of oil spilled, now it is 5 times that, 100 gallons. this is the area. you can see that oil slick, working way down along the coast, like this, so as we go into the next few days the oil will work its way towards santa barbara. >> reporter: thousands of gallons of crude oil along the california coast line. the environmental protection agency is in charge of the clean up. and the coast guard is monitoring from the water. >> because the spill originated inland where epa has jurisdiction and effect thes has gone to the shoreline and the water side. >> break in a pipeline near refugio state beach. . >> first of all, we are sorry that accidental release

happened and we are bringing in all the resources to respond. >> while they said this afternoon more than 100,000 gallons of oil might have spilled, together the two resulting oil slicks are 9 miles long. the area is rich with marine life. here two whales are seen wimming. -- swimming. a helicopter is used to scare them away. recovering the spilled oil takes a lot of labor and consideration of wind, currents and weather. >> a slow process. but we want to make sure we do it right so we can get the beaches back to their condition. >> again, this is a developing story. we will have more on this tonight at 6:00 p.m. and i will go back to the desk now. >> the bay area is not anone to the spill that santa barbara is -- immune to the spill that santa barbara is seeing.

our team coverage continues with ktvu's john sasaki. >> reporter: we are across from the pipelines you can see there with a refinery nearby. officials told me an il-- told me an oil spill could cause problems in the bay or residential neighborhoods. >> reporter: the elementary school is a school where parents feel kids are safe and cared for. >> i love the school. the principal is great. the school, the program, everything. >> reporter: when i won't pointed out the -- when i pointed out the signs parents were shocked. >> something could happen. as a parent, it is concerning. >> i feel worried right now. we need to talk with the principal about it. or with the city. i don't know. we have to do something. >> reporter: officials told me the walls were constructed in

deflect problems that might arise from a rupture. >> construction crew whose don't call before they start digging. >> reporter: he says there is a web of pipelines that run in and around the oil refineries. >> there are lines that run underground all over the county, really. the bigger lines pose the most danger but a small line could pose just as much danger. >> reporter: protesting refinery money and politics, they say oil spills are a hazard. >> that's a clear and present danger right now. if they expand, bringing in more and more crude oil by marine shipment into the bay we would then expect that that would increase the risk.

>> reporter: those advocates added the peer is a major concern because any spill there could be disastrous. officials at chevron tell me it is perfectly safe. frank? >> john sasaki in martinez, thank you. for many people in santa barbara this is a grim reminder of a spill in 1969 that released 4 million gallons. the spill originated from blow off at a off shore oil rig. 3500 sea birds were killed and oil continued to pollute the beaches for months. outrage galvanized the environmental movement across the country. months after that spill the environmental protection agency was established by president nixon. the spill inspired the first earth day in 1970 and in 1972 the california coastal commission was founded. new tonight, a woman in her

70s attacked in the middle of the day on mother's day. now her family says she is in a coma. ktvu's mike mibach is live now, police think there is someone in particular who may know more about what happened? >> reporter: yeah. at the same time they are trying to figure out the motive because the woman wasn't robbed. although they say she was beaten here in china town in san francisco. officers say it was between noon and 2:30 p.m. sunday, may 10, mother's day, that afternoon the woman was seen walking here on the city streets and attacked. police say she takes muni from china town and then back and on this day she told her family a woman beat her as she exited a muni bus in china town. >> she was adults by a black female, struck in the head twice. she did get off the bus and there was a good samaritan who

came in contact with the victim and helped her sit down and recover till she walked home. >> reporter: walk home. but then three days later her family found her unconscious and she was taken to the hospital and that is where she remains. police weren't notified till the family called on them this sunday. at this time they do not know what bus line the woman was on. >> the key is we need speak to that good samaritan that helped her off the bus to sit down and recover. he might have witnessed the incident or if there is other witnesses that can narrow down the field of search. >> reporter: the victim's granddaughter posted on facebook my grandma is in a coma, she leaving our family soon. and i ask of your help to come

forward if you know anyone that witnessed this. they are looking at all surveillance video taken on the muni bus on may 10. if anything pops they will hand it over to the police department. >> how big of a factor do police say time is here? this happened a week and a half ago. >> reporter: i don't think sometime a big issue. it is that good samaritan coming forward and other individual whose may have witnessed because the information they could provide -- it is the information from the good samaritan who may know what line she was on, what intersection she was on and others who may have been on the bus or walking nearby. >> thank you. an suv carrying fireworks caught fire this afternoon in

oakland. the california highway patrol tweeted this picture. the suv was pulled to the side. we are told the car was carrying m 80s which are very powerful fireworks. this is what the suv looked like after the fire was out. not much left. the vehicle was destroyed. it was just the driver in the car. he wasn't hurt. no word on how the fire started. nfl owners could vote on whether to move a team to los angeles. right now three teams are in talks to move to los angeles, the raiders, the chargers and the rams. one of those teams could play home games in an existing stadium during the 2016 season while a new stadium is built. nfl commissioner roger goodel wrapped up the owners meeting in san francisco by saying the league is significantly further on relocation than they have

been in year's past. when asked about the raiders roger goodel said he hasn't heard anything new on plans in oakland. >> we need to have a proposal from the people here about how they will keep the raiders here in oakland and do it on a basis that is going be good for the community and the team. long term. that proposal is necessary to have soon. >> the rams are in discussion to build a stadium and the raiders and chargers are planning a joint stadium. many juicish organizations are concerned. they asked -- jewishs ors are concerned. ktvu's rob roth is outside the meeting in san francisco live now with more. rob? >> that meeting today the issue was when does freedom of speech crossover into hate speech and

at the semitism -- anti- semitism. >> reporter: leaders told the board today that for tests on many campuses become anti- semmetic in tone. making it a hostile environment. . >> assaults. discrimination. discrimination against jews who are running for student office. clear acts of anti-semitism. >> reporter: 600 people signed a petition and delivered it today. it urges uc to provide training for staff to identify the behavior and come up with policies to address it and it demands they adopt u.s. state department definition that acknowledges rettic that can cross the line.

>> not okay to move into language that delegitimizes israel. . >> reporter: some argue it is not anti-semitic and such viewstient be silent. . >> they are committed to making sure everybody is feeling safe and welcome on our campuses. >> reporter: they didn't take any action today. >> rob roth live tonight. thank you. >> b.a.r.t. crews found and replaced a broken piece of equipment that caused delayed today. b.a.r.t. says the damage occurred where trains cross from one track to another between the west oakland station and the lake merritt station. this is video. the break happened at a point where nearly all of the lines converge. when something happens there it

causes system wide delays and frustration. >> i am on the train, they tell us, sorry, everybody got to get off because they made this train a san francisco airport train. now i am standing here for, like, 15 minutes waiting on another train. frustrated. >> and his case was typical. passengers had to deal with delays of 20 minutes to an hour. good news caltrans had today about an important rod that failed on the bay bridge and now there is another problem. >> new information on what was in osama bin laden's compound the day he was killed. there was a job application for potential terrorists and some of the questions on the form are chilling. >> and tonight we hear from steph curry about the girl who stole the show last night.

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a single broken bolt in the base of the tower on the bay bridge is raising questions about the other 400 plus bolts. today many test results came back and ktvu's tom vacar is on treasure island. the chief bridge engineer for caltrans had eye opening comments? >> reporter: he did. he is concerned about that one broken bolt but to this degree, the other 400 tell a different story. >> reporter: this is the bolt. one of 421 such bolts in the base of the bay bridge tower

that failed a strength test. it shows the threads are stripped. something that could have weakened the bolt. the bolt shows a fracture which will be examined to determine why it broke. but the testing wept on and on and on. >> let's take every one of the rods that we can, load them up and do an earthquake proof test. and that is what we have done. >> the result, with a dozen rods left to test every one performed as designed to with stand the highest earthquake expected. >> this is really, really, really good news. >> the bridge is so over built with 100-400 bolts providing additional redundant safety margin. >> it is not a concern. >> now what is not so cut and dry is why there is water in

various places. the concern is, if the salt water, if it is that, that could set up corrosion that could cause the bolts to fail in the future. we will examine that issue and what he has to say about that at 6:00 p.m. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> there have been so many questions about the building of the bridge, bottom line here, is the new bridge safe? >> reporter: at least from what we know, it is safe and so over built that you will have certain start up problems and the broken bolts that happened on the highway portion, was inexcusable. in this case, all the 421 bolts, they are all working the way they are supposed to. it doesn't appear the other bolts that tested and passed

the test, it suggest the bridge will stand up to a big, bad earthquake. >> tom vacar, thank you. her dad may be the most valuable player but she is stealing the spotlight. >> we are -- [ laughter ] >> we are both supposed to -- >> that is too loud, daddy. >> i know. >> be quiet. >> we defend well. >> she is two years old. she waved to the reporters. she joined her dad at the podium. a lot of people calling her the most valuable daughter. >> i was nervous when she started to run around. but i think -- she had a good personality about it and everybody loved it. i don't know if i will do it again but it was a good time. >> he said his daughter is a cloud at home but this morning

she walked on by like it was nothing. >> hope he brings her up again -- [ talking at the same time ] our chief meteorologist bill martin. i got a tiny sprinkle -- >> i saw little drizzle coming down and tomorrow we have a shot for something more than drizzle. it will be light showers. really just more nuisance showers. i don't think it will add up to anything. if you look outside, there it is. that is monday. sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday. and now probably a bit of thursday as well. there is the cloud cover. the cloud cover will be with us as long as the rotation is with us. usually it is the opposite direction. i will show you. that is the rotation. that is why things are like they are. normally you get a high that rotates this way. gives us a fair weather

pattern. but that isn't happening. we are getting clouds, showers and thunderstorms for a couple days in the clear lake area, you can see active lightning here. active lightning around clear lake. getting down pours. underneath the cells. which is great. we are not getting anything. just seeing strong winds and cool temperatures. 29 miles per hour winds. coming -- 29 miles per hour gusts out of the fairfield area. you look at -- the -- 20 miles per hour northwest, san jose. that is sustained winds. one of those days. one of those weeks. that is how it will go until we get to the weekend here and things warm up. right now there is warmth. right? upper 70s in the central valley. that is cool for them. you expect 80s and 90s. 60 san francisco tomorrow.

exact same forecast for tomorrow. same thing today. rotation. drizzle, clouds. drizzle. sprinkle or two. that is how tomorrow morning goes. tomorrow afternoon, maybe, right? hamilton collects the moisture. that is what you will need to get them to light up. if you gate mountain, like up here, you need enough to fire things off. mountains, lake tahoe, getting stuff. this week, this pattern -- i would love it if it would rain but it is not enough to really rain. highs tomorrow, where they were today. that is on the high end. numbers -- my house, sun didn't come out for a long, long time. i bet temperatures didn't get above 65 degrees. 64. 85 this time of year. there is the five-day forecast. don't get worked up about the

showers. the humid weekend, the weather looks good -- holiday weekend, the weather look goods. >> thank you. ahead here, why a shuttle for tech workers has been shut down in san francisco and the documents seized from osama bin laden's compound. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. coming up, a verdict is in tonight. jurors reached a decision in the murder trial of a man charged with killing a federal investigator. also thrown out. the efforts to destroy several tons of illegal tobacco products. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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some of the documents seized during the 2011 raid of osama bin laden's compound are now coming to light. they include a job application for terrorist candidates and some of the questions include do you wish to execute a suicide operation, what objectives would you like to accomplish, also what views do you, your family and others have about jihad and who should we contact in case you become a martyr. 100 documents and videos were taken. most are in osama bin laden's own words. it is the largest penalty of its kind in u.s. history and it comes after the largest

banks admitted they illegally manipulated global financial markets. now with more on the crimes and the fines. >> reporter: 5 major banks will pay billions for millions. jpmorgan chase, citigroup, barclays and the royal bank of scotland will plead guilty to anti-trust violations. attorney general loretta lynch scolded them at a washington press conference. >> their actions inflated the bank's profits and harming consumers, investors and institutions. from pension funds oo major corporations -- to major corporations. . >> reporter: they will pay $2.5 billion in fines. the largest fines in the history of the justice department. >> these figures reflect the conspiracies, and its significant impact. >> reporter: ubs is pleading

guilty for inflating the libore rate after they found the bank violated a 2012 agreement. they will pay $203 million fine. >> banks that cannot or will not clean up their act need to understand the non-prosecution agreements carry real consequences and will be enforced. >> reporter: no individuals face charges. attorney general loretta lynch says the investigation remains open. in washington, fox news. asking for flexibility in the middle of the drought. why some cities say they need break the rules and if they can't playing fields will die. >> and a new discovery, the strange phenomenon involving dead zones. how they could threaten ocean life.

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new at 5:00 p.m. some cities are asking for flexibility when it comes to walter restrictions. they say if they don't get exemptions playing fields could end up dying. ktvu's am-- ktvu's allie rasmus

with more. >> reporter: if you give us flexibility about when to water we will cut our water use in other places. some of the playing fields are used year round. you can see there is a game going on right here. the city says if they don't wattther fields regularly they will be-- water the fields regularly they will become useless. >> reporter: part of his daily routine for the parks department, he checks thousands of sprinklers. the spark one of 8 fields with irrigation that uses potable water. >> when school is out the fields are used all across the city. the fields get 50,000 hours of use year round. a resource the city would like to protect but they need to be waters four times a week. that conflicts with new water restrictions. >> water twice a week. maximum. >> reporter: now cities have

asked them for flexibility. >> we will review these things on a case by case basis. first of all they need tell us why. >> reporter: they are working on a compromise. if they reduce water use by 40% then they will be able to water more than twice a week. >> other places you can dial it back, replace it. replace it with drought resistant shrubs. >> reporter: only cities and golf courses can ask, not residents. even if residents find that unfair, communities have to be selective for the greater good. >> where do i want my water to go? [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: as part of their efforts to reduce water use

they will focus on watering just the playing portion of the field. you see that hillside, that area, areas like that won't get as much water as the fields that the kids play on. back to you. >> allie rasmus, thank you. a police stand off last night in san francisco is still going on tonight. officers responded to calls about a domestic violence dispute last night at a home. a man threatened his girlfriend. she got away but the man barricaded himself in the apartment. at one point he came out and yelled at officers before going back inside. it forced neighbors to revacuate. police tell us they plan to -- evacuate. police tell us they plan to wait him out. bad tires and missing seatbelts are some of the concerns uncovered by ktvu fox 2 news about a medical transportation company. that company takes people who are sick and don't have money

to their doctor's appointments. a story 2 investigates has been working on for a month now. eric rasmussen is in the news room with what he found out. >> reporter: talking about a company that billed medi-cal and taxpayers for millions of dollars. 2 investigates started looking into medextress when we heard about the cheyenne phillips -- medexpress when we heard about the california highway patrol pulling them over. they insist all vans are now insured but that is not the only problem. we recorded vans with expired registration, body damage and a missing headlight and one van with no license plates at all. a driver said he was hit from behind by driver last year. they could find no evidence the company or the driver was insured and now she stuck with

-- he is stuck with a $19,000 repair bill. >> that surprised me. a company that is delivering patients for doctors, hospitals, everything else, has no insurance whatsoever. >> 2 investigates did have a chance to speak with drivers. they insisted the vans are safe despite everything we found. you can hear how the conversation went on tonight's 10:00 p.m. news and why it state ordered them to give back more than a million dollars it collected through medi-cal and how the owner of the company is responding. coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> interesting. thank you. a shuttle bus service corrected for san francisco's growing tex expecter stopped running -- tech specter stopped running. may 11 the public utilities commission issued a southeast

and desest order. they decided -- desest order. they decided mare breaking the law by not having a permit. they must provide documentation and comply with safety laws first. a parking lot and a car wash but it may not stay that way. a plan for a prime piece of real estate next door to san jose city hall. >> 20 miles off the bay area coast with researchers who are trying to unravel the mystery of ocean dead zones. >> and a terrifying discovery underneath a old school. an unexploded bomb from world war ii.

getting back to normal. yesterday more than 30,000 people were evacuated after unexploded world war ii bomb was discovered. 550-pound was un-earthed under a former school building. no one was hurt. unexploded bombs are found relatively often. a second marine died from injuries during a training exercise in hawaii. the helicopter went down on sunday with 21 members on

board. the first person killed was a 24-year-old. the identity of the second marine hasn't been released. three others are in the hospital in stable condition. they were based at camp pendleton in southern california. the results are in and it turns out orinda mayor won big in the race if the senate seat. he came away with 55% of the voting yesterday. his opponent also a democrat had 45%. she a member of the state assembly and her term runs out next year. he joined mornings on 2 today to talk about banning b.a.r.t. workers from going on strike. >> it is a proudant thing to do. -- prudent thing to do. trying to make sure it economy keeps go. >> we contacted b.a.r.t.

unions, they declined to contact. a new poll is out on who is leading in the race if barbara boxer's u.s. senate seat. a poll asked voters who was their first choice. california attorney general kamala harris came in with 20%. democratic congress woman loretta sanchez 8%. rocky chavez 6%. and tom had 5%. kamala harris had been considered the frontrunner and raised $2 million and received several endorsement. no candidates have done much campaigning. the california highway patrol hosted a memorphial today to -- memorial today to honor officer whose died in the line of duty -- officers who died in the line of duty.

>> end of watch. september 22, 1931. >> today's ceremony honored 37 bay area officer whose died since the chp was founded 86 years ago. it took place at the headquarters for the golden gate division. there is a wall of honor there. one wife said it is a way to remember the ultimate sacrifices made to protect the public. >> i hope that everyone remembers that law enforcement is out there to protect us. and keep us safe. and so honor them with respect. >> the uniform of her husband is displayed on the wall of honor along with his photograph. the california highway patrol lost 225 officers since its inception. still to come here, threats of violence and gun shots to the head. all because of a bill in sacramento -- >> and is more than a store, where you can shop, catch

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life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed. . new at 5:00 p.m. researchers are analyzing new data about a new phenomenon off the bay area coast. it is what some call an ocean dead zone. where oxygen levels are so low

sea creatures end up dying. scientists tell us this appears to be linked to climate change and it could have dasterous effects for -- disastrous effects for fishing. ktvu's john fowler has more. >> reporter: something weird is happening in ocean just off our coast. heading 20 miles off shore -- >> we are about a third of the mile. >> out here albatross are john and curious sea lions frolic in one of the most healthy habitats off our coast. now it is suddenly threatened by low oxygen water, some call dead zones. >> that is had concern.

fish and animals that suffer. >> reporter: he says this is the fear. this dead zone occurred off the oregon coast, and this threat could easily expand to bay area commercial sport fishing zones. >> outside of golden gate can then go into san francisco bay. >> reporter: researchers say to unravel the mystery they are using censor rays to find out what is going on underneath the waves. lowered by cable, testing the water, service to bottom, preliminary results, this water has half the normal oxygen. very far off shore and deep ocean water has a dead layer with less than a quarter normal oxygen but now it is welling up closer to shore and the

surface. research revealed a profile that suggest a developing deadline. >> if we continue a see that throughout the year, but hard to say at this point. something we will keep an eye out. >> reporter: scientists are confident it is climate change that causes the low oxygen levels. and just as if you were to climb to the top of the mountain, scritchers are finding it difficult -- sea creatures are finding it difficult oo breathe. >> -- to breathe. and keep learning about the threat. she and her team set out sensors to discover where dead zones occur and how long they last. sensors are to collect data over four months and reveal the magnitude of the new threat to our ocean. john fowler, ktvu fox 2 news.

>> beautiful. now to the bay area weather and the heat is going at home. we are bundled up, it feels like january -- [ talking at the same time ] >> temperatures today as we pointed out are below average. they continue that way. yeah. yeah. heaters at home too. temperatures in the upper 50s in the over night and morning hours and they warm into the mid-60s. just been a cool run. fire danger is down. not reporting fires, which is good. we are -- late may and june around here, special with the drought, you get the brush fires. we are not seeing them because the pattern is not conducive to causing that. low clouds. right here. it is fog. if you want. above the hill -- you call it fog. most of isis slow clouds --

this is low clouds. causing instability, which is triggering thunderstorms to the north of us. clear lake. they are getting heavy down pours. east. whiskey town area. redding area. we are out of here. we are just getting clouds from this. nice to get showers. we have a shot for a slight chance of a shower into tomorrow. as the system gets closer. there is your forecast tomorrow morning. cloudy. like this morning. afternoon burn off, slow. barry happens. -- lairly happens. -- barely happens. tomorrow is another cool day. the cool pattern with the rotation will be fueled by this next impulse and sets us up with more of the same. 50s and 60s. most of us mid-60s. that is on the upside.

it is cloudy. a lot of the day. today was cloudy all day. 67 for high in san jose. that is the forecast tomorrow. that is about one of the warmer cities tomorrow. san jose. everybody else cooler than that. richmond 64. 66 in vallejo. oakland 63. not a warm day at all. we are looking hard for 69. gilroy, this time of year, gilroy 85 degrees. 86 degrees. sometimes 90 degrees. not happening. the five-day forecast, there is tomorrow. like today. a chance of a sprinkle. great. drizzle. there is friday. drizzle as well. and the holiday weekend things warm up. if you have barbecue plans it will be nicer. that is a nice thing. >> thank you. new developments.

we learned in san francisco a tense situation ended. a man who was barricaded inside an apartment since last night has surrendered. a relief for the people who were forced to leave their homes due to the stand off. there was passionate and heated debate over the vaccine bill in california and now it is gets nasty with tweets like this one, if they try vaccinate me they will get a bullet through their head. everyone that tries. another opponent tweeted photos of a lobbyist who fought for the bill. it included her location, what she was wearing wearing and evual the blue dress. -- devil with the blue dress. it started with a video posted by the president of the california chiropractice

association. >> the vid -- chiropractic association. >> never attempt -- i would never do that. [ indiscernible ] >> the ceo of the medical association asked them to southeast and desist from all activities. a twist after a prison inmate asks the state to pay for sex change surgery. tomorrow she goes to the parole board. if she goes free her surgery is off. >> back now to -- julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> new developments in the push to pass a bill for assisted suicide. the doctors that reversed its opposition and how it could help the bill become law. made in the bay. a $9 computer. a demo of how it works from the guy whose designed it. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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california inmate has to decide whether to win her release from prison or stay and get her sex reassignment surgery. for the first time in state history a judge ordered the state to grant her the surgery. she started living as a woman in the 1990s and now she up for

parole. if released she wouldn't be eligible for the surgery. parole is tomorrow, surgery july 1. in san jose more housing options. the excuse me approved -- city counsel approved a sale of real estate that is across from city hall. ktvu's azenith smith is live on east santa clara street where there is talk of a new high rise with apartments and condos. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. nothing is set in stone but the buyer is interested in building up 295 feet up, 20 stories. similar to city hall right here. i am standing on the piece of land that is going to be built -- that it is going to be built on. it is now used as a car wash and parking lot. this is a good sign for the any. we are seeing more -- for the economy. we are seeing more of the high rises. the city counsel approved a acre and a half of land for $12

million. that is the best offer from 7 bids. the money will go to the redevelopment agency and the buyer has told the city they are looking to build housing with retail at the bottom. >> typically what is going on downtown i wouldn't call affordable. the more units you have on the market it keeps prices somewhat reasonable but this market is just -- high market with all -- with all the job development that is going. >> the car wash has been in this spot since the 1950s. almost a land mark in downtown. the city is helping pay for them to relocate down had street on east santa clara and 22 street. i asked about affordable housing, if the condos, if the project is correspondsoes for

sale -- condos for sale, they will set aside a part of the units. >> azenith smith in san jose. people are calling it the mother of all whole food stores. a 40,000 square foot whole foods opened up this morning in dublin. one of the largest in northern california. it has unique features like wine tasting room, a pizza venue, noodle bar and a barbecue bar. they wanted a store in bublen because they know there are a lot of families who are interested inch fresh organic food. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at -- the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. a grandma attacked after getting off a muni bus. good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the attack was random. it happened on mother's day.

the victim in her 70s. her family says she is now in a coma and may never wake up. ktvu's mike mibach with who investigators are looking for for information about the attack. >> reporter: that assault happened middle of the afternoon in china town and investigators indeed are not only looking for the attacker but looking for a good samaritan who dime the help of -- came to the help of the woman. >> reporter: on sunday, may 10, mother's day, this woman just exited a muni bus and was attacked. >> she was assaulted by black female. struck in the head twice. she did get off the bus and there was a good samaritan who came in contact with the victim and helped her sit down and recover at the scene till she walked home. >> reporter: police say three days later the family found her unconscious and she was taken to the hospital where she remains tonight.