butler's father put up the bail. butler is already out on $900,000 fwhbail in county. >>> medical examiners have identified the body of a canoer who s disappeared in the bay earlier this week. the body of michael butler was found yesterday on brooks island in richmond. butler had been missing since wednesday evening. near island when it overturned.s butler climbed back into the canoe while his two friends swam it shore and -- swam to shore and went home to change. when they returned, butler was nowhere to be found. >>> california's jobless rate is rising according to the employment development department. california's unemployment rate rose from 11.8 university june to 12% in july. compare that to the national number which decreased in july falling to 9.1%. among bay area county, marin county had the lowest rate at 8.2%, while solano county had the highest at 12.2%. one bay area bright spot comes from vta, which this morning announced over $150 million in state funds to improve highways, putting a lot of people to wo

this time they went into butler county, and what they did in butler county was butler county is drained by the green and partly by the barren rivers. they went up there to destroy. then to destroy whatever steam boats they could find that were actually moving the supplies for the union army. it's interesting because in january, february, and march of 1863, the union army had seized to rely on the l & n for it's supplies to nashville. the reason they seized to rely was that john hunt morgan in late december had burned all of the stress sells. each one of them 80 to 100 feet tall that went through the hill country between louisville and elizabethtown, and it would take six or more months for the union army to rebuild those stress els. it's shut down between louisville and bowling green. so the traffic of supplies was coming up the green river to the barren river to bowling green and then the union army was putting them on trains at bowling green and sending them to nashville. so the object here was to destroy all of the traffic on the green river. you know, once you destroy one thing and

county and what they did in butler county is what butler county is drained by the green and partly by the bear and rivers. they went up there to destroy the locks and dams on the river whenever steamboat's they were actually moving the supplies from the union army. it's interesting because in january, said you are the end of march of 1863 the union army had ceased to rely on the ellen end for its supplies to national. the reason they cease to realize that john hunt morgan in december had burned all the trestles of the railroad between louisville and elizabethtown. these were the enormous. some were 800 feet long, each one of them 80 to 100 feet tall that went through the hill country between louisville and elizabethtown and it takes six or more months from the army to rebuild to rebuild the trestles so they were shut down completely shut down between louisville and bowling green. so the traffic of the supplies was coming at the green river and in the union army was putting them on the trains of the bowling green and sending them to national. so the object here was to destroy all of th

. >> reporter: it was the first time michael butler took his new canoe into the water. but canoeing was something his friends warned him not to do since he bought it last week. >> i think he was on medication taking for pain and things so it's a possibility that he didn't have the strength because he is small. >> he was pretty weak. he was disabled, blind in one eye, a bad back. >> reporter: his good friend and neighbor richard says butler went out with two men including richard's son who lived with butler at his treasure island apartment as his caretaker. the three took the could knew out on the north end of treasure island sometime between 3:00 and 4:00 yesterday afternoon when it flipped right at shore. >> canoe had capsized, you know, and they righted it and he said he was going to go out and get the oar and he pushed the boat out. >> reporter: he adds, the two men left butler in the canoe for 10 minutes and when they came back, he was gone. the coast guard says it didn't get the call that butler was in trouble until after 6:00. richard says he wasn't prepared. >> h

this time they went into butler county and what they did in butler county was drained by the green and deron rivers. they went up there to destroyed locks and dams on the green river. and to destroy whatever steamboat's they could find that were moving the supplies for the union army. it is interesting because in january, february and march of 1863 union army had ceased to rely on the lnn. the reason was john hunt morgan in late december had burned all the trestles of the railroad between louisville and elizabethtown. these were enormous trestles 800 feet long. each won 80-100 feet tall that went through the escarpment. between louisville and elizabethtown. it would take six months for the union army to rebuild those trestles. so it was shut down between louisville and bowling green. the traffic supply was coming up the green river to the bear river to bowling green and the union army was putting them on trains at bowling green and sending them to nashville. so the object here was to destroy all the traffic on the green river. once you destroy one thing and the enemy goes another route

two men were with butler when it tipped over. butler told his friends he wanted to swim back to the canoe for some of his things and he never returned. people on shore said they saw a man fitting his description swimming toward angel iland. they've found no sign of the canoe or butler. >> they're suing the owners of a panda extres restaurant in san jose. according to the media partner the mercury news, it accuses the manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and frequentenly than the asian counterparts and claim that managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood around and watched. the stood accuses panda express of violating the civil rights act prohibiting discrimination based on race or ethnicity. a spokesman says they don't comment on pending litigation. new wave of panic on wall street as we return to the global selloff we saw last week. the dow plunged over 500 points in early trading before inching up a bit. right now it's down 405 points. back over the 11,000 mar

two men were with butler when it tipped over. butler told his friends he wanted to swim back to the canoe for some of his things and he never returned. people on shore said they saw a man fitting his description swimming toward angel iland. they've found no sign of the canoe or butler. >> they're suing the owners of a panda extres restaurant in san jose. according to the media partner the mercury news, it accuses the manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and frequentenly than the asian counterparts and claim that managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood around and watched. the stood accuses panda express of violating the civil rights act prohibiting discrimination based on race or ethnicity. a spokesman says they don't comment on pending litigation. new wave of panic on wall street as we return to the global selloff we saw last week. the dow plunged over 500 points in early trading before inching up a bit. right now it's down 405 points. back over the 11,000 mar

had a bad back. >> so far, only butler's shoes have been found. the coast guard, helicopter, two boats are searching for him tonight. >>> we have been hearing a lot about "anonymous" over the last week. the group that did those hack attacks against bart. certainly the group wants this kind of attention. but joe vazquez discovered when it comes to "anonymous," not every masked member is happy with what happened. >> a lot of us will, you know, get a mask. obviously, i'm not one of those. you know, i'm not little a anonymous. >> reporter: peter fine of washington state calls himself a "hacktivist" involved with the planning and operations with the online group "anonymous" but fine says he doesn't break any laws. >> i don't hack things, i don't deface websites. my wife would kill me. >> reporter: who is actually doing the hacking? fine won't say. but he says people in "anonymous" have varying levels of participation. >> "anonymous" is a banner. it's a flag to rally around. there are no leaders. there is no hierarchy. there is no official membership. t

butler had been missing since wednesday evening. he was apparently in a canoe with two friends near treasure island. when it overturned. butler climbed back into the canoe while his two friends swam to shore. when his friends reached shore they called the coast guard when they couldn't find butler. once again, he was found and confirmed that was his body. >>> a new curriculum is being tested in 140 bay area schools called the california curriculum. it covers all the basics. but when it came to environmental studies there was an 11th hour adjustment. the book had originally only included the hazards of plastic shopping bags, but after getting pressure from the plastic industry, a section about the positives of using plastic bags was added to the textbook. a section is called the advantages of plastic shopping bags. according to the revised version, plastic bags can be reused and take less energy to make than paper bags and cost less to transport. >>> a former fries executive of shaking down vendors claims he's bankrupt. omar siddiqui

butler's friends swam back to shore, butler stayed behind. >>> the woman feared to be held hostage bay gunman during a police standoff at a san rafael hotel was not in the room with him. she was on a different floor. it's not clear why she didn't come forward sooner. peter thomas was found dead after a standoff with police that lasted more than a day. the incident caused major traffic tieups in the area. >>> next time somebody tells you that a movie stinks, they could mean it literally. this summer's movie gimmick, which offers an old factory for dimension. spy kids 4 is not a great movie by a long shot. but what it lacks in good acting, writing, and believable special effects, it makes up for in gimmicks. when you see the number on the screen, rub the corresponding number on the card and sniff. the smell is supposed to make it a more immersive experience. it's not all roses. >> a lot of smells are going to be amazing. and then there's going to be some smells like, for the love of god, i don't want to smell that. >> it's not new. it was last used back in 2003. hollywood introduced moti

butler stayed behind and climbed back in the craft. when his friends returned after changing clothes, there was no sign of butler. >> l.a.'s police chief made a public appearance today for the first time in nearly a month. he says he has no regrets about the way police handled the brian stowe case and stands by his decision to arrest giovan ira mir giovani ramirez. >> time off is great. two daughters got married. >> for the first time in a month, kandahar lee charlie beck made an appearance. on july 26, the chief was supposed to be at an unveiling of a billboard in east los angeles. and the controversy of the matter was hot. giovani had just been eliminated as a suspect. sanchez and norwood were now the suspects and when the chief didn't show up at that billboard unveiling, some had the peeceps perception that he didn't want to talk about that anymore. >> this was one of those cases? >> sure. absolutely. nothing to hide. i am more than willing to talk about anything. >> the sting of the ramirez matter had gone away? >> this is the natu

the two friends swam ashore and butler stayed behind. he was missing when the friends returned after leaving to get out of the wet clothing. butler was not experienced canoer. >>> menlo park police are investigating a shooting that led to highly charged confrontation. it happened at 6:00 last night, at newbridge street. officers had to restrain a crowd gathered at the scene. police say the driver of one car was shot and killed by someone who fired from another vehicle. the victim's car crashed outside a church. police had to hold back members of the victim's family from getting close to the crime scene. the suspect's car is described as a red, older model with large rims and a spoiler. >>> california attorney general kamala harris says her office may investigate the hacking of the bart police officers association website. hackers posted names addresses and password of 102 bart police officers on wednesday. harris said she is concerned about the privacy and safety of police officers. >> they do very dif cult work and they should be, and t

butler's two friends got to shore. butler got back in the canoe and last seen paddling to the site where it flipped over. a cutter and helicopter are searching areas as far north as the richmond bridge and passed the golden gate bridge into the pacific with no sign of butler or the canoe. >>> an update on a player who was injured. tonight he has been release friday a rehab facility. 22 mcgovern is speaking and can walk with assistance. he will receive outpatient care. his family moved to the bay area until he is well enough to return to ireland. he has been in a coma since june after a player knocked him down during a game. >>> new, a popular restaurant chain is changing a menu after customers found out about a secret ingredient, bacon. customers want to know what is in their food and not just for health reasons. >> reporter: gasia this is on telegraph avenue near the campus. it tauts the healthful menu but these beans are not vegetarian they are not even kosher. with the hungry university of california less than 100 y

butler's friends swam back to store. butler stayed behind. >>> in menlo park, the teenaged father of a 1-year-old child was shot and killed last night. 19-year-old carl purvis died when someone in a car shot him near almanor avenue and knewbridge street. no arrests were made. >>> and a touch of movie glamour in the east bay. it's a mural called hollywood meets hayward. artist andrew kong knight unveiled the three-story tall mural at the parking structure on foothill boulevard. knight grew up in downtown hayward. >> and is a teacher, too. >>> good news for bay area animals. a shelter that finds new homes for those animals instead of putting them down has won a reprieve. juliette goodrich shows us it's all because the public stepped up to help. juliette? nice friends. >> reporter: hey, that's right. this is a nice furry friend. hi, allen. we are at the humane society in pleasanton and this little guy is pablo and he was rescued by six of his other siblings here and he is looking for a good home. this shelter is here today

butler. it's become popular because of the arguments not only ground zero but people say i don't want a mosque built out in tennessee. you know, people are worried. that's what i'm saying. maybe he is saying there is too much religion. >> yeah. absolutely are worried. but this is a moment where he could change that tune. he could change the tenor of of that conversation. and he is not taking the opportunity to do so. >> juan: dr. butler, father beck, thank you both for coming. in ahead, hurricane irene is about to start to slam the east coast. details on her path of fury next. [ male announcer ] this is coach parker... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil no and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ try smart balance buttery sead. 's heart-healthier than butter. with omega-3s. 64% less saturated fat. andlinically proven to help support healthy cholesterol. ♪ put a little love in your heart ♪ >> juan

butler stayed behind and climbed back in.his friends returned after changing clothes there was no sign of butler. >>> and a two-alarm fire in oakland destroyed much of the house and sent an elderly man to the hospital. police say he is in critical condition. firefighters had to help an elderly woman out of that home. the fire burned a multistory home on bur street near holy redeemer college. the red cross is working to get help for the other people who were burned out of that structure. the cause of the fire is not yet known. >>> la's police chief made a public appearance today for the first time in nearly a movement he says he has no regrets about the way police handled the bryan stow case and stands by his decision to arrest geovanni ramirez. kate lopez talked to him about the suspects now in custody. >> nothing like some time off. >> time off is great. time off is great. i got a lot goin' on this summer, two daughters got married. >> reporter: for the first time in nearly a month chief charlie beck made a public appearance

butler.opular because of the arguments not only ground zero but people say i don't want a mosque built out in tennessee. you know, people are worried. that's what i'm saying. maybe he is saying there is too much religion. >> yeah. absolutely are worried. but this is a moment where he could change that tune. he could change the tenor of of that conversation. and he is not taking the opportunity to do so. >> juan: dr. butler, father beck, thank you both for coming. in ahead, hurricane irene is about to start to slam the east coast. details on her path of fury next. ♪ [ mrs. davis ] i want to find a way to break through. to make science as exciting as a video game. i need to reach peter, who's falling behind. and push janet who's 6 chapters ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] with interacve learning solutions from dell, mrs. davis can make education a little more personal. so every student feels like her only student. dell. the power to do more. if something is simply the color of gold, so every student

michael butler was in a canoe with two of his friends when the canoe overturned. his friends managed to swim to safety. he said the butler return to this or canoe to get belongings and then disappeared. >> the father is really sick this morning. we >> a live look at walnut creek. we do have overcast conditions reducing the crowd cover. -- reducing cloud cover. this afternoon will be really nice. we will load as the temperatures are quite a bit lower than they were yesterday. in a good 10 degree drop today compared to yesterday's. the marine layer is really pushing in the cooler air. " this could pose a problem for sfo later this afternoon. we will let you know if any delays start to come in. less than 5 mi. visibility out near santa rosa. highs this afternoon will look like this, los gatos and morgan hill will only be in the low 80s as opposed to the upper 80s. when when we will have your 7 day forecast coming up. >> billionaire investor carl icahn says that he plans to install himself and 10 other directors on the core of its 11 member board, after the products m

while butler's friend swam to shore, he stayed behind to retrieve some keys. minutes ago, searchers cleared the san francisco piers and are now headed back off the waters to treasure island. this morning authorities went to talk to his friends at a home on treasure island. investigators are still you calling the disappearance an accident. investigators say he's not in great shape. he is on disability and is taking medication. >>> authorities are looking for the people who set fire to a junior high school. the fire was started in the locker room area of walters junior high about 7:00 last night. the fire caused $100,000 in damage. most of that was contained to the ban back of the building. the -- to the back of the building. there is an orientation at the school. >>> coming up in about ten minutes, an announcement this morning designed to make students safer. it concerns the streets around schools in one bay area city. >>> the chief of oakland school districts police force has retired anding an investigation into claims he made a racial slur. pete resigned and

the next morning, they are brought in to see the commander general, of the fort, and butler is forcedo decide what to do with the three men. this is weeks after the attack on the for the. longe said this is not going to be a war about slavery. this is a war about union, but he says can i take these three people and send them back to work on the confederate fortifications? can i take the three people and send them back into slavery? he has very little time to decide this before a confederate rides up on his horse and demands this property, this human property back, and butler almost on the spur of the moment thinking of something brilliant. he's a general, but in private life he's a lawyer, a very clever massachusetts attorney, and he realizes that by the laws of war, he's allowed to take any property that's being used to aid the enemy cause, so he says, you know what, confederate officer, major kerry? if you and your people insist these mens are property, i'm going to say they are property too, and i'm going to take them from you like a would muskets or swords. he calls them contraban

butler, along with the county drug task force are at the center of the federal probe. they are accused of selling drugs seized as evidence and robbing prostitutes. convictions could bring them life sentences. >>> oakland press are issuing a warning for people to be on tkpwaord for wearing gold chains. they seen a spike in robbers grabbing chains right off of people's necks. a majority of them are woman. there are dozens of reports as the price of gold has risen. >> that is all about these commercials, we melt it down. bring us your copper, bring us your silver, bring us your gold. you know, it is a scam. >> reporter: officers beefed up patrols around the b.a.r.t station that is one hot spot for the crimes. across the bay in san francisco the concern is pickpockets. the police say yesterday half a dozen tourists reported having their wallets stolen. the crowd at warf area are targets. officers say the thieves are looking for easy marks who leave their wallets and others vulnerable. precautions including wearing backpacks on the front and carrying wallets in a front pock

butler's friend swang to shore. he stayed behind. >>> and a woman who police feared was being held hostage by a gunman during a standoff at a san rafael room was not in the room with him. she was on a completely different floor it turns out. not clear why she didn't come forward to police sooner. peter thomas was found dead after a standoff with police that lasted more than a day. the incident caused major traffic tieups in the area. >>> a sixth person died today in the wake of that fatal stage collapse at the indiana state fair last weekend. sandra hughes on one survivor speaking out and on many filing lots. >> reporter: 49-year-old beth irshell gets around in a wheelchair for now injured in the stage collapse last weekend at the indiana state fairgrounds. >> my little toe was severed off. they had to reattach it and reconstruct it. there is a segment of it that i will never have again. >> reporter: she was right in front of the stage waiting to see the country music band sugarland with her partner. >> i was taking

richard butler hasn't been seen since a canoe he and his friends were in cap sized.butler went back to the canoe, and the guard and other agencies have been searching the coastline and water surface for hours but there was not an experienced canoer. >> and a move in sacramento to prevent college officials from getting richer while students face increased fees. bill has been introduced to limit pay of cal state university campus presidents this, is in response to salary given to the new president of san diego state. $400,000 a year, 100,000 sdzs more than his predecessor. a legislature says that bill will right the wrong. >> if you're going to raise tuition on students and you cannot increase any salaries of csu presidents nor two years after that. >> the bill would also require csu trustee to look within the state first when recruiting. this uc system had a share of hikes for staff but operates independently of the legislature so it does not address uc pay raises. >> and state auditor is adding teacher pensions to the list of rye hi-risk issues. a report cannot pay r

all three swam to shore, but they say say butler swam back out to retrieve items in the water.he coast guard says butler was not experienced canoer. >>> menlo park police are investigating a fatal shooting that led to a highly charged confrontation. the shooting happened about 6:00 last night at alamfor avenue and new bridge street. they had to restrain a crowd that gathered at the scene. police say the driver of one car was shot and killed by someone who fired from another vehicle. the victim's car crashed outside a church. police had to hold back members of the victim's family from getting close to the crime scene. it's described as a red older model car with large rims a spoilers. >>> california attorney general kamala harris says her office may investigate the hacking of the bart police officers association website. they posted the names, addresses and passwords of 102 bart police officers on wednesday. harris says she is concerned about the privacy and safety of police officers. >> they do very difficult work. they should be, and their families should be protected. and we

the 52-year-old michael butler and two friends were in a canoe, tipped over last night after 6:00. the friends were able to swim, but butler climbed back into the canoe, police in sausalito, and berkeley and san francisco are conducting shore line searches for butler. >> and for the man suspected of being behind the wheel in the drive by shooting death of an oakland 3-year-old appeared in a courtroom today. the 22-year-old waived extradition and will be heading back to alameda county. he was arrested friday after police spotted him in a car. lawrence denard is facing murder charges for firing the shot that killed the 3-year-old this month. >> and the number of families turning to food pantries for help is increasing in this economy. that is true at the monument crisis center as well. it's celebrating an important anniversary today. abc 7 joins us live from concord with that story. laura? >> high, carolyn. the party is just beginning here. it's a celebration of all accomplished in the last eight years at this center. and also, of the work that is still ahead of them. now, the center

butler also went to federal court on friday pleading not guilty. he was released on $900,000 bail. the "san francisco chronicle" report the investigation into the scandal is still underway. >>> a once-prominent child psychiatrist accused of child molestation is going to a state-run mental hospital. william ayers, former head of the academy of children adolescent psychiatry, was troyed in 2009 for molesting several of his young patients. the case ended in a hung jury. prosecutors wanted to retry the 79-year-old doctor but agree with his defense team that he is not competent to stand trial because he sever from dementia and memory loss. he'll be monitored at a mental hospital for six months before deciding where he'll be permanently housed. >>> accused serial killer joseph nassa will stand after a marin county judge denied his request to postpone the hearing. the 77-year-old reno man wanted more time to find an advisory attorney to assist in his attorney. he's representing himself. he's charged with killing four women in northern california dating back to the 1970s. >>> police say it

the coast guard says those two men swam back to shore, however butler decided to stay behind while the men went home to change. when they came whack, he was gone. >> he was on medications. he didn't have the strength. he was small. >> he was weak, disabled, blind in one eye, bad back. >> so far only butler's shoes have been found. the coast guard, a helicopter and two boats are searching for him. >>> never-before-seen pictures of the 9/11 terrorist attacks taken from an entirely different perspective. today the menlo park fire search-and-rescue team that responded immediately after the attacks showed us the photos and the videos. mike sugerman on the experience none of them lever forget. >> most people have seen what this looks like, certainly not from our perspective. >> reporter: they are among the most horrible home movies you will ever see. >> there are a lot of pictures that the media took. there are very few pictures that i think anyone was really allowed to get on the trade center site. >> reporter: menlo park fire chief dusted off his video and the still pictures he took over t

is believed to be the canoe or michael butler disappeared wednesday night near treasure island these are videos of the up coast guards searching the pay butler returned to the canoe to retrieve some of his personal belongings and then disappeared >> fire of some middle school may be out the work of an arsonist this happened wednesday night it appears the blaze started in a locker room it will not affect any class is when school opens later run this month. zoos out step shaver >> we're starting off in the east bank overcast conditions we are seeing a bit of that fog spreading inland this morning oakland 65 degrees partly cloudy fremont 72 and partly cloudy and livermore is only glenn l. e. up to 80 degrees today. this is a look of our fog tracker. the fog is drifting into the delta your current temperatures, are mostly in the '50s and '60s her 61 for antioch right now mayo. these are the expected high as for later on this afternoon livermore 80 degrees morgan hill 83 multius70. warming up to 78 degs in santa rosa and. may produce some drizzle later on today we will get nice bright sun

butler's two friends in the boat with him swam to shore. he stayed behind. his canoe and a boat were found yesterday afternoon near the richmond coastline. the coroner though hasn't yet confirmed the body's identity. >>> a major shift in america as immigration policy -- why the white house may be letting thousands of illegal immigrants stay in the country. >>> plus a silicon valley giant bites the dust in the tablet and smart phone war but that's not the only big business shift and the big change for hh. it's all coming up. >>> traveling today, we'll see leftover low clouds and fog inside the way. temperatures about 65 at sfo. other parts of the country to the south we go into houston. it is going to be very hot there again, 101 degrees. and partly cloudy skies, slight chance of a couple of showers as what he had throughout the day. making your way a little further east, you are going to see about 94 degrees in atlanta. lots of sunshine, just a couple of passing cloud. more on your weather is coming up. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to

butler turned back to the canoe while the two friends swam back to shore. when they came back, he was nowhere to be found. the shorelines are being searched. it's unclear why butler stayed behind. >>> going after the death penalty, the marin county district attorney says he will seek the ultimate punishment for a san quentin inmate. 31-year-old frank sousa. he was serving time for a conviction when authorities say he fate ll stabbed another inmate last july. the inmate he killed was edward schaeffer, convicted of a drunk driving motorcycle crash in 2009. this girl died in the crash. the stabbing happened shortly after schaeffer started his prison sentence for the crash. >>> they're supposed to protect you in times of need, but california attorney general harris is going after attorneys who she says are taking advantage of struggling homeowners. harris says her mortgage fraud strike force is responsible for following a money trail connecting 25 hoconnect ing home op owners and companies that charged up to $10,000 in fees to help homeowners get out of foreclo

michael butler disappeared last night after his canoe overturned.riends who were with him managed to swim to safety. they say he returned to the canoe to get his belongings and then he disappeared. >>> traffic problem earlier today after police say a man shot and killed himself in front of an officer. this was the scene on the highway, south of highway 4. investigators say it happened after he was pulled over by police, the road was shut down for five hours. >>> fire at a middle school may be the work of an arsonist. officials say it appears the blaze was sparked in a locker room. damage was limited to that area and won't effect classes. >>> the da is seeking -- the victim was serving time for a drunk driving crash that killed a young girl. prosecutors say the suspect stabbed her to debt with a wemmen in the exercise yard. -- weapon in the exercise yard. >>> foggy and cooler weather for the weekend. the fog is more extensive tomorrow but you will notice it into saturday and sunday in the inland valleys. low 70s bay side and low 60s for the coastal l

they say butler stayed near the canoe to try to retrieve keys. the coast guard and others used boats and helicopter to search the bay area cities. >>> several developments in a missing woman in aruba are putting new suspicion on her traveling companion. the press says just two days after reporting gardener missing he tried to collect on a 1 1/2 million accidental death insurance policy that he took out on her. he says that gardener disappeared while the two were small -- two were snorkeling. >>> janet napolatono unveiled a new policy. she says a change would allow federal agents to focus on deporting convicted criminals and those with a national security or public safety threat. under this new policy the federal government will make a case by case review of about 300,000il almost immigrants who face possible deportation. >>> for the first time today president barack obama called for syrian president to step down saying that his call for dialogue ring hollow while he is quote imprisoning, torturing and slaughtering his own people. the president al

searchers found the 41-year-old michael butler's body yesterday afternoon. two friends say butler stayed in the bay after his canoe overturned near treasure island. they swam back to shore, and butler managed to upright the canoe, climbing back into it. >> despite evidence smoke alarms with now technology could save lives a new state report falls short of requiring them. >> and 7 on your side's michael finney has been following the story. >> a little bit of surprise. the recommendations released echoes a smoke alarm task force made up of firefighters representatives and the smoke smoke-alarm industry. the recommendations place requirements on the traditional ionization alarms now in nine out of 10 homes if dopted those alarms would have to be placed 20 feet away from cooking appliances why? because those alarms are false newsan alarms causing many of us to pull out the batteries. the recommendations call for clear instructions on packaging, about where alarms should be placed. the recommendations do not call for replacing ionization alarms with photo electri

it was found near an overturned canoe. 52-year-old michael butler was with two friends wednesday nighto friends swam to shore, butler stayed behind. >>> breezy, those breezes have brought cooler conditions and more cloud cover, 2:00 before the clouds return to the coast mid to upper 50s, 60s and 70s aren't bay. east bay low to mid 80s. cooler tomorrow. >>> earlyer -- earlier bart delay richmond line all cleared. backed up at the bay bridge towards the maze and west grand. >> the news continues with "good morning america". ♪ i throw my hands up in the air sometimes saying ayo gotta let go ♪ ♪ i wanna celebrate and live my life saying ayo baby let's go ♪ >> you hear the band. taio cruz and he's going to be live for you, for you, for you and for you at home. good morning, america, on this friday morning. good morning, central park. [ cheers and applause ] >> breaking news. this is the first time i think i even saw josh almost dancing there. that's how subtle it is. >> george and sam aren't here so -- >> i got to bring it. i got to bring it all and we do have taio cruz. he's sold 10 millio

butler, a home run off the top of the wall. yanks didn't think it went out. the umpire thought differently. the royals were up 4-2. now to the ninth, and jorge posada struck out looking. the royals won it 5-4. >>> two great defensive plays in the padres game come back to the mound. mcgee was behind the bag to make that grab. that's a gold glove caliber grab. one was hit high and deep, but not deep enough. kyle banks leaps on the wall taking away a sure homer. it took everything of the 6'6" frame to pull it in. the mets won it 7-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> a long-held record set by the king of pop falls. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, after this kind of destruction, it will take years to recover, but with a lot of hard work, it only took a few months to start getting the lives of the community's kids back on track. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday. here's a look at your forecast. if you are just joining us, good morning. 91 in boise. many ar

former commander norman wielsch and chris butler out face federal charges -- now face federal charges be diligently stole drugs and sold them. you can see footage that we took a bit too in court back into. they were also accused of conducting phony sting operations and running a brothel and present hills. >>> giants fan bryan stow it showing significant progress the he cannot talk but he is awake and breathing on his own. this was reported to police to follow commands and interact with his family has increased greatly. he is recovering from brain injuries sustained at dodger stadium. >>> a big acquisition today by google and activity the city of san jose is asking the city to think about how much time and money could be saved if junk mail were eliminated before it becomes mail. >> outside our doors to be a mostly clear skies and a warming trend is beginning to build. he will talk about what you can expect for your tuesday, coming up. >> we continue to bring you live pictures in san francisco, we are on the ground here as police continue to hold a parent study line in the area. this pi

codefendant christopher butler also pleaded not guilty. if convicted, they could face life in prison. >>> the man who has shepherded to be one state university since 1988 onset is to use last year -- announced today that this will be as i did a pretty says people should work to keep when he caused the virtual districts in the system to map the repayment is a children and future depend on it. >>> san francisco food banks have any feeling the pinch but not everyone is having a. boot are eating it -- accepting free food are eating it. >> reporter: regulars unescorted say that is exactly what is looking from. >> do you think it's mainly not right to be selling that you got a was likely counter counted at least six people selling brands of cereal he denies the on store shelves. >> three can sum up in a bottle of peanut butter for a dollar. >> reporter: using the same people get food from local charities. >> reporter: is the kind that we've gone crazy at the food bank position is that the food was to represent a small fraction of all the they di

the next morning they are brought in to see the commanding general benjamin butler, and butler is forced to decide what to do with these men. this is weeks after the attack on fort sumter. this is a moment when lincoln said this is not going to be a war about slavery this is about union but this says can i take these three people and send them back to work on the confederate fortifications? can i take these three people and send them back into slavery? and he has very little time to decide this before a confederate officer comes writing up his horse and demands this property, this human property, and butler almost in the spirit of the moment thinks of something brilliant. he's a general that in private life he's a lawyer, very clever massachusetts attorney, and he realizes by bill law of the war he's a lot to confiscate any property that is being used to aid the enemy cost. so he says you know what, to the confederate officer, if you and your people insist that these men are property i'm going to say they are property, too and i'm going to confiscate them from you just like a shipment of

investigator christopher butler is charged in the indictment. they face extortion and civil rights violation charges in connection with a phony sting operation. they were arrested today by the fbi and will make their first court appearances in the coming weeks. >>> checking other headlines around the bay area early autopsy results shows the pregnant female of a pit bull died of blood loss and shock. they found his wife when he came home thursday afternoon and his 2-year-old male pit bull was hovering over her. the dog was eventually killed by police. results are pending. >>> highway patrol looking for driver of pickup truck that ran over and killed 63-year-old donald casper last night. casper who's from san francisco was jogging along river road northwest of santa row saw. chp have released a photo of the truck that hit him captured by a surveillance cam r. it appears to be a newer model f150. >>> and some corporate big wigs turn up the heat on congress. the protest star buck customers are being asked to join. >>> the next time you need a police

private investigator butler said he too entered not guilty pleas. >>> the odds are against san jose meeting its pension obligations. that's according to a new search. they were among those to discuss the state of the two pension plans. a donation of stanford university says there is an 87% probability of a pension short fall over the next 15 to 20 years. every household would have to pay $12,500 to fully pay these pensions. >> even though we think, we are -- we think wree not under funding and we are. that is frightening. >> the stanford research found the state's largest pension, cal percent, is under -- cal pers is under funded and they spent $3.5 billion more than it projected. >>> the state game wardens are searching for as many as a thousand stolen trophy trout. workers at the san juaquin state fishery reported them missing. the trout with three years old and weighed three pounds each. they sell for up to $7 a pound. they were part of a program paid for by fishing license fees to keep the lakes stocked. the thieves face grand theft charges when caught. >>> president obama says libya is

the butler and the ship. >> and talking about commercial signs. is it only affixed to the building? for example where i live in nob hill area and they are putting signs in trees and digging into the ground and does that cover by building? >> when you have real estate it's exempted and whether on the building or the sidewalk. >> and these signs have been a big issue in the city. i don't think there is a resolution for the city what is enforced in the city. i know people complain and the police go out and public works and it's okay. move it. you always have to cleep the sidewalk clear. i think the minimum is 4 feet. is that right? i think you have to keep 4 feet clear and they are a problem. public works regulate that and the public right-of-way including the street and sidewalk. this is another one of the interesting signs where the message is -- it's a beautiful sign. this gold heart shrouded with a black item and what is the message? skate boards on hate. >> okay. we are running the border maybe what is considered art and graffiti and what could be a business sign. it's interesting

. >> john porter was a, um, young fellow from butler county, kentucky, which is a county down in south central part of the state. who, um, joined the confederate army in october of 1861 when the confederate armies occupied southern kentucky. and he ultimately became a lieutenant in the ninth kentucky cavalry that rode with john hunt morgan. and, um, he was probably prouder of having ridden through the war with john hunt morgan than he was almost anything he ever did in life. and he penned this memoir for his daughter whose name was minnie belle. he married shortly after the war was over, and his wife died after giving birth to minnie belle. and so he raised this child along with his two sisters and a brother in bowling green, kentucky, a county, warren county, it's a neighboring county to butler, and bowling green is the county seat, so a rather large community in southern kentucky. and so he raised minnie belle, and he wanted minnie belle to understand what he did during the war. and so in 1872 he set about writing these memoirs. and they were titled then "memoirs of my experience in

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butler, a home run off the top of the wall. yanks didn't think it went out. the royals were up 4-2.nth, and jorge passada struck out looking. royals won it 5-4. >>> two great defensive plays come back on to the mound. gee was behind the back to make the grab. that's a gold glove caliber grab. one was hit high and deep, but not deep enough. kyle banks leaps on the wall taking away a sure homer. it took everything of the 6'6" frame to pull it in. the mets won it 7-3. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> and thousand for another quick look at the weather, here once again is bill karins with the weather channel draft. >> not many people need an umbrella today, but if you're leaving right now out the door this philadelphia to trenton, there's a little tiny line of thunderstorms and showers spreading your way. probably be there in about maybe an hour or two hours to now. so just time that out if you're going to be outside, anywhere there trenton to philadelphia, those storming heading through reading and lancaster, harrisburg. a small area of showers and storms. so not a

private investigator christopher butler is charged in the indictment with assisting him. the pair also face extortion and civil right violation charges in connection to a phony sting operation. they were arrested today by the fbi and will make their first court appearances in the coming weeks. >> and checking other bay area headlines now. early autopsy results show that the pregnant owner of a pit bull found dead in her pacificca home, died of blood loss and shock. her husband found his wife when he came home on thursday afternoon. he told the police that his 2- year-old male pit bull was hovering over the body. the dog was killed by the police when it escaped the property. results of a necropsy on the dog are pendingism the giants fan is showing improvement. his nuro surgeon says stowe is still not able to speak but he is following commands and breathing on his own. he would be moved soon. the paramedic has been hospitalized since being beaten outside of dodger stadium after the team's homeowner against the giantsism the highway patrol is looking for the driverave white