alan wang traveled to santa rosa where they are using a drought proof method to feed the horses. >> folsom lake is near 18% of its capacity and water managers across the state are calling on the governor to officially declare a drought. >> i can tell you right now all of the indications are telling us that we are headed into a possible year that is even worse than 1977. >> no rain and no grass. it is hurting the agriculture industry from cattle ranchers to horse owners. they own the santa rosa equestrian center. >> when we purchased the property we were paying $9 a bail. >> so underwood began growing her own drought proof feed for the more than 100 horses at her stable. >> each tray will be a biscuit as it is called. >> barley seeds are germinated in this temperature and like controlled locker for six days until they become lush fodder. it is more nutritious than hay and saves them money every

we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith last year. he was in command of the bart investigative unit and supervised the officer who accidentally sho

we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith last year. he was in command of the bart investigative unit and supervised the officer who accidentally sho

that's where alan wang is live tonight with the latest. alan? >> carolyn and dan, one neighbor says he was surprised to hear that the family had a gun inside the house. apparently they did and tonight around 7:00 an 11-year-old boy who lives in this home picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened somewhere in the house here in the town of oakley. emergency crews radioed for a medical helicopter while they were working on the boy, but called it off just before it landed after the boy died in this ambulance. they say he lived here with his mother, father and grandmother, and they rarely associated with the rest of the neighborhood. >> he walked his dogs. i think his dog's name was baby. he was sweet. >> brief conversations. seemed nice. surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> it is unclear how the boy got uh hold of the gun and exactly who owns it. neighbors say the father, the mother and the grandmother are all nurses and the boy goes to a private catholic school. police are not saying if the parents were home a

we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith last year. he was in command of the bart investigative unit and supervised the officer who accidentally sho

that's where alan wang is live tonight with the latest. alan? >> carolyn and dan, one neighbor says he was surprised to hear that the family had a gun inside the house. apparently they did and tonight around 7:00 an 11-year-old boy who lives in this home picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened somewhere in the house here in the town of oakley. emergency crews radioed for a medical helicopter while they were working on the boy, but called it off just before it landed after the boy died in this ambulance. they say he lived here with his mother, father and grandmother, and they rarely associated with the rest of the neighborhood. >> he walked his dogs. i think his dog's name was baby. he was sweet. >> brief conversations. seemed nice. surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> it is unclear how the boy got uh hold of the gun and exactly who owns it. neighbors say the father, the mother and the grandmother are all nurses and the boy goes to a private catholic school. police are not saying if the parents were home a

that's where alan wang is live tonight with the latest. alan? >> carolyn and dan, one neighbor says he was surprised to hear that the family had a gun inside the house. apparently they did and tonight around 7:00 an 11-year-old boy who lives in this home picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened somewhere in the house here in the town of oakley. emergency crews radioed for a medical helicopter while they were working on the boy, but called it off just before it landed after the boy died in this ambulance. they say he lived here with his mother, father and grandmother, and they rarely associated with the rest of the neighborhood. >> he walked his dogs. i think his dog's name was baby. he was sweet. >> brief conversations. seemed nice. surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> it is unclear how the boy got uh hold of the gun and exactly who owns it. neighbors say the father, the mother and the grandmother are all nurses and the boy goes to a private catholic school. police are not saying if the parents were home a

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> family and friends packed a church to pay respects to a bart police officer killed in the line of duty. sergeant tom smith was shot and killed by a fellow officer one week ago today during the search of a home in dublin. officers from across the state and thnation paid tribute to smith at a public viewing. they came from as far as texas and even boston. sergeant smith will be laid to rest tomorrow. officers from other bay area departments will fill in for bart officers so they can attend the funeral. >> because of our sister agencies and our small knit community of transit authority offices we felt the best thing we can do is come out here at a moment eats -- at a moment's notice. >> michael mays, the officer who accidentally shot smith will be at the funeral. the two were good friends and golfing partners. that funeral is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:00. the neighborhood church on john drive and it is open to the public. you can contribute to a memorial fund by going to abc7news.com. look under see it on tv. >>> a man landed in jail after deputies sa

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> family and friends packed a church to pay respects to a bart police officer killed in the line of duty. sergeant tom smith was shot and killed by a fellow officer one week ago today during the search of a home in dublin. officers from across the state and the nation paid tribute to smith at a public viewing. they came from as far as texas and even boston. sergeant smith will be laid to rest tomorrow. officers from other bay area departments will fill in for bart officers so they can attend the funeral. >> because of our sister agencies and our small knit community of transit authority offices we felt the best thing we can do is come out here at a moment eats -- at a moment's notice. >> michael mays, the officer who accidentally shot smith will be at the funeral. the two were good friends and golfing partners. that funeral is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:00. the neighborhood church on john drive and it is open to the public. you can contribute to a memorial fund by going to abc7news.com. look under see it on tv. >>> a man landed in jail after deputies

. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in berkeley with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, the red flag warning has been in effect for about an hour, but so far things are a lot more calm than they were earlier today. look at the neighbor's tree. it split in two with the largest part of it crashing into the second story of the neighbor's home over there. nobody was hurt, but now it has firefighters worrying what else neighbors can do. >> it didn't crash through the roof, but it has landed on our roof. >> the east bay wasn't under a red flag warning, but the trees were blowing down around 3:30 this afternoon. two in this berkeley neighborhood including this red oak. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something was going to happen. i looked out of the window. >> and the winds were worse last night. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> as i realized it wasn't rain and it was just wind. it was really windy. it was so noisy. it sounded like a rain storm. >> but it wasn't and that is the problem. >> the high winds combined with the dry weather and cram

reporting live from san gregorio south of half moon bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. our reporting continues on twitter. you can follow us there at abc7 news bay area. >> the record heat is not helping matters either. still high fire danger out there. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at today's records and live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> dan, let's check out live doppler 7hd and look at the records and the fire conditions in san gregorio. right now clear skies across the bay area. as far as the fire line is concerned, the closest site is 45 degrees. this is where the fire is burning in san gregorio. relative humidity has been creeping up. the wind is calm and this area is in a rugged part of the bay air. that will make it tough to fight the fire and the fire creates the winds and that is why it may be gusty. red flag warning for our hills until thursday morning. that's tomorrow morning. still gusty in the hills and the humidity is running low. it has been extremely dry and we had another record setting day. this is the second time record for sfo, 73 there

in hercules, alan wang, abc news. >>> the governor has big plans to eliminate the state's debt.is out lieged in his budget proposal he will reveal tomorrow. he wants to pay down the long-term debt by $11 billion next year. that's according to "the sacramento bee" who had a copy of the budget. the governor wants to eliminate the debt by 2018. he is proposing $45 billion for schools which is an increase of $4 billion. they rely on capital gains tax and the voter approved tax increase. >> de de depending on what happens this weekend there is a chance one more game could be played at candlestick park. a lot of fans have started to buy up the seats, literally. seats are being sold because the said yum will be torn down after the season. since they went on sale last month, 3,000 pairs have been purchased. they are not cheap. last month a pair cost about $650. meaning nearly $2 million has been raised so far. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are still plenty of seats left, but the price has gone up. a pair is now $750. >>> well, you have been showing us

alan wopping is live at the health -- alan wang is live at the health department and why they are so worried. >> this is where they are tracking down the spread of the flu virus here in santa clara county. it is not uncommon for the elderly and infants to die from the flu, but this was a 41-year-old woman. health officials say they are seeing it take down more middle aged people. >> the cold and flu medicine has been flying off the shelves of this san jose cvs store. he just -- she just got over the flu. >> i don't really want to describe it. >> it was that bad? >> it was unpleasant. >> santa clara county health officials say the flu season is just getting started and the death of a 41-year-old woman and a hospitalization of seven others here is raising red flags. >> both the woman that died as well as the cases that have been in icu, they have all been people in their 40s and fests fests -- and 50s, fairly young people. >> the dominant strain so far this season is the h1th 1 virus -- h1n1 virus known as the swine flu, the one responsible for the woman's death on december 23rd. the c

alan wang traveled to santa rosa where they are using a drought proof method to feed the horses. >> folsom lake is near 18% of its capacity and water managers across the state are calling on the governor to officially declare a drought. >> i can tell you right now all of the indications are telling us that we are headed into a possible year that is even worse than 1977. >> no rain and no grass. it is hurting the agriculture industry from cattle ranchers to horse owners. they own the santa rosa equestrian center. >> when we purchased the property we were paying $9 a bail. >> so underwood began growing her own drought proof feed for the more than 100 horses at her stable. >> each tray will be a biscuit as it is called. >> barley seeds are germinated in this temperature and like controlled locker for six days until they become lush fodder. it is more nutritious than hay and saves them money every day. >> uh the lo of barnes have gone out of business. >> with the cost savings and the higher nutritional value, it makes you wonder why more stables don't switch to this. >> you know, people don't

reporting live from san gregorio south of half moon bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. you can follow us there at abc7 news bay area. >> the record heat is not helping matters either. still high fire danger out there. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at today's records and live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> dan, let's check out live doppler 7hd and look at the records and the fire conditions in san gregorio. right now clear skies across the bay area. as far as the fire line is concerned, the closest site is 45 degrees. this is where the fire is burning in san gregorio. relative humidity has been creeping up. the wind is calm and this area is in a rugged part of the bay air. that will make it tough to fight the fire and the fire creates the winds and that is why it may be gusty. red flag warning for our hills until thursday morning. that's tomorrow morning. still gusty in the hills and the humidity is running low. it has been extremely dry and we had another record setting day. this is the second time record for sfo, 73 there. look at some of the other records

. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in berkeley with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, the red flag warning has been in effect for about an hour, but so far things are a lot more calm than they were earlier today. look at the neighbor's tree. it split in two with the largest part of it crashing into the second story of the neighbor's home over there. nobody was hurt, but now it has firefighters worrying what else neighbors can do. >> it didn't crash through the roof, but it has landed on our roof. >> the east bay wasn't under a red flag warning, but the trees were blowing down around 3:30 this afternoon. two in this berkeley neighborhood including this red oak. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something was going to happen. i looked out of the window. >> and the winds were worse last night. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> as i realized it wasn't rain and it was just wind. it was really windy. it was so noisy. it sounded like a rain storm. >> but it wasn't and that is the problem. >> the high winds combined with the dry weather and cram

in hercules, alan wang, abc news. >>> the governor has big plans to eliminate the state's debt. it is out lieged in his budget proposal he will reveal tomorrow. he wants to pay down the long-term debt by $11 billion next year. that's according to "the sacramento bee" who had a copy of the budget. the governor wants to eliminate the debt by 2018. he is proposing $45 billion for schools which is an increase of $4 billion. they rely on capital gains tax and the voter approved tax increase. >> de de depending on what happens this weekend there is a chance one more game could be played at candlestick park. a lot of fans have started to buy up the seats, literally. seats are being sold because the said yum will be torn down after the season. since they went on sale last month, 3,000 pairs have been purchased. they are not cheap. last month a pair cost about $650. meaning nearly $2 million has been raised so far. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are still plenty of seats left, but the price has gone up. a pair is now $750. >>> well, you have been showin

. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in berkeley with the story. alan?dan and carolyn, the red flag warning has been in effect for about an hour, but so far things are a lot more calm than they were earlier today. look at the neighbor's tree. it split in two with the largest part of it crashing into the second story of the neighbor's home over there. nobody was hurt, but now it has firefighters worrying what else neighbors can do. >> it didn't crash through the roof, but it has landed on our roof. >> the east bay wasn't under a red flag warning, but the trees were blowing down around 3:30 this afternoon. two in this berkeley neighborhood including this red oak. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something was going to happen. i looked out of the window. >> and the winds were worse last night. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> as i realized it wasn't rain and it was just wind. it was really windy. it was so noisy. it sounded like a rain storm. >> but it wasn't and that is the problem. >> the high winds combined with the dry weather and cram lig

reporting live from san gregorio south of half moon bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. you can follow us there at abc7 news bay area. >> the record heat is not helping matters either. still high fire danger out there. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at today's records and live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> dan, let's check out live doppler 7hd and look at the records and the fire conditions in san gregorio. right now clear skies across the bay area. as far as the fire line is concerned, the closest site is 45 degrees. this is where the fire is burning in san gregorio. relative humidity has been creeping up. the wind is calm and this area is in a rugged part of the bay air. that will make it tough to fight the fire and the fire creates the winds and that is why it may be gusty. red flag warning for our hills until thursday morning. that's tomorrow morning. still gusty in the hills and the humidity is running low. it has been extremely dry and we had another record setting day. this is the second time record for sfo, 73 there. look at some of the other records

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> family and friends packed a church to pay respects to a bart police officerhe line of duty. sergeant tom smith was shot and killed by a fellow officer one week ago today during the search of a home in dublin. officers from across the state and the nation paid tribute to smith at a public viewing. they came from as far as texas and even boston. sergeant smith will be laid to rest tomorrow. officers from other bay area departments will fill in for bart officers so they can attend the funeral. >> because of our sister agencies and our small knit community of of transit authoriy offices we felt the besto is cwt a moment eats -- at a moment's notice. >> michael mays, the officer who accidentally shot smith will be at the funeral. the two were good friends and golfing partners. that funeral is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:00. the neighborhood church on john drive and it is open to the public. you can contribute to a memorial fund by going to abc7news.com. look under see it on tv. >>> a man landed in jail after deputies say he beat his girlfriend's dog to de

alan wopping is live at the health -- alan wang is live at the health department and why they are so worried. >> this is where they are tracking down the spread of the flu virus here in santa clara county. it is not uncommon for the elderly and infants to die from the flu, but this was a 41-year-old woman. health officials say they are seeing it take down more middle aged people. >> the cold and flu medicine has been flying off the shelves of this san jose cvs store. he just -- she just got over the flu. >> i don't really want to describe it. >> it was that bad? >> it was unpleasant. >> santa clara county health officials say the flu season is just getting started and the death of a 41-year-old woman and a hospitalization of seven others here is raising red flags. >> both the woman that died as well as the cases that have been in icu, they have all been people in their 40s and fests fests -- and 50s, fairly young people. >> the dominant strain so far this season is the h1th 1 virus -- h1n1 virus known as the swine flu, the one responsible for the woman's death on december 23rd. the c

in hercules, alan wang, abc news. has big the governor has s to eliminate the state's debt.ow. he wants to pay down the long-term debt by $11 billion next year. that's according to "the sacramento bee" who had a copy of the budget. the governor wants to eliminate the debt by 2018. he is proposing $45 billion for schools which is an increase of $4 billion. they rely on capital gains tax and the voter approved tax increase. >> de de depending on what happens this weekend there is a chance one more game could be played at candlestick park. a lot of fans have started to buy up the seats, literally. seats are being sold because the said yum will be torn down after the season. since they went on sale last month, 3,000 pairs have been purchased. they are not cheap. last month a pair cost about $650. meaning nearly $2 million has been raised so far. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are still plenty of seats left, but the price has gone up. a pair is now $750. >>> well, you have been showing us your pride as the niners make their big playoff run. here

in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >> 25 stan the map reported widespread flu activity last week. states the woke before. the week before. the states in orange including california have significant activity but only in part of the state. so far it has been a typical flu season, but h1n1 is the most common strain of flu. >>> a court ruling today will clear the way to move the girl who is brain dead out of children's hospital oakland. nick smith is live at the latest. nick? >> ama, good evening. you know the family and the hospital have reached an agreement to allow a critical care team to transfer her to a ventilator provided by the family to a facility that the family says is interested in giving her the treatment that she needs. >> because it is for my daughter. when you love your children the way i love mine, you go above and beyond. >> the fight to save her daughter took her back to court. uled thata county superior children's hospital oakland can remove her from a ventilator on tuesday at 5:00 p.m. her family is fighting to move her to another facility that will continue medic

alan wang tells us why health officials are so alarmed were the cold and flu medicine has been flying off the shelves at this cvs store. taylor kiscamp just got over the flu. >> i don't really want to describe it. >> reporter: it was that bad? >> yeah, it was unpleasant. >> reporter: health officials believe the flu season is just getting started and the death of a 41-year-old woman along with the hospitalization of seven others here is raising red flags. >> both the woman that died as well as the cases that have been in icu, they've all been people in their 40s, 50s, fairly young people. >> reporter: the dominant strain so far this season is the h1n1 virus, also known as the swine flu, the one responsible for the woman's death on december 23rd. the centers for disease control says it hits the young and middle-aged harder than older people who may have developed some immunity after facing a similar strain in the 1940s and '50s. >> it is a cause for concern. >> reporter: many people question the vaccine's effectiveness. >> some years we take it and there's really -- we get sick anyway.

alan wang is live at the scene of that accident. alan? >> caroline, there were nearly a hundred people here praying for that mother and child tonight. that's when i got a chance to speak with family members and ask them exactly how this all happened. >> we honor the life, father god. >> relatives say 19-year-old ashley is a proud mother of three-month-old salvador espinoza. >> she came to see us on christmas day to show us the baby. she was all happy and lit up, man, glowing. how pretty she looked. >> police say there was an argument in the family car around a 10:00 on new year's eve. ashley and her sister got out when it was stopped near paseo padre parkway near fremont. they decided to walk to their neither by home, but -- walk to their nearby home. ashley was holding the baby in his carseat. >> from my understanding he was thrown 30 feet. it was quite aways for a 3-month-old baby to get thrown. >> ashley died at the hospital. her 17-year-old sister is in stable condition, but the baby is seriously injured. >> i miss my granddaughter an

alan wang is live at the scene of that accident. alan? >> caroline, there were nearly a hundred people here praying for that mother and child tonight. that's when i got a chance to speak with family members and ask them exactly how this all happened. >> we honor the life, father god. >> relatives say 19-year-old ashley is a proud mother of three-month-old salvador espinoza. >> she came to see us on christmas day to show us the baby. she was all happy and lit up, man, glowing. how pretty she looked. >> police say there was an argument in the family car around a 10:00 on new year's eve. ashley and her sister got out when it was stopped near paseo padre parkway near fremont. they decided to walk to their neither by home, but -- walk to their nearby home. ashley was holding the baby in his carseat. >> from my understanding he was thrown 30 feet. it was quite aways for a 3-month-old baby to get thrown. >> ashley died at the hospital. her 17-year-old sister is in stable condition, but the baby is seriously injured. >> i miss my granddaughter an

in santa rosa, alan wang, abc7 news. >> it is so dry that catholic bishops are asking for divine intervention. in mendocino county they declared a drought emergency. this is the first step before ordering water conservation. people could soon be banned from watering their lawns. and today the bureau of reclamation cut the fulsom dam dropping it half a foot. >>> and in los gatos it was a knockout game attack. maybe you heard of this. a man punched a woman in the parking lot of a strip mall and took off running. the woman was not seriously injured and the only motive police have come up with is that she was sucker punched possibly as a part of the dangerous game called knockout. >> the man charged with kidnapping a 7-year-old girl in antioch is admitting to the crime and offering a bizarre explanation. david alan douglas talked about what happened on friday. he says the little girl willingly went with him and he has no intention of harming her. he said taking the child was not his idea, but arranged as part of a government conspiracy and he did it as a plea for help. >> i sincerely apologize, b

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> we have learned that the man struck and killed by a cal train earlier this week was trying to help another man off the tracks. philip shultz was het at the santa clara station on monday night. we will take you back to the scene. this is what it looks like. investigators went over surveillance video. they say shultz reached for the man on the tracks and then both were hit by an express train. shultz died on the tracks. the other victim remains in the hospital with multiple fractures and he is not yet able to speak with vestigators. >>> students are on alert after a student says he was taken from campus and sexually assaulted. this happened at the college of marin in kentfield. abc news anchor a a ma dates joins us with the latest. ama? >> the students said it happened in this parking lot. it is well lit tonight, but last night, nothing but dark mess. the college of marin has extra police officers patrolling parking lot 13. the added security is in response to a kidnapping and sexual assault that began in the lot around 8:00 last night. >> that's horrible. tha

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in santa rosa. >> dan and carolyn, this is what has been building up over our windshield in the past hour. it may not be enough to make you break out the umbrella, but considering the drought, it is something to cheer about. despite the forecast for rain here, this guy was one of the only people with an umbrella in downtown santa rosa. >> when was the last time you used it? >> the last time i used it? i don't know. >> people are concerned after .04 of an inch fell here this morning. erika is a civil engineer in the wine industry where experts are questioning this year's crop. >> it will be interesting to see how it affects the growth and growth affects the production which affects what i do. >> reporter: the pastures are usually green this time of year. instead susan is paying twice as much for hay to feed 400 cows. $10,000 a week. >> truly this affects all of agriculture. it is going to affect the beef producer and the pork pro tuesdayer and the sheep producer producer -- the pork producer and the sheep producer and it will trickle to all of agricu

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> we have learned that the man struck and killed by a cal train earlier this week was trying to help another man off the tracks. philip shultz was het at the santa clara station on monday night. we will take you back to the scene. this is what it looks like. investigators went over surveillance video. they say shultz reached for the man on the tracks and then both were hit by an express train. shultz died on the tracks. the other victim remains in the hospital with multiple fractures and he is not yet able to speak with investigators. >>> students are on alert after a student says he was taken from campus and sexually assaulted. this happened at the college of marin in kentfield. abc news anchor a a ma dates joins us with the latest. ama? >> the students said it happened in this parking lot. it is well lit tonight, but last night, nothing but dark mess. the college of marin has extra police officers patrolling parking lot 13. the added security is in response to a kidnapping and sexual assault that began in the lot around 8:00 last night. >> that's horrible. t

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in santa rosa. >> dan and carolyn, this is what has been building up over our windshield in the past hour. it may not be enough to make you break out the umbrella, but considering the drought, it is something to cheer about. despite the forecast for rain here, this guy was one of the only people with an umbrella in downtown santa rosa. >> when was the last time you used it? >> the last time i used it? i don't know. >> people are concerned after .04 of an inch fell here this morning. erika is a civil engineer in the wine industry where experts are questioning this year's crop. >> it will be interesting to see how it affects the growth and growth affects the production which affects what i do. >> reporter: the pastures are usually green this time of year. instead susan is paying twice as much for hay to feed 400 cows. $10,000 a week. >> truly this affects all of agriculture. it is going to affect the beef producer and the pork pro tuesdayer and the sheep producer producer -- the pork producer and the sheep producer and it will trickle to all of agricu

alan wang is live at the scene of that accident. alan? >> caroline, there were nearly a hundred peop praying for that mother and child tonight. that's when i got a chance to speak with family members and ask them exactly how this all happened. >> we honor the life, father god. >> relatives say 19-year-oashle ashley is a proud mother of three-month-old salvador espinoza. >> she came to see us on christmas day to show us the baby. she was all happy and lit up, man, glowing. how pretty she looked. >> police say there was an argument in the family car around a 10:00 on new year's eve. ashley and her sister got out when it was stopped near paseo padre parkway near fremont. they decided to walk to their neither by home, but -- walk to their nearby home. ashley was holding the baby in his carseat. >> from my understanding he was thrown 30 feet. it was quite aways for a 3-month-old baby to get thrown. >> ashley died at the hospital. her 17-year-old sister is in stable condition, but the baby is seriously injured. >> i miss my granddaughter and i

alan wang, abc7 news. >>> we have learned that the man struck and killed by a cal train earlier this week was trying to help another man off the tracks. philip shultz was het at the santa clara station on monday night. we will take you back to the scene. this is what it looks like. investigators went over surveillance video. they say shultz reached for the man on the tracks and then both were hit by an express train. shultz died on the tracks. the other victim remains in the hospital with multiple fractures and he is not yet able to speak with investigators. >>> students are on alert after a student says he was taken from campus and sexually assaulted. this happened at the college of marin in kentfield. abc news anchor a a ma dates joins us with the latest. ama? >> the students said it happened in this parking lot. it is well lit tonight, but last night, nothing but dark mess. the college of marin has extra police officers patrolling parking lot 13. the added security is in response to a kidnapping and sexual assault that began in the lot around 8:00 last night. >> that's horrible. t

abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in santa rosa. >> dan and carolyn, this is what has been building up over our windshield in the past hour. it may not be enough to make you break out the umbrella, but considering the drought, it is something to cheer about. despite the forecast for rain here, this guy was one of the an umbrellaa in downtown santa rosa. >> when was the last t it? used it? >> the last time i used it? i don't know. >> people are concerned after .04 of an inch fell here this morning. erika is a civil engineer in the wine industry where experts are questioning this year's crop. >> it will be interesting to see how it affects the growth and growth affects the production which affects what i do. >> reporter: the pastures are usually green this time of year. instead susan is paying twice as much for hay to feed 400 cows. $10,000 a week. >> truly this affects all of agriculture. it is going to affect theer ande producer and the pork pro tuesdayer and the sheep producer producer -- the pork producer and the sheep producer and it will trickle to all of agriculture. >> one cow

in benicia, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> we are learning that the man who was hit and killed by a caltran earlier this week was trying to help another man off the tracks. schultz was hit at the santa clara station. they looked at the surveillance video and the man was reaching for the other man on the tracks and then they were both hit by an express train. schultz died and the other man is in the hospital with multiple fractures. he's not yet able to talk with investigators. >> students at a local community college are on alert after a person said he was taken from the campus and sexually assaulted. it happened at the college of marin in kentfield. up a ma dates has the latest. >> college of marin now has extra police officers patrolling parking lot 13. the added security is in response to a kidnapping and sexual assault that began in the lot around 8:00. >> that's horrible. that's pretty scary. >> students were notified through e-mail, text alerts and even a facebook post. the victim, a male student, said that when he got in his car after class, there was a man with a gun in the back sea

debit and credit cards were compromised during a two-week period in november and december, but as alan wang reports, it turns out three times that many cards were affected. >> it was my debit card compromised. >> target said 70 million to 110 million of its customers had their personal information stolen, as well. now thieves can open up more accounts under their names. anna said she still shops here, but she uses cash instead. >> yes, i have. i have somewhat lost my faith in target. >> neiman marcus confirms unauthorized customer card activity has been taking place since mid-december. neiman marcus doesn't know the scope of the breach, but today they said we have begun to contain the intrusion and have taken significant steps to further enhance security. lana said she hasn't heard from the store yet. >> i wish i did because if they didn't, i feel like i need know. i need to know, definitely. >> i worry about actually shopping at many places if this is going to keep happening. if, you know, we are going to be compromised so often and all the time with sensitive information. >> retailers sho

in benicia, alan wang, abc7 news. >> police redwood city need the public's help in locating a missing 83-year-old woman. lucille walked away from her residence early this morning. she was last seen wearing a long red night ground and slip-on shoes. she's five feet full, 115 pounds, short white hair and alzheimer's disease. >>> we are learning that the man who was hit and killed by a caltran earlier this week was trying to help another man off the tracks. the 35-year-old schultz was hit at the santa clara station. they looked at the surveillance video and the man was reaching for the other man on the tracks and then they were both hit by an express train. schultz died and the other man is in the hospital with multiple fractures. he's not yet able to talk with investigators. >> students at a local community college are on alert after a person said he was taken from the campus and sexually assaulted. it happened at the college of marin in kentfield. ama daetz has the latest. >> college of marin now has extra police officers patrolling parking lot 13. the added security is in response to

in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> 25 states seen here in red on the map are reporting widespread flu activity last week. that's up from just 10 states the week before. the states in or rank, which include c., have significant flu activity but only in part of the state. so for it's been a tip example flu season but h1n1 has been the most common strain of flu. >>> a new court ruling clears the way for a family of jahi mcmath to move the girl who has been declared brinded out of oakland. we have the latest from oakland. >> it's for my daughter. they love their children as much as i love mine. >> the fit went back to court and an alameda county court judge said they can remove her from the ventilator on tuesday before 5:00 p.m. but the family is fighting to move her before then to another facility that will continue medical care. >> i know now the court is make it known the parents do have rights. >> a seven 1/2 hour long settlement conference took place before the hearing. >> it will be a transfer to the ventilator and jahi will exit the facility. >> the two procedures need for jahi

debit and credit cards were compromised during a two-week period in november and december, but as alan wang, it turns out three times that many cards were affected. >> it was my deppity card compromised. >> target said 70 to 110 million of its customers had their personal information stolen, as well. now thieves can open up more accounts under their names. anna said she still shops here but she uses cash instead. >> yes, i have. >> neiman marcus confirms unauthorized customer card activity has been taking place since mid-december. neiman marcus doesn't know the scope of the breach but today they said we have gun to contain the intrusion and have taken significant steps to further enhance security. >> i wish i did because if they didn't i feel like i ned to know. i need to know, definitely. >> i worry about actually shopping at many places if this is going to keep happening the. if, you know, we are going to be compromised so often and all the time with sensitive information. >> retailers should take more seriously the challenges of information security. >> david thaw is an expert in cyber s

in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> 25 states seen here in red on the map are reporting widespread flu activity last week. that's up from just 10 states the week before. the states in orange, including california, have significant flu activity, but only in part of the state. experts say so far it's been a typical flu season but h1n1 is the most common strain of the flu. >>> a new court ruling clears the way for a family of jahi mcmath to move the girl who has been declared brain dead, out of oakland. >> it's for my daughter. they love their children as much as i love mine. >> the fit went back to court and an alameda county court judge said they can remove her from the ventilator on tuesday at 5:00 p.m. but the family is fighting to move her before then to another facility that will continue medical care. >> i know now the court is making it known that the parents do have rights. >> reporter: a 7 1/2 hour long settlement conference took place before the hearing. >> we will bring our own ventilator in. and jahi will exit the facility. >> the two procedures need for jahi to be transf

alan wang, abc 7 news. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney suggests these tips.heck credit card statements for fraudulent charges, go to annualcreditreport.com for a free credit report and to look for anything suspicious. if you find something, call your credit card company immediately to contest any unwarranted charges. also contact the credit reporting bureaus and file a fraud report, and finally, report any crimes to local police as well as the federal trade commission. >>> opponents of a plan to build a massive oil terminal in pittsburgh plan to march in protest this afternoon. opponents will gather at mariner park at 1:00 and march to city hall. the park is located next to an oil tank farm where a proposal calls for trainloads of oil from north dakota to be stored and then those storage tanks would be loaded on to ships at port costa. the group says several recent oil train explosions are examples of why they want city leaders to reject the project. >>> a new mom in san francisco has quite the story to tell about the birth of her baby. she went into labor at