>>> welcome to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. do you get road rage or try to race for the yellow light? some of us do, but we have to remember the imporaring a r sharing a road and doing it safely. today we're learning how some local residents are helping to keep us safe on bay area roads. a 2010 statistic show more than 600 pedestrians, this is a sad number, were killed in california that year with more than 12,000 injured. more than 300 motorcyclists were killed, and nearly 10,000 injured, and that same year, 111 cyclists were killed. those numbers are frightening. here with us to help us, from the california highway patrol, officer dan ruiz. i want to start with the most common violations you see. >> i work out of marine county. most common violations we see, obviously, speed. some violations people don't think of, is following too close. >> what's your measure of following too close? >> well, we've all been taught the three-second rule, you should be three seconds behind the car that's ahead of you for whatever speed you're g

our moderator is cheryl jennings, award-winning journalist and a pioneer in children's issues and women's rights. cheryl has won emmy awards on her work for caring on aging parents and a program aimed at teenager called straight talking teens. cheryl received an emmy nomination for her 6-part series on the children of kosovo, she was selected by the league of women voters as one of the six women who could be president. ladies and gentlemen, cheryl jennings. >> i wanted to let you know that i got to see the bully movie yesterday with mr. caranza and 800 kids and melinda who was wearing her stop bullying tee shirt, so cute. it was an amazing experience and that video is in my head and the tears are in my heart for everybody that's lost a child. we're going to see a video right now that will set the tone of this panel. it will affect you. i saw it this morning so it would be appreciate in my head. you are going to meet the father who is featured in this video so i ask you to put down your electronic devices, your i pads and c phones please and pay attention to this and just be in the moment.

our very own cheryl jennings is there and that is why she is not here, moderating the morning key note session with a congresswoman and this afternoon, actress rita morena, looking to achieve gender equality in the workplace and inspiring woman. >> target is on bodying dress bandwagon with unveiling four new wedding gown designs by a designer. the price? from $99.99 to only $129! you can dress the entire wedding party for as little as $70 each. that is mind blowing out. i watch a lot wedding dress reality shows...and they expensive. >> it looks good from here. it depends on the cut. >> worth find out who save thousands. >> a stomach turner. >> cat had to go to the vet for help with a big problem. >> memorial day is a time to remember fallen heroes and a reminder of the dangerous work our men and women of the military do every single day so today we are saluting them, an important hour. i help you will >> at 3:00 on "katie" a salute to the troops. at 4:00, brad pitt meet as lot people, and it is tough to remember everyone but now the actor says it could be a medical problem. >> on abc7

♪ ♪ ♪ >> cheryl: welcome to "beyond the headlines", i'm cheryl jennings. we have a special roundtable discussion in celebration of asian-american and pacific islander heritage month. kristen seading a conversation with local leaders about current issues that face our bay area community. >> eric: we do have a. >> kristen: each worked hard for a variety of causes and there is a real commitment to improving our communities in the bay area. we have billy wong, president and ceo bay tag a nonprofit media producer. welcome. and welcome as well is festival director for asian and american media that funds and distributes films and digital media. and also the director first of kind citywide campaign to fight chronic hepatitis, a disease that affects so many asian-americans. thank you all for coming. look forward to a fantastic conversation. let's start with you. a very successful festival, tell us about that. i know thousands of people attended. >> absolutely. thank you. it starts in march and 11 day festival here in san francisco, oakland and berkeley. we had abou

good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> other breaking news fires in the east bay and north bay. >> crews are busy fighting fire autos where flames score burn aid group of vehicles and one structure burned to the ground coming within feet of several homes. >> wem, dozens of firefighters moved in quickly to stop a grass fire in orinda that raced through 10 acres near ivy drive. nick? >> good afternoon. if you take a look you can see this brush behind me. this is the kind of fuel firefighters fear. they say today, weather was in their favor. if you look, you can see thin traces of faint white smoke, firefighters checking for hot spots. this is a orinda fire district. this is what we know. about 40 homes were threatened by the nir next to the park. at the peak there were 90 firefighters this, is the view from sky 7. it started just before 1:30 and the fire was quickly upgraded from two alarms today three alarms. orinda oaks park. crews assisted the fire department using air tankers, fire engines and bull dozens. -- bulldozers and the fire captain says a strong attack quickly had the fire con

. >> world news is coming up next i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching.we appreciate your time. see you again at 6:00. >>> this is "world news." tonight, irs under fire. did the tax man target people because of their politics? we track down the facts and people who say they were singled out, as the president weighs in. >> i've got no patience with it. i will not tolerate it. >>> ice invasion. crawling up the walls of a house, breaking through the garage. what is going on? >>> "real money." we help one family save thousands of dollars on medical bills. how you can too. >> that's almost half the price. >> yeah. >>> and the view ahead, our barbara walters with a big announcement. and she takes us into her private office to show us why she made that decision.

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm kristen sze. one home has been destroyed. the fires have been sending thick smoke from napa and sonoma counties all the way down to san francisco all morning. >>> four fires are burns up to yountville. amy hollyfield joins us live from calistoga and you just talked to one devastated homeowner. >> very sad. he and his wife heard the winds. many of them heard them overnight. it woke them up. you can see behind me crews are dealing with all the damage left behind. everyone is hoping that the worst is over. >> they have called this house home for 19 years got out okay but then had to stand by and watch helplessly as fire aggressively traveled up the hills toward the home. >> it was sad. nobody was here. we're just, winds were blowing so hard. it's an experience no one should have to go through. >> the fire that burned their house is called the highway fire because of the proximity to 128. just down the road, fire crews battled the yellow fire, located just off yellow jacket ranch road. this one started because the winds knocked a

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. the port of oakland going to be shut down for the investigation. abc 7 news joins us live with more. thomas? >> police and a long storeman are calling this an unfortunate accident. now, what we've learned is that the victim is an 80-year-old individual who has been a long shoreman here for 50 years. scene from sky 7 hd, divers went into the water to try to recover the body of a man that dove into 50 fweet of water, crews from oakland police and fire, crews and the coast guard responded to try to rescue the 80-year-old long shoreman, a man identified only as manuel. officer watson explained the difficulty. the man his co-workers say was loved and respected. >> a crane was brought into place. the diver as tached some cable lines. >> one of the first people i met in the water front and no one treated anybody else better. no one knew what it meant to be a brother to someone else like manuel did. fantastic man and will be very, very miss bid everyone. >> from sky 7 we can see the body recovered at about 2:30 pm. long shoreman say the man was working as

. >> thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we >>> this is "world news." tonight, wind and fury, from the deadliest tornado swarm this year. colossal twisters, flipping cars, destroying homes. >> oh, my god! >> tornadoes five times larger than usual and hail the size of softballs. >>> pushing back. the president tackling a host of scandals, as even the rain comes to wash out his week. >>> watch out. this woman gets a $600,000 phone bill, and she wants to warn you about a new scam that could hit you next. >>> and talk about a lucky day. with all the lottery fever around, meet a family that saved their home from foreclosure by finding a $4.8 million lottery ticket in their cookie jar.

. >> abc 7 news anchor cheryl jenning asks carolyn johnson were two presenters. women came here to get advice on how to unlock their full potential in the work place. this woman listened to a seminar on time man oomt my boss is here and she and i were discussing ways to implement this right away. >> this year, sandberg drew attention to the lack of support mothers get in the work place. >> this is about the conversation every manager should be having with every employee. where we stop being afraid to talk about pregnancy and start helping women. >> one of the few men attending was from chevron corporation agreeing with sandberg. >> having these types of flexible job programs and being very, very open to the needs of women and being acutely aware of how productive they can be when they return is something that is very, very important for companies to realize. >> 4,000 women took these messages home today. hoping to apply them in the work place tomorrow. >> fabulous experience. >> great energy there too,. >> let's move on to consumer news. bay area housing recovery

i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. our next newscast is coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >>> this is "world news." tonight, terror in broad daylight. a deadly attack in the streets of london. the bizarre, on-camera confession. >> you people will never be safe. >> and concern tonight about a new tactic on the terror front. >>> an abc news exclusive from oklahoma. cellphone video from inside an elementary school in the fury of the monster tornado. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> a brave hero teacher. she tells david muir how they all made it out. >>> spring spike. gas prices soaring just in time for memorial day weekend, and how where you park could save you money. >>> and race to the top of mount everest. two men in their 80s, in a cut-throat rivalry.

from the san francisco police department from greg sir to denise flair erty and cheryl jennings and the girl friday and kept us moving all day and to the communications that we got the word out through the media and laura who kept us moving today and financial support. if you read about the justice department in the paper you know we can't pay for anything. when people come to my office quite literally i can't give them coffee. people think the government is high flying and i am here to tell you it's not true. there was support for this event and we couldn't be more grateful to the people that made this possible and the rosenberg foundation and they are here, the san francisco foundation and dr. sander herself and a round of applause, the california endowment and others provided tremendous financial support so thank you very much for that. [applause] . we really do appreciate it and the cohost and mary lee and tom torque son and who you met this morning and our next panel is planning for student safety opportunity and success and planning for action around the bay. our moderator is jill

. >> and again, congress, i'll be moderating the afternoon session and cheryl jennings will moderate the morning session. >> that is fascinating. >> terrific event. >> yes. >> great gruch women. >> yes. >> let's update the forecast. >> looking at live doppler 7 hd. clear skies, breezy cool conditions and beautiful outside. tomorrow, more of the same. we'll have windy conditions at the coast and around the bay. snidz, high temperatures into low 70s inland locations. 50s on the coast. 60s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. pattern with us into the weekend. cooler and pleasant. warming up a few degrees over the weekend but will be further warming on monday, memorial day getting temperatures back up to low 80s. >> thank you very much. >>> good evening, it's about intensity and urgency. abc 7 mike shumann joins us live at the tank. sharks hoping to even the series up tonight. >> it's a must win at game four f they play like they did, they can pull this off. the key tonight of course getting the puck passed. kings goalie is jonathan quinn. side lined foremost of the period.

cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we >>> this is "world news." tonight, wind and fury, from the deadliest tornado swarm this year. colossal twisters, flipping cars, destroying homes. >> oh, my god! >> tornadoes five times larger than usual and hail the size of softballs. >>> pushing back. the president tackling a host of scandals, as even the rain comes to wash out his week. >>> watch out. this woman gets a $600,000 phone bill, and she wants to warn you about a new scam that could hit you next. >>> and talk about a lucky day. with all the lottery fever around, meet a family that saved their home from foreclosure by finding a $4.8 million lottery ticket in their cookie jar. >>> good evening. we begin with that pounding assault of tornadoes in the heartland tonight. in north texas, families looked out the window and saw this. by one count, at least 12 twisters. and tonight, the aftermath, a kind of moon scape, where their homes once stood. the center of some homes simply vanished. six people killed, a community in shock. and abc's steve osunsami is

. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> a few answers tonight, but more questions into the america's cup sailing tragedy on the bay. >> 36-year-old olympic sailor andrew simpson caught underneath a mill mult yi million dollar artemis are 72. let's start with mark matthews. mark? >> yesterday's crash of the artemis 72 has competitors in full protect mode trying to protect the team from questions about what happened yesterday. so today the director and ceo did meet with reporters but had very few answers. we know it was the final day of trials for the first 72 footer. the teams -- 's second boat is due the first part of next month. >> et it appears bart was trapped under some of the solid sections of the yacht, out of view, out of sight to people on board trying to locate him including proper divers. >> andrew bart simpson carrying an oxygen bottle but when divers found him he was unconscious and could not be revived what. caused the accident? we know the boat was turning down wind in which it is forsd down. >> they go down when they bear away. the boat ended up cap sized. the hull ups

. >> and again, congress, i'll be moderating the afternoon session and cheryl jennings will moderateng session. >> that is fascinating. >> terrific event. >> yes. >> great gruch women. >> yes. >> let's update the forecast. >> looking at live doppler 7 hd. clear skies, breezy cool conditions and beautiful outside. tomorrow, more of the same. we'll have windy conditions at the coast and around the bay. snidz, high temperatures into low 70s inland locations. 50s on the coast. 60s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. pattern with us into the weekend. cooler and pleasant. warming up a few degrees over the weekend but will be further warming on monday, memorial day getting temperatures back up to low 80s. >> thank you very [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start. t-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... ignition. [ male announcer ] launch your internet experience on at&t's newly expanded advanced digital network and connect more wi-fi-enabled devices at home. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month -- a guaranteed price for 12 months. or a

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. coming up at 5:00 a construction problem on the bay bridge. >> sir richard >>> on abc 7 at 8:00 it's the middle, modern family at 9:00 followed by how to live with your parents for the rest of your live. and then 10:00, it's "nashville". >> and reporting on bone marrow drives. >> we wanted to bring you a rare meeting between a leukemia survivor and a donor. >> 13-year-old vicky tran is celebrating a first birthday she. received a bone marrow transplant. on this anniversary she is meeting and thanking her donors. >> she saved my life. it's -- if he hadn't boy have to keep -- still northbound the hospital its rare to find a donor for asian americans. each ethnicity has their own dna markers. it's rarer still through a search the perfect match was right he in san strangers lot. >> vincent says the procedure was easey and he sees it as an extension as the work of the executive director of chinese for a per looking for a match we told you his sto week renewed their vows and held a donor dr

as did cheryl jennings. 4,000 attendies received valuable advice. >> and you came back inspired. >> there are wonderful things exchanged. >> let's talk about the weather. >> spencer christian is back with that. >> we have sunny skies right now clear and breezy. tomorrow, it will be sunny and milder in spots. 85 in fresno. 73 in los angeles. here in the bay area, mainly sunny skies, cooler than average. high temperatures in our inland lomts in the mid-70s tomorrow. 75 in napa. now, speaking of cool tomorrow night, at at and t park, giants taking on rockies game time, 7:15. this cool pattern gets cooler skpund monday. high temperatures monday into mid-60s inland there is a slight chance of showers. you can get information by following us on twitter. >> 66? >> with clouds, maybe showers. >> kill joy. >> yes. i know. >> sharks big game tonight. >> huge game. getting ready for game five with los angeles calling out ki >>> good evening, you can argue sharks outplayed kings in this series game five coming up in los angeles. sharks took game three and four in the tank. tjguyard ai. kusing kings g

good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> other breaking news fires in the east bay and north bay. >> crews are busy fighting fire autos where flames score burn aid group of vehicles and one structure burned to the ground coming within feet of several homes. >> wem, dozens of firefighters moved in quickly to stop a grass fire in orinda that raced through 10 acres near ivy drive. nick? >> good afternoon. if you take a look you can see this brush behind me. this is the kind of fuel firefighters fear. they say today, weather was in

abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings reports on how it's changing young lives every day. >> this center is in the heart of a rough neighborhood in san francisco. children and teens find a safe haven here, locked away from negative outside influences. the kids say that tender loin after school program can give them a chance to choose a bright future. >> when in middle school you get peer pressure from friends smoking cigarettes. you know? going out, shoplifting. >> you you would never know because she's one of the success stories from the center. she's one of the first faces you can see at the builder company in san francisco. but she remembers those days when her family emigrated to the tender loin. >> i had a choice. >> the young people in after school program not only have a safe place to do home work ask enjoy activities they're also encouraged to go to college and get a job, some get their first jobs right here. 23-year-old sander and her sister and brother came to the center at a young age. their parents worked all the time. 26-year-old ellen came here as a chichld now they work as

as did cheryl jennings. 4,000 attendies received valuable advice. >> and you came back inspired. >> thereings exchanged. >> let's talk about the weather. >> spencer christian is back with that. >> we have sunny skies right now clear and breezy. tomorrow, it will be sunny and milder in spots. 85 in fresno. 73 in los angeles. here in the bay area, mainly sunny skies, cooler than average. high temperatures in our inland lomts in the mid-70s tomorrow. 75 in napa. now, speaking of cool tomorrow night, at at and t park, giants taking on rockies game time, 7:15. this cool pattern gets cooler skpund monday. high temperatures monday into mid-60s inland there is a slight chance of showers. you can get information by following us on twitter. >> 66? >> with clouds, maybe showers. yesill joy. i know. >> sharks big game tonight. >> huge game. getting ready for game five with los angeles call >>> good evening, you can argue sharks outplayed kings in this series game five coming up in los angeles. sharks took game three and four in the tank. tjguyard ai. kusing kings goalie of trying to draw penalties pr

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. the port of oakland going to be shut down for the investigation. abc 7 news joins us live with more. thomas? >> police and a long storeman are calling this an unfortunate accident. now, what we've learned is that the victim is an 80-year-old individual who has been a long shoreman here for 50 years. scene from sky 7 hd, divers

abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings reports on how it's changing young lives every day. >> this centereart of a rough neighborhood in san francisco. children and teens find a safe haven here, locked away from negative outside influences. the kids say that loin after school program can give them a chance to choose a bright future. >> when in middle school you get peer pressure from friends smoking cigarettes. you know? going out, shoplifting. >> you you would never know because she's one of the success stories from the center. she's one of the first faces you can see at the builder company in san francisco. but she remembers those days when her family emigrated to the tender loin. >> i had a choice. >> the young people in after school program not only have a safe place to do home work ask enjoy activities they're also encouraged to go to college and get a job, some get their first jobs right here. 23-year-old sander and her sister and brother came to the center at a young age. their parents worked all the time. 26-year-old ellen came here as a chichld now they work as program assistants

followed by larry beil and mike shumann with "after the >>> welcome to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. do you get road rage or try to race for the yellow light? some of us do, but we have to remember the imporaring a r sharing a road and doing it safely. today we're learning how some

. >> my mom cheryl, my grandmother, the family feud. and then i have my cousin laura and jen and there's -- >> i mean, the list goes on. >> in the meantime, we're out of time. thanks for being here. >> enjoy your mother's day. >>> anyway, if you're a mother, happy mother's day to you. if you're flying today, on mother's day -- >> good luck. >> -- expect long lines if you're going through atlanta's jackson-hartfield. you went through there earlier? >> i did. no delays, but that won't be the case this week. >> world's busiest. long lines are becoming quite common. we'll tell you why officials are saying it's happening and why it could happen all around the country. >>> and we'll check in with prince harry, making a cross-country trip across the u.s., wowing the crowd, turning on the charm. it's another day in the life of a prince. >> good to be the prince. >> good to be the prince. he's showing his support today for wounded veterans at the warrior games. >> and we'll introduce to you a 20-year-old looking to set a record by flying around the world. and he couldn't do it without