Take a look and see what we can see and that is a huge crowd marching in the middle of the road and that is causing a massive traffic problem there. We are joined now on the telephone by officer williams with the chp. Officer williams first, thanks for coming on and tell us what happened on the bay bridge a short time ago, if you would . Good afternoon. Shortly after 4 00 today, was there a very small group of six protesters that actually came up the Fourth Street onramp or excuse me, onramp from i880 eastbound and they made it to the top of the ramp with eastbound traffic prior to the bay bridge and not on the bay bridge itself and they were detained quickly by responding chp units. There were six arrests made for a variety of charges, obstructing traffic, public nuisance and unlawful assembly. These six were taken into custody. They were moved off the freeway and taken back to the chp office where theyre currently being booked for processing with the county jail. Officer williams, sounds like you made pretty quick work of that and talk to us if you would about the challenge of dealing with a protest about Police Brutality and then having to deal with protesters in a way that doesnt escalate a situation. That has to be very difficult. You know, it is difficult, but also we we our officers are trained to deal with protesters in a very professional manner. All of these protesters were taken into custody with no resistance of any kind and no force at all. Had they given you notice that they were going to do this . No. We had been following and monitoring a larger group which we were talking about marching through the city and the six happened to get on to the freeway as indicated and the Fourth Street offramp and we were noticed very quickly by a passerby and we responded within minutes. Good work, officer williams of the chp. Thank you for coming on. We appreciate that youre looking at 7 hd pictures on Market Street where protesters are marching down the street making their feelings known about the issue of Police Brutality which has come to a head recently in the last couple of weeks with some Police Activity seen on video. This is video and not live pictures from sky 7 hd and well continue to monitor these protesters and on the twitter feed. They have a good Police Presence to keep them in line and out of danger at this point. Lets turn our attention to the drought, the continuing drought. It is about to hit east bay residences in the wallet. Today the east bay municipal utilities district declared a stage 4 drought emergency thats the highest level it can adopt. Laura anthony joins me from oakland. Laura . Hi cheryl. This may be still going on behind me. The board spending most of the afternoon tweaking the drought Management Plan and among those items is how much people that waste water should pay and how much do they have to waste before they pay and they have to go four times average before the penalties kick in. Yes. The motion carries unanimously. The situation is as bad as it get, the east bay board of directors has declared a stage 4 drought, the highest level possible and some Board Members still openly wondered whether its high enough given the dire circumstance. They reflect that in a stage of doubt thats worse than the stage 4 that weve even planned for. They enacted several other measures to begin purchasing Emergency Water from the Sacramento River and in that mandatory conservation of 20 . Whethers no way that anybody, i dont think, cannot know that were minute a doubt which is completee and water sees and track wasters. It is intended for those customers who are using very, high, high unreasonable amounts of water. An excessive user is anyone who uses four times the daily average and that is more than 984 gallons per day. At this point east bay mud says their overall storage is just 53 of capacity, the lowest level since 1977. In oakland, Laura Anthony abc 7 news. The National Transportation safety board released its final report today on a bart accident that killed two workers in the east bay a year and a half ago. In october of 2013 a train hit two engineering employees while they were working on the tracks near walnut creek. The report found barts simple approval system for granting workers access to the track was to blame for this accident. Under the policy workers were largely responsible for their own safety. Theyd work in pairs with one acting as a lookout. Bart has since developed a better system to ensure that its workers are safer on the job. And bart has launched a new Campaign Today aimed at preventing suicides and the centerpiece of the initiative will be signs posted at various stations for those struggling emotionally and First Responders at bart stations will be trained to identify signs of suicide. Bart asked local crisis report services for help in creating this program. If someone is feeling alone if theyre feeling depressed and are dealing with a crisis that there is help available for them and that they should not you know be in this by themselves. Bart is also looking into printing the suicide lifeline number on tickets and permanent signs on stayings and there have been on the tracks so far this year. Car burglaries are arent going on in San Francisco and those crimes are not there anymore. Sergio quinn tan a about 6 30 this afternoon and evening and there will be a meeting at the merchants and residents are going to be putting together that meet, but as you mentioned this is a problem that is affecting the entire city lately. Smash and grab, i guess. Irwin castro is one of the latest victims of San Franciscos ongoing spike in car burglaries. Someone broke into his minivan and made off with his backpack which was full of stuff. Laptop, my watch, prescription glasses and some tools, flashlights. At in and out glass in bay view hunters point, business is brisk and its not even the busiest time of the week. How many have you had just since noon . Since noon this morning we had about 16. He says on some mondays and fridays his crew is so busy they cant take a break for lunch until 4 00 in the afternoon. He had some simple advice for his customers. Dont leave anything in the car even something as simple as a smartphone charger. If you leave it just hanging out theyre curious to find out whats hidden in the car. Theyll go underneath the seat. Theyll look at your glove compartment. According to the San Francisco police there has been a 49 jump in car burglaries so far this year compared to last year. They had a couple of theories about why cars are being targeted and first because of increased enforcement and new features there has been a drop in smartphone thefts so crooks are turning their attention elsewhere and second, voters recently passed a change to california law. Because of prop 47 if its under 950 its a citation where they get release said where before they would get booked if it was a felony. Despite the difficulty police may have when making arrests they still recommend filling out a Police Report so they can track the crimes and offer the same advice dont leave anything inside your car even for a moment. In San Francisco, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. The best advice. Absolutely. Still ahead, auction house outrage. Not just memorabilia, they are memories. A plan to sell artifacts from internment camps and why japaneseamericans are doing everything they can to stop it from happening. Also here Hillary Clinton looks to the bay area as she goes on a hiring spree for her president ial campaign. 7 on your sides Michael Finney reveals how to save money on those pricey prescriptions. And what is behind the jungle of jellyfish showing up on the west coast . Turn around every now and then i get a little bit hungry and theres nothing really good around turn around every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air. Turn around barry i finally found the right snack now try fiber one protein bars with the great new taste of cookies and creme. We want to take you back to those Police Protests in San Francisco for just a minute. Lets check in now with abc 7 News Reporter wayne freedman. Wayne . Were on Market Street where the protesters were a little while ago, just a little while ago. They went this way from six, heading up towards seventh. We dont know where they are at this point but its been quite an afternoon. This march began at 24th street earlier today. Lets show you some of the earlier video. This is outside the San FranciscoPolice Departments mission station on valencia roughly at 1 30 when they arrived this afternoon and the protesters stormed the building and they wrote on walls and windows. Antipolice slogan and several unprintable and not showable and police turned the protesters off the sidewalk into valencia street and the group moved on. A few minutes later the next stop was San Francisco city hall. Lets take a look at that. City hall, this time the protesters did succeed in getting through the front door but not past sheriffs deputies who kept them from entering the building proper. It was loud and it was purposeful, but essentially it was peaceful aside for some chalking on the sidewalk outside. We saw nothing painted and nothing broken. We did take a minute to speak with one of the marchers that began at 24th and valencia this afternoon. Her name is terry barnes. All lives matter. Like my son said it dont matter what color you are. All of life matters. It doesnt give you the right to take somebodys life just because you feel theyve done something wrong. How have the police treated you today . They were okay. They didnt do anything. They havent harassed us yet. You sund suround surprised. I am. The San Francisco police have escorted the marchers virtually every step of the way and thats more than five hours at this point. Mostly theyre standing back, trying to keep the crowd moving and the marchers it would appear are doing their best to take the rush hour traffic and turn it into a no go anywhere traffic. They continue to move and theyre a moving target in the they were here on Market Street a short time ago and where they are at this point and well try to catch them. Live in San Francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. Moving on now. Japaneseamericans here in the bay area and around the country are upset tonight about a planned auction in new jersey. Up for bid hundreds of artifacts from internment camps during world war ii. Abc 7 News Reporter vic lee explain yes there is so much concern and anger about this. The paintings show the bleakness of the camps which the government called internments. Many japaneseamericans have another name concentration camps. 120,000 people were forced into ten locations across the country. Their paintings photographs and artifacts reflect the life they made for themselves. Now the new jerseybased drago arts and Auction Center will sell off hundreds of the items to the highest bidder. I was shocked. I was shocked to see this photograph of my cousin being auctioned off to somebody unknown for dollars. Janice is the poet laureate of San Francisco. She and her family were incarcerated at tully lake. The photograph is of her cousin jimmy who later became an artist who is best known for his paintings of cats. She calls the auction a travesty. To me the analogy is if they were trying to auction off the native american burial site which was sacred or the shackles that chained slaves at one time. It cheapens a very, very profound experience and an entire races history in this country. The auction has hit a raw nerve. Japaneseamericans and others are protesting on this Facebook Page signing a petition demanding that the auctioneers delay the sale. Already the page has attractioned more than 2,000 likes. Many want the sell tore give back those items which families have already identified and the rest to an exhibition. In our letter from the jcl we said, this was a gift and let the gift come full circle and it should be returned as a gift. The artifacts were originally the property of the historian who opposed the internment. Some items he bought other ands were given to him. The seller inherited the property from a family member. The auction house was approached asking them to donate. They are not in a financial position to do so. The auctioneers say they hope members of the japaneseamerican community will end up buying the collection. Vic lee abc 7 news. Spending on Prescription Drugs is the highest in more than a decade. A group says the Health Care System spent more than 374 billion on drugs in 2014. And thats 13 more than in 2013. The costs are driven out primarily by breakthrough medicines and Manufacturer Price increases and a surge from millions of people insured because of the Affordable Care act. As Prescription Drug costs continue to soar there are some tricks to keeping the costs down at the pharmacy checkout. Important to note Consumer Reports partnered exclusively with 7 on your side and Michael Finney is here. You just gave us huge aggregate numbers and the numbers are huge for family too. People who regularly take a Prescription Medication spend on average more than 700 a year for drugs. Consumer reports had the shoppers check out prices at almost 200. Youd think the price of a drug would be fairly standard. The Consumer Reports shoppers found prices can differ by more than 100 for the same generic drug. For example, a months supply of the generic version of lipitor ranged from just 11 to 199. Lisa gill, editor of Consumer Reports best buy drugs says one simple way to save is to simply ask for a lower price. It worked for our secret shoppers. Costcos pharmacy is another good way to save. We priced five common generic Prescription Drugs at more than 200 pharmacies. Costco was substantially less expensive than any other chain store. And you dont have to be a costco member to fill prescriptions there, but also dont rule out your local independent pharmacies. Sometimes they offer bargain prices as low as costcos or offer a competitive size. If you have insurance, dont automatically use it. For some medications if your drug insurance copay is more than 10 you might be better off not using your insurance and just paying the retail price. Walmart, sams club kmart, target and other pharmacies offer hundreds of generic Prescription Drugs at deep discounts. Prices are as little as 4 per month and 10 for a threemonth supply. If you take medications over the long term, Consumer Reports says be sure and ask your doctor for a 90day prescription rather than a 30day, you can save a small fortune. Its not much more for 90 days than it is for 30. I like the 90day prescription. You dont have to refill as often. A huge number of jellyfishlike creatures are turning west coast beaches a striking shade of blue. Isnt that wild . Thousands of palm sized valila have come ashore in washington and oregon. When strong winds push over the pacific coastline theyre swept by dozens. They dont sting people if they touch them. Wear shoes because they are slippery. Its not as strong as it is in the northwest. Sandhya patel is live outside. I was getting blown around by the wind and its still breezy out here but they temporarily dropped here not everywhere. Let me show you live doppler 7 hd and well talk about whats coming. Higher temperatures in the forecast starting tomorrow. It is absolutely clear on live doppler 7 hd and to the north Mendocino County and temperatures by morning expected to drop to the upper 20s for the coldest spots. Here the wind will save us and its not going to be as cold as up to the north and you can see its still gusty 28 miles an hour at sfo gusting to 24 out of the west in hayward, and that wind is why its so cool out here and upper 60s for the high so far and that wind is blowing that tree pollen and the grass pollen around and grass pollen is coming around and its now moderate so if you do have itchy, runny nose eyes, youre suffering hay fever and its going to be rough going into tomorrow. The winds will drop off. Kgo roof camera you can see nothing, but blue skies in San Francisco and it is 58 degrees on the cool side and 63 in oakland. 64 in san jose and 65 in Half Moon Bay and looking at Clear Conditions from the exploratorium camera, and from santa rosa to liver more, here is a preview of whats to come, nothing, but sunshine and were looking at clear and Cool Conditions overnight tonight and warmer the next few days and inland temperatures near 90 by friday. Cold front came through overnight and we had a few sprinkles in some of the Higher Elevations and a couple hundreds of an inch and clear and breezy weather is following