-- not lake -- the cortez sea to get, was that mostly hard or brittle? . >> it was hard but not tool hard. the colorado plateau is covered with chert, a glassy rock that is really really good for making tools, making very sharp edges. you find there are pieces of chert all over the place and you can still cut your skin open very quickly with it and it's been sitting out in the open. >> where does chert come from? . >> it's a marine rock that's mostly silica. you find it in these layers, sandstone layers. if you are especially in a marine or water environment, you will find this layer of chert. it's in all colors, purple, green, red, blue. it's a beautiful rock. . >> one thing i wanted to ask you, the review in the paper recently on sunday said that your book is different from all the other books about the anastazi because you brought out some of the non-flattering parts of their culture like violence. how did you conclude that they were a violent culture? . >> well, i didn't necessarily conclude they were a violent culture, i just concluded there was vio

and on the last trip you can see the sea of cortez out there on the horizon. we walked to the edge of the dunes and even out there, just past the edge of the dunes, you would find places where there's -- there were piles of pottery, pottery scattered in the sand, and then the desert pan extended out and then you reach the sea of cortez that lies beyond. you know, i should -- i want to show you guys these next slides. i'm kind of running out of time here but i've got to show you this place. i'm not going to go into heavy detail, i want to take you down here into the sierra madre. i was following routes all over for the house of rain, trying to figure out where the anastazi went when they left house of rain. many of them made the modern pueblos but other groups continued south. i followed pottery trails down into the sierra madre where my wife and two others went out and we came to these cliff dwellings. it seemed like every single cave we looked into had cliff dwellings. and this wasn't a place with trails. this wasn't a known location. many of these sites were

the coast guard flew down to the sea of cortez and searched waters. then maybe from mexico confirmed of the raft was from the ship that capsized. we are joined now by one of the survivors he just arrived back into the bay area >> tell us what happened that night? >> it was a very com day when we started out it got rougher and rubber until a was really hammered pretty bad. i notice that matches in the back were full of water. one of the guys in my room got everybody out aruof the room. we had floatation of devices. i put on my best and walked into the pilot house and i saw that capt. was trying to steer the ships he askei asked the cal the coast guard and he did not answering. i found a cooler i emptied the water out. i swam off about a hundred yards i could see guys running around with flat lightship'flashlights. thel whole back and of the boat go into the water i figured the water had gotten to the generator. the boats sat there for a few seconds and then went straight down i did not know if i was the only one out there or not. we had all these coole

. >> new hope tonight for the family members of seven tourists missing in the sea of cortez. >> the mexican government agreed to extend the search. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the families of the missing men called on politicians to keep the pressure on mexican authorities and that strategy appears to have worked. >> at the same time, family members are distri distributine posters featuring four of these missing men. >> the seven missing were onboard a fishing boat when it sank at 2:30 sunday morning in the sea of cortez. more than 40 people were onboard at the time. the navy and coast guard have searched 1100 square miles. coast guard c 130 aircraft is heading south from sacramento again tomorrow. >> the mexican embassy says there never was a decision to sus pend the search operation. though calling it off at 96 hours is standard operating procedure for the mexican navy. >> we are evaluating the situation regularly so so far the operation will continue. >> this morning, families of the missing men were devastated that the search might be called off and started con

they are still missing after their boat capsized in the sea of cortez. the coast guard completed its 7 7th search. there was still no sign of the missing fisherman of the the coast guard searched 5300 square miles of ocean and land since the navy requested assistance in the search effort. the 19 survivors left mexico. they are back home now with their families. we talk with one man who survived 18 hours otsea. >> -- at sea. >> reporter: this picture was taken before the trip. two of his cousins are still missing. they clung to a cooler for 18 hours after the 35-foot wave sunk the boat. >> nothing but three guys a cooler and empty sky. >> reporter: the men paddled for hours but because of the strong current only gained 2-3 feet. they helped each other stay alive. >> it was lonely. >> reporter: mexico fisherman found them and they survived orphcandy -- on candy. >> heaven. >> reporter: besides a sun burn physically he is doing fine and happy to be back home with his wife. kron 4 news. >>> high temperatures today. cool out there thanks to the fog. which is

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seven missing men have been missing since the boat sank in july 3rd in the sea of cortez. needless to say they are hoping the money they raise will help subsidize the cost of divers in the search effort. i want to learn more about the fishermen and efforts to help, go to our website at abc7news.com. live in livermore, nick smith, "abc 7 news". >> board of trustees at california state university is voting on another tuition hike. they are considering raising tuition by 12% in the fall, that is on top of the previously approved 10% increase on the 23 campus system. if approved the annual tuition will increase by $588 to a total nearly $5500. students plan to rally outside the board meetings. the university of california trustees are voting today on a 10% hike on thursday. >> if you are looking for a job or a better job, san francisco is the place to be right now. a job fair cosponsored by abc7 begins in less than an hour and terry mcsweeney joins us live on market street. how many jobs are available? >> we're talking about 250 jobs and that is not the only good news. i am to

as many as 7 bay area men in the sea of cortez. 7 news as many as 7 bay area men in the sea of cortez. 7 news begins in 60 seconds ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >> spectacular fireworks light up the night sky. over the san francisco waterfront. >> and there were others like these illegal ones on the streets of oakland. good evening everyone. >> there are so many impromptu display tonight no way police can respond to all of them. >> jerry is live for news oakland tonight right now. jerry? >>reporter: well, despite the effort of he can land police and fire department to cut back on the public use of illegal fireworks on this fourth of july. >>reporter: it necessarily didn't happen. city skies were once again filled with lights. smochblingt and explosions. fireworks all of them illegal in the city of oakland were visible from on high. down low this was the scene in residential neighborhoods in east oakland. even the safe and saint variety permitted in some parts of the b

seven missing men have been missing since the boat sank in july 3rd in the sea of cortez. needless to say they are hoping the money they raise will help subsidize the cost of divers in the search effort. i want to learn more about the fishermen and efforts to help, go to our website at abc7news.com. live in livermore, nick smith, "abc 7 news". >> board of trustees at california state university is voting on another tuition hike. they are considering raising tuition by 12% in the fall, that is on top of the previously approved 10% increase on the 23 campus system. if approved the annual tuition will increase by $588 to a total nearly $5500. students plan to rally outside the board meetings. the university of california trustees are voting today on a 10% hike on thursday. >> if you are looking for a job or a better job, san francisco is the place to be right now. a job fair cosponsored by abc7 begins in less than an hour and terry mcsweeney joins us live on market street. how many jobs are available? >> we're talking about 250 jobs and that is not the only good news. i am to

word that a -- see of cortez. there is word that a mumm of them are heading back -- that a number of them are heading back today. >>> that's our next newscast. have a great day. ♪ 'cause there's gonna be a test later ♪ ♪ teacher, teacher, now we're back in school ♪ ♪ are you smarter thanou used to be? ♪ foxworthy: hi, everybody, i'm jeff foxworthy, and welcome to "are you smarter than a 5th grader?" okay, guys, you ready to meet your new classmate? [ classmates shouting "yeah!" ] he is a 32-year-old interior designer who was homeschooled. please welcome brian yarbrough. brian: all right! there you go! all right! all right! up top! whoo! foxworthy: brian, how are you? welcome to the show. wow! you were as skinny as i was growing up. brian: it's not pretty. foxworthy: that's all arms and legs. your nickname back then was... -brian: it was "mantis." -foxworthy: mantis! brian: all legs and arms. foxworthy: yeah, like a praying mantis. brian: [ laughs ] foxworthy: what kind of a student were you back then? brian: i was

the boat sank in the sea of cortez south of the town of san felipe. sharon chin talked to a number of men on board and will tell you about four bay area brothers who go on this trip every year. helping the mexican navy tonight. joe. >> most of these guys are from the bay area. they drove down to mexico, got on a boat for what was supposed to be their annual fourth of july fun and adventure, but instead it turned into an international rescue effort as well as a harrowing story of survival. >> their skin is scorched. their body is exhausted. these photos from mexican tv showed the survivors. they just spent more than 15 hours on the water, clinging to life vests and even coolers. most, but not all, made it back to land. the mexican navy requested help from u.s. coast guard helicopters based in san diego to search for the missing. >> by sending our helicopter down there, we have four celts of eyes in the sky to hopefully locate some of these missing people. >> it was clear weather when they left the port, but a surprise electrical storm crashed while mos

a violent thunderstorm capsizedded their boat tossing all passengers and crew into the search cortez. >> if anyone was going to capsize on that boat, he would have put his money on the fact that les was going to be the only one that would survive. >> reporter: he grew up in san francisco a long-time volunteer for asian-american youth programs. he retired from the "san francisco chronicle" after working there for 37 years. many former colleagues were here today. >> he was just starting to get into his retirement and enjoy the rest of his life, and i just couldn't believe it, not this kind of an ending for les, you know? he was a great guy. >> reporter: the memorial service is just letting out in san francisco. it will be followed by a private burial at holy cross cemetery in colma. reporting live, anser hassan, cbs 5. >>> thank you. meanwhile, the search for the 7 fish american still missing off baja has officially ended. the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy called off the mission yesterday after searching more than 7300 square miles in the sea of cortez over the course of nine da

seven fishermen from southern california, they have been missing for 48 hours now in mexico's sea of cortez. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. after days of searching there is no sign of the seven tourists still missing tonight after their fishing boat capsized. helicopters, planes and boats are searching. the boat capsized before dawn on sunday when it was hit by a sudden storm, one man was found dead. his family identifies as leslie yee of geary. his family said fishing was his passion. a graduate of gallileo high in san francisco he worked at the san francisco chronicle for 37 years before retiring in 2009. his family said his friends had been asking him to go on this trip for years but he was always too busy with work and family. >>> one of those still missing is a father of three from san ramon, he's the one who organized the fishing trip. tonight amber lie talked to his wife and tells us about the call he received from her husband just before all of them got on that boat. amber. >> reporter: family and friends created this poster featuring the missing fisherm

seven fishermen from southern california, they have been missing for 48 hours now in mexico's sea of cortez. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. after days of searching there is no sign of the seven tourists still missing tonight after their fishing boat capsized. helicopters, planes and boats are searching. the boat capsized before dawn on sunday when it was hit by a sudden storm, one man was found dead. his family identifies as leslie yee of geary. his family said fishing was his passion. a graduate of gallileo high in san francisco he worked at the san francisco chronicle for 37 years before retiring in 2009. his family said his friends had been asking him to go on this trip for years but he was always too busy with work and family. >>> one of those still missing is a father of three from san ramon, he's the one who organized the fishing trip. tonight amber lie talked to his wife and tells us about the call he received from her husband just before all of them got on that boat. amber. >> reporter: family and friends created this poster featuring the missing fisherm

it has been nearly four full days now since a fishing boat went down in mexico's sea of cortez p but family members are still holding out hope that missing family members will be foundcy live. here are pictures of six of the seven men unaccounted for. they were among four dozen men mostly from california who were onboard the boat when it cap sized in an unexpected storm on sunday. one man is confirmed dead so far. heather ishimaru is in the newsroom with the latest. the family dies did get some encouraging news from oh today. >> families of the missing men have been promised the search and rescue operation will go on beyond the standard 7 hours. 76 hours. yi and the mexican embassy say it will go on indefinitely. an embassy spokesman said tonight that mexican and u.s. authorities would continue to evaluate the situation day to day. yi says there is evidence from past boating accidents in the sea of cortez that people can survive past 96 hours. this afternoon the brother of one of the missing recounted what a survivor told him about spotting the waves and warning the rest of the sleep

that boat sank in the sea of cortez south of the town of san felipe. sharon chin talked to the wives of a number of the men on board and four brothers go on this trip every year. joe vazquez is in san diego that is helping the navy. >> this is supposed to be fun, the annual fishing expedition down to mexico. instead it turned into an international rescue effort. the coast guard helicopter arrived back here at the base at san diego. earlier today, the max can government talked about calling off the rescue and shift ting to a recovery mission. now they are back to calling it a rescue effort after a long time with american officials as they believe there's a chance the missing may still be alive. their skin is scorched, their bodies exhausted. these photos show the survivors. they had just spent more than 15 hours in the water clinging to life vests and even coolers. most, but not all, made it back to land. the mexican navy requested help from u.s. coast guard helicopters based in san diego to search for the missing. >> they conducted their search until t

it has been five days since the fishing boat overturned in the sea of cortez. the coast guard and mexican navy to extenour extende search. the two men who survived from the capsized boat are expected to return to the bay area this morning. they are taking a greyhound bus set to arrive from san jose. here is video of the search bar from a c-130 airplane. >> will tran it is continuing our team coverage. the two men who survived that boating trip are expected to return to the bay area this morning. lee i kigami and michael ing. will tran is in on our team coverage. he is live in san ramon at the man who organized the entire trip. we are waiting for some of those men to get home as well. >> a third man is expected to arrive, the owner of the yellow jeep. he and two other men left from this house to go on the fishing expedition. here is a video that we got from one of the man's family, this is from youtube. they had gone on many fishing trips before. very experienced. the latest is that the mexican navy will coordinate with the u.s. coast guard. they're going to hun

everyone on board was thrown into the waters off the sea of cortez and plunged into pitch darkness.is sanchez is here with more from one of the wives of the fishermen and how she found out her husband nearly died. >> reporter: one of the fishermen's wives says he is couple and resourceful. a good thing because he went on a sport fishing boat and returned on a rescue helicopter. >> i'm planning on how many fish dinners we'll have. >> reporter: when lee ikagami was thrown from the sport fishing boat he office with friends, it was nearly eight hours before his wife knew anything was wrong. >> he said he was just rescued. i have no idea what "just rescued" means because he said this happened around 2:00 in the morning. and this is 10:00ish at night. after i hung up, i was very confused. at the time it didn't register at all. >> reporter: 66-year-old ikegami is among the lucky ones. he told his wife that he landed near one of the life rafts. these are the first pictures of the rescue. several people who sended up in the water swam to shore and alerted the mexican navy. his identity has n

the reason being is that the family believes that in 80-degree waters of the sea of cortez, the fishermen can survive and that there are hundreds of uninhabited islands and sand bars that they could have drifted to. they also cite the fact that many people have been found after shipwrecks as long as seven days after those ships have gone down. right now the family is trying to make sure that the search continues past that 96-hour mark. they are hoping for divers to go down into the wreckage to confirm that those seven missing fishermen are not down below. we have team coverage with nbc and our report from san felipe. first back to jessica and marla. >>> we are having twroubl that live shot -- trouble with that live shot. >>> at this hour, san francisco senator leland yee is talking about the mexican government and pressuring them to continue looking for the missing survivors. one of the men's wives is with him and we'll have more as part of our continued coverage coming up at 6:00. >>> to catch a thief. san francisco police may have a new key piece of evidence in the search for a man who

friends of seven bay area fishermen who are missing ever since their boat capsized in the sea of cortez are not losing hope. they are trying to raise money to send a private dive teams to search the underwater wreckage. take a look at the 70 area fishermen who are missing. they went missing earlier this the mexican navy and u.s. coast guard have been surging, the search was called off last week. a fund raiser at the prickly pear cantina will be held today. >> a full check on weather as we look at the golden gate bridge. erica is following the latest. >> we are still seen fall this morning over the golden gate bridge and portions of the north bay. the good news is, the fog is pushing back. we are expecting complete clearance by the afternoon. if you are headed into san francisco, we are currently at 56 degrees, an afternoon high of about 70 and cooling down 10 degrees by 8:00 p.m.. the fog is definitely pushing back, we are not seeing so much around the bay area, mostly towards santa rosa and near the golden gate bridge. fifth other than that we are not seeing as much of it in the south

. >>> two more of the fishermen who survived in the sea of cortez are on the way to san jose right now this morning on a bus. their truck broke down near the u.s./mexico border so they are riding greyhound home. four our survivors made it home to the bay area yesterday and they gave don knapp an earful about the ship's crew. >> reporter: four survivors returned one week after leaving for a fishing trip to baja. they left no doubt about what they think went wrong. >> the captain was a criminal jack ass. he had no idea what he was doing. the storm comes 25 degrees from the port side. he goes straight down. if he would have turned into the wind then, i was a sailor before at one time, if he would have turned into the wind -- he sunk us, in other words. i didn't see the crew. nobody came around to wake us up, give us a life vest. >> reporter: they share their story of survival against long odds. >> we got through it with just the will to survive. all of us went into the water at the same time. it was just black. we treaded water until it was light. and just tried to stay afloat. tried to s

some survivors reached one of the many uninhabited islands in the sea of cortez. tonight, there's hope that with warm weather and water, the missing could still be alive. >> i know they're out there searching right now and we hope they continue the search. >> reporter: the crew aboard the erik tell us that when the ship shoved off on saturday the captain was warned not to leave the harbor. if weather, they say, was just too dangerous. >> i'm not leaving. >> gary wong was separated from his brother, brian, as the ship sank. today, the husband and father of two, is still missing. >> i'm not leaving until we find my brother, brian. >> reporter: from one boat, stories of survival, death and a desperate search for the missing. miguel almaguer, nbc news, san felipe, mexico. >> and crushing news arrived over the weekend from a beautiful part of this country in montana, yellowstone natnal park. an oil spill that we now know may be larger than first feared, and cleanup, may, as a result, be more difficult than first thought. nbc's george lewis, just outside billings, monta

leslie yee died after a charter boat capsized in the sea of cortez last sunday. his family and friends bid a final farewell in san francisco this morning. he grew up in the city. he is remembered as an avid fisherman, a die-hard giants and 49ers fan, and a devoted husband, brother, father and grandfather. he retired from the "san francisco chronicle" after work there is for more than 30 years. >> he is just starting to get into his retirement and starting to enjoy the rest of his life and -- i just couldn't believe it, not this kind of an ending for les. you know? it's just -- he was a great guy. >> leslie yee was 63 years old. >>> meanwhile, the search for the seven fishermen still missing off baja has officially ended. the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy officially called off the mission yesterday after searching more than 7300 square miles in the sea of cortez over the course of nine days. >>> coming up, a different kind of housing crunch. the unusual plan to accommodate an influx of college freshmen. >>> i'm ann notarangelo in vallejo where the post off

the c-130 is in its fifth day of searching in the sea of cortez. ken pritchett,ktvu2 news. >> you can see the bunks in a moment below the deck where the fishermen were sleeping last sunday. there are the bunks. they were in those bungs when the boat began to sink. there is a soft piles of ice chests aboard the ship where they would keep the fish that they caught. several survivors were able to cling to the ice chests as flotation devices when the vessel went down in rough seas. for more information including raw video of the survivors being rescued in mexico, you can visit ktvu.com and click on the lost fishermen tab. >>> a 5-year-old boy and his mother are hospitalized tonight after their car was hit by a stolen hummer in vallejo. the hummer patrol said the pursuit started before 9:30 last night in fairfield. officials say the chase continued into vallejo where a 17-year-old unlicensed driver was speeding. lost control at broadway and tuolumne streets hitting three cars at a spop light. >> a cloud of smoke went up in the air. i was looking over th

we were trying to get to the sea of cortez, that was one of the things on our mind, but this landscape, it starts turning your mind inward or outward or it gets hard to tell which way it turns it because it's a psychological place. there's no end to your horizons. the sky is infinite, the sand is infinite. it's hard to keep your focus because you are constantly using peripheral vision looking all around you. it doesn't matter which way you walk after a while, you are just wandering. and so on the first trip out there, we didn't get to the sea because we just ended up wandering. it happens out there. you have a plan but the landscape becomes beautiful in a way that you weren't expecting and you start disappearing into it. you start forgetting why you are going in one direction. you start thinking, no, i just want to see that shadow over there and spend time there and then i want to see the next shadow and the next. it took 3 trips actually before we got to the sea. and all over at the edges of the dunes and sometimes even out in the middle of the dunes where you get into a deep hole, yo

on water or on one of the tiny islands of sea of cortez. families are eager to see a search team. >> i have to believe there had to be two or three people trapped in the boat. that may put some closure. >> reporter: happy reunions are shattered by those still missing. they wept on vacation expecting to be gone a week and now their friends and families are grappling with the unthinkable. these brothers say if anyone can make it bryan can. his wife and two brothers are hanging on that hope. >> we haven't given up, it's still a long shot. i mean there's always hope. >> reporter: none of the families are giving up and they are staying connected on a website and facebook page called find our fathers. live in berkeley, debra villalon. >> you can find more coverage on this story on our website ktvu.com. we also posted video of last sunday's rescue. just click on the lost fishermen's tab. >>> a drug deal gone bad resulted in that triple homicide in richmond, yesterday's killing has certainly rocked that city that is seeing a sudden surge in violenc

boat went down during a sudden storm early sunday morning in mexico's sea of cortez. kristy seifkin reports. >> reporter: good morning. the search continued all day yesterday and by the end of the day unfortunately all that was found was debris. but it's hopeful that those missing victims are still alive because the waters are pretty warm. we're looking at between 7and 8degrees and conditions are calm, as well. we have found out since yesterday the identity of that one deceased passenger. that 65-year-old leslie yee a former employee of the "san francisco chronicle." this was his first fishing troy payne baja after nearly 37 years with the newspaper. >> he was my best friend. he actually successfully guided me, you know, into being a mature adult while maintaining a best friendship. >> of the seven men still missing, four are pictured here. russell bautista of penngrove. dodged lee of san ramon. gene leong of dublin. and albert mien of twain heart. and all four of these men were close friends. we spoke to gene's family who still has hope that the 69-year- old will ret

coast guard aircraft completed a 300 square mile search friday in the sea of cortez in mexico today asof the effort to find seven people missing from a charter fishing boat that sank over the weekend. now some of the fishermen are from the pay area and many of the survivors are on their way back home tonight. tracy grant spoke to family members and has the new details. >> i told my uncle, uncle al, you know, you hang in there with daddy, okay, and you watch out for each other. >> reporter: the last time she talked to her dear done lee and uncle al, they vowed to take care of each other during their fishing trip to mexico. she said she's sure that's what they are doing right now. >> he's strong and he's fast. both are tough. all of these men are men that are extremely resilient. they are extremely resourceful. they are extremely -- >> capable. >> if capable. >> reporter: 62-year-old lee and five other men are still missing five days after the 115-foot vessel they were on went down in the bay of california near san felipe, mexico. 19 men were rescued after spending up to 17 hours in the

it has been more than 110 hours since the boat sank in mexico's sea of cortez. local officials in northern california have to convince the mexican navy to extend the search beyond the standard 96 hours and the search area has been expanded. it is now heading further south, and it is now heading further east. the tide in the debris are carrying things towards those directions. our cameras were allowed inside, there you can see the c-130 hercules during the search on thursday for the seven missing bay area man. this c-130 is the primary long- range search and rescue aircraft. the crew members search for over five hours but were not able to spot the american tourists. we had alihandra a board and they discussed what they did fine. >> we found a life raft with a line attached to it. we circled back to become back and find it. [inaudable] >> we tried to identify it the best we can, we circle on a few times and it appeared to be a raft the we cannot be 100 percent sure. the nearest ship that we had was the mexican navy and had them checked it out. [inaudable] >> we co

. >> the search continues for a bay area group whose boat cap sized in the sea of cortez. >> i'm just really glad he's okay. >> one man managed to make it to shore. next at 6:30 his family talks about the ordeal. >>> a group of activists trying to get the gaza are stuck in greece what. greek off the is offering to abort the mission. >> what it takes to makes san francisco fire works display so >> a bay area man struggles to reach the shore after the sport fishing boat he's on cap sizes. good evening, every one.. >> that boat cap sized early yesterday morning during a flash storm in the sea of cortez about 60 miles south. abc 7 is live in san ramone, where one of the missing passengers lives. david? >> all of the neighbors on this quiet cul-de-sac are hoping for the best. a friend and neighbor, don lee survived the accident. several cars here belong to friends of lee who went on the ill-fated trip. it was not easy getting ashore. it was the dark of night. the boat tossed the passengers into the storm-tossed seas and shore was two miles away. >> some of the people in the water made to i

lisa amin gulezian talked to one survivor who found himself floating in the sea of cortez watching the boating under. >> charles gibson is used to facing danger, he is a former lieutenant and he is the chief of police for the xhoornt cac community college district the. he was also on board the erik. >> it was just like erik as it went down in the water. i felt the feeling of aabandonment. >> he was confused and scared. he didn't have a life vest. he hold to an ice cooler. finally a fellow fisherman offered his. his brother is still missing. >> but then the group separated. charles spent nearly 15 hours alone. he eventually swam to an island where local fisherman found him and another survivor. this is video of charles in mexico back on land. meantime, the search for seven others who are still missing continues today. >> do you think they are still alive? >> i hope so. >> the coastguard has agreed to keep looking at least until tuesday. since the accident, survivors have been found in the water and on nearby islands. >> if i made it to an island they can. i hope they are on one of those

juan carlos cortez killed tran lee in may.ez has been in jail on a parol hold he is now facing homicide charges. the incident is gang related. >>> the man accused of stealing a picasso sketch was charged with grand theft today. 30-year-old mark lugo is accused of taking the sketch tuesday from the winestein gallery in union square. prosecutors say lugo also faces charges of second degree burglary and having stolen property. he is due in court on monday. >>> tomorrow east palo alto is offering money to people who turn in their guns, it starts at 9:00 a.m. the guns must be unloaded and in the trunk of a vehicle. they can be dropped off at the government center on university avenue. one hundred dollars cash cards will be given out for the first 75 weapons turned in. >>> the worse jobs numbers of the year show the unemployment rate has now been above 5% in 9 months. that is the longest stretch since the great depression. ktvu's rita williams shows us how the effects are being felt here in the bay area. >> so we're just going to in

seven men were on board a fishing boat when it sank at 2:30 sunday morning in the sea of cortez.people were on board at the time. they have now searched more than 1100 square miles. the aircraft took off this morning and they are hoping that they can still find those missing men. we're live at coastguard island in alameda, nick smith, "abc 7 news". >>> checking now other top stories, within the last 20 minutes, casey anthony has been sentenced to four years in prison for lying to police investigating the death of her death of her two-year-old daughter. the judge issued maximum sentence and she is expected to be released in early august. >> final check on weather and traffic. we got some fog. >> it's refreshing type for those that are tired of the heat. fog will get thicker and thicker each morning. santa rosa, about 50 degrees. 65 in fairfield, most of us in the mid to upper 50s until livermore and san jose about 60 degrees. by the afternoon hours, we'll still see 90s but just 90 in antioch and livermore, morgan hill and cloverdale, possibly 94 in clearlake. low to mid-80s in the

a total of 43 passengers and crew members were aboard the fishing boat that sank in the sea of cortez. there is an allegation that the boat's captain may have ignored warnings about rough weather. >> if they had known that there was a storm coming in, that they would have taken that risk to come out there. >> one person has been confirmed dead. the families created a facebook page to share information under the name "find our fathers." >>> lefty o'doul is may have captured images of an art thief. the suspect is seen casually walking away. >> reporter: surveillance footage shows a man believed to be the suspect. >> it is very similar, it is very close to he was wearing loafers with no socks and he does have a painting under his left arm. >> reporter: the picasso drawing was being offered for sale at $200,000. the thief apparently took the campus from the wall, walked outside, and escaped >> this i would say was a crime of opportunity. >> reporter: the theft happened just before noon on san francisco's busiest pedestrian corridor. business leaders say they have plan to create a building

juan carlos cortez killed tran lee in may. has been in jail on a parol hold he is now facing homicide charges. the incident is gang related. >>> the man accused of stealing a picasso sketch was charged with grand theft today. 30-year-old mark lugo is accused of taking the sketch tuesday from the winestein gallery in union square. prosecutors say lugo also faces charges of second degree burglary and having stolen property. he is due in court on monday. >>> tomorrow east palo alto is offering money to people who turn in their guns, it starts at 9:00 a.m. the guns must be unloaded and in the trunk of a vehicle. they can be dropped off at the government center on university avenue. one hundred dollars cash cards will be given out for the first 75 weapons turned in. >>> the worse jobs numbers of the year show the unemployment rate has now been above 5% in 9 months. that is the longest stretch since the great depression. ktvu's rita williams shows us how the effects are being felt here in the bay area. >> so we're just going to inst