el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in the northbound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. witnesses say he struck a poll and then veered into the southbound lane and almost striking the amateur photographer who shot this video. police say the driver was arrested for dui. the secret service is trained to recognize the diversionary tactics that could lead to an attack on the president. but that did not happen and the motorcade drive by -- drove by with no problems. >> abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. an unusual scene there. john baner also came to the bay area to pick up some campaign cash. the ohio republican went to a fundraisesser. they went from $1,000 to $35,000. congressman dan lund grin co-hosted the event. >>> moving on, new information into the missing teenager sierra lamar. we are learning about the accused man and his pass. we go to morgan hill to the search center. >> good evening. garcia torres i

el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in thehe northbobound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. witnesses say he struck a poll and then veered into the southbound lane and almost striking the amateur photographer who shot this video. police say the driver was arrested for dui. the secret service is trained to recognize the diversionary tactics that could lead to an attack on the president. but that did not happen and the motorcade drive by -- drove by with no problelelelems. >> abc7 news. t>>ou, alan. an unusual scene there. john baner ao me to the bay area to pick up s some campaign cash. the ohio republican went t to a fundraisesser. they went from $1,000 to $35,000. congressman dan lund grin co-h-h-hosted the event. >>> moving on, new information into the missing teenagager sierra lamar. we are learning about the accused man and his pass. we go to morgan hill to the search center. >> good evening. garcia

el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove ontried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in the northbound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. lluck a poll and then veered into the southbound lane and almost striking the amateur photographer who shot this video. police say the driver was arrested for dui. the secret service is trained to recognize the diversionary tactics that could lead to an attack on the president. orcade drive b motorcade drive - drove by with no problems. >> abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. an unusual scene there. john baner also came to the bay area to pick up some campaign cash. the ohio republican went to a fundraisesser. they went from $1,000 to $35,000. congressman dan lund grin co-hosted the event. >>> moving on, new information into the missing teenager sierra lamar. we are learning the the accused man and his pass. we go to morgan hill to the search center. >> good evening. garcia torres is expected to courtirst court appearance tomorrow, and toni

johnny curtain's play came at hp pavilion. 48 hours later, curtain was found dead at the inn at el camino real, in santa clara. leaving teammates and those close to him in shock. >> it's immensely sad. >> reporter: how he died remains a mystery. a teammate found curtain dead in his hotel room. >> to hear a young man at the age of 26, is cut down and is no longer with us, is shocked. >> while the county coroner investigates curtain for answers, it appears nothing criminal happened. curtain had just joined the saber cats two weeks ago. >> it's tragic. >> the highlight of his life over the last couple years was becoming a father. >> reporter: saber cats fans levitt flowers at the team's practice facility in sunnyvale. the last memory of him will be this play, a touchdown. his high school coach says it's a fitting end to a man who was dedicated to the game. >> he was a big-time player. big-time plays when it mattered. >> reporter: part of the statement the saber cats released was, johnny was a hard-nosed player and will be sorely missed. the team will be holding a news conference tomorrow morning

the fire started last night in town homes being built near el camino real and scott boulevard. we join maryann favro with the latest on how this fire started. maryann? >> reporter: well, a witness told nbc bay area news that they saw someone suspicious pumping some kind of liquid into the construction site last night shortly before the fire started. investigators say that witness has not shared the information with them. and tonight, they are not saying whether they suspect that this was the work of an arsonist. >> reporter: the flames shooting 100 feet into the air, many could see the fire in santa clara from miles away. >> the intensity of the fire and the heat that generated, it's shocking. >> even more shocking -- >> somebody banged on that door and it was police and they asked us to get out. so we took a couple of bags and came out. >> the five-alarm fire started where four new townhouses were being built off el camino real and scott boulevard in santa clara. >> two buildings under construction that each had a four townhouses, those are a total loss. >> reporter: a loss to

you may want to consider he will -- el camino real. everything looking good now. on 92 no major problem there is. terry mcsweeney will continue to bring live reports. more construction this morning as you head through the oakland maze a lot of lights westbound 80 lanes are blocked scheduled until 5:00 this morning as you head towards the bay bridge. >>> 4:40. >>> police on the peninsula launch new strategy to keep neighborhoods safe from the growing threat of gang crime. >>> drivers may hate them, new report gives controversial red light cameras in one north bay community the green light. lysol knows the soft places we love could be home to bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for health. >>> good morning. live look at traffic off the golden gate bridge into san francisco. low clouds this morning we'll check in with mike to see where our temperatures will go. big game at at&t park at 12:45 against the cardinals. we want to see how the weather will be. >> talk about div

police blocked off part of el camino real and a 49-year-old did not stop. he drove down the street the wrong way and he crashed into the curb, police say he made a poor decision and there is no evidence he intended to harm the president. >> and in the south bay, three teen-aged girls are suspended from school for threatening their classmates. we're live with the story. david? >> and the school model here is just be nice, however, three girls, 8th gridders were not nice to a fellow class mate. they've been suspended for sending threatening messages on facebook. we don't know what threats entailed by postings caught attention of the mother. she reported threats to officials the next morning. administrators conducted an internal investigation and that led to suspension of the three girls. the parent of one seventh grader says she did say parents need to inlt convenient. >> we have to have sometimes very action for kids so they learn. you know? if they don't take action from the beginning and if you let goit too long, it's going to get worse, not better. >> and

. >>> take a look at the damage left behind at el camino real just north of millbrae avenue, water just spraying into the air. a driver lost control about 2:30 this morning and knocked the fire hydrant right off its base. it also took out some tree bramplgz. a river of water was rushing through the streets. >>> a local teen busted with assault rifles and a full san francisco police uniform in a storage locker. the fact that he's accused of stealing a luxury vehicle is the least of his problems. 17-year-old max michael wade now facing a long list of charges including two counts of attempted murder in a suspected crime spree. officers also found shotgun shells and equipment used for jamming cell phones and for jamming radios. in addition, they found a stolen yellow lamborghini belonging to guy fiari. officers searched the storage locker in richmond after linking the teen to a shooting back in april. the teen is now being charged with an adult, with attempted murder, vehicle theft and possessing stolen property. >>> dozens of volunteers are back in morgan hill searching for missing teen si

the flames broke out just north of el camino real and scott late last night. bob redell has been there all morning long covering that scene where investigators are getting their first daytime look at all this damage. what are you hearing out there? >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. because of the magnitude of this fire, the county arson task force has been called in to investigate. we know investigators do want to speak to someone who saw someone else at a corner beyond that fire truck over there pumping a liquid onto the construction site around 7:00 last night. that was a few hours before the fire itself started. it's not clear yet whether that bit of information is significant or relevant to the investigation. they don't know but they say it's also possible these buildings under construction did have electrical power. they just don't know yet. the two buildings being built are a loss. as many as 100 people living in adjacent buildings were evacuated. one building was just released to residents. the other two buildings should be reltsed later this after

outage is in san mateo on hills dale boulevard near el camino real including the hills dale shopping center. right now crew are repairing the toppled lines at david court and adrian avenue. >> whip driven sand force authorities to close san francisco great highway this afternoon when it made driving too dangerous. city says itx÷ will not reopen until the wind finally dies down. when will that be. sandy is here with a look at the windy weather. sandy. >> yes. winds still going strong although not quite as strong as where they were earlier in the evening. sfo gusting to 58 miles an hour early this evening now 38 miles an hour wind, 30 at half moon barracks 30 in oakland. still going strong in some areas. westerly gusting 35 in concord. wind going to continue tomorrow. finally start to drop off as we head into the weekend but add to the wind snow for the sierra nevada. winter weather advisory starts at 5 and continues to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. 2 to 6 inches and 8 inches possible for the higher elevation. prepare for winter driving conditions if heading to tahoe. this may impact 80 and 50.

outage is in san mateo on hills dale boulevard near el camino real including the hills dale shopping center. right now crew are repairing the toppled lines at david court and adrian avenue. >> whip driven sand force authorities to close san francisco great highway this afternoon when it made driving too dangerous. city says itx÷ will not reopen until the wind finally dies down. when will that be. sandy is here with a look at the windy weather. sandy. >> yes. winds still going strong although not quite as strong as where they were earlier in the evening. sfo gusting to 58 miles an hour early this evening now 38 miles an hour wind, 30 at half moon barracks 30 in oakland. still going strong in some areas. westerly gusting 35 in concord. wind going to continue tomorrow. finally start to drop off as we head into the weekend but add to the wind snow for the sierra nevada. winter weather advisory starts at 5 and continues to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. 2 to 6 inches and 8 inches possible for the higher elevation. prepare for winter driving conditions if heading to tahoe. this may impact 80 and 50.

on el camino real. investigators say he did not intend harm towards the president just oblivious, apparently. police say he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. >> the president left the bay area this morning with millions of dollars in new campaign cash. there is the motorcade. he held a round table with 20 asian american supporters. the first event the president had held in san jose since taking office. dozens of people were outside to see him off and take pictures. candidate obama raised $4 million at the three fund-raisers he held. >> the oldest and most-senior cop in san francisco is calling it quits. he's earned witness half of a century on the job. he says it's just getting harder to chase down the crooks at his age. abc 7 news has the story. >> the fellow cops can't believe he's retiring. after all, inspector marty is only 79 years old. >> marty came into the place department two years bri was born. >> that he's been a cop for 56 years would have qualify forward pension 25 years ago.

the huge flames burned at a development near el camino real and scott street. here is amy hlyfield. >> witnesses say they heard a loud boom when the huge fire erupted just after 10:00 last night. they say that the fire was huge, and scary. >> very hot. it was extremely hot. and like i said that fire was 80 and the sparks was just shooting. >> the buildings were under construction and empty. firefighters were worried about occupy buildings around the fire. >> there is a large volume of fire direct limb pacting buildings. we're able to get a large amount of water. >> residents did what they could to help. >> i started hosing the roof. it's out of wood. and this was in flames. >> firefighters went to a fifth alarm in order to try to save buildings around the fire. two town home units were damaged but buildings are still intact and firefighters are calling that a success. >> there is a mutual aid system worked we've got resources to the scene quickly as well as to cover our city. our fire department was tapped out at this point. >> the focus is now on finding a cau

el hotel camino real es uno de los mejores. ¿qué tipo de habitación prefieren? nto está un poco flojo. pero déjeme revisar los vuelos una vez más. es posible que haya una tarifa mejor. ihola! sí, ¿qué tal, tío jaime? ¿cómo están todos por allí? sí, raquel me dio tu mensaje. no, mira, lo del apartamento... pues, todavía no hemos hablado. por ahora es mejor que no hagas nada. sí, de acuerdo, tío. yo también creo que hay que pensarlo mejor antes de decidir. aquí está toda la información. muchas gracias. mañana podré confirmar la reservación o posiblemente esta tarde. muy bien. adiós. adiós. bueno, ahora todo parece muy tranquilo pero anoche, ihuy! iqué situación! luis había llegado de los estados unidos y... bueno, pero uds. recuerdan quién es luis, ¿no? es mi ex-novio. bueno, pues, luis llegó y tuve que invitarlo a cenar conmigo y con arturo. imagínense, yo entre estos dos hombres. después, fuimos al hotel y subimos a nuestras habitaciones. yo apenas me había preparado para dormir cuando sonó el teléfono. ¿y quién era? ¿angela, arturo o luis? ( teléfono suena ) ¿bu

into a light pole and trees after he tried to evade police by going up the wrong way on busy el camino real >>> two carjacking suspects in custody after police chased them from san francisco to oakland. san francisco police got a report of the carjacking 1:30 this morning. the car the vehicle rather a white ford van was spotted on the bay bridge heading to oakland suspects left the van near west grand and ran. police and ch caught the two and took them into custody near the foot of the bay bridge. >>> breaking news. we just learned about the an patient confession from the man who is in custody this morning in the disappearance of a 6-year-old new york city boy 33 years ago the first child to be pictured on a milk carton. >> reporter: this is from the "new york post", the man in custody pedro hernandez told investigators he lured the boy candy and stabbed him and then disposed of the body in plastic bags. police took hernandez into custody at his home in new jersey last night. the police commissioner said hernandez implicated himself in the death of the boy. one law enforcement official tell

police surrounded 49-year-old ed boyce of mountain view outside the fox theater last night on el camino realgators say he did not intend any harm to the president. he was just oblivious and not under the influence of drug ors alcohol. he just made a mistake. >>> oldest and most senior cop in san francisco finally calling it quits. you know what he earned it with half century on the job. highly decorated veteran inspector says it's harder to chase down the crack at his age. vick lee has the story. >> fellow cops can't believe he's retiring. after all, inspector marty bast is only 79 years old. >> marty came in to the police department two years before i was born. >>reporter: he has been a cop for 56 years. he would have qualified for his pension 25 years ago. he served under 18 police chiefs. i was waiting for the phone call to be chief but i never got the phone call so i figure would i stay where i was at. i'm right here the heavy 1. >>reporter: this is him as young cop in the sex crime detail. he spent more than 4 decades in that unit. he says the toughest part was being with the victim. >>

some went across el camino real. you may recall several years ago when the massive shopping complex was under construction, it caught fire, embers blew downwind setting other apartments on fire. this time around, they knew to anticipate this. they actually had san jose police up with their chopper orbiting downwind to see if any of those embers were causing problems. they also had police out there stomping out those embers. as far as the cause, this is still under investigation. reporting live here in santa clara. bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> this morning, more questions than answers following autopsies on a mother and daughter found dead in their pleasanton home. investigators say preliminary results still have not determined for sure whether it was a murder/suicide. the autopsies did conclude that 37-year-old amy freeman burton and 19-year-old ansley suffered single gun shot wounds to the head. the results were unclear on whether her mother's wound was self-inflicted. police are still awaiting lab tests. >>>

minutes before president obama's motorcade headed down el camino real, an apparent drunken driver crashed right along the motor kate rod. witnesses say the driver -- motorcade route. witnesses say the driver was being chased by police, the car hit the divider, took out the intersection light. the car crashed in front of the pacific inn. police detained the driver and then moments later, the president's motorcade passed by. >> this a story you will see only on 2, one of the bay area's most popular rand marks -- landmarks needs repairs. kristin kafton is at coit -- christien kafton is live at coit tower. >> reporter: take a look. we've moved inside. a moment ago we were outside shing you that beautiful iconic view outside. a new report commissioned by the art department was just completed about the work to conserve coit tower. a new roof for the second level and restoration of these iconic murals. you can see inside the tower. this is a costly project. but fortunately, they do have funding. we're joined by the supervisor, david chu. first of all, this is a change and a big boost for one of

that resulted in the man's car crashing after he tried to evade police by going the wrong way on el camino real. the street was already shutdown as people were lining up to get a glimpse of the motorcade. the car went off the road and traveled south on the northbound lanes. officers with guns drawn arrested the suspect after the crash. >>> suspect in the disappearance and murder of sierra lamar is scheduled to face a judge later today. amy hollyfield is live outside the santa clara county jail with a preview of today's developments. >> reporter: now the long court process gets under way this will be the first of likely many. it will be rough on two families. antolin garcia-torres' relatives are very distraught over his arrest. they do not believe he could have committed this crime. the family of sierra does believe police have the right man. and her family is asking that he give up information to help end the search for her. she has been missing since march 16th. police believe she was murdered even though they haven't found her body. volunteers gathered yesterday to look for her. they say they