front page photo caption san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. >> the not guilty verdicts in the michael jackson trial. front page photo caption, san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. after the bleeding the blood spattered walls draw the gaze of children wanting to see what has caused such a noise. how can they not stair. arms and legs, pieces of torso scattered, the smell of new death and feared hair. they must be asking the same question. a person who blows themselves up must believe in something. must believe in something or else not. hopelessness degreesed in apnigzs, righteousness disguised in a tuxedo of death muc

front page photo caption san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. >> the not guilty verdicts in the michael jackson trial. front page photo caption, san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. after the bleeding the blood spattered walls draw the gaze of children wanting to see what has caused such a noise. how can they not stair. arms and legs, pieces of torso scattered, the smell of new death and feared hair. they must be asking the same question. a person who blows themselves up must believe in something. must believe in something or else not. hopelessness degreesed in apnigzs, righteousness disguised in a tuxedo of death much the children don't understand. i being of the dead dying man the bleeding bystanders who left to buy cheese or tobacco. in car bombs suicide bombs and we keep talking as though this will end like the final judgment of that black man who looks white and sleeps with boys but doesn't touch them. after the bleeding the children's shoes will be forever stained in the crimson color of death. who will set the doves free then. >> the next is sdaefrt on the horizon. i'm sure man

. >> joel sullivan is a pop music critic for the san francisco chronicle. ay, two of houston's early pop hits, "how will i know" and "i want to dance with somebody" were produced in san rafael. >>> keep it here on cbs 5 to see whitney houston honored at the grammy's. jennifer hudson will sing a tribute. the show starts at 8:00, followed by eyewitness news at 11:30, when you'll hear from the doctor who performed throat surgery on singer adeformity. >>> a solano county suspect was shot. the sheriff's department says the struggle started after a sheriff tried to serve some kind of warrant in vallejo and at some point, a round went off. the condition of the suspect is unknown. >>> hate crimes were up for discussion in the bay area today. federal representatives came to meet with members of the sikh community. that group became a target in the wake of 9/11. anne makovec with a sikh perspective on life in the bay area. n]♪ >> reporter: it's a culture that many don't know much about. >> i'm a sikh. >> reporter: wearing the traditional sikh head covering can lead to

the san francisco chronicle reports newark police reports the incident took place at a local motel, butnot identify the victim. bill lockyer confirmed it was his wife, nadia lockyer. the assailant was a troubled person and his wife went to the hotel to try to help him. >>> in the wake of 9/11, there was increased discrimination and hate crimes against muslims and arab americans. also caught in the frenzy, another religious group, whose culture also became a target. anne makovec was at a meeting today where a federal official discussed hate crimes against sikhs. n]♪ >> reporter: it's a culture that many don't know much about. >> i'm a sikh. >> reporter: wearing the traditional sikh head covering can lead to misunderstandings and discrimination. >> lot of kids do ask, you know, are you a terrorist? what's your religion? what's your culture like? >> everything from racial taunts, ep thets, violence, homes vandalized. >> reporter: crime against sikhs was the hot topic at the sikh center today, with a visit from u.s. attorney malinda haag. >> i can see why the sikh-american community can be

you can read david baker's work and the "san francisco chronicle." he covers the energy beat which i guess we will all be chasing for a long time. >>> stay with us, january wall is next. -- jan wall is next. >>> tonight is 48th academy awards. along with nervous nominees nine times are up for the best picture. we root for our favorites, san francisco film critic jan wall joins us with her trademark hat and professional eye that is reviewing the films. >> nice to be here. this is a wonderful year for oscar. >> i thought so. feel like billy crystal. it's a wonderful time for us. >> are you glad he is back. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness and he will be fun and hopefully they will have production values. so actually you will see some funny moments and great things will happen. i mean, remember, it will be so great of the spontaneity. i don't want written acceptance speeches. they shouldn't allow anybody to pull them out. just talk from the heart. remember when jack palance won and he did one arm push ups, the following year billy crystal gets dragged in on a

--el "san francisco chronicle" reporta que el jefe del departamento de alguacil, ross mirkarimi, impidia por alrededor de 18 horas.... vo ....para que al parecer, ella no hablara con las autoridades despues del supuesto abuso domstico. --mirkarimi, enfrenta 3 cargos de violencia intrafamiliar. --el procurador someti una peticin para permitir que en la corte se muestren video de vecinos como evidencia. ---eliana lopez, se informa, no esta cooperando con las autoridades y mirkarimi niega las acusaciones. cu ---la organizacion caritativa para el cancer del seno mas importante del pais..... take vo ....ha cortado todos sus vinculos con "planned parenthood", una organizacion que proporciona ayuda de planeacion familiar a los jovenes. ---segun "planned parenthood", la fundacion " susan g. komen" ha cedido a la presion ejercida por activistas anti-aborto para que deje de entregar cientos de miles de dolares en fondos que eran utilizados para brindar examenes del cancer de mama. ---directivos de dicha agencia, dicen que durante los pasados 5 aÑos, realizaron mas de 170 mil examenes de ese tipo

coming up san francisco chronicle joe joins us live to discuss the campaign. >> california is under the opinion that 35 and 40 years ago we had the best educational system and at least one of the best in the world. all of that has gone and eroded because the absolute of money. >> the anymore nation for california voters to approve -- the nomination for california voters to approve a tax hike. >> back to winter we go as we see breezy and cool conditions today around the bay. coming up, i'll have the details in your forecast, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, anyone who grows things for a living will tell ya... a plant is only as good as the soil you put it in. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro potting mix. rich organic ingredients with miracle-gro plant food mixed right in. it even feeds plants for six straight months. want this result? gotta start with this soil. miracle-gro potting mix. success starts with the soil. jim - thank you. jim - thank you. . >> welcome back. >> the temperatures are going down. how is it looking jim? >> looking

san francisco. ---en una entrevista concedida al diario "san francisco chronicle", paula canny, dijo que la duracionad de la declaracion de lopez van a depender en si la fiscalia le concede inmunidad, ya que de no tenerla, podria enfrentar cargos de poner en riesgo a un menor porque su hijo presenci el altercado. cu ---la construccin en el puente de la bahia podria ser suspendida por algunos dias por las lluvias. take vo ---la agencia de transporte "caltrans" planea cerrar los carriles del puente que van rumbo al poniente, el fin de semana feriado del dia de los presidentes, es decir del 21 al 23 de febrero. ---sin embargo, si llueve durante esos dias, el cierre se efectuar del 24 al 26 de este mes. cu ---el presidente barack obama, present su plan propuesto federal para el aÑo 2013. take vo ---propso cuentas por ms de 3 mil millones y medio de dlares, aumento de impuestos e inversiones en educacin, infraestructura y energa renovable. --obama habl de recortes difciles pero absolutament e necesarios, que segn dijo son claves para recuperar la economa. --el mandatario busca la reeleccin este aÑo. anch

---una de sus nuevos asesores legales, declar al diario "san francisco chronicle" que no descarta la ar una vez que comience el juicio contra mirkarimi. cu ---san francisco comparte el primer lugar de una distincin "no" muy codiciada. take vo ---segun los resultados de una encuesta realizada por la agencia de transporte del ayuntamiento, la ciudad, al igual que nueva york, aplica las multas mas caras por infracciones a parquimetros en los estados unidos y ademas est en la posicion numero 3, en cuanto al cbro por hora de las tarifas de estacionamiento. ---en el sondeo, se compararon las tasas con otras 40 ciudades y areas urbanas de la nacion. ---la multa por no alimentar un parquimetro es de 65 dolares en el centro y de 55 en las zonas aledaÑas al distrito comercial. cu ---una corte de apelaciones en california, inform que maÑana dar a conocer su decisin sobre la legalidad de una enmienda que prohbe los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo en nuestro estado. take vo ---la proposicin 8, que define el matrimonio como la unin entre un hombre y una mujer exclusivamente, fue aprobada

san francisco. the "san francisco chronicle" says instead of cold calling voters the tech volunteers helped develop item for the president's website and will possibly develop new campaign apps. the technology field office believed to be the first of its kind for a presidential campaign. >>> it's 4 :36. a piece of the american dream may be closer for many families in the south bay. the city of san jose is promoting a program to fix up and sell foreclosed homes. san jose used federal grant money to have contractors take care of everything from new roofs to energy efficient appliances. >> we all know how hard it to pull money out of your pocket to fix your roof or to fix your furnace and if you've just bought a home, you know, sometimes it's almost impossible to try to come up with money to fix a roof. >> depending on your income, the city will give you 10% to 20% of the home's purchase price. san jose's housing department will have an open house to sunday. for more information about the program head to our website nbcbayarea.com. >>> 4:37 right now as we creep closer to the weekend, let's find out wh

i am "the san francisco chronicle" waterfront columnist and and part of san francisco yacht club. i can also say we have increased our membership, seemingly directly in connection with the america's cup, san francisco being chosen as the location. we urge you to support the items before you and to get on with identifying and planning for the legacy uses and development of the waterfront to increase access. moving this ahead will also help us with our planning for hosting teams and welcoming visitors to san francisco. putting on my consultant hat, i might comment on a couple of the questions you had earlier. with people coming to san francisco, this is just anecdotal evidence, but i have heard from various sailing clubs from southeast -- from south beach harbor, and various harbors, that bookings are increasing. hotels have contacted me with interest in the cup. they are getting interest in bookings for rooms as well as meeting space and the new space. we are seeing activity around the other sectors of the city. as far as fund-raising, it is difficult to fund raise as long as there

san francisco... ---en una entrevista concedida al diario "san francisco chronicle", paula canny, dijo que la duracionfundidad de la declaracion de lopez van a depender en si la fiscalia le concede inmunidad, ya que de no tenerla, podria enfrentar cargos de poner en riesgo a un menor porque su hijo presencio el altercado... cu - anchor ---la raza o el grupo etnico, no puede ser tomado en cuenta a la hora de elegir a quien admitir en las universidades publicas de california. ---esto a consecuencia de la proposicion 209, aprobada hace 15 anos. ---una demanda busca revocarla y pilar nino nos cuenta que paso se dio hoy en esa direccion..... take pkg take pkg estos estudiantes estan decididos a derrocar la proposicion 209. dicen que ha tenido un efecto devastador en el numero de estudiantes de minorias, incluidos latinos, que ingresan a la universidad de california. brisa diaz/representant e estudiantil en uc berkeley 8:51 despues de que paso la proposicion 209 nuestra comunidad latina en berkeley se corto por mitad 8:57 jose alberto garcia/ 6:27 si la 209 es injusto e inconstitucional porque discrimina a

there are numerous stores already in the san francisco chronicle and the examiner about family homelessness in san francisco, and people coming forward to tell the stories, it is very difficult. but those types of synergies between advocates telling their stories and media picking up on them are ways that we can actually shed light on our troubles and how we can come up with a response. i was very pleased to see, this morning, the story in "the chronicle" about a family making commitments to help families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. i think those types of support that come from time to time are essential for us to be able to support struggling families and to show the kind of city that we truly are. so we owe a great thanks to the efficacy effort for bringing this july, to the attention of city officials, and also to this family as well for their commitment to the families. i believe we have much more to do. as a city, not looking at -- and no, fixes in the last 18 months, we're looking at long-term, how we can put our services in place and how we can support struggling fam

the san francisco chronicle reports 400 faculty members from cal-state east bay took part in the one-day walk out november 17th. the chancellor says they didn't have the money for a full into who had worked. and it would be unfair to dock the pay of only those who admitted to go on strike so everyone gets a pass. >>> gas prices have never been higher this time year. nationally prices are up a quarter since the start of 2012 to $3.53 in california over $4. overnight prices spiked to a nine-month high. >> reporter: gas prices have shot way up! >> wow! impressive. >> reporter: the cost of gas hit its highest price ever for president's day weekend causing big pain at the pump. >> they are getting ridiculous. i suppose they have been for a while but it seems to be getting higher and higher. it is crazy. >> don't like it. [ laughing ] >> i don't like it but what you can -- can you do? >> reporter: $3.45 texas, new york, 3.85. >> it used to take about $30 now it takes $50. >> reporter: over the past month prices have soared 18 cents a gallon. economists predict the national average could reach

el san francisco chronicle reporta que la novena del este de la bahia podrian firmar al jugador de 39edad antes de que inicie la pretemporada... el unico problema es que manny debe de cumplir con una suspension de 50 partidos por violar los reglamentos anti drogas de la liga... ---maÑana los pitchers y catchers de los gigantes de san francisco se reportaran maÑana en scottsdale para iniciar los entrenamiento s el domingo... el resto de los jugadores se esperan para el proximo jueves 23... ---la ciudad de santa clara aprobo el contrato de 878 millones de dolares con una firma constructora del sur de la bahia para la edificacion del nuevo estadio de los 49ers de san francisco ... se espera que la construccion dara inicio el primero de junio... ---esta noche arranca la fecha siete del torneo clausura del futbol mexicano con el partido entre estudiantes tecos y el atlante... ..para maÑana por la pantalla de telemundo.... las chivas rayadas del guadalajara buscaran su primer triunfo al recibir a los gladiadores de san luis... ambos equipos estan urgidos de sumar puntos por que si no podria

former san francisco mayor told the san francisco chronicle he feels hampered by the goal and the limited resources that he's been given. he acknowledged he and governor brown aren't always on the best of terms. he says the relationship could have been better had they run on the same ticket. back in 2010, he questioned the importance of the role of the lieutenant governor. >> come forward if you know something about this case. police in the east are looking for women who may be victims of a bookstore groper. police arrested convicted sex offender ronald this week on four counts of sexual battery. he's accused of assaulting several women as they browse bookstore aisles in dublin and freemont. >> this guy would approach him and come up from behind him, pretending to read a book and then fondble and grope them to the point where a lot of them just took off and ran. >> police say he could have more victims. >> well, up next, 5 graders plotting to poison their teacher. the plan uncovered tonight. plus. >> good evening, the nbc bay area weather center, our record-setting heat we've had for the

he told the reporter today there's a way bigger story than the sex tapes, referring to a san francisco chronicle report of him with another man. >> the distraction is the fact that these allegations and it puts a light on the county in a bad way and we don't necessarily appreciate that. >> reporter: at the almeda county board of supervisor's meeting today. usually remains empty. while the rehab center for substance abuse. >> they've issued a statement already. and we're not going to issue any more statements and it's unknown. >> the supervisors absence was announced mercury news identified as attacked her at this newark hotel earlier this month. the incident is still under investigation and no one has been charged. the -- back saturday courthouse next month for his drug case. they contact lawyer and family today but neither wanted to comment. san jose maureen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a major bust today 25 people suspected in taking part in the cyber attacks. the arrest were carried out in columbia and spain. the suspect hacked the web site of numerous institutions including columbia's defense m

the san francisco chronicle reports an officer failed to respond to an initial call about a prowler at the home because police were busy with an occupy protest. the family said their grief isn't just for their son. >> my hearts go out to the other family. that breaks my heart and we have all lost in this. our society has lost, our son has lost, we have lost and the other family has lost. >> reporter: daniel is expected to face murder charges. he will be arraigned on wednesday. live in berkeley. >> they are known for rallying against big businesses and bank bailouts but today occupy protesters took aim at a new target, the prison system. we are at san quentin where a crowd gathered to rally for inmate rights. >> reporter: people came from as far as new mexico for the protest here. they want to force change in the united states prison system. occupy oakland brought their energy to the prison joining forces. the presence unnerved some. >> it seems to -- [inaudible] >> reporter: there was also lots of support and a lot of law enforcement positioned around the prison and in the bay. the ral

according to the san francisco chronicle court documents show dennis bag well was obsessed with miss smith. she met bag well as bay area optical school in union city. smith says bag well an instructor attempted to initiate a relationship and when she turned him down smith says that bag well began behaving erratically. bag well appeared briefly in court today but did not enter a plea. >> mortgage deal reached today should help bailout millions of americans who lost their home to foreclosure or in danger of losing their home. most money will be spent in california. every state except oklahoma signed the 26 billion dollar settlement with the nation 5 largest lenders including wells fargo, bank of america and chase. california will get a hefty 18 billion dollars. among bay area county alameda will receive the most 7 57 million followed by contra costa county. we have some important link and contact information for all the loan services on our web sit at 7 news.com. find that under see it on tv. >> bart board of director took a major step toward extending service to livermore. the vote st

. >>> last night at the sun valley mall in concord, the san francisco chronicle is reporting it was all young women aged 20 to 21. about 6:00 last night mall security said they tried to detain a woman for shoplifting at jc penney. she pulled out a gun and they took off by foot and officers caught up with them quickly. facing several charges with assault with a deadly weapon. >>> i woman was struck and killed trying to cross the freeway on foot t. happened just went of santa rita road. it blocked lanes at the time t. is not clear why the woman was trying to cross the freeway. the driver who hit her is cooperating with investigators. the coroner's office is not yet releasing the women's name. >>> a private forprofit college faces a class action lawsuit filed by the students when the school was shutdown. a ktvu news crews was there when the state forced the closure of institute of medical education. the school was not properly accredited. they train them as medical assist is ants. it seeks damaging including repayment to the twice and the loans. >>> it was back in the future today, an all

according to the san francisco chronicle court documents show dennis bag well was obsessed with miss smith. she met bag well as bay area optical school in union city. smith says bag well an instructor attempted to initiate a relationship and when she turned him down smith says that bag well began behaving erratically. bag well appeared briefly in court today but did not enter a plea. >> mortgage deal reached today should help bailout millions of americans who lost their home to foreclosure or in danger of losing their home. most money will be spent in california. every state except oklahoma signed the 26 billion dollar settlement with the nation 5 largest lenders including wells fargo, bank of america and chase. california will get a hefty 18 billion dollars. among bay area county alameda will receive the most 7 57 million followed by contra costa county. we have some important link and contact information for all the loan services on our web sit at 7 news.com. find that under see it on tv. >> bart board of director took a major step toward extending service to livermore. the vote st

i want to thank the planning department and the san francisco chronicle for reminding us of the need to protect the spaces. thank you to supervisor wiener for root -- for his attention to this issue as well. i would like to co-sponsor the resolution that supervisor wiener has offered regarding the state legislation that would make the food trucked legislation more difficult. the rest of my items, i will submit. >> thank you, mr. president. supervisor olague? supervisor olague: i would like to introduce a hearing requests for the public safety committee. it is being co-sponsored by supervisors, posing in calling. -- supervisors campos and cocacohen. the hearing on collaborations between the san francisco police department, sheriff's department, unified school district, and related protocols developed to support low-income school age youth that experience repeated exposure to violence and trauma. a review of current strategy is designed to look at posttraumatic stress in children, as well as a review of research from the childhood trauma research program. also, i would like to mention

get 50 cents for families who make a living with this beautiful car was featured in the "san francisco chronicle" pink pages, i guess you have and is one of the best hot dogs in the city, in the state. i'm very proud of that. i got the permits and paid to the police department but somehow some person wants that location and i have a police permit, fire department, tax department, all fully paid and notified. today i went to pay, they assess me -- they put a lien on my property for $740 which i never knew and am going to pay for some secure property taxes and the assessor was very nice and he says to me it was sent to the wrong address, so even i saw the permit -- there's one person wants that location because it's now very popular. and it is a gentleman, if you have a picture, i have a picture of him, he's applying and he has three locations, is selling illegally and he's here. i never met the person. it's right here selling hot dogs with no permits. i'm not against him but he wants that location because it's a beautiful location and i have a permit for bart, also, an asset, a tourist attraction

the "san francisco chronicle" says chances are slim he'll actually negotiate a deal, but today would be the day if that's actually going to happen. the sheriff facing misdemeanor charges after allegedly bruising his wife's arm during an argument that took place on new year's eve. it is his first appearance since being granted visitation rights with his young son two weeks ago. >>> new information out of italy this morning regarding the ship off the coast of tuscany. divers have found eight more bodies, including that of a 5-year-old italian girl. she was on the cruise with her father and his girlfriend. the girlfriend actually survived. the father is still among the seven people still missing. the ship ran aground more than a month ago, and the death toll stands at 32. >>> argentina is grappling with the deadliest train crash in more than 40 years. at least 49 people are dead and more than 600 injured after a packed commuter train slammed into a platform at a station in buenos aires. investigators say the train came in too fast, and the brakes may have failed. 200 people were killed

lockyer told the "san francisco chronicle" after an angry phone call his wife went to the motel to meet an ex-boyfriend. he says at some point the encounter turned violent. the ex-boyfriend has not been identified in police reports. the direct attorney's office says it was following up on documents related to the case. nadia lockyer says she came forward with the story so she can "heal myself and family while continuing to do the work i was elected to do." now, lockyer's colleagues here at the alameda county board of supervisors didn't want to go on camera but half hour ago they released a statement in part saying, she is dealing wish use that are personal in nature and we support her decision to seek help with those issues. it goes on to say we stand in support of our colleague and look forward to her return. allen. >> thank you, ann notarangelo. we'll see you back here live at 6:00 tonight. >>> hundreds of bone fragments unearthed in the tiny town of linden all likely belonging to the victims of the speed freak killers. len ramirez on what investigators call a gruesome crime scene and

according to the san francisco chronicle, nadia lockyer's husband, straight treasurer bill lock yes, was given a sex tape of his wife and a construction worker about six weeks before the assault. the chronicle says the treasurer was concerned the man in the tape might make it public if the man was forced to break off the relationship with his wife. this all came to light earlier this month when nadia lockyer accused the man of assaulting ter at the home wood suites in the east bail. police responded to that hotel but have not made any arrests in that case. nadia lock year, but the way, has since taken a leave of absence from her job as supervisor while undergoing treatment for addiction problems. >>> coming up next at 5:00, former south african president nelson mandela spent the night in the hospital and we will explain what happened there. >>> also, nearly eight decades ago today, construction of the golden gate bridge began. we will take you to the celebration today. >>> and we will go one-on-one with a big boss of the giants, there he is, larry bare and he talks about the state of

joining me tonight are carla marinucci, senior political writer for the "san francisco chronicle." and rachel gordon, city hall reporter also with the "criterion ankle." rachel, what kind of impact has this domestic violence case against the sheriff had on advocates for the victims? >> it's really galvanized this community really from the get-go. the thing that made them most angry was on his swearing-in day on january 8th, ross meirkarimi said this case involving allegations he was abusive to his wife, grabbed her arm, caused bruising, he addressed reporters and said, it's a private matter, it's a family matter. that right there got people furious. what we saw this week was mentioned in the intro, was that they raised more than $5,000 to put up a billboard in the south of market, four blocks from the hall of justice where mirkarimi will be facing trial, that says domestic violence is never a private matter. they hope to raise a few more thousand dollars to also put a spanish language billboard up. they're saying that comment alone sets the whole idea of domestic violence back a de

carla marinucci, ploit call reporter with the "san francisco chronicle," joining us from las vegas. carla, we know they say what happens in vegas stays in vegas. but how are the republican presidential candidates changing their message to reach voters here in western states? >> yeah, belva, you're right. first in the west caucuses in nevada and it is all about western issues. the candidates are talking water and immigration. but they're also talking about issues we know in california, but that are even deeper here in nevada. the highest unemployment rate in the nation in nevada. the highest home foreclosure rate. this is stuff that is absolutely a theme on the campaign trail. but i have to say when you're talking about the nevada caucuses, you're talking about some campaign events you would never see in california. i just came from ron paul touring a gun store with assault weapons. i just came from newt gingrich in a country western bar. and yesterday, it was mitt romney with donald trump in his glittery hotel about the only thing that was missing was the showgirls there. you get a

david baker, "san francisco chronicle" energy writer. david, rising gas prices spurred hot political debate. why? >> it's going to keep doing that for months. this is one of those things that everybody feels anyone who has a car, and outside of that, even your grocery prices go up when gas and oil prices go up. it's something people see every day driving to work, they see the lines along the side of the road. a situation in california where in the last two days alone we've gone up 14 cents on average across the state. people see that. in the midst of their commute. it freaks them out. it makes them worry about where it's going next. and politicians feel compelled to jump in on that. and they feel forced to. sometime is by their constituents. when you're in an election year they can't resist -- >> right now they're blaming president obama. could any president have avoided this? i guess that's not a fair question. but is it likely that a president could have avoided this? >> this is one of those things, sometimes presidents for their own p

san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. according to the san francisco chronicle the lawyer for eliana lopez says her client will testify atupcoming trial that he assaulted her these are misdemeanor domestic violence violence and child indangerment charges. what she says will depend on whether the venezuelan-born lopez gets immunity from prosecution. lopez's attorney wants to make sure her testimony doesn't lead to criminal charges or immigration problems for her. until now lopez has denounced the charges against her husband and refused to talk. >>> autopsy on whitney houston is complete. it will take several weeks before the are yous are back on the case of singer's death or the cause. according to -- according to tmz her family was told that houston did not die from drowning, rather from what happens to be a combination of xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol. houston was found dead in a bathtub at the beverly littleton hotel saturday. tahman bradley has more -- >> reporter: >>> there is no way around this, we've had a death in our family. >> reporter: the grammy awards opened in prayer. music's biggest

. >> joe has been a music fan and tv critic for the san francisco chronicle since in the early 70s andembers whitney houston recording some of her greatest hits here in the bay area. >> early hits were produced here in malin county. >> she began recording at the age of 15 she was born to swing. she. >> whitney houston knocked down the door for a whole generation of singers, beginning with and not limited to mariah carey, brittany spears, blah blah blah. >> she crossed over to film with the film "the bodyguard" and soon written by dolly parton became a huge hit but at her career soared her personal life took a steep dive. he marriage to bobby brown broke up amid rumors of violence and drug addiction. her fall was public and gritty. >> this is shocking news but not surprising. and it's been a real public decline for her, supermarket magazine cover photographs, oh, my gosh, look at her, 85 pounds. >> tony bennett reported on the same label as houston and says she'll be missed. >> it's tragic. it's terrible. she was just -- had a god-given gift of being a magnificent singer and great artis

. >> joel selvin is critic for the san san francisco chronicle.e remembers her recording some her greatest hits in the bay area. >> early hits were recorded in marin county. >> reporter: she begin recorded at the age of 14. she was born to sing. she paved the way for many of newer stars. >> she knocked down the door for whole generation, beginning and not limited to mariah carey, britney spears. >> she crossed over into films and bodyguard and song run by dolly parton became a huge hit. as her career soared her personal life took a deep drive. she and bob ri brown broke up in 2007. she declared herself drug free in 2010. her fall was public and gritty. >> this is shocking news but it's not surprising. it's been a real public decline for her, supermarket magazine cover photographs, look at her, 85 pounds. >> tony bennett recorded on the same label as houston. >> to have this happen is so tragic. it's terrible. she was had god given gift of being magnificent singer. >> joel says whitney houston should be remembered as a remarkable singer and death i

san francisco chronicle reports lipo did not respond to the trespassing call because they were busy watchingnd match and they were only dispatching officers to high priority cases. >>> and they are expected outside prison and they are calling attention to prisoner's rights. they place parking signs and crowd control gates in preparation an extra deputies will also be working and people nearby are bracing for the inconvenience. >> we have to wait until out and see what will happen. >> they will close and parking restrictions will take place. >>> fall out continues this morning over that racially against basketball -- slur against basketball star engineer any lynn -- jeremy lynn. it caused an international firestorm. we will get the response from the network as well as from jeremy lynn himself. >>> the western span into san francisco is back open. 33 hours ahead of schedule it is open and tara moriarty is here to tell us some of the changes cal trans has made. >> reporter: a couple of times they worked on this bridge they had to shut early -- early and this time was no exception. the entrance

according to the san francisco chronicle the two were at the same optician school at the same time he was a teach and she was a student. her husband -- was a teacher and she was a student. her husband was shot early tuesday morning the officer was off-duty when he was shot. the owner of the school tells the chronicle that he has no reason to believe this was a love triangle situation. it is confirmed that he was -- deacon firm that the wife knew the suspect. -- he did confirm that the wife knew the suspect. police don't know why the man was shot they have theories, but they are still investigating. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 6:05 now. deputies are searching property in san joaquin county for human remains. a manp kidnapped 9-year-old michaela garecht in 1988 from a market near her home a death row inmate claimed his friend abducted the girl. he committed side in prison last month. the family once owned the property that is being searched. he has promised but failed to reveal where the bodies of three people he was convicted of killing are buried. >>> bay area law enforcement task

there is a report today in the "san francisco chronicle" a mother is suing the university of californiar son was a 21-year-old junior, who took a mix of cocaine, marijuana, maybe others and he collapsed in his dorm and what is really unfortunate, he was living in a co-op. the other residents didn't call 911 quick enough. the woman suing the school because of brain damage her son secured, which is really a sad story. >> kimberly: it is. >> andrea: do they even have a case? you look at this and think parents send their kids off to school all the time. every semester. at some point, 21 years old, he has to take responsibility for himself. it's not the university of berkeley's fault. >> kimberly: that is the problem. it seems there is a technicality they own the facility, so they deal with a lot of dormitories and the fa ternty houses and fraternity houses lease them from the university. that in of itself, you know, amount to a legal obligation to pay for any harm, damage, disfigurement, any hos of life that would happen in a place like that? really, no, it doesn't. be responsible. over 18.