i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. their interruption was brief, and the focus quickly returned to the millions of dollars cities across the state will lose in redevelopment funds by the end of the month. in oakland, the hit is particularly hard. $28 million. tonight city leaders are scrambling for ways to fill the budget gap. alan wang is at city hall where those layoffs are looming. alan? >> carolyn, the meeting just finished up within the hour. and they decided to delay this very crucial vote. and that's because dissolving a $28 million redevelopment front is a very complicated process, and they don't want anyone to lose their jobs if they can prevent it. despite interruptions by occupy protesters, the city council pressed on. time is running out. >> we have never done anything this big, this fast. >> the council is under pressure is slash possibly 105 jobs that includes 20 city administrator positions by the end of the month. the loss of $28 million in redevelopment funds has the mayor proposing huge cuts in slashi

. >> and i'm dan ashley. those court documents offer new details about what happened on new year's eve. >> our legal analyst says this new information makes the case against the sheriff even stronger. johnal -- john alston has the details. >> the allegations against his, quote, going ballistic, and pushing and pulling and grabbing his wife on new year's eve in front of their two-year-old son, and there are claims this was not the first incident. the new sheriff showed up at city hall with a growing cloud over his head. >> i look forward to reporting to work and doing what i have been elected to do, and i look forward to having my day in court. >> that was before his arrest warrant became public with more specific allegations of a confrontation with his wife on new year's eve. according to an of a gave vit, -- to an affidavit, they were on their way to a restaurant for lunch when low peases asked to -- when lopez asked to visit after the inauguration. he started to scream "f-you,"" f-you." she -- he stated som

i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson has the night off. man wanted for several sexual assaults among other crimes is now under arrest. thomas roman is live with the story. thomas? >> the 32-year-old san francisco resident the police arrest said being charged with four felony counts including sexual assault robbery and kid p thating. -- kidnapping. they began on 24th and potrero. and san francisco police say women in the area can now breathe a little easier. people especially women in the fair oaks area or who cross through the area daily are relieved that the man wanted in three brutal sexual assaults in the area has been caught. >> i am extremely happy that he was caught. it is such a quiet, very quiet, nice street. >> it is a sigh of relief. it is unnerving to know that there is somebody out there and it is great. >> they are happy, but still cautious. >> good news. >> going to change your behavior a bit? >> probably not. there is always the possibility there is somebody else. >> members of the special victims unit says the arrest of the

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. many experts believe romney's momentum will be all but impossible to stop. >> with 94% of the precincts now reporting, mitt romney has 39% of the vote. ron paul has 23%. jon huntsman comes in third with 17%. newt gingrich and santorum are battling it out for fourth with 9% each. abc7's john alston is here with what is clearly a crucial night. >> romney has established himself as the front runner into the first southern primaries. he is the first republican since president ford in 1976 to have back to back victories in iowa and new hampshire. >> thank you, new hampshire. >> immediately after declaring victory, mitt romney took on the challenger he hopes to face in november, president obama. >> he promised to improve our nation. those were the days of lofty promises made by a hopeful candidate. today we are faced with the disuh .ing -- the disappointing record of a failed appointment. >> he gave the second place finish to ron paul who approved his standing from last week's iowa caucuses

. >> and i'm dan ashley. the theme of tonight's address was an economy built to last. >> and the subtext was the key themes of his re-election campaign, jobs, taxes and the disparity between the rich and the poor. abc7's johnal stone was here with more -- john alston was here with more. >> the president pushed for more manufacturing jobs and help for high-tech companies that gives help to those in the u.s. he promised to help homeowners and those in college. >> echoing the focus of his re-election campaign, president obama challenged congress on its own turf. >> but intend to fight obstruction with action. and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. >> the president again said he would increase taxes on the wealthy 1% while giving americans a break. >> if you made more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. >> mr. obama is pushing congress to approve a plan he says would let homeowner saves about $3,000 a

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.ou can keep track of the latest break is news on twitter on the abc news bay area. >> we appreciate your time. >> have a great night, everyone. >> reporter: ann and jim adams are struggling to find out why. why them. why their home of 33 years was destroyed in the tornados last april and why it happened again. this time most of the walls held but every window shattered, sending them running for cover. >> we were in this closet. >> we were on the floor. >> reporter: the adams and so many other families here had time to get to their safe place. >> tornado warning -- >> reporter: because the warnings came early. >> in the western corner of the state. >> reporter: their trusted forecasters started spreading the word last thursday, days before the storm. while two people were killed and there were many injuries, authorities tell us tornadoes that strike at night often kill more. this time families were glued to their smartphones. michael rogers received a tornado alert on his that woke him

a march gets underway in a few minutes. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> a 12-year-old girl is safe tonight after being kidnapped from home. >> but her abductor dead. and there is police still here on the scene. the shooting happened at 12:15 this afternoon. a tip led them here, officers broke in to rescue the girl. >> this suspect opened fire and one officer which is our s.w.a.t. team took a shot team at the suspect and hit him and the suspect has been pronounced dead at the scene. >> gunshots were fired but the 12-year-old was not hurt but taken to the hospital to be sure. she was kidnapped just before 1:30 in the morning by her mother's former boyfriend. relatives said the 42-year-old lee confronted the girl's grandfather in the driveway. >> and and my family, when he couldn't find what he

feds crack down on the imports. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. cheryl jennings is off tonight. do in california are the focus of attention in sacramento again tonight. nonpartisan analysts are going through the proposed budget with a fine tooth comb. main catch point is how much taxes the wealthy should pay. abc 7's nannette miranda is in sacramento with the very. this analyst gave the proposal a thumbs up when taking a look ats the picture long term because it continues to whittle down deficits. it's a short term, he believes the governor overestimates tax revenue. >> we're concerned about capitol gains aassumptions that the administration is making is off the issue. >> tailor believes the state will take in $3 kbrinl less than what the governor predicts. the disagreement mostly over how much wealthyest californians will bring in. richest 1% pay 40% of the state total intake of personal income tax. boosted by capitol gains. brown administration believes numbers are correct. >> there is revenue forecasting that is challenging. particularly owe for those high income, high wage c

the news at 5:00 continues right now with dan ashley and cheryl jennings. >> tonight the son of a northernalifornia couple in it cally talks about why his parents survived. >> and this is going to be change in this country. >> and combining forces to make a change. some carry on the legacy of martin luther king junior on this holiday by teeming up with the occupy movement. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> the number of people missing is rising in a deadly cruise liner off the coast of itally. >> the crash is turning into an environmental disaster. itallin coast guard says 29 people are unaccounted for after the giant cruise liner hit rocks along the italian coastline. one couple that survived lives in placerville. they behaved heroicly during this. >> the california couple who owns this store in placerville had always wanted to go on a cruise, turns out the first timers could show a thing or two to the captain, who is under investigation for abandoning ship before all of his passengers got off safely. adam and joannea are among survivors of the ship that ran aground. back home in placer

can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter, and the news at 5:00 continues now with dan ashleynings. >> and tonight sheriff ross mirkarimi's wife takes tolt air waves to stand by her man. >> dismantling of the golden gate bridge's commemorative walkway. many who bought in are now seeing red. >> a bay area baby born during a playoff game that scored this family free tickets to the match up. >> geerngs i'm dan ashley. >> a man has been killed in the high speed police chase. >> three suspected burglars are racing from police and the man driving was minding his own business, now, he's dead. and we're live with the story tonight. >> police say they have extensive criminal history. what started as a 911 call for a home burglary ended in a chase and tragedy. >> this is a suspect vehicle that went airborne, flipping over and landing 100 yards from the honda it smashed into at the intersection of cherry street. and the driver was killed in an impact. >> with debris, it's all over the interintersection. looks like something blew up. that is what it sounded like. >> almost like an explosi

and you can keep track on twitter and the news continue nouz with dan ashley and shairld jenning autos up the stay away order stays in affect for sheriff ross mirkarimi. his new legal option autos battle over a transit sales tax that could derail funding. >> what brought a high schooler to wall street to ring the closing bell today? >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> san francisco's embattled sheriff foz court to fight for his family. >> ross mirkarimi being kept away from his wife and child while he fights domestic violence allegations. >> well, dan, the hearing ended about an hour and a half ago here at hall of justice, sheriff mirkarimi has not seen his son about two weeks and staying at the home of his good friend because of the protective order, yesterday he just changed attorneys sow came to court with his new lawyer sheriff ross mirkarimi has been ordered to keep 100 yards away from his skbif their 2-year-old son during the duration of the trial. today, his new attorney asked the judge to change her ruling to a no harassment order which would allow mirkarimi to see his wife but

dan ashley reports. >> reporter: like everyone else, surfers depend on a clean and healthy ocean.ot of beaches are littered with trash and one big problem is styrofoam. >> it's breaks down to smaller and smaller pieces and gets consumed by sea life and winds up in the food stream that oftentimes winds up on our plates. >> michael is founder of a new organization trying to get surfers and their industry to go green. one of their first projects focuses on styrofoam the type used to pack electronics. >> it's expanded polystyrene. >> blanks are the core of the surfboard. experts called shapers carefully carve them. most blanks are made of new styrofoam. now, they are using recycled foam for their blanks. they say it's a great pd. >> i probably wouldn't no difference with which what i wanted. >> it sounds great but it cost a lot of money to collect styrofoam. it may be lightweight but as you know from around your house, it takes up a lot of room. >> it's about 90% air. so basically you are trucking around air. >> that is where sustainable surf comes in. they organized a pilot program t

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i'm dan ashley. a shootout between a 90-year-old homeowner and armed intruder in marin county sends both to the the hospital. the two shot each other during a scuffle in the elderly mans who home. you can see paramedics tending to the 90-year-old wounded man. more on what happened there today from abc 7's lyanne melendez. >> a suspected burglarafter poo this home. the homeowner 90-year-old jay leone, a retired law enforcement agent was inside and confronted the suspect, shooting him three times. >> during the interrupted residential burglary we believe the resident of the house managed to shoot the suspect who epie entered the house mule times and the suspect returned fire, shooting the resident one time. >> sara rents the unit below leone. she heard the scuffle and quickly went upstairs to see what was going on. >> i looked at his front door from the inside and i saw a chair trying to block the entrance. so i got it, i knew that something is wrong here and i need to get out of there. >> she called 9

dan ashley looks into the plan for removing those obstacles. >> reporter: they once fished at klamath river as far as oregon. >> they were part of our life and culture. it's been unfortunate we have been denied the salmon the resources that have been part of our history and culture. >> historically you saw about a million salmon coming in there. >> reporter: but there are no salmon in the basin today because five separated dams keep them from getting there. the first is 190 miles from the pacific ocean. more than 10,000 ren have returned this year to breed and die. the only reason they keep coming back is because of a hatchery at the foot of dam where the fish are bred and released. >> to raise 6 million salmon our goal. >> it would give places for them to spawn naturally. the federal license to operate the dams are up. those renovations are expensive. it's estimated it will cost $300 million to tear down the dams and would be paid by rate pairs. >> instead a coalition of treibsz, landowners and local units have coming to an agreement, the dams should go. >> we concluded the settlemen

dan ashley reports. >> this is exotic world of the oxygen minimum zone about half a mile deep. the video was shot by the monterey bay aquarium research institute. these animals are especially adapted to live in this habitat. over the last 20 years, that oxygen level has been getting lower. >> everything in the ocean needs to breathe oxygen just like we breathe oxygen in the air. in oxygen goes down, things suffer or die in extreme c willm >> william of stanford university says klit change is definitely happening underwater and many scientists believe it is linked to what is happening above the surface. >> it appears the rate of change is increasing. it's getting more serious as time goes by. >> so scientists and engineers are working together to try to measure the effect of the declining oxygen. they are using a remote control vehicle about the size of a vox wal gonl bus. it's guided by the scientists. >> the scientists will sit there let's get that one. >> by just looking at manages thousands of feet deep. this is barrel eye, the holes above eighth mouth is for breathing. the

abc7s dan ashley reports. >> it's menial jobs in so many ways. and then, you know, you at least feel like you get paid over ten dollars so it's a little respect as well. >> david is an usher at this theatre in san francisco. starting january 1st he will earn $10.24 an hour. that's a raise for him but minimum wage in san francisco. >> more money in my wallet to pay my bills. and also money, you know, to spend in the city to help the economy. >>> the voter-approved wage increase makes san francisco the first city in the country to pass the ten dollars mark. california's minimum wage has been at eight dollars minimum and the federal $7.25. >> the cost of housing in the bay area is one of the highest in the country. people just expect to pay $1,200 a month for a studio apartment without even having a bedroom of their own. >> but struggling business owners say it's another burden for them to bear following a city-mandated initiative requiring them to also pay health benefits for all of their workers. >> that drives me nuts. i'm a chef. i had to cut my

. >> i'm dan ashley. thanks for watching.

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c >> good evening i'm dan ashley. this ace special edition of abc 7 news which is also being broadcast on coffee tv 20. big story tonight state of the union. president obama celebrated his successes and laid out a plan for what he called an american economy built to last. >> ending iraq war allowed to us strike decisive blow against our enemy. we bet on american workers. we bet on american ingenuity and tonight the american auto industry is back. not only that last year we relied less on foreign oil than in any of the past 16 years. there let there be no doubt america is back. challenge remain. let's agree right here right now no side issues. no drama. pass the payroll tax cut without delay. this generation success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other. no one built this country on their own. this nation is great because we built it together. this nation is great because we worked as a team and as long as i'm president i intend to keep it that way. [applause]. >>reporter: indian

i'm dan ashley. >> we begin our coverage with meteorologist sandhya patel. it is really coming down out there. >> yes dan carolyn the camera is shaking behind you. the wind is picking up as well and the rain has been soaking the bay area. let me show you live doppler 7hd and you can see where the heaviest rain is falling. as we pan around it is starting to move out of the north bay. they are reporting very heavy rainfall right now. but the heaviest rain as you can see clearly here on live doppler 7hd is indicated in the yellows around concord and livermore and alamo, out toward fremont and even the south bay and san jose. san mateo and the peninsula is getting clobbered with heavy rain. the santa cruz mountains has already picked up more than four inches of rain, and you can see where it is. let's show you the rainfall tote will tas here. 4.5 in ben low man and santa rosa and mill valley is almost 3.5. over an inch in san francisco. livermore, a third of an inch. and here are your wind gusts. it has been gusting out of the southwest. gusting to 53 miles an ho

good evening i'm dan ashley. >> tonight police and city officials are trying to get control of a growing problem. >> buzzing bar and restaurant scene is also bringing increase in crime and violence. >> allen is live in walnut creek with the story. >> these aren't your average drunken fight. police have been responding to brawls between 20 to 30 people at times. last saturday they had to use mace to calm down a crowd of about 15 people. it has been ongoing problem for the past 2 years and now city officials are are feeling the pressure to do something about it. this fight in front of a bar in 2010 is typical of the after hours violence that has been plaguing the city do you want district. this saturday 9 people were arrested in 3 separate drunk ep fights. 2 people were hospitalized and 3 police officers were injured. >> there is just young people around here. young people with money. >> i don't think this is a new problem. in walnut creek. nor do i think it's a new problem in most towns that have bars and restaurants. >>reporter: but city officials held a press dovrns address the problem.

i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson has the night off. a man wanted for several sexual assaults among other crimes is now under arrest. thomas roman is live with the story. thomas? >> the 32-year-old san francisco resident the police arrest said being charged with four felony counts including sexual assault robbery and kid p thating. -- kidnapping. they began on 24th and potrero. and san francisco police say women in the area can now breathe a little easier. people especially women in the fair oaks area or who cross through the area daily are relieved that the man wanted in three brutal sexual assaults in the area has been caught. >> i am extremely happy that he was caught. it is such a quiet, very quiet, nice street. >> it is a sigh of relief. it is unnerving to know that there is somebody out there and it is great. >> they are happy, but still cautious. >> good news. >> going to change your behavior a bit? >> probably not. there is always the possibility there is somebody else. >> members of the special victims unit says the arrest of t

. >> and i'm dan ashley. those court documents offer new details about what happened on new year's eve. >> our legal analyst says this new information makes the case against the sheriff even stronger. johnal -- john alston has the details. >> the allegations against his, quote, going ballistic, and pushing and pulling and grabbing his wife on new year's eve in front of their two-year-old son, and there are claims this was not the first incident. the new sheriff showed up at city hall with a growing cloud over his head. >> i look forward to reporting to work and doing what i have been elected to do, and i look forward to having my day in court. >> that was before his arrest warrant became public with more specific allegations of a confrontation with his wife on new year's eve. according to an of a gave vit, -- to an affidavit, they were on their way to a restaurant for lunch when low peases asked to -- when lopez asked to visit after the inauguration. he started to scream "f-you,"" f-you." she -- he stated som

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. their interruption was brief, and the focus quickly returned to the millions of dollars cities across the state will lose in redevelopment funds by the end of the month. in oakland, the hit is particularly hard. $28 million. tonight city leaders are scrambling for ways to fill the budget gap. alan wang is at city hall where those layoffs are looming. alan? >> carolyn, the meeting just finished up within the hour. and they decided to delay this very crucial vote. and that's because dissolving a $28 million redevelopment front is a very complicated process, and they don't want anyone to lose their jobs if they can prevent it. despite interruptions by occupy protesters, the city council pressed on. time is running out. >> we have never done anything this big, this fast. >> the council is under pressure is slash possibly 105 jobs that includes 20 city administrator positions by the end of the month. the loss of $28 million in redevelopment funds has the mayor proposing huge cuts in slashi

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. >> i'm dan ashley. for a marin county man 90 years old is not too old to fight. >> he opened fire when an intruder broke into his home. the suspect fired back. ama dates is live where the victim and the suspects are. ama 1234*. >> reporter: carolyn and dan i am told they are both recovering tonight. the suspect had surgery and is recovering now. the suspect is from novato or petaluma and he does have a violent criminal history. he went into the house with a gun, but he likely had no idea what he was walking into of the police worked this crime scene well into the night. it was after a morning burglary lead to a shootout pitting the homeowner against the intruder. >> the suspect kicked in the front door. when he went inside there was one man living at the residence. >> reporter: that 90-year-old man was jay leone. but he was not home alone. sara lives downstairs. >> all of a sudden i heard a boom. >> reporter: she initially thought leone was moving furniture. he was a former law enforcement agent and for

. >> i'm dan ashley. tonight another teacher faces charges of having sex with a students. >> this time it is a high school teacher in livermore. her name is marie johnson, and police arrested her this morning when she uh -- arrived for work at granada high school in livermore. that's where ama dates is with the story. ama? >> carolyn and dan, marie johnson has been a teacher here at granada for 13 years, and tonight she is on administrative leave and in jail after police say she had a sexual relationship with a student. >> i saw it first on facebook, so i saw what happened to ms. j? >> students at granada high school called her ms. j, and police call her a suspect in a sexual assault involving a students. 40-year-old marie johnson is a math teacher at granada, and she is also married. this morning she was arrested by livermore police. >> there are 24 counts ranging from sexual intercourse with a minor, lewd acts with a minor and oral copulation. >> a student called and talked about the a relationship that

. >> and i'm dan ashley. the theme of tonight's address was an economy built to last. >> and the subtext was the key themes of his re-election campaign, jobs, taxes and the disparity between the rich and the poor. abc7's johnal stone was here with more -- john alston was here with more. >> the president pushed for more manufacturing jobs and help for high-tech companies that gives help to those in the u.s. he promised to help homeowners and those in college. >> echoing the focus of his re-election campaign, president obama challenged congress on its own turf. >> but intend to fight obstruction with action. and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. >> the president again said he would increase taxes on the wealthy 1% while giving americans a break. >> if you made more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. >> mr. obama is pushing congress to approve a plan he says would let homeowner saves about $3,000 a

i'm dan ashley. >> we begin our coverage with meteorologist sandhya patel. really coming down out there. >> yes, dan, carolyn, the camera is shaking behind you. the wind is picking up as well and the rain has been soaking the bay area. let me show you live doppler 7hd and you can see where the heaviest rain is falling. as we pan around it is starting to move out of the north bay. they are reporting very heavy rainfall right now. but the heaviest rain as you can see clearly here on live doppler 7hd is indicated in the yellows around concord and livermore and alamo, out toward fremont and even the south bay and san jose. san mateo and the peninsula is getting clobbered with heavy rain. the santa cruz mountains has already picked up more than four inches of rain, and you can see where it is. let's show you the rainfall tote will tas here. 4.5 in ben low man and santa rosa and mill valley is almost 3.5. over an inch in san francisco. livermore, a third of an inch. and here are your wind gusts. it has been gusting out of the southwest. gusting to 53 miles an hour

dan ashley has the night off. he is charged with three misdemeanors. he faces one count each of domestic battery and endangering a witness. he surrendered where he was booked, photographed and fingerprinted. thomas roman is live at city hall. thomas? >> it has beg -- been quite a day. he was booked in the san francisco county jail by the same sheriff he is supposed to supervise. today's charges ended some speculation that as an elected official he would thought beheld accountable. he was looking tired and he stated he just received confirmation from the district attorney's office. >> it has been assigned to me. >> reporter: he quickly stated he will be vindicated of all wrongdoing. >> i believe that these charges are very unfounded. and we will fight these charges, and i am confident that in the endt we will succeed. >> reporter: george gascone is confident that the photographs that were submited and a text message conversation will be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. >> our decision here is just like in all domestic violences cases was based on the a

good evening i'm dan ashley. >> tonight police and city officials are trying to get control of a growing problem. >> buzzing bar and restaurant scene is also bringing increase in crime and violence. >> allen is live in walnut creek with the story. >> these aren't your average drunken fight. police have been responding to brawls between 20 to 30 people at times. last saturday they had to use mace to calm down a crowd of about 15 people. it has been ongoing problem for the past 2 years and now city officials are are feeling the pressure to do something about it. this fight in front of a bar in 2010 is typical of the after hours violence that has been plaguing the city do you want district. this saturday 9 people were arrested in 3 separate drunk ep fights. 2 people were hospitalized and 3 police officers were injured. >> there is just young people around here. young people with money. >> i don't think this is a new problem. in walnut creek. nor do i think it's a new problem in most towns that have bars and restaurants. >>reporter: but city officials held a press dovrns address the problem.

. >> i'm dan ashley. tonight another teacher faces charges of having sex with a students. >> this time it is a high school teacher in livermore. her name is marie johnson, and police arrested her this morning when she uh -- arrived for work at granada high school in livermore. that's where ama dates is with the story. ama? >> carolyn and dan, marie johnson has been a teacher here at granada for 13 years, and tonight she is on administrative leave and in jail after police say she had a sexual relationship with a student. >> i saw it first on facebook, so i saw what happened to ms. j? >> students at granada high school called her ms. j, and police call her a suspect in a sexual assault involving a students. 40-year-old marie johnson is a math teacher at granada, and she is also married. this morning she was arrested by livermore police. >> there are 24 counts ranging from sexual intercourse with a minor, lewd acts with a minor and oral copulation. >> a student called and talked about the a relationship that

dan ashley. taking to the ice and charity fundraiser in walnut creek. look at the move. flawlessly.aneuvering with his partner paulett who used to work here at abc 7. if you think this is good. how about dan channeling at abc 7. if you think this is good. how about dan channeling the inner boitano and bono pi love that move. dan took up the skates grabbed the mike performed lead sing we are band bush. rumor has it dan also training for circus d'soleil. >> i believe it. >> doesn't have enough things going on in his life. that is your sports report. >> that's awesome. >> incredibly talented is a. >> noychlt i can't wait to see you in the new circus d'soleil. >> i'll start sceching. >> good night for charity. that's our report. >> good night for charity. that's our report. >> thanks for joining us [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have brownies again. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. it has been a good night for rick santorum in particular. >> and a bad one for newt gingrich with 99% of the vote counted mitt romney and rick santorum are separated by a 10th of a point. texas congressman ron paul is third. >> followed by former house speaker newt gingrich, texas governor rick perry and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. >> abc7's john alston has more on what has really been an exciting night. >> rick santorum seen as the big winner, but whether he has the money and the organization to capitalize on the strong finish is a question mark. also tonight we may have seen the beginning of the end of rick perry's candidacy. >> game on. >> rick santorum came from behind to find himself in a dogfight for the top spot of the iowa caucuses thanks to the support of the tea party and the other social conservative. >> we will be in new hampshire and we will leave tomorrow and spend our time there, and with your help and god's grace we will have another fun night a week from

dan ashley has the night off. he is charged with three misdemeanors. he faces one count each of domestic battery and endangering a witness. he surrendered where he was booked, photographed and fingerprinted. thomas roman is live at city hall. thomas? >> it has beg -- been quite a day. he was booked in the san francisco county jail by the same sheriff he is supposed to supervise. today's charges ended some speculation that as an elected official he would thought beheld accountable. he was looking tired and he stated he just received confirmation from the district attorney's office. >> it has been assigned to me. >> reporter: he quickly stated he will be vindicated of all wrongdoing. >> i believe that these charges are very unfounded. and we will fight these charges, and i am confident that in the end that we will succeed. >> reporter: george gascone is confident that the photographs that were submited and a text message conversation will be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. >> our decision here is just like in all domestic violences cases was based on t

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. it has been a good night for rick santorum in particular. >> and a bad one for newt gingrich with 99% of the vote counted mitt romney and rick santorum are separated by a 10th of a point. texas congressman ron paul is third. >> followed by former house speaker newt gingrich, texas governor rick perry and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. >> abc7's john alston has more on what has really been an exciting night. >> rick santorum seen as the big winner, but whether he has the money and the organization to capitalize on the strong finish is a question mark. also tonight we may have seen the beginning of the end of rick perry's candidacy. >> game on. >> rick santorum came from behind to find himself in a dogfight for the top spot of the iowa caucuses thanks to the support of the tea party and the other social conservative. >> we will be in new hampshire and we will leave tomorrow and spend our time there, and with your help and god's grace we will have another fun night a week from

dan ashley. taking to the ice and charity fundraiser in walnut creek. look at the move. flawlessly.ring with his partner paulett who used to work here at abc 7. if you think this is good. how about dan channeling at abc 7. if you think this is good. how about dan channeling the inner boitano and bono pi love that move. dan took up the skates grabbed the mike performed lead sing we are band bush. rumor has it dan also training for circus d'soleil. >> i believe it. >> doesn't have enough things going on in his life. that is your sports report. >> that's awesome. >> incredibly talented is a. >> noychlt i can't wait to see you in the new circus d'soleil. >> i'll start sceching. >> good night for charity. that's our report. >> good night for charity. that's our report. >> thanks for joining us 225 feet deep. that would be terrible for the divers. especially during those recovery efforts. >> yeah. not easy for that. no. >> it's terrible. >>> well, now to this morning's big political headline and mitt romney's lead in the polls. our new abc news poll just released shows romney supported by

. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.e nmt a community about what could be a huge economic boost. >> that is right. new jobs and tax revenue could be coming to a town that could use both. tonight there is word a major company could be building a facility in patterson. and we're live what w.what could be hunl news for people. >> many here were hoping to hear more about this project at a special meeting but i've just learned that this meeting has been postponed so lawyers can take a look at things. if and when this

. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> the east bay tonight a dirty cop admits guilt. >> one of several charged in contra costa county pleaded guilty all charges against him. he was immediately taken into custody by u.s. marshals. abc 7's laura anthony is live in oakland tonight with the story. >> a prosecutor today said while losis -- lois lombardi was a plof he stole items during searches of suspect homes and that is part of what he admitted to, today. >> will he testify now against norm welsh and chris butler? >> part of the agreement is to cooperate in whatever fashion the government requires. >> the attorney for the former officer says his

. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> tonight leaders are making tough decisions about how many cityyees will be laid off. >> the city council says there is no choice but to layoff workers because of cuts from sacramento and we have the story. >> administrators proposed slashing about 81 positions and the city council expecting to make a final decision next week. so and 2400 pink slips issued to most of the nonuniformed employees last week.