battalion chief, john whiting, was mauled when he responded to a house fire in unincorporated san leandro over the weekend. an investigation has now been opened into the dog's owner. >> reporter: with heavy hearts, a crew from alameda fire station crew 24 continue to respond to emergency calls, on the minds of many, a speedy recovery for battalion chief, john whiting, undergoing treatment at stafford hospital for facial wounds after being mauled by a pitbull. pictured here, the 1.5-year-old people responsible for the attack has since been quarantined, neighbors that live next door to the scene of saturday's fire in the unincorporated san leandro say that the dog was dangerous. >> that pitbull, as far as we know, just passing by, that dog is always aggressive, jumping up on the gate and barking all the time, he is a pretty aggressive pitbull. >> reporter: there were 20 dogs

sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " everyone feelsle when he makes a call we follow him" ryan visited john in the hospital he said his spirits are up, he was able to talk to him, he has more surgeries to go through, but ryan thinks john is doing well. sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " he was doing good, pain levels down" sound from alameda county sheriff sergeant ray kelly " at this time we do not think there was any animal cruelty just a bad set of circumstances"sergeant ray kelly with the alameda county sheriff's office says no charges have been filed yet against owners of the dog. sergeant kelly says the 16 younger dogs have been checked out by a vet and they are good shape and will be able to be adopted soon.as for the dog who attacked fire chief john whiting . sound from alameda county sheriff sergeant ray kelly " we are still determining what do to with him, he may be rehabilitated or euthanized"in san leandro gabe slate kron 4 news (ken) (ken) the d-m-v is working to reliev

sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " everyone feels comfortable when he makes a call we follow him" ryan visited john in the hospital he said his spirits are up, he was able to talk to him, he has more surgeries to go through, but ryan thinks john is doing well. sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " he was doing good, pain levels down" sound from alameda county sheriff sergeant ray kelly " at this time we do not think there was any animal cruelty just a bad set of circumstances"sergeant ray kelly with the alameda county sheriff's office says no charges have been filed yet against owners of the dog. sergeant kelly says the 16 younger dogs have been checked out by a vet and they are good shape and will be able to be adopted soon.as for the dog who attacked fire chief john whiting . sound from alameda county sheriff sergeant ray kelly " we are still determining what do to with him, he may be rehabilitated or euthanized"in san leandro gabe slate kron 4 news c-v-s is apologizing -- after it

john white. just to figure out who he was the names were so common. so we don't have anything to compare the dna of today against. but you might have people who are native american or english and may have african dna but the english arrived 50 or 60 or 70 years later so within a couple generation you have a new wave of english coming in and you cannot differentiate between them so this is what iran across dna would help to solve that but that is the limits of science. >> you mentioned in the was never properly analyzed. is that because scientific advancements had not yet gotten to that point or is there some resistance with the cultural bias? it was analyzed according to the time in the 30s they did what analysis they could but what we have today is a different analysis to look in the crevices say this is a fungus that could only grow there after several hundred years so that is technology that was not available in the 30s. also there are advances as secure as medieval graffiti. all over the churches in england they are finding this text and image the

ultimately can lead up to euthanasia. >> kato viciously attacked alameda county fire battalion chief john whiting saturday morning after he had responded to a house fire in unincorporated san leandro. there were 20 dogs inside at the time telephone fire, two of them lost in the blaze. whiting was about to interview a 15-year-old fire victim who had been rescued when the leashed pit bull bit him in the face, causing severe injuries. whiting's family and some colleagues at his bedside at stanford hospital. >> it made me feel better actually hearing him speak, seeing that his pain level was down. >> the road to recovery will be a long one. flow is the question of what to do with the remaining 17 dogs. the fire victims were in violation of a county ordinance that allows residents to have only two dogs. >> any time you have a lot of dogs and you're not complying within the law, you open yourself up to extra scrutiny. >> the residents could face a citation, but everyone agrees the focus right now should be on whiting. in alameda county, carlos salcedo, abc news. >>> deadly wildfire burning near yoursel

sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " he is such a good guy" ryan nesh ee moto works with john whiting at the alameda county fire station off san migel avenue in castro valley he told me he is well liked and respected. sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " everyone feels comfortable when he makes a call we follow him" ryan visited john in the hospital he said his spirits are up, he was able to talk to him, he has more surgeries to go through, but ryan thinks john is doing well. sound from ryan nishimoto - works with john whiting for alameda county fire department " he was doing good, pain levels down" sound from alameda county sheriff sergeant ray kelly " at this time we do not think there was any animal cruelty just a bad set of circumstances"sergeant ray kelly with the alameda county sheriff's office says no charges have been filed yet against owners of the dog. sergeant kelly says the 16 younger dogs have been checked out by a vet and they are good shape and will be able to be adop

(ken) in the east bay -- we have an update tonight on the condition of john whiting, the veteran battalionhief of the alameda county fire department, who was viciously bitten on the face by a pit bull at the scene of a house fire saturday near san leandro. reports say whiting's spirits are up, and he was able to talk. and has more surgeries to go through. no charges have been filed yet against owners of the dog. sergeant kelly says the 16 younger dogs have been checked out by a vet and they are good shape and will be able to be adopted soon. as for the dog who attacked fire chief john whiting... <"we are still determining what do to with him, he may be rehabilitated or euthanized. thos are kind of the two ends of the spectrum."> 19 dogs in 19 dogs in total were 19 dogs in 19 dogs in total were found inside the house, 2 of them died in the fire. (grant) coming up -- a judge has temporarily halted deportations of families who have been recently reunited. how governmentresponding... (ken) and -- a store clerk helps free a kidnapped woman. the survallience video that captured how it all went d

abc 7 news reporter katie utehs has more. >> reporter: john whiting rescued this man's autistic brother last year. saturday morning, whiting needed rescuing from a pitbull attack. witnesses shared this video of the dog before the incident. >> i hope he'll be all right. i pray thatill be. >> it was after the firefight, and something we weren't expecting during part of the investigation. >> reporter: while whiting interviewed the 15-year-old fire victim, her dog, which was leashed at the time, bit him in the face. it caused severe injuries. >> he was two to threet away from the gal. for whatever reason, the dog jumped up and attacked our battalion chief. >> that is so sad. that means she didn't have no control over that dog, seriously. >> reporter: chp escorted the battalion chief from eden hospital here to stanford where he will undergo surgeries for his injuries. >> he'll have to go through many, many surgeries. >> reporter: firefighters say two people and 18 pitbulls from the home in unincorporated san leandro were rescued. two dogs died in the fire. >> there were young aer pups, and o

.>> we come together as a family. >> reporter: we are told that chief john whiting has been encouraged support from the community. a law-enforcement family of first responders is there for him. he has not spoken with detectives with alameda sheriff's department. he is not well enough yet. this investigation continues and we will learn more as we talk with the homeowners in the future. rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >> we wish him the best. >>> starting today, to be area dmv offices are opening an hour earlier. the oakland clermont field office in san jose driver license processing center will not open at 7 am four days a week. the goal is to cut down on wait times. there was already a line of people outside the oakland clermont dmv at 6 am. many of them were pleasantly surprised to find out the office would open early today. >> today is the third day i came and tried to pay something. i write at 6:30 am. expecting it to open at 8 am. i need to get to work. there were already people in line.>> the dmv is going to offer saturday service at 14 bay area offices starting next month.>>> presi

knox white. >> thank you. john knox white. i'm the planning manager in the sustainable streets project. i am speaking on behalf -- not on behalf but that a lot of work that julia wilson on our team did, and i wanted to make sure that they want recognized for her work especially since this is her final tuesday with the agency. she'll be leaving us to go off to graduate school on friday, so we will be sad to miss her. but i wanted to make sure that having gone through this project, all of her hard work was recognized. >> you wanted to put her through one final board meeting? >> we wanted to make sure she was here before she left. >> thank you. >> so just for a quick background, i know it's been a long meeting, so i won't go very long. you know, we convened in 2015 and 2016 a community committee of about 12 -- about ten people to discuss concerns that had arisen and -- over decades in the delores park area around people parking along the median along delores street along 14th and 18th. at that time, we conducted community surveys

they actually sat her right over there where that drawer is, and at some point a battalion chief, john whiting, walked over to her to ask her some very basic questions, but first he asked about the dog to see if it was okay, and at that point is when the dog jumped him. according to the alameda county alameda county fire department, the fire was not very involved and was put out pretty quickly. inside the home there were 20 dogs, two of 15 year old was rescued from the house, and the battalion chief was about to ask her basic questions about anything she may have observed said, hey, is that dog okay? it was a pit bull, male dominant pit bull. is that dog okay, on a leash? it was the only dog out of 20 on the leash and proceeded to ask some questions, she said yes, and for whatever reason, the dog jumped up and attacked our battalion chief. >> reporter: now, the attack lasted a while, but the dog eventually stopped. battalion chief whiting was rushed to the medical center in castro valley to be stabilized and was then taken to stanford medical center by california highway patrol escort for surg

battalion chief john whiting was about to talk to a 15-year-old girl who had been rescued from a house fire in san leandro, and beside her was a large pit bull on the leash, and a according to the alameda fire department, the chief asked ifl wa okay,. >> and for whatever reason, the dog attacked. the attack was so bad that the crew had to call in the emergency services. the dog is impound and t -- she department is launch iing an investigation. the battalion chief is well liked and respect and there are members of his family and the members of the fire department here at the stanford medical center to see him through the series of osurgeries. reporting live at the medical center, bay area news. thank you, sergio. the prayers are with him, and we have been following the story on air and online and follow us breaking news whent happens at a our handle @nbc bay area. >> we are learning more about the firefighter who was killed along the lines of the ferguson fire. braden varney was a heavy equipment operator for cal fire. the second generation firefighter died after the bulldozer ran him

firefighters respond to calls tonight they can't help but think about their co-worker, battalion chief john whiting and his family. >> he is in good spirits. >> reporter: at station 25 in castro valley. >> i know on the first day, from what i heard, he was in a lot of pain, having a hard time communicating with others around him. >> reporter: whiting was attacked by this pitbull on saturday. he was one of 20 dogs rescued in the fire. two other adult dogs died. >> he was cool at first. >> reporter: when the firefighter approached the 15-year-old girl who escaped the fire and holding onto the dog's leash, coda attacked. >> dogs don't do well with a lot of trauma, they get nervous and get protect tiive of their environment. >> reporter: coda may have seen the firefighter as a threat. i spoke with the family tonight. she says the family is traumatized and homeless. they're not only worried about their future but also praying for the firefight ir's recovery. >> unfortunate situation. everybody's heart was in the right place to do the right thing. it unfolded. >> reporter: no charges will be filed agains

. >> reporter: that chief was this man, john whiting, seen in a previous kpix 5 story. >> we're ready to go. >> reporter: the veteran firefighter was clear from smoke and flames but not all danger at the same. >> he approached the girl that was holding the male dominant dog. that was the only dog with a leash on. but she wasn't holding it firmly. it wasn't taut. and we asked if it was secured. when approaching asking questions, the dog while take talking to her jumped and bit him in the face. >> reporter: the attack was not short. once the dog seen here unlatched, john was loaded into an ambulance, thankfully already on scene. >> we had to use the ambulance immediately for one of our own today. and we transported him immediately to the hospital. >> reporter: john was then transported here, stanford medical center for the first of many reconstructive surgeries on his face. >> i would say it was an extreme, severe extreme bite. >> reporter: 17 dogs have been put into quarantine and are being evaluated. there's an open investigation for animal abuse and negligent as well. in palo alto, a

battalion chief john whiting is recovering in the hospital today after a pit bull mauled his face. it happened yesterday as he and his team responded to a house fire in san leandro. 20 pit bulls were inside the home. all but two were rescued. after the flames were out, whiting was talking to a 15-year-old girl who was holding one of the dogs on a leash. suddenly, that dog, a large male pit bull, attacked him biting the lower left side of his face. whiting was rushed to the hospital then he was later transferred to stanford medical center to undergo reconstructive surgery. the battalion chief has been with the department for 20 years. the sheriff's department is now investigating animal neglect and abuse with those dog owners. >>> now, for the latest on an intense wildfire deadly, the ferguson fire blazing along the merced river west of yosemite national park quadrupled in size overnight. 4,000 acres have burned and containment dropped to 2%. it was 5%. now down to 2%. for now, yosemite remains open but parts of highway 140 are closed. saturday, cal fire announced a bulldozer operat

a pit bull bit john whiting in the face on saturday. he had helped reses cue two people and 18 dogs from a house fire in unincorporated san leandro. he was talking to one of the victims when her dog bit him. witnesses shared video of the pit bull before the incident. whiting underwent the first of several surgeries yesterday. the sheriff's office is investigating possible animal neglect and cruelty and charges involving that attack. >>> fire crews will try again today to recover the body of a firefighter killed while battling a wildfire near yosemite national park. they think his bulldozer stumbled down a canyon while he was cutting away vegetation on saturday. officials say varney's body is in steep terrain and conditions are too dangerous for crews to get close. the fire is burning on the park's western edge, scorched six square miles of forest. some rural communities are affected. >>> the chp rescued a hiker. the agency shared this facebook video from a helicopter near the blue ridge trail in napa. another hiker called for help after

county fire grabbed this photo of chief john white he saying that he is in good spirits. whitey was battling a house fire last saturday in san leandro. he was questioning a teenage girl inside the home, when the dog lunged at him, and mauled his face. he was taken to the hospital, underwent reconstructive surgery, doctors say he still need some time to recover. >> reporter: a guilty verdict tonight in a horrific case of animal abuse. the jury found that joaquin passed through a chihuahua to its death from a parking garage earlier this year. prosecutors said he broke into a mercedes at the stockton center street garage in san francisco's unit square. she grabbed a little dog from the car named donkey, and dropped him from the seventh floor onto the street below. the da says best showed no remorse. >>> tonight, new questions about a tour about the tragedy in missouri, video shows the final moments of that duck boat as it was struggling to stay afloat. mbers of an indiana family. that boat capsized yesterday, on table rock lake near branson missouri. kpix5's allen martin rep

s were given any update on the script poisoning political commentator john white believes the authorities in the u.k. are being inconsistent with their statements. well that's just remains of the scandal at the heart of this issue which is not russia's alleged involvement but it is the investigation itself because this is an investigation regarding this crippled poisoning and the beginning of march which has been tempered fired by shifting narratives contradictory information and a kind of inconsistency is that would seem to suggest that the narrative has been lifted straight from the pages of the pink panther movie script starring peter sellers into space to push off first we were told that nabil chalk was the most lethal nerve agent no into man and the slightest exposure to it would result in almost instant death then when it became clear that her pulse was making a miraculous recovery we were told that it was because that they were treated in tang with an antidote then we were told that they put to sea of this not we talk never agent diminished with exposure to moisture and that becaus

with journalist and author john white. sangoma the headlines because they are part of an overarching campaign to demonize russia to create russia as this double evil of our country and government that is in. these completely pieces baseless allegations this breaks it creates a sense consumes delish political class it's a greatest political crisis it does in the hands found itself in ghost and since the second world war unless it's arrested soon it's going to morph into an economic crisis a challenge to teresa neves leadership in the coming days and weeks. tensions between europe and the u.s. are casting a massive shadow over wednesday's nato summit as well donald trump continues to criticize allies for not spending more on defense and brussels sent this public warning to the american president. the president trump america does not turkish and will not turf than europe india america appreciate your allies after all you don't have the money you have a lot of allies but we cannot take you to your regular. eyes here. so i have

john kelly. white house chief of staff. and jon huntsman. john bolton.mir putin flanked by his aides as well. waiting for the pool here to assemble. does not appear the leaders will take questions right now. they'll be sitting with their delegations here and coming back for a press conference we expect in about 90 minutes. for now, i'm george stephanopoulos in helsinki. >> this has been a scial rt from abc news. >> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> and right now at 6:30 more on the helsinki summit. president trump wrapping up that meeting with russian president putin. the two expected to hold the joint news conference and we will bring it to you when it starts. >> the battle over straws in san francisco, city leaders will push for a ban today but some local activists are saying not so fast. >> the dream job for all of us that are sleep deprived. how you can get paid to sleep. >> looks >> got to be a catch. >> you can see drew and jessica are here. >> we're tracking the great start, beautiful shot of the s

political commentator john white believe the oath or it is in the u.k. being inconsistent with their statements on the script probe well that's just remains of the scandal at the heart of this issue which is not russia's alleged involvement but is the investigation itself because this is an investigation regarding this crippled poisoning and the beginning of march which has been tempered fired by shifting narratives contradictory information and a kind of inconsistency is that would seem to suggest that the narrative has been left to change from the pages of the pink panther movie script starring peter sellers into spector crucial first we were told that navi truck was the most lethal nerve agent known to man and the slightest exposure to it would result in almost instant death then when it became clear that her palms were making a miraculous recovery we were told that it was because it they were treated in tang with an antidote then we were told that they put to sea of this not we talk never agent diminished with exposure to moisture and that because th

he is john white, the hero in his own narcissistic movie, so this falls into that.nship with reality, only with what he sees himself doing. and the cost and effect on the average person in middle america is not factoring into it. >> i think we're getting live pictures from brussels right now. >> angela merkel walking into the nato summit. she has no doubt heard no what president trump said about her, behind her back, real. there are people that know that president trump smells weakness. he is attacking her now. we're watching angela merkel walk in, walk up to a microphone. our german viewers are enjoying this. we will go back, if we can, to the discussion we were having, john avalon as well. the reunifications between these children younger than five years old, we have numbers to put on the screen here of what was done and not done. it's not everybody, but -- >> not everybody, four were reunited. >> 334 expected by the end of yesterday. and this was supposed to be 104 -- whatever there was, 102 of the littlest. >> the youngest children were supposed to be reunited.

john whiting was a 15-year-old girl on a leash. suddenly this male pit bull attacked him. he was returned to the hospital, later to stanford medical center. they've launched an investigation. >>> a potential spot. you pay recognize it. hundreds of fans show up tail to take that i can pictures. neighbors between pine and bush say the constant is too much. the and he says he doesn't mind the reaction. >> well moving forward. city leaders are set to vote on a plan that would temporarily let them park on land. >>> happening tomorrow, maybe some good news for you. some dmv offices will be open early to meet and help the increase in customers. this is the line outside the san jose branch last monday. it went on and on. dmvs will open at 7:00 tomorrow morning. an hour earlier than usual. this will apply monday through friday except for bdnmes the r. >>> sometimes raising awareness is as easy as a walk in the park. thousands of people were there this morning for the aids walk san francisco. organizers say there is been a lot of progress over the years when it comes to treatment. >

. >> john white was mold as he responded to a house fire in alameda county. >> an investigation has been opened into the homeowners. >> with heavy hearts, the crew from the fire station continue to respond to emergency calls and on the minds of many, the speedy recovery for the battalion chief who is still undergoing treatment at the hospital for facial wounds after being mauled by a pitbull. pictured here is the tipple that was responsible for the attack named dakota who has since been quarantined. neighbors who live next door to the scene of saturday's fire say the dog was dangerous. >> as far as we know, that dog is always aggressive and is always jumping on the gay and barking all of the time. he is pretty aggressive. >> there were 20 dogs in the home. two dogs died in the fire in this unlawful for any homeowners to have more than three dogs over the age of four months. anything over that number requires a permit. what firefighter saw saturday was an eye-opener. >> people have two to four dogs but having these many dogs is not something we see everyday. >> there's an investigation op

the chief john whiting responded to a house fire in san leandro on saturday morning. girl was holding the dog on a him. he will have to undergo several surgeries to repair damage to his face. firefighters say there were 20 dogs inside the home at the time of the fire. two of them died inside and the other 18 are now being taken care of by animal control. >> people have two or three dogs, maybe four or something. but to have 20 dogs at one location is not an every day thing we experience. >> i feel bad for the firefighters. he's come to help these people out. they got a fire and they come to help save their home. the young lady should not have had that out on the street. >> an ordinance makes it against the law for homeowners to have more than three dogs over the age of four months without a permit. the sheriff's department has opened an animal cruelty and neglect investigation into the homeowners. >>> san francisco mayor london breed announced a plan to have a safe drug injection site. it will be a pilot program at glide memorial church starting in august. substance a

on the minds of many here, the speedy recovery for battalion chief john whiting undergoing treatment at stafford hospital for facial wounds after being malled by a pit bull. pictured here the dog responsible for the attack. neighbors say the dog was dangerous. >> as far as we know, that dog is always aggressive and jumping up on the gate and barking all the time. he's an agres you have pit bull. >> there were 20 dogs in the home, two dogs died in the fire. under the alameda county ordinance it's unlawful for any homeowners to have more than three dogs over the age of four months. anything over the number requires an animal permit. what firefighters saw saturday was an ie opener people have two or three dogs or something. but to have 20 dogs at one location i wouldn't say it's an department has opened an animal cruelty and neglect situation ag >> who owns this fully grown pit bull name blue has concerns about his neighbors. >> with that many dogs it's ridiculous. it's putting them at risk. >> neighbors were also curious about the residents who lived next door. they kept to themselves.

the battalion chief, john whiting, got a call to a house fire to respond there. 20 pitbulls were inside that home. after the flames were extinguished, whiting was talking to a 15-year-old girl who was holding one of those pitbulls on a leash. the large male pitbull bit the side of whiting's face, rushed to hospital and a later transferred to the stanford medical center to undergo reconstructive surgery. we spoke to a fellow fire fighter who met with whiting and recovering. >> he was in good spirits, had his family by his side and also in good spirits. it made me feel better. he was in a lot of pain, having a hard time communicating with others around him. >> we wish him a speedy recovery. the sheriff's department has launched an animal abuse investigation on the dog owner's and announced there has been no sign of animal cruelty. >>> a sheriff says he doesn't know how an oregon woman survived a 250 foot plunge into the ocean and waited seven days to be rescued. that's what happened to this woman on monterey beach this weekend. the sheriff praised her survival skills. outside the sheriff'

battalion chief john whiting transfered to stanford hospital this afternoon and is undergoing treatment. this morning a pitbull bit him in the face while he was talking to a woman who his department saved from a fire. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to fireifighters and joins us live in san leandro with that story. hermela? this is the pitbull this is the pitbull firefighters say... attacked one of their own.it was around aturday firefighters finished putting out a fire in this home.a woman who was rescued out of the window was sitting on this curb with a pitbull on a leash. the battalion chief was walking over to ask her questions about the fire.alan evans /division chief, alameda countyand as he approached, he was making sure that the job was subdued and it was okay to approach. she said yes. she started talking to as part of investigation to ask questions. and he was two to three feet away from the gal. for whatever reason, the dog jumped up and attacked out battalion chiefjohn whiting suffered major injuries to his face. and is being treated at stanford hospital.around 9:30 saturday

john whiting is in good spirits after reconstructive surgery. he was questioning a teenage girl after putting out the fire at her house in san leandro. there were several dogs in the home during the fire. one of them lunged at whiting attack his face. he has a long road to recovery. >>> a woman has been found guilty in a disturbing case of animal abuse and san francisco. he threw the dog to his death from the parking garage. he broke into the mercedes in the garage at union square and grabbed the chihuahua and dropped him from the seventh floor. prosecutors say he showed no remorse. >>> one man calling the website "rent a hit man.com" and never thought the marketing idea would attract people trying to hire a contract killer. the website has uncovered almost 100 murder for hire plots. >> he says kill my mom, my dad, my sister and brother. >> reporter: bob innes's reading an email he received from a 14 year boy in alaska, getting it on the website, "rent a hit man.com". this is not what you think. >> we decided to start a company doing risk analys

battalion chief john whiting will have to undergo extensive reconstructive surgery. the one-alarm house fire started yesterday morning. firefighters say they rescued a teenage girl as well as 18 dogs that were living at the home. two other dogs died in a basement. whiting was attacked while questioning a girl. >> he approached the girl that was holding the male dominant dog. that was the only dog that had a leash on but she wasn't holding it firmly. wasn't taut and asked if it was secured and he was approaching asking questions. the dog as he was talking to her jumped and grasped on him in the face. >> whiting was eventually transferred to stanford medical center and the attacking pit bull and the other surviving dogs were turned over to animal control. >>> a wild scene off highway 65 when police say a man and woman stole a fire truck. it was taken as fire crews responded to the elk horn grass fire in sacramento county. the video shows several patrol cars chasing the truck yesterday afternoon. chp officials say the people inside were switching off driving the rig. sp

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alameda fire battalion chief john whiting has been in stanford hospital since friday when a pit bull attacked him near the scene of a fire near san leandro. a coworker visited him yesterday saying he is in good spirit with his wife and son by his side. circumstances it made me feel better hearing him speak, seeing that his pain level was down. after that first day i heard he was in a lot of pain, such a severe injury, having a hard a prelina investigatif cruty atse where the attack teowner had 20 dogs. >>> abc 7 news was in san francisco's lower knob hill where a tree fell late this afternoon, smashing on to a red tow truck and damaging a second car. this is at bush and jones streets. it caused massive traffic gridlock in the area. fortunately there are no reports of any injuries. >>> happening tonight, the pittsburgh city council is discussing approving commercial cannabis permits. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen joins us live to explain what this actually means. kate? >> reporter: well, ama, city council here in pittsburgh will vote tonight on a commercial cannabis permit for kenya

the dog bit alameda county battalion chief john whiting in the face as he responded to a house fire yesterday in san leandro. he is being treated at sanford medical center and kiet do reports. >> reporter: we're told chief whiting is awake now but medicated in stable condition and surrounded by his family. they convened a team of surgeons to go over his next options. whiting suffered extensive facial injuries and has undergone at least one operation but likely faces several more. the battalion chief was responded to a house fire in unincorporated san leandro yesterday. a 15-year-old girl was holding this pitbull which was on a leash when it lunged and bit whiting on the left cheek. whiting even asked if the dog was secure before approaching, but the girl was unable to hold the dog back. whiting initially went to eden hospital but was transferred to stanford healthcare in palo alto. it's no wonder. stanford is home to some of the best reconstructive surgeons in the country. back in 2011 a small army of doctors made international news after separating a pair of conjoined twins. as for the pitbu

alameda county fire battalion chief john whiting was responding to a house fire in san leandro on saturday when the dog attacked him. there were 20 dogs inside the house at the time. and there were no signs of neglect to those animals, but it does violate a county ordinance that only allows residents to have two dogs. the pit bull is still under quarantine. there's also questions about what to do with the other dogs. >> any time you have a lot of dogs and you're not complying with the law, you open yourself up to extra scrutiny. >> whiting has a long road to recovery. he's still at the stanford hospital. a co-worker who visited him says, though, that he's in good spirits, with his wife and son by his side. >> happening today, tour buses could officially be banned outside the "full house" house in san francisco. the sfmta board of directors will decide whether to ban the buses from brodrick street between pine and bush. that's where the fictional tanner family lived in the sitcom. the proposal could impact commercial vehicles with nine or more seats. the goal is to keep traffic moving on th

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first up, chief white house correspondent john roberts on which way the wind may be blowing tonight when it comes to the mueller russian pro. good evening. >> the president has said on several occasions that he would like to sit down for an interview with robert mueller, but the chances of that happening, according to people we have talked to are rapidly approaching zero. >> multiple sources tell fox news that president trump and his outside legal team are expected to say no to an interview with robert mueller. in a phone call to fox news earlier today, attorney rudy giuliani certainly appeared to indicate that. >> no on the sit down until we get ironed out exactly what they want to do. right now i'm telling them no way, we are not going to do it. >> president trump has gotten markedly more personal in his criticism of the mueller investigation tweeting about his alleged conflicts of interest, including the fact that we had a

department chief john whiting sought of the hospital and recovering at home. he needed surgery to repair wounds to his face, and still has a long road to recovery. whiting's family and coworkers say the support and good wishes they received have been overwhelming. the dog mauled whiting while he spoke with a fire victim in unincorporated san leandro last saturday. sheriff's deputies may cite the dogs a owner. >>> a suspected serial bank robber who targeted five bay area banks may be dead. remember this picture we showed you? law enforcement named him the faux badge band dbandit. the bandit was wanted in connection with two robberies in the east bay, three in cupertino along with robberies in southern california and sacramento as well. the fbi tonight says a robber matching his description was found dead in santa barbara county. deputies say the man had just robbed a bank and then blocked him inside a nail salon bathroom. when they finally got in, he was dead with a single gunshot wound. >>> thunderstorms with gusty winds are causing concern for crews battling

john whiting was responding to a house fire in unincorporated san leandro saturday when the dog attackedre were 20 dogs inside the house at the time. while there were no signs of neglect toward the animals, that does violate a county ordinance that allows residents to only have two dogs. the pit bull is still under quarantine. there's also questions about what to do with the other dogs. >> any time you have a lot of dogs and you're not complying within the law, you open yourself up to extra scrutiny. >> whiting has a long road to recovery. he's still at stanford hospital. a coworker who visited him says he's in good sporets with his wife and son by his side. >> happening today, tour buses could officially be banned outside the "full house" house in san francisco. the board of directors will decide whether to ban the buses from brodrick street between pine and bush. that's where the tanner family lived in the '90s sitcom. the proposal would impact commercial vehicles with nine or more seats. the goal is to keep traffic moving along on that busy street. more people have been visiting the h

john whiting was attacked over the weekend. it happened after 20 dogs were rescued from a house fire in san leandro. investigators now say only three of the dogs were adults. the rest were puppies. none were neglected. chief whiting was mauled approaching a 15-year-old who was holding on to the dog's leash. >> unfortunate situation. i think it was everybody's heart was in the right place. >> whiting is in stable condition and recovering after stanford medical center. the owners said they're traumatized by the ordeal and praying for his recovery. >>> today marin leaders to adopt recommend daises on unprocessed rape kits. civil grand jury gave their report back in april. it covered the testing aemnd categorizing of kits. the grand jury recommended that the county continue to maintain its contracts with local sexual assault response groups. >>> happening today, another plea to stop gun shows at the cal palace. today members of the brady campaign will address the board of directors aiming to prevent gun violence. today they plan to

john yang is at the white house, lisa desjardins at capito hil so, john, they got the work of getting judge kavanaugh announced. now they have to go to w getting him confirmed. what do they have in mind? >> tt's right. well, judy, they've already rejiggeredhe white house staff to give emphasis on this new immigration of getting kavanaugh conn firmed. line speer herded through the process by forr arizona senator jon kyl. kellyanne conway told our producer shep exts a swift confirmation. you know, jud kvanaugh said he was going to start the process tomorrow, and as rachel said, the room was filled withua viy every republican senator with two es,cepti susan collins and lisa murkowski, concerned about abortion rights. but he speaking to them, starting the lobrtbying ef talking about his mother, the number of clerks that were a womeeady showing his respect for women and signaling to murkowski and collins that ha would afe vote. >> woodruff: one could hear messages going out to the senators who are going to be the deciding factor. lisa desjardins is at the ca ktol. lisa, whd of reception wi

it looks like reports of john kelly's departure just a little from mature. blake burman at the white with more, blake. reporter: palace intrigue is always the thing here. "wall street journal" broke a story that the chief of staff john kelly told the president at the president's request he will stay on as president's chief of staff through 2020. that would be the through the 2020 election. that would be at least for the next couple years. i made a phone call during the commercial break, one story told me that indeed "the wall street journal" is accurate. we'll continue to make phone calls on this one but this would be, serve as pretty big ramifications for this white house. as you mentioned there had been long speculation, started i believe by "the wall street journal" most recently maybe a month or so ago that kelly's departure would be imminent. yesterday was his one-year anniversary at the white house. the timing at least appears to match up. president trump sent out a tweet yesterday thanking john kelly for his one year as chief of staff at the white house. as you know, reince pr

a pitbull pit john whiting in the face on saturday. he had helped rescue two people and 18 dogs from a house fire in unincorporated san leandro. whiting was talking to one of the victims when her dog bit him. this is the dog that we're talking about. this is video from before the incident. whiting underwent the first of several surgeries yesterday. the sheriff's office is ect and crued charges animal involving the attack. >>> fire crews will try again today to recover the body of a firefighter killed while battling a wildfire near yosemite national park. investigators think braden varney's bulldozer tumbled down a steep canyon while he was cutting away vegetation on saturday. officials say varney's body is in steep terrain and conditions have been too dangerous for crews to get close. the ferguson fire is right now burning on the park's western edge and has scorched six square miles of forest and only 2% contained. some rural communities and lodges are evacuated. >>> the chp rescued a hiker. who suffered from a heat related emergency i

. >> my name is fran taylor and i was interested had to hear from john white knox involving the behavioral psychologist to find out why drivers drive like such jerks. and one thing they would suggest is contempt for pedestrians. this starts actually on the sidewalk and in parking situations. and i'm worried about how data gets manipulated. i have been concerned that residential parking permit violations get ticketed like five to seven times more often than sidewalk parking violations. which do harm, especially to people who have trouble getting around, maneuvering around cars on the sidewalk. and i think that this breeds contempt for pedestrians that is then manifested in a failure to yield. and we're just regarded as these sort of large wingless pigeons that are supposed to flutter out of the way of the more important vehicle. when i complain to m.t.a. about this discrepancy in ticketing because you have sidewalks everywhere, where only some of them are under r.p.p. and only certain hours of the day and the traffic control officer has to come twice to catch the time, it's a lot more work