no idea that was one of their benefits and also that they had a second retirement pension. >> alameda county's sheriff, district attorney and county administrators are among those county officials who receive this extra benefit. >>> governor brown unveiled an ambitious plan to create jobs here in california. it involves a change in the tax code for san francisco. >> any time an out of state company moves a job into california they get an instate tax credit. >> he says the switch will encourage business to create jobs in california. >>> by taking and shifts what is an unjustified tax provision and moving it over to a justified tax incentive, that i can win over support in the business community and possibly win four or five votes from the republicans therefor i get it passed. >> brown says he wants to use the estimated $1 billion generated to expand employee tax credits for small businesses. and give tax breaks to companies that buy new equipment. it's not clear if brown can get republican votes for that plan. gop leaders said it would create few jobs. >>> after the announcement of steve job's

jcpenney. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> alameda county court workers accusing top county officials of betraying them. workers marched outside of the county building and they're infuriated about a report indicating 23 high level executives received almost 9 hup,000 of secondary pension benefits this, while alameda county was grappling with a deficit and pressuring county workers to give back benefits. >> you're laying off people, cutting peoples hours and cutting services. why are top officials getting more money? it should be spread from top to bottom if there is going to be, you know cut backs. >> and the report indicates alameda county's defered benefits are the biggest in northern california. and the superior court spokesperson would not comment on this report. >> what would do you if you found your bank is sitting on $25,000 of your money? >> that is what happened to a bay area woman. she could not get the bank to release her badly-needed cash. >> this began when a woman inherited her mother's house, it ended with a long ordeal at the bank. $25,000

the fbi will be there along with the alameda county district attorney's office. stay with us and check on ktvu.com for the announcement late ther morning. >>> police have morning -- later this morning. >>> jade hernandez is live at

>> reporter: two people with the alameda county wick program. >> this is what our bodies were made to do, to nourish our babies. >> there's about 12 of us that work with mothers our age and background and just being able to build a rapport and showing them that we do it and now we're well to help support them through it, too. it's making a great change in our breast-feeding rate. >> 40 some years ago i first started breast-feeding. >> reporter: eileen breast-fed. when her daughters had babies, she taught them how to breast- feed. >> i think it's wonderful for the relationship between the mother and the child. it's wonderful health wise. they get so many immunities from the milk they wouldn't get from other sources and it's just a terrific experience. >> reporter: now, in just five years, alameda county medical center highland hospital has seen the rates of exclusively breast-feeding new moms jump from 25% to nearly 70%. the hospital's on track to be designated by unicef by the end of the year as baby-friendly. only the second hospital in the bay area. great news. >>> literally seven f

today's hearing will determine his extradition back to alameda county. on tuesday, the alameda county d.a.'s office filed murder charges against torrence. police believe he drove while lawrence dennard shot and killed the child last week. >>> a concord private investigator will be in court this morning on charges he was part of a drug scandal involvement law enforcement officers. it will be a detention hearing for 50-year-old christopher butler accused of helping steal meth and marijuana from evidence facilities in contra costa county. >>> packers strike again. -- hackers strike again. bart hit by a second cyberattack in a week. it happened on the website of the union that represents the transit agency's police officers. hackers exposed personal information of more than 100 officers. >> these officers now have their residences in some cases known to the public, to criminals that they have arrested, to people that they are going to come in contact with who may want retribution. >> a hacker group "anonymous" announced the latest attack but hasn't claimed r

on tuesday, the alameda county d.a.'s office filed murder charges against torrence. now, police believe that he drove a 26-year-old lawrence dennard who allegedly fired the shots which killed the boy. >>> in two hours the san francisco coast guard will be out looking for a missing canoer on the bay. stephanie chuang is on treasure island to explain why that man went back to the capsized canoe. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. we are moved to yerba buena island kind of the main post for the coast guard in the san francisco bay area. we last heard that the coast guard actually has an 87-foot vessel out there in the waters around here and around treasure island that's called the pike and it's been looking in the early-morning hours for the miles an houring canoer. joining me is a petty officer with the u.s. coast guard with the latest. what can you tell us? >> the latest in the search he was are we have the coast guard cutter pike out on the water searching right now. we have assets from station golden gate that is scheduled to deploy around zero 500

. >> reporter: they say one man's trash is another man's treasure but in alameda county they don't want any man stealing from the can. >> we hear them at 3 a.m., 4 a.m. going through the garbage. >> reporter: one of many hoping a new proposal for unincorporated alameda county will make it a fineable offense. the cash cow for people who turn in bottles and cans for nickels an dimes. for others it is an annoyance. >> it bothered me. get out and get a job. get on your own two feet. >> they throw the garbage on the sidewalk and in the street. >> reporter: that's the main reason for the proposal according to one county supervisor. >> hopefully it will be in multiple languages. >> the fines for violation $100 for the first time, $200 the second and $500 for each additional violation. technically it is theft from waste management but some think that's a little harsh. >> you put that out there to be taken by the waste management people. to me it is a whatever. let those people get a job. i'm sorry. >> reporter: this proposal still has a lot of hurdles before it will become law including a citiz

the numbers range from 7% in marin county to 19 percent in alameda county. when at the ethnic divide. san francisco is the only county with a double digit dropout rate for white students. asian students have an even lower rates. quite a difference for african-americans. vin numbers and for hispanics are similar. these are countywide numbers. when you get down to the school district level the dropout rates go even higher. in oakland is a 37%, hebert, 31% and west contra costa, 25%. the state education department says that the new dropout figures cannot be compared to earlier years because the data was collected in differently. the numbers will be used as a baseline for future reports. more news coming up after the break. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. the falcons let's take a look at current satellite pictures. let's take a look at fog tracker 4. by 8:00 p.m. the fall will be moving

alameda county sheriff deputies towed away a car as part of the evidence. back out here live in san lee an dre on -- san leandro, we're trying to figure out if this shoot something connected to the crime on westbound 580. we'll continue to gather evidence and bring you more information as it becomes available. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a registered sex offender is suing the city of elk grove right near sacramento so he can stay in his parents' house that's near a neighborhood mark. the michael escobar -- michael escobar says an ordinance that bans him a certain amount of feet from a park violates his civil rights. he served nine years for sexually molesting a child. as part of his parole, he wears a tracking device to monitor where he is. >> i don't have any problem, you know, with the monitors that we wear. that's great stuff. in fact, the monitor helps me probably more than it helps them because now i know they know where i am all of the time. >> he said he would be homeless if he moves. the city is denying thal gations and are

jail in alameda county. there had been a lot of ugly incidents at the jail in nearly 70s and a federal judge in san francisco condemned the conditions there as cool and unusual punishment of the prisoners. kqed had been following the events at santa rita with their new department and the anchor of the program called up the sheriff of alameda county and said we have been following the stories of your jail and we would like to send a camera crew to look around and wonder if that would be ok and when we can do that and sheriff said no way. my press policy is no press, no reporters allowed in, no television, no reporters of any kind allowed in my jail. bill called me and asked can they do that? what is the reason he gives for this policy? he didn't have any. so kqed determined to su for access to the jail. the federal judge in san francisco oliver carter granted an order that allowed kqed and the responsible members of the press to go to the jail with cameras and recording equipment to interview prisoners and re

. >> they say one man's trash is another's treasure but in alameda county they don't want anyone stealing from the cans. >> withth hear them anywhere from 3:00 to 4:00 in the morning going through the garbage. >> reporter: she's one of many hoping a new proposal for unincorporated alameda county will make it a punishable offense. the cash cow for people who turn in bottles and cans. for others it's an annoyance. >> get on your own two feet. >> they throw the garbage on the sidewalk innocent street. >> and that's the main reason for the proposal, according to one county supervisor. >> hopefully, the education piece which will be in multiple languages will help people understand this is not something they should do but i'm hoping the big poachers will be able to enforce it. >> the fine for violation, $100 for the first time, $200 the second and $500 for each additional violation. technically it's theft from waste management but some think it's harsh. >> you put that out there to be taken by the waste management people. to me, it's a whatever. >> let those people get a job, i'm sorry. >> thi

they are with the alameda county wic program. >> there are 12 of us that work with moms our age and our background and able to build a rapport and show them that we did it and willing to help them through it too. >> in just five years, alameda county medical center has seen the rates of exclusively breast- feeding new moms jump from below 25% to nearly 70%. >>> tar many, it's harder to eat healthy simply because of the price tag. now a new study urges the government to do more to make healthier meals more affordable. one suggestion, offer food assistance coupons for produce. the university of washington study also says adding more potassium, fiber, vitamin d, and calcium to your diet can add hundreds of dollars to your grocery bill each year. >> well roberta, it's the beginning of august. is it ever going to finally feel like summer? >> i got to tell you, my garden looks like the beginning of may. it is about this big as far as it is concerned. we do have some clear skies out in livermore right now, but the low clouds and fog quickly sweeping into that area with a high of only 76 degree

but today, the alameda county d.a. joined with law enforcement agencies and financial institutions from all over the state for help. >> it was a sense of a feeling of betrayal, anger. >> reporter: and mrs. roberts isn't alone. she is just one of thousands in the bay area who have fallen victim to real estate fraud. >> he even forged my name. she had a forged power of attorney. >> reporter: for mrs. roberts it was a childhood friend who stole the title to her property but in most cases it's a stranger like this woman, who promised to help with short sales but instead transferred properties to her name. or worse, fraudulent loan modification companies like american financial funding wisconsin shut down thanks to a consumerwatch investigation. we are looking for corey hill? these are some of the scams cited today by the alameda county d.a. as the catalyst for help. the new home owner education and loan protection program. >> we realized that for hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of homeowners, they were being scammed and

that's when alameda county sheriff's deputies from laney college saw them throwing building materials off the roof. the two men were detained and oakland police and fire were called in to investigate where the materials had come from. the investigation is ongoing. >>> the second suspect in the shooting death of a little boy in oakland is due in a las vegas courtroom in just a few hours from now. 22-year-old willie torence is accused of driving the car in last week's droogt. police say rival gang members were the intended target, but a stray bullet hit 3-year-old carlos nava. lawrence denard was arrested in pittsburgh a day after that shooting. the little boy's killing has prompted calls by at least two oakland councilmembers to expand gang injunctions and also impose a youth curfew. but some, including the nava family criticize those proposals. opponents say the focus should be on more social programs and community organizing. >> they're telling us what they want, they're telling us what they're going to do instead of really reaching out to the community and really seeing what the com

but alameda county today offered a glimpse of hope. and as juliette goodrich shows us, a lot of people were there to see it. >> ideal job. >> to be a principal. >> reporter: alex mcmurray father of three showed up armed with an extensive teaching resume'. >> i have some recommendation letters. >> reporter: to the first annual alameda county office of education job fair. >> i don't know how tough it's going to be. i suspect it will be because school districts are going through lots of changes with their budgets and times are tough. >> reporter: more than 100 jobs in alameda county in k-12 public education being offered. the biggest need now, special education teachers. >> physically resource -- teachers to service our most at need students. >> reporter: for david -- >> i worked for over a year. >> reporter: and this person? >> i got a job in january and i moved here for that job and then i got laid off. >> reporter: this job fair is a glimmer of hope that jobs are out there. you just have to be patient, persistent and not give up. >> cu

alameda county sheriff's deputies say four people tried to steal marijuana from a home near 159th avenue and east 14th street. the owner fired a shot hitting one. alleged thieves. that didn't stop the four from taking off. the men were later caught on highway 580. the wounded man suffered only minor injuries. >>> communities across the bay area are coming together tonight to take back their neighborhoods. tonight is "national night out," an opportunity for local residents to get to know their neighbors and work together to combat crime. police officers and city officials will also be out tonight introducing themselves and talking to residents, especially in oakland, where more than 71 homicides have already been reported this year. >>> well, you could call it a new crackdown on drunk drivers. an east bay city wants to and a bill to those it books for driving under the influence. ann notarangelo explains why the city of oakley says this is only fair. ann. >> reporter: nobody from city hall wanted to go on camera. they didn't want to end up in a debate over the merits of the law but they p

it was the first ever for the alameda county office of education, and it won't be the last. alameda county's 18 school districts have about 100 job openings, and not just for teachers. baby boomer employees are retiring and the county says it's looking for good people to replace them. workshops and counseling are part of this process. job openings are welcome news in the education field, which has seen so many cuts at almost every level. >> there's a lot of teachers that have numerous years of experience that you're up against. and so coming in as a newly credentialed teacher i find that it's really hard to compete with that. interviews are hard to come by. >> it's difficult. alameda county leaders are already planning another job fair for next spring. >>> it's back to school week and chances are many kids have new gadgets for class, whether it's a tablet, ipod or calculator, tech savvy students are swapping out electronics faster than ever. >> we keep going through all these different things. so what do you do with the old ones? marla tellez tells us where. best part, it's

of alameda county, 19%. santa clara, 17%. cocoa, 14%. and is if you go up the peninsula, san mateo, 13%, and sf roughly 11%. when you break it down by race, this is statewide. african-americans had the greatest tendency to drop out. 30% of them dropping out, latinos 23%, white, 12%, asian 8%. a spokeman for the east side union high school district, we bring them up because of their high dropout rate, was telling one local paper that they are trying to change this. of they know it's very high. if you look at the oakland school district in alameda county, one of the highest dropout rates in california, there's is 37%, barely half of the students graduated. a spokesman there telling "the chronicle" they believe the problem was over recent years they have been focusing on elementary school students, trying to reduce class size and increase literacy report programs. they say their plan now is to change that. one thing that is interesting about the numbers themselves is that this is the first time the state has tracked students from freshman t

perks came as alameda county was grappling with a huge deficit and pressuring workers making concessions>> you are cutting services to the public, why top officials getting more money. it should be spread from top to bottom if there is going to be cutbacks. >> the report indicates alameda county deferred benefits are the largest in northern california. >>> hundreds of activists have bombarded governor jerry brown's twitter account over a pesticide linked to cancer. they want a ban on methol iodide. it was approved saying the pesticide can be used safely under strict guidelines. on tuesday activists staged mock fumigations and delivered signatures on a petition calling for a ban. >>> insurers and the economy in general could take a direct hit from hurricane irene. >> good morning. hurricane irene hasn't hit yet but already may be costing more. gasoline futures hovering near the highest level in three weeks. irene may cut into output of refineries and could hurt production operations. ten refineries make up 7% of the u.s. operating capacity. stores the home depot made profits but insurance

. >>> saving a popular animal shelter in alameda county.ow the community pitched in to keep its doors open. ,,,,,, state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> well, we have all been watching the roller coaster ride on wall street this week. the economy trying to get some traction. and now we do have that moneywatch report for you. here's alexis christoforous. >> reporter: wall street is coming off its worst week in nearly a year, concerns about debt problems in the u.s. and europe overshadowing strong corporate profit reports. on friday, the dow rose 42 points

here of some sort of what chp said was some sort of a shooting investigation being handled by alameda county's authorities. we don't know much more about that but we do know a couple of lanes are closed and this car is being towed away. meanwhile we have a rather large back up on 580 approaching the scene because two right lanes are closed. let's look at interstate 80 driving up to oakland and so far it looks good. if you are leaving the house we will let you know when 580 is open and the morning commute looks good in walnut creek. the city in fremont, that traffic loose very nice. >> steve thank you and there is a chill in the morning air 45 currently shot out to pen grove, i know fair faction are at -- fair faction is at 77 and closer to town napa is 49. it looks like the clouds will burn off sooner and high pressure is weakening it and it is flexing its muscle so it will give us a little more sun and slightly warmer temperatures because it looks like the fog will be on its way back. cooler weather will start to move in probably wednesday into thursday. tropical clouds, although they are d

the numbers range from 7% in moran, to 19 percent in alameda county.ook at the ethnic divide, san francisco is the only counter with a double digit dropout rate for white students. asian students have a lower rate, quite a difference for african- americans, the low is 18% in santa clara county the highest double that in alameda county. the numbers for hispanics are similar. these are countywide numbers. when you get down to the school district level, the dropout rates go even higher, in oakland, it is 37%, hayward 31% and west, kashruth 25%. >> you have heard of wifi, there is a new gadget that will be hooked up anywhere you want to go. we will show you this miniature my five. >> it is a gorgeous evening temperatures in the '50s even the 80's in antioch i will tell you about the forecast coming up. turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you considered this by motorola ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. get the l

in another court appearance, he's in alameda county right now.time the family of the 3-year-old boy is having funeral services for him. the funeral services are scheduled to start at 11:00 this morning at st. bernard church in oakland. live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, thank you. >>> and time now 8:47. the jaycee dugard case may be over, but the focus on phillip and nancy garrido is not. in an exclusive interview, hayward police told ktvu that they are questioning the garrido's about another well- known bay area kidnapping. ktvu pam cook is in our newsroom with some pretty interesting developments, pam? >> reporter: well, it is an unsolved mystery that has haunted the hayward police department for nearly 23 years. and now they are following new leads and a new focus that involves phillip and nancy garrido. investigators in hayward say that they had to wait until the jaycee dugard case was over before they could interview the garrido's about a little girl who looks a lot like jaycee. and now in november, 1988, 9- year-old little

also, the alameda county sheriff's department say that they have dui checkpoint on around the stadium from time to time. leslie the oakland police department did tell me that they will provide increased presence in the parking lot before and right after the game. law enforcement officials said they will be active to make sure what happens in candlestick park last weekend does not happen here this weekend. in oakland i am dial plan. kron4 news. the friday commute on the bay bridge toll plaza, this is what's down traffic. right now things are looking pretty good. right now all of the fastrak plans are moving. we will be right back. >> kron4 has received numerous tips about something that has been taking place in the castro district. we have a warning. there is some cars and demeaning language in this report that some people might find offensive in this edition of people giving badly. >> this man is enjoying a pastrami sandwich on the corner of castro and the 17th in san francisco. i know what your thinking, what kind of iced tea is the drinking? this man is having a conversation before

the alameda county district attorney charged 26-year-old lawrence denard the man you see here a convicted felon with murder in connection to the death of three-year-old carlos nava. oakland police say they are looking for several suspects in the drive-by shooting which took place monday afternoon. a ktvu viewer shared with us video he shot after shots ran out. in his video both men survived. one of those victims spoke to me by phone yesterday as he lies in the hospital recooperating. >> i'm sorry that it happened. but if they need anything or anything i can do for the family, i will try to help them. >> reporter: we have more details this morning on lawrence denard the man charged with murder in this case. his arrest record shows that in 2004 he was arrested in oakland for robbing a street vendor that same year denard was arrested for illegal possession of a shotgun. we have also learned that denard dropped out of oakland's now closed school of justice in 2004. we'll have more of this coming up. >>> time now 5:02. last night the republican presidential candidates were in attack mode durin

>> good morning we have police activity at a wall greens store, it is a police scene a lot of alameda county sheriff's deputies are on the scene of this activity. a "k" tv u reporter is on the scene and we will have a live report coming up. >>> a man who confessed to killing 77 people in norway shooting rampage is making some strange demands. yesterday his lawyer said his client has a list of two returns, the second one is for norway's government to resign and he said if the demands are metal give up information about the terror cells he claims will be carrying out even more attacks. >>> a big test for the deal to raise the country's debt limit and k tv u allison burns is in the room to find out whether they will pass it in time to meet the deadline. >> reporter: they are been reporting that the government would run out of money if congress did not raise the debt limit and they are now about three hours away. it was a bigger than expected win in the u.s. house last night. 269 to 161 vote and house minority leader nancy pelosi is disappointed the deal does not include tax increases democrats

. >> reporter: advocates estimate alameda county alone is missing out on almost $107 million in federalhelp. about $93 million are going unused in san francisco and in contra costa county it's close to $90 million. >> these are funds that could be stimulating our local economy. they could be spent at local businesses and really benefits the community as a whole. >> reporter: while critics question whether the federal government can afford to expand a program that already costs $68 million, food banks in al alameda county and san francisco say they are working to bring the program to work. >> reporter: we're live here in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> it took less than 30 second for the senate to approve a house bill to extend the federal aviation's funding until the middle of next month. with that two senators approved the bill in what's called a unanimous consent procedure the bill sent thousands of faa employees back to work. and clears the way now for airport construction projects to move forward again. however the bipartisan disagreements that caused the partial shut

. >> reporter: advocates estimate alameda county alone is missing out on almost $107 million in federalhelp. about $93 million are going unused in san francisco and in contra costa county it's close to $90 million. >> these are funds that could be stimulating our local economy. they could be spent at local businesses and really benefits the community as a whole. >> reporter: while critics question whether the federal government can afford to expand a program that already costs $68 million, food banks in al alameda county and san francisco say they are working to bring the program to work. >> reporter: we're live here in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> it took less than 30 second for the senate to approve a house bill to extend the federal aviation's funding until the middle of next month. with that two senators approved the bill in what's called a unanimous consent procedure the bill sent thousands of faa employees back to work. and clears the way now for airport construction projects to move forward again. however the bipartisan disagreements that caused the partial shut

colvin spent the whole day at alameda county juvenile hall, and i think we saw eight different units of young men and women, 14 to 18, medium-security, and they were riveted to their seats. when we were looking like we were running out of time, we were told not to worry about the time. they shared poetry. one young woman suggested how -- they share how they are trying to transform their lives, and listening to her story and transformation, and it was a very powerful date. >> this is for one of my heroes, claudette colvin. and a local hero of mine, because we have freedom fighters right here in our midst, and we do not always celebrate them. francisca sanchez, who is seriously about her business about getting the shackles off. i want to do this to honor them, and to thank you for being here. give yourselves a big round of applause. [applause] all i've got is some fish and a few loaves of bread. and a whole lot of folks have got to get fed. but seven seats were made in under seven days, the first man was forgiven when he missed the hague, the branch was taken by a dove to a book that w

he will stand before a judge in alameda county court in less than an hour. >> we have breaking news. a portion of terminal one at oakland international airport has been evacuated because of suspicious package at security checkpoint. sky 7 is overhead and we're told for a moment no flights have been delayed. officials are not saying much more what was found but we do have a little bit of information the specific item was found in the screening machine to terminal two's checkpoint. there are no flight delays. the bomb squad is responding to this. we'll follow the story and bring are more also at abc7news.com. >> they are looked for an armed robber that hit an armored car service police were called to the armored car company. they found two security guards locked behind steel doors in the business. the employees weren't hurt. investigators say the robbers were gone by the time officers got there. they left with an undisclosed amount of money. a $2500 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest of the suspects. >> the northern california harbor that was heavily damaged by t

art on four wheels at alameda county fairgrounds. >> caribbean, first reggae festival, gentleman make can cuisine, fillmore center plaza. ♪ >> american tabor celebrates latinos in popular music. a major exhibition at the san francisco public library. >> that looks like fun. from all have us, thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> put up with the mist and drizzle. >> we'll have more tomorrow but sunshine around 2:00 around the bay. >> see you later.

alameda county deputies are investigating a shooting in san leandro at this hour. was near 159th avenue and east 14th streets. no one was killed in the shooting but the investigation closed some lanes on interstate 580 for a while this morning. >>> a 16-year-old from antioch is said to be safe this morning, this after he was allegedly abducted during a armed robbery at a barbershop where he works. police cancelled that amber alert around midnight but they are still looking for the 25- year-old suspect. >>> a 9-year-old san jose boy is being called a hero this morning. he jumped into a swimming pool on south kylie boulevard yesterday and pulled out a 3- year-old girl from the deep end. the girl's grandfather was also at the bottom of the pool and a woman got him to the surface. >>> we have traffic and weather in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. you are slow and go due to the metering lights at least to west grand, slow and go off the eastshore freeway, as well. once you hit the upper deck, though, pas

she previously worked as a deputy public defender in alameda county, and was a staff attorney with the california task force on criminal instructions. she is also working on the effort to abolish the death penalty in california and pursuing the goal of reforming capital sentencing procedure. before we start with the first question, we have a short video. i have been told that this is a video from the former warden of the mississippi prison. >> it is clear that the execution will take place and something happens. they may not come out and say that they did this, but they will tell the victim -- i am sorry. and then they say, i did this. and i leaned down to whisper in his ear, and i thought i could reach them because i wanted to make certain that he is at peace with themselves. i said it is not important for you to confess to this crime and is not important for anyone in this room. the only thing that is important is that you let your god know the truth. and he looked at me and he said -- i am at peace with my god. how will you be with yours? >> do you think that he did this? >> i do no

. >>> alameda county authorities have a man under arrest for opening fire on a marijuana farm. short time later deputies brought the injured victim in a car but he was not arrested but the owner faces an assault charge. >> as david stevenson explains, that he never got close to opening the cab doors. >> reporter: it is a shocking, said the attack. surveillance video shows a woman got from behind and robbed of her cell phone. while crossing a san francisco intersection. but the story into the high- tech twist. >> reporter: are driver went up and asked for assistance. with their gps technology us attacking archives were able to track him and he notified a dispatch. >> the cab driver and victim of the suspect. that is where police arrested 20-year-old brandon was a san francisco. it was all documented on these new cameras they are installing 250 vehicles. the record for the backseat in the driver's street view remaining to capture vendor vendors. but, please let the technology, too. >> with this new device that we have come to captured images and police officers when crimes a bazo

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. >> reporter: today, police and the alameda county sheriff's office continue to focus on patrols in the area. we were told by police the intended target shot were not seriously hurt. one woman says her brother is in critical condition, shot three times. >> i would like just -- i would just like the police to find out what is doing all of this shooting, especially with the baby being shot. >> i'm confident the crime is gonna be involved -- gonna be solved crickly -- quickly. >> reporter: the male made these fliers today -- the family made these fliers today. they are holding a rosary at 8:00 tonight. it's an hour after the vigil. it will be right here planned by mayor quan. jade hernandez -- back to you. >> thank you. >>> traffic is just clearing up on westbound 580 after emergency potholes repair. we have video from newschopper2. crews had the westbound side shut down temporary to -- temporarily to fix the traffic. >>> president obama is attending a cemetery in delaware to honor the u.s. troops killed in afghanistan. the president arrived at dover air force base a few hours ago. the

we start with breaking news out of alameda county. we are going to show you live pictures now from chopper 5 where a car chase ended in east oakland. police were trying to stop the driver of that burgundy car when it took off on the freeway. the car drove westbound on the eastbound lanes of 580 before exiting at grand avenue. the suspect was then spotted dumping that car. a perimeter was set up to search for the suspect. they are still looking for him. we are hearing word that the car could be stolen. >>> and they are neighborhoods where the sounds of gunshots and police sirens are all too familiar. but tonight, the hope is that those sounds will be replaced by music and laughter. christin ayers with hour neighbors in east oakland are trying, trying, to break the cycle of violence. christin. >> reporter: and dana, we have already got the music starting, this one of the first block parties to kick off "national night out" in oakland. you can see everything from games and food to face painting for kids. it started early at 5 p.m. so it

the raiders brought in more oakland police officers and alameda county sheriff's deputies to monitor fan behavior. >> there won't be any changes here necessarily. they're just going to continue to execute the plan in the way we have done it, and they do a great job for us. it's like the commissioner said, taking it from an r-rating to pg-13. that's what we're trying to accomplish. >> dan: miller credited san francisco police for bringing in extra officers for the exhibition game against houston. the 49ers and sfpd will keep examining ways to improve security. >> firefighters are battling a grass fire in fairfield. 750 acres have burned sense the fire started yesterday above interstate 80. at one point the flames threatened oh 40 homes but the fire is now 60% contained with full containment expected for later today. >>> about 100 people have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire burns along highway 140 just outside yosemite national park. the fire is burning in steep and rugged area, has forced the closure of highway 140. which is one of the main entrances to yosemite. the f

. >>> the alameda county court of supervisors invited truckers to their meeting. the state air resources board recently decided not to delay that requirement. >> i want a new truck. but i don't want to get a new truck now. >> this next couple of years then have to replace it again at 2020. >> reporter: some truckers said they still hope the state will extend the deadline since many say they've already gone into debt to retrofit their vehicles. >>> meanwhile work continues to make the port of oakland deeper to accommodate larger ships. yesterday we were the only crew invited on board the dredger to look at the work going on. engineers speculate they will finish the work by the end of the month. you can watch the work on ktvu.com. >>> federal law make -rs say they want tighter controls of energy -- lawmakers say they want tighter controls of energy pipelines. the measures would tighten control of the industry currently gives utility power over safety issues. lawmakers say they hope to have new rules in place by next year. >>> an insurance company has re rejected the

officers and the alameda county police department or sheriff department are on the scene of a shooting. we know that several lanes of westbound 580 have been locked for the last hour but that closure has just been lifted. no word yet on whether the shooting involved an officer or sheriff's deputies. we do have a crew on the way to the scene, getting more information. we will bring you more details as we get them. >> this morning, police at antioch canceled an amber alert for 16-year-old boy but say the investigation in his kidnapping is anything but over. we know the victim is reportedly been freed. and police have found the car, but there is much more to the story than that. abc7's amy hollyfield has that for us live from the antioch police station. amy? >> yeah, terry, this has a bizarre ending. instead of seeing the happy reunion between the parent and the kid, they say they haven't seen or heard from the child. they insist, though, 16-year-old hasan ford is safe. they haven't talked to him but they say they have reason to believe he reunited with his family. they canceled the state

as well as seniors in san francisco and alameda counties. and it was a little cloudy there this morning. then it warmed up a bit. what's going on nick? >> temperatures stayed a little cool today. inland we're warming up. those trends will continue for the second half of your weekend. near 90 at livermore. up and down the peninsula, comfortable. 77 san mateo. more warmth on the way. we shift our focus on the south. more tropical moisture developing. we thought it might move up into the extreme southern parts of the bay. but that never really took shape. we saw a few lightning strikes along yosemite. never made it to lake tahoe. overall high pressure is taking hold. that's going to help to warm things up. here's the forecast for tonight. we're going to see a warmer day for just about everybody and a lot more 90s. and we will continue to track hurricane irene. i want to give you one more perspective. we talked about how it's downgraded with 80 mile-per-hour sustained winds. look how big this storm system our own jeff is on the east coast in new

. >> alameda county district attorney announced charges of murder and attempted murder against dinard. >> the defendant with callous disregard to the safety of everyone shot and killed the boy in front of his family as they were walking home. >> oakland police say the drive-by was gang related. mother officers were put on the street after monday's killing. the chief says crime dropped because of that which he suggested was a good than on hire more police. >> maybe from young carlos will wake up. maybe the loss of young carlos of three years old and his innocence will wake this city up. >> they say dinard gave a taped statement and denied any involvement in the murder. the court denied bail. she said he needed to get a public defender and come back to court tomorrow afternoon. >>> the man accused of running down a nine-year-old boy in san francisco last week is back in jail tonight. andrew vargas is charged with four counts, including felony drunk driving and hit-and-run with injury. he was released after posting $65,000 bail but today they increased the bail to $465,000 and vargas was

investigators are trying to piece together the bizarre event that led to a shooting early this morning in alameda county.  >>> breaking news. president obama signed the legislation to avoid the catastrophic default. he signed it after an hour after the senate vote to pass it. >>> investigators are trying to determine what led to a shooting that led to a man going to the hospital. it happened just before 5:00. ariving sheriff deputies noticed a car leaving the area and pulled a car over at 580. inside, they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. >> he was taken to the hospital, there were three other people in the vehicle with him. their involvement is we don't know. >> investigators don't know a lot. they don't know who or how the man was. so they found shell casings and pot plant where the shooting took place but don't foe if or how -- don't know if or how it's connected to the shooting. . if you have been a patient at the center in burlingame, your private information may have been compromised. a former employee took home files for 1,500 patients and some included address

. >>> authorities in alameda county say a man is under arrest for opening fire on an alleged marijuana thief. the shooting happened at a home on 159th avenue in unincorporated san leandro where a man was apparently trying to steal marijuana growing in the backyard. the sheriff's office says it all started at about 4:45 this morning when an alarm went off at the house. the owner of the marijuana opened fire and now faces an assault charge. >> there are laws in the state of california that allow you to defend yourself, this is not the case. >> reporter: deputies later stopped the shooting victim in a car on interstate 580. he had suffered a minor gunshot wound and was not arrested. >>> an accident at a barn station in san francisco left a woman fighting for her life tonight. it happened about two hours ago after the san francisco bart stop -- b.a.r.t. stop. a woman fell after trying to jump on a ledge. the woman was wobbling before the fall. there's no word yet on whether alcohol or drugs were involved. >>> right now pg & e is trying to ease mounting tensions in the peninsula. ktvu consu

the transportation security administration and alameda county sheriff immediately cleared people awayfrom the area near the check point, including a bar near the check point. >> i noticed that someone was carried out. and a huge swarm of police came through. one came to us and said "you need to lock up and get out". >> deputy dz detain one person briefly and did not make arrests. the check point reopened about 11:30, passengers used terminal two check point. the bomb squad determined waits a large water bottle and an electric tire pump. >> san leandro is waiting for locks before it relights a busy street. working last week, theechs stole 10,000 feet of the underground copper wire carrying power to the street lights on mcarthur boulevard. it's now blacked out. police say the copper was probably sold to scrap metal dealers. >> copper wire theft is obviously popular for recycling copper. and thieves getting creative and finding ways to remove it. >> and san leandro says they have $16,000 but is waiting for those locks so it's not hit again. >> a sacramento man who awoke from a 3 month lo

he was going to graduate school and had a job and worked with the justice courts in alameda county. >> meantime, the 9-year-old ryan white's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious so that good news. >> a woman lost legal custody of her two children in june and took them from her grandmother's home on sunday may be headed to mexico. police say the 24-year-old and an unknown female drove off with her son and daughter sunday. the children living with their grandmother, who has custody. they haven't been seen since. and the family is afraid hernandez is on her way to mexico. the car is described as a -- dan why don't you take this? >> silver, maybe cream colored ford mustang. anyone with information is asked to cull police immediately. there, you can see picture. be on the lookout. >> a clothing store in san francisco suffered severe damage during a fire, firefighters able to extinguish flames but spent hours cleaning up and helped employees remove merchandise from the store, you can see them there. the investigation indicates it may have begun in the office, then spread to

he will stand before a judge in alameda county court in less than an hour. >> we have breaking news. a portion of terminal one at oakland international airport has been evacuated because of suspicious package at security checkpoint. sky 7 is overhead and we're told for a moment no flights have been delayed. officials are not saying much more what was found but we do have a little bit of information the specific item was found in the screening machine to terminal two's checkpoint. there are no flight delays. the bomb squad is responding to this. we'll follow the story and bring are more also at abc7news.com. >> they are looked for an armed robber that hit an armored car service police were called to the armored car company. they found two security guards locked behind steel doors in the business. the employees weren't hurt. investigators say the robbers were gone by the time officers got there. they left with an undisclosed amount of money. a $2500 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest of the suspects. >> the northern california harbor that was heavily damaged by t