and finally reaching what i thought was the end, it just turned out that it was the horizon. >> reporter: and there is that family for whom this story will never be over. meredith kercher's father says everyone always talks about amanda, instead of celebrating the beautiful girl they lost. >> i would like to end with the kercher family. >> i can only imagine having lost my daughter and the pain they're going through is unimaginable. >> reporter: her parents say some day they would like to meet with the kerchers but for now do not want to add to their grief. and she says, some day hoping -- >> that eventually i can have their permission to pay my respects at her grave. and i would also like them to know that she talked about them to me. and she talked about how she wanted to be a journalist like

her dad. and she talked about her sister. and if that means -- if all i can give them is this memory that i have of her to add to all of theirs that they can carry with them when she's gone. >> tomorrow on "good morning america" abc's robin roberts will speak with amanda knox. thanks for walking abc news. see you back here tomorrow.

an eight-year-old murdered victim is remembered. a town came together to pray for the girl, her family and for the capture of her killer. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. leila fowler was stabbed to death in her home in valley springs east of stockton in calaveras county. tonight we hear from her heart broken family. john alston is live in valley springs for us. john? >> carolyn, more than a thousand people showed up here , 10 bus loads of people and others found other ways to arrive. the family of leila fowler was here and just about everywhere they turned they were met with hugs. leila fowler's family turned to each other for support and they felt the embrace of a thousand community members who turned out to celebrate the life of the eight-year-old girl. her older brother, justin, was the first family member to speak. >> i am not saying goodbye to leila. i will stacey you later.

i will say see you later. >> throughout the ceremony he comforted his 12-year-old brother, the one who was home on saturday and first reported the attack sistst his sister. leila's mother mustered the strength to speak briefly. >> i wanted to thank the community and our family and friends for the overwhelming amount of support they have given our family. it will never be forgotten. thank you. >> the crowd wore purple and pink, filling the courtyard of jennie lind elementary school where she was a third grader. after a ceremonial balloon released the girl's teacher and principal talked about how she brightened the whole school. >> leila was very smart. leila loved monkeys and wolves, earth and especially songs. >> it does not happen to a person you know much less a child you know. this cannot happen to a child in your very own class. >> the family home in valley

springs is a crime scene after the saturday stabbing. her 12-year-old brother says a man broke in and then ran off after the attack. the whole area has not been able to rest easy. >> we are a stropping community. we -- strong community, and we will get through it. we will be learning how because this is a first for us. >> counselors have been working with students here. students have been talking about the case and one 6th grader says they all agree and they have been saying that leila is in a better place. abc7 news. >> thank you. investigators are investigating whether this man is involved in someway in fowler's murder. police arrested him for trying to kidnap a 15-month-old child in placerville this morning. investigators say he forced his way into an apartment and tried to snatch the girl out of her mother's arms. she was able to fight him off. his dna is being tested to see if there is a match to fowler's killer. the calaveras county sheriff has said that he doubts that the man is involved, but they

need to follow-up on the lead. there is a high fire danger in parts of the bay area tonight. >> cal fire issued a red flag rn whatting because of windy -- flag warning because of the windy conditions. it will last through 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. >> firefighters posted signs warning against barbecues in affected parks. and now checking in with sandhya patel and live doppler 7hd. >> carolyn and dan, the winds are really starting to pick up. gusting 40 to 50 miles an hour. let's check out doppler 7hd. you will see clear skies across the entire bay area, and we have the wind advisory for the north bay mountains and east bay hills de -- diablo range. this is running until 11:00 a.m. wednesday. gusts in the range of 50 to 60 miles an hour with the low humidity creating the high fire danger. red flag warpings and the same area until wednesday at 6:00 p.m. we have the record dry fuels. we haven't had a lot of rain, so the fire season is coming early.

you can see how bouncy the camera is. wind gusts are 26 to 47 miles an hour in knoxville creek. mount diablo gusting to 51 miles an hour and other east by hill locations you can see 30 to 43 mile an hour wind gusts. we will have to hang on tight. these winds will be driving the temperatures up. i will be back to show you how hot in a few minutes. carolyn? >> we will see you shortly. firecrews in martinez quickly attacked a fire that was closing in on a church and grocery store. it spread across a quarter acre before the crews put it out. they got a handle on it because the winds were light in the area at the time. and just north of vacaville, moderate winds fueled a wildfire there. sky 7hd saw them on a charred backyard. the firefighters contained it before any buildings were damaged. we have news about what will happen to the dead boston bombing suspect. tamerlan tsarnaev's wife

cleared it to be released from the medical examiner. tamerlan's uncle says he will claim the body, but has not said where he will bury it. they are looking into tamerlan's terror connection. he met with a known terrorist recruiter in chechnya in one of his recent visits there befrn and fellow boxer who died fighting with chechen rebels against russian troops last year. meantime, one of the youngest victims of the bombing is back in the bay area. aaron hern who turns 12 tomorrow is back in martinez tonight. lisa amin gulezian is there and everyone is so glad he is back. >> that is true. aaron is a third generation 4* from martinez. and they str truly rallied -- they have truly rallied around the family. to say the city of martinez was happy to have the hern family home tonight would be an understatement. they arrived from boston just

today. >> they are tired. it isely absolutely gracious for all of the support they have gotten, but they need to rest. they want to keep it low key. >> it has been a whirlwind. aaron was in a crowd of people cheering on his mom who was running the marathon when the bombs went off. the 11-year-old was hit in the leg. he underwent two surming res in boston -- surgeries in boston. >> it is great to see he is back and helped in his way. >> the road to recovery is a long one. he has nearly 100 staples in his leg. his baseball coach knows he will bounce back. >> him being an athlete knows that there is nothing like being in your own bed. and being with family and friends again i'm sure that is great for him. >> it is not clear when he will return to classes at martinez junior high school. but this family is in the community's thoughts.

at compass star cafe and wine bar, the owners donated an entire week's worth of sales to aaron's recovery fund. >> martinez is a small town with a big heart. we all bond together to try to help out everybody that we can. we are proud to be a part of this community and we are proud that the family is back home. >> the hern family has agreed to talk with the media and answer questions on thursday. live in martinez tonight, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thank you. we are hearing from the alert bar sigh ta who foiled a south bay company mist's plot to poison star -- a southay bay chemist's plot to poison starbucks customers. they got a tip yesterday and she faces attempted murder charges for spiking juice bottles with rubbing alcohol. tonight we learned the suspect is is a corporate chemist and pharmacist that worked at pfizer and other corporations. the barista didn't want to

show her face when she spoke to abc news. she saw the woman rearranging items in a display case. >> i went over to the counter to check if they were opened or unsealed and they were unsealed and warm. i noticed that they were not jure there already during the day. >> jacqueline saw the woman leave and copied down her license plate number and gave it to police who later arrested her. new at 11:00, the cost to build the san francisco 49ers' new home in santa clara is expected to cost far less than previously thought. the team and the city could save as much as $90 million in the long run. our media partner, the mercury news, says the falling interest rates have announced the projected debt on the project. the stadium will cost $1.2 billion total to build. it will open in time for the 2014 football season. graffiti vandals strike in the east bay. police say it could be a hate crime. some think a recent change at

a local school could be the motivation. a live report is ahead. >> i had to grow up in prison for something i did not do. and on a special edition of "20/20" you heard from amanda knox as she defended herself during an abc news exclusive interview. what does america really think of her? you will find out. >> and the driver of a fast-moving van gives police the slip, but it is a slip of a different kind that finally brought him down. we'll show you. >> all of that is coming up and then late other "jimmy kimmle live." >> we have music from band of forces. and ironman himself john favro is here. >> i

take a look at this wild video from los angeles. the driver of the stolen white van leads police on an intense chase on freeways and city streets and sometimes going the wrong way altogether. he hit several cars and two police cars. it took off running like this. he sliped on some wet cement and there he goes down in a minute. the police pounce on him.

the cops jump on him and swoop in for the big arrest over a stolen van. investigators say those in union city think they know why racist graffiti is around town. we sent alan wang to look into it and he is there live with more. alan? >> carolyn, investigators think this stems from a controversy surrounding the renaming of a local middle school. this sign is all cleaned up, but let me show you what it and two other ocations looked like. the messages written over the weekend are similar at all three locations. they use an explative aimed at filipinos as seen on the side of the building owned by the filipino community center. >> this racist thing shouldn't be a part of our lives anymore. we are in america living as americans. >> a filipino restaurant across the street was tagged as well as the office of the filipino advocates for justice. they are treating it as a hate crime. >> we have a different take on

it. we see it as a message that we need to do quite a bit more community building. >> police believe the initials ams stand for alvarado middle school, and it stems from the controversial renaming of the school in honor of two filipino-american farm workers. >> they were the ones. they worked with caesar chavez councilme city councilmember points out the irony in the word mexico or mex used to cross out the word filipino. she says they merged their union with caesar chavez and other mexican farm workers to form the united farm workers union. >> and then seizure -- caesar chavez was a more well known united farm worker leader. >> and that's why renaming the middle school is so important to so many filipino-americans here. the search for a suspect in this hate crime investigation

continues. reporting live in union city i'm alan wang, abc7 news. as you may have seen a few minutes ago amanda knox opened up to diane sawyer in her first television interview about her new memwior detailing her 2007 arrest and twill for the murder of -- trial for the murder of her british roommate in italy. >> did you kill meredith kercher? >> no. >> were you there that night? >> no. >> do you anything you haven't told police that you have said in this book? >> no. >> the italian court threw out her aquittal and she is getting sympathy from the american public. that's according to a new post poll. 65% of people who have heard of her story say they are sympathetic to her. 22% are not. 13% had no opinion. well, women and girls age 15 and over will be able to buy emergency contraception without seeing a doctor or pharmacist. the food and drug

administration announced that customers will no longer have to ask a pharmacist for the plan b morning after pill. it can be sold over the counter. the fda also lowered the purchase age. but buyers of the emergency contraception will have to show proof of their age. mcdonalds has pulled an ad from east coast billboards. it shows a depressed woman and says "you are not alone." million love the big mac. some say the billboards mo the ads. mcdonalds apologized and said it was not properly approved. the advertising firm that ran the ad said it was an unintended error. >> as the temperatures climb out there so does the risk of fire. >> and that will continue for a little while longer. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with live doppler 7hd. >> the high fire danger is remaining in affect. you can see the skies are clear across the entire bay area from the high definition

sue trough camera. you can see the bouncy camera and it is 59 in san francisco and 63 in san jose. as we check out other locations this is the port of oakland. you can see it is sparkling tonight and clear skies. santa rosa, it is warm right now. 73 degrees and napa 74 and fairfield 75. we are hanging on to some of the daytime warmth. it is the wind direction that is keeping us warm. the temperatures fell upper 50s to the upper 80s this afternoon. here is what is coming, clear tonight and windy in the hills. a high fire danger. the highs are wednesday and thursday and tomorrow we are only expecting one or two record highs, but thursday we can see more. here is the area of respect that is building in quickly behind the area of low pressure, and that's why we are seeing the dry and gusty winds. this is going to remain in the gusty mode for at least the early morning hours before we see the winds taper. right now we are looking at 11 uke p.m. winds are strongest around

faff field and napa. around 40, 50 miles an hour certainly possible in the overnight hours. at 5:00 a.m. when you head out the door fairfield will be gusty. if your travels take you through the area, 44 miles an hour at 5:00 a.m. 38 mile an hour wind gusts around napa. 34 around point reyes. thehe atmosphere. the hilltop winds are in the 40 to 50 mile an hour range. the humidity is 8 to 10%. that's how dry it is getting. winds by 3:00 p.m. are dropping off under 30 miles an hour across the entire bay area. especially the higher terrain in the fairfield area. tomorrow morning a wide variety of morning temperatures and you can see mostly 50s, but we will see some 60s around antioch, fairfield, upper 40s around half moon bay and santa cruz and morgan hill. you will need to hang on tight. 87 in santa clara for the south bay. 72 santa cruz. redwood city, palo alto, half moon bay 70 degrees.

warm in pacifica, 74. the temperatures are going up. down down san francisco, 77 -- downtown san francisco 77. mid80s around santa rosa, sonoma, san rafael and up to 88 in ukiah and 85 in clear lake. the east bay communities, oakland is where we are expecting a possible record. 85 is the high and that would tie the previous record. 83 newark. inland communities, 90 in walnut creek. 87 in livermore and fairfield. here is a look at the seven-day forecast. warm winds tomorrow and really cooking by thursday.and.mid-nin. mid70s coast side. and then it drops off on friday and saturday. coastal areas start to cool. much cooler sunday. by monday we are only talking low 70s in the warmest inland community. a big drop coming. >> a twenty-degree change. thanks very much. this was a tough one for the warrior. >> tough in more ways than one. tough game, tough loss and very physical. >> brass knuckles optional

going forward. did the nuggets cross the line with their physical play against the warriors? mark jackson says denver sent out their hit men on steph. the warrior

good evening. now it is on. the nuggets held off a furious warriors come back in game five of the playoff series tonight. denver played big and they played physical and maybe a little over the line. he thought the nuggetsof a st of a steph curry. turnovers a huge part of the game. the steal and two on one. the flush and steph hardly shot the ball. three of nine and first late first quarter and warriors down 11. barnes had a big game. 23 points in transition. jarod jack and i'm the man and will get it out of here and scoring uncontested at the other end. nuggets by 20 at the half. and the lead is cut to 9. look at this play. this is a take down. this is a tackle.

the warriors are not backing down another run. curry's only three of the night. 15 points for steph makes it a 5-point game. denver and ty lawson. he lead denver with 25. the nuggets hang on 107-100. the warriors lead it and game six will be fiesty on thursday. >> tried to send hit men on steph. >> when you say they sent hit men can you elaborate? >> there were some dirty plays. it is playoff basketball. it is all right. >> does the dream line play football or basketball at michigan state? >> look at george smile. on to baseball and the giants' best starting pitcher has been bumgardner who threw a gem and matched by the d-back starter. bumgardner in complete command. one of his two strikeout victims. seven score less frames.

former athletic trevor cahill just as good. cassie yaw on relief in the eighth. josh wilson hitting .227 lifetime and just the 10th homer of his career, first of the season and 1-0d-backs. pablo sandoval and a man on unloads, high, deep and aloha. two-run blast and that's the difference. 2-1 the final. the giants go for a series sweep of the snakes tomorrow. a's and angels and technically their second game of the day after going 19 innings last night and into this morning. he is a bad man in the fourth. a hammer to right center. 387 feet off the top and he needed 388. we are tied at one. in the fifth he does it again. left center this time. 385 feet. he needs to get in the weight room. you have to muscle up a little bit. it cost him two homers.

the a's are victorias 10-6. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> thursday is gonna be fun, so fun. >> your hit men will be out. >> thanks, larry. for some high school students prom will be a night they will never forget. >> the blunder that lead

here is a look at your wake up weather. we have a red flag warning and a wind advisory. most areas will run mild. the temperatures in the upper 40s to mid60s at 5:00 a.m. mike will track the winds 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> sand yaw -- sandhya, thanks very much. >> high school seniors thought they rented a ride to the prom. >> well they got a ride. shear what pulled up to pick them up, an orange converted school bus with the words "free at last" sponsored by a bail bonds business. >> it happened to students in tennessee and the company that owns this free at last bus did not realize the kids didn't know what the bus looked like when they ordered it. they look a little distressed. >> plenty of room at least.

jimmy jimmy kimmle is live. >> i'm carolyn johnson. thanks for watching. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. abc morning news starts at 4:30 tomorrow morning. have a good night.ger locked bey

counters. the fda lowered the age to buy the plan b one step contraceptive from 17. it falls short of the order being made available to women of all ages.

new scientific tests done on ground turkey reveal almost all of it was tainted. consumer reports tested 250 samples of ground turkey. 90% contained e.coli, staph, salmonella, or infections, some strains were resistant to antibiotics. urge thoroughly cooking ground turkey until no longer pink. >> this makes me sick. i am among millions of americans who use turkey instead of ground beef. because we think it is better for you. >> turkey sausage. turkey bacon, as well. i love the real stuff. save a few calories. >> why not. the best way to do it. now hearing it can be make you sick in other dangerous ways. not good. other side, the turkey industry calling it misleading. they haven't explained why though. >> if you cook it thoroughly like the report said. cook it so it is not pink. imagine everything is killed then.

>> there is a recommendation to use all natural, antibiotic-free and organic brand if you want to be safe. or cook it all the way through. >> there you go. >> now we have the doubts in our minds. >> chicken sausage. chicken bacon. do they make such a thing? >> going to go through the roof. >> soy, whatever it is. >> we are not done talking turkey yet. unfortunately. our next story takes us to oregon. >> 60 wild turkeys having a grand old-time. in jefferson. some say too many. causing a nuisance. >> so the state gave permission to kill three males this week. those who want the turkeys gone, say the bird tend to disperse when older males are removed. the residents say they shouldn't have been killed they're part of nature and weren't harmful to anyone. i tend to agree with that. >> let the turkeys be. >> yes. i understand maybe they're a

nuisance. but, there is a whole big turkey industry that need turkeys the ones they have been giving us are infected with antibiotics. >> i guarantee you the wild ones don't have any issues. >> i will take one. better watch what i say. >> the rule. kill the turkey. got to eat the turkey. coming up, what women think about men who don't shave. >> really. getting up, close, personal with exotic animals in a cafe. you can do this where you can mingle with the rarest, wildest creatures around. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by airwick national park scents. owr has a subtle, yet invigorating scent, and can take 10 years to bloom. so at air wick, we waited. crafted by our expert perfumers for your home. air wick cactus flower and warm breeze