>> richmond less are looking for a driver that killed a disabled man in a hit-and-run accident. >> good morning, plenty of clouds. it's mild this morning but we will have a cooler afternoon and maybe a few showers sod. >> thank, you lisa. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn taylor. parents know which schools are on the chopping block this year. sergio reports on the schools slated to close and those that dodged a bullet. >> reporter: parents at kaiser elementary school in oakland hills are breathing a sigh of relief. >> the list is out and the families at kaiser are really relieved. >> they launched an organized effort to keep their school open, and it has paid off. not only is the elementary not closing, it might be expanded. right now kaiser is about 100

students short of the district average of 380 per school. so a potential expansion does raise a few questions by parents. >> we understand this is an old building and it's not a big building and there's lots of things to consider. >> kaiser and burkhalter elementary are the only schools recommended for district staff calls quality expansion. >> they are not at capacity so to expand you would have to do construction or relocate. >> foe oakland element trace did not escape. lakeview, marshall, maxwell park, santa fe and lazear are all recommended for closer by district staff. they are on the list for various reasons, including low enrollment and low test schools. mohamed is a teacher at lazear. they say they have been working hard at improving student test scores. >> we not really far from our goals. actually we are within our goals over the years. then i don't see the reason why

they want to just close it. >> he said there has been talk of converting lazear into a charter school but he's skeptical of those plans. >> as member of the the union, we really want our members to work in good condition. so charter school i personally, i'm not -- i'm not for charter school. >> now this list will be presented to the oakland school board during tuesday's board meeting, but the final decision on school closers and expansions won't be made until october 26th. district administrator's say shutting schools could save $450,000 for each campus. abc7 news. the death of a well-known disabled man in richmond has community members grieving this morning. david cox was riding his -- in his wheelchair when he was hit by a car.

richmond police are still looking for the driver. abc7's reporter spoke with his friends and family. >> 52-year-old david cox has been confined to a wheelchair most of his life. neighbors said that didn't dampen his spirit. >> he would always wave and say hello and he had a flag on the pack of his chair. they say this car, caught on camera, or a car like it, hit cox as we wheeled on on 34th street. >> he was struck from behind on a two door lexus, black in color, continued windows with a -- continued windows with a wheel spoiler. he was ejected from his wheelchair, thrown on the roadway. >> a witness who did not want to appear on camera said the whole wheelchair got trapped under the front end offer of memorial. the car backed up to dislodge the chair and took off under 34th street. >> i know accidents happen but to just leave him in the middle of the street. i see people hit dogs and stop. to hit a human and keep going, it's unimaginable.

>> cox died from his injuries on the way to the hospital. the cox family made their first visit to the memorial. >> we need to know the truth. that's what we need to know. >> david was the youngest of six children, the first to die. his brother, tom, held back tears. >> i just wish i had the opportunity to tell him how much i loved him. and just kind of reach some sort of closer. >> richmond police officer told us they want the public's help to find the older model black lexus with front end damage. the family wants answers. >> i would hope they didn't see him and it was a total accident, but, you know, until we hear the story from the person responsible, we around going to know. >> the car is older two door black lexus with tinted windows and a spoiler. it now has front end democrat. -- front end damage. the driver is now wanted for felony hit-and-run. people with information are asked to call police.

abc7 news. >> in reno the local officials have declared a state of emergency and cancelled this weekend's streets vibrations motorcycle event. this after gang members killed the president of san jose's hell's angels chapter. jeffrey was shot and killed inside the nugget casino late friday night. witnesses say a fight erupted and minute's after hell's angels and the other gang members stepped on to the floor. >> we are reviewing take place -- tapes and interviewing responding officers to develop additional suspect information. >> street vibrations had attracted thousands of bikers to the reno area this weekend. >> we may learn more tomorrow about the death of a patient

death caused by a nurse at an oakland hospital. federal investigators are involved. our media partner, the san jose mercury news, reports a replacement nurse at the medical center committed a medical error while administering medication to a cancer patient. it led to her death. investigators say the out-of-state nurse admitted making that mistake. they are now trying to determine whether it was an accident. nurse was filling in during the recent one-day nurses strike. an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. sunyvale police arrested the mother of an 8-month-old boy who was found dead on friday afternoon. officers discovered the dead baby inside an apartment. around the same time his mother tried to jump from the matilda avenue overpass above highway 101 a few blocks away. police grabbed 27-year-old let leticia serna before she could jump. sheehan booked into the santa clara county jail on suspicion of murder. the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy tomorrow to determine how her baby died.

two u. c. berkeley graduates imprisoned in iran on he is into on charges were released from iran and are schedule today return this morning. they spoke to reporters just before boarding their flight from oman. they said they are eager to go home and it's been an incredible experience. >> we will never forget the excitement of seeing our loved ones waiting for us at the foot of the plane. the joy of embracing them after so long will stay with us forever. >> these experiences will be with us for the rest of our lives. we would like to thank oman for welcoming us and hosting our families. >> fattal and bauer were freed on wednesday after spending two years in an iranian prison. their sentences were commuted in exchange for $1 million bail paid by the government of oman. they are scheduled to arrive in new york city later today. president obama will be in

the bay area today. he is scheduled to arrive at the airfield in mountain view around 5:00 this evening and then head to a private fundraiser on the peninsula. tomorrow he will hold a town meeting on job creation at the headquarters of linkedin. he will then head to san diego. up next, a tourist plane carrying 19 people crashes on its way to mount everest, it killed everyone onboard. >> i'm nick smith live at justin herman plaza where we are hours away from the start of the 24th annual susan gkomen race for the cure. it started with only 800 participants and has grown

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> a tourist plane on its way to mount everest crashed yesterday.

a witness saw it hit and then break into several pieces. it was foggy and visibility was very low in the mountainous area. concerns over the california international airshow in salinas this weekend has organizers stressing the difference between an airshow and an air race. the airshow comes just one week after 11 people were killed at the reno air races. officials with the international council of air shows say planes at air shows must any parallel to or away from the audience. federal aviation administration officials are in salinas this weekend, as they are at every airshow and air race. >> this morning thousands of people are beginning to arrive in san francisco. they are taking part in one of the nation's biggest efforts to fight breast cancer. it is the 21st annual susan gkomen race for the cure. abc7s nick smith joins us live from justin herman plaza.

how is it look out there so far? >> it's looking great. the volunteers have already started to show up. a race a that started in 1983 with only 800 participants has grown into a global event. joining me is the executive director of the -- >> san francisco bay area affiliate of susan g komen organization. >> that is a long title. >> it is. but we are creating a goal without breast cancer. >> talk to me about it. i want to show people video from ways rays in the past. the idea is to do what. >> to provide money for women who don't have insurance right now and to fund the research so their daughters won't need the help in the future. >> maybe a hot of people haven't heard about this until now s it too late to come down? >> it is not too late. we can register runners at the market street. >> we are talk about any skill

set. people con come on down, right. >> yes. we have a one mile route and 5k route. if you can't come down at all we have sleep-in for the cure. you register online. we will mail you your t-shirt. >> i have to ask you also, let's talk about the fundraising efforts. this year you have set some rather ambitious goals. >> yes. for the last six years we funded over $1 million every year of local services for uninsured women and that's our goal again this year. with the economy, more and more women are losing insurance and so the need is even greater. >> maria, you know a lot of people have donor fatigue. raise it up one more time. can you get one of these t-shirts if you come out? >> you definite will can, and the great satisfaction of helping women who need help now. >> thank you soy much. >> you're welcome. >> carolyn, i will send it back to you. the race starts at 9:00 this morning. for more information you can, of course, go to our website at abc7news.com. >> thank you. >> thank you. all right.

thank you, nick. we are proud sponsors of that race. or you can walk, if you prefer. lisa is here to talk about how the weather will be for them. >> it's pretty mild out there right now, 60 degrees. we are talking about more 60s throughout the day today. definitely not going to be too hot out there. a live look out there now looking nice and quiet. we have a lot of cloud cover that's keeping the numbers up, maybe some showers north and a warmup to talk about. it's all in the next couple of days next. >> thank you, lisa. the cal bears had a disappointing loss in washington burks they set a record in the process. mike shumann has the highlights coming up in sports.closed ccui. we [ male announcer ] dandruff, meet micro-beads.

any last wishes? new selsun blue deep cleansing micro-bead scrub goes to the source wiping out flakes before they flake. new selsun blue deep cleansing. >> last week it was hot and steamy and now it's cold and steamy. >> definitely a lot of moisture out there. we have a cold front on the way. only six days left of september. things will change once again before the month is over and we start october. so stay tuned. as we head outside we are looking at a few clouds around. in fact, that's keeping the numbers up. the roof camera shows a mostly cloudy start and the sun coming up before 7:00. we won't see much of it this early morning but we will see it

this afternoon, especially in the east bay and the south bay as the cold front pushes out of the day area. we are talking very mild numbers. how about 66 degrees this morning in oakland, 62 in hayward and livermore and concord? a little breezy in fairfield with 60 in half moon bay with some fog along the coast. now this morning the numbers are much warmer along the shoreline. our protected valleys, because of the cloud cover. inland, where you experienced the cool down yesterday, the cool numbers are with you this morning. we around going to recover all that much. we will see mainly 60s and some 70s today. chance of showers mainly in the morning, mainly in the north bay but we will look for a little afternoon clearing. partly sunny this afternoon, but still numbers continue to come down. we will see warmer weather, especially tuesday and wednesday of next week when we get an offshore flow. live doppler hd shows a little moisture offshore. this is a cold front that's continuing to gather some moisture. it's going to sweep on through the bay area. but as it does, it will fall

apart. i think the best dimics and the moisture available will be in the north bay. we are talking marin county, sonoma county, also up toward napa. even san francisco could see a few raindrops. area of low pressure pushes to the north. as it does, it drags the cold front over the bay. so we are talking about a few light scattered showers this morning perhaps, and then by the afternoon we are behind it, and then tomorrow yet another weather maker comes our way, a fair weather maker. by 6:00 we are dry. take a look what happens towards the 8:00, 9:00 hour. more moisture heading into sonoma and marijuana county. the best chance of rain will be from the 8 to 11:00 hour from san francisco into the east bay. just a chance. then we are looking at the cloud cover to really fall apart. so by the afternoon partly sunny conditions and that should allow for some mid-70s in the warmest locations. back home we are talking cool weather. the sacramento valley just low 70s.

only 71 in loston. very windy condition necessary reason owe. and we are talking mid-70s by the afternoon. san jose, low 70s. it will stay gray in san francisco, just 60. maybe a few rain drops. and into the north you will notice that the numbers will try to recover by the afternoon. up he were 60s, 73 pet -- and holding on to the cloud cover throughout the afternoon. but the best chance of showers would be from 11:00, 12:00 here but with a little sun we should see highs in the mid-and upper 70s, especially down around the monterey bay. we are talking about a warmup tomorrow but the real warmup comes tuesday and wednesday. maybe 80s around the bay, upper 60s coast. it doesn't last long because this is the season of change and we will look at perhaps another system by next weekend. >> you know what i always say, it's beginning to look a lot like -- >> no, don't say it. >> thank you, lisa. well, coming up at 7:00 is good

morning america. dan hairston is joining us live now from new york to tell us what you guys have on tap. good morning. >> good morning. always a pleasure to hear lisa's forecast and know, for example, today my niece and nephew are going to the sing along in castro and the weather will be good for them. big political news, i don't know if you heard about this, but the florida straw poll results are in and it was a shock defeat for the governor of texas, rick perry. you won't believe who came out on top. you may not have heard of this gentleman. also a rumbling the governor of new jersey, chris christie, may be reconsidering a run for the white house. also coming up, the millionaire accused of killing his wife in a mansion in florida, his lawyers are now vowing to appeal his verdict. why they think the defense may have been affected by casey anthony. we will get into that. plus check this out. this is a guy jumping out of a helicopter and soaring through a

hole in a mountain with nothing but a wing suit on. we will tell you why he did this and where he did it and how. all that coming up. one last note. we did something yesterday that has never been done in the history of morning television, carolyn. we set up a toll-free number and asked viewers to call and ask us anything they wanted. we will show you the highlights coming up. i don't want to brag, but i did get a marriage proposal. >> i thought you were already married. >> i am, but a 72-year-old woman in georgia would also like to be married to me. >> okay. if that's all right with your wife, it's fine with me. >> no, it's not. [laughter] >> all right. well, we look forward to that. i want to hear more of those phone calls and how you handled that proposal. >> it's fun stuff. >> all right. thank you, dan. we will see you at 7:00. >> take care. >> right now we are going to turn to sports. the 49ers are in senate trying to bounce back from last week's disappointing loss to dallas. this afternoon the raiders are playing their home opener

against the new york jets in front of a sell-out crowd. yesterday the cal bears were in washington, hoping to stay undefeated. here's schu with the highlights in this morning's sports. good morning. well, cal loses their pac 12 opener in washington, but set a record in the process. it was a family affair. at washington, a purple haze in seattle. bears strike first. brotherly love. zach and his half brother, keenan, over the middle. look at the moves he puts on. stumbles in. 90 yards. that's the longest catch in cal bear history and and it's 7-0, cal. every good play cal had, washington answered. in the fourth, huskies up one. keith price on third and long finds a wid-open chris down the , middle. 70 yards to pay dirt. huskies up late. cal looking for the equalizer fourth and goal, and too much touch. huskies hang on, 31-23. cal suffers its first loss of the season, falling to 3-1.

san jose spartans hosting new mexico state. the spartans first play from scrimmage. brandon finds the hole in the middle and he's gone. 66 yards on the play. finished with a career high 209 yards and two touchdowns, 7-3, spar tons. fourth quarter, tie game. finds tight end ryan otten. he's all alone. runs 64 yards. he had a great day, passing for 236 yards, two touchdowns. san jose state wins their first game of the season. 34-24, the final. giant's slim hopes of a postseason berth were squashed last night in arizona. to the desert, where sometimes it's best to leave your shirt on. pablo sandoval going the other way, opposite field rbi single. justin christian scores, 1-0, g-men. eric surkamp got the start. welcome to his nightmare. and brian roberts laces a single to left. two runs score. 2-1, d-backs. a bad break for the giants. looks like a double-play ball but the umpire sets a pick on mike fontenot.

instead of the inning ending, two runs score. sircamp gets the hook after allowing six runs in just two-thirds inning. now 11-2. who turned out the lights? a power failure lasted 27 minutes. diamondbacks go on to win it 15-2. giants are officially eliminated from the playoffs. a's and anaheim where dallas braden was getting work before the game. cruising to the fifth. ties it williams, six innings, one earned run. and support from torii hunter. deep to left and gone, a two-run shot. angels get the win, 4-2, your final. niners in cincinnati, and the jets play. we have great day. >> why certain san jose sharks season text holders say they were told to change what they wear to the games.

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>> you are watching the abc7 sunday morning news. >> welcome back, everyone. republican presidential

candidate herman cain is celebrating a surprise victory this morning. he's won an early test vote in florida that left most of the leading gop candidates. cain captured 31.7 percent of the vote in yesterday's straw poll in orlando. texas governor rick perry in second with 15.4%. mitt romney came in third with 14%, followed by rick santorum with 10.88%. it seems politics is more contentious than ever and it's not limited to capitol hill. sarah palin's daughter recently went head-to-head at a heckler at a los angeles bar. she was taping her reality show. here's ron claiborne with a look at the decline in etiquette. >> reporter: from bull to bully. sarah palin's oldest daughter was confronted at a west hollywood bar thursday night. [bleep]. >> and she didn't take it lightly. [inaudible yelling]

>> the confrontation then escalated until bristol had had enough. from. tube to live tv, it's been a rough season for political etiquette. >> the level of incivility is more alarming today because we are able to see it within 24 hours. people feel that they have an okay sign when it comes to being rude. >> at thursday's republican debate on fox news channel, audience members actually booed after a gay soldier asked to question. >> do you intend to circumvent the progress made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military? [booing]

>> as hot button issues moved to prime time, no group is immune. an uninsured sick man? >> are you saying society should just let him die? >> we are living in a hyperpolarized partisan political environment that is impacting our ability to have a conversation about very important issues. >> issues that sharply divide the parties. a fact congresswoman maxine waters put bluntly. >> as far as i'm concerned, the tea party can go straight to hell. >> despite the consequences of their outburst, some like bristol palin hecklers say -- >> i wasn't looking for it but i have to say it kind of felt go to get it off my chest. >> the san jose sharks has prevented a man from wearing his business t-shirts from attending the games.

he has season tickets behind the sharks bench. he and his family often wear shirts with the company's logos to the game. last year bad boys bail bonds sponsored the home bench and the visiting penalty box. this year the company did not renew it's $70,000 sponsorship. now the sharks say they are enforcing the fine print on the back of their tickets, restricting how businesses can promote themselves inside the arena. >> they have stated we are the only ones that actually received notice. we see men of them out there with their logos, who it's google or yahoo. >> the sharks tell us they are not singling out stanley because its company cancelled their advertising deal. stanley wore his t-shirt to last night's preseason game and no one asked him to take it off or to leave the building. >> in about an hour thousands of runners and walkers will begin arriving to do their part in

defeating breast cancer. every step they take makes a difference in the 21st annual susan g. koman race for a cure. nick smith is live at the justin herman plaza. good morning. the registration is at 7:30 and the race at 9:00? >> absolutely. begins at 7:30, registration. you can register as late at 8:30. the race starts at 9:00 a.m. but the race can't happen without volunteers. over my shoulder we have a group of young volunteers who are all girl scouts. what is the goal of girl scouts? [yelling] >> we worked on that. emily, you and i were talking about why you had the young women volunteer. why is it important to have the young girls volunteer? >> breast cancer affects way too many women. we are here to help with the outreach. our troop has been involved with it for the past twelve years and these are our newest volunteers.

>> thank you. madison, you took off the hat. he loved your little hat. madison, do you still have fun coming out? >> yes. >> we love that. lauren, you aren't going to whisper this time. why do you have your friends come out and why do you love doing this. >> we have fun to help breast cancer and all the women. >> i love that. i love when young people have something to say. we have so many moms standing behind us now. you can go to our website to find out information about the race. you still have time to participate. they even have an opportunity to sleep in. there are so many ways to help raise money to defeat breast cancer. they say that is the goal. no matter what else you take away from all this, they want to eradicate breast cancer. we are live at justin herman plaza. the race starts at 9:00 a.m. you can get more information on our website at abc7news.com. >> those girls are definitely cutie-pies. they are probably working on their service badge. were you a scout? >> i was a brown any.

>> i was a girl scout so we know what that's all about. >> good for them. >> we hope the weather holds for them. >> we could see a few raindrops favoring the north bay this morning. but perhaps san francisco. as you head outside this morning you can still see how pretty it looks out there before the clouds take over totally. the sun not coming up until 7:00. we will see maybe a few raindrops north of the golden gate. i'll detail that for you and talk about a midweek warmup. that's next. >> thank you, lisa. also next a group that helps veterans make an important transition from troops to teachers.

>> you have to pay close attention to the the forecast all week long because every day there's something different. lisa is here to tell you about that. >> maybe raindrops today and the hot weather returns as soon as tuesday. as we head outside, we have it all. you see the hint of sun there but the clouds overtaking the landscape with the sun coming up in another 20 minutes. the early part of the morning will favor the clouds. maybe a few showers north of the golden gate. the latter part of the afternoon, some sunshine. really yesterday wasn't too bad when we did break out into some sun. temperatures were much more mild than we had all last week. but once again, we are going above normal in the next 48 hours. 62 in hay war, 64 mountain view. with all the cloud cover, boy, a warm start in oakland at 66.

60 half moon bay. we have fog on the coast. certainly not as much as yesterday because today we do have a cold front on the way so the clouds are higher. we have mid-level clouds and high clouds. so the low clouds not so much favoring the coast. but the uniform cloud layer keeping it warmer in san francisco, oakland. but cooler out in the valleys. so overall we have a mixed bag out there as we head out into your sunday. sunday morning favoring a chance of showers and the afternoon will be cooler, as much as five degrees cooler than yesterday. we dropped about 20 degrees yesterday. looking at a little sunshine later on this afternoon. and then things begin to change as soon as tomorrow. numbers coming back up into the 80s in our inland valleys. 90s will return tuesday and wednesday. by the end of the week we could see another weather system maybe bringing us a little more of this. live doppler 7 hd shows the rain up in redding and eureka, wed wood city.

but some returns being picked up offshore here. probably two hours or so and we will see sonoma county perhaps looking at a few showers. here's the water vapor imagery. an area of low pressure heading up into canada. as it does it will sweep the cold front over the bay area and it will fall apark. it's relatively weak, but strong enough to gather some moisture and perhaps see some raindrops in your neighborhood in the east bay and oakland. then by the afternoon we are behind it. so let's take it hour by hour, as we head in toward the rest of the morning hours. look at 8:00. notice santa rosa, san rafael, looking more and more likely you could see some rain shower activity. then 10:00, 11:00 into the east bay, into san francisco. but as you head toward the 11:00 hour on the peninsula, it really begins to fall apart. then by 1:00, 2:00, it looks like we will see partly cloudy skies, a little breezy out there. not a bad late sunday afternoon.

but in terms of temperatures, boy, in the valley with all the cloud cover, numbers held down into the low 70s. los angeles only 71. 75 cupertino. low 70s redwood city. a lot of cloud cover. san francisco 60. chance of showers right on through about 11:00. near east bay you hold on to the clouds and a chance of showers through the noon hour. then low 70s as you head out toward concord 75 in brentwood and maybe a few trips here but not likely. tomorrow we are looking as much as five to 8 degrees warmer. wednesday getting warm inland and then the cool down comes next week. you know, you have to check the calendar. wait a minute, yeah, it is late september. it's, you know, probable that we are seeing this kind of strange weather. >> you called it right. you said mixed bag. >> yeah. >> thank you, lisa.

the department of education is hoping to improve schools in low income neighborhoods. one way is to help veterans transition from the battlefield into a new field, teaching. abc7's education reporter, leeann, looks at a program in the bay area. >> j, joke. good job. k, keys. >> he says education was not his first career choice. before landing a job as a kindergarten teacher, he spent 20 years in the air force. o, octopus. >> but when he and his wife started a family, he wanted nothing more than to be at home with his children. >> i saw the effect of me being gone on them. i thought, well, they didn't enlist in the air force so why should they have to deal with this? >> his wife had also been in the air force, but retired to become a special education teacher. his life changed when he visited her classroom. >> my heart kind of went out to

those kids, you know, and the needs that they had. not only the academic needs, but just kind of the lives that they led. >> with a degree in music, he spent two years working on his credentials at night while on active duty. he knew he wanted to be involved with special ed kids, and last december was hired to teach at an elementary in fairfield. before entering that classroom, he took this advice from his wife, wendy. >> different kids learn different ways, and if you can find your way into whatever that is that makes them want to be there, that's the key. >> one, two, three, five, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. >> fantastic. what did you earn? >> nemo. >> very good job. excellent. go play nemo. >> he believes what he learned in the military has served him well here in the classroom,

where all his students are on thea tis stick spectrum. >> we have a class schedule that we follow and everything is very rigid with these particular students. of course, the military is that way. >> here we go, jordan. keep coming. keep it up. >> troops to teachers helps veterans like him get a job in education. this federal program has placed 800 veterans in california schools since it started in 1995. it offers tuition assistance to help vets get certified. and those who teach in a high poverty district get bonuses. >> we have an achievement gap in california, especially at the african and latin-american levels that we need to change. veterans can make a big difference there. >> you are right there. it's instant. so you have that opportunity to make a difference to somebody one-on-one.

>> bye dylan, bye tommy. see you tomorrow. great job today. great job. >> in fairfield, leeann melendaz, abc7 news. >> don't go away, 7 on your side next. >> questions about a possible baby sleep sack. i'm michael finney with the [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue.

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the terrifying scream of a ten-month-old baby in san francisco got his parents out of a deep sleep and sent them into a panic. they are calling for a recall of a popular baby sleep sack. here's michael finney with the details. >> did you have a good sleepy? >> the mom wakes up her son, julian, from a nap. the circumstances were quite different from that frightful night back in october last year when her husband ran into his room to see what was wrong. >> as a parent, you hear the >> as a parent, you hear the typical crying and moaning, but this was a panicked scream. >> that night julian was wearing the sleep sack from halo. it can be zipped up for added comfort and protection. it promotes its products as a safer way to sleep. his parents then the then

ten-month-old julian had curled himself into the fetal position while sleeping. the eyelid from the zipper somehow hooked onto his tooth. >> the tooth was stuck on his zipper. it was literally stuck on his tooth. his feet were up here and he was panicked trying to get it lose. >> he kicked so hard he yanked his own tooth out. blood was everiy. halo declined an on-camera interview, but they said this type of incident occurring was extremely remote, less than one in a million. yet it redesigned the zipper to eliminate the eyelid. but it continues to sell the sleep sack with the old zipper, as well. john fox of cal perk said he doesn't see the logic in that. >> clearly if there was a risk enough for them to redesign the product, then they should have removed the previous product from the shelves to prevent any risk for future kids using older versions of that product. >> we wanted to know if this type of incident had ever happened before so we filed a

freedom of information act request with the consumer product safety commission and we learned the exact same thing had happened to taylor stern eight months earlier. like julian, then 15-month-old taylor was wearing a halo sleep sack and the zipper hooked onto her tooth. taylor, who is now almost three and she describes what happened next. >> then i kicked up, and then i had blood by my mouth. >> what happened to your tooth? >> it kick, kick, kicked out. >> federal regulators investigated the incident involving taylor and concluded there was no product defect. 7 on your side has also learned there had been six other zipper-related complaints to regulators involving halo sleep sacks. five involved the zipper either crumbling into pieces or being bit off by a child. >> obviously that's a very dangerous and faulty product

that should be taken off the shelves. the fact that they come off is one problem, but the fact they disintegrate is worse. >> in 2005 land's end and old navy voluntarily recalled children's outerwear products following complaints this the skipper pools would break or come lose. but halo told us its product exceeded all federal safety standards and it analyzed each zipper complaint and found no pattern of defect. >> 20 months after the zipper hooked taylor's tooth and yanked it out, we were able to purchase a halo sleep sack that had the old zipper with an eyelid. the consumer product safety commission would not reveal what, if any, conversations it's had with halo. but they said faulty cribs and other products already linked to

>> a major exhibition of contemporary mexican art has traveled all over the country, and it's over. it's here at the mexican museum in mason. don sanchez gives us a preview. >> bright colors, inspired messages. 17 prominent artists portray their life experiences. many have roots here. >> california has such a strong thread of everything that is hispanic and latino. >> this piece is low rider mombo. those are car rims that look like drums.

it's by a bay area artist, one of three local artists in the show. and this woman grew up in san jose and wasn't allowed to speak spanish so she would assimilate into american culture. >> the message got when very young, i was told it was bad to speak spanish, wrong to be mexican. she had issues about it. >> it inspires her. she was inspired by her grandmother, who was into healing herbs. >> all of them are herbs have something to do with healing the breath, the mouth, the lungs. >> she is concerned that languages are being lost. another artist in oakland created this haunting piece. >> they are works that really capture the vitality of life. a collection that's been on a national tour and finally has found a permanent home here. >> contemporary art engage children. >> there are new generations and they will be sometimes more

readily accepting of visual images. >> they can explore her work with glass, which she says is like a metaphor. and a reflection of society. >> culture is something that moves, it changes. it transforms itself. and yet if it it is in the taken care of, it will break. it's very fragile. >> the pieces will become part of the 14,000 objects in the museum's collection. don sanchez, abc7 news. >> lisa as a final check ever the forecast. >> right now it's sunny and mild. chances of showers increase through the rest of the morning. then 60s and 70s should do it. a warmup is coming tomorrow through the middle of the week. we have that to look forward to. >> that's going do it for us. thank you for joining us. our next newscast starts at 9:00 this morning. i'm carolyn tyler. along with lisa, keep track ever the latest breaking news on

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