The front door. They went inside. Break down the doors. The room. And they point the gun at them. Reporter this witness did not want to show his face but told abc 7 news, one of the armed men pointed the gun at a visibly upset 18monthold toddler and told the baby to make the told the people to make the baby stop crying. The sounds drew their attention. Witnesses were able to give key clothing and physical descriptions of the gunmen and told officers the direction they saw the men take off. Less than an hour later, the Oakland Police were able to locate and identify these men. Items from the robbery were found in their possession and a positive witness i. D. Was given. Police took both men into custody. This Home Invasion robbery is the latest to hit east oakland in a week. On tuesday, two miles away, an 81yearold woman was shot in a Home Invasion robbery in oaklands diamond district. Police have not made an arrest and the suspect remains at large. Nature of the crime has put many in the community on edge. Im worried about the people who live here. If you cant be safe in the middle of the day, it is really an outrage and we need to do something. Some pushing for private security to patrol neighborhoods for a fee to be placed on residents living here. But not everyone believes that is the best idea. Were already spending a lot as property taxpayers. I feel like that money should be more intelligently used. Oakland Police CreditCommunity Involvement for their ability to quickly identify and arrest the men they believe are reonsible. Nick smith, abc 7 news. A hayward man is in custody on suspicion of shooting an acquaintance in the leg. He was arrested for speeding. Earlier police were called to a street next inl state 580 on reports of a shooting. The victim identified summer as the shooter. A bouncer ran down and held a man who police say shot up a fremont bar. Officers say 31yearold Miguel Vargas of newark was asked to leave the El Camino Real bar this morning. They allege he went home, got a gun, came back and began shooting at the guard. None of the more 30 customers were hurt. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The Harbor Patrol in santa cruz was dispatched to pick up a body that was found floating in the water. It happened across from miramar near the municipal wharf. No word on who that person might be. We know it is a man wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans. Two men who stole a surveillance camera in december may have outsmarted themselves. Their images were taken by the camera while they were maneuver a trash can to stand on. Police hope the public can help track them down. The theft happened just after 11 00 on the night of december 29th at the antioch marina. A group in pleasanton is asking for divine intervention to help with californias drought. The San Francisco bay area chapter of the council on American Islamic relations sponsored a pray for rain meeting at the fairgrounds. They said praying for rain is not unusual. In case of extreme drought, the prophet mohammed taught the Muslim Community about 1,400 years ago in arabia, they had droughts as well. So when that happened, he had a special prayer that he did. The muslim communicate invited people of all faiths to in response to the drought, a Central Valley lawmaker plans to introduce a bond measure to increase water storage. A town meeting in the city was scheduled to discuss the measure. Farmers and experts back it. Saying without it the Central Valley will keep suffering. One farmer says without water, he cant plant as much. The reality for me this year is that im going to have to set aside about 40 of the property that i farm. Of the 1,100 acres. Several farmers are already taking the same step warning a loss of jobs will follow. The f the proposal gets enough support, it will be on the november ballot. Most of the bay area today didnt see a single cloud in the sky. That could be about to change. Abc 7 newscaster with a look at live doppler 7 hd. Good evening. January went down in the history books as the drayest january ever recorded. Heres a look from our sfo camera. No flights arrival or departures delays. Now we can see some clouds rolling in. This area of low pressure is going to be visiting us over the next day. A look from our roof camera, we are going to be seeing those clouds extending into the Morning Hours with a chance of rain. It will be dry and mild next week. Some seasonal temperatures finally coming. As we take a look, we see the low pressure, it is off to the north of us and it is brewing in the pacific. That will bring us just about a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. And as it moves into San Francisco, down peninsula into san jose, resting finally in monterey. And ill have your full accuweather sevenday forecast coming up in a little bit. Thank you. Seven people have been forced from their home after fire ripped through an Apartment Building in gill roifl it started around 6 30. Fire investigators think it started in the kitchen of a downstairs unit. Then spread to the unit above it. No one was hurt in the fire but one man did suffer cuts to his hands from the blown glass. The Management Company will find temporary housing for the displaced residents and people whose apartments were not damaged will be allowed to return home in a few hours. Uc Santa Barbara is preparing to hold a clinic so students can get an experimental vaccine against meningitis. It is approved for use overseas but not in the united states. One of the 5,000 students at princeton received the emergency vaccine after an outbreak there sickened eight people in december. Four students of Santa Barbara fell ill in november. Three recovered. The fourth had to have both feet amputated. No new cases have been diagnosed. Health officials are recommending all students get the vaccine. Still ahead on abc 7 news, why merck and other Companies Plan to stop using chimpanzees for drug and cosmetic research. Plus, how gadgets are aimed at helping with you a too big. Too soft. Too small. Mmm too happy. [ male announcer ] at progresso, weve got a passion for quality. Because youve got a passion for taste. Drug maker merck has decided to stop doing research on chimpanzees. The Largest Company to end that practice. Merck joins two dozen other companies pledging to stop chimp research. It could mean 1,000 chimpanzees are sent to laboratories to finish their lives. Merck says technology has evolved the need for the animals. Researchers use chimpanzees because their anatomy is closest to humans. Anal will have an app to help your health. An it will be able to track levels on your body from what you eat to your heart rate. Even glucose levels in your blood. To make that an, apple will need to introduce hardware that connects to your body such as a smart launch or more complicated medical devices. Nasa scientists are trying to preserve the curiosity rover as it searches for life on mars. In the future it will seek smoother roads to reduce damage to its wheels. It gets beaten up pretty badly on the dense terrain. There are dents and holes in the wheels. They plan to send curiosity across a rough sand dune. The final destination, still the same. Reaching the towering mountain to collect data. Coming up, what the nfl is doing after a pair of super bowl tickets is stolen in San Francisco. And tomorrow could bring our scorched earth a few more rain drops. What we can expect next. Cal hosting the Number One Team in the land. That would be your [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right . 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More than 35,000 fans created a sea of orange and black at at t park. Hunter pence was one of those who signed autograph. I got my dads glove autographed. I think it took about an hour. Was it worth it . It was very worth it. This is the 21st Straight Year the giants have hosted fan fest. The first spring training game is later this month against the as. Two fans here at the desk. And a fan of the forecast. Absolutely. We need the rain and thats what were going to be getting. Just a little bit of it im afraid tomorrow. We look at the exploratorium camera toward the transamerica pyramid. You can see the clouds in the distance. We have a Storm Brewing off the coast will it is about 300 miles off the coast. As we take a look at live doppler 7 hd radar satellite, they are moving in. You will see some precipitation early tomorrow morning. We take a look right now. The live picture of quick tower from our roof camera. You can see the temperatures dropping 44 degrees in santa rosa. In napa, 42 degrees. Also 44 in fairfield and concord and the lower 40 for los gatos and gilroy. This is all whats happening over the next ten days. Tomorrow well see that rain falling around 8 00 in the morning. Cant expect up to a tenth to a quarter. Maybe up to a half inch of rain. That moisture will move out of the area pretty quickly. And then it will be followed by some dry conditions for much of the workweek. Another batch is coming in toward the weekend. Well see another weekend, our highs across the country for tomorrow. Snow in the great lakes region, also some showers near st. Louis and in new orleans. 71 degrees. It will be chilly in rutherford, new jersey. So that is where of course we have the super bowl. East rutherford. You can expect to see very cloudy skies. 44 degrees at the start of the game and 39, by the time i wonder who will win. We take a look at our overnight lows for our own neighborhood. It will be pretty cloudy. You will see temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s for much of the bay area. 39 degrees as you head farther into the north bay. Nice and chilly in napa. Our highs for tomorrow going to be seeing some moisture. Especially in the south bay for the better part of the afternoon. 58 degrees in sunnyvale. Along the coast, you can see 54 degrees in pacifica. 57 degrees in the north bay. Also going to be experiencing some moisture there. 61 degrees in cloverdale will be your high. 60 will be your high in cloverdale. We take a look at 59 degrees in rich monday. 61 degrees in castro valley. 68 in brent woold. Heres a look at my accuweather forecast. A little moist tomorrow. It dries up for monday, tuesday, a better part of the workweek and then another chance of rain by the weekend. We certainly need it. Lets get out those umbrellas. Finally. I have to find mine. It is an indoor festivity. The barbecues, weve been getting notices from the tweets saying theyll still fire up the barbecue. Sure. One person can go outside and barbecue and everyone else can be inside and watch. And bring the food. Well start off with a little basketball. Undefeated arizona is down to play cal. The bears trying to stop the slide and had the lead at halftime. Cal and bs. For the finish, first bucket of the game. The freshman from san jose. It is trailing at the half. Spins. Shoots. Nothing but net. Tyrone wallace, three of four from beyond the arc. They lead 5452 with six minutes remaining. Stanford hosting arizona state. Dwight howell, the big man using his size to get to the bucket. Cal, 28 points. To josh for the twohanded jam. Jason randall providing some highlights. Then a little reverse layup. High off the glass and in. Stanford goes on to win it. 76 of 70. Taking on the us gonzaga game. Matt glover finished in the alleyoop. Sam leading the way for gonzaga. He still puts it in. Under a minute to play. In the month of january, joe pavelski led the sharks. Hoping to sharpen the skid tonight against the defending champions blackhawks. The sharks looking to break the tie. Dan boyle one timer off the cross bar. Second period. On the power play. Brent burns, fast. Crawford shuts the door. Right now the game is scoreless in the second intermission. Well have complete highlights for you at 11 00. The day before the super bowl, always reserved for the football hall of fame. No bigger honor in sports than to be inducted into your sports hall. Seven new members named today. Unfortunately the owner did not get the call. The former raider, ray guy, the first one inducted into the hall of fame. About time them drafted hill in the first round in 73. Tampa bay linebacker and former seminoles eric brooks, the first inductee, 14 years with the bucks. The tackle walter jones also a first ballot inductee. Michael strahan also gets a nod i know what form he cornerback who had the hit in 1999. The wide receiver rounds out the sevin ductees. Lets tee it up. Last areas tournament with a bad back, Phil Mickelson tosses the ball in preparation for tomorrows big game. But unfortunately, got back to work. Ended up double bogeying the hole. He is 12 back. Meanwhile the other lefty. Bubba in control. Putting that birdie on 17. Leads by two strokes. Tigers rory mcelroy, the leader, leading into today. 369 but he is in second place. Tiger further down the leaderboard at 37. He chips in on one. Five under on the tournament but he is 11 back. Steven gallagher shot up. Seven birdies in this eagle put on the back nine. Shot a 28 on his final anybody. He is the leader at 16 under. Usa and south korea, trying get to on the roster of team usa. Today the rebound with the fourth minute. In the 60th minute, finds the loose ball. Second goal of the game. Team usa wins 20. World cup starts in january. Coming up, our final super bowl hype and my super bowl pick. I dont think you and i are on the same page. Up next, why this california coming up at 11 00, devastation in indonesia after a volcano erupts. Tonight the Bay Area Group sending hope and prayers for their loved ones overseas. You probably heard about amazons drone delivery plan. Now someone new wants to jump into the business. Well tell you whats standing in the way. Also tonight, take a look and listen to this. That is a sea mine exploding sending plumes of smoke sky high in the netherlands. A dutch Design Company was doing excavation work on the beach when it found the mine. It is thought to be german and weighs close to 700 pounds. After the Disposal Team detonated it, it left a huge crater in the sand. A mail carrier in sacramento drove his final route in sacramento. He wore a tuxedo to mark his final day with the postal service. He said it has dropped significantly because of email and online shipping. A few months ago he set a clock to mark how many days he had left until retirement and very proud to announce now that that clock reads zero. Do you have a clock . Dont tell us. We want it to be a surprise. The later the better. That will do it for abc 7 news at 9 00. . Coming up on swirl, frank will join us about uganda that will imprison l. G. B. T. People. Two people doing amazing things. And jack rich. Life is too short. To drink bad wine. All that and more coming up on swirl tonight. [music] welcome to swirl covering the lgbt and everyone in between show. Im michelle your host. Thanks so much for joining us tonight. Its our very first show of the year however well have tons and tons of shows for you for the entire year