was posted online. >>> new at 5:00 a long-standing fight over whether california is providing adequate education to students with special needs suddenly getting a lot of attention. >> as consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains, it's pitting some parents against others and raising questions about student privacy. >> reporter: it's trending on social media and the talk of the pta. a california judge is ordering the state department of education to turn over information about ten million public school students to a nonprofit! >> i'm just surp

sonoma county down south to monterey. abc news was at ocean beach in san francisco where you can see the dangerously high waves. the conditions didn't stop a few surfers, however san francisco firefighters are warning people about the dangerous rip current and sneaker waves. >>> the white house honored two people from the bay area as champions of change. >> we couldn't be more proud to represent our kids and families and teachers here today. thank you. >> that's alec lee, who heads aim high, a free summer learning program for under privileged students and simmons founded youth uprising which provides health and education and career support for youth and young adults. the award recognizes people and groups who help kids stay educated and active and engaged during the summer break from school. >>> the countdown to the oscars is on. we're one day away from the biggest night in hollywood. the brand-new time lapse video shows the rush to get everything red carpet ready outside the theater for tomorrow's big show. abc 7 news ma

. >>> the sonoma county sheriff department is searching for a missing man. steven mitchel is involving in the case of the sheriff deputy who shot and killed andy lopez. his car was found, his cell phone and clothing were found near the car, why he drove there and what happened to him is a mystery. >> we know we don't have information to believe that anybody else took his vehicle there, no foul play is suspected. we're going on the premise he drove hits vehicle there himself. >> mitchel was hired to defend sonoma county. lopez was carrying a realistic toy gun. mitchel was involved in an appeal by the county. >>> time is 5:04, the friends of a san jose man shot to death on valentine's day say they can't understand why a good person was killed. the shooting victim hasn't been identified by the coroner. his loved ones say he didn't have much family but he was beloved for doing good deeds. he was helping to park hits roommates car when he was fatally shot. >> bullets don't have names, they walked up to him at close range, he dependent have that coming. >> there's

mitchel was hired by sonoma county to protect itself against the family of andy lopes. lopes was carrying a realistic looking toy gun. mitchel was involved in an appeal by the county. there's no sign hits professional life has anything to do with his disappearance. air and ground crew have searched but they have not been able to search by boat. we've done a search of the water from the ground. adding to the mystery, mitchel's car and clothing have been found but have not speculated to a suicide. >> the sheriff department plans to resume the search today. >>> a candlelight vigil was held for dc. he was known for helping others. he was parking his roommate's car when he was shot. friends wonder if he was killed in a case of mistaken identity. >>> breaking news near houston, texas. you can see a lot of smoke coming from the building, white smoke is a sign at least they are getting in front of that. firefighters are battling a large apartment fire. it been burning for more than two hours. all the tenants got out safely. you see firefighters surrounding that, getting water o

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. >> someone is targeting horses, dogs and other animals in sonoma county with a toxic treat leadingo two deaths. and search for victims of deadly and search for victims of deadly tornadoes >> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we stand against racism. and racism behavior. >> the san francisco unified school district vowed to change the culture at lowell high school following an incident that outraged students. they say a sign was posted inside the school that reads "happy black history month," showing president obama with a diamond stud hearing and includes the #gang. >> black students walked off campus yesterday in protest of the difficult hall. >> many of the alumni were angry so this happened to me, 20 years ago. we are here now and it is still happening. what are we doing? weeing here to give justice. all the school said the student who posted the sign is also a member of a minority group and enjoy has been transferred. >> someone is intentionally poisoning animals in sonoma woman lost her horse and dog after they were poisoned, finding 11

his car was discovered sunday at a parking lot on the coast of sonoma. his cell phone and clothing were found near the car. it's a mystery as to why he drove there and what may have happened to him. >> right now we don't have any information to believe that anybody else took his vehicle there, no foul play is suspected. we are going on the premise that he drove his vehicle there himself. >> mitchell was hired to defend the county against a civil lawsuit filed by the family of 13-year-old andy lopez, shot to death three years ago by a sheriff's deputy while he was carrying a realistic looking toy gun. the sheriff's department says they don't believe his professional life has anything to do with his disappearance. >>> the search goes on this morning for 73-year-old john beck. this instagram photo shows him walking along a trail at land's end in san francisco. it was taken a week ago, the same day he was dropped off for an appointment in oakland then disappeared. he's facing a $113 million judgment from the ftc over a get-rich-quick scheme. his daughter say

she will be referred to the sonoma valley youth and family services program. if she refuses, she'll go before the juvenile court. parents were notified by phone and e-mailed this letter, stating the district takes all matters involving student safety very seriously. but the incident has outraged some parts who say the school can do more to address the issues of bullying and social media. the school district has acknowledged the fight began when a student posted something online, which irked the teenage girl. >> assess the problem and find out what is troubling the kids and the bullying and stuff and the teasing. >> reporter: the district tells us they're satisfied with what they have in place and will not make any changes to the school's anti-bullying policies. leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> two different sexual assaults near the berkeley campus may be related. both were likely random attacks. the first one happened last thursday. the second one happened last night on beneview and dwight way. both victims are women. at least one is a student. >>> an emotion

. >>> the search continues in sonoma county. somebody deliberately placed homemade poisonous treats in a pasture. a horse and dog ate those treats and then suffered painful deaths. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in sebastopol this evening. jodi there is a person of interest here. what else do we know? >> reporter: raj, i can tell you that people here are on high alert after the very disturbing incident took place here. now, this is where those poisonous treats were placed, we're told, on the other side of this fence in a horse pasture. tonight as you can see, the animal's owner has placed up a sign to warn others. >> rosy was your generic mutt that was the happiest dog on the planet. >> reporter: but leslie webb's beloved animals who she treated like children suffered an unthinkable death. >> halfshire, half thoroughbred. beautiful. >> reporter: her horse cowboy and playful dog rosy fell gravely ill two weeks ago. >> rosy couldn't stop vomiting. my horse was sweating in patches. his heart rate was super high. >> reporter: webb

a girl from sonoma valley high. both schools share a campus. it has been uploaded on facebook and shown thousands of times and has parents upset saying it should be a private matter. >> i think the parents of the children should be involved but as far as everyone else, i think it's blown out of proportion. >> the issue brings up issues about privacy in the digital age and they asked facebook to remove the video but they refused and stating school safety remains a top priority. >>> he disappeared and failed to resurface even in court. multiple clients tell the investigative unit a south bay defense attorney dropped the ball on their cases and it landed them in legal limbo during the past year people from the bay area to l.a. to hawaii tried to get answers but their lawyer would not respond. they say clients are getting scammed by this so-called ghost attorney. >> based on my experience, he ripped them off. he takes your money and he runs and he hides. >> tonight at 11:00, the vehiclestive unit exposes court records w

and was last seenthe 56-year-old attorney represents sonoma county. in the civil rights violation lawsuit, lopez. who was fatally shot by police in 2013. bodega bay area on sunday. but he was no where to be found. the search continued on moday. but an active search has now bob the family of a missing alameda man. is once again asking for the public's help locating him. 73-year- old john beck disappeared last tuesday. the webb photograph was reportedly taken john beck has been facing serious financial troubles over the past few years. the federal trade commission accused him of defrauding thousands of people four- years flipping real estate. he was ordered to pay the federal government 113- million a team of mental health experts disease control. if we it is part of a study into the didn't in palo alto. catherine heenan is here with bid >> catherine:for at least 7 years - parents and teachers in palo alto have didn'thorrified by a string of teen suicides. some of them happened when the teenagers jumped in front of an palo alto. depend killed themselves

live hi-def doppler radar showing a band of light to moderate rain impacting lake, mendocino and sonoma counties. that's the tail end of the first storm of the week but by eureka that's the leading edge of the next storm moving through albeit much weaker no thunderstorms for us. we will receive more rain tomorrow. and this is an encouraging sign. the climate prediction center just put out their outlook for the next three months. that's march, april and may. el nino shuts down after may. so if we're going to get the rain from this very strong el nino it's going to be over the next three months and we are right on the edge. to our north is near normal rainfall is likely but this area to the green which is from san francisco and points southward the climate prediction center is still calling for above average rainfall likely over that three- month period. that doesn't talk about any one specific storm or one specific spot but a general overall theme that we should be wetter than average more likely than not over the next three months. wouldn't that be nice? napa 60 for a high today. san fr

petaluma, sonoma, a little further east to fairfield, we have a little bit of light rain reported there. martinez, hercules, you may have some scattered showers going on outside of your door as well. we do have snow for the sierra. levels down to about 5000 feet, later today there is a winter weather advisory. if you are thinking about going skiing this will go on until 8:00 this evening. we could have blowing snow and that can make it tricky to get up there. we have wind gusts expected to up to 45 45 miles per hour so be ready for that. here is a look at your future cast model, it will continue to shift to the bay and as it moves further south we are barely picking up on any blue at all. again, maybe a few sprinkles over portions of the south bay. as we get into the evening drive we have mostly cloudy skies. tonight you will be dry. not a big system today. the further north you go the better it is. windy out they are in some areas, concord reporting gusts to 30 miles per hour. along with the front coming in we have windy conditions but that will die down as we get into the evening hour

the sonoma county sheriff's department is investigating the intentional poisoning death of a horse and a dog near sebastopol. kron four's jeff bush talked to the woman who owned the animals. she says she has no idea why anyone would hurt her animals. it >> jeff :on february tenth, leslie webb came home and noticed that two of her horses and her dog were acting strange and seemed to be in pain. the next day, the symptoms continued for her horse, cowboy and her dog, rosieshe took them to the vet but it was too late. leslie had to put cowboy down in the afternoon and rosie was put down a few hours afterwardthey had been poisoned. leslie says she found several piles of these cookies in the pasture where the horses livevery suspcious. >> leslie webb : her animals were poisoned they were cookies that were homemade. they were about two and a half inches wide, full of carrots, apples, molasis, everything to attract a horsesome oats and something green leafy, chopped up as it turns out, the cookies were laced with oleander leaveshighly poisonous to many animalsincluding horses and dogs. leslie

killed 13- year-old andy lopez in 2013. >> his car was discovered sunday at a parking lot on the sonoma coast and his cell phone and clothing were found near the car. at this point it's still unknown as to what he was doing there. >> right now we don't have any information to believe anybody else took his vehicle there. no foul play is suspected. we are going on the premise that he drove his vehicle there himself. >> he was hired by the county to defend itself against the civil lawsuit filed by the family of andy lopez, shot to death three years ago by a deputy. lopez was carrying a realistic looking toy gun. mitchell was involved in an appeal by the county that could have delayed the case for a year. the sheriff's department says it does not believe his professional life had anything to do with his disappearance. >>> the start of the commercial crab fishing season could be starting soon. >> today the executive committee of the dungeness crab task force received updates on the acid impacting the crab season. right now only recreational crab fishing is open and some tests have shown the

. >>> a search for a prominent santa rosa attorney has been suspended along the sonoma county coast. 56-year-old steven mitchell went missing on saturday. his car, cell phone, some of his clothing turned up the next day in a coastal area near jenner. yesterday authorities suspended a search pending new information. they didn't give any more details, but did say there is no evidence mitchell was a victim of foul play. now, mitch youle was involved in several high-profile cases, including the shooting death of 13-year-old andy lopez in santa rosa back in 2013. >>> those are a few of your morning headlines. mike, back to you. >>> 2:30 this morning after a contentious meeting with more than 100 speakers, the alameda city council gave preliminary approval to a rent control measure. the issue has been the subject of heated meetings in alameda for months now. the measure that was approved does not make either renters or landlords completely happy. it strengthens the city's process for reviewing rent increases of more than 5%. limits evictions and requires landlords to help pay a tenant's mo