with a special investigation unit it's the turning point in the battle every man is mobilized and every means deployed. in front for vocal reconnaissance vehicles they cruise the streets of midian in an effort to locate the godfather as soon as he opens his mouth. it will be quick as we were listening in twenty four hours a day by that time in the search certain units were in full alert ready to intervene whenever a call was intercepted. on the first of december police technicians identified five phone calls made by escobar from different locations in the city center when lenient he was always on the move and the calling from a car that was constantly traveling. the police finally figure out one of ask about his tricks to avoid being tracked down the fugitive had for months being using a simple but effective ruse that of using one of the city's numerous caps that would drive around nonstop while he made brief cool's from his cell phone. after four days spent listening in we were very tired we thought we'd never be able to track him down. causing. most but then suddenly on day five we in

if you believe you are a victim contact the special investigations unit in the san francisco district attorney's office. >>> millions of americans are replacing banks and credit cards with prepaid reloadable cards. julie watts uncovers the true cost of going prepaid. >> reporter: $440 billion. that's how much money is expected to be loaded onto prepaid cash cards in the next few years. but along with the increasing popularity comes increasing criticism. >> they are loaded with fees and often those fees aren't really disclosed except in the really tiny fine print. >> reporter: the consumer's union is one of the many critics calling for better regulations on prepaid cards as consumers continue to lose money to hidden fees. >> those fees can add up quickly. >> reporter: to find out just how quickly we headed to wal- mart tony to invest in -- we headed to wal-mart to invest. this wal-mart was completely sold out and so was this one they are so popular. walgren's was sold out to. so we ordered directly. my activation fee was waived. i still had to load it up. >> we charge you 4.95. >> you

. >> reporter: an investigation by oakland special victim's unit. the oakland police department says right now it's still too early for investigators to determine just what happened in the boys & girl's club bathroom last night. >> we bring in our technicians and attempted uncover any evidence. then the facts of the case will reveal themselves. >> our hearts certainly go out to the young person at the center of this and to his family. >> reporter: the president of the boy's & girl's club says staffers didn't hear any commotion in the bathroom last night which is just a few feet from the front desk. >> we cover all bases trying to figure out what happened and what we can learn from it in order to preclude it from happening again. >> the investigation is causing some parents to question the club's ability to keep their children safe. >> for now, i think i will keep them at home or i will take them to the park, but they will not go back there. not yet. >> reporter: stanley tells us he plans to sit down with all the boys involved in this incident and the

you see the traffic investigating officers, special unit of sfpd. they're out there doing this investigation. one person was killed. that body was taken away moments ago. right now geary boulevard remains shut down for at least a couple city blocks each way. it looks like these guys are obviously moving as quickly as they can but they want to do a thorough investigation. muni buses have been rerouted in the area. and this is a really busy street. the 38 geary is one of the nation's busiest bus lines. that's going around the block. fortunately it's not a trolley bus. we will update you on the muni delays and also the delays to traffic in this area. this is a look at 680 southbound that traffic looks okay heading to the south bay. 6:01. back to the desk. >>> sal, thank you. this morning oakland police are busy investigating a shocking child rape case. the victim, a 7-year-old boy. kraig debro joining us from oakland with the latest information. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. officers at this east mont substation here did not resp

opd special victims unit has also been assigned to the case. investigators cementite let about specific leads however officer had this to say about getting the suspect in custody. >> our special victim in it worked harder in this case, were very confident we have a plan of action, were confident we can solve this case. >> described as an african- american male 6 ft. tall with a median complexion. in oakland kron 4 news. >> a live look outside, this afternoon sunny skies and still breezy. winds not nearly as bad as yesterday. for that reason temperatures feel warmer even though there about the same as what was the 24 hours ago. 65 ft. was santa rosa, 59 he was santa rosa, 61 = concord. the wind speeds right now fairfield 60 mi. an hour winds this time. 24 hours ago the wind speeds or the 30's. as you can see much, conditions this afternoon. the call or winds will lead to cooler night, last night the wind was still persisted they didn't want to die down. this evening temperatures will fall quickly after the sun set because we will not see the strong winds. tom

inside what prisoners call the hole, the special security housing unit where gang members live in small cells. we have learned that prison officials are investigating allegations that here from the hole the arian brotherhood is plotting to assassinate some of the very people who run the prisons. >> right now it is cdc administrators, politicians. >> and so you think you are on top of this stuff? >> yes, we are doing okay. >> reporter: corrections department officials say they have taken precautions. but they also say one activity the arian brotherhood is extremely adepartment at is murder. convicted murderer douglas young of san jose used to be a member of the arian brotherhood until he became an informant against the group. so you yourself killed other inmates? >> yeah. yeah. it was a prerequisite. that was to earn your bones. even before you got in you had to show your bones and your loyalty. >> there was a guy there. i liked him a lot. he was a friend. he was involved in something he shouldn't have been. he was investigated for three to four months. when we couldn't clear him i had to cut his throat. >> reporter: the arian brotherhood's is contr

united states has imposed new sanctions for serious human rights abuses. we are proud to be working with sweden and other partners to establish a special store on iran. its mandate would be to investigate abuses in iran and to speak out when the government there does not meet its human rights obligations. iranian human rights advocates have demanded this step to raise international pressure on their government. this will be a seminal moment for the council, and a test of our ability to work together to advance the goals we represent. indeed every member of this council should ask him or herself a simple question. "why do people have the right to live free from fear in tripoli, but not to iran -- not tehran?" the denial of human dignity in iran is an outrage. the human rights council was founded because the international community has our responsibility to protect universal rights and to hold violators accountable. and in slow motion tragedies of chronic abuse -- such as burma and to north korea -- we saw this council at its best on friday when it took decisive action on libya. we saw it in december when the situation was increasingly dire in the ivory coast. we must continue sending a

investigative work of the mexicans to arrest one of special agent zapata's alleged killers, and president calderon expressed appreciation for the cooperation of american agencies that made the arrests possible. the president said that neither the united states nor mexico could tolerate violence against those who serve and protect our citizens. as special agent zapata did so selflessly through his own life. president obama also said he was looking forward to welcoming president calderon to the white house on thursday, march 3rd, to discuss our important bilateral relationship and key global issues. also i'd like to mention that this afternoon the president is scheduled to speak with prime minister cameron and president sarkozy to coordinate our reactions in response to the situation in libya. we expect additional conversations with foreign leaders on this topic in the days ahead. with that, i am ready for your questions. >> can you talk about the americans that are in this situation with the ferry that's not able to leave tripoli? are there contingency plans to get them out? >> the state department, government is working very hard to evacuate the americans from libya. the details of those operations are available at the state departme