other top story is in san rafael and let's check in terry mcsweeney.ing story this morning. it's just incredible. >> a man sits inside jail here accused of killing four people including a marin county woman, all the murders took place between 17 and 33 years ago. take a look at the person who is accused of doing that. 77-year-old joseph naso of reno. he was arrested as he was being released yesterday from jail in south lake tahoe. he was hold a probation violation. d.a.'s office said all the homicides occurred late '70s and mid 90s. up to his arrest, he was in jail for probation violation stemming from an arrest from a shop lifting from a grocery store. a visit from his probation officer turned up weapons. they were seized at the house but what question did role did they play. there will be duel news conferences, one in san rafael and one up in reno. terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >>> checking other top stories, alaska about to have the country's first and most ambitious standard for renewable energy. brown is expected to sign a bill that would require

abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco with the story. terry, other cities are watching to see how well this works. >> they are watching this pilot program care thy. two-year program. $20 million from the department of transportation to see if this can make it easier to find parking spot and reduce pollution. a lot of cities are watching. take a look at how it works. it kicks off today in san francisco. here is how it works. information on parking spot is collected using sensors, detecting where you park. detect if it's in use or not. smart meter collects it and it's sent to sfpark.org. the iphone does have the only app which can give you the information. you can find it online. it is designed to take stress out of parking and clean up the area. if you are not driving around looking for a parking spot you are not burning up the atmosphere. it allows for flex pricing; meaning, if there is a high demand for pricing, the price goes up. flex pricing should go into effect in a couple of months. if you want to pay for this you can using any phon

>>> i'm terry mcsweeney. live in san pablo, where the city now says it will pay for the repairs to the sliding hillside, allowing some homeowners to return to their houses. but this comes with a huge string attached. i'll tell you about in a live report. >> also this morning, a sharply divided san jose city council votes to slash the number of pot clubs to just ten. but the operators of some of the city's existing 100 dispensaries say they will sue. >> here is a live look at some of the low clouds hanging around this morning. making for a mild start. it look like we'll have rain come in later this afternoon and in to tomorrow. a smaller chance over the weekend. >> good morning. we have roadwork right now in both directions of 680, heading through contra costa county. plus a wind advisory for the benicia bridge. all the complete traffic report details coming out. >> president obama comes to the bay area today. on the agenda town hall meeting and facebook and three fundraisers. 4:31 on wednesday morning. thank

terry mcsweeney is covering that for us. i guess you can't get us a toy with a happy meal but maybe a job. >> perhaps. job opening in san francisco at at thousands of mcdonald's across the country. this is national hiring day for mcdonald's. take a look at pictures of some of the employees. what this means is 50,000 people are going to get new jobs. 2,000 jobs at mcdonald's are in northern and central california. hundreds in the bay area. i was online checking it out. nine mcdonald's in san francisco alone are hiring. some looking for management positions. get this. a future to the jobs. 50% of mcdonald's owners started as crew members. 75% of managers started flipping burgers. if you are a student, and working at an mcdonald's, we are told mcdonald's will pay for 75% of your books. online i checked it out. $10 per hour. for starters. if you want to know more go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. we linked you to the mcdonald's website. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:57. final

terry mcsweeney is live in the federal building in san francisco. is next for the home run king, terry? our apologies we don't have terry's audio but we will check in later on for more of the story. big question is, will bonds' attorneys go back to court. >> janelle: he was found guilty on one charge and mistrial. >> deadlocked on three other charges. >> janelle: our other top story, a bart members wanted her out. dorothy dugger has resigned after agreeing a hefty surveillance package. >> reporter: almost one million dollars to go away. some bart board of director members said this is cheapest way out. dorothy dugger was voted out of office, it was a 5-4 vote but the board did this in a closed meeting which was later declared an illegal move so the vote was passed out with a message. so dugger announced her resignation yesterday. the board is going to give her $600,000 for her severance and $340,000 to avoid a lawsuit. some board members say this may sound ridiculous but it is cheaper an lawsuit, won't take years and years to get through. some bart r

." >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco. pg&e now says many of the documents requested by the p.u.c. about a pipeline will never be found. testing those pipes could make a situation worse. the story coming up in a live report. >> also this morning, a plan that will change the view at san francisco bay take a step forward. the san francisco planning commission approves the plan to go with high-rises, homes and businesses on treasure island. >> good morning. we are looking at downtown san francisco. we're off to a clear start this morning, cooler conditions. high clouds on the increase this afternoon. it will bring us rain over the weekend. >> sue hall in for frances. good friday and so far, so good on the road. we have snow on the sierra. i'll tell you about chain requirements coming up. >> anger over the iphone and ipad tracking software is growing. member of congress and privacy group demand to know why the devices are secretly collecting users' every move. good friday morning. 4:31 a.m. it is good friday. kristen is off to

we'll see you again tomorrow.ni >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san rafael where a a man accused of killing four women has the attention of homicide investigators in other states. story coming up in a live report. >> also this morning, six cities on the peninsula consider merging fire departments to balance budgets but critics are concerned about response times and fire coverage. >> and you are looking live from downtown san francisco. it's dry over the bay area but some showers are closing in. i'll tell you when they get to your that neighborhood and how much warmer it's going to be over the weekend. >> there is a wind advisory for the bay bridge this morning. you probably want to keep your hands on the wheel. i'll tell but road work coming up. >> in a major speech this morning, president obama will reveal his plan on medicaid and medicare and cut defend spending. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> the 77-year-old nevada man charged with killing four women makes his first court appearance this morning in the marin county courtroom. investigators are looking into whether he may be

check out the golden gate bridge we are looking south this time and terry mcsweeney shot.is flowing well as you are making your way out of marin county. over to the peninsula, 101 in millbrae, still fine, northbound into san francisco, southbound has also been fine and that earlier crash back on 280 has long been cleared. no delays either on 280 on the peninsula. then we'll head over to interstate 80 in berkeley. things get crowded westbound right near university but so far it's been accident free for the ride at carquinez bridge. it's fine out of fairfield. another live shot this time 101 in san rafael, drive time is only 9 minutes from novato towards 580. we've got a great commute all around the bay area right now. >> eric: good to hear. >> janelle: training had is underway at wall street. we'll have a live report. dow is down about 56 points. >> and governor jerry brown's ominous new warning, what is in jeopardy if republicans don't approve a special election this summer. >> janelle: and a huge bust in the high-tech companies, $37 million. why the f.b.i. says the case i

. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the federal building in san francisco where barry bonds left a convicted felorn but his attorneys are going to see if they can get that conviction thrown out. >> also this morning, the faa increases the number of air traffic controllers on duty overnight after another controller falls asleep on the job. four of those airports are in california. >> live look at the embarcadero where we have a few high clouds hanging around. we'll talk about mild temperatures, even with the warmer trend. >> bay bridge toll plaza and in san leandro and all more details coming up. >> and oakland school leaders say 230 pink slip teachers will be able to keep their jobs after all. and the fate of hundreds of middle school and high school teachers. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for kristen sze. this morning barry bonds is waking up as a convicted felon after a jury found him guilty of obstruction of justice. will he spend any time in jail? terry mcsweeney joins us live from the federal building in san francisco to tell us what is next for the home run k

terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: after six years of planning and debate. richmond city council voted late last night to stop plans for a casino. council members voted 5-2 to discontinue discussion of a casino. original was to clean up the shoreline property and turn it into a resort, including a hotel convention center and casino. last year, 58% of voters voted against the casino. they said it wouldn't be profitable or create jobs without the gambling. they may end up suing richmond. >> cal trains board meets tomorrow to vote on a tentative agreement that voids radical cuts but passengers would pay for fewer trains. they are facing a $30 million deficit in the next fiscal year. the plan was hammered out on monday. if approved ten trains would be eliminated from the current runs on weekday schedule. three stations in san francisco, san mateo and san jose would be closed. passengers would pay 25 cents more per trip and $10 more per parking each month. weekly events for baseball would continue but be modified. >> people packed a puc meeting. they aim with hea

live at the federal courthouse, terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: defense attorneys are expected to continue their cross-examination of star witness in the chauncey bailey murder trial yesterday. the admitted shooter gave graphic details on how she shot him twice in the torso and then returned and fired one more shotgun blast into bailey's face to make sure he was dead. broussard he acted on the orders of yousef bey, the former leader of your black muslim bakery. prosecutors accuse him of bey's ordering the murder. >>> california's only tea party lawmaker is proposing a crackdown on illegal immigrants. he staged a rally at the state capitol yesterday. bill calls for a crackdown on so suald sanctuary cities and punish employers that knowingly

>> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney in san rafael, we are expected to get a look at joseph naso when he makes his first court appearance. investigators are wondering if there is more to the story. >>> i'm amy hollyfield live in san carlos. redwood city has a big question to ask san carlos today. a question that could save some money. i'll have that story coming up. >> good morning. weather-wise, you see the clouds gathering over the bay. right now patchy clouds and scattered showers. more and when they get to your neighborhood and when they leave. >> and new accident reported in palace an ton area, getting details on that. here is a live shot of 680, a little further north. >> good wednesday morning, thank you for starting your day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> a man accused of killing four women decades ago is set to make his first court appearance today. police on the other side of the country are checking cold case files to see if he could be a suspect there. terry mcsweeney is live in san rafael. >> reporter: homicide investigators in new york are taking a real go

abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at lotta's fountain. terry? >> reporter: yeah, the crowds are already beginning to gather at this fountain. this is significant at market and 3rd street and kearney. this is where people came following the earthquake to post notices, "have you seen my father?" "if you are alive, please meet me here tomorrow at 5:00." notices of desperation were posted at lotta's fountain. you can see the crowd gathering here. the island here is pretty much filled up. right now, take a look at a man who was around for that 1906 earthquake. bill del monte. 105 years of age. survivor of the earthquake. now, keep in mind, this earthquake was a 7.8. it killed 3,000 people. it wasn't so much the earthquake. the pipeline bringing water to the city broke as a result of the earthquake. fires could not be exteng wished and they raged -- extinguished and they raged. survivor bill dell monte was only three months old at the time. >> the earthquake, that's for sure. i was only three months old. i heard plenty of it after. >> yeah, this morni

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. preventing another pipeline disaster. federal regulators are taking action and you are invited to participate. >> good morning, cool numbers around the bay but we're going to warm up. in fact today will be the warmest day of the week. >> good start for monday morning. an earlier accident. live shot bay bridge toll plaza. i'll have an update on a mudslide on highway 116 coming up. >> kristen: frances is back and now we can roll and roll. >> eric: let's rock, i'll roll. and dozens of flights are being cancelled today while inspectors continue to look for cracks in the fuselage. amy hollyfield is live in oakland's international airport. amy? >> reporter: there is no panic here. i did a quick survey of passengers in line. one says she too old to be nervous. another said he was too tired. the dominant emotion here is frustration. southwest cancelled flights and that is not a good sign how the day will play out especially since this morning's news that three more southwest jet airliners have small, sub surface cracks. when we t

terry mcsweeney is live. >> reporter: here we are still cold and you can see the steam on my breath. this stretch shut down for about two hours this morning. everything is back to normal right now, but the accident that shut it down happened during this hailstorm. take a look at exactly what happened. a black pickup truck that pulled off to the side of the road. we believe it had a flat tire. this was near the stevens creek exit northbound 880. chp officer gets oust his vehicle when a white car came along and hit the officer. the driver of the white car arrested. we don't have the exact charge for that driver. that all happened around a hailstorm. >> another vehicle came from the slow lane and struck the officer and knocked him down. he is at the hospital being treated right now. >> reporter: we don't have confirmation that the storm played a role in the accident. timing is curious, a severe burst of hail around 2:00 a.m. and the crash right around that same time. still hail out here. you can see it on the road. still plenty cold. roads are clear and at the time of the accident there

>>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san rafael where an accused serial killer will make his first court appearance this afternoon but a number of people are wondering how many people did this person kill. >> live in san carlos, fire stations like this one could soon be closing under a plan that has widespread support. i'll explain coming up. >> here is a look at downtown san francisco. in the foreground but showers today. i'll tell you when they will get to your neighborhood. >> and an update to an accident right by sfo and north 101. elsewhere, it's quiet. wind advisory has been cancelled for the bay bridge and looking light at the toll plaza. >> thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. man accused of killing four women decades ago is expected to face charges today. meantime, police departments across the country are checking their cold case files to see if he could be a suspect. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: investigators in new york are especially interested in this. they are taking a look at double initial cases, where the first and last names started with the

abc7's terry mcsweeney live at city hall to tell us more about it. terry? >> yeah, it's a two-year, $20 million federally funded program to see if real-time parking can work. thinking is if it can work here, it can work anywhere. the world is watching to see if it works here. take a look. this morning at 11:00, the big announcement at city hall, introducing sf park. big announcement at 11:00. information on the parking spots are collected using sensors installed where you park, detecting whether the spot is in use. smart meters will contribute information and it will go to sfpark.org. you can download it via computer or iphone application available already. this is designed to take hassle out of parking and take pollution out of air. if you are not looking for parking spot you are not using your vehicle. safer for pedestrians and bicyclists because people looking for parking spot by definition are distracted. they are announcing flex prices to go in effect in month or two. if it's in demand the price goes up. if it's not, the price will go down. it's not av

abc7's terry mcsweeney is live right there at lottta's. terry? >> reporter: right here at the fountain is where one of the three survivors of the 1906 earthquake is. the other two unable to make it because of their age. bill del monte is here, as a number of luminaries. major ed lee is here. police chief and fire chief hayes-white is here as well. they are all here to express the serious side of this. there will be celebrating here shortly. they will sound a siren. there is going to be singing of the song "san francisco." accompanied by the san francisco conservatory trumpet ensemble. there will be a celebration type of atmosphere. but also they are remembering the destruction done in 1906. the earthquake hit at 5:11 a.m. it broke the water main of san francisco. fires broke out. there was nothing anybody could do to stop the fires. the city burned. there is also a tie-in this year. they are going to be remembering last month's massive earthquake in japan. which killed thousands. the san francisco earthquake was a 7.8. and killed 3,000 people. le

terry mcsweeney is there. this has to be done with special care. >> reporter: very special caretf dynamite and putting it in 3500 holes drilled in the facility. shortly after noon, what you are looking at right now, this is a 11 story building, 597 beds were here in its prime. it will be a five minute event to take it down. the safety perimeter is going to be secured by personnel on the ground. we're told all hazardous materials have been taken out of the building and the concrete was checked out and there is no asbestos in it. having said all that, what do you think when you live closer to the implosion than anyone else. >> i've never experienced an implosion before. i remember when the geneva towers imploded in san francisco there was a big gathering. i think it's a good thing for the neighborhood. so hopefully it be done safely. >> i have a lot of history over there. my husband was in the military. it's such an eyesore right now. i'm sad it's at this point. >> a company called suncal owns the property. they

terry mcsweeney live at san francisco. terry?eporter: it is a double commemoration out here this morning at lotta's fountain here at kearney and market street in san francisco. for the people who died in the japan quake. also for the 3,000 people who died here in san francisco. in 1906 earthquake. that was a 7.8. lotta's fountain is where the survivors came to post information for friends and relatives that they had lost track of. today's ceremony began with the sound of a siren. [ sirens ] on hand for this celebration, one of three of those 1906 earthquake survivors, bill del monte. three months old when the quake hit. also san francisco's fire chief, police chief, mayor ed lee out here. remembering the tragedy. and the quake last month in japan. the message about the future. prepare now. for the next earthquake. go to 72hours.org. there you will find what to do when the earthquake hits. and what to do after it. what to do right now as well, how to build an emergency kit. have a plan for family members. what to do with pets, et

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at at&t.ked for a read back of kathy hoskins. she testified she saw greg anderson give him an injection before a 2002 road trip. they also looked again to a recording that hoskins brother made of anderson talking about injecting bonds with steroids. >> eric: this morning stanford fortunate police have stepped up patrols and issued a new public safety warning after a student was sexually assaulted inside her on campus apartment. it happened saturday night on come stock circle. police say the attacker broke into the graduate student's bedroom while she slept. victim awoke and started screaming and the suspect took off. they describe him as a dark skinned male about 30 years old 5'4" wearing blue jeans and possibly a dark t-shirt. this is the second police warning in a matter of weeks. in the last incident someone was trying break into a different apartments. investigators don't think the crimes are related. >>> meantime u.c. berkeley police continue to look for a suspect who robbed and sexually

terry mcsweeney has more. >> lotta's fountain is where people game 105 years ago to post messages to search for missing family members and friends. today, san francisco city officials returned with a message about getting ready for the future. at exactly 5:11 this morning, sirens wailed in downtown san francisco. the exact time 105 years ago the silence of that morning was broken by the sounds of rumblings, buildings collapsing, people screaming as a 7.8 earthquake hit san francisco. san francisco mayor ed lee says let us all prepare for the next big one. >> today is about not only minding ourselves, but in light of what has happened in japan, get ourselves more ready. i think we have the tools. >> one of three people still alive today who survived the 2006 quake, bill del monte attended this morning's survivor's break fast at lefty o'doulle's. only 3 months old at the time of quake, he remembers playing in the rubble that remained years later. >> all there was, was the three walls. we'd climb up the first, second, third floor. even in wintertime. when it would rain. it would be a la

terry mcsweeney is there. this has to be done with special care. >> reporter: very special care.will be take 800 pounds of dynamite and putting it in 3500 holes drilled in the facility. shortly after noon, what you are looking at right now, this is a 11 story building, 597 beds were here in its prime. it will be a five minute event to take it down. the safety perimeter is going to be secured by personnel on the ground. we're told all hazardous materials have been taken out of the building and the concrete was checked out and there is no asbestos in it. having said all that, what do you think when you live closer to the implosion than anyone else. >> i've never experienced an implosion before. i remember when the geneva towers imploded in san francisco there was a big gathering. i think it's a good thing for the neighborhood. so hopefully it be done safely. >> i have a lot of history over there. my husband was in the military. it's such an eyesore right now. i'm sad it's at this point. >> a company called suncal owns the property. they bought it along with lehman brothers. they ar

live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. >>> 5:04 now. san anselmo police are warning parents about man that tried to lure an 11-year-old girl in his car. it happened yesterday afternoon while the girl was walking in 1500 of sir francis drake boulevard. the girl says a man driving a van drove up and offered her a ride. she refused and kept walking and he left. he was described white male in mid-30s to early 40s, short hair with black plastic sunglasses. anyone with information is asked to call san anselmo police. >>> doctors are unterm about the long-term -- uncertain about the long-term prognosis about bryan stow, the giants fan beatp at dodger stadium on opening day. they won't know much more for several days when they try to take him out of a medically-induced coma. he has a severe brain injury from the beating last month. here is what stow's doctor is telling the family. >> there is a significant chance that he will remain in a coma or vegetative state. it's too early to say what his full range of recovery will be like. we really need

terry mcsweeney has more. >> lotta's fountain is where people game 105 years ago to post messages to search for missing family members and friends. today, san francisco city officials returned with a message about getting ready for the future. at exactly 5:11 this morning, sirens wailed in downtown san francisco. the exact time 105 years ago the silence of that morning was broken by the sounds of rumblings, buildings collapsing, people screaming as a 7.8 earthquake hit san francisco. san francisco mayor ed lee says let us all prepare for the next big one. >> today is about not only minding ourselves, but in light of what has happened in japan, get ourselves more ready. i think we have the tools. >> one of three people still alive today who survived the 2006 quake, bill del monte attended this morning's survivor's break fast at lefty o'doulle's. only 3 months old at the time of quake, he remembers playing in the rubble that remained years later. >> all there was, was the three walls. we'd climb up the first, second, third floor. even in wintertime. when it would rain. it would be a la

live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> terry thank you very much. >>> 6:03 now. police are looking for people behind series of daylight burglaries in san carlos. in the meantime residents are urged to keep the doors and windows locked. the first break-in took place april 6 on st. francis way, where computers and games were stolen. april 11 another computer and jewelry were stolen from a home on orange avenue. break-in attempt on april 15 on park avenue blocked by a locked window. police believe the same person or people are behind the crimes. >>> the remains of a petaluma soldier who died in world war ii will be buried with military honors. simms died in plane crash in himalayas in 1943 and the plane was transfer supplies to chinese forces battling the japanese. according to the press democrat, they found his remains in 2003 and dna sample from a relative was used to match them. >>> well, just hours from now, some of the most influential business leaders in silicon valley will offer critical information for hundreds of thousands looking for jobs. they will be sit

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at at&t ballpark where the hopes for the ballgame to go on and just the ballgame to go on, no retaliation for a giants fan beat in l.a. >> hopefully the temperatures will remain on the cool side but all the tempers. we'll talk about the forecast in a minute. sprinkles in the north bay, a better chance on wednesday and some warm weather for the weekend. >> quite a few overnight accidents, it's looking pretty good on the roadways. live shot of bay bridge toll plaza. no slowing at this point anywhere around the bay area. >> kristen: hope you had a nice weekend. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. on one month anniversary of the earthquake another powerful quake has rattled nerves and knocked out power in japan. it also caused complications at already crippled nuclear power plant. amy hollyfield has been following the latest information. >> about 250,000 homes and businesses have lost power but no major injuries have been reported. japanese scientists say the aftershocks had a magnitude of 7.0. it struck in the northeast about hundred miles north of to

i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. trying to improve the safety of pipelines. feds will announce their plans while the state puc is asking to comment on its plan. >> i'm amy hollyfield live at the oakland airport. passengers are dealing with more cancelled southwest flights and the news that cracks were found in three more jets. story is coming up. >>> also the prosecution is expected to rest in the barry bonds perjury trial and some say the jury could be deliberating by mid-week. >> and a little cool, low 40s on the coast and mid-50s downtown but today is the warmest day of the week. >> new injury accident reported, we'll get details on that. for now, enjoy a pretty easy ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> eric: it's 6:01. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and topping our news this morning, federal transportation officials are announcing to make sure the oil and gas pipelines are safe in the wake of the deadly san bruno explosion. terry mcsweeney has the latest. >> reporter: today, transportation secretary ray la hood is announcing program to repair aging pipelin

terry mcsweeney is live at the federal courthouse. >> the mystery tape will be check this morning at a lab. even if they succeed, someone that heard that tape says it's not that big of a deal and person that heard sit judge in the case. barry bonds on trial right how for four counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. his former friend, steve hoskins said he discussed with bonds' personal physician dozens of times. dr. ting took the witness stand and said it didn't happen and mr. cost tins is one of the star witnesses perhaps not telling the truth. hoskins said he recorded a conversation back in 2003. looked for eight years and couldn't find the tape until now. >> i guess we'll have to find out if as the court proceeds and find out how the evidence that has been missing for eight years suddenly pops up at just the crucial, most dramatic moment in the prosecution's case. >> susan ilston says she has heard the tape and almost all of it is inadmissible and irrelevant and it's hot lot of hoskins talking and not dr. ting. ruling is expected today. also testim

>>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco. pg&e now says it will never find records on some of its older gas pipelines and testing those older pipes could make matters worse. story coming up in a live report. >> looking at a clear sky this morning. high clouds this afternoon. may never find rain this weekend. some of us will. i'll tell you where and when i think it will fall. >> good morning. i'm sue hall in for frances again. we are hoping for friday light. we have overnight roadwork that needs to be cleaned up. we details coming up. >> thank you. >>> 5:00 a.m. on friday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. warning from pg&e to state regulators this morning. the utility says it will never find some of the gas pipeline safety records the state is demanding. if the regulators keep pushing the issue, there will be expensive consequences. terry mcsweeney is live at the public utility commission offices in san francisco. terry? >> eric, we are talking about the older gas pipeline. pg&e says it

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san pablo. where you might think homeowners would jump at an offer from the city to repair the sliding hillside the homes are sitting on but they are not calling back to accept the offer. they are calling an attorney. i'll tell you why in a live report. >> you're looking live. at the maze this morning. megan will have traffic in a minute. we'll talk about how rain may effect the evening and tomorrow morning commute. >> good morning. we are following bart delays now. and a stalled car on the bay bridge. we have a complete traffic report coming up. >> yes, we have weather and traffic and traffic and weather. thank you for joining us at 6:01 on wednesday morning. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. president obama will be in the bay area today to talk about the deficit and raising money for next year's elections. first up, virtual town hall meeting at palo alto's facebook. abc7's amy hollyfield is live at facebook with more. amy, tell us how we can take part. >> well, you can just log on, eric,

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco.ds was one heck of a ball player but what kind of witness would he make? attorneys say they might call him in his own defense. story is coming up in a live report. >> 6:heal. good morning waking up to a clear start. it will be breezy along coast locally around the bay. 61 in monterey 73 in fresno. cooling off all across the state. in between weather systems dry today but hang on we've got more rain in the forecast. >> bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and traffic is now backed up almost westbound to the fastrak lane. i'll have an update on dublin crash after the break. stay with us. [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care... by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete is that it breaks the flea life cycle -- killing adults, eggs and larvae. and it keeps killing fleas and ticks all month long. that's why it's the #1 choice of vets for their pets, and yours. unleash a compl

live in san pablo, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> thank you very much. >>> 5:03 now.t a few hours, palo alto's facebook hosts a visit from president obama. the president will hold a virtual town hal meeting there to discuss his deficit reduction plan. if you have e-mail you may be able to take part. abc7's amy hollyfield live at facebook. amy? >> reporter: yeah, eric it's for all of us right? we can go online and watch the president and international with him. much of the visit is about fundraising. there is up support and funding here. but he will try to reach out to the masses with the visit to facebook. he will host a webcast. the audience can ask the president questions. he had dinner with the ceo of facebook so he is familiar with the website and company. he will then attend a private dinner in pacific heights. $38,000 a plate fundraiser. the cost is raising eyebrows but those in the neighborhood don't seem to be bothered. he matter their political affiliation. >> some people would enjoy it. it would be nice. an opportunity of the lifetime to have dinner with the

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. big story is the weather. >> we've had so much dry weather and rain is back. let's check in with lisa argen. >> it's the showers sticking around throughout the day. you you will notice the concentration along the peninsula and south bay and already a little bit of rain-snow mix. closer around the hills of livermore, above 3,000 feet, looking at rain, snow. 680 and 880 greeting you with damp pavement and woodside, redwood city down to pescadero lighter rain down through the south bay. morgan hill looking at heavier showers and north bay, vallejo, san rafael, with all the wet weather, any accidents out there? >> no big accidents at this point but we are keeping an eye because the roads could be slippery on your way to work. there is definitely a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge. you need to be extra careful as you drive across the span there. as we go outside. here is the golden gate bridge traffic is very light. no wind advisory for the golden gate bridge and

terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> about half an hour ago, district attorney released this formal complaint against joseph naso laying out the charges, four counts of murder with special circumstances. while the murders that this talks about occurred in northern california, police from new york state are also interested in this case thinking that he may be involved with murders back there. 77-year-old joseph naso is going to be in court at 1:30 this afternoon. he allegedly killed two bay area woman, one that was dumped in fairfax county and one that was dumped in contra costa county but new york state police are wondering if this image put together by investigators in 1973. he would have been 39 years old. if the artist rendition based on eyewitness account that three girls were murdered in the rochester area. it was dubbed the initial killings because the first and last name's initial is the same. in fact one of girls killed in new york was also named carmen cologne. investigators found evidence connecting him to the california killings but found nothing tying him to the new york

especially in the south bay where terry mcsweeney was reporting, hail and ice on the road. here is a live shot of 280 and 17. that is 17 coming out of the santa cruz mountains and you could find more slick conditions in the higher elevations. and 880 interchange in san jose, roads are wet. and in the north bay, a live shot of 101 in san rafael looking south for traffic moving toward 580 down to the golden gate bridge. >> eric: it's 5:10. >> kristen: still ahead, the faits book you haven't seen. money saving secrets they are sharing for flee. >> and they cut the ribbon on new jobs. why it's good for local economy and planet, as well. >> and shoe designer that has a rival for stepping on its toes. ♪it's the way you bring out the sun♪ my mom makes any day sunny. sunnyd does, too. with 40% fewer calories than most regular soda brands. ♪ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> eric: welcome back. google could get the government's okay as early today to dive in the online travel business. they are trying to find airfare search engine for $700 million. it wou

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney, have a great day. >> bye-bye. 

terry mcsweeney joins us from the oakland spca. >> in the very near future, every officer will receive this training, dog and wildlife encounters and practices. best practices can help officers avoid the worst case scenarios. >> three out of four households in oakland have pet dogs. so it's routine for an officer to come across one in the course of a day's work. but the killing of a dog by an officer responding to a burglar alarm and a killing of a deer trapped in the backyard of a home led to a sergeant being demoted. >> what we try to show the video of actual scenarios of dogs barking. a lot of information, what types of dogs are more likely to bite. what dogs will tend to show their emotion more so than others. >> the program includes a training dvd. 90 minutes of instruction, and animal interaction. >> being able to recognize animal behavior that would allow them to be efficient in how to do their job and make better decisions. >> the $45,000 cost is being picked up by the spca. it is believed no other police department in the united states has such a comprehensive program but appa

terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: they are here today to announce $100,000 available to anyone who can develop an app to help bridge the digital divide. it will connect government and members of the underserved population across america. >> we encourage states, cities and townships to open their databases to developers. we challenge developers to build great achps that that data. >> the goal is to get 33% of americans who do not use broadband at home to get involved. experts say the non-users don't see relevance in the information or applications online. the chairman gave the kind of app that might qualify for the money. >> an app that might deliver, seasonal or contract job postings to mobile phones by text message or using other apps. >> some are saying developers are saying they are ready to make the connection happen. >> when you do make government data at any level available to developers, it's kind of like opening the candy store to the kids. >> the mayor says she wouldn't mind a few apps herself to make her job easier. >> i could use apps that we could use in a disaster that

terry mcsweeney has zblaist the when the dodgers come to san francisco you often here giant fans beat the dodges dodgers. beat the dodgers. security out here at at&t ballpark is hoping giant fans don't take that literally. >> they are preparing the ballpark for the big game ben's the dodgers. >> generally the crowd is well behaved but as to this, it's a whole different story. >> a different story under normal circumstances but a dangerously situation tonight. bryan stow remains in the hospital with brain damage following a beaten at dodgers' stadium. >> out here tonight there will be security presence that have only been seen during the world series. >> we will be very pro-active. we'll be out in the parking lots and any type of activities. >> there will be 40% more security and security are well aware of a craigslist posting calling on giant fans to beat a dodger fan into a coma. >> also at tonight's game 100 of stow's fellow employees will collect money to pay his medical bills. they will hold a silent auction during the game. family members will be the guest of honor. >> it will be

terry mcsweeney joins us from marin county district attorney's office. >> marin county d.a. is briefing reporters on this case. a short time ago he briefed me on the case that led to the arrest of now accused serial killer 77-year-old joseph naso. he is being held on marin county jail with no bail but he says he will seek the death penalty. he says the killing simply begin in 1977, described at that time as 18-year-old oakland witness who was kidnapped and taken to sincerely to be a sex is live but was then murdered -- salinas. reports said state lab technicians in sacramento were called in to help. he erased fingerprints from cart and there was no arrest. victim number would two the body was found in contra costa one year later in 1978. victims three and four, pamela parsons in 1993 and another one in 1994. the d.a. said he would release no information on the victims because it might jeopardize the investigation. the cold case heated up last year when naso was convicted of grand theft had a probation officer visit him and found weapons. he spontaneity year for the violation

." >>> and now to terry mcsweeney in san francisco where the president will be holding three fund-raisers. >> and fund-raising event number two is going right here at the masonic auditorium at taylor, 25000 people expected which starts at 5:00 this evening. you can see they are ready for the crowds. they have the barricades up to make sure the entrance is orderly and secure. there is going to be a number of presentations before the president goes on. this event cost between $25 to reportedly $10,000 for a vip reception, it's entirely sold out. take a look what you will be up against, no parking on california street in front of the auditorium, expect street closures around his arrival thoosmt arrival time is kept under wraps but it's expected to be around 8:30. people had this reaction about the president's visit. >> he is the president. i am not a democratic. whatever is good for the state. is what ought to happen and i hope he steps forward. >> i haven't heard anything about it. this is the first i heard of it. >> i didn't on know he was coming. yeah. er would be excited to see him if i

terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: they are here today to announce $100,000 available to anyone who can develop an app to help bridge the digital divide. it will connect government and members of the underserved population across america. >> we encourage states, cities and townships to open their databases to developers. we challenge developers to build great achps that that data. >> the goal is to get 33% of americans who do not use broadband at home to get involved. experts say the non-users don't see relevance in the information or applications online. the chairman gave the kind of app that might qualify for the money. >> an app that might deliver, seasonal or contract job postings to mobile phones by text message or using other apps. >> some are saying developers are saying they are ready to make the connection happen. >> when you do make government data at any level available to developers, it's kind of like opening the candy store to the kids. >> the mayor says she wouldn't mind a few apps herself to make her job easier. >> i could use apps that we could use in a disaster that

terry mcsweeney joins us. >> steve hoskins, barry bonds' former friend and personal assistant. he had a conversation with dr. arthur king and he has found the go to prove it. it's a big deal. take a look at sketches of dr. king and steve hoskins testifying last week at this trial. the tape was subpoenaed in 2005 for use in a federal grand jury investigation. hoskins says he couldn't find it. this past weekend he found it. defense attorneys say they only found about this discovery at 11:00 last night via e-mail throwing the proceedings upside-down. he says he talked to hoskins 50 times on steroids. now on the "b" side they have evidence they did discuss it and that would discredit dr. king whose testimony held barry bonds. barry bonds arriving in a black suv. another wildcard introduced today, a conversation took place between dr. king and prosecutors before king's grand jury testimony and what he said was very helpful to barry bonds but notes the conversation was never turned over to the defense. exactly what he said, we don't know. the judge had defense attorneys write it down

terry mcsweeney joins us from the oakland spca. >> in the very near future, every officer will receive this training, dog and wildlife encounters and practices. best practices can help officers avoid the worst case scenarios. >> three out of four households in oakland have pet dogs. so it's routine for an officer to come across one in the course of a day's work. but the killing of a dog by an officer responding to a burglar alarm and a killing of a deer trapped in the backyard of a home led to a sergeant being demoted. >> what we try to show the video of actual scenarios of dogs barking. a lot of information, what types of dogs are more likely to bite. what dogs will tend to show their emotion more so than others. >> the program includes a training dvd. 90 minutes of instruction, and animal interaction. >> being able to recognize animal behavior that would allow them to be efficient in how to do their job and make better decisions. >> the $45,000 cost is being picked up by the spca. it is believed no other police department in the united states has such a comprehensive program but appa

terry mcsweeney joins us from marin county district attorney's office. >> marin county d.a. is briefing reporters on this case. a short time ago he briefed me on the case that led to the arrest of now accused serial killer 77-year-old joseph naso. he is being held on marin county jail with no bail but he says he will seek the death penalty. he says the killing simply begin in 1977, described at that time as 18-year-old oakland witness who was kidnapped and taken to sincerely to be a sex is live but was then murdered -- salinas. reports said state lab technicians in sacramento were called in to help. he erased fingerprints from cart and there was no arrest. victim number would two the body was found in contra costa one year later in 1978. victims three and four, pamela parsons in 1993 and another one in 1994. the d.a. said he would release no information on the victims because it might jeopardize the investigation. the cold case heated up last year when naso was convicted of grand theft had a probation officer visit him and found weapons. he spontaneity year for the violation

terry mcsweeney joins us. >> steve hoskins, barry bonds' former friend and personal assistant. he had a conversation with dr. arthur king and he has found the go to prove it. it's a big deal. take a look at sketches of dr. king and steve hoskins testifying last week at this trial. the tape was subpoenaed in 2005 for use in a federal grand jury investigation. hoskins says he couldn't find it. this past weekend he found it. defense attorneys say they only found about this discovery at 11:00 last night via e-mail throwing the proceedings upside-down. he says he talked to hoskins 50 times on steroids. now on the "b" side they have evidence they did discuss it and that would discredit dr. king whose testimony held barry bonds. barry bonds arriving in a black suv. another wildcard introduced today, a conversation took place between dr. king and prosecutors before king's grand jury testimony and what he said was very helpful to barry bonds but notes the conversation was never turned over to the defense. exactly what he said, we don't know. the judge had defense attorneys write it down

terry mcsweeney has zblaist the when the dodgers come to san francisco you often here giant fans beat the dodges dodgers. beat the dodgers. security out here at at&t ballpark is hoping giant fans don't take that literally. >> they are preparing the ballpark for the big game ben's the dodgers. >> generally the crowd is well behaved but as to this, it's a whole different story. >> a different story under normal circumstances but a dangerously situation tonight. bryan stow remains in the hospital with brain damage following a beaten at dodgers' stadium. >> out here tonight there will be security presence that have only been seen during the world series. >> we will be very pro-active. we'll be out in the parking lots and any type of activities. >> there will be 40% more security and security are well aware of a craigslist posting calling on giant fans to beat a dodger fan into a coma. >> also at tonight's game, 100 of stow's fellow employees will collect money to pay his medical bills. they will hold a silent auction during the game. family members will be the guest of honor. >> it will b

." >>> and now to terry mcsweeney in san francisco where the president will be holding three fund-raisers. >> and fund-raising event number two is going right here at the masonic auditorium at taylor, 25000 people expected which starts at 5:00 this evening. you can see they are ready for the crowds. they have the barricades up to make sure the entrance is orderly and secure. there is going to be a number of presentations before the president goes on. this event cost between $25 to reportedly $10,000 for a vip reception, it's entirely sold out. take a look what you will be up against, no parking on california street in front of the auditorium, expect street closures around his arrival thoosmt arrival time is kept under wraps but it's expected to be around 8:30. people had this reaction about the president's visit. >> he is the president. i am not a democratic. whatever is good for the state. is what ought to happen and i hope he steps forward. >> i haven't heard anything about it. this is the first i heard of it. >> i didn't on know he was coming. yeah. er would be excited to see him if i

terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> about half an hour ago, district attorney released this formal complaint against joseph naso laying out the charges, four counts of murder with special circumstances. while the murders that this talks about occurred in northern california, police from new york state are also interested in this case thinking that he may be involved with murders back there. 77-year-old joseph naso is going to be in court at 1:30 this afternoon. he allegedly killed two bay area woman, one that was dumped in fairfax county and one that was dumped in contra costa county but new york state police are wondering if this image put together by investigators in 1973. he would have been 39 years old. if the artist rendition based on eyewitness account that three girls were murdered in the rochester area. it was dubbed the initial killings because the first and last name's initial is the same. in fact one of girls killed in new york was also named carmen cologne. investigators found evidence connecting him to the california killings but found nothing tying him to the new york