lamborghini with a bumblebee paint style. >> people love to comment on this kind of thing and love to feel involved if they were to catch somebody. so the news is out. it's going to be popular information. people will have an eye out for a yellow gallardo. >> reporter: he suspects they will try to get it out of the country, more risky than rapelling down a rope. >> there are very few motors, transmissions, body parts running around more type of vehicle n doing so to market those parts unless they have somebody already ready to receive them and they have a deal is probably the riskiest part of the whole transaction for the thief. >> reporter: so the riskiest part and the hardest part lies ahead, dumping that car and making a profit without going to jail. >> you would think as well planned out as this seems to be that they would have planned out the ending so to speak well in advance. >> reporter: maybe it's to come. that was suggested that they probably have papers in advance. they have somebody at a port lined up to get rid of the car and maybe an overseas. who knows. >> don knapp in san francisco, thank you. we are getting a firsthand look at video off an attempted kidnapping at a san jose bar that left three people dead. police are asking for help identifying the armed man in the bulletproof vest. this surveillance video taken inside the mexicali club in january shows a man chasing the bar owner and then pulling him outside. the owner temporarily gets free from the suspect but is shot in the parking lot. he survived and police say he was targeted over a debt. the suspect hops into a 1997 ford explorer you see there and he takes off. now, police are also looking for hector miia from salinas. his nickname they call him mono, he was driving the getaway car according to police. two our suspects died in the exchange of gunfire. people are information may be eligible for a reward. tonight an amber alert in the bay area and across california actually for a baby and his mother allegedly abducted by that child's father. missing are 8-month-old sebastien and 18-year-old monserrate. they were taken this morning from their home in tulare county. the man was last seen driving a red 1991 honda civic with the california plate you see there... 5voy539. the man accused in a mall fire that caused more than $50 million in damage in roosevelt pled guilty today. he faces two federal counts of arson. investigators say that he set fire at the westfield roseville galloney as well as a wal-mart in october. no one was hurt. in exchange for the guilty plea, he will receive a 10-year sentence. did a botched repair job set off a chain of events that led to the deadly san bruno blast? a repair in milpitas, 40 miles from san bruno, caused pressure to rise on all the lines serving the peninsula less than an hour before september's explosion. that's according to new documents from the national transportation safety board. >> certainly it raises questions about what was going on and how it might possibly have affected what happened in san bruno. >> pg&e says the pipeline pressure never went over the maximum safe operating level. the ntsb is still trying to pinpoint exactly what set off the explosion. first it happened once, then it happened a second time. now the word is going out that someone is trying to poison dogs. just ahead, what you should look out for that could make your dog sick. a cold heart crime in the east bay. the search is on for a thief who stole a man's ashes right before the memorial service. what's not to love? it's my life. winning! >> charlie sheen fired from the sitcom "two and a half men." how the actor is firing back today. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, separate occasions, bait boxes containing rat poison have been discovered at a sunnyvale dog park. new washing for pet owners tonight. on two separate occasion bait boxes containing rat poison having found at a dog park in sunnyvale. len ramirez joins us with more. i hear your friends in the background. >> reporter: the dogs are enjoying the park as it should be but dog owners here in sunnyvale have something else to worry about. it's disturbing that two times rat poison was left at the las palmas dog park. both incidents happened last month, one on february 15 and one on february 26. in both cases, commercial rat poison was used. and whoever left it wrote a message right there on the rat poison box that said, all dogs must die. >> covered up, just commercial off the shelt rat poison like you find at a hardware for. one box was left here within the park area itself. the other was left in the entryway where the people go into and out of park. in both cases some of the poison was distributed on the ground. >> obviously i don't like it because i have two dogs of my own and children that are here at the park running around. i think it's horrible that someone that does not like dogs would do such a horrible thing. >> reporter: now, this is also disturbing for parents who also bring their kids here and kids like play with the dogs and because one of these instances the rat poison looked like that kind of green sprinkly stuff that you put on cupcakes, they are afraid that a kid could find that, put it into his mouth and obviously get sick from that, as well. anyone with information about this, the incidents are believed to have happened early in the morning, so anyone who might have seen something around here at the las palmas dog park in sunnyvale sometime last month in the early-morning hours is asked to call sunnyvale public safety or the animal control department. allen? >> thank you, len ramirez. well, it's the newest trend in face-lifts. >> i definitely didn't want to get into surgery. and i didn't want to take a lot of down time, either. >> what you need to know before you get a thermal lift. and mystery solved? what caused millions of fish to die and wash ashore in southern california. 59 in san rafael today, to 68 degrees in santa cruz now. the day the fog will return. the day we'll hit 57 degrees. and the day you will need that umbrella. pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues. ,, you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other seed before. the revolutionary scotts ez seed. grow grass anywhere. um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. looking for the thief who stole a man's ashes. it happened saturday, at christ church. the man tonight, alameda police are looking for a thief who stole a man's ashes. now, this happened actually on saturday at christ episcopal church. we're now finding out the man's widow left a backpack with his ashes unattended for about five minutes. she says she was just working out some of the details for his memorial service. when she went back, the backpack was gone. although she doesn't think that the thief really knew what was inside. >> it could have happened to anybody. that's the way it goes. he was a world traveler. i think he just wasn't finished traveling. >> there was also a passport inside that backpack and police say it is possible that that's why the thief stole it. other bay area headlines. in san francisco, a car crashed in the inner richmond district sending three people to the hospital. firefighters say that the couple's suv and a car smashed into each other about noon. this was california and 12th. everybody is expected to be okay. no word yet on exactly what happened. in contra costa county, the population has reached a seven digit milestone. census figures confirm more than a million people live there now. based on that information, the county plans to draw new boundaries for its five districts. and an eerie sight in southern california. millions of death fish found floating in the marina. so bad, you can barely see the water. those are all fish there. this is at the king harbor marina in redondo beach. boaters woke this up morning to find the fish surrounding their vessels. >> the boaters that live in this area were awakened by it. they said it sounded like hail to them. and then they looked outside and they saw all these fish kind of gasping for air. >> so thick in some places, the boats couldn't move. it appears the fish moved into the harbor late last night or early this morning to escape what they call a red tide. high winds kept them from leaving, though. they were crushed against the harbor wall or they possibly ran out of oxygen in the water. in other words, they kind of drowned. hundreds of clean-up volunteers are taking the tons of dead fish to recycling plants so apparently they can use them for fertilizer. i guess that's making lemonade when you have lemons, roberta. >> i recall an incident like that in san diego when i lived there and they referred to it as red tide. 60 miles south of san francisco the beautiful town of san jose, our live cbs 5 weather camera and we have there mostly sunny skies. it is currently 62 in san jose, 10-mile-an-hour winds, average high in silicon valley this time of year is 65. now currently in pittsburg 60s. sunnyvale 63 degrees. plenty of cloud cover currently in rohnert park at 60. out and about, for the most part we have partly to mostly cloudy conditions. the winds are dialing back five to ten miles an hour. official sunset is at 6:09. not seeing much of it due to the cloud cover. tonight, overnight, in the 40s. 43 in redwood city, banking through foster city. otherwise 47 degrees in downtown san francisco. area of low pressure banking to the north of the bay area. we are seeing the southerly fringe of this system here that's sideswiping the state of california. as it does so it's increasing our cloud cover throughout the evening hours and we will see some of those lingering clouds overnight. so that could hamper the viewing at 7:25 tonight of the international space station and the space shuttle discovery moving from the northwest to the southeast. you might want to get a peek in between the cloud breaks. fom starting off mostly cloudy with fog. then partly cloudy conditions. temperatures in the 60s to low 70s. we are still underneath the influence of high pressure. outside number 75 in santa cruz. low 70s in silicon valley. a trough on deck will produce a good chance of rain on thursday. dry friday, clouding up on saturday. another shot of rain showers comes on sunday through tuesday. mypix was sent to us by aida in walnut creek. yes, the cherry blossoms are blooming. keep those flowers and pictures coming to mypix@cbs5.com. allen? >> keep it all coming. all right, roberta, thanks. antioch city council meeting tonight could turn into a union battle. that's because the city is expected to approve what critics are calling a sweetheart deal for police officers. simon perez explains why other unions say that they are getting shortchanged in the deal. allen, we are here in antioch where the city council is trying to cut several hundred thousand dollars out of its budget over the next few months. one group of public employees is saying that the budget cutting plan is just not fair. the 50 or so employees who labor in the antioch public works department feel this. >> it's also a matter of fairness in that if you are going to ask people to make you sacrifice, you need to ask everybody. >> reporter: they are drawing up protest signs because they say the city of antioch is trying to close a budget gap by picking on them and not the police department. >> have them pay only 3% for retirement for just six months and yet they are asking to us pay 3% now forever and to add 2% more next year and 2% more the year after that. >> reporter: so the rub is they are not treating everybody the same? >> correct. >> what's wrong why that? >> it goes against our sense of fairness. >> reporter: public works employees also took a 10% pay cut but the police union members made some sacrifices, too. they agreed to put off raises of 4.8% in 2009, 2.9% in 2010, .9% this month, and between 2 and 5% in september. the department also agreed to begin paying 3% towards retirement up from 0. that saves antioch nearly a million dollars. in exchange, the city agreed not to lay off any officers and agreed to bring back 6 officers who were laid off in december. all those police concessions are good only through next january when the current police contract is up. the concessions of public works employee union local 1 made are through 2013. >> the city has said to us, and everybody else, we need even more. we need to extend these concessions two more years and get even more from you. >> as of tonight, [ indiscernible ] six of seven unions with concessions. the only union we don't have concessions from is union 1. because everybody has different schedules and contracts, the goal is to have everything close to even. >> reporter: many of those public works employees who don't feel they are being treated fairly are expected to show up here tonight to picket that meeting that starts at 7:00. in antioch, i'm simon perez, cbs 5. need another excuse to spend more time on facebook? how you will soon be able to watch movies on the social networking site. >> he talked so fast... and he -- i was under so much pressure to -- i never could really pin him down. >> a debt with no end in sight. why this retired postal worker is losing sleep over her 10- year-old bed. ,, ♪ have a good daisy ♪ eat well, live long ♪ have a good daisy, work out, get strong ♪ ♪ when you need a lift, just sing a song ♪ ♪ and have a good daisy ♪ have a good daisy with a natural treat ♪ ♪ have a good daisy, healthy foods to eat ♪ ♪ when you want some joy, dance to the beat ♪ ♪ and have a good daisy [ female announcer ] enjoy the fresh, 100% natural choice in cottage cheese. ♪ have a good daisy ♪ have a good daisy surgery, no needles and no downtime. dr. kim there's been a lot of buzz about a new treatment for your face that works to firm and lift the skin. no surgery, no needles, no down time. dr. kim mulvihill joining us with the latest on that. >> reporter: well, allen, the technology is ultrasound a device we typically associate with pregnancy to look at a developing baby. well, now in a twist, the technology is leading to younger firmer looking skin in those not quite ready for surgery. >> reporter: donna summers wanted to perk up her sagging skin but without surgery. the doctor says she is a perfect candidate for ul therapy that creates heat under the skin surface. >> we can see all the tissues in the skin down to the bones in the neck. and then we pick the level we want to do these small thermal treatments in. so i'll go ahead and apply it now. so there's that. you're creating a controlled very safe sort of thermal -- when i say treatment zone, you might say thermal injury zone. you're creating a little thermal injury and the collagen is sort of like, oh, my goodness, what's this? >> reporter: the technique promises to trigger the body's natural collagen-building process. doctors say the effects are immediate. >> i can hardly feel it. >> remember, the treatment here what's actually being affected the skin as you can see is completely -- there is no redness, no nothing. the treatment is a good half inch under the skin. >> reporter: here are some before and after pictures showing measurable tightening and lifting, especially of what many know as turkey neck: the doctor is quick to point out ul therapy doesn't replace traditional cosmetic surgery but he says it offers a nice option, no needles, no anesthetic and no down time. some patients do report discomfort during the procedure and redness or soreness afterwards. less common side effects include swelling, tingling and tenderness around the treated area. and if used improperly, the machine can cause burns. now, patients like the natural look of this therapy and the lack of down time. that's how it was dubbed the lunchtime lift. the results last a year or longer and the cost $1,000 to $4,000 depending on how much you get treated. >> so my question, how much? i mean, does it get better with subsequent treatments? >> reporter: actually, over time the collagen really does tighten up so yes, you will see improvement over a period of months and sometimes people get serial treatments get it better. you're going for subtle. >> not a bad thing because drastic can be kind of scary. >> reporter: we'll been scared sometimes, yeah. >> all right, kim, thanks. well, 10 years and $10,000, that's how much a bed has cost a bay area woman. and she is still owed more. julie watts on the consumerwatch with a case that got solved after a good neighbor took the first step. >> will go as high as i want. >> reporter: clarice harris is tired of paying for her adjustable bed. the retired postal worker bought this craftmattic bed 10 years ago from the salesman who came to her home. >> he talked so fast and he -- i was under so much pressure, i never could really pin him down. >> reporter: harris put down $500 and financed the remaining $3,800. trouble, after 10 years, she had only paid off about one- third of the principal. >> i live from check to check. at the end of the month, i'm through almost. >> reporter: so harris' neighbor autumn stepped in. >> went through her bills and totaled up how much she paid in the last 10 years and it came to $10,000. >> reporter: $10,000 for a bed that cost half that largely because of a 21% interest rate where most of the payment went towards interest. >> you know, i knew something wasn't right. >> reporter: that's when autumn emailed consumerwatch and we wrote to td retail card services, the company that currently owns harris' debt. a few days later we got this email agreeing to forgive the remainder of her balance with no negative credit impact. a big help to clarice, who is resting easier thanks to her friend. >> she is my neighbor and my friend and we help each other out, you know. >> reporter: now, six years ago, a class action lawsuit was filed against the craftmattic organization for violating consumer protection laws and targeting senior citizens. the company is now under new ownership and says it no longer offers in-home sales demonstrations. on the consumerwatch, i'm julie watts, cbs 5. well, facebook is getting into the movie rental business. the social networking site has signed a deal with warner bros. that will let you rent movies on facebook. starting today, anybody who clicks on the like button on the facebook page of say "the dark knight" will be able to pay $3 to rent that movie for up to 48 hours. more movies will be added in the coming months. well, the beads are flying in the big easy. fat tuesday celebrations under way. i guess they are bigger than ever. we have live picture, this is bourbon street in the french quarter of new orleans. this year mardi gras happens to coincide with spring break. students they say are ready to make memories. >> the ball drop from in all, baby. happy mardi gras. >> the big easy, you can't get enough of it. and then i'm going to church for ash wednesday. >> atone for your sins. the city has more to celebrate this year as it continues to rebuild from hurricane katrina and the economic devastation last year's oil spill. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ring ring. progresso. oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? 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[ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant with the state's budget broke ans agree to ex good evening. i'm juliette goodrich. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. with the state's budget broken, will californians agree to extend expiring taxes? we have exclusive poll results. plus, what it would mean for california classrooms if voters give those tax extensions a big no. those stories and more coming up at 6:00, allen. >> we will see you then, juliette. thanks. charlie sheen may be out of a job but it's not stopping the actor from continuing on with his some call a public meltdown. >> judge me condemn me, discarded me. well, ha, not anymore. winning! >> yeah, his latest winning rant comes after warner bros. fired him. in a letter to charlie sheen's lawyers, the producers of cbs' most successful sitcom wrote, your client has engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill. >> they are squarely hitting