carolyn. i am an excellent driver johnson. making a right or left turn.driver could signal how many feet before the turn. hundred, 25,. >> everyone knows it is a hundred feet. >> you read well. >> and if you would like to take the test, you can find it on our website at abcnews.com. she is an excellent. >> i would have guessed 50. >> there is an annual senior prom. we are not talking about high schoolers. ♪ these seniors danced to oldy hits and waltz. many were chinese immigrants that never attended a prom . many enjoyed it more than in high school. >> it is much more relaxed. >> let it all go now . >> no. >> big success for the rec's department. they are planning a halloween dance for october. genious behind facebook. mark zuckerburg explains motivation to only eat meets - meat from animals he kills himself. >> and flat feet about to pay off for biggest energy users. >> michael finney is here to answer questions posted on facebook and twitter. there is a new deal with enticing offers. >> there are about a thousand of these sites right now if you go on th

political science professor at occidental college carolyn. last week indiana supreme court ruled three to two that citizens do not have the right to resist illegal entry into their homes by officers of the law this means that if a policeman enters your home we've been in the am without consent and you try to physically impeach him he can arrest you and that arrest is valid and you may be punished by law regardless of whether or not the officer was justified in come into your home or was following procedure this is a blatant violation of this. basic rights and the sanctity of one's home and while throwing off the police state isn't going to happen overnight it's an income it is very encouraging to know it least that someone is already going something about it and this case joining me now is stephen skolnick a student at indiana university who's organizing a rally to protest this isn't by the in the us supreme court and today there's one week from the event happens to be stephen's birthday so what better way of celebrating then going on televis

>> becoming a bigger mess as you can see carolyn.first the city had a lot of sympathy for these resident apartment even put them up in hotel but now the resident are accusing the city of giving up on them and relationship has soured. >> i'm looking at foundation crack that is actually underneath. >>reporter: ley on walker says the slide that began 6 weeks ago is still moving. 0total of 5 feet so far. >> it will rain today. it will probably rain tomorrow. at this time rained last night. so it's not good. >>reporter: now walker and 5 home owners want to know why the city of san pablo is considering withdrawing its bid for state and federal emergency funds to help them. >> the state has denied it because they don't have any fund. federal level has 3 or 4 emergency on their hands right now. >>reporter: the council delayed decision until this week storm passes. further damage could convince them to push on. meanwhile the city is pulling the offer to do 150,000 dollars worth of repairs to the private hillside because the resident are revvi

carolyn has the story. >> larry wright said he is not a hero. it was a combined effort and here in sfo this afternoon, he recited a quote. evil prevaills when good men do nothing. after twen years on the force, larry wright retired from the san mateo police different but instincts kicked back in sunday night when a man walked past him as american airlines began the approach to san francisco. >> he broke in a trot and yelled at allah akbar. from my training in the police department i knew there might be a problem and a possible threat. >> that was ragey al-murisi who was a immigrant from yemen. the 28 year old had first appearance in the court today. he tried twice to break into the cockpit. during the hearing federal prosecutors pointed all the allah akbar -- god is great was used by the 9/11 hijackers. >> i thought he was trying to take on the flight crew and crash the plane. the cuffs slipped off at first but eventually they were able to get him subdued. >> i becomely sat on him until we landed. he never spoke to me directly and only thing he

>> carolyn, like most disputes in life, the hang up here is over money. the judge wants to make sure the financial restitution that was agreed on in this case will go to the right people and it is the right amount. >> can you talk to us? >> monica um was the owner of the general contracting company . admitted to cheating her employees out of millions of dollars and defrauded the state as well >> very low pay . long hours. i am happy of what is done. >>> and the electrician believes that he was cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars over the two years he worked for her. unions say she ripped off several hundred workers over the years. most vulnerable immigrants. >> they are immigrant chinese workers thoo that knew little english. >> she had public work contracts with city and most in the east bay. she grossly underpaid employees and showed fraudulent pay roll accounts to the clients. >> they were paid 60 hours and paid 16 hours. >> she was arrest charged with 48 felony counts and perjury and insurance fraud. she pled guilty and no contest to two felon

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i'm carolyn tyler. we are just two hours away from the 100th running of san francisco's celebrated beta breakers race. many downtown streets are now closed as more than 55,000 registered runners prepare to make their way from the start at howard and biel streets to the breakers at the great highway. while it is a century old tradition, abc 7 shows us how organizers hope this year's race will be much different. >> the barriers are going up along the starting line here at howard biel closing the streets. on and off again rain is falling. it hasn't slowed down these workers or tow truck drivers clearing the staging area of cars. possible rain showers won't bother many of these runners either. >> one, two. >> lazaro and five of his family are running and rain isn't going to be a problem. >> we always run no matter what! rain or shine, we run. >> rain is the subject that's not being taken seriously by many of these people. some even welcome it. >> weather is great, too, because, you know, the air is clean an

goof good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. in oakland this morning, investigators are trying to determine the cause of a huge residential fire this morning. flames shot high into the sky as an old boarded up victorian burned on 32nd street and martin luther king way. it destroyed the three-story building. firefighters doused the flames. about 45 minutes later it was put out. no victims were found during a search of the building. >> senator barbara boxer is offering a plan to keep gas prices from soaring due to wall street speculation. in los angeles, she announced the plan to take away some of the profits that speculators make by bidding up the price of oil. tomas ramon has more on politics at the pump. >> the bottom line is profit. >> she gassing up at 4.40. in d.c. is where president obama in his weekly address called for an end in the $4 billion in tax subsidies now given to oil and gas companies. >> when oil companies are making huge profits already, we're scouring the federal budget for spending we can afford do without,

only from honda. >> i am carolyn johnson in the news room.for the opening of a new east bay supermarket. also what will happen tomorrow that will end more than a year of waiting for a berkeley law erfose. ! move on dalai lama. new after six timothy are the 30. ophrah buffs. that is coming up on the news at six. >> thank you, very much. >> ophrah wip pree receive add a star studied send off in the taping. will and jada pinket smith and michael jordan. >> a crowd of 13,000 fans gathered in the chicago's united center. ophrah didn't know who was on the stage. >> it is an experience. >> and it looked amazing. can you give a hint to what it is going to be. it will air monday and tuesday . the biggy is

i'm carolyn tyler. we begin with developing news in oakland where firefighters have been battling a spectacular residential fire this morning. flames shot high into the sky as an old boarded-up victorian burned at 32nd street and martin luther king way. the fire started around 2:30 and destroyed that old three-story apartment building. fire crews just got the flames under control about two hours ago. no victims were found during a nato search of what's left. investigators are now starting to look for the cause of that fire. >>> senator barbara boxer is offering a plan to try to keep gas prices from soaring due to wild wall street speculation about possible future shortages. she announced the plan to take away some of the profits that speculators make by bidding up the price of oil. abc7 has more on politics at the pump . >> i think the supply and demand and profit and the bottom line is profit. >> david is visiting from washington d.c. from d.c. is where president obama in his weekly addressed called fo

carolyn tyler has more. >> carleton has been out of the navy for years, out of jail just a few months> how is life? >> great. >> he says going to jail saved his life. that is because he was an inmate here at sflanz c number five. jail number five. every inmate here is a military vet. >> when i first came in here you could feel the atmosphere. >> it's a pilot program called cover. >> we're kind of a fraternity and family. it's very powerful experience for me. >> those that once served the country are now serving time with the focus on special needs, including post-traumatic stress and zuab abuse, this therapy session helps them identify what triggers violent behavior. >> it was a bad situation, man. >> when there is nothing for me, where do i turn that i know? >> cover has been in operation since august under the direction of sheriff michael hennessey. he believes they are owed a debt from society. >> we are used to seeing happy military people emerging from the airport doorways. and here they emerge from jail doorways and veterans coming through either door are deserving of our suppor

. >> care linn, - carolyn, we are seeing lightt showers that are developing and still a chance was a few more showers as the trop comes through. then you can put the umbrellas away for a day. 4100ths in santa rosa and half an inch in st. helena . san jose in the south bay 100ths of an inch and san francisco 1900ths . also in oakland. you will get a break tomorrow but we have a possibility of more rain friday morning. we'll have more on that in a few minutes, dan? >> thank you, sandhya. the alameda bay will be back after work is done to shore up the damaged dock. you can see the crane working on the floating dock. the ferry suspended service on monday because powerful winds damaged the pilings that held the dock in place. crews installed new pilings to replace the damaged one. >> new developments in the bryan stow case. the suspect arrested said he has an alibi. >> witnesses to the dodger stadium attack will see if they can pull out the suspect from a police line up. vick lee is following the case. >> hello, this line up is a critical piece for prosecutors. they postponed an arainnmen

. >> carolyn hulleman worked in the pentagon many years. her office had just been moved to the side of the building hit by the jet on 9/11. as you can imagine, her family was devastated, especially her sister mary who was working right across the street from the pentagon that morning. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden bin, the leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: it was the news she had been praying for. >> after all these years i thought okay, this man will never, never be found. >> reporter: mary comanon said she thinks about september 11, 2001 every day and dealer misses her sister carolyn hulleman who died inside the pentagon. mary was working just a block away. >> i heard the bang, said boom and when i looked up, it was like a parachute that had gone up. and i said oh, my god, my sister is there. >> reporter: mary says the death of bin laden does bring her some peace knowing he won't be able to plan future attacks of terror. >> at least now we don't have to worry about him even though there may be

carolyn tyler, abc sevennews. >> the expensive cost of fertility treatment. >> this young boy is full of life thanks to a life saving gift. >> and i am sandhya patel. we are lookking at a big cool down with wet weather coming for the weekend. >> sandhya, thank you very much. lightning strike that terrorized passengers as the create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> the unibomber's belongings will beed off on next wednesday. he killed 12 people and wounded 22 with mail bombs. he has type writers and gauges to make the bombs . originnal hand written manifestos and even his shoes. he was arrested in the remote montana cabin. proceeds will be used to compensate the victims. we have a link on abc seven.com. >> there is financial help available for couples using costly fertility treatment to conceive. invito or ivf range from $10,000 to $1

dan and carolyn. >> and probably beyond. thank you very much. >>> little by little, the giants fan brutally beaten in the season opener with the dodgers is showing some improvement. he is back in the bay area where neurosurgeons are trying to bring him out of the coma. tonight his father and sister spoke publicly about what he is going through. lisa amin gulezian is live with the latest on this. lisa? >> bryan stow has supporters all over, especially here in the south bay. he is in critical condition. >> it hurts to see him lying there and not responsive to a lot of things. >> bryan stow's recovery remains slow. but the 42-year-old is hopeful. stow opened his eyes and hasn't had a single seizure since arriving at san francisco general hospital on monday. >> and over the next several weeks we will begin to taper these medications back so we can better understand what is the true level of his brain function. >> the number of seizure medications has already dropped from 5 to 4. but stow remains in a coma. >> just wondering if h

here is carolyn johnson. >> hi, how are you?st two weeks before this doctor's appointment he had a second round of suggesting. doctors replicated the work over the summer connected the condition. he was born without ears or eardrums. although his inner ear and middle ear is normal. he underwent a complex ten-hour surgery developed by joseph robertson and plastic surgeon. >> there is skin that has been transplanted inside and eardrum is repaired. you turn that into a normal drum. >> the results were even better than expected. >> we were just happy as can be that the hearing he got from that procedure. his hearing has come up in the normal range. >> the doctor removes the surgical packing from his ear. >> can you hear this sound? >> the ear canal and drum are already functioning quite well. >> once all the packing is out and swelling goes down and hearing will come up. >> what is the best part of having two ears now. >> best part of the hearing the world. >> and he is hearing so well, world around him seems too loud. he won two mo

>> you've been covering the homeless issue, caroline. -- carolyn. would i like their to be housing for everyone in san francisco? of course. we place about 35 homeless people into permanent supportive housing every month. our existing portfolio, we have turnover. the answer to that problem is not taking over someone's house and swapping. the answer is to engage in our programs and get in queue to get a home that will eventually become available. >> thank you. [unintelligible] >> good morning, everybody. hi. how are you? so nice to see you. that looks like a great play yard. i know you're anxious to get out there and take part in all of the findings today. i wanted to introduce myself. my name is cates -- kate. i am a commentator for the golf channel and i really want to welcome the over 300 students to our golf and leadership party here. [applause] can we did but cheer from the students from lafayette school? [cheering] how about a cheer from monroe elementary school? let's hear it for sheridan. [cheering] and a big hello from the students of jeffer

>> you've been covering the homeless issue, caroline. -- carolyn. would i like their to be housing for everyone in san francisco? of course. we place about 35 homeless people into permanent supportive housing every month. our existing portfolio, we have turnover. the answer to that problem is not taking over someone's house and swapping. the answer is to engage in our programs and get in queue to get a home that will eventually become available. >> thank you. [unintelligible] >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport environment with t

>> carolyn, we are here at the police command center where a large number of officers hit the street as soon as the sun went down. and they are focusing on downtown and east san jose. hundreds of san jose police are on the street tonight. they are trying to stop a repeat of this, a mop that raced -- a mob that raced down the avenue smashing windows and destroying property. and then they headed to east san jose where police were surrounded. hundredsing nod an officer off his -- knocked an officer off his bike and a teenager was stabbed. >>- q. i there is always a potential for dangerous weapons whether it is knives and firearms. we are definitely concerned with that. >> so far police call the activity level for this cinco de mayo moderate. this is not what they call it. >> it is disgrace disgraceful. it is a disgrace to the holiday. >> several stores in this strip mall were victims of cinco de mayo. today they you ever cked up the gaping holes and others boarded up as a precaution. >> they have come to the business. >> do you think they will come back? >> probably. >> this business ow

i'm carolyn tyler. let's begin with developing news in oakland where firefighters have been battling a spectacular fire this morning. an old boarded up victorian burned at 42nd street and martin luther king way. the fire started around 2:30 and destroyed the old three story apartment building. crews just got the flames under control about an hour ago. no victims found during a preliminary search of what's left. investigators are starting to look for the cause of that fire. >>> senator barbara boxer is offering a plan to try to keep gas prices from soaring due to wild wall street speculation about possible future shortages. she announced the plan to take away some of the profits that speck laytors make by bidding up the price of oil. abc7 has more on politics at the pump . >> i think the supply and demand and profit and the bottom line is profit. >> david is visiting from washington d.c. from d.c. is where president obama in his weekly addressed called for the end of $4 billion in tax subsidy being given

i'm dan ashley. >> and eme carolyn johnson.joining us. >> we appreciate your time. >> good night, everyone.

a >> i am carolyn johnson. coming up at 6:30. she is a new york fire commissioner who attended services for every fire fight who was killed in gound - on ground zero. >> what it means to her . the loss of the salamander. that is coming up on the news at six. >> carolyn thank you. >> finally for now. a evening that few americans will forget. usa. usa. usa. >> spontanous celebrations greeted the news of osama bin laden's death in the white house and times square and world trade center site. >> many have waited 10 years for the day and others called it a relief. >> today the reaction was more subdued. a woman brought flowers and others simply left notes. >> united flight 93. visitors reflected on the news and the tragedy. a speci

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well number one carolyn was not to get through to the final in rome russian hating twice as many winners than the dane moving through in straight sets seven five and six three the school there is back and when a down the line secured sharapova has second final appearance of the season and she will face a mouthful starts or for the title shot of a has beaten starter in all seven of their previous had but this will be their first meeting on clay surface. stossel meanwhile made it through off the defeating china's lead from the beginning and had several points of five three five more often be opening set but eventually to get on a tie break the second was an easy one the aussie winning it without dropping a single game and she now has the face of the recovery in the eight it's a. great i'm very excited to be in the final and it's almost won he so i'm glad i've been able to get to that stage once again and hopefully i can have have a better result tomorrow. in the man's masters there is always stopping novak djokovic this year claiming his thirty ninth straight win old stuff with a however t

i'm sure you've seen luxury the world level on carolyn does not ski falls to you live gorgeous while the men's side of the joint goes down to cool much dilute. and let's get started on the ice and the world hockey championship since slovakia where russia have started the second group stage in style which is love. for three encroaches slava so he's not viewed with a hat trick of girls and this one helping lost as well as a difficult when you beat me i'm too human grasp the vital goal for the russians who will take on defending champions the czech republic next that game will take place on sunday and the good news is that by leagues around there a pitch game is expected to join the nationals by that time after his washington capitals exited the on the child's play offs. and other hockey picks during the only game in group after on thursday in no way upset the odds by beating switzerland three two. and the relegation riled also took place on thursday evening bello rose comprehensively knocked out austria seven two to make sure they will automatically qualify for next year's championship

here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson. here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson. bionic. >> okay. so here pain. yes that hurts a bit. how about if we push there. >>reporter: kim is no stranger to pain. arthritis in her left the knee can sometimes make it difficult for her to move normally. >> pain is like a 7. >>reporter: but she says she's found relief with a high tech knee brace sold under the nye by on ick care. it's fitted with electrode that deliver a low intensity charge known as pulse electronic stimulation into her knee and thigh area. >> definitely does bring pain level down to a place that is much more functional. >> i tell people the less than christmas tree light worth of electricity. >>reporter: her doctor says the brace itself helps stabilize the knee during movement providing some of the relief but he says the electronic pulses also contribute to the effect. >> the brace itself is allowing you to actually correct any misalignment of the knee and then the electrical stimulation piece of this is allo

. >> carolyn, i should point out we have not gotten a response from alameda fire and police. there were a lot of disturbed people out here who watched a man drune today while the fire and police department stood by. a crowd of 75 people witnessed a fully clothed man walk out in the water and stand there up to his neck. there was an issue is why police and fire came up and witnesses stood by and watched. police said they were not for this . the fire department said it was up to the coast guard and the coast guard said the helicopter was unavailable. an hour and half later the man succumbbed and collapse drowned. one man said a civilian and not the fire department went out and retrieved the body. it is horrible. how can we allow that to happen? how can emergency personnel allow it to happen? did you assume he would be rescued? >> absolutely. it happened to us while we played for a volleyball game. a guy shouldep up out of the water to suddenly where is he at and realizing there say body washing up on the shore. >> one witness said to him in the photos of alameda fire fights and

dan and carolyn.is important to keep in mind all pictures that you are about to see are right off our coasts. great whites are protected under federal law and the fair lawn sanctuary has strict rules with people going within 164 feet of them. but the superintendent made an exception for a researcher and facing tough questions because of it. >> long-time researchers got to know the stocky young adult great white and gave him the nickname junior. >> but they have seen a terrible change in junior since he was a star of a shark man special. taped in november 2009 and aired last month. a tagging technique went very wrong. >> you got it? >> on the contender, the situation turns on . the fighting shark stops fighting completely. >> the shark doesn't look too good. he is gut hooked and swal ode the hook and the crew try to bring him up and the gate is not sescured and in the struggle he chomps down on the buoy. >> that only just happened right there. >> it takes the crew to raise him on the platform and they

dan and carolyn? >> leslie, thank you very much. there is yet another twist in the contra costa narcotics scandal. chris butler is said to have written a 34-page statement in which he claims he and officer norman welsh ran a brothel in a business park. the two are accused of selling drugs taken from police evidence rooms. welsh's attorney, michael cardoza, is defending his client against that accusation tonight. >> he said in one part there was a brothel he started with my client welsh. and i am telling you that is not true. that is absolutely not true. that is a butler fairy tale. >> cardoza says butler may be making up the story to shave time off possible prison terms. >>> the search for a missing campbell girl is over. a tip lead mess to the little girl they believe was severely abused by her mother and her mother's exboy boy end -- exboy end from. lisa amin is live with more. lisa? >> carolyn campbell police found the girl three hours ago. she is talking and is at the hospital. right now her mother is here being questioned by po

we're joined by carolyn and john. a lot of them for their service. madame clerk, can you get the role. [roll call] we do have a quorum. >> we now turn over to the puc secretary for carolco -- their roll call. thank you, mr. secretary. i want to welcome everyone to this joint special meeting. i want to thank the commissioners for making their very busy schedules available to be here today. if i may, unless there is any objection, hollywood like to quickly go forward and get that out of the way as we are waiting for staff to make their presentation. >> approval of the minutes for the april 18, 2011 meeting. >> these are the minutes. is there any member of the audience that wishes to speak? we have a motion by commissioner schmeltzer: -- supervisor mirkarimi. >> approval of the budget for fiscal year 2011-2012. >> this is the second and final vote on the budget. there are no changes to the draft budget. we are asking for the full amount that we are obligated to ask for under state statute which is $334,000. that is back at the general fund, but be allow

carolyn tyler has the story. >> if you have a hard time finding a taxi in san francisco today, this isbably the reason why. dozens of drivers were at city hall protesting new rules that require them to offer passengers the option of paying with credit cards. the five percent processing fee is the deliver's responsibility. >> i spend the first half of my day, making the money to break even. >> city policy doesn't allow that expense to be passed on to customers, even though some are willing. >> i am prepared to pay that. >> on top of that. money coming out remain stayingant. they are not allowed to increase the fare in senyears. >> i have seen bart go up. what happened with taxi. >> because of the cabby concerns . the transportation agency is now recommending a fare hike and a fee drivers can charge for higher gas prices. on others the agency is less willing to budge. the electronic way bill is put in place to record all taxi transactions . >> you want us to be a independent contractor so you don't pay benefits and then track every move we make? >> and the other cities that we did resear

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. >> if you larry and carolyn. >> maybe you don't want to. >>> and it is all about germs on a publicexperts tested a variety of seats including those on bart. they have done the dirty work and has the results. >> our journey begins with a single welcome back on the seat of the my car in washington d.c.. here goes . and ends 3000 miles away in san francisco, along the route we swabbed every seat. seat in a car and taxi and airport and airplane and rental car and movie theater and park bench and yes, a toilet seat . finally bart itself do you actually avoid sitoth seats? i do. the fabric covers are fittley. >> the 12 seats on our journey be the dirty dozen? >> we cent our - sent our sample to nyu. >> so many organisms on the seats, i would say they were never cleaned or rarely cleaned. that is something to be reckoned with. >> one-third of the seats contained traces of e-coli and half contained traces of fecal matter. bart was not one of them. they sanitized and swapped out seats overnight . johnson pointed out people bring the bacteria on the train. >> we conducted the entire thing. d

. >>> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. they are off and running in the 100th anniversary of the bay to breakers race. first runners have crossed the finish line. a runner from kenya finished in 39 minutes and 12 seconds. this was her third year in row as winner. and another man from morocco finished first. some 55,000 people registered to run but this year no floats around and police promise a zero tolerance for public drunkenness. still the event known forit's frivolity, they have escorted one float off the course but no major problems. the weather cleared in time for the 7:00 start with cool conditions, just perfect for the climb up the hayes street hill and down to the finish line at the great highway. how will the weather be for the rest of the bay to breakers. lisa argen has the accu-weather forecast. >> here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. cold out there. 49 degrees. 50s in san jose and slug of moisture offshore south of colma near the airport. then we'll see more showers developing throughout the day. south of ameri

and starting tomorrow, please join us for an hour long newscast with carolyn johnson and larry beil.> the answer is san carlos. the top student. >> the final round talked place in washington d.c. a 13-year-old infections correctly identified ecuador as where a volcano is located and he won a $25,000 and a trip to the galapagos island. and fourth grader at hillsborough took eighth place and his dad tweeted we are so proud of them. watch the finals on june 13th on pbs. >> speaking of mapping. where are we not seeing rain right now? >> pretty much south of san francisco but really close to those areas and continues to fall in the north bay. here is the golden gate bridge, where it is raining right now, a nice steady light rain. at one point in time it will come in sideways as the cancelled front nears our neighborhoods. here is a look at downtown neighborhoods. north from south beach. let's move on show you what is going on. i want to show you the big picture. in case you are traveling i want to let you know most of the central valley is going to be wet. as you head into the higher elev

now carolyn johnson explains that the fda approved a new medicine that could be a major step forward. they are battling the affects of hepatitus c for a decade. it is hard and it is tough and rough going through it. it makes you tired. >> after relapse and following previous treatments she enrolled in a clinical drug. her doctor said the stakes are high begin that hep c is the leading cause of liver transplants. >> renee is one stage away from kirosis of the liver. there is a significant chance of liver disease in her lifetime. >> her disease stabilized. when it was add in the clinical trials. 79 percent achieved a viral cure. >> right now, we have cured less than half of the people in the united states. with the fda approval of this medication, it will be cured 80 percent. >> renee is anxious to get to her life and do the things she hasn't had the energy to do. >> i want to get back to work. i have 7 grandchildren and play with them and doing things with them. >> the doctors say the new drug works in a way that drugs are used tify adhd. state attorney general harris announced a strik

in the newsroom, i'm carolyn johnson, abc 7 news. >>> president obama's 2012 campaign staff has turneder his birth certificate into a fashion statement. they are selling t-shirts on the web side that shows the president's face on the front along with the words made in the usa. on the back is an image of the president's birth certificate from hawaii. one the white house produced in april in anttem to squelch accusations that he is not an american born citizen. the t-shirt is available with a donation o at let $2 to the campaign. >>> if y think youmoney is profebruaried from thieves because new don't carry cash, think again. thves u skmerso swipe informiofrom bk cas. michael finney has some ways th you c ptect yourself. >> reporter: the key to your account, namely the information on the magnetic stripe, can be copied when you use your bank card at gas stations, stores or increasingly even at your own bank's atm. deputy police inspector says thieves do it by installing a device called a skimmer right over the real card reader. >> when you pass your at match card in and wig draw it, a litt

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. >> good morning, carolyn. coming up on gma, a fright englanding for passengers on a delta night in atlanta. fire, smoke, a blown tire and everyone onboard is forced to evacuate down the slide. what went wrong? we hear from passengers. plus is she or isn't she? sarah palin kicks off a bus door today heading to sites on the east coast. could this be her first move toward a presidential run? we will have the latest from washington. it's day 6 in the casey anthony murder trial, wrapping up with emotional testimony from casey's mother as she takes the stand and has to identify kailee's belongings. our team inside the courtroom. and we will show you the tired-out first. a trip to the aquarium you have to see. check out the cute boy chasing the to ther and goes back and forth and back and forth. it's adorable video. >> all right. we will definitely look for that and for you, bianna, at 7:00. enjoy your memorial day tomorrow. >> you too, carolyn. >> thank you. we will look into sports right now. we are a short time aw

. >> good morning to you, carolyn.oming up on gma, a series of tornadoes ripped through the plains overnight, nearly destroys one town in kansas. we are live with the latest stormout break this month. >>> and they were the man counting on to save the party in the 2012 presidential raise. but he says he will not run. take a look what this money for the gop. and the deadly virus spreading among horses in the earn with part of the u.s. the devastating impact the virus is having on the $39 billion industry is coming up. get ready for the part two of anchor trip. one wasn't enough. we have a two parter here. dan and i hit the open road in search of the best ways to save money on vacation. this morning we will are be fishing, exploring and heading home from one of the cheapest get-aways ever. you will get to hear me sing again, as well. >> that's what i was going to say. i enjoyed you sending yesterday. you were off key but you were enthusiastic. >> my parents say i sound good. [laughter] >> that's because they love you. all

and starting tomorrow, please join us for an hour long newscast with carolyn johnson and larry beil.the answer is san carlos. the top student. >> the final round talked place in washington d.c. a 13-year-old infections correctly identified ecuador as where a volcano is located and he won a $25,000 and a trip to the galapagos island. and fourth grader at hillsborough took eighth place and his dad tweeted we are so proud of them. watch the finals on june 13th on pbs. >> speaking of mapping. where are we not seeing rain right now? >> pretty much south of san francisco but really close to those areas and continues to fall in the north bay. here is the golden gate bridge, where it is raining right now, a nice steady light rain. at one point in time it will come in sideways as the cancelled front nears our neighborhoods. here is a look at downtown neighborhoods. north from south beach. let's move on show you what is going on. i want to show you the big picture. in case you are traveling i want to let you know most of the central valley is going to be wet. as you head into the higher elevat

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. >> i am carolyn johnson in the news room. at six, how a shift is rebuilding lives and restore hopes to a bay area town. >> my agent said something is wrong here. this is not working out. >> mortgage rescue program too good to be true. michael finney explains how it works. >> and the new phase of the bay area bridge project and how it might impact your memorial weekend plans. >> thank

. >> i am carolyn, a lifelong resident. i am a current board member of a council. i am here to speak to you about the inadequacy of the eir. our neighborhood and all the other neighborhoods are going to be very negatively impacted by all of this, as the eir is based on the second draft of the housing element, not the third. specifically, and elements in the third draft were excluded from the eir. that is the removal of neighborhood support and encouraging the density citywide, as you just heard, with rh-1 and rh-2. for all of our neighborhoods, we will see a very strong impact on the open space and greenspace that we now enjoy. there will be impact on wildlife, birds, plants, and other animals. the eir did not address these padilla, and the eir did not envision the entire city being swept with a broad stroke of this plan. the inclusion is citywide, regional, and there are stakeholders, in addition. its specific the talks about neighborhood support. that was removed. community was defined as citywide and regional and beyond. and the inclusion of the transit four-sto

as tl carolyn johnson explains it means less scarring and recovery time. >>reporter: as busy public television executive sandy sends e-mails and text message but ultimately wrist and hand sent a painful message back to her. >> woke up at night with a burning sensation in my 3 fingers so painful i couldn't sleep. >>reporter: carpal tunnel syndrome. condition caused when thick legment put pressure on surrounding nerve in the wrist. >> push over like that. >>reporter: sandy was scheduled for surgery near her home in florida but at the last minute she decided to fly to san francisco to consult with dr. bruce mccormick who has developed a less invasive procedure to relieve the pain. >> this new technology basically minimizes the incision. least invasive way of taking care of carpal continual. >>reporter: rather than open incision the system use as catheter like device inserted through the wrist and hand. >> when it goes in competely blunt. nothing sharp on it. >>reporter: in an operating room at st. francis hospital the doctor will severe the tendon. first plac