do you get to see louie? >> no.e never seen louie since everything happened, so -- a year. >> reporter: and sunny hasn't seen -- >> seen her a couple of times but that's it. pretty much no contact at all for several months. >> reporter: so, it was here in austin that jesse james started to write about her painful journey. his tough, early life in long beach. his three marriages. about how a welder became one of the most famous names, first in the world of motorcycles, then in hollywood. his new memoir is titled "american outlaw." >> i'm a firm believer that everything in life comes good or bad to teach us some kind of lesson. a marriage ending. all this crazy stuff. that was, like, a lesson to work on myself and fix what's wrong with me. >> reporter: he told us that these days, life is simple. he's a full-time dad. spends his days learning blacksmithing. he's also co-owner of the austin speed shop, restoring vintage cars, mentoring young mechanics. you can't do it with the bearing press here? >> reporter: this is li

so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero. we've grown up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to the 1990's, all. great wonderful shows that she's sponsored, pacific fusion and others. and you know jan is all around the bay area. all around the san francisco communities. she's helped us on engagement with our public and helping us dialogue with a difficult -- with difficult topics and being moderator or immediate -- mediator and hosted so many nonprofits and being there for every important fundraiser like the ones we've had with kristi yamaguchi and always dreaming foundation and being part of the osaka sister city association, founder member of course, and asian-american journalist association, again, others following her. for david and for jan, if you look at television today, no matter what channel you turn to, there are asian americans on the journalism positions. and i believe and i know it's because of both david and jan's work behind the scenes, in front, bringing just that whole professional care to what the

david louie, "abc 7 news." >> a procedure pioneered by a bay area doctor and an l.a.ic surgeon has changed the life of a young boy from mexico born without ears. here is carolyn johnson. >> hi, how are you? >> just two weeks before this doctor's appointment he had a second round of suggesting. doctors replicated the work over the summer connected the condition. he was born without ears or eardrums. although his inner ear and middle ear is normal. he underwent a complex ten-hour surgery developed by joseph robertson and plastic surgeon. >> there is skin that has been transplanted inside and eardrum is repaired. you turn that into a normal drum. >> the results were even better than expected. >> we were just happy as can be that the hearing he got from that procedure. his hearing has come up in the normal range. >> the doctor removes the surgical packing from his ear. >> can you hear this sound? >> the ear canal and drum are already functioning quite well. >> once all the packing is out and swelling goes down and hearing will come up. >> what is the best part of having t

my employee louie shahada. >> my name is louie. i was at this time in the store. i making sandwiches. the guy, he asked for the i.d., the lady she dropped the i.d. on the counter. and after she take the i.d., he asked her how old are you and she answered. this happened. i see that. >> ok. thank you. >> if you could do that at your seat we can hear from dr. ocho. if you could fill the card out at your seat so we can hear from dr. ocho now. thank you. >> commissioners, dr. ocho, representing the health department. there's no doubt that the appellant agent did sell cigarette to minors -- to a minor and the truth as revealed by the operator said that sure, that there are schools close in the neighborhood. they actually deter these mistakes. the appellant was not willing to take responsibility for the action of his agent by saying they should not sell cigarettes and accept consequences of his employee's negligence. i would say he was acting on the appellant's behalf and that it's his responsibility to ensure that his agents are very much aware of the law. i think 25 da

in brisbane, david louie, abc 7 news ancht lot more to come this wednesday night. as we continue, ditch day. >> hundreds of east bay students skip their classes to join a week of action staged by teachers around the state. >>> also, smile you are on calorie camera. >>> i'm spencer christian. if you are waiting for a preweekend warm-up you will like my seven-day forecast coming up. >>> a different kind of poetry slam at the white house and why so many people are upset aboutú hazmat tomorrows contained a toxic spill at a pittsburgh rail yard after minor derailment. the train was carrying waste from a nearby refinery. some of it leaked. but environmental health officials say no residents were ever in danger and crews kept the spill from spreading. >>> also in pibdz pittsburgh he owners with hoses helped firefighters contain a brush fire that briefly threatened houses behind buchanan park. the cause of the fire is under investigation and there are no reports of any homes being damaged. >>> around california, teachers continue a week of rallies and protests to call atte

prosecutors accuse louie lombardi of conspireing with former central contra costa narcotics task force commander norman welsh. welsh and private investigator christopher butler face accusations of stealing drugs from a police evidence locker so they could sell them. lombardi worked with welsh at cnet. he also faces charges of possessing an illegal assault rifle. >> can you say whether there might be more police officers caught up in this? >> there's still further investigation going on so i can't say that there are others and there's never been any other indication of other officers so far. > >> prosecutors say lombardi met with welsh and butler to talk about how to make money in the marijuana business. a new government jobs report shows american businesses have gone on a hiring spree. private employers added 268,000 jobs last month. that's the biggest monthly total in more than five years. however, 24,000 people lost their government jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up to 9%. those national numbers are mirrored to some degree in the bay area. here's abc 7's terry mcsweeney with a

. >> david louie has the story. >> nothing about the hayward apartment makes it stand out. the one bedroom unit was packed with equipment and computers to make fake ids and credit cards. >> located printer used to print the credit cards. >> oakland police and secret service arrested 40 year old michelle williams who faces 20 counts of felony theft and forgery. the investigation was triggered when an oakland city employee had her identity stolen. >> just due to the information they had stored in a sophisticated record-keeping management system would lead us to believe that it was going on for a while. >> database numbered in the thousands and information to allow bogus credit cards and id's and signatures on checks. it could be national and international in scope. they had no idea what was going on he was surprised how much evidence was removed. >> taking things out. >> the arrest may put a lid on damages to victims, and on a thousand worth of forged checks were carbed on -- cashed. we were lucky to stop it. >> and with the theft ring information for thousands of individuals

you picked on louie gohmert they're. going to get it he's in ours a good movie i mean fruit we're going to mean the debate was was fascinating it was good to have at least five of the candidates there yeah i thought ron paul's hate let's legalize heroin was the story of ma he got the biggest applause. honestly you know that was it that was a funny debate there seem to be more questions about the serious issues on the other hand i was glad to see you're gay john said let's bring up the criminal justice crisis we have this country i was glad to see temple of the law is cut off about his support for cap and trade in the past as bad as he came as a backing up and he was bigotry so i'm glad the american people got to see these people about for it and i was i was frankly led to see ron paul talk about the criminal in the insane drug war on drugs i just think it's funny you mention that because i was watching the debate last night i had to pinch myself a few times to run myself i was watching a republican debate you know the ra

david louie. abc sennews. >> prosecutor rested their case today in the murder of oakland journalist chauncey bailey. >> the defense attorneys and another bakery associate plan to argue a different case starting tomorrow. abc's 7 reports. >> after nearly 70 witnesses, 167 pieces of evidence and six weeks of testimony. the prosecution rested its case in the murder trial of chancy bailey. starting tomorrow they will lay out a strikingly different and much shorter version of the events and will not make opening statements. they will call a handful of witnesss and wrap up in a couple of days. the lawyer prosecutors have so far failed to prove that the former leader of the black muslim bakery ordered a hit on the editor to silence them. >> i am prepared to rely on the state of the evidence right now. melissa crum made her case without speaking to reporters. they will call one witness and will not not say who it will be. >> there is sufficient evidence to prove his guilt. >> prosecutor's final witness wa

david louie has the story. >> google is trying very hard to encourage innovation.'s going after army with a twist. >> no wires, no. >> it will allow you to store up to 20,000 songs in the cloud. in this case on google servers. songs can be streamed to any internet defies. >> it's something i've been looking forever, especially on the cloud and have it all all the dweitsz. >> for now it's free and by invitation only. google unveiled the new service to 5,000 developers in san francisco at its annual conference and dazzled them with an idea, it's called android at home. >> this new protocol enables very low cost connectivity with anything electrical in your home. lights and thermostats and dish washers. >> the controls can be on tablet or smart phone but the idea of having google access to your home bothered this developer on privacy grounds. >> on the other hand, your appliances, how often you use what. >> they are providing a vision for the future but it will be up to the developers to make it happen. >> the implications is tremendous what it mean for consumers but

david louie, abc 7 news. >>> linkedin helped lift the market. the dow jones rose 45 points. the nasdaq added 8 and the s&p 500 up almost three. >>> transportation secretary are ray lahood came to the bay area. after meeting with with tamlies of the victims of the san bruno peopleline disaster he is promising to revamp the nation's pipeline system. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood and cynthia quarterman came to san bruno, invited by representative jackie spear to see the crater created by the explosion and the empty lots where 38 homes once stood and 8 ople died. >> some things we can do administratively and we will work with the congress woman and a couple of senators that have introduced a good bill. >> reporter: after that, the pg&e president led a tour of a gas distribution replacement project where 8-inch cast iron pipes from the 1940s are being replaced with polyethylene pipes. it was not the media was not allowed to see, a meeting with the survivors of the explosion that is most important to lahood. >> i don't recall another time in my 35 years of publi

abc7 is sponsoring a job fair and david louie is live in san jose where they are ready to shake some hands and check out resumes. >> there is also jobs available, 470 jobs available right here at the job fair at double tree hotel in downtown san jose. let's take you inside and show you what is going on. as i mentioned, 470 jobs are available covering a wide range of job contemporary to more general jobs, as well. the unemployment rate in silicon valley is down from 11.4% a year ago. so what kind of jobs are available at the job fair event today. >> we have a lot of i.t. people, one had 200 software engineering openings and then we have also administrative, sales, management, just a whole lot of interesting types of jobs. >> reporter: the hire event is a joint venture of abc7 and the california job journal. all you have to do is show up here at double tree located 2050 gateway drive in san jose and it's free. come with your resume and if you need help, there will be counselors on hand to help critique your resume. >> a hot topic, still ahead, new food safety recommendations for home c

abc7 is sponsoring a job fair and david louie is live in san jose where they are ready to shake some hands and check out resumes. >> there is also jobs available, 470 jobs available right here at the job fair at double tree hotel in downtown san jose. let's take you inside and show you what is going on. as i mentioned, 470 jobs are available covering a wide range of job contemporary to more general jobs, as well. the unemployment rate in silicon valley is down from 11.4% a year ago. so what kind of jobs are available at the job fair event today. >> we have a lot of i.t. people, one had 200 software engineering openings and then we have also administrative, sales, management, just a whole lot of interesting types of jobs. >> reporter: the hire event is a joint venture of abc7 and the california job journal. all you have to do is show up here at double tree located 2050 gateway drive in san jose and it's free. come with your resume and if you need help, there will be counselors on hand to help critique your resume. >> a hot topic, still ahead, new food safety recommendations for home c

. >> they also revealed the identities, david louie was the news conference. >> they are saying it was a case of domestic violence. shooting happened on tuesday night about 8:30 in the evening on a parking garage on the fifth floor level. they could not release the names of individuals until they could notify next of incidents but now we can give you the names. two students center san jose state. they both lived in san jose. shooter is 54-year-old also from san jose. there was a collective gasp from students as they joined reporters to learn identity of the victims. both were graduating seniors, accounting majors in a san jose business school. the shooter was the husband of 25-year-old of a woman that was was one of victims. >> we may never know a lot and we don't know a lot about the series of events that led up to what happened in our garage on tuesday night. but we do know we're dealing with a little bit of domestic violence here. we're going to continue to do all we can around that to support staff and students. it's been a high priority for students and we'll continue to make that

a lot of money, which means, as abc7s david louie reports, a lot of effort to keep those folks happy.>> a fresh coat of paint never hurts when you are trying to make a good impression. san francisco is welcoming more than 3,000 travel writers and tourism officials in the weeks ahead. it's called international powwow, a project of the u.s. travel association to entice more visitors from overseas. competition for international visitors is heating up. a disembarking passenger from vallejo saw a lost of them aboard a princess cruise ship. the ship sailed from alaska. >> a lot of poem on the boat, mostly -- mostly from out of the country. >> a lot of brits and chinese. >> san francisco, who earns $8 billion a year from tourism isn't alone wooing overseas visitors. >> if you are in shanghai, you may say i want to go to san francisco or sidney or paris or one other place to go to. there are places all over the world competing aggressively. >>> a large delegation of tour organizers will be attending the powwow to determine why she should steer their clients to san francisco. but there's run h

david louie, abc7 news. >>> lisa, it's up to you to give them some good weather.ou know, we want to put our best face forward. >> yes. it has been nice and bright and sunny. it's the winds that haven't been cooperating too much out there and that has brought the temperatures really on average below where we should be. right now the golden gate bridge nice and quiet. not much in the way of clouds there. there are a few around the bay. the winds will be a factor today and a little rain to talk about coming up next. >> all righty. also ahead the california towns that are on flood alert. a look what could happen if the sierra snowpack starts melting all at once. >> welcome back, everyone. time right now is 5:39. thanks for waking up with us this morning. this is a live look from our emeryville cam showing you the marina there. it looks wonderful. nice to be alive this morning. not to gloat, but the world did not end and we are happy you are joining us this morning. >> well, california could face a serious flooding threat this spring if the snow? the sierra starts to m

. >> they also revealed the identities, david louie was the news conference. >> they are saying it was a case of domestic violence. shooting happened on tuesday night about 8:30 in the evening on a parking garage on the fifth floor level. they could not release the names of individuals until they could notify next of incidents but now we can give you the names. two students center san jose state. they both lived in san jose. shooter is 54-year-old also from san jose. there was a collective gasp from students as they joined reporters to learn identity of the victims. both were graduating seniors, accounting majors in a san jose business school. the shooter was the husband of 25-year-old of a woman that was was one of victims. >> we may never know a lot and we don't know a lot about the series of events that led up to what happened in our garage on tuesday night. but we do know we're dealing with a little bit of domestic violence here. we're going to continue to do all we can around that to support staff and students. it's been a high priority for students and we'll continue to make that

more on what the family wants from the lawsuit david louie is her here. >>reporter: the dodger organization is being blamed for negligence for not beefing up security for such a contentious game between long time rivals. the 31 page lawsuit claims the lack of security and inadequate lighting created an ideal condition for crime. los angeles attorney thomas gerard represents the stow family. >> you have gangs coming in on one hand and getting rid of security on the other. you are to be in place for family to have a good time. >>reporter: dodger organization including the owner frank mccourt declined to comment. stow family is also seeking unspecified amount in damages for emotional distress and the loss of a father companionship 212-year-old son tyler and 8-year-old daughter tab that. 42-year-old brian stow remains in critical condition at san francisco general hospital. brian sister bonnie said the family would not be speaking about the lawsuit. 7 news legal analyst dean johnson says it is clear to him why the stow family has targeted the dodger organizat

in san jose state david louie, abc news. >> a napa state hospital patient is in custody accused of attacking a fellow patient. this is the second assault in the last few days. the patient attacked another patient inside of the bedroom. staff members found the victim lying on the blood, his face covered with blood. it is a latest in the series of a violent incident including a killing of a nurse. >> i know the state are in financial crisis, but people's lives are at stake. individuals who reside here, their lives are at stake and also the staff. >> police arrested two other forensics patients for attacking the staff. one happened on sunday want the housing unit houses criminally ipsane and violent patients. >> the plan to balance the 15 billion budget deficit. they want deeper cut in social services than governor brown proposed it would not cut any more funding from edcage. - education. >> it is call would a path way of compromise. >> it is not exclusive. there are certain things on it and new things that could come on it again. so that path way is wide open it is a point for negotiation. >>

david louie shares the story of kirk lee. >> 85 kirk lee is being hailed an american hero, recognitionat these marines they say is long overdue. >> is pretty much avoided the limelight for 60 years. we wanted him to come to san francisco so we can honor him in a variety of venues. >> 60 years ago, second lieutenant lee was sent to korea to help repel a surge of chinese troops. this is video from the original program, uncommon courage. lee was the first chinese american regular marine officer. one year had endured heavy fire for four days and five nights. >> we would send one battalion, cross almost impassable mountainous terrain behind the lines toward t th beleaguered unit. >> he led the battalion, conditions were extreme. temperatures plunged 38 degrees below zero. they were there. >> he led the battalion threw the snow, thousands of chinese on either side and they got through the hills and over the hills and little fox company and saved the pass which was a crucial pass for that allowed the whole division. >> he saved 8,000 men from death or capture. he left little doubt about his b

david louie, "abc 7 news." >>> back in the studio with jim from the emergency office emergency servicesdo they have a earthquake system? >> we do have a text messaging system where we can give you specific information after an earthquake or possibly something we have a warning for hand is smcalert .info. we will send a message to your cellphone or e-mail. >> preparations, so what can we do to prepare? >> the information is throughout but in a nutshell, everybody should have a kit that includes a battery, flashlight, extra batteries, first aid kit, fire extinguisher and a wrench to turn off your gas meter. also you should food and water on hand. non-perishable food. canned food. make sure you have a can opener and a gallon of water per person per day. the is is three days, 72 hours, our office recommends at least a week. >> it's recommended that every six months you change out the water. >> what is the most important thing for families? >> any family is having a communication plan or having a family plan. you get spread out, people at work, people at school. something happens it an earth

do you get to see louie? >> no. i have never seen louie since everything happened.n't seen -- >> seen her a couple times. but that's it. pretty much no contact at all for several months. >> reporter: it was here in austin that jesse james started to write about his painful journey. his tough, early life in long beach. his three marriages. about how a welder became one of the most famous names in the world of motorcycles. he put it in his new memoir, "american outlaw." is the book going to redeem your image? >> i don't know. i don't know. i don't think that -- i don't know. i don't think it's -- i think that's probably one of my fears. you know? i didn't write the book to, like, make myself look better. i wrote it just the truth. >> reporter: and he has a new love. kat, a friend for many years, who shares his passion for tattoos, as star of tlc's "l.a. ink." do you think it was hurtful to sandra that you moved on so quickly? >> i can't worry about her anymore. you know? i think i've spent a good chunk of the last five or six years of worrying only about her and what

william, arthur phillip louie,t will thou have this woman for thy wedded wife to lived together in theiest state of mattry money, love her, honor here, love her and keeper in in sickness and in health, so long as you both shall live? >> i will. >> katrerine, will thou have this man for thy wedded husband to live together in the holiest state of matrimony and forsaking aller whos only untoo him so long as you both shall live? >> i will. >> who giveth this woman to be married to this man? >> i william arthur phillip forwie take thee catherine elizabeth to my wedded wife to have and to hold for this dayre forward for richer for poorer in sickness and in health, tove love on to cherish 'til deathr. us do part according to god's holy law and thereto i give thee my troth. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> i catherine elizabeth take thee, william arthur phillip lieu we for my wedded husbandva to have and to hold from this day forward for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health to love and to cherish 'til deatho us do part. anccording to god's holy law and thereto i giv

in soical david louie abc sevennews. >> police are looking for a man who beat a 3year old girl and left her for dead in a rolled up carpet. here's the man they are looking for. george rodriguez, the ex-girlfriend is the girl's mother already in custody on child abuse. >> the tip in the case came from the suspect's 15 year old son and discovered the badly bruised 3year old roll would nup the carpet in a locked up garbage. >> neighbors say the police had to call the number many times before at the house. >> it is unfortunate. it is a beautiful little three year old girl and we had no idea. they have issues at that area and that area. but other than that it is a great neighborhood. >> they had been there several times. the three yearr old is in care of child protective services. >> a man in marin county accused of killing four women is demanding that the charges against him be dismissed. he asked the judge to to order his release. prosecutors submitted hundreds of photographs of him in various sexual poses. each of them posed naso said free and there are all alive. the judge will rule on h

david louie abc news. >> blue sky and sun? >> that is may-like. >> it certainly is.ially this time of year . i heard you use the term ideal weather conditions. that's exactly my weather headline. high definition camera looking down on the bay. we sunny skies . a mild evening in the bay area. this image on live doppler 7 hd shows no precipitation. sunny skies have begun. we are looking on temperature readings on the mild side. it is low to mid-60s and upper 50s right on the bay and coastline. >> these are the highlights. sunny and warmer than today . dry weather through the weekend. >> this afternoon, we had a mix of clouds and sun . the sun became the dominant feature by the end of the day . we saw a few clouds left and lots of sunny light. >> high pressure is building in now and becoming the controlling factor for the next several days. we'll have a dry pattern not only in the weekend but next week as well. there is a few clouds and low temperatures in the mid-to upper 40s and low to mid-40s in parts of the north bay . tomorrow, south bay, and sunny skis and high te

our next guest is louie gohmert. we will be right back after this news update. >> more reaction to the killing of osama bin laden -- pakistan is war in the u.s. of "disasters consequences" if more unilateral race against suspected terrorists are. out in this country, but the foreign secretary -- are brought out in this country, but the foreign secretary says the joint missions remain in the senate passed a joint resolution honoring the seals who killed bin laden, but the house does not appear likely to follow. they report that the decision by gop leaders follows new rules they enacted in january, scrapping the tradition of congratulatory measures. the lack of house action group criticism from some democrats, who say the exception to the new rules was more than warranted for the killing of the number one enemy. secretary of state henry clinton said the obama administration is looking to free up some of the more than $30 billion as frozen in libyan assets to support opponents of muammar gaddafi. secretary clinton said

jinx that go on when republicans with lives go on blind dates or see three men or an aborted baby louie gohmert steve king and rick santorum join together and hillary is news that come palin the paling ballot of the veil and it's going to be a good week you're right i think she's coming and i'm not sure what i'm not sure what the why the republicans are taking over oprah's spot she endorsed barack obama i'd venture to guess that it's a fictitious world and it's really good there you go i think i'd venture to i've never seen oprah before in my life and there was you know episode are over i'm one of the few americans i venture to guess it's katie kirk you know it's going to look ok i say who wants to get health care with a paul ryan or senior citizens have the answer fifteen questions in a row to win an all expense paid all expense paid trip to see the doctor and i would have to pay taxes on that maybe just like to give that over to build up their deal jamie thank you thank you have for showing up tonight after the break i daily take on five so-called news role in the republican war again

jinks that go on when republicans with wives go on blind dates or see three matter in an aborted baby louie gohmert steve king and rick santorum joined together in a letter as news to come. challenge with failing valor been failing it's going to be a good i think you're right i think she's coming and i'm not sure what i'm not sure what the why the republicans are taking over oprah's spot she endorsed barack obama i'd venture to guess that it's a fictitious world in terms of the good well there you go i venture to i've never seen before in my life i've never seen a episode of over on one of the few americans i'd venture to guess it's katie kirk yes he was ok ok i say who wants to get health care with the paul ryan or senior citizens have the answer fifteen questions in a row to win an all expense trip paid all expense paid trip to see the doc and i would have to pay taxes on that maybe just i think gives it over to build up there you'll jamie thank you thanks again for showing up tonight after the break and early take out five so called news as role in the republican war against the war but.

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david louie reports it is the chunk of change in unpaid sick time. >> doug fry is getting a hefty check as he retires from the fire department. a check for $300,000 for unused sick days. >> these things were negotiated and the fact of the matter i was a good employee in the 36 years i have been here, i have been sick three times. >> unused sick days are added to the earnings. chief fry's base pay will determine a pension of $159,000 a year. residents recognize the $300,000 payment for unused sick time is a big figure. >> obviously he will walk away with a nice pension package anyway. is this going to make or break the whole deal? i can't think it is the case. >> it is the terms of the contract. i don't think he would get that contract today. >> communities are belt tightening and such arrangements could soon be history. >> we have been planning for this so it is not, an unexpected expense. again, you know, you can look at it, that there were certain costs we defrayed. >> he saved the cities money by not calling in sick. the department itself will be disbanded over a disagreement of cost

hill has eyes the revenge of the patriot act or be texas bearer babies mass or terror babies massacre louie gohmert ultimate prophecy or c. nightmare on c. street sex lies and fraud. or you can pick up your own. i think it's the blog known as obamacare and it's going to stifle the health care industry stifle our economy result in rationing of health care so that people will look at the waiting lists for surgery and. is not going to go out of state thinking doesn't it care of lions and tigers and bears out i mean that with a capital. this is quick for you got a great example live the capital has its hands probably the bigger are moving. i say real action starts now is the harmony of success. that change my answer to that . i'm ok i think that i think that we have a consensus mine is psycho the two thousand and twelve g.o.p. ticket you know its closeness this time. and it's. thank you thank you all very much for dave excuse me for. offer very much for being here with us appreciate having to break the fact that all executives are getting some help emptying the walls of average americans and yo

is taking louie gohmert sphere of terror babies seriously and that's very true. with a lot of debate in the political arena about our schools and how they're being run and all these kinds of things and i want to touch on a topic that comes close to this back in one nine hundred seventy eight my wife louise and i started a community for abused kids in new hampshire it's called in the salem children's village it's still there salem children's village dot org will get you over there and in one thousand nine hundred eighty i wrote a piece for the journal of orthomolecular psychiatry i got to know dr ben feingold we have tried his diet on our kids virtually all the kids had this hyperactive label called hyper can he suspected that i have a reactive syndrome and i wrote you know one of the first papers suggesting that the problem wasn't that the kids were defective that they were just wired differently nobody really seemed to take it very seriously so you know this was this was in one thousand eight. years that the basic symptoms of attention deficit disorder there's t

david louie, abc 7 news. >> the district attorney dropped the charges in 26 drug cases connected to a series of videos showing misconduct by the police officer. they are accused of violating victim's rights. there is another video showing an arrest on the street that he claimed it contradicts what was writ nen the official report. >> earlier cases that we brought to you involved hotels and sro's and illegal searches, but this opens up a new pan dora's box. >> there was inappropriate behavior, but it doesn't rise to the level as suggested by him. >> prosecutors have dropped charges in 119 cases that involve accusations of police misconduct. >> police are saying a robber who broke in a oakland hills home sexual assaulted a woman who lives there. a family dog barked and woke her up. the man demanded money and then attacked her. the neighbors say there have been a rash of break in. it is because too many people are making themselves easy targets. >> some have mentioned sometimes it is easy for them to gang entry in the homes because it is less secure . people forget to lock their dor-- do

this is david louie, abc 7 news. >> a student fund raising for victims of the japan earthquake. >> whyyxú1<<<<<<ÑgÑgÑgÑgÑgÑj >> when a group much east bay high school students decide to had are earthquake relief. >> it was very good to get the call before there was a problem rather than after. stunes was north gate high school have a lot to be proud of. the students have begin to charity and they have done it smartly. multicultural week and the high school in walnut creek as a time to raise cash. here is snap shots of the asian student association selling meals. rather than selling money on themselves, the students wanted to give to disaster relief in japan. they didn't want the money raises and didn't want to spring for a cashier's check. >> we didn't know organizations that would donate all of it to japan directly. i contacted you, thinking that you would know what kind of organizations that wouldn't take extra fees from our money. >> that's how i ended up on campus with the local red cross board member ruth rosenburg. >> she can give you a receipt and every single dime will get to j

but a top executive is talking to abc's david louie. >> they are i building a 500,000 warehouse. when it opens next year, they will shut down the facility in brisbane and putting hundred workers without the job. vwr said it is more efficient to ship from the central valley. congresswoman spear and the state treasurer said the real reason is a list of tax breaks. the company denied that in philadelphia. >> our decision to build was based on capacity restraint current facilities and ability to reach our customers. >> vwr is eligible for a tax credit for each employee it hire . acrel -- accelerated tax deceleration. >> we have not filed for the tax credits and don't know if we qualify. >> that doesn't sound right with a tax expert with a consulting practice in san jose. vwr is a global company and sales totaled 3.6 billion dollars. that would be disingenius. hopefully they have tax advisors that are quantifying the savings of moving to a particular lokale. >> it -- state treasurer said the tax break is used to lay off more than 100 union workers and hire lower paid workers elsewhere

so these people that went over, these young men like richard morris hunt, louie sullivan, charles kim, and h.h. richardson, changed the look of america. they all went there to study architecture and came back different from what they had been. go to boston, the square. trinity church on one side, h.h. richardson. look across the square, the boston public library, charles mckim, and very similar in many ways to a building in paris, and he said so. you used the word earlier ins playstation. inspiration from paris. they all wrote they wanted to bring something home to make things better here. they were doing something they felt was a service to their country. >> you have not mentioned george healy, and i am going put up the painting on the screen. who is george healy? >> george healy to me is a great american story. george healy was an irish boy who grew up in the streets of boston, no money, for education, but talent to paint and draw. he was told you're good. you could go all the way with this talent. but he knew he had to go train with somebody. there was nobody to train with, no art

it as lot of money which means as david louie reports, a lot of effort to keep those folks happy. >>> coat of paint never hurts when you are trying to make a good impression. san francisco is welcoming more than 3,000 travel writers and tourism officials in the week ahead. it is called international pow wow. a project of u.s. travel association to entice more visitors from overseas. competition for international visitors is heating up. a disembarking passenger from vallejo saw a lot o of them aboard a princess cruiseship that sailed from alaska. >> a lot of people from the boat, mostly from out of the country. >> but san francisco which earns $8 billion a year from tourism isn't alone wooing overseas visitors. >> if you are a person in shanghai you may think i want to go to san francisco but i may want to go to sydney or paris or another place to go to and there are places all over the worldcom peteing very aggressively for the travel dollar. >> a large delegation of chinese tour organizers will be attending to learn why they should steer their clients to san francisco. but there is o

in mountain view, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> linkedin helped lift the rest of the market today. the dow jones rose 45 points. the nasdaq added 8. the s&p 500 up almost three. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood came to the bay area after meeting with victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster he is promising to redouble efforts to increase the safety of the nation's oil and gas pipeline system. he also toured a pg&e replacement project. >> the replacement project here on irving at 15th is not related to the san bruno explosion. it was planned before that. but it is about pipeline safety. the reason behind lahood's visit. transportation secretary ray lahood and the head of the pipeline safety and hazardous materials safety agency cynthia quarterman, came to san bruno, invited by representative jackie spear to see the crater created by the explosion and the empty lots where 38 homes once stood and 8 people die. >> there is some things we can do administratively and we will work with the congress woman and a couple of senators that have introduced a good bill. >> reporter: afte

david louie reports on two of them and why college is not for them. >> james proud wairg the hoodie andale steven have a lot in common. they are both 19 and have been given $100,000 apiece to foster the next generation of it tech innovators. two of 24 recipients from seven countries. the money is not for college. anile be mentored to develop startups. stevens is working on sites to give a.m. by sus young people a way to valley dade life experience when dealing with perspective employees. >> four years of college, percent of college students show nod improvement in critical reasoning, complex thinking. basically learning is not happening at the undergraduate level. >> james proud who has move to palo alto from london game a self-taught programmer at age nine and is working on a website that will ahert fan als when their favorite artists are performing live. instead of going to college he wants to pursue a different avenue. >> that is fine and you work on building something which you enjoy. >> while skipping clj is a bold idea could they be missing something? >> i think you would miss out

abc7 louie reports on two of them and why college is not for them. >> james proud, wearing the hooddy, and dale stevens have a lot in common. they are both 19. they have just been given one hundred thousand dollars a piece from a foundation to foster the next generation of tech innovators. two of seven recipients from seven countries. stevens is working on sites that will give ambitious young people a way to validate life experience rather than academics when dealing with employers. he sites research critical of college learning. >> 4 years of college, 36% college student show no improvement in critical reading, complex reasoning or analytical thinking. basically learning is not happening at the undergraduate level. >> james proud, who has moved to palo alto from london, became a self taught programmer at age 9. eats working on a website that will alert fans when their favorite artists are performing live. instead of attending college he wants to create a useful service. >> you get to the point you decide i'm not going to make money from this maybe ever and that's completely fine and