coke. i drink coke all day long. i also have a glass or can of coke. always. i have now to try to find something to drink i will tolerate. it will not be new coke. never. [laughter] another changing comb is not -- millions of dollar worth of advertising cannot overcome years of conditions, or in my case generations. the old coke is in my blood. until you bring the old coke back i'm going drink rc. [laughter] i do not drink alcoholic beverages, i don't smoke, i don't chase over women. my only vice has been coke. now you have taken that pleasure from me. [laughter] my dearest coke, you have betrayed me. we went out just last week as so often. when we kiss i knew our love affair was over. it goes on and on. it's amazing. i wanted to start out with that introduction. how in the world did it happen? a drink 99 percent 50s gar water come to representative yek and have so much power in the world? including politics and the environment, and now they're being blamed for the obesity epidemic. how did

can you address why diet coke has more caffeine than coke zero? >> why it has more caffeine than coke zero? >> look at the can. >> i did not know that. >> diet coke has 46 milligrams per 12-ounce can, coke zero has 34 as does the drink you're drinking. >> uh-huh. i have no idea why. why do you think that would be in. >> i think it's to keep the skinny folks jittery. [laughter] >> that could well be the case. [laughter] see? i don't know everything about coca-cola. >> my question is, um, i just two weeks ago i toured the corporate headquarters of coca-cola, so it's weird seeing their version of what coca-cola is and more of an unbiased version. and i kind of had a couple comments, because they gave me some of the facts, and maybe you though or maybe you don't know is that on that "times" article when it had the world with coca-cola, they originally wanted robert woodruff to be on the cover, but he didn't want to be x that's why they didn't put the symbol. and the other one is for the freestyle machines and all of the modern machines, you can't actu

alana remember how coke would hide his criminal past. it bothered him coke was embarrassed by him.as the last person seen with coke on august 4th. when i asked if he hurt sandra coke his answer "absolutely not" no physically but sometimes love hurts. she hurt me and i hurt her. he would not elaborate. when i asked who do you think would want to harm her. his answer through tears that police need to stop looking at me. coke's family are grieving their loss and a spokesperson said "why would we or anyone else believe what he has to say." >>> walnut creek police believe that as many as half a dozen people may have been involved in the burglary at tiff annise a week and a half ago -- tiffany's a week 1/2 ago. you can see the stolen pickup truck truck used to break through the front door and two unknown vehicles and the blazer used as a getaway car. six suspects are seen in the video. it's possible this could have been part of a larger criminal operation. >>> we're tracking neighborhood crime. here's a crime tracker in the east bay. crooks are using a poisonous make scam to get in homes

but at this point he hasn't been charged in coke's death. alana reportedly dated coke 20 years ago and he was seen with her on the night she disappeared. >> what we will say at this time is that randy alana is still considered a person of interest. >> reporter: in a statement, the coke family says, "the coke family is devastated by the loss of our beloved sandra. she was a loving mother, daughter, sister and auntie, and a shining light in our family. her good cheer, easy laugh and generous hugs will be missed" > it's a sad thing. >> reporter: coke's neighbor ernestine pittman was sat to learn the news. >> she was a good person. and i just don't understand what's going on. >> reporter: and darrell cross has this wish for coke. >> all i can say is rest in peace. that's all i can say, rest in peace. >> reporter: sandra coke worked as an investigator with the federal defender's office in sacramento. this afternoon, that office released a statement calling her a loved and respected coworker. >> thank you, mark. >>> a gas leak sent shoppers and em

sin embargo, autoridades dijeron que la bsqueda de sandra coke est terminando.oke de 50 aÑos y residente de oakland, desapareci el domingo pasado despus de decirle a su hija que iba a la farmacia y regresaba en media hora. la polica dice que un ex- novio de coke de nombre randy alana, quien es un delincuente sexual convicto de rapto, y quien est vinculado a dos homicidios, es una persona de inters en el caso.. una fuente nos

he said me and sandra coke were in a loving relationship. her family says none of that is true. >> randy alana remains a suspect in the disappears of sandra coke. he is in jail or charges of not charging his gps, resisting arrest and having contact with coke. alana has a long and violent criminal history. he even had a stay-away order to keep him from seeing coke but he said the two were in a relationship and, quote, we recently talk about getting married. coke's family denies the two had any involvement since they dated more than 20 years ago. her sister, tanya, released a statement that reads in part: he was the last person seen with my sister, but claims he has nothing to do with her disappearance and killing. why would we or anyone else believe what he has to say? >>> but allan a na claims when we wasn't in jail over the course of the last year, he was living with coke, sharing her north oakland home. when i showed his photo to neighbors neighbors neighbors who didn't want to go on camera, other few said they had seen alana on their stre

sin embargo, autoridades dijeron que la bsqueda de sandra coke est terminando.e de 50 aÑos y residente de oakland, desapareci el domingo pasado despus de decirle a su hija que iba a la farmacia y regresaba en media hora. la polica dice que un ex- novio de coke de nombre randy alanaquien es un delincuente sexual convicto de rapto, y quien est vinculado a dos homicidios, es una persona de inters en el caso.. una fuente nos dijo que una cmara de seguridad capt el carro de coke cruzando el puente cartinez, otra cmara de seguridad capt a alana echndole gasolina con su tarjeta de dbito. s.o.t. johnna watson/portavoz, policía de san josé 1:25:00 at this time in the investigation he is only a person of interest because they were known to each other, we also have information that they were seen together sunday evening, la portavoz de la polica dijo en la maÑana que alana es una persona de inters porque fue visto con coke el da de su desaparicin. el se encuentra detenido por una violancin a su libertad condicional.. la bsqueda de sandra coke empez hoy en los terrenos de l

she is creative. >> reporter: coke is a licensed private investigator. she worked in the field for more than 20 years. in college, coke was her intern, now a pediatrician in oakland. >> she was a role model for me in how to work with clients, how to work with people. >> reporter: as for whether the nature of her work has anything to do with coke's disappearance, those in the field think not. >> in the 20 years i have been in the field i have never heard of anybody being targeted for the nature of the work we do. >> sandra coke was in the office for four years and before that ran a private investigation firm in san francisco. >> pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, like eight or nine nights. >> a 1-year-old boy and his father were killed. kpix 5 gets inside the bay area home and asks the mayor, what else can be done to protect our children? >> plus, where this shark was spotted swimming in the bay. >> the forecast recently hasn't been very golden. we have had more clouds than sunshine even away from the water. so when are we going to warm up? when are we going to get

the coroner's office has identified the woman as sandra coke. >> reporter: it's the news sandra coke's friends and family have dreaded getting. but police have now confirmed the body found last friday in salano county was indeed that of federal investigator sandra coke who disappeared more than a week ago. >> we're extremely limited regarding information that we can share with the media and the community at this particular investigation. >> reporter: police say coke's former boyfriend, parolee randy alana, remains a person of interest in the case. tonight we're learning more about alana's violent past. not only is he a high-risk sex offender convicted of kidnapping and rape, he was also charged with two murders in the 80s. according to court documents, one alleged victim was found with a claw hammer protruding from the back of her head. while the jury deadlocked on that case, he later pled guilty to manslaughter in the killing of a fellow jail inmate. >> what we will say at this time is that randy alana is still considering a person of interest. >> reporter: meanwhile, friends, family

the koch brother facility plan to move the pet coke piles to ohio.urging of local detroit residents and representatives, the coke piles that remain will be covered until they can be transported away. state representative rashida, said, quote, the mayor agreed with concern it needed to be covered immediately so it's not flying all over our neighborhood. age-old question in politics about the balance of power between the people and rich corporate interests, right? i mean, in our age, the richest corporate interests are energy companies. oil companies are the most profitable industry ever known in the history of keeping track of human profit. what is the balance of power in our country right now between us and them? between oil companies and us who live with what they do? in southern texas, and in west texas, it is local residents seeing their roads ground to dust. in detroit, the pet coke piles have to be moved by tuesday, but tonight in michigan also, two democratic state legislators are convening a town hall meeting to deal with the next one of these

sandra coke's family reported her missing august 4th. here's what the map authorities call a peon of interest has to say. >> from behind the lls of the jail, the man who remains a person of interest in the disappearanc and death of criminal defense investigator sandra coke, spoke exclusively with the bay yearews group. randy alana is in jail for parole violations, including not charging his gps, risting arrest and having contact with sandra coke. friday his parole was revoked. alan na has a long criminal past, stay-away order to keep him from seeing coke but heaid the two were in a loving relationship, and, quote, we won'tly talk aut getting married. coke's family denies the twodad any involvement since dating years ago. why would be or anyone else believe what he has to say? but alap na claims when he was not in jail, he was living with coke. sharing her north oakland home. when i showed his photo to neighborwho didn't want to go camera, few said thed seen alana on their street over the last few months. >> yeah, right ere. ain't to doub

breaking news tonight out of vallejo a massive search under way right now for a missing woman, sandra coke, investigators went missing on sunday night. family and friends and police have been searching fortunately since. tonight news of a new search area and a person of interest. kron 4 news is live in vallejo, and he has the latest details, jr. >> reporter: the last 2 minutes or so around 30 searchers just left this area. you can look o and you can see the police of oakland who are still on scene here. there are still a number of people search ng large areas. they're not just on ground out here, they're also on altering vehicles. it covers every park area, there is water in this area so they don't have boats out here at this point but they're on foot and they do plan to search through the night to try to find clues that might lead them to sandra coke. i asked them why not wait until the sun comes up in the morning, they said no, they have credible information that would lead them to believe that she could possibly be here. i talked to investigators about this case and this is what they ha

he was last seen with sandra coke the. we go to eric rasmussen. >> reporter: police tell us they will be searching by land and by water. this could go on all night long. we have detectives out here. search and rescue teams even members of the fbi. police confirmed a man sandra coke once dated is a person of interest. he is in custody but they have not said if he's the one that gave them the information that led them here tonight. even though it's after dark. police say they launched this search as soon as they learned this might be where they could find sandra coke. the 50-year-old woman from oakland as been missing since sunday evening. >> we're still treating this as a missing person we're also looking at this from an angle if there is foul play involved. >> reporter: police also confirmed they've identified 56- year-old randy alana as a person of interest. alana who has prior convictions of kidnap and rape was picked up a few days ago. he had recently contacted alana. tonight police revealed alana had been seen with cok

for contacting coke when he wasn't allowed to. of glass seperated us.and we spoke over thei could only take notes. no during the interview. he got angry, wept and constantly deined he did anything to harm. the woman he called his "gem" and "jewel." but coke's family tells me. randy alana.has a 30-year his one criminal history. his record includes rape, kidnapping and a manslaughter conviction for killing a fellow inmate in during our jailhouse interview. alana told me. >>"people change. i have changed. i am not who i was 35 years ago." alana would ramble about his his treatment behind bars. whenever we spoke about sandra coke. he would cry. telling me. "why would i love?" planned to marry. they meet 20 years ago. while she interviewed him on a case she worked on. alana remembered how coke would hide his criminal past from her family and friends. it bothered him he says. that coke was embarassed by him. alana was the last person 4th. a date he says. his lawyer will not let him talk about. coke. his answer. >>"absoloutley not. not p

he was last seen with sandra coke the. we go to eric rasmussen. >> reporter: police tell us they will be searching by land and by water. this could go on all night long. we have detectives out here. search and rescue teams even members of the fbi. police confirmed a man sandra coke once dated is a person of interest. he is in custody but they have not said if he's the one that gave them the information that led them here tonight. even though it's after dark. police say they launched this search as soon as they learned this might be where they could find sandra coke. the 50-year-old woman from oakland as been missing since sunday evening. >> we're still treating this as a missing person we're also looking at this from an angle if there is foul play involved. >> reporter: police also confirmed they've identified 56- year-old randy alana as a person of interest. alana who has prior convictions of kidnap and rape was picked up a few days ago. he had recently contacted alana. tonight police revealed alana had been seen with cok

search for a missing bay area >>> a break in the case of missing oakland woman sandra coke on who disappeared sunday night. the focus is where a late night search is under way. i'm carolyn johnson. >> the search is happening in vallejo near the fairgrounds. a person of interest is being questioned. abc 7's reporter alan wong is live where it began late this evening. why so late? >> reporter: they won't say exactly why, but there is definitely a sense of urgency. the command post we have seen at least 70 volunteers prepare and move out on foot and all te rape vehicles. a group just left here. the sense of urgency is so strong that they launched this search in the dark with just a few hours left in the day. around 8:30 the police department's investigative unit walked out and went straight to vallejo. search crews were combing the fairgrounds and dan foley park for clues leading to 50-year-old sandra coke who has been missing since sunday. >> not only land, but also the body of water that is adjacent to the fairgrounds. >> police will not say who provided the information that led them here, but

alana and coke dated about 20 years ago. alana is considered a high risk sex offender in and out of jail. he recently contacted coke for help and was the last person seen with her. seen with her before she >> we're talking about august 4 sometime after 8:30. they were seen together. >> reporter: the body was found near new life church. the lead pastor is shocked. >> very sad. it is easy exit, easy entrance to the freeway. >> reporter: crime scene investigators say they will remain here until dark. they have a large area to process. oakland police tell me they do not intend to release the identity of that body today or anytime -- or within the next couple of days. looks like they are going to take their time and be very careful with this investigation. allen, so, da, i take this the coroner's office has arrived. have they begun their work yet? >> reporter: no. the coroner's office has not even come out here yet. they're letting the investigators do their work first. they say they will be here for hours at least until dark. th

sandra coke worked as an investigator in sacramento.she worked on behalf of people who ha#j9v been convicted of crimes. in fact one old boyfriend who with a long criminal history is now being identified as a person of interest in the investigation. >> the coroner identified the woman as sandra coke and will not be releasing information other than identification. >> she told her 15-year-old daughter she was go together drug store, then to talk with someone calling about information on her missing fog. family and neighbors put up missing poster her daughter reportedly used my find my phone application to look for her mother's cell phone. signals led teams to this area near lagoon valley park. they found the body friday near an interstate 85 onramp. police are questioning the former are boyfriend who dated coke years ago. he has a long criminal history. police are being careful not to call him a suspect. >> randy is considered a person of interest, only. >> patricia williams carried flowers to coke's front door. >> just a wonderful neighbo

coke is a criminal defense investigator. oakland police and major crimes homicide unit went to the fairgrounds late last night. a sheriff's spokesperson says search teams include dogs trained to look for human remains. -- >> we have lost christie's audio. we'll check back with her as soon as possible. right now it's 6:02. new this morning, san francisco firefighters are looking into the cause of a fire at a dry cleaners and laundromat overnight. you can see firefighters on scene near the intersection of california street and 23rd avenue in the richmond district. firefighters san jose the business was heavily damaged and is likely a total loss along with all the clothes inside. there are apartments above the business. no word on any damage to those units. no injuries have been reported. >>> we can tell you b.a.r.t. and union negotiators meeting again today, still trying to hash out the new contract. the union says if considerable progress is not made today, it will be issuing a 48-hour strike notice meaning workers could walk

coke cola is not a big evil empire. and their stock price. so -- they don't particularly -- but if they think people want them to like -- but this was a real -- >> the coca-cola brand, though, as american as apple pie, but do you think that people feel any differently today than they did about it 40 or 50 years ago? >> i do. >> coca-cola has been very smart. they have made their portfolio huge. they have over 650 different brands and 180 of them are low or no calories, so they have certainly gone into the sports drinks, waters and the vitamin waters. they have all that, but they still have to keep this brand alive. >> barbara lipper, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> so profits took a dip and everybody started asking if apple's best days were behind it? maybe those questions were a touch hasty. shares rose above the $500 mark today, which apple hasn't hit since january. much of the credit is going to carl icahn. he shared this on twitter yesterday -- we currently have a large position on apple. spoke to tim cook toda

the zoo has installed web cams so that >>> a break in the case of missing oakland woman sandra coke on who disappeared sunday night. the focus is where a late night search is under way. i'm carolyn johnson. >> the search is happening in vallejo near the fairgrounds. a person of interest is being questioned. abc 7's reporter alan wong is live where it began late this evening. why so late? >> reporter: they won't say exactly why, but there is definitely a sense of urgency. the command post we have seen at least 70 volunteers prepare and move out on foot and all te rape vehicles. a group just left here. the sense of urgency is so strong that they launched this search in the dark with just a few hours left in the day. around 8:30 the police department's investigative unit walked out and we to vallejo. search crews were combing the fairgrounds and dan foley park for clues leading to 50-year-old sandra coke who has been missing since sunday. >> not only alsoland, but also body of water that is adjacent to the fairgrounds. >> police will not say who provided the information that led them here

the police confirm that sandra coke is no longer messing. >> god bless her family. >> reporter: coke's neighbors got the news this afternoon. search teams found who they were looking for when they discovered a woman's body near vacaville last week. >> the coroner's office identified the woman as sandra coke. >> reporter: opd spokesperson, watson, took no questions after that short announcement. her former boyfriend, still a person of interest, not a suspect. the police say he was seen with coke the night she disappeared. a convicted sex offender he was supposed to be wearing a monitor but he was arrested for violating parole two days after family members reported coke missing. the mess relied on information from alani's cell phone and not a gps signal when they decided to search for coke. family members say coke was trying to help alani get his life back together but the neighbors say they were concerned about him even before coke vanished. >> my brother he comes, i don't thank is good news. he looks like a bad guy, that is what my brother was saying. >> reporter: sandra coke's family

sandra coke. good morning, katie. >> reporter: good morning. alana was last seen where coke's car and credit card. more on him in a moment. police have not said if he's the one that pointed them here to the solano county fairgrounds but that is where their search kicked off around 8:00 last night. excuse me that was 6:00 last night that the search began. as darkness fell search and rescue teams combed the area. oakland police say they are still treating this as a missing person's case. oak a federal investigator was last seen sunday evening. coke's car, cell phone, and credit cards have been located but still no sign of the missing mother. investigators are not saying why they are searching the area that includes six flags and the fairgrounds. >> it's deemed we should start tonight to get it started. that decision was made with the oakland investigators as well as our search and rescue personnel. >> reporter: investigators called it a night in the early morning hours. they will pick that search ba

lollipops and moonbeams, horsies and baby dreams ♪ >>> a break in the case of missing oakland woman sandra cokeo disappeared sunday night. the focus is where a late night search is under way. i'm carolyn johnson. >> the search is happening in vallejo near the fairgrounds. a person of interest is being questioned. abc 7's reporter alan wong is live where it began late this evening. why so late? >> reporter: they won't say exactly why, but there is definitely a sense of urgency. the command post we have seen a move out on foot and all te rape vehicles. a group just left here. the sense of urgency is so strong that they launched this search in the dark with just a few hours left in the day. around 8:30 the police department's investigative unit walked out and went straight to vallejo. search crews were combing the fairgrounds and dan foley park for clues leading to 50-year-old sandra coke who has been missing since sunday. >> not only land, but also the body of water that is adjacent to the fairgrounds. >> police will not say who provided the information that led them here, but they are questionin

but alap na claims when he was not in jail, he was living with coke. sharing her north oakland home. when i showed his photo to neighbors who didn't want to go on camera, few said they'd seen alana on their street over the last few months. >> yeah, right there. ain't to doubt about it. that's him. and it's bad. real bad. >> did see him walking to the store and back, about he never looked in my direction. >> the manager of uptown market and liquor tells me both alana and coke were regular customers of his but he doesn't remember seeing them together. authorities say the two were together the night coke vanished but they're being careful not to call alana a suspect. he is being held for parole violation without bail. those are the only charges he faces right now. notify other charges are filed he'll be released in six months. >> carolyn: the weather could take a few twists and turns. our meteorologist leigh glaser is here. >> leigh: today we had temperatures near 100 degrees inland, and tonight and for at least the next two or three days we're talking ab

. >>> the search for sandra coke took a grim turn this afternoon. at this hour, the medical examiner is on the ground in vacaville in the ongoing search for the missing woman from oakland who has not been seen since last sunday. a woman's body was found at this site in vacaville this afternoon. shortly after search teams announced they were leaving vallejo and heading to the lagoon valley regional park. the body was found on the other side of interstate 80 by cherry glen road. we have live team coverage of the active investigation. paul chambers has spent the day learning more about the person of interest named in coke's disappearance. first, we go to ktvus mike mibach in vacaville where the area has been taped off to investigators. mike. >> reporter: i'm standing in the middle of cherry glen road and it's blocked off the last four hours. highway patrol is keeping us back a good 150 yards or so and it's down this road, right through the trees where the body of a woman was discovered this afternoon. from news chopper 2, a crime scene down below. toni

coke was last seen with randy alana the day she went missing. he is listed as a high risk sex offender. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is live in oakland with the details. >> reporter: new details keep unfolding about randy alana and his relationship with sandra coke. we were there when police brought him into the courtroom with shackles. he kept his back to the audience turned away from us most of the time. now, we were here -- we were here when he was bused in from the santa rita jail. this is the closest video we have of him. no cameras were allowed in the courtroom. randy alana appeared in court today on parole violations. this is the man who police have called a, quote, person of interest in coke's death. here's where it gets interesting. in court today, we learned part of alana's parole condition was he could not have contact with sandra coke. that was specific to her. now, the judge said according to the parole agent, alana violated a number of conditions including not charging his required gps device, resisting arrest, absconding -- and w

authorities say coke's latest case involved her missing dog. kpix 5's anne makovec details the unusual events leading up to her disappearance. >> we are very worried and, you know, we suspect that she has been abducted. >> reporter: it's another anxious day for friends and family of sandra coke, who hasn't been seen since leaving her home to run an errand sunday night. >> i just knew that sandra wouldn't go away and leave her doesn't there alone. >> reporter: coke is an investigator for the federal public defender's office in sacramento, specializing in death penalty cases. >> we don't know if this has anything to do with her job. but as far as we know she has no enemies. >> reporter: they are friends think her disappearance -- her friends think they are disappearance may have something to do with her dog stolen during a home burglary in may. at one point two men asked for $1,000 ransom for the dog. meanwhile, coke put up missing posters all around the east bay. >> all we can imagine is it that she -- is that she went to meet somebody about a t

and he dated 50-year-old sandra coke 20 years ago. he had recently contacted her and they were seen together the night she went missing last sunday. the search here originally began at around 8:00 last night. >> she left the house to go to the drugstore on her daughter's behalf and hours late when she didn't come back her daughter called me frightened and that is too unusual. >> information during this investigation was developed that randy alana and sandra coke were seen later that evening. >> reporter: now, alana has not been charged in this case. he is being held in jail on a parole violation as a registered sex offender. he has already done time for kidnapping and rape, murder charge for which he was acquitted as a no contest plea in a jailhouse stabbing. at this point police are not saying whether they think sandra coke is alive or dead. live in vallejo, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> this latest development comes as family and friends announce a $100,000 reward for information about coke's disappearance. family members cezanne dra is

she says she's trying not to think something bad happened to coke. and is assuming for now, that she's ok. a national manhunt is on for kidnapping and murder suspect james dimaggio. dimaggio is suspected of abducting as many as two children in california. after killing their mother in a fire. a police spokeswoman said investigators had uncovered new information that the situation may be even more dangerous. investigators are also cautioning the public to not approach the suspect's car if spotted -- because it too could be rigged with explosives. authorities are including parts of canada and mexico in the hunt for dimaggio. in addition to california, three more u-s states have issued amber alerts. we have new video in this morning out of concord. where the driver of what's believed to be a stolen pickup truck crashed into the back fence of a home. this happened just before 1 o clock on bailey road. the truck was reportedly stolen from downtown concord around todos santos park. police chased the driver off the freeway and onto bailey. the driver lost c

sandra coke. earlier today, nbc bay area obtained exclusive information that police have detained a person of interest in her disappearance. he is 56-year-old randy alana, a convicted sex offender, who has a personal history with coke. and tonight, police are taking their search into vallejo. that's where we find cheryl hurd. >> reporter: police agencies are looking for sandra coke. they will not tell us what led them there but they are pulling out all the stops to find her. members of the major crimes unit homicide left oakland police headquarters tonight, heading for the fairgrounds in vallejo, to search for a missing oakland woman, sandra coke. >> there's a person of interest. and that person has been arrested on a separate offense. we have not arrested this person in this case. but we are looking at this person as a person of interest. and that person is randy alana. >> reporter: nbc bay area has learned that alana is a sex offender, with a violent past. he's being held on a parole violation a

but coke never returned. coke's two cell phones have been recovered. >> she's a wonderful mother.new right away something was very, very wrong. >> reporter: dozens of coke's friends and relatives posted flyers with her picture, urging anyone who may have seen her to call police. among them were her coworkers from the public defenders office. they describe her as street savvy. >> if she's been kidnapped, i can't think of anybody better to talk her way out of a kidnapping than sandra. >> reporter: the weight of coke's disappearance and fears of an abduction are bearing down on the family. they say she would never just run off and leave her daughter. >> she is the most kind, sweet, tender-hearted person. >> reporter: relatives and friends say they're also using social media to publicize coke's disappearance and they hope spreading the word will help generate leads. reporting live from the newsroom, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> here's one more look at 50- year-old sandra coke. she has been missing now for three days. coke is an investigator with the federal defenders office in sa

the police confirm that sandra coke is no longer messing. >> god bless her family. >> reporter: coke'seighbors got the news this afternoon. search teams found who they were looking for when they discovered a woman's body near vacaville last week. >> the coroner's office identified the woman as sandra coke. >> reporter: opd spokesperson, watson, took no questions after that short announcement. her former boyfriend, still a person of interest, not a suspect. the police say he was seen with coke the night she disappeared. a convicted sex offender he was supposed to be wearing a monitor but he was arrested for violating parole two days after family members reported coke missing. the mess relied on information from alani's cell phone and not a gps signal when they decided to search for coke. family members say coke was trying to help alani get his life back together but the neighbors say they were concerned about him even before coke vanished. >> my brother he comes, i don't thank is good news. he looks like a bad guy, that is what my brother was saying. >> reporter: sandra coke's family ma

coke's sister, tanya coke, along with a childhood friend, announced a 100- thousand dollar reward for anyone who can provide information that will directly lead to finding coke. for bart and its unions to new contract. contracts expire at midnight a commuting mess come monday morning. kron four's mike pelton joins is live from the lafayette bart station with more on the negotiations.. commuters this morning one no part of a potential strike on monday. >> negotiations are set to resume today at 1030 this morning. >> the main points between the two sides are pay increases health-care costs and union safety concerns. >> governor brown will seek the cooling off period 60 days if no agreement is made today between the management of bart and you officials. >> both sides are hopeful that they could reach a deal today. >> we'll keep you updated as the story progresses. >>thanks mike. so, again, it is coming down to the wire for bart and its contract. just before 11 p-m last night. the sunday night deadline could be pushed back for a governor announced yesterday that he will go to court for a

coke's friends say she briefly dated alana more than 20 years ago. >> on the street where coke lives with her 15-year-old daughter, signs like these are posted along the road. jerry pitman lives next to coke and he has known her for 10 years and is still hoping for the best. >> i just was hoping that she would be okay. >> she lives a few houses down. >> she comes down and we work on our bikes say hi. >> their time together left a lasting impression. >> it is unfortunate. she is such a wonderful woman and so pleasant. she is a wonderful person to be around. >> even though the body found hasn't been identified, for now police tell us the search for sandra coke has wrapped up. abc7 news. >>> and breaking news out of san diego where authorities have now confirmed the body that was discovered in a burned out home is 8-year-old ethan anderson, brother of a missing teenager. tonight authorities are searching the idaho will wilderness for james dimaggio. he is the man accused of killing ethan and his mother and then abducting hannah anderson, ethan's sister. here is the latest. >> police hav

they spent the night trying to find any sign of coke. the search is focused on the solano county fairgrounds near interstate 80 and highway 37. the area includes a large lake there. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is there as well as the search for miss coke went on all night. >> reporter: there is a command post set up at the solano county fairgrounds. the search is going to ramp up later this morning. we don't know why investigators are focused on this area, but we do know that this man randy alana an ex-boyfriend of sandra coke is a person of interest in this case. he also goes by the name of anthony frigalana. we found an address for that name in vallejo. alana has a long criminal history as a sex offender and he dated 50-year-old sandra coke 20 years ago but it recently contacted her. they were seen together the night she went missing after leaving her oakland home last sunday. the search began around 8 p.m. >> every minute that goes by in a missing persons case makes it that much more challenging so we are going to take advantage of e

investigators say he was seen with coke of the night she appeared. the 52-year-old is now being held of parole violation. >> randy alana is still considered a person of interest. >> >> investigators are not revealing any details of the case including how coke died. >>> coke's family is devastated by the loss of the be loved sandra, the statement goes on saying all of us will miss the beautiful sandra coke and the family also asked for time to mourn the loss. >>> doctors will work to repair the injuries from sunday's attack. it is unclear of where the child will be treated. he was air lifted in sacramento following the attack, because of insurance concerns, the child maybe transfer to a computerized ser affiliated hospital. >>> 48-year-old richard was arrested last night in redwood city. while in jail he made statements that led investigators to the arpt of -- inside was a body of a 47-year-old woman. she worked as counsellor. >> she was a loving person. >> all she did was cared about everybody she came in encould wantered with. encounter with. >> >>>

coke's friends say she briefly dated alana more than 20 years ago. >> on the street where coke lives with her 15-year-old daughter, signs like these are posted along the road. jerry pitman lives next to coke and he has known her for 10 years and is still hoping for the best. >> i just was hoping that she would be okay. >> she lives a few houses down. >> she comes down and we work on our bikes say hi. >> their time together left a lasting impression. >> it is unfortunate. she is such a wonderful woman and so pleasant. she is a wonderful person to be around. >> even though the body found hasn't been identified, for now police tell us the search for sandra coke has wrapped up. abc7 news. >>> and breaking news out of san diego where authorities have now confirmed the body that was discovered in a burned out home is 8-year-old ethan anderson, brother of a missing teenager. tonight authorities are searching the idaho will wilderness for james dimaggio. he is the man accused of killing ethan and his mother and then abducting hannah anderson, ethan's sister. here is the latest. >> police hav

north bay comes as a new "person of interest" is brought to light in the disabotherrance of sandra coke. and now kira, what do you have? >> the search resumed at 8:00 this morning and we are three hours in. authorities searched if five hours. they are not saying what brought them here but they are saying that a registered sex offender who used to date sandra coke is now a "person of interest" in the disappearance. >> the her is take the search to the water scowing for any evidence of missing oakland woman sandra coke. they said the dense vegetation could make this search difficult. >> any clothing she may have been wearing, we have a clothing description, and shoes, clothing, anything that looks like it could be a crime seen. author using dogs, and ground searchers and all terrain vehicles to fine the criminal defense investigator who vanished. her car was found in a park lot in north oakland with two cell phones found one in emeryville and one in richmond. authorities are type limited -- tightlipped about the shift in search locations. >> we have other steps and areas do look into but

coke's friends say she briefly dated alana more than 20 years ago. >> on the street where coke lives with her 15-year-old daughter, signs like these arep. jerry pitman lives next to coke and he has known her for 10 years aoping still hoping for the best. >> i just was hoping that she would be okay. >> she lives a few houses down. >> she comes down and we work on our bikes say say hi. >> their time together left a lasting impression. >> it is unfortunate. she is such a wonderful woman and so pleasant. she is a wonderful person to be around. >> even though the body found hasn't been identified, for now police tell us the search for sandra coke has wrapped up. abc7 news. >>> and breaking news out of san diego where authorities have now confirmed the body that was discovered in a burned out home is 8-year-old ethan anderson, brother of a missing teenager. tonight authorities are searching the idaho will wilderness for james dimaggio. he is the man accused of killing ethan and his mother and then abducting hannah anderson, ethan's sister. here is the latest. >> police have cast their drag

meantime coke's coworkers issued a statement as well saying they are heartbroken. it reads in part she was a compassionate and thorough investigator. >>> yes happening today the family of daphne web is planning a walk to show their commitment to finding the little girl. daphne's father reported her missing on july 10th. he told police that the 21- month-old girl was taken from a car outside a store. >>> the reward in the unsolved case of a baby and his father shot and killed in an oakland home is up to $30,000. a sidewalk memorial was held yesterday for one-year-old drew jackson and 20-year-old andrew thomas. family members pleaded for police. they say the code of no snitching has to stop. >>> hundreds of city workers are in the second day of a three-day strike. they say they have been working without a contract since april. they are reportedly asking for a 5% pay hike but says the city wants them to give up 5% of what they earn and pay more into their pensions. >> i just bought my little house in hayward. i just want my job. i just want you to stop taking away fro

they confirm the body they found was sandra cokes'.she is remembered as a loving mother and daughter. >> reporter: sandra cokes' family is remembering her tonight as kind, generous and big hearted, a person who devoted her life to helping others. they are focusing on that giving spirit as they try to come to terms with her unthinkable death. >> the coroner's office has identified the woman as sandra coke. >> reporter: it's the news sandra coke's friends and family have dreaded getting. but they confirmed that the body found was indeed sandra coke who disappeared more than a week ago. >> we're extremely limited regarding information that we can share with the media and the community with this particular investigation. >> reporter: police say coke's former boyfriend remains a person of interest in the case. tonight we're learning more about his violent past. not only is he a high risk sex offender, he was also charged with two murders in the '80s. one alleged victim was found with a claw ham earn protruding from the back of her head. the

he and coke dated briefly 20 years ago. the police say the two were seen together the night she disappeared. >>> an actress, who broke off from the church of scientology is going after its leader. leia remidi has filed a missing person's for friend who has not seen her six years ago. the church insists that she is not missing but is doing church work. >>> one year from now, 49ers will be playing at their new digs in santa clara. a beautiful park. we shot the pictures of the construction at levi stadium today. the nfl says the $1.2 billion stadium is right on track to open on time. before the big move the 49ers have a final season at candlestick. it marks the end of the nfl there. but, football even baseball are not the only things that fill this bay area icon. >> reporter: in the late 1950s san francisco was making good on a deal. they promised the giants a new stadium if they moved west from new york. park historian says they considered a handful of sites. >> they discussed downtown, they did not want it, they discussed so

they are not waiting around for police to find sandra coke. she disappeared on sunday and our don knapp went along on their search for sandra. >>> reporter: coworkers, family and friends gathering at the home of sandra coke say they can't sit by and wait for police to find the missing woman. >> i'm really worried about her. i hope she is found as soon as possible. >> reporter: coke, a single mother of a teenaged girl, is an investigator for the federal defenders office in sacramento. do you think she would have taken her life? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. this is a woman 100% devoted to her daughter who depends on her. she was close in constant contact with her family and friends. she had just celebrated her 50th birthday on friday with a group of friends. she is a woman with a big heart who had a lot to give and was in no way despondent enough to have taken her own life. >> reporter: coke was last seen here at her north oakland home sunday evening before leaving to talk to someone who may have had information on her missing dog. she had