what about you asked amy. she was disapointed when i told her that i hadn't cared from dolls since i was in my early teens. in the late 1990's a friend wanted to give me a custom made doll. i requested a chinese young girl doll. and with my friend's permission i gaveamy the doll. the last time i saw the doll was in a collection of dolls aranged with great care in the house by the lake in madison where amy's memorial was held in 1999. last year, 7 years after amy's death i saw an old woman selling dolls right in front of the young federalist blocking the entrance to the [inaudible] and the conflict torn town. in 2006. and i thought of amy. and her passion for justice. and her love of dolls. later that evening, i thought of amy again. i found my friend shanty at the dining room table watching the television news about iraq. she was touching one of the most grotesque doll i had seen much the doll is 10 inches tall and look as if she was dying offan rexia. she was in a long gown, of course, blontd hair and green i

amy, can you hear me?>> reporter: yeah get. >> it appears the police are wearing gas masks. >> reporter: yeah, as soon as that tear gas or whatever it was, was

it's nothing, amy. ty. it's just...re thinking i'm some kind of poster boy, and i'm not. maybe he's just proud of you. there's nothing wrong with that. you don't understand, amy. i want to, ty. all right. when i was... a bit younger than badger, my mom married this new guy, and he was... let's just say that he made my real dad look like a saint. and i promised myself that when i got older, i'd pay him back for everything, and i did. probably would have killed him if the neighbors hadn't called the cops. and then that's when i met clint. uh, everybody at the group home used to say, "you don't meet clint unless they really think you're hopeless." well, they were wrong, weren't they? i'm not so sure about that. i don't regret what i did, amy. i'd do it again if i had to. [mallory and tara laughing] mallory: hey! oh! you should go. you don't have to say anything, amy. ty. [clattering within] go, before they completely destroy the cabin. you know, for what it's worth, i, uh... i'm really glad that clint brought you here. goo

shall we let amy continue? yeah, go ahead, amy. i mean she's already on a roll. ok, yes. all right. good. see? back and forth. just like ironing. oh... ha ha. i know, it's true, i can't iron. well...where were we? oh. ok, ok. amy, you continue doing that, and i'm gonna need some help with the sauce. um... how does stirring sound to you? whatever you say, marie. you're the master. what? you're the master. i mean, i'm just happy to be here. you're a brilliant cook. thank you. those are such lovely earrings. oh, thank you, marie. you always have such nice taste. marie: are you all right, dear? yes, i've just never seen... such lovely earrings. oh. you like those? mommy. yeah, honey? the boys keep blocking the tv. well, remember what we talked about? pretend it doesn't bother you and see what happens. when's daddy coming home? just try it. trust me, it works. did you wanna say something, marie? i don't want to butt in, dear. no, no. you go ahead. butt. well, your advice. i'm not saying it was wrong, dear, but, well, it's not right. no? no. see, i've been mothering for 40 years. and i ju

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> we'll definitely be checking back with you, thank you.e are also hearing that four protesters have been arrested in san jose at occupy san jose. police arresting protesters over the weekend there have been since friday each time activists are charged with illegal camping. they insist they are being railroaded by city leaders. they point to the 2008 protest of the vietnamese activist camped out in front of city hall for weeks and never arrested or cited. >> i think the city manager has said in retrospect the vietnamese episode should have escalated faster than it did. >> they should have done a lot of things. should have, could have, would have is not a way to run the city. >>> one guy reportedly sleeping on the wall this morning. he and others say they are being targeted for sanitation problems that are being caused by the homeless. >>> antioch police investigating the fatal shooting of a wanted man by officers. it happened last night on lemontree court. police got a call the fugitive was in the area carrying a gun that lead to a chase an

now here is lester. >> amy, thanks. now to politics and the race for the white house, the first gop primary is just over two months away. and with the clock ticking, the challengers are stepping up their attacks on each other and the president, jonathan capehart is a political analyst and msnbc contributor. >> i want to talk about something republicans have seemed to caught a whiff of scandal in the obama administration. green companies, one of them solyndra, just went into bankruptcy to the tune of half a billion dollars. what does that mean for the white house who suddenly appointed an independent investigation? >> the thing to keep in mind, solyndra, half a billion dollars of loan guarantees lost, in a program that's $38 billion to $48 billion. it's a huge program, it's the only program that failed, solyndra. keep in mind, this is a process that was started under president george w. bush. so we're looking at the gop looking to scratch, trying to find a scandal in an administration that is remarkably free of scandal.

especially amy winehouse.s the one thing i regretted when i recorded with her, i knew about her reputation and so did everybody else, especially in britain, everybody in britain loved her and rightfully so. she was a great singer. better than any of the other young people i've ever heard. and i was never able to stop on the side and tell her, slow down because you're going to destroy yourself if you don't. >> let's have a break and talk more about amy winehouse. >> sure. >> it was a fascinating relationship, a short lived one between the two of you. i'd like to talk about that. >> sure. thank you. ♪ ♪ body and soul [ female announcer ] firm skin would be easy without gravity. with olay challenge that. regenerist day and night duo. the uv lotion helps protect skin and firms during the day. the cream hydrates to firm at night. gravity doesn't stand a chance. regenerist, from olay. aspercreme breaks the grip, with maximum-strength medicine and no embarrassing odor. break the grip of pain with aspercreme. ♪ body a

and i'm gonna teach amy how to make it. so we can have another family feast. all right, i'm wearing my stretchy pants to that one. sunday would be great. hey, deb! you should cook with me and marie sunday morning. gosh, really? um...oh, sunday i really have my hands full. that's bath day, you know... the twins and ray. but you can count us in for the eating of the meal.

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> maybe go to work. amy, thank you.>>> we shift gears and take a look at what you can expect today another warm day, temperatures near 90, 80s around the bay, 70s at the coast, low clouds and fog return saturday, sunday, check out the cooling, only in the mid to low 80s for saturday and sunday inland 70s around the bay. mid to low 60s at our beaches. enjoy today's warmth the fog returns tomorrow. >> here's traffic now with sue. >>> northbound 238 just past 580 getting first reports of an accident castro valley area. looks like traffic will be slow there. drive times at this hour, not too bad, beginning to bunch up highway 4, 242 look out of the central valley, a little over 30 minutes. san rafael southbound yesterday a tough commute this morning traveling at least a little better than i was yesterday. you might find slowing out of novato towards central san rafael. >>> thank you for joining fours the abc7 news. we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. keep track of the latest on twitter. you can talk about it on faceb

especially amy winehouse.s the one thing i regretted when i recorded with her, i knew about her reputation and so did everybody else, especially in britain, everybody in britain loved her and rightfully so. she was a great singer. better than any of the other young people i've ever heard. and i was never able to stop on the side and tell her, slow down because you're going to destroy yourself if you don't. >> let's have a break and talk more about amy winehouse. >> sure. >> it was a fascinating relationship, a short lived one between the two of you. i'd like to talk about that. >> sure. thank you. ♪ ♪ body and soul dry mouth may start off as an irritant. it'll cause cavities, bad breath. patients will try and deal with it by drinking water. water will work for a few seconds but if you're not drinking it, it's going to get dry again. i recommend biotene. all the biotene products like the oral rinse...the sprays have enzymes in them. the whole formulation just works very well. it leaves the mouth feeling fresh.

especially amy winehouse.s the one thing i regretted when i recorded with her, i knew about her reputation and so did everybody else, especially in britain, everybody in britain loved her and rightfully so. she was a great singer. better than any of the other young people i've ever heard. and i was never able to stop on the side and tell her, slow down because you're going to destroy yourself if you don't. >> let's have a break and talk more about amy winehouse. >> sure. >> it was a fascinating relationship, a short lived one between the two of you. i'd like to talk about that. >> sure. thank you. ♪ [ female announcer ] instantly smooth wrinkles with a shot? wait a second... with olay challenge that. new regenerist wrinkle revolution... relaxes the look of wrinkles instantly, and the look of deep wrinkles in 14 days. ready, set, smooth... regenerist. from olay. ♪ ♪ ♪ when your chain of supply ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air

amy hollyfield -- >> amy hollyfield is live with the latest. >> reporter: they don't have a plan.y are going to be here for. they have momentum and a lot of energy. they spent the night out here in the rain. a little tent city has formed out here. they even have a food tent where they have chicken stew and beef last night now they are brewing coffee and handing out pastries. they plan to be here for a while. they don't know how long. occupy oakland kicked off yesterday. there were about 500 people here. they have would like for everyone to support them. they would who have to see more people. even if you are not out here they would love your support in other ways, such as how you your money. they are protesting what they call corporate greed. one man asked us not to call it a protest. he said it is more of a discussion of an open forum. the group says police have not told them they need to leave, as has happened in other cities. they don't know how long they are going to be out here. they are just enjoying the momentum they have going that you get a sense they are just getting sta

amy is back in studio 1a. we are at the point we are counting to to a verdict in the much watched amanda knox case. we believe it could come down as early as monday. both sides delivered dramatic and forceful closing arguments this week with the prosecution calling the american a cold-hearted killer who deserves life in prison. the defense says the evidence proves she is innocent. we're going to get the latest in the appeals case in just a moment, amy. >>> and more ahead on that remarkable casey anthony video. in jail, authorities tape her reaction as she first learns her daughter's remains were sloeloc. it's explosive video and we'll bring you to you in a moment. >>> did michael jackson's personal physician kill the kinger with a fatal dose of propofol and try to cover it all up? it was a week of dramatic testimony with some of jackson's family in attendance. we'll go live to los angeles for an update there. >>> then we switch gears and get the latest buzz on demi moore and ashton kutcher. rumors are flying t

>> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. police are explaining why they used force on protesters last night. including firing tear gas at least five times. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney near city hall protesters still on the scene. some have been here all night. a far cry from what we saw last night as amy was talking about. tear gas was fired, after police say they were hit with projectiles. story coming up. >>> good morning. see how clear it is?) becoming around the bay area, winds kicking in. >>> wednesday morning commute, a little fog down the golden gate bridge. a couple of areas you should be aware of. >>> it is wednesday at 5:00, thank you for starting your day with us i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a few protesters still milling around after their group was difficult event out by police firing tear gas in several clashes yesterday. they may be gearing up to do it again this evening. terry mcsweeney is live in frank ogawa plaza to tell us what people are tweeting. >> reporter: we've got two dozen protesters

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 6:32 now.er mind and is now supporting a controversial crime fighting tool she once opposed. aides say she is in favor of some sort of curfew but the way it would be implemented must still be worked out. city administrator santana is working with staff to create a plan that would work with existing resources. city council president says the change of heart is new to him. he supports the curfew but says quan blocked its passage in the city council a few weeks back. >>> road rage may have lead to a deadly crash in san leandro this past weekend. highway patrol believes the driver of a transit van deliberately hit a motorcycle saturday and dragged it several miles under the van. the van is 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland. the motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital where he died. investigators i -- say he was with bikers believed to be hells angels. they believe he had some sort of confrontation on the freeway with hall. >> it sounds like the van was moving over to get into a lane that maybe the

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks amy. >>> 6:56.al check on weather, earthquakes and traffic. >>> good news weather-wise, fire threat over. chilly conditions that you are waking up into the north bay valleys mid to upper 30s rest of news the 40s san francisco, antioch still in the 50s. by the afternoon hours, we all warm unsean shine in the low to mid 70s with we try keep that trend all seven days of our forecast. >>> big hot spot bart major delays fremont line in the dublin pleasanton fremont richmond and daly city directions equipment problems on the track. they have to manually switch track that is the latest update on bart. drive times, a little bit of slow traffic remaining. >> thank you for joining us for the abc7 news morning new. >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. keep track on champagne and you are

amy you told us they were aiming for 6:30, right? miss that deadline. check out the scene behind me. still one of the trains sitting on the track. they are working hard to move it out. so far, it has not happened. we are hoping -- they were hoping to get the 6:30 trains, done count on it. they've made progress. check out this video we shot, when the trains were still stuck together they pulled them apart. since then they've removed one of the trains from the track. they still have one to go. they were joined together after a head-on clerk 10:00 last night. 16 people were hurt. i was minor bumps and bruises -- it was minor bumps and bruises, possible broken arm. one was loading, one was pulling in. amtrak says waits a low speed crash. -- says it was a low speed crash. >> me and my mom were waiting for him we hear this explosion we thought with it was a forklift we were going back and forth trying to see what was going on. the connor walked me back and i seen the rubble and it was a -- head-to-head collision with the train. my brother

let's begin with amy hollyfield at the search scene near homestead and peacock. >> reporter: even officers seemed uncertain and nervous when we got here telling us we needed to be near something we could duck behind in case he came out shooting. he was last seen in this hp parking lot behind me that is cupertino where he tried to carjack a woman, he shot her, she is in the hospital in fair condition, he didn't get her car, they den know. then he was last seen run -- they don't know why. then he was last seen running across the street into a sunnyvale neighborhood. for several hours been doing yard to yard searches with guns drawn and fingers on the trigger. they don't know for sure he's here. they say they will never know unless they look. they've ordered a shelter in place so residents are in the middle of this. many say it is terrifying. they became involved when they first heard the attempted carjacking in the hp parking lot. some told us they were willing to talk about it, they didn't want give their name. some didn't want to show their face. >> i heard three gunshots. i thought it was

let's begin with amy hollyfield at the search scene near homestead and peacock. >> reporter: even officers seemed uncertain and nervous when we got here telling us we needed to be near something we could duck behind in case he came out shooting. he was last seen in this hp parking lot behind me that is cupertino where he tried to carjack a woman, he shot her, she is in the hospital in fair condition, he didn't get her car, they den know. then he was last seen run -- they don't know why. then he was last seen running across the street into a sunnyvale neighborhood. for several hours been doing yard to yard searches with guns drawn and fingers on the trigger. they don't know for sure he's here. they say they will never know unless they look. they've ordered a shelter in place so residents are in the middle of this. many say it is terrifying. they became involved when they first heard the attempted carjacking in the hp parking lot. some told us they were willing to talk about it, they didn't want give their name. some didn't want to show their face. >> i heard three gunshots. i thought it was

that was before amy winehouse, you know. it was like you got to know somebody who knew somebody who knew somebody to get it. but now the availability is easy now. >> interesting about amy winehouse. i know you knew her, sharon, and kelly was a very good friend of amy's. i guess you knew her as well, jack. i interviewed mitch, her father. it was a very emotional interview. to be honest, i went in thinking i'm going to hold him accountable here. he is the father. when i heard him talk about the battles he'd had to try and control amy and the drugs and everything else and the alcohol in particular, which actually became worse than the drugs for her, i had a lot more sympathy for him and i felt real empathy towards him. do you feel lucky that none of your kids ended up like amy winehouse? >> lucky is not the word. i mean, it's blessed. i feel blessed. and amy's dad was very well educated in the disease. he was very well read. he knew all about it. we were just blessed with our children that at the end of the day, it didn't get t

amy, what changed? you know, quite honestly, they were just so frustrated and disgusted by everything that's going on with the chain of events that started with florida and following with new hampshire. point blank they wanted their delegates back so i called the rnc and i said look at this point in the game can we have our delegates back and they said yes so that's what we did. we went right back to february 4th. we're still first in the west, and we have our delegates back. >> amy you said the committee is what they wanted, some of your committee out there. is this what you wanted or did you want to keep the 14th? >> i do represent the people here in nevada, so i point blank went back to what the people wanted, and that's what we are representing. >> we're talking about what the people want and i'm asking what you wanted. >> t.j., i'm the voice of the people, and so that's exactly what i'm supposed to represent and that's what i'm doing. >> okay, well it sounds like this might have been against your w

please welcome, the very funny, amy sedaris. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you. >> jimmy: amy sedarishen the song disappears. >> jimmy: that's right. i'm not a knock three times -- ♪ by mennen >> yes, i know. yeah, it works. >> will: by mennen is the song in your head. >> you know -- >> will: how do you get that out of your head? [ laughter ] ♪ knock three times [ laughter ] >> hey! >> jimmy: we've got this thing. >> we have this thing. >> jimmy: hey, i want to congratulate you, cause you are -- speaking of by mennen, you are doing commercials. >> oh -- yes, i am. i'm in a downy commercial -- >> jimmy: this is huge. >> i've been dying to do a commercial. i' called excedrin. you know, i want to do like cramp medication. [ laughter ] you know, period, everything, nobody would let me do anything. and then i got a call from downy and they make this product, and it's this thing that you put in the washing machine, your clothes smell like it for like, 41 weeks. >> jimmy: look at that -- 41 weeks? >> yes. >> jimmy: do you drink it? >> then i got a letter from -- >> jimmy: you don't drink it,

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amy seems happy not doing the entertainment route. jack you had a successful movie and doing other exciting projects. ozzy, you are clean, seem more content than you have been probably previously and touring successfully and sharon you get to work with me, which is the pinnacle of anyone's career. >> here we go. you had to end it on that one. >> trying to find a positive for you. when you look at it -- >> he's a [ bleep ]. >> i love him. >> the point i was going to make, do you feel like you are in a good place as a family. do you feel the torment has been worth it? >> yes. but always, even when things have been, you know, really, really down, we are so blessed. we're so lucky. >> you know, i'm always meant to be with sharon and sharon was meant to be with me. >> i totally believe that. knowing you as well as i do, i couldn't imagine inflicting either of you on anyone else. it is marriage made in hell. jack? >> try growing up with it. >> where did we find little jack. >> jack is a lone voice of sanity. >> oddly. my life is absolutely

and i was going to have amy winehouse. i wanted to tell her to stop. she doesn't stop, she'll do herself in. and it was just bad timing on my part because i was traveling and i couldn't tell her about that. tavis: one of the best tracks on this cd. speaking of great tracks, and i want to come back to her because you were at the top of your game and you get in trouble when you make these observations, aretha franklin was the greatest woman to ever sing. i'm her biggest fan. she does it well. she's amazing and when you think of franklin and bennett together. when i got the cd, i went right to that track. i wanted to hear what you sounded like together. tell me when the two of you get together on a song? >> the greatest moment that i ever experienced was the night at the metropolitan opera and did the big benefit for the met and surprisingly, she said i would like to do it with you. i said, great, let's do it. and i wanted her to do "lost in the stars" she said i want to do "how do you keep the music playing" with bergman and michelle. and she came out an

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> just about 5:03. oakland will soon have to look for a new police chief. anthony battses came two years ago with high hopes and sterling reputation. he says he was beaten down by the city's bureaucracy. >> reporter: chief batts says he's moving on because he was not given the power to make an impact on crime in this city. take a look at chief batts yesterday making that announcement. he said bureaucracy got into his way every step of the way. last week the council refused to his request for tougher crime laws, including curfews for teenagers. citizens were upset, saying that might be used for racial profiling. batts says if there is one thing he could have change, it would be let the chief be the chief. he and the police officers association are looking back as a guide to the future. >> i have impacted this organization, i think even in its leadership. after i leave i think the things i have done will impact the leadership in the future. >> we need to find somebody that is going to be able to number on

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:32 now.ries of survival as the death toll from yesterday's quake continues to rise. that death toll is now at 270, more than 1,000 injured. there are stories of survivors today. rescue crews pulled four people out alive from a collapsed building after a man managed to call for help on his cell phone. dozens remain trapped in hills of debris. cranes and other heavy equipment lived slabs of concrete residents are searching with shovels. groups are setting up tents, field hospitals and kitchens to assess those in need. >>> many in the bay area are having a hard time getting in touch with family members in turkey. scenes have been played out on turkish television. one bay area man says the area isn't equipped with hospitals to care for the injure. he was able to reach his father yesterday. but many more loved ones are missing itch >> all those friends and relatives you have and you know they are under those concrete buildings, suffering and probably most of them are dead by now. >> another bay ar

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amy hollyfield is live at treasure island, sorry amy, i couldn't help myself.have a great view of that new piece of bridge. >> reporter: good morning. this is the day that oakland and san francisco will meet if a construction standpoint. they are going to move this huge piece into place once it is in there you could drive across the new bay bridge across the bay from san francisco to oakland. the piece is not the biggest it is the heaviest of the 28 pieces they've handled so far it weighs two million pounds. because it is the last one it has to fit perfectly so it is going to be more complicated than the others. they are going to start moving it off the barge that is floating out there in 30 minutes. it should be up on a crane and visible to you if you are driving across the bridge sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. they hope to have it in place by 1:00. the mood at caltrans is very celebratory. the iron workers especially are the ones who are excited. this is the pinnacle of what they've been working on. there will be a celebration with dignataries,

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:02. bay area will find out later today who will replace anthony batts as chief of the oakland police department. batts announced his resignation this week. we are finding out he quit following the release of a highly critical report. terry mcsweeney is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: oakland police are not moving fast enough to make the reforms that were ordered, required by a federal judge. the order came down seven years ago. that report came out this week, a day or two hater, batts resigned as police chief. -- or two later, batts resigned as police chief. he says he was not allowed to do what he needed to do to fight crime because of a bureaucracy that made change impossible. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable but does not have the power to make an impact. >> reporter: the report obtained by the chronicle says the oakland police depend was going back wars in making reforms, stemming from the case in 2000, when four officers were ac

live in coup toon know, amy hollyfield, -- in cupertino, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> a frustratednity poised to pack an east palo alto council meeting tonight over the dangers at one intersection where a 6-year-old girl was hit and kill by a car. terry mcsweeney is live with the story. >> reporter: the east palo alto city council meeting tonight should be emotional if the past is any indication. they want answers, they want to know why nothing was done to make it safer despite an injury to a child six months ago and a warning a year ago. last night's memorial for 6-year-old sioreli torres. she was walking to school with her mom and sisters when a car driven by felicia white-parker a teacher at a different school struck and kill her. the teacher has been interviewed by police and released. police will interview her again next week. the mayor and mourner talked about the emotion last night. >> we are honoring sioreli and helping the family to grieve. >> very sad. >> reporter: it was not calm. i was very excitable, very angry last friday night outside east palo alto police department