>> wang: often! wang shi shudders to think what would happen if the bubble actually burst. >> wang: if that bubble break, that maybe who know what will happened? maybe that... maybe the next arabic spring... >> stahl: arabic spring. you mean people coming out and demonstrating. >> wang: mm-hmm. >> stahl: a lot of economists say that it's too big for even this government to control. >> wang: mm-hmm. i believe that top leaders have enough smart to deal with that. i hope! >> stahl: you're doing this. >> wang: but that's uncertain. >> stahl: meanwhile, people who can afford it are still buying as much real estate as they can. they're even finding ways around the one-apartment restriction in big cities. can't buy in beijing? just cross the city line and the boom is in full swing-- flyers advertising new projects, potential buyers crowding buses to see new construction, and new owners line up to register their new apartments. like us in our bubble, they just don't believe the good times will ever end. >> g

casey, this is alex mendoza, this is vincent wang. they're best friends.about? that's me. do you play in a rock band? ( laughing ): no, but i know some rock songs. we want to be rock stars, right, vincent? right. ( both imitating electrical guitar ) or maybe we'll be professional baseball players. yeah, we can't decide. that's a tough choice. ramon! where you going? to pick up alex. i have to talk to you. we just got an unbelievable offer. what are you talking about? two investors came to my office today. they want to buy the restaurant. what? they want to buy the place... and they're going to let me... what makes you think we want to sell? money, my dear brother. lots of money. forget it. tell your investors it's not for sale. hey, don't walk away from this. this is a serious offer... serious money. i'm not selling this place. it's my life... it's been in the family for almost 30 years. it would break papa's heart if we sold it. not when he hears how much money the investors are offering. alberto, there's more to life than money. i've got to go. alex is w

sergeant wang is on paid administrative leave during the investigation. >>> think before you pink. that's the message from hundreds of parents and teachers in santa clara this morning concerned over rumored layoff and pink slips of school administrators. frustrated parents and teachers from the santa clara unified school district rallying at the school board's meeting last night. teachers say they are worried because if administrators get laid off, a lot of them would have the right to return to the classroom taking up teaching positions. the president of the school board says there will be no layoffs and no pink slips will be handed out. a former employee started those layoff rumors on facebook. >>> all right. no rumors when it comes to the forecast. let's cut to the chase right now. let's find out about it with meteorologist christina loren. >> it's friday. happy friday, everybody. good morning to you. you made it through. the heavy rainfall and the good news is this doesn't look like the only storm system headed our way for the month of march. we'll keep a chance in the forecast

narrator: a new friendship with the wang family. please, for you.eautiful but i can't accept this. vincent, gao su ta, yao ta shou xia. my mom said she wants you to have it. thank you very much, mrs. wang. narrator: caring for alex... alex, who's picking you up? my dad. how come you have books? i go to school, too. i have a lot of homework tonight. i have a big test tomorrow. uh-oh, what's it on? spelling. do you want me to help you study while you're waiting for your dad? o.k. narrator: and getting to know ramón. by the way, i hope you save a dance for me. i have to warn you-- i don't dance very well. don't worry, i only do the slow ones. but i could teach you some latin dances. i'd like that. narrator: all of it was overwhelming. did she neglect her family in boston? did she miss signs that something was wrong? dad: rebecca, how are you? ( coughing ) are you all right? i'm fine... just a frog in my throat. so how's school? school? it's pretty tough, dad. it's a lot of work. narrator: she remembered-- her father never really wanted her to go to san

alan wang on what happened next. >> by the time vallejo s.w.a.t peeled away the lattice work, the manhey were trying to stop was already lying in the house dead. police won't say how he died, but only that he fired on them early in the day. around 11:30, neighbors heard police calling out to a man. >> they started coming in closer like if you come out with your hands up we won't hurt you. and then like two seconds later they are like evacuate next door. we all drop to the ground. >> neighbors describe him as a troubled man who came armed with a shotgun money. the man who owned the house cared for him in the past. when they weren't home the man came run together house. >> he came with a firearm and the officers fired on him. he retreated back into the residence. >> reporter: while the entire block was being evacuated police began negotiating. >> we spoke to him and he made threats to shoot and kill officers and shoot and kill other people. >> reporter: then around 1:00 police say the man poked a shotgun out the window and fired at them. several officers answered with a barrage of bulle

alan wang is in berkeley where rod rigo went to -- where rodrigo wept to school before being deported. >> we were talking about the law and it is to the fair. >> this fourth grade class at jefferson elementary is learning a very personal lesson on immigration law. >> we thought the law was supposed to protect us and help us go to school, but look what happened to rodrigo. please help us bring him back. >> they lobbied the city council to pass a resolution to send to congress in support of bringing home their classmate, 10-year-old rodrigo. their visas expired while visiting family in mexico. on january 10th, the u.s. customs officers denied their re-entry and sent them back to mexico with a five-year wait to reapply for new visas. >> what about rodrigo? who is fighting for rodrigo? we need to fight for rodrigo's rights. >> in the first berkeley council skypeession, session, joined h joined his classmates. >> thank you, everyone, for what you are doing to try and get me home. >> the students wrote letters to their congressional representatives and the president asking for a waiver call

alan wang is in berkeley where rod rigo went to -- where rodrigo wept to school before being deported. >> we were talking about the law and it is to the fair. >> this fourth grade class at jefferson elementary is learning a very personal lesson on immigration law. >> we thought the law was supposed to protect us and help us go to school, but look what happened to rodrigo. please help us bring him back. >> they lobbied the city council to pass a resolution to send to congress in support of bringing home their classmate, 10-year-old rodrigo. their visas expired while visiting family in mexico. on january 10th, the u.s. customs officers denied their re-entry and sent them back to mexico with a five-year wait to reapply for new visas. >> what about rodrigo? who is fighting for rodrigo? we need to fight for rodrigo's rights. >> in the first berkeley council skype session, rodrigo joined his classmates. >> thank you, everyone, for what you are doing to try and get me home. >> the students wrote letters to their congressional representatives and the president asking for a waiver called human

sergeant michael wang is is accused of taking money from drug dealers for bribes.is also accused of tipping off a drug dealer that led to the shooting after police informant. they made the accusations and attorney for wang said the witness lied so the police would drop charges against him. >>> they are trying to catch thieves who break into cars and then into homes. they are stealing garage openers and then using them to get into the house. police say so far they have stolen bicycles on other items in the garage and have not gone further into the home. >>> one berkeley councilman suggested an e-mail tax to the postal service. a tax object e-mails we are talking 1/100th of a cent. and discourage spam and help with vital functions of the post office. it drew criticism on twitter. so far it is banned by congress. >>> 4:55 is the time. i don't think people will like that, sal. >> no, that will not be popular. >> traffic is now moving along pretty well at the bay area toll plaza. there are no problems there into san francisco. we are looking at the commute as you drive

alan wang on what happened next. >> by the time vallejo s.w.a.t work, away the latticerk, the man they were trying to stop was already lying in the house dead. police won't say how he died, but only that he fired on them early in the day. around 11:30, neighbors heard police calling out to a >> they started comingcloser liu closer like if you come out with your hands up we won't hurt you. and then like two seconds later they are like evacuate next door. we all drop to the ground. >> neighbors describe him as a troubled man who ca armed with a shotgun asking for money. the man who owned the house cared for him in the past. when they weren't home the man came run together house. >> he came with a firearm and the officers fired on him. he retreated back into the residence. >> reporter: while the entire block was being evacuated police began negotiating. >> we spoke to him and he made threats to shoot and kill officers and shoot and kill other people. >> reporter: then around 1:00 police say the a poked a shotgun out the window and fired at them. several officers answered with a barrage of

alan wang on what happened next. >> by the time vallejo s.w.a.t peeled away the lattice work, the man they were trying to stop was already lying in the house dead. police won't say how he died, but only that he fired on them early in the day. around 11:30, neighbors heard police calling out to a man. >> they started coming in closer like if you come out with your hands up we won't hurt you. and then like two seconds later they are like evacuate next door. we all drop to the ground. >> neighbors describe him as a troubled man who came armed with a shotgun asking for money. the man who owned the house cared for him in the past. when they weren't home the man came run together house. >> he came with a firearm and the officers fired on him. he retreated back into the residence. >> reporter: while the entire block was being evacuated police began negotiating. >> we spoke to him and he made threats to shoot and kill officers and shoot and kill other people. >> reporter: then around 1:00 police say the man poked a shotgun out the window and fired at them. several officers answered with a bar

alan wang is live at andrew hill high school in san jose with the latest. alan? >> ama, this happened on february 13th during a field trip to deanza college. students from here at andrew hill high school and silver creek high school were traveling on buses to the college, and we are told the sex offender was on the bus with the andrew hill students. we were alerted to this situation by a viewer this evening and still waiting to hear back from school officials. we managed to get a kipe copy -- a copy of this letter that went out today. it says a registered sex offender who was not authorized to be on the bus knew a district volunteer on the trip and road the bus back to andrew hill high school, but he did not have contact of any kind with any student that day. registered sex offenders are not allowed to be on school property or come in contact with underage students, and now the san jose police department has confirmed to us that it is investigating the incident. the eastside iewnen why high school district -- union high school district says no inappropriate condu

alan wang is live at andrew hill high school in san jose with the latest. alan?a, this happened on february 13th during a field trip to deanza college. students from here at andrew hill high school and silver creek high school were traveling on buses to the college, and we are told the sex offender was on the bus with the andrew hill students. we were alerted to this situation by a viewer this evening and still waiting to hear back from school officials. we managed to get a kipe copy -- a copy of this letter that went out today. it says a registered sex offender who was not authorized to be on the bus knew a district volunteer on the trip and road the bus back to andrew hill high school, but he did not have contact of any kind with any student that day. registered sex offenders are not allowed to be on scerty or t with underage students, and now the san jose police department has confirmed to us that it is investigating the incident. the eastside iewnen why high school district -- union high school district says no inappropriate conduct took place during that tri

alan wang is live at andrew hill high school in san jose with the latest. alan? >> ama, this happened on february 13th during a field trip to deanza college. students from here at andrew hill high school and silver creek high school were traveling on buses to the college, and we are told the sex offender was on the bus with the andrew hill students. we were alerted to this situation by a viewer this evening and still waiting to hear back from school officials. we managed to get a kipe copy -- a copy of this letter that went out today. it says a registered sex offender who was not authorized to be on the bus knew a district volunteer on the trip and road the bus back to andrew hill high school, but he did not have contact of any kind with any student that day. registered sex offenders are not allowed to be on school property or come in contact with underage students, and now the san jose police department has confirmed to us that it is investigating the incident. the eastside iewnen why high school district -- union high school district says no inappropriate condu

alan wang is live in oakland tonight with her story. alan?> a terrifying attack against the woman, but she is one of several people who was terrorized by those on the video. she is asking the victims to come forward. the woman in the video has no idea she is being targeted by two young men who don't realize they are being caught on camera. the robber stole the purse in east oakland, but they were exposed by surveillance cameras and police arrested them. police don't think she was the only victim. >> investigators released the video in hopes that there might be other victims out there who have not come forward yet. >> we went to the same block and found a woman who said her purse was stolen and was pistol whipped the same day and same hour as the woman in the video. >> i said don't kill me. don't hurt me. >> we showed her the video of the suspect. >> looked like him. look like it is him. i'm sure it is him. >> the woman reported the incident when it happened, but she didn't realize her neighbor had been mugged too. >> i feel dangerous nowment.

alan wang is live at city hall to explain what just changed. alan? >> dan, vacant, foreclosed homes have been the source of an explosion of crime-related problems in this city that doesn't have the money or the man power to control. it now this city has a way to make these property owners accountable. the city of vallejo says police have responded to this foreclosed home numerous times. diane merrick lives across the street. >> you believe there was prostitution going on there? >> it was extremely obvious. >> no oneanced the door -- no one answered the door, but they removed squaters five times. for the past year a woman keeps breaking in and illegally renting the rooms out. >> so she is acting like the landlord? >> oh yes. she thinks it is her place. >> the city says it is dealing with six other situations just like this. merick says she and a neighbor sued the bank that owns this foreclosed home, but the cases were dismissed both times. >> the health department has been in there and the building inspector and everybody has been this. there due to t

alan wang is live at city hall to explain what just changed. alan? >> dan, vacant, foreclosed homes have been the source of an explosion of crime-related problems in this city that doesn't have the money or the man power to control. it now this city has a way to make these property owners accountable. the city of vallejo says police have responded to this foreclosed home numerous times. diane merrick lives across the street. >> you believe there was prostitution going on there? >> it was extremely obvious. >> no oneanced the door -- no one answered the door, but they removed squaters five times. for the past year a woman keeps breaking in and illegally renting the rooms out. >> so she is acting like the landlord? >> oh yes. she thinks it is her place. >> the city says it is dealing with six other situations just like this. merick says she and a neighbor sued the bank that owns this foreclosed home, but the cases were dismissed both times. >> the health department has been in there and the building inspector and everybody has been this. there due to t

alan wang is in berkeley where rod rigo went to -- where rodrigo wept to school before being deportede were talking about the law and it is to the fair. >> this fourth grade class at jefferson elementary is learning a very personal lesson on immigration law. >> we thought the law was supposed to protect us and help us go to school, but look what happened to rodrigo. please help us bring him back. >> they lobbied the city council to pass a resolution to send to congress in support of bringing home their classmate, 10-year-old rodrigo. their visas expired while visiting family in mexico. on january 10th, the u.s. customs officers denied their re-entry and sent them back to mexico with a five-year wait to reapply for new visas. >> what about rodrigo? who is fighting for rodrigo? we need to fight for rodrigo's rights. >> in the first berkeley council skype session, rodrigo joined his classmates. >> thank you, everyone, for what you are doing to try and get me home. >> the students wrote letters to their congressional representatives and the president asking for a waiver called humanitaria

alan wang is live at city hall to explain what just changed. alan?dan, vacant, foreclosed homes have been the source of an explosion of crime-related problems in this city that doesn't have the money or the man power to control. it now this city has a way to make these property owners accountable. the city of vallejo says police have responded to this foreclosed home numerous times. diane merrick lives across the street. >> you believe there was prostitution going on there? >> it was extremely obvious. >> no oneanced the door -- no one answered the door, but they removed squaters five times. for the past year a woman keeps breaking in and illegally renting the rooms out. >> so she is acting like the landlord? >> oh yes. she thinks it is her place. >> the city says it is dealing with six other situations just like this. merick says she and a neighbor sued the bank that owns this foreclosed home, but the cases were dismissed both times. >> the health department has been in there and the building inspector and everybody has been this. there due to the l

. >> reporter: 2.5 years after losing her husband, the pain is still there for wendy wang and their three sons. the family lives in virginia and show only came to court in the name of justice. >> own though i have to face -- even though i have to face all this again, i still wanted to do this last thing for my husband. so i want to try my best to do this. >> reporter: but that meant sitting across from 26-year-old george huggins, who is accused of gunning down her husband in a robbery. kang was in the area in 2010 for an interview. a doctor told jurors she walked him to his rental car when the two robbers approached. she was pushed to the ground. one of the robbers says give the money and he said, okay, okay, i have $17. she said she heard kang providing and then two gunshots. she testified she did not see their faces but could describe their clothing and she thought it was two men but prosecutors say it was huggins and his girlfriend 36-year-old althea housley who is expected to testify against him for a lighter sentence. huggins could get the death penalty. >> if the judge feels like th

alan wang has more. >> cat haven is a place for a lot of retired hollywood animals.hey have 28 exotic cats on property including two lions. the largest is the one that killed the intern today. so far no one explained why diana hanson was in the enclosure with a 350-pound lion when it attacked and killed the volunteer intern. this is the lion. the founder of cat haven says they were unable to lower him away from the intern's body. >> the lion was shot and killed per our safety protocol. our thoughts and prayers went out to our friend and family in this trying time. >> reporter: he was a rare lion exstipg in the wild. -- extinct in the wild. they hand raised him as cub, but they removed him from the house because law prohibits physical contact with lions after three months of age. >> we have seven and eight-year-old tigers that we still feed and walk on a leash and have contact with. >> reporter: carl mitchell runs a similar sanctuary outside september september las vegas, nevada where they allow it. they say it makes it more dangerous for the handlers. >> they are lik

alan wang is live in oakland tonight with her story. alan? >> a terrifying attack against the woman, but she is one of several people who was terrorized by those on the video. she is asking the victims to come forward. the woman in the video has no idea she is being targeted by two young men who don't realize they are being caught on camera. the robber stole the purse in east oakland, but they were exposed by surveillance cameras and police arrested them. police don't think she was the only victim. >> investigators released the video in hopes that there might be other victims out there who have not come forward yet. >> we went to the same block and found a woman who said her purse was stolen and was pistol whipped the same day and same hour as the woman in the video. >> i said don't kill me. don't hurt me. >> we showed her the video of the suspect. >> looked like him. look like it is him. i'm sure it is him. >> the woman reported the incident when it happened, but she didn't realize her neighbor had been mugged too. >> i feel dangerous nowmen

alan wang has more. >> cat haven is a place for a lot of retired hollywood animals. they have 28 exotic cats on property including two lions. the largest is the one that killed the intern today. so far no one explained why diana hanson was in the enclosure with 350 350-pound lion when it attacked and killed the volunteer intern. this is the lion. the founder of cat haven says they were unable to lower him away from the intern's body. >> the lion was shot and killed per our safety protocolety our thoughts and prayers went out to our friend and family in this trying time. >> reporter: he was a rare lion exstipg in the wild. -- extinct in the wild. they hand raised him as cub, but they removed him from the house because law prohibits physical contact with lions after three months of age. >> we have seven and eight-year-old tigers that willa still feed and walk on and leash and have contact with. >> reporter: carl mitchell runs a similar sanctuary outside september september las vegas, nevada where they allow it. they say it makes it more dangerous for the handlers. >> t

a prosecution witness in a related drug conspiracy trial also accuses wang of tipping off a dealer to sting that led to the shooting of a police informant. the richmond police department says sergeant wang is on paid administrative leave during the investigation. >>> think before you pink. that's the message from hundreds of parents and teachers in santa clara this morning concerned over rumored layoffs and pink slips of school administrators. frustrated parents and teachers from the santa clara unified school district rallying at the school board meeting last night. teachers say they are worried because of if administrators get laid off, a lot of them have the right to return to the classroom taking up teaching positions. the president of the school board says there will be no layoffs and no pink slips will be handed out. actually it's not a he but a she. a former employee started those layoff rumors on facebook. >>> a major snowstorm is blanketing parts of the northeast this morning. this is video that was shot just this morning on long island where on and off snow showers will cont

a prosecution witness in a related drug conspiracy trial also accusing wang of tipping off a dealer tohat led to the shooting of a police informant. richmond police department says sergeant wang is on paid administrative leave during this investigation. >>> prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against a redwood city school district teacher accused of abusing young autistic students. the contra costa times reports the san mateo district attorney's office found inconsistencies in witness statements and didn't have enough evidence to prosecute. she was accused of slapping and kicking two students at roosevelt elementary. she always maintained her innocence. she still face as civil lawsuit filed by the mother of one of the children that was allegedly abused. she was sued and several redwood city officials last june for more than $1 million in damage. >>> new details this morning on the overnight arrest of a san francisco man busted for carrying hundreds of thousands of pot at the airport. 21-year-old tony wynn arrested following a random luggage search. tsa agents say he was carrying 6

i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate loud vibrating ] -it'll pass. [ vibrating continues ] our giant store and your little phone. that's progressive mobile. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> so the jim carrey gun control video wasn't about the second amendment. it was jim carrey embracing false intelligence. sort of like america's drone program. we it is fitting car rey ridiculing the late charlton heston. there were three but pope jokes as old as the pope. that is why our country is great because washed up comics have the right to suck. based on that jason and carrey are civil rights pioneers, they are jackie robinsons of sucking. i love the first amendment and twitter exposes the soft underbelly of the celebrity simple mind. they undo everything their publicist try to map. but really, if you want to create the illusion of edge, take a risk. stop choosing targets that are approved by your peers. your funny, i.i.d., your dates and agents. it's why jimmy attack gun owners and not gang bangers and jimmy thought he couldn't lose to a dead man. t

. >>> and i'm janelle wang. she retired from the state department but hillary clinton makes headlines for her stance on gay marriage. >>> and a mass murder averted. a student's plan to kill his classmates at a major university. how police arrived just in a knick of time. >>> taking a stand against protesters. what san francisco can be getting tough on a particularly type of activist. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with qualifying bundles. the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking si

>>> and i'm janelle wang. president obama and israel show a united front speaking of pressing issues. the latest in world tonight. >>> criticized for the policy on homosexuals and criticized for its survey the boy scouts of america raising more eyebrows. >> the organization is asking members about allowing gays into the scouts. nbc bay area is live at the san jose office. i understand you tried to get an explanation. >> reporter: this office behind me is not answering questions and is referring us to the corporate head quarters. i did get the survey from one parent here and she said it defeats the purpose of collecting feedback. you will often see him walking into city hall, a leadership role he attribiates to his years as a boy scout. >> it is a tremendous opportunity for boys that recommend anyone having the opportunity to do. >> reporter: gonzalez is gay, a secret he kept from the scouts and is president of a political action group. we showed him the survey about the scouts gay policy being sent to scout fa

i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate-it'll pass. [ vibrating continues ] our giant store and your little phone. that's progressive mobile. >>> we may now know why she banned working at home. mayer used log in data to make the decision. she got tired of seeing the parking lots empty at headquarters. she checked the log in and she found many at home employees were not logging in very often so she eliminated all work at home arrangements. >>> groupon fired its ceo in an effort to inject new energy in the company. as they tell us, changing leadership may not be enough. >> it may be the most candid goodbye letter ever written by a ceo. groupon's found ear and chief joking, i decided i would like to spend more time with my family, just kidding. i was fired today. is the departure enough to turn the struggling company around. under mason, groupon that offers daily deals to 41 subscribers has swelled to 11,000 employees. it has lost 70% of the value since debuting on the stock market 15 months ago, was it just too good to be thr

wang served as an ambassador to japan. japan controls the senkaku islands. china is caught up in disputes with other nations over islands in the south china sea. >>> prim minister abe says he want does protect japan's interests. he wants his country to play a larger role in the japan/u.s. security alliance. >> translator: the security environment surrounding this country is different than four years ago when you entered this academy. it has become increasingly severe with japan's air, sea, and land facing provocation. >> abe told graduates that during an emergency they're entrusted with the responsibility to protect the lives and property of the japanese people. he urged them not to hesitate and to take on all tasks no matter how harsh they may be. he says japan will increase expenditures for the first time in 11 years. he'll improve capabilities of the south defense forces. >>> norea has been threatening to launch a nuclear attack on the u.s. and now the country has washed that japan is also a target. the north has been criticizing japan for reenforcing the

i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibratell phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibrating ] -it'll pass. [ vibrating continues ] our giant store and your little phone. that's progressive mobile. >>> you heard the story about co-workers who go to court over lottery winnings or hel hath no fury like the guy left out of the office pool. this is the kind of story that can make you re-evaluate the common decency of your cubicle mates, he mates. >> reporter: the glory of instant wealth. the dream of holding one of those larger than life checks. even with the lottery odds against us, millions of people can't stop dreaming that impossible dream. >> you're in the $10 pool? all right. >> reporter: or thinking they might actually better their chances by banding together and playing in to an office lottery pool. that's what these happy co-workers did at keller williams reality in plantation, florida. i hope you got the ticks, good luck. >> reporter: they struck it big winning the powerball. this is where the dream come true turned into a potential

. >> reporter: sherri wang's daughter is 5. chose center point christian preschool because of its christian values. she says she is disappointed but will continue to support the school if staff come up with a plan to protect students in the future. >> i think about leaving and i always think about other parents, what we can do to help the school to build the school. the school needs supports too. >> reporter: tonight there will be a meeting with parents only and starting friday preschool classes will be stopped for five days for training and review for the staff. in pleasanton, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> the school is cooperating with the police investigation. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> a strike is looming for the san francisco symphony. musicians are in contract talks with the symphony and aid federal mediator now. they say their pay is below that of peers at other major orchestras in other big cities like chicago and l.a. but management says they are among the highest paid in the country. we'll have the latest

. >> reporter: serena wang has had asthma most of her life. she has two inhalers but would prefer just one. >> i don't want to carry different inhalers around and doing two or three different inhalers every day. >> reporter: but dr. bassett says the study results are too new to change his practice. >> we want patients to know if they have active asthma they need to carry their rescue inhaler with them at all times. >> reporter: especially as we head into allergy season which can be a dangerous trigger for asthma. alison harmelin, cbs news, new york. >>> there's even more reason to make sure you got a good night's sleep. researchers say people with insomnia are three times more likely to develop heart failure. the finding comes from a study in the european heart journal, which followed more than 50,000 people for a decade. doctors aren't sure why the sleep disorder is connected to heart problems. they think it may cause stress that weakens the heart. >>> researchers at the university of california are developing a new test that determines survi

this goes all the way back to may of last year, when the blind attorney, chin wang chun, was released and ultimately got to american soil safely, and he has been a champion for forced abortion victims. this is in response to prayer. our founder, cha ling, prayed before congress, several months before that, for his release. most recently, as we've been crying out in prayer, we've seen the chinese government making some steps in changes. while it is not everything we're hoping for, it is a step in the right direction, and we believe that this is the lord jesus responding to those prayers. >> reporter: brian lee is with the group "all girls allowed." and thank you so much for your analysis on this subject today. >> thank you very much. god bless you. >> god bless you. >> wendy: you can show your support for china's church through social media. just post your comments and your prayers on our c.w.n. facebookage. up nexex his conveion to chchst madee t tis man an ououast fromom his ownwn familyly but his f fthfull obedice to the c cl off love wonon themm over. >> wendy: imagine what it woul

i'm janelle wang. raj and jessica are off tonight. new at 6:00, the accusation was serious and shocking when it first hit the news in february of last year. a redwood city elementary schoolteacher charged with hitting, kicking, and with holding food from two autistic students. now a stunning new twist, prosecutors have dropped all charges. cheryl hurd joins us. >> reporter: the teacher here in redwood city is a 20-year v veteran and started working with special needs children about five years ago. she met with nbc bay area late today, sitting down to tell her side of the story for the very first time since these allegations of abuse against autistic children came out a year ago. last february several aides claimed she slapped, kicked, withheld food from two 5-year-old boys in her classroom here at roosevelt elementary school. the accusations led to a criminal investigation. she was charged with nine counts of misdemeanor abuse. yesterday san ma teo district attorney says after a thorough investigation, there wasn't enough evidence for

alan wang has the story. >> he is the most seasoned k-9 on the richmond police force and someone tried to kill him. what makes this so personal is that police say it was all a set up. >> we do think that this officer was intentionally targeted. >> richmond police say an officer came home and found his two-year-old black lab dying it ate some meat laced with poison. he rushed his family dog to the vet and left his k-9 partner of nine years in a kennel in the backyard. that's when the burglar struck. >> his house was ransacked and five firearms were stolen as well as numerous personal possessions. >> now here is what really bothers the officers in richmond -- >> both of the dogs involved in this were locked and secured in kennels. they were of no threat to any burglar. it was an intentional act. they could have committed the crime they committed without doing anything to those dogs. >> reporter: the police won't say what the dogs ate, but the family's labrador died from the same poison given to the police dog. the k-9 and his trainer are not being identified, but officer joe avila, also

alan wang, live in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. >>> diane hanson's father posted a statement on his facebook page. it reads "diana being diana her favorites were the tying expert lion who killed her today. please honor diana's memory by helping her favorite cause, preserving the remaining cats in the world. we love you and miss you so much. i know you will be happy for now. you are in they dashy ter national cat haven. >>> thousands will give a last tribute to two officers. butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot during a sexual assault investigation. leslie brinkley is live at hp pavilion where tomorrow's memorial will be held. >> tomorrow at noon, thousands are going to fill hp paw vol yen and perhaps to capacity of 18,000 to honor two officers who died in the line of duty. these flag-draped caskets were made available for those who wanted to pay their final respects to sergeant bush baker and officer elizabeth butler. both were gunned down on february 2 sickth as they will toed -- february 26th as they followed leads in an abuse case. >> this is the first time here that

i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibrating ] -it'll pass. [ vibrating continues ] our giant store and your little phone. that's progressive mobile. yes, we are offi >>> just two hours ago, billions in federal budget cuts started kicking in. that means we are officially in sequestration. here in california, education will be slashed by more than $87 million dollars. 1200 teacher jobs are at risk and 8200 children could lose access to preschool. this is all a worst case scenario, but still, it could get rough. >> the leaders of both parties -- >> reporter: president obama signed the order setting in motion $85 billion in spending cuts. the president and congress had a year and a half to find a way to compromise. but it was clear friday, when lawmakers left washington, an agreement wasn't going to happen. president obama blamed rebublicans. >> and let's be clear. none of this is necessary. it's happening because a choice that rebublicans in congress have made. >> reporter: the cuts are split bet

i janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai.was locked in jail for 14 years and forced to register as a sex offender. tonight he is speaking freely about his time behind bars. what he has to say is surprising to many people. kris sanchez joins us at the offices of the innocence project which was instrumental at getting this man out of jail. >> reporter: williajohnny willis 23 years old when he was accused of a haning crime against a child. he went to prison for 14 years before he was freed. you might assume that makes for a bitter and angry man he says he is anything but. are you happy? that is the question we asked 37-year-old johnny williams more than once because we could not believe his answer. >> i'm happy. i'm truly happy. >> reporter: he was a convicted sexual predator found guilty of sexual assaulting a 9-year-old girl. he is a man vindicated. the innocence project took on his case and found that girl the dna evidence proves this johnny could not have been her attacker. >> it wasn't the flawed procedure. it wasn't the id

. >>> good thursday evening, jefferson, i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. i'm jessica aguirry. still reeling from the loss. police officers will descend on santa cruz a week from today for a painful and emotional memorial for the two officers killed in the line of duty tuesday. today we're learning more about what led up to their tragic deaths and what may have unhinged the shooter. nbc bay area's damon trujillo is back at headquarters, i understand you uncovered new information. >> reporter: late information today. right now the memorial keeps growing outside police headquarters. parents bringing their children to pay their respects. the department says it is still at a loss after two veteran officers were gunned down by a man with a long criminal rap sheet. visitors continue bringing flowers to the place where sergeant butch baker and officer elizabeth butler were gunned down on tuesday. >> just know things are not getting easier for any of us that are associated with this department. >> reporter: police say the officer spent less than ten minutes with jeremy goulet, question

tom wang planning staff presenting conditional use and variance application for 12 70 sanchez street. project sponsor seeks conditional use authorization pursuant to planning code sections 209.3f and 303 to establish a child care facility. the [speaker not understood] academy providing less than 24-hour care for 15 or more and up to a maximum of 45 children at the bethany united methodist church, 12 70 sanchez street. and based upon the project sponsor's statement, the proposed child care facility will be allowed to accommodate up to a maximum 45 children. according to the total square feet of outdoor activity areas and the rest room capacity, the child care center general license and requirements of the state of california. the proposed child care facility would occupy the fellowship hall and the nursery within the church. these two spaces are not used during the weekdays by the church congregation. the proposed child care facility operating hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. mondays through fridays serving children from 2-1/2 years to 6 years old. five members will be staffed at t

alan wang has the story. >> he is the most seasoned k-9 on the richmond police force and someone tried to kill him. what makes this so personal is that police say it was all a set up. >> we do think that this officer was intentionally targeted. >> richmond police say an officer came home and found his two-year-old black lab dying it ate some meat laced with poison. he rushed his family dog to the vet and left his k-9 partner of nine years in a kennel in the backyard. that's when the burglar struck. >> his house was ransacked and five firearms were stolen as well as numerous personal possessions. >> now here is what really bothers the officers in richmond -- >> both of the dogs involved in this were locked and secured in kennels. they were of no threat to any burglar. it was an intentional act. they could have committed the crime they committed without doing anything to those dogs. >> reporter: the police won't say what the dogs ate, but the family's labrador died from the same poison given to the police dog. the k-9 and his trainer are not being identified, but officer joe avila, also

and i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> in san jose a deadly stabbing has police searching yardo yard with with their guns drawn. around 3:00 this afternoon police say a woman was stabbed to death in a parking lot of a togo sandwich shop. nbc bay ar nbc bay area joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: police officers continue to search for the man. the neighbors who are on the inside are being asked to stay inside their homes while the search goes on. we are here on the corner of hedding street and second street. police are telling us the woman was in this parking lot when a man came up to her. there was some sort of argument and then the guy started stabbing her numerous times. the man took off and hopped a fence into a neighborhood. here is video from our chopper showing police have sealed off this area. they are looking in the back yards of homes right now searching for this man. we talked to a an employee who looked out the window and saw the woman getting stabbed. >> a customer, she runs into the store and says lock the doors. so we are like why. she is like there is a g

reporting live at police headquarters in oaknd la, alan -- in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. and a dozen people, some of whom are members of the same gang were swept up during a predawn raid. the operation cease-fire raids spanned the entire bay area with the help of other law enforcement agencies. they served 24 high risk search warrants. 24 in oakland and one in pacifica and one in brentwood. 24 is video of the raids provided by the oakland police department showing a remote controlled robot used to scout some of the targeted locations. it resulted in 12 arrests from members of two of the most notorious gangs. at least a half dozen more suspects are being sought. >> there were key people involved in shootings and violent crime that we targeted for the operation. those are the people we went after today. joy in all -- >> in all more than a hundred people were involved in the raids. >>> to a happier topic at the moment and that is the weekend and the weather. let's check in with sandhya patel. sandhya, any lingering showers out there? >> none whatsoever, dan. it do

. >>> good tuesday evening, i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we begin with history in the making. several cities across the bay area raised rainbow flags as the supreme court for the first time ever heard arguments in the same-sex marriage debate. >> outside the nation's highest court in washington, d.c., thousands of supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage clashed in dueling demonstrations. inside the justices heard just over an hour of arguments for and against california's voter-approved prop 8 which bans same-sex marriage. whatever their decision, which is expected this june, it will be a landmark ruling. we have live team coverage tonight. cheryl hurd spoke with gavin newsom and is live at a pro gay marriage vigil. >> but we begin with marianne favro who's here with a closer look at what was said and what hints the justices may have given the crowd. >> reporter: the u.s. supreme court justices spent quite a bit of time today questioning whether this is a case they should even be hearing, and legal experts say there are early indicati

alan wang is live in oakland. alan, how did it go? >> one of the big changes is they shutdown the event an hour early. and they just reopened telegraph avenue about 20 minutes ago. there were questions as to whether the city could handle another event like this. and tonight it looks like they did. she decided to leave the event early tonight because it is no longer the art scene it used to be. >> it has been more of a party scene. it is so crowded you couldn't walk anymore. >> by 8:00 the crowds were publishing in, and -- funneling in and this stretch took on a circus-like atmosphere. but oakland police were determined to maintain control and the city let it be known. >> absolutely. i received several e-mails making it clear what our intentions were. >> john who owns the telegraph beer garden was reminded not to allow patrons to walk on to the street with beer. >> we have had to increase the number of security guards i have just to keep the alcohol from coming in and going out. >> the city is clamping down after campbell was shot and

. >> and i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> worker is killed after getting hit by a bus driven by a co-worker. he's the first vta employee to die on the job. and today we learned it wasn't the first accident involving an employee this week. nbc bay area's stephanie chuang, you spoke with the family of the employee killed and they're not happy with the v it ta. >> reporter: janel, they're not. here at this bus yard is where raul spent nearly three decades of his life. his family telling me they were supposed to celebrate easter and now they'll be celebrating his life. they add they are upset with how the vta handled the passing and are demanding answers as to what exactly happened. >> and he was about to retire and actually have a birthday next month. >> reporter: but raul never made it to his birthday. another employee behind the wheel of a bus hit him at the south 7 street. >> i initially heard that he was pinned for about three minutes and in the hospital i found out -- i heard from the doctor it was six minutes. so we have no eidea on the actul details. >> he lost so much bl

. >> in the wang fu rivers outside of shanghai, some unpleasant scenes emerged. as many as 3,000 pigs have gone found floating in the water. this is the river which supplies the city with drinking water. tests on the water have been carried out, and authorities maintain it hasn't been affect. here is the story, and a warning. you may find some of the images upsetting. >> it is not what you would normally expect to fish out of the river. but close to shanghai, officials are busy pulling dead pigs from the water. more than a thousand have been retrieved from the river since the operation began on friday. >> we picked up the dead pigs from morning to night. we cannot do it at night for safety concerns, so we usually begin at 6:30 until dark. >> it is not clear what caused this pig spill, but local reports say the animals were dumped by farms lying upstream. this local man says it is normal to see pigs in the river, but this year the problem is worse than normal. shanghai's water supplies have not been affected. they say they are constantly monitoring the situation.

reporting live from richmond, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. what a mistake. >>> also new at 11:00, a daylight attempted kidnapping in pinole. a 12-year-old girl said a man asked if she wanted a ride as she walked home from school this afternoon. when the girl said no, she claims the man grabbed her wrist, but she was able to escape. the man has been described as a young, thin adult, short hair with a brown goatee and a piercing in his right eyebrow. >>> tomorrow marks a grim anniversary. sierra lamar vanished on her way to school march 16th, last year. despite countless searches by law enforcement and volunteers, there is of no sign of sierra. sergio is live in morgan hill where family and friends are planning for tomorrow's special event. sergio? >> this elementary school has basically become the sierra lamar search center, and as you can see on that board back there, they are planning a balloon released to mark the year that the 15-year-old disappeared. steve lamar, sierra's father, and a few volunteers spent the afternoon getting ready for

reporting live from richmond, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. what a mistake. >>> also new at 11:00, a scary daylight attempted kidnapping in pinole. a 12-year-old girl said a man asked if she wanted a ride as she walked home from school this afternoon. when the girl said no, she claims the man grabbed her wrist, but she was able to escape. the man has been described as a young, thin adult, short hair with a brown goatee and a piercing in his right eyebrow. >>> tomorrow marks a grim anniversary. sierra lamar vanished on her way to school march 16th, last year. despite countless searches by law enforcement and volunteers, there is still no sign of sierra. sergio is live in morgan hill where family and friends are planning for tomorrow's special event. sergio? >> this elementary school has basically become the sierra lamar search center, and as you can see on that board back there, they are planning a balloon released to mark the year that the 15-year-old disappeared. steve lamar, sierra's father, and a few volunteers spent the afternoon getting r