los angeles county is a land of sprawling development. with development comes hundreds of square miles of concrete, leaving no way for water to naturally soak into the ground. in areas of such widespread urbanization, flooding can be devastating. man: back in early 1930s, there was a flooding that took a lot of lives and property. as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the wa

i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among equals. what we learned in los angeles was that oppression alone was not the answer. it did not work. there were record highs in gang violence in 2005. i want to tell you what has happened between 2005 and 2012. number one, the grass roots -- the disorganize, fragmented, passionate grass roots must be part of this. the community members who go to county supervisors meetings, the members who pass out fliers, the youths who have been in the juvenile justice system that are now part of the coalition -- those individuals must have a seat at the table. no. 2. community-based organizations. that operate on a shoestring and often without any kind of coverage anywhere. they must be legitimized and made part of the conversation. i have witnessed this with home

. >> so when we visited the los angeles county jail, it was no surprise that our cameras captured onethe many drills that test the readiness of those charged with maintaining order. >> okay, good job, guys. excellent. had a lockdown in a minute 30 seconds. >> the state of readiness when doing that drill was intense. there was tension in the air. a couple weeks pry or, someone was put in a coma from a pretty bad beating. no one was killed. >> jail is completely different than what it was 30 years ago. for one thing we have much more violence-prone inmates in our system. in the past, that was never a problem. we did not have major riots, disturbances. we did not have the races fighting against one another in the jail system. >> l.a. county jail officials told us most of that violence stems from one source. ♪ >> almost half of our jail population is street gang members and they are probably responsible for 70 to 80% of the crime that occurs in our jail. and nearly all of our murders have been gang related in one way or another. >> the gang bangers get younger every year. >> you are in a

ke county firepokesman have burned in frazier park, where kern and los angeles counties meet.kers and four helicopters were making drops thursday on the fire that started about 1:30 p.m. a high school was evacuated as a precaution. wilford says the fire is seasonal grasses and sage. it has not reached the line. winds are about 10 mph with gusts to 20 mph. firefighters from kern, ventura and los angeles counties, the bureau of land a brush fire in kern county, california, has grown to up to three-thousand acres. the fire burning in kern county forced the evacuation state park. fire officials containment as of this evening. the fire fight is tomorrow morning as winds pick up. no word yet on what reported. >> pam: in los angeles -- police arrested a man after the suspect's culver city more explosive devices.. four buildings were evacuated and several blocks closed off. this comes after officers night -- and found a clear liquid with explosive in his car. the suspect's name has not yet been released. state of arizona we the jury upon our old to find that the aggravating factor has

there have been other counties in los angeles county and other counties who are considering it. >> why have they not adopted the law. what is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an allowing refusing treatment. we have a panel who have a knowledge of this subject in some cases because of their professional endeavors and in some cases because of personal experiences and in some cases, both. let me introduce them. karen chen is an attorney manager for the san francisco public defenders office, kathy, whose son battled mental illness, can is a subject treatment expert for the medical center. danny is the associate director for the serial neeb breet program for the city of san diego. and san francisco chief of police. gary is a psychiatrist and laura's law advocate and eduardo vega of the mental health association of san francisco. let me start by opposing a question to karen chen from the public defenders office. karen, can you -- how about if you start by giving us an overview of how the city handles this conflict between treatment and civil liberties. >> an involuntary hol

there have been other counties in los angeles county and other counties who are considering it. >> why have they not adopted the law. what is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an allowing refusing treatment. we have a panel who have a knowledge of this subject in some cases because of their professional endeavors and in some cases because of personal experiences and in some cases, both. let

and on that subject a new fire broken out in southern california in los angeles county. a brush fire in the hills above glendale. no structures were destroyed. smoke forced a closure two of busy freeways. and coming up at 5:05 an update on the spring fire still raging out of control. >> happening now south san francisco some residents are being aloud back into their homes after a bomb square. one apartment building evacuated after a resident claimed he had an explosive device. investigators trying to contact the 38-year-old they took him into custody they claimed he had explosives so police determine there'd was no bomb. >> a warning going out tonight about typhoid fever. the health department warning anyone eaten at the nordstrom cafe in the stone's town gal rea, you may have been exposed to this disease. mark? >> health department says most importantly they know of no person has become sick from eating at the nordstrom cafe. they know an employee working in that cafe came down with typhoid fever, picked upt disease while traveling yaefr seas. >> nordstrom cafe is on th

this is north of los angeles, in los angeles county.of course, we'll be flying over this scene and keeping a close eye on the situation, and we'll bring you any updates as they become available. >>> still ahead at 5:00, her life was just beginning. a little girl left alone at just one day old. now, decades later, she's back in the bay area to thank the woman who saved her life. >>> an arizona mother of seven, fighting for her freedom. charged with drug smuggling in mexico. the new clue that could release her from jail. >>> plus -- >> it was a life-changing experience for me. >> the one thing that kept her sane as a child. dancing. now, this instructor is turning her talents to bay area hospitals to give sick kids the same chance that she had. >>> good afternoon. i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. tracking a major warm-up today from 45 in gilroy this morning to 86 degrees at 3:19 this afternoon. a live look outside shows clear skies at the golden gate bridge. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-ve

it started where kern and northern los angeles counties meet. are fighting it from the ground and air. >>> a certain type of frog first imported to the united states to help pregnant women is now threatening other species. >> reporter:hi is the dreaded african clod frog. the so-called killer frog carries a deadly disease. >> this disease is driving hundreds of species to instinkz. >> reporter: -- instinkz >> this fungus is causing more devastation in vert braits than any another -- vertebrates than any other disease in history. >> reporter: when ingested with human female urine, it could show if a woman was pregnant. the frog test was used until the '70s. >> they just got rid of them. many people felt bad , they didn't want to kill them. so they just let them go outside. we have a wild population right here in golden gate park. >> reporter: lilly pond is off limits. researchers ha collected the frogs for study. the california academy of sciences has a huge collection of specimens with hundreds of african frogs kept under lock and key. doctor dav

. >> los angeles county came in and did a beautiful water drop. >> this firemen did a tremendous job. so, very, very thankful for them. >> gusty winds have been the enemy. the invading flames have turned home owners into defenders. >> right in front of the house. we put it off with shovels, whatever we could. >> brit? i took on the fire sickle-handed with a aboutful of water and her riding boots. the smoke nearly stopped her but she won. >> i've never been that close to a fire, and i was -- wow. that smoke is pretty deadly. >> cooler temperatures and higher humidity are helping firefighters today, but their work is far from done, abc news, los angeles. >> ama: now let's get an update on our fire conditions from leigh glaser. >> leigh: i want to tell you the high fire danger, the red-flag warning posted for the north bay was cancelled today at 3:00. and i want to show you live doppler 7hd, more moisture starting to move into the area. we're picking up a few returns towards the lake port area, upper lake county, and this is mainly the higher elevations there. and this is blowoff from in

the mix of los angeles county whose son died in e.r.just want the system changed because they say his life is worth more than 250,000s oodz we have to fix it now. we're mad and not going to put up with this anymore. we're just not. >> lawmakers have until mid september to pass a law. in sacramento abc 7 news. >> technology now being used by law enforcement to catch suspects. >> yes. michael finney brought you this story a year and a half ago this, is used in the boston bombings. >> it was. that is how it works those in the security industry want to know why, too. the fbi asked video. the fbi deployed facial recognition technology in an attempt to identify the suspects. photos of the suspects were in an fbi data base, the system failed to come up with the match. the expert at the center explains why. >> toughest problems is lowering emotions. >> there could be a solution. researchers hope to take photographs and enhance them to give them a glimpse of a person from all angles. >> on monday we reported a new google glass being rolled tout a select group of people applying for the opportu

. >>> los angeles county firefighters are getting a handle on a fire burning near the magic mountain theme park. the amusement park shut down one ride to help the fire department get better access to the area. tonight the fire is 85% contained. crews will remain on the scene all night watching for hot spots. >>> fire crews are getting a break from the weather as they battle a raging wildfire northwest of santa barbara tonight. the so called white fire has grown to 270 acres since yesterday afternoon. thousands of people were evacuated including holiday campers. the u.s. forest service says strong winds that fanned the fire yesterday died down today helping them make progress. >>> more than two dozen people have been arrested since the east pa pa lo palo alto announced the arrest of several individuals. so far this year there have been five killings and 50 armed assaults in east palo alto. by declaring a crime emergency the chief was able to cancel days off for his patrol officers. >>> a trial will begin of a coach accused of sexual abuse. christien kafton joins us now with what he's

you can see it in the mountains of los angeles county. now, we understand it's burning power lines. the fire burned about five acres so far. we're going to continue to follow it here and breaking news updates continually at twitter on awbc 7 news bay area. >> walnut creek police are looking for a man they say tried to grab a woman's purse yesterday in the garage parking lot of nordstrom at broadway plaza. the man apparently sneaked up and tried to grab her bag. they believe he got spooked and ran off when he saw another shopper. the man tried to get rid of a cap and shirt inside nordstrom. >> this is why police officers do their jobs a cop has been hail aid hero for saving a baby's live. a day care center called 911 to report a 5-month-old was not breathing. officer was on the scene immediately began cpr. the babeo was revived and taken to children's hospital. no word on what caused the baby to lose consciousness but authorities say it does the z not appear to be negligence but the he saved the life. >>> a touching reunion two. people who met under unusual circumstances 62 years ago

i'm from los angeles county and let me tell you bail schedules are very high out there. but we work with the families, co-workers, and employers that want that person out of jail where they can continue to flourish in their society. the issue of -- well the pretrial is there is a misconception about which is fair and which isn't fair. i have to say for the sake of public safety, we offer a little bit of the bjs study that our statistics is true because we incorporate other people with a part of the skim in the game, if you will, the family and members and we do a better job of seeing people return to court. we don't judge, we just return them to court and make their appearances. >> there are a lot of organizations throughout the state that, you know, kind of pull their resources together to be able to engaged in some lobbying, i think it true for some associations and there is some lobbying for the california's association. do you know how much your organization spends on lobbying? >> we don't even have a paid lobbyist. but the sure ityty company there is a guess. i have

. >> scary moments for two people in los angeles county after a young black bear decided to wander inir backyard. no one was hurt. the two schools were put on lockdown. the bear was caught and tranquilized. >>> tonight at 5:00 on the news, -- da cancer is the topic for discussion after angelina jolie's revolution. in a story you will see only on 2, we investigate the treatments and the conflict that may exist in risk productions. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. have a great day. and the iberian peninsula aren't just full of adventure. they're places full of great food, too. mmm. that's me, elizabeth. and today, my friends jimmy bennett and rob pinkston join me on an epic journey around the world to sample some awesome cuisine. and you're coming with us. i hope you're hungry, because it all happens right now. cheers. cheers. mmm. mmm. welcome to elizabeth stanton's great big taste of the world. hey, guys. you know me, i love to travel the world and experience new cultures with my friends and family. it's a blast. and one of my favorite things about traveling to new plac

southern california tonight where a fast moving wildfire continues to burn out of control in los angeles county. >> good evening. >> we'll get to that story in just a moment but begin with bricking news in cupertino where helicopters brought in to search for missing man described at risk. >> lisa is live in cooperí41 to with latest on this. >> james was last seen at 11:30 this morning. that's nearly 12 hours ago and right now a lot of people are involved in this search. tonight at linda vista park look behind me. 35 people in all are lacking for him right now and that includes helicopter team there in the air. deputy on the ground. search dog and search and rest caw team as well. the reason so many people are working this search right now is because norberg suffers from dimensia. als. he's mute. he has no money and he's on medication. lacking at photosright new of james norberg 63 years old. 6 feat tall with gray hear and blue eyes. and he walks hunched over and shovels his feet. back out live search effort starting to wind down. they should be wrapping up at around midnight but i'm told that

both los angeles county are -- >> i thought you said san francisco. >> no. >> it was a little confusing. >> b butte. >> it's above sacramento. >> yeah. >> so that's what's available to the individual category. when you go to the appointment by group. i apologize this is a little smaller. >> do you have, have you found instances where you have a body that could be available or there is a body that does the appointment, but there is an individual like that could be over that body like in san francisco, there is a mayor and probably don't have any other counties, like say philadelphia has a city and county. what do they do to replace that? >> i can pull it up in the excel spreadsheet. looks like page five. they have two different bodies there. in the city council members situation it's what's referred to as method three. it's a special election. so those automatically go to the special election. in county 3, it's the body below council position where an office shall be

i'm from los angeles county and let me tell you bail schedules are very high out there. but we work with the families, co-workers, and employers that want that person out of jail where they can continue to flourish in their society. the issue of -- well the pretrial is there is a misconception about which is fair and which isn't fair. i have to say for the sake of public safety, we offer a little bit of the bjs study that our statistics is true because we incorporate other people with a part of the skim in the game, if you will, the family and members and we do a better job of

southern california tonight where a fast moving wildfire continues to burn out of control in los angeles county. >> good evening. >> we'll get to that story in just a moment but begin with bricking news in cupertino where helicopters brought in to search for missing man described at risk. >> lisa is live in cooperí41 to with latest on this. >> james was last seen at 11:30 this morning. that's nearly 12 hours ago and right now a lot of people are involved in this search. tonight at linda vista park look behind me. 35 people in all are lacking for him right now and that includes helicopter team there in the air. deputy on the ground. search dog and search and rest caw team as well. the reason so many people are working this search right now is because norberg suffers from dimensia. als. he's mute. he has no money and he's on medication. lacking at photosright new of james norberg 63 years old. 6 feat tall with gray hear and blue eyes. and he walks hunched over and shovels his feet. back out live search effort starting to wind down. they should be wrapping up at around midnight but i'm told that

. >> in southern california, authorities in rural los angeles county have taken several dogs into today that may include a pit bull that attacked and killed a jogger yesterday morning in the high desert community much little rock. last night authorities served a certificate warrant at a home near the site of the attack and took away eight dogs, six pit bulls. >> the dog matches the description and we will find out. reasonable try and get d.n.a. off the dogs to match the victim. >> four people were detained and a 29-year-old man was arrested for marijuana growth inside the home it is possible charges could come later. >> mechanical problem on board the international space station similar to one you may have had in your car. nasa says the station has a leaky radiator and the commander says the situation is serious but not life threatening in part of the system that could be bypassed if need be. nasa expects to know more of the extent of the problem later today. >> happening now, incredibly rescuers may have found a survivor in the rubble 17 days after massive building chance near the capi

santa clarita in los angeles county ranking first among the fastest growing cities. >>> moving on to other news, intel, the company which puts the silicon in silicon valley has brought in a brand-new leader. >> scott mcgrew was word from inside the bodyroom. >> intel is promoting from within. promoting its chief operating officer, brian krzanich, up to ceo. he's been with the company since 1982. he will replace outgoing ceo paul otellini who announced his retirement some weeks ago. but without any announcement on who would replace him. also renee james has been promoted to company president. you have two jobs here, ceo and president, these were actually one job under otellini. we've learned they've split the job into two. it was actually this pair's idea, krzanich and james went to the board, pitched them as a pair, essentially running as a ticket, we're told. at first, the board, not so sure about splitting that job. but in the end, obviously it worked for both of them. back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> meteorologist christina loren is back in studio where it's nice and ac'd. it i

none of the police departments within los angeles could talk to each other on their communications gear. they had a different piece of equipment in the los angeles county sheriff's department than the police department or the compton police or the watts police or whoever. we ended up, we were providing radios so they could talk to each other. and i said that that should never happen again. we should have interoperatable communications. there's some that say we aren't any better off today than we were in 1992. we don't know, but we had an exercise, part of this fleet week preparation exercise, put on by the department of emergency management and it involved a lot of various agencies and we looked at the command of control situation and the command of control situation was an important one because you realized in 1992 the situation got so grim that the governor of the state then asked dod to take it over. so our chain of command went from my headquarters at the 7th infrapb tridivision headquarters right back to the pentagon. we said that should never happen again. so we looked at command of control relationships in this exercise. so we're going to bring

. >>> meanwhile in nearby los angeles county, another fire burned about 55 acres of land right near thetheme park. this fire ban about 11:30 this morning. the frames are now 80% contained. the theme park remained open. >>> happening now it's an exciting night for boy who was injured in the boston marathon bombings. he is the guest of honor on the field at tonight's a's/giants' game. >> be out on the feel. being on the field is pretty crazy. being able to meet players is -- it ooevens more. just being on the field is crazy. >> 12-year-old aaron hern got to throw out the ceremonial pitch. aaron was watching his mother run last month when oun of the bombs went off. . >>> thank you for vusing ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. our coverage continues with the 10:00 news. to be the weal tell you about a mail theft from postal truck. the driver never saw it happen, but we have video. there is a big reward being aufrd. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. tmz is up next here on tv 36. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high

the los angeles county sheriff's department is investigating the pop star for reckless driving.ding to authorities, keyshawn johnson spotted bieber speeding near his home monday morning. johnson followed bieber to his home and confronted him about his driving. the former wide receiver even stopped bieber's garage door from closing so he could have a word. deputies were called to the home, but bieber wouldn't talk to them. you know, if your neighbor is a big, burly nfl football player, former you might want to be a little more neighborly. >>> when we return, you've heard of "angry birds," right? check out this. an angry goat. taking no prisoners attacking everything in this path. can acne cleansers be tough on breakouts and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats breakouts. no parabens or harsh sulfates. for naturally clear skin. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® naturals. [ female announcer ] one day it will hit you. by replacing one sugared beverage a day with a bottle of nestl

southern california tonight where a fast moving wildfire continues to burn out of control in los angeles county. >> good evening. >> we'll ge we'll get to that sn just a moment but begin with bricking news in cupertino where helicopters brought in to search for missing man described at risk. >> lisa is live in cooperí41 to with latest on this. >> james was last seen at 11:30 this morning. that's nearly 12 hours ago and right now a lot of people are involved in this search. tonight at linda vista park look behind me. 35 people in all are lacking for him right now and thats includes helicopter team there in the air. deputy on the ground. search dog and search and rest caw team as well. the reason so many people are working this search right now is because norberg suffers from dimensia. als. he's mute. he has no money and he's on medication. lacking at photosright new of james norberg 63 years old. 6 feat tall with gray hear and blue eyes. and he walks hunched over and shovels his feet. back out live search effort starting to wind down. they should be wrapping up at around midnight but i'm told t

a wandering bear has been on edge this morning making his way through the los angeles county neighborhooddown streets and flightening neighbors. authorities believe the bear came down in search of food and water. the animal was cornered and tranquilized. fish and game plan to take it back to the mountains. >> they're wandering around all over the place. >> swimming pool autos just checking out the neighborhood. >> tesla i makes a big payment and twitter steps up security. >> good afternoon, carolyn, larry. tesla says it paid back it's federal government loan in full, prepaying the $465 million loan by wiring the payment of $452 million after the company held a stock and note sale last week. text elsa points ut it is the only american car company to have fully repaid the governor. >> hewlett-packard reported earnings that fell 32%. u.s. stocks fell today, over increasing concerns that the fed will scale back stimulus efforts. your bloomberg silicon valley index also falling led by nearly a 3% drop in oracle shares and twitter increasing security on the site. and introduce aid pro step proc