closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc . >>> talks have collapsed. >> san bruno is blaming pg&e claiming the utility walk add a from the negotiating table last week. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. terry mcsweeney joins us from san bruno. >> reporter: a news conference is getting underway inside that room. san bruno city officials say they are beginning a campaign to get pg&e to come back to the negotiating tables and to resume negotiating in good faith. something that pg&e, the city says has not been doing. take a look at what we are talking about going back to september of 2010, the explosion in san bruno, a devastating impact on the city. eight people were killed, 38 homes destroyed, 70 homes damaged. the negotiations between pg&e and the city were not moving forward, according to the city. take a look at what san bruno says is happening this is what they are announcing right now. they say pg&e walked out on negotiations and they did that last week. the city says, it will join formal negotiati

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> firefighters are still trying to contain a 200 acre fire in napa that started yesterday afternoon. soda canyon road north of napa. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco will have more on how the weather could affect the fire. let's begin with amy hollyfield on soda canyon road. >> reporter: we just spoke with the vineyard owner which started the fire which ignited this massive one. he says his vineyard is so new it doesn't have a name yet. he and his employs are stunned and upset this happened -- his employees are stunned and upset this happened. they tried to grab a hose hose but in got out of control in a hurry. firefighters reeled it was bigger than they they thought it -- realized it was bigger than they thought. it burned 200 acres they thought it was 60. i was tough for these men to what -- it was tough for these men to watch. their employee was burning brush embers from that fire sparked in massive one. >> it wasq=%sw a night an

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. officials are investigating a mystery illness and st. ignatius prep. it is closed as they try to find out what made students sick. >> reporter: base on symptom and suddenness public health feels it is certain it is gastroenteritis, what we call stomach flu impacting the students. officials are saying the number is well over 200 and six teachers are laid you. still they plan to reopen tomorrow. karen is the principal's secretary at st. ignatius college prep. she didn't get word the campus is closed today. >> i thought i was going to work. i'm not sick. >> reporter: that puts her in the shrinking number of students and staff not streufrpb with gastroenteritis -- racing from one student to another on campus yesterday. >> it was intense kids were fainting. they were getting sick immediately it was like no warning. the dean's office was going crazy with phone calls and kids lined up waiting to be picked up by their parents. >> i came out of class there were 20 students in fron

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc . is blaming pg&eollapsed. claiming the utility walk add a from the negotiating table last week. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. terry mcsweeney joins us from san bruno. >> reporter: a news conference is getting underway inside that room. san bruno city officials say they are beginning a campaign to get pg&e to come back to the negotiating tables and to resume negotiating in good faith. something that pg&e, the city says has not been doing. take a look at what we are talking about going back to september of 2010, the explosion in san bruno, a devastating impact on the city. eight people were killed, 38 homes destroyed, 70 homes damaged. the negotiations between pg&e and the city were not moving forward, according to the city. take a look at what san bruno says is happening this is what they are announcing right now. they say pg&e walked out on negotiations and they did that last week. the city says, it will join formal negotiations with the puc and teague to make sure that the city --

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police have roped off a sidewalk to protect people from falling bricks after a building started to lapse. the brick facade came crashing down at the express liquor store on international boulevard. cause cause joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: a two-man crew has been the scene for a while picking up brick by brick looks like they are wrapping up those efforts. inspectors are on scene and they've red-tagged the market not the entire building but the market that means it is unsafe to occupy. around 6:15 this morning firefighters got a call there had been an explosion. it was not an explosion, but you can see why someone might have thought that. even the owner with was confused by what he saw when he showed up. luckily the fire department is across the street. >> we assessed the building, there's no evidence of explosion. it appears the facade has fell off. >> reporter: that's somewhat good news residents didn't have to be evacuated. it was still a dangerous situati

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. officials are investigating a mystery illness and st. ignatius prep. it is closed as they try to find out what made students sick. >> reporter: base on symptom and suddenness public health feels it is certain it is gastroenteritis, what we call stomach flu impacting the students. officials are saying the number is well over 200 and six teachers are laid you. still they plan to reopen tomorrow. karen is the principal's secretary at st. ignatius college prep. she didn't get word the campus is closed today. >> i thought i was going to work. i'm not sick. >> reporter: that puts her in the shrinking number of students and staff not streufrpb with gastroenteritis -- racing from one student to another on campus yesterday. >> it was intense kids were fainting. they were getting sick immediately it was like no warning. the dean's office was going crazy with phone calls and kids lined up waiting to be picked up by their parents. >> i came out of class there were 20 students in fron

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> a search is underway for a gunman who shot a federal agent. >> but first the proposition 8 ruling. >> happy valentine's day! >>> excitement outside of san francisco's federal courthouse an hour ago after a u.s. appeals court struck down california's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have team coverage on the ruling and reaction. let's begin with carolyn tyler at san francisco's city hall. >> reporter: it began here at san francisco city hall eight years ago this month when then mayor gavin knew some ordered the city clerk to -- begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on valentine's day that lead to years of legal wrangling. then the passage of prop 8 in november 2008, to ban such marriages. two couples from berkeley and two men from southern california sued. as i said there have opinion years of legal back and forth. today's decision by a three-judge pal nell ruling 2-1 that proposition 8 is un-- unconstitutional. here's judge reinhardt

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> a search is underway for a gunman who shot a federal agent. >> but first the proposition 8 ruling. >> happy valentine's day! >>> excitement outside of san francisco's federal courthouse an hour ago after a u.s. appeals court struck down california's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have team coverage on the ruling and reaction. let's begin with carolyn tyler at san francisco's city hall. >> reporter: it began here at san francisco city hall eight years ago this month when then mayor gavin knew some ordered the city clerk to -- begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on valentine's day that lead to years of legal wrangling. then the passage of prop 8 in november 2008, to ban such marriages. two couples from berkeley and two men from southern california sued. as i said there have opinion years of legal back and forth. today's decision by a three-judge pal nell ruling 2-1 that proposition 8 is un-- unconstitutional. here's judge reinhardt writing fo

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police have roped off a sidewalk to protect people from falling bricks after a building started to lapse. the brick facade came crashing down at the express liquor store on international boulevard. cause cause joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: a two-man crew has been the scene for a while picking up brick by brick looks like they are wrapping up those efforts. inspectors are on scene and they've red-tagged the market not the entire building but the market that means it is unsafe to occupy. around 6:15 this morning firefighters got a call there had been an explosion. it was not an explosion but you can see why someone might have thought that. even the owner with was confused by what he saw when he showed up. luckily the fire department is across the street. >> we assessed the building there's no evidence of explosion. it appears the facade has fell off. >> reporter: that's somewhat good news residents didn't have to be evacuated. it was still a dangerous situation

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> the investigation is expanding in a red wide city school district following -- allegation of abuse. >> eight more employees are now being investigated. i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. with >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> reporter: sources are telling -- abc7 the employees are teachers and teacher aides they are being investigated for what they did not tell or what they should have known about. >> everybody is worried. we done feel like 100% safe. but we have -- with we don't feel like one you >> reporter: that worry began with alexis bog about bog who allegedly -- a source tells abc7 teachers and teacher aides are under investigation. >> our district didn't properly screen and placed somebody in their program that should not had been around children. but it doesn't affect our school. >> safety is always our top priority that's why we've taken this action and want to get to the bottom of it. we are going to find out what happened. >> reporter: an attorney for one of the alleged victims says some of the children are acting out

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> have you seen this man? hayward police are warning jose hernandez is dangerous, mentally unstable and on the loose. i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. officers say the suspect should be in custody except for a stunning hospital mistake. >> amy hollyfield is live in san leandro. >> reporter: this is the hospital that just let him go. we asked the spokeswoman about why that happened? she said because privacy laws she can't comment on this mistake that has now put the public at risk. residents know something is going on. they've seen a police car parked here since yesterday and saw police and an ambulance saturday night. but they don't know what is going on is >> it has just been sitting there. other than that no one has came door-to-door, asked questioned -- questions. >> reporter: first, there was no need to it was a personal matter. a man broke the window of his ex-girlfriend's home. when police arrived they say 32-year-old jose hernandez slashed his throat and chest. they apprehended him and took

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. investigators trying to figure out what to do with a workplace accident. rescue teams worked for hours to free a 50-year-old man last night. amy hollyfield joins us with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. look over here a cal osha investigator is here on the scene. he do here an hour ago. whether he should be here is not as obvious as you might think. a lot depends on the relationship between the man in the ditch and the homeowner. neighbors say the man who was pulled from a trench in the frontyard of a brentwood home is more than just a contractor to the homeowner. >> contractor they highered is a family friend. he considers him an uncle known him for a couple decades. when they needed the work done he was a contractor, called him up and brought him out. >> reporter: the dirt collapsed in on the 50-year-old man 5:30 last night, trapping him for three to his chest, leaving his head free. neighbors say he was calm throughout the ordeal. >> i knelt into the

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm k ask. an earthquake hit solano county. >> 3.5 quake hit this morning at 9:13 two miles south of vallejo. >> here's what it looked like on our seismograph. magnitude 3.5 quake hit the same area after 6:00 yesterday evening. you can see where any quake that hits our area is centered by following it on our special quake tracker site on abc7 news/quake tracker. >>> firefighters raced to save one of san jose's oldest existing hopes in kelly park but the fire moved too fast. the sad ending to a piece of san jose history. >> reporter: this quickly became a two alarm fire which meant there were 50 firefighters here battling this blaze. is essentially all but smoldering now. crews rushed to kelly park this morning to find a 1912 home engulfed in flames. since it was boarded up, not in use, firefighters didn't risk going into the burning building to fight the blaze. >> we had fire in the front out sight and active fire in the attic on the top part with an abandoned building there's no reason t

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> wicked, blustery conditions drove the flames that destroyed a plex overnight and threatened four lives. >> that storm brought plenty of rain this was 280 near the 92 split no crash dozens ofs delayed drivers. >> let it snow. the winter storm is dumping much needed snow in the sierra drivers need chains on parts of 80 and highway 50. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have live team coverage. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the storm. >> let's begin with amy hollyfield near highway 101. >> reporter: we've been tracking all kinds of problems, including a tragedy this morning in the rain, a 48-year-old man died. police believe he lost control of his vehicle because of the wet roads. there were so many calls for service during the storm that chp officers who are assigned to territories had to leave their area to go and help each other respond to everyone who called in needing help. drivers had a tough time dealing with the wet roads this morning. from rollovers to fender benders and to a fatal acciden

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. victims of the apartment complex fire in mountain view are getting the first opportunity return and see what they can salvage. investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of the blaze. >> reporter: we have seen a lot of emotion this morning. we've seen people crying. we've seen people hugging. others taking it stoically coming back did their apartment that was fine 24 hours ago now for some it no longer exists. you get to go in and come out with some essentials. in this case on top what a lot of us would grab if we could go back in a photo album. take a look at some pictures of the scene out here in morning. here's the way it worked the fire department is allowing residents to go in with a milk carton, maybe grab a few boxes they are escorted in they get 15 to 20 minutes and what is most important to them, papers, photos, whatever nothing too big. firefighters keeping an eye out for hot spots and they found#ñtlw 145 minutes ago smoke coming out -- they found one 40 fif

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> president obama has just landed in seattle to wrap up a three day west coast tour. his motorcade just left the airport. >> president obama's motorcade rolled out of san francisco this morning after a lucrative one-day visit that raised significant funds and big issues. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at sfo. >> reporter: he is out of here it was a very quick trip but a successful one for his reelection campaign. the president made a quick exit out of sfo this morning. he didn't have a crowd like he sometimes does he gave a quick wave before heading to washington state where he will wrap up a fundraising west coast trip that is pecked to bring in eight million dollars. obama gave -- gave a speech last night before a crowd of 2500 in san francisco tickets started at $100. $7500 got you a picture with the president. he explained why he thinks he should get a second term. >> the president: the last thing we can afford to do is go back to the same policies that got us into this mess in

n closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> the u.s. coast guard is showing off its new 700 million dollar cutters in alameda today as the commandant says the condition of his fleet is nearing a critical point. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. the admiral wants new ships, as soon as possible. >> reporter: the coast guard commandant shows alameda county for a specific reason for this address you can see it behind us it looms big as day one of three new coast guard cutters docked here at alameda county this morning. the commandant has 40 ships in his command. he says most were built during the vietnam war and are falling apart. he said this morning it is critical to have modern and capable equipment. >> directly behind me you can see the future. the national security cutter, the first of our new major cutters. she has shown us what the future holds. her speed endurance, and state-of-the-art detection capabilities stops drug smugglers in the eastern pacific. >> reporter: this amid defense spending cuts. that does

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> the investigation is expanding in a red wide city school district following -- allegation of abuse. >> eight more employees are now being investigated. i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. with >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> reporter: sources are telling -- abc7 the employees are teachers and teacher aides they are being investigated for what they did not tell or what they should have known about. >> everybody is worried. we done feel like 100% safe. but we have -- with we don't feel like one you >> reporter: that worry began with alexis bog about bog who allegedly -- a source tells abc7 teachers and teacher aides are under investigation. >> our district didn't properly screen and placed somebody in their program that should not had been around children. but it doesn't affect our school. >> safety is always our top priority that's why we've taken this action and want to get to the bottom of it. we are going to find out what happened. >> reporter: an attorney for one of the alleged victims says some of the children are acting out

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. investigators trying to figure out what to do with a workplace accident. rescue teams worked for hours to free a 50-year-old man last night. amy hollyfield joins us with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. look over here a cal osha investigator is here on the scene. he do here an hour ago. whether he should be here is not as obvious as you might think. a lot depends on the relationship between the man in the ditch and the homeowner. neighbors say the man who was pulled from a trench in the frontyard of a brentwood home is more than just a contractor to the homeowner. >> contractor they highered is a family friend. he considers him an uncle known him for a couple decades. when they needed the work done he was a contractor, called him up and brought him out. >> reporter: the dirt collapsed in on the 50-year-old man 5:30 last night, trapping him for three to his chest, leaving his head free. neighbors say he was calm throughout the ordeal. >> i knelt into the

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> president obama has just landed in seattle to wrap up a three day west coast tour. his motorcade just left the airport. >> president obama's motorcade rolled out of san francisco this morning after a lucrative one-day visit that raised significant funds and big issues. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at sfo. >> reporter: he is out of here it was a very quick trip but a successful one for his reelection campaign. the president made a quick exit out of sfo this morning. he didn't have a crowd like he sometimes does he gave a quick wave before heading to washington state where he will wrap up a fundraising west coast trip that is pecked to bring in eight million dollars. obama gave -- gave a speech last night before a crowd of 2500 in san francisco tickets started at $100. $7500 got you a picture with the president. he explained why he thinks he should get a second term. >> the president: the last thing we can afford to do is go back to the same policies that got us into this mess in

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. key decisions expected today on the san francisco sheriff's domestic violence trial. >> defense is demanding the entire case be thrown out because of a specific picture. amy hollyfield is live at the hall of justice. >> reporter: the defense doesn't think that ross mirkarimi can get a fair trial because of pictures that were released friday. as you said the defense wants the entire case thrown out. here are the pictures in question. it is a still picture taken from a video. i shows a bruise on mirkarimi's rife's arm. prosecutors say mirkarimi caused that bruise. today's hearing was going to focus on whether the picture should be admitted into evidence. that's what both sides are arguing now in court. now there will be a discussion about whether the whole case should be dismissed. >> we did file a motion to dismiss on that basis. i think it is outrageous days before we select a jury they would append nine stills. any child can flip them and tie to make a video we all did that

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now a huge crowd of angry nursing home employees and families of low income patients are challenging the board of have advisers. the board may vote to close a long term care center for budget and safety reasons. >> reporter: this is indeed a very emotional hearing. there's an overflow crowd of about 150 here in the ballroom of the westin hotel in millbrae almost all pleading with county supervisors not to shutdown the burlingame long term care center which has 230 residents. the county took over the center nine years ago when the state placed the previous owner under receivership because of the poor quality of care. this lease expires in june of next year and the health department which runs it has recommended that the supervisors not renew the lease. they say it is too costly. they are running it at an operating deficit of about nine million dollars a year. and the health department says the center is old and unsafe for the residents and staff. the residents who testi

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. westbound upper deck reopened more than 24 hours ahead of schedule following work related to the new eastern span. >> reporter: it has been smooth sailing all morning on the top deck you can see now there's not that many vehicles passing over that top deck on this president's day. this reopening is something some motorists are yet to hear about with signs broadcast the early reopening of the bay bridge to drivers heading into san francisco from oakland. a completed construction one day ahead of schedule is still news to drivers. have you heard it has been reopened? >> no. >> reporter: they did finish ahead of schedule. >> great for the people. cut down on traffic and make it easier to get over there >> reporter: friday night crews began squeezing traffic with the last car passing over-the-top deck at 8 p.m. in what was scheduled to be a three day partial closure. caltrans repeated repaving and demolition work. the partial closure created a crush of traffi

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> the u.s. coast guard is showing off its new 700 million dollar cutters in alameda today as the commandant says the condition of his fleet is nearing a critical point. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. the admiral wants new ships, as soon as possible. >> reporter: the coast guard commandant shows alameda county for a specific reason for this address you can see it behind us it looms big as day one of three new coast guard cutters docked here at alameda county this morning. the commandant has 40 ships in his command. he says most were built during the vietnam war and are falling apart. he said this morning it is critical to have modern and capable equipment. >> directly behind me you can see the future. the national security cutter, the first of our new major cutters. she has shown us what the future holds. her speed endurance, and state-of-the-art detection capabilities stops drug smugglers in the eastern pacific. >> reporter: this amid defense spending cuts. that does

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm k ask. an earthquake hit solano county. >> 3.5 quake hit this morning at 9:13 two miles south of vallejo. >> here's what it looked like on our seismograph. magnitude 3.5 quake hit the same area after 6:00 yesterday evening. you can see where any quake that hits our area is centered by following it on our special quake tracker site on abc7 news/quake tracker. >>> firefighters raced to save one of san jose's oldest existing hopes in kelly park but the fire moved too fast. the sad ending to a piece of san jose history. >> reporter: this quickly became a two alarm fire which meant there were 50 firefighters here battling this blaze. is essentially all but smoldering now. crews rushed to kelly park this morning to find a 1912 home engulfed in flames. since it was boarded up, not in use, firefighters didn't risk going into the burning building to fight the blaze. >> we had fire in the front out sight and active fire in the attic on the top part with an abandoned building there's no reason t

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us on this wet president's day. >>> good morning. let's take a look at live doppler. heaviest radar returns are around hollister, salinas towards soledad this is going to continue moving from us. let's move in on with what is happening. just scattered light rain across 280 from castro valley towards hayward even dublin seeing a little. just to the south los altos possibly near atherton. the bay looks quiet until you get to san ramon, alamo. north bay quiet also. we have an area of low pressure spinning northeast another batch of showers could develop for the morning. we'll keep an eye on that after that 70s. here's katie with more news and eric. >>> 4:31. right now in the news, oakland police have cordoned off the area around the 2100 block of 62nd after an officer shot and wounded a suspect. amy hollyfield is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: police are trying to sort through why this happened. they haven't said why th

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> the president: we have reached a landmark settlement with the nation's banks that will speed relief to the hardest hit. >> president obama declares end of an he era of wreckless lending that contributed to america's foreclosure crisis. >> five banks will pay 26 billions, california will get the lion's share, 18 billion dollars. i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. katie marzullo is live with the impact on us. >> reporter: the numbers are big almost unbelievable with when it comes to our state. california gets nearly 2/3 of the entire settlement. >> it is the largest joint federal/state civil settlement in the history of this nation. >> reporter: attorney general holder made it official this morning after years of foreclosure abuse claims, five banks, bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, citibank and ally financial will settle with 49 states to the tune of 26 billion dollars. the deal means nearly one million households with will reduce their loans and 750,000 people whose homes were foreclosed on wil

we'll see you next "fox news captioned by closed captioning services, inc. starts right now. ♪ >> tonight on huckabee. >> she's won two academy awards and nominated for a record 17. >> oh! >>. >> one of the most versatile actresses of our time talked about taking on the role of one of the the most iconic political figures of the 20th century, meryl streep joins the governor tonight. the and an inside look at president obama's reelection headquarters reveals a well oiled machine. are republicans ready to fight this battle. plus-- >> you're broke, always borrowing money. >> and i'll fit right in, won't i. >> and hair i and his friend walter with a special announcement. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. wow, what a great audience we have here. and they have reason to be excited. welcome to huckabee, from the fox news studios in new york city, where we are celebrating ten years of being number one in cable news. and even joe biden would say that it's a pretty good big-- pretty big deal. and th

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now a huge crowd of angry nursing home employees and families of low income patients are challenging the board of have advisers. the board may vote to close a long term care center for budget and safety reasons. >> reporter: this is indeed a very emotional hearing. there's an overflow crowd of about 150 here in the ballroom of the westin hoteln millbrae almost all pleading with county supervisors not to shutdown the burlingame long term care center which has 230 residents. the county took over the center nine years ago when the state placed the previous owner under receivership because of the poor quality of care. this lease expires in june of next year and the health department which runs it has recommended that the supervisors not renew the lease. they say it is too costly. they are running it at an operating deficit of about nine million dollars a year. and the health department says the center is old and unsafe for the residents and staff. the residts who testified

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> a massive pile-up in heavy fog. dozens of vehicles play bumper cars shutting down traffic for three hours. >> this is where it happened eastbound highway 37 at skaggs island road near the sonoma solano county border. i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. chp has been at the scene since 8:00 this morning. that's where we find terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: three minutes ago they reopened eastbound 37 this is the eastbound lanes coming towards us from sonoma county from 101 in marin county. it had been closes more than three hours. terrible day for drivers unless you happened to be a tow truck driver. it was one vehicle after another. all smashed all lining highway 37. was chain reaction of approximately 10 different vehicle collisions from a motorcyclist to several cars. >> reporter: drivers tell me it was the fog that led to the pile-ups. >> i was able to stop six feet from the guy in front of me. the woman in front of me, behind me was able to stop, the woman behind her she came smashing in

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> have you seen this man? hayward police are warning jose hernandez is dangerous, mentally unstable and on the loose. i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. officers say the suspect should be in custody except for a stunning hospital mistake. >> amy hollyfield is live in san leandro. >> reporter: this is the hospital that just let him go. we asked the spokeswoman about why that happened? she said because privacy laws she can't comment on this mistake that has now put the public at risk. residents know something is going on. they've seen a police car parked here since yesterday and saw police and an ambulance saturday night. but they don't know what is going on is >> it has just been sitting there. other than that no one has came door-to-door, asked questioned -- questions. >> reporter: first, there was no need to it was a personal matter. a man broke the window of his ex-girlfriend's home. when police arrived they say 32-year-old jose hernandez slashed his throat and chest. they apprehended him and took

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. key decisions expected today on the san francisco sheriff's domestic violence trial. >> defense is demanding the entire case be thrown out because of a specific picture. amy hollyfield is live at the hall of justice. >> reporter: the defense doesn't think that ross mirkarimi can get a fair trial because of pictures that were released friday. as you said the defense wants the entire case thrown out. here are the pictures in question. it is a still picture taken from a video. i shows a bruise on mirkarimi's rife's arm. prosecutors say mirkarimi caused that bruise. today's hearing was going to focus on whether the picture should be admitted into evidence. that's what both sides are arguing now in court. now there will be a discussion about whether the whole case should be dismissed. >> we did file a motion to dismiss on that basis. i think it is outrageous days before we select a jury they would append nine stills. any child can flip them and tie to make a video we all did that

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. victims of the apartment complex fire in mountain view are getting the first opportunity return and see what they can salvage. investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of the blaze. >> reporter: we have seen a lot of emotion this morning. we've seen people crying. we've seen people hugging. others taking it stoically coming back did their apartment that was fine 24 hours ago now for some it no longer exists. you get to go in and come out with some essentials. in this case on top what a lot of us would grab if we could go back in a photo album. take a look at some pictures of the scene out here in morning. here's the way it worked the fire department is allowing residents to go in with a milk carton, maybe grab a few boxes they are escorted in they get 15 to 20 minutes and what is most important to them, papers, photos, whatever nothing too big. firefighters keeping an eye out for hot spots and they found#ñtlw 145 minutes ago smoke coming out -- they found one 40

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> firefighters are still trying to contain a 200 acre fire in napa that started yesterday afternoon. soda canyon road north of napa. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco will have more on how the weather could affect the fire. let's begin with amy hollyfield on soda canyon road. >> reporter: we just spoke with the vineyard owner which started the fire which ignited this massive one. he says his vineyard is so new it doesn't have a name yet. he and his employs are stunned and upset this happened -- his employees are stunned and upset this happened. they tried to grab a hose hose but in got out of control in a hurry. firefighters reeled it was bigger than they they thought it -- realized it was bigger than they thought. it burned 200 acres they thought it was 60. i was tough for these men to what -- it was tough for these men to watch. their employee was burning brush embers from that fire sparked in massive one. >> it wasq=%sw a night and you worry about the impact that it has on such a