one problem in the city at the alameda and 36 street. otherwise, up to speed on the north side. 62 traveling towards the towson region. 56 at baltimore national pike. 70 in great shape. the earlier accident on baltimore national pike has been clear. 97 to and from 50 running smoothly. an update on the j.f.x. at 41st street. southbound traffic and no delays to report. 50 and sandy point checks out ok. the accident in easton has been cleared on westbound 50. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> michael johnson heads to court today or a judge is expected to set his bail. >> he denies any involvement in the death of phylicia barnes. jennifer franciotti has reaction and joins us live with more. good morning. >> this is a suspect that was close to the family. we're talking about michael johnson. family members say they had suspicions against him. he is phylicia barnes's older sister's former boyfriend. gregg bernstein gave few details about this case. the cause of death was ruled as asphyxiation. johnson was also seen carrying a large con

was it the local safeway in alameda? > reporter: within about five minutes the arrest took place and how they connected those dots and went from the university to that parking lot, we're not sure. the vehicle that was hauled away, there's also some questions about any kind of next us there. a lot of details tracks him to oakland and the state of virginia and that he's had hunting licenses as recently as 2008. apparently has some sort of comfort level with a gun. also a key detail is he may have purchased that gun legally as early as just a week ago in the oakland area. >> tony kovaleski, we will continue to work this part of the story throughout the next hour this evening and lout the next several days. thank you, tony. >> we have some details about the alleged shooter. this is what we know, oikos is a small, private christian university found ed ten years ago. it offers bachelor degrees in theology, music, nursing and asian medicine about but is chiefly regarded as a nursing school as we saw from that one nursing student

he was finally captured today about 3 miles from here in the south shore center in alameda. juan go was in the back seat of the alameda police car hiding his face from our camera with jacket covering his head. they had arrested him at about 11:30 in front of safeway in the south shore center parking lot. it was security guard who called police after he spoke to the suspect. source also tells us that go called his father telling him everything that had happened. after he parked the cary apparently spoke to the at least one safeway clerk who said he rambled about the shooting. he called the security guard who was told by go he shot a lot of people. security guard then called alameda police. they responded spoke to the man and took him into custody. this is video from sky 7 of the police car carrying the suspect back to the station. sources they also recovered the gun in the car. safeway shopper lisa saw it all. >> it looked like they stopped him at the door to see if he had anything in his pocket that he had stolen. there was no fight. he was just wearing a beanie. >> we learne

away and told the staff, i have just shot some people and i need to be arrested at which point the alamedapolice arrest him. oakland police are trying to put this all together and they have scheduled a news conference for 6:00 this evening where presumably some of the pieces of the puzzle that are missing and it perhaps a motive might come to light. why would somebody do this? nobody has any answers at this point. >> at one point they thought he was actually in class attending class and then stood up and shot but no longer do they believe that to be the theory? >> we have heard all sorts of different theories. when we hear more often as he was some sort of former nursing student, not currently enrolled. >> we will continue

goh. >> reporter: frank here at the alameda county courthouse, one l. e expression as the judge read the charges against him, ones that include special circumstances which could mean life behind bars or the death penalty. one l. goh stood behind the glass as the judge detailed the charges, several counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, kidnapping and car jacking. one l. goh did not enter a plea, that is scheduled for april 30. the district attorney says that there was no way anybody could have foreseen what happened monday. >> other than -- the issue of too many firearms in our communities, that i don't think that this individual particularly displayed any behaviors that anybody saw that could have ever

another at the alameda on 363. so far so good on the north side. everything moving well to and from the key bridge at this hour. 97 in good shape. speeds around 57 miles per hour approaching 50. this is 83 at the j.f.x. and no delays after the construction zone. this is 50 at sandy point. so far so good. if you travel in eastern, westbound 50 is shutdown near chapel road. 322 is your alternate. westbound lanes are shut down. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a couple of delays. the 35 and 36 buses are operating with delays. natural and light rail on schedule. light rail service will be disrupted between timonium and hunt rail stations may 5 through june at 30. shuttle buses will be in place. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. no rain to contend with on this friday. there is some wind. we have a west wind of 12. it will feel like it is in the 30's this morning. that is what you want to dress for. 53

coastguard says the alameda cut are should be in range to launch a rescue helicopter. last night a c-130 crew was able to drop supplies to the crew but stormy weather prevented rescuers from reaching them. a coastguard spokesman says the weather is better this morning and rescuers hope to reach that yacht in about an hour, by 10:00 this morning. the boat is one of ten yachts headed to the bay area, part of clipper round the world yacht race. they say four boats have already arrived. >>> the rain may be clearing out this morning but the bay area faces high winds and dangerously high surf along the coast. pg&e crews are working to clear away downed trees, mudslides and burned out transformers, all of which triggered power outages yesterday. electricity is expected to be restored to the last few customers in about half an hour. by 9:30 this morning. tomas ramon begins in hayward. >> high winds knocked down a power line that caused an outage in downtown hayward around 7:30. 4300 people were left without power. many stores and businesses were forced to close on a normally bu

he was finally captured today about 3 miles from here in the south shore center in alameda. juan go was in the back seat of the alameda police car hiding his face from our camera with jacket covering his head. they had arrested him at about 11:30 in front of safeway in the south shore center parking lot. it was security guard who called police after he spoke to the suspect. source also tells us that go called his father telling him everything that had happened. after he parked the cary apparently spoke to the at least one safeway clerk who said he rambled about the shooting. he called the security guard who was told by go he shot a lot of people. security guard then called alameda police. they responded spoke to the man and took him into custody. this is video from sky 7 of the police car carrying the suspect back to the station. sources they also recovered the gun in the car. safeway shopper lisa saw it all. >> it looked like they stopped him at the door to see if he had anything in his pocket that he had stolen. there was no fight. he was just wearing a beanie. >> we learne

we talked to j d nelson, the spokes person from the alameda sheriff's department and he talked about the search. >> finding any object in the water is difficult. and it is pretty small. we have a wide area that we are searching. and we have divided him into three sections and what you don't want to do is find it and have to refined it. and mark it off. >> and call oakland in and see what they want to do about the evidence collection. >> why the estuary, apparently the suspect in the case is cooperating with the police at least in this part of the investigation and that is what sent them out to the waters in the oakland airport yesterday. >> okay. >> then they will wait until the first light to get out there. >> they went out deep into the night. the dark or light is not an issue. >> we haven't seen the searcher he is out here. we are waiting to hear back from egg oakland or alameda sheriff's. >> reporter: in oakland, hundreds of mourners turned out in the tell tell baptist church to remember the seven victims of monday's shooting. after the ceremony, small group of students and teache

the suspect, who is believed to be an oakland resident, surrendered to officers in the alameda police department in their city. he was arrested and is currently at the police department. i want to thank the men and women who assisted for their heroic response and action. dispatchers, officers, firefighters, and all first responders did in incredible job in bringing this situation to a peaceful ending. thank you all to the oakland unified school district, the alameda county sheriff's office, the police departments from berkeley, university of california berkeley and the bay area rapid transit police department. requested assistance -- we requested assistance in handling the scene. the agency immediately provided 19 officers to assist with this incident. again, i want to offer my deepest condolences to the victims and their families. no words can express the gravity of these events in the pain caused by this incident. as additional information becomes available, we will share, pending notification of the families in order to ensure the investigation is not, as it did not compromise, we

the vandals have struck throughout alameda just recently. even spray painting the side of the historic alameda theater. the graffiti says dirty boy and cop killer. obviously this is threatening language for law enforcement. they have had eight similar cases and now asking for the publics help. if you know anything about who is behind this graffiti put in a call to police. we did check in a short time ago with alameda police. they tell us so far no one has been arrested in this case. and at least here at the alameda theater we checked around the side. we didn't see any of the graffiti that had existed here that police are so concerned about. it appears it has been cleaned up in this location. if you know anything about this vandalism spree put in that call to police. we are live this morning in alameda. >>> time now 5:34. memorials will be held today and tomorrow for the five sailors that died during a yacht race. the yacht club of tiburon will be holding a moment of silence before tonight's friday night race. tomorrow a memorial is planned on

the upper right one is the alameda park station. they could not aid the private agencies. alameda had its own electrical system. these are various projects. los angeles storm drain system. they raised the dam. your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are still in use. the engineers said we have to replace a ball bearing. we of course, have neglected our infrainstruct our and it's rated to be a d and dropping. so if you don't pay your taxes, things do fall down. much of it is things that were built during the new deal. fortunately, they built them very well. so the stuff was really built to last. but, if you don't have taxes to run a state. i expect we will see more of that stuff. i will give you a brief tour that we take for granted. the commitment to public education in all its manifestations. public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall k

it was towed from the alameda shopping center. a source confirms that investigators are looking into reports that there was about a .45 caliber handgun was purchased by the suspect last week legally at a castro valley gun store. they tell a story of large debt. two federal tax liens, totalling more than $23,000. records show other outstanding judgments totalling $10,000. one l. goh spent a great deal of time in the greater virginia area in the past decade. he has no criminal record there. only two minor traffic offenses. he purchased fishing and hunting licenses in virginia from 2006 to 2008. students on campus told us and told nbc bay area today that there was a language barrier, preventing goh from fitting in on campus. and we also learned that the suspected gunman was dealing with the death of his mom and his brother in the past year. we know a lot more about the suspected gunman. there's much more to know about what exactly the motive was, what may have led him to what happened this morning in oakland. >> what seemingly appears

we have none out there, only one accident on the alameda east 36th street. there's a look at the beltway, 61 and 59 average speeds. there is a look outside at the beltwa , hartford road and we switched to 83. traffic is moving just fine on 95. we're taking a live look at 95 at white marsh. remember, we're always on for traffic information anytime. go to wjz.com. back to you. >> thank you very much. here's what people will talk about. >>> details emerge in the murder of phylicia barnes as a once-trust family friend has been charged with her death. good morning, monique. >> reporter: good morning, don. and good morning, everyone. barnes' family said they long suspected michael johnson was involved in her murder. he, however, maintains his innocence. michael johnson was the last person to see honor student phylicia barnes alive. now he is charged with her murder. johnson dated barnes' sister for years and was so close to phylicia he considered her like a little sister. the surprise indictment comes 16 months after barnes vanished while visiting her sister. the s

but the alameda county coroner will not release the body. >> he want to give her a decent burial. >> reporter: in the midst of their grieving, the pings are dealing with legal red tape. the alameda county sheriff's office requires ping's husband to claim her remains. >> you have both members of the family trying to do the right thing. but the spouse is the one that has the legal right. he is the legal next of kin in this situation. >> reporter: ping's husband is in the philippines. he tells the family he is trying to get to the bay area and wants to take custody of his wife's remains. the delay has ping's family concerned about her son, 4-year-old kaiser, having is a say good-bye all over again, when they finally lay her to rest. >> i sat him down and told him what happened. but i told him, do you know about heaven. heaven is a happy place. >> reporter: an emotional time. a family who is eager to give a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter and a friend, a final place to rest. the sheriff's department says ping's husband was told of her death on april 4th. he has ten days to make arra

oakland police do not know if she was also wanted in the alameda kidnapping and assault case. ch shut down the amtrak line and businesses in a two block radius around the hotel. >> there was no walk in traffic. the clients couldn't get in. >> while saw them in the car outside, when the police stopped and got out of their car the suspect and woman ran into the hotel. oakland police have not identified the man or woman. they say it's an alameda case and all of our calls for information have gone unanswered. mark matthews, abc7 news. >> an update on the fatal standoff in modesto. they haven't identified the body where a gunman killed a sheriff's deputy and locksmith. they believe it is the tenant they were trying to evict. it ended late last night when tear gas and flash grenades set the apartment on fire. two people killed were 53-year-old sheriff's deputy robert paris and 35-year-old modesto locksmith. >> cupertino company has been identified the source of a national salmonella outbreak. they sold the tuna that is made at least 116 people sick. 12 had to be hospitalized. the fis

if you have any information, you are asked to call the alameda police department if you can help them identify the person or persons responsible. >>> 6:35. let's turn to the weather. so thankful we have our microclimates if you are not one for heat you can get to the coast. >> indeed. a lot of us will be doing this with the air conditioner. >> if you have one. get out the old fan, not everybody is so lucky inland east bay you will be needing air conditioners because of the temperatures will steadily be climbing day-to-day. right now 57 in the city, boy a pretty picture with deck of low clouds at 500 feet, where you have fog it is dense across the golden gate bridge and around half moon bay and pacifica. we will look for our warming to really get underway today. it will build through the weekend for most areas, except if you are in the city around the coast, perhaps marin county by the end of the weekend you will feel changes up towards vallejo. temperatures above average for the next several days, records low to mid 90s, high pressure building east and west of us, shunting that storm

oakland police do not know if she was also wanted in the alameda kidnapping and assault case. search shut down the amtrak line and businesses in a two block radius around the hotel. >> there was no walk in traffic. the clients couldn't get in. >> while saw them in the car outside, when the police stopped and got out of their car the suspect and woman ran into the hotel. oakland police have not identified the man or woman. they say it's an alameda case and all of our calls for information have gone unanswered. mark matthews, abc7 news. >> an update on the fatal standoff in modesto. they haven't identified the body where a gunman killed a sheriff's deputy and locksmith. they believe it is the tenant they were trying to evict. it ended late last night when tear gas and flash grenades set the apartment on fire. two people killed were 53-year-old sheriff's deputy robert paris and 35-year-old modesto locksmith. >> cupertino company has been identified the source of a national salmonella outbreak. they sold the tuna that is made at least 116 people sick. 12 had to be hospitalized. th

meanwhile, we did speak to the alameda county d.a. office's. they say it's too early to tell if prosecutors will speak the death penalty in this case. but we should be learning something from the district attorney this afternoon. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the identities of those who lost their lives in the shooting are slowly being revealed. they include chodum and the following -- >> there's no word on the other two, their names. >>> there will be a service held at the allen temple baptist church on international boulevard at 85th avenue. >>> authorities looking for a weapon in the university shooting are focusing their efforts near alameda. today, officers are at a water account front park along -- waterfront park along dolittle drive -- doolittle driver. paul chambers is there -- drive. paul chambers has more. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. that boat is the focus of the search. there is also a police search out here. investigators say goh is not telling them exactly where he threw the gun. that's causing

out of state and international students pay more -- pay three times the amount of tuition. >>> alameda teachers hit the picket line before the classroom. >> good morning. thank you for your support. >> the teachers rejected a contract proposal two weeks ago from the alameda unified school district. they say the offer did not offset previous pay cuts and does not lower class sizes. >> i think the teachers just want to be a priority by the district. they want the students to be a priority and for the majority of the money to go to classrooms where it should go. >>> the teachers only picketed before school began. the district said the rejected contract proposal guaranteed teachers more money for at least two years. both sides are now expected to return to the bargaining table. >>> the tax deadline is looming. you need to file your federal and state tax returns one minute before midnight tonight. only three bay area postal services are open. they are the post office at sfo, the evans distribb bucks sent -- distribb use center -- distribution center. >>> our seniors face unique challenges a

hundreds of alameda teachers will be picketing at schools across the city including here at alameda high school where folks have already begun their picket line. they are angry over failed contract negotiations and doing all of this before the beginning of the school day. they are passing out leaflets to parents and other members of the public as they arrive at school. teachers say they've taken pay cuts and have made other sacrifices and that's why recently, last month, they rejected a contract. 500 teachers with the alameda education association turned down that contract offer. teachers say the offer increases their workload without proper excepttation. that agreement called for a 1.5% annual raise. but teachers say these negotiations are about more than pay. they also say it doesn't do enough to lower class sizes. the maximum number of students would be 25 in kindergarten and 3rd grade. teach, say they would prefer a 20-student cap. >> those were supposed to be temporary class size numbers until we passed a parcel tax, which passed about a year ago, and the teachers were told we were

and just two hours ago the alameda county coroner's office identified six of the seven victims. names. judith seymore of san jose, sim of hayward, choedon of el cerrito, kim of union city, chibuko of san leandro,

here is what one witness had to save lives of the suspect being arrested. >> there were two alameda policehe front. there was a security car parked in the opposite direction. at a man with a bb she also describes the suspect's demeanor as calm. after the arrest officers were here for several hours focusing attention on this honda accord. >> investigators are still here at the location where the suspected shooters father is a living. according to witnesses, the father was taken in for questioning by investigators around noon today. the minister tells me that the suspected shooter is not allowed to live here because this is a senior living facilities. only residents 62 and older are allowed to live here in this building. >>catherine: coming up, we will hear more from police about the investigation and also go back live to the crime scene. in other news, we are continuing to follow the latest in the search for missing teenager, sierra lamar, the 15 year-old pianist more than two weeks ago on her way to school in morgan hill. tonight, rob fladeboe has the latest on the investigation. >>rob: ha

the money in this grant goes to the alameda county sheriff's department, the fremont fire department, was a police ibarra, san mateo sheriff's to permit, and many other agencies outside of san francisco. within san francisco, this grant will support activities at the police department, fire department, dem, public help, a public utilities commission. we come before you every year with this grant. there is no local match required from the city. the funds have already been approved by the regional bay area uasi organization, and they have been approved by the u.s. department of common security. san francisco is going to get approximately $9.5 million out of this grant based on a formula that considers a risky and threat in san francisco, based on our population and population and density and likely targets. this will fund one new civilian 1824 analyst at the police department. their responsibilities will be to purchase and maintain equipment, perform threat analysis, identify gaps in the police department did abilities, and manage various common security projects. i was asked to provide

. >> the scope of his murderous rampages on president here in alameda county. >> the man the police it was behind the mass killing at oikos university expert were a red jumpsuit accused of seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. facing the possibility of the death penalty. >> one goh committed crimes of such you normandy and brutality, that our community, our country, and the citizens around the world are left reeling. >> authorities now say that he came to the school where he was a former student on monday. armed with a semiautomatic gun, for fully loaded guns o >> he had dropped out, he had not been expelled. but he was angry at a school administrator over some financial issues. still the district attorney says that there was no indication that one goh had in him to allegedly commit such heinous crimes. >> he was a loner, and what some might call a loser. but he did not exhibit any behavior is that we are aware of, that would have alerted anyone that he would commit such a murderous rampage. >> even as he faces charges, the investigation continues. >> we have not

mary how she is reportedly talking with the alameda county supervisors about the board seat that was vacated. how she is on probation after admitting to shoplifting. >> president obama has some ground to make up, at least two latest poll numbers. a rasmussen survey gives him ripon a 5 point lead right now in polls 49-44%. newt gingrich confirms that he will drop out of the republican presidential race next week. the former house speaker had hoped to extend his campaign with a strong showing in delaware's primary. romney swept all five of tuesday's contest in the northeast. rick perry endorsing romney now. he ended his own campaign in january and then endorse newt gingrich who is now dropping out. he says mitt romney has earned a nomination through hard work, a strong organization and discipline message of restoring america >> lawmakers are getting briefings on the military's potential link to the columbia prostitution scandal. six allegedly violated curfew before the president arrived earlier this month. so far the pentagon is quiet on any breaches in security. the secret service has

. >>> the weather didn't stop the celebration in alameda where the first lady came to chris an new coast coast cutter. lesion lesion lesion has -- lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> no one could escape the heavy downpower. buckets of rain and unforgiving wind. no even the first lady, she came here to christen the coast guard's brand flu -- brand new vessel, in the kit stratton. >> you're all troopers. way to go. i'm proud of you al making it here. >> the cutter is named after captain dorothy stratton, director of the coast guard women's reserve during world war ii. >> to have this beautiful cutter with her name on it, she would be extremely pleased. >> reporter: and to have the first lady support added to the signature attendance. she stressed her joining forces initiative which aims to provide civilian support for service members and their families. >> you're never alone. people like me, my husband, and, believe me, millions of americans, know about your service. we are inspired by your sacrifice. >> reporter: and with that, she officially welcomed the cutter stratton. >> bring our cu

nine of them are leaving the agency. >> 11 members of the alameda s.w.a.t. team will had he had to jordan next week. they are taking part fourth n the fourth international warrior competition. they will compete among elite units. the airfare is being picked up by a group n have walnut creek. they provide anti-terrorism training for the alameda sheriff's department. >>> lisa argen joining us now talking about a nice workout but you couldn't get through seven days without that four-letter word of rain. >> lisa: it's way out there. [ laughter ] >> terry: you brought it up. >> lisa: you brought it up. we're going straighten it out when we come back. >> terry: and a wayward dolphin finds himself in troubled waters along the california coast. efforts to help him survive. we'll tell you about it. the difference between my pale dry skin and glowing moisturized skin? jergens natural glow daily moisturizer. it gives you natural looking color, guaranteed. jergens is the difference between landing and making an arrival. jergens. the beautiful difference. zbluit are looki

. >> up next, the women making a name for themselves in alameda county. >> three people are splitting a world-record lottery jack pat and are staying out of the spotlight at least for now. >>> it looks a lot different outside than this morning. we're seeing some blue. leigh glaser has a look ahead at >> ama: a science tirks an educator and an artist are among the 11 women inducted into the alameda hall of fame. they were honored at a ceremony at the greek orthodox church in oakland. they received special recognition for their achievement and outstanding work in the community. >> i was certainly shocked to know, because the work i do -- i'm looking for work i'm doing, and i'm involved in my foundation, and it's very important for us to be sure our young people see these women, they can also do anything they want to too and dream big. >> ama: the women's hall of fame is known for giving back to the community. its charity work provides needed resources to local women and children. >>> well, many of us today are dealing with a little lotto depression after no one in california hits the bi

the car is registered to 43-year-old michael medallion. at his parents news alameda a.i. e with his parents who told me their son was not driving and had reported his car stolen. but he reported the theft wednesday night some time after the accident. >> i have if he ever seen a case like this it's actually very rare to see to even hear of someone being hit from hyped like that. >>reporter: executive director of the east bay bicycle coalition says cars hit bikes all the time but usually it's a driver opening a car door into an oncoming bike or driver turning right across a bike lane without looking. >> those are the 2 unfortunate cases we see quite a bit. >> in the case of tunnel road the city of berkeley plans upgrade. >> put bike lane in here? >>reporter: caved campbell program director at the bee sick ill coalition and designated bike lane would be a start. >> often of slowing down and staying aware. >> this is always a tricky spot here because people are really taking off here. jeans. >>reporter: speeding cars are the biggest threat they say. patricia a lives a couple d

we will look at video from last night when divers from the alameda county sheriff's were out here. a couple of dozen were out here searching the waters for a .45 caliber gun. and not only the sheriff's but the san francisco police department length a boat with some sonar in it yesterday and they have been combing the waters looking for the weapon. they say it is a key piece of evidence. we talked to the deputy j d nelson yesterday. and talked about how the search is going. >> finding an object is not the eastiest thing. the gun is not easy to find. it is pretty small. we have a wide area that we are searching which is why we divided into three sections. >> they will mark it off. and with something that is in the water. and what you don't want to do is find it. and then have to refined it. and so they mark it off. at that point we call oakland in and see what they want to do about the evidence collection. >> as i said. obviously this is a piece of evidence they desperately want to find out here. it is like finding a needle in a haystack. we are expecting them to be back out here at s

she would not confirm and reports that the suspect had possibly been arrested in alameda. that is one thing that she would not confirm. and she did say that they do not know if the shooter is actually still in the building or not. or possibly in the area so that is obviously the main issue. they do not have the shooter at this point and they're not saying for sure, or do they know, whether the shooter is actually inside of the building or perhaps had slipped out and taken off before the police got here. we tried to ask how the oakland police found out about the situation, was it a 9 1 1 call or something else? she was not able to answer that question. so that would seem to confirm what we have discussed earlier that it is some kind of school and some of the people that we have seen in evacuate our students and not just office workers. we also salt to federal officer. i believe the bad was the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms. the woman standing to the right is a member of federal law enforcement. in one capacity or another, whether as an advisory role or if there were

this will grant san francisco 3 slots which will be on par with the alameda and santa clara counties. we are recommending support on ab57. onto the second bill on page 8 of your matrix, we are also recommending a watch on this bill. this bill authorizes this transfer of the inner-city rail service from caltrans to a new jpa which would be similar to the capitol corridor trains. then ab1780 on page 9 of your matrix, we recommend a support position on this. this bill requires caltrans to fund project reports for local funding projects on state highway system, specifically the project initiation document. this is a self-help bill to maintain caltrans funding and we recommend support on this bill. the next bill is ab1950 on page 9 of your matrix. there also recommending a support on this bill which permits 10% of state grants to schools to be expended on hard infrastructure in addition to bus shelters. this would include grants for sidewalks and pedestrian walkways and bikeways. the next bill is ab2147 on page 9 of your matrix and we recommend a support position. and this bill was recentl

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. >> ama: the weather didn't stop the celebration in alameda today where the first lady came to christen a new coast guard cutter. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> lisa: no one could escape the heavy downpour, the buckets of rain, and the unforgiving wind. not even the first lady. she came to alameda to christen the coast coast guard's brand nw vessel, the cutter stratton. >> you all are troopers! way to go. i'm proud of y'all. for making it through this day. >> this an historic day. the cutter is named after captain dorothy stratton, a director of the coast guard women's serve during world worlr ii. >> to have this beautiful cutter with her name on it, she would be extremely pleased. >> reporter: and to have the first lady's support only added to the day's significance. michelle obama stressed her joining forces initiative which aims to provide civilian support for service members and their families. >> nor never -- you're never alone. people like me, my husband, and believe me, millions of americans, know about your service. we are inspired by your sacrifice. >> reporter: and with

elise towed the car from outside of the safeway in alameda. he man of the car belonged to. he was taking nursing class is at oikos university. maureen kelly spoke with a friend of the victim. it's >> he is very of be it cheerful. he was very inquisitive. >> she became friends with them and after meeting him when he worked as a waiter at this indian restaurant around the corner from his -- from our office six years ago. >> it was a pleasure speaking with him. >> he lived alone in a hotel with his family. >> he was educated. if he came here not out of ambition, but as a restless soul wanted to explore the world. the fact that he was studying nursing made sense to me. i think he was a buddhist and had a real perception of people. he was a delightful person. he will always be part of our thanksgivings. >> another victim, a young hayward woman who graduate from logan high school, lydia sense was also a nursing student. today kron4 spoke with her brother who says the entire family is in shock. >> she always the others before herself. an amazing siste

. >>> the alameda says scam artist is steeling from the elderly. i he approaches elderly people and claims to have sick relative and is willing to sale gold bar to pay medical billsen preponderance of course those bold gears are worthless. they say he has run the scam all across the area. >>> rescuers are hoping someone will spot a whale caught in fishing network. officials first spotted the whale last week in southern california. they fear the whale will die if the lines are not cut soon. >> the gear can cut into the flesh and set up an infection. >> we on that i understand video showing a wail -- whaleries view in hie. it is against the law for anyone but trained officials to approach a whale. anyone who spots the whale is asked to call a toll free number that's posted on our website. >> federal chairperson reassured wall street that the central bank plans to fact necessary. >> strains in global financial markets, those though less pronounced generally than last fall continue to pose risks. >> he said the fed is prepared for another round of bond

. >>> oakland police are trying to figure out why a car collided with an empty school bus near the alamedause this morning. a subaru and the bus crashed into each other 9:30. there were no children onboard that school bus. neither driver was seriously hurt but the wrecked vehicles toppled a pole that supported a traffic signal. >>> caltrain is up and running again after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a train this morning. rail service was stopped if both directions after the victim was struck by a northbound train at san mateo's hayward park station after 7:30 this morning. caltrain now says investigators believe the person intentionally stepped in front of the train. there were 45 minute delays as police investigated. >>> delta airlines jumbo jet back in the air after making a emergency landing in ireland because of a bomb scare. the 767 was flying froms stan bull, turkey to kennedy air -- from istanbul, turkey to kennedy airport. police searched it and found nothing the aircraft was refueled and the 206 passengers and crew continued on to jfk. >>> in oklahoma the death toll has from

. >>> oakland police are trying to figure out why a car collided with an empty school bus near the alamedause this morning. a subaru and the bus crashed into each other 9:30. there were no children onboard that school bus. neither driver was seriously hurt but the wrecked vehicles toppled a pole that supported a traffic signal. >>> caltrain is up and running again after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a train this morning. rail service was stopped if both directions after the victim was struck by a northbound train at san mateo's hayward park station after 7:30 this morning. caltrain now says investigators believe the person intentionally stepped in front of the train. there were 45 minute delays as police investigated. >>> delta airlines jumbo jet back in the air after making a emergency landing in ireland because of a bomb scare. the 767 was flying froms stan bull, turkey to kennedy air -- from istanbul, turkey to kennedy airport. police searched it and found nothing the aircraft was refueled and the 206 passengers and crew continued on to jfk. >>> in oklahoma the death toll has from

the alameda county sheriff's office is warning seniors to beware the man selling fake gold bars. one scammer was caught on surveillance tape. now take a good look. he approaches people, mostly elderly folks, and tells them he has a sick relative and he needs money to help with medical expenses. he then tells them he has gold bars to sell them and takes the would-be victim to the bank to withdraw thousands of dollars in exchange for that gold bar. they say the scams are happening throughout the bay area and in southern california. if you know anything about it or recognize that man, you are urged to call the alameda county sheriff's office. passing the blame, the owners and operators of the costco, the container ship that slammed into the bay bridge in 2007, are now suing the pharmacists they say dispensed drugs to the ship's pilot right before that crash. the lawsuit claims that prescription pills dispensed to pilot john koda were given recklessly and negligently at a drugsto drugstore. they say the drugs in turn clouded his judgment. you may recall the marine pilot pled guilty i

or the victim was detained in alameda. this is about a 10 minute drive. from the shooting area up to where t disuspect -- was detained. authorities believe that is the car that he used. this is still an ongoing investigation. >> catherine: we also have the team coverage at highland hospital. victims were rushed. >>reporter: catherine, earlier i spoke to members that i just heard from the latest. this nursing student is thankfully going to be okay. she was shot in the armor. she was in class when she called her of older brother that she had just been shot. >> we're not actually believing that we're dealing with this. >>reporter: he was a straight a student. >> he crept inside of the class today. and he dropped out but he returned to class today and opened shooting. >>reporter: this student is receiving stitches and her father was very unemotional but grateful bush will be able to return. her father was very- emotional. >> catherine: this coverage continues for this evening. and also www.kron4.com including video of the latest information from police and the

the driver lost control on hegenberger road and dolittle drive. alameda county deputies say they found the -- say they ran the license plate on the car and found out it was stolen. >>> 43-year-old one goh may enter a plea today. he's ring held at the santa rita jail in dub lip. the alameda county sheriff's department says goh just started eating this weekend after almost a month of self- starvation in jail. oikos university opened one week ago but according to "the times" the future is uncertain. they've been trying to obtain accreditation but that is at least a year away and oikos' financial problems are so severe, the president has gone without pay for a year. the leaders say they are committed to the school. >>> 7:31. we may not know for months the san francisco's ethics recommendation for whether ross mirkarimi should keep its job. now the director in the ethics collision tells "the kronical." -- "the chronical" the whole decision may take a few months. >>> well, bill lockyer plans to run for state controller two years from now despite the scandal tha

alan: for the first time tonight, we are hearing nadia lockyer describe what she resigned from the alameda county abort of supervisors. she spoke the san jose mercury news. >> i did need to resign because i need to really, really focus on my recovery from both the assault, that abusive relationship, and having my heart and my psyche. >> alan: lockyer is the wife of bill lockyer, is still a supervisor until the vote on tuesday. her resignation ends a series've publicly aired events including claiming to have been assaulted by an ex-boyfriend and entering rehab for substance abuse. >> ama: pg&e is investigating after man died from touching a live 12,000-volt powerline. pg&e says a mylar balloon few into the power lines, causing an explosion which knocked a transmission line the ground. a neighbor tried to move the downed line. he died at the hospital. >>> in west sacramento a man wanted in a crime spree is dead after shootout with officers. authorities believe the unidentified man was responsible for a series of carjacks that led to the closure of a stretch of i-80. deputies spotted the susp

. >>> the weather didn't stop the celebration in alameda where the first lady came to chris an new coast coast cutter. lesion lesion lesion has -- lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> no one could escape the heavy downpower. buckets of rain and unforgiving wind. no even the first lady, she came here to christen the coast guard's brand flu -- brand new vessel, in the kit stratton. >> you're all troopers. way to go. i'm proud of you al making it here. >> the cutter is named after captain dorothy stratton director of the coast guard women's reserve during world war ii. >> to have this beautiful cutter with her name on it, she would be extremely pleased. >> reporter: and to have the first lady support added to the signature attendance. she stressed her joining forces initiative which aims to provide civilian support for service members and their families. >> you're never alone. people like me my husband and believe me millions of americans, know about your service. we are inspired by your sacrifice. >> reporter: and with that, she officially welcomed the cutter stratton. >> bring our cutter

man accused of killing seven people at or close university will be in court today represented by the alameda county public defender's office. at today's hearing he could possibly enter his plea. he is charged with seven counts of murder with special circumstances and three counts of attempted murder. he has admitted of going to the campus of a 45 caliber handgun and four fully loaded magazines of any mission. he is being held in dublin without bail. more on this story as we continue on the kron4 news. of >>will: you can see the caltrans truck, he and his buddy will just have to pick up the cones and take them off from the roadway and then, they will be able to reopen all lanes of northbound 680. right now, it is slow and ago. once they pick up the cones, the chp will be out of here. they are not even sleeping at this point. they picked up about 100 gal. of diesel that's built. on the other side, southbound 680, they managed to open to lanes. a couple of minutes after that, all three lanes. it is still slow and go through that area. >>george: the southbound backup on 680 is now completely cle

they watched her grow up here just off of the alameda, neighbors say thomas, the mother charged in the multiple stabbing of he own baby must have snapped. she was there to say she did not like the living conditions where her baby was. a as parent that's enough to make you snap. if you are feeling like the people aren't responding to help you, it's just, you know, something that makes you like nobody is listening or helping. >> reporter: the state is reacting to the stabbing as well. human resources secretary says on the day of the stabbing stabbing it a peers safety protocols were followed. >> the suspect in this case, her, she went through the metal detecter and her bag was searched, the knife was hidden in the bag, possibly in the lining of the bag republican the secretary has announced new measures to help revent such violence. we are installing lockers, where you check your bag before you go through the metal detecter and anywhere near the back of the office where you will have a supervised visit. >> reporter: if social workers suspect someone could become violent, they will be abl

the region. we note that there are a lot of local measures. alameda is looking at replacing a sales-tax extension and increase on the ballot that would provide a significant amount of new funding for transit. we recognize the need to support those efforts. in the area of service performance, we are proposing slightly different approach here, which is to establish what we are calling the transit performance initiative and this is sort of a two-pronged approach that consists of an investment element and an incentive element. on the investment side, we would basically provide money to invest in improvements in the major transit corridors. speed improvements is a big one. what we have found is just over 50% of the transit trips are on major transit corridors that are traveling of speeds of about 9 miles per hour. there is a significant opportunity to make some low- cost investments that could really improve the service for the passenger and also help the financial framework. we have a pilot initiative for this where we have set aside $30 million. we have

. >> the alameda sheriffs department at the santa rei he's cooperating with investigators a and told them he felt mistreating t. chronicle says goh was dealing with debt, including $23,000 in back taxes. police say goh had been expelled from the university and was targeting an administrator yesterday, but that woman wasn't at the school. meantime investigators say they're still searching for the murder weapon. they believe goh may have tossed it into hereless than a five minute drive from the shooting scene. >> reporter: we have had san francisco respond. that sonar has searched a specific area of the water that the investigators have concentrated on. >> a representative from the district attorney's office told me goh has not yet been formerly charged in this case. he's due to make his first court appearance tomorrow afternoon. in oakland ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage of yesterday's deadly shooting. we are posting updates as we get them at ktvu.com. we're now hearing from the family of central valley girl. 16-year-old joe ann thompson disappeared in