. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. he is moving on after just two years on-the-job. >> which means the city of oakland needs a new top cop. alan wang is live with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, when he was hire -- hired, he faced the task of improving damaged relations with the community. in the end, oakland's bureaucratic obstacle course proved to be his biggest challenge. >> it is just a lot of beurocracy in the city of oakland as a whole. >> he came in as a breath of fresh air. the community had high hopes. in less than two and a half years, oakland police chief anthony bass explained why he is retiring. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable, but does not have the power to make a dramatic impact. >> he ran down a list of mandates and city officials who had to approve before he could pull the trigger on his crime-fighting tactics. >> if i have a crime-related problem that is out in the community i have to be able to move resources. there is laws within the city of oakla

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. he is moving on after just two years on-the-job. >> which means the city of oakland needs a new top cop. alan wang is live with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, when he was hire -- hired, he faced the task of improving damaged relations with the community. in the end, oakland's bureaucratic obstacle course proved to be his biggest challenge. >> it is just a lot of beurocracy in the city of oakland as a whole. >> he came in as a breath of fresh air. the community had high hopes. in less than two and a half years, oakland police chief anthony bass explained why he is retiring. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable, but does not have the power to make a dramatic impact. >> he ran down a list of mandates and city officials who had to approve before he could pull the trigger on his crime-fighting tactics. >> if i have a crime-related problem that is out in the community i have to be able to move resources. there is laws within the city of oakla

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. we can expect a good amount of wind and rain overnight. >> sand yaw patel is tracking it all on radar for us. -- sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> the wind and the rain are beginning to intensity. you will see that all of the bay area is covered in green. it is just an indication that the rain has begun to spread. look at the wind. half moon bay is gusting to 28 miles an hour as the cold front approaches. and i just want to take you around the bay area and show you where we are getting some downpours from vacaville toward fairfield. you can see on the 101 getting pounded. so far a third of an inch of rain. most of the areas are less than a 10th of an inch. as you will see the sierra nevada is picking up some snow. there are some chain controls around highway four if you are heading in that direction in advance of this storm. snow will be amounting to about a foot or more in the high country. rain here in the bay area will be counting in inches. i will be back with a look at your

there was a little woo from carolyn. she went to stanford. this game figures to be a lot closer.tanford is 7 and 0 and sc6 and 1. shaw expecting a wild saturday night. >> the crowd will be into it. the band will be playing. the horse will be running around. there will be a lot of stuff going on fnlt -- going on. i told the guys two weeks ago, if you want to be a good team, you will have to play in big games. >> and cal will be at ucla. we will have a complete game tomorrow. >> it will be a good game. >> that is your toyota sports report, by the way. >> we look forward to seeing those highlights. >> "nightline" is up next. >> i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carol carolyn ashley. tomorrow morning starts at 5:00. >> have a great weekend. >> good night, everyone. [ female announcer ] what makes jcpfastcash so exciting? it's like extra cash you earn in an instant. earn 10, 20, or $30 jcpfastcash right at the register. then use it right now on anything you want, see, or love. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. it's like extra cash you earn in an instant. earn 10, 20, or

there was a little woo from carolyn. she went to stanford. this game figures to be a lot closer.anford is 7 and 0 and sc6 and 1. shaw expecting a wild saturday night. >> the crowd will be into it. the band will be playing. the horse will be running around. there will be a lot of stuff going on fnlt -- going on. i told the guys two weeks ago, if you want to be a good team, you will have to play in big games. >> and cal will be at ucla. we will have a complete game tomorrow. >> it will be a good game. >> that is your toyota sports report, by the way. >> we look forward to seeing those highlights. >> "nightline" is up next. >> i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carol carolyn ashley. tomorrow morning starts at 5:00. >> have a great weekend. >> have a great weekend. >> good night, everyone. mmm... if i were cheese... i wouldn't want to let go of myself either. come try the cheese inspired dishes on our $2, $4, $6, $8 value menu. only at denny's. did you blow the candles out downstairs ? [ toilet flushing ] uh... yeah. look at this. a thanksgiving cornucopia made out of pie plates and spackle

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. we can expect a good amount of wind and rain overnight. >> sand yaw patel is tracking it all on radar for us. -- sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> the wind and the rain are beginning to intensity. you will see that all of the bay area is covered in green. it is just an indication that the rain has begun to spread. look at the wind. half moon bay is gusting to 28 miles an hour as the cold front approaches. and i just want to take you around the bay area and show you where we are getting some downpours from vacaville toward fairfield. you can see on the 101 getting so far a third of an inch of rain. most of the areas are less than a 10th of an inch. as you will see the sierra nevada is picking up some snow. there are some chain controls around highway four if you are heading in that direction in advance of this storm. snow will be amounting to about a foot or more in the high country. rain here in the bay area will be counting in inches. i will be back with a look at your morning

i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. next newscast starts at 5:00 tonight. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and you can talk about it at facebook.com/"abc 7 news." have a great sunday everyone.

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. a pilot who took off from monterey is forced to ditch his plane in the pacific. >> 400 miles from hawaii he radioed he was running on fumes. the plane took off from monterey, but just 13 miles from the big island the fuel tank ran dry forcing him to ditch in the ocean. thomas roman is in the newsroom. take us through it. >> he was attempting a flight that according to the specifications, tested the plane to its limit. the 65-year-old man was in a twin-engine cessna to hawaii this afternoon. he radioed the f.a.a. which notified the hilo coast guard to tell them the pilot was low on fuel and would then run out. >> when the pilot was approximately 400 miles out, the coast guard c-130 went out to rendezvous with him. we basically guided him in the entire way talking to him. >> before 9:00 p.m. he ditched the plane 13 miles north of the big island. >> he was able to ditch his aircraft safely and crawl out to the wing of his aircraft where a coast guard rescue swimmer from a helicopter that

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. there are injuries. dozens of passengers were hurt. 2* happened around 7:30. the amtrak train was heading from oakland to bakerses field when it slam need -- bakersfield when it slammed into a big rig. thomas roman has more. >> dan, we are in a very rural area, and they are taking passengers off the train. now look behind me. it looks like the set for a disaster movie, but for 200 passengers it was very real. fortunately no one was killed, but there were dozens of injuries. the amtrak train was on its way to bakersfield with 200 passengers when fire officials say it hit a semitruck carrying corn. it happened in this incorporated area of east contra costa county. passengers tell us they felt the train shudder. the impact scared passengers, some of whom panicked. this doctor helped the pregnant woman when the woman started screaming. >> i got so scared. >> it was panicked. no one heard anything for 10, 15 minutes when they announced it on the speakers. >> i was falling asleep and i saw the jerk and i freak

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i'm carolyn johnson. dan has the night off. >> there are still some showers tonight with much more to come for the bay area and even snow the sierra sandy is here live now with doppler 7 hd. >> the showers are tapering in the north but we still have them in the south. let me she you live doppler 7 hd where it's still raining right now. i take you around the bay area here and we first stop down to the east bay between fremont, milpitas heading down 2 37 to san jose. the parkway here. we are getting light rainfall now as we pan around here. santa cruz mountains getting clobbered. watsonville reporting some moderate rain at this hour and as you take a look at my rainfall totals here you will see what i'm talking about. santa cruz mountains. close to an inch here and 16 hundredths in san francisco and third in kent field, santa ros rosa, 2 tenth in oakland and livermore and rain shadow of the mountain only 9 hundredths. san jose 14 hundredths inch of rain. system that has just come through right now and bring

good morning. >> good morning to you, carolyn.n less than 24 hours amanda knox could learn her fate. it's a verdict that is sure to resonate across three country: will she be sent free from the prison or will she be sentenced to life for the murder of her british roommate. and traveling back and forth from the plus to italy fight fourth his daughter's freedom. we have coverage this morning from italy. and president obama comes out swinging with some. his toughest words yet, calling out his republican rivals for not standing up for gay troops when one was booed at a recent debate. we are live this morning at the white house. and what's the catch iest song ever, the one you just can't get out of your head? scientists say they have cracked the science of the sing along. yes, carolyn, there's a science to it. we will tell you all about it. it does not require long spikey 80s hair but i keep telling dan, there's a song i always sing before the show every morning, the final countdown by the band europe. i wouldn't say i like the song bu

carolyn tyler has the story. >>reporter: 40,000 salmon used to swim in these pens. 17-year-old greg says they were his babies. he and his classmates at this high school in petaluma were responsible for every stage of their lives. >> yes. we took care of them. we spawned them from mother and father fish and raised them from before they were even fis fish. >>reporter: it was collaborative effort with the foundation and tiburon salmon institute. whose motto is em powering today's youth to save tomorrow's salmon. the students raise the fish for several month ins a hatchery at school. and then transferred them to prepare for a release into the bay. some time between yesterday morning feeding and today someone deliberately cut the ties that held the fish in the net. >> sad state where you can't raise fish to give back to the wild and without somebody vandalizing the project. >>reporter: fish were going to be released this month. but not this way. every year the students have a ceremony to say goodbye to their babies. n

. >> thanks nor joining us, i'm carolyn tyler. tyler. >> san francisco protest hers are preparing to march on the federal reserve this week as the occupy wall street gross in numbers and intensity worldwide. >> in italy chaos erupted in the streets of rome when demonstrations for yesterday's international day of action turned violent. nothing like that in the bay area where thousands hit the streets oakland and san francisco call for economic change. here is sergio. >> a national day of action, thousands around the bay area took to the streets. >> i want to see less bailouts for banks and wall streets and more bailout for people. >> this boy marched with his mother, katheryn. >> it reminds me of the early days of the civil rights movement. people are really, really angry. >> they were among the droves of people who flooded through san francisco's streets. in oakland hundreds more marched downtown and paused for a rally. >> we are here because we are talking about taking back our humanity. >> in berkeley a smaller group added their

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i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. we start in oakland where hundreds of pro -- protestors are on the move again. >> they are blocking all lanes of traffic on city streets, but are you looking at video half an hour ago when police shut down the 12th street station in oakland and they scuffled with a protestor who tried to push his way through. bart trains are no longer stopping at the embarcadero station in san francisco either. >> and they are not stoping and not letting people off. they are letting people off and not on in oakland city. after that the protesters started marching. you are looking live from sky 7hd. they have been milling around a number of streets and moving in large numbers, several hundred moving through oakland right now. >> you can see they are blocking all lanes of traffic. they were heading back toward the city hall area. that's where alan wang is. this evening had been peaceful up until half an hour ago. alan? >> carolyn, earlier tonight the crowd here at the plaza was about a thousand strong.

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. >> it happened at the amtrak station at jack london square. more than a dozen people were hurt. alan wang is live at the station for us with the latest. alan? >> carolyn, we are a few blocks away from the oakland amtrak station where a major emergency response is taking place. you can look down there. the olympic -- the oakland fire department says 18 people were injured. we are told one of the trains was boarding and de boarding when another amtrak train on the same track slammed into it. the impact derailed one of the trains and now railroad inspectors are trying to figure out how this all happened. we are told it was the pacific starlight from seattle to l.a. that struck the other amtrak train that we have not been able to identify yet. the rare road worker said the mechanism was not activated and it is still in the wrong position that lead these two trains to collide. again coming back, the oakland fire department says at least 18 passengers have been injured in this collision of two amtrak trains. the railroad inspectors have arrived and

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. there are injuries. dozens of passengers were hurt. 2* happened around 7:30. the amtrak train was heading from oakland to bakerses field when it slam need -- bakersfield when it slammed into a big rig. thomas roman has more. >> dan, we are in a very rural area, and they are taking passengers off the train. now look behind me. it looks like the set for a disaster movie, but for 200 passengers it was very real. fortunately no one was killed, but there were dozens of injuries. the amtrak train was on its way to bakersfield with 200 passengers when fire officials say it hit a semitruck carrying corn. it happened in this incorporated area of east contra costa county. passengers tell us they felt the train shudder. the impact scared passengers, some of whom panicked. this doctor helped the pregnant woman when the woman started screaming. >> i got so scared. >> it was panicked. no one heard anything for 10, 15 minutes when they announced it on the speakers. >> i was falling asleep and i saw the jerk and i freak

>> carolyn mckinstry remembers hearing the call to action in the sanctuary of the 16th street baptisthurch. >> injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. >> he touched our spirits, made us want to get involved. >> a major demonstration was planned for may 2nd. dr. dorothy cotton helped recruit teenagers. >> the aim was to really fill the jails if we could. you could see them getting on the paddy wagons. ♪ i go to jail if spirit says jail ♪ ♪ if the spirit says jail i'll go to jail oh lord ♪ ♪ i go to jail and you can actually see them singing the song. >> the next day, may 3rd. >> every high school closed down. and students from all around the city started marching toward downtown. >> we ended up with thousands of children. the jails were full and so they ended up being in the fairgrounds. >> we walked out of my local high school, and we were confronted with those water hoses and those dogs and the tanks. >> carolyn mckinstry was just 14 years old. a fire hose hammered her up against a front store window. >> that hose hurt. we were pinned against the building. we couldn't m

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. friend who saw the gun thought he was kidding. >> tonight we learn more about the man who gunned down 3 co-workers. almond shot and killed by police early this morning. lillian is live in sunnyvale where the man hunt for almond ended. lillian? >>reporter: dan and carolyn, there were a lot of shots fired this morning as you can see from this car which now has several bullet holes. it was parked in the driveway of this house which is where almond was spotted. santa clara county sheriff's department says this is almond walking around with the rifle shortly after shooting rampage at the cupertino squarey where he worked. video taken from security camera at business not too far from the sunnyvale neighborhood where 3 deputies out on patrol shot almond dead this morning. the sheriff says deputy spotted him crouched down behind a car at this home on lauren way. >> deputy attempted to make contact with the suspect. and the suspect was armed with a handgun. all 3 of our deputies present at the

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. friend who saw the gun thought he was kidding. >> tonight we learn more about the man who gunned down 3 co-workers. almond shot and killed by police early this morning. lillian is live in sunnyvale where the man hunt for almond ended. lillian? >>reporter: dan and carolyn, there were a lot of shots fired this morning as you can see from this car which now has several bullet holes. it was parked in the driveway of this house which is where almond was spotted. santa clara county sheriff's department says this is almond walking around with the rifle shortly after shooting rampage at the cupertino squarey where he worked. video taken from security camera at business not too far from the sunnyvale neighborhood where 3 deputies out on patrol shot almond dead this morning. the sheriff says deputy spotted him crouched down behind a car at this home on lauren way. >> deputy attempted to make contact with the suspect. and the suspect was armed with a handgun. all 3 of our deputies present at the

i'm carolyn johnson. dan has the night off. >> there are still some showers tonight with much more to come for the bay area and even snow the sierra sandy is here live now with doppler 7 hd. >> the showers are tapering in the north but we still have them in the south. let me she you live doppler 7 hd where it's still raining right now. i take you around the bay area here and we first stop down to the east bay between fremont, milpitas heading down 2 37 to san jose. the parkway here. we are getting light rainfall now as we pan around here. santa cruz mountains getting clobbered. watsonville reporting some moderate rain at this hour and as you take a look at my rainfall totals here you will see what i'm talking about. santa cruz mountains. close to an inch here and 16 hundredths in san francisco and third in kent field, santa ros rosa, 2 tenth in oakland and livermore and rain shadow of the mountain only 9 hundredths. san jose 14 hundredths inch of rain. system that has just come through right now and bring

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. we start in oakland where hundreds of pro -- protestors are on the move again. >> they are blocking all lanes of traffic on city streets, but are you looking at video half an hour ago when police shut down the 12th street station in oakland and they scuffled with a protestor who tried to push his way through. bart trains are no longer stopping at the embarcadero station in san francisco either. >> and they are not stoping and not letting people off. they are letting people off and not on in oakland city. after that the protesters started marching. you are looking live from sky 7hd. they have been milling around a number of streets and moving in large numbers, several hundred moving through oakland right now. >> you can see they are blocking all lanes of traffic. they were heading back toward the city hall area. that's where alan wang is. this evening had been peaceful up until half an hour ago. alan? >> carolyn, earlier tonight the crowd here at the plaza was about a thousand strong.

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>> carolyn, we are a few blocks away from the oakland amtrak station where a major emergency response is taking place. you can look down there. the olympic -- the oakland fire department says 18 people were injured. we are told one of the trains was boarding and de boarding when another amtrak train on the same track slammed into it. the impact derailed one of the trains and now railroad inspectors are trying to figure out how this all happened. we are told it was the pacific starlight from seattle to l.a. that struck the other amtrak train that we have not been able to identify yet. the rare road worker said the mechanism was not activated and it is still in the wrong position that lead these two trains to collide. again coming back, the oakland fire department says at least 18 passengers have been injured in this collision of two am trains. trains. the railroad inspectors have arrived and they are trying to figure out how exactly this happened. for now alan wang reporting live at jack london square in oakland, abc news. >> thanks, alan. >>> the memorial day drowning of an alameda ma

. >> reporter: carolyn colter is an apprentice chef at chicago's atwood cafe.ncy. very fancy. >> fingers back. knife down. >> reporter: executive chef derek teaches carolyn how to work magic in the kitchen. >> there you go. >> reporter: today's lesson? tomato soup. >> yeah, that's good? >> yep. >> reporter: she also learns how to run a restaurant and device a marketing strategy. carolyn says she was surprised to learn one of her favorite subjects plays a role. tell me how you use path here in the workplace. >> marketing and estimating the amount of ingredients you put in the food. so, yeah, it was a lot, actually. >> reporter: and the mentors say it's a chance for them to give back. why do you think this is so important? >> people like us need to step in and give back and be there for them to show them, like, stick through it, the outcome will be there. >> reporter: and spark's strategy works. 98% of their apprentices have gone on to college. including 20-year-old shown sonia, who was inspired by social work years ago and is studying that very thing at stanford

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i'm carolyn tyler. today the nation formally recognizes the contribution martin luther king with the dedication of a long-awaited memorial bearing his likeness and name. just moments ago president obama gave the keynote address, part of a three hour celebration, this is live look. let's listen what the president is saying. >> for those that are willing to work. in other words, when met with hardship, when confronting disappointment, dr. king refused to accept what he called the isness of today. he pushed for the oughtness of tomorrow. so as we think about all the work we must do, rebuilding an economy that can compete on a global stage and fixing our schools, so that every child gets a world class education. >> we are hearing the first black president honoring the legacy of a trailblazer, dr. martin luther king. 15 years after congress passed a resolution to build this $120 million tribute, five years after the groundbreaking and seven weeks after hurricane irene forced cancellation of the first planned

elis and carolyn. i wish the president would do, let people know their taxes and businesses are not going up and they are not going to face expensive regulation . tell the banks to loan out the mon yestop sitting on it. >> not too long ago herman cain was trailing behind the front runners and now he's had the at the top. but does he have all it may 21st businessman herman cain throws his hat in the political ring. >> i came here to declare my candacy for the republican nomination for the president of the united states of america. herman cain spent much of the time on the bottom of the polls. most of all we have a severe deficiency of a leadership crisis. the tea party took notice and his star continued to rise after the debate many analyst said he won. >> unlike mitt romney's plan mine throse out the old one and he still holds to the tax code. that dog won't cut. >> cain scored a victory in the florida straw poll. >> tonight's winner with 986 votes and thren.len percent. herman cain. >> and according t

>>> good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm carolyn tyler. oakland raiders play in houston this morning. first game without their maverick leader al davis died yesterday at his home he was 82. the raiders released a statement on his website he was an innovator a pioneer with a deep love and passion for the game of football. his contributions to the game are i am numerable, his legacy will endure forever. that legacy has drawn fans to alameda to pay tribute to al davis. abc7's century yeo cantana has more. >> balloons and raiders' jersey. this is what raider nation continue to build. >> i feel like an orphan. i feel like a father of my football team just passed away. >> reporter: the death of al davis has made a rowdy group silent. fans bring flowers and add their signatures to a poster in honor of a man who turned the rough and tumble raiders into more than just a football team. to those devoted fans it's a way of life. >> how long have you been a raider fan, maybe 33 years. >> it's a 50 mile drive from fairfield they made, some decisions by

i'm carolyn tyler. occupy oakland demonstrators are calling for a strike on wednesday city teachers say they will take part. that is the latest developments that included a march last night. during the march they squared off police to protest police use of force by officers. however, a group broke away and begin spray painting anti-slogans on buildings, breaking some parking meters and shattering the front window of a police recruiting station. tomas ramon begins. >>> a crowd that numbered close to one thousand people gathered at the plaza. before the march, they helped an open mic what was called a speak out on bay area police brutality. >> tonight there are all kinds of people talking about, for years in this city and dealing with the brutality that comes from the police. >> a couple dozen people shared their experiences and spoke out against tuesday's police action that left protestor scott olson and seven police officers injured. shawn is a local plum they're listened to tonight's speeches diploma t

carolyn? dan? >> thank you very much. >> just ahead, researchers find new evidence that an ancient remedy can help chronic back pain. >> net flix announces a loss of customers over controversial changes to the service z company takes another big hit on wall street. >> and 7 on your side's michael fin gee taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages. we have links on abc 7 news.com. >> and outside we go on this monday. i 80 approaching lower deck of the bay bridge. not too >>> checking healthy living news we've heard about the benefits of yoga. and now, we can add chronic back pain to the list it might help. in a study, paish yernts who performed weekly yoga or stretching fared better than another group who simply read a book on self care. the results suggest that the physical components can help relieve chronic pain. >> and today, the biotech company announced an experimental drug more than doubled the amount of survival time for a type of thyroid cancer. it shows promise but acting

. >> carolyn long is the last person who has expressed interest in addressing the board on items raised by mr. murphy. >> a presentation? >> good afternoon, mr. wong. >> thank you for the opportunity to let me speak. i would like to talk about the john f. kennedy proposed the bike path. thank you for the update, as far as including the people with disabilities and the mayor's disability office and paratransit coordinating council, which i am members of. it seems to me when they proposed this pathway, the bike path is going to be against the proposed this pathway, the bike path is going to be against the

. >> carolyn long is the last person who has expressed interest in addressing the board on items raised by mr. murphy. >> a presentation? >> good afternoon, mr. wong. >> thank you for the opportunity to let me speak. i would like to talk about the john f. kennedy proposed the bike path. thank you for the update, as far as including the people with disabilities and the mayor's disability office and paratransit coordinating council, which i am members of. it seems to me when they proposed this pathway, the bike path is going to be against the curb. so everybody will have to be going across the pathway in order to get to the curb, the sidewalk. i am kind of concerned about people with disabilities, and families with strollers, having to make their way onto the curbs safely. also, even when people are paratransit users, the lift is so large -- by the time they deploy the left, it is going to be on a buffer. when the wheelchair user gets off the lift, i do not know how far into the buffer zone would be safe in order to pass to get to the sidewalk. it is one of those concerns we had talked ab

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i'm carolyn tyler. occupy oakland demonstrators are calling for a general strike on wednesday and the city's teachers say they will take part. that's the latest development in the protests that included a march last night. during the march they squared off with police to protest last tuesday's use of force by police. this time the confrontation did not escalate into violence. a splinter group broke away from the main march and began spraypainting anti-police slogans on building walls. they also broke parking meters and shattered a front window of a police recruiting station. >> reporter: the crowd that numbered close to 1,000 people gathering at the plaza. before a march, they held an open mic that they called a speak-out on police brutality. this woman she has been from occupy oakland from the start. >> people are talking about the experiences they have had for years living in this city and dealing with the brutality that comes from the police. >> a couple dozen people shared their experiences and spok

. >> reporter: carolyn never thought as a middle-aged woman, she would be infected with hiv. she has been living with it now for 18 years. >> and i got sick. the doctors said let's do this other test. >> reporter: with help from her church and other organizations, carolyn spends much of her time speaking to middle-aged and older folks warning them that hiv does not discriminate when it comes to age and getting an hiv test is nothing to be ashamed of. >> people need to know and need to understand that this is not something we can side step or wish away or that we're, nookulated against somehow. >> reporter: the d.c. council member would like to so many others like caroline. as chair of the committee on health, catanya proposed legislation that would direct the health department to hire and train senior citizens to be pier educators -- peer educators on hiv/aid. >> and taking this out of the book of something we learned. the young people prefer to get information and learn about the particular illness from other young people. >> reporter: under the proposal, senior peer advisor

the painstakingly walked through the woods of both hanover and carolyn counties. the local sheriff's department the virginia state police are all assisting in the search. the woods that are looking in is extremely dense with deep ravines and the river runs right through the park. robbie was last seen 100 yards from the river. authorities say they are fairly confident he is still in the park because search dogs have hit on his sense. what is making the search very challenging is the fact he is autistic and yelling to him is not a good idea. he in all likelihood would not respond. yelling his name may actually scare him a way. what they have done is they have given the searchers food such as candy bars so if they do see the young boy they will have something to lure him in. reporting live tonight, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >>> more problems for the metro system specifically with escalators. the escalators went out again this morning at the bethesda station. this is metro's second-largest escalator. writers are getting their chance to speak out tonight about frust

the map shifted a lot of property from carolyn to montgomery county. gorele filed the lawsuit in greenville earlier today. >>> he said it again today. tom sanchez calling for a two year freeze on our taxes and fees. this includes the increase in gas tax. franceio says it's time to give businesses and consumers time to catch their breath. they want to hold off on increasing the flush tax. he said the problem, we have no fiscal discipline. and please idea, looking to raise the gas tax and other transportation fees while lawmakers get ready to move again in january. >> developing story, where a jury told the prosecution, it could try and argue for the death penalty and the walla bish ol murder trial. bishop was found guilty of murder, resulting in the death of william porter last year. porter was the fan cole who hired him to kill porter. and he conspired. and carla porter is set for next spring. bishop's sentencing phase will begin tomorrow. >>> they are not sure who may be behind multiple shootings that seemed rather random. >> two crimes just about two

carolyn tyler has more. >> it's summertime and rvs are lined up along the street rite by ocean beach. they are people like this man. >> i have been living in this city all my life and how i live is none of your business. >> his group has had enough of this encampment. sometimes as many as 20 rvs park on a two block stretch. >> but we have a fair number that do have issues and we have a lot of public drinking, intoxication, drug use and sales and used needles outside. >> this is where our children walk and they dump our sewage into our sewage system and some urinate in the park and defecate, as well. >> police say the situation has existed for years. >> why has it been allowed to go on for decades? >> i think the limitations that we have on our enforcement. >> there is a city law against sleeping in vehicles but officers have to see a violater to cite him. >> they indicate it's illegal to park in one spot longer than 72 hours but those that are savvy can figure it out. >> to comply they can move a block away and wait until they receive another notice. they say it's a game of cat and mo

carolyn johnson has more. >> i'll ask you to close your eyes. peaceful quality.ravel to all parts of you. >> army veteran is learning to manage emotions. diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder the adjustment back to normal life l has been slow. >> sometimes i'll be say for instance in a mall and then i'll see myself back in iraq. >> imagine wrapping all that experience like a bubble or balloon. >> the session isn't taking place at v.a., it's part of a program being ordered by the health and healing at pacific medical center in san francisco. they say the institute integrates a variety of alternative therapies, this session to massage and acupuncture treatments. >> then we have classes, including yoga, ta-e chi and. >> helps me learn to pay attention to my breathing and pay attention to what is going on when things do arise, my heart starts pumping. >> they are going with other groups to extend the service for more returning female services. >> back to some of the things that we left just all the options to find what is best for us. >> the institute has sta