yet unidentitied object in the canal. obviously as you can see from news chopper 2 this difficult search is now more difficult now that the sun has set. we are here at the canal near interstate 5 a few miles from patterson. the sheriff's team on a tip came out to this location to start their search in the canal. they found one object first early this afternoon which turned out to be a part of the canal structure itself. then what you should be able to see -- they located a car submerged in the canal. they use aid tow truck after dive teams went in and then towed the car out of the canal on to the bank. that car turned out to be a stolen vehicle out of patter southern unrelated to the kidnapping of the -- the kidnapping of the 4-year-old. all of this -- all of this

search is taking place because a witness spotted a car matching the one in the alleged kidnapping last night -- that witness spotted that car drive into the canal. if you take a look at this surveillance video taken before the kidnapping this is the car police have been looking for. it's a toyota corolla. it was scene driving into the canal according to the witness. the 4-year-old was kidnapped 45 minutes before that witness account. he had been ripped from his grandmother's arms at their home in patterson. the suspect is the estranged boyfriend of the boy's mother. his name is jose rodriguez. the family said he visited several times before grabbing the child. the witness that the sheriff's department said is credible didn't report seeing the car into the afternoon.

>> he waited to tell us, he waited to come forward because he was afraid, he wasn't sure what to do. he spoke with his son today and his son came to the patterson police services sabotages to report it. >> reporter: it's a lot of information to go through as far as what they found in this canal. three objects, the first was part of the canal, the sect unrelated stolen car, and now the team has found a third object, not known if it's a car at this point. they will continue investigating that object. they will try to get down there to that rough cold water and attach something to that object if they can identity it as a car and tow it out. if they are unable to do that or if they disregard this particular object they will likely finish their search tonight and resume searching another area beginning tomorrow

morning. ken pritchett channel 2news. >> federal agents swarmed a small east bay christian school and the luxury home of its founder. agents raided tri valley university and the home of its president. she lives in the gated community of ruby hill in pleasanton. agents would only say today's action is related to an ongoing criminal investigation. the california bureau of consumer affairs said the school may no longer operate because claims it made in its application could not be verified. >> the highway patrol investigating what caused dump truck to malfunction sending it's container into an overpass. the dumpster couldn't clear the 14-foot 9-inch clearance for the connector. the chp said the lift was somehow raised while driving. all of this happened about 8:50 this admonish morning. video shows the back up which i can see there.

extended more miles. that was finally cleared about 10:45. >> the bay area's three biggest airports in the top ten nationwide for reported laser strikes on air craft last year. officials said -- oakland international reported 55 and san francisco international 39. investigators say sheriff's helicopters also being targeted. >> we have a huge approach pattern that comes from south county up north and it's a big opportunity for people to par take in that kind of thing. >> the increased shinings are creating serious safety concerns. it creates a prism effect when lasers hit the cockpit. >> a lawsuit being prepared against the former governor for reducing the prison seven continuous of a lawmaker's son. the family said it intends to

file a lawsuit alleging that the former governor violated the congress when he reduced the sentence. nunez is the son of a former assemblyman. they want the original sentence put back. >> tonight hundreds of hospital workers demanding better security measures. they say they are seeing a rise in the number of attacks and protested hoping to send a powerful message. jim vargas is live with the details >> reporter: what i will show you now may be shocking. this is a favorite of a doctor he said taken about a week after a mentally disturbed patient beat him up severely about 300 workers marched in front of the mental health facility protesting what they claim is the state's failure to

protect them and patients violent criminal behavior. >> we aren't expendable. you can't -- we aren't robots. you can't just replace us when one of us dies or gets injured. >> reporter: they say in the last five-years since morin mates have been sent to mental hospitals violence has increased. there have been many assaults. the doctor said it took to long to be rescue from the man who broke his wrist. >> pulled me down to the ground. >> reporter: nobody helped? >> about a five foot tall nurse. that was it. no police presence and the -- the alarm she triggered failed to go off. >> reporter: several workers said prison inmates often refuse treatment and aren't sent back to prison when they get violent. >> patients who need treatment

need to adhere to it, if they don't get it send them back to jail. >> reporter: this is a continuing memorial to the late donna gross, killed by an inmate last year. the state mental department of health said they are continuing to work ont. two lawmakers representing the -- the napa area said they are ready to take agency. ktvu. >> we have nuke tails about the bay bridge construction project. the westbound lanes leaving oakland block the progress of the new plan as you can see here. in order to finish six months sooner caltrans will build who temporary lanes on the south side ofthe old bridge. that will give them enough lanes to make room for the new bridge. >> at this hour the police commission is discussing how it'll select the next police chief. in china town three of the rumored candidates talked about

security during the lunar ion. they are all favored to replace the city's new da. it could take the commission weeks or months to come up with a list of nominees to give to the mayor. >> a bay area woman in jail after five pipe bombs were found yesterday in a storage locker. police say a dangerous situation was averted because of a tip. what else could be done to prevent a similar situation? paul chambers live tonight with more. >> reporter: good evening. those pipe bombs found here behind me. law enforcement say they are glad they were tipped off because it could have been tragic. >> probably could have leveled the building. >> reporter: a 40-year-old deborah cole is in jail. she had five pipe bombs inside her storage unit. the video shows her and two

others arriving at the storage unit. three hours later law enforcement stepped in and made an arrest. >> and it's just -- one bad apple you know and the thing is it was caught before anything happened. that shows we are on the ball somewhere taking care of the units. . >> reporter: for 17 years les has managed the facility. storage facilities. >> they are difficult to patrol and there is the expectation of privacy. >> reporter: there is no way to regulate what someone stores. if he suspects there is a threat there is something question do. >> there are clauses there the contract that they sign, the lease, that i can go into the space in case of emergency. >> reporter: cameras monitor the facility but besides that he said there isn't a lot more he can do but be aware and depend on others.

>> tenants we have here, this is their storage. so they are watching right along with us. >> reporter: now law enforcement won't say who tipped them off, they are just grateful someone tipped them off. >> dozens of law students held a rally in tongue and cheek support for the compensation for top administrators. >> we stand behind the -- -- because someone has to. >> during the protest they said they shouldn't be paying more so administrators can get larger pensions. the dean said they should expect to get paid competitively when they get a job after graduating. a new turn in the road for the recovery of gabreille giffords. where her family plans to move her. >> also. >> baby lisa and her parents have just made what doctors

call the most remarkable gift of life. it's a bay area first. >> two bay area leaders dining tonight with a political elite. who made this list for tonight's white house event. >> and the wind is blog the fog out but now it'll get cool. how cool in your neighborhood.

. this is a live look in patterson. we have been monitoring the area all afternoon and evening as dive crews went in to the water there and brought up an old car. investigators say the car is not the one related to a missing 4-year-old boy. they now have located another object and aren't say what it is or if it's connected to the

missing child. an amber alert is still in place for the child and jose rodriguez, who is suspected of kidnapping him. >> gabreille gifford is about to start her next part of her recovery. her family plans to move her to a rehab hospital in houston. the hospital there is known for cutting edge treatment of brain injuries. >> there is new hope tonight for thousands of sick children. the bay area's new public cord blood bank got it's first deposit. john fowler is in san francisco with a story you will only see here. >> reporter: here at the saint luke's hospital on the 5th floor a family has made a remarkable gift of life. >> very happy that i did it and i hope that it saves somebody's life. >> reporter: they donated their

baby's blood. baby cord blood. a painless, free offering. >> if we save it for our child we may not use it. if we donate it somebody could use if even if it's our kid in the future. >> reporter: cord blood contains stem cell that can turn into almost any kind of cell in the body and for some sick children treatment with those stem cells can be their only chance. >> if it's successful then you are cured. >> reporter: david lee said african americans, native americans, latinos have a very small chance of finding a donor. cord blood could save thousands of lives. >> to have it available for the public i think is a great thing. >> i'm thrilled. i'm so excited. its been a long road. >> reporter: it took five-years

to get federal approval. >> stem cells in there. >> reporter: now the collection foundation named for a 9-year- old who died of blood cancer today has it's first donation. the first of what could be many. >> we hope to accomplish that goal of 200 units in the first year. >> cord blood is usually thrown away but you must arrange in advance to donate it. for more go to the website and click on web links. reporting live. john fowler. >> house republicans tonight are promising to tighten the purse strings on health care reform. the house of representatives voted to repeal the health reform package but the democratic led senate isn't expected to go along. the house has the power to with hold health care reform and republicans say they will try to do just that in the coming weeks. >> the republicans feel

compelled to bring the issue of because they feel it's how they became a majority. they should have their day and then we should month move on. >> they plan the mayors of san francisco and oakland are at the white house tonight. the oakland may ear sent us this photograph showing her with her san francisco counterpart ed lee before heading to the white house. the state din certify honoring the president of china. the guest list includes other people from the bay area like steve westley. >> you can now pay for your coffee at starbucks with your i- phone. they announced the launch much it's mobile payment app for smart phones. it is available for blackberries, i-phones and the touch. it shows a bar code that's scanned at the cash register and deducts your purchase from

a starbucks card balance. >> there is a new proposal to add state sales tax to online purchases. they want retailers online to sell good from out of state and charge customers california sales tax. current law requires them to pay it on their own. skinner said the bill would raise 250 to $500 million each year. >> wells fargo posted record profit today in part due to a significant part in the improvement in the quality of loans. they said earnings went up 21% in the 4th quarter to $3.41 billion. the chief financial officer said credit, quality, improved which map means they were able to release money from its reserves . they are the road bank out on wall street as lower profit taking -- brought down the financial services

sector and led to the lowest day of trading on the nasdaq and s and p5 fun. >> we want to look at weather. it was a really nice day but cool. >> yeah. it was. especially in the inland valleys. not cool but low 60s. then in the north bay we had temperatures in to the low 70s. definitely is a -- the wind is what's helping us with that. live storm tracker two picking own the wind on shore. wind gusts at 1 '22 miles an hour. that northwest wind something like that. just scours the fog out. we are in good shape as far as fog. today's highs warm as i said, as we go through the next couple day wes are looking for continued warm weather in the bay area forecast. tomorrow will be sunny, not quite as breezy as it was. extended forecast. continued dry weather.

that ridge of high pressure sending everything to the north. forecast tomorrow morning early you will notice cool temperatures or low temperatures, mid-30s. low 30s, in the inland bay valleys. bit of a breeze, 60 at lunchtime and then late in the day mostly sunny and maybe midand upper 60's depending where you are. 62 fairfield, 64napa. 62 vallejo, we have a 64 loss gatos. with the five-day forecast continues in the dry deal we are looking at cooler overnight and very mild daytime highs. low -- 70s. yeah. some spotsw. very had some 70s. >> its been great. thank you. >> oakland school children got new supplies. firefighterred teamed up to collect the 93 books and 80 balls donated.

oakland firefighters also donated supplies for the after school program including board games and crafts. former raiders head ble lan seattle. we will hear from his new boss next in sports. plus celebrating one of san francisco's most popular tourist attractions. how you can learn more.

. a sea lion celebration. the aquarium of the bay offering free walking tours to celebrate the sea lions arrival at pi er39. they started arriving shortly after the quake and flourished on local flood and a protected environment. >> by having staff that are here and dedicated to telling the story of them we hope to connect them with what's going on in the san francisco bay. >> the free tours available friday, saturday and sunday at the top of every hour from 11:00 a.m. until four. just meet the tour guide at the statue at the base of the pier. >> mark now with sports and

didn't take tom cable long to find a new job. >> try as he might al davis trying to bismirch him and it didn't work out. he got himself a job and it's a good one. pete carol, proving that there is life after the raiders. new boss the former ufc coach now with the seahawks. today up in washington state. he avoids questions about the alleged incidents concerning cable but remains focused on the positive qualities of his new assistant head coach. >> i think we looked at it carefully, we know tom, is he a heck of a guy and has a lot he wants to do in his career and we will help him. he has been throw a challenging environment there with the raiders and he is -- a guy i have watched coach for a long time and had -- the opportunity to watch him coach on the field, compete against him and have been very impressed. >> a challenging environment working with the raiders. yeah coil would probably agree.

tiger woods, tweeti no, g and he lets everybody know it's game time. the former number one announcing he will play in the farmer's insurance open next week down south. joining him, phil mickelson. buzzing in the nba. the trade or not trade of anthony and it looks like he will be staying put in denver at least for the meantime as the nets squash rumors of a proposed deal that would have sent him to new jersey. the nets said the deal took to long to get done and was to expensive. the a's, they should have themselves a great bullpen. they finalize a deal on a two year contract for brian fuentes. he signs for about two years, $10.5 million. brian fuentes now an oakland a. >> making a lot of moves.

>> they should definitely contend for the west. that's for sure. >> thank you. a school district launches a pilot program to fight crime. at seven a new tip line letting students send anonymous texts to police but not everybody is convinced will work. see why coming up in 30 minutes on tv36. that's the report for now. >> thank you for joining you. have a good evening. good night. >> goodnight.