closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. and i'm kristen sze. double murder or murder-suicide? that's the question police are trying to unravel after an 8th grader and her mother were found dead in their home. classmates are grieving. >> reporter: the

superintendent cancelled testing and brought in four times as many counselors as they usually have. they are here to talk to the students but mostly to listen. teachers arrived early today for a special 8 a.m. meeting to discuss the death of an 8th grader and how to handle her grieving classmates. >> i think they are going to be nervous. we are in this business of educating and keeping kids safe. unsettled. >> it is hard. the unknown now of what happened. >> reporter: the unknown is adding to the difficulty of the day. police say they won't know whether this was a murder-suicide or double homicide until they get forensic test and autopsy results. they did fan a handgun at the scene and reassured neighbors. >> the police didn't tell me what happened. i asked them if it was safe? they told me, yes. >> reporter: some parents say

13-year-old on facebook are stirring each other up. one mother told us her child didn't want to go outside. administrators say they will do their best to keep everyone calm. >> let them know that there's maybe a lot of information out there, but that it is not really our job to decipher that. we go with the facts. >> reporter: administrators turned the library too a counseling center today where students can come and talk about 13-year-old an inch even though she and her family just moved here a few months ago from kansas the 8th grader had already made quite an impression. >> she acclimated herself beautifully and hanging around a nice group of girls, top student, top grades. >> reporter: ainsley and her mom, amy burton were found shot to death inside their home last night. amy's husband found them. police say he's been cooperative and is not considered a suspect. amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

a 2-year-old concord toddler remains in stable condition this morning, recovering from an attack by the family's pit bull. letty mcquay is backed to survive the mauling. doctors say she has a long recovery. the dog bit her in the face, hand and leg. the dog was taken by animal control yesterday. family members were home at the time they called 911 one for help animal control says they euthanized the dog last night. police looking into whether anyone in the house should be charged with a crime. antioch police have released new sketches of two men accused of robbing and kidnapping a taxi driver last month. the victim was able to give police detailed descriptions of two of the three suspects. the cabbie picked up all three at the bart station on april 26th and drove them to an apartment complex in antioch.

one pulled out a gun, robbed him and ordered him into the trunk. he was released unharmed if you recognize anyone call antioch police. army soldier from alameda has died in afghanistan. 30-year-old staff sgt. thomas fogerty was killed during attack on his unit. three other soldiers were wounded but survived. this incident happened sunday he was commander of the armored vehicle that was targeted. the military stresses family members have been notified. the obama administration says the discovery of a new plot to take o'take down a u.s. airliner shows al-qaeda remains a threat. an operative infiltrated a cell in yemen and helped foil the blot. the bomb was an improved version of the so-called underwear bomb made only of chemicals. >> what we know is the bomb contains no metal parts. therefore, would not normally

had been detected by any of our security measures. officials say the device and the bomber are no longer a threat. cia says this man al an -- this man al-asiri is the man behind the plot. moments ago president obama laid out an economic plan to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages. >> the president: families could save thousands and that means they got more money in their pocket, which means they can either build their equity back up on their homes or use that money to do things like heading their kids finance a college education. >> president obama outlined what he called his to-do list. he called on congressional republicans to work with him to help americans back to work. republicans say they have a long think list of their own

and state president is recycling old ideas. good news, labor department says employers advertised nearly four million job openings in march up from 3 boy 5 million in february. the march figure is the highest number since july of 2008. nearly 13 million were unemployed nationwide last month an average of more than three people competing for each open job. in a healthy market the ratio is 2-1. >> less than an hour from now abc7 news is co-sponsoring a job fair in san jose from noon to 4:00 at the center for employment training on vine street. more than 300 jobs will be available. for more information go to abc7news.com. one of san francisco's major tourist attractions needs a major makeover. the daughters of the original mural artists are asking voters to help fix the problems.

terry mcsweeney joins us from telegraph hill with the story. >> reporter: to the casual observer and i'm one, you take a look at koi tower and you realize, 80 years of age almost, looking mighty fine. what repairs are needed? look at other shots. these are the pictures when you think of koi tower these are the pictures you think of from the embarcadero, closer and one coming up telegraph hill. it is not the outside of the building that is the problem it is inside. inside you see signs of age, 27 murals done during the depression under the works progress administration. they also are more than 70 years of age, prop b on next month's ballot would deck the city to spend more of the $600,000 raised to -- to maintain the murals. it would also cut back on private events out here. a short time ago i talked to the daughter of one of the mural artists.

she says this nonbinding measure, prop b is a piece of art. >> it is just makes good business sense. if you have a tower that's as the recreation and park describes it, a cash cow, you need to take care of it. you need to take care of the building and particularly the mural that are in it. >> reporter: that makes sense. however, a voice of opposition can be heard in a chronicle editorial among other places. it says koi tower's luster should be tapped to meet obligations beyond the fluted column, and parking lot at its base a showpiece that earns badly needed money to help pay for basketball, back boards in the bay view and tennis nets in the sunset. vote no on prop b. a member of the chamber of congress against proposition b, the question is going before san francisco voters next month. it needs repairs, everyone agrees, what is the best way

to pay for that? terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. major medical step in the fight against hiv the virus that causes aids. his words and pictures touched children's lives for generations. remembering author and remembering author and illustrator

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say she strapped four children to the hood of a moving car. they strapped the kids to the car in a liquor store parking lot then drove away the children are between 4 and 7-years-old. police arrested the man on a drunk driving charge and questioned the female. the driver acted as if the whole thing was a joke. >> come on, you know that can i's life was at risk. -- that kid's life was at risk. >> three of those children are now staying with their mother and the fourth is staying with grandparents. children and parents grieving to the over the death of the author of "where the wild things are" maurice sendak did not believe in sugar coating. -- katie marzullo sheer with his leg. >> >> reporter: he leaves his mark with the -- written word where the while things are broke the rules by making --

by making a naughty boy the main character. these kindergartens are big fans of "where the wild things are." >> i like that the boy gets in trouble. >> reporter: the story has been described as dark by children's book standards. some say sendak was inspired by growing up in brooklyn during the depression and losing family members in the hall cause. educators say -- holocaust. educators say his stories resonate with children. >> as far as child development the social emotional growth of children we learn a lot through stories and books and he was able to help us grow in that regard. >> reporter: from the youngest readers to the commander in chief, the tale of max and his monsters is a favorite. the book inspired a move very in 2009.

the same year the contemporary jewish museum in san francisco featured an exhibit dedicated to maurice sendak, the largest collection of his work outside of a permanent collection in philadelphia. clearly, sendak's work will live on for generations and children will continue to enjoy his most popular book "happy ending." >> because he eats his food and he goes to bed. >> reporter: sendak had a stroke four days ago, he died early this morning in dan bury, connecticut, he was 83-years-old. -- >> we are getting lots of reaction to send 's death on our facebook page. denise: my son and i just read that book before bed last night we have lost a treasure. raymond: good-bye to a great author who filled children's lives with imagination and the joy of reading. you will be missed.

share your fates on facebook.com/abc7news. >> -- everybody has a favorite. still meteorologist mike nicco with a look at the [ inaudible ] cooler weather moving towards the coast and through the golden gate. once it goes away it is going to get hot. royalty visits our nation's capital. the award prince harry received for his charity work. one teenager gets help to put together one scary, sweet prom dress.

prince harry has been honored for his humanitarian work with wounded war veterans. >> for these self-less people it is after the guns have fallen silent and the din of

battle quiets the real fight begins that may last for the rest of their lives. >> last night former secretary of state colin powell presented harry with the humanitarian leadership award from the washington-based think tank the and land tick council. -- atlantic council this is the 27-year-old prince's first trip to the u.s. since last year. meteorologist mike nicco keeping an eye on the changing weather. yesterday hot, today not so hot in some places. while weather coming our way. good morning. we are looking back from emeryville past al -- alcatraz to the golden gate bridge still clouded in the morning marine la cloud. take a look from -- from vollmer peak emeryville across

the bay bridge to san francisco on the bayside it is sunny clouds along the coast. visible an satellite northerly wind starting to pick up, going to take most of these clouds and pull them away from the coast except near santa cruz, i still think you will have clouds there and possibly towards monterey. you can see the real warm weather inland we still have upper 70s in the east bay valleys, fairfield, mid to upper 70s san jose and los gatos. everybody else in the 60s to the 50s along the coast. a little deeper penetration of the marine layer and its cooling influence now. 71 in watsonville, 77 in gilroy. you will be left out of the cooling as that is going to stay at the beaches and the bay hot inland today partly cloudy, coolest everywhere tomorrow warming trend comes through thursday into mother's

day. today with the slightly cooler weather, still well above average in san francisco seven degrees, redwood eight. 78 oakland, livermore 90, 16° warmer than we should be. sunsets 8:07. east bay valleys warmest. everybody else close upper 80s. upper 80s to near 90 yesterday. might be an air conditioning day when you get home or later this afternoon. mid 70s richmond to 78 oakland. mid to upper 80s south bay campbell, saratoga 88°. peninsula mid 80s southern section, mid 70s millbrae and low to mid 60s along the coast today, afternoon sunshine on the bayside near 70. 76 sausalito, mid to upper 80s north bay valleys, 25° cooler. mid 60s along the cost, --

along the coast. 90 gilroy. low to mid 90s through the central valley, 70 in tahoe. heading to the game, comfortable, 71 to start, dropping to 61. by tomorrow morning most of us will be back in the 50s. more clouds around the bay area and along the coast. those just like today will dissipate quickly. cold front coming in, no rain associated with it, it is drawing in cooler air today and will push it inland tomorrow temperatures drop four to eight degrees then that's it, cooling stops after one day inland and the warming trend begins. saturday, sunday near 90 inland, low to mid 80s around the bay, coast will get warmer with near 70 over the holiday weekend. >> wow! >> that sounds good. you got something for everyone, that's all i gotta say.

new hope in the fight against aids. the fda meeting thursday to decide whether an hiv-fighting pill should be approved for aids prevention among high risk patients. scientists say it appears to be safe and effective but stresses it only works when taken everyday. it is already on the market to manage hiv. the approval will allowed the drugmaker to market the drug for the new use to prevent hiv. a teenager has put together a sweet prom dress. she made her dress entirely out of star burst wrappers. it took 18,000 wrappers to make the corset as well as matching hair bands and purse classmates helped her collect them, it took five months to make. >> i may the top out of star burst and the both top has a skirt and i wanted to give the illusion that the dress kind of like falling apart so i the star burst all around. >> she says she came up with this idea when she saw a

friend folding wrappers. it was a big hit at her prom this past weekend. unique. that's a lot of star still burst to eat. >> sensational. -- stay with us, we'll be right back.

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some teens learn firsthand how dangerous it is to text and drive. michael finney has the results of a safety road test. >> efforts underway to stop abusive lawsuits and give california businesses a chance to fix -- [ unintelligible ] that is going to do it for now. just going to be so great out there i love the fact there is

relief, but you can get the heat too. >> 90s inland, 60s go to the beaches. >> that's going to do it for us, thanks for joining us. us, thanks for joining us. >> have a great day. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc