hornet in alameda today for a very special ceremony. ktvu's allie rasmus tells us world war ii veterans were honor for this historic mission, a mission with a strong bay area connection. >> reporter: for the 60,000 people who came to the u.s.s. horn yet to alameda every year it's a chance to walk through a piece of history, but the men at this table lived part of that history. >> i'm glad to come here and look at the hornet again. i remember everything that we did. >> reporter: lute colonel saylor was an army air corp. engineer and part of a mission that many historians consider a turning point in the war. >> was just another mission. we were just doing what we trained to do. i didn't think beyond that. >> reporter: it was april, 1942 four months after the bombing the pearl harbor, an aircraft carry like the u.s.s. hornet left alameda for tokyo, japan. >> we were several days out to sea before we knew we were going to bomb japan. >> reporter: the aerial bombing of tokyo came to be known as the doolittle raid, named after james doolittle

alameda sheriff investigators were called to the home in castro valley early this morning. the parents say their 2-year- old son had been bitten by their pit bull mix. but parents say they did not find any evidence of an attack and the attack probably happened away from the home. the sheriff's office says the house was filthy and unfit for the child. the father, jared perkins was charged for child endangerment. the dog is in quarantine. >>> the other dog bite victim is at oakland's children's hospital in intensive care. she suffered bite wounds to her face, neck and right leg. the pit bull that bit her has been euthanized so it can be tested for rabies. those test results are expected tomorrow. >>> new developments tonight in the case of missing teenager sierra lamar. authorities say they now have a car associated with her disappearance. lloyd lacuesta is in morgan hill where this new lead is certainly encouraging for sierra's friends and home. >> reporter: officers will gather for another search for clues. >> we still believe she's out there alive. we don't have any eviden

alameda is finding it's savings in its fire houses and behind bars too. inside the alameda police department a mini jail. 12 cells with a maximum stay of 96 hours this is where prisoners sit before bail or a court appearance. soon they will go straight to jail. the lock up is expensive because it has six civilian jailers on the payroll. >> they will be let go. they will be laid off. >> reporter: a shame says the chief, but the jail averages only two inmates a day. >> you have to look at the operation, it's about a $90,000 a year operation and are we getting our bang for the buck? >> reporter: compared to past cuts, two animal services, parks and libraries, alameda is trying to make this year's reductions invisible to the public. >> a lot of rescue programs are remaining intact. >> reporter: that coming from the fire chief, sensitive to a drawning of a suicidal man. he knows water rescue is expected in this island city. >> i don't think we're going to touch that for a while that would take something really desperate. truthfully we don't have much left to g

. >>> alameda is poised to close its city jail to save money. debra villalon is live now in alameda to tell us what else is on the chopping block, debra. >> reporter: fire equipment too like this, worn out, needs replacing but it's going to have to wait. alameda is finding it's savings in its fire houses and behind bars too. inside the alameda police department a mini jail. 12 cells with a maximum stay of 96 hours this is where prisoners sit before bail or a court appearance. soon they will go straight to jail. the lock up is expensive because it has six civilian jailers on the payroll. >> they will be let go. they will be laid off. >> reporter: a shame says the chief, but the jail averages only two inmates a day. >> you have to look at the operation, it's about a $90,000 a year operation and are we getting our bang for the buck? >> reporter: compared to past cuts, two animal services, parks and libraries, alameda is trying to make this year's reductions invisible to the public. >> a lot of rescue programs are remaining intact. >> reporter: that

the upper right one is the alameda park station. they could not aid the private agencies. alameda had its own electrical system. these are various projects. los angeles storm drain system. they raised the dam. your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are still in use. the engineers said we have to replace a ball bearing. we of course, have neglected our infrainstruct our and it's rated to be a d and dropping. so if you don't pay your taxes, things do fall down. much of it is things that were built during the new deal. fortunately, they built them very well. so the stuff was really built to last. but, if you don't have taxes to run a state. i expect we will see more of that stuff. i will give you a brief tour that we take for granted. the commitment to public education in all its manifestations. public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall

alameda creek, they're going to have to fill part of that in.he group called save niles canyon and another called the alameda creek alliance saying, hey, let's not widen the road. instead, add more rumble strips. might be able to see that in the center part of your screen. they said you could also look at adding signal lights or a median barrier, but widening the road would destroy the habitat for the california red-legged frog and also the alameda whip snake. those are two species already in danger. they're going to be protesting this morning between 9:00 and noon. they tell us this is at the fremont housing division where this meeting will be taking place against caltrans, the widening of highway 4 through niles canyon. reporting live, i'm bob redell, "today in the bay." >> turn around before you get car sick. >>> all right. new this morning, an oakland man hospitalized in critical condition right now after being shot in an apparent robbery overnight. this all happened on holly street just off international boulevard around 12:30 this morning.

alameda sheriff investigators were called to the home in castro valley early this morning. the parents say their 2-year- old son had been bitten by their pit bull mix. but parents say they did not find any evidence of an attack and the attack probably happened away from the home. the sheriff's office says the house was filthy and unfit for the child. the father, jared perkins was charged for child endangerment. the dog is in quarantine. >>> the other dog bite victim is at oakland's children's hospital in intensive care. she suffered bite wounds to her face, neck and right leg. the pit bull that bit her has been euthanized so it can be tested for rabies. those test results are expected tomorrow. >>> new developments tonight in the case of missing teenager sierra lamar. authorities say they now have a car associated with her disappearance. lloyd lacuesta is in morgan hill where this new lead is certainly encouraging for sierra's friends and home. >> reporter: officers will gather for another search for clues. >> we still believe she's out there alive. we don't have any eviden

another 30,000 at the presidio. >>> in alameda, event honoring those who served in the military will be held at veterans memorial park and at the uss hornet museum the event will feature a wreath laying ceremony, tours of the ship will be available. hornet features exhibits that traces history from world war ii through the apollo moon landing and vietnam war. >>> president obama will be paying tribute to soldiers this memorial day his day began with a breakfast at the white house hosting families who have lost loved ones in combat. 8:00 this morning, our time, the president will continue the holiday tradition of laying a wreath at tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. he and mrs. obama plan to recognize the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war by visiting the vietnam war memorial. >>> in new mexico, firefighters hope to get help from the weather this their battle against a massive wildfire two lightning-caused fires in the helo national forest have grown to 122,000 acres. the fires have burned a dozen homes and flames within two miles of a privately owned gh

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no one was hurt. >>> an alameda family is grieving over the death of a soldier killed in afghanistan. the u.s. defense department says 30-year-old army staff sergeant thomas fogerty of alameda was killed sunday in an ambush. enemy forces attacked the unit he was in with an ied. he was assigned to the fourth brigade combat team 25th infantry division without of alaska. >>> we found out today a tip from saudi intelligence officials helped cia operatives in yemen break up an al qaeda bomb plot targeting americans. the fbi is now closely examining a device that it says al qaeda in yellen was prepared to use to blow up a u.s.-bound airliner. reportedly, it's an upgraded version of the underwear bomb that failed to go off in a plane over detroit in 2009. it's not clear if the new bomb would have been detected by airport security systems because it contained no metal. officials say the scheme was discovered in mid-april before any specific airline was targeted. >>> today crews looking for missing teenager sierra lamar will turn their attention to a cattle pond on private property in morgan h

he graduated from alameda high school in 2000. his mother works at the nearby safe way and many workers watched him grow up. >> as an educational community we are proud of him and what he did for us and our country. >> live life, and he did. he is positive, and what can you say 1234* we love you, tommy. >> friends say this was at least the third tour of duty for foggerty. he was 30 years old. >>> north carolina voters slammed the door shut on same sex marriages. they approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. north carolina law already bans gay marriages, but it avoids other types of domestic partnerships and opponents warn it may have unintended consequences for unmarried couples living together. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton admitted she cannot be bothered by what people think of her physical appearance. this comes after the drudge report tauntingly posts pictures of secretary clinton wearing little make up and her glasses in public. secretary clinton shrugged it off duri

the counselor at alameda high when freshman and sophomore she's now president of the alameda board of education. >> i would want l his family to know that l as the educational community, we are very proud of him and what he did for us and for our country. >>reporter: she found out about fogarty death at the near by safeway where his mother worked for 22 years. many employees there watched him grow up. >> it's a tragedy. from the bottom of all our safeway employees our hearts go out to them and we just send our love and prayers and anything we can do, feel free to let us know. >> my son l i also lost my wife young but he also ask me how my family was diagnose and how my boys are doing. every tame i saw him he was always concerned about me and my kids. >>reporter: heather, abc 7 news. >>> about infill tikriting al qaeda. coming up. would be bomber in the would be terror plot against the united states was a double agent working for the cia. >>> plus new pictures of the tsunami debris hitting west coast and specialize training that crews are getting to deal with it. >> i'm in the accu-wea

he graduated from alameda high school in 2000. his mother works at the nearby safe way and many workers watched him grow up. >> as an educational community we are proud of him and what he did for us and our country. >> live life, and he did. he is positive, and what can you say 1234* we love you, tommy. >> friends say this was at least the third tour of duty for foggerty. he was 30 years old. >>> north carolina voters slammed the door shut on same sex marriages. they approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. north carolina law already bans gay marriages, but it avoids other types of domestic partnerships and opponents warn it may have unintended consequences for unmarried couples living together. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton admitted she cannot be bothered by what people think of her physical appearance. this comes after the drudge report tauntingly posts pictures of secretary clinton wearing little make up and her glasses in public. secretary clinton shrugged it off duri

alameda county firefighters were called to the home at 9:40 last night. they rescued a double amputee vietnam veteran. his two care givers managed to escape through the windows. now a criminal investigation is under way after witnesses report seeing a man douse the home's porch with gasoline. >> we have multiple reports of a black male about 6'2" carrying a gas can in the neighborhood. neighbors sow him on the porch of this home. >> the meetive is unclear. the victim don't know why they would be targeted. >>> east bay private school is set to close its doors in june but now it's at risk of closing earlier. claudine wong is live with the fight over windrush school. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. what a roller coaster ride this has been for the families here at windrush school. and it's unclear if they will make it to the of the year. the bottle is between wind rush and wells fargo and it has gone back infought. this went to bankruptcy court when they defaulted on payments. then in january wells fargo said the school violated that deal and wa

the chp and alameda county coroner was called in to investigate. >> traffic was really not affected and there is not that much traffic here in the morning. >> at this point, the chp is not releasing the name or any other on the morning that was killed. they are still trying to figure out exactly what the factors may have been. call trans is working to get those street lights back on and triggered a power outage and they are trying to get those lights on as soon as possible. >>> we have video of a man being pulled to safety below the rocks, fishermen spotted this man 45 feet below the cliff house restaurant. they called on people to help bring him back up and after he was released, it was not clear how he became stranded on the rocks. >>> we learned that an amber alert has been canceled. last night the two were put on amber alert after they were attacked. a man in a gray honda took off with 17-year-old -- with the 17- year-old girl. they have not released anything about her condition or how she was found. >>> oakland police responded on hay street yesterday afternoon. there they found a

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yesterday, zach's family filed a wrongful death suit against the city and county of alameda.ll have more on today's memorial coming up for you tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> tomorrow, family and friends of michelle le will gather in hayward to mark the anniversary of her disappearance. the 26-year-old nursing student disappeared may 27th of last year, and her body was discovered four months later. a former friend of le is now charged with her killing. the memorial vigil is set to begin at 6 p.m. tomorrow night. at mount eden park on west tenneson road. >>> the search for sierra lamar has been suspended for the holiday weekend. last night, people in gilroy turned out to support her family with a fund-raiser. the volunteer search effort resumes on wednesday morning. on friday, a hope and faith rally will be held at washington high school in fremont. that's where sierra attended school before moving to morgan hill. the gilroy dispatch reports that the suspect in the sierra lamar case has a criminal history that includes felony assault, and obstructing police. antolin garcia-torr

the upper right one is the alameda park station. they could not aid the private agencies. alameda had its own electrical system. these are various projects. los angeles storm drain system. they raised the dam. your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are

yesterday his relatives filed a lawsuit against the city and county of alameda because first responders stood by and let him drown. the first responders even waited until a beach-goer swam out to retrieve the body. the fire department says it did not rescue zack because they were not certified in shore-based water rescues and after the incident the programs were reinstated. >> seismic work on the dumbarton bridge is on track. construct crews have been working around the clock since the brim was shut done last night. the over the three-day closure crews will replace major expansion joint on the western side of the bridge. >> the work is interesting. caltrans is installing the seismic joint. it's a two plates that fit over each other and allow the deck to expand over the earthquake so it gains 18 inches of movement after the work is done. >> that project is expected to last until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. >>> entire part of the j church light rail line are closed for construction work for the next nine days. muni will be running buses along the route. the shutdown is expected to run through j

. >>> they will start a special memorial day service aboard the ship in alameda and at 7:00 there willvigil at the crosses where they will honor the men and women who lost their lives while serving in iraq. and for a complete list of the day's events go to our website www.ktvu.com and click on the hot topics. >>> the price for a regular gallon of gas is $3.66 but it is a dollar higher here in the bay area. it is usually 40-cents higher this time of year. san strand has it $4.37 with as much as a dime cheaper in other cities and it. >> you know you are not supposed to be north of canal street... >> relax punk. >> that is will smith and tommy lee jones they were able to do what no others could. they are in the top spot for the hollywood kick it sales at $55 million at least so far. the avenge jersey dropped -- avengers dropped and it is the 4th movie ever to reach the half billion dollar mark. battle ships dropped and numbers for the full holiday weekend will be released tomorrow. >>> tomorrow marks the start of fire season for some bay area counties included in today's decorations and w

. >> bruce is one of alameda county's frequent flyers.e says he has taken ten rides this year. >> he says he went ten times this year in an bleafnlts how many times last year? >> 37. >> 37 last year. >> that's a lot of money. >> we don't need this. >> the eye team was there for one of miers' ambulance pickup. this time he said he had a bren knee. >> i can do this good. >> alameda county officials say they identified 82 frequent users in the county. since november the 82 patients rode in an ambulance 11 times or more. the top frequent flyer in alameda county used an ambulance 73 times. >> i don't like doing it. >> why not? >> because i don't want to die because of me. >> in santa clara county, the top 20 frequent flyers took 571 ambulance rides between jewel 1 -- july 1 and december 31. the top user was in the back of an ambulance answer every three days. >> all parts of the system not working and this is one of them. >> the homeless czar believe the solution is wet houses, modeled after a project in seattle, they give chronic alcoholics a

. >>> protesters came to alameda today the same spot a man drowned last year while police officers and firefighters stood by. debora villone. >> reporter: you recall first-responders say they didn't have the training or equipment torection raymond zack. last year a despondent man was known to officers. they had picked him on the beach, but this year they watched him stand and go into the water until a bystander went in and grabbed him. >> it's unspeakable the flaccid especial of the city's response. >> reporter: these citizens plan to wade in the group to mark the anniversary, just as they did after the accident as criticism swirled and officials were both apologizing and defending their inaction. an independent review found a lack of training and equipment, plus poor communication. >> that is what you are hired for. >> reporter: this 30-year cop is unimpressed that alameda has now restored rescue boats and procedures lost to budget cuts. >> you have to be trained to go and take -- to help somebody? no. >> rell immediate is being sued for wrongful death by zack's brother and sister in

. >>> there was a historic gathering in alameda to honor world war ii heroes and march the 70th anniversary of the first u.s. bombing in japan. hundreds of people attended to honor three of the five surviving men known as the doolittle raiders and their leader, jimmy doolittle. they are credited with boosting american moral. >> the mission that you have been on have been so successful toward winning the war. most of us on this panel had a chance at that. win the war. we are happy about being there. >> today's event was to mark the 70th anniversary of their april 18th, 1942 mission. the raiders are all in their 90s now. they were surprised by all the attention they are receiving. >>> the presidential election is six months away. brian mooar shows us that president obama officially started his re-election campaign with rallies in key battleground states. >> reporter: in his first official campaign event of the election season, president obama hit the battleground states of ohio and virginia. >> i still believe in you. i'm asking you to keep believing in me. >> reporter: he reached out to the

well today, the alameda bomb squad tested the 11 devices and said they burn very hot. >> these were home made, brought on purpose, there was only one reason to cause this, the damage and destruction. >> the sergeant says these are the types of things that are found at the oakland demonstration. >>> the police released a name of protesters who were arrested in the akronationings, the first clash started at about noon, by the end of the day, 39 people were arrested for what police say were isolated incidents of vandalism. 22 were from the bay area, including two from oakland, three were from other parts of california. police cited and released 16 people, but 12 others are jailed. >>> and our coverage continues on ktvu.com. you can watch raw video of the clashes between police and protesters. and you can find out more about the causes that brought people out into the streets in the first place. >>> and a new round of digging under way at a remote farm house in san joaquin county as they resume the search for victims of the so-called speed freak killers. they spotted the crews outside linden

festivities word held on the aircraft carrier in alameda. the palace were known as the " doolittle's raiders " after jimmy doolittle who planned and led the mission. he has had dozens of monikers, you can add another one doctor shack. randall pinkston on checkey o'neal's newest accomplishment. >>> shaquille o'neal made breathtaking plays on the basketball court. but o'neill calls this achievement the most important of his career receiving a doctorate in education from a florida university and a private catholic school. >>> it is my number was an accomplishment because i did not think i could do it. >>> typical shack blending pomp and circumstance with the joyful left of a college official. in his career and business venture he discovered humor is useful it was the subject of his dissertation >>> happy employees equal at the customer's happy customers equal happy shareholders jack praised his parents for being tough on him, is that was too ill to attend the ceremony but his mother was there and beaming with pride. >>> i am honored to call him

today's event was ownersed by the alameda county-oakland alliance. alliance. >>> authorities say a cement truck was traveling northbound when it collided with a flatbed big rig that was heading southbound. driver of the cement truck died. big-rig driver suffered major injuries. the cause of that accident remains under investigation. >>> fort ord the former monterey county military base was dedicated today. ken sars and congressman sam farr took part in the dedication ceremony. in april president obama designated nearly 15,000 acres of the former base as an nationality monument. the land is popular with outdoor enthusiasts. government leaders say the designation should boost tourism and bring in more jobs. >> we inform people that we would be hiring 30,000 people just within the public land agencies of interior and u.s.d.a.. and so we're well on our way to getting that done for the summer and the president is very focused on making sure we're providing youth employment. >> the base was established back in 1917, it closed in 1994. some of the land went

already story yards and alameda were filling up with storage sections. the steel arrived from alameda by barge where iron workers began hoisting the sections into place. this was precarious work as the barges would roll and turn in 6- foot swells and the steel sections would swing ominously. ignoring danger was part of the job and also part of their style. >> we would show off to gain the guy's respect. you didn't know me, i have to trust my lock to you and i kind of look around show them what i can do and he would show me what he can do. i had a little more confidence. i would have to have confidence on the other men. >> so that means you would go out and risk your life. >> every day. you have to be in a hurry all the time there. you can't fool around. you have to hurry other wise like i said there's 150 minnesota town the towers waiting for you to fall off or quit. they would stay there all day. >> waiting to get your job. >> yeah mine or somebody elses. >> reporter: slowly the tower rose. actually a pair of towers. the tower was cellular like a beehiv

hornet in alameda. >>> it's an extra special memorial day for two wisconsin children.ts are both u.s. soldiers that were deployed to afghanistan, but they are now back home. [ crying ] >> hi. >> travis and usella hole man didn't actually tell their family they were coming home until a few afters actually they arrived. the kids came to the airport thinking they were taking a tour with the boy scouts. the parents will be home nor the next two weeks. >> we're just going to take it day by day, so we don't try to rush things, and miss something, and -- we're just going to do whatever happens. >> hug them. over and over. and then i want to show them my room, and i want to bring them to school. >> this is travis's first deployment, and asell a's second. >>> sub tropical storm beryl is about to dampen countless memorial day barbecues. it's headed for the carolinas, georgia and florida. reporter elizabeth pran is live in jacksonville florida with the warningings now in place and when beryl may make landfall. >> reporter: hi, mike. good to see you. you can see i'm hanging onto m

it filed a stretch of alameda county coastline. the money will go towards habitat restoration, public recreation and civil penalties >> windows so hot they can literally melt things around them >> it turns out it is one of the dangerous side effects of energy-efficient windows. >> we all know the sun's rays caning but this damaging? >> anything that was plastic on the car was melting >> heather initially thought it was a defect and then she noticed this, the reflection off a highly coated energy- efficient windows next door erecting a concentrated beam of light into were carport with a temperature reading of 120 degrees in five minutes >> the one on the left is a normal window >> this scientific engineer explains in normal window reflects anywhere from 10-13 percent of the sun's rays but the certified windows being installed in most new buildings have a hybrid with reflective coating that reflects up to 40% and it is not only the beam bouncing off the window, is the angle of the glass >> the window can never be totally flat >> view

funeral services will be held at kaufman auditorium in alameda 11 a.m.. he will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery in virginia at a future date. >>> the wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is sharing her story exclusively with the abc7 news eye team. she talks about the fight with her husband and the public scandal that followed. dan traveled to her home in venezuela over the weekend for a one-on-one interview. she talks about how her life has changed dramatically in the past five months. her fight for justice for her husband and whether she is coming back to san francisco. dan just got back late last night. you don't want to miss his story which will begin airing tomorrow night on abc7 news at 11. >>> showdown looms at tonight's public hearing over proposed 44% hike in water rates over the next three years. the company says it needs to increase because people are using less water now. system costs remain the same. it wants to add 23 new positions. an advocacy group said a much smaller increase, 10% over three years it suggests that san j

he didn't win, but lots of fans came to the alameda county fairgrounds to the betting sight.arcia used to work in a deli here in pleasanton. today, he road number 20 at churchill downs. you may remember him back in 2010 when he won the preakness. she was one of the dozen faces here. she introduced him to horse racing six years ago. he started in golden gate field. they watched him live two years ago at the derby in 15th. today, he finished in the top ten. >> no. didn't matter to me at all. he's in the big band. no, it's like having your own child. he is one of my own child. he is a big part of our family. >> reporter: the odds of winning weren't pretty. it was 56-1. she is extremely proud of him racing beside veterans at the game. no sleep for him. he's headed to another race tomorrow in southern california where he currently lives and trains. so, just keeps going for this guy. diane, back to you. >> thanks, stephanie. >>> still ahead at 5:00. the men who helped osama bin laden master mind the 9/11 attacks went before a judge today. we'll show you what went wrong. >>> two wel

iraq war veterans is also good to be a ceremony in rieslings family the fire by the coast guard and alameda's afternoon there will be memorial day observance that will be on board the aircraft carrier uss hornet the hornet is one of the most decorated steps of the u.s. navy they'll be several performances and guests can also tour the ship sunday in san mateo some events will be honored a welcome home parade. sematech was the first usa that honored the thats to return home for more. >>> to show. it to get people lined the streets as far as you can see you are happy to see you is very heartwarming. and to the sultry to start is one of several who retreated to a three day trip to the day that saw their base in kentucky some local supporters raised about $50,000 to make thatcher possible. cooper back to the presidio be a number of activities today the parade begins at 1030 red bentley pompeii and the ceremony begins at 11:00 i will include a five flyover by the coast guard in a special tribute to the person who is known as the leader of the presidio is a memorial ceremony he passed away last memo

. >> the dog is here in dublin at the alameda county animal shelter, under quarantine. the boy is still in the hospital and the parents have been arrested. the alameda county sheriff's department says at about 2:00 a.m., a six year-old pit bull german shepherd mix a tactic year-old boy inside this home. the child was taken to oakland hospital >> the child will certainly need to have surgery to repair the injuries. they are not life-threatening >> the share says the father and mother were arrested on child endangerment charges. the mother was released to the hospital to get treatment for a cut on her finger, perhaps an injury from the dog. authorities say the house was a mess >> this house was in terrible condition. it was not fit for a child >> authorities say they still not pinpointed where the attack occurred >> we're looking at all avenues, whether the attack occurred in the house or, again, we have been unable to find any physical evidence that corroborates 100 percent of their story >> neighbors say the family has lived here for decades. >> i have seen the dogs on

we will tell you what he said in just a minute but this is the first investigation of the year and alameda sheriff's investigators have been out here for 12 hours since this investigation began. there is a mobile calm man tune -- command unit and they are focusing their investigation on this house across the street. it is in caster valley and that's where the body of a homicide victim was found. investigators continue to go in and out of the house gathering evidence and we have seen them do this since 3:00 when we don't hear this morning. police are not saying how this victim died or whether the victim is a man or woman. police are keeping quiet about how they discovered the victim's body although it is possible they were coming to this house as part of a separate investigation looking for somebody possibly when they found the victim's body inside the home. now i spoke to the man who has been living there for several years. he didn't know if it was a family member or somebody else but all he was able to tell us was he didn't hear any gunshots or disturbance happening at this home yesterday

the alameda county coroner's office will be doing an autopsy today. they have not ruled out suicide at this point. >> volunteers will gather this morning in morgan hill to continue searching for sierra lamar. there is a piece of evidence in the case and some new hope. detectives have found a red and black car that may be linked to the girl's disappearance. the girl's father and investigators remain hopeful that the 15 year-old will be found alive. >> i have been hopeful and staying positive the whole time and i still feel that way. >> for all intents and purposes we do believe that she is still out there alive. >> divers continue searching bodies of water in the south bay, using new sonar equipment that gives them a clear image of objects that they might find in the water >> concord police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a four year-old child. police say he struck the girl yesterday as she was playing in the yard near her home and then stumbled into the street. police are investigating whether the truck dragged the child or if she was

alameda county sheriff's deputies investigating what may be astro valley's first homicide of the year. they are investigating the death as a possible homicide but they have not released details on the victim or the circumstances surrounding the discovery. amy hollyfield is at the scene. she will bring more in a live report in a few minutes. >>> in a few hours today's leg of the amgen tour of california bike race will get underway in san jose, five hours, sure to cause traffic tie ups. terry mcsweeney is live in san jose near the starting line. >> reporter: this is a beautiful morning for a fantastic race at the berryessa community center. the stage is set literally. they just built the stage. that is where going to start at 11:15 this morning stage three of the amgen tour of california. on the right these are the kinds of tents they never let me in the vip tents. keeping out the riffraff, that would include me. from san jose to livermore and of course this is going to be a heck of a day for a race up and down mount diablo, wow, that is going to be tough, 117 miles today. pictures from

. >> reporter: the alameda county sheriffs office investigating this fire as the case of arson. no arrests so far. this morning the motive for the fire unclear. the people that live here have no idea why they would be targeted. it was a couple months back that i covered two other fires at this strip mall. it's just across the street. both of the fires at this trip mall considered arson. that was a few months back. we put in a call to the fire department trying to figure out if investigators may be looking at a connection between these fires. live this morning alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san jose a fire destroy one home and damaged another next door. that happened on topaz way. the fire started in the garage of a two-story home. five people and four guests escaped safely but one was treated for smoke inhalation. the home is a total loss. the red cross is helping those find a place to stay. >>> san jose police are getting ready for what many fear could be another rowdy cinco de mayo celebration. this year it falls on a sat. there are concerns the recent spike in gang

. >>> alameda city council will hear a budget proposal that calls for trimming more than a million dollars from the police department, including closing the city jail. the city manager wants to prevent cuts from the police department's patrol and investigation divisions. if the jail closes six employees would be laid off. he's asking for cuts in other city departments to help offset a projected five million dollar budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year. >>> antioch police warning muggers, taggers and drug dealers to stay out of city parks unless they want to be captured on video. antioch is adding seven cameras to three recreation spots that have a history of crime including the park, antioch community park and the antioch marina. installing and operating the cameras will cost about $225,000. >> the mercury news reporting lawsuits filed around facebook's tainted ipo could total around a billion dollars in damages. a suit filed yesterday in san mateo county claims facebook misled investors about poe al earnings. another suit an -- accuses morgan stanley of insider trading for warning on

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. >> though the officer who shot brown was cleared of any wrong-doing by alameda prosecutors, the feds will now take a closer look. the oakland school district said they have been notified their school police department is the target of a federal investigation. >> we don't feel that regarding these matters we have anything to height. we will be completely accommodating with the federal government and whatever they request. we will provide. >> the district spokesman said it's unclear what federal investigators will be looking at. he said he expects them to also reexamine the circumstances with comments made by the former chief of police. >> that are officer retired and is no longer within the district. that happened promptly after the incident came to light. we moved quickly in that situation. >> davis said she is grateful federal officials are now scrutinizing oakland's school police force. she said she won't rest until the truth comes out. >> i want justice for my son. >> i'm not against the police. i'm against the police officers that take your job to another level. >> we understand

. >> the alameda county coroner's office is performing an autopsy and the body. >>> later today friends and family of a missing castro valley teenager killed 18 years ago will hold a candlelight vigil. jenny lynn was stabbed to death inside her home in may of 1994 she was 14-years-old and her killer has never been caught. the family will hold their annual vigil at 6:30 tonight. the sheriff will speak at the ceremony. $100,000 reward is being offered in the case. >>> the vice mayor of a contra costa county city will be in court charged with illegally keeping $1 at,000 in insurance premiums. prosecutors -- $15 -- failed to for the money to the parent company. medrano pleaded not guilty after he was charged in february. he says he's confident a jury will dismiss the charges when they hear the facts. >>> breaking news. privately owned spacecraft in the process of making history by docking with the international space station. katie marzullo in the breaking news center. this mission has bay area ties. >> reporter: it does. we have breaking news from outer space. the crew of the international

. >>> alameda county deputies investigating what appears to be castro valley's first homicide of the year. investigators have a section of omega avenue cordoned off near center street after a body was discovered in a home. they have not released any details on the victim or the circumstances surrounding the discovery. they tell us they will be there for quite sometime. amy hollyfield is at the scene and she going to bring us more on this story in a live report coming up. >>> 5:06. a court hearing scheduled for later today over a key piece of evidence in the ethics battle against sheriff ross mirkarimi. at issue whether video of his wife can be used in a hearing on misconduct charges against the sheriff. the video taken by a neighbor shows his wife talking the incident showing a bruise on her arm. the city wants to use the video as evidence in an effort to remove mirkarimi from his position. >>> san jose council plans to review proposal for social host ordinance when it meets today making parents more liable when they are aware that underaged drinking is happening on their property, p

services will be held at kaufman auditorium in alameda 11:00 this morning. >> number five, the wife of san francisco sheriff mirkarimi is sharing her story with the i-team. she told dan about the fight with her husband and the public scandal that followed. dan's story will begin airing tomorrow night on abc7 news at 11. >>> right now 6:55. one final check on weather and traffic. >>> live doppler tracking clouds and drizzle during the morning. flight arrival delays into sfo. nearly about 75 minutes right now. as we look at temperatures for today, we are going to have from the 50s this morning to 50s that will remain at the coast to low to mid 70s around noon and 4:00 inland drop into the mid 50s to mid 60s for everybody else by 7:00. >>> bay bridge toll not that bad considering we had two accidents this morning right at the tolls. only backed up beyond the end of the parking lot. did want to show you a new crash southbound 101 university in palo alto with the waze traffic app it was just reported by someone five minutes ago and this one just in 42 seconds ago heavy traffic approaching t

but they've got at least eight units here from the alameda county sheriff's department plus the mobile command center and homicide detectives also crime lab technicians here taking many pictures of the lawn. and one particular home, and they say they have quite a ways to go. i do have a call into a sheriff spokesperson this morning, and as soon as i hear from him, i'll let you know what he had to say. reporting live in castro valley, "today in the bay." >>> the countdown continues this morning for facebook's initial public offering. and that expected to hit on friday. and already market pressures pushing that price upwards. we have team coverage this morning. marla tellez in menlo park outside facebook headquarters. and scott mcgrew in the newsroom with more details on facebook's plan. good morning, scott. >> facebook, jon, trying to take the temperature of investors to set the right priced ipo and thinks it can push the price up a bit. the company filed financial papers increasing the range at which it will offer shares by about $4. to between $34 and $38. clearly facebook thinks dema

--la oficina del Édico forense del condado de alameda identifiÓ al menor como "jonathan moreno", quien en bloque 4100 de la calle "jenkins way" donde murio pocos horas despues. >> cuándo un hombre en una harrley davsion el conducto de la moo sufrió daños graves. >> y un incendio en santa rosa en la vivienda 3200 de damian place, el fuego daño la vivienda severamente. >> y se continúan la ivnestigacion de un edificio comercial donde se encontraron cientos d eplantas de marihuanas, tenían lamparas y filtrado electrico con las plantas de canabis. >> y personas heridas e el 4500, la policía informa que ambos son llevados a un lugar vercano. >y> la organización messenger for change, llevn a cabo el próximo jueves un evento para recaudar fondos para las personas víctimas de violencia domestica, entregue su pistola por una tarjeta de regalo. >> y los gaseoducos de pg&e usaba más presión que la permitida en sus tubierias, 40 alasas en la presión aademás de las 78 del 2011. >> y el mayor número de reclamos por mordeduras de perro más de 20 millones de dólares pagados por las reclamaciones, esto