>> reporter: sentenced to 10 months in federal prison. just last year, fleet management andrea gallstone agreed to pay settlement claims. >> it's fairly common for a tort defendant would like to share the cost among other defendants. >> reporter: a spokesman says we believe longs drugs has no liability and we plan to vigorously fight against it. >> the idea that they should notify the coast guard about one of their clients would violate the privacy laws. >> reporter: check him for prescription drugs. i can't say more. >> does the duty go beyond the patient? there's substantial privacy issues that are in here. >> reporter: and we reached out to attorneys for fleet

management they did not return our calls about the lawsuit. >> here's a look at the time line of the accident. on the morning of november 7, 2007 in dense fog the ship hit the bridge spilling 53,000 gallons of fuel. the pilot was sentenced to 10 months in prison. in september 2008 the ship's owner fleet management limited pleaded guilty to criminal charges of obstruction, making false statements, and negligent discharge of oil. in september of last year, the owners agreed to pay $44.5 million in damages and penalties. san francisco district attorney announced today that he plans to file charges against a cyclist involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian. it happened at the corner of

market and castro streets. he ran a red light and then hit 71-year-old su chi hu. he'll file vehicle lar manslaughter charges. he hasn't decided if it will be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or a felony. u.s. health officials stress there is no threat to human safety. tests on that infected animal were conducted and we're there tonight and tells us what scientists at the university are saying. >> reporter: well, the uc davis scientists we talked to not only agrees with health officials, but he said this particular strain of mad cow is not known to cause human illness. the downed cow was found in california on tuesday. samples were taken to the health and food safety lab at uc davis and on to the usda for

confirmation. >> it's not known to be transferred to humans. >> reporter: director of the food safety labara toy, he said it causes aggressive behavior. this is different. >> it's not in the milk. this animal never entered the food chain. >> reporter: he says this discovery shows that the system in place to test cattle before entering the food supply works, yet the finding at the central valley plant has already caused one major overseas buyer in south korea to suspend purchases of u.s. beef. >> i think it's probably a short-term reaction. as soon as the facts come out, people will understand the true facts of the case and that things will settle down and business will be back to normal. >> reporter: the doctor described this strain of mad cow disease as spontaneous as

opposed to the more commonly known strain which is highly infectious. he says neither strain passes from dairy cows to milk. in davis for ktvu channel 2 news. there's no word yet on whether a body retrieved might be one of the sailors swept overboard in the sailing race 11 days ago. tourists spotted the remains of a man in the water at a foot of a cliff last night. authorities couldn't safely remove the body until this morning. we were live this morning as the sheriff's helicopter removed the body this morning. a spokesperson says a postmortem exam could happen tomorrow or friday. rescue crews are looking for that dangerously entangled whale we told you about last week. the last time we saw it was live right here. you can see rescuers were trying to free the whale after it got

caught in a fishing net. that was in southern california. more recently that whale was spotted off the coast of monterrey county. we're live now near the golden gate bridge with the latest sighting of the animal. >> reporter: there's been no sighting of the whale yet today. as i can show you, the fog is beginning to move in. that will make sighting even more difficult. the whale nicknamed june, although its sex is not known, its track would put it off the peninsula. it's definitely in trouble. experts tell me the whale is in its northward migration to feeding grounds near alaska. as we first showed you last week, it was severely tangled in fishing gear when rescuers first came to its aid. >> it had about 150 feet of line it was trailing. >> reporter: witnesses say it's

a 40-foot long adult gray whale. through its mouth, over its back, and wrapped around left pectoral flipper. experts say this whale is very likely in pain, tired, and panicked. >> the gear can actually cut into its flesh and set up an infection that could be life threatening. >> reporter: the whale could also starve to death. we obtained exclusive access showing rescuers freeing a whale off hawaii. fishing gears tangles 3 million whale each year. most are not saved. it is against the law and dangerous for anyone but specially permitted people to approach a whale. >> it would be very tragic if the whale were to be further injured or if you were to be injured. >> reporter: fisherman and

boaters are urged to look out for the whale and call 877-sos-whale. i'll repeat that, 877-sos-whale. if they spot it, rescuers are standing by all along the coast. bernake said the economy is getting stronger and employment is rising. he said the fed expects to keep rates low during the next two years and he said the unemployment rate has fallen a full percentage point since august and is at 8.2% across the country. >> the committee expects the rate will decline gradually reflecting the moderate pace of economic growth. >> here in california, the unemployment rate rose to 11% last month, well above the national average. apple stock regained,

closing at $610. that's a gain of nearly 9%. that's still below where apple was two weeks ago with $639 and below the 52-week high of $644. >> that rise in apple stock helped fuel optimism among investors and sent the broader markets higher today. [ cheering and applause ] >> the markets liked what they heard if ben bernake. the dow finished up almost 90 points closing at 13,090 while the nasdaq was up 68 points. gingrich signals that he's ready to step aside and back romney. he campaigned in north carolina today stopping at a tavern in kings mountain. he spoke with romney and said he'll endorse his one-time

rival. >> you have to at some point be honest about what's happening in the real world. governor romney had a very good day yesterday. >> he said he and his wife will campaign as citizens against president obama. mitt romney is closing in on the magic delegate needed to win the nomination. we'll have the numbers coming up, plus the financial divide he still faces in the campaign to unseat president obama. the san francisco police department is investigating two recent attacks as hate crimes. police say two men attacked the victims while yelling homophobic slurs at them. the other happened late at night on april 7th. police think the same two men attacked both victims. one of the attackers is described as a latino, 6 feet, about 170 pounds. the second man is either white

or latino. about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. people who selflessly come to the aid of crime victims, district attorney honored community volunteers and prosecutors who have helped crime victims. they include two men from a marshall arts studio who rushed to help the victims of two violent robberies. and the wrap around program that helps victims keep from falling prey to violence again. >> he's lost countless family members due to violence and today he is now a mentor. he's a mentor to youth, to others, to let them know there is another way. >> the da also honored the public health department crisis response team that helps victims and their families. the group morality in media is calling for a boycott of

groupon. a tour of a studio that produces s and m pornography. they opened their doors to our camera today. inside are sets used for making pornographic movies featuring consensual bondage. the tour manager says it's unlikely visitors will see an actual movie being made. >> they're scheduled around, outside of our production. however, occasionally people might see people running by in the background, running to and from productions. >> kink.com is located in the san francisco armory, a former national guard armory that sat empty for 30 years. kids from low-income families may be missing out on a favorite summer activity. we'll tell you why.

and picking up a few showers now moving into the south bay. and we'll talk about a chance for rain tomorrow.

san francisco city crews had to remove a large tree this morning after it fell near battery street. it didn't hurt anyone, but it did block the street until workers hauled it away. we have another story where you might find yourself saying how could someone do something like that? we're in burkwood and we tell you what happened and how it could wreck summer vacation for a lot of kids. >> reporter: we're talking about somebody stealing from a program for low-income children. the police activities league puts on an annual summer kayaking program for a chance for kids to experience the water. come this summer, you might not hear the splashing of water or

the shrieks of joy from the program. the director says sometime between april 6 and 13th, the kayaks were stolen. >> i was heartbroken for the kids. we were just about to put out our summer brochure. >> reporter: there were 12 red, blue, and yellow cay yaks. they were stacked on an unsecured trailer. someone would have had to drive through a gate and all the way down a back road to get to them. if they don't turn up, the kids will likely miss out on what's become a favorite summer tradition. >> it's become part of who we are, what we present to the kids. it's be word of mouth. kids come and say when are you going to do the kayaking program. it's fun. >> reporter: she says that the kayaks were not insured and were on loan.

other groups used them too. unless somebody steps forward and helps them out, kids and parents may have one less option this summer. governor brown today ordered california agencies to take steps tombing all official buildings greener. larger than 10,000 square feet to achieve the green building council's silver certification. it also requires buildings to incorporate clean, on-site power generation such as solar or wind power. his new order will save energy, reduce water use, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. the defense in john edwards trial ripped into the star witness. andrew young is a former campaign aid for edwards. today he testified that he was told that hiding edwards' mistress was the most important job in the campaign. but on cross-examination, edwards' attorney accused young of being a hire who tried to use

edwards to get rich and further his career. he's accused of using almost a million to support and hide his mistress. time runs out for a piece of bay area history. set to demolish the 75-year-old doyle drive connector this weekend. traffic into and out of the city will be detoured. the closure is set to start at 8:00 p.m. friday night and last until 5:00 a.m. monday morning. pieces of the meteor have been found near the towns of paloma and lotus northeast of sacramento. the meteor hit the earth's atmosphere about 8:00 sunday morning and was seen and heard from the sacramento area all the way to las vegas. nasa is asking the public for

any amateur photos or videos of that meteor. jane goodall has been named grand marshall for the rose parade. she was startled when she was asked to be grand marshall. she'll ride in the parade and attend the rose bowl game that follows. let's talk about our weather today. it was humid out there. it felt like at any moment it was going to start raining. >> a few reports of light sprinkles. we hit on it last night, the moisture is there. so far, the precipitation's been very light. that's beginning to change around especially for the south bay. we'll show you what we have. you can see this area of precipitation moving up from the south. now it's working its way in our direction. you see it moving up toward the south bay now. what we'll see in the next few

hours is this light shower activity moving into the san jose area. i have cloud cover here. i don't have reports oh of rain hitting the ground yet. i wouldn't be surprised if those areas aren't starting to trigger light showers. the atmosphere is very dry right now and that's why we haven't seen much in the way of showers. this lower layer of the atmosphere has been dry because it's been so warm. as we get the next system moving in and then this one tomorrow coming in will be a little cooler system. that's for the mid-morning time. we have two systems, here's this one from the south. here's the second system coming from the north. if they had phased up, if they had hooked up and come in here today all at once, we'd have a half inch of rain. there will still be sprinkles in

the forecast for tomorrow. the overnight low is 52 in napa. overnight lows on the low side because of the cloud cover. not cold. your morning commute looks look it has a shot of light sprinkles. we're tracking this right now. here's weather system number two. that's the one i'll be focusing on on the 10:00 broadcast. this is coming from the south. it will be mainly in the south bay in the next couple of hours. we'll be tracking that. very light showers. i haven't seen anything to be concerned about. storm system number two comes in with a chance of morning showers on the commute. two completely different weather systems, both incredibly weak. when i come back, we'll roll the computer model through into the weekend and dial in exactly what's going to happen in your

neighborhood. why a restraining order has been issued against the girlfriend of the late thomas kincaid. words from a congresswoman in washington, d.c. the issue that had republicans and democrats squaring off. posing as a doctor, the new charges this man is facing now. dragged and left for dead until a local mom saved his life. >> this friendly dog has his leg amputated. >> also a possible chemical link to autism. we reveal what it is and a local school's research. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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a judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the girlfriend of the late painter thomas kincaid. attorneys for his company requested the order claiming amy pinto walsh broke a confidentiality agreement. a hearing on the matter has been postponed until august. the 54-year-old kincaid died earlier this month. on capitol hill, republican and democrats squared off over what's traditionally been a bi-partisan issue. >> at age 18, i married early in life. it was an abusive marriage. he was a violent alcoholic. back then, you didn't talk about what happened behind closed doors. >> my question for congress was and has always been why did you not protect me or my family? >> today female lawmakers from

both sides of the aisle along with victims of abuse passionately lobbied for the reauthorization of the violence against women act. it provides funds for antidomestic violence programs and has had bi-partisan support. it's become a political football. democrats want to widen protections in the law. >> when they're bleeding on the ground, they shouldn't have to be asked their life story. >> senate democrats want to eliminate visa requirements and protect gays, lesbians, and transgenders from violence. prosecutors have filed sexual assault charges against a man accused of practicing medicine without a license. accused of posing as a physician's assistant and

operating a dermatology clinic. he was arrested on the charges he performed facelifts and now faces two charges of rape. looking for a man using a scam for using fake gold bars. investigators say this man tells elderly people he needs cash to pay for a relative's medical treatment and will trade gold bars for it. after they hand over the money, the victims find out those gold bars are fake. if you know the man, please call the sheriff's department. the search for sierra lamare is expanding its scope. they'll get help for exposure on national television. the deal that the fire district has just approved with facebook. why it calls for facebook to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. we love gardening...

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the search for a south bay teenager will soon get more national exposure. we're with the producers of america's most wanted today as they get ready to air the story. the popular tv crime show plans to profile the search for sierra in a few weeks. we spent the day in the morgan hill area and we are joined to tell you how the search is expanding. >> reporter: certain the search has gotten national coverage, but this tv crime show is geared to generating tips from viewers, help that searchers say they can definitely use. a search team of community volunteers struggled through

heavy brush and mud today in a wooded area joining more than 200 other volunteers searching for sierra. the 15-year-old disappeared march 16th on her way to school. investigators believe she was kidnapped. that theory brought america's most wanted to the home and the volunteer center for a show to be aired may 1 11th. >> it's important for everybody locally and at a national level to be aware that we are continuing the search, that we are hopeful, and we are not giving up. >> reporter: america's most wanted which airs on lifetime, says the show's mission is to track down fugitives. >> we don't know if she was taken out of this area. certainly someone may know someone who traveled to this area, someone who was driving through here, someone who may have talked about coming to this

area. >> reporter: the search coordinator says that national perspective is valuable given the scope of its own search. >> we stay within 20 miles on our searches. if she's not within the 20 miles, we need all the support we can to keep everybody focused and keep their eyes and ears open. >> reporter: still following leading generated. the next community volunteer search is scheduled for this saturday. live at the south bay bureau for ktvu channel 2 news. british investigators asked for help to try and solve the five-year-old cold case disappearance of a little girl. they released this age-progression photo and say they think she may still be arrive. she was almost 4 years old when she vanished in portugal. now investigators say they believe she was abducted and they say they have new information in the case. this photo shows what she would look hike now at age 9.

>> having carefully looked at this image, if you know where she is now or you have information as to what she's happened to her, then please make contact with us. >> investigators began reviewing the case last year in response to a plea from her parents. the supreme court heard oral arguments in the legal battle over arizona's controversial immigration law. the two sides have posed their arguments as enforcing federal immigration law versus protecting civil rights. jan brewer defending what's been called the toughest immigration law in the country on the same date justices heard arguments over its validity. >> what they were experiencing as far as the cost element and education and health care and incarceration. >> reporter: the hearing follows a suit brought by the obama administration. four key portions were blocked two years ago just a day before

the law was scheduled to go into effect. a provisionarying police to check the immigration status of those they believe are in the country illegally. >> racial profiling is wrong, it's against the law. we amended it to make sure that, that wouldn't happen. >> reporter: the controversial measure served as a model for similar laws puts arizona directly at odds with the administration. with several supreme court justices appearing ready to uphold portions of the law, activists spoke out. >> i was pulled over twice by arizona law enforcement and asked for my papers. i never expected to have to carry my passports in my own country to prove that i belong here. >> there is no federal system that would readily clear united states citizens who are stopped during a traffic violation and will be held at the side of the road for an hour or more while they're asked to prove their

right to be in their own country. >> reporter: looking into ways to nullify sb-1070 should the court decide to uphold it. a decision is expected by june. >> city leaders and people for immigrant rights rallied against that arizona law. they urged the u.s. supreme court to strike down the strict immigration law calling it antiimmigrant, anticommunity, and antifamily. one college student decided to speak out when her parents received deportation notices. >> my parents and i are not a threat to this country and its security. we and millions like us are the foundation and backbone of this country. >> the protesters also spoke out for the trust act that seeks to protect people from federal immigration dragnets. after sweeping five states

in yesterday's primary voting, mitt romney is closing in. he now has 844 delegates. that's just 300 shy of the 1144 to win the nomination. santorum has dropped out of the race. one day after his five-state victory, he's focusing on finances and plans to attend fund raising events. new federal campaign finance reports show that his campaign had about $10 million in the bank at the end of march. so far, he has spent almost $77 million in his race for the white house. president obama has spent $90 million so far on his bid for election. we have new information about what cocaine does to the brain. plus, the plea president obama made today before a group of college students. and the bay area city that's

considering major restrictions on those payday loan companies. where they would not be able to set up shop.

city council delayed a decision on what to do with that ruptured pipeline from the deadly 2010 explosion. the council postponed making a

decision. one calls for leaving the pipe in the ground and filling it up with cement. the other is to remove part of the pipe and fill the rest with concrete. the third plan is to tear out all of the 8200 feet of the pipeline. president obama wrapped up with a passionate plea. he renewed his call for congress to lower interest rates on federal student loans. yesterday, senate democrats introduced a bill. >> when a big chunk of every paycheck goes toward loan debt, that's not just tough on you and middle class families, that's not good for our economy. >> i are publicans question the way the bill will be funded. democrats have proposed boosting payroll taxes. south bay officials are considering tightening restrictions on those payday lending businesses. the planning commission is set to consider a proposal to ban

payday places in low-income neighbors and they'll decide on whether to make their temporary ban on all new businesses permanent. annual interest rates can go as high as 460%. researchers at the mayo clinic, of clinic. researchers say cocaine might speed up the aging of the brain. they performed mris and they found that grey matter loss was more pronounced among those who used cocaine. it's linked to mental problems and cognitive decline. here in the napa valley,

it's been tough economic times for the wine industry. why is 2012 shaping up to be a very good year? outside, take a look at the live camera. drops on the camera, so it's starting to rain. i have live storm tracker 2 fired up and we'll track the showers as they head into your neighborhood.

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month. it would mandate lengthy reviews of any branch the postal service wants to close. a one-year deplay before the closure of any rural post office. it also gives the postal service an $11 billion cash infusion. it now moves to the house for approval. great news tonight, more vineyards are being replanted than at any time in the past 20 years. we're there tonight and tell you why this is happening. also why it's so important. >> reporter: we're standing in the middle of a vineyard. you see rows of these white card board boxes. it's a sign the economy here is also growing. >> we really seem to be coming out of a recession into a time

of high demand and tight supply. >> reporter: workers were weeding this vineyard. it generates more than $10 billion and creates 40,000 jobs. the poor economy hit the wine industry hard. >> it's been the perfect storm in a great business and in the economy in general, difficult weather, difficult economy. >> reporter: now the wine is flowing. >> our retail customers are doing much better this year, so are purchasing more. >> the market is hots. >> reporter: they're increasing their wine supply. they're replanting more vines than they have in the past 20 years. up until recently, this field was shallow. >> those grapes need to have a home. we know we can sell the wine we're going to make. >> reporter: they're hoping 2012

will be a very good year. the amount of rain they've gotten is just right. >> we got enough water but not too much water this year. you have a strong weather forecast which will bring us an earlier harvest and hopefully have good yields. >> reporter: prices may go up a little, but nothing drastic. that alone may be worth a toast. a bird strike forced another passenger jet liner to make an emergency landing. listen to the emergency call from the pilot. >> we have to come back. we hit two big geese. >> had to make an emergency landing last night. you can see why. just take a look at the windshield. >> started swerving immediately

right after the two hits, so he was rocking the plane back and forth. we knew something was going on. i'm going to die. i'm not going to see my family. i'm not going to get home. >> 54 passengers were on that plane. no one was hurt. smoky bear will have a new public relations role on board in international space station. an american astro naught will blast off and he's adopted smoky. now the u.s. russian crew will help smoky spread his message about the danger of forrest fires all over the world. they'll lift off may 15th. time for us to talk about our weather. it was pretty muggy out there

today. let's check in to find out about tomorrow. >> it's been waiting to rain all day. it's been mild, warm, so it felt muggy. we're starting to get some showers. let's look at this san jose picture. you can see light, scattered showers. you can see behind me the sprinkles showing up in san jose. this is the leading edge of the rain that's moving in from the south. thanks for doing that. let's go to live storm tracker 2ful we have the showers here. i have reports, checking on my facebook page, i have a weather facebook page. i can look at the radar and say i have rain, but then i get reports on the ground saying the

pavement's wet in san jose. in fremont, you're soon to have wet pavement. as we go into the next couple of hours, those scattered showers will work their way north. neither of these systems are a big deal. they'll be nuisance showers at best. this is the afternoon commute. it doesn't take much to slow things down. look at the highs from today. when you hear the humidity, you add 69 degrees, it does feel sticky. we don't really get humid weather like they have in the south. that's what we have for today. this moisture is coming in from the south. it's dropping a lot of shower

activity. weather system one very weak for us. weather system two, kind of weak for us as well. one's warm, one's cooler. this guy slides through on thursday and as we get into that day, it will cool off more. so the computer model, tonight at 5:00 brings the rain up from the south. tonight at 8:00, some light showers. you see the models picking up the next system to the north. so tomorrow morning, system number one is basically gone. light, scattered showers, the morning commute could be wet. none of this is a big deal. the sprinkles occurring now, they'll slow you down as you drive around.

for the most part, we are just into a very light, mild weather pattern despite the clouds and the rain. tomorrow, system number two brings cooler air. we're in the mid-60s. 63 in san jose. after that, the five-day forecast shakes out with, well, temperatures like these -- mid-60s tomorrow. some showers in the five-day, mild, and warmer as we head toward the weekend. >> and could this be the last rain we see this season? >> it could be. there will be something that comes in here, but it looks like it's winding >> thanks. a legal battle is brewing

over a pair of skeletons found on a cliff in san diego 36 years ago. they're believed to be 10,000 years old. the university of california, san diego wants to hand those skeletons over to the indian tribe for a ceremonial burial. three professors have sued saying there's no proof the bones are native american and are a valuable research tool. the tribe has counter sued saying federal laws require they hand them over.

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the 92-year-old pearl harbor vet that had a truckload of world war ii memorabilia stolen. used to help navigate ships and planes. the police department says someone in the community has now purchased another one for him and will give it to him tomorrow. there's no word of any of the stolen items turning up. u.s. lawmakers heard discouraging testimony about the

mental health care available for military veterans. vets aren't getting the help they need. a new inspector general's report shows most vets have to wait almost 2 months before receiving mental health care. an iraq war vet and former va worker spoke. >> focused only on the immediate problem. treated quickly, usually with medication, and don't ask further questions about needs because and i quote, we don't want to know or we'll have to treat it. >> va officials told the committee they're hiring almost 2000 more mental health care providers. wants the military to honor

harvey milk by naming a ship after him. he was assassinated in 1978. he served in the 1950s. now san diego congressman has written to the secretary of the navy and the secretary of defense asking them to name a u.s. navy vessel in honor of milk. he has not yet gotten a response to his request. approved an agreement with facebook to provide expanded fire and emergency medical serves. the agreement covers facebook's campus. facebook will pay as much as $300,000 for improvements such as traffic signal controls for fire trucks. facebook is working on a separate agreement to expand the

campus and hire more people. the golden state warriors are having another horrible season. they lost again last night. maybe they should sign up some of their fans.