have been involved in the shooting. the latest violence comes as they up hold a gang injunction in another part of the town. we'll have more for you on that tonight at 6:00. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and we have another example of the violence that seems to hit oakland every day. take a look. the home security camera captured what happened on 63 street in oakland. a man gets out and begins shooting. we can't see who he is shooting but there were plenty of shots fired. the gunman drives away. >> travel ground to a halt today at san francisco international airport because of what one had in her baggage. passengers lined up after a partial shut down for delta airlines. mack matthews is here with the story. mark? >> 17 minutes after 11:00 an elderly woman in a wheelchair was going through security in terminal one. suspicious package said one of the inspector skpez called for back up. it escalated from there. whatever was in the suitcase police didn't want anyone near the front of terminal one. >> there is people that went down to the gate quickly. >> and then, the bomb squad arrived and passengers called airlines and families. >> your fight is being held. >> there was an e mail telling him airport was on lock down. only delta was affected. the bomb squad, delay dragged into a second hour this,st first time ashley left her 9-month-old. >> now i'm trying to get home again, hopefully before home. >> 1200 passengers were impacted and one of them los angeles mayor an tony villaraigosa. >> we've been waiting to get into the terminal. i think flights are delayed. >> he and most people took it in stride. then, suddenly the bomb experts said it was over. the package an oxygen bottle. >> what made it suspicious is that she couldn't answer questions about what was in the bag because she said she wasn't the one that packed it. so that triggered a red flag. they did what they're supposed to do. >> on top not knowing what is the bag the elderly woman told her an iranian cab driver brought her to the airport and loaded the bag into the trunk. and one of the 1200 passengers were not happy. >> it took off. they won't rebook us, now. we're sitting on a red eye. >> there a spokesman says eight to 10 flights were impacted and the back up from flights is going to be several hours before they can get it cleared out, airport spokesman says he thinks everything will be sorted by 6:00 tonight. >> sheriff ross mirkarimi back in court on charges of domestic violence. prosecutors were fighting a motion to throw out a video showing mirkarimi's wife, these are still shots of the video seen for the first time today. the video taken by a neighbor showing a tearful lopez showing her bruises. in the video she apparently described how her husband grabbed her arm on new year's eve. her lawyers say the video should be considered hearsay. prosecutors sate contains spontaneous remarks that should be add missible. abc 7 asked the sheriff about being reunited with his son. >> this is -- . >> how is he doing? >> great. very united with me. doing great. >> and this trial is set to begin next week, mirkarimi is charged with domestic violence, bat skpri dissuading a witness. >> crews are on the scene of a brush fire. and the fire started yesterday as a controlled burn off of soda canyon road. then, burned hundreds of acres. it's the kind of fire we rarely see in february. >> that fire as a name. they're calling it soda fire. controlled burn began here. this is the point of ignition. the police tape marks a spot. it was a land owner burning off some brush and refuse this, is one of the pieces here. a gust of wind came and it blew a spark. you can see 200 acres burned. and the fire is still burning to a small degree. and there is nothing compared to yesterday. this is february, but cal fire describes conditions with low temperatures and high hu. winds reaching 25 miles per hour. flames 80 feet high. rick thornberry told us his house is standing because he cleared back 200 feet of brush. >> so do you believe in luck? >> to an extent. good planning and design. so good fire protection. i think there is a great lesson in that. that follow what's they recommend and get your protected space around the building. >> there is a difference for you today is? >> i've got a house i can go back to. >> and. >> the buzz on his cabernet grapevines, they're still dormant leaving with us a question. with this a fluke or a rough season still to come? we'll have to find out. wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> firefighters are flaming a lit candle for a house fire this morning in concord that started after 11:00 in overhill road caused by a candle burning in the bedroom. small as the fire was the house is now uninhabitable. the damage estimated a quarter kblinl. only occupant of a stolen boat taken into custody this morning after it crashed. the woman found on that boat just before 2:00 this morning. officials determined it had been stolen from the marina. the boat owner says it must have been going at a high rate of speed to overturn. >> actor ashton kutcher involved in yesterday's pornography sweep. the actor on a ride along with authorities during a crack down on child porn by the internet crimes against children task force. three people were arrested. according to police the actor was not involved in enforcement action. he observed on behalf of the dna foundation which he created in 2010 to combat sexual exploitation of girls. >> spencer christian sup next with a look at the forecast. >> looking ahead to weekend. >> yes. wonderful week of warmth is winding down. and there is mainly clear skies this evening as we've had throughout the day. there will be areas of fog forming and low clouds near the coastline. clear skies and temperatures into early evening hours, and it's going to turn cooler, bright and sunny and some of the inland locations, highs on the chilly side and into the 30s. and then, tomorrow afternoon will be pleasant. it will be breezy. the cooling bins, high temperatures still moving into mid-60s into mildest locations tomorrow. but this cooling trend continues into next week. we have a sharp turn away from weather. and i'll tell you bhor that in the accu-weather forecast later. >> thank you. >> and coming up next at 4:00 a simple formula to keep you fit. we'll tell what you 5, 10, 8 is all about. >> the ceo for play station talks to emily chang about consoles are changing to compete with mobile gaming. >> michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will be answering them live here just a little bit later, you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com. >> and at 4:09 our first check of traffic looking at skyway in downtown san francisco. it's usual bumper to bumper and people moving left to right. traffic moving slightly better for those heading down south towards the peninsula. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. xaxax checking healthy living news, hope 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three, zero, five with the numbers. google is responding to questions about controversial privacy policy. and one local company could help apple squash criticism. that story and more in teesd after the bell report. >> a san francisco start up got scooped up this week. apple confirms it bought chump. a source tells bloomberg the price was about $50 million. the software let's people search apps available for ipads and iphones as well as devices running the operating system. some developers have criticized apple's store and being difficulty to navigate beyond few apps. and legal fight over the ipad name continues. apple can't seem to shake it's dispute with chinese company pro view that has already tried to block ipad shipments in and out of china now, bringing it's fight for the ipad name to the united states. and filing suit in a santa clara court. apple says it acquired pro you view's rights to the trademark in 10 countries including china and says pro view is refusing to honor an agreement. as for numbers today, stocks are little changed heading into oscar weekend. s and p managed to pose slight gains. your bloomberg silicon valley index up and shares of adobe among winners, google says it made a good faith effort to zpeet user information from they're kts if they are asked. that was in a letter sent to the house subcommittee. responding for information on privacy poll says, google says there is a process to remove user data after it receives the request. and an entire universe of games has been born, more people turn to mobile devices and computers for casual games like angry birds and farmville. and where had this traditional companies? sony is fighting back. this week the company released new gaming device that is aimed at serious gamers. we got a chance to speak on bloomberg west. take a listen to what he had to say about the future of gaming. >> this person addicted to their iphone bought it first to be used as a smart phone, using gaming as a subset of that. depending where that falls they may be satisfied with an iphone. this moves up the ladder they're going to be drawn to a device. >> and in case you're wondering vita means flif italian. sony wants gaming to be life. at bloomberg studies in san francisco, i'm emily chang and back to you guys have a wonderful weekend. >> you, too. it's just incredible today. is this going to hold? it's held just about the whole week now there. is a live view from our camera. mainly sunny skies and low clouds in patches along the coast. moving locally right fou. it been mild, once again, there is a record high so far, maybe more but we have recorded one already at san rafael. 76 degrees and highs so far have been into mid to upper 70s inland locations, readings down to 60 here, there is a sprinkling of low to mid 70s and these are the highlights. mostly clear skies tonight. patchy fog or low clouds with patches along the coast. breezy and cooler and still pleasant. not so warm as this week. slight chance of showers late sunday. satellite composite shows an approaching cold front bringing us cool sea breezes and it's mild inland and has been cooler today along the coast than previously, this week. this pool of air drops down you've got to reinforce cooling into next week. goodbye to readings into 60s and start at 1:00 sunday afternoon, and notice getting into night time hours sunday night there is some mixed precipitation. south of monterey bay. there are snow levels down to 2500 feet. looks like this precipitation might miss the main san francisco bay area entirely. so mainly clear skies and there is low 40s inland east bay. low 40s down south in morgan hill, tomorrow, a pleasant day. not as mild as last few days, sunny skies and highs only into low to mid-60s tomorrow. there is no 70s in the bay area tomorrow and there is mid-60s tomorrow, here is the accu-weather forecast. cooler still on sunday. and looking at monday, tuesday, high temperatures only into 50s, mid to upper 50s. and there is a chance of rain. a more winter like pattern. it doesn't look like rain is going to amount to much so far. if we get any it will feel like we're in the right season. >> thank you. >> academy has agreed to let sasha baron cohen have his way. >> the comedian and producers went back and forth about whether he'd allowed to come dressed like the dictator he plays in the film. >> rachel smith has more on those final preparations for oscar sunday. >> can you believe oscar sunday is just two days? two days. and now, to the stars countdown. last night a list in the hollywood reporter party and got the low down from nominees. >> you've got to tell me about the time you bring your grandmother to the oscars. >> i'm really excited. and. >> hollywood boulevard is almost ready for the big day. crews are finishing upset up. take your own live look at the red carpet preparations and there is a live camera looking down at the action. for your facts, and fun don'ting for receipt to check out oscar.com. >> so there is some dresses now. >> this is where you can follow me on the journey to become oscar ready. watch how they get ready for hollywood's biggest night. catch it all at oscar.com and of course, we'll see you sunday. >> of course we're gearing up for a big day of courage. it begins sunday and there is where you can catch celebrity interviews before the show. >> oscars begin at 5:00 p.m. followed by a star sudden studded show leading up to abc 7 news at 11:00. then a special edition of jimmy kimmel live with oprah. >> and i did not know armani made sweats. >> and a comic book enthusist talks to us. >> and later at 4:30 the president's toughest talks for syria's leaders saying time to haimpk is now. >> then at 5:00 paying tribute to a local mentor, tom brady coming home to remember the coach that inspired him. ú ú ú p hollywood may be focused on oscars but fans of comic books had their eyes focused on oakland this weekend. these aren't just for your parents, the star of the show is berkeley based image comics. evolving now into a tv show. collecters say movies and shows are a boob to the industry it brought back people and stopped years ago into 90s and they have come back. >> this is about collecting. some worry ipad could hurt the industry and image expo runs until sunday. >> there is a poll putting tarnish on the golden state. california is bringing up the rear and the poll asked voter what's impressions are in the state. only 27% had a favorable impression of california. 44% viewed the state unfavorably. at the top of the list? hawaii, of course. >> understandable. >> and still ahead one step closer to smart transit rolling into the north bay. ground breaking getting underway. >> office workers rally against a 1% in oakland. >> and looking north from our sutro camera, puffs of light clouds beginning to move through. skies remaining mostly sunny for now. big changes for the weekend. accu-weather forecast is coming up. 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[ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ absolutely imperative for the international community to rally and send a message to the president it's time for a transition and time for that regime to move on. it's time to stop the killing of syrian citizens by their own government. >> president ob rauma had some of his toughest words about syria today. remarks came after a meeting with a danish prime minister. >> the president says he is encouraged by developments where 60 nations met to look at ways to help out opponents of the regime. >> abc has the latest from the border. >> black smoke rising from the shelling in the central city. three weeks ago, shells fired bit the forces of president assad started falling and haven't stop eefrd day, it's being harder than the day before. >> opposition says this is their free army striking back against fighters. this video cannot be verifiried by abc news. the international community convened today for friends of syria conference in tunisia to step up the pressure. >> there are people being murdered. women, children, brave young men, houses being destroyed. and this is despicable. >> they're calling on assad to step down and a cease fire. thousands of syrians fled the country to escape the violence, many of them, north, to turk yoo. -- turkey this, is an old tobacco factory housing 10,000 syrian refugees. the crack downs continue, turkish officials tell us more refugees are coming across the border every day. the family fled to a camp seven months ago. the town shelled and it couldn't collect dead bodies in the street. they won military intervention so they can go home. >> i'm very sad, mother amira said. my family hasn't seen my daughter. they don't know what she looks like. and there is escalation has little sign it's giving in. abc news from the turkey, syria border. >> top u.s. commander is telling his troop trees main calm after two american soldiers were killed in protests the general addressed troops where the americans were killed yesterday by a man wearing an afghan national army uniform. >> there are moments like this when your emotions are governed by anger and there is a desire to strike back. these are the moments when you reach down inside and reach discipline that makes you a united states soldier. >> protests have erupted over the burning of a muslim holy book. the death toll is more than 20. >> another protest today that is janitors carrying the banner, 200 set off and marched around the buildings they cleaned. they say owners represent the 1% and blame them for keeping wages low. >> alongside with other working people in this country, nurses, doctors and teachers we just want to make sure there is a fair economy that works for everyone. >> the march is a warm up for collective bargaining negotiations getting underway this year, union contracts expire april 30th. the union representing 2000 operators filed a petition today seeking to overturn contracts. that was imposed on operators in 2011 under guidelines by voter-approved proposition g changing the collective bargaining rules for the san francisco municipal transit authority. the union petition details a number of violations of law in imposing that contract. the sf-mta says it's valid and legal. >> today marked a ground breaking for the long-anticipated and somewhat controversial north bay commuter train. now work has begun on phase one. heather? >> there is smart hopes to take cars off of the 101 corridor, it could be sometime before the affects are felt. it had misfortune of being approved just as the recession hit. still, work now beginning. this seems every politician came to get their scoop of dirt at this ground breaking. the sonoma, marin area sits tim will be a train and pass n 2008 voters approved a sales tax for a 70 miles system from clover dale to larks spur. phase one building only 38 miles. and the general manager says he has no doubt it will be built. >> there is no concern, in every large public works project, cost changes and income changes. you face your construction. you live within your means, every large public work pros jekt in the united states is manage that had way. >> trains designed in japan and built in the u.s. were on rails first laid down in 1859. updated since then, most still have v.to be released -- replaced. >> this is a state of the art train. going to go very fast. and we have to meet the technology. >> opponents tried and failed to get a ballot measure to repeal the sales tax. there is a supporter relieved to see it going forward its not going to get derailed. we've been through a time we thought we might have to go through one more election. it's not behind us. >> first trains scheduled to arrive in october, 2013 with phase one slated for completion years later. live in san rafael abc 7 news. >> and the higher gas prices go, busier some car dealerships get. live to one of the places expecting a lot of shoppers this weekend. >> and michael finney is still taking your questions and will answer them here in just a few minutes, you can contact michael on facebook.com. >> looking down at ocean beach, we can see low clouds indicating the return of the sea breeze. it's going to grow cooler over the weekend. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and taking a look at traffic there is a camera skpuk see for folks trying to head east it's slow going there. heading into san francisco, getting through this area. it's tricky. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues right after this. with a hike in gas prices some tealer ships telling us they've been seeing renewed interest in smaller cars. >> the toyota prius is popular but several new hybrid and electric cars are also piquing interest. >> yeah. over the last two years we've seen the rollercoaster ride of gas prices, the prius has been the go to car for drivers but there are some newer vehicles on the market. have you to wait for some of them, including nissan leap which is electric. that is on a wait list, however, as is the new plug in priusw prices now, around $4 a gallon, this dealership says they're expecting some pretty good surges in customers this weekend. and with this interest, it's going strong because of the proven track record. there are a few other cars on the market now. they can boast fuel efficiency. i spoke with a driver who said she's driven her car for 3,000 miles because the volt is a plug in that runs on electricity and since she mostly drives to work about 10 miles from home she rarely uses the tank. computers say the gas prices are pushing people toward more fuel efficient vehicles. >> there are crews that have a great week. it's almost double and tripled in sales. >> i don't know, it's spending $100 a week just filling it up. >> the car that driver is looking to sell is a porsche. i spoke with a long time prius owner, asking how it's doing. with is 60,000 miles he said he had zero problems and tells me he hasn't yet had to replace his battery. we'll have his full story coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. reporting live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and going from a porsche to a prius. >> sign of the times, isn't it? >> yes. >> let's get a check of the forecast. >> here is spencer christian. >> there is a time lapse this afternoon towards ocean beach, notice how windy it was. you can see trees there. interest tl is a look at state wide conditions, sunny skies and mild and cloudy up here in you're yeeka. there is a high of only 47. getting milder down towards palm springs. and here in the bay area, there is highs into south bay into mid-60s, still mild, no low 70s tomorrow, low to mid 60s and there is breezy on the coast tomorrow as well. downtown san francisco a high of 51. 59 sunset district. north bay highs into mid-60s into mildest locations. and there is highs into low to mid-60s. and there is inland east bay, mid-60s and there is highs also into mid-60s near the bay and inland. things going to turn sharply cooler and is going to feel more like wint yes, still we don't see significant rain in sight. >> there are sprinkles here and there. >> there is a new game from a san francisco company brought us words with friends and farmville, ahead. >> when an ad isn't an ad, a ruling on this coca-cola sign. >> 7 fans will get free movie tickets to center go to abc 7 news and like us. eñeñeñeñeñeñeñp if your weekend plans including spending time online and playing games with friends there is a new one ut today with a familiar name. tell us more, david. >> it's an oldy but goody. we're talking about bingo. some games require new rules and developing strategy, they hope it can draw in a big audience. you might call this a game factory but zynga calls it a studio. dozens of people develop social games this, team launched bingo to its users they won't say how many works on it, but it has access to 2000 employees and 800 more in new york and texas working from all three cities. nicole is the executive producer. >> yes. it's a challenge to work with different locations but we're still committed to the mission and got on the same page using great communication tools to keep our development on track. >> social games let total strangers or friends compete just as they would in a casino. farmville may be the best known game, having the familiar game is designed to attract more players, one in five americans has played a game online, 35% are new to this play. the growth potential could turn it into a $54 billion industry. zynga is tight lipped but provides a crew with a creation of a casino offering bingor and poker for now. it's spawning new ways to get players to come together. >> there are a lot of people doing a guy's night in or girls night in. they get online. and play poker, together. it doesn't matter what level of experience. >> what is the secret? well, have you to ask ginger but she's too busy playing to tell us. >> ginger, so cute. why do people like to play games online? zynga discovered 44% flirt with opponents. a few have dated and gotten married. bingo. in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> and louie was his name-o. >> sorry. a debate over a coca-cola sign appears to be over. planning commission approved a permit for the sign. the sign was rediscovered during a 1991 remode model of the home. neighbors took issue, arguing it promoted a sugary drink. and the biltd building owners maintain nobody is paying this is not an ad. >> refrigerator raids are over at one police station. >> you've got to see this here. there is a hidden camera in a wreak room has a police officer facing theft charge autos new car leases are not for life. there are suggestions on how to get out of a lease you don't want or can't afford. your questions are answered straight ahead. >> then later at 5:00 a david and goliath story. how one iphone user took on a z.t and t and won. 8b8b8b8bxaxaxx mike yim finney is here now to answer questions. >> right. one viewer has a question about a car lease. >> this is an interesting one. faye ge mailed i want to get out of the car lease, what are the options? i've got to tell you this is a tough one go,ing back to the car dealership they're going to look at you like you're insane. they sell and lease, don't lease and buy them back. you go to one of the two sites. there is lease trader.com and swap a lease.com. both of them are services we've look and what do you do is put a car up there you no longer want to lease, someone who wants a short term lease, maybe trying out the car and only have a need six months they'll take over the lease what. is the catch? a lot of people want out from underneath a lice, you get someone to take the car you say i'll make a payment or two for you, then after that, you start paying it. and they think it over goes in their name and works for both people. so you might want to check that out. and there is suzie d asks can a debt collector call you 30 years later and try to collect? yes. it's happening called a zombie debt because these old bills rise from the dead. here is the problem. these debt collectors have. in the state of california they have no way to actually get that money out of you. because... a debt is only good in this state four years meaning after four years it can no longer go court to collect. they're allowed to call you up and ask for money if you owe it. you say no. please don't contact me again. and go away. and they don't have a choice. they're not allowed to put it back on to the credit report. if they do it they've broken the law f a debt is older than four years you no longer have a legal reason to pay. our third question this is not a question. someone i wanted to tell you b wells fargo putting on a two day work shop in early march. if you have a mortgage that is serviced or owned by wells fargo and having trouble paying this is an opportunity to meet face-to-face with someone from wells fargo who can help you. they will reduce the payment to the loan. there is a saying most people will receive a decision before they leave z walk into are welcome but they encourage you to prestej -- reregister. here is the information and there is the telephone number you need to know. >> thank you. >> look at the surveillance video. a delaware woman pulled from a car before a train comes through and obliterates her side. -- ride. somehow the woman got her car stuck on the tracks. the train approached and she stayed in the car two, men pulled her from the driver's seat just seconds before the train arrives. and amazingly nobody was hurt. >> an australian coroner opened a fourth inquest into the country's missing baby case. a 9 week old vanished from her tent during a family vacation in 1980. her parents maintained that a dingo took the baby. the mother was convicted and later cleared of murdering her daughter. the parents say they've now gathered evidence about more dingo attacks on children. >> people are shocked when you see those numbers. you don't get publicity z they, the fact is that it's been recorded. >> it gives me hope australians will be warned and realize that dingoes are a dangerous animal. >> this case got international publicity and was the basis for a 1988 movie called "a cry in the dark". a police officer in texas is facing theft charges for taking his co-worker's food out of the refrigerator at work. the deer park police department says this hidden camera video caught officer kevin yang in the act. detectives set up the camera after getting chronic complaints. officer yang says he was just trying to keep the community refrigerator clean. >> a lot of times we clean up the refrigerator once a week. everything you don't take by friday it gets thrown out. which we don't do here. >> officer yang is on a 30 day unpaid suspension. and if he's convicted of misdemeanor theft charges. so we're wondering what do you think about punishment? we asked our fans and malard write cops should know better, if we steal we get arrested or fired. danielle wrote what a waste of taxpayer money. it should have been handled internally. we invite to you join the conversation. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. and you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter. and the news at 5:00 continues right nous with dan and cheryl. >> there is an oxygen tank created at sfo. >> pictures of sheriff mirkarimi prosecutors just released. >> and i'm sandhya patel. cooler weather, rain coming back to the bay area, i'll let you know if it will affect your weekend plans. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl again -- cheryl jennings. a dilts trial is underway. >> what you're about to see is critical in this case. these are the still pictures taken from the video. the prosecution says it shows bruises suffered when mirkarimi grabbed her. >> in a real sense, the video is the prosecution's case because they say it's showing that lopez was physically abused and in that video you can see her pointing to a bruise on the arm. the district attorney tells me that without video it would be difficult, their words to prosecute perhaps impossible. >> these are still photographs which the district attorney took from the video shot by a neighbor of mirkarimi's wife. the video was taken when lopez went to ivory madison's house, you can see her showing madison her bruised arm. prosecutors say she told madison had mirkarimi physically abused her during an argument new year's eve. in the photographs she appears distressed and tearful. and prosecutors say she her husband argued over their 2-year-old son, and he grabbed her arm, causing the bruise. it's important evidence against mirkarimi.