live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> governor jerry brown is expectedhe state's budget soon. after months of frustration and negotiation, the budget passed the legislature late last night toousing approval of -- to the rousing approval of no one. abc7's john alston reports. >> aye. >> reporter: so it went. virtually every vote along party lines. one of the democrats that broke ranks and voted no on the budget is senator leland yee of san francisco. >> the budget is going to devastate further public education in the schools, the children. another $3 billion worth of cuts. in addition to that, you know, we're going to be looking at higher student fees. >> the u.c. and c.s.u. system would each lose $150 million. the state anticipates extra $4 billion in tax revenues but it has pitfalls, too. >> the anticipated revenue does not show up and turn up, we'll have additional, very severe cuts. >> after vetoing the budget two weeks ago, governor brown negotiated the deal with democrats because there is no tax increase. simple majority vote was enough. not a singl

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>>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield where preparations are under way for a visit from first lady michelle obama. >> clock is ticking, police in san jose must decide by 9:00 this morning whether to cut their pay by 10%. >> minimal marine layer this morning. we are going to have warmer than average temperatures. i'll show you who will be hottest before we cool before the weekend. >> perfectly uneventful commute this morning. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> we begin with breaking news out of san jose where police are on the hunt for suspects after four people were shot overnight. police are releasing very few details. here is what we have learned. we learned one person was killed and shooting happened along the 1200 block of oxton drive overnight. it happened around 3:00 this morning and these are live pictures. as you can see, several police officers are still on the scene. they have blocked off road in this area. there is a command truck and very possibly s.w.a.t. team in the area. four people shot. again one of them fatally. we will continue to follow the story and bring you m

live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> thanks, amy. officials in el cerrito are investigating a fatal fire that may have been started by a cappedle in a bedroom -- candle in a bedroom. elderly woman was killed in the blaze. it happened about 6:30 last night. fire crews say they saw smoke in the hills as soon as they left the fire station. the 11-year-old granddaughter was in the house and she was not hurt. >>> france officers identify -- san francisco officers identified a man after trying to arrest a man who was wanted on a warrant for vandalism and resisting arrest. police say 38-year-old violated his parole firing an automatic weapon in the air in the same neighborhood a few days ago. they recovered an ak-47 assault rifle and a handgun at the scene. the new state budget means a painful second round of division hikes are likely in california's public universities. discussions are underway for tuition to go up at least 10% this fall. that is on top of an 8% increase at u.c. and a 10% hike at cal state, already set to take effect. deca

i'm amy hollyfield.port coming up. >> new this morning, the new trial date for the uc berkeley graduates accused of spying in iran. >> some of the hottest weather in the country can be found here at home. if you want heat and humidity, go to the eastern third of the country where we have 80s and 90s and the threat of severe weather. so favor, none of the airports in the lower 48 are affected. cincinnati, detroit, memphis, dallas, a lot of them could be. flight tracker, abc7news.com. >>> i'm nick smith live in san jose, where active fire caused evacuation of students from the san jose state university. i will have a live report coming up and tell you about bus routes that have been affected. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in the oakland hills. a critical fire area. today high temperatures it will be reminder that time to get ready. the story coming up. >> the big story weatherwise. the scorching temperatures yesterday may have been the hottest day of the year. today will be hotter. we have poor air quality to

i'm amy hollyfield.e details up next. >> you are looking at no airport delays at any of the major airports. if it does change today, the flight tracker at abc7news.com. >> new delays in mass transit, plus the metering lights have been turned op at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have local drive-time ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> unemployment results didn't change much. application were same for 12 weeks. economy is not generate manage jobs but they are generating the bell. see where the market goes this morning. >> we'll go live to the stock exchange in 15 minutes. right now, a top story. somber day in the san jose police officers. 68 officers are turning in their badges over the budget crisis. it's causing concern over their future and the community safety. amy hollyfield is live at the police d

i'm amy hollyfield. live in oakland with important information for commuters. northbound 880 is shut down and hours away from opening. details coming up. >> all right. with northbound 880 shut down, i will tell you how to get around that big mess. you may want to consider 580. i have other detours coming up as well. >> it's dry right now in downtown san francisco, but that may not be the case later today. scattered showers in the forecast. small hail and up thisseder. that is not even the biggest rain we'll have this week. >> also this morning, the search for missing baby comes to a happy ending. police find her safe in the back of her family's stolen car. >> and the space shuttle "endeavor" make aspect tack lar nighttime land -- spectacular nighttime landing in florida to cap the time mission in space. a lot went on while you slept. 4:30. thank you for joining us. begin with a massive injury crash on 880 overnight that could make a mess of the morning commute in oakland. key portion of the busy freeway

i'm amy hollyfield. live in the newsroom with a look at violent video games, and who should be able to buy them. the issue will get the attention of the u.s. supreme court today. >> a shooting at union city last night put the man in the hospital while police try to connect a string of vie lect crimes in -- violent crimes in one hot spot. >> five people are still listed as unaccounted for in friday's fatal amtrak crash. >> a couple of headlines as we start monday morning with sunshine above the marine layer clouds. we have wild temperature swings in the next seven days. the reason why, rain in the forecast. i'll tell you when it gets here. >> if you headed in the city, now is the time. things still looking great at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights still up. >> it's 6:00 a.m. on monday morning. thank you for joining us. we thank you so much for coming back to work. >> thank you. it's my job. i like it. >> i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. thank you for joining us. kids and parents and video ga

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> meantime, the fire investigatorshes for the cause of the blaze but they know the firefighters inside experienced a flashover, one of the most dangerous situations firefighters can face. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the scene in 100 block of berkeley way. terry? >> reporter: you can see the crime tape up here. this is treated as a crime scene as they try to figure out what started the fire in the house on berkeley way yesterday morning. as i step out of the way, you can see the san francisco p.d. out here and a fire trunk in front of the house. arson investigators trying to figure out what caused it. they know what happened inside. a flashover. take a look at pictures of the fire here on berkeley way. up here on diamond heights. the home is on a hillside making it tougher for firefighters to deal with. then came the flashover. we have some pictures to show you of simulated flashover. you will see the smoke in the room rising to the ceiling creating a thick dark layer, which is a combustible cloud. that can ignite

let's go down to san jose and amy hollyfield. >> reporter: good morning.ffs because contract talks at city hall broke down last night. they are now looking at 278 layoffs at the police department and this is terrible timing. murders or the rise. they have had 22 this year in san jose compared to 20 in all of last year. city has a budget deficit to address. city is hoping a recent reaching a deal with the officers. but the deal would have meant layoffs, 122 layoffs but now they are looking at 278 layoffs. both sides expressed disappointment they couldn't reach a deal. yesterday was the deadline to make it into the city's budget. they'll have to have it in place by the end of the month. there is still a little bit of hope that city officials could order everyone back to the table to try again but right now, no deals, 278 layoffs coming to the police department. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> checking other top stories this morning. >> national weather service is sending out a team to determine a strength of a tornado that struck last night north of yuba c

i'm amy hollyfield. i'll explain how the chief was able to arrange that coming up next. >> kristen: next at 5:30 construction work that a panel of investigators is pointing to as the possible cause of a san bruno pipeline explosion. >>> check out the high temperatures this friday. mid to upper 60s in seattle and portland. southern sections of our country still baking in 90-degree heat hundred and dry in phoenix. we do have flight arrival delays in chicago and philadelphia and more will develop this afternoon. check out flight tracker at abc7news.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. >> reporter: good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. live in san francisco where about 6,000 people are expected to gather for the funeral of two fallen firefighters. i'll have the story coming up. >> reporter: i'm te

i'm amy hollyfield. live in the newsroom. the u.s. supreme court is expected to make a ruling today that will impact a multi-billion dollar industry and possibly your children. the story coming up. >>> city police investigate a shooting that left a 23-year-old man in critical condition. they say it happened at the same location where there has been two murders in ten months. >> the big story weather wise. what is going to happen tomorrow. today, pretty typical summer day. rain is in the forecast tomorrow. and to a lesser extent on wednesday. i'll show you who has a better chance to receive the rain. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are off. smooth ride making your way to san francisco. >> sorry, danielle, my bad. cable car service on the san francisco line will be back in service today after being closed for major repairs since january. i was raring to go since you know who got back from vacation. welcome back. >> thank you so much. >> no problem. >> yeah. i thought you were -- >> welcome back. >> thank

i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland where highway 880 is still shut down. they hope to open it soon. i'll have the latest information up next. >> we're keeping our fingers crossed, amy. in the meantime, traffic is still being detoured to 980 and 580. i still have alternates for you in the meantime. hopefully soon it will be reopened. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live with a story that has tragedy written all over it and ended with tears of joy as a missing 1-month-old was found. i tell you what happened yesterday afternoon. the investigation going on right now in a live report. >> may be june 1. a lot to talk about. scattered thunderstorms. two dry days in the forecast. yesterday's record rain, we could see it repeated this weekend. >> the first day of june. welcome. 6:00. thank you for joining us today. i'm kristen sze. >> hit-and-run driver created a traffic nightmare on northbound 880 in oakland. all northbound lanes are closed. but hopefully for not too much longer. amy hollyfield has more. >> reporter: it looks ready. they cleaned up the 200 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled out here

i'm amy hollyfield. live in san francisco, where prosecutors must decide whether they want to go another round with barry bonds or walk away from the case. >> bart late-night service plans could be put on hold and needing to decide what to do next will be held today to discuss plans. i'm nick smith live in fremont. i'll have a report. >> the big story, the breezes are still here but they brought clouds with them. the means cooler conditions everywhere today. i'll tell you how long the heat will be gone from your forecast. >> bart reporting ten-minute delays for trains running out of richmond station and the el cerrito plaza station. i'll have details coming up. it's still delay-free at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> 6:01. great to have you with us. good morning. i'm karina rusk. >> i'm eric thomas. >> the former giants slugger barry bonds and the lawyers go to court today and demand an answer to a big question. will bonds be tried again for allegedly lying to a grand jury about whether he knowingly took s

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with another top story of the morning. od morning, amy. >> good morning. triple stabbing in walnut creek last night and it appears that police are actively working the case. check out the exclusive video we shot a few moments ago. police taking two women away from apparent complex next to the crime scene. they have two men in custod custody. they took them to jail this morning. same last night and possibly brothers. they are booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and the bail is set at $50,000 from walnut creek. police say they confessed. stabbings happened at 8:45 last night at north main street in the parking lot of the walnut creek car wash. police say a fight broke out between five people. two of the stabbing victims were taken to the hospital. that he went through surgery and are in stable condition. a third stabbing victim refused medical treatment. people in the area are shocked, from residents to business owners we talked to this morning. they say they have never seen any violence in this area before. l

i'm amy hollyfield. more on the issue up next. >> also next at 5:30 -- investigators are looking for answers in the amtrak train crash. while the conductor's family speaks out. >> a look at the high temperatures for today. across the country. if you are leaving us, go to phoenix and enjoy 115-degree heat. it's going to be hot and humid everywhere outside of minnesota, great falls, seattle, where we have the mid-to-upper 70s. if you are traveling by air, all the major airports are running on time. if delays develop, i'll have them. you can, too. abc7news.com. with the flight tracker. ♪ it's the way you bring out the sun ♪ sunnyd! ♪ it's the way you make it all fun ♪ know who makes the day sunny? my mom and sunny d! i love the taste. mom loves the vitamin c. and now it has 40% fewer calories than most regular soda brands. sunnyd! ♪ make today a sunny day! drink up and download free music! find out more at sunnyd.com >>> good morning. i'm amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. the u.s. supreme court court wai

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at ocean beach with the story. amy?> kristen, the fishermen are okay. check out what is left of their boat. mostly submerged, you can just see the tail end of it here at ocean beach. the coast guard is now trying to figure out how to get to it. and recover what they can off of it. it's not as easy as you might think. the fishermen are from arcada. they think the boat had a shift -- a load that shifted about 12:40 this morning and that's why it capsized. it had 270 crab pots on board. 80 of them were full. so they think that the load shifted. that is why it threw everything offbalance. why they ended up in the water. they were well prepared. when the coast guard found them, they were all okay. >> they had survival suits and they had a life raft. not sure if it automatically deployed or they deployed it themselves but they are lucky they had it. >> the fishermen said it happened very fast. they're now resting and waiting for the wife of one of the men to come and get them. i want to show you a live picture again of the bo

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i'm amy hollyfield. live in san francisco, where barry bonds should find out today whether he will be retried on allegations that he lied to a federal grand jury. >> bart's late night service plan in is jeopardy. i'm live in fremont. i'll have that story and reaction from commuters. >> the big story weatherwise, the winds of change. they brought changes to the coast. and the bay shore yesterday. now they move inland. we'll talk about whether the temperatures will drop and if you need the air conditioner in the next several days. >> quiet morning traffic wise. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza or anywhere else right now. >> it's 5:01 on the quiet, cool thursday morning. i'm karina rusk. >> i'm eric thomas. in the news this morning, home run king barry bonds will be in federal court in san francisco today demanding to know if prosecutors will retry him for perjury. a jury convicted him of obstruction of justice and deadlocked on other charges stemming from the alleged steroid use. abc7's amy hollyfiel

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield live in san jose where big layoffs are coming to the police department. after contract talks with the city break down. >> live look from emeryville this morning, we have the low clouds, may have some sprinkles for your morning commute. a wet weekend is in store. dry and warmer weather is in the forecast. >> we will be looking forward to that and quiet ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far no hot spots. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> in the news. antioch couple who kidnapped jaycee dugard and held her for 18 years. philip and nancy garrido could spend the rest of their lives in prison. terry, everybody wants to know will jaycee be there. >> reporter: that is the question. the sentencing, will jaycee dugard, raped by garrido be there to confront her attacker. take a look as dugard as an adult. she was kidnapped at age 11 by philip and nancy garido 20 years ago this month. they raped her and forced her to have his children and nancy was an accomplice. philip will get 400 years in prison and nancy will get 40 yea

. >> referee: good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. where the victims in the blast in san bruno will meet with the head of the n.t.s.b.. he is going to tour the neighborhood where it happened and search for answers into what caused the explosion. >> eric: also this morning, angry neighbors blast police and firefighters for failing to do enough to stop a man from drowning. they call for an independent investigation into what went wrong. >> kristen: and helping fund schools for the poor. >> it looks familiar. marine layer clouds are back. warming trend are on tap for us inland and tell you how hot. >> thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. in a few hours, a chief of the national transportation safety board will tour the site of san bruno pipeline and explosion. they are investigating the cause of blast that killed 8 people. >> this is the first visit to the scene but homes are still boarded up. there is still empty places that are fenced in. it killed 8 people and stroid destroyed 38 homes. the ntsb

i'm amy hollyfield. a live report is coming up. >> smarted meters showdown, next at 5:30 the homeowner who said no and the pg&e smaller who tried to make a power play. >> temperatures across the country, a little more seasonal. 70 at chicago. 108 in phoenix and low to mid-50s seattle, portland and great falls. good news if you are traveling, only insure lot is reporting delays. big thunderstorm complex around chicago and st. louis. go to flight tracker at [ male announcer ] this is charlie whose morning flight to london starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. enjoy the flight. now use the best suncare recommended most by dermatologists. neutrogena®, with technologies like helioplex... it provides the highest average spf and unsurpassed uva protection. get the best. neutrogena®. >> reporter: good morning, live in hayward where police are looking for two men who attacked a husband and wife last night as

live in berkeley, amy hollyfield "abc 7 news". >>> it's 5:32.an hopefuls gathered on stage for their first major presidential debate in a key early voting state of new hampshire. it was the first debate of the season for front-runner mitt romney and newly declared candidate michele bachmann. his record was front and center for obama. >> seven republicans were in fire but the target was not in the stage. >> failure of leadership. >> this president has failed. >> president obama making stops in miami and north carolina defended his record as a tale of historic progress. >> we stabilized the economy, we prevented a financial meltdown, an economy that was shrinking is now growing. >> tea party favorite michele bachmann made the first headline. >> i -- filed my paperwork to seen the office. >> tim pawlenty who coined the phrase obamney care. >> in the term obamney care was reflection of president's obamacare on massachusetts plan. >> if i'm elected president i will repeal obamacare and on my first day in office, i will grant a waiver to all 50 states

i'm amy hollyfield. i'll have the answer for you after the break. >>> a big-hearted ceo made giant donation today for the food bank and wrapped it up in a big bow. donated a 75,000 square foot building. amy hollyfield joins us from the new home. this incredible. largest corporate contribution in the food bank history. >> it is a big bow. i'll show you in a minute. first, check out the scene behind me. look at the people behind me to celebrate this. a good indication what a big deal this is. employees of the food bank and cypress, all here to celebrate. food bank said it needed the donation. here is the bow. it was 75,000 square feet of office spate. the ceo had been a big donor and when he heard it needed more space he realized he could consolidate his employees from four buildings to three and gave the building to the harvest food bank. >> i probably about fell off my chair. we have had been looking at second harvest for additional space literally for three years. we were having a very difficult time fi

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live san francisco. the idea to ban circumcision in the city is now headed to court. the story coming up. >> a look at the ferry building. notice the flag. cooler weather on the way for some part of the bay. i'll show you where it's hot in the 90s and where you will get relief. >> all right. overturned crash in san jose northbound 87 at 280. still blocking the left lane. so we'll have an update on that. the bay bridge toll plaza. >> it is just about 5:01 on wednesday morning. we thank you so much for waking up early and joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm karina rusk. yes, is it going to be hot -- it is going to be hot today but not as hot as yesterday. that exceeded everyone's expectations. unless you were listening to mike nicco. >> yeah, mike. cool off ahead of us? >> i think so. some of it on the coast in san francisco, but above average with 79 and 85 in oakland. wealth of 90s for the rest of the bay inland valleys of the north bay. the 101 in concord, which tied a record. 102 in antioch. 101 in liv

amy hollyfield joins us from the new home. this incredible.orporate contribution in the food bank history. >> it is a big bow. i'll show you in a minute. first, check out the scene behind me. look at the people behind me to celebrate this. a good indication what a big deal this is. employees of the food bank and cypress, all here to celebrate. food bank said it needed the donation. here is the bow. it was 75,000 square feet of office spate. the ceo had been a big donor and when he heard it needed more space he realized he could consolidate his employees from four buildings to three and gave the building to the harvest food bank. >> i probably about fell off my chair. we have had been looking at second harvest for additional space literally for three years. we were having a very difficult time finding space that would work for the food bank. the day i got the phone call from t.j. saying i might have a building that i could share with you, or maybe even donate to the food bank, was an astounding day. >> demand was up. so they needed more space.

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on the story. amy, that is not an area where they are used to violence. >> reporter: not at all. this is a surprise to people in the area. the two men who are in jail have the same last name. possibly brothers. they're from here in walnut creek. two men are in the hospital this morning. it all started right here in the parking lot of this car wash. the walnut creek car wash. it was 8:45 last night here on busy north main street. two victims were taken to the hospital with stab wounds. a third person was stabbed. but he refused medical treatment. police say a fight broke out here at the walnut creek car wash. people in the apartment right next door say they heard arguing right before the stabbing happened. this is not what people in walnut creek are used to hearing about violence here is pretty rare. >> nothing like that ever happened around here. it's quiet. i don't know. had to do something. >> it's pretty good area. it's definitely upper-middle. it's definitely out of the ordinary. >> reporter: po

>>> good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland where downtown streets are calm as johannes mehserle walked out of jail. >> i'm sue thompson live in san francisco where the same-sex marriage debate is about to take center stage in court today. >> good morning big story look at the minimal cloud over. some of the warming is just the beginning of a heat wave set to take us into the 90s inland. >> hyde street on-ramp to southbound 880 is blocked in oakland due to a slurry spill but elsewhere traffic is still light. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. >> and i'm eric thomas. >> one minute after midnight former bart police officer johannes mehserle was released from a los angeles county jail. he served a year for shooting death of oscar grant. granted's supporters demonstrated in oakland last night and new protest is expected in los angeles this morning. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with more on the overnight release and last night's peaceful protests. >> reporter: preparations were in place in downtown oakland just in case things got rowdy. the protests were p

live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. oakland fire department employee claims in a lawsuits that paramedics gave oscar grant inadequate care after he was shot by a former bart police officer. grant died more than five hours after johannes mehserle shot him in the back at the fruit vail station on new year's day morning back in 2009. sean gillis fired a whistle-blower lawsuit in the court. his lawsuit accuses the fire department of demoting and harassing him after reviewing grant's care. interim fire chief mark hoffman calls the accusations preposterous. gillis was not on scene after grant was shot. mehserle was released from prison monday after serving two-and-a-half-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter. berkeley police are asking for help to find a man injured while running from police officers. a woman noted a man prowling outside her window. when police approached the suspect he ran and partially impaled his leg climbing over a fence. the suspect is described as a black man between 19 and 22 years of age. six fee

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right, amy. thanks a lot. what happened inside the home is something firefighters call a flashover. a sudden explosion every firefighter worries about. this video simulates the phenomenon. it happens when rises over and forms combustible cloud to ignite the entire room. it can occur less than five minutes after a fire starts and kill anyone caught in it. even if they are wearing protective gear. >> it gets very hot, very quickly. you are talking about thousa thousands -- [ inaudible ] firefighters, protective equipment can help save them but only very briefly. >> experts say the key to combatting flashovers is ventilation. that is why you often see firefighters cutting massive holes in the roofs of burning homes. >>> other news now. oakland police say they have a man in custody following an overnight search for a suspect who may have shot at an officer. the incident began around 8:00 last night near 67 and bancroft avenue. the officer fired back in respon response. police say the man ran down bancroft avenue a

amy hollyfield joins us from the newsroom. how much is this tax going to generate. >> it's it will generate $200 million which will definitely help. and does the benefit outweigh the negative impact? amazon and overstock has found away around it. the products that are located in california they can sever ties with them. this is what they've done that have passed an online sales tax. some mom and pop stores have been hitter by this. when amazon stops doing business with you, that can impact the bottom line and put stores out of business. so critics say this is a terrible idea. most small businesses support the idea of an online sales tax. they believe it will level the playing field. the proposed budget does eliminate the 9.6 deficit and it still needs approval from jerry brown and he has not said what he thinks of it >>> johannes mehserle's attorney says the former bart cop is spending time with his family. he was released from jail on monday after serving a year for the shooting death of oscar grant on new year's day in 2009.

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at the scene near 7th street. amy? >> reporter: i have good news for commuters. bad news for us reporters. they want all of to us get off of this highway. as soon as i finish the report, we have to get off the highway. they still want to clean our leap that we're taking up -- clean our lane that we're taking up. but the good news for commuters this is the last lane they have to clean and then they can reopen the highway. they're make progress gress and will probably get it open before the original expectation of 7:00. they had quite an accident to clean up. look at the vehicles involved. it's surprising no one was seriously hurt. four people suffered minor injuries from aches and pains to a broken ankle. one reckless drive around midnight caused all of this. he was speeding. he rear-ended a car. that car hit a big rig, which slammed in to two guardrails and ruptured both of the fuel tanks. 200 gallons of diesel fuel spilled on the highway. cleaning it up is what is taking so long. >> they will dust the diesel with abso

>>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where firefighters as far away from canada and mexico will remember two firefighters that killed in the line of duty. >>> today's funeral procession is expected to cause major delays in san francisco. southbound 280 will be closed down for two hours. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney. firefighters were prevented to save a drowning man fire officials say they the department didn't have the money. but part of that apparently wasn't the case. >>> you can see the thicker clouds outside. drop in temperatures for the weekend but we'll have the warming trend next week. i'll tell you when it gets to your neighborhood. >> eric: good morning. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and i'm kristen sze. thousands of people from firefighters to the citizens they protect will be paying final respects to two san francisco firefighters. anthony valerio and vincent perez died last week. the service will be at st. mary's cathedral and that is where amy hollyfield joins us live. >> reporter: the funeral is expected to be see huge they are going to shut dow

i feel'm amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. wildfires, earthquakes, what are you afraid of? a report this morning about what your fellow californians have to say about their fears coming up. >> this morning, the ncaa is accusing u.s. airways of racial profiling for kicking a passenger off a plane at s.f.o. because of his saggy pants. >> here is a live look from downtown san francisco. a few clouds out there lingering. marine layer has kept us cool again in the overnight hours. it will keep us cool in the afternoon. talk about sunshine and the possibility of rain in the forecast. >> there is a lot of roadwork going on around the bay area, so even though it's friday light, i'll tell you where things could be slow. >> the san jose city council holds a special session today to take up the issue of soaring retirement benefits. they are pressuring the council negotiate reforms instead of a ballot initiative. good friday morning. 4:31. i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. kristen is off. californians fear earthquakes more than any other type of natural disaster and they belie

amy hollyfield "abc 7 news." >>> more details on that. it took nearly two years for johannes mehserle to be charged tried and convicted in the new year's day 2009 shooting. a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter. judge dismissed a gun enhancement charge saying there was insufficient evidence. mehserle was sentenced on november 5th of last year. he 365 days including the time prior to sentencing. lawyer lawyer is covering the mehserle -- lawyer ray anthony is covering and we are posting updates at our website at abc7news.com. >>> in just a few hours a federal judge will hear a motion to throw out judge vaughn walker's ruling california's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. at issue is judge walker himself on whether he should have disclosed his ten-year openly gay relationship before ruling on the same sex marriage ban. most legal scholars agree that his sexuality preference is not an issue but the fact he did not disclose the gay relationship does stir an ethical debate. the motion to vacate the ruling was filed by

. >> we have team coverage and amy hollyfield in oakland but let's begin with laura anthony outside the jail. >> johannes mehserle spent at the los angeles county jail. he was released in the middle of the night. >> one minute after midnight he was released from the los angeles county jail. former bart police officer did not walk out the front door but rather was out the back way with a police escort. mez messes's attorney talked to radio. >> extraordinary measures were taken to get out of l.a. county safely. he is with his family and we're trying to keep on the level of interest in the bay area. we are hoping we can return here and get employment and don't live in the bay area for the rest of his life. >> a jury convicted him in the shooting death of oscar grant. >> disappointment again in the criminal justice system. >> grant's uncle waited at the jail hoping to see his release but he did not. >> we heard the helicopters and police cars fleeing off it was an assumption it was like he was getting ready to come out. five, ten minutes later i received a phone call that a change in his st

amy hollyfield is live at the san jose police department. amy? >> kristen, we're here at the union hall. this is where it will happen. first they will serve the officers lunch, italian food just arrived. they are going to have lunch and turn their badges in. i'll let one of the officers you for himself how he's feeling. >> we expected to be here 30 years and it's cut short unexpectedly. there is sadness at the san jose police department. another strong emotion surfaced, that's anger. >> i have never seen a relationship as bad with the city and the police department. i worked in new york before i came here a long time ago. back there, the city management did street the police officers the way they -- didn't treat them they're being treated here. >> the police union president is furious that the city is laying off 6 # officers today. the man who signed off on the layoffs says he is mad, too. >> i am not happy. >> the police is not happy. chief is not happy. we should hire officers n culting them or laying them off. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed say

abc7's amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general. that's where the fan bryan stow, is being treated. amy? >> reporter: a big day in the case, eric. a tough father's day yesterday for bryan stow's two children. he is still here at general hospital under heavy sedation to try to prevent any seizures from the traumatic brain injury he is suffering from. his family waits for a good sign in his recovery. the man suspected of beating him continues to aggressively defend himself. defense attorneys released this picture of giovanni ramirez. with hair. they say this is what he looked like at the time of the attack. he was bald when he was arrested. and had his mugshot taken with a bald head. he really resembles the sketch police have of the suspect. while the defense aggressively works the case bryan stow's family continues to sit at his bedside. his kids say they usually go to a giants game with their dad on father's day. >> kind of feels weird not having him stay by your side. >> i spent a lot of time with him, so it's like completely diffe

on >> amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> overseas, five u.s. troops were killed today in iraq. it's the single largest loss of life for the u.s. military in the last two years. a barrage of three rockets hit an iraqi base in eastern baghdad. the troops were serving as advisors to security police. they ended the combat operations in last august and currently has an estimated 46,000 troops in the country. >> robert gates says the number of troops in afghanistan will be based on strategic need. he is in afghanistan for the final time as defense secretary. he retires at the end of this month. he told diane sawyer, commanders should leave combat in power intact. >> it is important to have a strategy behind the numbers, not just to pluck a single number out and say, okay, that's the number. >> the u.s. has been fighting wart in afghanistan for ten years. gates and the obama administration are under pressure from some members of congress to end the war that is costing the u.s. ten billion a month. he understands the concern but the u.s. can't just pack up and leave either. you can wat

amy hollyfield has more. >> it's not wildfire torse mudslides. it's the earthquake that get people shaking with fear the most in the state. the field poll found that californians not only ranked earthquakes first on their list of frightening natural disasters but people are pretty sure the big one is coming soon. 6 in 10 people now believe big one will hit in the next 10 years. geologists say they're probably right. they say we are overdue and are concerned about the hayward fault. here is how it all breaks down. 57% list earthquakes as their number one concerns. next is wildfires, with 23% saying that is their main worry. third place was tsunamis. finally mudslides. we have a lot to be worried about here in california. people don't think we're all alone in worrying about natural disasters. 68% said earthquake danger in california is the same as threat of disaster elsewhere in the country. don't expect people to leave the state with their concerns. in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 5:05. the san jose city council is se

live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:04. vallejo police investigating a murder of 23-year-old man shot to death yesterday afternoon. sky7-hd was overhead soon after the 4:00 murder outside porter street apartment complex. the victim is the city's ninth homicide victim of the year. his sidety has not yet been released and police have not said whether they have a motive or a suspect in that killing. east bay school district is going to pay a settlement filed by parents who say they didn't protect students. ed mondays was shot and killed in an encounter with a group of latino men. families of six african-american students who witnessed the shooting sued the school district claiming it did not protect their children from the racially-motivated attack by a local latino gang. >>> on behalf on the african-american students attending school, who have been chased, assaulted, attacked and targeted by the dacoto gang. >> part of the settlement includes implementation of the 13 programs meant to curb racial violence in the city. >>> a j

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with the latest. amy? >> reporter: yeah, the state senator leland yee feels strongly about this, kristen. he is even accusing the supreme court of siding with the interest of corporate america. instead of the interest of children. >> i am rather disappointed today, by the decision of the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: in an effort to show his defeated law has broad support, lee provided representatives from the medical community and from law enforcement to react to today's supreme court ruling. declaring california cannot ban the sale of violent video games to children. >> we see a lot of them are enforcing targets. it's not in development of an industrial. we're concerned about this. we will stay involved. >> reporter: the bill enjoyed bipartisan support in the california legislature. the u.s. supreme court declared the law violates the first amendment with justice antonin scalia write manage the majority opinion. no doubt the state processes legitimate power to protect children from harm, but it does n

amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> can we finally put the umbrella away? >> i think the answer is yes very soon. >>> the timing of when you can put it away that the key. last couple of hours we are seeing the radar returns shrink but i still have an isolated shower in the forecast for the rest of today and possibly even tonight. then yes put it away sunshine and warmer weather is on the way. for today low to mid-50s as you are stepping out with mostly cloudy conditions. you can see the scattered nature of those isolated showers. temperatures mid to upper 50s with holes of sunshine in the clouds. near 60 around half moon bay. monterey bay isolated shower is possible with mid to upper 60s around the bay. upper 60s to low 70s as you head inland. seven-day forecast tomorrow we'll see a lot more sunshine. four degrees warmer. two degree warming trend and couple more on friday and before you know it we are in the 80s inland thursday and friday. mid-70s around the bay and mid on 60s at the coast. good morning frances. >> seven-day forecast we've been waiting for

. >> we have team coverage and amy hollyfield in oakland but let's begin with laura anthony outside the jail. >> johannes mehserle spent at the los angeles county jail. he was released in the middle of the night. >> one minute after midnight he was released from the los angeles county jail. former bart police officer did not walk out the front door but rather was out the back way with a police escort. mez messes's attorney talked to radio. >> extraordinary measures were taken to get out of l.a. county safely. he is with his family and we're trying to keep on the level of interest in the bay area. we are hoping we can return here and get employment and don't live in the bay area for the rest of his life. >> a jury convicted him in the shooting death of oscar grant. >> disappointment again in the criminal justice system. >> grant's uncle waited at the jail hoping to see his release but he did not. >> we heard the helicopters and police cars fleeing off it was an assumption it was like he was getting ready to come out. five, ten minutes later i received a phone call that a change in his st

we're joined outside san francisco city hall by amy hollyfield. the opponents say it violates state law. >> they point to a law that says the local governments can't get involved in deciding issues about medical procedures. so they are going to take the issue to the courtroom. when i say "they," i mean a variety of people. >> jews and muslims came together to file the lawsuit. circumcision is important in their religion. another concerned segment joined the suit. doctors. >> it clearly affects physician. >> the ban is suggesting that physicses be jailed -- physicians be jailed for a common procedure. this affects us in the general healthcare. affects physicians and religious community. >> the initiative to ban circumcision is scheduled to be on the november ballot in san francisco. this group wants the court to stop it before the vote, saying it has no business being on the ballot. >> we believe the law is clear that san franciscans like any other citizen or municipality in the state cannot vote on anything to restrict physicians practi practicing

. >> amy hollyfield joins us now.olice want to avoid a repeat of last year's tragedy. >> they are going to beef up the presence out here. the businesses out here tell me they are happy to hear it. last year's shooting was scary, but say they are still looking forward to pride weekend. it's an exciting time. really fun out here. the business is saying it's good for business. one business owner tells me he has doubled his sales. everything will start this afternoon in delores park. crews are there this morning getting ready for the transmarch. the party will start at 3:30 this afternoon. open to everyone. but it's intended to shine the spotlight on the transgender community, so that group carved out this section of the pride weekend for their cause. it started eight years ago. we have pictures from the past to show it's not just a party. there is also a march to civic center plaza that will leave delores park at 6:30 tonight. >> the mission of the transmarch is have rights for all people, including the transpeople. we f

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with the latest. amy? >> reporter: yeah, the state senator leland yee feels strongly about this, kristen. he is even accusing the supreme court of siding with the interest of corporate america. instead of the interest of children. >> i am rather disappointed today, by the decision of the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: in an effort to show his defeated law has broad support, lee provided representatives from the medical community and from law enforcement to react to today's supreme court ruling. declaring california cannot ban the sale of violent video games to children. >> we see a lot of them are enforcing targets. it's not in development of an industrial. we're concerned about this. we will stay involved. >> reporter: the bill enjoyed bipartisan support in the california legislature. the u.s. supreme court declared the law violates the first amendment with justice antonin scalia write manage the majority opinion. no doubt the state processes legitimate power to protect children from harm, but it does n

>> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield live, the case of missing loved one is now being treated as a murder investigation. >> reporter: live in alameda where the city council will meet tonight to answer questions about water rescue and the protocol. >> and good morning to you. mostly cloudy right now but increasing sunshine this afternoon. starts our warming trend. we'll talk how much we'll jump today and when temperatures will get back to average. >> things are flowing well on the roadway this morning. on. >>> the family still believes she is alive but they are searching remote areas for her body. they are paying close attention to the home of gizelle esteban, a former close friend of michelle le's. they searched her apartment again, they first searched it a day after le's i peews. they have interrogated her. she said, she quote, openly hates michelle for stealing her former husband but she says she is innocent of anything associated with the disappearance. michelle le is missing more than two weeks and police say she was murdered. >> the examination of the car in the area of the parking s

abc7's amy hollyfield joins us outside federal court in san francisco. amy? >> reporter: cheryl, barry bonds did not comment today but he and his legal team appear anxious to get this over with and be able to move on. that is not going to happen. barry bonds arrived almost an hour before the court hearing started but it lasted only six minutes. the judge came out and said if the prosecutors want more time, they should have it. the defense wanted the prosecution to announce today whether they want to retry bonds on the three perjury counts. the jury in april deadlocked over. i thought for a long time and maybe you thought the government has had months to decide whether they intend to retry the counts as to which there was a hung jury. they said in court today if i heard it correctly, they haven't decided. >> bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice and he has asked that conviction be tossed out. prosecutors told the judge it's not sense to believe set retrial date on count tas caused the mistrial until they know whether the convicted counts will be thrown

. >> amy hollyfield joins us now. police want to avoid a repeat of last year's tragedy. >> they are going to beef up the presence out here. the businesses out here tell me they are happy to hear it. last year's shooting was scary, but say they are still looking forward to pride weekend. it's an exciting time. really fun out here. the business is saying it's good for business. one business owner tells me he has doubled his sales. everything will start this afternoon in delores park. crews are there this morning getting ready for the transmarch. the party will start at 3:30 this afternoon. open to everyone. but it's intended to shine the spotlight on the transgender community, so that group carved out this section of the pride weekend for their cause. it started eight years ago. we have pictures from the past to show it's not just a party. there is also a march to civic center plaza that will leave delores park at 6:30 tonight. >> the mission of the transmarch is have rights for all people, including the transpeople. we