case of the missing teenager and investigators are releasing minimal information. her mother and father have an update meeting scheduled with detectives for later this evening. >> i'm going into witness hundreds of questions like you and everyone has. and i am -- my feeling is that i'm going to ask them and it's up to them whether they can tell me or not. i understand if they can't tell me. >> do you believe she's alive? >> we do believe she's alive. we don't have evidence you know, leading us into the direction she's no longer alive. yes, we do believe she's alive and our focus and goal is to locate her, find her, bring her home to the family. >> and despite that answer, the dive team is exploring water ways in the south county area, they're out there

searching today and will be out there this week searching reservoirs. what they're stressing is they want public's help in remembering if and when they'd seen this car and to call them. they we have three surveillance photo as long with all of the information on how to contact the sheriff's office to provide them with information. >> and second day in a row a toddler had to be rushed to the hospital after being mauled by a family dog. this morn's attack took place on gehry drive around 2:00. the dog is a pit bull german sheperd mix. there is no word yet on a condition. a postal carrier said he had a close call with that dog last week. >> and i advised the owner to

secure the dog before it would attack someone eels what happened? he was on the porch and came down and chased me. no harm. >> the sheriff turned the dog over to animal control. the 2-year-old concorde toddler attacked by her family pit bull remains hospitalized in stable condition. doctors say she will have a lengthy recoverry. her relatives called 911 after the dog bit her and the dog has been euthanized. police are looking into where anyone in the house should be charged with a crime police investigating what led to the death of an 8th grader and her mother in the home there. was a special meeting to discuss the death of ainsy freeman and her mother. police are determining if it was a murder suicide or a double homicide. the stem father discovered the pair. a handgun was found at the

scene. freeman-burton had just moved from missouri a few months ago. >> a family's family disputes claims he pointed a gun at an oakland police officer being shot to death. he died sunday arounding after being chased on burch street. relatives describe him as being a hard worker, investigators a witnesses saw him point a gun at police. he was shot three times and officer shot himself in the foot while firing at blueford. >> there is a soldier from the east bay fighting in afghanistan. sunday during an attack on an ied. we're live where he grew up. heather? >> tommy as many knew him

leaves behind parents, a wife and two young children. two years old and five years old according to family friends. >> the defense department says the 30-year-old staff sargeant was killed in afghanistan sunday. when enemy force tacksed his unit. marge was his counselor when he was a freshman, she's now president of the alameda board of education. >> i would want his family to know that as the educational community we're proud of him and what he did for us, and the country. >> she says she found out at the nearby safeway where his mother worked for 22 years. many there watched him grow up. >> this is a tragedy. from the bottom of our hearts

go out to him. and anything we can do feel free to let us know. >> my young, he would ask how my family was doing, how my boys were doing. he was concerned about me and my kids. >> he is being described as unselfish and independent. friends say this is his third or fourth tour and had he made it home, he would have soon been leaving the military. >> thank you. >> u.s. officials revealing today the latest under wear bomber was a double agent working for the cia. that agent infiltrated al qaeda and volunteered for a suicide mission. that is how the united states got possession of the new box. officials say the double agent provided crucial information that allowed the cia to carry out sunday's drone air strike

that killed this man in southern yemen. he was on the fbi most-wanted list for a 2000 bombing of the uss cole. investigators say the new under wear bomb contained the same chemical used two years ago in a failed attempt to bring down cargo planes. in that case al qaeda hit bombs and he was not present in a previous under wear bomb that failed to detonate on christmas, 2009. >> this is an ongoing operation. i can tell you that this was a nonmetallic-type device. >> officials have not disclosed the identity, nationality or which intelligence service he works for. that agent is now safe in saudi arabia. vip joe biden blaming republicans under former president george w. bush for allowing iran to advance into nuclear weapons program autos

we took office, i'll remind you there was virtually no international pressure on iran and we were the problem. we were diplomaticly ice yol yaited in the world, in the region. in europe. >> the vice president spoke this morning in a convention of conservative rabbies and suggested the u.s. would not try to block a military strike against the nuclear facilities. republican presidential candidate mitt romney's campaign blasted biden's remarks about the bush administration. >> in about half an hour, polls will close in north carolina. voters are deciding whether to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. north carolina would be the 29th state, the timing of the vote sparked a bitter debate nationwide. and we have the latest from washington. >> the vote on the north carolina amendment comes just

as this esh yu hits center stage in the presidential campaign. the ballot initiative has gained national attention. if passed proposed amendment would go further than simply banning gay marriage, which is illegal there. and would mean north carolina will not recognize any type of legal union between nonmarried couples, gay or straight. north carolinains are bitterly divided. >> and i've read the bible three, four times. i read it every day. i just think that is the thing to do. >> in recent years support for gay marriage has risen sharply. a poll found for the first time, 50% of americans say gay marriage should be legal. and issue now playing out in the presidential campaign after vice president biden indicated his own opinion goes further than the president's. >> i am absolutely comfortable

with the fact that men, marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women are entitled to the same exact rights. >> as a senate candidate in 2004, mr. obama expressed opposition to gay marriage but in december, 2010 he said... >> my feelings about this are evolving. i struggle with this. >> the comments not only sparked a renewed debate but put the focus on the president's character, not policies. >> what gets the president in trouble is this notion of a wink and a nod to his base. >> and that base is a balancing act. younger voters support gay marriage and african americans and la teen yoz oppose it. >> and time for a check of the forecast. there is a warm forecast. >> another warm one. >> we have more locations

today in the low 90s, higher than their readings yesterday. some locations near the coast were cooler than yesterday, so this evening, we can expect clear skies, fog returns to the coast locally and push across the bay. so our range of temperatures into the evening hours will be a wide range from mid-50s near the coast to mid-70s into warmer areas. and there is some low temperatures from 48-54. afternoon, nice, sunny, breezy and mild. noticeably cooler at the coast. highs into upper 50s and we'll see mid-80s into warmer locations. and how long will the cool down last? the answer is coming up later. >> and still ahead at 4:00 some life long plob lems for students in asian nation autos yahoo responding to a resume, one board member taking a

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an epidemic in nearsightedness in children is sweeping through asian nations. researchers believe students spending too much time indoors studying and not enough time in the sunlight showing up to 90% of children and young adults in nations including china and japan and north korea. and and could middle aged people with symptoms of depression be at risk of dementia later in life? that is what a study suggests,

comparing people into 40s and 50s showing seens of depression with those who had never been depressed. the first group 20% more likely to develop dementia. some say participants were assessed with just a single question. researchers didn't use brain imaging. >> a commute of 10 miles can lead to high blood pressure and one of 15 miles can make you obese. researchers at washington university in st. louis missouri say long commutes and more time spent behind the wheel reduced time for exercise leading to larger waist lines and higher blood pressure. the study is in the american journal of preventative medicine. >> stress just looking at cars there. business news, disney managed to bank a nice profit despite disappointing revenues from the movie "john carter". we're live with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> there should be called

disney's avenger advantage. second quarter profits rose by 21% thanks to theme parks profit in the theme park division jumped 53%, that is countering losses from the bomb that was john carter. the avengers record-breaking numbers weren't accounted for but it's all analysts are talking about. success of the new movie means multiple sequels that should be just as much of a hit. on the down side, studio entertainment was a black eye on this quarters numbers down 12 understand, no thanks to john carter, which lost $200 million but that could be erased by, you guessed it, avengers brought in $207 million opening weekend. disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> and district tv out with earnings today, reporting an 8% increase in profits focusing on retaining existing

u.s. customers. and there is nearly 600,000 customers there alone. higher programming costs are squeezing operating margins, big story coming from yahoo. scott thompson botched bio drama led to board action. there is a three-person committee to investigate how a computer science degree end upd on his resume. and bloomberg learned patty hart won't stand for reelection. >> there is a federal appeals court sides with facebook in the fight with leader technologies. this court upheld the ruling and the company took too long to seek patent production tex. >> and european woes continue

to push stocks lower today. the dow was down almost 200 points so stocks closed off their lows. your bloomberg silicon valley index also lower, hewlett-packard leading the decline, down more than 2%. at bloomberg studios i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> thank you. >> near perfect today. >> this is incredible. >> and we had cooler conditions near the coast. and it warmed up some inland. so there is about a 34 degree range between highs and inland highs, looking westward, you can see fog at the coast right now. so is that one of the reasons that this cooled down near the coast. there is a loop of our satellite image showing a little bit of fog today is

beginning to assert itself now. so there is a look at high temperatures today. there is a high of 92 in cue kaia. 92 in livermore, 91 in antioch interest there is cooler in all areas tomorrow, right now, sizzling and it's 90 degrees in fairfield. 92 in livermore, mid to upper 80s in other locations. 68 in san francisco. 55 in half moon bay. fog near coast and locally over the bay tonight. there is a warm up continuing through mother's day weekend. big ridge of high pressure still a dominant feature but this advancing cold front with a cool of cool air will take a bite out of ridge of high pressure tomorrow. that will cool us down for a

day. overnight, mild still. there are lows into low 50s and again, fog at the coast and will move locally across the bay. there are things changing tomorrow, lots of fog that will burn away from the coast mainly away from the coast. highs near the coast upper 50s and there are 60s to 70s around the bay. this is a sampling of our projected highs tomorrow. there is 59 in half moon bay. there are warming beginning again around the bay and coast, thursday warmer in all areas on friday. saturday and sunday. mother's day, sunday, high temperatures upper 80s inlnld. 80s ash the -- around the bay.

great weather is coming our way after this cool down. >> we sure do. thank you. >> there. >> there is a fire in a tire store in antioch. >> there are people reporting thick, black smoke in this direction. you can see there is a lot of thick, dark smoke out interest there. sky 7 is on the skbai we'll bring you more just as soon as we have it. there is a tire fire burning now. >> coming up next william levy talks about his surprise on "dancing with the stars". plus a sweet dress designed by a high school student. >> the state decides enough is enough, taking action to stop those who are suing on behalf

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continuing with our breaking news coverage the big splotch on the middle of the screen is the view from our camera and that is the result of a tire fire, burns burning near antioch. >> this is the blue star tire store on the antioch, pittsber border, when tires burn it's difficult to put them out. we'll continue to monitor this.

>> there is not one but two couples in danger tonight on "dancing with the stars". >> explaining in today's entertainment report. >> there is another perfect score, but get set for a double elimination tonight. they earned the second perfect score of the season. >> this feels really good like, i don't know. i had to see it again. i wasn't and couldn't believe that! >> there with are two couple that's will be eliminated. >> it was a night of show-stopping fashion at the metropolitan museum of art in new york city. fans went wild then came sarah jessica parker, emily blunt, gwyneth paltrow and hillary swank you have designers and you have sports figures.

conditions. actors, everyone. it's fun. >> this celebrates the new fashion exhibits. >> and now, you can call dustin hoffman a here yochl a man says he saved his life while suffering a heart attack saying he waited with him until paramedics arrived. he called him his new found favorite celebrity. for more celebrity news and tonight's "dancing with the stars" results check out otrc.com. >> there is a teenager in michigan put together a sweet prom dress. take a look. she made it out of star burst wrappers, about 18,000 of them to make the corset and it took five months for her to make it. she says she came up with the idea when she saw a friend

folding candy wrapper autos there are 18,000 pieces of candy somewhere. not included with the press. >> still ahead at 4:00 major vemments over the break through medication proven to prevent hiv. >> there is a battle over who is going to clean up a lake that has been littered for decades.

breaking news right now. this is in antioch. blue star fires is on -- tires is on fire now. we do have them on the scene. you can see there are a number of fire engines there trying to get this under control. >> you can see black clouds and smoke. this is burning just a little bit at a time right now. on the back side of the building you can see fire crews are -- you can see on the left side of the screen there are trucks there and they're trying to put this thing out. good news no injuries reported at this time. there is a hopefully, they can get this thing handled and we'll keep you posted. >> there is a broosh through in the fight against aids. first drug to pee vent hiv is

expected to win approval scientists standing behind the drug saying it's safe and effective. >> and who will benefit the most. >> the drug is prescribed to people with hiv if it wins approval and i can tell you it will, it will be the first hiv preventative drug on the market targeted towards gay men and some heterosexuals. scientists are supporting findings of the trials showing it prevented hiv in up to 73% of at risk people. there is oolt data indicated that they believe that it is safe. that it is effective. and that the need for new prevention tools is there. >> that backing will certainly mean an fda committee will

vote to approve it and will likely recommend the drug be taken on a daily basis. this doctor yordz the -- heads the research section of the health department and will be at that hearing in washington. >> we go back to take a look at were people able to take a daily pill, looks like they had high levels. >> clinical trials are still being conducted. that is why now, the gay community is expected to benefit most from the drug. when someone is exposed it stops the virus from reproducing. >> there is a whole generation missing now because we didn't have to. >> foster city based company said other studies supposedded 9 use as part of a comprehensive prevention

package in conjunction with other interventions. and approval as a preventive drug could come next month. >> thank you. >> right now officials for the public utilities commission deciding whether the city should have to pay to clean up decades of damage in lake merced. and vick, the conventional wisdom would tell you the club should pay for clean up. what are they keeb debate something. >> the issue of the club is part of a larger debate. and decades ago, the p.u.c. delegated authority to control the recreational programs of the lake to the city, rec and park departments. there is one reason to negotiate with the club to force them to pay estimated

$10.7 million in clean up costs. preserving lake merced is what the city wants to do in order to achieve part of that, the commission says it has to clean up contamination on property leaked by the pacific rod and gun club. >> we've found there is contamination from lead shot and clay pythons used there for decades. >> members say if there is contamination this, is the main concern. >> whether or not it's leeching into water or fish. that are out here. investigations preveal there is no danger to the water as long as they stay embedded in the lake. but contaminations are a

different matter. >> this needs to be addressed. there may be race being from people coming into contact with it. >> and the p.u.c. voted to take back control so those negotiations as to who is going to foot the bill will continue. the management of the rest of the lake was postponed so that is still up in the air. very to tell you this that harding golf course not part of the debate and will continue to be managed by rec and parks. >> thank you. >> a hearing to determine if two police officers should stand trial for beating a homeless man got off to a ghastly start when prosecutors play a video. before we show it to you, we want to warn some people may find this disturbing showing two fullerton police officers

smacking a mentally ill man with a baton. the man could be heard asking for help. he died of brain injuries. and police in buffalo released this surveillance video showing a frightening hit and run accident. a car that you can see plowing into a teenager this, is happening around 3:00 a.m. on thursday. the victim was treated and released a short time later with just minor injuries. police arrested the 19-year-old driver just five minutes later. >> unbelievable. >> and still to come on abc 7 news, want to update you on a situation in antioch. a tire fire is burning. no reports of injuries. the sky 7 hd is live overhead and we have excellent shots of

firefighters working through this building to try to, there you go, knock down flames, we'll show you more when we come back. >> people have been giving me the sign, lady, doing a good job! >> abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us to a small oasis making a big difference in san francisco. >> and later look, ma, no hands. one state giving google a license to drive. >> there is a fog factor beginning to play a critical role in the weather picture. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment.

still following breaking news in antioch. this is blue star tire company here that is on fire now w us on the line is randy sawer with contra costa county has mat. what can you tell us about the smoke being emitted into the air here? >> smoke coming from fire can be hazardous, people should stay out of smoke. especially with something like tires they don't burn as well. so they're incomplete. and this could with hazardous to people if people may have preexisting conditions like asthma. >> this is a challenge to

knock down. it's going take time. >> i would think it would. sometimes tire fires can last many days. this is on how many tires you have there. >> there are some homes that are nearby. what is your advice for anyone living near by this location? >> i can't see what the situation is like. and i just advice people to stay away from smoke, just actually try to keep the smoke from coming inside of the homes. like close your doors and windows if you can. and shut off air conditioning to keep it from coming indoor autos thank you for your time. >> and we'll have more for you on abc 7 news at 5:00. one of the largest low income

housing providers trying to address poor nutrition in an area they call a food desert. >> goal goal is providing food justice. >> there is a focus on solutions report. >> the tender loin is the only neighborhood in the city without a full service grocery store to provide fresh fruit. the housing agency has come up with an idea in a place that may surprise you. >> this is bok choy. >> you may never have noticed this garden, it's across the street from city hall. >> this is around 3,000 pounds of food. >> this coordinator supervising the tender loin peoples' garden is one part of a bigger plan to work around

the lack of a supermarket. >> residents can get fresh produce free. >> there is a partnership with the city. and there is an agreement with them. >> the community garden is staffed by volunteers. >> every time i feel the soil it's hard to feel because of my age. people are giving me the sirngs lady you're doing a great job. >> most live in low income housing. if it's purchased and rehabilitated or built there are 30 buildings in 30 years including formerly homeless people. >> there are struggles to find vegetables and fruits he took us to the next open space to

be developed. hidden away behind the building. >> this has been a lot of lettuce. >> they need $50,000 for next phase. that will improve nutrition. >> this is some of the highest, you know health concerns in the city. highest rates of ob yeegs ti wex think food is one way to address concerns. >> they need donations to plant seeds for a healthier community. >> come on. send in more people. residents, wake up! join me here, in the garden. >> she's so cute. the fund-raiser is tomorrow night. tickets are still available. i'm aisle be mcing that he venlt f you'd like more

information log on to our web site. >> terrific program. >> great idea. >> thank you. >> coming up big honors for a san francisco restaurant. it's been named best in the nation. we'll tell you why. >> and teens learning how dangerous it could be to text and drive. a disturbing new report on why teens are ignoring warnings.

want to continue with breaking news now. coverage of the tire fire at blue star tires in antioch. joining us on the phone is captain robert marshal. i understand you're on the scene, can you tell us where you are at this point? >> we're in a defensive mode and this is three businesses that are involved that started in one, spreading to two others. and we're trying to establish a water supply. it's too dangerous to go in. >> any estimate of how many are inside? >> we haven't been able to ascertain that. it's probably 2000 to 3,000 square feet. it has phone shall of a lot of tires. the fire is still actively burning so i'm sure there is a lot of fuel in there.

>> and how long could this take? >> best case would be an hour or so to get in there and a lot that have is going to depend on whether or not we can get water to the fire. this is where there isn't a lot of good water along here. and as soon as we get that should only take an hour. >> are any water drops a possibility? >> no. it's not really in an area like that. and with this fire being inside, water drop won't do much good. >> we will into follow this and hopefully check back in with you later. >> thank you. >> there is a check of the accu-weather forecast. >> there is a cool down coming

our waichl highs into mid to upper 70s today, sunny skies and there is 76 in cupertino. 74 in palo alto and mountain view. just upper 50s on the coast. there is downtown a high of only 66 tomorrow. and breezy near the coast. north bay highs milder than other locations which is cooler than today. there is near east bay highs low to mid-70s tomorrow there are why we're having a cool down. check out this time lapse today from our sutro camera. fog is rolling in and cooling us down. >> this is just one day before

the weekend. >> when abc 7 news at 4:00 continues findings about teen drivers and their on the road distraction autos and the bank responding to a billion dollar settlement to bail out under watt yir homes. >> and tonight on world news we've learned more about the bomb al qaeda hoped to use to blow up that plane and how would it have worked. and also, we have been asking could bomb-sniffing dogs have prevented this, detected this at the airport? how many are there? and there is people started building hopes with everything made in america. tonight all american house tours after abc 7 news at 5:00.

a san francisco restaurant is dishing out some of the

best food in the country. >> it's located on mission street serving french-inspired cuisine receiving eight nominations for at ward. >> and there is a motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the united states. >> now, the story. michael? >> there is a survey revealing young drivers are scenely aware of using a cell phone while driving. never theless it's not detering them. whether texting or talking teenagers like to stay in touch. a new consumer reports survey shows that many young drivers are ware that this is risky behavior. >> don't you just know it's dangerous? you can't put it down 15 minutes? >> just wait until you get there. >> majority of young drivers

surveyed by consumer reports are concerned about distracted driving it appears actions speak louder than words. >> 71% of the young drivers said they've seen their peers texting while driving and saw people their age talking on hand held phone autos consumer reports surveyed 1,000 drivers. >> there say numbers that are lower. and a consumer reports auto test seems taking a course learned firsthand how skills deteriorate when using a cell phone. >> i am not going to use the phone now. >> some good news from the survey peer pressure may be helping curb distracted

driving. nearly have say they're less likely to talk or text with friends in the car. >> i don't think anyone should do this. probably i'm only going to drive with you if you're not going to text. >> nearly 50% of the teens reported having seen their mom or dad talking on a hand held cell phone, 15% say they've seen their parents texting. you can get more information about the dangers on our web site. just go to abc 7 news.com. >> serious problems. >> parents have to do a better job as well as kids. >> nevada has given google the green light on technology to change the way we drive. >> nevada now the first state to allow google's driveless cars on the road. >> and has been taking cruise control to a new level.

like auto pilot. >> this is cameras inside. and there is a scanning laser. >> and google always required to have shun sit behind the wheel to demonstrate safety and reliability. now a plate permits a test drive to continue with no driver. >> and now i look it might be better than people we encounter on the road every day. >> and there are french consulate awarded them the french legion of honor medal helping push back nazi forces during the war.

>> especially to all of those who made it back to the countries he attended today's ceremony in his army dress uniform. awarding of the medals coincide was victory day in europe. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> remember, you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and you can talk about it on facebook.com. >> ask there is another toddler mauled by the family pit bull. but police and the family disagree on the severity of the attack. >> intelligent shocker. u.s. reveals the latest airline terror plot was an inside job.

>> and coverage of a big tire fire in contra costa county. >> and abc 7 news continue was wreaking news. sky 7 is live over a big and smoky fire in contra costa county uk see smoke pouring from the building. that fire was first reported around 4:00 this afternoon and grew quickly. firefighters are on the ground battling with the fire with water hose autos there is a sign indicating one of the businesses there is called blue star tires. there is a spokesman said they've taken a dpeensive position meaning temperatures cannot go inside of the building. the smoke is not helping so the fire department advises people living near fwoi turn off air conditioner asks close windows and doors. >> there is too early to say how it began. so far there are no rrt