the family responding to what they call inaccurate information from berkeley police. department claims that kukar called a nonemergency number to report a trespasser. the family says that is not true and accuses the police of being slow to his call for help before he was beaten to death. >> father called the correct berkeley police department emergency number. this is the one listed on their website as the best number to call in case of immediate threats to life or property. >> the suspect in the killing, 23-year-old daniel dewitt of alameda was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial. he appeared in court to be placed in a state mental hospital. >>> the san francisco giants' home opener is just an hour ago. the crowd is starting to show up. the only concern is, will mother nature begin to cooperate. looks like the sun is shining a little bit, tara? >> 1:35 is first pitch and giants fans have waited a long time, all winter for this. to think it almost didn't happen. 2 >> reporter: crews rolled out the water from last night's storm. and pulled back the tarp this morni

they are asking anyone with information about the crime to call oakland police. >>> a berkeley homicide case took a turn today as the victim's family gave its account of what happened. patty lee explains how it differs from what the police have to say and what will happen next to the alleged killer. >> reporter: they spoke out for the first time after their father's death. >> he mishim every day. >> reporter: they are ready to correct what they say is the berkeley police departmenty's inaccurate version of events. >> we wanted to -- department's inaccurate version of events. >> we wanted to set the record straight and to make sure the public is aware that they are potentially in danger. >> reporter: berkeley police say they called them on a nonemergency line for help. so the call was not prioritized because of an occupy protest. but his family says peter called on the merge line programmed into his cell phone. -- emergency line programmed into his cell phone. >> he asked for help. >> i feel for the family. >> reporter: the father of the alleged killer also believes that a faster respons

if >> earlier this morning i did put in a call to uc berkeley police. we were not able to get a comment from uc berkeley police. the folks here say so far they have only farmed or begun to farm about one acre of this entire ten acre plot of land. they doo say there are plans to expand their farm. live this morning in albany alex savidge. >>> time is 5:34. the first hearing that determine the future of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi starts this afternoon. they will try to decide how witnesses will be heard and testimony will be viewed. once the panel is finished, it will make a recommendation to the boar of supervisors. san francisco mayor e lee -- the alameda county boar of ss is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to accept nadia lockyer's resignation. she stepped down friday in the middle of a scandal involving truck -- if the boar does not act within 60 days, governor jerry brown can then name a successor. >>> the criminal trial of former presidential candidate john edwards begins today. he's accused of using more than $900,000 in il

berkeley police only confirm the of seen the video and investigating if the president of the berkeley bicycle club says gregory has talked to a lawyer who has advised him not to speak to the media while the case is being investigated. many sidle say the hit and run is a wake up call for bicycle safety. >>> i've seen several accidents and i don't think people should be discouraged i'd think people should do more and more bike riding. >>> the video has generated more than six dozen hits on youtube. >>> berkeley police this afternoon arrested 43 year-old michael modillion the car's owner police say he reported the car stolen after wednesday's hit and run planning an acquaintance of the car officers found a car this afternoon in oakland and arrested him is being charged with felony hit-and-run and possession of heroin and ammunition he is already on probation for misdemeanor two years ago in volume switchblade. sheridan cbs five. >>> we're getting a first look and at home and now has a terrible distinction. it is the site of one of the worst mass murders in bay area history. joe vasquez s

. >>> when berkeley police shot and injured a suspect they say opened fire on officers last night, it happened just before 11 near the corner of eighth and delaware street. police say the shooting happened while they were searching for suspect who ran from a vehicle stopped several blocks away. man was hit in the leg and arm. he is expected to survive. berkeley police investigators in the alameda county district attorney's office of will look into the shootings. officers involved are on paid administrative leave. >>> severe weather is pummeling the midwest writ now. taking a look at live pictures from western he can la home where everyone is on alert keeping watch watch for tornadoes and right to the center of the screen that appears to be a funnel cloud that came down in oklahoma. left of the screen looks like we see another one. so a lot of severe weather going on right now. in nebraska a violent hail storm broke window and tore off the siding of homes. a woman shot the storm as it came down even held hail in her hand to show the size of it. 3 possible tornadoes touched down early t

property to the a developer interested in low income housing. >> the family of a berkeley murder victim is criticizing the policese and accusing the chief of making misstatements about what happened. 67-year-old peter cook was beaten to death in february outside his home in the berkeley hills. today cook's son disputed statements by berkeley police that his father called a non-emergency number to report an intruder. he contends his father called the correct emergency number listed on the berkeley police web site. officers did arrive later once cook's wife called 911 to say that he was being attacked. >> my father should be alive. we hope steps will be taken to ensure that this will never happen again to another citize citizen. >>reporter: christopher cook his son says the family has not decided yet whether to file a lawsuit against berkeley police. department responded to this by saying it remains committed to helping the family. suspect 23-year-old daniel wit is not mentally cpetent to stand trial so he will be placed in a state mental hospital. >>> san jose independent police auditor today issued 30 reform dea

so it's unclear if the uc berkeley police department plans to take any action here. i do understand speaking to some of the protestors police have stopped by twice yesterday afternoon telling the folks here they are trespassing and they need to leave. but the protestors tell me they have no plans to leave. they are not budging and plan to continue forming out here. we will sty on come of this morning. >>> o.k. protestors want to shut down the golden gate bridge on may 1st. those union workers are in contract negotiations with the bridge district. the occupy organizers say they will only try to shut down traffic on the bridge if those employees decide to go on strike. there. george zimmerman is out of jail. new video from overnight shows the neighborhood watch volunteer being released on custody. >> he walk down and awe augite paper bag. on friday he awaits his second degree murder trial. >> we have several options where he will be. at least one of those are out of state. i want to make sure wherever we place him he is secure. like we talked about many times there is a

. >> my family and i have the utmost respect for the berkeley police men and women who risk their lives our personal safety. what we take issue with is the system that constrains the way that they are able to respond top citizens calls for help. >> the berkeley police department has defended its actions saying it was only responding to emergency calls that night because it was monitoring an occupied march. the intruder 23-year-old dant dewitt has been charged with murder but a judge ruled he is mentally incompetent to stand trial. today he was moved to napa state hospital. >> he went from the number one politician in san francisco to number two in sacramento. now lieutenant governor gavin newsom is publicly criticizing his boss, governor jerry brown. in an exclusive interview he says former governor arnold schwarzenegger did a much better job when it comes to education. >> he added close to $750 million to the system because he valued it. he prioritized it. >> would you tell governor brown exactly what you told me, what's the response you get? >> you find me exactly where the money come

after he called berkeley police reporting a trespasser. my party stopping issue. with the occupy movement. he killewas killed --y this allegedly this man. who has a history of mental illness. this is a sign of a breakdown in the berkeley police department. >> first of all, they should tell what party is what phone call. and callers should be given a approximately declined to provide themselves proper estimates on what time police will ride. also, shift changes will not impact emergence responding to phone calls. >>pam: also laurel's lot provides ongoing outpatient treatment for people with severe mental health issues for the impact implementation and continuation of 'laura's law'... for helping outpatient treatment with severe mental people illness been a sport with kerry next >> decision 2012. tuesday is the deadline for tax filing however, taxes on the campaign trail. the difference between who pays tax on investment and earned income. >> who has a higher rate? the president's secretary? she makes $95,000 per year. the obama's administra

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berkeley police officers will look into the shooting. the search for a missing morgan hill teen continues this weekend. more than 400 people showed up to the search center located in the center in morgan hill. volunteers hiked through grassy and muddy terrain and found no sign of the missing cheerleader. the 15 year old was last seen a month ago on the way to catch the bus. >> i know that having the community and team support, keeping the message out there does help. and that's what we are doing to keep the message and keeping everybody's eyes open. >> the search organized by class kid's foundation is continuing tomorrow. if you wish to help show up at the elementary school. >> red cross is helping residents in hayword to find a new place to stay after fire damaged a duplex. >> this video from the hayword fire department shows the intensity of the flames. the fire began in a pile of flammable items in the entry way and spread to the attic. >> the company made specialized cut to prevent the fire from entering the second duplex and were su

>>pam: the family of a murder victim speak out against the berkeley police department's handling of its case. police are investigating a drive-by shooting in an additional area. i will show you did seen in mill valley. divers returned to a late to look for clues mackay's of sierra lamar. >>pam: for the first time we're hearing for this family of and killed outside his home and neighborhood sits this is a fixture of peter's. he was killed back of the viewer eck is lucas box picasa hobbled with cupolas really like this man. how the media and was there as this is under fire this augurs actions >> my father saw nuclear threat of invasion to his home and ask for immediate help. >>haaziq: setting the record straight is what christopher, the son of peter, aimed to do as a related to the berkeley police department alleging his father called a number to the number for help the fight he was killed. he says that is not so. >> he did not call any non- emergency number. my father called the correct versions the number, it is the one listed on their web sites and the best number to call in case immed

the cyclists claims that berkeley police have located the car and owner but police have not confirmed that >> is horrific video >> now is all the cycling community is talking about. adams says the video brought back images of his own encounter >> next thing i knew i was laying on the hood of a car. >> dave campbell of the east bay bicycle coalition says that as part of the caldecott tunnel project the city is in the process of designing one >> it will not prevent this type of crash. it can help because it will raise more awareness is back on the table and campbell says these images could make all the difference. again, the bike lanes are still in the design phase at this point. officials tell us they probably will not be intact until 2013. >> a family murdered inside a bay area home. >> one body in here, to out there >> for the first time a family member takes us inside the crime scene >> he is one of the most famous men in the bay area and now vernon davis's younger brother is in trouble with law. , michael davis might be connected to the brutal attack involving a hammer >> the lates

the circumstances surrounding his death are signs of a brick down in the -- break down in the berkeley police department. >> changes need to be made. all emergency callers should be told what priority their call is given. callers should be given a approximate response time to take appropriate action during the time the police are not responding. dispatchers should more accurately assess the calls and shift changes and briefing sessions must not impact emergency responses. >> the family is also advocating to encourage alameda county to adopt laura's law, it provides treatment for people with severe mental health issues. >>> coming up, beaten giants fan bryan stow and his son team up for an emotional opener at the giants first home game of the season. >> coming up later, a fantastic day all the way around. at&t, a's on the field and alex rodriguez joins exclusive company. and an e reader for reading in the dark, it is glowing goodness. i love it. i am gabe slate i will tell you about it coming up. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day

they did end up going later that evening to the berkeley police department to file a report, and they had this video evidence to show the police. we contacted the bkeley police and they said they were able to are looking for him. >> even if it was an accident, if you're the driver, you've got to pull over and check if these guys are okay. >>> at number nine on today's rtm tom ten countdown, this drive-through flames. >> when you go through the drive-through in mcdonald's, you want your food hot but not like this. this was in coachella, california. a big blast of flame cming out of e backof guy's pi heuck. ad propane tanks back there that caught on fire. now watch. the fires there and shoot up. it looks like some kind of thing that happens at a concert. >> i bet you the valve on the propane tank gotege and keeps g. but listen to the radio station as they tell people what to do. >> you've got to get out of your cars. you've got to go get in a ditch. >> so he makes another left turn, pulling into what looks like the police station. they also have security video of what was going on over

new this morning a suspect is recovering after being shot by berkeley police during an overnight chase happening near the intersection of 8th and delaware streets after 10:30 last night. police were chasing a man they say ran from a vehicle stop. he was later spotted at a nearby apartment. police say ignored their commands to surrender and then opened fire on them. the suspect was shot and taken to the hospital where he is being treated for his injuries. no officers were injured during the shooting. >>> a family vacation turned into tragedy. a little girl is killed after a large log rolled on top of her as she played on the santa cruz county police. police say the stormy weather this week is stirring up all sorts of dangerous debris. george kit yama reports. >> reporter: locals here in santa cruz can tell you during a major storm the ocean can get pretty mean. long-time neighbor justin antoilla says it is not just the lagoons you have to worry about. >> a lot of the debris can get pushed in when we have heavy rains and you really have to watch yourself. >> reporter: sheriff investigato

. >>> berkeley police shot and wounded a man after he opened fire at hem. the shooting happened north of university avenue on 8th street at 10:30 last night. police say they pulled over a jaguar when the driver fled the scene. they spotted him and say he opened fire at them. officers fired back. the suspect was shot and taken to the hospital where we are told he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. no one else was injured during that shooting. in haywards, firefighters battled a fire in a residential area. smoke and flames poured out of the duplex when firefighters arrived. they were able to put out the fire. another broke out and spread to the attic. the mercury news is reporting it started from flammable items in the entry way of one of the duplexes. it's been four weeks since the disappearance of sierra lamar. many showed up in morgan hill in hopes of finding any clues. volunteers searched near her home in morgan hill placing pink ribbons on anything of interest. divers searched the water of two nearby reservoirs saying they found nothing linked

license plates he shot the video on his handlebar and uploaded to youtube and their badly damaged berkeley police will only confirm they have seen the video and are investigating. sexless say gregory came from brazil to learn english as part of the language exchange program and to join the berkeley bicycle club the president of the berkeley bison book clubs says they have talked to a lawyer who has advised him not to speak to the media while the cases being investigated. >>> many cyclists say the hit and run is a wake-up call for bicycle safety. i don't think people should be discouraged i think people do more and more bike riding. did with the video has generated more than 6000 hits on youtube. >>> read police say the 43 year-old michael medallion the cars' owners say he reported the hit and run on wednesday it officers found a car this afternoon in oakland may be arrested and also this afternoon he is being charged with felony hit and run possession of heroin and ammunition he is on probation for a missed a misdemeanor from two years ago. live in oakland share in san cbs five. new tonight will

death is not a mistake is wrong. >> sooker's family is asking that changes be made within the berkeley police department. the man charged with the murder has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and today, a judge ordered him moved to napa state hospital. >>> afternoon traffic in oakland was dramatically slowed today by a three-alarm warehouse fire. the building is located a few dozen feet from interstate 80 near fruitville avenue. drive course see the smoke pouring out, traffic in both direction. luckily, bricks winds sent all that dark smoke away from the freeway. a school on east 9th street was briefly evacuated. a civilian was hurt but not badly. he described the contents of warehouse a hodgepodge filled with old bicycles and furniture. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> still ahead here at 5:00, accused of cyberbullying, online comments made by three local students about a high school teacher has landed them in hot water but were their civil rights violated? >>> this picture from last night's light show has received plenty of attention from around the world

. >> my family and i have the utmost respect for the berkeley police men and women who risk their lives for our personal safety. what we take issue with is the system that constrains the way they are able to respond to citizens' calls for help. >> the berkeley police department has defended its actions saying it was only responding to emergency calls that night because it was monitoring an occupy march. the intruder, 23-year-old daniel dewitt, has been charged with murder but a judge has ruled him incompetent to stand trial. just today, dewitt was moved to a napa hospital. >>> after a three-hour room by room search of a hotel near jacqueline square. they first spotted the suspect carrying a gun near the parking lot of the jacqueline i know. when they approached, he ran inside a hotel. swat teams found the 18-year-old outside a room trying to disguise himself by wearing women's clothing. police say he's wanted to alameda for assault and kidnapping. a woman who was with the suspect at the hotel was also taken into custody. >>> a possible conflict of interest. the florida judge overseeing

. >>> berkeley police activity league needs your help to cover the cost of several kayaks stolen from a storage locker. the berkeley boosters league used these kayaks part of the summer outdoor program for teenagers. great experience for the kids. the company will not cover the costs of replacing the kayaks that were stolen. you can find out how to help if you wish. under see it on tv. >> and congressman wants navy to name a ship after harvey milk. the congressman says nainling a ship after milk would be a great tribute to the gay rights activist killed. in a letter to defense secretary panetta saying naming the ship after milk would help promote equality in the military. >> an exhibit is coming to california a display featuring princess diana will be on the queen mary in long beach including more than 2000 things. including gowns, letters and sketches. many items have never been displayed including a bench that was a wedding gift. it is scheduled to open june 16th. >> and coming up entertainer replacing j lo. as people magazine's most beautiful woman in 2012. stay with us for that. >

. >>> uc berkeley police may decide today what to do with protesters who have taken over a piece of uc land in albany. officers have told the protesters they are subject to arrest and declared that tract a crime scene. protesters say they want to stop uc from selling the lot and are planting crops on the land to make their point. >>> in north carolina witness testimony in t criminal trial of john edwards is expected to begin within half an hour. his former aide andrew young is expected to testify first star prosecution witness. this is video of edwards arriving in court this morning. prosecutors claimed he used donations from his 2008 campaign to cover-up an affair with his mistress who became pregnant with his now 4-year-old daughter. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> another high profile trial underway now in chicago. within the last few minutes oscar winner jennifer hudson took the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in october 2008. prosecutors claim he became angry when hudson's sister, hises strapblged

. >>> berkeley police say they shot a person who opened fire on officers. the suspect ran into an apartment and came out shooting and officers returned fire, hitting the suspect in the arm and leg. that sales result is expected to live. >>> alejandro leon is the suspect in a double shooting outside of abar wednesday night. investigators say it started as a fight that spilled onto parker road. one man was hit and another killed. both shot in the head. a $00,000 reward is being offered for information heeding to an arrest. >>> we now know which 50 stores best buy will close following a $1.7 billion loss last financial quarter. two of them are here in the bay area. the palmettoor palo alto and pittsburg stores. >> reporter: employees at this palo alto store learned of the closing. the manage decided to close the store on saturday so the workers could digest the news. customer after customer were turned away saturday at this palo alto best buy. many of them were saddened to learn this is one of the 50 best buy stores across the country, closing for good. >> i l

i put a call in the berkeley police department -- into the berkeley police department early.as not ail to reach anyone or get a comment about what if any action may be taken by the university. live this morning in albany, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> occupy protesters may be trying to shut down all of the traffic on the golden gate bridge on 345eu 1st -- on may 1st. those union workers are in contract talks with the bridge district. occupy organizers say they would only try to shut down if the employees decide to go on strike. >>> george zimmerman is out on bail but where he is being september secret for his safety -- being kept secret for his safety. there he is right there, being released from jail in sanford, florida. zimmerman is facing second- degree murder charges for the fatal february shooting of unarmed teentrayvon martin. >> this is tough for them. think about the crews aid they went -- crusade they went through to get him eight and now this -- to get him arrested and now this. >>> 7:07. in just under two hours, san francisco public work crews will close p

. >> reporter: berkeley police would not confirm reports this evening that the car has been located in oakland and the car was reported stolen oned with night after the accident. we are talking to cyclists and many say it is dangerous. >> this part is hairy, you know, we are on the look out and try to signal to drivers and -- as you can see people are taking off. you know. >> reporter: the bicycle coalition says a crash like this is unusual. >> a car coming from behind a cyclist it is rare that car hits the cyclist. >> they are fight for safety improvements. >> reporter: supporting a proposal to require cars give cyclists three feet of clearance at all-times. some say that would not fly on tunnel road. >> it is impossible here. i mean, i don't see it, three feet, you know. >> we tried to contact bruno. he did not respond. those that know him say he is from brazil and an extremely experienced rider, back to you. >>> rescuers are hoping a dolphin, spot inside southern california today, will find its way back into the pacific ocean. the dolphin was spotted in a wet lands area near hunting

we are working to confirm all of this with berkeley police and we'll follow up on the later newscast >>> pg&e says that a surveillance video from a control center the night of the san bruno pipeline explosion never existed. the california public utilities commission requested the surveillance video from september 9, 2010 when the pipeline explosion and fire in san bruno killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. initially, pg&e said that the video has been inadvertently reported over. now, according to the fran chronicle, pg&e says it has discovered that the surveillance camera and the control center was not operating that night. >>> a heavy dump truck left a bridge in hillsboro badly damaged and broke water, gas and sewer lines along wit. the san mateo daily journal provided this picture of this collapse. the the truck was filled with river rocks and got stuck after the privately owned bridge collapsed. authorities say it took more than three hours and two big rigs to pull the truck off the bridge and cap those lines. >>> there is a bidding war now between two foreign companies wan

. >>> berkeley police shot and wounded a man this weekend after the shooting happened just north of university avenue on 8th street about 10:30 last night. police say they had pulled over a jaguar when the driver fled the scene. they spotted a suspect at a nearby apartment and they say he opened fire and officers fired back. the suspect was taken to the hospital. we're told he was treated for non-life threatening injuries and no one else was injured during that shooting. >>> it's been four weeks since the disappearance of sierra lamar, and today dozens of people showed up at the search center in morgan hill in hopes of finding any clues. volunteers searched open grassy fields near her home in morgan hill placing pink ribbons on anything of interest. earlier this week divers searched the water of two nearby reservoirs but say they found nothing linked to the case. her family members say they are not giving up hope but each day brings more pain. >> it's getting tougher. yeah, we're really anxious to find out something soon. it's been almost a month now. still not any strong lead or anything yet.

berkeley police say peter called thumb on a non-emergency line for help. call was the father called the right number because it was programmed into his phone. >> i'm aware that the police have stated that they made no mistake in their response to my father's call for help. we find this very disturbing. the citizens call for emergency help can go unanswered. >> his alleged killer is 23- year-old daniel dewitt, whose father says his son suffers from schizophrenia and agrees a faster police response might have prevented this tragedy from happening. >>> police are asking for the public's help to catch whoever shot a man as he walked his cog in the oakland hills. investigators say this car was used in the shooting which took place about 10:30 wednesday night on alberton drive. the victim is identified only as an adult male. he was hospitalized with what are described as non-life- threatening injuries to one of his arms. anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the oakland police department. >>> firefighters are raising money to help th

. >> in a late development, the berkeley police arrested a man suspected it of running two bicyclists off the road earlier this week. it was all captured on camera. look at this video by one of the cyclists. the driver of the black acura rammed the first driver on tunnel road. the cyclist with the camera was knocked off his bike. neither was seriously hurt. police arrested the owner of the acura. 43-year-old michael at jack london today reported the car stolen after the accident. he is on parole and he faces charges of felony hit and run and heroin possession. >>> the san francisco medical examiner has identified the body of one of the sailors lost at sea during a race. the kentfield resident was a graduate of redwood high school. he was one of eight crew men aboard the slow speed chase when it was hit and driven ashore by a rogue wave. five people died. the medical examiner did not say where his body was found. three other victims are still missing. >>> it was a crime that shocked san francisco and beyond. five people slaughtered in their home in the district last month. police and p

. >>> uc berkeley police may decide today what to do with protesters who have taken over a piece of ucd in albany. officers have told the protesters they are subject to arrest and declared that tract a crime scene. protesters say they want to stop uc from selling the lot and are planting crops on the land to make their point. >>> in north carolina witness testimony in the criminal trial of john edwards is expected to begin within half an hour. his former aide andrew young is expected to testify first star prosecution witness. this is video of edwards arriving in court this morning. prosecutors claimed he used donations from his 2008 campaign to cover-up an affair with his mistress who became pregnant with his now 4-year-old daughter. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> another high profile trial underway now in chicago. within the last few minutes oscar winner jennifer hudson took the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother brother and 7-year-old nephew in october 2008. prosecutors claim he became angry when hudson's sister hises strapblged wife

. >>> in berkeley police today released the names of both the victim and one of the suspects in a deadly shooting. 22-year-old devin whitmyre was shot on thursday night. shortly after that shooting police arrested randall oscar austin. authorities haven't said what role austin played in the shooting. police though say they are still looking for other suspects in the case. >>> oakland police say they're looking for demonstrators whovandallized several businesses. oakland police tell us while they weren't able to make any arrests they plan to look at surveillance video as they investigate. >>> occupy san francisco took hold of two buildings. one of the buildings is on turk street the other is right next to it on goth. we have not heard of any arrests or major confrontations so far. >>> audio experts investigating 911 tapes from the shooting of florida teenager trayvon martin say the screams are not those of the shooter. they say the scream pattern do not match those of zimmerman. on the tape from february 26th. a woman calls 911 to report someone yelling for help and screaming can be heard

. >> in a late development, the berkeley police arrested a man suspected it of running two bicyclists off the road earlier this week. it was all captured on camera. look at this video by one of the cyclists. the driver of the black acura rammed the first driver on tunnel road. the cyclist with the camera was knocked off his bike. neither was seriously hurt. police arrested the owner of the acura. 43-year-old michael at jack london today reported the car stolen after the accident. he is on parole and he facesf charges of felony hit and run and heroin possession. >>> the san francisco medical examiner has identified the body of one of the sailors lost at sea during a race. the kentfield resident was a graduate of redwood high school. he was one of eight crew men aboard the slow speed chase when it was hit and driven ashore by a rogue wave. five people died. the medical examiner did not say where his body was found. three other victims are still missing. >>> it was a crime that shocked san francisco and beyond. five people slaughtered in their home in the district last month. police and

>>pam: this teachers are consulting with the berkeley police department criminal --charges could be putplace also, retail. >> this lot has been empty but the owner has unveiled what is hoping the future of the site a 14,000 square foot six-story building with apartments/retail. this was designed by this architect. >> the practical program is to help retail on the ground level. and housing above. >>reporter: this design has a very small and way before construction can begin it would have to survive public scrutiny and this lot is not completely empty. this victorian is on the eastern edge. it is historic and would have to be moved toward the property owner says that this city has been at odds. they filed a foreclosure that he pay off existing leans on this property of roughly bonn have million-dollar is. however they're hoping to still break ground. >> usually i turned in a very good forecast of what will happen. it could more for some all into the months or possibly years as this process and project is being kicked around. >>reporter: in san francisco, charles clifford, kron4 news. >>pa

police at bay in a hotel. when they found him he was wearing a dress. we're going to hear from the woman he held hostage. >> for the first time, the sons of a berkeley murder victim speak up on why the police were not sent to help. until it was too. -- too late. >> a couple loses $9,000 in an atm. coming up, 7 on your side gets it back. >> and a recuperating brian stow helps launch baseball season at giants home opener. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> developing news from oakland. abc 7 news has just spoken to a woman who was just held hostage inside of a hotel room. the suspect actually tried to get away in that woman's clothing. mark? >> about 10:30 this moshing police spotted a stolen car here in front of the jack london inn. a man and woman recognized the man as a suspect in a kidnapping and assault in alameda. police believe the suspect was armed and dangerous and say he was known to carry an assault weapon. when they caught him he was armed with nothing more than a disguise, dressed as a woman, pretending to be a resident of the moat hotel he changed into womens' clothing and tried to disguise his appearance. >> the kid

today police released a statement that says, berkeley police do not have any new information to add to what we have already released. we remain committed to serving the sucor family during these difficult circumstances. >>> and zimmerman's attorneys are asking the judge to step aside. there's a possible conflict of interest with the judge. turns out her husband works at the same law firm with another attorney who was hired by cnn to give analysis of the case. the judge has not yet responded. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder. >>> and in 15 minutes, another tar in the barry bonds case. the status of his appeal and the decision today by a judge. >>> the system that brought tornadoes to oklahoma brought new ones today. but they did not cause the same type of devastation that took the lives of five people saturday. sandra endo spoke to residents of a town who say they didn't get any warning. >> reporter: from texas to minnesota it was a weekend for wild weather. residents heard no warning sirens after the storm knocked out power to the transmitter. bob starling's home was comp

today police released a statement that says, berkeley police do not have any new information to add tohat we have already released. we remain committed to serving the sucor family during these difficult circumstances. >>> and zimmerman's attorneys are asking the judge to step aside. there's a possible conflict of interest with the judge. turns out her husband works at the same law firm with another attorney who was hired by cnn to give analysis of the case. the judge has not yet responded. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder. >>> and in 15 minutes, another tar in the barry bonds case. the status of his appeal and the decision today by a judge. >>> the system that brought tornadoes to oklahoma brought new ones today. but they did not cause the same type of devastation that took the lives of five people saturday. sandra endo spoke to residents of a town who say they didn't get any warning. >> reporter: from texas to minnesota it was a weekend for wild weather. residents heard no warning sirens after the storm knocked out power to the transmitter. bob starling's home was comple

but the family's two cats and dogs are still unaccounted for. >>> berkeley police have arrested a manand run caught on tape. he is 43-year-old michael patrick mcdahlia. police say he reported his car stolen after the crash, but the car was found yesterday morning in oakland and then police tracked him down to jack lemon square. he was arrested on felony hit and run and drug charges. police say he was driving the black car that hit two bicyclists on tunnel road on wednesday. that crash, as you can see there, was recorded by a camera mounted on one of the bikes that was hit. that video was posted on youtube. the two bicyclists were not seriously hurt. >>> the body of one of the victims of the deadly fairlawn islands yachting crash has been found. 25-year-old jordan froms body was found friday, one of five sailors killed two weeks ago when their yacht was overtaken by waves. three sailors remain missing at sea. three other crewmembers were rescued and survived. >>> a group of people occupying a 10-acre plot of land in albany is planning a weekend of activities on the site. the land is ow

a big part of our lives. >> reporter: they say they are ready to correct what they say is the berkeley police department's inaccurate version. >> we wanted to set the record straight. we also wanted to make sure that the public is a ware that they are potentially, in danger. >> reporter: police say peter called them on a nonemergency line for help but didn't indicate he was in immediate danger so the call wasn't set as a priority because of an occupy protest. but the family said peter called on the emergency line, programmed into his cell phone. >> my father saw a clear threat of an invasion to his home and asked for immediate help. >> i feel for the family. . >> reporter: the father of his alleged killer also believes that a faster response by police may have led to a different ending. at the court in oakland a judge committed his 23-year-old son daniel to the napa state hospital. >> almost like a death. in a certain way. it's a tragedy for both family the. >> reporter: he said his son is refusing to take medication for mental illness. one of the reason he was deemed unable to stand trial. h

. >>> berkeley police have arrested a man suspected of running two bicyclists off the road last week. the moment on wednesday when the driver of a black acura rams the first bike ride other tunnel road. he was knocked off his bike the cameraman and neither were hurt. 43-year-old michael medaglio, high reported the car was stolen. he is on parole. he faces charges of fellly hit and run and heroin possession. >> we're going to have bright sunshine. it's coming on slowly. >> we'll see some warming today around the bay. in fact temperatures will warm through above normal. about 7 degrees warmer in inland valleys and comfortable at our coast. i'll have details coming up. >> terry: so far, we'll it will be nice to see what is normal. >> the demolition program could mess up your plans if you don't know how to get around it. frances dinglasan joins us next with alternate routes to the golden gate bridge. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle -- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigo

>>reporter: i called berkeley police several times see what progress they are making on the hit-and-runestigation. they never called back. we hear reports that oakland police may have recovered cart in the glen view neighborhood of oakland. reporting from berkeley, abc 7 news. >>> pg&e shut down diablo canyon unit 2 reactor today and sets intake screens clogged by jelly fish like creatures 4 inches long called soul. it will not open until gone and nobody is really sure when that is. unit 1 already shut down for refueling. that leaves california without an operating nuclear power plant. state other nubling plants san onofre free off line for three months while investigators look at worn out tubes that carry water that wear out faster than expected. >> graduation ceremony take place tomorrow at san francisco state university exclusively for military veterans. graduating vets busy taking the cap and gown off today. the event is organized bit veteran services center that provides counseling service for vets. some whom suffered traumatic injury. 4 30 vets currently enrolled at sf state. cent

. >> the school says that are consulting with the berkeley police department and it is possible thaterman charges could be filed against some of those involved. >>justine: a new plan was unveiled this week to reeled -- to build apartments and retail space near the cal campus. charles clifford shows us the designs. >>charles: for decades, this lot on telegraph avenue has sat empty. the property's owner has unveiled what he hopes is the future of the site. a 40,000 square foot, six story building filled with apartments it retail space. >> the correctable program is to have a retail on the ground floor and that housing above. >> the design has a very long way to go before construction can begin. the plan would have to survive public scrutiny in the lot in question is not completely empty. this house sits on the eastern edge of a lot. it is a historical structure in would have to be moved. the property's owner and the city of berkeley have been at odds for a long time that the fate of the space. several months ago the city filed a foreclosure a lawsuit demanding that existing means be pa

. >>> a frightening car versus bicycle crash caught on camera and tonight berkeley police are investigating it as the hit and run involving a driver and two cyclists. want to show you a youtube video uploaded by one of the riders and it shows the collision right there near the oakland berkeley border on wednesday. that's one of the cyclists on the ground. the car veers right, striking the cyclist from behind and the driver keeps on going. the director for the east bay bicycle coalition says the crash highlights the need for a bike lane in that area, which is very close to highway 13 and highway 24. >> berkeley is working on this right now. there will be bike lanes and while i would not have prevented this collision, it will help because it was an area where motorists are speeding up to get on the freeway and bike lanes will happen create defined space for bicyclists and hopefully slow the motorists down in that section. >> now, both cyclists weren't wearing helmets and were not seriously hurt. they only suffered a few bumps and bruises. >>> a south bay family is hoping that money will buy t

he was killed february 18th after calling berkeley police to call a trespasser.olice did not respond because they were busy with the occupy protesters. he was killed by this man. daniel do what has a history of mental illness. daniel-dewitt.. this is showing a breakdown with in the police department. >> perhaps changes need to be made. all callers should a immediately what priority priority they should be given. and even given an approximate time when police will get there. dispatchers should receive additional training to accurately assess the nature of 911 emergency calls. finally, shift changes should not impact emergency responses >>marty: the family is encouraging the alameda county to encourage "laura's law'with continued mental treatment. >> coming up the giants and the san mateo bridge conditions were things are moving smoothly. we will be back. ♪ picking a wireless network is a lot like picking a team. you could go with the fastest, most reliable, and at the very least, talented at what they do. or... you could go in the other direction, and see what hap

he was killed in february at his berkeley home. police faced criticism for not sending officers quickly after he called a nonemergency line to report an intruder. the chief said they were monitoring an occupy protest at the time. the family says he did, in fact, call an emergency line. a judge ruled the man accused of killing him mentally incompetent. a hearing is being held where he will be put. >>> they're looking into the death of an 18 month old. they were called to the home wednesday afternoon. near reed hillview airport. crews took the child to the hospital where the toddler was pronounced dead. they haven't released a cause of death about the child and are awaiting reports from the coroner's office. >>> they are waiting for the all clear to get back in an apartment complex that went up in flames. a man was hold up nearly 12 hours before the fire started, he was upset about being evicted and shot two people. one of the victims, a sheriff's deputies, robert paris, 16 year veteran from the sheriff's department. the other victim was a