kumar a son like most missing kids in delhi was alert away while playing from a poor neighborhood like this one many family members of missing people say that they believe that they're often ignored by police because they lack money and power and in many cases if they're asked to pay i have to see if they ever want to see their loved ones again i told the police they only say that maybe my brother is somewhere in the park or sleeping in some temple or staying at a friend's place delhi police say that while they know they face a massive problem things are getting better while in the past eighteen children in delhi would go missing every day this year that number is closer to ten organisations working to help the families of the missing say that while the police need to do more they're overburdened and understaffed. i think we're also trying to pressure the court to order the police to take serious steps in this issue to watch out for the child in railway stations and bus stop. but this comes as little comfort to parents like rao kumar who feels as if he's tried everything he continues t

as a whole a staggering eight hundred thousand disappear and it takes a dreadful toll on families kumar hasn't been able to hold down a steady job or stay healthy his only focus is finding out what happened to his son but the answer is likely a grim one most children who disappear in delhi end up as sex workers or slaves a studio but the kids are kept in places where no one will be able to find them they're also kidnapped for the organ trade business that don't sion and also to begin with. kumar son like most missing kids in delhi with the word away while playing from a porn neighborhood like this one many family members of missing people say that they believe that they're often ignored by police because they lack money and power and in many cases they're asked to pay a fee if they ever want to see their loved ones again i told the police they only say that maybe my brother is somewhere in the park were sleeping in some temple or staying at a friend's place delhi police say that while they know they face a massive problem things are getting better while in the past eighteen children in

but this comes as a little comfort to parents like rau kumar who feels as if he's tried everything he continues to visit ravis untouched bad room every day holding on to the memories they share my son used to sleep on this bed with me the house seems empty without him and i don't know where all the stuff is just lying clinging to whatever hope he can that his desperate search for the son he loves will one day and well reassure either party in new delhi india that it was well up ahead we unveil the drastic effect on georgian cultural life since president saakashvili came to power a program come up in a couple of minutes after we caught up on the latest business this tuesday it's now coming up to a twenty three and a half minutes past nine moscow time. thank you kevin hello welcome to our business bulletin this hour a number of european energy firms will now get cheaper russian gas and as you monopoly gas prom has cut the costs of some long term contracts to bring them in line with market prices the move followed a ruling from several you companies on discounts and a switch to the much

in a story you'll only see on kron4, reggie kumar talks to a woman whose video of the incident could help police track down the suspect. >> we have decided to protect the identity of the neighbor, due to safety concerns. she says the 36 year-old female victim was almost raped between this white van right here and this pole that you see behind me. she says oakland investigators are currently reviewing the video her cameras recorded. >> was he trying to pull off her clothes? >> he absolutely did! he was trying to pull hers down, and she was fighting him. she should have maced him. the cameras record her walking down the street with her laundry, and the guy on the side of her! >> the cameras didn't pick up which way he went. very scary for someone to do that in 11:30 in the morning! you got so much high traffic, cars that were passing, never even stopped to even help the lady. >> did you try and help her? >> i didn't realize it was happening because i have kids inside that i'm taking care of. >> reporter: in oakland, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >>> a san jose university student is behind

kron 4's reggie kumar has more. >> reporter: this is where the worker was killed on saturday. fillets say the worker was crushed by soil inside a trench where cement was going to be poured for the foundation of a new home. people tried to rush to the man's aid but they couldn't save the man's life. the media wasn't allowed inside. authorities have been coming and going all day. emergency responders had to wait till monday to remove the body because the soil was too dangerous to retrieve it. he says the workers' death could have been prevented. >> stop work was issued. they ignored the notice and they have 7-8 people working that site. and -- at the area which was not sure, one of the guy was working that bottom of the trench. >> reporter: could the contractor face criminal charges? >> i don't know what charnels the contractor is -- the contractor violated the rules and the regulations. decided to continue to work. >> reporter: reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> family and friends of a young girl last seen 23 years ago are honoring her tonight. they held a candlelight vigil. in 198

the city clowes how -- city knows how to celebrate safely. >> reporter: reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> later we break down how to get tickets for the championship game, and gary radnich will be here and he will talk about the match up and what to expect sunday and log on to www.kron.com for the latest video, photographs and viewer comments. >>> decision 2012 the 5 remaining gop candidates faced off tonight ahead of the south carolina primary. today jon huntsman announced he was stepping out of the race. he gave his backing to mitt romney. tommy has more. >> reporter: with two wins under his belt and the endorsement of jon huntsman mitt romney was the ran to beat in the gop debate. >> we need for you to release your income tax. >> i would ask mitt romney, do you believe people who are felons, served their time, exhausted their patrol and probation, should they be given the right to vote? >> first of all, as you know, the pacts that run ads -- >> answer the question first. >> reporter: mitt romney kept his focus on president obama. >> we got a president in office three years and he doesn

it kron 4's reggie kumar tells us what one man saw and heard. >> reporter: before we get to that. the boulders are the size of small compact cars. look behind me. that is the scene. i know it is hard to see. but that is the area where officials have been most of the day assessing the damage. if you look behind me, that is the car that was damaged. you can see how the window is shattered. a man who lives on top of the hill says the slide woke him up out of bed this morning. >> scary to hear the noise. couldn't figure out what it was. for like 10 seconds. didn't feel an quake. i looked down and we saw this huge pile of debris with a lot of dust coming up and this car was caught in a it. and we could see the hillside there. looked down, make sure that -- that our part of the hill didn't go. >> at the time in the morning luckily there was nobody out there. it took out part of the retaining wall. you can see as well. >> reporter: i talked with the telegraph hill tree dwellers association president, he says the slides happen in this area very, very frequently. the most recent happened i

in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >>> a crim discovery at a construction site today in palo alto. workers found a body behind a fence surrounding the hoover pavilion at stanford hospital. police quickly sealed off the area. they say it appears the body is that of a male and has been here for several days. there were no obvious signs of trauma. the area is across the street from the stanford shopping center. >>> a live look outside from golden gate bridge. visibility pretty bad right now! it's getting ugly out there in a number of spots. visibility really body through the north bay. reduced visibility is under a quarter of a mile through nearly the entire north bay. along the coastline, we're seeing similar circumstances and fog even forming over hayward, reducing visibility under a mile. the fog is do going to hit again tomorrow morning, but we're going to see changes into the weekend. >>> coming up , we drop into the latest gop debate, which continues to be confrontational. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >>> mac world is on in san francisco. it's the larg

. >>> kron4's reggie kumar spoke with a young girl's family which is still coping with her death. >> reporter: the father of 17 year-old margaret says he angry finding out that emilia chin allegedly purchased alcohol for his daughters >> i didn't know that the mother of a friend did it. that's ridiculous. >> the alcohol was the main -- played the biggest role in the accident. >> do you remember the last thick you said to her? >> i love you dad, i'll see you when i come back. >> reporter: the young girl was killed a week before her 18th birthday. her grandmother and cousin can't believe she's gone. >> every day, she came to my house, and every day -- she loved me a lot, and i love her a lot. >> reporter: the grandmother says her granddaughter came to her house and hugged her after school. she says she loved her a lot. the grandmother says this is a lesson for everyone: don't buy liquor for kids. >> i just remember her personality in general. she brought happiness to our family. and she left a big scar on us, but we'll always remember her as that happy girl that all the cousins looked

reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> it has been a dry winter so far in the bay area. a remote chance we may get some rain. there is a system to the north of us causing showers there. >> here it is. producing rain over seattle and portland. by the time it drops to the forth bay we will barely see anything. don't expect heavy rain or heavy showers for tomorrow. just a few sprinkles. cooler temperatures and more cloud cover. here is a look for tonight. cold once again. low 30s for the north bay. 40 for mountain view. cold for the morning. slight chance of moisture in the air. we will have more temperatures and your extended forecast coming up shortly. >>> more news around the bay tonight. we are learning about the man accused of raping three women. frederick dozier, who you see here, was a worker for the san francisco unified school district and a sanitation worker at green street. he was arrested last week and facing numerous charges and due in court on wednesday. >>> in san jose, 16 people are out of their homes tonight because of this early morning fire at a senior ho

kron 4's reggie kumar says it would have never happened if he was turned over to immigration authorities. >> reporter: in 2008, tony bologna and his two sons michael and matthew were driving to their home in san francisco after attending a family picnic. they were that corner when edwin ramos drove up and somewhat and killed the father and two sons. prosecutors say edwin ramos mistakenly thought they were members of a rival gang. the murder sparked controversy after it was discovered edwin ramos is an illegal immigrant and broke the law several times while a teen and never turned over to immigration authorities because of a loophole. at the time it required undocumented juvenile offenders not be reported to the authorities. edwin ramos has been charged with three counts of murder, affiliated wagang and use of a fire arm. he pleaded not guilty. edwin ramos admitted he was driving the car but told investigators another man in the car pulled the trigger. in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> there was a memorial for the boy gunned down in oakland, gabriel martinez he was with his

>>reggie: in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >>grant: the 49ers and the giants is the hottest ticket in town, eight 3:30 p.m. kickoff siri 49ers left tickets officially go on sale on wednesday. season- ticket holders can get them wednesday starting at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on wednesdays when the general public can call in to buy tickets. you could call ticketmaster or go on their web site. there is a limit of four tickets per order. there is no guarantee they he will get tickets in the first place. the nfl has not yet set ticket prices. that will happen tomorrow. the strike out on ticketmaster, you have other options. nfl ticket exchange is a web site where many season- ticket holders sell their playoff seeds. tickets there are not cheap. tran of $21- $5,000. there is always stubhub. their prices start at $288 per ticket. on facebook there is something called 49ers nation. they are holding a to get oxygen. price tags will be hefty because the demand is huge. >>pam: stay with kron4 as we continue to follow the excitement surro

reggie kumar, kron4 news. >>> in weather , it couldn't be nicer for this time of year. look at this beautiful shot of the skyline from marin county. and we're with jacqueline. clear and mild, isn't it? >> yeah, clouds are starting to push out priet now. we did -- right now. we saw them earlier this evening, which helped keep temperatures more mild. it is going to be quite warm out there tonight. look at the temperatures right now. in the fuper 40s and hoe -- upper 40s. 41 in santa rose, 42 in fairfield. otherwise, 54 in san francisco and half moon bay. 54 in mountain view, 53 in san jose. >> storm tracker four radar, cloud cover that pushed through here a short while ago, still over part of the bay area. clear skies for a bit, but we do have a tail end of the ises that's going to -- system that's going to drag across the bay area tomorrow afternoon. >> head we're going to see partly cloudy skies again. cooler temperatures, and it's going to stay dry and mild through the extended forecast. details coming up. >>> more bay area news at 11 chk. after more than -- at 11:00.

live in san francisco i am reggie kumar with kron4 news.day's protests had a lot of business owners and those passing by speaking out about the effect of the movement. charles clifford had more on what they had to say. >> if you don't disrupt things, no one will listen to you, so you have to be disruptive to get your point across before people start actually listening to you, that is what i think. >>reporter: as the occupy move in march to the financial district it with a normal albeit rainy work they can be spoke with several people that say they support the movement but leave it may be time for occupy to change tactics. >> i sympathize with them back if that we need to be very thoughtful and start to examine some of the ways in which the financial system is structured. >>reporter: less than one block from justin herman plaza 6 diva international hair salon and the owner says he does not believe their protest today was destructive. >> i have been dealing with them for a few months now, and they're right outside the door and there have been

reggie kumar shows us what happened.n unsuspecting couple thought they were getting a good deal when they found a post on cragslist for a used honda accord. how >> police say the couple arrived here, neighbors say the man got out of a car with money in his hand, he knocked on the door but no one would answer. to manage jumped out, one of them fissile with demand. he felt the ground and the robbers took everything out of his pockets. " >>mark: a berkeley city clerk has died after falling down a staircase. she was found dead by her husband at 2:00 a.m. on saturday south as their infant daughter was sleeping in another land. phillies say there are no signs of foul play fees 3/8 the fatal injuries were consistent with a fall. she was appointed as a city clerk in may of 2009. >>darya: in concord, mt. diablo high school is at risk of losing of 1.5 million a year in state funds if because suncor class's exceeded the 27 students to limit which violated the terms of the quality education investment act. the school district says t

reggie kumar, kron4 news. loose and it to women and a hostile to my with life- threatening injuries after a home invasion in san francisco. it happened last night in the sunset district. dan kerman has the latest. >>dan: off the vicious attacks happened this thursday evening at this sunset district house. police say 76 rolled woman was attacked inside the mosque with a knife and a hammer during a home invasion robbery. when another woman came to deliver food, she was attacked but able to get away. she ran are on the corner to the ice house restaurant and contacted authorities. you can still see the blood on the floor of the restaurant. >> i see these people every day. the walked to and from the store. >>grant: the delivery woman left a trail of blood after she came to the apartment to deliver food and was hit in the face with a sharp object, either a hammer or a night. she stumbled down 23 to the ice house chinese food restaurant. >>jaqueline: another cold night on tap. thirties in fairfield, 44 in santa rosa,

. >>> and maria teresa kumar, an msnbc contributor.good a week was this for the president? >> well, you have to look at both sides of the coin. for the president he looked acti active, like he was being pragmatic, taking his agenda forward. the other side is what we saw on the republican side. it's interesting how his opponents stack up against those measures. they don't want to see the consumer protection board come into effect. they are very ready to go into another war with iran, on a low level of provocation, and also leads you to question whether or not they're serious about deficits. what are you talking about the deficits for? so you put those two together, and thefuls has defined things pretty well for himself. whether people or not hear it, i don't know. >> maria teresa, you like i have dealt in the progressive community with a lot of people that have even gotten angry with us, because we want let's look at our choices. >> right. >> how much do some of things he's doing now make some of the people that call themselves progress

reggie kumar has the story. >>reggie: a study on marijuana released by researchers found that occasional pot use does not appear to damage lungs over time like originally thought to. they also found a slight increase in lung capacity. the lead author says the reason marijuana's involved does not seem to affect flown function is because people tend to smoke-free cigarettes more often than they do a joint. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. phfft for ... ... if fifth fan >>mark: fall fares will receive a red rally bertholf, hulu is and the news will perform the national anthem and sean kingston will perform at halftime. in the meantime the santa clara city council has approved a plan that will pave the way for new san francisco 49ers football stadium. it is an agreement for parking at great america. >>erica: we're getting word that the raiders could be looking for a new home as they contemplate a south bay move. five here is a look at some of the record today and how expected high temperatu

reggie kumar has the story. >>reggie: a study on marijuana released by researchers at ucsf found that occasional pot use does not appear to damage will lungs over time like originally thought. the also found a slight increase in lung capacity. the lead author says the reason marijuana smoke does not seem to affect lung function flight tobacco use is because people like of cigarettes more often than the smoky joint. in san francisco, reggie kumar. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. fifth >>kimberlee: us weekly claims that academy award winner halle berry is engaged. martina's allegedly proposed over the holidays with an emerald and diamond ring. they began dating back in 2010. >>mark: a russian space probe is falling back down to earth. there is still no guarantee of the crash site. fifth announcer: this is the kron4 news. >>mark: in the south bay person has been shot and another person stabbed. a car was towed after the shooting and stabbing that took place. this happened at 130 in the 50

reggie kumar joins us live in san francisco with the new details. >>pam: >>reporter: report will warmer a $100,000 reward is being offered from the mayor's office, as you mentioned he was coming off the tee and hit one batter to hit assisted living care facility. would that to this point and third street, has been a group of the house attacked and from behind the union will then telling him his head right here on the concrete. taken at his video, the vigilance by front entrance at the hospital one month and a half later. police say they have no leads in this case. roads >> i am hoping that someone would have remembered something maybe some informational come back room with and maybe someone would encourage them to come forward and provide information that will lead us to the person who perpetrated the crime. >>reporter: it was police tell me that there was no service in his video recovered from the nearby businesses so that they rely on the public. to live in san francisco i am reggie kumar with kron4 news korea who >>reporter: how this is called th

reggie kumar is live at justin herman plaza with the latest. >>reggie: this is where protesters started. thai am told the protesters are still on van ness and headed toward city hall. other than the vandalism that you mentioned, pam, the protests that i witnessed and when i marched with the protesters, it was relatively peaceful. the run-up protesters that broke the law. there was a heavy police presence. they did have on right here. dan kerman is here showing as the events that unfolded earlier today. >>dan: cents earlier in the morning, occupy protesters have been standing their ground in front of banks like wells fargo. >> i am here because essentially democracy has been taken over by economic interests. they went into the financial district, stopping traffic. >> we can change the direction. >>reggie: any and every bank was targeted including this bank of america branch on california street. >>pam: our other big story, a long awaited a rainy weather. this is video from iran earlier in the day. the few people who did brave the weather are try

kron4's reggie kumar is here with the new details from today. >> reporter: well, pam, sheriff mirkarimi now has a new defense attorney. go ahead and take a look at this graphic. bob wagner is no longer representing mirkarimi. lydia stiglich has taken over the case. the prosecution released its witness list today. the first person on it is mirkarimi's wife, iliana lopez. she stands by her husband and says he never abused her. i've beenry madison is on -- ivory madison is on this list. she called police and recorded the conversation she had with lopes and videotaped the bruise on lopez's arm. and christina florez is also on the list. she is mirkarimi's exgirlfriend. she will be asked to take the stand during the case. she claims mirkarimi abused her during this three-year relationship. >> all right , reggie, of course we have some other information. i just wanted to ask about the charges facing -- the three misdemeanor charges facing the sheriff. >> reporter: right now he faces domestic violence, battery, child endangerment, and dissuading a witness. >> and that trial begins next month. >

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kron4's reggie kumar tell us what the city council decided to do tonight. he also has reaction from local businesses. >> reporter: the city council meeting just ended here, and council members voted unanimously to become the successor of the city's redevelopment agency. business owners spoke out at the meeting. they say the events that are held in downtown concord helped businesses grow. and they say they want to work on a program to raise money to keep these events going. >> i also hike the mayor's idea -- like the mayor's idea of a cultural arts foundation or district, something that would sustain the project for the future. >> we propose planning some benefit concerts, maybe at the concord center or other places around concord to allow the community to come and offer support and donations. kathy and i are going to be putting together a web page of support for all of our efforts. these events have made from the downtown property remodeling a viable option and something that we'd want to continue. it help us compete with other cities in terms of attracting

kron4's reggie kumar has more on what happened. >> reporter: san jose police say they stopped a carjacking suspect alejandro gonzalez here. police cars had to crash into the suv to stop it. they say gonzalez refused to get out of the suv. that's why one san jose police officer tazed gonzalez through an open window. authorities say gonzalez did not have a weapon on him. he had run-ins with the law in the past, but investigators have not released the details. he was booked at the santa clara county jail, facing assault with deadly weapon charges on a peace officer, as well as carjacking and resisting arrest charges. >>> in oakland today, people gathered to remember gabrielle martinez, the 5-year-old boy shot and killed friday. this was near the truck where he was killed. his family talked about their frustration with police, and the pain they're any going through. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> i just want to know why. she's crying all the time. why a 5-year-old, innocent kid. >> police have not been showing a little of details publicly. the gunman was only a

reggie kumar is live in the studio to tell us more about this study. you've been looking over it.find? >> reporter: well, all the scientists that have done this study are surprised by these findings the even the lead author of the study, doctor mark plecher was shocked. scientists analyzed lung function in more than five thousand men and women who smoked cigarettes and marijuana over a 20-year period. they found that participants who smoked tobacco and only used marijuana occasionally, there were no adverse effects to the lungs after pot use. but the came cannot be said for tobacco users. >> typical that bocko smoker, they -- tobacco smoker, they smoke a pack a day, which is 20 cigarettes a day. in comparison, in our study, the typical marijuana smoker smoked two or three times a month. much order of magnitude less exposure to marijuana smoke than the typical tobacco smoker would have exposure to tobacco smoke. you see clear harm from tobacco, and we did not see any harm from marijuana use. >> to be clear, did this study find that heavy marijuana use puts you at risk of lung probl