jones because he's a good coroner"?n some communities, you could run a dead man for coroner, and he'd get elected if he was on the right ticket. >> bergman: i first encountered an elected coroner nearly 20 years ago, when i was reporting a story in new orleans about crime and violence in the police department. the new orleans coroner back then was an obstetrician, dr. frank minyard. 20 years later, dr. jazz, as he is known, is still in office, the longest-serving big city coroner in america. it's not a very large facility. >> no, no, it's not. >> bergman: during hurricane katrina, coroner minyard became part of the city's folklore when he swam through the storm water to get to work. >> there was ten feet of water here where these boats are coming. there i am standing there, and you can see my john wayne pistol. >> bergman: minyard's exploits helped win him re-election. >> ...no food and no water. >> bergman: you're the elected coroner. >> yes. >> bergman: and you've been elected how many times? >> ten. >> bergman: ten t

so this is the 1937 coronation-- - ah. - --and not the 1953 coronation. so we're looking at an earlier date. um, now britains made these in various sizes. um, this is as large, as you can see. - right. - and they come down to about that length, tiny tiny little things. um, and in this size, they're very collectible. um, i suspect at all true, you'd be looking at something like £350 to 450 for this. well, that was a little more than i thought. usually in pendants, you have little gems suspended at the bottom, such as little diamonds or pearls or rubies and sapphires. but this is unusual because at the end of this pendant, there's a milk tooth. - woman: that's right. - why has it got a milk tooth at the end of it? it's my eldest son's milk tooth and grandmother's first grandson, and she had it put in. now it's mounted up in a drop-shape setting with four white stones above. what do you think those are? - a kind of diamond. - what do you think it's worth? - ten quid? - about £10. - yeah. - well, they are diamonds. they're not "a kind of diamond," they are di

the coroner should be arriving shortly.his could really spell disaster for the morning commute. investigators are onscene and these lane closiers will most likely stay in effect for the next few hours. again f you can use 280 instead of 101, that would be a good idea this morning. all right. the san mateo bridge, traffic not affected yet, but on the right-hand side there, the sign that says, that notifies drivers about tuberculosis accident. and like we said, the back-up all the way from the scene of the accident down to 92. so we could see back-up here on the san mateo bridge. let's head to steve. >>> mostly clear right now. but systems on the way. clouds to the north. and that will bring in rain later on. sun in the morning hours. and by around noon, this front will be over san francisco, oakland, out to fair field. and then it will start to weaken considerably. but rain is on the way, especially for the north bay. and clearing and cooler by tonight. forecast model projection on the rain. ignore kind of the light green. i

we are told the coroner was just called to the scene. so the motorcyclist that was involved probably sustained the brunt of the injuries. we'll follow this situation. it could take an hour to clear there. there's the golden great bridge from the northbound 101 running smoothly. back to you. >>> a warning for women walking on the uc berkeley campus. police say that a sexual predator is on the loose. an attack happened just before 11:00 tuesday night. a female student was walking near grinnell pathway when she noticed somebody following her. she told police that a man exposed himself and tried to grab her. she screamed and other students came to help her, but the man got away. now officers are looking for an african-american male in his 20s. he's about 5'10" and about 165 pounds. he has a skinmy skinny to medium build. bulging eyes and droopy eyelids. if you have information about the attack, call uc berkeley police. >>> 5:32 right now. new developments as a defendant in the dianza rape case is dropped from the lawsuit. stefano rebegliado

we expect to see the coroner out here at any moment. at 4:20 police entered the home and found the man dead. it began long before that. they got a call around 7:30 because multiple shots were fired. when they got here soon after they got here they made contact with the man inside. he refused to come out. police believe he was armed. swat teams were called out. oakland pd helped out with a bear cat and they had a robotic arm machine they bring in to help with these negotiations. they entered the home around 4:20. that's when they found made the discovery inside the home. >> we entered the house. we contacted one individual we believed to be our subject. and upon contact, he appeared to be suffering from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: police have identified the person they found inside the home. they did not say if he had family members help them. it appears this standoff is ended with the suicide death of the man inside. reporting live in berkeley kraig debro. >>> in overnight news we have learned the body of a missing cal

the alameda county coroners van arrived on scene three minutes ago. both of those vehicles are on marin. this is a intersection of marin and alameda. this ended around 4:20 this morning. it began around 7:30 last night. >> we responded to a report of gunshots in the 1800 block of marin at 7:30 yesterday evening. arriving officers first contained the house. >> reporter: police say the person inside the home may have even fired shots in the direction of those arriving officers. police say nobody was hurt. no other police were hurt in the incident. officers retreated, evacuated people in several homes around the suspect and called in backup. the response wasn't just limited to the berkeley police. oakland police contributed a bear cat. it's a vehicle that has the ability to knock down walls. after trying to negotiate with police for hours, a team of them police entered the home around 4:20 this morning. when they got inside they found the suspect. he was already dead. it appears the unidentified man took his own life by firing his weapon. right now the c

. >>> the marin county coroner confirmed the body found was that of dale smith. the coroner has not determined how smith died. neighbored had reported him missing. now police are trying to determine if his wife 55-year- old evelyn smith had anything to do with his burial. >>> and allegedly committed those crimes after a judge released him from jail. before his arrest last week, 20- year-old cory barnett was out of jail for a street robbery. we reported on a string of robberies. >>> in libya, it appears the anti government forces and those loyal to leader gadhafi appear to be locked tonight. how long they can hold off the libyan military is the question. they are a rag tag group made up of some former soldiers along with many volunteers who have little experience with fighting or using weapons. >>> in tenisia a refugee crisis is growing in a town near the libyan border. 20 to 30,000 migrant workers are now trying to find their way home. they came from all around the world. the town does not have enough food, shelter or toilet. president obama today authorized amer

. >>> the marin county coroner confirmed the body found was that of dale smith. the coroner has not determined how smith died. neighbored had reported him missing. now police are trying to determine if his wife 55-year- old evelyn smith had anything to do with his burial. >>> and allegedly committed those crimes after a judge released him from jail. before his arrest last week, 20- year-old cory barnett was out of jail for a street robbery. we reported on a string of robberies. >>> in libya, it appears the anti government forces and those loyal to leader gadhafi appear to be locked tonight. how long they can hold off the libyan military is the question. they are a rag tag group made up of some former soldiers along with many volunteers who have little experience with fighting or using weapons. >>> in tenisia a refugee crisis is growing in a town near the libyan border. 20 to 30,000 migrant workers are now trying to find their way home. they came from all around the world. the town does not have enough food, shelter or toilet. president obama today authorized amer

the coroner is now on its way. if we take a live look at the san mateo bridge, not too much back-up on the right-hand side. those are westbound toward the scene of the accident. we will let you know if this changes at all. 880 near the oakland coliseum, traffic is flowing well. hire's steve. >> thank you. >>> your morning commute is fine. we have clouds beginning to move into the north bay. rain is on the north coast and moving into northwest. so we have a ways to go. morning sun. but already clouds toward lake county and northern napa county. but everywhere else, rain will start in the north bay and then end up for everyone later on. it's going to take a while to get here. and by tonight, it will fall apart. clearing font cool and tomorrow mostly sunny and breezy. the weekend okay on saturday, but sunday, cloud up and rain returns. the system again is moving into the north, but the southern end of it is beginning to get closer. you can see, some of the clouds beginning to increase. so for south bay, peninsula, eas

. >>> this morning the marine county coroner identified a body found buried is identified as the missing 74-year-old man who lived there. the body was exhumed from under a newly constructed brick patio of the home. dale smith had been missing several months. a neighbor had reported him missing on february 9 and cadaver dogs located the scent. they're looking into whether his wife is tied to his death. >>> alameda county deputies searching for an inmate who escaped. the 21-year-old was brought back to the jail from court tuesday night, but somehow ended up in the inmate release room and was let go by mistake. >>> a three day hearing into the gas pipeline explosion is wrapping up today in the nation's capitol. today federal investigators are listening to testimony about the new pipeline technology that helps detect pipe flaws and leaks. it's believed the explosion may have been link had to a poorly constructed well on the pipe seam. investigators also want to know why they never notified about the emergency responders about the existence of the pipeline. >> there is a very simple solution.

. >>> the coroner's office identified a motorcyclist killed today in a chain reaction crash on the peninsula. it began when a car hitting the center divide on highway 101. minutes later a motorcycle and a big rig crashed possibly to avoid the wreckage of the first collision. a 28-year-old man was thrown from his bike and died at the scene. the big rig driver did not stop. >>> the as yet another sighting to tell you about tonight as the mystery deepens. a bright yellow sports car was stolen early this week and as a reporter last night the car was seen on surveillance tape rolling across the golden gate bridge into tiburon. another camera spotted the lamborghini in the china basin. apparently this means came down from the roof to steal the car in the car is valued at a quarter million dollar. >>> if you thought the h1n1 flu virus was a thing of the past, think again. >> reporter: we are standing outside walgreens where the site invites people to protect their health with a flu shot buffer many people it is already too late. half of them have come down with the notorious h1n1 pay with a pharmac

deaths in the the last five, six years which is the first years i was a coroner we just didn't see anyf that. >> reporter: heroin? >> yes. >> i didn't even know it was in the area until my son told me that he was addicted to it. >> reporter: mary jean put her son in faith-based rehab and founded a local support group. >> heroin is a huge problem in this community. crawford county is third in ohio for unintentional drug overdose deaths. we have gone from 7th to 5th to third in just a matter of a year-and-a-half. >> reporter: by contrast, delaware ranks 65th in overdose deaths among ohio's 88 counties. and as the heroin habit has grown in crawford so has crime. sheriff ronnie shawberg. >> there was a time three years ago, four years ago that we didn't have the amount of scrap, for instance, that was stolen where they'll come in and cut live power lines down. >> reporter: live power lines? somebody is going to cut a live power line for the scrap? >> you're talking thousands of dollars they can do in a night. taking power lines down and taking the raw copper and then telling it. >> reporte

the coroner says the cause of death hasn't been determined. they are waiting for the results of toxicology tests. >>> police are not saying if an officer will be disciplined after his dog killed another dog while off-duty. we first brought you this story in january, days after the police dog named arago attacked a 6-year-old dog in a of timewood park. the department announced todays the investigation is over but says disciplinary actions are confidential. the department concluded the officer didn't follow proper procedures in supervising his dog. >>> with the threat of u.n. intervention libyan leader moammar gadhafi declared a ceasefire against opposition forces today. but rebels called it a lie. ktvu's rita williams tells us why there are signs now that the international community is on the verge of taking military action to remove moammar gadhafi from power. (gunfire). >> reporter: on the eve of the anniversary of the u.s. attack on iraq, the united states again has committed to using military muscle against an arab dictator. >> the internat

the coroner says the cause of death hasn't been determined. they are waiting for the results of toxicology tests. >>> police are not saying if an officer will be disciplined after his dog killed another dog while off-duty. we first brought you this story in january, days after the police dog named arago attacked a 6-year-old dog in a of timewood park. the department announced todays the investigation is over but says disciplinary actions are confidential. the department concluded the officer didn't follow proper procedures in supervising his dog. >>> with the threat of u.n. intervention libyan leader moammar gadhafi declared a ceasefire against opposition forces today. but rebels called it a lie. ktvu's rita williams tells us why there are signs now that the international community is on the verge of taking military action to remove moammar gadhafi from power. (gunfire). >> reporter: on the eve of the anniversary of the u.s. attack on iraq, the united states again has committed to using military muscle against an arab dictator. >> the internat

. >> the day of my coronation the father laid his hands upon my head was the greatest day of my life. the greatest day of my life. and i'm so grateful to god. i still, tom, i still get very emotional that i'm a priest. because it could not have happened. and i thank god that i am a priest. >> what is the best thing? >> to offer the mass. to offer the mass and to hear confessions and to absolve people. it's not me to absolves people, but god through the priesthood that absolves people of their sins and sets them free. >> we have a few minutes left. what do you want for the contemplatives of st. joseph? what are the outcomes you want? >> we want good vocation, guys who become priests, who will serve within the archbishop of san francisco, will serve the people faithfully through profound life of contemplative prayer and an act of ministry that serves the archbishop but also an act of ministry that fits their particular talents and gifts. and that's primarily the thing we strive for. now one of the things that we eventually need to have is our own monastery, so we'll be searching for tha

. >>> the marin county coroner identified the body of a man buried in a backyard. a neighbor contacted the police after not seeing the 74-year- old for several months t. it led to a search -- it led to a search of his backyard and the burial of his body. investigators hope to have toxicology test results by next week. they say smith's wife, 55-year- old evelyn smith is considered a person of interest in this case. her attorney says smith is exercising her right to remain silent. prosecutors in san francisco dropped a third drug case amid allegations that the police illegally entered homes and lied about it. today, ktvu news received this look at surveillance video of a drug bust on new year's eve. the public defender's office alleges two plain clothes officers did not properly identify themselves and improperly conducted a search before arresting a man on drug possession charges. >> it appears that he altered the facts in the report to appear as if they lawfully seized the items. >> the two officers involved are among six officers under perjury after similar videos

. >>> the morerin county coroner is trying to find out why the man was buried in the backyard. the body is that of 74-year-old dale smith reported missing by a neighbor last month. police are trying to determine if his wife, 55-year-old evelyn smith had anything to do with the death or the burial. she reportedly purchased 300 pounds of sand last year but her lawyers are not saying if it was for the patio area where his body was found. >>> this morning the investigators continues into the attack at a hospital. the news that a patient ripped off the clothing of a female employee and tried to rape her. that patient is now in napa county jail facing four felonies. >> it took five staff members to contain him and get him off of this woman while he continued to attempt to rape her. >> workers say tobar was not considered a particularly dangerous patient but this is the third inmate attack of worker. in one case a nurse was strangled to death. >>> and them blue cross is raising health insurance rates. it will be 15% starting may 1st. it will not affect the same policy holders that saw

there are so many things that she's done there, really being able to revitalize that coroner the district. but she's very innovative in her work. she's pioneered something called a drive-through shopping program, where shoppers phone in their orders and under 30 minutes can come pick up their merchandise. if anybody's in a bind go, to the hardware store. despite owning a small business -- and i understand how difficult it is to have a small business, she's continued to give generously. she's donated and really she's donated and really provided for charities and many

the coroner says leonard collapsed after scoring the winning basket inover time last night capping histeam's perfect season. he was rushed to the hospital where two hours later he was pronounced dead. >> former nfl players are teaming up with the bay area lawmakers to change rules regarding high school athletes and concussions. former 49er guy mcintire and bradshaw attended a meeting. she is trying to rally support for her bill that would require written consent from a health care professional and legal guardian in order to send an athlete back into a game after suffering a concussion. >> you have to have somebody that's impartial that is looking at it from what is for the best interest of this person health wise. >> the bill applies to all high school sports not just football. >>> growing up in an area known for crime, a lot of people thought they would be just another statistic. but mcclimens football team they have proved them all wrong. as it turns out, all 16 seniors say they are on their way to college. but there's only one thing that escapes them, a letterman jacket. paul chambe

the coroner that gets the most mail in the bay area. it's coming up in tonight's good question. >>> well, turns out all mailboxes are not treated equally. in fact, some get a whole lot more mail than others. so, where is busiest mailbox in the bay area? any guesses? tonight's good question. >>> there are about 1700 mailboxes in the city of san francisco alone. several thousand more on the south bay, the east bay and marin. but there is one mailbox that gets more mail every day than some post offices get in a week. >> of all the mail boxes in san francisco, possibly the bay area, turns out these three right here in china town get more mail than any of them. how much mail guess into these boxing every day? >> -- we figured but 3,000 pieces every single day. so maybe 18, 20,000 pieces per week. it's a lot of mail. >> so much mail that one mailbox on this corner just wasn't enough. >> it's the corner of stockton and clay streets in san francisco, the most densely populated neighborhood in the bay area. the mail boxes here have to be emptied

there are so many things that she's done there, really being able to revitalize that coroner the district. but she's very innovative in her work. she's pioneered something called a drive-through shopping program, where shoppers phone in their orders and under 30 minutes can come pick up their merchandise. if anybody's in a bind go, to the hardware store. despite owning a small business -- and i understand how difficult it is to have a small business, she's continued to give generously. she's donated and really provided for charities and many of the schools for 100 different events in the district and the city. she's been part of our local merchant association bringing together the first christmas light program that we had on irving street and helping to get district four, irving street on the map. so for all of your contributions being a business owner, helping to contribute to the community, making sure there are people walking by places to shop, you have contributed to our community, schools and making district four really a better place. i just say to angela, thank you so much for bein

the coroner has also been called for the invest. the lanes will be closed for close to an hour or at least 7:00. we are looking at 280 as your alternate. 280 to connect, 380 to get back. they have reached the peninsula side over san mateo. here's a shot of 101 in a few seconds. we'll come back with a good shot of the backup. meanwhile, here's a rest of the area. the commute is building up. no problems for 280 and the rest of the peninsula. you are okay approaching san mateo. coming south to san mateo you have to use something other than 101. here highway 4 through antioch we have the slowdown as well. typical as you head over to antioch out of the 80 towards love ridge street. here's a shot of the chopper, i want to end the report with this backup on 101. you can see things jammed up heading north of 92. there you go approaching the scene of the deadly accident. only two lanes open at dore avenue. if you have to get to the city passing by 92, take 280 as your alternate past san francisco international airport. 380 is your alternate.

showing the coronation through today. russian art to you live from moscow our top stories this hour the libyan government says the coalition's airstrikes in that country have claimed more civilian lives after a third night of bombing for the troops loyal to colonel gadhafi a toppled rebel held city in the last. concerns rise that there's a hidden agenda on the military intervention in libya as british officials say colonel gadhafi could be targeted this contradicts the u.k. prime minister's earlier statement that regime change is not contained. and in other news radiation levels around townsfolk assume a nuclear plant are reported to be over one and a half thousand times higher than normal as the figures rise so do fears around the radiations impact such as food and water contaminants sent. back starts to looks into the rise of islamophobia in the u.s. and how it's being justified that's coming up in our interview next. party's sitting down with award winning writer and journalist ian buruma named one of the top one hundr

it was getting late and people were nodding off and he was going on and on about the queens coronation so i went to the back to get some fresh air and there was a beautiful woman in the back wearing a dress and black combat books and her name was, tara bishop and six months later got married and now we're living happily ever after in montana. [applause] i also a guy name keesh ran a company called laser image and he taught me how to use a computer and tara after watching me for several days one day, i was writing the fund raising letters and i learned on the computer but she said let me show you something. it's called cut and paste. so, with her now we could write hundreds of fund raising letters and in pakistan i learned to use a local laptop. slate board there. the whole village participated in the building school and it was a joy ous time. this is 18 miles - on that bridge - i didn't mention it but there's 5, 800 pound cables they carried up to the village. 8 men would put this with a spool and carry this up to the village. this is where they're carrying the struts and beams for the

the alameda county coroner is here as well that just arrived 30 minutes ago. despite all the activity that's been going on here with the streets being blocked off, the neighborhood just starting to wake up and has been fairly quiet overnight. despite some neighbors being evacuated. they may be coming home very soon. here's what we know. this started at 7:30 last night. reports of a man with a gun inside the home on marin avenue near alameda. the man fired in the direction of the officers who arrived on the scene. they backed up and called for help. oakland and berkeley s.w.a.t. arrived. berkeley negotiators tried to contact the man. why he was distraught they are not saying, but when they entered the home finally after 4:00 this morning they found him dead of a self-of self-inflicted gunshot wound. they hoped it would come to a better end. >> we do everything possible that we can to try and resolve this peaceably. and if that means talking to somebody for hours, that's what we'll do and we'll sit out here and continue to try to negotiate to bring about a peace

is our responsible role to merely help coronate from 30,000 feet a no-fly zone? or is the mission of this engagement, a military engagement in libya under perhaps french direction going to take this fight that would lead in the end to having to place ground forces on the ground in libya to prevail against muammar gaddafi? host: we have high school students here. where did you go to high school? guest: i went to high school in egypt, libya, in west hartford connecticut. >> i am from alexander, a virginia. through what history we have seen patterns of being inspired by other revolutions. i think it is pretty clear we're seeing this in the northeast. what do you envision the ultimate scope of these revolutions being? do you envision them growing to an even larger expansion? guest: it is a great question. i dare say those that i read who write about this cannot accurately predict this. obviously the constitutional referendum that occurred in egypt was a major step forward in giving them a major sense of participation. basically in libya this is civil war. theis large

on the day of her coronation, there was rioting on the streets of as ter dam. groups of mostly left wing activists demanding jobs an housing while running in battles with the police. >> this youth movement you had at that time is now not existent anymore. the netherlands has turned into a more conservative right wing society. the position of the queen changed. she is now a more ceremonial position. >> the netherlands is less liberal than 30 years ago but also more prosperous and this change is reflected in people's attitudes towards their monarchy. the dutch still love their bicycles. they seem like their royal to be a bit more regal and traditional. bbc news in amsterdam. >> to have more coverage of monarchys around the globe and the build-up to the royal wedding, go to our website. you will find all the latest news and analysis there as we get more hysterical about the big day. you will find us, too, on twitter and facebook, of course. just briefly, the main news, despite the international air and forces loyal to muammar gaddafi are still fighting on the grou

the coroner confirmed his identity today. it will take weeks to determine the cause of death. police say his wife evelyn smith is a person of interest in the case. >>> it is overtime for the nfl, and thousands of bay area workers who rely on the 49ers and raiders for their paychecks. a deadline for the negotiations between the nfl and the players association has been extended? >> yeah, it has, and that's the positive thing. it's a 24-hour extension. tomorrow at this time, the story may be taking another turn completely. here's the deal, the league makes around $9 billion a year, how the owners and players split up the money is the issue. they don't like the current arrangement they feel like they split too much money already, they can't do nick until their current collective bargaining agreement expires. if in 24 hours from midnight tonight, the players don't bernd. the owners will likely move to lock the players unite. we've been expecting this, how long it lasts is what will be the story of the summer. the nhl cancelled an entire season about six years ago, when the owners l

. >> the san mateo county coroner's office is still looking into the exact cause of the death. milosky is one of two surfers known to have lost their lives at mavericks. >>> 4:43 on your friday. a federal judge ruled prosecutors cannot use 11 voicemail messages against barry bonds in the slugger's perjury trial. the allegedly threatening voicemail messages were left for bonds' mistress. prosecutors had hoped the intensity of the messages shows bonds was suffering from roid rage but the judge said they were marginal. prosecutors argued bonds lied when he said he had never knowingly received steroids or injections from his trainer. >>> the contra costa county district attorney's office will drop about a dozen cases involving arrests by the county's central narcotics task force. the former commander of the task force facing drugs charge force allegedly conspiring with a former private investigator to sell stolen drug evidence. the d.a.'s office has identified and reviewed about 40 pending cases. it's estimated a third of those will be dismissed. >>> a car that had been carjacked a

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and then ultimately it will become the coroner investigation as well. >> reporter: i know that in this process you evacuated a number of residents. how many were evacuated and can they go home? >> i don't know the total number that we evacuated. we make a determination based on where the shots were coming from which exact residents need to be evacuated. at this point, i don't believe it's been cleared to go back in, back to their homes but that should be coming shortly. >> reporter: thank you very much, sergeant rittenhouse filling us in on this standoff that ended after nine hours. now a lot of questions. they are dealing with the person who was barricaded inside his home who apparently committed suicide. back to you. >> thank you, sharon chin in berkeley. >>> in other news, a drug case in contra costa county could be dismissed today because of arrests of law enforcement official. the latest arrest, that of danville police officer steve tenabi on friday. he is facing a weapons charge and drug charge. his arrest follows recent arrests of two other men accused of stealing and selling dr

the wife is considered a person of interest while the marin county coroner determines a cause of death. carolyn smith joined us by phone just a short while ago and told us that evelyn has not contacted her husband's relatives regarding the case. >> we hadn't heard from him in a while, and because the reaction from evelyn, his wife, that he held -- right away, and he wasn't speaking to any of us and making any comments. we're just we thought that it was very suspicious from the very beginning. >> the wife, evelyn smith, never reported her husband missing to police. dale smith's relatives want to thank the neighbors in novato, who initiated the welfare check that eventually led to the gruesome discovery on february 23rd. >>> amber frey the former death row inmate scott peterson is back in the news tonight. she's getting sued. peter renosa and claim frey backed out of the deal to write a book in the sceneplay. title of the book "memoirs of a sex addict" and although it's not clear if a book a memoir or a work of fiction. wants $250,000 or for frey to move forward with the deal. he admits

the coroner says the tragedy on this rugby field was caused by a condition known as sudden cardiac death. experts say it happens far too often to young athletes in the prime of their lives. it's estimated as many as 1 in 350 kids may have dangerous underlying heart conditions. >> athletes are probably at higher risk than the general population because they exercise more and ironically, though we know exercise is a healthy benefit for all of us, in some persons with an underlying heart condition, exercise can actually be the trigger for a sudden cardiac arrest. >> reporter: matthew's death comes just days after michigan high school basketball player wes leonard collapsed and died after scoring the winning shot for his team. >> because it's just tearing me up. because he was just a special kid with a passion that, you just don't get to see all the time. >> reporter: young people dying of heart failure? it's far more common than most of us realize. stories like these are being repeated around the country, with estimates as high as one death every three days. support groups like parent heart

the marin coroner says last year it counted 31 suicides and that since the bridge opened more than 1,300 people have jumped to their deaths. those numbers may be conservatives because some suicides go unnoted. >>> fall out tonight from the latest san francisco police scandal. jeff adachi is asking for officers who were using master keys to get into residents. eight officers have been named. 57 criminal cases have been dismissed as a result. >>> the contra costa county sheriff announced that deputy sheriff tenabe has resigned after being arrested on drugs and weapons charges last friday. tenabe has been linked to the case of norman welsh and christopher butler who are suspected of stealing confiscated drugs and selling them. >>> a surprise development in the controversy involving pg & e smart meters. a judge asked pg & e to come up with a process allowing customers to opt out. it's a story we've been following for a year now. and patti lee has the story. >> reporter: people will have the option of refusing pg & e to install these new smart meters and keeping one of these older ones around

the marin coroner says last year it counted 31 suicides and that since the bridge opened more than 1,300 people have jumped to their deaths. those numbers may be conservatives because some suicides go unnoted. >>> fall out tonight from the latest san francisco police scandal. jeff adachi is asking for officers who were using master keys to get into residents. eight officers have been named. 57 criminal cases have been dismissed as a result. >>> the contra costa county sheriff announced that deputy sheriff tenabe has resigned after being arrested on drugs and weapons charges last friday. tenabe has been linked to the case of norman welsh and christopher butler who are suspected of stealing confiscated drugs and selling them. >>> a surprise development in the controversy involving pg & e smart meters. a judge asked pg & e to come up with a process allowing customers to opt out. it's a story we've been following for a year now. and patti lee has the story. >> reporter: people will have the option of refusing pg & e to install these new smart meters and keeping one of these older ones around

the coroner is working to determine the cause of death. the father of a college students whose body was pulled from a river in madrid said he has not ruled out foul play. he was reported missing 10 days ago. his body was found near a nightclub. >>> president obama and the first lady turned to social media to launch a new campaign against bullying. >> for a long time bullying was treated as a part of growing mup more and more we are seeing how harmful it can be for kids. >> the president released a facebook video speaking not just as the president but also as parents. michelle obama said it's the responsibility of every student, teacher, parent and coach to fight bullying. >> it's tough enough being a kid today, our children deserve the chance to learn and grow without being picked on, made fun of or worse. >> the president says the good news is, there is a growing movement led by young people to make the community safe from bullying. they will be hosting the first ever white house summit on bullying prevention. >>> a trip to disney world i

german coroner says that the country has very selective when deciding whether to treat intervention is necessary. i think there's a lot of double standards going on here because what is happening in libya is obviously terrible and obviously gadhafi should have heeded the views of ordinary people and come to some kind of accommodation with them all removed himself from office. there's been no condemnation worthy of anything against our aim saudi arabia yemen or martin who've also been killing large numbers of civilians totally over the last few weeks and i think that the west has been very selective about this it's all about securing future status with whatever government comes out of libya libya has been fast will be hosting libya also has the potential of being a very big investor in the rest of the world indeed it has been for a very long time i think this is much more about european and western influence in the new new emerging countries of north africa and i think the west is trying to assert itself in libya and i am also suspicious that we might end up with a division of libya alm

. >>> a coroner officially declared a 58-year-old man dead after he republicanninged down into an abandoned mine. this happened last week. the man survived the fall but rescue operators called off the search, saying the rescue would be too risky. >>> six people have died after a broke out during a birthday party at a texas mobile home. look at these pictures. it happened yesterday in lake granbury. fire officials say they still want to figure out what caused the fire. three other people suffered bushes and had to be treated at the hospital. >> wow. it's 7:12. >>> what libyan government forces are doing this morning to prevent opposition fires to advance on the capital city. >>> and why robert gates became emotional during a visit to afghanistan. >>> what happened overnight when a guardian angel patrolled the mission district in san francisco. >>> and a 34-year-old candidate for the city of bell has now died. why his name will stay on the ballot. >>> good morning. mostly cloudy. cloudy, windy at times. gust, 40-plus miles an hour. look for a partly sunny! a -- look for a opinion/partly cloud