The street to what you think would be the safest place in town. The Head Quarters to alameda police. Two of the five suspects were caught on surveillance inside, on lincoln avenue. This man and woman. They were allegedly involved in an Armed Robbery attempt 1 30 a. M. March 3rd. It is concerning that it is such a brazen attack within close proximity of the police department. Reporter the suspect pulled a gun and demanded money in the store parking lot yards from the front door of the alameda police. The victim did not comply at which point the suspect struck him in the face with the handgun. Reporter that is when the victim tried to flee. He ran across the street, towards the police department, and was tackled on the north side of the building. In a spot where Police Cameras are not located. The victim is out of hospital but the suspects are still on the loose. Homeless people around here some times but other than that i feel fine. It is pretty quiet. Reporter residents are not only stunned at an Armed Robbery but the boldness where it was carried out. Right across the police station, that lets me know some people could care less about the law and those kind of things. Reporter the 7 eleven owner says police are often inside his store and he has never been worried about Violent Crime before. Nothing like that, you know, we are right across from the police station. Very safe area. Reporter again police are looking for this man and woman, and two other men, and another woman who were not caught by surveillance cameras they fled in two vehicles one a 2008 to 2009 black four door ford f150 and a 20082009 chevy silver trailblazer. And ktvu. Com we posted those photos so you can take another look. You will find them in the hot topics section on the front page. Marin county Sheriffs Department said deputies discovered 700 Marijuana Plants as they investigated an assault case. These are photos of the plants investigators found in a home near inverness they went to investigate a report of a woman, beating her sleeping roommate with a baseball bat. The plants were growing inside two buildings on the property the 27yearold is now wanted for attempted murder she is described at 59, weighing 135 pounds she has a multicolored mohawk and hazel eyes she was last seen driving this distinctive van she may have a gun and should be considered dangerous. Anyone with information on her where abouts is asked to call authorities. A morgan hill mother was sentenced for abandoning her 10 yearold caught we are a cart full of stolen groceries she received a 68 day sentence. She can do her time in a public work detail she must take Theft Prevention and Parenting Classes she stole the shopping cart and toll her daughter to push it out of the store and fled the scene when security guards confronted her daughter. She was arrested in nevada her daughter was placed in the care of her grandmother. Thousands of workers in san jose got a 2 pay hike as the city raised minimum wage. It will take time for witnesses to evaluate the cost. But as robert honda shows us for many, the boost in pay and moral was immediate. Reporter phils coffee is one of many san jose businesses that raised the minimum wage from 8 to 10 an hour, approved by voters in november after a Vigorous Campaign lead by students. Have enough to help my dad out he doesnt have to work two jobs any more i can hell within the groceryeven help out with groceries. Get to live a little more. Get nice food. Reporter getting the estimated 53,000 workers effected is part of the overall strategy. We will have additional 70 million of spending in the city due to the wage increase. It will lift up the economy. Reporter some Business Owners expressed concern the pay hike would hurt their bottom line. But phils coffee owner, raised wages early. From what weve seen, actually, workers are working harder, they are more positive, Greater Customer service and business has increased. Reporter the employer said it makes employees better employees is that the case . Moral, knowing there is a little bump yeah, it is higher. For sure. Reporter some Business Owners told us it will take more than one day or month to tell if that positive atmosphere will be enough to offset higher prices or layoffs in san jose, robert honda. More details how san joses minimum wage compares. California has a statewide minimum wage, a few city haves their own minimum wage. San franciscos is the highest in the country. New mexico is close behind and san joses new 10 minimum wage is third highest in the country. On wall street the dow, pushed higher into uncharted territory it gained 50 points for its seventh consecutive daily increase. Nasdaq rose 8, factors driving the market higher are more home sales. Shareholders are reported to be getting a piece of the pie they are sitting on more than 130 billion in cash at apple, an Investor Group suggests that they will reallocate that money. Shares of zinga jumped, stock rose 10 rumors have been swirling since a reporter who writes about yahoo said they are considering to significant acquisitions. Tuesday morning in vatican city where Roman Catholic cardinals are about to begin a historic conclave for a new pope. Final pep rations before they are locked preparations before they are locked inside the Sistine Chapel. Reporter good morning frank there is a cold rain, pouring down over rome as the sun begins to break over st. Peters basilica. It might make the procession a wet affair. Cardinals then walk into the st. Peters basilica, the Sistine Chapel, they celebrate mass take the vow of secrecy and begin the voting process. There are 6 to 10 names on the short list to be the next pope but the truth is, no body really knows. Workers use the very last hours of daylight to hang red curtain tons balcony from which the new pope will emerge. Inside they prepared the new roads and vestments in three sizes so no matter who the 115 cardinals choose he can appear properly dressed within an hour of the white smoke lofting over st. Peters square. There is no perfect candidate. That was jesus himself. Reporter father Jonathan Morris said the cardinals have moved from talking about what qualities they want to who that man might actually be. They entered their last day of preconclave meetings swarmed by the media, but unwilling to give details. I think, god will provide. Reporter so far neither god or the cardinals, weeks of meetings have provided a clear front runner. It is seen as uncouth to campaign for the top job but once the doors to the chapel close history has proven anything can happen. I dont think any of the cardinals know how this is going to end up but they do know how they are going to start. Reporter now the vatican has had to adapt its ancient rules of secrecy to the modern time. Once the cardinals enter the chapel and take that oath of secrecy they are cut off from the outside world. No television, no internet, no twitter accounts and they have even installed cell phone jammers in the Sistine Chapel to ensure the only word we hear or for that matter see, is when the white smoke rideses after two rises after two thirds of the cardinals agree on a pope. More details now, one american mentioned is a candidate new york Cardinal Timothy dolan another, sean omalley from boston he is credited to taking a hard line approach to pedophile priests. Later this hour, the bay area cardinal with a vote and how the beginning is being marked at one coneed real. Police are cathedral. Police are investigating that a preschool teacher bound a 2yearold with tape after refusing to take a nap. Church leaders learned of the incident after the former teacher showed photos of the bound child to two current employees one of whom is the childs mother. A small earthquake rattled a wide area of Southern California but caused little damage it measured 4. 7 and centered in the desert, 20 miles south of palm springs. It happened during a tennis channel interview with times of london writer. Those comments were so powerful we just endured an earthquake. The quake knocked items off store shelves but no reports of significant damage or injury. It was centered on the santosito fault. New yorks soda ban, blocked here in richmond the sugar wars are far from over. Controversial ads bring outrage to San Francisco. Why they are staying up and what is being done with new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to appeal a judges ruling today the regulation would have gone into Effect Tomorrow and put a 16 ounce limit on containers used in the sale of soda and other sugary drinks. A judge called it arbitrary and capri house. New yorks battle is being noticed in richmond where voters there rejected a soda tax in november. Debra is talking to people from that campaign and saying their efforts didnt fall completely flat. Debra. Reporter well, this is the double gulp, 64ounces but even this would not be banned, at a new york 7 eleven only restaurants, stadiums and theatres one of the loopholes the judge didnt like. It is amazing, it is in everything. Reporter author of richmonds failed measure n said every effort to curb sugar moved the issue along. We had a fierce debate about it that still goes on now. It is a total upside for a city or county to do. Reporter even when 67 of voters said no to a city wide tax. 1ยข per ounce on sugar drinks. I just really felt cheated and felt like these people really just came in and bought the boat here you know. Reporter these teens who watched it unfold said they learned something about diet and health and while they still drink soda they drink less. In future i dont see myself giving that to my children just because i dont want them to get used to it. Reporter Health Advocates are encouraged voters seem to be sweetening on sugar taxes a field poll last month found only 40 of those surveyed favour taxing sugary drinks but approval shoots to 68 when told it will be spent on childhood nutrition and exercise. That is what they say but most likely going into their pocket. Reporter despite sec tickets. Sceptics. I will drink the drink. Reporter how come . I crave it. Reporter reformers have no regrets. Big soda will drop a few million in your lap, teach your poor kids how to phone bank and canvas and get the most inspired discussion in your community. Reporter richmonds tax would have raised 3 million a year, live in richmond, ktvu, channel news. Sacramento is the next frontier in this beverage battle a lawmaker from carmel is pushing a statewide penny per ounce tax on sweetened beverages. Decrease consumption by raising the price and use that revenue into supporting childrens nutrition, education about making good choices, restoring physical Education Programs in our schools. State senator said the proposed tax would raise between 1. 2 and 1. 7 billion a year. New legislation aimed at prohibiting smoking in multi unit buildings, if it passes could be the most restrictive law in the country. It would prohibit smoking in all multi family dwellings with one or more shared walls, floors, ceilings or ventilation systems. Californians should be able to breathe clean air inside their own homes. The bill is scheduled to be heard in Committee Later this month. Controversial new ads rolled out on muni buses. They have no plans to take them down even though some find them offensive. Reporter the ads started appearing to day on ten San Francisco muni buses. With the tag line, that is his jihad whats yours. Our new campaign focuses on how jihaddists use the text and teaching of islam. Reporter the ads are the latest provocation from new yorks american, freedom center. In these cases where we dont agree with the content we can kill the ad but in this specific case we dont think we should use taxpayer dollars to litigate over First Amendment rights. There is no place in San Francisco for bigotry and racism. Reporter a coalition of muslim and arab groups, joined city officials to condemn the ads. We are concerned about if way hate messaging pollutes the environment. Reporter muni posted messages of tolerance inside the buses carrying the ads they are donating the 5,000 paid by the founder, to fund a study on post 9 11 discrimination. We will take her money, her money of hate and use it to do good for this community and i think that is a huge commitment for this city. Reporter the advertisements will be posted on muni buses for four weeks. San francisco supervisors will vote on a resolution condemning the ads. David stevenson ktvu channel 2 news. Somber memorial in japan on the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. People gathered to remember the estimated 19,000 lives lost more than 300,000 people were displaced when their homes were destroyed by the 9. 0 earthquake or rendered unfit because of radiation. The government plans to do away with red tape, stalling efforts to resettle those displaced. Anti Nuclear Protestors rallied in San Francisco in front of the japanese consulate today. Many people are concerned about the Long Term Health consequences of the melt down in japan especially for children. Protestors are sending a letter to the japanese government. So dangerous because so many people, so many people are still suffering. Today, just two of japans 50 Nuclear Plants are operating. The government is still trying to come up with a new energy strategy. It is warming up out there. These are the highs from today tomorrows highs will go up. 72 santa rosa, highs tomorrow come up a few more degrees. Patchy fog along the coast. Overnight lows upper 30s low 40s tomorrow is a lot like today just warmer watch out for patchy coastal fog. When i come back i will get back to forecasting the high for tomorrow and wednesday. Then we will look at the five day forecast and look for chances of rain. See you back here. Next saturday will be one year since morgan hill teenager sierra lamar disappeared without a trace. Investigators say she was kidnapped on her way to school. A 21yearold has been charged with abducting and killing her. Her family and friends plan to hold a balloon release saturday. Decision whether mc hammer will face charges following his arrest last month. A mother and her two sons killed driving to the movies. What the driver who struck them was doing at the time. 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New information about a weekend car crash that killed a family of three in daily city it all happened in an instant. Amber lee tells us what the person arrested may have been doing at the time of that crash. Amber. Reporter frank, friends created a memorial at the site of the accident the family was killed steps from their home. 50yearold and her two sons 22 and 15 were close and spent a lot of time together. A friend told me he supported his family working as a truck driver for safeway. I feel like life is so unfair. Reporter saturday around 8 00 p. M. He was driving his girlfriend, mother and brother to the movies he was pulling away from the curb in front of his home and was making a u turn when a blue sedan came speeding up hill and slammed into them nearly sheering the car in half. The impact killed amato his mother and brother and critically injured his 20year old girlfriend. Now his girlfriend is fighting for her life we cannot even see her. Reporter the driver of the blue sedan has been identified as 28yearold dennis of sunny vail authorities tell me he was involved in a hit and run nearby and was speeding away when he collided with amato. Sad the entire family died. Horrible. Dozens gathered around the memorial created for the family. His brother was a freshman at west more high and avid soccer player. He was always there for me whenever i needed anything. Reporter these teens tell me they cant fathom how a friend their own age is gone i cared for him i felt he was part of my family i was part of his. I really miss him. Reporter dennis, the man accused of killing the family is set to be arraigned in Court Tomorrow afternoon facing homicide and hit and run charges. Live in daily city amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. Prosecutors said they wont file charges against mc hammer. That confirms a tweet from the rapper last friday. Dublin police say the 50year old became argumentative after being stopped at a shopping center. He was arrested on charges of obstructing and resisting an officer the Dublin PoliceDepartment Says it stands by the arrest and is seeking a misdemeanour charge. A charity that gives Christmas Gifts is getting help. We told you last week about a breakin. Today the Sheriffs Office said it recovered two truckloads of goods and arrested two men for burglary some stolen items were ear marked for a graduation in martinez. Buried alive and caught observing camera. How a skier survived getting caught in a massive a