vic lee has more. >> the pay increases would go to most of the judicial council staff called the aoc,hort for the administrative offices of courts. it's a huge bureaucracy that's 800 workers. the recommendation is from a council oversight committee chaired by chief justice nominee tommy sakawaz. calls for a 3.5% increase for an estimated 80% of aoc workers. this when employees of the state 58 local county courts have suffered through layoffs and furloughs through court closures. >> we're angry. we're just angry. >> deborah pearson is an alameda county court worker and union leader. >> how can they give anybody a raise when they still have court veterans at that position. >> pearson wants the million dollars which would be spent on the pay hike to go to local courts which have been hit hard by the state budget's crisis. this is how mary ann justifies the proposal. >> this is not a pay raise. >> if not, what is it? >> i would look at it as a personal restoration as salary reduction that employees have been subject to. >> the judge with the alliance of california judges says it's a slap

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> senator diane feinstein came out against the casino saying it is wrong for the east bay shoreline environment. >> one, two, three. >> east bay leaders joined bart to mark the start of construction on a rail link between the coliseum station and the oakland airport. this bart animation show hass planners call the train to the plain. officials estimate it will take three and a half years to finish the link. most of the construction will start next year. bart says it will create thousands of construction jobs. >>> there is a lot more to get to tonight for you on the news at 9:00. just ahead, a san francisco court rules on don't ask don't tell. what its decision means. >>> plus, a sea of purple at a bay area high school. what is behind the show of solidarity. >> i'm spencer christian. a chance of showers late tomorrow and a greater chance of a wet weekend. a closeup look in my accuweather forecast, coming up. >>> thanks, spencer. also ahead, starbucks adds a jolt of books music and entertainment to its menu. entertainment to its menu. >>> and meg whitman's campaign

vic lee abc 7 news. >> oakland police union isn't happy about the refusal to rehire 80 officers laid off in jai. dozen officers have retired or quit the force since then, leaving the department with fewest number in 16 years. and this union claims there is money for officers but officials refused to let the department hire anyone. >> there is money to do this. they're under funding us. they said they're going to fund us. and then bring officers back. if they have to lay them off next year, they do. in the meantime we'll have a full staff. >> officials say it didn't make sense to rehire anyone until voters vote on the parcel tax increase. >> and we want to bring back, one two,, three four police officers, after that measure fails, then, the number of people that will be necessary to be laid off will be higher. it makes no sense now. we don't want to do it. because... we have to do it. >> and there would be a tax of $360 per parcel to retire -- rehire all officer autos there is a drastic plan for saving money. the district is considering closure of half of the schools. consolidating so

vic lee reports. >> oakland high student carla rehearsed her lines at st. columbus catholic church. they are going door to door campaigning for the two ballot measures that will raise money for public safety and restore many of the lady off police officers. they will provide more funding for intervention programs for youngsters. >> i started stealing cars, stealing clothes. >> she was in and out of juvenile hall from the age of 12 to 17. thanks to intervention programs he is now straight. >> i recently graduated from u.c. berkeley. i'm a case manager now. i work with other young people. >> oakland has 120 fewer cops due to layoffs an attrition. city councilwoman says it will get worse if the measures fail. >> if it doesn't pass we will probably have to lay off even more police officers. this is where we're about on the police side about $10 million. >> going door to door talking to voters. >> 16-year-old robert pace knocked on doors with his six-year-old nephew brandon. he wants to make oakland a safer place, not only for himself but for brandon. >> i'm going to live here for the re

vic lee has more. >> this is what the state fire marshal wants to prevent gas station fires.n this case caused by malfunctioning gas pump nozzles. drivers have reported 13 incidents of nozzles unexpectedly spewing gasoline. gasoline would freely spray. the nozzles are made by ohio based vapor system technologies. the clip which allows hand free pumping is the problem. there's a mechanism that prevents gas from flowing until the noz is inserted in the tank. the state says with the latch engaged the nozzle will continue fewing fuel even though the nozzle is not in the tank. >> there's a major safety and fire hazard risk here because of this malfunction. >> in may the state issued a bulletin asking gas stations with those nozzles to remove the hold open clip. in august it became mandatory with a deadline of october 15th. >> i did talk to a vsp executive which said they are ramping up the production of a new nozzle. they can shut down gas stations not in compliance. but a spokesman told me they would rather work with gas stations than impose any kind of sanction. vic lee. >> i th

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> and the navy's blue angels precision flying team headlines this weekend's fleeteek air shows over san francisco bay. the show both days begins at 1:00 in the afternoon. there are pilots and military demonstrations. from 3:00 to 4 p.m. and this all kicks off this morning at 10:00 with the parade of ships on the bay. the best vantage point for all this is along the san francisco waterfront from the marina green to pier 39. of course, expect traffic gridlock and hard to find parking. so public transit is highly recommended. and you're gonna find a full schedule of events. we have that on our website, abc7news.com. and, lisa? >> temperatures running a bit above average. today about 3 to 4 degrees warmer than yesterday. and that's thanks to a bit of a wind shift. a live look outside and it's still dark out there. the sun not coming up until after 7:00. later and later. but we will be looking at a mostly sunny sky today with temperatures very comfortable out there. 49 menlo park but right now look at napa. down to 45 degrees, 48 novato. definitely cool air here in our

vic lee looks into proposition 19. >> buying a joint could soon be as easy as buying a drink. last week the governor signed a law that makes possession into a minor infraction with a maximum fine of hundred dollars. but it's still illegal to sell marijuana unless it's for medical use. that could change. >> proposition 19 decriminalizes regular laces and taxes marijuana. >> joseph mcnamara was a police chief for 15 years. >> let's be honest, the drug war against marijuana has failed. anyone who wants marijuana in california can get it, yet we keep doing more and more of what has worked. >> mcnamara supports proposition 19. it would allow people to have up to an ounce of marijuana. you could also grow it at home. smoking pot would be banned public and schools. commercial production of marijuana would be allowed but to for that, each city and county would create their own regulation and impose taxes. >> it's a golden opportunity to strike a blow against the drug cartels and drug gangs and to greatly reduce violence and crime that flows from the prohibition of the drug. >> the cit

vic lee abc 7 news. >>> a concord motorcycle officer is recovering from injuries after a driver hit him. not intentionally. the crash happened in front of clayton valley high school yesterday. police say the driver stopped and is cooperating with the investigation. >> today a mother was charged with felony child endangerment. her 2-year-old daughter was found beaten inside of her home friday. neighbors say the woman screaming outside of her home in east oakland. police found the girl inside covered with bruises. if convicted she faces up to six years in prison. >> a brush fire this afternoon was brought under control with the help of air support. the fire in martinez has been contained. cal fire provided a plane two air tankers and a helicopter helping keep flames from reaching a nearby structure there. no word at this point on how that fire started. >>> a second lawsuit linked to a natural gas pipeline explosion blaming pg&e for the catastrophe that killed eight people. the lawsuit claims they were neglect and demands that the utility turn over $100 million victims fund to an independe

. >> sky 7 is live over the scene and vic lee is on the ground.ned. >> reporter: we just arrived at the scene. police are now in the apartment of the woman who was arrested. we're told she's the mother of the 2-year-old toddler who was badly beaten. we spoke with witnesses, mainly the woman's neighbors and they tell us that her name is griselda. they didn't know her last name.

vic lee is live with the latest for us. vick?ve the suspect fled the bay area and they're working with law enforcement agencies in southern california. they've issued a no-bail warrant for his arrest on attempted murder of a police officer. >> we know he's dangerous. he's displayed that. >> the 36-year-old is from southern california.

. >> vic lee has the story. >> reporter: dan, we have learn two employees of the traffic department ofcourthouse in fremont have been suspended in connection with the investigation. that in addition to the two who were arrested earlier. one of them appeared in court today. >> can you speak to us about your

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> governor schwartzeneggar issued a statement on donna gross's death saying the work was a special calling for which she deserves our highest respect. and ordered state flags to be flown at half staff in her honor. >> 10 years after her murder chandra leave ease accused murderer is on trial. prosecutors are admitting they made a huge mistake focusing on then congressman gary condit. and prosecutors say they have the right man now. >> that is right. the so-called right man was on their radar for a long time. prosecutors now say investigators lost focus after condit tried to keep his affair with levy a secret leading them to assume the former congressman was the prime suspect. police were wrong. prosecuters will call on several cell mates claiming the suspect told them he killed chandra eleveny. today, two women testified they encountered him in rock creek park where levy's remains were found a year afr her disappearance. prosecutors will tell the jury levy's death fits the pattern of the other attacks on the other women. a prosecutor told the jury law e

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and one day after the city of oakland announced plans to seek a gang injectio injection -- injunction in a second neighborhood, opponents held a meeting to find out whether the first one is working. >> there was this hearing to evaluate the success of the injunction for north oakland. lawyers told a judge they plan to add three more names of alleged gang members to that list. outside of the court house, community groups were there, as you said protesting and say the evidence actually shows that this injunction is not working. >> it has been four months since oakland imposed a gang injunction. emotions still run high. the protests continue. >> why wr does it stop? when will it stop? i believe this is only a yat lift to -- catalyst to an tag onizing the community. >> reporter: the city announced plans to move forward with the uninjunction. now, oakland wants wants to north the gang from associated in the frult veil district covering 450 square blocks including 42 people police are i known gang members. >> it's working. and i think we need to give it

vic lee is here with the new rules. >> n.f.l.rs can be fined or ejected from games for illegal hits. the league is now ratcheting the punishment to include suspensions. it is a controversial move in an often brutal game. where mike shumann is either the hammer or the nail. >>> on sunday a frightening collision knocked both players out of the game. jarring hit from harrison sidelined two cleveland browns players. >> yes, sir ri cooper should know. as special teams captain for oakland raiders he was known for his ferocious tackles. a concussion forced his retirement. he still feels hit. >> i've been hospitalized three times this year and i've blacked out probably once a month probably the last six or seven months. >> they want to prevent brutal hits like this. players have been fined and ejected and now they want to suspend players for most flagrant hits especially when they use their helmets. cooper says it goes too far. >> you want to hit them as hard as you can, if they get hurt that is part of the game. >> i think they have to

vic lee is here more on what he had to say. >> carolyn, secretary geithner tack alleged wide range of questions in one hour at commonwealth club including interest in surfing, high speed rail to the u.s. currency but the focus was on the health of our economy. >> i believe that most of the adjustments we face as a country in real estate, in the financial sector is largely behind us now. >> treasury secretary timothy geithner says the economy is definitely healing, even though the scars of the recession still linger. >> you can see in housing, construction industry, if you are a small bank in some parts of the country trying to get credit, it's still very hard. >> he says there are encouraging signs, among them the economy has been growing for more than a year especially in the private sector. >> private investment which is best measures of strength we have for an economy in crisis has been really quite strong. raise greater 20% annual rate at the first half of the year. >> he says president obama's economic program outlined in september will give more incentives for businesses to crea

vic lee abc 7 news. >> and the death of a british aid worker in afghanistan, killed by people tryingo rescue her. >> also, coming up tonight impending rescue of 33 trapped miners in chile. a plan to get them out safe lie a budget initiative lie a budget initiative uniting big cities anananananann ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. >>> engineers in chile declared the teflt of the mine rescue capsule a success clearing the way for first rescues to begin tomorrow night. 33 men have been trapped since august. and they will be lifted to safety starting tomorrow night. today, the capsule lowered to within 50 feet of the chamber. there was concern it might loosen rocks but it didn't even stir up dust. >> this is where we can watch how it behaved during the process of movement of the cage. and we could see there is no stone that was during the process. we

vic lee abc 7 news. >> go home to his family. thank you very much. police are praising actions of a fresno man who came to the rescue of a an 8-year-old girl abducted by a stranger last night. the 24-year-old suspect is a member of a fresno street gang. the girl snatched from her yard playing with friends last night. family members chased them but the man got away with the girl and then a state wide amber alert was issued. police released surveillance video of the kidnappers chevy pick up. and this morning, a man saw the news reports spotted the truck, and took immediate action. >> he did the right thing. he cut in front of the suspect vehicle. cut him off. took the moment of opportunity, opened up the passenger door and jumped out and ran. and another good samaritan stayed with her. >> victor perez spotted the truck saying he simply did what he had to do. >> i thank god he put me here to help out that little girl. i got kids out there and nephews and nieces. i wouldn't want nobody to do this to my family. and how about -- i don't know if they're bad

vic lee, abc7 news. >> all right, vic. thanks very much. >>> a strange scene in oakland today when the police chief denied allegations about something that's not even public yet, about a crime lab scandal similar to the ones involving san francisco. laura anthony joins us from police headquarters. >> reporter: hi, cheryl. this was a highly unusual move. police chief anthony batts called a press conference at headquarters this afternoon to say anonymous allegation of misconduct against a crime lab technician is unfounded. now batts called this press conference this afternoon. he would not say whether the accusation has to do with the testing of drugs, d.n.a. or something else at the lab, which is on the sixth floor here. but he did say he wanted to nip a rumor in the bud before he leaks out. batts say the allegation came in as an anonymous phone call on december 22. >> we are look closely to the va lilty of all accusations. at this point in time, through the investigation over the last two weeks we have no reason to believe

vic lee, "abc 7 news." >>> a coroner's report revealed lsd was in the san mateo county's teenage system when he fell to his death in canada last june. the high school student died on june 6th in a hundred foot fall from a suspension bridge. he climbed over the four-foot high fence and fell into the ravine below. later two other boys admitted to taking lsd and giving some to him during the bus trip. the coroner's report rules it accidental. >>> climate change researchers meeting this weekend say they continue to see disturbing changes in the sea life there. wildlife experts report that tomales bay waters have steadily become more acidic. the acid is weakening the oysters that tomalegs bay is famous for. salmon that have spawned have dwindled to less than 500 but the sea lions and whales, they seem to be benefiting. the conditions are favorable for the kind of fish they feed on. >> couple systems are headed our way. we had rain earlier. it's dry now but not for long. your afternoon looks rainy and your forecast is next. >> also ahead, a young man who inspired hundreds of potential bone ma

vic lee, "abc 7 news." >>> another set of leaked papers from the pentagon out tonight provides new details about the arrest of three american hikers in iran. as it turns out, as they claimed all along they may not have done anything wrong. >> a fatal attack on california coast. college student that died. >> a newlywed couple paid their mortgage but their house is still in foreclosure. >> and a bit later tonight, past, a bay area history teacher past, a bay area history teacher who has i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state empl

supporters have just cleared a major hurdle, as vic lee reports the project is hardly a sure bet. >> it's on richmond's shoreline, a former army supply depot with unobstructed views of san francisco. this is where they tried to build once a las vegas casino resort with 4,000 slots and a thousand hotel rooms. michael runs the tribe's affairs >> the tribe's home and they want the best it can be. >> so far a war, environmentalists filed lawsuits to stop the billion dollar project. opposition includes the mayor. >> a casino will bring more poverty and more crime and more addictions. basically more misery for hard working families. >> today the tribe announced it has reached an agreement with environmental groups who sued. their lawyer is steven volker. >> we believe this is the first step in the creation of the greatest system of regional shoreline parks in the history of this country. >> it includes $35 million for restoring habitat, creating parks and protecting native ecosystems. labor endorses the project where it will bring jobs to the city. >> we have officially had the agreement i

vic lee looks into proposition 19. >> buying a joint could soon be as easy as buying a drink.he governor signed a law that makes possession of less an ounce of pot as a minor infraction. but it's still illegal to sell marijuana unless for medical use. that could change. >> proposition 19 de-criminalizes and regulates and taxes marijuana. >> joseph mcnamara was police chief for 15 years now he is a fellow at stanford hoover institution. >> let's be ons the drug war against marijuana has failed. anybody that wants it can get it yet we keep doing more and more of what has not worked. >> he is supporting proposition 19. he would allow anyone over 19 to have of an ounce of marijuana and you could grow a limited amount at your home. smoking pot would be banned public. commercial production and sale of marijuana would be allowed bucks for that, each city and county would create their own regulations and impose taxes. >> it's a golden opportunity for california voters this election day to strike a blow against the drug cartels and drug gangs and greatly reduce violence and crime that

as vic lee explains, they're more convenient but some were hazardous as well. >> this is what the stateire marshal wants to prevent, gas station fires. in this case caused by malfunctioning gas pump nozzles. drivers are reported 13 incidents of nozzles unexpectly spewing gasoline. >> gasoline would freely spray. >> the nozzles are made by ohio based vapor systems technology. the clip on the nozzle which lehigh valleys hand free pumping is the problem. there's a mechanism that prevents it from surging from the tank. with the latch engaged, the nozzle will continue spewing fuel even though the nozzle is not in the tank. daniel is a spokesman for state fire marshal. >> there's a major safety and fire hazard risk because of this malfunction. >> in may the state issued a bulletin asking gas stations to remove the hold open clip. in august it became mandatory with a deadline of october 15th. >> i did talk to a vsp executive over the phone who told me they are ramping up production on a new nozzle available soon. the state can impose fines and even shut down gas pumps not in compliance but a s

vic lee reports. >> oakland high student carla rehearsed her lines.hers volunteered to go door to door campaigning for the two ballot measures which will raise money for public safety and restore many of the laidoff police officers. they will also provide more funding for intervention programs for youngsters. >> selling candy and selling clothes. >> a volunteer was in and out of juvenile hall from the age of 12 to 17. thanks to intervention programs he is now straight. >> i recently graduated from u.c. berkeley. i'm a case manager now and i work with other young people. >> oakland has 120 fewer cops due to layoffs and attrition. city councilwoman says it will get worse if the measures fail. >> if it doesn't pass we will probably have to lay off even more police officers. this is on the police side, we're about $10 million. >> going door to door talking to voters. >> 16-year-old robert pace knocked on doors with his six-year-old nephew brandon. he wants to make oakland a safer place not only for himself but for brandon. >> i'm going to live here the re

vic lee reports. >> oakland high student carla rehearsed her lines at catholic church.he volunteered to go door to door campaigning money for public safety and restore many of the laidoff police officers. they will provide more programs for intervention for youngsters. >> candy and clothes. >> a volunteer was in and out of juvenile hall from the age of 12 to 17. thanks to intervention program, he is now straight. >> i recently graduated from u.c. berkeley, i'm a case manager and i work with other young people. >> oakland has 120 fewer cops now due to layoffs and attrition. city councilwoman says it will get worse if the measures fail. >> if it doesn't pass we will probably have to lay off more police officers. this is where we are on the police side about ten million dollars. >> we're going door to door talking to voters. >> 16-year-old robert knocked on doors with his nephew. he wants to make oakland a safer place not only for himself but with brandon. >> i'm going to live here the rest of my life. i highs as well make it better for my future. >> the violence and gang

vicley vic lee is live riff the story. >> reporter: volunteers guarded here before they went door-book knocking, and in front of the church is a mock cemetery, and those crosses represent those murdered in oakland this year. the propropoints of the measures say they're meant to address the killings. >> oakland high student carla rehearsed her lines. she and others volunteered to go door-to-door, campaigning for the two ballot measures which will raise money for public safety and restare many of -- restore many of the laid off police officers and provide more funding for intervention programs for you you youngsters. >> started stealing candy can clothes. >> he was in and out of juvenile hall from the age of 12 to 17. thanks to intervention programs, he is now straight. >> long story short, i recently graduated from uc berkeley, and i'm a case manager now, and i work with other young people. >> reporter: oakland has 120 fewer cops now due to layoffs and attrition. a city councilwoman says it will get worse if the measures fail. >> if if it doesn't pass we will probably have to lay off ev

. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. >> time now 5:43. fans give microsoft a boost.the bloomberg business report coming up. >> the new details court documents are revealing about a police officer passing information to the hell's angels. >> the offer pg&e is making to homeowners affected by the san bruno explosion and fire. >> and the skip david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >>> welcome back. 5:47. california forecast. notice most of the state will be a little drier this afternoon than what we're dealing with this morning. look for light showers sacramento, chico, eureka. 57 at 61 chico, 66 smolt.

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> climate change researchers meeting in the bay this weekend say they continuein the sea life there. state of the bay conference of about 200 scientists and wildlife experts reports the bay waters have steadily become more acidic. higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air are being absorbed in the water resulting in higher acidity. this is weakening the shells of the oysters the bay is famous for. they used to spawn in great numbers and have dwindled to less than 500. but the sea lions and the whales, they seem to be benefiting. that's because the acidic conditions are favorable for the kind of fish they feed on. if we're headed outside, take an umbrella or stay indoors. >> if you can. because we're looking at rain not only today but heavier rain tomorrow. we have rain in the east bay this morning. still raining around fremont and a live look outside from our roof camera. a little break here downtown and today wetter than tomorrow. i'll explain coming up. >> also ahead a young man who inspired hundreds of potential bone mararararararararararararar ♪ [ female an

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> climate change researchers meeting in the bay this weekend say they continuesee disturbing changes in the sea life there. the state of the bay conference of about 200 scientists and wildlife experts report the bay waters have steadily become more acidic. higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air are absorbed in the water. the acid is weakening what they're famous for. it has dwindled to less than 500. but the sea lions and whales seem to be benefiting. the acidic conditions are favorable. our conditions not too favorable if you don't want to get wet. >> we've already looked at a couple areas of pretty good downpours this morning. that's to the east of us. a live look outside across the east bay. this is our little break before the heavier rain. i'll explain next. >> also ahead, a young man who inspired hundreds of potential bone marrow donors and how his fight against cancererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererer