l.a. county, ventura county and santa clara county. the california district attorney's association wrote the commission and said all the other counties have opted not to have manuels but they do require deputies follow court rules and handle court decisions and the law. well, think about it. here you the most powerful actor in the criminal justice system. we as citizens in a community rely on them to be doing their job responsibly and ethically, yet, we have no way to measure how they are doing it because -- because as both of you have said, there is no transparency at all in that process. whereby if you do have these manuels and you do make them public, now you have a set of criteria to hold prosecutors accountable for what it is that they do. dealing with accountability, the second issue i think is highlighting the results so far in two different cases. the first case is the case of former senator ted stevens when just over a year ago attorney generic holder threw out the conviction of senator based on gross misconduct in the case, e

a fire burning near 101 in l.a. county. it broke out just after noon today. traffic is still moving along the freeway. no structures threatened at this time. >>> the palmdale fire is now 87% contained. the fire started thursday. it burned four homes and torched nearly 22 square miles of brush in the antelope valley. it is believed to be started by someone working on a car wheel. there is no word on any arrests. but two men have been cited for accidentally starting a fire. authorities say the flames ignited tuesday after the men cut a steel pipe which sent sparks flying into brush. the two have been cited for a misdemeanor. the fire is 94% contained tonight. >>> well in danville a driver went on a rampage crashing into a cyclist, pedestrian and other vehicles today. we are told he was stopped by people in the neighborhood. no word yet on the conditions of those struck by the car. >>> a judge could announce her decision whether ac transit can impose a contract on its drivers. ac transit says 15 to 20% of its drivers have been no shows since it implemented an in

and she will now be under the supervision of l.a. county probation. >> she violated her probation by missing seven weekly alcohol education classes since december. >>> turns out all the time your teenager spent in front of a computer puts them at greater risk for depression. erika edwards reports on new scientific research. >> reporter: like pep rallies and pimples, the internet is a fixer in the world of teenagers. research to be done online for schoolwork and not to mention the huge popularity of social networking. when the net is the only social scene a teen has experts say that's a sign of a serious problem. >> whether you're limiting your social interactions or it's impacting your schoolwork or your job or interactions with your family, that's when we start thinking that something is looking more pathological. >> reporter: in fact, pathological or excessive use of the internet may lead to depression in teens according to new research. they say teenagers in their study were mentally healthy at the beginning of the study but those who be

the calabasas fire is burning near 101 in l.a. county. it has charred about 5 acres of heavy brush so far. traffic is slow moving along the freeway but no structures are threatened at this time. meanwhile, the palmdale fire is now 87% contained. the fire started thursday and it has burned four homes and torched nearly 22 square miles of brush in the antelope valley. crews hope to have the fire fully surrounded by tomorrow night. it is believed to have been started by someone working on a car wheel. there is no word of any arrest. but two men have been cited for accidentally starting the west fire. authorities say the flames ignited tuesday after the men cut a steel pipe which then sent sparks flying into the brush. they have been cited for a misdemeanor though some people don't think that is enough considering the fire destroyed 23 homes. the fire is 94% contained tonight. >>> years after his death his legacy lives on. >>> and a tribute to someone that lived here in the greater bay area. >>> the birthday celebration for a famous rock and

a 14- year-old has now admitted to starting a wildfire that threatened dozens of homes down in l.a. county. and a sheriff spokesman says the fire began yesterday, when the teenager accidentally dropped a barbecue iron that he was using to light a marijuana pipe. and he is now charged with arson. and crews managed to contain the 40-acre fire before it burned any homes in the sant clarity area. >>> keep young kids away from pet food. a new warning from researchers studying the first known salmonella outbreak in humans linked to dry pet food. the outbreak happened between 2006 and 2008. at least 80 people got sick. in 21 states. and experts say the problems did not come from kids eating pet food. it came from them touching the food. or the dirty bowls. and then putting their hands in their mouths. >> the pet food is uniquely contaminated because it is after they have heated it and eliminated the salmonella and other organisms, then they spray it with this food flavoring to make it more palatable, so the dogs and cats -- >> advice for families, everybody wash your hands when handling it and do

l.a. county sheriff's deputies said the boy told them he was smoking marijuana in a field when he dropped a lighter and started the fire. another boy was arrested and a 63-year-old man was also arrested for refusing to move from the scene and obstructing firefighters. >>> they battled a spectacular house fire which moved to a nearby home and burned some trees. as you can see they had to cut holes which allowed them to spray water on the fire. there is no word of the extent of the damage. >>> patricia neil has died at the age of 84 years old. >> you can finish that in the morning. >> reporter: neil started in many dramas, the day the earth stood still. she won an oscar acting opposite paul newman. she earned another oscar nomination for the subject she died in her home in massachusetts. >>> a reunion on the rock, we will relive the history of some of mark's most famous prisons and how it grows. >>> the government point man gives his assessment of the oil giant. >>> and we will tell you what some p

landon donovan made no mistake from the spot and the galaxy went into halftime with a two goal lead l.a. county over it in the second half of the visitors made a number of subs including cristiano ronaldo and the galaxy felt the chance six minutes after that we started when the portuguese lost and then sally wayne yelled they'd won back ten minutes later corner turned into the well iser marcello's header was blocked by george saunders but the clearance wasn't far from perfect and the ball ended up with the grains to support the second to make it to all twenty minutes from time the visitors strike again said you can always see where the back field to why in this shot is safe but this time it's xabi alonso in the right place at the white time he's a long drive takes a deflection and flies above saunders to make it we won he won had a chance to complete a hat trick six minutes later wait long ball from the seller to put him clear the guard in time fails to convert that time never the last three to the final score a great comeback win for me the us books are today. champions barcelona men while are

l.a. county fire, cal fire brought in, to help pound away at the flames here.fighters, of course, hoping at some point they'll be able to get on the ground and get in there close enough to choke this fire off completely. but again, the biggest part of this attack has come from the air. live in frazier park, leo stallworth, abc 7 eyewitness news. >> right now joining us on the phone is jamie cohen, owner of rocky's downtown bar and grill in lebec. >> that's correct. >> i understand your daughter was evacuated from her home. what's her status right now? >> right now they're basically just trying to find out what the status is in the canyon from where they were evacuated. and just trying to get some information. there's still -- the fire is still burning, obviously. and a lot of black smoke. and she was one of the -- among the first people to be evacuated out of that canyon. and it was pretty frighteningly close. so right now, just waiting to find out the status of what's going on in the canyon and see what direction the fire seems to be going. >> we should point

also in l.a., wendy siegel, the deputy district attorney for l.a. county. is the -- she is it with d.a. stalking and threat assessment team. she is the team. and she prosecuted the case against shawn johnson's stalker. what legislation do we need, wendy? >> well, i think the new federal statute that is being heard is sufficient. the one that we have in california operates well. it operated really well in the shawn johnson case. so i'm satisfied. >> larry: what does the federal statute say? >> the new federal statute allows for stalkers to be prosecuted when they use the internet. they don't have to cross state lines the way the old statute -- >> larry: for federal? >> yes, for federal. >> larry: what is a stalker, aaron? >> a stalker is an individual who repeatedly harasses another individual against their will with the intent on, i believe, trying to get close to them and almost, in a way, terrorizing them. >> larry: is it a thin line between a stalker and a paparazzi? >> no, i think there's a thick line between a stalker and a paparazzi. >> larry: thick l

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and is burning in l.a. county about 20 mi. southeast of palmdale.ire officials say scattered ranch homes are being evacuated and there are reports that horses are fleeing their stables. if more than a hundred 50 firefighters and three water dropping helicopters and now battling the blaze. live in the newsroom kron 4 news. >> the in the grand prix is set to begin if any increase way that meets the traffic in the area will be a challenge. kron 4 jonathan blum is your shows the race way and a potential traffic congestion spots around it. >> it is not going to be a good time to drive around sonoma county this is 37 and this is 121 this red meat to be a standstill and various parts of the day. that's going for a closer look and show you where you need to avoid in the morning. just before 8:00 a.m. and most of these three days or sorry today's saturday and sunday traffic going towards an opinion raceway will be problematic that would be traffic on 121 going in this direction this will be the big back up it will be impossible intersection and traffic on hi

l.a. county has eased up on giving nonviolent offenders like taylor a third felony strike.when taylor received his third strike. >> they abuse this powerful tool through draconian sentences for very minor offenses, they will lose the three strikes law. >> reporter: two stanford law students petitioned the court to have taylor set free. >> this is what we wanted and hoped would turn out but we weren't sure that it would happen. >> reporter: the students are part of a group who are fighting to release other offenders like taylor. >> and there are somewhere around 4,000 other nonviolent third strikers currently serving their 25 to life sentences in california. >> reporter: many district attorneys in california are taking the same philosophy to the law that was applied to taylor. as for taylor, he'll be released in a couple of days. in los angeles, don guevara, abc news. rob and vinita, back to you. >>> the president of colombia flies to san andreas island today to thank firefighters, police and others who helped passengers in monday's plane crash. the most seriously injured am

she's now been released from her l.a. county jail cell in the wee hours of the morning. a rehab facility to serve the rest of the sentence. we'll have the details coming up on what's ahead for her. >> all righty. any pets? >> i have a chihuahua named lucky. >> i have a chihuahua named love. we have to team them up. lucky and love! >> did you know people who own pets live longer? that's just one of eight health and lifestyle secrets from how much you drink to how much sleep you get. we'll run down the list of eight. >> hopefully ice cream made the list. do you like it? >> who doesn't? >> i'm a freak azoid. i need professional help. >> wow. >> i'm not kidding. >> we all knew that, but we didn't know it was ice cream. >> some frozen treats aren't as healthy as they seem. >> what's your favorite? >> anything haagen-dasz. we'll get help on which are the healthiest. >> i noticed the tubs upstairs are open. >> all right. al's off today. we saw pictures of him. my husband was at the chicago half marathon as well. he saw al. >> al said he was feeling well, but i want to talk to h

l.a. over security concerns about the orange county recovery center. no official word on what the troubled actress is being treated for, but her attorney is denying reports by tmz that lohan is addicted to methamphetamines. >>> here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in texas, a second floor balcony gave way early sunday morning sending 30 partygoers to the ground. at least 23 people were injured and five of those remain hospitalized. city officials are investigating whether proper safety procedures when the 400 foot structure was built just one week ago. >>> in chicago in the wee hours of the morning, fitness fans and friends of the american cancer society got their sunday off to a running start. i guess you could call it. some 25,000 participants crowded the windy city streets for the rock and roll half marathon. humidity made for less than perfect racing weather, but nbc's own al roker managed a calm cool finish despite those sticky conditions. congratulations, al. >>> and in rhode island, one lucky fisherman pulled a rar

for a 90-day or less sentence in the county of l.a., if you're a female, you're out in 4 or 6 hours.e she's lindsay lohan did she do 14 days. anding frankly, for showing up late to court and having to get re-enrolled in an alcohol program, it's a pretty outrageous sentence. certainly doesn't comport with anything else somebody would get in l.a. >> you know, robin, there's a lot of people upset about this, that she got out. is mark right? or wrong? >> well, first of all, the issue of lindsay lohan being released from custody is not a sentencing issue. it's not a judicial issue. it's not a prosecutor issue. that's a jail overcrowding issue, which we could have a whole discussion on there. >> true. >> whether it seemed like it was lenient or didn't seem lenient, that was part of the correction system. not the justice system. the judge did what the judge needed to do. the prosecutor argued their points. and she was released in accordance of however an inmate during that time, this week, in custody, based on those charges, would have been released. >> that's a good point. >> which is abso

county. and speaking of president obama, the commute in l.a. is tough enough without the presidential motorcade tying up traffic. that's what commuters are saying on the "l.a. times'" website this morning. street closures trapped folks in gridlock on the west side all the way downtown during the president's visit monday. one couple found their usual 20-minute drive took one hour and 15 minutes. >> meanwhile, no such thing as a 20-minute drive in l.a. anywhere, ever. >> i think it's everywhere. everywhere in l.a. is 25 minutes away from where you are. >> closer to two hours. kris is right, there's no such thing as a 20-minute drive. >> we have some delays for the south bay. we have this cig alert that continues to be a problem for southbound 880. you see the live shot. our chopper is on scene. we have that left lane. looks like the left lane and center lane, the shoulder is blocked. now there are flashing lights. right at the montague expressway off-ramp. the on-ramp just south of there is clear. you can get on to southbound 880 south of the inc

county. that fire started yesterday afternoon west of i-5 near the pass about 60 miles northwest of l.a. 200es have been evacuated but residents have now been allowed to return to their homes but they've been warned they could be forced to leave again quickly. temperatures are in the forecast close to 100 degrees in the area today and the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> this morning berkeley and u.c. berkeley police officers are teaming up to cut down on crime on campus. the contra costa county times reports that the officers will ride together patrolling the areas around campus. the area near the south part of knews says more crime in recent years including 19 sexual assaults where women were approached from behind and had their skirts lifted. >> san francisco police now say a driver who lost control and krashld her vehicle into a group of people at a bus stop did not have a license. the accident happened yesterday morning in visitation valley. the 24-year-old driver says her ford explorer lost all power including power steering and brakes. that's when the vehicle slamme

campaign in support of jerry brown, the american federation of state county and a possible and plays is launching the tv ad this week in l.aan diego runs, and women has been aggressively airing ads on radio and tv brown has not cleared any several unions have run up on his behalf. canada's four other statewide offices are spending big money on their campaigns, here is the democratic nominee for attorney general fraud and 400 trout thousand dollars or the six week period ending june 30th and spend nearly twice that amount herb cohen steve cooley breton's reardon 41,000 but has a crude more than $170,000 in debt server this year. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. top stories we're following this morning, leon is hours away from the ruling in a landmark case involving same-sex marriage, then let the judge will announce whether to uphold or overturn the voters approve the band proposition 8. a judge plans to publish his opinion in the afternoon both sides say no matter what happens they plan to appeal if they lose. bp is calling it a milestone the mud for china's str

l.a. and 84 san diego. hot everywhere in california. kristen, eric? >> mike, thanks a lot. it's 5:46. >> taking a look at the stories we're following this morning. in contra costa county firefighters are battling a 375-acre wildfire east of mount diablo. it's now about 50% contained. investigators are trying to determine if a downed power line sparked that fire. >> bart expects this morning's commute to run smoothly but this afternoon's commute could see more delays because of the hot temperatures. the overheating of trackside computers caused major delays during yesterday evening's commute. train operators had to operate manually at no more than 25 mph. >> the heat is motivating rattle snakes to become more active during the day. as a result, people have been having close encounters around the bay area. experts say stick to paths and avoid wooded areas this time of year. if you come across a rattler, keep your distance and call in a snake removal expert. the latest with all these stories at 6:00. >> berkeley and u.c. berkeley police officers are teaming up to try to cut down on crime near the south part of campus. the contra costa times reports an officer from each d

county board of supervisors approved a quarter billion dollars for that expansion last week. >>> california's beaches are not getting tested for bacteria as often as they did in the past. the l.areports the number of health tests are down to the lowest level in a decade. that could actually put swimmers and surfers at greater risks of being exposed. one of the reasons testing has been scaled back is because of the budget cuts. >> coming up on 7:00. and officers are trying to track down a driver responsible for an overnight hit and run. up next we will take you back to the scene for an update. stay with us. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

l.a. they will probably come into their one -- into one of their readings ever. by the coast, 60s, water temperature's in the 50s. not the 40s. inland areas. upper 80s. in lake countyalmost 90. san rafael/napa 52 to san jose 55. 57 livermore/concord. not much change in about four hours. 47 tahoe. they were down to 34 and truckee made it to 32. usually something like that happens around september for the 2nd of august, that's really cold for the mountains. ukiah is only 57. a lot of tropical clouds streaming around. that rain in phoenix yesterday. some of that inching upwards into the northern san joaquin valley. there is a system digging into the pacific northwest. that will bump it off towards the east. low clouds, drizzle, sunny for some. cool, takes a while for that fog to burn off. 60s, 70s and 80s. i did go with a couple of low 80s to low 90s. those 90s won't last. >>> a bay area student is listed as a victim in the plane crash overseas. >>> the fallout continues over the -- over the wickileaks. >>> and america's version of a royal wedding -- coming up. details from chelsey clinton's big day. >>> just about 15 minutes from now, president obama is going to spea

l.a. is up and running, new york is not yet. it is the case that when the person is booked into a county jail, we would miss them and they would lie about who they are. unknown to that officer was the truth. that's now being revealed in an increasing number of locations. you mentioned the fbi position. i know there were some problems starting out with that. what's the status of that in terms of kind of merging. terrific relationship, we talk about not information sharing or the turf. the quick backstroky is that the railroad killer arrested in the 1990s. a third time using the two fingerprint system. that information was released when he killed a fourth time. it took longer than we would have liked but in september 2006, we were able to claim success where information to the fbi would talk to the system to the point now where we are close in rael time to the officer at the port of entry will put those finger's down and not only check the 5 million watch lirs of terrorists but also also the illegal immigrants. >> having seen what we did, the uk really said, wow that works. you are able to stop bad people and have lines moving throu