live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right. y, thanks a lot. >>> today, san francisco's public defender says he is set to release more surveillance video that raises question about the conduct of plain clothes police officers. the previous videos will force prosecutors to drop 26 cases today and possibly hundreds more. it stems from allegations by public defender jeff adachi, he is accusing a handful of officers of stealing from drug suspects. department spokesperson told us it's the department's understanding that the cases are not dismissed outright. they say they could be brought back pending the outcome of the investigation in the officers. >>> authorities recovered a large gun collection stolen from a gilroy home. police say the suspect's tied up and tortured the owner in the theft. santa clara county sheriff deputies found the weapons under the floorboard of a san jose apartment that belongs to a suspect in the robbery. they also recovered stolen jewelry. investigators say three men broke in the 59-year-old victim's home b

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. i will have information transportation for you to help navigate around the bay this weekend. it will be a bit of an obstacle course. >> frances and amy made the point. it could be tough this weekend. all details on why coming up. thank you for joining us on friday. 6:01. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> hours from now, san francisco district attorney will drop felony drug cases and there could be hundreds more to follow. it comes after a public defender raised surveillance video raising questions about the conduct of the plain clothes police officers and another video on the way. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the hall of justice. terry? >> public defender jeff adachi says he is reviewing thousands of cases, all because of surveillance video that they have come upon, showing a handful of police officers allegedly stealing evidence during drug busts and then lying to cover it up. take a look at the video release a few weeks ago leading to what will happen today. according to a

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in the oakland police department with more on the search for the killeramy? >> reporter: police are trying to figure out if a side show was going on at the time of the shooting. two people who live in the area told abc7 news they saw a sideshow going on. and one said he repeatedly called police but they never came. this started as a block party. it turned deadly around 9:15. at 88 and international boulevard. three people were shot. two of them killed, a man and a woman. a third victim, also a woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. no arrests have been made. the three victims were in a car when they were shot. sideshows have a history of turning violent. the show involves people showing off their cars and turning doughnuts and speeding. a police crackdown appeared to have eradicated them. last summer the chief announcer had been no sideshows but residents say there was one last night. it turned deadly. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> this morning, san jose police are investigating the city's 21st and 22nd h

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> 5:35.egistered nurses at children's hospital oakland is set to begin a five day strike this morning in a dispute over health care benefits. nurses walked out of health care costs last october. the planned strike by 800 nurses is in response to what the union says is a proposal that would cost $4,000 more a year to cover their families. hospital administrators say they can't afford the current healthcare plan. >>> state lawmakers have good news to disagree on. state tax board has taken in $2 billion more than expected this year. that is small portion of $15 billion budget hole. republicans says it showing there is no need to raise taxes but governor brown is trying to turn down the rosey outlook. brown's revised budget will have a mixed spending cuts and tax increases. >>> time to look at the warming forecast. >> can we cut back on the heat a little bit? >> around the bay shore it will not be as warm but inland another day of above average temperatures. it touched all of us. we have a cold f

i'm amy hollyfield. it happened.here and why up next. >> check out the flight arrival delays in s.f.o. nearly an hour. flight departure delays in laguardia. severe weather possible in chicago and detroit. flight tracker, abc7newswswswswswswswswswswswsws ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ oh, do it ♪ oh, do it [ female announcer ] coffee is like life. it's better when you add your flavor. like rich caramel macchiato, part of coffee-mate's new café collection. from nestle. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> 6:30. opening bell has just rung to start the trading day. index of home prices in the country major metro area has up to the lowest level since the housing bubble burst in late 2003. the standard and poors case shiller index says prices fell in 18 of the area track, including the bay area. we will go live to the new york stock exchange in 15 minutes for the latest. right now, we want the latest on the weather. if you drive to work, you might encounter rain. mike? >> especially

i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco. with a proposal that would likely mean your pg&e bill will be going up. the story coming up. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco general hospital. where bryan stow remains in critical condition. but the man suspected of beating him at dodger stadium two months ago has been picked out of a police line-up. his attorney says he has ironclad evidence he couldn't have done it. i'll tell you about in a live report. >> check out the beautiful sunrise this morning. we have a sunny and slightly breezy day on the way. no rain in the forecast now. but that's not the case for tomorrow morning. i'll update you on the cool weekend forecast. >> the alameda harbor bay ferry. back in service this morning. also, there haven't been many accidents to slow you down. enjoy the nice ride here for westbound 80 commuters heading through berkeley. >> does look good. all right. it's 6:01 on thursday. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. in the news, the los angel

live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, we will check back. thank you very much. >>> 5:04. police are still looking for two suspects of a brutal beating of bryan stow. but one suspect was arrested over the weekend. the family will talk about it in a news conference today. abc7's tomas roman is outside san francisco general hospital where he was moved last week. >> reporter: good morning, eric. bryan is still in critical condition at san francisco general hospital but the good news is after 6,000 hours of investigation over the past seven weeks, los angeles police say they arrested the main suspect in the march 31 beating of san francisco giants fan bryan stow. this sketch helped lead to the arrest of reputed gang member and exconvict giovanni ramirez, 31 years of old of los angeles according to police. the arrest went down at his los angeles apartment complex early yesterday morning. tip from ramirez patrol agent triggered arrest. stow's sister welcomed the news. los angeles city council member ed reyes put out a warning to the remaining suspe

amy hollyfield is here now. she is following the story for us. >> reporter: she is not the only mom doing it. terry campbell says she helps britney compete in beauty contests and other pageant moms gave her the idea. she administers the shots her search and regular gives them to britney. but child prefb services received several telephone calls and has decided to investigate. >> we need to sit down to talk with the mom and talk with the child and see what is going on. >> its tough world. but being confident is something she has to be. >> does it look better after you get the botox? >> yeah. >> how? >> like beautiful, pin like. >> they are often painful and she says it does hurt and she cries a little. the fda does not recommend botox for anyone under the age of 18. she has tried wagging and she says that was too painful and she is not going to do that again. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: a lot more on gma this morning. bart is considering a new way to keep passengers safe and happy reporting problems

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at crissy field. is where the girl's bike was found, not far from where you are, amy. >> they have had helicopters out here. and the volunteers, but today they will span out in the city in case she came here. then decided to walk in the city and visit museums. they are going to target those areas and hand out fliers today. the response to the disappearance of 15-year-old allison bayliss has been huge. the danville community has really turned out for this girl. someone found the bike yesterday morning 4:45 near the golden gate bridge. this is exactly where they thought she was headed. >> we looked through her computer at home and we found directions to bart and dublin and from the embarcadero to the golden gate bridge. >> most people heard about search effort from the find alliy bayliss facebook page, which has had 11,000 hits. she was last seen monday morning. sophomore in high school. a family friend said she had been feeling upset and isolated. officials say community members who want to help, the b

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in martinez. a baby that disappeared over the weekend has been found, yet many questions still remain. >> at least four people have been hospitalized after a riot involving nearly 150 inmates at san quentin. >> i'm tomas roman at san francisco general hospital, where 42-year-old bryan stow remains in critical condition. los angeles police say they have the main suspect in the beating that left him in a coma since march 31. i'll have more on the suspect and the arrest coming up. >> good monday morning. 6:01 a.m. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the top story, contra costa county investigators are trying to unravel a baffling baby mystery. they confirmed this morning a 4-year-old baby girl who vanished from her bassinet for more than 18 hours this weekend is safe. abc7's amy hollyfield is live at the martinez at the sheriff office with new information. amy? >> reporter: well, the sheriff department is confirming that the baby has been found. the detective on the case is

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at the oakland police department. amy? >> reporter: yeah, it started as a block party. residents say it turned into a sideshow and turned violent at 9:20 last night. two people were shot to death. man and woman. third victim, a woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. it happened at 88th and international boulevard. police say they were sitting in a car when they were shot. witnesses in the area told abc7 a sideshow had been going on at the time of the shooting. officer have been trying to bring an end to sideshows that often turn violent. last summer they reported it had been a side-show free summer. it's when people show off the car doing doughnuts and racing up and down the street. residents say it looks like sideshows are back in oakland. no arrests were made in last night's shooting and police haven't commented whether there was a side show going on. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >> 6:01 now. >>> this morning, police in gilroy are searching for a 15-year-old boy who

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at san francisco. are you confused? amy, take it away. >> reporter: brace yourself, eric. your pg&e bill could be going up as much as 20%. the majority of people probably see 10% increase. some people will see a 20% increase. here is the debate. if you use less, should you pay lower rate than those who use more? should you get a break? that is how it's set up. idea is to encourage conservation. now, pg&e says it's time to close the gap. the utility says the big customers are carrying an unfair burden and they are ready to increase rates of those who use the least amount. this will be significant. the most significant change in design in the last decade. that's how it's described to the p.u.c. the commissioners will vote on it this morning. stay tuned, because this decision will impact your bottom line. i'd love to hear what you think about this. check out the abc7 facebook page. send me a message on twitter. chime in, let me know. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> this morni

i'm amy hollyfield. where the cinco de mayo did he live breaks got rowdy at this last night. >> i'm janelle wang in the newsroom. president obama heads to kentucky to personally congratulate the navy seals that took on osama bin laden. meanwhile, there is more information. >> fog and sea breeze is creating cooler weather and it won't stop cooling until mother's day. >> i'm sue hall in for frances dinglasan this friday morning. we have a free friday for "h" train commuters but they are reporting delays. >>> thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. our news starts in san francisco. >> on the fatal seen of a hit and run accident. a pedestrian was killed near golden gate park. terry mcsweeney has the latest details on it. >> this is masonic, between turk and golden gate, here is where the accident happened at 2:30 this morning. a pedestrian hit by a car. the car kept going only to crash later on. the driver of this car is in custody. take a look at video we have of the scene ear

amy hollyfield is live in san jose what they are calling rotating brownouts? >> believe it or not firefighters came up with the idea. they really wanted to avoid closing stations altogether. it takes trucks out of commission, it sidelines them on a rotating basis. firefighters are concerned this will impact their response time. yesterday gave them a perfect example, there were three fires in 30 minutes yesterday morning in san jose. those situations could be tough to handle. firefighters say they honestly don't know what to expect. they've never done this before, but they are hoping that this is the lesser of two evils. >>> fire stations will remain open but it's just, when i say units, truck company or an engine company will be shut down for that day. >> and the company includes firefighters? >> that's right. that is the cost savings. >> here is the plan. every day an engine will be pulled from service from two fire stations. they will rotate the brownouts and only happen at stations that have more than one truck. every station will always have a truck ready

amy hollyfield is live at the golden gate bridge. nice morning for a bike ride. >> it's a little chilly right now but it's supposed to be nice its fun party. why not bike to work. they have this throughout the bay area. you get apple juice and you can get a bite or dessert. they are trying to lure everyone out of their cars with all kinds of tricks. it started back in 1994 and picked up momentum in three years. they have seen a 250% increase in the number of participants. last year they set a record. they saw the largest number of people cycling in one spot in the event's history. 1700 people in sproul plaza. they tried to make sure you have no excuses. have these pit stops throughout the bay area. there is 25 in san francisco. they are trying to encourage you to take today the first day and then try it for a month and then keep going. it's obviously good for you and good for the environment. they want to convince people because of the high gas prices right now. so they are hoping people will really take this seriously and think hard

>>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield where doctors are preparing for the arrival of bryan stow the injured giants fan. this story is coming up. >> also this morning, a 300-year-old tree faces chainsaws but dozens of people are demanding it be saved. >> here a life look downtown san francisco, all the way over to the east bay hills. it's relatively dry. it won't be 12 hours from now. we have a nice rain coming in and record cold, high temperatures coming in. >> quite a few early morning accidents so far but it hasn't caused any delays. however, in antioch there is some slowing. >> transportation leaders meet to decide on a significant hike in cab fares. higher costs of gas is threatening to drive them out of business. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. the san francisco giants fan that has been in a coma since he was brutally attacked is set to return to the bay area arriving as early as this morning. amy hollyfield has a look what he'll face there. >> his family considers this a good sign but they realize he still has a long road of recovery ahead of him. bryan stow was beat up

amy hollyfield has our story. so cleanup underway this morning. >> the situation got out of hand on alum rock boulevard. look at the mess behind me, six businesses had their windows smashed out. one business owner told us he is upset that people who are out celebrating would do harm. the chaos started around 11:00 last night. police say there were several fights. there were people throwing bottles at police officers and a crowd even stopped a bus that had passengers on it. one person was stabbed in the crowd. he was able to walk into the hospital and ask for help. one business owner told us the violence surprised him. >>> we saw all these people walking by. they walked into the place and we called the police but they couldn't do anything last night. this morning, we make a report. >> he has had his business for about eight months. he doesn't know how much it will cost him. police were out last night and 100 special op police officers last night. they haven't released the number of people that were arrested or the

live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. bart officials this week will tack what is sure to be a controversial plan. the transit agency may greatly expand the taser program hoping ironically that it would reduce the mishap that the officers have had involving tasers. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live with more. terry? >> reporter: the thinking is if every bart police officer has a taser on him or her at all times they will become very familiar with that weapon. right now, there are only 60 tasers in the bart p.d. not enough for taser to goes to every officer. they want to buy 130 more. take a look at the incident that prompted this. go to january 1, 2009. the fatal shooting of a passenger by bart cop johannes mehserle who said he was shooting the taser. he doesn't usually have one but he borrowed it a few hours before the incident. they recommend giving each officer a taser to increase familiarity with the non-lethal weapon. they said not buying the tasers would leave bart police with fewer non-lethal options dealing with the v

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield. on treasure island where crews today will do a job on the bay bridge that is so enormous, they had to have a dress rehearsal. that story coming up. >> a live look at the embarcadero this morning. notice, not too breezy. it's dry. yeah. looks like the rain is over for a while. we'll talk about a warming trend in your forecast. >> all right. nice weather ahead. and a great commute right now. here is a live shot of bay bridge toll plaza. delay-free. accident-free. >>> good morning. it's 5:00 on this thursday. what thursday it is! thank you for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. we have developing news out of oakland. a person is dead, another wounded, a third is in police custody after officers opened fire on them late last night. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live near the scene with more on this. terry? >> reporter: police are out here on the scene. ward lane near 35th and coolidge. if you take a look past me onward lane, you can still see officers down at the end of the bloc

abc7's amy hollyfield is live on treasure island to show us what is going on. amy? >> reporter: eric, this will complete the tower. can you imagine if that was your office today? they will be working 500 feet above the water today. taking on a project so enormous, it will make history. this is such a big undertaking, they held a dress rehearsal last month. caltrans officials shot video of their team practicing. lifting the 960,000-pound, bridge cable saddle. they will move it in place for real today. it will sit on top of the bay bridge's single anchor suspension tower. the cable saddle is the largest one in the world. so it will go in history book and carry the bridge mile-long, single loop cable over the top of the tower. another milestone in the road toward completing the new eastern span. it is scheduled to open at the end of 2013. live on treasure island, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thanks a lot. >>> 6:05. what did you notice in the weather behind amy? >> well, it's dry, but it's still a little bit gray for now. we have clouds out there. mike is promisin

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. i will have information transportation for you to help navigate around the bay this weekend. it will be a bit of an obstacle course. >> frances and amy made the point. it could be tough this weekend. all details on why coming up. thank you for joining us on friday. 6:01. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas.

i'm amy hollyfield.lice are responding to the death of osama bin laden coming up. >> coolest in the midwest and upper midwest. 46 in minneapolis. we on do have flight arrival delays but if there are any changes, we'll have it at flight tracker. >>> i can report to the american people and to the world, the united states has conducted an operation that has killed osama bin laden. >> president obama told americans, most intensive manhunt in the history comes to an end with the death of osama bin laden. >> i'm kristen sze. >> security is being stepped at u.s. airports and bridges and other potential terror targets as news spreads that the world's most wanted terrorist osama bin laden is dead. his body was buried at sea. we have new details on the elite raid on his hideout in pakistan. he died of a gunshot wound to the head during a confrontation with u.s. navy seals. now live in washington, d.c. >> good morning. for months, u.s. intelligence had focused on a suspicious building in pakistan and some signs tha

top story, let's go to amy hollyfield over on the golden gate bridge.my. >> good morning. how often are your morning commutes do people greet with you bagels and coffee. that is what they are doing throughout the bay area. there is a catch. you have to commute on your bicycle. this morning is bike to workday. it's gaining momentum. since 2008. participation is at 250%. gas prices still high that people will be motivated more than ever to participate today. there are events scheduled all over the bay area including the stops on the north end of golden gate bridge. and the berkeley bart station, they are serving waffles at that one. for a complete list of all of today's activities go to our website at abc7news.com. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >> one issue may be a little head wind if you are heading to the west. good morning to you. cloud cover, it's broken this morning. so temperatures are all over the scale from 42 in napa to 54 in fremont. by the afternoon hours, we'll be a little more homogenized with temperatures in the mid-50s around the

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at the oakland police department. amy? >> police are still working the case. they are trying to figure out if a sideshow was going on at the time of the shootings. two people told abc7 news they saw a sideshow. one person told us that he called police repeatedly, but they never came to help. this all started out as a block party. and turned deadly around 9:20 last night. that's when two people were shot and killed. a man and a woman. and a third victim also a woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. no arrests were made. the three victims were in a car when they were shot. sideshows often turn violent. the show involves people showing off their cars and turning doughnuts and speeding in the streets. police cracked down on them. appear to eradicated them. last summer the chief announced there hadn't been any all summer. residents say there was one last night. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> this morning, san jose police are investigating the city's 21 and 22nd homicide of the year. this is especially troubling

i'm amy hollyfield. live in martinez where southern california grandmother is going to have to face charges that she kidnapped her 4-month-old granddaughter and tried to pass her off as her own. >> i am terry mcsweeney live in oakland where there has been controversy about officers using tasers, now there is a plan to get every officer a taser. i have a live report. >> check out the beautiful sunrise this morning. sunny and mild conditions. still cooler than the average today. but not like tomorrow where we won't see the sunshine. it will be rainy this time tomorrow. >> so i have another gorgeous shot. maybe not as gorgeous. it's looking good. traffic across the golden gate bridge. this is the second day there is no service for the ferry. i have tell you when they expect to it get it restored. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a southern california woman accused of kidnapping her granddaughter from the east bay could be transferred from jail in los angeles to

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where you'll see a lot of teachers downtown this morning but not in the classrooms. i'll explain coming up. >>> live look in have from mount sutro. it is pretty quiet but it could be active this afternoon. threat of showers in the forecast. >> new crash reported in oakland near the coliseum and we'll let you know if it's blocking anything. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. there is still a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. >> kristen: it is a monday, thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. a man is being held in the san mateo county jail accused of backing on a cockpit door headed to san francisco last night. authorities say he fought with a flight attendant and other passengers had to take action. terry mcsweeney is live. >> federal investigators are interrogating this man. it is disturbing he had a yemini passport. his city of residence unknown but he did have a california i.d. on him. take a look at the situation outside sfo. a flight 1561, 30 minutes out of san francisco over modesto and again, the man is one iden

amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: it's 6:31.man accused of trying to ram his way into a cockpit on flight to sfo is due back in san francisco federal court this morning. a bail hearing is set for 28-year-old rageh al-murisi who is facing one count of interfering with a flight crew. it happened on sunday night during an american airlines flight from chicago to sfo. he was restrained by two flight attendants and two passengers including a retired san mateo police officer. during the court appearance it was revealed that he was carrying several valid and expired forms of i.d. and two checks totaling $13,000. he also had no luggage. >> eric: technicians are trying to figure out what caused a san francisco computer assisted emergency dispatch system to crash. system went down after 9:30 yesterday morning forcing police and fire dispatchers to manually write down and retrieve information for about two hours. officials say it did not affect 911 service in the city and a back-up computer dispatch system had to be put in place but some o

amy hollyfield is live at a local high school. >>> a check of attendance records indicates that more than 600 kids attended the protest. it was very peaceful and very organized. >> these logan high school students air is they know they should be in class. they know the district loses money when they aren't in school but they felt so desperate they walked out anybody. >> not getting a lot of money, but we're not getting money at all. we've given up $10 million already. >> teachers have declared a state of emergency and organized a variety of protests against cuts to education. in alameda in morning, teachers handed how the leaflets. in sacramento they are conducting sit-ins at the capital. >> yesterday, may 9th, protestors -- >> it's intense in union city because of parcel tax just failed this week to help schools by 32 votes. extracurricular activities and school counselors will get cut unless the state steps in. >> it's bad for logan. this is my home. i love it here. i'm really thinking about the students come in and choir students are going to be here when i leave. >> in parents sh

amy hollyfield has the latest. >> reporter: they have been searching all morning and plans to give us an update at 11:30 this morning for a status update. there is a new picture this morning, this one surfaced on facebook, it shows her getting out of the embarcadero bart station on monday morning. this is exactly what her friends and family that she had planned and then they believe she headed to the golden gate bridge. today four different public agencies have been searching for allison bayliss along the waterfront on foot, all of them watching the shoreline and watching the golden gate bridge looking for any signs of 15-year-old girl. she was last seen monday morning at her high school. she had been feeling upset and isolated. her bike was found near the golden gate bridge yesterday morning. even though sources say she left a status on her facebook page indicating she may take her own life. >> we are hopeful we will find her. we generally will search very thoroughly to find a missing person. >> a couple of volunteers from danville showed up trying to figure out how to help, even in

amy hollyfield joins us in san francisco with more. >> same situation here. no threats have been reported, but police officers and their dogs of been very visible in downtown san francisco this morning. >> commuters were greeted with a new reality this morning. more police officers watching auto for anything suspicious now that osama bin laden is dead. >> as a precaution we have alerted the officers on patrol and all personnel to be alert in the transit areas, places of worship and people may gather and normally protest. >> they are in constant communication with homeland security and keeping a close eye on the ground. and bart officers added more officers to the trains and platforms. >> we had a lot of officers in training, we are asking them to come in. >> neither agency has received a net or has any indication that bay area will be a terrorist target. >> we wanted to make sure if anybody was going to try to do us harm, we're going to have lots and lots of visible officers out there. >> the officers' prechbz made feel secure and others the thought it was hy

let's go to amy hollyfield. good morning, amy. >> good morning.stion for people to ponder over their coffee this morning, should all pg&e customers pay the same rate. right now if you conserve energy you get a break in your right rate. the new idea on the table. this one would give the break for those that use the most power. people that use a lot of power could see their bills go down 20%. some critics say they are stealing but they say big consumers are not necessarily rich. heavy easeers are carrying more of burden. a woman says she is a family of five with three dogs, they use a lot of energy and she is hoping this idea will passed to. it is coming before the california puc here in san francisco this morning at 10:00. we'll be covering it for you. it will be a good one to watch. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >> let's start with the current conditions, recommend actively calm outside with a8g in los gatos. down in the lower elevations, cooler with half moon bay at 41. napa at 45, santa rosa the same rest of us in the 50s. by the after

amy hollyfield joins us from knightsen with more. >> sheriff's detectives aren't saying who did this, they are interviewing people in shorn california but the focus isn't so much who did it but the fact that the baby is okay. >> probe the baby at home. >> four-month-old ramy disappeared saturday night or sunday morning. they checked on her in the morning she was gone. they believe somebody came in and snapped her. they say a family member is suspected of doing this. investigators are not confirming that to us this morning. the neighbor says it's a relative who was concerned about the kid's care, the family has four children. the concern, the neighbor says, is unfounded. they say they take fine care of their kids. [ inaudible ] >> the second child -- >> and investigators launched a large search. they shut down the family street where the family home here is. they interviewed the parents as witnesses and not suspects. investigators won't say whether they believe a relative is to blame but they don't think a random child kidnapper is on the loose today. live in knightsen, amy hollyfield,

amy hollyfield has the breaking developments live from alameda fire headquarters. >> reporter: the fire chief says the mood is somber at the fire department. he says it's time for a policy change and it's time to figure out a way to pay for the water rescue program. >> it was a moment witnesses continue believe was happening, did couldn't believe it was happening. >> how could they allow it to happen? i don't understand it. >> the fire chief couldn't understand either. >> its regrettable incident that would have been imaginable a few years ago. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers stood and watched yesterday as a suicidal man drowned about 50 feet offshore. fire officials said they couldn't save him because they hadn't been trained in land water just because of budget cuts made back in 2009. city council slashed the water rescue program, a cut fire administrators called demoralizing. they fell out of rescue certification and firefighters could not go into the water under any circumstances. >> i know yesterday that they were standing on the shore and not being able to do anythin

amy hollyfield is live at a local high school. >>> a check of attendance records indicates that more than 600 kids attended the protest. it was very peaceful and very organized. >> these logan high school students air is they know they should be in class. they know the district loses money when they aren't in school but they felt so desperate they walked out anybody. >> not getting a lot of money, but we're not getting money at all. we've given up $10 million already. >> teachers have declared a state of emergency and organized a variety of protests against cuts to education. in alameda in morning, teachers handed how the leaflets. in sacramento they are conducting sit-ins at the capital. >> yesterday, may 9th, protestors -- >> it's intense in union city because of parcel tax just failed this week to help schools by 32 votes. extracurricular activities and school counselors will get cut unless the state steps in. >> it's bad for logan. this is my home. i love it here. i'm really thinking about the students come in and choir students are going to be here when i leave. >> in parents sh

amy hollyfield joins us from knightsen with more. >> sheriff's detectives aren't saying who did this, they are interviewing people in shorn california but the focus isn't so much who did it but the fact that the baby is okay. >> probe the baby at home. >> four-month-old ramy disappeared saturday night or sunday morning. they checked on her in the morning she was gone. they believe somebody came in and snapped her. they say a family member is suspected of doing this. investigators are not confirming that to us this morning. the neighbor says it's a relative who was concerned about the kid's care, the family has four children. the concern, the neighbor says, is unfounded. they say they take fine care of their kids. [ inaudible ] >> the second child -- >> and investigators launched a large search. they shut down the family street where the family home here is. they interviewed the parents as witnesses and not suspects. investigators won't say whether they believe a relative is to blame but they don't think a random child kidnapper is on the loose today. live in knightsen, amy hollyfield,

amy hollyfield is there live. is it encouraging? >> his doctor is very happy. he says they took him off one of five seizure medications and he hasn't had a seizure since. doctors say this a positive sign. he arrived here in san francisco on monday. he had been in a l.a. hospital since the attack. his doctors here at san francisco general they've done comprehensive testing and bryan is not out of the woods yet. they don't know if his progress will plateau. they plan to be aggressive with his treatment. >> the plan with the next several days is to continue to follow anymore h i am in the intensive care unit, making sure that he has no seizure activity now that we have one medication off. over the next several weeks we'll taper the medications back so we can better understand what the true level of his brain function. >>> l.a. police have sketches of the two attackers could possibly look like. they have about 500 leads. they are especially interesting finding a woman that worn a dodger jersey. they believe she gave the men a ride. they have increased the reward in

amy hollyfield is there live. is it encouraging? >> his doctor is very happy. he says they took him off one of five seizure medications and he hasn't had a seizure since. doctors say this a positive sign. he arrived here in san francisco on monday. he had been in a l.a. hospital since the attack. his doctors here at san francisco general they've done comprehensive testing and bryan is not out of the woods yet. they don't know if his progress will plateau. they plan to be aggressive with his treatment. >> the plan with the next several days is to continue to follow anymore h i am in the intensive care unit, making sure that he has no seizure activity now that we have one medication off. over the next several weeks we'll taper the medications back so we can better understand what the true level of his brain function. >>> l.a. police have sketches of the two attackers could possibly look like. they have about 500 leads. they are especially interesting finding a woman that worn a dodger jersey. they believe she gave the men a ride. they have increased the reward in

amy hollyfield has the breaking developments live from alameda fire headquarters. >> reporter: the fire chief says the mood is somber at the fire department. he says it's time for a policy change and it's time to figure out a way to pay for the water rescue program. >> it was a moment witnesses continue believe was happening, did couldn't believe it was happening. >> how could they allow it to happen? i don't understand it. >> the fire chief couldn't understand either. >> its regrettable incident that would have been imaginable a few years ago. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers stood and watched yesterday as a suicidal man drowned about 50 feet offshore. fire officials said they couldn't save him because they hadn't been trained in land water just because of budget cuts made back in 2009. city council slashed the water rescue program, a cut fire administrators called demoralizing. they fell out of rescue certification and firefighters could not go into the water under any circumstances. >> i know yesterday that they were standing on the shore and not being able to do anythin

amy hollyfield has the latest. >> reporter: they have been searching all morning and plans to give us an update at 11:30 this morning for a status update. there is a new picture this morning, this one surfaced on facebook, it shows her getting out of the embarcadero bart station on monday morning. this is exactly what her friends and family that she had planned and then they believe she headed to the golden gate bridge. today four different public agencies have been searching for allison bayliss along the waterfront on foot, all of them watching the shoreline and watching the golden gate bridge looking for any signs of 15-year-old girl. she was last seen monday morning at her high school. she had been feeling upset and isolated. her bike was found near the golden gate bridge yesterday morning. even though sources say she left a status on her facebook page indicating she may take her own life. >> we are hopeful we will find her. we generally will search very thoroughly to find a missing person. >> a couple of volunteers from danville showed up trying to figure out how to help, even in

amy hollyfield joins us in san francisco with more. >> same situation here. no threats have been reported but police officers and their dogs of been very visible in downtown san francisco this morning. >> commuters were greeted with a new reality this morning. more police officers watching auto for anything suspicious now that osama bin laden is dead. >> as a precaution we have alerted the officers on patrol and all personnel to be alert in the transit areas places of worship and people may gather and normally protest. >> they are in constant communication with homeland security and keeping a close eye on the ground. and bart officers added more officers to the trains and platforms. >> we had a lot of officers in training we are asking them to come in. >> neither agency has received a net or has any indication that bay area will be a terrorist target. >> we wanted to make sure if anybody was going to try to do us harm we're going to have lots and lots of visible officers out there. >> the officers' prechbz made feel secure and others the thought it was hype.

i'm amy hollyfield live in alameda where people are asking why? police officers and firefighters stood by and watched a man drown. i'll have that story coming up. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at the golden gate bridge where bicyclists are asked to move up to the east side and everybody is asked to please be nice. i'll explain in a live report. >> all right. a live look at downtown san francisco. where it is dry right now. two weather headlines. up with, we have measurable rain falling in the bay area right now. i'll show where it is with live doppler7 h.d. possible record rainfall this weekend. details on the way. >> all right. here is a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. new lane configuration eastbound. it won't cause too much trouble. update on early morning fatal accident in north bay coming up. >> san francisco police issue a new safety warping for car buyers shopping op craigslist. good morning, on tuesday. it's 5:01. thank you for starting your way with us. i'm kristen sze. alameda police and fire blame budget cuts for the death of a ma

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san jose. amy? >> business owners are not taking any chances. look behind me. they ordered new windows, but the guys that are here to install them have been instructed to cover up the new windows with boards so they will be protected just in case thee partrties get out of c conl agaiain this weekend. alex weaver says this is h h h w he s spends every m may 6th, cleaning up after a destructive sinco de mayo cecelebration. he t thinks it willl cost him $5$5,000 to $7,00000 t to replae the windows vandals smashed at is strip mall last night. >> of course, i can't uh ready to it, of course not. i don't know what to do. what are you going to do?o? lelet't's get the cocouncill p e down herere. let's get the mayoyorr down her, i i dodon't know. what do you want to do? >> thehe crowdwd t turnened d vt around 9:00 l last night anand starteted h heading down alan rk avenue fromowow the mab smashed in win -- the mob smashed in windows at least six bususinesseses. >> i i was upset becauause they damaged otherr peoplple's prproperty, and it i is not rigt to

. >> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. live in the newsroom. ronald mcdonald's job might be in jeopardy. about 550 people want the mascot to be fired and they want to take happy meals with him. >> and the woman who says he had schwarzenegger's child is identified. >> and the san francisco giant return to dodgers stadium for the first time bryan stow was nearly beat to death. >> here is a live look outside san francisco. the winds are sustained and bring drier weather in the forecast. stale chance of a shower. i'll show you where. >> and mike, is there is still a wind advisory for the bay bridge this morning. you'll find one port benicia bridge, as well. >> good morning. it was raining at might house as i left but as soon as i left it stopped raining. it didn't rain anywhere along the way. it should be inside the studio right now. >> i'm kristen sze. for another day, may showers following across the bay area specifically where eric is and high wind voluntarilys. >> lighted at the end of the tunnel. >> here is a look. it's picking up some of the

amy hollyfield. back to you. i'll go look at a map and see where i am. >> thank you. >>> we know where we are going with breaking news. san jose. game and fish officials are on the scene of a barge leaking fuel near the southern tip of the san francisco bay. they are working to contain the fuel. >> officials say when low tide hit, the barge tilted and then started leaking fuel. it had 750 gallons in it. that is not known how much of the fuel spilled in the water. a kayaker spotted the sheen and called it in. they're looking for barge owner right now. we'll monitor the story on the air and online at abc7news.com. >>> stunning develop in the the botox mom investigation. the mother is now retracting her statement that she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox to remove wrinkles for beauty pageants. entertainment website tmz says it obtained a sworn declaration from the woman who identifies herself as sheena upton. she said the british tabloid paid her to play the role of a mom and even gave her a script and to

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san jose. amy? >> business owners are not taking any chances. look behind me. they ordered new windows, but the guys that are here to install them have been instructed to cover up the new windows with boards so they will be protected just in case the parties get out of control again this weekend. alex weaver says this is how he spends every may 6th, cleaning up after a destructive sinco de mayo celebration. he thinks it will cost him $5,000 to $7,000 to replace the windows vandals smashed at this strip mall last night. >> of course, i can't uh ready to it, of course not. i don't know what to do. what are you going to do? let's get the council people down here. let's get the mayor down here, i don't know. what do you want to do? >> the crowd turned violent around 9:00 last night and started heading down alan rock avenue from downtown. the mab smashed in win -- the mob smashed in windows at least six businesses. >> i was upset because they damaged other people's property, and it is not right to do that. if they want to celebration something, do it

amy hollyfield has details. this one is hard to imagine. >> i know. the headline part of this is a shock. demolishing the end of interstate 280. what? we saw the story in the "san francisco examiner" and thought it will get you talking. this would be gone. the last couple of thousand feet of the freeway coming in to san francisco. officials would get rid of it to make room for high speed rail. they are concern there isn't room for pilings to support 280 for caltrain tracks. so it would end near potrero hill. this happened before. consider octavia. it's now a boulevard instead of freeway. this is what they envision for potrero area and mission bay. what do you think? the examiner obtained document that spell out the scenario. it's a proposal. the officials try to figure out how to bring high speed rail to the bay area. live in newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:06 now. the california geological survey released the most detailed map ever showing the area of california most likely to see landslides. it shows the bay area has several

amy hollyfield is s at a job fair in oakland. are people lining up? >> reporter: there was a line when it opened at 9:00. but the good news there are jobs inside. banks are hiring. kaiser has about 200 job openings just here in the east bay. s.f.o. has about 60 job openings. there are about 30 employers here at laneny college where the job fair is happening. employers tell me things are improving. so what they are seeing matches up with the numbers that california unemployment rate has dropped a little bit. but job-seekers aren't quite feeling it yet. they tell me it's still pretty tough out there. u.s. representative barbara lee is also still frustrated. her office helped organize the job fare. >> yes, we are seeing glimmers of hope. when you look at what the unemployment rate is. over 11% in california, then when you look at communities of color, african-american unemployment is over 16%. that is recorded. we know it's 25 to 35%. also latino unemployment. it's a shame and a disgrace. >> try to make the calls to different agencies i am affiliated wit

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. breaking news about maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger's marriage. schwarzenegger has made a shocking admission. we'll have the details. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> any gusty winds or wet roads? they could make the tuesday morning commute a challenge. >> and the afternoon commute. let's talk to mike and see. >> i think the evening commute. rain will be falling heavier and more widespread but wetness all over our roads during the overnight hours. here is the big picture and most of the wet weather around the dumbarton bridge and southward into the santa clara valley and into the santa cruz mountains. it's moving south-southwest to north-northeast so it could ride up to the sunol grade and hit livermore and altamont passes over the next 45 minutes. in you are traveling around, heading up to the sierra, the snow for now is starting to taper. let's talk about the morning commute. >> we are following an injury crash approaching the caldecott tunnel. check out the speed

amy hollyfield is tracking this shocker from the newsroom. it happened right under maria's nose. >> he treated with a trusted staff member that worked in the home for 20 years. he says i understand and i deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. there are no excuses and i take full tonight are the hurt i have had caused. the l.a. times that he fathered the child more than a conveyed ago before he ran for office for the first time. he told shriver about the affair after he left the governor's office and she moved out of the mansion. schwarzenegger and shriver announced the separation last week and there was no mention of a love child. as for the other woman, she told the l.a. times she retired in january but left on good terms with the family. she left voluntarily and was given severance pay. paper did not reveal her identity. he has apologized to shriver and the children. a spokesperson for shriver says thank you for all the kindness and support. she sent out a tweed today. >> right now, police in san jose

amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general what bryan stow will face there. >> he'll be treated by neurosurgery that specialize in brain and spinal cord injuries. he has opened his eyes that they consider a good sign. he is no longer in a medically induced coma but still unconscious and is still in critical condition. he was attacked in march as he was leaving a giants-dodgers game in l.a. police say his attackers were wearing dodgers jersey. stow was wearing a giants shirt. family says they are glad to have him home and do consider it a good sign that he can be moved to san francisco. >> we have indications it could be a long road to recovery. we are looking at over a year of rehab. so we're prepared. we're prepared to take that next step with brian, definitely. >> reporter: police are still looking for the two men who attacked bryan stow. here is a sketch they are working from based on witness descriptions. police will be holding a press conference to update the investigation. his parents say leaving l.a. is bittersweet think are happy to have him back in the bay area but they