Gang. In august 2011, carlos was an innocent by stander shot and killed at 64th and international avenues. Last summer, two members of the 65th avenue village gang were convicted in his murder. This morning, police served warrants all over the city. As far away as stockton. Arresting 16 members of the rival gangs. Two of them juveniles. The violence between the two groups centers around east oakland housing projects between 65th and 69th avenue. Dating back more than three decades. The individuals that were arrested today were not only guilty of gang violence, but also of terrorizing oakland. Oakland Police Working with the fbi and other local agencies have also seized three dozen weapons. These are very important cases to us as it is to the communities and to everyone. We have our best prosecutors in court prosecuting them to make sure when we present the evidence, there is sufficient evidence and its presented in a way that will result in their conviction. Before making the arrest the city and police reached out to individuals linked to both gangs. Offering them a variety of social services as long as they chose not to engage in violence. Most of those contacted since 2012 accepted that offer and have not been rearrested for violence or gun related offenses. In oakland laura anthony, abc 7 news. There may be a big break tonight in the search for the killer of a 14yearold Oakland High School student. Ellis was gunned down this past saturday as he walked with friends in the fruitville area. Police revealed they have located a person they believe is connected to the fatal shooting. The Police Department has identified a person of interest that is currently in custody for an offense outside of the city of oakland. Police would not say anything else about the person in custody. He has not been charged in connection with the shooting. He was an honor student and Football Player at oakland tech. A brentwood man convicted of a large scale mortgage scheme was convicted of mail fraud and money laundering. Michael finney first reported in 2011 that tiko promised distressed homeowners he could refinance their mortgages. He collected nearly 6 million from homeowners. He never gave any money to the banks. Bad news for hunter pence hes going to be out of the game for some time after he was hit by a pitch today and broke his arm during spring training. According to the giants, pence has a fractured forearm, hes expected to be out for six to eight weeks. Pence seen here during the 2014 world series is a staple of the giants. He hasnt missed a game in the last two seasons. San francisco recreation and parks employees in Critical Condition tonight after he was injured on the job. 57yearold Robert Watkins was working in hilltop park when a tree fell on him. Watkins seen here was working with Tree Trimmers when this tree came down. He tried to get out of the way but was hit in the back and trapped. Park employees helped free him and he was critically injured. Police are investigating allegations of Inappropriate Conduct with a preschool child. Parents received notice this week. The person has not been named or arrested but has been placed on leave. Administrators issued a statement, saying theyre taking the allegations seriously, and ask that all of you respect the ongoing process and refrain from spreading unfounded rumors. Student protesters shut down the uc santa cruz campus all together today forcing classes to be cancelled and other students to cram belg to prepare for their final exams. The campus has only two entrances, two ways to get on and off here at empire grade and heller drive, and here at coolidge drive and high street so the protesters were able to target their efforts today to those two entrarnss. Chris winn is live on campus with the story. Chris . Some of these protesters have been out here since 5 00 this morning. The crowd has dwindled down. You take a look behind me you can see what remains here we expect them to finish up within the hour. Classes will resume tomorrow at this point it appears unlikely that these student protesters will be facing any disciplinary action from the university. Anger and frustration at uc santa cruz as students rallied against tuition high. What theyre doing is villainizing their cause. Theyre not going to gain any support. Alexis tried to get on campus today but was turned away. I understand their anger over it. I totally get it but at the same time i paid for this quarter. Our finals are coming up in two weeks. I have four papers to write. They came before the crack of dawn. Protesters blocking all entrances to the university. Were not going to let business as usual continue as long as these fee hikes are on the table. Campus officials sent out an alert this morning to students and staff cancelling classes and warning the community to stay off campus. These things are disruptive to a lot of people. We have research to conduct. Classes to teach. People have appointments they need to get to. I wish people would be more willing to be out here and help us. I understand studying, you cant afford to take a day off. Reese morgan is currently on crutches. Protesters wouldnt let his friends pick him up. He had to hike. Theres stuff off campus for the rest of the day, because they wont let you through. Which is pretty frustrating. Inconvenience for many but a call to action for others. The only way the trend is going to be reversed is if students stand up and say theyve had enough. At uc santa cruz, chris winn abc 7 news. An update on a story abc 7 news first brought you last week. Dozens of bay Area Little League teams will be able to play ball this weekend. Theyre reopening the baseball field at its refinery. The company and the union engage in an ongoing labor dispute. Agreed to not ticket so the kids could safely play on the field. For the past four weeks, 600 players and 48 teams have not been able to use their home fields. Thats changing. The Santa Clara CountyDistrict Attorney says theres been no decision on Sexual Assault charges for former San Francisco 49er ray mcdonald. His agent sent a letter to all nfl teams saying mcdonald will not be charged in the case. The d. A. Told abc 7 the investigation is still open and theres been no decision about the charges. The former defensive end is looking for a place to play next season. The 49ers let him go in december after his history of poor decisions. New at 5 00 the first three surgeries in a rare back to back sixway kidney transplant chain are complete. Surgeons at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco tell us there were no complications. The donors and recipients are all in recovery and all of them are doing well. Tomorrow, three more surgeries are said to take place. A total of 12 people are involved, all were matched by software called match grid. This is the largest chain of kidney donations ever at one hospital on the west coast. Time is running out if you want to see the light show on the western span of the bay bridge. The display which has delighted people and tourists for two years will be disconnected tomorrow morning. A farewell celebration is planned for tonight atwater Bar Restaurant on the embarcadero, another celebration will take place tomorrow at dawn at epic roast house restaurant. The light show is not going aware permanently. Enough money was raised to have it reinstalled permanently in time for super bowl 50 next february. They have to take those lights down and theyll put up some more durable lights. Pretty. We got used to it. Were spoiled. Just ahead the circus says goodbye. A decision sparked in part by the city of oakland. It was just a matter of time before another city passed the ban. The Ripple Effect across the country now that elephants are packing their trunks. Spring is in the air ill let you know how long this warmth will last coming up. The california congressman who is a French Bulldog may lead to a big change for amtrak. Seven on your side reveals the concern behind lifes morning multitasking. Its multiple ideas for growing families and drawers with many layers to show exactly what you need. Lifes the food that brings us together. And kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. This is bittersweet, the elephants have been on the circus for 145 years. This is a real shift. Ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey is phasing out its elephant acts over the next three years. Leann in a joins us from the oakland zoo where that news was welcomed. Certainly a lot of Animal Rights groups applauding todays announcement including the oakland zoo, which has been at the forefront of Elephant Conservation awareness the greatest show on earth was under enormous pressure from the public and cities to stop mistreating its elephants. Something ringling brothers has denied. Live entertainment is what we do best. We dont want to be fighting off legislation week in and week out, city to city. Basically they use this to jab them, hook them. Denise is the founder of humanity through education, one of many groups fighting ringling brothers. It was based on Public Education that led to cities adopting ordinances to protect ordinances. This was the result of ringling seeing the writing on the wall. Bull hooks have been used for years to get animals to perform. Ive seen them use it in their mouth and they take it to hook. All elephants will be retired by 2018 and moved to Central Florida where ringling brothers keeps orel fants. It is bittersweet because the elephants have been on the circus for 145 years. They were the lifelong symbol of the circus. Todays announcement was welcomed by the oakland zoo. It has four elephants in captivity brought here in the 70s and 80s. The zoo is seen as a model for others because of its 6. 2 acre habitat allowing the elephants to roam freely. Theres so many circuses out there handling elephants in poor conditions. He and others believe its only a matter of time before these small circuses also phase out their elephants. In oakland, leann melendez abc 7 news 37. Silicon valley heavyweights return to the courtroom today. Powell was expected to take the stand today but did not. She is expected to do it tomorrow. Shes seeking 16 million from her former firm claiming she was discriminated against because she is a woman. Attorney Steven Hirsch field conducted an independent investigation. He testified today that powell told him about a private jet flight spent discussing porn stars, all male dinners and being passed over for a board seat. He also recounted how powell was described as having a female chip on her shoulder. San diegos chavez is the first republican candidate set to replace barbara boxer. He plans to focus on National Security education and the awe taken my. Harris is the only other candidate who has launched a bid for the same seat. Congress approved a new spending bill to keep amtrak running for another four years. The bill includes a Pilot Program that allows passengers to take pets on board. One car per train can carry dogs or cats. The provision was sponsored by jess denim. He takes his dog on planes and was upset when his dog was not allowed on an amtrak train. That bill will move to the senate. It has the support of president obama. When it comes time to rent an apartment, buy a car or home. Your credit score can make or break you. 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Sleeveless time. A lot of people on the embarcadero in shorts and tshirts. Well call it a spring like streak, how is that . Let me show you how warm it got today . A lot of 70s on the board. 75 in santa cruz 72 in freemont. 70 degrees, half moon bay, San Francisco, santa rosa richmond, concord. 69 in livermore, a warm day by winter standards certainly doesnt feel like it out there. Clear skies as you look at live doppler 7 hd. You can see another prospective from our Golden Gate Bridge camera. Its close to 70 degrees in san carlos and san jose as well. Blue skies from our exploratorium camera as well. Beautiful out here. 69 in Santa Rosa Napa 65. Beautiful view with nothing showing up on the horizon. From our emeriville camera other than the sun. Mild to warm through the weekend, showers are possible next week. Lets take a look at a quick el nino update about a month ago. We fast forward to this week the latest advisory out from the Climate Prediction Center says weak el nino has developed. No significant rain is expected, so no impact as far as igt impact on our drought. The controlling factor, that means were going to keep it spring like for the upcoming weekend if you do have outdoor plans. Were watching the long range forecast, the reason for that is still showing the possibility of rain. Next week wednesday slight chance, better chance on thursday march 12th. Tomorrow morning the only sign of winter will be the chill with the clear skies mid to upper 30s. You may want to grab a sweater when you head out the door, dress in layers and make sure the kids are dressed in layers as well. Short sleeve weather again tomorrow. Warm day, 75 degrees in los los gatos. 67 in half moon bay. Great day to hit the beach. 66 in daily city, 69 downtown San Francisco. North bay youll be in the low 70s from napa to santa rosa rah vallejo, san rafael. Inland spot ss sunscreen and shade is all you need. 71 in brentwood. The warm weather is going to hold on right on through the weekend. We will see subtle variations in those temperatures as we head toward early next week. By the middle of next week, slight chance of rain wednesday. Chance of rain on thursday, dont forget to set your clocks forward one Hour Saturday night before you go to bed. You want to set it ahead one hour we go to daylight savings time sunday at 2 00 a. M. It becomes 3 00 a. M. Were going to lose an hour of sleep, but we will see the sun going down at 7 10 p. M. Another hour to enjoy the daylight. Thanks very much. Coming up next a day in the life. How the state is maintaining the s workers are racing against the clock to build the floats for this saturdays Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco. This is the year of the ram also called the year of the goat or the year of the sheep. It starts 5 15 saturday evening. It will be busy in the city and bart will run extra trains after the parade to accommodate all of those people. Tens of thousands of salmon are on their way out to the Pacific Ocean tonight. They were born in a hatchery, and spent the past month in flooded rice fields in the central valley. These salmon began their lives in a state hatchery, but for the last month theyve grown fat and strong in a flooded yolo county rice field within sight of i5. Jacob cass says this is where fish used to feed on their way to the bay. Before we stopped allowing our rivers to flood the valley each winter. When you spread rivers out on to their historical flood planes, you can expect a lot of food to be built. The salmon grow up to five times faster in this insect rich water and are morrow bust than hatchery raised fish. Thats extremely important during periods of drought thats why millions of hatchery salmon were trucked to the area last spring the Sacramento River had become too treacherous. The department of Water Resources one of the partners in the salmon project points out the water flooding the farm fields is simply being borr