the white wine is a winery out of sonoma. the one that follows is from a jpss lady from tokyo, as an exchange student, fell in love got married doing her masters at stanford. visited wineries when they went overseas, came back and wanted to purchase land in sonoma. and so they did. akito was fascinated with the process. and over the years, taught herself to be a wine maker. and we'll be serving her wine, cool breeze, signifying the sonoma coast. pinot noir, which we worked with in conjunction of the guest chef's restaurant, the wagu beef, pinot noir out of napa valley. a succulent rich, pinot noir. and following with a dessert court, a sparkling wine which will help with the intensity of the desert and then the entertainment this evening so thank you. >> white house curator. >> good morning, everyone. you're seeing here what will be unveiled for dinner tomorrow night, first official use of the obama state china service. it consists of 11 pieces of the design elements were designed to draw a modern aesthetic to a new china. whi

>> i guess i have one last question i know in the sonoma presentation the two options the evergreen option was more expensive but the opt-out option was going to be cheaper than what they were paying through pg&e pg&e is that the expectation with our program? >> barbara hale that's our hope we will know after we go out to bid and see what the market is offering us if we can achieve that but that's absolutely where we want to be you know leading with affordability is the objective for that part of the program that competes with pg&e's default service. >> what is the mix of different energy sources that we're looking at com procter at at com to misnomer. to sonoma. >> they can go in sonoma because they have the geysers and we don't have that in san francisco i think the light green yes and the deep green -- there might have to be some outside because we don't have enough at a reasonable rate to be able to produce it here in san francisco that part might be slightly different if i'm not mistaken. >> so as we bring our program design to our commission, part of what we're talking about here is

so in looking at the marin experience and looking at the sonoma experience, the piloting that sonoma did is attractive to us. we're still talking and evaluating how we might want to begin the effort, but i think the biggest unknown for us, for the early planning aspects of it, is when the cpuc would act on any filing we would make. and having that assurance of funds is really what's going to make the difference between being able to launch as we definitely know we will with energy watch, bay run, all the programs that the cca rate payers are already paying for because they are also pg&e rate payers, so we know we will have that suite of offerings. the question is what more can we do and how do we achieve the vision that was described towards the later half of the presentation, because that's the overall goal. >> when does that sort of get, i guess the programs, if they are adopted and if the more expanded offerings are part of this launch, either the first wave or second wave or however it rolls out, at what point do you have an understanding in terms of like a budget reliance with th

county and here we are in novato at the marin/sonoma line. you can tell things are coming. now, chp this morning reported dozens of incidents, koeshry lated with the rain. a truck jackknifed on northbound 680 in fremont neat near the exit. the truck was daked and it took two hours for lanes to open. it affected the southbound commute. in general, it was a terrible slow commute. one man we spoke with here in novato said the rain woke him up. >> it was coming down so hard, i could hear it pounding on the roof. i turned my porch light out to see it coming down in the pool. it was filling up along the ecedge -- edges of the pool. it was like a foreooh fire hose coming down there. >> reporter: whenever it rains and people are driving around, there tends to be crashes. chp reported triple the number of incidents. that was just before 8:00 a.m. i'm sure they will be counting all day. they've had a lot of incidents to respond to. one of the things we've noticed is the traffic looks good. it's the middle of the day. once it starts to rain, all bets are

the coast guard along with the marin and sonoma county sheriff's offices continue to search the water and the air. we have a crew en route and expect to have a live report at 6:30. >>> the body of a missing motorcyclist has been found nearly a week after a crash on the antioch bridge threw him into the water below. the coast guard has been searching for dillon since last sunday when he disappeared over the rail. a jet skier spotted his body this morning. the family has set up a donation page to raise money for his 3-month-old daughter and funeral expenses. >>> dramatic video tonight of a massive gas pipeline explosion in fresno. >> oh, my god! this is so hot! oh, my god! >> this was taken on highway 99 yesterday just moments after the explosions. you can see obviously the flames and the smoke rising into the air. right now investigators think it was a worker operating a backhoe that struck a 12" gas main touching off that explosion. >> at the time of the explosion, the backhoe was turned over. the whole area is a crater. it was created. >> the blast injured 11 people, three in critica

reporter: santa rosa police were put in charge of this investigation which is standard procedure for the sonoma county sheriff's office whenever deputies are involved in a shooting. investigators tell us the driver who was shot is a white woman, they haven't said how old she is where or she's from. this man works at a cabinet business and saw dozens of squad cars. >> i think it's a sad state of aware -- affairs when things like this happened. >> reporter: investigators have not said how many deputies fired their weapons here or how many times that woman was shot. at last check, she remains in the hospital with life- threatening injuries and santa rosa police expect to be out here at the scene gathering evidence well into the afternoon. near sebastopol, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the highway patrol arrested a man overnight who led them on a high-speed chase for about 40 miles. it started in vallejo just before midnight. our traffic cameras here captured the chase as the suspect crossed the bay bridge. at times he got up to speeds up to 115 miles per hour from the bay bridge. the driv

the rain currently? light rain in mendocino county, fort bragg, ukiah showers, napa, sonoma county, you are next. it will rain later on this evening. it's not just the rain. we have had elevated winds ahead of the front. we'll elevated winds as that front moves through. let's stop futurecast. tonight 3:00 in the morning we'll see 30-mile-per-hour gusts in places like fairfield and concord and half moon bay. and after that wind relaxes a bit tomorrow, the winds will get elevated once again tomorrow evening. so even when the rain leaves, the winds will stay blustery throughout your saturday. we'll talk about the timing of the rain coming up in main weather because the typing could not be more perfect. we -- the timing could not be more perfect we need the rain but we might not want to wash out of a weekend. that's coming up in 10 minutes. >>> thank you. a winter weather advisory tonight for the sierra. a live look right now from our tahoe cam. conditions are expected to get worse overnight. bay area drivers heading up to donner summit today were getting prepared. >> it could be dangerous. so be prep

the putting. so important. >>> 7:39. sonomanty sheriff's deputies open fire on a high- speed pursuit suspect. in 22 minutes, the dramatic get-away attempt that authorities say forced them to use this weapons. >>> gratitude from a police department to the author of a note written on a torn piece of paper. hear from the woman behind the viral message -- next. >>> good morning. we're looking at the commute from skyfox skying in through castro valley getting over to the 238 interchange. there's castro valley. you can see traffic here on 580 is good but up the road there's slowing and we'll show it to you. >>> decent fog bank out there. the higher clouds from the sierra are pushed south. but there is a system from the north that will give us rain in the forecast. we'll take a look at it coming up. gap giovanni. giovanni. giovanni. low puerto >>> it was a simple act of kindness that went viral. now we're hearing from the san jose woman who was behind the note of gratitude. left on a police officer's car in denver. >> you know what, l

the sonoma/marin transit will start service in the fall of next year. but two cars were on the tracks yesterday. it gave people a preview of what is billed as an easier north bay commute. it features airline type seating, tables and a snark back. who -- snack bar. it will take commuters between san rafael and santa rosa and will operate between cloverdale and the larkspur ferry. >>> twitter denies it but there are reports of companies lining up to buy the social media giant. details -- coming up. >>> stocks dropped an hour ago after news officials disagreed about when they might raise interest rates. they are awaiting first quarter earning results. dow is up 3. the nasdaq is up 29. s&p up 3. san francisco-based twitter is denying reports there are two companies interested in buying it. despite the comment there is new report they've hired goldman sachs to hold over any takeover attempts. google we've been hearing that they are an interested party. >>> we have an update on breaking news in sunnyvale where there's been an officer- involved shooting follow

. >> reporter: the 44-year-old suspect is locked up at the sonoma county jail. he will be charged with burglary and resisting arrest. live in petaluma, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> the suspect has a criminal record of attacking a police officer as well as drug and weapons charges. >>> the search is on for four men behind a terrifying armed robbery at a san jose grocery store. the masked men stormed into the chavez supermarket on monterey road about 9:00 last night. police say one of the men pulled out a gun ordered everybody down to the floor. the robbers drove off with cash. >>> an accused dirty cop essentially put on a 10 month paid vacation. that's how long it took for prosecutors to formally charge a suspended officer in a case involving a secret stash of pot. kpix 5's len ramirez with what's behind the delay. len. >> reporter: this first came to light last summer when the manager of this storage facility found evidence of a marijuana growing operation. it was only later linked to a san jose cop. it took this long to build a case strong enough to charge the officer

the two reasons the sonoma raceway has now scrapped those plans. >> good morning. e. not a lot to talk about when it comes to crashes. the traffic here on the sunol grade looks good. we'll run down the livermore valley for you. >> pretty windy out there and as a sign of things to come most of it will be rain. we'll talk about friday's forecast. you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't... you rely on frontline plus. because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kill fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new infestation. its protection lasts a full 30 days. no wonder frontline plus is the #1 choice of vets for their pets and yours. after all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. frontline plus. the vet's #1 choice. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. today marks 100 years since the armenian genocide. during world war i more than 1.5 armenians were killed by turkish genocide. events have been held all over the bay area his week marking the event. there is another commemoration tonight at san francisco city hall.

shore, but sunday easter sunday as you are getting up early to do the easter egg hunts, this is the sonoma and marin county and then it is going to be moving down to the coast by 10:00. and we will be left with dramatically colder temperatures, and after this the next strongest storm will be arriving next tuesday, when we get a pretty big bull's eye of rainfall, and isolated thunderstorms. so any plans on tuesday, think of some alternatives at this point. in terms of the three-day estimate, not much as changed. 3/4 of an inch in the east bay, and maybe a 1/4 in the north bay, and 1/2 here in the north bay. and so we will get the rainfall, and then monday, break, and then by next tuesday, again, rain and possibly thunderstorms. and if you rare headed to the sierra, as we mentioned 2 to 3 inches of snow is expected there. and all of the sudden, winter is back. >> that is so strange. not rusty at all and it is like we vhave been having storms everyday. >> thank you very much, and have a great weekend, too. >> and still to come passover at the white house, and new take on a classic easter cand

investigators with the sonoma county sheriff's department are on the scene taping off around the antique society on highway 116. we have reports that it may be tied to a shooting there. emergency crews did take someone to the hospital. no word on what led to the shooting or details about the suspects. we have an abc 7 news crew on scene gathering information and we'll have a live report at the top of the hour. >>> the search will resume this morning for a cupertino teen. volunteers combed the dam and reservoir but they believe that connor is not a victim of crime. volunteers will resume their search this morning starting at the blue pheasant restaurant at 8:30. >>> a 7-year-old boy is in the hospital in serious condition after being hit by vallejo. the gunfire erupted outside a gathering of about 40 people who were attending a wake. police say the boy was standing on the sidewalk and was hit by a stray bullet. family members rushed him to the hospital. police think five people were involved in the gun fight. investigators recovered at least 20 shell casings at the scene. >>> daley city p

. >> reporter: the attorney showed the results of an independent autopsy done by a doctor in the sonoma county coroner's office and six shots fired by the police are all shown hitting perez from behind. >> if i'm charging you, you can't shoot me in the back. it's just physically impossible. >> reporter: he told the reporters that the physical evidence as well as eyewitness accounts tell a very different story from the official version. >> it's physically impossible to get these trajectories through his body unless he's running away. >> reporter: if family is filing a federal lawsuit and asking the department of federal justice to investigation. they had his parents on the video from guatemala where a tearful mother asked for justice. the attorney general only said the family's charge isn't true. >> the allegations contained in their news release aren't consistent with the evidence and eyewitness accounts we're aware of in this particular shooting. >> reporter: now, the spokesman for the city attorney says he has not seen the official autopsy done by the county and that it could be month

this week's grant honors susan of the sonoma ecology center. >> here in sonoma county there wasn't a place for gardening with children so i thought let's propose this to the master garden board and see if we can get this to fly in. they bought it and really happy ever since then. >> she's dedicated hundreds of hours every single year. she does it not for herself not for the recognition. she does it for the greater community and the children within the garden. >> very cool. the sun ome-- sonoma ecology center will use its playmaker grant to fund scholarships for low income children to attend science and garden camps this summer. >>> kpix 5 very proud to be the media partner for super bowl 50. we are now under 300. 298 days away from the big game. for more stories leading up to the super bowl, you can go to cbssf.com/super bowl. >> 298 days to go. >> and counting as the clock showed you. >>> still ahead sick on the seas. what's behind two separate outbreaks on ships left scrambling to get to a california port. >> plus it was hiding out in a hollywood mansion. now the >>> more than 200 p

the most recent report happening along the trail here near the hilton sonoma. the difference, though, it was light out during that time. we're talking about this past monday around 2:30 in the afternoon, when a woman says he was walking on the trail. says a man tried to grab her in a scuffle, and he landed on top of her and put his hand down her pants and tried to lift her shirt. now, he's still on the run. that has many people here nervous. >> it's creepy. it makes me not want to run alone. >> unless you're in a gym, you're going to be vulnerable and have to be aware of your surroundings. >>> and it's the third reported sexual assault him. on the trail between pearson street, and then just two months ago, a woman running on a trail at spring lake park, but took off when she screamed. the suspect's descriptions are all very similar, a whiteman in his 30s, around six feet tall at 200 pounds, last wearing a white t-shirt and gray shorts, a unique part of this description is the attacker seems to have a disability, perhaps down's syndrome. >>> up to a $2500 reward

santa rosa police department has now taken over the case for the sonomaere involved in the shooting. santa rosa police say they have resources to handle an investigation like this and you can see they just brought in their mobile crime unit here to the scene indicating they'll be here for a while. this blocked off street you see here is off of highway 116 and we're right outside sebastopol and this is where deputies say a woman hit them with her car and where they opened fire shooting her several times. the sheriff's department first heard about this driver at 11:45 last night. someone called in to report she was driving backwards on 101 and exited the highway. deputies caught up with her five minutes later and was driving recklessly and refused to stop and sped away. they chased her. she stopped here but refused to surrender. investigators say as they approached her they say she put her car in reverse and rammed into three deputies and a patrol car and that's when they opened fire. several officers shot at her multiple times. she was hit a number of time

the newsroom abc7 news. >> and two men from sonoma county dodged death in nepal. survived an avalanche back in april of last year. this year rider was on everest again when the quake hit setting up avalanches. scott holder was on a different expedition. he spoke to us on the phone last night. >> in california the earthquake that i remember are sharp jolts and they are gone. this one just kept going and going. >> he is safe. >> and another survivor is fremont resident jonathan koo who was visiting nepal. he sent tweets all morning while he was waiting for a plane. breakfast a hard-boiled egg and lunch a can of spring else. he said here waiting to board. he said a big mess. he said he waited in line just to get a handwritten boarding pass. the united states is sending a disaster response team and $1 million in aid to the himalayan nation. the emergency response includes a california-based urban search and rescue team from the l.a. area. breaking news from vacaville. a 17-year-old girl from concord was killed in a chain reaction crash. the chp telling us it happened a

wow, 74 in blackhawk. 60 bodega bay. 67 degrees occurring in the sonoma area. >>> checking the roads right now, we take you to sunnyvale. lawrence expressway, chp on the scene of an accident at duane. two cars involved. there are lanes blocked so you will see delays approaching the scene. main lines of the freeway itself through the south bay no delays to report. live look at 880 northbound easy drive, southbound pretty much a nice ride all morning long. no delays out of oakland all the way into hayward. things are clear there this morning. the a's are playing the mariners, some delays along 880 this evening as a result. so plan for that. you can always use mass transit. everything is on time and hopefully later on tonight, as well. >>> 5:03. driving near van ness avenue in san francisco could get messy this weekend. a stretch of road was shut down last night between post street and geary boulevard. detour signs and flashing lights were put up just before midnight. crews are preparing to build a pedestrian tunnel. the closure will last until early monday morning. >>> a bird strike fo

he is held at the sonoma county jail on $100,000 bail. >>> it's a unique way of aren'ting the power of the sun. -- harnessing the power of the sun, just add power. the first of its kind project was born in the bay area. the idea is catching on. >> reporter: it's a huge project, nearly 1,000 solar panels grouped together but in a way you aren't used to seeing, floating on a large irrigation pond. >> we don't want to take vineyards out of production. our livelihood here is wine making. >> reporter: this vineyard is in the heart of napa valley, home to some of the most expensive farmland in the nation, not land you want covered in solar panels and the estate is a national landmark. no solar panels here either, but the pond's surface was open. >> we believe it's the first example of a grid connected floating solar ray in the world. >> reporter: it's not some demonstration project either. it's making real juice. >> 396 kilowatts. the system is rated for 400, so i think we're doing pretty well. >> reporter: that's nearly four times the amount of electricity the entire winery uses on a daily

it's a new way to promote tourism. >> connecting the tourism magnet to sonoma will be so huge for the businesses that i think those who are ready are going to be very very happy for it. >> reporter: after more than a year of improving the system regular passenger service will begin late next year. the ferry connection will come online at the end of 200017. cloverdale has yet to be funded. after that smart will look to go east to napa and sonoma. >>> how would you like to charge your smart phone in less than a minute? some stanford researchers say it's possible. the university released this video of a new battery that can be charged recharged quickly. made of aluminum ion. they accidentally stofshed adding graphite improves the perfomance and allowed them to be bendable. >> it's possible for a bendable cell phone and screen and batteries on the back. and it -- it's great. >> reporter: stanford battery used illume nm cells and nonflammable. there are still issues to be reinvolved before we see them in use. >>> a california state senator wants to remove a statue of father sera from the c

be careful around the sonoma. and this fog won't last long. the view from mt.retty quiet start with the calm, glassy bay. 49 degrees in san jose with some clouds. 43 half moon bay. 52 downtown. and 50 for you in oakland and san carlos. here's a look at kind of a sleepy san jose with some cloud cover this morning. but today temperatures will be as much as 10 degrees warmer for much of the south bay. it's 49 over in concord and 50 with all of that fog throughout the livermore valley. so the visibility just a half-mile there. worst than that up in napa. you can see it here along the coast. the onshore winds will be with us today. they will be backing off a bits. really they won't get going until the afternoon. and that's why we will see another day well into the 70s here in santa cruz. warmer today for everyone. cooler tomorrow and into tuesday, as well. as the winds kick up behind a front we could see winds from 30 to 35 mariners. so a couple of spring-like averages ahead. today we will start out with this big ridge of high pressure building. that means more of a

the sonoma marin area rail transit will start service in the fall of next year.esterday two cars were on the tracks running through. features airline type seating, tables, a snack bar, and engineer says it has a retro look but it is state of the art. >> still got the stainless steel sides. gives you that old time feeling and operating wise it's quiet. a lot quieter than the standard equipment out. >> when it starts running, it will take commuters between san rafael and northern santa rosa. eventually it's expected to operate between clover dale and the reduction burg ferry. >>> it's a fun contest for a very serious issue. they are trying to encourage homeowners to conserve water during the drought and now offering a free yard makeover as a prize. brian flower haves is in the city to talk about what will institute the ugliest yard, brian. >> we should all be trying to find ways to conserve attainer this time of drought. that includes doing that while you are doing your landscaping. here in the west portal neighborhood we are driving around this morning and the law

. >>> new at 4:00, the sonoma county department of health confirmed two positive cases of rabies. one involving bats. it is not clear where these bats were actually found. these are said to be the first twonimals in the county to test positive for rabies this year. >>> if you like your weekend weather spectacular, we have good news. plenty of sun and mild conditions. >> spencer christian is here with the accuweather update. >> it will be like today, but milder. here is live doppler 7 hd. we have a stunning afternoon right now. sunny skies and mild inland. here is a view looking over san francisco and east across the bay. currently 61 in san francisco. 67 across the bay in oakland. san carlos 68. a cool 57 at half moon bay. check out this from the eastern hills bay camera. 70 in santa rosa. petaluma, 64. looking at the golden gate, here the first forecast. mostly clear and cool this evening. cooler after dark, of course. light skies with chilly conditions early tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon nice and mild with highs well not so mild near the coast. upper 50s to 60 there. plent

deputies tracked down the burglar but the money was gone so the sonoma deputy sheriffs association passeded enough to send her to the prom. the suspect deputies caught was booked on seven counsel counts of auto burglary, possession of stolen property and i. d. theft. >> oh man! >> oh, my! >> a frightening trip to the zoo for several families in nebraska. the cell phone video shows a gorilla suddenly charge and then slam the glass with its huge fists. you can see a couple of those terrified faces in the reflection. the glass, it cracked, and everyone just ran off. the zoo administrators say the people were never really in danger. the glass, even if cracked would not break. wouldn't want to risk it though. you might say this guy is the world's most patient pet owner in tokyo. he's been seen taking his 200-pound pet tortoise for a walk. a lease you arely stroll might be a better phrase. photos are all over social media and the pictures are going viral. especially this one where the turtle is wearing a frilly pink dress. that wants surprise me to see this on the streets of san francisco. lisa

the attorney showed results of an autopsy paid for by the family and done by a doctor at the sonoma county coroner's office. in it all six shots fired by the police are shown hitting perez from behind. >> if i'm charging you, you cannot shoot me in the back. it's just physically impossible. >> reporter: reynaldo says the man sitting in the back is the man who they were chasing. he was running away when he was shot he says. >> he was shotçó in the back the back of the head. this is an absolutely unjustified homicide. >> reporter: the family is filing a federal lawsuit and asking the department of justice to investigate. ca sirks casias had his parents on skype in local guatemala whose mother had tears. the city attorney says the report is not accurate. >> the news report is not consistent with the evidence and eyewitness accounts we're aware of in this particular shooting. >> reporter: it's important to remember that the autopsy that the family commissioned is not the official autopsy. that one, i am told could be several more months before it's made available. there is a gathering down the

. >>> this morning an intensive search will continue for two men missing off a fishing boat off the sonoma county coast as funeral plans are made for two of their companions. the boat did not return friday after a fishing trip. two of the boaters are from santa rosa. sergio quintana has the latest development. >> for sky 7hd you can see the wreckage of the 21-foot boat. the four aboard were supposed to have a leasherly fishing day. the family of one of those on board say they are praying for a miracle. >> we are holding up hope that he will be okay. he's a really strong guy and praying that he will be all right. >> they are the family of 28-year-old ryan vial. he was the youngest aboard and remains missing. his friend brennan is also missing. they recovered the bodies of richard hargreaves and diane kelly. >> they did not have a flotation device on. >> this has been an extensive search with crews covering dozens of miles in the ocean. it began friday night because someone in the fishing boat didn't show up for a 35:00 appointment so the coast guard was called in. the coast guard said the c

don't do that we have to wait for oath rfp round so we should be careful to launch at the highest size to launch at sonomaounty just got their leathern it was beating pg&e prices from the gina 10 percent opt out rate not expected to go above 15 on the rate issue we need puc to approve the riots ratings on the 28 because may pg&e is going to put out it's rates it is really important we beat them to the punch and go to the newspapers hey cleaner sf is better rates than pg&e and one last thing not in the timeline advocacy is miguel's we have to get the department of investment and lafco staff all working together to start right now to design and sfwrathd a build out research is planning for local resources not flushed out and it needs to be thanks. >> hello commissioner avalos jed from 350 san francisco happy earth day i'm wearing any no fossil fuel the elk club invited us 80 it to be part of earth day event i was talking with the kids it occurred they're really the ones i'm thinking of and speaking from and for they railway get to appear in front of you i told them i'll speak for them we're trying to get to

. >>> this morning an intensive short will continue for two men missing from a fishing boat off the sonoma as funeral plans are made for two of their companions. the coast guard began searching for the boast when it didn't return to bodega bay on friday after a fishing trip. three of the boaters are from santa rosa. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the latest developments. wreckage of the 21-foot boat. >> from sky 7hd you can see the wreckage of the 21-foot boat. the four aboard were supposed to have a leisurely fishing day. the family of one of those on board say they are praying for a miracle. >> we are holding up hope that he will be okay. he's a really strong guy and praying that he will be all right. >> they are the family of 28-year-old ryan vial. he was the youngest aboard and remains missing. his friend david brennan is also missing. the coast guard crews recovered the bodies of richard hargreaves and diane kelly. >> i know one of them recovered did not have a flotation device on. >> this has been an extensive search with crews covering dozens of miles in the ocean. it began

this morning an intensive search will continue for two men missing with a fishing boat off the sonoma county coast as funeral plans are made for two. their companions. the coast guard began searching for the boast when it didn't return to bodega bay on friday after a fishing trip. three of the boaters are from santa rosa. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the latest developments. >> from sky 7hd you can see the wreckage of the 21-foot boat. the four aboard were supposed to have a leisurely fishing day. the family of one of those on board say they are praying for a miracle. >> we are holding up hope that he will be okay. he's a really strong guy and praying that he will be all right. >> they are the family of 28-year-old ryan vial. he was the youngest aboard and remains missing. his friend david brennan is also missing. code guard crews recovered the bodies of richard hargreaves and diane kelly. >> i know one of them recovered did not have a flotation device on. >> this has been an extensive search with crews covering dozens of miles in the ocean. it began friday night because som

the best roads are brentwood. dublin and el cerrito. worsted roads in vallejo and sonoma county. the roads need major repair work. >> students from san jose andrew hill high school are about to good on the trip of a life time. school robotic scene earned a spot at the first robotic world championship in st. louis in less than two week. as lillian kim explains, this rookie team beat the odd to compete among the best. >> tell 89 pounds. >> next high school robotic team decide what to pack. >> we can take the steel bar out. >> trip about wires gadget and stuff the teens long had a passion for. >> i just like building stuff. i used to like build a lot when i was a little kid. >> fact that the team earned a spot at the world championship is remarkable. considering this program began only last year. had no mentor the and no money. but senior winn was determined to get the program started. she aapplied for grant and found the people with expertise to help. >> i thought it was a great idea to try to show the students here that even those opportunities aren't there. you can start that oppo

at this point the sonoma county sheriff's department is not releasing the name of the pilot pending notification of his family. tiffany wilson abc 7 news. >> tiffany, thank you. >>> authorities today thwarted a philadelphia woman's attempt to join isis. federal prosecutors say 30-year-old kiana thomas knowingly attempted to travel overseas in order to join fight with and martyr herself on behalf of isis. investigators say she purchased a visa and did online searches for indirect travel routes to turkey. a common transit point to syria. she was due to fly to barcelona this week. the arrest follows two years of monitoring thomas' online communications and twitter activity. abc news reporter martha raddatz will have much more on this story coming up on "world news tonight" at 5:30. >>> new details this afternoon into the terrifying moments for students at a kenyan university. they were hiding while islamic terrorists gunned down their friends. pictures today show the devastation one day after al shaabab militants stormed the dormitories early in the morning killing at least 147 people. scared stude

the best roads are brentwood. dublin and el cerrito. worsted roads in vallejo and sonoma county. the roads need major repair work. >> students from san jose andrew hill high school are about to good on the trip of a life time. school robotic scene earned a spot at the first robotic world championship in st. louis in less than two week. as lillian kim explains, this rookie team beat the odd to compete among the best. >> tell 89 pounds. >> next high school robotic team decide what to pack. >> we can take the steel bar out. >> trip about wires gadget and stuff the teens long had a passion for. >> i just like building stuff. i used to like build a lot when i was a little kid. >> fact that the team earned a spot at the world championship is remarkable. considering this program began only last year. had no mentor the and no money. but senior winn was determined to get the program started. she aapplied for grant and found the people with expertise to help. >> i thought it was a great idea to try to show the students here that even those opportunities aren't there. you can start that oppo

the white wine is out of sonoma. came back wanting to purchase land in sonoma so they purchased land up in the sonoma area. over a period of years working with pottersville to be a winemaker and the wind we are serving this evening as her one. she is now the winemaker at a winery this is cool breeze signifying the cold climate. i realized chardonnay. this is the pinot noir out of napa valley. nice succulent. we're following with a dessert course with the iron horse russian river, slightly sparkling wine which will help with the intensity of the desert, sparkling our way into the entertainment this evening. so thank you. >> good morning everyone. we are seeing here what will be unveiled for dinner tomorrow night. spells or use of the obama state china. it has 11 pieces. they were designed to draw a modern aesthetic to a new china while continuing to draw on historic and traditional elements. so we have the service plate at the center centers a coat of arms of the president of the united states. that appears on the fir

the transamerica building. but what we are looking at is rain. from lake to napa to sonoma county across the central bay into san jose. i'm picking up lightning at this time with the risk of the thunderstorm blossoming. some of the t storms could contain small hail. 580/680 corridor moderate rainfall. around the sunol grade heavy precip. light to moderate rain from san francisco to mountain view. winds rotating west this afternoon with the passage. front then the winds begin to dial back 10 to 20 miles an hour. we'll continue to see wrap around moisture in the form of scattered showers during the afternoon hours. then once we get rid of the system tonight we'll see high pressure building in. it's a beautiful storm. the core is here just beginning to make landfall. this is a lot of the wrap around moisture. it's a winters storm taking a nosedive from the north to the south and with it we'll continue to see the adverse conditions primarily in the morning hours and then as you can see here, this wrap around moisture with the passage of the front during the afternoon. snow down

the best roads are brentwood. dublin and el cerrito. worsted roads in vallejo and sonoma county. the roads need major repair work. >> students from san jose andrew hill high school are about to good on the trip of a life time. school robotic scene earned a spot at the first robotic world championship in st. louis in less than two week. as lillian kim explains, this rookie team beat the odd to compete among the best. >> tell 89 pounds. >> next high school robotic team decide what to pack. >> we can take the steeeel bar out. >> trip about wires gadget and stuff the teens long had a passion for. >> i just like building stuff. i used to like build a lot when i was a little kid. >> fact that the team earned a spot at the world championship is remarkable. considering this program began only last year. had no mentor the and no money. but senior winn was determined to get the program started. she aapplied for grant and found the people with expertise to help. >> i thought it was a great idea to try to show the students here that even those opportunities aren't there. you can start that op

>> good. >> he's a dairy farmer practicing restraint by using recycled water from the city of sonoma instead of tapping it from the ground. >> we can get 1500 per minute. we're afraid of what it will do to neighbors. >> that is how precious it's become in a time of drought in this county. there are 40,000 wells pulling water from them. >> this is made worse by the made. >> now, who will stay is up for discussion. >> there is quantity of how much is pumping. >> counties are increasing populations. we haven't done anything to ease storage. you know? in terms of maintaining ground water supplies could still take years. from sonoma county wayne freedman abc7 news. >> and how local high schools are saving water on fields. >> questions about the reliability of the san francisco crime lab. experts tell abc7 news the supervisor offered misleading evidence in a 2010 murder trial. >> this excludes him. >> lawyer and dna expert complained to police chief about serious problems at the crime lab. that a supervisor failed to catch inconsistencies in a dna analysis by a criminalist and tells abc7 ne

. >> pam moore: the sonoma county sheriff's office has released the names of the deputies involved inic critically injured a woman. and authority's a distaff shipped deputy sheriffs jolt pedersen jays' fall bird lawrence mcnally and daniel edwards have all been placed on the administrative leave which is standard procedure this is starts wednesday night with someone called knowing 11 to report a car going and runway on northbound highway 101 debbie does try to stop the vehicle and a chase ensued. authorities said the driver put the vehicle and reverse knocking three deputies to the ground report on striking a patrol car them that's would that be open fire hitting a woman several times tonight she remains hospitalized and center rose up all or a hospital. >> pam moore: a live look at the bay bridge this friday evening some much-needed rain is headed our way laurel lee is standing by in the man weather center with a look at when the storm will touch the. lauren >> reporter: it is the eyes at the golden gate bridge the clouds have will give him mostly sunny skies and very breezy conditio

the sonoma sheriff's department is investigating. know that the irs only contacts taxpayers through u.s. mail, not through phone calls, text messages or e-mails. >>> update on developing news from japan where jet reportedly skidded off runway. here are some photos from twitter showing emergency crews surrounds being that plane. this is at hiroshoma airport. passengers were evacuated through emergency slides. we're getting reports at least 20 people were hurt. reports say none of the injuries are serious. but passengers as you can imagine are pretty shaken up. this is the same airline that was involved in that deadly crash at san francisco international airport almost two years a. go we will stay on top of this. >>> meantime the woman known as the serial stow away. once again she a free woman this morning after just getting out of a florida jail. 63-year-old maryland jane heartman sneaking on planes without boarding passes or tickets. most recently she was charged with trespassing after reportedly sneaking into an omni hotel in florida

the day. right around lake tahoe and yosemite probably a few more around northern sonoma county tomorrow afternoon and the hilltop with a chance of isolated shower. tomorrow 40s and 50s to start. as we approach noon a pretty nice day. livermore, 75 degrees by midday and then numbers in the upper 70s and low 80s inland but cooler closer to san francisco with the highs in the 60s. so 78 degrees in san jose for tomorrow. you'll see mid-60s closer to san francisco. mid- mid-70s around the north bay. pleasanton and livermore, things begin to change for the workweek. we're talking monday into tuesday. upper level low here will bring an increasing chance of showers for parts of the bay area. in terms of accumulating rainfall, not a lot showing up. more scattered showers and most will be near the hilltops but nevertheless that's the pattern shift beginning monday into tuesday. cooling and at least an opportunity for some showers and at this point maybe even a better chance of showers by friday. so the weekend forecast looks nice. warm inland and cool on the coast and hopefully more than a few showers ther

the wheel. >>reporter: 7 years after marin and sonoma county voters approved a quarter cent sales tax to fund 70mile railway that will eventually link clover dale and larkspur, the first of 7 smart trains rolled in for public inspection and political christening. this train made the last leg of long trip from the factory in japan to home here yesterday. maybe you too saw train no. 1 01 crossing the black point bridge en route from nap a.but you probably didn't see from it a drone. >> this is history. >>reporter: fred actually remembers the old norm when regular and reliable commuter trains connected the north bay with san francisco and points beyond. >> 50 miles an hour trains. get from fairfax to san francisco in an hour and 5 minutes. >>reporter: faster than today. >> included a 32 minute ferry ride. the. >>reporter: when this train rolls for reel it travels from sonoma to san rafael in an hour. >> this is amazing. this is like a dream come trawchlt i can't believe it's actually happening. >>reporter: every seat on this train reclines. every row has electrical outlet. train have diesel engine.

the country is in wisconsin. >>> a wild high-speed chase in sonoma county. oint, a woman was actually driving in reverse on 101. the chase started in windsor and ended in gunfire in sebastapool. >> reporter: they know the suspect is a transient, not from sonoma county, but they do not know why this happened in the first place. the chase covered 15 miles in under 15 minutes but was even wilder than that. >> the vehicle even had its lights turned off at one point during the pursuit. >> reporter: it began around 11:45 last night when sonoma county deputies tried to stop a car driving the wrong direction on 101 north in windsor, but the driver slipped away and sped south. the chase reached speed of 100 miles an hour and the deputies tried and failed to stop the driver with spike strips. she got off the freeway in santa rosa and pulled into this parking lot. >> the driver wasn't listening to any of the commands. and, at one point, the suspect put the vehicle in reverse. backed up into the deputies. >> reporter: three deputies were knocked to the ground and injured

the enernex recommendations and mr. mr. syphers recommendations with that two-tiered offering. what sonoma calls clean start -- the basic opt-out to compete about pg&e's current default service that san franciscans are offered and the enhanced san francisco offering the second tier i casually refer to as opting up, it's the step up, right? there's a phrase there that we can use for marketing this i haven't quite figured it out yet but taking suggestions [laughter] and that's the dark green or the evergreen for marin and sonoma respectively and we're completing our business plan and we're staffing up we just announced today that a current staff member of our michael hinz will be the lead as an acting director of the program and just heard today we now have authorization to fill the position so i'm excited about that breaking news. so we need to identify and obtain re-vised purchasing authority as well to implement this program in a cost efficient and competitive way san francisco has a lot of unique to san francisco contracting requirements that really aren't xat aren't compatible with comp

this matt shows the amount of the tickets in the area better known as the only sonoma county get and in county center cisco, san mateo and contra costa gives us see. the lme against a deep creek and santa clara and so on accounting get thefts. there was no data for napa creek the lung association says the country has done a lot to clean up the air since the early days of their environmental awareness in the 1970's. >> catherine: in the 45 years since that economy has expanded by 234 percent the number of miles we drive have gone up 168% but co2 emissions are just a 24% and have been declining and the most common pollutants have dropped by 68% to allow the association says california drought will only increase l.a.'s pollution problem and there is no rain to watch the suit out of the air and the extreme dry weather increases the possibility of wildfires. >> reporter: much cooler as we get into the upcoming weekend trip by sunday or temperatures are dropping in were from 10 to 20 degrees. in comparison to tomorrow. wicking of tomorrow will be 10 waking up in the morning temperatures wil

>> good. >> he's a dairy farmer practicing restraint by using recycled water from the city of sonoma instead of tapping it from the ground. >> we can get 1500 per minute. we're afraid of what it will do to neighbors. >> that is how precious it's become in a time of drought in this county. there are 40,000 wells pulling water from them. >> this is made worse by the made. >> now, who will stay is up for discussion. >> there is quantity of how much is pumping. >> counties are increasing populations. we haven't done anything to ease storage. you know? in terms of maintaining ground water supplies could still take years. from sonoma county wayne freedman abc7 news. >> and how local high schools are saving water on fields. >> questions about the reliability of the san francisco crime lab. experts tell abc7 news the supervisor offered misleading evidence in a 2010 murder trial. >> this excludes him. >> lawyer and dna expert complained to police chief about serious problems at the crime lab. that a supervisor failed to catch inconsistencies in a dna analysis by a criminalist and tells abc7 ne

the newsroom abc7 news. >> and two men from sonoma county dodged death. one survived an avalanche back in april of last year. this year rider was on everest again when the quake hit setting up avalanches. scott holder was on a different expedition. he spoke to us on the phone last night. >> in california the earthquake that i remember are sharp jets. they make up in the night and are gone. and then the ones keep going and going. this was one of those. >> he is safe. >> and another survivor is fremont resident jonathan koo who was visiting nepal. >> i wasn't too sure about how the building was built. and i thought maybe it was some trucks coming by but then it kept going and getting stronger and stronger. people started screaming. a lot of people ran out. a waiter and i hid under a table. >> and he tells abc7 news that he is hoping to return home tomorrow. the united states is extending a disaster response team and $1 million in aid to the himalayan nation. the emergency response included a california-based urban search and rescue team from the los angeles