to stuffing the little ghirl a suitcase and putting her in a freezer. >> all i can tell you is that both did initially make statements. >> among questions how could this have happened? the director could not comment about specifics in this case. not yet, anyway. it's on top of the list. >> is there a feeling you missed it? or the system failed? >> we have a child who died i don't know. everything i know at this point tells me that there was nothing done incorrectly. that doesn't mean the system didn't fail. >> strong statement. >> we have a dead child. >> the two suspects will return to court with public defenders to enter their pleas.

>> police arrested a man they say tried to kidnap a little 7-year-old girl. gabrielle weatherersby says he went up to a mother and her 7-year-old daughter last night. police say weathersby picked up the girl and carried her away. the mother started screaming. a security guard went after him. >> just parents worst nightmare for something like this to happen. in this case we're lucky there was a great response. the dispatcher has information out quickly. officers responded quickly. a security guard was there to poll the suspect and make sure he was taken into custody. >> it worked this time. police say he told them he had planned to sexual assault that little girl.

>> police are on the lookout for a man who tried to run over a cop this afternoon in san francisco. officers chased a car into the bay view district. the driver got into a crash when approaching he drove at them, they say. police later found the stolen black saab abandoned. officers searched several buildings but have to the within been able to find the man. >> the muni transportation system adopting a new initiative to stop fatalities. they took their action today as yet another victim was stuck, and killed, on the street. we're live near the sight. carolyn? >> sunset boulevard is below why wr this happened. muni told me they made several improvements

to interceptions along sunset district. critic say the fatality shows. the deadly collision happened just before 11:00 this morning on a stretch of sunset boulevard. police say it's unclear if the victim was in the area. the death came just hours before the transportation agency unanimously approved what is known as vision 0 designed to reduce pedestrian fatalities to 0 by year 2024. >> it's the right goal to have. we shouldn't accept in a great city like ours that is voted often to be one of the most walkable in the country.

>> last year was a near record. 21 lost their lives. a 6-year-old sophia lu hit on the last day in the crosswalk of the tender loin street. >> and we don't want there to be another pedestrian death. period. >> we know we can fix them. >> her group is asking for a project for the next two years including signal retiming, turn restrictions and curve extensions and enhanced street lighting. according to mta large scale improvements can be made if voters approve a bond measure in november. a woman recovering tonight

after being hit by a cal train. sky 7 was overhead. investigators say the woman was on the tracks north of san jose she was hit about around 10:00 this morning. the extent of the injuries not known. >> 20 million will flow to california's drought ravaged farms. farmers can get money to prevent erosion. the sonoma county water agency wants to use six and a half million to keep the drought from driving up rates that will come from the agency's reserve fund. this is as two panels voted they should cut consumption by 20%. and santa rosa press democrat

reports that lake sonoma is at about 65%. and there is more rain headed our way. abc7 sandhya patel is live with the roof on the detail. >> more rain coming into the area. right now, it's dry but comfortable in terms of temperatures. our radar will be tracking two storms this week. and let me show you first system. tomorrow afternoon, at 3:00 p.m we see drops in north bay around santa rosa. it will be about 5:00 a system moves in behind that storm looks like a wet pattern is developing. i'll be back with a look at all of the details including rainfall coming up. >> san bruno suing the state public utilities commission over documents and e mails related to the deadly pipeline explosion

that killed eight people in 2010. officials want documents they say can show state regulators improved in the process. this after conditions saying pg&e and but that caused an uproar and regulators recommended pg&e pay a fine for the blast >> fire department took a big financial hit today because it's not getting to medical emergencies fast enough. supervisors voted to take $700,000 from the agency saying the fire department failed to arrive at 90% of the emergencies within eight minutes of being called. >> this is hard to measure who lives and who dies. who gets

attention in the appropriate amount of time. >> they can't get to emergencies on time. we're thin on resources. >> the fire department can get back money it lost today if it improves response times for three months in a row. >> san francisco supervisors calling for a $0.02 tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. will raise estimated $31 million for nutrition education and more water bottle filling stations. >> ruckus over recycling. do you know where green waste goes? one company has dirt on its

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authorities investigating a single car crash that killed a woman today in oakland hills, police say the car rolled over traveling down redwood road. you can see it was a terrible accident there just before 9:00 this morning forecasts trying to rescue the driver but sadly she was pronounced dead at the

scene. firefighters have put out a fire damaged two large homes in sab fran laurel heights neighborhood before 1:30 and flames spread from one home to another. and temperatures did get it under control good news is that snow no one was hurt. >> garbage role in central contra costa county. there is a meeting, tonight >> reporter: there is, cheryl this, is where a group will present findings tonight. they say that data shows the company supposed to be xofting tens of thousands of tons of green waste is not doing its on.

separated food waste for composting. but now some are worried. >> it shows green waste collections. >> one orinda resident is with the california compost coalition, examining data that contracts with republic services for green waste services. >> after reviewing california coalition found the vast majority of the yard waste is being sent to landfills. >> according to the report the state for 2011 of the 40392 tons, 0 was sent for composting the contract requires 75%. >> it's really upsetting to find

out that the company you're expecting to do their job hasn't been. >> we don't agree with them. >> the executive director produced his own internal document showing 75% of the waste regularly goes to three different facilities. >> when we investigate, our reports show they're going to the right place >> the solid waste authority votes at the end of the month. there are walnut creek, abc7 news. >> tsa finding a shocking number of guns and explosives at airports, this week, 37 weapons were discovered. if you can

believe it, most were loaded. numbers show 1800 seized last year, increase of 16% over 2012. tsa released pictures of some of the weapons. a mine found in puerto rico. officers discovered a suicide bet in an indiana airport. a training aid used by an instructor. certainly gives you a new perspective. that is why. >> i'm glad they're there. wow. good job there. >> you know those telemarketing phone calls? they've been illegal for years. >> right. >> even so, the ftc says are reported every month.

>> hike yil piny is here with what you can do. >> please, make it stop. >> they've been on knoxes shus for years and years. the calls come just as you're sitting down to dinner. they have been loaded by law however, unscrupulous telemarketers are continuing onslaught. consumer reports advised how to get rid of the phone calls. >> richard says he's tried to stop them for years. >> we're getting about 34 calls per week on the land line. i'm getting 2, 3 per week on the cell phone. >> after entering on do not call

registry, he's going to add his cell phone, be aware charities are still allowed to call. some may still contact you. >> the problem is that it's enforcing the rules is tough. some companies go ahead and call you, anyway. >> helping limit the calls hang up, don't press buttons if you do, auto dialer registers. >> you if have you faul caller id you can report the number to federal trade commission. >> there is a new free service called no morobo it identifies and hangs up on robo calls. >> the calls for charity will

get get through, it may be worth asking charities not to call you. if you do manage to block calls essential alerts will not be blocked. >> good to know. >> thank you. >> sure. >> you know parents love to brag about how big their newborns are. this is pictures of her son. when born he weighed in at more than 16 pounds. that is twice average baby weight. at five months he wears clothes for a 2-year-old. >> we have clothes from the baby shower three months, six months and nine months. none fit. he wears size five diapers. i'm in trouble. diapers only go up to

size six. >> he outgrew his baby tub. mom says he's about to outgrow the kitchen sink, too. the family trying to find out whether he is the biggest baby born in california. mighty cute. >> very cute. and mark this date now. 18 years from now we'll see him playing football for cal. >> let's update the forecast. we're in a rainy pattern. >> good news. >> someone custody tweeted me saying wave that rain wand. i wish i had powers but we do have a wetter accu-weather forecast. it's getting chilly out here the view is just gorgeous. 52 san francisco. today, high

temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal for a change. heavenly has snow coming. feet with gusty winds. 53 santa rosa. 53 fairfield now. look at this gorgeous view. still seeing sunshine out there. showers wednesday going into thursday. and there is more rain in the forecast for this weekend. this system will bring us showers tomorrow. tomorrow morning nothing showing up yet. by afternoon, drops moving into yu

kaia. a few showers so you'll have to leave earlier perhaps set your clocks sooner owe get to work or kids off to school. rainfall through 7:00 p.m going into thursday night less authorities south bay. and for new fairfield. 38 this livermore so make sure you grab a jacket or tweter. and if you don't use an umbrella you'll likely need those when you leave work. temperatures low to upper 50s tomorrow. looking at the accu-weather forecast, scattered

showers into thursday. tomorrow evening wet weather. notice going up for weekend. it's a milder and wetter storm bringing rain to the north bay saturday. and we'll go back to dry tuesday the system looks like it would bring one owe-to-two inches of rain. on the north coast 4 to 6 inches of rain. back to you. >> thank you >> still head giants taking on 49ers. what? yes. that is what i said would who won, coming up next >> thank you for. that and at 6:00 tonight from michael finney yu may be eligible to breeze through airport security free of

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dispensary for every 25,000 people and put a 10% tax on sales, less than half of the taxes collected in colorado and washington. >> i think that when you go to a higher taxation, you bring in a black market right now we're at a place we can close the black market out. don't open doors. bring things forward, respectfully. >> there are two other measures looking for signatures, one putting a 25% tax on recreational use, the other legalize marijuana use with no tax. initiatives need 504,000 signatures to get on the ballot this year. >> pebble beach pro am lost a big celebrity this year but may gain another. bill murray is shooting a film but peyton manning says he would be on the

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