in fact, a 3.4 quake shook san ramon this morning. it was the fourth small quake in the past two days. one of several to hit the san ramon in the past week. kpix 5's len ramirez on whether it's a sign of things to come. should we be worried about that, len? >> reporter: well, the scientists say there is no science to back up whether or not these series of quakes relieve stress on a fault or are a precursor to a bigger quake. we're standing at the epicenter of one of the latest quakes. there are six of these epicenter sites now scattered throughout this area. they haven't caused any damage, but they certainly are shaking people up. >>> reporter: some pampering at a san ramon day spa was the perfect follow-up to the stress of going through an earthquake for jane who felt her first quake ever. >> i felt the house move and my daughter said, mum, that was an earthquake. oh, my goodness. the last thing i expected. we don't have those in new orleans. >> reporter: the 3.4 magnitude quake hit at about 9:30 this morning and was centered inside

yesterday a 2.9 earthquake shook san ramon at 3:35. minutes later 2.89 math >> survivors of typhoon haiyan are growing desperate for food, water and medicine with the toll at 2,275. eight were crushed when looters raided a warehouse looking for

as kron 4 reports, san ramon valley residents have been down this road before. >> san ramon valley is earthquake swarm country in the bay area. >> reporter: the us geological survey david schwartz says it's anybody's guess when the shaking might stop. >> today's earthquake might have been the last one, you know, for a while, or they may continue. >> reporter: take a look at this. the green dots on this map represent the dozens of earthquakes recorded in the san ramon valley from november 2002 to march of 2003. the largest of which was a magnitude 4.2. why it's happening here is not clear. >> these are unknown faults. these are small fault that's don't hv they're sitting in the crust. the crust in this part of the bay area is just fractured in many different directions. >> reporter: the orange dots on this map are from the early '90s when some 350 earthquakes occurred over a six-week period near alamo. what does it mean. >> it's not really possible to say that these have any special meaning other than they're telling us this is an active area. once again, we have earthquakes in the bay

this is northeast of san ramone. one seismologist told us what we've seen here in danville and san ramone lately, they're not after shocks they're not precursors simply a swarm. in san ramone, shaking of the tile rack caught attention of those working this everything is going fall down >> there is another quake in the afternoon, part of a swarm that swept through the area. people said they didn't feel them as all. kim davies says she heard about >>> in the case of a swarm we think of earthquakes. plain a bigger one, maybe more smaller ones >> swarms of small quakes not unxhon since the system runs underneath interstate 680. >> i think it's g it relieves pressure and >> it would be nice >> it passed earthquakes measuring 2.9 or greater. >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00 >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. trouble at tesla. next at 5:00 we're live with the accident that sent three workers to the hospital. >> muni on the move. how a train loaded with passengers managed to take off with no d

. >>> covering benicias san ramon, san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> more now on black friday. >> we will check with amy hollyfield at the sun valley mall. amy? >> it is included. does this parking lot look like 6:private in the morning? more like the evening the many have been here all night. the shoppers have a lot of energy. they are focused and dedicated. if you on the doors on thanksgiving night and put stuff on sale people will come. they will buy. shoppers have been walking out all night with hands full bags. employees say though are exhausted. they worked all night. they were surprised but the crowds. shoppers say it is not uncomfortably crowded. the lines are not too long. they are having fun and fining good deals. we talked to a shopper would resisted the urge to come last

another one. 3.4 this time, a quake jolting san ramon this morning. the latest in a string of earthquakes to hit that area. was the fourth small quake around the bay area in the past two days. should we be concerned, worried? len ramirez tells us, kind of hard to say right now. lenny, what's up? >> reporter: yeah, there is no science behind the notion that having these smaller earthquakes relieves pressure on some of the faults. that's kind of a myth in the bay area. but what i can tell you is that we're standing at one of what are now six mini epicenters from the series of quakes. they haven't done any damage but coming one after the other certainly is shaking people up. >> my first and hopefully my last earthquake. >> reporter: some pampering at a san ramon day spa what the perfect follow-up of going through her first earthquake ever. >> it didn't frighten me but got my attention, shocked me. when i realized what it was, i went, oh, my! >> reporter: the 3.4 quake hit at 9:30 this morning centered inside the crow canyon country club. there were no re

mid-to-upper 50's until san ramon, san jose, at 60, and 61 in los gatos and fairfield and antioch at 62. this is how it looks from the east bay hills looking to the west. there is still a thin film of haze in the lower levels of the atmosphere and this means colder air is locked at the lower levels with warmer air on top of it and the haze will hang around for the better part of the afternoon mixing with high clouds and sunshine. we will have light rain mostly in the north bay tonight and tomorrow and an extended period of dry weather takes over. if you have the irrigation system open, you are probably going to keep needing it. not is much but you still need it. the ever low numbers for the evaporation. san jose will be mid-to-upper 60's. gilroy and los gatos at 68 degrees. the peninsula is mid-60's and most neighborhoods, los altos at 67. headed to the coast at 60 along with the sunset, the warm spot, everyone else in the upper 50's

yesterday a 2.9 earthquake shook san ramon at 3:35. minutes later 2.89 math >> survivors of typhoon haiyan are growing desperate for food, water and medicine with the toll at 2,275. eight were crushed when looters raided a warehouse looking for supplies. the united states is send two new warships that should arrive tomorrow. the first round of supplies have been trickling in. the first deliveries have been made. some have had no water or food for five days. crew whose brought supplies calling it logistical nightmare to reach the people. >> several would happened to be visiting the philippines survived and are returning home. we caught up with then at sfo. matt? >> people who were overseas at the time are making their way back to the bay area and they are sharing their stories about devastation. routine could be the reality of 56-year-old marriage but there was nothing routine with this reunion of a couple at san francisco international airport this morning. i am so happy. so happy. so happy. >> she was visiting her family when typhoon

it happen happened at the san rafael border. this comes after -- san ramon border. this comes after smaller earthquakes were felt. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: well, there's been six earthquakes since friday. i am being told by geologists that this certain area of san ramon valley, it's care care act tris tick -- characteristically this area. the usgs says at least 1200 people reported feeling the shaking from as far north as vallejo to as far south as san jose. now, this map that we're showing you shows some colored dots of the six earthquakes that have happened in the same area of san ramon since last friday which have measured between 1.4 and 3.4. geologists say this isn't unusual given the area, but if more occurs, they could kat gorize it as a -- categorize it as a swarm. >> they are telling us this is an active area. we have earthquakes in the bay area. it reminds us that we have earthquakes. that we have bigger ones down the road. it's just a reminder to prepare. >> reporter: geologists say they don't know if the quakes were produced by movement f

anot >>> breaking news, a 3.0 earthquake centered 2 miles east of san ramon, hit 10:04 p.m. this evening. no reports of damage or injuries. a 3.0 earthquake, centered 2 miles east of san ramon in contra costa county. >>> another record day shaking up wall street. investors moved by the jobs report out. employers went on a hiring spree in october what is surprising it happened during the government shut down. 204,000 jobs were created it also says 60,000 more jobs were created in august and in september than were previously reported. >>> after surging on its first day of trading, twitter stock dipped a bit today the price slid 7% to close at $41 a share. volatility in new stocks is common, as investors try to gauge how well it will do in the long run. twitter cofounder, will be on cbs sunday morning listen to his response when asked if twitter has changed the way we communicate. >> not necessarily because people are pointing to longer form. people are pointing to news articles and videos and including images and so, the 140 characters is a nice little caption a headline. >> h

jammed up and to the san ramon valley out of concord out of 680 southbound. with this 880 ride from the south end of oakland and all the way down to fremont and union city. >>anny: starting with a live look from our vast camera from our studios. you could see a live look at the city's downtown and we are waking up to mostly sunny skies. really nice start your wednesday. temperatures are going to be able to warmer compared to it yesterday but today is the warmest day. after that we

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. >>> reporter: high schoolers in san ramon caught this fight yesterday on their cell phones. this 15-year-old girl says a group of other girls jumped her. >> and i couldn't do anything about it. [ crying ] >> she pulled my hurt that hurt the most and the fact that there were so many people around but it didn't stop it. >> reporter: witnesses posted the video online. that's where the girl's mother saw it. >> there were all these people around her and nobody stopped it. it's a horrible thing. it's a horrible thing watching somebody that you love have something like that happen and then add to it that it was being passed around with laughter. >> reporter: kate believes her daughter has been bullied for months and claims that leaders at doherty valley high school didn't do enough to stop it. she says the rift started when her daughter tried to encourage others to smoke pot.

no reports of any damage in the area, in the san ramon valley area. this is a view from that region. but people at the floor coverings in san ramon said they heard and felt the shaking. >> the tile rackshifted a bit. the area was shaking. it is like everything is going to fall down. >> today's quakes are not considered aftershocks to several smaller quakes, it started two weeks ago, always unnerving. >>> and producti ins such as so beans appear on menus in a variety of ways, but did you know they could also used to remove graffiti. this one uses dry ice, and evaporates without harms the environment. the epa issued a grant to come up with green cleaning solutions. >> they used dry ice, which is basically just co 2 compressed. there is no byproducts, some of it is actually cheaper. >>> other techniques include using soy beans, and a clear, protective film that allows the graffiti to be peeled off. every year, citizens report the graffiti and it costs the city $20 million, if you can believe that. >> well, spencer christian is here mid-week, kind of cool

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, san ramon valley this road before. >> pam: >> san ramon its earthquake sworn bally. >> reporter: survey's dr. david schwartz says it's anybody's guess when the shaking will stop. take a look at this. the green dots on this map of the san ramon valley show the dozens of earthquakes recorded from november of 2002 to march of 2003, the largest a magnitude 4- point-not sure why it's happening. >> reporter:the green dots on this map represent the more than 50 temblors that were recorded over a six-week period near alamo. what does does it all mean? >> not really possible to say that there is a special meaning other than this is an active area. one-way reminds us that we have earthquakes with bigger ones down the road. >> reporter:bottom line, says schwartz, be prepared. in menlo park rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> pam: a san francisco police officer who claims he was racially profiled has sued the city and several fellow officers. stopped back in may for not having a license plate. the suit alleges officers jumped onto adamson's back and tried to cho

we're still jammed up on 680, 24 and a westbound 680 is heavy into san ramon and out of the san ramon. south bond is backed up and was bound is over one hour drive times through the alta mott. there was a southbound accidents and the nimitz freeway, one of the worst is oakland all the way to milpitas. >> the south bay freeway, 87 is extremely slow so was 85. the peninsula commute this horrible 41 01 southbound to redwood city. it is slow coming out of daly city all the way to san bruno. 50 minutes drive times through marin on 1 01 southbound from the golden gate bridge. >> the bay bridge ride is easing at 16 minutes. the golden gate bridge even though we are closer to the peak of the traffic, we are seeing a little lighter load. >> high clouds continue to strain and was a chilly start with the temperatures in the 30's. as we head into afternoon we will continue to see the clouds increase and you can expect cool conditions. as for temperatures santa rosa will still be in the 30's. we have seen some improvements. heading into the afternoon i know it will be a great day. the temperatures

richmond district is 44 and lafayette at 46 in redwood city and 39 in santa -- san ramon. warmer weather is on the way at 1- to 4-degrees warmer. today is warmer, same for tomorrow, with the heat peaking on wednesday. then we have a cooling trend and showers in the seven-day outlook. leyla gulen has been busy. >> and getting more so. in the east bay, traveling away from hercules, we have this accident westbound 80 at willow avenue, but check out the traffic coming away from highway 4, a busy commute at 39 miles per hour for a top speed. then you are back on the breaks continued into richmond. southbound 880, we had an early accident involving a big rig, a bumper flew roof and hit soot car and everything has been cleared to the shoulder but we have the damage. the approach to the nimitz is slow. 580, tracy to dublin, we are at one hour a drive and highway 4 is slowing down and 101 from san rafael to san francisco is only 16 minutes. >> imagine stuck in a 2' wide space. we will show you the rescue evers to save a college student who was in a "title" situation. >> football fa

upper 30's to san ramon and 39 in half moon bay. as we watch the dancing lights of the bay bridge, chilly, 35 to 49 and proud at noon and 60 to 66, we will see a spread during the afternoon hours and 60 at the coast to 68 inland with a few high clouds and by 7:00 grab the coat and we the be in the mid-60's. warmer today than yesterday. same for tomorrow and wednesday. we will pull the temperatures back on thursday. the cool be trend could lead to a chance of showers in the seven-day forecast. leyla gulen? we have a report of an accident involving a motorcycle to northbound 101 with an ambulance on the way right now and c.h.p. is headed out there. there are no delays on 101 itself continuing in northbound direction to the san jose airport you are still in the clear. back into alum rock from walnut creek we are seeing a buildup of traffic at 19 miles per hour for a top speed southbound because of large metal debris. want out for that with slow traffic in the area. in san jose, 87 headed up to the tank beyond the off-ramp we can see tr

light rain in walnut creek a truce san ramon. the rain will pick up at dublin for your ride out of downtown livermore. the heavier showers spread south so they're no longer affecting your ride along the small grave. as we head into the afternoon you can look forward to drier conditions and sunshine. the winds will pick up and we do have it wind advisory in effect. i would tell you who is want to be affected by that to. >> developing new is out of a vallejo this morning where police are looking into a string of seven armed robberies. all of them took place last night. kron4 mike pelton is live at the vallejo police headquarters. >> police stated that the same to suspect went around holding people up and robbing them from their purses, cell phones and everything else. here is say map of where the police are stating the first robbery took place. police stated that the next one was said this parking lot where the suspects pistol what a victim. several robberies took place at these homes and that the couple of locations the victims co

there was an earthquake and san ramon. it was centered right near the end creek canyon country club. then later in the afternoon there was a 2.4 quake and the exact same area. the san ramon valley is the earthquake swarmed country. according to scientists at the ups you g u s g s. we asked them whether that meant another earthquake bigger one could be on the light. >>: in reality a cameraman and a time and probably produce close to a magnitude 7 per it >>james: official said the earthquake swarmed occurred in a very active area. they said the good thing is no one can productive so-judge predict saw how it plans. >>erica: and we're taking conditions at the golden gate bridge. we have a fog advisory and a fact. i will talk about when the fog is expected to lift when the kron4 morning news returns. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fres

they're spaced out from san ramon down to th south bay. it's the moste've hadn quite a while. plenty of questionsirected at e us headquarters. why is this haening, the primary questi. >> it's a series of earthquakes. there could be 30, 40. sometimes as many as350 period of week or up to six weeks. >> the biggest of t quakes w this morning. had a magnitude 3. usgs officials say they don't magnitude 5 a big quaka >>> police are investigating san jose's 40th homicide of the year. they say alcohol may have fueled th crime. lastight police were calle to the victim's home. the son and daughter identify the victim as9 year old joe torres w worked as a handy man. they say he and his adult stepson go in a fight while drking last night. relaves died that he was drinking at all. poli are not commenting. >>> take aook at the sketch. police say a manatching this description asaulted a woman in a car back in july. the woman says the man asked directions. she got into his car to show him and that's when assaulted her. e reported the assault only in ocber. police wanto know if youknow anythin

yesterday afternoon 2.9 quake rattled san ramon. no damage reported. >>> the situation in the philippines is growing desperate. so far, more than 2300 bodies have been found and the spread of disease and lack of food and water threaten the lives of survivors. as alfonso van marsh shows us, violence in the streets isn't helping recovery. >> reporter: more security forces are on the streets of tacloban after mobs broke into a rice storage house. a wall collapsed killing 8 people. looters hauled away thousands of stacks of food while hundreds of typhoon victims waited in line hoping to get something to eat. disdisaster specialists are desperate for supplies. it's a logistical nightmare. 90% of the city is in ruins, the airport is destroyed. with hundreds of bodies on the street, there is fear disease will spread. this woman say, the smell is overpowering. there are so many dead bodies that have not been picked up. forensic teams are working quickly to identify the dead and prepare for mass burials. but there are tales of survival. the

the san ramone valley area is one of those. >> geologists say if the quakes continue, it could become a swarm, especially if they increase in size. >>> a troubled east bay hospital has declared a fiscal emergency saying it could run out of money in just 6 months from now. they voted on that emergency room last night. it gives the hospital more authority to trim costs. they're facing a $19 million deficit this year. the hospital which serves many of the neediest people will continue to care for patients, but they say it will need a new infusion of cash to survive in the long run. >>> the police department is adding new officers. the city says the expansion will help the department create a new beat in addition to the five current beats in san ramone. they will add four new officers and two part-time technicians. the cost for the officers is $161,000 ever for the rest of this fiscal year and $6 40,000 next fiscal year. >>> an east bay sheriff's deputy was honored for his actions during an armed robbery. >> it is my honor to give you the peace officer valor award for your service. >> con

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it was a mile east of san ramon. a lot of east bay viewers sent us tweets saying they felt the quake in danville, castro valley, dublin and san ramon. not a big quake and there are no reports of damage. we pass along what we know. >>> the massive typhoon that devastated the philippines is churning toward vietnam. the category 5 storm has killed more than 100 people in the philippines when it hit. but the number is expected to grow. power and communications to a large portion of the country have been knocked out. you can see the power of the wind pushing this reporter around today. sergio is live in the newsroom. there are so many people worried about their family bk home. >> and not much info is getting out. phone lines are down in some of the hardest hit communities. the bay area is home to more than 400,000 filipinos so many spent the day trying to get as much information from loved ones as possible. images of typhoon haiyan passing through the philippines was frightening for esther. she has been keeping tabs on he

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as we shift east here a little bit, concord, san ramon, dublin in and out of a few scattered showers. let me go one more time. antioch and bregetwood. it looks -- brentwood. brentwood you are on the edge there. you should see a few light scattered showers move into the area in the next few minutes. this plume of moisture stretches all the way back towards the areas along the tropics. so we have more to come. not only today but for tomorrow as well. these widespread showers are gonna be picking up over the next few hours. i think te will be with us for the evening drive home. when i come back, i will have a look at the future cast model. we'll talk about this rain and how long it will stick around. >>> the rain already starting to fall in some parts of the bay area. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the north bay where folks are seeing the most rainfall at the moment. tara? >> reporter: yeah. we've been seeing steady drizzle in sebossty -- sebastopol. we did see some rain in guerneville and then here downtown we've seen scattered umbrellas, birds taking some baths. a lot of peopl

it was a mile east of san ramon. a lot of east bay viewers sent us tweets saying they felt the quake in danville, castro valley, dublin and san ramon. not a big quake and there are no reports of damage. we pass along what we know. >>> the massive typhoon that devastated the philippines is churning toward vietnam. the category 5 storm has killed more than 100 people in the philippines when it hit. but the number is expected to grow. power and communications to a large portion of the country have been knocked out. you can see the power of the wind pushing this reporter around today. sergio is live in the newsroom. there are so many people worried about their family back home. >> and not much info is getting out. phone lines are down in some of the hardest hit communities. the bay area is home to more than 400,000 filipinos so many spent the day trying to get as much information from loved ones as possible. images of typhoon haiyan passing through the philippines was frightening for esther. she has been keeping tabs on

>>hat you're looking at is a map o earthquake epicenters in the san ramon valley. reporter: more than a half a dozen earthquakes in hal a dozen ds more than we h a while says memo parks geological surveyut not yet an official swar >> a swa is a series of earthquakes. could be 30, 40, sometimes as many as350arthquakes that last for a period a week or up to six eks. >> reporter: the biggest of the quakeshis morning's magnitude 3.4,nough to ratenerves, but not much else. >>hat's in the ckground. it'snoise. it's the earth kind of, kind of, you know, shrugng its shoulders and moving around a little bit. >> just adjting a bit. bottom line usgs experts are not worriedbout the latestound of small quakes more worried about the magnitude 5 and above. while they haven't doneny damage, a good reminder to prepare for the big one. the earthake country alliance posted helpful tips to stay safe. move securable items at your home and office figureut how to communicate in eiddle of an emergency and organize disaster supplies and if aig quakeits drop, cover and hold on o. >>> now to

. >> i >>> the san ramon area was rattled by another small quake today. it was reported at 9:13 this morning. the u.s. geological survey says it was the 6th earthquake to happen in that general area since last saturday. they also say small frequent earthquakes are characteristic of the san ramon valley. >> it's not really possible to say that these have any special meaning, other than they're telling us this is an active area. >> experts say even more quakes would have to happen in that same spot for it to be considered a swarm. >>> two sides in a bitter contract dispute have agreed on one thing, they're at an impasse. ktvu's heather holmes is live in concord, where teachers say it's time for a raise. >> reporter: julie, some of those teachers are making their case to the school board right now. while the district has offered a raise, teachers tell me, it is not large enough. that is why earlier tonight, hundreds of educators that were standing right here, urging the board to boost its offer. >> we are helping provide them in the classroom. >> reporter: o

>> the kiwanis club of san ramon valley. this is our ninth year helping out the food bank, and nbc on this food drive, and we're honored to give you a check for $4,000 to help cover the cost and produce and additional food to help feed those hungry people. >> thank you very much, nancy. very kind of you. laefr, you guys, it's real simple. you come by with a $10 bag. i'm going to be safeway in livermore where i live. just off 508 and first street. i think rob will be here at this location. you will be out and about as well? >> i'm going to be at the river mark safeway in sapta clara around montague expressway. >> thank you so much. >> me too. for more on the food drive, head on our website, nbc bay area.com and search for holiday food drive, and christina loren, you're going to be there with me, and also scott mcgrew. right? >> yeah. really looking forward to hanging out at the safeway. do a little shopping while i'm there as well. should be a good time out there. it's always a great opportunity for us to meet you in person.

mid-70s in antioch, pleasant hill, san ramon, walnut creek, 75. second straight day 70 in november i san francisco, tomorrow. st. helena and yountville in the mid-70s in wine country. a little cloudier on thursday but still mild. friday now down to the 60s. there's a change. the weekend will be decent. sunday evening we may see a few showers and much better chance of rain comes next monday and actually as of right now, if i was making a forecast monday through friday of next week i would say four of five days next week will have a chance of rain. there are changes coming. >> thank you. >>> san jose may have a solution to the destructive wild pig problem. shoot them. the pigs are tearing up a residential area and golf course. tonight the city council will vote on an ordinance allowing a state licensed trapper to kill trapped pigs on sight by gunshot. the city says using drugs is too expensive. >>> an elusive bay area figure once hidden from the public for decades will make its debut at the oakland museum. this troll has been the storied protector o

san ramon, cupertino all rank in the top 20. >>> time is 4:41. tensions over what a school uses to represent itself. the reason a vallejo high school may lose its mascot today. >>> tour bus ban going into effect and it will make it more difficult to catch a glimpse of a famous attraction. >>> the roads are wet out there. we have slow traffic in some spots already because of the wet weather like highway 4. we'll tell you more about trouble spots. >>> there is still hit and miss rain but we are almost between systems. there is another one coming in today. >>> welcome back. time is 4:45. in 30 days large tour buses will no longer be welcome at san francisco alamo square home of the famous painted ladies. they voted yesterday to ban a 25 square block area around the square. this is a popular stop for tourists because of the brightly colored victorian homes but alamo square residents have complained about the noise and traffic created by the big buses. >>> targeted by thieves the boys and girls club want to know who stole a safe with more than $6,000

we also have a crash in san ramon at the corner of -- i lost my notes here. this is an injury accident involving an auto that hit a pedestrian. i'm sad to say i just lost my notes. we'll have to get back to that next time. let's go to steve. >>> this is a look at the bay bridge. its backed up for a 15 minute delay. >> we all good now? >> we're all good. i just have to find my notes. >> i understand. clear skies. couple upper 20s believe it or not. but a lot of 30s. after yesterday's system went through a little snow up in the sierra nevada. but that is gone. some of the morning lows west. i did see a 29 at scots valley. ben lomond 32. petaluma 37-degrees. now maybe even colder in your backyard. you can always tweet me. some of the higher elevations could get 20-30 miles an hour. nothing outrageous. lot of sunshine today. temperatures starting off 30s and 40s to near 50 for some. we will end up with a lot of 6:s and 70s-- 60s and 70s. it will be sunny. that is for sure. one of those days where its nice and the sun maybe go around the corner and get a little br

. >>> the san ramon area was rattled by another small quake today. it was reported at 9:13 this morning. the u.s. geological survey says it was the 6th earthquake to happen in that general area since last saturday. they also say small frequent earthquakes are characteristic of the san ramon valley. >> it's not really possible to say that these have any special meaning, other than they're telling us this is an active area. >> experts say even more quakes would have to happen in that same spot for it to be considered a swarm. >>> two sides in a bitter contract dispute have agreed on one thing, they're at an impasse. ktvu's heather holmes is live in concord, where teachers say it's time for a raise. >> reporter: julie, some of those teachers are making their case to the school board right now. while the district has offered a raise, teachers tell me, it is not large enough. that is why earlier tonight, hundreds of educators that were standing right here, urging the board to boost its offer. >> we are helping provide them in the classroom. >> reporter: o

a 2.9 magnitude quake struck near san ramon about 3:30 this amp. five minutes later there was a 2.1 quake fol leed by another stronger one in the same area. there have been at least three small earthquakes in san ramon in the past week. we asked the usgs is that a swarm. they said not exactly. you would need 7 or 8 quakes in a week for that. >>> it's been a night full of police chases, this one in east oakland. the police rafter overturned at 82nd and bankroft. the driver got out and took off running. we have yet to hear if he's been caught. theven this one in richmond. joe vazquez tells us a silver dodge challenger blew through a red light and smashed into another car with two women inside. >> i'm here at the intersection of 6th and macdonald, an area known as the iron triangle. back there, you can see the accident scene. that silver car apparently t-boented the darker-colored car sending the two occupants to the hospital, a mother and a daughter. it all began with a police chase around 3:40 this afternoon, officers spotted a man wanted for a felo

a 2.9 earthquake struck near san ramon around 3:30. five minutes later there was a 2.1 quake near broadmoor and daly city quickly followed by a 2.8 in the same area. there have been at least three small quakes in san ramon in the past week. we asked the usgs, is this a swarm? the answer, not exactly. you would need 7 or 8 quakes in a week for that. >>> well, it's so dry in northern california, islands are popping up in reservoirs where water levels are at their lowest point in years. only on kpix 5, andria borba reports those islands are a familiar sight at the san luis reservoir. >> reporter: at the edge of santa clara county is the san lewis reservoir. with a storage capacity of more than 2 million-acre feet of water. this year, not so much. >> it's baked dry. >> reporter: this is a what drought physically looks like, islands emerging from the center of a 500-foot-deep lake. that's only a quarter full. >> well, it looks fun to kayak on because there are islands that weren't here before. >> reporter: stretches of land that haven't see

today's san ramone 3.3 quake was proceeded by two in pacifica across the bay. two others in san ramone and one in oakland. >> you would think this is geyserville. >> reporter: there were just as many quakes in the small geyser area of sonoma county. experts say it's not unusual. >> it's not surprising we're having these small earthquakes in this area. there are places where we have fairly frequent small earthquakes, the san ramone valley area is one of those. >> i think it's a good thing because i think it's letting pressure off and it will save us from having a bigger one. >> reporter: or it might be evidence of a pressure build up. >>> several employees were injured in a crash in sonoma county on lakeville highway just south of old lake road number 2. the driver of a ford f-150 was going southbound when he drifted into the northbound lane and crashed another truck carrying the 10 workers. the driver of the f-150 suffered major injuries. five of the workers were taken to hospitals with various injuries. >>> putting a freeze on tuition. the goal in the long run

it was a mile east of san ramon. a lot of east bay viewers sent us tweets saying they felt the quake in danville, castro valley, dublin and san ramon. not a big quake and there are no reports of damage. we pass along what we know. >>> the massive typhoon that devastated the philippines is churning toward viet the category 5 storm has killed more than 100 people in the philippines when it hit. but the number is expected to grow. power and communications to a large portion of the country have been knocked out. you can see the power of the wind pushing this reporter around today. re so there are so many people worried about their family back home. >> and not much info is getting out. phone lines are down in some of the hardest hit communities. the bay area is home to more than 400,000 filipinos so many spent the day trying to get as much information from loved ones as possible. images of typhoon haiyan passing through the philippines was frightening for esther. she has been keeping tabs on her family. >> i am chatting w

our camera was rolling as two pigs ran right through the streets of san ramon. those wild pigs scared both people and pets and left behind a trail of damage. >> as ktvu's john fowler reports, when authorities wouldn't answer their calls, they turned to someone else for help. >> reporter: three pigs broke into this backyard this morning in the gated norris canyon estates. residence say the pigs -- residents say the pigs, all apparently pregnant sows, threatened a family dog. residents called authorities to no avail. >> they can't send the sheriff here. they can't send anybody. >> reporter: wildlife experts say expect more of these confrontations as our continuing dry weather forces wild pigs out of open spaces and into neighborhoods. >> a lot of these neighborhoods, the lawns are extremely wet and that's a huge source of foot for the wild pigs, all the grubs that like that wet condition. >> reporter: homes here have expensive landscaping that homeowners say the pigs have repeatedly dug up causing thousands in damage. >> this used to be a very nice well done yard,

rain is picking up for danville and san ramon. downtown livermore is starting to pick up brain-dead to tens of an inch an hour. light rain for pleasanton and it will pick up in intensity. some of the rain has mold to the south and assault of milpitas. it is impacting portions-as a religious a position where you are located. san jose is completely dry. >> here is a look at temperatures, most of us are in the '50s. futurecast 4 shows 50's and 60's for early morning afternoon. as we head into the evening the wind is expected to pick up. the highs for today fairfield will be at 63 and low 60's for downtown san francisco. the national weather service has issued a wind advisory for the north bay. we may see wind gusts are approaching at 60 mi. per hour. there are going to be a possibility for downed wires and trees. that will be in effect for tomorrow and milder weather for the weekend. dry weather and sunny skies and temperatures a little bit warmer for thanksgiving. >> the u.s. and afghanistathe de philippines has crossed above 4000 m

our camera was rolling as two pigs ran right through the streets of san ramon. those wild pigs scared both people and pets and left behind a trail of damage. >> as ktvu's john fowler reports, when authorities wouldn't answer their calls, they turned to someone else for help. >> reporter: three pigs broke into this backyard this morning in the gated norris canyon estates. residence say the pigs -- residents say the pigs, all apparently pregnant sows, threatened a family dog. residents called authorities to no avail. >> they can't send the sheriff here. they can't send anybody. >> reporter: wildlife experts say expect more of these confrontations as our continuing dry weather forces wild pigs out of open spaces and into neighborhoods. >> a lot of these neighborhoods, the lawns are extremely wet and that's a huge source of foot for the wild pigs, all the grubs that like that wet condition. >> reporter: homes here have expensive landscaping that homeowners say the pigs have repeatedly dug up causing thousands in damage. >> this used to be a very nice well done yard,

that has traffic backed up into san ramon, heading south towards pleasanton. it gets better if you are on the road after pleasanton. but the traffic is not that bad on 680 and fremont. 101 southbound near belmont we've had a series of collisions. 7:03. back to the desk. >>> all right. thank you, sal. >>> police in santa rosa are asking for the public's help as they investigate a suspected gang-related stabbing. investigators say an 18-year- old boy was punched, kicked and stabbed outside a middle school on gardener avenue last night. alex savidge is live to tell us what we've learned about the young victim and his attackers. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we understand this teen remains in the hospital this morning with several stab wounds to his upper body. police here in santa rosa say he was attacked last night. it happened right where we are, right behind lawrence cook middle school. police say a group of young men ganged up on this 18-year-old, punching him, kicking him and stabbing him. the victim was found along gardner avenue arou

aspect mid-70s for the san ramon valley area. downtown san francisco check-in as 67 degrees. los 70's ignore the golden gate bridge. >> we will see the winds pick up in fact, the national weather service has stated that it may be a red flag morning. this may pose a fire danger. we have seen extreme a dry weather. saturday there is a slight chance for rain. right now it is, looking like a 10% chance. sunny skies and once again as we head into sunday. the temperatures will drop, but that will rebound. we're looking for to pretty, and quiet conditions for the next work week. >> golden gate bridge commuters could pay higher tolls the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district board will discuss and possibly voting on five toll-increase options on friday. one option would be to raise an estimated $86 million over five years by bumping up the toll from six to seven dollars starting in april, and increasing the discounted $5 toll now paid by fastrak users to $5.75 in april, and then to six dollars a year later. the earliest that one of those plans could be implemented w

. >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> in less than an hour companies looking to fill 500 jobs in the bay area will meet with prospects at a hire event job fair hosted by job journal and abc7. companies include alliance i.t. and the united states state department. the event runs from noon until 4:00 in san jose at the double tree at gateway. >> meteorologist, mike nicco, is saying it is warmer than normal. >> temperatures are warmer-than-average for just about all of us today and tomorrow but we will pull those back with a wind shift on thursday and the weekend the clouds will roll in toward veterans day. we will give you specifics: we have live doppler 7 hd showing you where the storm track is and where the moisture is around washington and oregon. what we are seeing is a spillover across the area of high pressure keeping us dry and sunny with high clouds from time to time and i could see behind me as i look over to berkeley and up to the north toward angel island. that is what we are going to deal with, sunny afternoon, winds are gus