coats and backpacks said to withstand machine gun fire. but should we be dressing 4 year olds in gear fit for a s.w.a.t. team? office jackpot, $1 million in lotto winnings. but this worker opted out. but tonight, the shocking twist that turned her luck around. and the "breaking bad" series finale. >> i need to report a breaking and entering into my automobile. >> will there be a spoiler alert? >> we'll all know. >> keep it right here, >> good to be with you, thank you for staying with us tonight. for most parents, school shopping is all about the jumbo pack of crayolas. but in the wake of sandy hook and aurora, some parents are adding bullet proof coats and backpacks to the shopping list. as for the company offering such pint-sized armor, is it a cynical prey on parental fear or a legitimate form of protection? by we go inside the business of bullet proofing america's kids. >> this is superwoman's cape. >> reporter: ordinary, except for this brand-new backpack. >> what does it do? >> protects me. >> reporter: because it's bullet proof. des

there were roughly 20 pounds of explosives in each backpack.nd also filled with nails and screws and various shrapnel so there would be maximum damage. when they exploded. and they were all detonated by cell phones. so they had cell phones in them that the perpetrators then dialed the numbers of the cell phones. >> viamoran is standing in the same train car that is carrying one of the backpacks. shortly after the explosion knocks him unconscious, he begins to regain his senses. >> translator: i started to feel the pain of not being able to move. i was paralyzed. my body was almost totally burned. i can only move my right arm. i was feeling the pain of not being able to breathe because my lungs had collapsed. my face had also been burned. and amid other people's blood, my own blood, the skin that fell on top of my eyes, i saw everything in shades of black or red. i had no sensation of time. i just know that for me, it was abysmal, the amount of time i spent conscious in there. >> viamoran must endure an agonizing wait to receive medical attentio

a lot of these involve backpacks where iphones, ipods, i pads are all part of a robbery. they go steal a backpack off somebody -- i'm gonna show you an example of what happens in those types of cases. most of them are the community being somewhat aware of this iphone. so if i were to hold up $500 and just carry it like this or carry it down the street i don't think anybody would say that's a bright idea buzz that's exactly what you're doing as a victim. you're holding these things out and they're worth anywhere from $200 to $500. include that all your personal photos, your address book and they're out there and people aren't quite aware of it. we've been trying to advertise in the newspapers about the safety of these iphones in particular and we commonly see the victims have 'em out or they're texting. we have an incident where somebody was walking down the street texting and somebody came up and took their iphone. so that's one of the problems we see mainly. so we 're doing this by press releases, crime alerts, public service announcements, it's on our websites. each mor

he is 27 years old, but carrying a backpack and has books in the backpack that these kids are studyingbut he is hanging out in the athletic yard outside where they are lifting weights. he is lucky he didn't get caught by students. >> yeah, to say the least, thank you for that. >>> other bay area headlines. a san bruno woman is searching for her stolen pomeranian. one-year-old service dog. the owner fell asleep on bart last night. it happened between san francisco and san bruno. a $3,000 reward is being offered for archie's return. >>> in the south bay, police are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and- run crash in san jose. that car struck and killed 39- year-old amanta on interstate 280 early this morning. what she was doing out there, we don't know. the chp had to block off several lanes while they investigated. >>> north bay, falling boulders struck a mercedes this morning. the driver suffered minor injuries. those boulders fell from the hillside through a concrete rail and fence on to the southbound lanes near alexander avenue. caltrans is assessing the stability of

standard backpack. i'm sorry.ead shoes for lightning protection? >> i understand. how far is too far? like what -- you know, those little kids in sandy hook, we don't know what was happening in that classroom, but i remember when i was in elementary school, you don't walk around with your book bag all day long, so you're protected. >> in the closet or on the desk. >> but if it's in the closet, what do you do to protect yourself? so now they're heavier. now we're having these -- we have to have these conversations with our kids and use your backpack to protect you if there's a shooter in your classroom. that's not a conversation for a 4 or 5-year-old. >> it's a debate. i'm on your side in this one. apparently, he ships to 23 countries around the world, these backpacks. people want them. >>> coming up next, we're going to lighten the mood. the star of one of the hottest shows on tv has his car broken into. but this was no ordinary theft. >> the thief got something that a lot of disappointed viewers in "breaking bad"

we expect over 4,000 people like the past and we give out backpacks so we really want to see really want to see this back in shape. thank you. >> thank you. >> good morning commissioners. i am happy to be here this morning and thank you for caring about our local park. we are very excited. we've got a couple of days of services coming up at the park and for the most part i want talk about the theme of get out and play. of course the bay view is a very challenging community; right? its perception on the larger scale is it's a little scary there and parents hold on close to their children. they truly do and they don't let them come down to the park because there is no one to oversee their kids so they would rather have them in the housing developments and where i live there are children -- i mean families there and there is no play ground, not a single play ground and there is new development being built. new families have moved in. over 30 as i count now. there are still no play grounds. there might be one a mile away but what mom -- they don't necessarily take them, but there needs to be

a lot of these involve backpacks where iphones, ipods, i pads are all part of a robbery. they go steal a backpack off somebody -- i'm gonna show you an example of what happens in those types of cases. most of

and what vaughn doesn't realize is that the boy's backpack is caught in the chair.he strap is around his neck and slowly choking him. >> you can see him just really kicking and struggling to try and get free. >> vaughn films the terrifying scene. the boy hangs on for more than a minute. then as the crowd gasps, the boy finally slips and falls the equivalent of three stories on to the hard snow. >> it was just kind of like in slow motion, until he hit. it was a long ways down. >> the ski patrol is standing by and tends to the boy in a matter of seconds, but is the boy alive? and if so, has he suffered serious injury? >> i'm very amazed that i survived. >> five years later as a 17-year-old anthony traber recalls that day and everything that happened that led to his dramatic fall. >> oh, my god. >> i was really fighting for air, and i knew that it would be better to fall than hang up there and die. >> it all began when traber took his backpack off to answer a call on his cell phone. when he went to put the backpack back on his waist strap was left dangling. >> and it g

the backpack weighs about 25 pounds. they have since pulled their daughter out of the school until the matter can be looked into by the superintendent. >>> axe body spray now literally getting the ax at a pennsylvania high school. a student at freedom high in beth he lem had to be taken to the hospital after being exposed to the axe body spray. the student apparently had a severe allergic reaction to the spray. school administrators are now asking students to please stop using axe body spray. meantime, the makers of axe are looking into this report. >>> coming up, the ballpark that beat out at&t park for the best ballpark in the country. we'll tell you next. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on for two whole years. from at&t. call to get u-verse tv starting at just $19 a month with our tri

but also there was a gun, there was a backpack and it was full of bombs.more clilg are the notes that police found indicating a planned attack. "out front" tonight richard barrie from the university of florida police department. i appreciate you taking the time. what can you tell me about this man, 30 years old, james oliver who was he? why was he planning this attack? >> well, right now, you know, trying to get the background investigation and find out what made him tick is all under investigation. we do know he was 30 years old, had been a student there, had been a loner and very kind of anti-social behavior. >> now what -- we were talking about the gun, the backpack, the ieds that you found. what about these notes? >> well, when our officers found him, we did -- there was a handgun and a tactical rifle. inside a backpack as we were searching the premises, we found what we would consider four ieds. so we had to have the explosive ordinance unit come and dispose of those and we're working with the fbi now to try to find out exactly what those materials we

it is like carrying a backpack, you had to carry a backpack, and your competitors were going full speed ahead. >> right. >> rose: when you got half the backpack off your back you thought you could lead the pack. >> right. and so i he, you know, thnalogy us is, you know, we are in a competitive race, it is not like we are losing brown to the competition so our mobile banking or investment banking is as good as anyone else and winning market share every day but doing it with this heavy burden upon us, as that burden lifts think how we outdid the competition, so we are all climbing the hill together and just staying with us and we are burred with a backpack with 150 pounds and they have a couple of bottles of water so when i removed the 250 pounds we can take you have off d that's whe were. rose: a comte with tt level. >> if we compete sod far, that was the hard part, the easy part will be when we don't have these other issues. >> rhett at the same tile, j.p. morgan and wells far know/foe have a better return on equity. >> exactly. >> and when do you square that? >> we have got to get back

it could be personal protection that are selling special backpacks.the idea is that maybe the bullet will hit the back pack backpack and save your life. they often tell you to fill your backpack with really heavy books so that maybe the bullet comes, you will have a chance against things with that organic chemistry book. i will say that if someone does start shooting from the best thing you can do is to drop the backpack and run as fast as you can and it will only slow you down. i will say that as an exception, there was one student who the next day after the shooting was looking in her backpack and she saw a bullet hole in her statistics textbook. she didn't even know that it had happened. statistics is good for you. the nra, of course, in the wake of sandy hook, they contributed their part. they said that what they need to do is have more armed guards at the school. well, nevermind the fact that columbine had two armed guards, not certainly didn't help. they couldn't be in all places at all times. and what about the buses and bus drivers and the bal

. >>> according to part of the video, here comes the motorcycle rider now helmet, backpack. these two cars douking back and forth and one pulls in front of the other, that kicks off this guy, he keeps going around, stops the car and glanszs out. >> he actually threw it off into the grass. and for effects, it worked. >>> a huge undercover police operation was set into motion because of some cctv pictures. at about 8:30 in the morning, this car pulls up, completely blocking the know of traffic. police say that inside that car is a known drug dealer, all the people rushing towards that car are the drug users are looking to buy. >> it's like the it's cream moon going down the street. >> police sigh think these dealers were selling crack cocaine and meth. this led to a huge skbrund cover operation. you get to see the foot amg of what hisunder cover police officers ---here in the burns, you see money exchange hands, police use all these videos to find these dealer. in all they arrested 29 different dealers from this particular neighborhood sflvmt it's hard for these guys to argue

he may have left home to look for his missing backpack. >> they saw him last night before he went to bed. they don't think he left until sometime this morning. >> reporter: his parents say he had become fixated on finding that backpack. >>> administrators are set to deliver a report tomorrow that outlines how they plan to remedy the school's deep financial troubles and keep it afloat. ktvu' patty lee is live at one of the campuses that's on the chopping block. >> reporter: the lights are still on at that galt street location, but closing it is one of the options to convince the district that it has reached their requirements to stay open. >> reporter: a 300 page report details the problems identified last year. but this afternoon in front of city hall, hundreds of students and instructors criticized a drastic measures being taken and proposed. >> i think that the problems now are 100 times worse. >> reporter: long time city college instructor wendy kauffman is concerned that in its quest to keep its accreditation they will lose control. >> they've been cutting all the credit programs

he may have left home to look for his missing backpack. >> they saw him last night before he went to. >> reporter: his parents say he had become fixated on finding that backpack. >>> administrators are set to deliver a report tomorrow that outlines how they plan to remedy the school's deep financial troubles and keep it afloat. ktvu' patty lee is live at one of the campuses that's on the chopping block. >> reporter: the lights are still on at that galt street location, but closing it is one of the options to convince the district that it has reached their requirements to stay open. >> reporter: a 300 page report details the problems identified last year. but this afternoon in front of city hall, hundreds of students and instructors criticized a drastic measures being taken and proposed. >> i think that the problems now are 100 times worse. >> reporter: long time city college instructor wendy kauffman is concerned that in its quest to keep its accreditation they will lose control. >> they've been cutting all the credit programs especially the ones that disabled students count on. >> i

her backpack and some camping equipment were still inside. though she was experienced, there was concern that she might not have enough gear to survive. >> we were just worried sick about her. we were just trying to give any information that we could to help find her. we just so glad that she's found and alive. >> reporter: mary said during her hike, sudden whiteout conditions made her disoriented, then she slipped and injured her ankle. lost and unable to walk, she only had a thermal poncho for warmth. and by wednesday, she was out of food. >> we had confidence in her abilities. we were concerned about the amount of time that she was out there. >> reporter: a terrifying ordeal until saturday when an oregon national guard helicopter crew found her at 4600 feet. loved ones credit more than her outdoor skills for her survival. >> we feel it's a miraculous event. >> reporter: even though she's seasoned backpacker there were a few rules of thumb that she didn't follow. experts say tell people what trail you're going to be taking and bring a worki

. >> this is a little backpack for your teddy right there it stays right there. >> is that cute?able. >> a tag-along teddy. >> why is it called tag-along teddy? >> that's what they're calling it. you have to go with that. >> it look like a monkey to me. >> this is called the scrub that you can do laundry on the road. >> it's hot. >> it's filled with hot water we these two set up. you take the bag, you add some water to it, and a little bit of soap, the clothes, a little bit of soap. and it seals up. it's got a built in washboard inside the bag. >> what are you talking about? >> you put the clothes in here and you roll it up just like this and that seals it up. >> why don't you just wash it in the sink. >> first of all, if you're backpacking or camping. >> it comes out clean? what about rinsing it? >> you do the same process with clean water and you rinse it out. >> i don't think these ladies do laundry. >> and you could also call room service. >> there you go! >> this is an app for your phone called i-exit. this shows you the road of all the exits ahead of you for hundreds of mil

upon searching the room police found a handgun, rifle and backpack with four improvised explosive device. classes were partially cancelled monday but have resumed. >>> two more arrests in the high-profile rape case of the 16-year-old ohio girl that played out on social media shortly after trent mace and ma'lik richmond were found guilty on sunday. a state attorney announced two girls were taken into custody for allegedly threatening to harm the victim on facebook and twitter. they are facing charges for aggravated menacing. >>> hillary clinton says gay rights are human rights and is now endorsing a federal right to same sex marriage. the announcement was made in a video from the advocacy group the human rights campaign. she says the decision was based quote personally and as a matter of policy and law. the move is creating implications for a presidential 2016 run, a contrast from her 2008 campaign when she opposed marriage equality and supported civil unions. >>> lawmakers in north dakota have passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the u.s. and are considering outlawing all

they had backpacks with, get this, 52 kansas of spray paint inside.e were surprised to find that amount of spray paint. police tell me this so-called crew had stickers with their monikers on them. that's how they are able to sort of sign their graffiti. in total there were ten males, one female. san francisco police ltd. juan daniels tells me some have prior offenses for graffiti. >> the juvenile was cited out to their parents. the ten adults will be booked in the county jail and they will have arraignment probably this tuesday or wednesday and from there the judge will study their sentence, their bail or probation. >> the taggers will be charged with felony vandalism and felony conspiracy. as you heard, they will be arraigned in a few days, tuesday or wednesday this week. i just heard neighbors talking to a business owner on the corner. they were thanking the neighbor for calling police. people here are really frustrated with this. just about six months ago san francisco police also arrested another crew, four different people who were known to tag t

that's just her backpack. he immediately gets on his knees, looks under the bus, and realizes his friend is stuck under the tires of this bus. it turned out that she was pinned under the front tires. she did survive this accident. she is expected to be in the hospital for several weeks. she's in critical condition because she did suffer a broken skull and clavicle. >> it's a shame this happened, of course, but also a remainor to cross where you're supposed to cross. >>> sergeant phillip gillardo was overseas, his family didn't know he was back. so they went to a hockey game. the cincinnati cyclones. >> tonight's second ceremonial puck is charisma phillip and fon gillardo. this group is missing one piece as their father is actively serving in afghanistan. >> they are going out on the ice and expect iing to drop the puc. >> it appears twister forgot the puck. >> twister is the mascot. >> tonight's game puck is being delivered by a special guest. please welcome to the ice, charisma and phillip's father and fawn's

they found several bags and backpacks filled with spray paint and 11 people were all taken into custody and officers say they are all likely to face felony charges. >>> many are camping out waiting in line for a seat for this week's moral arguments discussing same-sex marriages and they are hear more on the voter approved ban known as proposition 8 and justices will hear arguments about the federal defensive act which defines marriage only between a man and woman. and we will hear on more arriving on the opinion and we get more coverage from christina wells. >> reporter: centered in this debate whether marriage should be considered a gov. -- government issue. >> there are certain things that should not be put up for a vote and gay people and like nongay people deserve to build a life and have dreams of having a family. >> reporter: outlawing same-sex marriage or domier defines marriage as between a man and woman. he believes in traditional marriage but not the same sex marriages. the majority supports same sex marriages but some say it is more important to read the constitution. >> i am

he might be wearing rainbow-colored running shoes, possibly carrying a large, black backpack. reporting live in scotts valley, bob redell in the bay. >>> time to check the forecast. meteorologist, christina loren, just about perfect. >> get the kid outdoors this weekend. that's the good news. you can open up the windows in your home. good air quality. winds are going to pick up. that will get that air moving. temperatures just about perfect, right at room temperature. most bay area cities. 48 degrees in concord. 46 to start the day in livermore. you are at 46 in san mateo. we talk about room temperature, between 72 and 75 degrees. that's where we are headed this afternoon. the only caveat is breezy to windy conditions, picking up right across the coastline. higher elevations as we head throughout the second half today and tomorrow. high and mid-level clouds streaming on shore throughout the day. if you want to hit the st. patrick's day festival in dublin, more sub shine sunshine on saturday and sunday. mike is dancing a jig. he is actually pretty talented there. let's talk abo

they also had large markers and pens inside their backpacks. san francisco police say this is an unusual bust but they are pleased to take steps to put an end to tagging across the city. six months ago they arrested four people who were responsible for many cases of vanneddism and also here in and around selma. they continue to have graffiti problems here so they are glad to make the arrests this morning. they will be charged with few felonies, felony vandalism and felony conspiracy. reporting live in san francisco, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> thank you, kira. lots of road closers and park league strikes this morning for the fourth annual oakland running festival. it gets underway at 7:30. you are look at the course of the full marathon. 26.2 grueling miles. it starts at snow park. all the races do. there is also a half-marathon and a 5k fun run for the kids, as well. for more information just go to our website. abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. again, you will encounter some road closers this morning. so for help navigating around any tr

abraham was fixuated on finding a backpack he left behind. he also expressed wanting to return to the park to figure out how his accident happened. abraham is six feet tall 150 pounds and has blond hair and hazel eyes. search crews will begin searching at about 8:00 a.m.. they will start here at the scotts valley fire department. and coming up at 6:40 you'll hear more from abraham and he describes what he's feeling. it's pretty interesting. you can tell he has some sort of head trauma going on in the video and you will hear that at 6:40. reporting live janine de la vega. >>> also this morning ktvu news learned concord police are investigating reports of a dog shot with a bb gun. it happened just before 7:00 last night at a home on bailey road. a teenager was seen shooting geese at new hall park the same evening and this comes after a bus window was shot out on wednesday night by an unknown object. police are investigating whether these incidents are related. >>> sanitation workers just went on strike. lorraine blanco just arrived at a waste m

backpack around europe, you have americans wearing canadian flags. i swear that's true. >> not the rude americans. now the bottom of the list what do we have at the bottom of the list here? not surprising, this is iran, this is dead last, right in unfavorable rating of 87%. north korea as well at the bottom of the list. and, we're seeing problems in syria. >> yeah. >> it interesting to see if that turns around, if rebel make peace. >> i like it north korea's 84. nobody gets to go there. it might be lovely. >> i don't think so. everything i've heard. >> that will do it for me. i've got to go again. you carry on, you? >> i will. you're my favorite aussie. >> i'm glad. >>> bells in bayne nose aries, in honor of a native son. pope francis, 76-year-old inaugurated with tens of thousands packed into st. peter's square. vice president biden met the pope as part of the u.s. delegati delegation. >>> colorado the state with the two deadliest mass killings in history expected to have new gun law. the governor plans to sign three bills tomorrow. one will ban amm

a 6th grader showing up at school with $20,000 in her backpack.happened in michigan about ten miles southwest of detroit. the police chief says another child who lives across the street gave the 12-year-old the money, all of it in $100 bills. >> word got around and kids actually started coming to her asking for the money and she then started giving it away. as much as $500 to one students. a couple hundred dollars to another student. she added, this is a real first for the police, do you think? it's not clear how the child's neighbor had the money or why she was intent giving it away. parents in lynchberg, virginia upset after they say a teacher forced their children to take a lie detector test. the teacher accused the kids of swiping some candy and used the lie detector app on her o own. >> how do you feel? >> scared. >> i thought it was supposed to be me. >> and a lot could have been done not a lie detector test. >> and the teacher said it was all in fun and the students' idea in the first place. so far no comment from the school or the superint

a lot of these involve backpacks where iphones, ipods, i pads are