. >> the petaluma national little leaguers having some pizza, a precelebration of opening day which is going to be happening tomorrow. more on that coming up. petaluma at 77. gilroy topped out at 76. sunnyvale 74 and 72 in foster city. well above average and also record setting. a real awesome way to end the workweek. get ready. here come the changes. temperatures dropping in the north bay to the mid-40s. and you can see mainly clear skies in san jose. we do expect some areas of ground fog again to form for tomorrow morning so be on the lookout for that if you are waking up early. in emeryville it's clear right now. we take you into downtown. you can see a little bit of fog back near the golden gate bridge and so we have the marine layer and the ground fog tomorrow morning. visibility is not too bad now but it still could get cut down to a quarter to a half mile especially up in the north bay and back to the east bay. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow we are going to start off with areas of cloud cover and then eventually some filtered sunshine in here by 10:00 a

the 17 year old lives in penngrove.a town outside petaluma. some of the championships he's won have been at the petaluma speedway. his shop teacher at petaluma high says chase is a good student. one of several kids at the school that are very involved in the sport. to lose a family member is very difficult. 14 year old marcus johnson.known by the nickname m-j was a lifelong racer.starting with smaller vehicles like go karts.since he was five years old.here you can see him posing with a trophy in this snapshot here..alongside his older cousin chase.who you see on the right hand side of the screen. that young man..now 17.was behind the wheel during saturday's fatal crash. chase johnson has also been a competitive racer since a young age.his website reveals that he comes from 4 generations of race car drivers.the 17 year old lives in penngrove.a town outside petaluma..some of the championships he's won have been here at the petaluma speedway.the teen is a senior at petaluma high school. his shop teacher says chase is a good student.one of several

the petaluma national little league. time coming out, celebrating the 2012 push to the little league world series. you guys were having fun today, right? >> yeah. >> all right, and who we want to talk to today is the coach, mike and porter the first baseman. what a season it was for you in 2012, describe what it was like to go to the little league world series? >> hectic and a dream come true. the group of kids, the families. a lot of hard work, these kids did well. >> are you guys ready for 2013? yeah. >> let's come down and talk to porter slade, that is your dad, mike. you are second baseman, what was it like to make it to the little league world series? >> it was a dream come true, and we will remember it for the rest of our lives and i liked getting there. and just playing with all the other teams. because we got to hang out with japan, and we bunked with canada. >> how did you handle all that pressure? >> the first game, it was probably the worst, but it was awesome. and our coach eric said, that let it sink in that

the petaluma boy, the victims his 14-year-old cousin and the 68-year-old owner of the racecar. spoke with members of the family just trying to come to grips with this tragedy. >> reporter: i had a chance to talk to the boy's grandfather today. it was just last october when this family was celebrating at the petaluma speedway when chase won a championship title. tonight chase's racing has left that family in mourning. >> they call me on the phone that afternoon and said something terrible happened. marcus is dead. >> reporter: bob johnson describes how he learned that his 14-year-old grand son was dead. the sprint car driven by his 17-year-old cousin, chase johnson, spun out of control. >> marcus got killed by chase. it is unbelievable. >> reporter: what is especially tough, that marcus got killed by a sport that has defined his family for four generations. his great grandfather started racing in the 50s and every grand son inherited the same passion. young marcus spent nearly all of his free time around cars. he looked up to his older cousin, chase, who was making his mark in t

and we will continue to dedicate resources to this as much as we can. >> and that's why the petaluma police reached out to perverted justice. sergeant stapleton and his men worked out a plan with the online watchdog group. the police will be staked out in the house next door and perverted justice will turn over chat logs and phone records of the suspects expected to show up. wauns man leaves our house, the police will make an arrest. usually we set up inside the house, often in the kitchen. this time, we're in the backyard. to give you an idea of how this works, watch a man, 41 year-old norberto avalos. >>> they worked out a plan with the online watch dog group. police will be staked out in the house next door and perverted justice will turn over chat logs of the suspects expected to show up. once a man leaves our house, the police will make an arrest. usually we set up inside the house. often in the kitchen. this time we're in the back yard. to give you an idea how it works, watch this man. 41-year-old alberto avalos. >> come on back. i made some frozen lemonade. we was convicted of

the petaluma national little league team is ranked third in the world.are first in the hearts of their fans and that's why they will be honored this morning before opening day officially kicks off. they will be honored and then they will turn around and present their western regional championship banner to the league. they are ranked third in the world, but second in the country. pretty impressive. they came within one game of winning it all at the little league world series in august. they got a massive parade upon their return and even got the key to their city. the team will greet the hundreds of players who they inspired during this morning's ceremony. as lisa mentioned, it begins at 8:30. it's here on carter feel at petaluma junior high. and then after that the first games are spring for the petaluma valley little league will kickoff. reporting live in petaluma with what i swear to you was the most beautiful orange sky just moments ago, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> still looks beautiful, kira. thank you so much. our own carolyn johnson is actually mc

the 17 year old lives in petaluma. f the championships he's won have been at the 14 year old marcus nickname m-j was a lifelong a competitive racer since a young age.his website lives in penngrove.a town says chase is a good investigated. shooting. the pilot program is the second test expansion of bicycle access to bart this year. currently, bikes are banned from all trains during commute hours, a policy that has been the subject of protest from bicycle commuters for years. the pilot program, which will run through friday. will still prohibit bikes in the front three cars of all trains during commute hours and from the first car at all times for safety reasons. if the second pilot is deemed a success, bart staff will return to the board with a proposal for permanent changes to bike policy. in august, commuters in san francisco, san jose and up need to own bikes to pedal to many destinations. and return hundreds of bicycles at dozens of kiosks. this was the startling sight of this grass fire. mom, i invited justin over f

the was war driven by husband own cousin who attended petaluma high school. re as close as brothers and an investigation into the crash is now underway but the boy's grandfather says that the steering wheel on the car may have come loose. >> it clipped. we have not analyzed the car yet. it has been impounded by the sheriff in marysville. we will get the car back and analyze it but the steering wheel either came off or the shaft broke. >> marcus would have been 15 and chase will be 18 but they were really, really close, a close knit family. couldn't have a better family. >> the family raced the winged sprint cars on circuits across northern california. the middle school where marcus attends is now in mourning. kids, there, are out on spring break but grief counselors are on hand when the students return next week. live in petaluma for abc7 news. >> in vallejo police are investigating a fatal shooting. officers found a man shot to death last night after someone called 9-1-1 to report gunfire in a home. officers found the men dead inside a garage. they say he was

and the petaluma little league that thrilled fans last season.lacing up their cleats to do it again. we take you out to the diamond. >> vicki: today is the opening of little league season and no town is more serious about little league then petaluma. where they even bring out bunting to celebrate the day. after the city sent a team to the little league world series last year, opening day has become a local institution. >> "we love out baseball. everyone knows what we did with our kids that went down to williamsport and all these kids want to be there too, so it's a good thing" >> "it's pretty important, that's why we're all out here" >> vicki: the petaluma nationals had the city on edge last season when they finished third in the little league world series and second in the country. >> vicki: >> vicki: a truck on fire hanging from a bridge.can't end well. or can it? coming up, we find out happens to this driver in double trouble. >> vicki: today is day one of forced spending cuts. official on friday night and earlier today by signing the order. cristina mutchler shows us what this 85-

the driver ask a sonoma county teenager. he is live at much petalumaoes to school. alex? >> reporter: this is a difficult day for chase johnson who is is a senior here at petaluma high school. two bystanders were killed last night and one of them is the driver's own cousin. >> short time ago. i talked it with his grandmother by phone. and he said the family is devastated that he as good buy on good driver. >> he has been racing since he is five years old. >> he lost control of the sprint car while he was doing practice laps north of sacramento. his car went over a wall and into the pit area. >> two people were hit and killed. >> one of them was the 14 career old cousin and another is 58-year-old man. >> he had the trouble with the turn and believe he had mechanical issues because his car never slowed down. >> devastating. to come out and have a good time. you never know what is going to happen. it is racing. racing could be dangerous. >>> the track owner said that johnson was able to walk away from last night's crash unhurt. >> the race that was suppos

the petaluma all-championship little league team offers some words of wisdom to future little leaguers>> a change in the weather is on the way. perhaps you noticed some today. >> the warriors have struggled on the road trip. golden state would love to get a >> ama: it was opening day in pet human half. the home of the little league team that made it to the world series last year. the team bid farewell to their little league years. here's the story. [applause] reporter: as the new little league season begins an era comes to an en, the team that made it to the world series last year is now passing the torch. they know they're inspiring the younger generation but wish their victory walk wasn't ore yet. >> it's absolutely crazy how we get to come here and be ourselves at a baseball game and be able to watch the younger kids degree and be good role models for them. >> i know that once this whole thing is over, then all those kids will have their own fight. >> it's undeniable the momentum on the field is residual energy from last season when they ranked third in the world and second in the c

chase learned to race here at the petaluma. to comment but said that chase was well known here with a promising future in racing. >> the other person killed was 65-year-olddale wondergym. wondergym owned a car that was getting ready to race. dale wondergym leaves behind a wife and two young children. >>> a spokesman for the symphony says the musicians rejected a proposal by a mediator. four performances have now been cancelled since the musicians went on strike on wednesday. the performers are upset about proposals by management to freeze their pay in the first year with a 1% increase the next two years. >>> the giants are away in spring training. at&t park is hosting games in puerto rico. baseball fans packed the park for the first semi final game in the tournament. a giant fan favorite angel pagan is on the puerto rico team. they played japan tonight. people we spoke with say the games are high energy because the fans turn out equally to support both teams. >> either way i like it because it's a lot more diversity. you just e

because of that the petaluma national little league will be honored today before opening day of. e poise offer and as they were called last summer. all 13 will present their national championship banner to the leak. they inspired many as they came within one game of winning it all at the little league world series. they got a massive paw aid on their return and got the keys to the city. they will meet the hundreds of players who they inspired during the ceremony. it begins at 8:30 uncarter field at the junior high and opening day ceremonies officially begin at 9:00 a.m., kicking off the first games of spring for the petaluma valley little league. a lot to look forward to this morning. reporting live in petaluma, kira klapper, abc7 news. >>> good stuff. thank you, kira. it is official, president obama has signed an order authorizing $85 billion in automatic spending cuts. the cuts, no one as a sequester, could have a wide ranging effect in california. unemployment benefits could be cut and children may be eliminated from certain programs. school officials are already trying to meet

among the fans, players from the petaluma national team, you might remember these guys, played in thee league world series. >> it's their time to shine and this is the time where dreams are made and we worked hard and we just need them to work hard so they can -- >> and a great day in fremont to kick off the little league season. the event started with a parade and a barbecue for players and their families. >> very nice. >>> speaking of baseball, let's check in with mindy from comcast sportsnet. >> and boxing. >> a beautiful day in arizona. tim lipscomb. and an epic brawl next >>> good evening. i'm mindi bach. the warriors continue to inch towards the playoffs but they better be careful. they cling to a playoff position. after losing to the rockets on friday night, the warriors are set to host monte ellis, the milwaukee bucks in less than an hour. ellis is excited to face his former team. >> it's good to be back. can't wait for it. >> my fans love me. >> you've been playing so well in these last five, six games. you just kind of supercharged. >> i really -- i mean, like i said, once b

a little bit further to the north we have an accident in petaluma and it is southbound 101 at pepper ad, a car off the roadway, and off the embankment and a tow truck may have to block a lane to get that out of this but so far right now we are not seeing slowing in the southbound direction because of the car east road. kristen? >> 5:31, right new we go live to breaking news we have been will forking. >> stubborn fire burning in allah made, and our news reporter is live on the scene and joins us with the latest on how the firefighters are doing. >> as you can see as i step out of the way in downtown allah made, this is still smoke and fire in the roof so about 30 alameda firefighters are trying to put out the fire and make sure it is not hiding and make sure that the smoke stops coming from the roof. we will get you to the video of the fire that broke out, and they think in the third story of this three-story building here on park and san jose, above a business, it appears the fire broke out early this morning and no injuries, no word on the cause yet, but residents in the building and

the petaluma little league champions, this is one age bracket up. espn will broadcast it live on august 5. >>> mark joins us now. warriors getting ready to take on the lakers tonight. >> no such thing as another game when los angeles hits down. the warriors star probably won't take the court tonight against the lakers, warriors number 6, playoffs approach, steph curry and his ankle problem, tweaked it saturday night. today he leaves practice early to get more treatment and the team won't say whether he will play or not. >> if he is healthy and able to play he will play, if not, he won't. simple. we will make decisions based on what is best for steph curry and this baseball team. he is playing at a high level and he is probably thinking there is nothing he can do right now. unbelievable the way he is playing. >> as he would tell you tiger woods back in his rightful spot in the golf world, number one, first time since 200010. it -- 2010. arnold palmer tournament, but tiger woods owns it. he is rolling right now. this is his 6th win in his last 20 start

among the fans were some of the folks from the petaluma national team and you might remember they played. >> it's their time to shine. this is the time where dreams are made. we work hard and we need them to work hard so they can get there. >> very cool. the event started with a parade and is ending right about now with a barbecue for the kids. >> perfect weather for baseball. not all little leagues opened today. some next week. some the next week. we'll get a hint about the weather pat everyone from rob. >> do you have someone playing little league? >> i do. >> he seems to know about the schedule there. i'm thinking -- >> i do. >> what's up, rob? >> nice when you see baseball, little league or major league getting started, that means spring is around the corner. for the bay area you will think spring is arriving early. things will be really warming up in the next seven days. today nice. we did get close to 07 in fairfield and santa rosa earlier. upper 60s there, still a sea breeze on the coast and in san francisco. that's keeping the temperatures down around the inner bay. oakland to sa

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the driver, chase johnson, he's from the petaluma area, he was not hurt. >>> in another sad event, a motorcycle rider was killed last night in a multi-car crash on interstate 680 near walnut creek. this all happened about 6:00 p.m. a total of four vehicles involved in the crash including that motorcycle. you can see there a nissan 350 z burst into flames after the collision. details of what happened do remain unclear at this hour but a witness says the motorcycle and another car were driving recklessly before the crash. investigators from chp urging anybody who saw this crash to contact them directly. >>> a shop out of business for a while now after a pickup truck crashes right through the front door. that collision happening yesterday afternoon at the thrift center store on sonoma boulevard. firefighters say there were more than 40 people inside that store when the truck barreled right through the doors and into a checkout stand. four people, including the driver, they were hurt. three of them had to be rushed to the hospital. investigators right now still trying to figure out how t

the petaluma-based frozen food company would bring in 800 new jobs to the area. the plans are in the early stages. they still need to pick a site. but they would like to break ground in about a year. >>> the stock market may be at a five-year high right now. but not every investor is a success story. now a one-of-a-kind program is offering help to small investors who have been led down the wrong path by brokers and investment advisors. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains. >>> reporter: linda likes to play it safe. >> i'm not a gambler. >> reporter: so when the schoolteacher came into an inheritance she told the financial advisor at her bank to put it in something low risk. >> i told him i might be taking the money out within a year. >> reporter: but the investment quickly went south and linda lost $40,000. >> turned out mostly it was comprised of the high-yield bonds which i later found out were junk bonds. >> reporter: a costly mistake. so linda turned to the investor justice clinic at the university of san francisco law school where students help

and no town in the bay area is more serious about the game than petaluma. to the little league world series last year. the boys finished third. but naturally, the whole community is rooting for them to make it to the world >> "we love out baseball. everyone knows what we did with our kids that went down to williamsport and all these kids want to be there too, so it's a good thing" "it's pretty important, here" last season, the petaluma nationals were one win away from being the best in the nation and fell two wins short of becoming world champions. still, they finished second >> in major league baseball, the giants face off against the arizona diamondbacks today in scottsdale. and the a's take on the colorado rockies in the pre- season. turning to hockey. dan boyle and joe pavelski are taking care of the sharks power play problems. one goal at a time. a power play goal last night as the sharks went on to beat the nashville predators two-to-one. this game moved the sharks from a tie for eighth place in the western conference. into a tie for fourth. next up th

championships he's won have been here at the petaluma speedway.the teen is a senior at petalumaschool. his shop teacher says chase is a good student.one of several kids at the school that are very involved in the sport. chase johnson's website lists marcus as a member of his crew.but the yuba county sherriff department. reports that marcus was not an official member of the pit crew, and his presence in the pit area is still being investigated. maureen kelly kron4 news. the second person who was killed has been identified as a 69 year old grass valley man. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. right now, the california highway patrol is responding to a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles including a motorcycle on northbound interstate 680 at the rudgear road offramp in walnut creek. northbound traffic is being diverted to livorna road due to the crash, according to the chp. traffic is also backed up on eastbound state highway 24 due to the crash. we'll keep on eye on this and update you with any details we get later on in our show. the united states baseball

the fatal crash just hours ago south of petaluma has shut down one lane of highway 101. tara moriarty is live near the marin-sonoma county border. you're there now so what happened? >> reporter: the coroner is on scene and they have taken pictures of the victim. they're trying to get an id on her. behind me you can see there is firefighters standing around. you can't see but there is a ditch there. and that is where the truck is. the woman's body was behind the wheel but they just removed it a couple minutes ago. firefighters will begin the task of trying to get the car out of the ditch. if we take a look at video shot earlier this morning. the chp says around 2:15 they received a 911 call from a passenger inside the truck who had been injured. we're just north of novato. south of petaluma along a very dangerous stretch of 101. the woman was driving northbound when she drifted into the center divide and officers say it looks like she over corrected and then ended up in the ditch. >> it took our officers several minutes to find the vehicle as it was in an inconspicuous spo

today is opening day of the petaluma little league. he league this morning. players are also greeting this year's little leaguers, who, of course, are dreaming of their own run to williamsport. >>> well, time now, 9:11. questions still remain on how a man in florida got swallowed up by a sinkhole inside his own home. we'll have the latest on the investigation and the new concerns rescue crews face. >> plus, a colorful display is about to get under way in san francisco. how it will benefit san francisco parks and rec department. >> but first, let's take you outside for a shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, as traffic moves on through there without a problem. there is a little bit of a problem in the south bay. we are watching an accident down there on state road 17 and the hamilton avenue off ramp. one more lane is blocked, but trying to clear that up as quickly as possible. it is 9:12. this is mornings on 2. [ mom ] don't stress. we can fis out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-vers

the speedway. chase is a senior at petaluma high school. as very involved in the sport. >> it is a family activity is a wonderful thing to have a great sport with your family. but to lose a family member who areas is very difficult and sad to hear. >> chase johnson's raising website listed market as a member of the crew. the yn ba county sheriff's department said that marcus was not an official member of the pit crew. >>, mauren kelly kron 4 news. >> 905 is the time. we will continue to follow the news on that story. >> in other bay area stores were following you can take your bicycle on bart. they are doing another test to see if they should expend a bicycle access to bart. carly bikes are banned from all trained during commute hours. this is an effectihas bea protest by commuters. >> the program is running until friday. >> the first three cars are off-limits during commute hours. other than that you can take your bicycles on board this whole week long. the bart board will go back and look at whether they should make permanent changes to al

. >>> 13-year-old o'neill posed with the petaluma nationals. he will likely never play baseball again after getting hit in the head by a line drive last season that fractured his skull, but he is not done with sports. o'neill was one of the star players on his junior highway basketball team that was undefeated this year. his older sister sang the national anthem and she is recovering from melanoma and her family says she is now cancer-free. >>> good news from. >>> state game wardens would have new ways to handle mountain lion ent courts under guidelines just released. allowing rangers to consider nobody lethal ways to deal with the animal and set up a team of expert as consultants. proposals are in response to the outrage that followed the shooting of two emaciated mountain lion cubs in half moon bay. >>> the man fell 50' to the ground just before noon today near midway and patterson roads in tracy. alameda county sheriff's office says the parasail received a. electricity, but the man was not elect rocuted. pg&e says there were no disruptions to

the fatal crash just hours ago south of petaluma has shut down one lane of highway 101. tara moriarty is live near the marin-sonoma county border. you're there now so what happened? >> reporter: the coroner is on scene and they have taken pictures of the victim. they're trying to get an id on her. behind me you can see there is firefighters standing around. you can't see but there is a ditch there. and that is where the truck is. the woman's body was behind the wheel but they just removed it a couple minutes ago. firefighters will begin the task of trying to get the car out of the ditch. if we take a look at video shot earlier this morning. the chp says around 2:15 they received a 911 call from a passenger inside the truck who had been injured. we're just north of novato. south of petaluma along a very dangerous stretch of 101. the woman was driving northbound when she drifted into the center divide and officers say it looks like she over corrected and then ended up in the ditch. >> it took our officers several minutes to find the vehicle as it was in an inconspicuous spo

the petaluma racetrack said they are deeply saddened and they wish for healing in all of this. all of the drivers donated their entry fees from last night to the victim's families of this accident. >> paul, this apparently isn't the first accident, fatal accident to happen at this track. is there anything to be said about this particular track? >> not so much the particular track, though the sheriff's department confirmed in 2010 in august they have semi-truck racing there and there was also a fatal accident at this very same marysville track. >> paul ver cammen, thanks so much. >>> president barack obama heading to the middle east tuesday. it is his first international trip of his second term. he'll make stops on the west bank and in jordan as well. and he'll meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the white house says the trip's agenda is quite full. >>> pope francis has delivered his first angeles prayer. he blessed the crowd of more than 200,000 in st. peters square this morning. breaking from tradition francis walked out from the vatican grounds and went right

also, the southbound direction from petaluma, when we come back afte >> live from the kgo-tv broadcastis is abc7 news. >> it is wednesday, march 13. thank you very much for joining us. it is foggy out there at the golden gate bridge. mike will update that. >> it looks dreamy out there. for the drive it could be tougher. we will check with mike nicco. >> you do not want did use the high beams in the thick fog because the visibility is as low as eighth of an mile. there is no rain but there is mist around oakland with the fog at eighth of a mile visibility. we have quarter-mile visibility in concord and half moon bay. five miles in novato. sfo is up to eight but we have 45 to 46 minute flight arrival delays here. check ahead on our flight checker. at bay the fog is hugging the shore with temperature around 50. we have a lot of hazy sunshine by noon and mid-60's and hang around 70 for the afternoon with high clouds and sunshine. inland we have fog and temperature at 46. it will be sunny and 67 at noon. check out the 4:00 temperature, in the mid-70's under sunny sky. the warmth will miss t

the petaluma little league champions, this is one age bracket up. espn will broadcast it live on august 5. >>> mark joins us now. warriors getting ready to take on the lakers tonight. >> no such thing as another game when los angeles hits down. the warriors star probably won't take the court tonight against the lakers, warriors number 6, playoffs approach, steph curry and his ankle problem, tweaked it saturday night. today he leaves practice early to get more treatment and the team won't say whether he will play or not. >> if he is healthy and able to play he will play, if not, he won't. simple. we will make decisions based on what is best for steph curry and this baseball team. he is playing at a high level and he is probably thinking there is nothing he can do right now. unbelievable the way he is playing. >> as he would tell you tiger woods back in his rightful spot in the golf world, number one, first time since 200010. it -- 2010. arnold palmer tournament, but tiger woods owns it. he is rolling right now. this is his 6th win in his last 20 start

the scene. we understand she is 31 years old. out of petaluma. three other passengers were in the vehicle they received major injuries. we have no update on their conditions but we will work on getting that for you. the coroner has just arrived and coming up we'll tell you why accidents like this are really not uncommon in this particular stretch from the novato narrows on up to the county line. right now you can see the firefighters are here on scene. they will help extra date the body. after the coroner has taken the proper evidence. we are live at the county line i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pleasanton foothill high school is under tighter security this morning after a threatening message was scrawled in the girl's restroom. the graffiti was discovered yesterday afternoon. it's written in black marker and claims to hate everyone at the school. the message threatens to shoot everyone tomorrow. principal e-mailed an alert to students families. now it reads in part the graffiti has been photographed by student and posted on social me

this is out the petaluma south of the marin, sonoma county line.ing a fatal accident involving two vehicles. as of now it is not impacting the traffic. most of the traffic, the commute direction is in the southbound lane. remember this to be a visual distractions. schp has no estimated time when the lanes will reopen. we will continue to monitor. as of now you do not have to attack on any extra minutes your usual drive. hopefully we will have more information in my next report. >> the rest of traffic with a good round the bay area. a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. lanes are cone off but not impacting your ride out of oakland into the city. >> no problems at the san mateo bridge coming down the nimitz freeway no backups at the toll plaza. some interesting things to note. here at the golden gate bridge chp issued a dense fog advisory around midnight. you cannot see much on your right coming out of the north bay. we have areas of local dense fog. we have overnight road work. south bound 101. keep in mind in addition to the fat

it erupted at 8:00 last night on the large property on crane canyon road near petaluma road. the flames destroyed a big barn and threatened living quarters. two families were displaced by the fire along with 65 horses kept in the site. firefighters from several agencies remained on the property over night. >> an arsonist is suspected of igniting a brush fire in the east bay. this fire started at 7:30 last night off highway 4 in martinez. witnesses reported seeing a man with a flashlight pulling some kind of -- pouring some kind of lighter fluid in the area. >> jewelry box from the oakland museum is back where it belongs after being stolen. oakland police arrested this man who may also be connected to a november 12 break in at the museum when three pistols and several gold nuggets were stolen. they have not been recovered. the gold and jewelry box was then off yesterday, it is worth $800,000. it was stolen on january 7. police say that the burglar snuck in the museum through a locked door. the museum has made security changes. >> i didn't thing we would ever see that again. >>

we are at about 50 degrees to start the day. petaluma, 50 in novato and 55 in san francisco. taking it down to the south bay where temperatures are nice and mild to start the day. satellite radar tells the story. a few light sprinkles coming down mostly into the central valley. nice and dry for now. that won't last long. let's take it right to your futurecast and talk about what we are expecting today. by mid-morning, nice, clear conditions. we are looking pretty good there as we head throughout the next couple of days. temperatures are going to be mild. we have subtropical air coming up in the south. that's keeping temperatures nice and comfortable. overall, we are expecting for your morning commute. we stopped the clock at 7:00 a.m. foggy conditions, a little bit of drizzle by 9:00. we clear you up. light rainfall mostly up in the north bay. stop that clock again for you in the south bay. a little bit of activity overnight. friday looks great for your outdoor plans. that looks to be dry with the only activity we are expecting coming in at about 5:00 p.m. here is what happene

and into the santa clara valley. >> 69 in saratoga and for the petaluma this afternoon. insula. and 66 in san mateo. and slightly cooler in the south florida. san francisco you are checking in at 62. along the coastline low 60s. extended forecast. we will hold onto the change. and at least for the start of the week. by tuesday. increasing clouds. temperatures will be cooler. transition occurring on tuesday. slight chance at a sprinkle or two. >> it will increase and we wake up wednesday morning with showers and rain in the forecast. quick one. and drying out by thursday. >> i will show you the exact timeline on the rain, coming up. >>> northbound 880 is back open after being shut down due to the bart connector project and 98th avenue and 1:00 a.m. until an hour ago. >> a crane was used to move large pieces of that connector in place. and there will be another closure next weekend so they can finish installing the trackway above 880. >>> pope francis has delivered his first sunday blessing. >> bon journo. >> how he broke tradition. what they are.com to honor hum today. >>>

as we get into the afternoon, partly cloudy skies and because of it, sitting in the 30s. petaluma. . chilly start for you. widespread 40s. little bit of rain here off the coastline and sliding over to the santa cruz mountains. they picked up 3/10ths and system did the same. palo alto also. this is over the last six hours or so. this could actually move in. and once it heads down the hill, it may dry out just a little bit. this storm is moving south. we have a ridge of high pressure that will be building in behind it. when we get the differences between the two patterns. the pressure gradient between the low and high. could bring breezy conditions to the area today. it will warm up just a bit and you are going to notice the warm up with 70s in the forecast by sunday. afternoon highs today. upper 50s in berkeley and 60 degrees santa rosa. >> 58 in morgan hill and 58 santa cruz. i will mention that even though more sunshine is in the forecast for the afternoon. there will be one last spoke of energy that will slide down the coast tonight. we are looking at the possibility of a light sp

the fire erupted at 8:00 last night on the large property on crane canyon road near petaluma hill road. flames destroyed a large barn and threatened to living quarters, it is reported that two families were displaced by the fire along with 65 horses that were kept at the site. >> in contra costa county the sheriff will be notifying neighbors today of a high risk sex offender moving in near an elementary school. 69-year-old charles cristman served time for sex crimes against children and being released but cannot find a place to live. two attorneys have offered up a cot dodge on their property where a convicted sex offender lived in 2005 near willow cove elementary. a judge said it is better to let him live there than live as a transient. >> drunk driver will appear in court, the 29-year-old woman faces manslaughter and felony d.w.i. charges for the defect of 17-year-old girl who was hit while crossing the boulevard on saturday night. she was a junior as a nearby high school and a member of the track team. >> palo alto police have released a sketch of an armed robbery suspect. he robbed

the suspects. >>> plus a deadly crash south of petaluma. we'll take you right to the accident scene and give you an update on traffic. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. see i'm glad to have you back from vacation. it's wednesday, march 13th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. mark tamayo is here for steve. and it will be pretty warm in a lot of areas? >> yeah a lot of 70s on the forecast maps and a few 80s sprinkled out there. so pretty amazing for this week. rain free forecast continues as well. the biggest concern the short term is this the fog you can see the fog reports out toward santa rosa and sfo, napa, oakland. the oakland airport visibilities down to one eighth of a mile. speaking of the commute, sal is standing by. he has an update on traffic. >>> mark, good morning. it looks like the fog we are talking about is making it to contra costa county on highway 4 here. a little bit of it. you can kind of tell even though it's still dark. on the san mateo bridge earlier this morning we did

berkeley and students could be unwittingly helping the thieves. >> pitting neighbors against a school district. a community does los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, at 5:14. the golden gate bridge is empty. why is that, sue? (inaudible). >> there are boulders in the road and cars have hit the boulders so past the waldo, all lanes of 101 are closed. sausalito entrance is not blocked so that is a good alternate. it will be rather jammed and the other alternate to get around is richmond san rafael bridge if you are coming from further north from marin county. c.h.p. is on the scene trying to get flares out there so one lane should get by shortly south 101 leaving the waldo tunnel approaching the president reagan bridge all -- golden gate bridge all lanes are shut down with boulders in the roadway. >> sig-alert northbound and sig-alert southbound. uc berkeley police are warning students of a crime spree at the gym. 25 thefts have been reported at the recreational sports facility. campus police say people do not keep an eye on their things when they are working out and police do not kn

the incident last month. >>> play ball! opening day in petaluma, the home of the little league team that made it to the world series. the team passed the torch to the next hopeful champs. they're inspiring the younger generation, they finished third at the little league world series. all 13 of the players from the world series team are now playing on traveling teams. hear from the next generation of players ahead at 6:00. inch inch. >> it's nice they did that today because i see green on the doppler. >> fletcher: yes, you're like, here's a look at live doppler 7hd. lots of green on the screen. a good deal of moisture in the atmosphere, high and mid-level clouds, but so far not much of neglect is hitting the ground, this is the movement of this moisture, and we'll probably get a sprinkle or two in the evening hours and tomorrow. not a big rain producer. we had a mild day today despite the presence of clouds. and a sampling of today's high temperatures, broke 70, santa rosa, oakland, and livermore, and gilroy. 69, san francisco and concord. right no

lisa argen is here keeping an eye on the forecast. how is petaluma looking this morning? >> looking great. temperatures in the mid 40s. one of the cooler locations up in the north bay, still a beautiful day out there. live doppler 7-hd. we've been talking about how dry it's been. san francisco has had the third driest january on record with 1.34 inches of rain the live doppler 7-hd not showing the rain, but we will be picking up a couple areas of light precip through the overnight hours. by the early part of the week, tuesday and wednesday we're looking maybe a half inch of rain around the bay. live look frrnd the bay and numbers really continuing to stay defeated mild, upper 50s san francisco. despite the cloud cover and onshore push we are starting out warm. numbers will be very mild and 48 in half moon bay with 52 in santa cruz. and if i am terrified sunshine with low 50s in fairfield. fog not a problem like it was yesterday morning. gilroy even up to 50 degrees. we are transitioning today from strong ridge of high pressure, call it fair and mild as the clouds continue

if you are hitting going to the extravaganza at the park, 56 in petaluma. upper 60s to near 70 degrees in fremont east bay and interior valleys coming down a few degrees to low 70s. 71 in pittsburgh. if you are heading to the coliseum for the last game of the bay bridge series, do have your wet weather handy. it looks like less likely it will rain. it will be mild overnight with increasing cloud cover. we'll see 50s overnight but a wet start tomorrow morning for easter. do be prepared for sunday services to be wet getting to and from sunday, your church and possibility of thunderstorms throughout the day on sunday. wet for the easter bunny and then clearing out monday. sunny and milder on tuesday through wednesday where another chance of a storm late wednesday night bringing april showers on thursday. possibly continuing into friday. abc news has another great weather resource for you. live doppler 7 on twitter and latest bay area weather conditions rain or shine and get spare the air alerts and power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather

a small flower and card was left at the couple's home in petaluma. neighbors say they were kind and loving. >> they loved their church. they looked after the homeless. very lovely people. >> pang and his wife came to california 30 years ago and would help others navigate the immigration system. >> he knows how the system worked and helped us. >> she remembers a conversation just last week as they were preparing to mourn a temple member who had just passed away. >> he was kidding with me. he was saying oh i want you to help me. i said sure. but he said it is not going to come anytime soon. >> according to buddhist tradition the funeral will last seven days. the big rig driver who hit them is from fresno, and we just learned that the dmv says that he was caught driving on a suspended license in 2009. according to his facebook page, he is a recovering substance abuser. he has not been cited or charged in this accident by the chp. live in santa rosa, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> thank you, cor they will. >>> an east bay family is saying their final good

a small flower and card was left at the couple's home in petaluma. neighbors say they were kind and loving. >> he loved his church, helped the homeless. me loved people. >> he and his wife came from laos 30 years a ago and helped people navigate the immigration system. >> he knows how the system worked so he helped us on. >> she remembers a conversation as they were preparing to mourn a temple member. >> he was kidding with me like saying, oh, i wanted you to help me with my funeral, too. i said sure. but he said it's not going to come anytime soon. >> reporter: according to buddhist tradition, the funeral for the couple will last seven days. big rig driver who hit them is from fresno and dmv says he was caught driving on suspended license in 2009 and according to his facebook page is a recovering substance abuser. he has not been cited in the accident. >> katie: a east bay family is saying final goodbye to a daughter they lost at military base shooting in virginia. a plane carrying her landed yesterday afternoon. sky7hd was overhead as group of milit

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sunshine for you in downtown san francisco tomorrow, mid-60s there. 64 for south city and in the north bay, petaluma71. 70 for san rafael. sausalito, 65 tomorrow. 72 for napa and plenty of sunshine. oakland is 68. east bay hills, temperatures will climb into the mid-70s. 75 for antioch. 72 for concord and pleasant on tomorrow, 70 degrees. lots of sunshine, breezy near the coast. 60s and 50s elsewhere and then we'll look for increasing clouds on monday. temperatures start to drop on tuesday. rain returns to the bay area by late tuesday afternoon, tuesday night. showery, cold showers on wednesday and then we'll warm things back up by next weekend and friday and saturday. wednesday, spring arrives! >> carolyn: we could use that rain. all right. the hockey lockout long over. michael schumann talking hockey. >> a shortened season, sharks in l.a. facing the kings. currently tied with minnesota with sixth playoff spot in the west. they need to get busy. sharks getting support to beat l.a. tonight. jumped out early and third of year gave 1-0 lead for the kings. kings on the attack, this was saved but reboun

we are in the mid-to-upper 40's in petaluma and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 50's.mperatures will not warm much with periods of rain best from now to 2:00 keeping up to almost 60 and mid-50's along the coast. the next few days will be breezy and sunny and slightly warmer. >> santa rosa, spree separate accidents cleared at hopper, with the off-ramp blocked but the conditions are improving through 101. to walnut creek, we have an accident with injuries, southbound 680, at olympic boulevard. our live shot shows 680 southbound, jamming up with brake lights moving to highway 24. there was an early accident east 24 at 680 so a rough go through walnut creek this morning. >> thank you, this story is getting so much youtube, a hidden camera caught on video, people abusing the seals in the most shocking way. the camera caught two women harassing pregnant seals at night. the camera also captured people punching and kicking the seals and sitting on them. the mayor of san diego has issued an emergency order to keep people off the beach at night until the official end of the pup

a small flower and card was left at the couple's home in petaluma. hbors say they were kind and loving. >> they loved their church. they looked after the homeless. very lovely people. >> pang and his wife came to california 30 years ago and would help others navigate the immigration system. >> he knows how the system worked and helped us. >> she remembers a conversation just last week as they were preparing to mourn a temple member who had just passed away. >> he was kidding with me. he was saying oh i want you to help me. i said sure. but he said it is not going to come anytime soon. >> according to buddhist tradition the funeral will last seven days. the big rig driver who hit them is from fresno, and we just learned that the dmv says that he was caught driving on a suspended license in 2009. according to his facebook page, he is a recovering substance abuser. he has not been cited or charged in this accident by the chp. live in santa rosa, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> thank you, cor they will. >>> an east bay family is saying their final goodbye