lukes, the only hospital in the area. >> all of my doctors are in st. lukes. i could come right here for everything. >> doctors and nurses rallied today, hoping to save the hospital that saves the lives of low-income patients. >> if they close the access to hospital care will be diminished and that's a problem for day to day healthcare. in the event of a crisis it would be devastating. >>> the medical center or cpmc organized today's protest. they say closing st. lukes could happen unless the mayor back offs with unreasonable financial demands. the city is asking them to pay for affordable housing, pedestrian safety and provide charity care. they say those depends will cost $2 billion and offered a counterproposal. >> is this a deal breaker? >> at the moment absolutely. >> remains to be seen what they could afford. >> reporter: all that leaves patients caught in the middle of a political battle, wondering how to get to another hospital. >> catch a cab or something. which is a hardship because i have a limited income. >> that was rob roth reporting. >>> police a

luke's hospital. employees are protesting. why the proposal has people up in arms. tonight at 6:00. >>> judge postponed sentencing for two men accused of birderring chauncey bailey. the sentencing had been scheduled for friday but now the judge says he wants to hear from the attorney for key prosecution witness. the district attorney's office confirmed the development with us. >>> joseph naso told a judge he needs legal help today. he is requesting a legal adviser. joseph naso insisted on representing himself said he is having trouble digesting the case law. the judge is set to rule on the request friday. >>> doing more with less, that's the goal of a reshuffling of the police department. mike mibach is here to explain the changes residents will be seeing. >> the chief has been frustrated, lost 160 officers in less than two years, today he put it all out there. a new plan to atact crime and it involves getting more bang for his buck. the police department is reorganizing. >> we don't have capacity to

the city wants to the hospital to promise the improvements in exchange for granting approval to rebuild st. luke'sbuild a new hospital on van es avenue. cpmc says it has offered $1 billion but the city wants $2 billion. >> is this a deal breaker here? >> absolutely. we can't afford $2 billion. >> cpmc is part of the setter group and they've reported hundreds of millions in profits. it remains to be seen what they can actually afford. >> cpmc and the city are expected to continue to negotiate over an improvement plan. >>> the state senate health committee voted 5-3 to give state officials the power to stop proposed rate hikes for health insurance. state insurance commissioner dave jones supports assembly bill 52. he's already been able to halt increases in casualty insurance. opponents, including california medical association claim the bill would lead to fewer doctors, more overcrowding in emergency rooms and have their general access to health care. >>> i would question whether i would get that opportunity again and i'm blessed. >>> the second chance some bay area firefighters got tonight. a live

the city wants to the hospital to promise the improvements in exchange for granting approval to rebuild st. luke'sbuild a new hospital on van es avenue. cpmc says it has offered $1 billion but the city wants $2 billion. >> is this a deal breaker here? >> absolutely. we can't afford $2 billion. >> cpmc is part of the setter group and they've reported hundreds of millions in profits. it remains to be seen what they can actually afford. >> cpmc and the city are expected to continue to negotiate over an improvement plan. >>> the state senate health committee voted 5-3 to give state officials the power to stop proposed rate hikes for health insurance. state insurance commissioner dave jones supports assembly bill 52. he's already been able to halt increases in casualty insurance. opponents, including california medical association claim the bill would lead to fewer doctors, more overcrowding in emergency rooms and have their general access to health care. >>> i would question whether i would get that opportunity again and i'm blessed. >>> the second chance some bay area firefighters got i want to crush

lukes hospital to 555 san jose to the subject location at 135 main street. this is abbreviated because they're less than 100,000 square feet within the c-3 zoning district. there at 7229 square feet. there will be expanding to 13,000 square feet at the new location, which is currently vacant, and the expansion will allow for expanded skills labs. the had 96 students currently at the san francisco campus, which is not expected to increase that the new location. they have nine full-time faculty and four other staff on site. they do not provide housing. most students come from the bay area, some housing has not been necessary. clearly, the location is in a transit-bridge cordray with close access to transit lines. that is a summary of the imp. this is just presenting for your consideration. you do not have to take an action on it. but if you want more information, you can request that. president olague project sponsor? >> i am h withuntsman architectural group, and i have nothing to add. president olague: thank you. any public comment? sing none, public, it dis

luke's rebuild hospital be the city needs to approve the plan and they say that the mayor is making unreasonable demands. >>> a man was killed by a grizzly bear while hiking on a popular trail. a man and his wife were surprised when they found a female grizzly bear and her cubs. the wife was unharmed. the last fatal bear mauling in yellowstone was in 1986. >>> a powerful earthquake hits a remote island chain in the pacific. it aids 76 miles northeast of new zealand's capital -- it is 76 miles northeast of new zealand's capital. >>> a meeting is underway in gilroy. maureen naylor spoke to residence this evening. >> more than 100 residents held hands. >> we want to save our foothills. >> they say, "save our foot hills!" >> i do not want to see this happen. >> the potential is devastating and if this goes forward, it will break the heart of the community. >> reporter: this is the only hill in the northwest area untouched a and home to frolicking. even opponents notify is an uphill battle. >> i know that if it is not approved, there will not be additional tax dollars coming into the city of gilroy.

---que salven el hospital st. luke's de san francisco. take vo ---este clamor no es nuevo. uevo es quienes lo aclamaron hoy. ---medicos y enfermeras respaldados por "cpmc", la firma afiliada a sutter que actualmente maneja el hospital. ---inicialmente cuando ellos llegaron querian cerrarlo, pero ahora dicen que quieren construir uno nuevo, con menos camas, pero moderno. ---sin embargo dicen que el alcalde y la ciudad son los que ahora se interponen en el camino pidiendo cosas no razonables... dionne cruz/administrador a hospital st.luke's sot señora dice: "pero el alcalde esta preguntandonos, pidiendonos mas dinero,por cosas que no son de salud, son totalmente separados, como muni, transportacion" vo ---la ciudad respondio que las demandas son razonables pues "cpmc" quiere ademas construir un centro medico regional en la calle van ness. ---esto afectara sistemas de transporte y eliminara unidades de vivienda, por lo que explicaron "cpmc" necesita mitigar estos efectos negativos. cu ---hay buenas noticias para el movimiento laboral a favor de las empleadas domesticas... take

hospital is where the plane crashed last night. today we learned more about the family on board and how much they'll be missed. the houghton family, dee dee, david, and lukend ryan, ages 12 and 10, were traveling to see family members in tuolumne county when their plane crashed moments after takeoff into the watsonville community hospital. >> there were four persons on board, two adults, two children. there were no survivors. >> reporter: relatives described the family as fun loving and adventurous. david, who would have turned 45 years old monday, and 44-year-old dee dee ran two businesses in santa cruz. both were avid scuba divers. david had his pilot's license for about a year. >> in this case we have four parallel ground triations -- striations which are indicative that the propeller had cut through the tarmac. >> reporter: the family leaves behind relatives here in the bay area and in nevada, all stunned by the accident. the safety board says it will remove the wreckage and take it to a more secure location for the investigation. coming up at 6:00, hear from one of the relatives of those on board and how much she will miss them, as well. scott budman

hospital last night. david, his wife dorothy, and their two young sons, 12-year- old luke and 10-year-old ryan were on boardo word on what caused that crash. >>> friends and family of missing nursing student michelle lay held a fundraiser at a sizzler restaurant in heyward to pay for their search efforts. 20% of the restaurant's earnings went to the fund. >>> a celebration in san jose to mark a milestone. the creation of the world's newest country south sudan. it's a move that people hope brings an end to the civil war that has killed 2 1/2 million people. the fighting led to the lost boys of sudan who came to san jose as children to avoid being forced into the military. the immigrants say that they now have hope for a better future for their impoverished people. >>> first, critics didn't like its name, then the building itself was ugly. after that vandals targeted it. now elizabeth cook shows us a pizza parlor is changing its colors. >> when you eat at a restaurant named pizza argasmica, you can be confident subtlety is not on the menu. >> it needs to be vibrant. it cannot have pizza in black and blue. >>

luke and ryan. all four died last sunday when their small plane crashed into a doctor's office at the watsonville community hospital. people remembered the hautons as someone always willing to help. >> a hurricane went through mexico and they packed up their plane with so many supplies. >> the family was head for a trip near yosemite when their plane crashed. authorities are still trying to determine a cause. >>> new information is surfacing about how much scotland yard should have known years about about the newspaper scandal. for four years, 11,000 pages about the scandal apparently sat in the evidence room of the police service in england. apparently no one decided to read them. that's despite the fact that senior officials with scotland yard reported during that time from 2006 to 2010 that there was no evidence of a widespread scandal. and now the testimony that emerged this week indicates that it might not have been by accident that police and the news organization may have co-luted to limit the investigation. >>> casey anthony is a free woman tonight after walking out of jail about two hours ago. it's been 11

hospital. investigators arrived this morning and began sifting through the charred wreckage. they identified the victim as 44-year-old david, his wife dede and two sons, 12-year-old luke and 10-year-old ryan. they were headed to pine mountain lake. >> had a lot of plans for the summer. they traveled extensively. they were world travelers and it is just devastating to know that all four are gone. >> the ntsb says the plane will be taken to sacramento and a report on the cause of the crash could come in as little as five days. >>> we received word about 90 minutes ago that former first lady, betty a family friend did but she was surrounded by family in michigan. she inspired millions to seek treatment for substance abuse after admitting to her own problems in 1978. she founded the betty ford center, an addiction treatment center in southern california. she was 93. >>> baseball fans in arlington, texas paused for a moment of silence tonight to honor the fan who died when he reached for a baseball and tumbled from the stands. they are wearing black ribbons in memory of shannon stone. the firefighter died last night during the rangers game with the oakland a's. we take a c

luke and ryan. the boys and parents died instantly after the moon am 20 f skidded across with the sonville community hospital parking lot and then slammed into the building. it happened soon after take off. the family of 4 was heading to grossville, california near yosemite to meet up with rest of the family when the plane crashed. >> looking at all the component that are associated with the aircraft making sure they are all here. if they are not here why they are not here. things like the weather. things like air traffic control. >> bad enough to see one of them get injured let alone die. let alone have the whole family down in one shot like this. >> david and deowned a scuba and environmental clean up company in santa cruz. they have flown with their sons several times on cross country trips and to mexico. back here live now the ntsb says it will rae lease a preliminary report in the next 10 days. but it could take up to a year for the final findings to be published. live in watsonville, l abc 7 news. >>> all right lisa thank you. >> major league baseball said today it is shocked and sad about the death of

luke and ryan. all four died july 7th when their small single engine plane crashed into a doctor's office at the watsonville community hospitalople remembered the family as people who were always willing to help. >> the hurricane in mexico came through a small down in baja and they packed up their plane and went down there with supplies and touched so many people. >> the family was headed for a trip near yosemite national park when the plane crashed. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the plane to crash. >>> for the first time ever, safeway stores throughout much of the country launched a summer food drive. organizers say there is an increased need for food for low income families in the summer months, particularly because kids are not getting fed at school. but they say it's also challenging to get people to think about giving this time of year. so food banks asked for help and safeway stepped up. the stores are asking customers to purchase a prefilled grocery bag for $10 each. they have things like tuna and peanut butter, cereal, pasta and more. the safeway summer food drive continues until next sunday

luke. tell me about a tea party politician who ran for the congress in objection to the back room arm twisting where i say i'll take away funding for the bridge, the sochool, the hospital if you don't vote on this? people wouldn't tolerate that and i imagine they're saying i'll withdraw your funding if you don't say yes on this vote? >> the house gop banned earmarks. weren't of the reasons boehner didn't go to the floor. not aa lot to give away. on the freshmen site, this balanced budget amendment which will be on the third boehner debt limit bill's in three days opposed by every democrat in congress and expected if this balanced budget enactment entrenched extended in early next year will get this two 216. i've spoken to a lot of members all but guarantee it's going to pass tonight at 6:15. it's anything bought formality. the question, what occurs over the weekend. there's a lot of uncertainty here on capitol hill. seems as though because this proposal from boehner has gone to the right it will be absolutely rejected in the senate. and now it becomes a game between mitch mcconnell and harry reid, what compromise they can put forward. from a financial standpoint, uncer

hospital campus, 4 people aboard the plane were killed. there were all members of the same family. this is a photograph of that family, david, his wife dd and their two young sons, luke and ryan. we are standing by live near the crash site we have the latest on the tragic. >> this is a horrible tragedy in watsonville, initially we were told that there were two people on board to adults, and then we learn that there were 4 people, to adults and two children and they all perished. i can show you this is where the plane crashed, they are boarding up windows and doors here at the women's clinic, this is in an ex to the hospital. inspectors have been out here all day picking apart the plane. they have moved it over there on to the flatbed trailer that you see off to the right. they will move into a warehouse in sacramento with taking a closer look at everything. as they will look at everything from mechanical failure to the pilot erupts to find out exactly what may have gone wrong bring such a tragic end to what was the beginning of the family vacation. >> the single engine airplane took off just about after 7:00 yesterday evening. in bank and then went down into the hosp