a state lawmaker is renewing a push for the c.h.p. to step in and assist san jose police dealing with rising violent crime in the city. good morning, everyone. >> the san jose police chief is saying "thanks but no thanks" despite recording five homicides in the final week of may. abc7 news reporter matt keller is at police headquarters. >> this is the speaker pro tempore's letter to the police chief urging him to ask c.h.p. for help patrolling the city. >> the most recent crime wave sparked an old debate: the speaker pro tempore wrote another letter to the police chief urging him to ask the c.h.p. to help patrol the city. she wrote that she is concerned the five homicides last week is just the beginning of what could be the most violent summer in years. her brother and san jose city council member think police chief should ask for the help in light of the recent violence. >> it is strapping our police department. we put all resources to the incidences, and it leaves other parts of the city vulnerable so when we have a department that i

the c.h.p. l make comparisons to last month's limousine fire on the san mateo bridge which killed five women. >> less than 30 minutes at 7:00 a.m. the supreme court could hand down the decision on prop 8, the ban on same-sex marriage another opportunity for the high court to issue a ruling on the controversial issue before the term ends at the end of the month. the decision on this and several other big issues could come any time in june. justices are poised to rule on the federal defense of marriage act. if a ruling comes down, abc7 news will bring the ruling to you the moment it happens and we will tweet the decisions at abc7 news. >> jury selection is underway in the trial of the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed an unarmed teen in florida. here is a picture of the courtroom in florida, and george zimmerman killed seven-year-old trayvon martin in february of 2012 and he is charged with second-degree murder. the question of self-defense or murder will be answered by the people sele

number one, walnut creek police are expected to turn over their findings to the c.h.p. about a week limousine fire, for comparison to a deadly limousine place on the san mateo bridge last month. ten women in the limousine managed to get out. >> developing news in san francisco, firefighters discovered thousands worth of marijuana at the scene of a house fire. this fire broke out at 1:00 o'clock a.m. in the richmond district. amy hollyfield is at the scene with a report coming up at 5:30. >> the supreme court could hand down a decision today on prop 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, however, the decision on this and several other big issues could come any time in june. if a ruling comes counsel today use will bring you the ruling and reaction the moment it happened. >> board of supervisors committee is expected to aproven new regulations today aimed at leveling the laying field between food trucks and brick and mortar trucks, including a ban to keep new food trucks from setting up 75' of a restaurant. a maximum of three day as week in one location. >> five, apple kicks off

of the questions for walnut creek police who are investigating the fire and now they are alerting the c.h.p. who still have an open investigation into a fatal limousine fire on the san mateo bridge. more from abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. >> what happened here was terrifying for the women, but police point out to me that it was a vehicle fire with no injuries that happened on private property and they say at this point there is no indication that a crime was committed. here is a shot of the limo after the fire carrying ten women mostly if their 90's, and they had some care tackers with them on way to a birthday party in sonoma. before they left the development, right here, they smelled smoke. they get out safely. police think the fact there was a limousine fire last month on the san mateo bridge played a role if their quick thinking and why they also think that is why this limo fire that happened yesterday is getting attention. >> it is highly inbound. if the golden gate the cinco ded not occurred without not be interviewing me, but that is what caused the people to be so alert about t

. >> walnut creek police are expecting to turn over findings of a weekend limousine fire to the c.h.p. for comparison to the deadly limousine blaze on the san francisco bridge. >> the latest happened when the limousine was about to take off to sonoma for a 90th birthday party and the fire broke out in an electrical system located behind the driver. ten women, most of them elderly, all managed to get out safely. >> we were able bodied, and we got out first to help the other ladies, and they were all like 90-plus. >> the owner of the company said the vehicle was recently inspected but highway is still investigating the may 4 fire that killed five women. >> man claiming that he revealed the government is collecting data from millions of americans phone and intent records is hoping to seem asylum. 29-year-old edward snowden was an intelligence contractor in hawaii and faces decades behind bars for revealing classified information over two national security agency, and he lives in fear of being tracked down and hopes to go toize land. >> i could have people come after me or any of their th

officials and the c.h.p. have discussed enforcement plan. >> if you hear a bell ringing outside it is in honor of the last survivors of the 190 earthquake 107-year-old woman passed arm on tuesday at her home in santa clara. the public is invited to a remembrance at 12:30 where a fire engine will ring the bell. she is seen in this video. there are new just two remaining 1930 earthquake survivors. >> six people are recovering after being rescued from a sinking ship in half moon bay which took on water yesterday morning. a photo from the patrol shows the tip of the boat sticking from the water with a few coolers. the group from central valley was on a fishing trip and the vessel was sinking. >> happening now, oakland police headquarters is closed again today so crews can finish repairing damage from a massive water leak. a high pressure water line broke last week in a third floor bathroom. water caused significant damage to the first flee floors of the damage. crews will be busy until monday completing the work.

. >> walnut creek police are expecting to turn over findings of a weekend limousine fire to the c.h.peadly limousine blaze on the san francisco bridge. >> the

. >> today, caltran and the c.h.p. ll team up to keep drives from literring and to clean up what is already there. the maintenance crews in the nine bay area counties will focus on picking up trash on the freeways and highways and the patrol officers are looking out for drivers who will not wait to fine the closest trash can and dump out the when. this is the 10 county -- the 10th anniversary of the litering. >> the fine is $10,000. >> it is expensive. you should wait for the trash k. >> wear the sunscreen if you are taking part. it will be brighter than the last couple of days. live doppler 7 hd shows a lot of dry air this morning. we have breezes that will kick in at 2:00 this afternoon and a west wind at 15- to 25-knots for san francisco bay and the delta community and faster over the beaches this afternoon. winds are running from the north at 20 to 30 knots hanging out until 9:00. the camera is back to show you how clear it is, you can see a few high clouds in the distance looking toward the east this morning. it wi

water park, after driving the car into the water while being chased by san francisco police and the c.h.p., the chase began in san francisco's mission district. >> number three, former san jose vice chair chavez and water district official are headed for a run off, the drop two vote getters among seven candidates if supervisor to replace george shirakawa jr. >> 20 major league baseball players could face suspensions up to 100 games investigating a miami clinic that sold performance-enhancing drugs including oakland a's pitcher and former giant cabrera. katie marzullo has dailies at 6:00. >> den more wries control volunteers from the bay area are headed to oakland to help in the recovery from several devastating tornadoes the team will join a dozen other bay area red cross workers already on the ground there. >> if you liked yesterday, you will like today, in fact, i appreciate kristen mentioning ground hog day is what we will have. as we look toward the future the heat is on and i give you an update on how hot it will be this week. >> we have a brand new problem that could hatcher your co

is issuing a sig-alert and you can see the red line backing to highway 84 with a big rig involved and to cars and c.h.p. is there blocking off only one lane getting by and fremont boulevard, mission boulevard is a good alternate and right now it is an hour from hayward to the milpitas area. the alternates are mission or fremont boulevard. the toll lazy shows the metering lights turned on with wet and gray and a lot of headlights and headlights if you are using your win shield wipers. that would be all day. >> breaking news from los angeles with a major police scene mid-city area. two lapd police officers have been shot. details are still coming in but this is near a substation. the officers are both detectives. they were shot in the parking lot coming back to the substation. a tactical alert is called and the swat team is on the scene. both officers have been taken to the hospital. we will stay on top of the story and bring you updates as information comes in. >> from san francisco, three people are injured, two critically, following a shooting in the bay area district this morning. right now the shoot

the bay bridge. we are under a c.h.p. issued fog advisory so right now we going to be slow as you make the approach away from the toll plaza at 35 miles per hour at the s-curve and beyond treasure island there is heavy fog so be careful. in castro valley we have areas of slow downs and the golden gate bridge where we have plenty of fog, as well. in san rafael, it was foggy earlier but it is burned off. it is looking clear. the headlights southbound. to central san rafael is looking good but in sausalito you will in the thick clouds. >> 6:20, our coverage of the supreme court decision on same-sex marriage continues ahead at 6:30 the reason senator feinstein says the decision on doma does not go far enough and what she is planning to do. [ female announcer ] love. it's the most powerful thing on the planet. love holds us in the beginning. cw old. love is the reason you care. for all the things in your life... that make life worth living. ♪ ♪ sweet love of mine >> in oakland police are on the scene of a shooting on a street n

the shooting we're told in or around the library, he library is not far from pico boulevard and the c.h.pa heavily armed suspect was shooting near the library at cars. we have been told that all schools in santa monica are on lockdown to assure there isn't any other shooters or anybody else involved. so as a precaution other schools are on lockdown as well. >> shepard: i'm now told three people are confirmed injured. we can't confirm they're students but they're believed to be. and that the suspect in custody -- we don't know the extent of the injuries, police have told the los "the los anges times" up in they were shot while inside a car, either on campus or near the campus. so, guy's in the library, comes out of the library, begins firing at passing cars. that's strange even for southern california. >> it is, and you know, shepard, this community college is built right on pico boulevard, a main thoroughfare off the freeway, south of the 10 freeway, runs into the pacific ocean so year not far from the ocean. a very large tourist area not far from the college as well. so this area is alre

play and join the use 7 group and someone from the group is seeing that the vehicle is on the shoulder and c.h.p. was earlier reporting that it was blocking a lane and we have top speeds in that area if you are traveling along, now, outside, on the tolls, at the plaza, very busy and metering lights are on and when you make it to the city you are moving along fine but we have construction in the eastbound direction that lasts until 6:30 this morning. >> over to you. >> firefighters are getting the upper hand on a southern california wildfire and ahead at 6:30 the update from crews on the ground after flames led thousands to flee their homes. >> first, the celebrations in south florida leading up to the d but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. just like a tablet. so easy to use, it won a best of ces award from cnet. and it comes inside this beautifully crafted carrying case. introducing the all-new 2014 chevrolet impala with the availa

the forecast. have a great day. leyla gulen? >> headed into san mateo, c.h.p. has moved the accident to the north and it is a crash involving a couple of cars and it appears one lane is blocked and we heard that possibly this was a barrier, debris in the lanes, and this is what caused the accident but right now we can see slowing starting to build and the rest of the drive in the southbound direction is looking clear. the drive time traffic headed are tracy, from the central valley to dublin, 32 minutes gets you there as you start headed to the altamont pass is where we will see the bulk of the slow down, 101 from san francisco to sfo at 12 minutes and 85 northbound from highway 101 to cupertino under 20 minutes. this is the bring -- golden gate bridge, 11 minutes from the waldo tunnel to san francisco. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. australia woman goes for a swim. she is getting world-wide attention. >> and stories of innocent people convicted of crimes they didn't comity and how they won back [ male announcer ] technology. it's pretty a

it could cause slowing in the area until c.h.p. can move that out of the way. as we continue to the north, both directions along nimitz, you have high street and fruitvale a construction project is where the cones coming and that will last until 6:00 a.m., and in san jose, we will look at your drive along 280, two cars are out there making the drive away from 17 in the northbound direction, other than that, it is dark out there. >> 4:39 now, the number of hepatitis a cases linked to frozen berries is growing and costco is reaching out to customers. >> the court rule over a teen girl's easy access to emergency contraception that could concern parents but first america's money report. >> good morning. another down day for the dow opening this morning below 15000 for the first time in a month after plunging 216 points yesterday, all 30 stocks making up the average finished lower. kobe bryant at number three on the new lit of the richest agent least. number two is tennis great roger federer, and number one was tiger woods. >> mcdonald's has a new menu at the 24 hou

the accident happened shortly before 6:00 this morning. c.h.p. says the driver veered off the wet road and hit a tree. there were no other cars involved in the crash but it shut down the off-ramp for 2 1/2 hours. >> in colorado a massive wildfire burning in the son part of the state keeps growing. it now has burned 114 square miles. the wind is making the fight difficult. it could last through tomorrow. fire officials fear several resort towns in the fire's path are a lot of cause. >> new this morning, more problems for boeing 787 dreamliner, a united flight from houston to denver was forced to turn add when the pilots received a light indicating a brake problem of the united flight 94 made an emergency landing and is being checked out, the third flight diversion for 787 in a week of the entire throat was grounded in january following battery issues on some flights. >> and now our forecast? >> we have a lot of great sky, and still a file showers and a look outside in the bay bridge, with the lowering skies and maybe a few showers but more rain. th

in redwood city, the east off-ramp is blocked with a truck in the embankment so c.h.p. recting traffic around that and the drive from antioch is slow under ten miles per hour and 25-minute drive from antioch to concord. >> ahead, seven things to know before you >> a look from the mount tamalpais camera with a little bit of blue sky showing through with all clouds we have. we will talk about who could get rain this morning. >> as we hand thing off to "good morning america" seven things to know before you go include one, the bay area could have a wetter june than january. a summer storm is creeping through the area so it could be tough travel for commuters and airline passengers 100 flights being canceled yesterday from sfo. >> the supreme court could rule on two key cases, prop 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, and the fell defense of marriage act, and the high court will issue another round of rulings at 7:00 a.m. and we will, of course, bring complete coverage the moment a ruling comes down on air and online at use. >> three, the whereabouts the n.s.a. whistleblower edwa

. >> they had though shut down three of the four lanes on highway 101 for an hour and a half so rocks came couple bowling down at 2:15 when c.h.p. got the call. a car did run into one of boulders and a driver complained of chest pain. she was not taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. she did say it was very scary. it was so dark and it happened so fast. this is on the southbound side of highway 101 just south of the exit there. when she hit the boulder it ruptured the oil pan so because of this spilled oil it took a little longer to get this cleared up but they did get it back open, cleaned up and all the lanes back open in time for the morning commute. reporting live in sausalito for abc7 news. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. >> now the traffic. it could have been a big problem but we averified that. leyla gulen? >> i am sure it was scary because when something falls on the road it is frightening. we glad to hear she is all right. now the drive from sausalito into san francisco we are at 64 miles per hour. over the golden gate bridge it is a quick four minute drive. that is if you are driving at 65 miles per hour. no

. >> they had though shut down three of the four lanes on highway 101 for an hour and a half so rocks came couple bowling down at 2:15 when c.h.p. got the call. a car did run into one of boulders and a driver complained of chest pain. she was not taken to the hospital but is expected to be

so i do think that they will go for the legitimate operation but there's no surprise about this and you might recall that katherine gunn who was a analyst with c.h.p. receiver in the british side of the national security agency revealed at the time if they are wrong that wall that the national security agency was asking the british to spy in particular on using the internet on certain targets they wanted and intelligence agencies hate anything being reviewed. all right mr. harvey editor in chief of the world intelligence review website thank you so much for sharing your views with us here on r.t. . well and as always we are interested to know your opinion and today we are conducting a vote on our website r.t. to call and we're asking our viewers what the future might hold for edward snowden let's take a look at the answers that we've got so far some of you have participated think that. well that is almost a third of those who participated think that he might share the same fate as bradley manning and that is time in prison a little less than that thing at this point that it is hard to predict as the case is too complicated well about twenty four p

a lot of solo spinouts that is because of the loss of traction. >> that loss of traction is most common in on-ramps and off-ramps and roundabouts. also, c.h.p. asked me to remind drivers when there is a reduction in visibility when it is raining and your windshield wipers are on you must turn on your headlights. >> thank you. some parts of the bay area had steady rain this morning and here is video from lombard street in san francisco. the windshield wipers were working hard with the rain coming down in the marina district. >> in north bahrain fell for the morning and this is video from highway 101 in san rafael the hadder hit area. look at these clouds. sky 7 captured the gray cloud cover dropping rain and mist. >> today the supreme court will headache a decision on two key issues concerning same-sex marriage. california's proposition 8 the ban on bay marriage and the federal defense of marriage act. we go to san francisco city hall. >> the countdown is on. tomorrow, the fate of prop 8 is known. battle for marriage equality began here nine years ago and will likely end here. many couples will gather to hear of the supreme court ruling. >>

the weekend^. >> we have break news from fremont now, an accident has turned into a fatality. southbound 880, c.h.p. is restating the locationed with all lanes blocked. they are trying to get some of the lanes cleared open. right now the investigation is underway and a sig-alert is in effect, fremont southbound. you can get to the parkway or over to fremont boulevard. they trying to get the lanes open so traffic can get through but it is back to highway 84 in fremont area. walnut creek is flowing nicely from concord at 242 junction. katie and eric? >> seven things to know as you start the day. >> new video emerges of michael jack on on the 4th anniversary of his death. itso it holds up better busy buthan ever, angel soft®.er, it's built with two softshield™ layers. when wet, angel soft® is one, two, three times stronger than the leading value brand. well done, angels! stronger, holds up better... all wrapped up in a value you love. angel soft®. all the softness you want, all the strength you need. because no mouthwash works like listerine®. its unique formula penetrates the layers of bacteria in yo

the week. leyla gulen? >> good morning, at san jose we have a report of a brushfire and c.h.p. is reporting it could be from a homeless encampment. northbound 87 to northbound 80 we have smoke so that is going to be checked on and the smoke is causing slowing in the area and possibly hamper the visibility ever-so-slightly. as we take the drive to the maze we have a construction project blocking the transition from eastbound 80 to eastbound 580 and that will last until 7:00 a.m. but not slowing anything down. there is lots of green with major construction that is happening in the eastbound direction on the lower deck. the altamont pass from tracy, look at, that bumper-to-bumper traffic so do not forget you can always traffic your traffic with the abc7 news waze app at apple app and google play. to the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on and heavy conditions into san francisco so eastbound traffic is slow because of construction blocking three lanes. >> ahead, financial trouble at a north bay animal shelter, drastic step being taken. >> first dreamliner service

the boat and his identity has not been released. >> an s.u.v. has been recovered from a berkeley estuary. a map drove into it when he was being chased by police and c.h.p. but was able to free himself from the sinking car. the chase started in san francisco's mission district and crossed the bay bridge on to interstate 80 and the suspect is wanted in a hit-and-run accident. he was taken into custody. >> from san jose, police are investigating suspicious death this morning. a man's body was discovered about 9:00 this morning near a shopping carton north 4th street. investigators tried to determine whether the man was a transient. the cause of death is not none at this time and homicide detectives are on the case. >> developing news, it could be the largest performance enhancing drug scandal in american sports history. major league baseball is looking at suspending up to 30 players would might be connected to a miami laboratory that sold drugs abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is in the newsroom. some of the names are family to a's and giant fans. >> one player has been named so far, oakland a's pitcher, and a team spokesman would only say he will pitch

the altamont pass. we have reports of c.h.p. saying there is an incident in milpitas at 237 where we have a planned new h.o.v. lane between 237 and the 101 interchange. that should improve the commute. southbound 237, that is in the lanes until 6:00 a.m. the toll plaza shows moving nicely at the bay bridge with no issues. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start the day. >> the celebration honoring a [ panting ] we're headed the same way, right? yeah. ♪ [ panting ] uh... after you. ♪ [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] it's all in how you get there. the srx, from cadillac. awarded best interior design of any luxury brand. lease this 2013 cadillac srx for around $399 per month, with premium care maintenance included. i don'without goingcisions to angie's list first. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic! find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >> whether you are just joining us or headed out the door, here are seven things to kno

cameras only record the license late not passenger license plate. officials and c.h.p. been discussing an enforcement plan. >> happening now, oakland police headquarters will be closed today so crews can finish repairing damage from a massive water electric. a high pressure water line broke last week in a third floor bathroom and the water caused significant damage to the first three floors. crews will be busy until monday morning and anyone who needs help can go to the substation on 73rd avenue. >> now a check of the forecast with lisa here for mike. a warm-up? >>guest: it is going to be nice today and we are looking at plenty of warm temperatures. if you liked yesterday you like today the exception of the numbers coming up from two to four degrees. live doppler 7 hd shows scattered clouds around the bay, and we will be mostly sunny today from the exploritorium camera with a pretty sunrise in the making, 55 in livermore. around the bay today, in san francisco, and oakland, we have highs in the mid-70 from oakland today but you head inland and it will be in the upper 80