a crew of 57 highly skilled search and rescue firefighters from los angeles county packed up and headed to katmandu. they are taking cameras, sound devices and six dog teams. this team specializes in looking for victims trapped or lost in buildings. >> right thing. good humanitarian item. they are in need. i hope when we are in need people will help us when we have that need. >> the team expects to be digging through rubble for two weeks. during that time the state department of emergency services is providing los angeles county with additional support to make sure people there aren't caught short- handed. >> reporter: police say a burglar made it easy to find her because she left a calling card at the scene of the crime. she filled the backpack with stolen goods at home yesterday morning. police say she was leaving when the homeowner arrived. the two struggled. she dropped the stolen items and drove away and also dropped her driver's license. they found her and arrested her. >>> a report today, b.a.r.t. is billions of dollars short for its improvement projects. it shows that b.a.r.t. w

. >> so when we visited the los angeles county jail, it was no surprise that our cameras captured one of the 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 i

. >> i live in los angeles county, the home of compton, inglewood, and my hometown of long beach.ities wracked with gun violence. i am here in contin, california, one of the most dangerous cities in the united states to speak with the people about gun violence. >> they should have procedures that should prohibit people to get guns. >> it kills innocent people and it's wrong. it's not about that. >> i feel like a permanent solution to a temporary problem. >> i was seven years old and eight years old and there is a try by shooting with bullets flying everywhere. it was very scary i could've lost my life and i didn't want anyone else to lose their life as well. it's terrifying. >> they call it street justice but there is no justice. it's just someone losing their life. it's really stupid and trivial. >> that's what a drive-by is. it's just cowards in a car. >> every year, more than 230,000 guns are stolen from those who legally purchase them. >> we ended up arming criminals. that was not with the intent of why we had those guns. >> the rap community is changing its using guns and the

. >>> there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage following a small earthquake in los angeles county. it was centered southwest of downtown los angeles and felt across much of the county. sunday afternoon a smaller quake was reported in the same area. >>> prosecutors in oklahoma are deciding whether to file charges against a 73-year-old reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed black suspect. the officer says he thought he was holding a stun gun, not his handgun when the deadly shot was fired. don dahler has the details. >> it's a lugar, lugar, german lugar. >> reporter: a convicted felon was the target of an undercover drugs and sting operation when he saw police vehicles pull up, he ran. >> stop right here, stop right here. >> reporter: a pursuing officer wearing a body camera chased down and tackled harris. as other officers joined the struggle the sheriff's department said one of them yell add warning that he was about to use a taser. that was 73-year-old reserve deputy robert bates, an insurance executive and former police officer. he then pulled out what he said he thought was

. >> every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. and we just don't have enough places to segregate everybody and keep them from assaulting each other. and if you get one group that has superior numbers over the other and something sparks off a fight, it's going to be on. >> officials at the los angeles county jail told us racially segregated gangs are responsible for most of the violence including riots, like this one captured on surveillance tape. but we met one inmate who blames the problem on the system. >> i never wanted to get involved in racial problems. when i went to prison, i didn't hate blacks. i didn't hate mexicans. i didn't hate indians. i didn't hate anybody like that. but when you go to these prisons and by the time you do ten years like me, if you're even halfway sane, it's a miracle. >> vanjlis garafolo was awaiting trial for the attempted murder of five police officers while on parole for an earlier conviction of voluntary manslaughter. >> the date i met vanjlis garafolo it was like meeting hannibal lecter with sha

. >> and los angeles county sheriff's deputies flew up this morning. this shows one of their deputies watching. >> support for the fallen officer's family continues to pour in from around the bay area. a restaurant in san jose is holding an all day fundraiser. many people gathered this morning to watch the memorial service. the restaurant says 100% of today's sales will be donated to the officer's family. it runs till closing time at 2:00 a.m. >> and to see more of michael johnson's memorial service go to www.ktvu.com. we put together a slide show of pictures from reporters in the field, on www.ktvu.com. >>> now that governor jerry brown ordered mandatory water restrictions everyone is trying to figure out how to do that. your hardware store has a lot of devices to reduce water use. flow restricters for faucets. if you want to spend more money, new faucets and shower heads have -- can save significant amounts of water. >> become more refined. it was 2.5 gallons per minute and now they have gotten down to 1.5. >> new washing machines and dishwashers use

. >> the science and operations officers at los angeles county's national weather service. >> can you talk a little bit about these extreme weather events and their relationship to climate change? >> whether is the shirt that you put on today, but climate is your whole wardrobe. today we're bringing out the rain slickers. >> rains in extreme in flooding in bosnia and widespread drought to record snow in the united states. techno's shini somara picks up the story. >> november 17, 2014, in a video that went viral. this time lapse shows the impact of lake-effect snow as it moved into buffalo, new york. >> people were stranded on the highways, the interstate. >> nick louis, a professor of science at williams smith colleges in geneva, new york. >> i tell my students to imagine a bald top of the mountain. just a little push and that ball goes all the way the mountain. just a little push rices vigorously in the atmosphere and produces intense snow. >> it feels like weather is becoming extreme. >> a lot of research has shown that, as it will become the norm. >> does science suggest this is go

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president of the metropolitan milwaukee commerce association and rusty hicks, treasurer of the los angeles county federation of labour. tim, take me inside the associations, inside the accounting conversations. how do you figure out how much money it's worth to milwaukee to keep the bucs? >> well, it's a great question. i look at to this way. cities, like businesses have balance sheets. they have assets and liabilities. we have determined that having professional sports is an asset, part of the balance sheet. the question is what is the appropriate investment. from our perspective in terms of building a new arena, we look at bottom line, the 10 million in revenue flowing to the state off the income taxes of the players. the goal is to keep the $10 million, utilizing the increase in player salaries to fund the ponds for a new arena. we believe the economics are substantial and that there's a benefit to milwaukee to having an n.b.a. franchise driving a one half billion investment in downtown milwaukee. >> if you float bonds of a similar dollar denomination to build a text start-up hub, or a new cam

a los angeles county judge ruled today that knight will face charges of murder, attempted murder and hit-and- run. knight is accused of plowing his truck into two people in a restaurant parking lot back in january. one of those men died. in the meantime, the judge also reduced his bail from $25 million to $10 million. >>> san francisco rents are pushing business offices out of the city and into the east bay. the vacancy rate for office space in berkeley, emeryville and downtown oakland dropped from 11% to 8% last year. there's demand for more than two million square feet of office space or enough space for more than 7,000 full-time employees. >>> and still ahead, winds are picking up across california. firefighters are gearing up for the season. the serious warning in southern california. >> helping people in need all over the world. how one bay area couple channeled their grief into help for those who need it most. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, we have near and record warmth. we have a beach hazardous statement. and we have april showers all in the forecast as the news cont >>>

firefighters from los angeles county and fair fax county virginia. we were surveying another scene not too far from where the rescue happened. we got the call that a voice had been heard and we went running. it was the type of call these guys train for for years to get the call of a voice heard against the odds. in the rubble it took several hours. chilling, almost remarkable when he was pulled out alive. >> it is a remarkable miraculous thing. is there hope there might be other survivors? >> reporter: absolutely. every good news story does give home to people who are working so hard. this is a country that has been devastated. thousands of deaths. so, this goes a long way. they did admit, even though they understand you can live if you have some access usually to food or water and in a place, you can live for a week or up to two, we were told they did admit it was a bit of a miracle. >> seth doane in kathmandu, thank you so much. >>> in hawaii part of the shoreline is off limits after a deadly shark attack. a 65-year-old woman was attacked. snorkelo

. >> reporter: los angeles county detectives found multiple soccer players experienced abuse, reported poked or sodomized with a stick. initiation into the soccer field was just fun and nothing abusive. attorney brian claypool says that's not enough. >> school administrators need to open their eyes number one. they need to pay attention. number two they need to listen to students. they need to monitor students. they need to supervise teachers. >> reporter: claypool represents jesus bonea and several others in a lawsuits against the school district. he says the coach and the school should have known about the tradition that he says went on for years. >> it is a culture that's created within a school. this is not an aberration, this is not something that happened out of the blue where an administrator could say oh we didn't know about this. >> since the 1970s franklin college professor frank newer has been investigationing. >> a lot of people are in favor of the hazing, think it's a bonding, all in good fun. they may have gone through a tradition themselves. they want their children to b

. >> in los angeles county schools, 80% of children qualify for free or reduced priced lunches and many eat breakfast in school, as well. without those meals, they may go hungry. >> the district as well as school districts across the country have recognized that a lot of students face food insecurity, which means on any given day, they could not have had a meal the night before. there's a widening gap between the haves and have nots per se. people especially in the middle incomes fight to make it through the month. >> at the middle school in los angeles, students like ashley garcia eat most of their meals at school. >> from monday to friday, i eat the breakfast and the lunch and then i have my snack. >> researchers say there's a strong correlation between post poverty and poor educational outcomes and that lead to say continued poverty in later life. >> we want schools to be engines for economic growth. if we want schools to be engines for economic opportunity, we need to create conditions outside of schools that enables students to enter those schools with sufficient support. >> with s

los angeles from mobile sources -- automobile. schoumacher: but how was the epa supposed to eliminate smog from a city where the car is king? countyr kenneth hahn had been wrestling with the problem for years. well, people in los angeles loved cars. uh, you grew up liking cars. you'd go over to a high school you'll see more cars in the parking lot than you do bicycles. los angeles county has got five million trucks, buses, automobiles motorcycles, and motor vehicles polluting the air. we're in a big garage. no wonder here on certain days, the people will say the smog is harmful to their health. it is. a neighboring community turned around and sued los angeles, saying "you're dumping on us." what was that all about? yeah, it was riverside. it is just north of los angeles, where -- this was back in the early '70s -- the parents of the children who couldn't play football in the afternoon because the smog levels were so high that they were ordered indoors finally got agitated enough that they sued the city, they sued the federal government. i was ordered by a court out there to impose, as the clean air act told me to a transportation

los angeles county is amending their ordinance and afc next year will require certification of anyone practicing massage. their planning department decided they don't want conditional use permits. the city attorney for modesto has referred to a 20th century solution to a 21st century problem. i think that's true for a san francisco demand. a bill drafted into the bill with stakeholders work together to being mindful to the needs of the profession and business owners especially the sole providers. i hope san francisco considers this especially i have only seen two sole providers engage in this process. thank you. >> thank you, beverly. >> good evening commissioners and everyone. i'm stacy degoir, a small business owner as a sole provider in the city. i was very happy and thank you supervisor tang for that layout of the different establishments. part of what's been mentioned is this is a very complex issue. i had a handout describing the four different establishments. the first one being general, the second one is this category of declaration of exemption group and then we have the sole

had several incredible stories but one involved his attempt to attack a sex offender at the los angeles county jail. >> got this freaking child molester on the tier. he's actually in the van talking about what he does. you know, i like to keep myself at, hey, i don't lose my temper, keep myself calm, cool and collected. this dude made me snap. so i get in the van and i tell him, you know what i'm going to do, i'm beginning to rip this toilet off the wall, bust through this freaking glass, drag it down the tier and i'm going to bust through your glass and i'm going to take your tricken ring i'm going to cut you up, you're a dead man. yeah -- boom boom boom boom boom. then all you hear is the steel bending. i got behind the toilet and pushed the whole toilet aside, yanked it all the way back. long story short, i ripped the whole toilet off, wrapped my hands up in my socks, smashed through the glass. get on to the tier. now he's screaming. i'm dragging, finally get out. all the homies on the tier is cheering. this dude is garbage. he is just human garbage. he's like a serial chester. i'm dripping

. >> reporter: moments later andrew olvera, a veteran of the los angeles county fire department, got the call. >> copy that. >> reporter: and took off running. andy, you can tell me what we're doing here? >> right now what we're doing is i'm trying to get a general area where they heard the voices. >> reporter: the rescue would take several more hours. ( applause ) before the hundreds who had gathered could cheer. >> this is a great feeling. it's a great feeling. you feel like you won a war,un. to save a life, to save a life is a great thing. >> reporter: this evening, we found the 15-year-old at an israeli-run field hospital. "i'm not on the. i'm up in the sky," he told us. as he snacked on oreos he explained how he survived eating a buttery type food he found called ghee. "at times," he told us, "i felt that i was already dead." >> it's amazing to see somebody be freed. it's amazing to be part of that. it is a miracle. >> reporter: and in an otherwise-grim landscape it's a glimmer of hope. seth doane, cbs news, kathmandu nepal. >> pelley: but any further hope tonight is low at the

it happened on state route 710 in bell in los angeles county. the fire sent a plume of black smoke that could be seen for miles. 500 gallons of gasoline fuel spilled. it took hazmat crews more than six hours to clean up. the driver of the truck was rescued. no word on his condition. >>> san francisco city officials plan to take a look at a major issue affecting residents and visitors. parking, or more accurately, the lack of it. the municipal transportation agency is set to review the city's residential parking permit program in response to growing criticism over the expensive cost of those parking permits and the lack of available spaces. the program is designed to give residents a way to park in neighborhoods long-term and cap the amount of time visitors are allowed to park. >>> this morning, ford is recalling nearly 400,000 cars to fix a problem with door latches. it covers 2012 to 2014 ford fiestas, fusion and lincoln nkz cars made in mexico. the car maker is concerned that fault latches can allow doors to fly open while the car is in motion

los angeles and carter evans is with them. >> reporter: it takes just a matter of hours for this elite search-and-rescue team from los angeles county to mobilize and head straight to a disaster zone. they've been sent around the world and pulled survivors from the rubble of several deadly quakeses that l.a. county fire chief john trip. >> this team responded to japan. this team responded to new zealand. and when we went to haiti with buildings that collapsed, there were people found in void spaces. >> reporter: some of those rescues in haiti took place more than a week after the 2010 quake left much of the country's capital in ruins. battalion chief robert harris was there. what's that like? >> very rewarding because, you know, you're there and we were there to make a difference, and to, you know, help people and save lives. >> reporter: it may be hard to imagine survivors, but harris says he sees it over and over. >> if you were to simply just roll out of bed and the whole floor or of roof came down on top of you it would create a void space right there by your bed, and that area would be a survivable space. >> reporter: and it ma

several other wild fires broke out in los angeles county yesterday and the gusty santa ana wind could pose problems again today. 5:43, here is your traffic and weather together. >> while we won't be dealing with quite that situation ourselves here ukee, dow at least want to alert you to the fact that we have lowering humidity. also are going to be experiencing some not necessarily strong wind gusts but enough that you're to up 25 miles per hour, and with dry fuel, branches, that kind of things as things dry out. you want to just be extra cautious out in with any kind of open flame. we always say. that will if you're going to grill out today, such a nice day for it, but these are the kinds of things to be extra cautious about neck being in with the eyewitness weather watcher network. temperatures upper four's, jason sending in nice clear sky overall, he does have that breeze we mention, 13 miles per hour for him. also don't, check it out not bad, little chill granted but not as cold as it has been. isn't it amazing what perception will do. warmer than it was yesterday. >> 46 degrees se

the los angeles county coroner is investigating the death of an heir to the getty oil fortune.girlfriend of 47-year-old andrew getty found his body in a bathroom at his hollywood hills home yesterday. the coroner has tentatively ruled the death accidental because medication was found at the scene. getty did have a history of drug use. but officials say it's too early to tell if indeed that factored into his death. police are now questioning getty's ex but say they do not suspect anything criminal. >> a new york city detective will go before a review board today for reportedly berating an uber driver. a passenger recorded monday's confrontation on a cell phone. the nypd explained the tirade as a case of road rage. according to the passenger who recorded the video the detective got angry when the private taxi driver honked because the detective was trying park without using hi blinkers and was blocking the uber vehicle from going on a green light. in his rant the detective mocks the driver's accent and cursed repeatedly. >> how long have you been in this country? >> almost two ye

you'll follow the >>> breaking news now in are from southern california from san pedro and los angeles county as a brushfire several hours ago has now spread to several homes. no injuries have been reported, but you can see firefighters on the roof of this home trying to control it. it's windy down there. you can clearly see that from this live picture and breaking news updates on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >> all right now, from the geysers of yellowstone to the giants sequoias of yosemite national parks that normally charge a fee is free this weekend from april 18th through april 26th. >> on the subject of free, weekend is here and weather is great, what else can you hope for? >> it's a little segway. >> they got the idea from me. photograph and frame and now they have a new place over in hays valley and this is what they're giving away. this is totally cool. they have a lot of frames here and they feature local artists and the little tram you see here is made specifically for instagram pictures. isn't that a great idea? it's a very, very well made and they come in white and black and

trying to rescue people and hopefully save more lives a like this picture is to accept from the los angeles countye department showing you some people were getting ready including search dog to watch and over to head over and make the stretch. here is a look as some of the guy schmos and the comment on or over and hoping the call with the search and rescue efforts to see more pictures going to our web site to take a look. >>james: we're attacking the forecast around the bay is going to be halved this afternoon we have temperatures approaching the upper 80s to near 90 will have the 40 cell straight ahead. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>james: 10 you guys in the live shot this morning? people will be waiting and waiting. it is a little cool and some spots in san francisco low fifties it is nice and mild san jose 53 oakland 51 widespread low 50s and temperatures that will quickly climb for instance oakland will bridge the day down into two our trucks and will follow the to the jews wil

stadium in carson showed up these new design renderings of a pre posed $1.7 billion stadium in los angeles county. it will be shared by the raiders and the san diego chargers. the primary feature is a tower that will give off lightning bolts when the chargers play. the tower would turn into a flame willing cauldron when the raiders take the field, a tribute to the late raiders owner, al davis. the carson city council approved the stadium earlier this week. >>> hey, barbecue lovers, we are talking to you. >> guilty. >> that's good. a popular version of a texas barbecue joint will soon be coming to san francisco. >> this is video of president obama visiting franklin's barbecue in austin last year according to eater sf, tickets go on sale for franklin's pop-up in the dog patch neighborhood. franklin's will be in residence from may 9th and 10th at the smokestack and magnolia brewing company. franklin's is considered to be one of the best barbecue joints in the country. people often wait hours in line for their food. >>> needing tickets to go to a pop-up? okay you're a barbecue connoisseur, and you to

there are others already using the cameras including san jose and police and los angeles county and san. the mayor says they need to do everything to keep people safe. they are showing officers apparently conducting warrant less searches and stealing property. there have been also officer involved shootings in the community. the cameras use has raised questions about shouldn't someone be allowed to see the video. and posted on youtube blurted out to protect identities. just yesterday. hillary clinton says every department in the country should have them and it would improve transparency and accountability and help to protect people on both sides of the lens. new york and chicago are testing the body cameras. here in san francisco there is no timeframe but we know the next step is fort board of supervisors to approve the idea. >> thank you. >> time is now 7:36. some oakland businesses are taking action now to protect themselves. may day is coming tomorrow and protest are planned and people were making signs and banners for may day. they are hoping the marches will be peaceful and some ar