the latest one happened on main street in vallejo just yesterday about a mile from vallejo's battered police headquarters. two men in a silver sedan sped past gate 11. the gunmen's misfires made holes in a stucco wall. a woman was shot in the leg. sean young was shot in the upper torso. someone actually put him in a car and drove young to solano med center. a spokeswoman we spoke so says, she doesn't know how to stop all the violence but she knows where to look. >> we really have to rely on property owners to monitor their own properties. we've requested this property owner in particular step up their security levels. they've been relying on the city of vallejo city services to provide security for their complex. >> reporter: we weren't able to reach the the police department about the 48 shootings in 48 days. the white circle at the bottom of this tree is left over from a shooting in the same spot six months ago. on july 5th it was much worse, two people were shot and wounded. vallejo officers were close enough to fire at gunmen but didn't arrest anybody. no word on the condition of

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i feel bad for the vallejo kids. they were winning at the time, and then of course they had to forfeit the game. >> i feel ashamed. very disappointed on the fact that it happened. and now we are getting disqualified. >> the commissioner of the babe ruth baseball league says the umpire was taken to the hospital, and that the coach left the field, but later went to the police department and turned himself in. >> you never want to see your colleagues go down or see any of them assaulted or anything else. >> this fellow umpire says he is disappointed this happened, but not surprised. angry parents and coaches yell at him all the time, and he frequently has to kick people out of the stands. >> back in the day it us used to be winning is not everything. now today they have chose to say winning is the only thing. what kind of message is that giving? >> the message will likely be discussed in the bleaches for the rest of the tournament which is where the vallejo players will be watching from because today's loss means their

the latest in a series of cuts in vallejo. anne makovec is there asking the question, what is this doing to safety in the city? what answer are you getting? >> reporter: it is not good, allen. the fight here at the fire station, you can see no flag flying in front of it. because it is one of two stations that closed at 8:00 a.m. it is something you might take for granted, a shiny red fire truck manned and standing by to save the day. but in vallejo -- >> over the last couple of years, we have went from 122 firefighters down to 67. >> reporter: and today, the city is losing one engine company and closing two stations. 26 on fulton avenue. and station 25 on mini drive. within blocks of four schools. so what happens with the area over here with all of these children? >> i guess we're going to all burn down. >> reporter: station 21 on marin street will be staffed with a ladder truck only. >> sot only truck that have you access to right now is a truck without water? >> correct. it doesn't carry any water. it doesn't carry hardly an

two stations closing here in vallejo. one reopening. due to the city of vallejo's money problems. the city declared bankruptcy a couple of years ago and, of course, the city of vallejo fire department is trying to deal with the cuts that it faces. reporting live in vallejo, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> it is 8:34. ac transit buses are running as usual today despite an ongoing labor dispute between ac transindite drivers. last week an alameda county judge ruled in favor of a union request to call in an arbitrator. the union made the request after the ac transit board and posed a new contract aimed at cutting almost $16 million. that contract went into effect yesterday. the arbitrator might be collected -- might be selected sometime next week. >>> san francisco supervisors will debate a proposal today that could mean tougher, new regulations on some troubled nightclubs. this follows several violent incidents, including a fatal shooting in front of jelly's nightclub last weekend. now, the legislation will gi

terrible for the vallejo kids. they were winning at the time and then they had to forfeit the game. >> i'm very disappointed. >> they say the umpire was taken to the hospital and that the coach left the field but later went to the police department and turned himself in. >> fellow umpire says he is disappointed this happened but not surprised. he says angry parents and coaches yell at him all the time. >> back at the day winning is everything. winning is the only thing today. i mean we're messing with that. >> amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> it's 4:heal. since the 9/11 terror attacks, top secret intelligence gathering has gotten so big nobody knows how much it costs or what is involved. in the first of a series of reports the they say there are month more than 1200 government organizations and 1200 or 1900 companies that are working on counterterrorism, homeland security and intelligence in some 10,000 locations across the country. >> bay area man has lost his life serving in afghanistan. army specialist from napa

vallejo had 155 cops.umber is in the low 90s, but there's still plenty of crime like this evening's shooting that sent two young people to the hospital, a 15- year-old girl and 21-year-old man suffering bullet wounds. >> we talked about victims and they said they have no idea why they were targeted and they don't know the suspects and they were just hanging out. >> reporter: sergeant herman robinson, a lifelong resident of vallejo says he's never seen so much crime. everyone has a gun and says there's been at least a shooting a day the past two or three weeks. now with fewer police and firefighters public safety is about to be stretched again. the city can't pay the officers a 7% raise negotiated last year, but it looked like the economy might be turning around. the swath team will be dropped for 90 days. even -- the s.w.a.t. team will be dropped for 90 days. even the police dogs will be laid off. matt muster, the police officers union president told cbs5 he's watched crime go up as the police force has go

." >> in vallejo residents may be waiting lnger for help to arrive. they shut two fire stations to save money. daily staffingevels and other stations are bei reduced from 18 firefighters to 15. fire dartment is warning that response times for fire and paramedic calls will increase because of the longer distance that cws will have to travel. vallejo will rely more heavily on neighboring districts for back-up. >> a pord of supervisors committee is considering to expand the pors of the enteainment commission. the issue stems from the deadly gang shooting in february and last weekend a man was shot and killed outside jelly's restaurant. legislatioproposed by a supervisor would allow the commission to revoke permits with clubs with history of failing to curb violent behavior. >>> former present bill clinton's budget list. most important things he wants to do in his list. but first, president obama pushes to restore jobless benefits of auto workers. his messag to lawmakers. his messag to lawmakers. >> bp is testing mysterious i spend three hours on my homew

firefighters jussecured this fire station, fire station number 26 here in vallejo. it officially closed today. it's not the only fire station and that worries neighbors in several neighborhoods. as the "closed" sign came down at fire station number 22 so the department could shift resources and reopen after four years, the very same sign appeared at a fire station forced to do the opposite -- close. >> i guess we'll have to do wi what we have and make due and do the best we can with the resources we have left. >> reporter: in the southern part of the city, glen cove station number 26 shut down today. in north vallejo we watched fire trucks leave the station securing station number 25 for the last time. these closures also force the number of firefighters to indle. >> we went from 28 down to down it does. it takes its toll on the firefighters. it takes its toll on the people we're working for. >> reporter: northern vallejo residentface uncertainty. last saturday, they were the only responders neighbors could get ahold of after a deadly hit- and-run accident two block

. >> that's why vallejo police are now working in teams. the risk that poses to public safety. >>> too much water in the midwest. homes under water after a dam breaks. what may have saved lives. >>> good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. and the news starts now. at least one home >>> developing news from solano county tonight. a six alarm grass fire has burned at least one home and two people are injured. the fire broke out near tim road and midway road in dixon. that's north of vacaville. it spread quickly to about 15 acres before it was contained. firefighters rescued a woman from a damaged home, and she suffered burns over part of her body, and her condition is unknown. one firefighter was taken to the hospital suffering from heat exhaustion. we do have a crew on the scene and we will have more on this story at 6:30. >>> in a city where crime is on the rise, and police are stretched thin, there are now fewer patrol cars, and the vallejo police department says it is for the safety of their officers. anne makovec asks at what cost to the publi

vallejo is having. two fire stations are closing this morning. we'll tell you what impact will be on emergency services there. >>> and bp now investigating some seepage near the ruptured well in the gulf of mexico. we'll tell you about the effect the new well -- the new cap on top of that well is having. and the concerns they have. >> all righty. let get you off to work this morning. good-looking day commute the same? >> yeah. looks good. we have something new though. if you are commuting as crot golden gate bridge and you are a carpooler, make sure that you have your fastrak beginning this morning it's the only way you can get that discounted $3 fare. you can no longer use cash if you don't have a fastrak, you will have to pay the full fare which is $6 for cash users, and $5 for fastrak users. as you can see right now, though, traffic is fine all across the span. out to the bay bridge, we had an earlier stall in the incline, that was really the only thing going on earlier this morning. that is now clea

station 25 here in north vallejo and station 26.y are relocating their resources and station 26 is going to send a engine here to station 22 and that closed four years ago so it is re-opening today. if we go back up top to the station 25 they will send an engine to station 27 and station 27 is going to send a truck to station 21, just a reallocation of resources. joining us is bill of the fire department to kind of explain response time. it is one of things we didn't get to talk about an hour ago. you have a responsibility to the neighbors and residents here to respond in a certain manner. how are you going to be able to do that with two stations employeesing today? >> well that is the reason whoa moved the engines to the stations we are now currently going to remodel to. that will give us a better response time to all the areas that we need to be in in critical times. by doing this we are putting the engines where the most call volume is and then the outlying areas are where the least calm volumes are. >> and you were talking about

. >>> the bounce that even tighter today for the city of vallejo. two fire station to shut their doors at the same time and another station reopened but as jade hernandez reports it comes at the expense of less firefighters on call. >> reporter: as the closed came down so they could reopen after four years the very same selling appeared at one of two fire stations forced to do the opposite, close in order to save the city money. >> we have to deal with what we have and make do and do the best job that we can with those resources that we have left. >> in the southern part of the city station 26 shut down today and in at number vallejo we watched fire trucks leave the station after securing station 25 for the last time. he is also force the number of firefighters on duty at any given time to dwindle. >> we went from 28 down to 15 and down to 15 and it does take a toll on the firefighters, it takes its toll on the people wheel working for. >> reporter: number n vallejo residents face uncertainty be last saturday it firefighters were the only responders

the two stations serve north vallejo and glen cove.ire department warns response times for both fire and paramedic calls will increase because of longer distances crews will have to travel. >>> barrier man has lost his life serving his country in afghanistan. defense department says an army specialist of napa and three other soldiers died after insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. he was assigned to 20th engineer brigade out of north carolina. >> three months after the devastating rig fire, an oil leak in the gulf of mexico there is still no clear solution. oil well may be capped but there is a disagreement how to proceed and concerns about possible methane leaks. >>> for the fourth day in a row there is no oil leaking from a capped well. while pressure is holding steady as hoped when you the pressure seems to be building. bp likes the cap the way it is. >> we are hopeful if encouraging signs we'll be able to continue the tests until we get the well tilled. there is no target set to open the well back

jeff bush has more on the changes being made. >> fire station 25 on the drive and vallejo closed its doors of atm. station 26 closed and 21 is due to one ladder truck. they had to move the fire equipment and fire fighters to one station. the changes are results of the city council decision earlier this month the closures on attempt to save money. the overall staffing in the vallejo fire department will go down from 18 fire fighters to 15 firefighters per ship. the will be no layoffs as a result of the shuffle because the department has lost only fire fighters over the years. in 2006 the department had a staff of 122 fire fighters. today the department down to 67 pier the changes effectively reduce the number of fire officials from 5 to 4. in vallejo kron 4 news. >> these are pictures of suspects to been arrested for the on-line distribution of child pornography in santa clara county. it's the culmination of six weeklong investigation headed by the san jose police department. at least 13 people have been arrested so far due to the efforts of the department's internet crimes against ch

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." >> in vallejo residents may be waiting longer for help to arrive. they shut two fire stations to save money. daily staffing levels and other stations are being reduced from 18 firefighters to 15. fire department is warning that response times for fire and paramedic calls will increase because of the longer distance that crews will have to travel. vallejo will rely more heavily on neighboring districts for back-up. >> a pord of supervisors committee is considering to expand the powers of the entertainment commission. the issue stems from the deadly gang shooting in february and last weekend a man was shot and killed outside jelly's restaurant. legislation proposed by a supervisor would allow the commission to revoke permits with clubs with history of failing to curb violent behavior. >>> former president bill clinton's budget list. most important things he wants to do in his list. but first, president obama pushes to restore jobless benefits of auto workers. his message to lawmakers. >> bp is testing mysterious troubles coming out of that well. i'm j

thank you, sal. >>> this morning another fire station in vallejo is closing.ernandez joins us now with a look at how this is going to effect people who live in that area. good morning, jade. >>> good morning. the inevitable has happened the city has had to shut down yet another fire station that is effective today. this is the third fire station in four years and we are live at a fire station that shut down four years ago but you can see behind me there is a fire truck here, that is because due to today's closure vallejo firefighters have had to rearrange and reallo indicate their resources to better serve the neighborhood. joining us is bill with the fire department. thank you for joining us and i want to make sure that i kind of get out of the way here because you have a map to show us and this kind of explains what fire station is closing this morning and 0 how you are erail lo indicate. >> this morning at 8:00 we are going to put an engine company there out of service and move it here to downtown, and then to reallo indicate the rest of our resources to ce

. >>> already stretched to the limit but tonight more changes for the vallejo police department. they say it is for the safety of their officers. anne makovec takes a look at how it will impact the people who live there. . >> these are unchartered waters. we haven't had this kind of a problem before. >> reporter: the problem, fewer officers, and more dangerous confrontations. today, there were only six officers on duty in the city of vallejo, with a population of almost 117,000. >> and we are committed to doing the very best we can with what we're given. >> reporter: so starting today, vallejo police officers are doubling up, two officers in every patrol car. and there has been an increase in armed robberies here, and one officer is not always safe when responding on his or her own. >> we can't protect the citizens if the officers themselves are not safe. >> the streets are so dangerous now, you really don't want to be out there, by yourself, kind of receiving a call, you know. >> reporter: only a few cars patrolling the city, some people are worried that no one is safe. >> we ne

and vallejo jeff bush kron 4 news.>> all, is frustrated and angry with republicans for trying to block the extension of unemployment benefits. he said people really need the help if not just looking for handouts. the issue comes up in the senate tomorrow. tron >> to make his latest political fight more personal president barack obama stood between three as he fired back at republicans. the same people wouldn't have any problem spending hundreds of billions of dollars of tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are now sing russian offer relief to middle-class americans like jim, as we were denise who really need help. senate republicans have repeatedly blocked votes to extend on a planet benefits for november arguing the bill would cost $33 billion. tom price said democrats should first cut other spending. >> believe we ought to go back to the free pre below pre stimulus levels. >> since june about a million americans have maxed out of unemployment benefits the u.s. unemployment rate was 9.5% and the lowest in 11 months

they safer north a lay -- vallejo and glen cove. last july, another fire station was shut down. officials say response time for firefighters and paramedics will be longer because of the increased travel time. vallejo will rely on a neighboring fire district for backup. >> carolyn: in san jose, new report finds the alarm system at trace elementary didn't sound out about an alert until 45 minutes after neighbors began calling 9-1-1. the mercury news reports it is unclear why there was a delay but the school district has only the minimum safeguarded in the school. only three of the schools have fully automated fire detection systems, and most of the schools, including trace elementary, do not have fire sprinklers in the classrooms. >> alan: tomorrow morning crews will begin -- >> carolyn: pardon me. they will begin constructing a temporary by-pass over a sink hole thatward out in april. it will be built on privateland and includes two traffic lanes and a pedestrian path. the city plans to restore the culvert and rebuild via verde after the rainy season. >> alan: tomorrow morning, c

today there were only six officers on duty in the city of vallejo with a population of almost 117,000. >> we're committed to doing the very best we can with what we were given. >> starting today vallejo police officers are doubling up, two officers in every patrol car. there has been an increase in armed robberies here and one officer isn't always safe when responding on his or her own. >> we can't protect the citizens if the officers themselves are not safe. >> the streets are so dangerous now you really don't want to be out there by yourself trying to receive a call you know. >> reporter: but with only a few cars patrolling the city some people are worried no one is safe. >> what we need, the policemen, just in days something goes wrong you snow, you need somebody to protect you. >> reporter: the police have been trying this out off and on for the past couple of months and says the response time for calls have become longer but they are doing their best. >> our job is to protect the community and we're committed to do that so if people think that they can get away with crime because

vallejo running it 70 degrees. sand and tail 70 degrees and 73 for redwood city look for sixties for the east shore with it hayward up to 67 degrees. mild side. and for the south bay look for numbers to reach the mid '70s. morgan hill and high of 81. here's the seven day around the bay. we will remain fairly mild here. things to warm up slightly not a huge warming trend toward the end of the week but still a little bit warmer. temperatures topping up the mid to upper 80s. los 70's by the bay. now here stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> this is a trash bag full of garbage sitting at the end of a road in pittsburgh. above it a sign reading it no dumping. if this is a different signed the sign reads thousand dollar fine for littering. and i asked a few people if they knew the difference between littering and dumping. and some seemed a bit puzzled. first off littering and dumping our is similar in one aspect. they're both illegal. if you toss out one addressing mail that is littering if you toss o

ken pritchett live in vallejo with our report. >> reporter: vallejo is a bankrupt city and it's already lost 63 of their sworn police officers. tomorrow the bleeding continues with a severe reduction of the canine program. the hope within the police department is that these cuts will be temporary. >> ready to go to work? >> reporter: tomorrow morning ned will be the only canine working for vallejo police. and its 17 member s.w.a.t. team will be shut down. >> we're not very happy about it but these aren't very good times. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. members will remain on the force performing regular duties, but the team will be disbanded because there's no money for maintaining equipment and training. >> we're saving on the training, we're saving on the officers receive small stipend for being on the s.w.a.t. team because they have to train on their own. they have to do physical training and shooting. >> reporter: o' connell says that he is concerned about the canines. >> i will be the sole canine unit tomorrow. ned has already got the seven arrests under his belt which is -- he's only been w

north vallejo and glen could have.vels may be reduced from 18 to 15 base of the city's budget troubles. fire department warns that response tiles for both fire and paramedic calls will increase because of the longer distances crews will have to drive. they will rely on neighboring fire districts for back-up. >> oakland could be the first city in the nation to allow medal pot farms. they will considering did. they approved a plan that includes medium sized farms. city says licensing the falters will generate millions in fees and city taxes and reduce the numbers of illegal and dangerous farms around the city. several smaller pot producers that supply marijuana have complained plan will put them out of business. >> crews will construct a temporary bypass road around a sinkhole. one car fell into that massive hole when an underground storm culvert warned out in mid-april. bypass will be built on private land and include two traffic lanes as well as a pedestrian path. >> starting this morning carpool commuters on golden ga

a vallejo baseball coach is charged with battery against a sports official.ire requested his face not be shown in this report. >> i have never seen anything like this. >> pretty insane. >> reporter: that doesn't begin to describe what happened sunday at wilson park in vallejo. a disputed call in a play-off baseball game between vallejo and sonoma turned ugly. >> he call him out, i thought it was safe he got ejected and punched him. >> reporter: the vallejo coach david davis was allegedly so upsets with the call that he punched umpire david abbott in the face knocking him uncan. emergency units responded. the umpire never saw it coming. >> i ejected him. he kept arguing. i said no, no, whatever. and then he pointed up towards my partner at home plate. i started to turn my face up towards home plate and that's when he nailed me. my head exploded and -- my head exploded and the next thing i know i'm looking up at the sky with probably 10 or 20 people around me. >> reporter: there were a couple of close calls earlier in the game, one against each team. so what es

vallejo's 17 number s.w.a.t. team is also set to cease operations. s.w.a.t. members will remain on the force performing regular duties but the team will be dispaippedded because there is no money for main -- disbanded because there is no money for maintaining equipment. >>> if you are at the ballpark, giants-dodgers, you saw the fog roll in across market street over into oakland, into alameda. it will be in your neighborhood tomorrow morning as it was this morning. we start along the coast. 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. temperatures just in the 50s, maybe some drizzle in pacificca and half moon day. temperatures in that mid-50s, that's about 9, 10. inland, temperatures just touching on 60. partly cloudy, more sunshine inland. now, what we are looking at is a temperature forecast that does include a lot of fog. i'll talk about that coming up, have the temperature forecast and we take a look at the five- day forecast. that all happens in your weather at 10:48. >>> the mystery of who owns a massive -- a los angeles judge scheduled a trial date in september to determin

. >> abc 7 learned the vallejo police department is about to suffer more cuts. the canine unit will be eliminated and slated to be slashed is s.w.a.t. teams. vick live is life with the latest. vick? >> we learned this morning that both s.w.a.t. team and the four dogs in the unit were going to be suspended indefinitely starting saturday so we made our inquiries to the department. and just before the interview, she decided to keep one of the dogs with a hope that outside funding will support it. vallejo closed fire stations, slashed library hours, eliminated bus routes, and cutting 63 police positions as well as s.w.a.t. team. now, vallejo's canine units like this one will be the latest victims of the budget crisis. >> our hope is that the budget situation will change, soon, we can come up with money somewhere where we can restart the programs, up again. >> the program was among the first in solano county. one of handlers and his partner were killed in the line of duty in 2000. as you are was shot, rondo, stabbed to death. police say the dogs are an important weap

---a partir de maÑana solamente la mitad de las patrullas de vallejo estaran en las calles--- calles-dida es provocada por la reduccÓn de presupuesto------despues de los ajustes, a vallejo solamente le quedan 95 oficiales, quienes patrullaÁ n en parejas------habÁ ahorro de gasolina y de paso se protegeÁn mas en caso de problemas------con la medida solamente 6 patrullas estaÁn en las calles por cada turno, para proteger a una poblacion de 120 mil habitantes--- --- y sigue una especie de huelga de los conductores del servicio "ac transit", en el condado de alameda ... --- los choferes no se presentan a trabajar y se reportan como enfermos.---- aproximadamente 200 empleados, un 20 por ciento de todos los trabajadores de ac transit, no van a su empleo, despues que entraÁ en vigencia un nuevo contrato que (segun el sindicato) no les favorece. ---a partir de hoy sera mas facil localizar a personas que sean detenidas por inmigracion y aduanas... ---ice agrego un localizador de detenidos en su pagina de internet... ---se trata de un Ícono que le dira en que centro de detencion esta la persona

but in vallejo? >> over the last couple of year, we have went from 122 firefighters down to 67. >> reporter: and today, the city is losing one engine company and closing two stations, 26 on fulton avenue and station 25 on minnie drive, within blocks of four schools. >> so what happens with the area over here with all these children? i guess we are going to all burn down? >> reporter: station 21 on marin street will be staffed with a ladder truck only. so the only truck that you have access to is a truck without water. >> correct. it doesn't carry any water, doesn't carry hardly any hose. >> reporter: that's the station that responded to the courthouse fire in vallejo last month in time to save most of the building using resources it no longer has. >> it's going to be difficult. there's a lot of calls in this district. it's' downtown area. >> reporter: the city only has four running engines covering 30 square miles. >> station 22, station 24, station 27, and station 23, and one ladder truck at station

. >> he was part of a steady stream of people looking in vallejo.hey live in a town in such bad shape that police officers have been laid off, city services cut off, a fire station was lost. people without jobs don't buy. this man is a single parent who says he's looking for handyman work. >> i've applied to 125 jobs in the last three weeks. i've had one interview. >> maybe the most optimistic job seeker we found was rodney watson. he rode the solano county building bloom a few years back. >> at one point i was making maybe over $2,000 a month and just like that it was gone. >> he's finishing a edd green construction training course. >> over 200 jobs available now. hopefully i can get into it and have me a job pretty soon. >> it seems like green jobs are not what people are focused in on at this moment. that's hour new dot-com. >> many americans are finding there's too you foo many jobs right now. do you ever give up hope? >> you can't. i'm a father. got na brush yourself -- gotta brush yourself off and get back up. >> difficult to accept but maybe

---vallejo es la primera ciudad grande de california que se declara en bancarrota., lo hizo en el 2008residente barack obama anuncio el envio de mas de mil elementos de la guardia nacional a la frontera con mexico ---hoy la administracion federal se prepara para el envio del personal militar.---juany bazan nos da detalles de la mision en el siguiente reporte. =juany baÁn= n=la llegada de los mil 200 elementos de la guardia nacional a la frontera con mexico, ya tiene fecha sera a partir del primero de agostou mision apoyar a las agencias de proteccion fronteria fronteriza :es importante reconocer que el papel de la guardia nacional es para apoyar alos agents no tendta un papel directo en la aplicacion de la leyel despliege de los militares es catalogoda por la misma administracion federal como un esfuerzo sin presedente para combatir a las organizaciones criminales transnacionales de contrabando de armas, efectivo y personas a lo largo de la frontera con mexico y estados unidos unidos vamos a llenar los requerimientos que el departamento de seguridad nacional nos ha pedido dijo el coman

and vallejo decided to cut three of its four canines.ress heard about the cuts, the company decided to hold a fundraiser. it was so successful they created a nonprofit. they are holding another fundraiser this weekend. >> it is very sad to hear that any canine unit is cut. these units are actually more cost effective than many other tools that we have. >> the money raised this weekend will go toward bulletproof vests oxygen masks and other safety equipment for the dogs. more than a dozen bay area police departments have uh pliefd for a portion of the donated funds. >> the dogs are willing to go there, and all they ask for is love in return. >> they will collect money at all pet food express stores this weekend. mac and zeus and other canine officers will be at the stores. they may be tough, but they also know how to turn on the charm. in the east bay amy hollyfield abc7 news. >>> president barack obama is again calling on iran to released the three u.s. hikers detained in iran for a year now. they are accused of spying, but iran has not

outside, 55 liver more, 59 san jose and 53 vallejo.ling around the state, you will want at that heat, find temperatures central valley, 97 sacramento, 80s and 90s. high country and thunderstorms popping up there as we look towards the afternoon. still high pressure in control, coastline, low pressure sitting here this will move in and looks like we have seen a semi permanent tropical pressure in california since april. that will keep temperatures running slightly cooler and a lot cooler as we head toward middle of next week. as you head around the bay area, lots of fog head on. that fog early but by the afternoon, squeeze in lots of sunshine, right at the beaches numbers in the 50s and 60s. get inside the bay, 70s and low 80s. in towards the valley and looking good down towards gilroy for the garlic festival. hot inland, 84 in concord, north bay expecting temperatures warming up to 60s and 70s and as we head in toward the next few days, temperatures continuing to drop, well below the average middle of the week and as we begin to approa

>>> lured by fake ads on craigslist, two men were robbed in vallejo. both robberies happened in the same block. >> reporter: this is neptune's court. a small, quiet, dead-end street in a housing development in vallejo. in the past two weeks, two people have responded to fake craigslist ads for cars for sale and have been attacked and robbed. both times, the men were lured here to neptune's court. not only is this a dead-end street but both of the streets on either side of this street are also dead ends. so it's very quiet. you can see there's not a lot of traffic. and also this neighborhood, there are many homes that are empty or foreclosed. you can see a moving van in front of this home right here in front of where the attack happened. in one case on july 7, the 59- year-old concord man and his son came to this block. they were given the address of this home. but this home does not have a car for sale. when they knocked on the door, the homeowner jill cooke answered and said they were mistaken. when they left this home and stepped outside, they were a

lower 90s in vallejo and san rafael. the weekend temperatures will drop off a tad but still hot well inland and we'll see a much bigger cooldown coming in at least for the bay. that will be coming in tuesday, wednesday and thursday. but it's going to be hot, hot, hot. summertime sizzle. >> we like that. back to you guys. >>> thank you. it's 5:02. >>> silicon valley hit by a series of business burglaries. let's go to anne makovec in palo alto, where police are investigating not one but several break-ins. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. six or seven since february. what appears to be happening is the burglar is targeting local office buildings smashing through windows and grabbing whatever they can of value, mainly things they saw from the window before at the broke windows, things like laptops and small television monitors. here's a map of where this has been going on since february. it is along the east bay shore corridor on and near embarcadero road just east of highway 101 and then south to san antonio r

. >> carolyn: two fire stations will be shut down in vallejo in an effort to save the city money. daily staffing levels are being cut from 18 firefighters to 15 because of budget troubles. last july, another station was shut down. the fire department warns response times will increase because of the longer distances crews have to travel. vallejo will rely on neighboring fire districts for backup. >> alan: in san jose, a new report finds school alarm sisters -- systems did not respond for a half hour. it's unclear why there was a delay in the massive fire at trace elementary this month, but an analysis by the paper finds the san jose unified school district has only the minimum safeguards at many schools. 20 of the 43 schools have fire alarms that ring but do not alert the fire department. only three of the schools have fully automated detection nicks, and -- systems and most schools do not have sprinklers the classrooms. >> carolyn: that's a report of a possible leak in the oil well. possible methane were found near the well. b.p. put a cap on the well, finally stopping the gushin

reporting and vallejo p thompson kron 4 news. a takeover stock robbery at a piedmont restaurant this happened at the mr. green bubble on piedmont ave. in oakland the small restaurant was the victim of a strong arm robbery on thursday night. just before 11:00 p.m. two masked men carrying guns came in to mr. greenwald or restaurant demanding cash from the register and the personal belongings of customers. from then the to purses, wallets and electronic devices if the two men were running for the restaurant after the robbery. oakland police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to their rest. the couple accused of robbing home of a family days after they died in a car crash are changing their pleas. michael it is pleading no contest wallace girlfriend andrea pleading guilty. they previously pleaded not guilty john and susan melodion the two children died in a car crash days before their home was robbed back in november. a surprising discovery made during a house fire this morning fire fighters responding to a blaze a

. >>> in vallejo, police are investigating another shooting. a 16-year-old girl and man were injured in a drive by shooting. one vallejo city officials say the complex is no stranger to crime and that the property owner should do more to prevent violence. >> we've requested this property owner in particular step up their security levels. they've been relying on the city of vallejo to provide security for their complex. >> reporter: no one has been arrested in the case. police say yesterday was the 21st consecutive day where officers responded to a shooting or found evidence of a shooting. >>> well, bp and federal response officials are crossing their fingers tonight, saying that new cap on the broken well appears to have shut off the flow of oil. tonight from small business to the white house there is cautious optimism. >> for almost 90 days of this environment disaster, all of us have taken hope in the image of clean water instead of oil spewing into the gulf. >> reporter: that image of clean water is far from the spew of oil we had been seein

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the vallejo fire department is going to close two of its stations for good this morning.will have fewer firefighters. the vallejo city council approved the cuts to ease the city's ongoing budget problems. >>> a rally planned today in walnut creek in support for a former bart police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter. it's scheduled from 2:00 to 5:00 this afternoon outside the superior court building. johannes mehserle awaiting sentencing for last year's shooting death of a man he was trying to detain. >>> san francisco officials thinking of way to reduce violence at nightclubs around town. this morning a committee will look into a proposal that will give the entertainment commission more power, able to revoke the licenses of clubs where violence is a probe limit. >>> traffic and weather right after this. stay with us mars is down...and... um, it's only 10am. who hasn't had their jimmy dean breakfast this morning? mmmm! now lets orbit i feel awesome. you're all awesome. jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches, fight the morning fade. >>> good morning. out could concord,

starting tomorrow, there will be half as many police cars as usual, patrolling the streets of vallejopolice department will also start requiring patrol officers to ride two to a car for their own safety. the vallejo police department right now has 95 sworn officers but that number keeps going down as more officers retire or they transfer to other police departments. >>> 7:46. lawyers for a republican gay rights group plan to ask a federal judge today to declare the military's don't ask/don't tell poll i unconstitutional. it's part of their planned closing arguments in a southern california trial wrapping up today. it's considered the biggest legal test of don't ask, don't tell in recent years. government attorneys have argued over the two-week trial that congress should decide on this, not a federal judge. >>> congress has spent a $60 billion war funding bill back to the house after stripping down on the spending bill. the spending bill is mostly for funding the war in afghanistan and other defense spending. house democrats tried to add billions of dollars in domestic spending to the

. >>> starting tomorrow vallejo police will send out half as many patrol cars as usual so two patrol officers can ride in every vehicle. the department says there are not enough officers to cover each other if they get into trouble. response time for back-up may be slower and patrol units will be riding in pairs for their own safety. officers are retiring or leaving for other departments with threats of layoffs vallejo's police force has 95 sworn officers. >> santa clara sheriff's department is trying to determine if there are any other victims. a man was taken into custody monday morning at a gas station. he was is go ahead in a black car rigged to look like an undercover police car. inside they found badges, a police radio, handcuffs and police baton. those items are easy to get, they say. >> the spotlight, you name it. especially nowadays, i can't see anything that is not available. >> investigators are asking anymore who might have been been pulled pulled over by him to call the santa clara police department. >> a federal judge will want barry bonds to answer charges that he lied

and vallejo kron 4 news. >> foggy mornings and cool afternoon naps will continue to the weekend.se fog and drizzle out there 8:00 tomorrow morning your thats really close to the closely the fog was killed back to this point. by the fog is to the coastline will of mostly sunny skies elsewhere if the temperatures will warm all that much. upper 50s and the coast just 86 degrees our warmest in the spots. i will look at fog tracker for tomorrow morning there is the fog stretching a little further reaching toward inland valley carried now watch this the fog starts to scale back to the bay shore its coin or a little longer in the north bay this is adm that means temperatures will be slightly cooler tomorrow. fog tracker puts off shore about today and let think that's a little early this sea breezes are too strong will likely see a link to tell about but some sun breaks along the north bay coast and also done this in detail. temperatures will remain on the cool side especially close to the coastline. 60 half moon bay, a 62 san francisco f, 68 in san rafael are in the spots cool by about

also tomorrow two fire stations in vallejo closing for good.ffing levels will be reduced at the remaining station as well. instead of 18 firefighters on duty there will be 15 during each shift. vallejo filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and since that time it has also lost a third of its police officers. >>> a local animal shelter is running out of space and time for some of the animals that they took in after a nearby shelter closed its doors. the east counties animal shelter of alameda county held an adoption fair to find homes for dozens of dogs, cats and kittens. adoption organizers say it is vital that they are adopted. >> the animals are not adopted and we run out of room there is no choice but euthanizing them. that's what we are trying to reduce or eliminate. >> organizers say finding temporary foster homes can save some of the animals so they are asking that you call tri-valley animal rescue if you can help. >>> school just around the corner for kids and volunteers are helping students get ready. they were stuffing gift bags and backpacks wi

. >>> the cash strapped city of vallejo has asked officers to hold off on a raise to avoid layoff. the police officers association made an offer to help the city but vallejo officials say that's not enough and only would defer the costs until later. the city has worked to redo a contract with officers. vallejo filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy. >>> a few of the oakland police officers who lost their job this week may find work protecting some of the city's youngest residents. oakland school district police may launch a summer camp at cole middle school and it's staffed by officers. anticipating the opd layoff, the camp held three positions open. >> it's an opportunity for to us hire police officers from oakland who know the city and come work for us. so i'm trulily pleased that we are able to hire at least three. >> new officers are expected to be ready to go in a month. oakland police schools say they will offer summer camps at several locations next year. >>> thousands of people turned out on the campus of santa clara university to attend funeral service for reverend paul locatello.

. >>> the cash strapped city of vallejo has asked officers to hold off on a raise to avoid layoff. the police officers association made an offer to help the city but vallejo officials say that's not enough and only would defer the costs until later. the city has worked to redo a contract with officers. vallejo filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy. >>> a few of the oakland police officers who lost their job this week may find work protecting some of the city's youngest residents. oakland school district police may launch a summer camp at cole middle school and it's staffed by officers. anticipating the opd layoff, the camp held three positions open. >> it's an opportunity for to us hire police officers from oakland who know the city and come work for us. so i'm trulily pleased that we are able to hire at least three. >> new officers are expected to be ready to go in a month. oakland police schools say they will offer summer camps at several locations next year. >>> thousands of people turned out on the campus of santa clara university to attend funeral service for reverend paul locatello.

vallejo had to forfeit the game as the result. he faces a maximum fine of $2,000 or up to a year in jail. >>> after a contentious meeting, oakland has voted to be the first city in the nation to license wholesale pot cultivation. they approved a plan to license four large scale marijuana farms. permits will go to the largest growers because the permit will cost $211,000. they say small growers fear the lower priced pot will nudge them out of competition. lawmakers are considering a sales tax on marijuana. a hearing is set for tomorrow night and second and final vote on the whole proposal is expected next week. >> it's going to be another one of those days that vendors love so much, selling sweatshirts. >> kristine hanson is in for mike this morning. >> you're going to have to dress for the weather today. we do have a look outside, cool temperatures in the on a and really extensive fog. not a lot of drizzle but no visibility problems but the overcast will be with us through the morning hours. by noon we starts to see a break inland