it did take longer for the ambulance to arrive, about three minutes, but the question is, would those have made a difference? >> in this case, all of the ambulances were dispatched to calls >> san fan fire department admits they fell sort of the response goal in the tragic case the toddler died friday after a six-foot dolphin statue toppled on to him in fisherman's wharf. >> sometimes it's busier than others during that hour, there were 16 medical calls >> his father called from the gallery, reporting his son was barely conscious and bleed aring from the nose. at the time the closest available ambulance was across town.

six others were on call. here is the time line provided by the fire department. the first police officer arrived within one and a half minutes. the ambulance 13 minutes after the call. >> it's a dolphin statue fell on his head. >> do you think awe few minute woz have made a difference? >> i can say despite heroic efforts our trauma surgeons were not able to repair the injuries. >> cason died four hours after the incident from internal injuries >> they just commenting the hospital, police department, how amazing everybody was. >> this week, cason's uncle said the family was grateful for the response and help received after the accident. contacted by abc7 news today, that uncle told us the family

would have no comment about the time it took the ambulance to arrive. >> in berkeley two people have been shot in a parking lot. police say they received multiple calls and say one person was shot in the leg and another, in the arm and hand. russell street is now closed as police investigate. >> el ceritto police help alert eyes can help catch a man accused of car jacking an 89-year-old woman it happened on a cvs parking a lot. witnesses say the robber pulled the victim from the car and hit her the beating broker collar bone and ribs police are worried he might strike again.

>> dangerous. there is no indication there are weapons used or in his possession that we know of. he caused great bodily injury. >> that is someone's mother, grandmother, great grandmother. it's devastating. >> detectives have obtained an arrest warrant. hardy is a parolee that matches the description of the attacker. police want to find the victim's 1992 white toyota camery. there is the license plate number on the screen. >> the man charged with a murder of a morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar was back in court today, police believe he killed the 15-year-old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. the hearing to set the trial date will be september 10th. last month, the district attorney jeff rosen says he plans to seek the death penalty in this case. garcia torres has pleaded not

guilty. >> the johannes mehserle testified today, this time it's a civil suit filed against him. abc7 vic lee joins us outside to explain. vic? >> reporter: there two lawsuits which the court consolidated into a trial. both against johannes mehserle. and the first one filed five years ago of the another is filed by his best friend, also detained by bart police officers that night. caldwell is now dead, but the court allowed his lawsuit to continue on behalf of his estate. >> he was looking forward to seeing his son, developing a greater relationship. >> oscar grant junior is suing johannes mehserle, charging he has been deprived with a relationship with his son.

grant was in court today with two state corrections officers behind him he was transported from a prison, where he's serving life sentence for murder. the trial resumed this morning with a worker testifying on the stand as to what she saw. other officers, oscar grant and his friends. michael career took the stand adds well. the moment of the day came when the attorney showed a cell phone video of the shooting. mehserle never looked up. it wasn't until afternoon, he finally took the stand. plaintiff's lawyer carefully led mehserle through a litany of questions about his career, training and night of the shooting but his main line of questioning had to do whether he intended to grant. >> he drew his firearm. he thought that oscar grant had

a gun. you don't go and bring a taser out to try to defend yourself, you're presented with a gun. that showed he intended to kill him. >> the mother of grant's best friend john caldwell was detained on the train. his lawyers claim caldwell's civil rights were violated he was detained unlawfully. caldwell was murdered three years ago. >> with both coulds os car deceased now, and and john, is hard to believe. i'm a mother and an aunt. >> the trial resumes on friday. >> a federal magistrate today denied bail for raymond shrimp boy chow, who is facing charges in connection with state senator lelandy's corruption case. chow is one of 29 defendants in

this case. 12 witnesses testified saying he turned his life around. but the magistrate deemed him a possible danger in the community. his attorneys plan to appeal that. he is charged with selling stolen liquor. >> a peninsula priest is recovering after being beaten by a homeless man the attack happened just before 9:30 this morning in burlingame. police say the 43-year-old was about to urineate on church grounds and the priest told him to stop. lewis punched the priest in the face. he suffered injuries to his face and broken elbow. lewis was arrested nearby. >> residents in the east bay city of albany are mourning the loss of their mayor. the 74-year-old peggy thompson passed away after battling cancer. flags flown at half staff today to commemorate the three decades of service to the community. thompson was a main stay in the

government. she spent 14 years on the city council and served 16 years on the school board. a public memorial service will be held on saturday. >> an east bay mother is outraged after learning her son was sent to clean the bathrooms as punishment for an alleged bullying incident the mother claims it's a case of racial discrimination. leanne joins with us the details leanne? >> reporter: yes. this is a copy of the clean up schedule. it's hard to read from where you are. but i can clearly see that it says boys bathroom clean up the name is under it. now, his mother told us she believes as a result of her son cleaning the bath rooms he got

sick and came down with whooping cough the school, and the berkeley unified school district responded by answering to the mother's claims in a letter, the district said additional guidance and training for staff regarding these kinds of consequences is needed. >> i just hope and pray it never happens to their home. that all i can say. >> these are the bathrooms her son had to clean at the school for six days in may. she and her husband put an end to it when they found out. >> even now, after so long, i still can't believe it. because no one shouldn't have to be put in that. >> she says her son and his friends were with another boy, they were having words with a girl in front of her friends, during an after school program she claims he did nothing wrong, yet was punished he and other boys were given

tasks to do. the parents filed two complaints against the school and principal. mark copeland with berkeley unified school district >> litter detail are common as a positive way to deal with consequences. and actually, you know, teaching something else and getting something out of it. especially in a case like bullying. you're redirecting energy to something more positive. >> two boys only picked up paper from the floor. but the boys' mother says a lot of it was near the urinal stalls and the boy that supposedly did the bullying is not black and got off lightly she claims. the mother admits he wanted to clean the bathrooms because one of his friends was doing it. he never told his parents. members of the school african american coalition are outraged not at the school, but at the boy's parents. >> the child stretched the truth. yes, there are assignments

children were given to do in lieu of being in trouble. >> parents saying their kid ever cleaned a bathroom? maybe when they do, we can answer that but you know what? i'm doing this so no other child will have to clean the bathroom. >> the district says if they find anyone acted inappropriately they'll take action against the school. >> relief for everyone fighting to save city college of san francisco new rules would give more time to comply with mandated standards the change giving schools that are determined eligible up to two years to come into compliance. >> it means too much for us to close this college. therefore, i think that the efforts that are reflected in all of the work they've been doing, i think was the

underground foundation upon which accreditation commission is willing to consider a policy change. >> ccsf officials say they need 18 months the policy change would push the school deadline to end of 2016 the commission is skekted to give final approval of the new rules by early july. >> and there more still ahead including a big decision coming to the next america's cup what it means for the bay area. >> plus, blame it on rio. fans are excited for the world cup. some are having problems before leaving for brazil. >> we have cooling clouds at the coast. and brisk breezes inland i'll give you a look at the conditions and accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >> thank you, spencer. later on, security bug led to a problem today on twitter. how it's discovered by a teenager.

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san francisco will not be hosting the america's cup in 2017 team ora cell scratched san francisco from the list but not revealing why. the team says it's open to considering the city for a by the to host 36th america cup expected to be held in 2021. remember, the ti lost $11.5 million hosting the mesh's cup last year and still in contention for 017, san diego, chicago, bermuda. >> from sailing to soccer a lot of excitement about the world cup being tempered by problems

and concerns. abc7 news is live at san francisco international airport with the story tonight. sergio? >> reporter: yes. it's the biggest sporting event in the world and brazil had years to get ready but there are unfinished airports there. there are hotels never built and still stadiums encircled in scaffolding. one family is leaving down there. they have not found accommodations for start of the stay. sebastian is rolling up an air mattress for the world cup trip to brazil. he hasn't found places to stay for part of the trip. planning for the family outing turned out to be tough. >> we hoped brazil would have a better infrastructure for transportation and hospitality. we didn't find that. >> there have been several protests in the run up to the

world cup. harley says many is because of the lack of public infrastructure. some brazilians are wondering where the money went. >> all of the money spent on the world cup, $13 billion is creating a fuss, also issues of corruption and delays >> for this family and tens of thousands of other travellers heading to brazil, enjoying the games will be part of the adventure, getting from one city to the next will be a challenge they found plane tickets going for $1400 each. >> when you're flying with a family, that is crazy. we've decided to rent a car. we're going to drive. there are no buses >> they booked rooms at peoples homes through air b and b. that is where they'll stay while his parents are there two weeks he and his brother will be there five weeks >> me, my brother are troopers i think we'll stay in the car or friend's house. or anywhere we can.

that is safe. hopefully. >> still, he says he's ready for the games and the adventures. abc7 news. >> abc7 is the only place to watch the world cup live starting this saturday. you can watch columbia and greece at 8:30 followed by uruguay and costa rica at 11:30. and don't miss a moment on watch abc. >> exciting time. looks like they're going to have a blast. >> we're having fun with soccer balls in the highways. >> literally. bouncing around the hallways >> not too hot or breezy. but it's brisk. taking a look at live doppler 7 hd, clouds near the coast. not all fog, clouds are stacked up rather high. mainly sunny skies around the bay and inland areas. talking about winds, we have a wind advisory in effect for this

area. until 5:00 in the morning including much of the delta and carquinez straight. right now, winds are brisk with gusts 29 miles per hour in napa. 25 livermore aring strongest winds inland right now. it's breezy and brisk around the bay as well. here is a live view of blue skies from our south beach camera here in downtown san francisco. temperatures 62 in san francisco low 70s in san jose and morgan hill. 57 in half moon bay. how about this view of clouds stacked up on the western sky from our emeryville camera it's 64 in santa rosa now. 68, 74 livermore, another live view from our camera looking at a portion of the skyline of downtown san francisco. these forecast features we'll see low clouds moving well

inland tonight. mostly sunny skies and mild tomorrow. and we'll have a warmer weekend, father's day weekend, coming up. looking at cloud patterns today, coastal eddy. notice it's pulled clouds from portions of the coastline making for sunny breaks and parts of the coast today. sunny skies inland right now as we speak. into overnight hours, we'll see low clouds, fog pushing well inland. lows mid 50s and another mild period like last night. now, we'll resume forecast at 5:00 in the morning and noticing clouds pulling back from the coast line so mainly sunny day tomorrow, high temperatures into mid-70s in the south bay. around 60s on the coast.

64 degrees downtown. mid-70s north bay valleys breezy and mild inland east bay. upper seven #s to around 80. warmest weather over the weekend, father's day weekend, upper 80s inland, wednesday, highs near 90. a nice spell of warm, but not super hot weather, coming our way. >> perfect. thank you. >> well, just ahead here have you published 25 books? >> no. the job posting in one university so specific only one person qualified for it.

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rick perry is in san francisco on what some are calling a rating mission he cruised into the state capitol in a tesla. california and texas among a handful fighting for that plant. jim wonderman says perry comes to california so often, he's now one of the state's top imports. perry says trying to bring business to texas is just good, clean, competition. >> if you get overtaxed and overlitigated you can't file the work force you need. go somewhere else and you do have that opportunity to grow and create more jobs.

so that competition is good for america. >> terry is speaking tonight at the common wealth club in san francisco. >> a recent job posting in santa clara university so specific, only one person could possibly meet the requirements the jobs basic qualification including riding 25 books on topics from history of silicon valley, to the biography of micro processing and have published ex-books on topics including water conversation. founded or co-founded two start ups and hosted tv ask radio productions the job ended up being filled by author michael s malone, already working for the university. that is a specific list. >> abc7 news uncovered new problem was a controversial project in mendocino county. evidence pollution has flowed

repeatedly into a sensitive salmon habitat. >> chaos in the g.o.p. eric cantor is stepping down after a stunning primary defeat the big shake

good evening, abc7 fuss learned a controversial caltrans project has been notified of repeated violations of the u.s. clean water act and allowing pollution to run off into sensitive salmon habitat. it happened near highway 101. caltrans is building a six-mile freeway bypass around the town of willit. the first phase costing $210 million, involving the largest wetlands fill in 20 years. caltrans missed deadlines for improvements required by the state and federal government. we have planned to bring a comprehensive update but caltrans backed out of a scheduled interand refusing to speak on camera because the

claims we're biassed. we are not. they want us to submit questions and allow them to answer in writing only. we do accept written information but journalistic standards demand we ask for a face-to-face interview to ask follow up questions i wanted to do that. caltrans did give abc7 news a tour if bypass site, but no interview we focus on an issue caltrans photo and data speak for themselves. construction on the bypass is in the second year. work stopped for the winter rainy season. but it's back now. this is a huge construction site. six miles long. running right to a habitat for threatened coho salmon. caltrans required by law to make significant improvements to help the fish survive caltrans told us they went beyond the requirements they sent us pictures of debris

they cleared out of a creek. but these inspection photos show what happened later. look. this is february after a heavy rain when caltrans erosion control measures failed. you can see the creek here. let me highlight it. there it s pollution poured in, just at the time salmon were breeding. this is what supposed to happen. there is clear water a creek in marchen county. salmon are in trouble and spawn biologists told us sediment can be deadly. it can smother the eggs. >> the problems were so bad, the regional water quality control board notified caltrans it violated the clean water act with ten days of pollution over

the allowed level. officials would not talk on camera but documents show they ordered caltrans to make improveme improvements. caltrans submitted photos saying contractors immediately began work following the rain event to correct conditions and would do more as weather allowed. then, another big rain storm hit. water officials inspected the site and again found problems. they sent this list with more required corrections, with detailed photographs, documenting the issues. this creek supposed to be protected from sediment. you can see muddy water flowing down hill along with captions by staff saying things like inadequate erosion. no effective erosion control. slope failure. >> the drainage so overwhelmed caltrans tried to pump up the water with trucks and haul it away. water board says the trucks

inefficient and unsustainable strategy. we showed the photos to salmon protection network. >> water quality is degraded. >> cal trans is required to monitor water quality. pollution caused by suspended sediment was above allowed level at sometime on every day we checked. sometimes, by a lot. these readings are from the worst day, and what you're looking at now is our analysis. percentages show how high pollution went above the permitted level. many readings are more than 100% over what is allowed. a e mail acknowledged since february, it exceeded maximum allowed but said it happened with decreasing frequency. caltrans submitted more photos showing improvements

officials say they're committed to working with the water board and protecting water quality. but spawning season for the fish is over. a biologist with the state department of fish and wildlife told us there are young salmon and steelhead in the creek about a mile down the stream but no way to know whether more fish would have survived if less dirt had gotten into the water. the board says caltrans could be fined for the pollution violations. so far, that has not happened. caltrans refused to speak with us about any of this. in a letter a senior engineer says he does not agree with the water board finding that prop rags was inadequate. we have posted the inspection photos and full responses on our web site abc7 news.com. >> and now, to a major shake up in republican party. house majority leader eric cantor announced he plans to resign his leadership post this

summer after losing last night's primary. waits a major upset. cantor defeated by a little-known tea party candidate who opposes immigration reform. republicans are scrambling after one of the biggest upsets in political history. >> i intend to serve out my term as a member of congress and southern district of virginia i will be stepping down as majority leader. it's with great humility that i do so knowing tremendous honor it has been to hold this position. >> the election to replace cantor will take place next thursday. and the politicking has begun. republicans hoping to move up leadership ranks >> eric cantor was a good friend of mine. and a very good person for the party. >> nobody, not even cantor and his team could have predicted that unknown economics professor dave brat could have pulled out

the win. >> this is the happiest moment of my life. >> cantor had more money, outspending his challenger 50 to 1. >> the reason we won this campaign, there is one reason. dollars do not vote. you do. >> immigration was a key issue. and brat went after cantor, hard. >> he was viewed to being too close to president obama when it came to immigration reform. >> cantor took a hard right turn to fight back but it wasn't enough. he was a house leader closest to conservatives aligning himself with the tea party when that caused tension with speaker boehner, widely considered to be next in line for that top position which makes this defeat more shocking. >> one of the top candidates to replace cantor is representative kevin mccarthy of bakersfield he told fellow republicans he plans to run.

>> twitter popular app tweet deck is back up tonight after getting hacked. the app shut down a number of times because a 19-year-old found a way to create an opening. that allows hackers to tweet from other accounts. reads we have turned services back on for users sorry for any inconvenience. >> so what could r would you do if you bought an item and found a diamond ring inside? >> that is what happened to one bay area woman. she turned to mich

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do you remember how much fun to open a cracker jack and find a prize? >> yes. that is how a woman might have felt after discovering a nice surprise in her purse. >> this is interesting.

a woman purchased a fairly large purse the purse turned out to be quite the bargain. katie bought this purse in december. in december she realized what she had. >> i lost a set of keys and dutched contents of the purse out on the curb. didn't find them, but felt in the lining my keys. >> turns out they slipped inside of the hole. she found a lot more than just her keys. she found a box top for hair coloring, movie stubs for a 10:30 showing of "hang over-2" and a note on a napkin. none of that belonged to her. yeah. she also found one more thing. a diamond ring. her immediate reaction? >> are you kidding me?

>> katie's joy was short lived >> because of the detailing realized it wasn't mine. so just started thinking about whose it could be. how to give it back. >> she bought the purse in berkeley. the store resells items at purchases from customers but said there is no way of tracing the owner without the receipt. the store did contact one possible seller but that person did not remember selling the purse to the store. the president of the buffalo exchange told us we applaud katie for efforts to find the owner of the ring and hope she's able to do so. so, does the ring belong to katie? >> not so fast. the law is very specific. she has duties to the true owner of the ring. >> such as, contacting the store, which she has done, she also needs to contact police. >> and after seven days if nobody can make a claim for the ring, police have to turn it

over to her. >> katie filed a police report and is hoping the original owner is found. now, the ring is very distinctive. so owner will have to describe it and that is why we're not showing the ring to you. >> it's great. i love it. i am hopeful that we can get it back to who it belongs to. >> if the owner isn't found katie says she'll donate the ring to the camp she runs st. dorothy's rest. a camp for recent camp transplant recipients. >> it doesn't feel like it's mine. it feels like it's a gift because it's a great story. and if we can't find the owner, i'll be sad and also, let's give it to something else for good. >> what a good person. >> amazing. >> if you think the ring might be yours contact lieutenant stiller at berkeley police department. i'll have his e mail address and phone number. there it is on the screen.

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>> modern smart phone designed by men. they made it pocket sized. >> i don't have pockets. >> they never thought of that one. but someone else did. >> so there is a line of jewelry. >> christina just finished this fresh new design. >> put it on. >> we asked her to leave out one key detail. >> it's beautiful. i love the stone. and it vibrates. >> it's vibrating. why? >> it's the latest piece of wearable technology. >> connects to your phone. will vibrate. >> interesting. >> keep your phone in the purse. >> it's called ringly. >> it's not ugly. that is the point. >> you talk about fashion people need to fall in love. it needs to make them feel good. >> so in contrast to bulky watches she started with the jewelry and set about squeezing electronics into it. it comes in four colors and has a box with a cord coming out of it. >> a charging box.

so put it in the box. it will charge. >> there is a lot inside an app controls which alerts you get whether they trigger a tiny light. >> i have yellow for e mail, green, text, i have red for family, and significant others. >> at $150 it's a little steep. >> i can manage it. >> preorders are rolling in. they'll ship in the fall. . >> i feel like it's going to be a hit. >> one group of people it isn't doesn't to help. men. for now guys will have to make do with pockets. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> i like the charging box. >> that is a really smart idea. >> so sunny skies now, but we have clouds stacked up at the coastline and tomorrow, gives us

a sunny day. looks like sunny conditions. and accu-weather forecast showing a sunny, warm father's day weekend. >> thank you. >> now, let's talk about world cup. >> yes. >> after remarks by the coach of team usa. also hpz how many guys ever in history could do this? next.

world cup kicks off tomorrow with a host from brazil meeting croatia. and today, the coach repeating the u.s. has no chance of winning world cup. a lot of yaping about what he said but here is the reality. we criticize coaches all the time for being boring and going out of their way to say nothing, hello, jim harbaugh, then, when a coach does say something, everybody rips him. he is right

i think it would take a miracle for the u.s. to win it all. the coach is happy to play the team as under dog. . >> i think for us, now, talking about winning a world cup, you know it's just not realistic. you know? let's get the group done, then, the sky is the limit. four and a half years before the world cup starts to say we should win the world cup is not realistic. >> now, abc7 is the only place to watch the world cup live this saturday. columbia, greece, 8:30 a.m . and take the world cup with you. you can view on your smart phone, tablet or computer, we left a's last night they were in 14th inning against angels and ended up losing the game. the one play is the throw in the

8th inning. he misplaced the ball but makes up for it with a missle. 300 feet in the air. there are not many guy that's can make this throw. but we shall point out derrick noer wris made a great play to not indicate the call was coming in. anyway, it ends in 14th with a homer. angels win and play tonight and giants playing nationals how will the heat respond after being blitzed last night in game three? presumably, with defense. after the spurs shot the lights out, they shot 75.8% and leonard went off for 29 points. danny green with a finish there. spurs opening up a 25-. point cushion. >> we have a game plan in place

that worked last night. and it's about the five guys on the floor. whoever it may be. just making sure we make little mistakes as possible. any minor mistake you make they'll make you pay. and when you're letting them against a gruel like last night when you are on top of things once getting to the groove it's no slowing them down. >> game four tips off tomorrow night at 6:00. followed by a hall of fame edition of after the game with yours truly, nate thurman and jerry west two. of the three of us are in the hall of fame. abc7 news sports brought to you. and my heart is there. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00. too chose for comfort. russian bombers flying within 50

miles of the california coast i'll have that at 9:00 then at 11:00 unraveleling the mystery of this young girl's disease by treating her family. we'll see you tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, have a good evening.

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